Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 942 Dragon Rider Dual Guns
Li Mang was completely anxious. He looked at Deng Yuan's head in his hand, which was of no use at all, and threw it aside without hesitation.

"Pass the order down. The entire army abandons the other three gates and focuses on attacking the east gate. The enemy army only has 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and they are exhausted. Today, even if our army is exhausted, we will wear them out."

He knew very well that General Lao Ying had died in battle, and if he failed to capture Xiangping City, he would be dismissed from office and punished.

Li Mang stared at the city ahead, hating it in his heart: "Zhao Yun... Zhao Yun... If you fall into my hands one day, I will make sure you neither live nor die!"

The remaining 150,000 troops outside the city were divided into three waves, each with about 50,000 people, and they took turns to attack the east gate.

The east gate was still open. Among the 50,000 enemy troops, some rushed in from the gate to fight, while the other part, taking advantage of the defenders' lack of time to take care of other things, set up ladders and climbed onto the city wall.

With such a multi-pronged approach, although the Goguryeo and Buyeo coalition forces suffered casualties at a significantly faster rate, the efficiency of the siege was also improved. The defenders in the city had to allocate several thousand soldiers to guard the other three gates, for fear that the enemy would return as soon as they withdrew. Therefore, the number of soldiers who could fight at the east gate was less than 40,000.

These 37,800 men had been fighting hard for several hours without a drop of water or rest. Even though they had extremely rigorous training and strong physique, they could not withstand such consumption. At this moment, they all looked exhausted, and many of them continued to fight with injuries.

Among the enemy troops, 50,000 men charged for a while, and when they encountered obstacles, the second wave of soldiers slowly took turns to replace them. In this way, the allied soldiers could get some rest, while the Han army in the city was so hungry and tired that they could hardly lift their weapons.

Even Zhao Yun, who was so brave, rushed all the way back from the South Gate to the East Gate again. After fighting for a while, he was finally exhausted. His hands holding the bright silver spear began to tremble slightly.

"System prompt: Zhao Yun has run out of strength and courage, his 'Dragon Gallbladder' skill has failed, and his overall strength has dropped to 109 points."

Several enemy generals saw Zhao Yun's situation and became excited, and attacked together.

"Ha, this guy is no good."

"Even if he is a god descended from heaven, his strength should be exhausted. We deserve this great achievement."

Four enemy generals attacked from four directions.

Zhao Yun remained calm in the face of danger, wielding his bright silver spear and engaging in a melee with the four men.

These four men were considered to be the fiercest generals among Goguryeo and Buyeo. If Zhao Yun was at his peak, facing the siege of four men, he could have killed them one by one in thirty or forty rounds at most. However, now the two sides had fought for more than fifty rounds, and he had not killed any of them, which further boosted the opponent's arrogance.

"Haha, he is really useless. Let's work harder. As long as we kill this guy, Youzhou will be under our control."

Under the shouting of a Goguryeo general, the offensive of the four men became even stronger, making it difficult for Zhao Yun to resist for a while.

"How hateful! If I hadn't fought for so long, I wouldn't have been afraid of these four little thieves..."

Zhao Yun only felt that his physical strength was rapidly draining away, the strength in his arms was getting weaker and weaker, and the feeling of soreness and numbness in his muscles was gradually coming over him.

"System prompt: Zhao Yun's physical strength is seriously overdrawn, and several wounds on his body have burst, causing his strength to drop by another 4 points. His current comprehensive strength is 105 points."

Zhao Yun's eyes began to blur. At this moment, the enemy stabbed him with a spear. He noticed it too late. He dodged hastily, but was still stabbed in the left chest by the spear.

Fortunately, although the golden armor had been damaged after a long battle, it still could not be completely broken by an attack of this magnitude. The spear head only penetrated an inch of Zhao Yun's chest skin before it was stuck by the golden armor.

"Go..." Zhao Yun was awakened by the pain. He swung his bright silver spear, knocking the opponent's weapon away. Then he slashed the enemy's chest with the spear, leaving a bloody wound.

However, at the same time, another enemy general also hit his right shoulder hard with the mace in his hand.

"Hiss..." With this blow, Zhao Yun's shoulder blade was almost broken on the spot.

"General Zilong..."

Tian Yu and Tian Chou had been guarding on the city wall. Relying on the advantage of terrain, they fought much more easily than Zhao Yun. When they saw Zhao Yun like this, they couldn't help but become anxious.

"General, come up quickly. The two of us will go down and fight on your behalf."

As they were talking, the two of them were about to run down from the city wall.

Zhao Yun immediately stopped him: "No, how can we change the generals at will when the battle is about to begin? Retreat immediately."

The two men looked at each other. They both knew very well that Zhao Yun said this only to save their face. In fact, they also knew that with their martial arts, they would not be able to last long once they entered the battle among thousands of soldiers.

But even so, they were still anxious as they saw Zhao Yun gradually finding it difficult to hold on.

Li Mang, who was outside the city, also learned about this situation through reports from his subordinates, which made him excited and overjoyed.

