Liu Xuande would never be a succubus of the Eastern Han Dynasty!

Earlier, when the giant had just appeared, Sheng Xian led his men to rush to the top of the city.

The autumn wind, wrapped in the smell of rust, swept over the top of Wu County City. Wherever the defending archers pointed their trembling arrowheads...

A bronze giant taller than the city wall smashed through the night. Twelve sets of overlapping gears in its chest let out shrill screams, and the steam gushing from its joints condensed into white python-like vortices in the autumn wind.

The giant's right arm was a barbed battering ram, and the five fingers of his left palm were spread out like the arm of a catapult. A sulfur fireball embedded in the groove of his palm was hissing and burning.

With every step, black waves were stirred up in the moat, bricks fell off, and blood oozed from the ears and noses of the defenders.

"Shoot!" Sheng Xian's roar was drowned out by the roar of gears.

At the moment when the southeast corner of the city wall collapsed, a yellow horse leaped into the battlefield, stepping on the flying rubble. With the residual light of the torch, it looked at the huge giant in front of it.

"...Bronze? The patterns on it are very similar to those found in the ruins of the Shang Dynasty. Could it be that the Mohists obtained some treasure from some ruins?"

"We can send Lao Liu to investigate later, but now... we must take the initiative!"

"Time, pause."

At this moment, whether it was the giant who was in action or Sheng Xian and others who had already climbed onto the wall, they were all suddenly covered by the gray light.

Everything pales in comparison, everything stagnates.

During this period of stillness, Liu Bei turned over and stood on the horse's back, and then... leaped forward with all his might!

After landing on the shoulder of the enemy in front of him, he did not stop at all, but continued to step on the shoulder of the next person, treating the shoulders of thousands of people in front of him as the ground.

With the help of this force and his rapid gallop, Liu Bei soon arrived in front of the crowd, which was at the feet of the giant.

“…Huh, using abilities continuously is really a bit of a disadvantage…”

Liu Bei staggered as soon as he landed, and almost fell down before he could knock down the enemy.

He turned his gaze to the huge giant and found that its feet were covered with a thick layer of black iron, without any breath of life.

This means that this thing is not operated by the human body.

"This distance is about right."

After observing for a while, Liu Bei drew his sword and swung it without hesitation!

Then, he activated the time stop and used it to fly towards the city wall. With another powerful leap, he arrived in front of the giant's 'face'.

“Time began to flow.”

"Wow!"

Just at the moment when the sky and earth regained their color, a flash of lightning flew past at a rapid speed.

The instantaneous light, coupled with the moonlight and the light of the torches below, all illuminated Liu Bei's figure.

Her long raven-feather-like hair was not tied up in a crown, and a few wet strands stuck to her jade-white neck, which made her sharp eyebrows look even darker - just like the sword marks drawn on Xuelang paper by the best craftsman in Wu County with Hui ink.

"Who is this person, so fierce?!"

Both the enemy and us showed expressions of astonishment at the same time.

Sheng Xian and his personal soldiers stood on the city wall, while the Mohist minions were stunned where they were, staring blankly at the incredible scene before them.

But when Sheng Xian saw the face of that 'vigorous' man clearly, she fell off her horse. She did not stand up at the first moment, but stared at Liu Bei infatuatedly.

Don't blame others for losing their composure.

The main thing was that her eyes were too dangerous. The tails of her eyes were like peach branches dipped in rouge in March, but her pupils were like black jade that had been soaked in the deep pool of Kuimen for a thousand years. Although she was smiling, she exuded the aura of a lonely peak.

“…Stop him now!”

"call out--"

There were also some with strong psychological qualities among the enemy army. They immediately drew their bows and shot dozens of arrows at Liu Bei.

“Protect him!”

When Sheng Xian heard the sound of the arrow breaking through the air, he shouted at the top of his lungs.

It all happened so fast.

