Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 998: A Rival

With the concerted efforts of all the soldiers, they soon created a five-foot-deep hole under the iron gate, which was big enough for the soldiers to bend down and crawl through.

Zhou Yu waved the command flag again, and the army immediately stopped ramming the gate. All the soldiers, in teams of ten, began to pass through the gate from the hole.

"Good, good, Gongjin is really a genius. This city has two gates, one is a gate, and the other is an ordinary wooden door. The wooden door is easy to break, but this iron gate is the strongest. Now we just need to bypass the gate, and with the help of the inside and the outside, we can break the gate first, and then break through the city gate, which will be easy."

Cheng Pu clapped his hands and laughed happily.

However, when the first team of soldiers just bent down and passed through the gate, they saw the wooden city gate behind the gate suddenly opened.

"Wow..."

A pot of boiling oil fell from the sky and poured directly onto the Jiangdong soldiers.

"what……"

"Mom...it hurts..."

All of a sudden, a peculiar fragrance filled my nose.

This sudden tragic scene frightened the other soldiers outside the gate who were preparing to climb in, and they all instinctively retreated quickly.

"No retreat. They will not be able to prepare enough boiling oil in such a short time. Carry the injured out immediately. The rest of the soldiers continue to crawl in. Anyone who disobeys orders will be killed."

Several generals shouted loudly, holding their swords high in their hands, ready to kill any soldiers who dared to retreat.

With their strict orders and threats, the soldiers hurriedly stopped and followed military orders.

Sure enough, after three attacks of boiling oil, when the fourth team of soldiers timidly passed through the gate, they were no longer attacked by boiling oil.

They were overjoyed and jumped out of the pit. At the same time, a team of defenders in the city also came over and the two sides immediately fought together.

However, after the defenders in the city were temporarily tied down, the Jiangdong soldiers outside the city were able to pass through the gate without any hindrance.

"Quick, seize the city gate and don't let them close it."

A Jiangdong general who had just come out shouted for support and rushed forward himself.

How could the generals in the city let him do what he wanted so easily? He gave an order, and a group of soldiers lined up neatly, took out the magic crossbow, and pulled the trigger at the same time.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

"what……"

"Wow..."

Hundreds of crossbow arrows shot the Jiangdong soldiers who were in the front like hedgehogs in a blink of an eye.

"Close the city gate." The general shouted, and several soldiers pushed the city gate at the same time and slowly closed it.

Seeing this, the Jiangdong soldiers rushed forward hurriedly.

"Quick, stop them..."

For a moment, the two sides once again engaged in a bloody battle around the two city gates.

At this moment, Zhou Yu was confident of victory. He looked at the battle situation with pride and confidence, and temporarily put away the flag in his hand.

Then, he walked up to Cheng Pu and bowed, "I have fulfilled my mission and temporarily suppressed the enemy. I think our army will be able to capture Hefei City in less than two hours."

Cheng Pu looked at Zhou Yu as if he was looking at one of his own successful nephews or younger brothers, with a face full of joy and kindness.

"Well, my lord and young master, with a genius like Gongjin as your assistant, your great ambitions will be achieved in no time."

"You are overpraising me, old general."

Zhou Yu replied and looked at Sun Ce.

"It seems that Xu Huang is really very capable. When Bofu was in Jiangdong, he had never met an opponent. But today, he fought with Xu Huang for more than a hundred rounds and still couldn't decide the winner. If we want to subdue him, I'm afraid we need help from others."

Cheng Pu heard this, but shook his head: "No, no, Bo Fu's personality, how can he allow others to help him in battle?"

"Haha, General Cheng is worrying too much." Zhou Yu laughed and said, "Although Bofu is arrogant, he is definitely not a person who doesn't know the big picture. Sending people to help him and capture Xu Huang as soon as possible will be extremely beneficial to the war. Although Bofu will be unwilling to do so, he will never blame him for it."

Zhou Yu's words made Cheng Pu nod his head and say, "Well, Gongjin is right. Then you can make your own arrangements."

"My nephew obeys your command." Zhou Yu said respectfully, and then shouted: "Where is Zhou Tai?" A strong and sturdy general suddenly stood up and said: "I am here."

"I order you to go and support the Major General and capture Xu Huang as soon as possible. Once this is accomplished, you will be credited with a merit."

"I obey your orders." Zhou Tai raised the big knife in his hand, ran wildly, and after a few leaps, he came to the side of Sun Ce and Xu Huang.

"Die." The broadsword carried a tremendous force and chopped down heavily, startling Xu Huang. He hurriedly swung his axe in a feint to force Sun Ce back, and at the same time he quickly stepped back to avoid the attack.

