Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 995 Xu Huang Sun Ce
Outside the city of Hefei, in the early morning, Sun Jian personally led an army of more than 100,000 and surrounded the entire city.

Sun Jian rode forward and asked, "Xu Gongming, where are Generals Qian Zijing and General Qian Zijing?"

Xu Huang and Qian Zhao came to the top of the city wall: "Xu/Qian are here."

Qian Zhao immediately said, "General Sun, you have been a Han official for generations and have received the emperor's grace for a long time. The current emperor has promoted you many times and given you many titles. Why did you commit treason?"

Sun Jian shouted, "It is not that we, as ministers, are disloyal. It is precisely because of Your Majesty's kindness and courtesy that I, a humble minister, should be more loyal and do my best to repay Your Majesty in case of an emergency. Now, there are treacherous villains in the court who deceive Your Majesty, use harsh laws, arbitrarily abuse power, murder meritorious and loyal people, and harm innocent people. Their crimes are heinous and must be eliminated. Sun raised an army for no other reason than to clear the court of the emperor. As long as Xun Yu, Qian Li, Man Chong and other treacherous ministers are killed, Sun is willing to obey Your Majesty's disposal. Even if I am killed by a sword and my entire family is exterminated, I will never frown."

He spoke with conviction and righteousness. If Xu Huang and Qian Zhao had not known his plot beforehand, they would have been tempted by it.

Xu Huang shouted, "Nonsense! You are just accusing me of treacherous officials and villains, or murdering loyal officials. You are just trying to find excuses to accuse people of crimes. These people you mentioned have made great contributions to the country and the people. How can you say that they are guilty of heinous crimes? You are plotting to rebel and usurp power. Do you think that you can turn black into white and portray shameless rebels as the glorious army of justice with a few false words?"

"No matter what you say, we are determined to capture Hefei today. I advise you two to quickly open the city and surrender. You can still save your lives and wealth. Otherwise, I will rush into the city and kill you one by one."

Sun Ce was young and energetic. He raised his spear and started shouting at the people on the city wall.

"Hey, Ce'er, don't be rude." Sun Jian pretended to be angry.

"You ignorant boy, you don't know how high the heaven is or how deep the earth is. Even your father wouldn't dare to speak to me and Gong Ming like that, so who do you think you are that you dare to speak like that?"

Qian Zhao replied with some disdain.

"Wow, I'm so angry, father. I beg to go out into the battle and capture these two villains alive and present them to you!"

Sun Ce was furious and eager to fight, and Sun Jian was very pleased and happy to see this.

"Okay, my son is so brave, you can be the vanguard. If you can capture the city, you will be credited as the first meritorious service."

"Thank you, father." Sun Ce was delighted. He assembled his troops and launched an attack.

"Rush..."

Fifty thousand Jiang soldiers and horses rushed towards Hefei city.

Faced with such a fierce attack, Xu Huang and Qian Zhao commanded the troops calmly from the city wall.

Sun Ce personally led an army of 50,000 and attacked fiercely for more than half an hour, but to no avail. The extremely heavy iron gate at the city gate did not move at all. The only few soldiers who climbed up the city wall were hacked down by the defenders in the first place.

"It's annoying. This is the first time I'm leading troops to attack a city. If I fail to achieve any results, wouldn't people laugh at my incompetence if this gets out?"

Sun Ce was indignant and extremely angry. He looked at the group of soldiers who were banging on the city gate. They looked so weak. After continuous banging, the gate didn't even move. He immediately became more angry.

"Everyone, get out of my way. Watch me."

Sun Ce pushed away a soldier who was holding the siege vehicle, poked his spear into the ground, and held on to the siege vehicle tightly with both hands.

"Come on, follow my lead. One... two... three... hit..."

"Boom..."

There was a loud bang, and the iron gate shook, causing a lot of dust to fall.

Seeing this, the morale of the Jiangdong army was immediately boosted.

"The Major General is mighty!"

"The young general is truly powerful."

Sun Ce felt a surge of hot blood gushing out of his chest. He raised his arms and shouted, "Soldiers, continue to follow me to break open the city gate!"

After that, he gave orders again, and soon, the gate was hit hard for the second time. This time, the gate shook even more violently. In the eyes of the Dongjiangdong Army, this situation was like some kind of strengthening drug, making their eyes bloodshot and their nostrils gasping, as if the city gate was their mortal enemy, and they wanted to trample the gate flat immediately.

