Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 993: Secret Master
"Kill..." Xiahou Dun personally commanded tens of thousands of troops, and suddenly launched a surprise attack on the city wall in the middle of the night.

"What's going on? What is Xiahou Dun doing?" Cheng Liang hurriedly put on his armor and ran all the way to the city wall.

"This guy has been besieging the city for a few days, but he has never attacked. Why did he suddenly come to attack tonight? What is his plan?"

Cheng Liang had gradually relaxed his guard over the past few days. At this moment, when he was sleeping soundly at night, he was awakened by the noise of the siege. He couldn't help feeling very angry.

The Cao army outside the city began to attack the city. The banging sounds at the city gate continued, and under the city wall, Cao soldiers kept climbing up regardless of their own safety.

The defenders in the city kept fighting back against Cao's army with bows and crossbows, stones, and rolling logs. After screams, bodies fell down one after another. Soon, thousands of bodies of Cao's soldiers were piled up under the city walls. It was a tragic scene beyond words.

In the face of all this, Xiahou Dun seemed to turn a blind eye. He kept shouting at the army to continue attacking, as if he was determined to capture the city no matter what the cost.

Such a situation made Cheng Liang feel a little frightened.

"Hold on, everyone... Quick, heat up the oil, heat it up quickly, and pour it over them to death..."

Cheng Liang ran around on the city wall, but his command ability was not high after all. Faced with such a difficult and bloody battle, he soon felt a little overwhelmed.

After more than an hour, the defense in the city began to be unable to hold on.

Although the city gate was not lost, more and more Cao's soldiers climbed up the city wall.

"Damn it, you damned thieves, I'm going to chop you up."

Cheng Liang cursed and raised the Tiangang Zhuihun Ji, charging into the Cao army that had climbed up the city wall. In a blink of an eye, he had chopped dozens of Cao soldiers to the ground or directly thrown them off the city wall.

However, when he was so excited about killing, he did not notice that a general of Cao's army was sneaking up behind him.

"Hehe, this great achievement is mine."

The Cao army general raised the sword in his hand high and chopped it towards Cheng Liang's head.

"puff……"

Blood splattered everywhere, and a figure flew high and fell into a bloody mess under the city wall.

"Da Meng?" Cheng Liang looked at Da Meng behind him, and only then did he realize how dangerous he was just now.

"Ha, Brother Cheng, you're not good at fighting. You almost got chopped down by someone just now."

While Da Meng was talking to Cheng Liang with a smile, he chopped down a Cao army soldier with his backhand.

With Da Meng fighting alongside him, Cheng Liang immediately felt more confident: "Haha, it's Da Meng's martial arts that have improved. Come on, let's kill them today, see? If you can kill that guy, the reward you will get will be enough for you to eat beef for a year."

"Really?" When Da Meng heard this, his eyes lit up like lanterns.

He looked in the direction that Cheng Liang's halberd was pointing, and saw an enemy general riding a tall horse about a hundred steps outside the city, giving orders in a majestic manner.

In the eyes of others, Xiahou Dun is one of the best generals in Cao's army, but in Da Meng's eyes, he is just a guy who can exchange meat for him.

"Da Meng wants to eat meat, so Da Meng will beat him now."

While shouting, Da Meng pretended to go down from the city wall. Seeing this, Cheng Liang hurriedly grabbed him.

"Don't be in a hurry, Da Meng. That guy won't be able to get away anytime soon. Look, there are still so many people here to fight. It won't be too late to kill that guy after you beat them all. These people can be exchanged for a lot of meat."

Cheng Liang's words made Da Meng drool.

"Okay, fight, fight, fight, here comes the big monster..."

His Xuantian Silver Light Slash flew up and down, and all the Cao army soldiers could not last a round under him. They were all chopped into two pieces by him. It was a horrible sight.

His efficiency in chopping people down was unmatched in the army. Even Zhu Ye and Guan Yu, whose martial arts were much better than his, were only better than him in fighting generals. When it came to killing people on the battlefield, they were not as good as Da Meng.

Cheng Liang and Dameng killed the enemy together on the city wall. When he had just killed more than 20 people, Dameng had already killed more than 50 people.

"System prompt: Wang Han has triggered his special skill 'Intimidation'. He has killed more than 1 enemies. His own military strength has increased by 1 point. The military strength of all enemy generals on the battlefield has been reduced by point. At the same time, the morale and fighting spirit of the enemy have been reduced as a whole."

