Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 979: Fighting Ancheng Again
On the city wall of Ancheng, Cao Cao stopped and looked into the distance.

A black dot gradually appeared on the distant horizon.

Then, the black spot quickly grew larger, and before long, it had become a huge black square.

Immediately afterwards, from this black square came waves of shouts and the sound of footsteps on the yellow earth; the sounds were neat, loud, and intimidating.

"Hahaha……"

"Kill...kill...kill..."

When they were about five miles outside the city, the messenger beside Gao Shun raised a flag high in the air and waved it three times.

The army, which was originally running, changed from striding to jogging, and then to walking.

"Rest here." Gao Shun said.

When the command flag was waved, tens of thousands of troops stopped immediately and stood still, motionless.

But even so, this army, which had undergone intensive training by Gao Shun and had been baptized by dozens or even hundreds of bloody battles, still exuded a terrifying murderous aura.

Every soldier stood very straight at this moment, with a solemn expression and eyes wide open. There was a gleam of light in their eyes. In their eyes, the strong city in front of them seemed not just a city, but a huge military achievement. It was a broad road for these soldiers who came from poor families to turn their lives around and achieve merit.

Gao Shun was extremely strict in managing his army, even more so than Zhang Yong. When it came to battle, not to mention those who were afraid to fight, even the slowest soldiers who survived the battle and returned to the barracks after the order was issued would be severely punished. On the contrary, the soldiers who were the fastest and rushed to the front, even if they did not kill any enemy soldiers in the battle, would receive an extra reward after the battle, regardless of whether they lived or died.

Among these tens of thousands of people, how many of them suffered the pain of Gao Shun's military stick, and how many of them made great achievements and rose to prominence because of this? Among the thousands of officers in the army today, which one did not get promoted through real military exploits? And which officer was not rewarded with silk, satin, fertile fields and beautiful houses when he was promoted?
It is precisely because of such military discipline, military regulations and military style that we have gradually created today's almost invincible iron army, which can have such a murderous aura even when it is stationary.

"Finally here..." Cao Cao muttered to himself as he looked at Gao Shun's army.

Guo Jia, who was standing by, could not help but admire him: "It is as fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, as aggressive as fire, as still as a mountain, as unpredictable as the shadow, and as powerful as thunder. Gao Shun's military training skills are even better than before."

"It's better if I improve. I will compete with him again. In the past few years, I have fought with Gao Shun several times, but I lost more than I won. Even if I won, it was only a small victory. I couldn't capture the city, nor did I damage his vitality. This time, we will fight to the death."

Cao Cao clenched his fists, his face showing tension mixed with a hint of excitement.

However, unlike him, the 30,000 soldiers in the city were sweating profusely and their palms were soaked. If Cao Cao had not ordered the officers above the squadron level to keep a close eye on their soldiers and immediately behead any who made the slightest move, I'm afraid many soldiers would have collapsed to the ground out of fear.

Gao Shun and his son Gao Yi, escorted by five thousand cavalrymen, rode their horses to a place about two hundred steps outside the city gate.

Cao Cao took the initiative to call out, "General Gao, how are you?"

Gao Shun clasped his fists briefly as a gesture of respect, and then shouted a few words: "Surrender and you will be spared."

"Hahaha..." Cao Cao laughed. "How can a wise man like Bo Ping say such stupid things? We support the emperor of the Han Dynasty, so we are naturally irreconcilable with that fake emperor Liu He. This fire has brought chaos to the world. In just a few years, countless nobles and celebrities have died at its hands. The countless bones and crimes are too numerous to list. I, Cao, have received the grace of the country for generations. Even if I cannot defeat it, I should be loyal to the country. How can I surrender to the enemy?"

"Shameless." Gao Yi couldn't stand it anymore and cursed.

"Hmm?" Cao Cao looked at the young general. "This man looks a bit like Gao Shun. Could it be that he was the one who pretended to be Gao Shun in Xinmang Valley the other day to lure the enemy? Hmm... It seems that he has a close relationship with Gao Shun. I should pay close attention to him in the future."

Gao Shun said firmly: "In this case, let's fight."

“Cangcang…”

Cao Cao drew out his Qingguang sword and pointed it forward: "Soldiers, the time to serve the court has come. Defend the city to the death and never let the enemy take even a single step forward!"

Gao Shun and others retreated to the rear, and at the command of the army, tens of thousands of troops rushed towards the city gate.

Fire beasts, well-cracking chariots, stone-breaking heavy crossbows, and thunder chariots launched a huge offensive against the city walls and gates.

However, Cao Cao was well prepared and the city defenses were impregnable. For a while, Gao Shun had no way to break through.

The two sides fought for about half a day, but Gao Shun still failed to break through the city gate.

"My lord, the enemy's Thunderbolt Chariot is really powerful. The surface of the huge stone is wrapped with cloth and soaked in kerosene. Although our army has been prepared, it is difficult to resist such a strong attack. Now the city wall has been damaged in many places. If we don't interrupt the enemy's offensive, the city wall will be damaged in two days at most."

