Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 873: Single Halberd Goes to the Meeting
On an official road somewhere east of Hulao Pass, Liu He was riding his Baiyu Qianlizhui, galloping like the wind.

Behind him, there were two people, one was Lieutenant General Zhang He, and the other was the commander of the Flying Eagle Guard You Lang.

“Huh…”

A huge golden eagle screamed and swooped down from the sky. After causing a gust of wind, it landed on You Lang's shoulder.

You Lang took the urgent item off his leg and took a look at it.

"Your Majesty's prediction was correct. General Cheng did go to Yingchuan."

Liu He said in a deep voice: "It is true. My third sister-in-law is really talkative."

There was a hint of complaint in his tone. In the battle of Runan, Zhang Yong was seriously injured. Liu He was afraid of irritating Cheng Liang, so he deliberately omitted this part when sending him the battle report. However, Cheng Liang's wife, Su Yue, the daughter of the Su family, accidentally let it slip.

"Third brother must be angry that Cao Cao injured fourth brother. In addition, he has been imprisoned for half a year and is already full of anger. Now that he has been provoked like this, how can he not go and avenge fourth brother?"

Liu He sighed deeply and asked, "Where is my third brother?"

You Lang replied, "An hour ago, the three generals had arrived at Yangguan. The guards of Yangguan did not dare to let them pass, but they were concerned about the identities of the three generals. When they were in a dilemma, the three generals took advantage of their unpreparedness and knocked them unconscious, and then forced their way out."

"Does Fourth Brother know about this?"

"Your Majesty, according to what my second brother said, the fourth general is still recovering from his injuries, and his deputy general has not informed him of this news."

"Well, very good. After this matter is settled, promote that deputy general to a higher level." Liu He nodded.

Zhang He suddenly said, "Your Majesty, the three generals have already passed Yangguan, leading us by nearly 200 miles. If we march at this rate, I'm afraid it will be difficult to catch up. I suggest that your Majesty and I lead the 1,000 light cavalry from the halberd soldiers and march ahead, leaving the 5,000 infantry behind and marching slowly. Otherwise, I'm afraid we will be left further and further behind by the three generals."

Liu He immediately agreed: "Well, Junyi has considered everything. I was in a hurry and neglected it. Let's do it this way."

Zhang He took the order and asked his deputy general to lead 5,000 halberd-wielding infantrymen in the rear. The three of them, with a thousand light cavalry, whipped the horses hard, and the horses under their crotch neighed and galloped away at full speed.

Not long after, somewhere on the border between Yingchuan County and Runan County, in a wilderness, a man holding a long spear and riding a horse at full speed appeared. It was Cheng Liang.

His eyes were bloodshot and his face was full of anger, and the veins on the hand that held the Tiangang Soul-Chasing Halberd were bulging.

"You son of a bitch, you rebelled against the imperial court and established a false emperor, but now you dare to hurt my fourth brother. If I don't take your head, I won't be named Cheng."

"Three generals, take care..."

Suddenly, hundreds of people on horseback chased after him.

Cheng Liang didn't even turn his head and continued to move forward.

However, although the Qilin Hou under his crotch was a rare divine horse, it was somewhat tired after rushing all the way from Luoyang, while the horses of the people behind him were in high spirits. Therefore, after chasing for a while, the hundreds of people caught up with Cheng Liang and stopped him.

"General, you must not go any further. Your Majesty has ordered you to return to Luoyang immediately. There must be no delay."

One of the generals reached out and stopped Cheng Liang.

Cheng Liang glanced at him and said, "Bah, you are unworthy of being my fourth brother's subordinate. You can neither protect him on the battlefield nor avenge him. Now you are even deceiving me by falsely conveying my eldest brother's will. You really deserve to die."

"Third General, I am the last one..."

"Go away!"

Cheng Liang swung his halberd, and the general was caught off guard and was hit directly by him.

Although Cheng Liang did not kill him and did not attack with the halberd blade, he still managed to knock the man off his horse. "General Niu..." The other generals and soldiers rushed forward to help him.

"I will sentence you after I come back." Cheng Liang pulled the reins, and Qilin roared and leaped up with its front hooves. The mighty momentum made the people blocking the front involuntarily retreat to both sides.

"Gee..." Cheng Liang seized the opportunity, stepped on his horse, and escaped from their encirclement.

Several generals helped General Niu up, each of them looking worried.

"General, if we fail to stop the three generals, I'm afraid we will not escape His Majesty's punishment."

"What if I'm punished?" General Niu glared at them and said, "We are deeply indebted to your majesty. If it weren't for your majesty, I'm afraid we wouldn't know whether we are dead or alive. Even if I die today, I must ensure the safety of the three generals."

After he said this, hundreds of people around him also showed a fearless look.

"Return to the camp immediately, mobilize troops, and guard the junction of the two counties. Your Majesty has come in person. As long as Your Majesty gives the order, we will send troops immediately without delay."

"As ordered."

After noon, the sun gradually began to set. Cheng Liang only rested for a short while because his horse was too tired. The rest of the time, he was traveling at full speed.

It was not until the sun set on the top of a distant mountain that a city finally appeared in the distance.

"Hehe, it really is the Cao character flag."

Cheng Liang saw a huge flag with the word "Cao" on it flying on the city wall, and next to it was a smaller flag with the word "Hong" written on it.

After confirming that it was the city occupied by Cao Cao, Cheng Liang whipped his horse whip and rushed forward.

"Hey, Cao's army in the city, listen up! Your grandfather Cheng Liang is here. Come out and surrender immediately, and then take me to see Cao Cao. Otherwise, I will kill you with my Soul Chaser."

His roar made the Cao army soldiers on the city wall a little confused.

"What's going on? Who is this person?"

"I heard him introduce himself as Cheng Liang? Could he be the sworn brother of the emperor in the Luoyang court?"

"No way, why would he come to attack the city alone? Is he a fool?"

As everyone was discussing, a tall warrior in armor pushed through the crowd and walked over quickly.

He looked down at the city, and his eyes immediately lit up.

"It really is Cheng Liang. I have seen this fellow before when I followed my lord to fight against Dong Zhuo at Hulao Pass. I never thought that he would come here alone today. Isn't it God's help that I have accomplished such a great feat?"

Cheng Liang pointed his Soul Chasing Halberd at the tower and said, "You thief, why don't you come out and surrender? Do you want to die?"

General Hong slapped his thigh and said excitedly, "Quick, prepare the troops and follow me out of the city to capture this fool who has fallen into my trap. Then you will be granted a title of nobility and a military officer, no problem. Haha."

He ran down the city wall in a flash. Not long after, the city gate slowly opened. General Hong, with thousands of soldiers and guards at his side, walked towards Cheng Liang.

"Haha, this general was just worried about not having the opportunity to make merit, and you, a fool, came to my door on your own accord, which just happened to complete my achievement. Come on, come on."

General Hong pointed the spear in his hand, and thousands of soldiers rushed forward.

Cheng Liang snorted coldly: "You clown, I'm going to kill you."

(End of this chapter)