Affected by Da Meng's "intimidation", the morale of Cao's generals and soldiers, which had originally soared to the sky, gradually weakened, and the pressure on the soldiers defending the city was also greatly reduced.

Cheng Liang was overjoyed: "Hahaha, Da Meng is really a treasure. If we kill him like this, we can scare them to death."

He followed Da Meng, and the two of them fought their way from the east gate to the south gate, and now they started to fight their way towards the west gate.

Wherever the two men went, more than half of the Cao army soldiers who had finally climbed up the city wall would be killed. In this way, the city that was about to be breached was stabilized again.

At first, Xiahou Dun saw that the battle situation was developing more and more in his favor, but at this moment, something unexpected happened, and his face instantly fell.

"How dare you, little thief Cheng Liang, bully me? Pass the order down, all the troops, including my personal guard battalion, will be deployed to the battle. This general does not believe that we cannot capture this mere city of Shenyang."

Li Dian was anxious: "General, you can't do that. Our army has already gained the upper hand. We just need to advance steadily and we will capture the city sooner or later. Why do you have to send all the soldiers out? If you do that, won't you be in danger?"

Xiahou Dun disagreed: "Danger? Who else can threaten this general? As long as we capture this city, everything will be settled. Meng De and his men will arrive here at any time. This matter cannot be delayed. Go and pass the order!"

Upon hearing this, Li Dian was helpless and had to order the messenger to convey his order to the entire army.

Soon, all the soldiers in the rear camp, including Xiahou Dun's 5,000 personal guards, rushed towards the four gates of the city.

As a result, the situation in defending the city, which had just been eased, became tense again.

"Boom... squeak..."

The east gate could no longer withstand such a fierce attack. One of the doors was knocked to the side and tilted. I'm afraid it won't be long before the entire gate is knocked open.

The soldiers guarding the city behind the gate held on tightly, their faces flushed and veins bulging, but they could only delay the enemy for a short while.

"Alright, let's see how long Cheng Liang can hold out. We will definitely be able to capture this broken city before dawn. By then... hehe, this general will tear Cheng Liang into pieces."

Xiahou Dun felt greatly relieved as he watched this battle that was obviously about to be won.

At this moment, a "whoosh" sound was heard, and Xiahou Dun instinctively became alert and turned his head to one side.

In the darkness, with the faint moonlight, Xiahou Dun could barely see a sharp arrow flying past his side.

"General, be careful." Li Dian discovered it later than Xiahou Dun, but he still reminded him.

"Who is this bastard who dares to attack this general?" Xiahou Dun was furious.

Li Dian advised: "General, we are too close to the city wall. If there is a sharpshooter in the city at this distance of 150 steps, you will be in danger."

Xiahou Dun was somewhat disdainful: "Sharpshooter? Humph, there are only Cheng Liang and that idiot in the city, and their archery skills are simply not up to par."

"But the arrow just now was clearly not something that could be shot by an ordinary person."

Li Dian's words made Xiahou Dun react. Judging from the sound of the arrow, the force of the arrow should not be as strong as Xiahou Yuan and Huang Zhong's archery, but it can still threaten Li Dian and himself. "Well, well, victory is in sight, and we can't let it go. Let's retreat to the hillside behind, so that we can watch the battle."

After saying this, Xiahou Dun took Li Dian and retreated another 200 steps until they reached the top of a small mound.

"Hey, now that we are here, I wonder if that unknown archer in the city can hit me."

Xiahou Dun spoke with some disdain and some pride.

But at this moment, another "whoosh" sound was heard, making Xiahou Dun and Li Dian's faces turn pale at the same time.

"Get out of the way!" Xiahou Dun pushed Li Dian directly, and they both jumped aside at the same time. Although they avoided the arrow, they were still frightened.

"How is that possible? No matter how skilled an archer is, how can he shoot an arrow three hundred and fifty steps away?"

"Yes, even if Yang Youji were reborn, he would never be able to do this. This... this... could it be that the other party is also outside the city?"

Li Dian's speculation made both of them a little scared.

In this darkness, if there really is a sharpshooter hiding in the dark and plotting against them, it would be impossible to defend against them.

"General, you should quickly recall your personal guards to prevent any accidents."

Li Dian's suggestion made Xiahou Dun a little hesitant.

"This……"

"Oh, General Xiahou, this matter cannot be taken lightly. If you are injured, our army will be leaderless and will surely be defeated."

