"Aim!" Boom! A bullet was fired towards the top of the city wall.
"Huh?" Liu Mang was attracted by the sound of the cannon. Liu Mang's vision was still very good. He could see the fire from the cannon below the city wall.
Liu Mang's first reaction was that Wei Yan was crazy!
That's right, the cannon was fired from Wei Yan's Red Coat Camp.
There were still Xiahou Yuan's soldiers on top of the city wall. However, Wei Yan did not care about him at all.
"Your Highness, be careful!" Cheng De's soldiers shouted at Liu Mang from the side.
Liu Mang saw a bullet flying toward Liu Mang.
"Huh?" Liu Mang quickly retreated. However, his speed could not be compared to the speed of a bullet. A bullet was fired towards Liu Mang.
Liu Mang wanted to dodge but it was too late. Liu Bei used his saber as a shield and swung it sideways. The bullet would explode in the air above the crowd. Inside the bullet were countless barbs. Even heavy armor would not be able to withstand the barbs.
Liu Mang could only step forward.
"Boom!" The bullet in front of Liu Mang exploded.
"Hahahaha, Liu Mang is dead, he is dead!" Wei Yan was overjoyed.
Xiahou Yuan's face also showed a trace of joy. This time, the price was too high. If they could kill Liu Mang, the price was still acceptable.
"Milord!" Liu Mang was also scared silly. If Liu Mang died here, then Yangzhou would be finished.
Liu Ye rushed to the place where the bullet exploded but he could not see Liu Mang's figure.
"No, no!" Liu Ye was panicking. This cannon could be said to be built by Liu Ye himself. How could he not know the type of the bullet?
If the bullet hit Liu Mang's body, then Liu Mang's body would be smashed to pieces. However, this was a bullet, so there should be a corpse.
"Ziyang, step back!" Liu Ye was pleasantly surprised, but a cold voice came from behind.
"Your Highness! Are you okay? Are you okay? "
"I am fine!" Liu Mang also broke out in cold sweat. When he used his saber to deflect the bullet, it exploded. If Liu Mang was not at the peak of God-Refinement and had the same feeling of power, he would not have been able to escape from this calamity.
"Wei Yan!" After surviving this disaster, Liu Mang was furious. This Wei Yan did not even let his own people go. Under this kind of indiscriminate attack, Liu Mang's army suffered a lot. However, Xiahou Yuan's two thousand soldiers would also die.
"They are your people!" Liu Mang was also surprised by Wei Yan's viciousness.
"So what!" Wei Yan was very disappointed that the bullet did not kill Liu Mang. "A general's success is built on thousands of bones!"
Wei Yan's words were very harsh. Many soldiers of the Divine Regiment stared at Wei Yan fiercely.
The ones who died on the battlefield were all soldiers of the God Marching Corps!
"General Wei Yan!" Xiahou Yuan did not expect Wei Yan to speak without thinking.
"Your Highness King of Han, there is no need to sow discord. They are the Divine Regiment. They are my soldiers. They are fighting for Your Highness King of Wei. They are honorable to die for Your Highness King of Wei. Even if they die, Your Highness King of Wei will not treat them badly!" Xiahou Yuan shouted to his men on the city wall.
Soldiers were just trying to make a living. After all, there were only a few who could become generals. As long as they died, it did not matter much.
This was the sorrow of these soldiers. They were just pawns of their superiors.
Liu Mang was silent. "Since you want to die so much, I will fulfill your wish!" They could only be enemies, but they were not enemies. Each of them had their own pursuits. It was just that they had different standpoints.
"Pass my order, fire the cannons!" Wei Yan once again roared from outside the city.
Once again, he loaded the bullets and fired them towards the city wall.
The entire city wall of Cheng De was dyed red with blood.
The Blossom Bullet was an indiscriminate attack. Regardless of whether it was an ally or an enemy, it would explode. Two people who were fighting each other just a moment ago would be sent to the Yellow Springs together.
The reason why Cheng De was able to hold on for so long was because the city wall was strong enough to avoid Wei Yan's cannons.
Now, the city wall could not be used anymore.
Under Wei Yan's indiscriminate bombardment, the defenders of Cheng De suffered heavy casualties.
"Your Highness!" Zhang Liao led the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and rushed towards Cheng De. Since Cheng De was unable to hold on, his goal was to take Liu Mang away.
"You want to leave? Impossible!" Xiahou Ba's Ferocious Cavalry was used to contain the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. How could he let Zhang Liao break through so easily?
"Get out of the way!" Zhang Liao also lost his cool. In the previous confrontation with the Ferocious Cavalry, Xiahou Ba was always at a disadvantage.