"Youping, what are you doing here? Do you think I can't take this guy down?"

Sun Ce was indeed a little displeased.

Zhou Tai was unmoved. His expression remained unchanged, his eyes did not turn aside, he brandished his sword and attacked Xu Huang again, saying, "Zhou Tai only knows how to follow orders, nothing else. If the young general wants to blame me, I will let him deal with me after we win this battle."

"System prompt: Zhou Tai vs. Xu Huang. Zhou Tai's basic force is 97 points, his weapon is upgraded by 1 point, his special skill 'Guard' has not been triggered yet, and his current comprehensive force is 98 points."

Sun Ce frowned, looked at Zhou Yu again, and sighed: "Ah, Gongjin is really a jerk... I will definitely ask him to buy me a drink to apologize later."

He quickly put aside all distractions and besieged Xu Huang with Zhou Tai.

Xu Huang was already stretched to the limit in dealing with Sun Ce alone, and now Zhou Tai arrived, which immediately put him in a dilemma. Under the joint attack of the two, Xu Huang was defeated again and again and had no chance to fight back at all.

"Huh... the outcome is decided. The enemy has no chance of survival." Zhou Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and Cheng Pu also looked relaxed.

Just when they thought they were about to win, something strange happened.

"Swoosh..." A sharp arrow suddenly appeared, flew through a forest, and pierced Zhou Tai's heart.

"Youping, be careful..." Sun Ce exclaimed, strode forward, and pushed Zhou Tai away. The sharp arrow almost stuck to their bodies, passed by them, and cut the armor on their shoulders on the spot.

"Who is sneaking around and daring enough to launch a sneak attack? Don't you want to live?"

Sun Ce shouted angrily.

Immediately, three figures flashed out from the woods, and one of them laughed loudly, "Haha, this is a joke. You are allowed to plot and scheme, but others are not allowed to launch sneak attacks. Isn't this ridiculous?"

Sun Ce looked at these three people, all of whom were teenagers, and looked a few years younger than himself. However, the arrow they just shot was first-rate in both accuracy and power, so he did not dare to underestimate them.

"Who are you and why are you against Jiangdong?"

At this time, Xu Huang looked over carefully. Although he was leading troops outside all year round, he had met Liu Zheng and others many times. It could be said that he had watched them grow up since they were young. How could he not know them?

"The Emperor..."

He had just blurted out two words when he suddenly realized that he had made a mistake. If he exposed Liu Zheng's identity in front of the enemy, the enemy would definitely capture him alive at all costs. Wouldn't he be guilty of a greater crime then?
"Mr. Huang, why are you here? Leave immediately. This is a dangerous place, not a place for you to play around."

Sun Ce suddenly realized: "Ah... So helpers have arrived. Humph, even if there are tens of thousands of people, what do I, Sun Ce, have to fear?"

After saying this, he left Xu Huang behind and headed straight for Liu Zheng with his Overlord Spear.

Liu Zheng put the longbow on his back, shook the Liuguang Hanyu Spear, and stepped forward to fight. Guan Ping and Cheng Yang followed closely behind him, and the three of them fought with Sun Ce.

Zhou Yu, who was not far away, noticed the change here and couldn't help but frowned: "Where did these three young men come from? How could they have such martial arts?"

Cheng Pu was also puzzled: "Looking at their war horses and armor, they are definitely not something that ordinary people can own. Could they be reinforcements sent from Luoyang? But they are a little young..."

Zhou Yu shook his head. "It's definitely not reinforcements. If there were reinforcements, why would they only send these three young men? The situation in defending the city is so tense now. If reinforcements arrived, they should attack our rear with all their strength. Why bother with this? I think they must be the sons of wealthy families in the nearby counties. Maybe they have known Xu Huang and Qian Zhao for a long time and came to help."

"Well, Gongjin is right. Although Liu He is cruel and inhumane, he has many people supporting him. Xu and Qian have also made great achievements in local governance. It is reasonable that some people are willing to come to help. But since they are here to die, there is no need to be polite to them. Where are Jiang Qin and Xu Sheng?"

As soon as Cheng Pu asked, two generals stepped forward and said, "I am here."

"I order you two to lead 1,000 soldiers each to surround Xu Huang and the three young men, and then assist the young master and Zhou Tai to capture them all alive. If necessary, except for Xu Huang, the rest can be killed on the spot."

"I obey your command." The two men quickly gathered their troops and charged forward.

However, what they didn't know was that on a distant hilltop, Zhuge Liang was gently waving a feather fan and watching all this with a calm expression.

"This Sun Jian does have some strategies, but it's a pity that he met me, haha."

It’s too late to update three times today, I can only postpone it until tomorrow, I’m so upset

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(End of this chapter)