His words finally convinced Xiahou Dun. He nodded and said, "Well, just recall 5,000 guards, and the rest of the soldiers will continue to attack the city."

Upon hearing this, Li Dian ran out immediately and prepared to pass on the order.

But just as he ran down the hillside, a figure suddenly jumped out from behind some big trees.

"The thief shall die!"

"Ah You……"

Li Dian was unable to react in time and was stabbed in the chest by the opponent, and blood gushed out immediately.

"I...will...be a general..."

Li Dian looked at Xiahou Dun, as if he wanted to remind him of something, but the black shadow did not give him the opportunity. The spear stirred in his chest and then was quickly pulled out.

"Puff..." Li Dian spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground dead.

"Mancheng..."

Upon seeing this sudden change, Xiahou Dun became furious. He raised his spear and rushed towards the black shadow.

Unexpectedly, the black shadow hooked his finger at him. Although he looked down on the other person's appearance and could not see his expression, Xiahou Dun seemed to have imagined the other person's provocative and contemptuous look in his mind just by this gesture, which made him even angrier.

"Don't run away, you thief! Take my shot!"

Xiahou Dun whipped his horse hard and ran forward, but the man dodged and disappeared into the woods again.

How could Xiahou Dun let him go like this? He quickly spurred his horse to chase after him.

Although the man had not ridden a horse before, he obviously left his warhorse in the woods. Now, after he rode on his warhorse, his speed was as fast as Xiahou Dun's lightning horse, which surprised Xiahou Dun a little.

Unfortunately, Xiahou Dun was furious at the moment, and this feeling of surprise was fleeting.

"Thief, don't run..."

He slapped his horse hard and increased his speed again. Finally, after chasing for two or three miles, he caught up with the enemy general.

"Look at the gun!"

He stabbed the man in the back with a gun.

However, the man was obviously prepared. The black shadow suddenly turned around and stabbed back with a gun.

"A surprise attack?" Xiahou Dun was surprised again, but he could see at a glance that the opponent's spear skills, although superb, were not yet perfect.

Xiahou Dun used both hands to change the direction of the spear and slapped it downwards, knocking the opponent's spear tip aside and breaking the attack.

"Hehe, with such poor martial arts skills, you dare to challenge this general. You don't know how to live or die."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the other party also laughed: "Hahaha...hahaha..."

Xiahou Dun frowned: "You are about to die, and you still dare to laugh?"

The other party said: "It is indeed the time of death, but unfortunately, it is not me, but you, Xiahou Dun!"

"Oh? Really? Then I'd like to see how capable you are. Come on."

Xiahou Dun attacked again.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a sudden movement on both sides. He was alert and hurriedly stopped the attack, reined in his horse, and retreated.

Almost in an instant, a knife and a halberd attacked the place where he had just been at the same time.

When Xiahou Dun looked carefully, he saw two more people appearing and standing on both sides of the previous man.

"Oh? There are still three of you. Humph, you tried every possible means to lure this general here, just to catch the leader first. It's a pity that these clowns will never amount to anything. Even if more people come, they are just sending themselves to death."

After saying this, Xiahou Dun spurred his horse and charged forward.

"System prompt: Xiahou Dun is fighting Liu Zheng, Guan Ping, and Cheng Yang. Xiahou Dun's basic strength is 98 points, and his weapons, armor, and mounts are increased by 3 points in total, triggering the special skill 'Rage'. The current level of rage increases Xiahou Dun's strength by 4 points, while reducing his intelligence by 8 points."

"Xiahou Dun's current comprehensive military strength is 109 points, and comprehensive intelligence is 39 points."

"Liu Zheng's basic military strength is 91 points. The King of Soldiers, King of Armor, and mount have increased by 5 points in total. There is no special skill bonus. The current comprehensive military strength is 96 points."

"Guan Ping's basic force is 90 points, weapons and armor are increased by 2 points in total, no special skill bonus, current comprehensive force is 92 points."

"Cheng Yang's basic force is 88 points, weapons and armor have increased by 2 points in total, no special skill bonus, and the current comprehensive force is 90 points."

"System prompt: Liu Zheng, Guan Ping, and Cheng Yang have triggered the temporary special skill 'Golden Orchid'. The three of them fight side by side, and their martial arts strength increases by 2 points each. As a result, the three of them have their combined martial arts strength increased to 98 points, 94 points, and 92 points respectively."

(End of this chapter)