Now, Zhang Liao directly gave up on the flanks and rushed towards Cheng De.
"I said, with me here, don't even think about passing!" Xiahou Ba was also confused. If he fell behind the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, he would have to pay Zhang Liao a lesson. However, Xiahou Ba became arrogant. The Ferocious Cavalry was built based on the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.
Their goal was to defeat the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. However, no matter if it was the first battalion led by Xiahou Chun or the second battalion led by Xiahou Ba.
They had not truly defeated the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.
The two heavy cavalry units charged at each other without any skill. They were like two steel machines or two meat grinders entangled with each other.
There was no technique on the battlefield. It was a competition to see who could last longer.
Overall, the Ferocious Cavalry was at a disadvantage. Firstly, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry's overall quality was higher than the Ferocious Cavalry. Secondly, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry's new Yangzhou armor.
This made it difficult for the Ferocious Cavalry to tear through the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry's defense with their blades. .
"What!" The Ferocious Cavalry quickly fell into a predicament.
Xiahou Ba realized that he had been tricked.
"Hmph! Even your father, Xiahou Yuan, is no match for me, let alone you! " Zhang Liao's expression turned cold. It turned out that he was just putting on an act in order to show off Xia Houba's arrogance. It was Xia Houba's arrogance that made Xia Houba disdain to follow behind the Bing Province Wolf Cavalry and instead chose to face them head-on.
"Damn it!" Xiahou Ba realized that it was too late.
When these two behemoths collided, it was impossible to separate them.
There was a difference between the Ferocious Cavalry and the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. In the beginning, the Ferocious Cavalry could still rely on their numbers. However, Xiahou Ba had given up on this advantage.
Now, he could only reap what he sowed.
"Kill!" Zhang Liao waved the blade in his hand and slashed towards Xiahou Ba.
"I haven't lost yet!" Xiahou Ba was like a newborn calf that was not afraid of a tiger. He charged back.
The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, the number one cavalry unit in the world. The reason why they received this title was because their strategy was to fight to the death. Every wolf was contributing their last bit of strength to the wolf pack.
Although the Ferocious Cavalry were also elites, they were not willing to sacrifice themselves for others.
"Ahhhh!" The Ferocious Cavalry was at a disadvantage at the beginning, but slowly, they were defeated.
Xiahou Ba was indeed Xiahou Yuan's son. In this situation, he actually began to withdraw his troops to minimize his losses.
Zhang Liao looked at Xiahou Ba with admiration. However, it was only admiration. As long as there was enough time, Zhang Liao would definitely be able to wipe out Xiahou Ba. However, it also needed time. Zhang Liao had the least amount of time.
After piercing the Ferocious Cavalry, Zhang Liao's troops directly rushed towards Cheng De City.
Zhang Liao was really worried about the King of Han, Liu Mang.
"Even if you charge out, so what? Cheng De City will fall!" Xiahou Ba was not surprised. He was still too young and impetuous. He actually allowed the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to break through.
He could only roar angrily.
"Faster, faster, faster!" Zhang Liao fiercely slapped his warhorse.
On top of the city wall, the battle was already white-hot.
Xiahou Yuan's three thousand troops were all crippled after going up. However, it was not like they did not gain anything. Similarly, Liu Mang also lost nearly two thousand men.
One must know that the entire Cheng De City only had three thousand guards at the beginning. Although there were civilians, it was already the third day.
There were only a thousand guards left on top of the city wall.
Cheng De City could not hold on any longer.
"Boom boom boom!" Wei Yan's Blossom Bullet once again bombarded the city wall.
"Go!" Xiahou Yuan waved the command flag in his hand once again, and the remaining two thousand men under his command also pressed forward.
Liu Mang had just killed one of the Xia God's Army. Before he could catch his breath, two more people rushed towards him. Their blades were already chipped.
Xingba, Xingba, if you don't come, I will really be buried here.
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"Faster, faster, faster!" On top of the Hongze Lake, three huge figures were shuttling back and forth.
"This damn river!" On one of the warships, a person who looked like a deputy general complained.
They were clearly the navy, but now they were acting like sailors. They did not think so before, but after entering the sea, they realized that the rivers were just small ditches.
These three behemoths were all warships, and each of them weighed thousands of tons.
"Report! Reporting to the Governor, the third warship has hit a reef! "A subordinate came to report.
The commander picked up the binoculars in his hand and looked at the third warship behind him. Sure enough, it had hit a shoal and was stranded.
The commander was very distressed. These warships were all outstanding meritorious ships. They were also the overlords of the sea. However, they were stranded in the shoal.