"Okay, Zhao Yun is finally about to give up. Quickly, pass down the order and order all the generals of both sides of the coalition to go to the city to surround and kill Zhao Yun. As long as they can kill this man, everyone will be credited with a great achievement. Whoever takes his head personally will be granted a title of nobility."

As soon as the military order was given, the remaining dozen or so generals in the coalition were all eager to try. They didn't dare to provoke Zhao Yun before, but the current Zhao Yun was like a sick tiger. They were numerous and powerful, so what was there to fear?

Facing the joint attack of more than a dozen generals, Zhao Yun would be stretched to the limit even at his prime, let alone now?

In just over twenty rounds, although he killed two people whose martial arts skills were not good, he was also hit three times. Although he was not injured in the vital parts, he felt more tired and painful.

"Zi Yang... I am sorry for you and cannot avenge you. As your elder brother, I can only go downstairs and apologize to you in person... Sigh, Your Majesty, I am incompetent..."

Zhao Yun was filled with emotion and felt inexplicably tragic.

The third wave of enemy troops replaced us. At this time, the sun had already set and fell on a distant hill. The blood-stained clouds and the scene of the river of blood inside and outside the city complemented each other.

Li Mang was in a good mood. He saw that Zhao Yun was about to collapse, and there were more and more soldiers on his side on the city wall, while the Han army was retreating step by step. This made him feel relieved.

"The situation has been decided. It would be best if we can capture the city today. Even if we cannot do so for the time being, we can send the soldiers to attack in batches as they are now, harassing them day and night. In addition, their food is about to run out. I wonder how many days they can hold out."

Tian Yu and Tian Chou were now completely desperate. Nearly half of the defenders in the city were killed or wounded, and the rest were either injured or exhausted. The enemy troops that had been repelled by Zhao Yun with great difficulty were now swarming into the city again. The number of enemy troops in the city had exceeded that of the defenders. No matter how brave and good at fighting their own soldiers were, how could they fight the enemy when they were so exhausted?
The two looked at each other, and then a look of determination appeared in their eyes.

"Today, you and I will live and die together with this city."

Li Mang watched the battle for a while, and suddenly shouted: "Pass the order, the whole army will attack together, and launch a general attack before nightfall."

As his military orders were issued, the two waves of soldiers who were resting all rushed towards the city walls and gates.

A general beside Li Mang suddenly frowned and said, "General, listen, is there any sound coming from over there..."

Li Mang was stunned. He was concentrating on checking the battle situation in the city, and his thoughts were interrupted like this. He couldn't help but feel a little angry.

"What nonsense! Where did the sound come from? Besides, even if there was a sound, is it worth making a fuss about?"

But the general insisted, "General, no, listen carefully, the sound seems... seems to be a large group of cavalry on the road."

Upon hearing this, Li Mang immediately took it seriously. He listened carefully and, sure enough, behind the small hills in the north, there was indeed the sound of a group of war horses trampling on the ground. "What's going on..."

He was filled with doubt and uncertainty, and at the same time, he became alert.

Soon, the scene that appeared on the hillside answered his doubts.

Military flags fluttered and appeared on the top of the hill. Soon after, teams of black cavalry appeared in his sight.

A general in white armor led the charge and rushed directly towards the location of Xiangping City.

"Oh no! The Han army's reinforcements have arrived!"

Even though they were still several miles apart, Li Mang immediately thought of the other party's identity.

The reason is very simple. The cavalry, both the men and the horses, are all black, and must be heavily armored cavalry. Looking at the world today, the only two that can have such strength to form heavily armored cavalry are the Han Dynasty court in Luoyang and Cao Cao who set up a small court in Yuzhou.

Cao Cao is their ally, so he will naturally not come to rescue. Even if he comes, he should come from the south. This team appeared in the north. There is no doubt that it must be the Purple Gold Dragon Cavalry of the Luoyang court!
When he thought of this, Li Mang's face turned pale.

He had long heard of the reputation of the Purple-Gold Dragon Cavalry. According to rumors, the heavy cavalry was formed when Liu He, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, was still in Yanmen. Since then, under the leadership of Guan Yu, Liu He's second brother, the cavalry has been invincible and has never been defeated.

Guan Yu and his fifth brother Zhu Ye were known as the two top generals of the Han Dynasty. They were always victorious whether in a one-on-one duel or leading troops in battle.

"The Purple Gold Dragon Riders are here, and Guan Yu is definitely here too. This is bad."

Li Mang was horrified and shouted hurriedly: "Quick...Sound the horn to call back the troops, sound the horn to call back the troops..."

He was well aware of the ferocity of the Purple Gold Dragon Cavalry. If they rushed over and joined the Han army in the city, not only would his siege plan fail on the spot, but he was also afraid that he might even lose his life.

As soon as the order to withdraw was issued, the coalition forces in the city were in an uproar.

"What's going on? Why are you withdrawing your troops?"