Before the arrows from both sides arrived, the outcome of the battle on Liu Bei's side had already been decided.

Gan Jiang and Mo Ye's swords cut through the night sky and accurately struck the giant's neck.

"Ow—"

The giant let out a sound of pain and just as he was about to raise his hand to push Liu Bei back, the bottom of his foot suddenly collapsed and he fell backwards without warning.

"good chance."

Liu Bei's eyes lit up, and he swung his sword at the giant without any hesitation.

Queen Song was not only strong and graceful, but the Gan Jiang and Mo Ye swords she gave her were also extremely sharp. Even the strongest iron in the world would be completely vulnerable to her attack and could be easily cut off.

In just the blink of an eye, Liu Bei had swung hundreds of swords, and each of his swords landed squarely on the giant, chopping its entire body into pieces.

The rest of its huge body crushed to death most of the enemy troops who had no time to retreat.

"call out--"

Their cold arrows had just been fired when they were swallowed alive by the oncoming giant's "buttocks".

When the giant fell, it easily took the lives of hundreds of people.

The blood instantly dyed the ground red.

Liu Bei landed on the head of the giant, who had completely stopped moving, holding a long sword, and staring quietly at the enemy in front of him with his peach blossom eyes.

“…Monster!”

"With such appearance and skills, this person must be a god from heaven!"

"It's the gods who have come to teach us!"

It was obvious that Liu Bei didn't need to continue swinging his sword, as the enemy's morale collapsed with the fall of the giant.

This is also why Liu Bei immediately used all available means to kill the giant in a very short time as soon as he arrived.

Many times, when the enemy is numerous and we are few, what we should think about is not how to completely annihilate the enemy, but rather using some other methods to undermine their morale, which is the most effective method.

"The enemy's morale has been lost," Sheng Xian immediately ordered after seeing this scene, "Open the city gates, everyone, follow me out of the city to pursue the enemy and welcome the young hero!"

"only!"

Hearing Sheng Xian's voice, the personal guards came back to their senses from their trance, and quickly sent people to open the city gate and rush outside.

Sheng Xian also took the opportunity to leave the crowd and came to Liu Bei's side. He bowed and said, "My name is Sheng Xian, courtesy name Xiao Zhang, and I am the prefect of Wu Commandery in the Han Dynasty. May I ask the name of this young hero?"

The prefect of Wujun?

Liu Bei turned his head to look at the charming mature woman, grinned, and said with a bow: "Excuse me, my surname is Liu, my name is Bei, and my courtesy name is Xuande."

“…Oh! It’s Brother Xuande.”

Upon hearing this, Sheng Xian hurriedly stepped forward and placed his hands naturally on Liu Bei's hands to show his surprise and closeness.

"Your teacher and I are old friends. After receiving her letter a while ago, I had already prepared a banquet and was waiting for you to join us," Sheng Xian sighed, "but, as you can see, the world is not fair."

…Why do I always feel that this woman is taking advantage of me in the name of justice?

Liu Bei blinked first, then calmly withdrew his hand, but before long, Sheng Xian came up again.

"Brother Xuande, I will leave external affairs to my subordinates. Please follow me into the city to discuss the major plans."

Sheng Xian immediately called for the horses, mounted them himself, and then extended his hand to Liu Bei, saying with a smile:

"Brother Xuande, please."

Mohist Book: Chapter 23: Reputation

"Brother Xuande, please."

Originally, Liu Bei didn't think much about it after hearing this, but when he looked up, he saw the other party's ferocious eyes.

Like a she-wolf eyeing its prey.

“…Haha, no problem. I have my own horse.”

Liu Bei couldn't stand this 'demanding' look anymore, so he immediately opened his mouth and wanted to call back the horse he had been riding before.

But just as he turned his head, he found that the horses he brought... had been crushed into meat when the giant fell.

"..."