"Let the third warship repair itself. The first and second warships continue to move forward!"
"Ah!"
"Your Highness, Ning is back!" The commander looked outside the ship. It was full of his Highness's empire.
…
"Abandon the city wall!" Liu Mang could only give such an order.
"Your Highness, abandon the city wall? Cheng De will be defenseless! "Someone on the side dissuaded Liu Mang.
Originally, they could rely on the city wall to defend for a while. If they lost the city wall, how long could they last?
"Staying on the city wall will only lead to death!" Liu Mang shook his head. Xiahou Yuan's two thousand-man teams had once again pressed on. If they stayed here, they would be completely wiped out.
There were only a few hundred people left. Liu Mang could not afford to lose them.
If the city wall was still there, they would lose everything if they died.
"Ziyang, quickly go to the city. If there is no other way, blow up everything for me!" Liu Mang was also ruthless. He wanted to blow up the entire industrial area of Cheng De. He would not leave anything for Wei Yan and the others.
"Yes!" Liu Ye nodded and immediately left.
The others were the craftsmen who had gathered together. Liu Mang looked at these craftsmen. Fear appeared on their faces.
Their faces were full of fear.
They were afraid. They were afraid of the war outside the city. At the same time, they were also afraid of Liu Mang.
That's right. They were afraid of Liu Mang because this was Cheng De. Cheng De's industrial area was built by these craftsmen. Liu Mang could even blow up the industrial area. The industrial area was built by these craftsmen. Perhaps, Liu Mang's next step would be to kill them.
How could they not be afraid?
Their guess was right. Liu Mang looked at these craftsmen gloomily. These craftsmen were the talents of Yangzhou.
It could be said that Liu Mang could afford to lose 100,000 soldiers, but he could not afford to lose these craftsmen.
If these craftsmen fell into the hands of Cao Cao, even if they could not build an industrial area like Yangzhou, at least Cao Cao would not have to take revenge on his artillery.
Liu Mang could not help but reveal his killing intent.
The craftsmen and their families became even more nervous.
"Uncle, uncle, are you going to kill us?" Just as Liu Mang was about to make a move, someone tugged at his trousers.
"Matchmaker, come back!" One of the craftsmen's wives shouted at the little girl beside Liu Mang's legs in a panic.
She immediately ran forward and knelt in front of Liu Mang. She kowtowed to Liu Mang, "Your Highness, please forgive us. Your Highness, please forgive us. She is only a child!"
"Have I become a demon?" Liu Mang could clearly feel the fear of these craftsmen. He could not help but laugh at himself.
He squatted down and looked at the little girl beside his legs.
"What's your name?"
"Matchmaker!" The little girl did not seem to be afraid of Liu Mang. She said to Liu Mang.
"Matchmaker!" Liu Mang repeated.
Liu Mang picked up the little girl and asked, "Aren't you afraid of uncle?" Liu Mang's body was covered in blood. It was the blood of the enemy. The number of Xiahou soldiers who died in Liu Mang's hands was at least 800, if not 1000.
"I'm not afraid. Uncle is here to protect us and help us beat the bad guys!" The little girl called Matchmaker said.
"Haha!" Liu Mang suddenly laughed.
The couple on the other side kowtowed even harder.
"Yes, I am here to protect you!" Liu Mang muttered to himself. He put down the girl called Hong Niang and took out a jade pendant from his bosom and gave it to the girl. Then he said to the child's parents. "If I can survive, bring this pendant to me!"
Liu Mang walked to the craftsmen and said, "You don't have to be afraid of me! I am Liu Mang. I am your King of Han. Without you, there would be no Yangzhou. Without you, there would be no Liu Mang. Now, I declare that you are free! "
"Huh?" The craftsmen were stunned.
When these craftsmen entered Cheng De, they made a contract that they could not leave Cheng De for 10 years. This was to prevent the enemy from discovering them.
"I believe that compared to me, Cao Mengde cares more about you! If they come, surrender! "Liu Mang said to the craftsmen.
"Let's go!" Liu Mang took the remaining few hundred people and retreated to the inner city of Cheng De.
However, as soon as Liu Mang left, the craftsmen followed behind Liu Mang.
"Huh? Liu Mang frowned, "Why are you following me? As long as you surrender, Cao Cao will definitely put you in an important position! "Liu Mang thought that these craftsmen were afraid of being killed.
As long as they said that they were craftsmen, Cao Cao would spoil them. Why would he hurt them?
"Your Highness, we don't want to go to Yan Province!" One of the craftsmen said to Liu Mang.
