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Chapter 348: Chengde’s army was defeated and Zhang Liao became a famous general!

Zhou Yu stood outside the city, watching the flames rising into the sky. A large army was constantly pouring in from outside the city. It had been two hours since they attacked Chengde. At this moment, the sky was slightly brighter, and Liu's army was almost invisible on the city wall. Only a small part of the tower was still guarding it.

A fierce war was going on in the city. Every street and alley was a battlefield. It was in the hands of Sun's army one quarter of an hour, and was captured by Liu's army the next. Perhaps after another quarter of an hour, it would be controlled by Sun's army again. More than 200,000 soldiers fought a desperate battle in the small military town of Chengde.

Zhou Yu knew that he could not drag on like this and had to fight a quick battle. Five days had passed since he was defeated and fled to Guangling City. Five days was not a long time, but it was definitely not a short time. It was enough time for Liu Bei to gather troops in Qingzhou and attack Chengde. Even if he hadn't arrived yet, Zhou Yu was still worried.

With the lesson of Guangling City, Zhou Yu would never be at ease if he failed to capture Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun for one minute. After all, he was just a little bit away from overcoming his inner demons, just that little bit!
Fortunately, he turned a disaster into a blessing and awakened his indomitable character, which was almost against the will of heaven. At least the heaven was not cold to him.

Another three hours passed, and it was already noon. Most of the city had been occupied, and only a small part of the military town was still under the control of Zhang Fei and his men. Zhou Yu had already spread out all his scouts, and any movement within ten miles would be discovered by him.

He will not make the same mistake he made last time in Guangling City. This time, he must capture Cheng De without any mistakes, and also capture Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Zhang He alive!
"Liu Bei, Liu Bei, you will be defeated by me this time. After I kill your favorite generals and then kill Zhang Liao, it will be your turn."

Inside the city, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei and Zhang He gathered at the east gate, preparing to break out from here and head to Guangling City to meet up with Gu Rubing. At this moment, the three of them only had more than 15,000 cavalry and more than 30,000 infantry under their command, which barely added up to 50,000 people.

After five hours, more than half of their troops had been lost, but fortunately, Sun's army was not in a too good situation either, with a total of more than 80,000 casualties. In particular, the capture of the city tower cost them nearly 40,000 men, but the 20,000 archers responsible for guarding the city tower were almost wiped out, and only a few escaped.

Now, they only had six streets near the east city wall that had not been lost. Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Zhang He were as strong as ever. With Gu Rubing's "I am the destiny" characteristic, they would never be exhausted as long as they did not lose their vitality. Zhang Liao's situation was because his vitality was about to dry up, so even if he had more strength, he could not use it.

"Brother, we can't delay any longer. We must fight our way out of the city. Even if we lose Cheng De, we can't let the remaining 50,000 people die here!"

After Zhao Yun killed another team of cavalry, he came to Zhang Fei. At this moment, his body was covered with blood. He looked like a bloody man, but it was all blood from the enemies. The blood on his body was coagulated and was about to turn solid.

"That's right. If we continue like this, we will all be eaten by them sooner or later."

Zhang Fei wielded his Zhangba Snake Spear and cut off the head of a second-rate general. He himself had unlimited physical strength and did not show any sign of fatigue at this moment. The same went for his soldiers. Killing a few people could directly replenish their physical strength, which made each of them as brave as a god of war.

After a fierce battle, their combat power is still the same as before, and they have not consumed any physical strength, so Sun's army has not taken the military town for so long. However, this is only temporary. For Sun's army, it is only a matter of time to take Chengde and to annihilate Liu's army. What they need is to ensure that they do not escape.

Three miles outside the east city wall, a cavalry of 10,000 people ambushed here, quietly waiting for possible enemies. If any enemy wanted to escape, they could only go here. To the north was the assembly point of Sun’s army, and to the southwest were the territory of Yangzhou. Even if they escaped, it would be no different from death. They could only escape through the eastern city gate.

This 10,000-man cavalry was led by Han Dang, a general under Sun Jian. Han Dang was good at riding and archery, and had extraordinary arm strength. He was a famous archer in Jiangdong. The cavalry he led also used bows and arrows as the main weapons, and was good at long-range surprise attacks. Unlike other cavalry that were used for confrontation, they would usually stay far behind the enemy or on the side to harass them, making it difficult for the enemy to cope.

