[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal":3,"chapter-heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-chapter-153":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Heaven-Defying Comprehension: I Built an Eternal Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2164455,3643,"Chapter 153","heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-chapter-153",153,"\u003Cp>\"Understood!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Xu Chu immediately agreed and promptly dispatched 600 soldiers to gallop within arrow range of the city walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Instead of rushing to attack the city, they switched to their bows, nocked arrows, and began shooting at the enemy troops on the gate towers and walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>These soldiers of the Personal Guard Battalion were the elite of the elite, selected from every commandery; each one possessed at least the early stage of Internal Force cultivation, equivalent to a second-rate warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Their archery and horsemanship were top-tier; every single one of them was a master marksman.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Almost every shot found its mark, and as a wave of arrows swept along the walls, a chorus of screams erupted from the gate tower!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Ah!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"How is this possible?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Counterattack! Quickly, fire back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing the casualties mounting, the enemy troops on the city wall began to counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But it was essentially ineffective.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Those arrows were either knocked away by the personal guards with their blades or deflected by their steel armor; not a single guard was harmed in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Not even one unlucky soul appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It made sense; with at least the cultivation of the early stage of Anjin and wearing steel armor, how could they be injured by these soft, weak arrows?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For a time, the rebel troops on the wall were shot at by Xu Chu and his 600 personal guards, not daring to show their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Su Xuan had already retreated several miles with the remaining 200 personal guards and Su Zhan, blocking the main road leading north.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was to prevent any enemy troops from fleeing northward.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ten-odd minutes later,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After shooting down every enemy soldier who dared to show their head on the wall, Xu Chu prepared to assault the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Kill!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, sounds of slaughter erupted from within the city, and they were very close.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Damn! Are Old Old Dian and his men that fast?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Quick! Follow me up the wall!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xu Chu’s expression changed, and he immediately prepared to dismount and scale the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In any case, with their martial arts cultivation, the mere eight-meter-high wall of Xinye could not stop them at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Ah!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Don't! Don't kill me! I surrender!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this time, sounds of slaughter, screams, and cries of surrender came from the city wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Chu’s heart skipped a beat, and he roared toward the wall: \"Old Old Dian! Old Old Dian! Is that you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The next moment, Old Dian Wei’s familiar wild laughter rang out. Xu Chu looked up and saw Old Dian Wei peering down at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Instantly, Xu Chu’s face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Damn! He’d been beaten to it!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hehe! Old Xu! Sorry about that! The credit for breaking the city this time belongs entirely to our Xuanwu Battalion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Old Dian Wei grinned triumphantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xu Chu’s face grew even darker, and he said indignantly: \"Old Old Dian, don't get cocky. If the Lord hadn't forbidden us from charging the city directly earlier, there wouldn't be any share for you in this Xinye city!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What are you barking about here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Xu Chu’s look of shame and anger, Old Dian Wei merely laughed aloud, not caring in the slightest about Xu Chu’s verbal abuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He knew these were just angry words and jokes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Everyone was on good terms!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, it was also because he had indeed taken advantage this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What was wrong with letting the other guy curse a bit?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He also knew that what Xu Chu said was true; the rebel army’s strength was truly pathetic.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With the terrifying combat power of the personal guards, taking Xinye city was simply a breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Old Old Dian! You owe me a favor this time. When we get back, you have to treat me to ten rounds of drinks, and it has to be the top-grade Drunken Immortal Brew, otherwise, I’m not done with you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Chu shouted again.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If he didn't get it back, he wouldn't feel balanced!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This time, Old Dian Wei would at least receive a great merit.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He was green with envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Haha! No problem! Ten rounds it is! My treat! Calm down now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Old Dian Wei immediately replied with a laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was just a bit of drink money; that was nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>From the money and grain seized in the city, even after handing over 70%, the Xuanwu Battalion soldiers would get 20%, and he and Zhou Cang would split 10%—that was still a huge sum of money.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>There was no helping it; this time, the rebel army under Zhao Ci had shown no mercy to the local gentry and wealthy households in the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They had snatched quite a lot of money, grain, gold, silver, and antiques.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And this was just a mere small city like Xinye.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Heaven knows how much they had snatched in Wancheng?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thinking about it, the gentry and powerful families of Nanyang were truly ill-fated.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Two years ago, they were first robbed by the Yellow Turban Army under Zhang Zhang Mancheng, and now they had been robbed by Zhao Ci.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The first time, everything went to Su Xuan; this time, it was estimated it would be no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Confirming that Xinye city had been handled by Old Dian Wei, Su Xuan did not linger and led his personal guards northward.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In a stretch of mountain forest between Xinye city and Yuyang city,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, and Taishi Ci, along with Zhang He and Zhang Liao, led the Xuanjia Army and the Xiaoji Battalion respectively, hiding in the forests on both sides, waiting quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To avoid the ambush being discovered, the secret guards and scouts used their avian beasts to communicate with and guide the birds in the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They made them stop circling above the forest and instead land within the trees, chirping as usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This made the forest appear completely normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One hour later,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A scout reported: \"General! The rebel army is less than 10 miles away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Very good! Keep scouting! Pay attention to concealment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Huang Zhong nodded in satisfaction and ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Understood!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The scout immediately took the order and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because they had telescopes, he didn't need to get too close; he just needed to find a high point far away and observe with the telescope.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Safe and efficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was also the reason why Su Xuan had created the glass-firing process to manufacture qualified telescopes and equip them to the high-level officers and scouts of each army.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With this, the advantage was too great.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On Zhao Ci’s side,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"General, that Su Xuan is truly pedantic. Just as you predicted, without the imperial court's permission, he really didn't dare to move his troops into Nanyang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Now, we only need to launch a surprise attack to take Deng County and capture his parents and family alive; that will surely force him to surrender!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Perhaps, General, you might even be able to take him into your own service!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>During the march, Zhao Ci’s sycophant advisor, Wu Qi, couldn't help but flatter him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Haha! Well said!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Zhao Ci laughed triumphantly: \"No matter how capable Su Xuan is, in the end, he will still have to drink my foot-washing water.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If he is sensible, I am not above sparing his life and giving him a chance to serve me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"In the future, when I conquer Luoyang and behead that Great Han Son of Heaven, he can also tag along and earn the merit of following a dragon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>PS: The new book is now listed. 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