Cheng Yu hurried up from downstairs and reported to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was not in a hurry, as if he had expected this: "Where is Dian Wei?"

"I am here." Dian Wei took a step forward and stood beside Cao Cao.

"You lead 5,000 Tiger Guards out of the city to destroy the fire beasts."

"As ordered."

"Where is Xu Chu?"

"I am here." Xu Chu also stood up.

"You lead 5,000 Tiger Guards out of the city to harass the enemy's Thunderbolt Chariots."

"As ordered."

Among Cao's army, two powerful generals went down the city wall together.

At this time, Huang Zhong could no longer hold back and said, "My lord, both of them have military orders, why do you leave me idle? Is it because you think I am too old and don't want to use me?"

Cao Cao laughed when he heard this and said, "Haha... Why do you say that, Han Sheng? The old general is still as brave as ever. Even Lian Po and Ma Yuan in ancient times may not be able to match him. But this battle is dangerous, and Gao Shun is a famous general of the time. It will take more than a short time to defeat the enemy. General, please wait a moment. I will give you an important task later."

Huang Zhong was relieved when he heard this and said, "In that case, I will be at your service at any time."

"Squeak..."

The heavy city gate slowly opened. When the fire beast was about to launch the next attack, Dian Wei and Xu Chu suddenly rushed out of the city.

"You iron-clad fool, take this."

Dian Wei felt disgusted when he saw the fire beast. Taking advantage of its clumsiness and inability to react, he swung his double iron halberds and chopped at the fire beast's flaming mouth.

"Brother Dian Wei, I'm here to help you."

Xu Chu strode forward, raised his machete and chopped at him.

However, this fire beast was a siege weapon carefully crafted by Liu He. It was covered with iron sheets all over and was very heavy. How could they destroy it easily?
The two men failed in their first attack and were about to attack again, but suddenly they felt a heat wave coming towards them.

"Oh no... get out of the way..."

Dian Wei shouted, pushed Xu Chu away, and quickly dodged to the side.

"call……"

A fierce flame spurted out from the beast's mouth.

Although Dian Wei and Xu Chu were unharmed, the soldiers they brought with them did not have such skills. Dozens of people running in front of them were directly set on fire.

"Oh……"

"It hurts so much..."

"Help...Help me..."

The flames quickly enveloped these dozens of people, and even if the rest of Cao's soldiers wanted to rescue them, they were powerless to do anything.

After a dozen breaths, those dozens of people stopped struggling.

"What a horrible monster."

Xu Chu was secretly shocked, but then his face showed an increasingly determined and fierce expression. "This thing must be destroyed, otherwise I don't know how many lives of our soldiers will be lost."

After the fire beast finished spitting fire, it prepared to retreat. How could the two let it go, so they quickly chased after it.

"The enemy army, don't run away, or you'll take another blow from me..."

The two led the army and chased them directly out of the city.

Although the fire beast was extremely powerful, it moved very slowly and was soon caught up by the two men and ten thousand Tiger Guards and surrounded.

"Cut it for me."

At Dian Wei's command, weapons fell on the fire beast one after another.

However, these attacks were completely ineffective except for causing a series of "ding-dang-ping-pong" noises.

"What a hard shell..." Xu Chu couldn't help but sigh.

"crunch..."

The fire beast did not stop at all because of this attack. After it retreated a distance outside the city, it gathered all its strength again and crashed into the city gate.

"Quick, stop this guy..."

Dian Wei shouted, and teams of soldiers rushed forward to try to drag the fire beast.

However, at this moment, small openings suddenly opened up around the fire beast, and then, spears suddenly pierced out from them.

"Puff puff……"

Those Tiger Guard soldiers who surrounded the fire beast and tried to stop it were killed by the spears in the blink of an eye.

"This... this thing is too difficult to deal with, isn't it?" Xu Chu felt a little troubled.

However, Dian Wei was not afraid at all. He shouted to Xu Chu, "You go and deal with the Thunderbolt Chariot, and I will take care of the Fire Beast."

"That's fine... take care of yourself."

Cao Cao's military order originally asked him to deal with the Thunderbolt Chariot. Although Xu Chu was worried about Dian Wei, it was not easy for him to disobey the military order. He immediately called on the 5,000 Tiger Guards and headed straight for the nearest Thunderbolt Chariot.

"Not good." Gao Yi shouted, "Xu Chu is coming to destroy the Thunderbolt Chariot."

Gao Shun turned his head to take a look, then said: "You, five thousand cavalry, deal with Xu Chu."

Xun You heard this and hurriedly tried to stop him: "No, Xu Chu is a fierce general of Cao's army and has extraordinary martial arts skills. Although General Gao is a young talent, how can he fight against Xu Chu?"

Gao Shun ignored him and said slowly, "My son, you are brave but not wise. You deserve to die."

