Chapter 49 Liu Zilie draws his bow on a snowy night, Cao Mengde falls from his horse! !

Chapter 049: Liu Zilie draws his bow on a snowy night, Cao Mengde falls from his horse! !

Boom! ~
On the north bank of the river, outside Xiling City.

Five thousand tiger and leopard cavalrymen marched like the wind, their horses stamped like thunder! They were mighty and powerful!
That terrifying iron-blooded aura quickly spread across the huge battlefield. Yellow dust continued to fly behind them, like a giant mouth that wanted to swallow up all the obstacles in front of them.

On the river, a boat was floating with the waves.

“With such powerful and elite troops, it’s no wonder that Cao Mengde could swallow up the eight states of the Han Dynasty and dominate the world!” Taishi Ci murmured to himself on the bow, the shock in his eyes still not dissipated.

He considered himself a fierce general of Jiangdong and had met many elite soldiers.

But there is a huge difference between those so-called elite troops and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry on the opposite side!
In the Battle of Red Cliff, Cao Mengde was almost beaten and fled. At that time, Taishi Ci even looked down on Cao Cao and thought that Cao Cao was not worthy of his reputation. Now it seems...

In the Battle of Red Cliffs, Cao Mengde did not seem to have brought out his true elite troops.

If Jiangdong had encountered this Tiger and Leopard Cavalry at that time... Taishi Ci suddenly didn't dare to think about it any further.

"Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, what a great Tiger and Leopard Cavalry!" Zhou Yu stood in front of Taishi Ci, staring at the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry on the opposite bank without moving his eyes. His hands behind his back were already wet.

He and Taishi Ci crossed the river this time to personally investigate the battle situation in Jiangbei.

According to Jiangdong's original plan, no matter who won or lost between Cao Cao and Xiling, Jiangdong would definitely send troops after the two sides decided the outcome. However, Xiling was built quite far away, and by the time the battle report of Xiling reached Jiangdong, it was already too late.

Therefore, the Jiangdong navy had already left the water fort and was heading towards Xiling.

Zhou Yu was concerned about the changing situation in the Xiling battle, so he led Taishi Ci to the Xiling River in advance to investigate the battle situation. Unexpectedly, as soon as they sailed there, they saw the famous Tiger and Leopard Cavalry!

When he burned 800,000 of Cao's troops at the Battle of Red Cliff, he thought that Cao Cao was not a threat. However, it was not until this time that he realized how wrong he was.

Now, Cao Mengde has deployed his Tiger and Leopard Cavalry in Jiangbei. I am afraid that it will not be as easy as expected for Jiangdong’s plan to continue.

"Grand Commander!" Taishi Ci suddenly frowned and pointed to the other side of the river. "After the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry arrived at Xiling, they not only did not approach the battlefield of Xiling to prevent the Xiling defenders from escaping, but instead lined up on the bank of the river. What does this mean?"

Of course, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry would not be used in a siege, but the position of their formation is obviously wrong. It doesn't seem like they are preventing the defeated soldiers of Xiling from escaping. Rather, it seems like they are guarding against Jiangdong?
These Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were actually heading towards Jiangdong!

Zhou Yu suddenly reacted and his heart sank slowly. If the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were blocking here, how could the Jiangdong army land?

The Jiangdong soldiers can certainly dominate on the water, but if they face a strong force like the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, I'm afraid Jiangdong's plan will be difficult to succeed!

Zhou Yu remained silent. Taishi Ci beside him seemed to understand something. Sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead. "General, what if our Jiangdong soldiers are about to land soon and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are still here? Wouldn't that mean..."

Zhou Yu took a deep breath, and the sharp wind from the river filled his mouth and nose, which seemed to sober him up a lot: "It's okay."

"We in Jiangdong originally planned to send troops after the two sides had decided the winner. If Cao Cao loses, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry will definitely escort Cao Cao back. Even if we take advantage of the situation to pursue them, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry will not pose much threat to the Jiangdong army."