"General, what does Lu Meng mean? He has taken away all the work of gaining military merit, and only gives us this hard job."

A deputy general under Han Dang grumbled in dissatisfaction. They were clearly a regular cavalry organization, but were described by Lu Meng as an irregular army. Now they were sent to guard such a remote place. On the other hand, Lu Meng not only volunteered to be the first to charge and break into Chengde, but was also appointed as the deputy commander of this siege. After this battle, Lu Meng would probably be even more arrogant and would not take the soldiers in their military garrison seriously.

"Alright, alright, we are here to ambush the fleeing Liu Jun on the orders of our lord, not Lu Meng. As for Lu Meng, he is a son of a military family and is used to being arrogant. There is no need to bother with him."

Han Dang had a heavy face. He was also deeply angry about Lu Meng's words and actions, but the other party was a county governor, and he was just a small Sima of a separate department. How could he compete with a governor like him?

"I just feel sorry for the general. His ability is not inferior to Lu Meng's, but his position is so far behind his, and he is still humiliated by him in every way."

The deputy general gnashed his teeth in hatred.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore!"

Han Dang interrupted the deputy general with an unhappy look on his face. He knew that Lu Meng was arrogant and spoiled, but he simply did not have the strength to compete with him. He had no choice but to endure it.

"The enemy is definitely not a fool. Some of them will definitely escape. As long as we capture them, we will also get military merit."

After hearing this, the deputy general finally stopped complaining.

Because there was an ambush in the north, Zhou Yu sent out 2000 scouts, but there were no scouts on the northern mountain road. Nonsense, there were already cavalrymen lying in ambush, so what was the use of scouts?

In the valley, Han Dang was resting with his eyes closed. In the distance, the Chengde military town was still ablaze with flames, creating a warm oasis in the cold winter that made people want to get closer.

In the far north, the worried Han Dang sent a dozen riders to garrison here to guard against reinforcements from the north. At the moment, these dozen riders were drinking and eating meat in a roadside tavern, looking very happy.

One of them, who looked like a leader, was devouring a plate of braised beef with soy sauce. With just a few chopsticks, he finished half a pound of beef. He picked up the wine jar and drank a gulp of wine. Then he burped long and contentedly. The other soldiers followed suit, eating the meat and drinking from big bowls.

One of them, who was obviously a new recruit, had not drunk any alcohol and had only eaten something. His face was full of worry.

"Captain, can we do this? Didn't the battalion commander ask us to gather intelligence here? In case of a sudden attack by Liu Jun."

A big bearded man laughed and patted the recruit on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, this is our territory. Liu Bei and his men don't dare to come here. This is a good job that our platoon leader got by paying Qu Chang five taels of silver. Enjoy it."

The recruit still had a worried look on his face. The man next to him, who was called the sergeant, seemed to see his worry and poured a bowl of wine for the recruit with a smile.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of anything that happens."

The new recruit then took the wine bowl and drank it all. After a dozen people had eaten and drunk their fill, they stood up, rubbed their round bellies and prepared to leave. The waiter of the tavern immediately came over and stopped them.

"Hey, sir, the total is one ounce of silver and thirty coins. Who will pay for it?"

Hearing this, the cavalrymen who were about to leave stopped and turned to look at the waiter. The big man with a beard sneered.

"Waiter, you are new here, right? When have we brothers paid for our drinks here?"

"Sir, I can't make such a big decision. You'd better wait until our boss comes back." The waiter didn't dare to make the decision. His annual salary was less than one tael of silver. He dared not agree to these customers. After hearing the waiter's words, the sergeant, who had been smiling, suddenly changed color. The bearded man next to him saw this scene, his face changed immediately, and he grabbed the waiter's collar and lifted him up.

"You shopkeepers don't even dare to talk to us like that, who do you think you are?"

After saying that, the bearded man punched the waiter so hard that he curled up on the ground in pain. At this moment, the shopkeeper finally heard the noise outside and hurried out. After seeing that it was this group of drunk soldiers causing trouble, the shopkeeper's face immediately changed and he quickly walked towards them.

"General, general, I am ignorant, please forgive me, generals, you can just go, just go."

The shopkeeper had a big smile on his face as he looked at the soldiers. The sergeant pushed aside the crowd, walked up to the shopkeeper, and put a fake smile on his face again.

