Vol 9 Chapter 166 (1/2)

Chapter 166

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 166: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS THE SIEGE OF XINYE (15)

Li Dian POV

*Ping* *Ping* *Ping*!

Another 3 explosions rang out when Lu Bu finished.

“Kill~~~~” Before I could understand what was going on, the sound of troops charging out filled the air and shook my heart. Is the sound coming from the heavens?!

No, it’s the city walls. I looked about frantically and when I saw what was happening, I was shocked. The topmost section of the city wall had fragmented and countless troops were pouring out from within and making their way down.

They ambushed us!

I looked ahead again and saw that Lu Bu was calm and felt even more infuriated as I looked at her.

Kuh… I should have known that there was no way they were able to complete the city defence construction works so quickly. And the only reason they were able to do so was because they were hollow inside. No wonder they did not station too many troops on the tower. The floor of the topmost layer was not strong enough to support too many people.

While I was preoccupied with my thoughts, the enemy troops had charged into our troops. It was lucky though that we had spread out our troops already or we would be surrounded in the 2 streets.

However, I still did not know how many troops were used in this ambush and if Guan Yu and Zhang Liao’s troops were amongst them, or whe*re they were if they were not in the ambush.

But before that…

*Tatata*– The sound of horse hooves?!

“Yaa!” I turned back and saw that Lu Bu was galloping for me.

Wu!

*Ding*!

Looks like I will have to deal with the enemies in front of me first huh! After deflecting away her halberd, Lu Bu swung at me immediately and I deflected her blow again. This time, her blow was much stronger and I was forced to take several steps back before I could regain my balance.

“The battle has begun.” Lu Bu said softly as she looked at me and raised her halberd. At her word, the 2,000 troops behind her charged up.

“Protect the commanding officer!” A general from my army yelled out as several troops began breaking through the second barrier. In an instant, both armies clashed and finally, the battle began, albeit not how I initially expected it to be.

For now at least, the charge by both armies has separated Lu Bu and I. She was now a dozen paces or so away from me and was engaging with several of my troops. Even so, she still had her eyes on me and was clearly after my head.

“Yaa!” Just then, Cao Ren’s voice could be heard as she leapt for Lu Bu from behind.

*Ding*

A clear sound rang out as Lu Bu blocked the spear with her halberd without even looking back, in a clear display of her martial superiority.

“Lord Li Dian! Are you alright!” Cao Ren asked as she hurriedly disengaged and rushed over to where I was.

“Un.”

“Watch out! The enemy might have more traps!” Cao Ren yelled out to our troops as I replied.

“Lord Cao Ren, what we need to do is move our troops in the alleys here and break down the obstructions so we can decimate Lu Bu and her forces here!” I hurriedly advised Cao Ren. She seemed to be panicking still and looked about before she hurriedly nodded.

“Alright, I’ll give the order.” Cao Ren said as she looked up while I swung my spear left and right to prevent any enemies from approaching.

*Ta*!

“…” But just then, Lu Bu had silently leapt over and wordlessly swung her halberd down at Cao Ren.

I hurriedly leapt over and blocked the attack but was sent flying back several paces. Cao Ren seized the opportunity and went for Lu Bu&rsquo

s vitals but Lu Bu was able to dodge effortlessly.

Thereafter, we exchanged another dozen or so blows. It was clear however, that even our combined strength was no match for Lu Bu as she was still able to effortlessly mow down our troops while fighting the both of us. Not to mention the dog she carried in her chest the entire time.

“…”

Wu! Lu Bu wordlessly slashed across again and I was swept back and had to use my spear to regain my balance. Several of our troops charged forward and engaged Lu Bu during the time when we were forced back, giving us a little bit of time to catch our breath.

They are too slow!

My face was covered in sweat and dirt as I began to panic. We could not hold on here for long yet Lu Xiang who went to give the order to the troops in the middle had yet to return. Not only that, they had yet to had yet to arrive to reinforce us even though now was the perfect time to surround and overwhelm them.

“Lord Li Dian!” A frantic voice rose above the din and when I looked over, I saw Lu Xiang running over. As she ran, she held the wound at her side with 1 hand which appeared to be bleeding.

“Why are you so frantic, Lu Xiang!”

As she rode over, she saluted me and replied, “The troops in the middle. They can’t reinforce us.”

What!! What is going on? They should be able to. Even if they have been attacked by the ambush from the walls, they should be able to break out of the surround. At the very least, they should be able to send over 1-2,000 troops.

“They were ambushed!”

“Eh?!” I was stunned while Lu Xiang nodded with a look of disbelief.

“What’s the status?”

“A large amount of troops streamed out of buildings in the alleys and engaged with the troops in the middle directly.”

How could… They should not have the numbers to do this?!

“How many?!” Cao Ren asked, her tone jumping about from fatigue, “How many enemies are there in the alleys?”

“It’s not clear!” Lu Xiang shook her head anxiously.

Not clear? How could it be not clear?