"If Cao Cao wins, he will definitely enter Xiling City, and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry will also enter the city with him. Are the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry still Tiger and Leopard Cavalry after they enter the city?"

At this point, Zhou Yu's eyes flashed coldly: "As long as Cao Cao enters the city..."

……

Boom! ~
From the top of the four gates of Xiling, huge rocks were flying towards them non-stop. Although most of the Shanyue soldiers would find places to hide when Cao's army used catapults, many of them were still smashed into meat paste!

When the huge rocks stopped, the Shanyue defenders rushed out immediately, firing rockets, battering boulders, rolling logs, and blasting iron bars at the city. A large number of Cao's soldiers who were attacking the city fell from the top of the city.

But there were always more Cao soldiers climbing up to the top of the city again.

Cao Cao attacked the four gates fiercely, forcing Xiling to divide its troops to deal with it. However, with the four gates divided, the overall defensive strength of Xiling City had to be weakened.

As the Shanyue soldiers were consumed one by one, the defenses on the four city gates soon became insufficient.

"North Gate! Cao's troops are attacking the North Gate!"

"The Cao army attacking from the east gate has already started to fight in formation!"

"There are more and more Cao troops at the South Gate. We are short of manpower and can't stop them!"

Finally, Cao's army attacked the city gate, first the north gate, then the east gate, the south gate, and finally even the west gate. The situation in Xiling was precarious for a while.

Fortunately, Gao Shun, Wei Yan and Gan Ning, each with their own guards, provided support everywhere and managed to keep the four gates intact.

But even so, as Cao's army attacked the city several times, the Shanyue defenders suffered heavy losses and only half of them were left!

Occasionally, when both sides were taking a breath, black smoke could be seen rising into the sky in Xiling City, and the smell of cooked meat wafting in and out of the city. That was the corpses of the Shanyue people being burned in the city to prevent the outbreak of plague.

Whether it was the generals in Xiling City or the generals of Cao’s army, they all knew that if Cao’s army continued to fight like this, Xiling City would definitely not be able to hold on.

……

Boom, boom, boom! ~
Outside Xiling City, Cao's army's war drums sounded again, but this time the drums were more intense and urgent than any previous times.

Under the banner of the central army, Cao Mengde stood on the canopy chariot with a command flag in his hand. He wanted to give the order himself.

His strategy of storming the four gates of Xiling has already paid off. Cao Mengde is confident that if he storms again, Xiling City will surely fall!
He shouted loudly: "All troops, listen to my orders..."

"We must descend to Xiling today! The first person to reach Xiling will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins! He will also be granted the title of personal guard of the Prime Minister's Mansion!"

As soon as Prime Minister Cao finished speaking, dozens of messengers rode their horses around the army to deliver orders.

"The Prime Minister has issued an order that whoever reaches Xiling first will be rewarded with a hundred gold coins! He will also be granted the title of the Prime Minister's personal guard!"

Prime Minister Cao's order spread among tens of thousands of troops.

Born as the Prime Minister’s personal guard!
All the soldiers' eyes widened. They were born as the personal guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion, which meant they were the personal guards of the Prime Minister, or almost the Prime Minister's confidants.

Anyone who leaves the Prime Minister's Office as a guard will at least be a Lang in the army. Even if he is transferred to a civilian position in the future, his rank is still not low!
Even after his death, his descendants would be treated favorably by the prime minister's residence.

Compared with these, what is a hundred gold?
In an instant, all Cao's troops began to breathe heavily.

"Siege!"

Cao Mengde waved the command flag in his hand, and in an instant the shouts of killing shook the whole area.

The densely packed Cao army rushed towards Xiling City again regardless of everything.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh! ~
Arrows rained down like rain, and the Cao soldiers in the front fell one by one, but the Cao soldiers behind charged forward without even blinking an eye. It seemed that rolling stones and battering rams were of no use to them.

"kill!"