"That's right, Your Highness. This is our home. We don't want to leave!" Another craftsmen said.
"If you follow me, you may die!" Liu Mang said to the craftsmen.
"We are not afraid!" The craftsmen said, "Even if we die, we die at home! We don't want to be homeless anymore! "
These craftsmen had long treated Yangzhou as their home. In all fairness, Liu Mang was the Marquis who treated the commoners the best. He let the farmers have land and let the commoners have enough to eat.
He even let the commoners study. Some of these craftsmen were locals of Yangzhou, some were refugees from other places, and some were bought by Liu Mang from Jiangdong.
Over the years, they had integrated into the big family of Yangzhou.
If they had to give up this place and live a homeless life again, they would rather die.
"Good!" Liu Mang nodded to the craftsmen, "I can't guarantee anything else, but as long as I, Liu Mang, am alive, I will not let any of you get hurt! All of you, follow me into the city! "
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The last line of defense in the outer city of Cheng De could not hold on for long before it was breached.
Countless of Xiahou Yuan's soldiers rushed into Cheng De City.
"Haha! Haha!" Wei Yan laughed. They had already breached the outer city. Cheng De City was still far from being breached. Liu Mang did not have many people left.
"Little brat Liu Mang, your destiny is already over!"
"General Wei Yan, I will leave this place to you!" Xiahou Yuan agreed with Wei Yan's words. The Red Coat Camp needed time to move. In addition, there was still the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry outside. Therefore, Xiahou Yuan needed to personally attack the inner city.
"General Xiahou, please rest assured. I will wait here for your good news!"
Xiahou Yuan also took out his saber and rushed into the inner city.
Xiahou Yuan failed to persuade Cheng De City to surrender again. So, he went all out to attack the inner city.
Liu Mang repulsed a wave of soldiers. Before he could wipe the blood off his face, several soldiers of Xiahou Yuan's Divine Cavalry rushed up. Liu Mang stabbed his saber into the body of one of them. He wanted to pull it out and kill the other two, but he did not expect that this person used his ribs to clamp the saber.
"Warriors?" Liu Mang looked at the few people who rushed up. These people were all warriors. They were all at the level of Body Refinement.
They were not afraid of death. They wanted to control Liu Mang.
If it was a normal day, Liu Mang would not be afraid. But now, Liu Mang had been fighting for three days. He was physically and mentally exhausted.
The saber in his hand was pressed down again.
Four people each grabbed one of Liu Mang's limbs. There was another one behind.
"GO TO HELL!!!" Another body refiner with a ferocious expression slashed toward Liu Mang with his saber.
"Ha!" Liu Mang shouted and avoided the attack. However, he could not avoid the attack. The saber was about to hit his shoulder. Liu Mang would become a one-armed man.
A sword light flashed and knocked the saber away. It hugged Liu Mang's shoulder.
"Ziyang?" Liu Mang was stunned. The one who saved him was Liu Ye. Liu Ye not only saved him, but also killed a Body Refinement martial artist.
"My lord, I have not completely lost the Six Arts of Gentleman!" Liu Mang smiled at Liu Mang.
Liu Ye's martial arts were not at the peak of perfection, but he had reached the next level. Otherwise, Liu Ye would not have been able to kill his father's guard alone.
Liu Mang saw that Liu Ye was at least at the peak of Body Refinement.
"You really have hidden your strength!" Liu Mang smiled, "Then you and I will kill the enemy together."
Liu Mang's people were getting fewer and fewer. In the end, there were only a few dozen people left huddling in one place.
Xiahou Yuan knew that he could not persuade Liu Mang to surrender, so he directly let his men attack.
Liu Mang's army retreated while fighting. Xiahou Yuan personally went to the battlefield, which increased the morale of the Divine Corps.
"Ziyang, are you ready?" Liu Mang asked Liu Ye, who had returned.
"Everything is ready!" Liu Ye said to Liu Mang.
"Ziyang, I did not expect that the one who will die with me in the end would be you!" Liu Mang smiled indifferently.
"Milord, what are you saying? If it were not for you, I, Liu Ye, Liu Ziyang, would probably still be a food waiting for death!" Liu Ye was already very satisfied. In Cao Cao's camp, he was always on guard against him. He, Liu Ye, recommended himself time and time again, but in the end, he could only humiliate himself.
Only when he came to Liu Mang's camp, Liu Ye finally found himself.
Liu Mang's books and those wonderful ideas, he, Liu Ye, could be considered to have displayed his life's knowledge.
If one learns the truth in the morning, one can die in the evening without regrets.
But it was a pity for Liu Ye. He still had a lot of books that he did not understand.