"Leave? Why should you leave? Shopkeeper, we gave you the silver, but you haven't given us the change yet. Could it be that you, shopkeeper, are bullying our customers because of your big store?"

After hearing what the chief said, the shopkeeper's expression changed.

"Jun, Junye, how much did you give?"

"Don't you know how much we gave?"

"This, this, Lord Jun..."

The shopkeeper looked embarrassed, and the bearded man picked him up again.

"We paid ten taels of silver, and your food and wine cost one tael of silver, so you still need to give us nine taels of silver in change!"

"General, General, spare me, our entire stall combined doesn't even have ten taels of silver in cash."

The shopkeeper broke free from the bearded man's control, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to them frantically, hoping that they could bypass him. He buried his head on the ground, not daring to look up. Only after hearing the sound of several people falling to the ground did the shopkeeper look up, only to see that the soldiers who were still blackmailing him fiercely were now lying in a pool of blood.

A group of cavalry rushed over from the distance, and a handsome young man put one or two taels of silver on the table and said to the shopkeeper.

"We paid for their drinks."

After saying this, the man jumped on his horse and rode away. The shopkeeper and the waiter kowtowed to him in thanks.

"My benefactor, my benefactor, I still don't know who you are?"

"We are the subordinates of Emperor Liu. Don't worry, Emperor Liu will soon take over Yangzhou. By then, there will no longer be such bullying soldiers!"

The cavalry had gone far away, leaving only the fallen body and two people kneeling on the side to express their gratitude.

The cavalrymen who were going away were none other than Taishi Ci, who was leading 500 scouts equipped with Zhuge Liang's crossbows to open the way for the army. They had destroyed countless Sun army strongholds along the way. With the Zhuge Liang crossbows, their combat effectiveness was much stronger. In addition, using things made by Zhuge Liang also had a bonus in attack power. When the two were added together, the gain was even greater.

Two days ago, they had arrived at Guangling City and met Zhang Liao who had recovered. When Gu Rubing saw Zhang Liao, his first feeling was the huge change in Zhang Liao's temperament. Gu Rubing immediately had a guess in his mind. After opening Zhang Liao's panel, he found that Zhang Liao had indeed been promoted to a famous general.

[Name: Zhang Liao]

[Identity: Main Rider]

[General level: famous general (0/100) (legendary general points: 0/100)]

[Characteristics: Brave and cunning (Zhang Liao is a military commander, but he is brave and cunning), Ancient Zhao Hu (This is the ancient Zhao Hu), Defeat the enemy (Fearless in attacking enemies, coming and going freely), Fighting bravely (Unparalleled loyalty and righteousness, fearless of life and death), Leading the charge (Charging into battle, fighting bravely)]

[Climb the front and break into battle: Zhang Liao often charges into battle and fights bravely. When Zhang Liao leads an army, the army gains attack power +1000%, speed +300%, and toughness +200%. When the army fights as a vanguard, this effect is doubled.]

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[Commanding Skill: Death Battle]

[Fight to the Death Effect: When the enemy's strength is five times greater than yours, the effects of Ancient Calling Tiger, Breaking the Enemy's Spirit, Bloody Battle, and Leading the Front in the Battle will be doubled.]

[Equipment: Huanglong hook sickle (high quality, can grow)]

[Introduction: It is said that this sword is made of meteorites from outer space. It is six feet long, and the blade is four feet long...]

[Mount: Gray Shadow]

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As the name suggests, "charge into battle" is a feature used for charging into battle. As the commander of an army, it can provide 500% attack power, 300% speed bonus and 200% toughness bonus. This bonus is simply tailor-made for cavalry.

This is nothing, the most abnormal thing is yet to come. When the army fights as a vanguard, it can get a double bonus to this attribute. After doubling, it will get a full 1000% attack power, 600% speed and 400% toughness bonus.

There is also Zhang Liao's most important command skill. When facing an enemy force that is five times stronger than his own, the effects of the four characteristics of Ancient Summoning Tiger, Breaking the Enemy's Spirit, Fighting Bloody Battles, and Leading the Front into Battle are doubled. This is Zhang Liao's most important skill.

When these characteristics are combined with Zhang Liao's commander skills, Zhang Liao's role becomes obvious. He can lead a small number of cavalry as a surprise force to ensure the triggering of the commander skills, and also double the attribute of charging into battle. He is like a sharp knife roaming over the enemy's head.

(End of this chapter)