Finally, countless Cao troops rushed to the top of the city like a tide. The Shanyue defenders fell one after another, and the four gates were about to be lost.

hum! ~
A soft humming sound was heard, and the halberd was swung out, and the heads of two Cao army soldiers shattered instantly, and their bodies fell to the ground.

For the first time, Liu Wu rushed to the top of the city wall with a halberd in his hand.

Wei Yan and Gan Ning, who were leading their personal guards to fight hard against Cao's army, instantly became more motivated: "Lord, fight with us! Kill the enemy!!"

In an instant, the morale of the Shanyue people, which was about to collapse, was instantly boosted again.

Liu Wu didn't care about them. He swung the halberd in his hand very fast. There were many Cao soldiers at the west gate. He swung the halberd with several of them falling to the ground with wailing.

The painted halberd was swung horizontally and vertically. In a moment, the top of the west gate was covered with blood, and broken limbs and arms flew everywhere. Most of the Cao army that climbed up were killed by Liu Wu.

After lifting the siege of the West City, he kept moving forward and charged towards the south of the city.

"Who is it? Stop him!"

"Not good! It's that Xiling thief!"

"What are you afraid of? With so many of us, I don't believe he can kill them all!"

The Cao army at the south gate recognized Liu Wu and not only did not run away, but even faced him head-on.

Liu Wu had a blank expression on his face, and the painted halberd in his hand was whistling and roaring. Wherever the wind from the halberd went, all the Cao soldiers in front of him wailed and screamed, and blood splattered everywhere.

The painted halberd did not stop and directly killed through Cao's army at the south gate!
By the time Liu Wu wiped the blood from the corners of his eyes, he had already reached the east gate. Along the way, he was invincible and unstoppable. All the Cao soldiers who blocked his way were killed by his halberd.

So much so that when the Cao army on the city wall behind saw Liu Wu's figure, they were all frightened by his fierce power and actually jumped off the city wall to save their lives!

kill!kill!kill!

The only sound in Liu Wu's ears was the sound of the painted halberd piercing flesh and blood. When he stopped, he had already killed through four gates with his halberd. On the top of the city wall, there was a smooth path paved with the flesh and blood of Cao's army leading to the four gates!
The remaining Shanyue soldiers on the city wall all looked at him in awe.

Outside the city, under the banner of Cao’s central army, all the generals of Cao’s army were also dumbfounded.

"This, this thief general, actually broke the siege of four gates with his own strength?"

"The four gates formed a tower. I don't know how many of our soldiers rushed in, but almost half of them died at his hands!"

"This man is so brave, who in the world can be his opponent?"

"No matter how brave he is, I don't believe he can defend the entire Xiling City by himself!"

Looking at the blood-soaked figure holding a halberd on the city wall, all the generals of Cao's army were in awe. They saw clearly that when Liu Wu attacked later, many of Cao's soldiers would rather jump off the city wall than defend themselves against his halberd. This showed how powerful he was!

……

“Huff!~Huff!~”

Lu Xun sat on the ground, gasping for breath, leaning on his sword. His body was covered in blood. Although he was a strategist, the situation just now forced him to pick up the sword.

Wei Yan, Gao Shun and Gan Ning were all sitting not far away, catching their breath.

"No wonder General Gongjin was able to defeat Cao Cao's 800,000 troops at Red Cliff, but failed to capture Jiangling City." Suddenly, Lu Xun spoke out of the blue. Wei Yan was stunned, then sneered, "You have gained some experience after this battle! Your General Gongjin can certainly bully those northern landlubbers on the water."

"But we can attack Jiangling City. That's a land battle! Don't you see the origins of the soldiers under Cao Aman?"

Lu Xun was silent, he understood what the other party meant.

Most of Cao Cao's soldiers were northern civilians, and among them were even surrendered Yellow Turban Army. The north had been ravaged by war for years, and the civilians who survived all endured the torment in dire straits.

They are extremely tough. Once they are given weapons and a little training, they will definitely become top-notch soldiers, especially the Jiangdong soldiers who have not experienced much war.
Lu Xun finally understood why Cao Cao was able to unify the Central Plains and why he was able to defeat Liu Bei from the north to the south, because in the entire Han Dynasty, no one could defeat Cao Cao on land!