Cheng Pu praised Sun Jian, "The young general is invincible and brave. It is a blessing for the lord and the Jiangdong soldiers." Sun Jian's face was also flushed, and he kept stroking his beard, "De Mou doesn't need to praise him too much. Bo Fu is arrogant to begin with. If he is praised by you guys again and again, I'm afraid his eyes will float to the sky."

Although he said this, his eyes were so happy that he could hardly open them.

A soldier ran up to the tower and said, "Generals, the enemy's attack is fierce. I'm afraid the iron gate can't hold out for much longer."

"Oh?" Xu Huang and Qian Zhao were both slightly surprised.

Qian Zhao said, "Since your majesty invented this iron gate, it has never been breached by the enemy from the front. It seems that Sun Ce's reputation as the Overlord of Jiangdong is not false."

"Humph, he is just a brat."

Xu Huang showed disdain on his face, and mentioned his Wutang Xuanhua Axe: "Don't worry, Zijing, I will go out of the city to fight and capture this guy alive."

Qian Zhao hurriedly stopped him, "Gongming, why bother getting angry with a kid? After you and I join forces, there will be more than 100,000 troops in the city. After several months of preparation, in addition to the iron gates, we also have Thunderbolt Chariots, Shocking Crossbows and other city defense weapons. All are ready. Sun Jian's troops are similar to ours, but in terms of elite troops, he is far inferior to us. As long as Jin guards the city gates, we will be safe. Why go out of the city and take risks?"

Xu Huang said, "What Zijing said is true, but if Sun Ce breaks through the city gate, even if the defenders in the city are strong enough to resist, it will still affect the morale. As the saying goes, boosting others' morale will destroy your own prestige, which is really disadvantageous in the battle. If I capture Liao, I can make him lose his composure. Isn't that a good thing?"

"But..." Qian Zhao still had doubts, but Xu Huang interrupted him and continued speaking.

"Don't worry. Even if I fail to win due to my carelessness, it will be impossible for him to keep me. I think the battle is going badly, so I will retreat back to the city. I don't think they can do anything to me."

After hearing what Xu Huang said, Qian Zhao hesitated for a moment.

"This..." He pondered for a moment, then said: "Well, what Gongming said is not without reason. Although you and I are of the same official rank, you have the power to pretend to be emperor. His Majesty said that when encountering major events, you will be the leader. Since you insist on doing so, I will not say anything more. But Sun Ce is quite famous for his bravery, so Gongming, please be careful and never underestimate the enemy."

"Just rest assured, Zijing."

Xu Huang selected a group of soldiers and went down from the city wall.

Sun Ce was about to give another order to continue knocking on the door when he suddenly heard a strange "creaking" sound.

"Look, Major General, the city gate is open."

When Sun Ce heard this, he looked and saw that the gate was slowly rising.

"Retreat quickly..." Sun Ce shouted instinctively and quickly retreated.

"What? The city gate is open. Isn't it just a good opportunity to charge in?"

"Yes, with a major general in command, it's just right...ah..."

When many soldiers were eager to charge into the city, Xu Huang led a large army and came carelessly, killing these Jiangdong soldiers in a blink of an eye.

Seeing his brother, who had just fought side by side with him, die in front of him, Sun Ce became furious.

"Wow, you thief general, give me back the lives of my Jiangdong soldiers."

He pulled out the Overlord Spear that was stuck in the ground, turned over, mounted his warhorse, and rushed towards Xu Huang.

Xu Huang looked at him and snorted coldly: "Humph, you ignorant boy, you dare to offend the majesty of heaven, you deserve this fate, let me send you to meet them in the underworld."

After saying that, he swung the Wutang Xuanhua Axe and hit Sun Ce on the head.

"System prompt: Xu Huang vs. Sun Ce. Xu Huang's basic command is 89 points, basic strength is 96 points, and his soldier king, armor king, and mount are increased by 5 points in total. Because he is currently leading the army to raid and kill into the enemy camp, he is able to trigger the special skill 'Long Drive', which increases his command by 4 points and his strength by 4 points. His current comprehensive command is 93 points, and his comprehensive strength is 105 points."

"Sun Ce's basic military strength is 98 points, and his weapons and armor are increased by 2 points in total. The special skill 'Divine Bravery' is triggered, and the initial military strength is increased by 2 points. The current comprehensive military strength is 102 points."

(End of this chapter)