"You, if you were at my place, you would definitely be an expert!" Liu Mang said with a smile.
"Brick expert? A brick-moving expert? “
Liu Mang did not explain.
"I did not expect that I would lose to Cao Cao in the end!" Liu Mang shook his head. In the original trajectory, Cao Cao had the last laugh.
He did not expect that even after Liu Mang came, he still could not change this fate.
Liu Mang had already prepared everything when he entered Chengde City. He had also sent out a carrier pigeon. It contained the choice of successor for Liu Mang. He was no longer a person with only one son.
Lady Lu was already pregnant before Liu Mang left Nanyang. She should have given birth by now. Logically speaking, she should be Liu Mang's eldest son. However, Liu Mang still gave the position to Lady Cai's child, Liu Zhao. After all, Liu Zhao could already run away.
Liu Mang let Lü Bu regain control of the army. Zhuge Liang, Lu Su, and Xu Shu became Liu Zhao's master.
With these people assisting Liu Zhao, even without Liu Mang, Liu Mang would still be able to support himself. At worst, he could just use the river to conquer.
"Before I die, let's set off some fireworks!" Since there was no way out, Liu Mang prepared to let Liu Ye send out a signal to detonate the tools and cannons in the city.
"En!" Liu Ye nodded and sent out the signal. However, there was no sound of explosions in the city.
"Are you looking for this person?" Xiahou Yuan's voice sounded.
Liu Mang took a closer look and saw that there was a person beside Xiahou Yuan who was flattering him.
"Liu Neng, why are you here?!" Liu Ye questioned the person loudly. This person was the person that Liu Ye ordered to detonate everything in the city upon receiving the signal. However, he was now beside Xiahou Yuan.
"The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit! Mister Liu Neng, do you still not understand? "Liu Neng said with a smile.
"Even you have betrayed His Highness King of Han?" Liu Ye was furious.
"Betrayed? I have never been loyal, how can I betray him? Moreover, His Highness King of Han has a grudge against me for exterminating his family! "The old man called Liu Neng glared at Liu Mang.
"Exterminating his family?"
"Oh, His Highness King of Han, you might not remember this name. Then you should know the other name, Zhang Zhao!" Liu Neng, no, it should be Zhang Zhao, said to Liu Mang ferociously.
"Zhang Zhao?!" Liu Mang was also surprised. Wasn't this Zhang Zhao the one who instigated Sun Quan to rebel? However, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Zhang Zhao was tricked by Lu Su.
In the end, Sun Quan was captured and Zhang Zhao escaped.
Liu Mang did not expect him to appear in Cheng De. He even became Liu Ye's man.
"My lord, Ye did not recognize him!" Liu Neng blamed himself. It was because he saw that Liu Neng was capable that Liu Ye accepted him as his trusted aide. Liu Ye was even prepared to recommend this person to Liu Mang.
Liu Mang did not expect this person to be Zhang Zhao who was hiding in Cheng De.
"Since you have even obtained the warehouse, I will give these craftsmen to you as well. I hope you will treat them well!" Liu Mang said kindly.
"Don't worry!" Xiahou Yuan nodded. "For the sake of these craftsmen, I will leave Your Highness' corpse intact!"
"You said you would teach him to me!" Zhang Zhao shouted at Xiahou Yuan.
"Hmph!" Xiahou Yuan smiled indifferently and did not mind Zhang Zhao's question. If Zhang Zhao was useful to Xiahou Yuan before, Xiahou Yuan had already sent people to take over the warehouse. Why would he care about Zhang Zhao?
"Bang, bang, bang!" The sound of explosions could be heard.
Xiahou Yuan and the others were not paying attention and almost stumbled.
Xiahou Yuan suddenly grabbed Zhang Zhao, "Didn't you say that the explosion was under control?"
"Yes, General Xiahou. I have already removed all the explosives!" Zhang Zhao was also stunned. He had clearly removed all the explosives for him. Why were there explosions in the city again?
"Bang, bang, bang!" The sound of explosions could be heard again.
"This is not an explosion in the warehouse! This is, this is! " Zhang Zhao had been in Cheng De for a long time and gradually recognized the sound. "Artillery. This is artillery. Get down!"
"Bang, bang, bang." Countless bullets could be seen landing in Cheng De City. Many of Xiahou Yuan's men were killed in an instant.
"Wei Yan!" Xiahou Yuan's first thought was that it was Wei Yan's Red Coat Camp. Only Wei Yan had artillery and only Wei Yan would fire it at his own men.
When Wei Yan fired at his own men, Xiahou Yuan tolerated it. But now, he could no longer tolerate it.
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