Chapter 203

"My Lord, Sun Ce came by boat from Jiangdong; at this time, the warships must be docked on the north bank of Chaohu."

Liu Bei's eyes lit up and he laughed loudly.

"Fa Xiaozhi is indeed smart!".

In the main tent of the Cao Army,

Cao Cao looked around the room.

"Gentlemen, Ding Yuan Shu has already fled south. The morale of the Shouchun garrison is low. Tomorrow, our army's morale will be greatly boosted, and we can expect to break the city in one fell swoop!"

Xia Hou Dun and the others did not understand why the entire army's morale would be boosted tomorrow, but since their lord said so, it must be true.

Cheng Yu cupped his hands.

"My lord, our current great enemy is Liu Bei. After breaking the city tomorrow, we must urgently deal with Liu Bei!"

Cao Cao nodded.

"Correct. Defeating Ding Yuan Shu this time is not difficult; how to keep Liu Bei here is the key."

"I have already contacted Sun Ce, and he is willing to lend me a helping hand."

Li Dian was puzzled.

"My lord, the ten thousand cavalry led by Liu Bei are all elites. If he wants to flee, our army may not be able to stop him."

Cao Cao glanced at him.

Cheng Yu understood instantly.

"Gentlemen, Liu Bei is a hypocrite who uses benevolence and virtue to deceive the world. Once Shouchun is broken, our army will reward itself by looting it. Liu Bei will certainly not allow this. When that happens, we will turn against each other and crush Liu Bei!"

"If Liu Bei abandons the people of Shouchun and flees alone, we can then spread word of his hypocrisy everywhere!"

Everyone praised the plan!

Xun Yu frowned; this strategy was truly too damaging, using the common people as bargaining chips.

Cao Cao rose to his full height.

"This battle has two goals: first, to break Shouchun; second, to kill Liu Bei! Generals, go and prepare!"

"Understood!"

The next day,

The Cao Army's breakfast was reduced to a handful of rice and a large pot of water!

The soldiers were furious.

Some beat the cooks,

Others shouted that they wanted to go home!

Cao Cao had the grain officer brought into the tent. Soon, the head of the grain officer was borrowed by Cao Cao and displayed to the three armies!!

Cao Cao walked onto a high platform piled with food and shouted loudly,

"Listen everyone, the grain officer embezzled the food and has already been dealt with according to military law!"

The resentment of the crowd diminished significantly!

"Generals, hear my order: after eating your fill today, break Shouchun and loot for three days!"

"If Shouchun is not broken today, the entire army will be executed!"

The Cao Army soldiers shouted loudly,

"Mighty!"

"Lord Cao is mighty!"

The Cao Army's morale soared. They attacked the city with all their might, moving earth and stones, filling trenches and moats, ignoring the rain of arrows and stones!

The pressure on the Shouchun garrison increased greatly!

At the South Gate, Liu Bei's side also moved.

Tai Shi Ci led a thousand elites, the front row raising shields to block the arrows from the city walls!

The longbowmen in the rear fired in unison, preventing the defenders on the wall from raising their heads.

Tai Shi Ci shot and killed the city defense Captain with one arrow. Leading by example, he climbed the scaling ladder to the top of the wall. The Mad Song Halberd in his hand instantly pierced several men, seizing the high ground!

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

The soldiers behind him followed closely, pulling out the crossbows from their backs and wiping out the rushing defenders in one wave!

Soon,

The South Gate was controlled by Tai Shi Ci!

The other gates of Shouchun were also broken one after another!

Liu Bei ordered Tai Shi Ci to open the South Gate to let the people flee the city quickly.

"We are the subordinates of General of the Gentlemen of the Household of the Cavalry, Liu Liu Xuande. Hurry out of the city and head south!"

The people were deeply moved.

"It's Liu Liu Xuande!"

"Quick, the Cao Army is vicious, let's get out of the city!"

"The Cao Army has already started slaughtering people at the other gates, run!"

"Damn the Cao Army!"

Tai Shi Ci sent men to maintain order at the gate and had soldiers stand on the rooftops, holding longbows for defense.

He himself rushed back outside the city.

"Report~!"

"My lord, Cao Cao is personally leading an army of sixty thousand, with his great generals Dian Wei, Cao Ren, Xia Hou Ding Yuan, Le Jin, and others, charging toward us!"

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Liu Bei nodded.

"Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Wu Wu Anguo, and Chen Dao, follow me to kill the enemy!"

"Understood!"

Nine thousand cavalry were divided into three teams.

Zhang Fei's team headed straight for the Cao Army's left flank.

Chen Dao and Wu Wu Anguo struck the right flank!

Liu Bei personally led four thousand elites, taking Ma Chao and Tai Shi Ci to charge at Cao Cao's center!

Liu Bei shouted loudly,

"Cao Cao, you indulge your subordinates in harming the people; I will surely stop you!"

Cao Cao stood on his chariot and also cursed loudly,

"Liu Bei, stop with the fake benevolence! I fought hard to attack the city, and you came to pick the peaches! Now you're even slaughtering my soldiers!"

"Generals, hear my order: whoever kills Liu Bei will be rewarded with ten thousand gold, promoted five ranks, and enfeoffed as a Marquis!"

Liu Bei also roared,

"Whoever kills Cao Cao will be rewarded with ten thousand gold, promoted five ranks, enfeoffed as a Marquis, and awarded fifty Hu Ren female slaves!"

The soldiers on both sides had eyes gleaming as they stared at the opposing commanders!

Cao Cao...

"I will add a luxury mansion in Xuxian!"

Liu Bei: "A five-hundred-acre estate outside Changancheng!"

Cao Cao continued to raise the stakes: "One thousand acres of fertile land!"

Liu Bei did not show weakness: "An independent pasture! Thousands of cattle and sheep!"

The soldiers on both sides roared as they charged at each other; no need to add more, they had already been given too much!

The livestream room also laughed.

"Damn, they're showing off their wealth!"

"Are they trying to crush each other with money?"

"I choose to kill Boss Cao; after all, the big-eared thief is too good at fighting!"

"The soldiers' eyes are all gleaming; they've been given too much!"

Zhang Fei was the first to charge into the Cao Army.