Chapter 173 (1/2)
Chapter 173
Chapter 173 – Choice For Liu Mang
Translated by Bloodfalcon
A half day after Liu Mang destroyed n.o.ble’s private soldiers, an event similar to Wancheng city wall also happened in Sun Ce army as there is also a slaughterfest . The extermination of Wu clan were led by Tais.h.i.+ Ci and Danyang soldiers while Sun Ce just pretend to be ignorant . With his clan being slaughtered, Wu clan rep quickly asked Sun Ce for reason, but never in his wildest imagination, he would have expected that Sun Ce stabbed him in the heart and kick him while saying these words in cold tone while removing his sword “Wu clan have offended military law twice, therefore it is my right as lord to impose martial law by execution toward all of you . ” Wu clan rep then died in disbelief, disbelief that his own nephew would kill him .
Sun Ce then screamed his order while cleaning bloodstain on his armor “Zijing, is everything ready?”
“Milord, all soldiers are ready!!!” Lu Su holds his fist and reported to Sun Ce . Lu Su is started to dedicate his whole being toward him, there is also an idolizing feeling as well as fear .
Today, Sun Ce killed his own blood in order to absorb their private soldiers . Tomorrow, perhaps Lu Su’s life will be claimed by him . This person is really ambitious and has lofty aspiration, worthy of being one of the greatest heroes of this nation . However, as great as Sun Ce is, he is not Lu Zijing’s wise lord . After this Battle of Lujiang ended, Lu Su will quickly returned to Hueiji in order to be on Sun Quan’s confidante, he needs him .
“Then start the a.s.sault!!!!” Sun Ce quickly stand up . He put on his hard helmet from his own soldier and pick up his Conqueror Spear to do battle again .
Tais.h.i.+ Ci then voiced his concern “Milord, what about your injury?!” Tais.h.i.+ Ci is a general so he naturally will know how deep is one’s injury . Sun Ce’s wound in this battle can be considered as severely wounded . Although his body already become hyper-cla.s.s, but the degree of this injury is too severe for 1 day to heal .
“Ziyi, it is OK, I am all right!!!” Sun Ce waved his hand . He knows that his injury at least fractured 3 pieces of his ribs . He also want to rest, but time is not an option . Today he must break Wancheng city, otherwise he will not returned his army unscathed, let alone executing revenge .
Looking at Tais.h.i.+ Ci’s concerned face, Sun Ce’s heart began to soften up and said “Ziyi, I have already given a third thought . I need to join this battle, if not, there will be no chance for us to seize victory . Ziyi, I as your lord, has not yet dominate this land, how can I permit myself to die in battle?!” Sun Ce really determined to fight in this battle . He must use his newly-found hyper-cla.s.s to decide this battle as soon as possible .
“I understand, Milord!” Tais.h.i.+ Ci then put his fist on the other hand after saying that . Tais.h.i.+ Ci is no Lu Su whose job is to think strategy and worry about other things than battle . He is a combat general whose task is to break through enemy lines . He liked Sun Ce because he is the one who make him surrender by prowess alone, impressing him to no end and also Sun Ce is a person whose principle to let bygones be bygones . With that principle alone, even if Sun Ce killed as many people as Liu Mang did, Tais.h.i.+ Ci will never betray him .
“b.u.mP, b.u.mP, b.u.mP!!!!” Battle drum has resounding again and this time is Sun Ce core army with addition of n.o.ble clan’s remaining armies are charging toward them . 5,000 Danyang soldiers again unleashed, along with 10,000 regular soldiers, all are awaiting orders . In their hands are scaling ladder and sword has been unsheathed . Behind them, there are battering rams to destroy Wancheng city’s outer wall gates . Yesterday, he did not use them because he believed that n.o.bles will take over the city, but now, he must use it in order to win this battle .
“f.u.c.k!!!! BATTERING RAMS!!!!” Cursed Liu Mang while observing with his telescope . Liu Mang has not yet recovered from his murderous rampage earlier, so right now, he will not join the battlefield directly, and all battle is to be left for his generals . He saw at least 2 rams are a.s.signed to each gates . “Sun Ce really desperate to enter the city by today!!!” Thought Liu Mang . Liu Mang also sees that all of battering rams are in mint condition, and all of them are teakwood logs reinforced with steel . One strike can damage the city gate severely .