"What nonsense!" Gan Ning was furious when he saw Wei Yan mocking Zhou Yu. "Cao Cao also had his defeats. When he was fighting against Lu Bu, he was defeated several times by Lu Bu's Bingzhou cavalry!"

Wei Yan was about to retort when Gao Shun, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly spoke up: "But Wenhou was defeated by Cao Cao in the end! Cavalry can certainly defeat Cao Cao, but Cao Cao can fail many times, while cavalry can only fail once."

"The prefectures and counties under Cao Cao's command can provide him with a large amount of food, soldiers, and armor, which can give him the capital to fail many times, but the cavalry does not have this capital, so if the cavalry fails once, it will be gone, such as... Lu Bu."

Lu Bu!

Liu Wu, who was not far away, heard these two words and his heart trembled.

He looked at the dense Cao army outside the city, looked at the corpses of the defenders on the city wall, and subconsciously muttered to himself: "Lü Bu, Lü Bu..."

……

……

The sun has set,

At this moment, Xiling finally returned to silence...

The prolonged fighting and roaring almost made Cao's army tear the Xiling city apart.

Liu Wu sat on the top of the city wall.

A person is all alone, as if he is not accepted by this world.

The slender big hand was holding the linen cloth and wiping the Fang Tian Hua Ji bit by bit.

Wipe a little bit,
The red was gradually wiped away, and the sharp edge of the light emitted a cold and chilly light under the reflection of the bright moon in the sky...

Today, Liu Wu brandished a Fang Tian painted halberd and fought a fierce battle, fighting from the south to the north of the city, and from the west gate to the east gate. This time alone, more than a hundred Cao soldiers died under the painted halberd.
"Huh!~"

Liu Wu let out a long breath, his expression revealing a sense of helplessness: "Fang Tian Huaji, Fang Tian Huaji, if it weren't for you today, I'm afraid Xiling City would have fallen, right?"

The tone was full of sadness.

Under the moonlight night,
He was alone, and he continued to wipe it with his head down, slowly and bit by bit.

That voice of Lu Bu really touched his heart.

The loneliness that had been buried deep in my heart was finally revealed this time...

Finally, the last bit of blood stain on the Fang Tian Huaji was wiped off.

Liu Wu was in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

a long time,

Then he muttered to himself, "Xi Ling, is it really going to become my Liu Zilie's White Gate Tower?"

That year, Cao Cao led a large army to attack Xuzhou. Lu Bu held on to Picheng and defended Xia Pi with the bravery of Wenhou. Cao's army could not take the city for two months, but Lu Fengxian eventually died in the White Gate Tower!

Collapse! ~
The Fang Tian Hua Ji was pounded hard against the city wall, and Liu Wu felt the blood in his chest surging up like a dragon rolling.
He felt really upset.

Dissatisfied!

Unwilling!

I really can't accept it and I really can't reconcile myself to this!
Why? !

The past scenes echoed in his mind, the years of battles, the years of displacement, he went deep into dangerous places everywhere, even though he had mastered the Tianlong Halberd Technique to perfection, even though he risked his life time and time again, in the end, this was the outcome? !

Is there really no place for me, Liu Zilie, in this world?

hum! ~
Fang Tian Hua Ji made a loud noise.

A halberd broke through the air and was swung out by Liu Wu fiercely!
Crash! ! ~
The Fang Tian Hua Ji turned around and struck a dozen times. In that instant, it was like a meteor flashing by, and then a torrential rain fell! !

What is the use!!
Even though you are extremely powerful, Gan Ning couldn't stop you from striking with your halberd! Xu Zhongkang fell in nine rounds! When you raised your halberd and asked the more than 30 Cao Ying generals who else were there, they turned their horses around and fled in panic...

But what can I do? !

