Chapter 169 - Nobles Siege (2) (1/2)
Chapter 169 – n.o.bles Siege (2)
Translated by Bloodfalcon
Some of those soldiers who managed to climb up began laughing heartily “HAHAHAHA, FINALLY, 10-MU OF FARMLAND IS MINE!!!!” A greedy person is very dangerous and can make a person exponentially more powerful. If it is just normal circ.u.mstances, they will never be this fast. But with a reward prepared for them, they will be much more willing to die for that reward. So, after they reached the city wall, they quickly brandished their sword and began charging toward Urban Army.
Right now, on the city wall, only Urban Army is here. Black Flag is missing.
Liu Mang also stand on the city wall. When he look at that Sun Ce army sergeant, he only said “KILL HIM!!!!” Although that sergeant is considered elite in n.o.ble’s private army but under Urban Army’s a.s.sault, he is nothing.
In just 3 bouts, an Urban Army soldiers kill this sergeant.
Gradually, more and more Sun Ce’s n.o.ble army swarming to the city wall and one by one Urban Army fell to their a.s.sault.
Looking their own soldiers are swarming on the city wall, the head of Liu clan is really excited and said proudly “Those people are my soldiers!!! MY MIGHTY SOLDIERS!!!”. Other people send their own reps but this Liu clan is sending himself to monitor this battle. This man name is Liu Shang. His Liu clan is not one of Han Dynasty clansmen and not written in the annals unlike Liu Kai, Liu Neng, Liu Ye and even Liu Mang. A few hundred years ago, maybe his clan is one of the n.o.bles but now, he is not. This man is a n.o.ble that harked from Songjiang district and worked hard in order to become one of the n.o.bles in Jiangdong.
TL: Songjiang district = one of Shanghai's district.
“PAH!!! ARE YOU REALLY SATISFIED BY JUST HAVING YOUR SOLDIERS GOT ON CITY WALL?!” The other clan reps is saying those words disdainfully and continued “I hope your memory is good, Liu Shang. Don’t forget that Strategist Lu wants us to overcome the Wancheng city and only after that, we can calculate the merit!!!”
“YES!!! ANY SOLDIERS CAN CLIMB THE CITY WALL. DO NOT NEED SKILL TO DO THAT!!!” Other clan reps also taunting Liu Shang.
Liu Shang just kept his gaze toward Wancheng city and said “Just wait, be patient!!!” without seeing those clan reps. He just want to clean up Wancheng city’s defenders and kill the other n.o.ble clan’s soldiers to monopolize his merit. He has long waited for Sun Ce to appoint him with heavy responsibility.
Sun Ce just laughed when he saw n.o.ble’s private soldiers one after another climb the city wall. In his mind, he just thought “Nice, wall already been climbed. It is a matter of time before the city fall!!! Hehehe, those dogs are really worthy of their values. I just baited them with the promise of merit and all of them are eating my s.h.i.+t!!! In the end, I will be the one who get the most spoils from breaking Wancheng city!!!!”
“SHA, SHA, SHAAAAAAA!!!!!!” Urban Army started to get big casualties because their numbers is unable to be compared with Sun Ce’s army from several hundres to 4,000 in just a few minutes. Although Urban Army is powerful but enemies number is almost endless and kept swarming toward them, draining all of their stamina. Also this time Sun Ce army is smart enough to protect the ladder in order to send a steady supply of soldiers.
Liu Mang also is engaging all troops with his s.h.i.+eld and axe. He just finished ripping Sun Ce army soldiers with his s.h.i.+eld and but his movement as if he is searching someone.
Liu Mang is looking generals in order to be cut down and destroy enemy’s morale. Liu Mang has enough experience facing generals. One person can be said to have the strength of 1,000 troops inside him. If not dispatched quickly, there is no way they can survive this a.s.sault. He felt really strange as on the city wall, there are already 5,000 troops but no generals at all only sergeant and at most, lieutenant.
Since Liu Mang could not find any generals, then he can only order Huang Zhong “Old General Huang, I am counting on you to find generals!!!” in order to find generals to kill.
Huang Zhong is a one man army, who can kill thousand people by himself alone.
“YES SIR!!!” Huang Zhong nodded and grasped his golden curved dao. Everywhere he goes, he bring big terror toward every soldiers. His prowess is so strong that 5 soldiers were cut down in a single blow by him.
However, no matter how strong Huang Zhong is, he cannot turnabout this situation as the enemy is almost limitless. Urban Army also really hapless now and Liu Mang himself is fighting b.l.o.o.d.y battle.
“DAMMIT!!!! ALREADY 8,000 TROOPS!!!” Liu Mang curses while huffing and puffing. As for wounds, Liu Mang is harmless, but his stamina is already reached his max and now gritting his teeth at more and more enemies coming. These 1,000 Urban Army will really die and the city will fall today.
Liu Mang truly has never seen so much of Sun Ce army besieging him like this before.
Huang Zhong himself is also very limited in terms of stamina so, he is also saving up his own.
“HAHAHAHA!!!! YOU SEE THAT? I KEPT MY WORDS TO ALL OF YOU!!!!” Liu Shang said it with big excitement. The merit for breaking this city already succeeded, his banner also has been put on top, it is just a matter of time for General Sun Ce to see.
This Wancheng city is exponentially better than his Songjiang district. Even though this is just a prefecture, Liu Shang can expand his influence and even make Wancheng city as his base and make name for himself.
“Now where is that His Highness Prince of Shu?!” Liu Shang who has climbed to the wall then searches for a golden-armored general in all direction. Although Liu Shang never met Liu Mang but he knows that he wore golden armor just like Lu Bu so it will be very easy to recognize him.
Finally Liu Mang comes into Liu Shang's vision “Hmm, there you are!!! G.o.d really bless me with fortune!!!” Liu Shang is really felt blessed by G.o.d in this battle, he not only got the first merit breaking Wancheng city, he also able to capture Prince of Shu!!! With this big merit, Liu Shang's clan will not only got Wancheng city as base, but Sun Ce will definitely place him as one of the oldest n.o.bles and he quickly command his men “All soldiers, capture that golden-armored general harmless!!! He must survive!!!”
Bao clan and Zhang clan alliance who are on the city wall also managed to spot Liu Mang and said “Finally, come to us, big merit!!!” They all been lamenting because the first merit is gone, taken by Liu Shang so Zhang De and Bao Zhong have been seeking Liu Mang here and there. Now they found him, they will not let him go at all.
Zhang De who also becomes crazy due to loss several hundreds people and first merit, quickly ordered “ALL TROOPS!!! KILL THAT GOLDEN ARMORED GENERAL!!!! THOSE WHO KILL HIM WILL BE GRANTED 1,000 TAELS OF GOLD AND ADOPTED TO MY FAMILY!!!!” and thought maliciously “d.a.m.n YOU, LIU SHANG!!! I WILL NOT LET YOU GET FURTHER MERIT!!!! I WILL KILL PRINCE OF SHU TO ROB YOUR MERIT NOW!!!!”