Sun Ce then raised his Conqueror Spear and pointing toward Wancheng city while screaming “BEAT THE DRUM!!!! WE MARCH!!!! ATTTTTAAAAACCCCCKKKKKKK!!!!!” He must break this Wancheng city by today or else he will be destroyed by Bing Province Heavy Cavalry .
“SHAAAAAA!!!!!!” 5,000 Danyang soldiers quickly brandished their weapon and sprints toward Wancheng city wall . Majority of scaling ladders had been given to Danyang soldiers by Sun Ce as they are the most fastest troops in the remaining Sun Ce army elites . Leading them is Tais.h.i.+ Ci whose strength has reached supercla.s.s and brandis.h.i.+ng twin halberds which can strike fear in enemy’s heart .
Liu Mang then began counting down “”1000 steps, 800 steps, 700 steps, 600 steps, 400 steps, 300 steps!” The moat of Wancheng city is already filled with corpses of those n.o.ble private soldiers and will not able to stop Sun Ce core army advances .
“VOLLEY NOW!!!!” Liu Mang said with fierce voice . All of Lu Bu army’s soldiers quickly shot volley . This time, it is impossible to use the same scheme like yesterday as Sun Ce already knew the existence of heavy infantry . Therefore today he uses divide and conquer tactics in order for Liu Mang’s 3000 troops of heavy infantry also get tired and unable to fight them all .
“WHIZ WHIZ WHIZ!!!!” The entire city wall shot volley endlessly under Liu Mang’s order . In Wancheng city, arrows are very numerous . So numerous that you only need your stamina in order to draw the bow .
Soon, pitiful screams were heard everywhere but strangely, all those screams majority belonged to regular soldiers . The Danyang soldiers have been hiding those arrows by hiding behind the regular soldiers . Those regular soldiers really have badluck, being a meat s.h.i.+eld for Danyang soldiers . Liu Mang’s first wave of a.s.sault actually managed to take down 2,000 soldiers .
2,000 soldiers’ casualties is just like a scratch toward Sun Ce . Sun Ce needed them to be weeded out, in order to separate between trash and elites . Sun Ce hoped by battling Liu Mang and Lu Bu army, half of them to survive this war because once they survive, they will all become elites and having elites is like winning one-third of the battle in this time of chaos .
“CLIMB!!!!” Screamed one battalion of regular soldiers who managed to reach the wall . They are n.o.bles private soldiers . Yesterday, they are still partying in their own respective camps and on standby to wait for their master’s victorious news . Also without the order of their masters, they will not move . Those soldiers are also glad that they did not need to die in the battlefield . But right now, they were all dispatched as Sun Ce core army as Sun Ce had told them all that their masters are all dead on the city wall . They all now belonged to Jiangdong Army and as thus, they must do siege today .
All of them are brandis.h.i.+ng their own weapons like forks, shovels, swords and quickly placed scaling ladders on the city wall . Right now the scenery is just like ants climbing the wall .
Danyang soldiers then asked the leader “Uncle, advise us what to do!!!” Those Chu division has been putting show by climbing all of the scaling ladders and quickly descended back .
“What to do?! Just keep pretending to climb the city wall!!!” Lin Danda / Chu Zhongtian exclaimed while gritting his teeth . They are the remaining Danyang soldiers that Sun Ce had . They also occupy as one of Jiangdong Army elites, if they kept acting like this, it is not good . Lin Danda and Er Gouzi are all wearing white cloth on their left shoulders as per Liu Mang and Chu Jie’s instructions yesterday . Their numbers right now also being divided into two, so Zuo Renjie could lead again .
“Yes, it is not good, it is too obvious!!!” Er Gouzi also agreed . Danyang soldiers is the one who reached the city wall first, but later on, they ordered all of regular soldiers to climb first . From their position, Sun Ce, Lu Su and Tais.h.i.+ Ci can easily see them and maybe execute them all for insubordination .
“THEN WHAT TO DO NOW?!” Chu Zhongtian yelled and continued “DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BATTLE THIRD GRANDMASTER?!” Chu Zhongtian really worried about Chu Jie . When he almost threw Liu Mang two days ago, he knows that Wancheng city defenders are too little in numbers . Also when Sun Ce, Chen Wu and Dong Xi are raiding Wancheng city, made Chu Zhongtian’s heart sank as Chu Jie will be killed .
After Wancheng city has been defended, Chu Zhongtian catch a glimpse of Chu Jie still alive and breathing, he breathed relief sigh . Who knows after that two days, they must confront Third Grandmaster again .