Gao Yi did not show any anger when he heard this. Instead, he bowed respectfully to Gao Shun and Xun You and said, "I obey your orders."

He then led 5,000 cavalrymen to attack Xu Chu.

"Bo Ping, Bo Ping... I really don't know whether to say that you are selfless or too ruthless..."

Xun You said helplessly, but Gao Shun was concentrating on the battle and did not respond at all.

"You bastard Xu Chu, stop being so arrogant. Gao Yi is here, take the bullet from me."

Gao Yi shouted from a distance, and taking advantage of the momentum of his horse, he raised his spear and stabbed Xu Chu in the face.

Xu Chu only felt a strong force coming towards him, and he instinctively dodged and moved to the side. Only then did he see the appearance of the person coming.

"Okay, you have some skills, but you are no match for me. Look at the knife."

Xu Chu felt a burning desire to fight, and brandished the Tiger Beast King Slash to fight Gao Yi.

"System prompt: Gao Yi vs. Xu Chu. Gao Yi's basic strength is 90 points. Weapons, armor, and mounts have increased by 3 points in total. There is no special skill bonus. The current comprehensive strength is 93 points."

"Xu Chu's basic force is 101 points, and his weapons and armor have increased by 2 points in total. Because the current combat environment is flat, not mountainous, the 'Flat Mountain' skill has not been triggered yet. The comprehensive force is 103 points."

The two fought, and after just a few rounds, Gao Yi was at a disadvantage.

"Ha, you are nothing special. Let me kill you first, and then I will go and get Gao Shun's head to complete my great achievement."

Xu Chu was extremely proud.

Hearing this, Gao Yi's eyes turned red with anxiety: "You bastard, take another shot from me."

He stabbed Xu Chu in the abdomen with his spear, but Xu Chu blocked the attack with the blade of his sword.

"Let me go." Xu Chu swung his spear with great force, almost knocking Gao Yi's spear away.

Gao Yi's face changed drastically. He fired a feint, turned around and ran away: "Enemy general, don't chase us."

Xu Chu laughed triumphantly: "Hahaha... not chasing? If you don't let me chase, I will chase you anyway. Let's see what you can do to me."

He moved his legs like the wind and chased after him.

The two of them chased each other and soon ran more than a hundred steps. It seemed that Xu Chu was about to catch up with Gao Yi.

Cao Cao's face darkened on the tower, and he slammed the wall heavily: "Damn it! This little thief took advantage of Xu Chu's honesty and dared to deceive him."

"What do you mean, my lord?" Yu Jin beside him asked puzzledly.

Cao Cao pointed at Gao Yi and Xu Chu and said, "When Gao Yi's mount came to fight Xu Chu before, it ran very fast. It was obvious that it was not an ordinary warhorse. Xu Chu's two flesh legs can catch up with him now. Isn't it a strange thing?"

"Ah... yes, this... this is troublesome." Yu Jin also reacted at this time.

However, they were hundreds of steps apart, and even if they wanted to remind him, it would be impossible to do so.

Xu Chu was chasing wildly all the way, and was getting closer and closer to Gao Yi. Suddenly, Gao Yi pulled the reins hard, and the warhorse neighed, and both the man and the horse turned back in an instant.

"Look at the gun..."

Xu Chu was shocked: "What a surprise attack..."

He was sprinting forward with all his strength at this moment. It was impossible for him to dodge sideways in such a hurry. In a hurry, Xu Chu had to hold the big knife horizontally and put the blade sideways in front of his chest.

"Ding..." Gao Yi's spear tip hit Xu Chu's sword heavily. His full-strength attack, aided by the power of the warhorse, shocked Xu Chu so much that he took three steps back.

"Good fellow, your martial arts are really good. If you live a few more years, I'm afraid I won't be your opponent. Today, I must get rid of you, my lord."

A flash of fear flashed through Xu Chu's mind, and he couldn't help but feel a little wary of the young man in front of him. However, the more he felt this way, the more determined he became to kill Gao Yi. Otherwise, if he allowed this man to grow, he would sooner or later become a powerful enemy of Cao's army.

"Enemy general, don't run away. Take my sword."

He gripped the hilt of the knife tightly with both hands, took a step forward, and the blade, accompanied by the sound of wind, chopped directly at Gao Yi's forehead.

Gao Yi fought hard and took his sword. There was a loud "clang..." sound, and Xu Chu's sword hit Gao Yi's gun barrel hard.

This tremendous force directly pressed the gun barrel into an arc. The blade was pressed against Gao Yi's shoulder and had already cut through the layer of leather armor he was wearing outside.

Thanks to the book friend "用户物是人异" for the reward. I only saw the reward today during the holiday the day before yesterday. I am very grateful. I was out yesterday and the traffic was very bad on the way back. I didn't get home until midnight. As a result, this is the first time that the book has been interrupted since it was first published. I am really sorry. During the holiday, I will definitely find a way to make up for it.
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