Sheng Xian followed Liu Bei's gaze and immediately showed a look of realization, then smiled and said:

"I see. Brother Xuande, your master and I are old friends, and you have saved Wu County by helping him save the city. I hope you won't get hung up on trivial matters and please come up."

"...In that case, I will respectfully obey your orders."

Liu Bei was indeed not a person who would refuse to do anything, but he was indeed frightened by Sheng Xian's terrifying look just now.

He always felt that this cow was not the type like Miss Cao Cao and Senior Sister Gongsun who liked to play tricks on people and whose defenses would be broken by a single touch, but she was the type that would really get straight to the point.

If he showed any sign of... no, it should be said that as long as everything was calm and the time was right, this female hooligan would definitely come after him and do the reverse operation.

The kind that can’t even be covered up!

Liu Bei believed in his ability to judge people, but he continued to enter the city to discuss major issues, so he chose to get on his horse and sit firmly behind Sheng Xian.

Then he gestured toward the corner.

Lao Liu and Lao Wu, who had just arrived from the shadows, looked at each other and then chose to act separately.

Sun Jian and his five hundred men were not far from here, so Lao Liu had to hurry over and let him take his men to annihilate the remaining enemy troops.

Although the enemy army has been completely defeated and cannot form a living force, the number of remaining people is still more than a thousand. It is inevitable that there is no guarantee that someone among them will take the opportunity to gather his old subordinates, hide again and make new plans.

Therefore, Sun Jian and his 500 men needed to attack from the side, while the Wuxian officers and soldiers attacked from the front. The two of them attacked the enemy troops trapped in the middle at the same time, striving to annihilate them completely.

In addition, the news in the city cannot be left behind. The fifth brother must first meet up with the seventh brother, and then further gather more intelligence.

Liu Bei was not the type who would rush forward when encountering problems. What he was best at was to appear in public as bait and send people to investigate the specific situation behind the scenes.

Then, whether he pretends to be a reckless man and goes to the door to solve the problem directly with force, or sends people to disrupt the situation, he can keep the initiative firmly in his hands.

"…The enemy isn't just here."

As Sheng Xian rode back to the city, he explained the situation to Liu Bei, "All parts of Wu Commandery have been attacked on varying scales. This is undoubtedly a collective action that was planned long ago."

"I know those bandits and pirates. They don't have such ability or prestige. So I think... it's the Mohists hiding in Wu County who have allied themselves with the local noble families."

"But here's the thing."

Sheng Xian showed a puzzled expression: "What are they trying to do?"

From the fact that this group of enemy troops, accompanied by giants, were approaching quietly, it was clear that their target was this city. However, they could obviously enter the city first and then remove their disguise, so as to capture the city more smoothly.

This is definitely not because the commander is a fool. Even a fool would not be able to lead thousands of people through the night and get so close.

Imagine the worst case scenario. If Liu Bei had not arrived, the giant would undoubtedly tear open the city wall, allowing the enemy to enter the city smoothly.

Judging from their posture, they were shouting and persuading the enemy to surrender before the battle, and secondly, they were attacking directly.

Could it be that the other party’s plan is to... massacre the city?

But in ancient times, the purpose of massacring a city was to intimidate the enemy, or to replenish one's own needs, meet the needs of soldiers, etc.

So, what do the Mohists need?

There is no way. Before dealing with an enemy, the first thing you should figure out is undoubtedly what the other party wants specifically?

This is the question that Sheng Xian couldn't figure out.

Although her ability to solve problems was somewhat poor, her way of looking at problems was still very clear, otherwise she would not be qualified to be Kong Rong's sister.

"..."

Liu Bei ignored her.

He was currently looking down at the 'stone' in his hand, which was emitting a faint warmth, as if... it had self-awareness.

"Something strange."

Liu Bei stretched out his hand and pushed the stone. The stone was stunned at first, then angrily hit his palm several times.

I don’t know what it is expressing.

"Perhaps, this is also the work of Mo Zhe?"