At this time, under the bright moon, white snowflakes were falling, and with the whistling north wind, they looked like pear blossoms all over the sky, covering both sides of the river...

Snowing.

It was dusk, snow was dancing wildly, the painted halberd was flying wildly in the night sky, a set of Tianlong Fangji technique was revealed, it was as if a dragon was crying, but Liu Wu could not suppress the anger in his heart no matter what!
As long as you can endure hardship, there will always be more hardship to endure. Liu Xuande asks you to recognize Adou as your master!
Cao Cao likes you.
He begs you to come to him!
Then, you go and make him a hunting dog to tear apart the heroes.

But if Cao Mengde really knew that you were the son of Liu Xuande, would he really tolerate you?
Dogs are worse than...

Sun Zhongmou! Sun Zhongmou, do you still need to guess what you are thinking?
I'm afraid that right now, Zhou Gongjin is lurking with his army across from Xiling City, waiting for the right moment to bite Cao Cao hard...

but!
These Jiangdong rats will never come to this end unless they watch you, Liu Zilie, bleed to the last drop!

The Han Dynasty is so vast, is there no path for Liu Zilie to take?

Go back to Gong'an and continue to be Liu Bei's slave! Surrender immediately and become Cao Cao's hunting dog! Or continue to stay here and be Sun Quan's meat shield? !

Why? !

Boom! ! ~
The last move [Tian Ding's Fury] was performed with the power to overturn the silver sea and scatter the pearl foil!

At this moment, Liu Wu's momentum has reached its peak, like a god!
The Fang Tian painted halberd was like a jade dragon, and there was a fierce battle. The snow turned into scales all over the sky, floating down all over Liu Zilie's body...

……

Not far outside Xiling City,

As soon as it got dark, several figures lurked at the pile of corpses.

Cao Mengde looked at the figure on the top of the city wall. He had been stunned for a long time and was completely dazed.

During the day, more than 30 generals went forward to raid the battlefield. Cao Mengde didn't get to see anything during the day, so he came out to stroll around at night...

Not only Cao Cao,

Xiahou Dun, Cao Hong, Xiahou Shang and others standing nearby were also fascinated by what they saw.

At this moment, they had only one thought in their minds: wow, it was not unfair that Xu Chu lost the game in nine rounds the day before yesterday!
Cao Mengde was the first to come to his senses. He shook off the snow on his body. He looked at the figure on the top of the city wall and couldn't help but say, "Tsk tsk, who in the world is worthy of white clothes?"

at the same time,

Liu Wu, who was standing on the top of Xiling City, was shocked...

He heard a sound, but he couldn't make out what it was, but he didn't hesitate at all. He took three or two steps forward at high speed and snatched the bow and arrow from the nearest soldier guarding the city.
Then he aimed in a certain direction outside the city!
……

Under the city,

"Not good!" Cao Mengde trembled all over.

Liu Wu couldn't see him, but he could see Liu Wu on the city wall!
……

The city head,

Liu Wu urged the bow hard!

He was very familiar with this man's voice.

Grass……

No, it's Cao!

Cao thief!!
Snapped! ~
With a crisp sound, the bow was broken...

Liu Wu was too nervous.

This is just an ordinary bow and arrow, how can it withstand his strength?
……

Under the city,

Xiahou Dun was already standing in front of Cao Cao.
Cao Mengde grabbed the saddle, but his thighs were trembling and he couldn't climb up for a while...

"My lord, let's go!" Cao Hong pushed hard and directly carried Cao Mengde up!
"Gee, gee!" Cao Cao's voice was trembling, and he waved the whip desperately...

Herod! ~
A neigh broke the silence outside Xiling City, and the warhorse started to gallop away, carrying Cao Mengde...

At this time,
Whoosh! ~
An arrow flew through the snow and blizzard, piercing through the top of Xiling City! !
"Ah!~"

Then a scream was heard from Cao Aman. A second bow had been replaced on the top of the city wall. Liu Wu, who had just shot the first arrow, vaguely saw someone falling off his horse.

(End of this chapter)