"Yes, didn't you order the entire army to attack just two quarters of an hour ago? You want to withdraw the troops so soon, is General Li Mang kidding?"

"How do your Goguryeo generals lead their troops? This is totally unreasonable."

"This battle is clearly about to be won. Why are you withdrawing your troops now? Are you afraid that Fuyu will take too much credit and want to transfer us away so that you can secretly seize the city?"

The coalition forces, unaware of the situation outside the city, soon started quarreling, and the army, which had been so aggressive just now, fell into chaos in the blink of an eye.

On the tower, a sharp-eyed soldier suddenly shouted excitedly: "Purple-Gold Dragon Riders... Look, the Purple-Gold Dragon Riders are coming..."

His shout was like a stone falling into a tranquil lake, touching the hearts of all the Han army soldiers.

Everyone on the city wall, including Tian Yu and Tian Chou, turned their heads to look instantly. Everyone was surprised and delighted to see the black cloud of cavalry.

"It's the Purple Gold Dragon Riders. That's right, it's the Purple Gold Dragon Riders!"

"Xiangping City is saved, Youzhou is saved!"

Although Zhao Yun was at the foot of the city and could not see the situation outside, but when he heard the shouting and the enemy's sudden order to retreat, how could he not understand what was going on?
"Could it be that Yun Chang has come? That's great. With Yun Chang here, the mere barbarians can be wiped out in a snap."

Whether it was him or other Han army soldiers in the city, they were immediately cheered up when they heard the words "Purple Gold Dragon Cavalry", as if these four words were some kind of panacea that could dispel all their hunger and fatigue.

Zhao Yun only felt that endless strength surged in his body again. With one spear, he directly broke the spear of an enemy general who was besieging him, and then easily killed him.

"System prompt: Zhao Yun is encouraged by the arrival of reinforcements, and his strength is temporarily restored. At the same time, the 'Dragon Gallbladder' skill is triggered again, and his courage is increased by 1 point. The current comprehensive strength is 113 points."

Zhao Yun, who had returned to his peak, had just killed an enemy general and then stabbed to death another Fuyu general in just three moves.

Now, the besieging enemy generals were terrified.

"Oh no, this guy was pretending to be weak before, luring us here so that he could catch us all in one fell swoop."

"It's all your fault that Li Mang from Goguryeo was deceived by this Han general and gave random orders. Warriors of Buyeo, retreat quickly..."

"How can you...how can you put all the blame on Goguryeo?"

"Oh, stop talking about this, run quickly. General Li must have discovered some ambush or trick of the enemy, so he called back his troops. If you run too slowly, you might end up being killed by them."

The soldiers on both sides rushed towards the city gate.

However, the city gate was only two meters wide, and there were no less than 70,000 or 80,000 soldiers in the city. How could they all be evacuated at once?
Goguryeo and Buyeo were not determined to form an alliance. They had conflicts before. Now facing a life-and-death situation, how could there be any alliance friendship between them?

The two sides were fighting each other, and neither was willing to let the other leave the city first, so much so that some soldiers even started fighting.

When Li Mang learned of this, he was immediately annoyed: "It's already this late, and they are still fighting among themselves. This is simply hateful!"

At this moment, a resounding voice suddenly rang out: "The Han general Ma Chao is here, why don't the bandit chief surrender?"

Li Mang turned his head and looked, but did not see any figure. Instead, he saw a black javelin falling from the sky and flying straight towards him.

"Ah..." Li Mang was panicked and dodged in a hurry. He was careless and fell off the horse again. The javelin pierced his horse, and the tip of the spear went through the horse's body and inserted into the mud only three inches away from him.

"System prompt: Ma Chao joins the battle. Ma Chao's basic military strength is 99 points, and his soldier king, armor, and mount are increased by 4 points in total. His special skill 'God of Cavalry' is triggered. He is currently commanding the cavalry in battle, so his command and military strength are increased by 3 points each. The mobility and attack power of his cavalry are increased, and his cavalry generals are increased by 1 point of military strength."

"Ma Chao's current comprehensive military strength is 106 points."

Tian Yu saw Ma Chao on the tower and recognized him immediately: "It's General Ma Chao, as well as Generals Ma Dai, Ma Tie, Ma Xiu, and Pang De. They are all here!"

Ma Chao was still young, and although his reputation in the army was far from being comparable to Guan Yu's, he had more people. The Ma family, including Pang De, were all famous generals in the army. The soldiers in the Youzhou army had long heard of their great names. When they heard that although Guan Yu did not come, all of them were present, the soldiers were still eager to fight.

Tian Chou shouted excitedly: "Great! I have heard for a long time that Zhao Zilong and Ma Mengqi are both famous generals in the imperial army. Today, the two of them are working together like a dragon rider and a pair of spears. We will defeat the enemy now."

He raised his arms and shouted: "Soldiers, the enemy is in chaos. Let's take this opportunity to charge out!"

The tens of thousands of soldiers in the city didn't care about being tired or injured, and they rushed towards the city gate like chickens with their blood pumped up.

(End of this chapter)