Chapter 59: Scheming in the Middle of a Scheme

  "What people?" Pei Yuanshao, who was guarding the North Gate, saw dozens of black shadows suddenly rushing out, and his heart sank, shouting loudly.

  "Haha, you're a dead man." A black-clad figure sneered, suddenly leaping forward with a loud shout. A flash of cold light appeared in mid-air as the sharp blade of a treasured sword stabbed straight at Pei Yuanshao's chest.

  "Brothers, what are you still dazing about? Take the city!" As soon as the treasured sword was unsheathed, with a loud shout from the man in black, more and more dark shadows emerged, instantly merging into a surging tide of people, rushing towards the city gate at high speed.

  "Commander Pei's guess was correct, they've arrived." Pei Yuanshao dodged the black-clad man's attack and rushed to the rear of the 'panicked' crowd, shouting loudly "Don't panic, we must defend the city gate at all costs, can't let the bandits succeed, quickly inform Commander Pei and request reinforcements."

  "Yes." The soldiers responded in unison, drawing their swords and charging towards the bandits. However, facing the ferocious attack of the black-clad men, the originally outnumbered defenders gradually retreated, repeatedly "routed", and in an instant, the black-clad men had already charged to the city gate.

  "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh", the dark night sky, many torches flew up into the air, instantly illuminating the night sky. These black-clad men were ruthless and fierce in battle, clearly well-trained, not ordinary people. They not only killed the Yellow Turbans mercilessly, but also frequently lit torches and threw them into the night sky.

  "General, the enemy has set fire!" Sun Jian and others who had been waiting outside the city gate saw the flames rising from the north gate, and the sound of killing shouts came over from time to time. They suddenly became excited and shouted loudly.

  "Yes, all soldiers listen to the order, make good preparations, and as soon as the city gate opens, rush in together, slay the Yellow Turban rebels, and capture Yangzhai in one move." Huangfu Song excitedly stroked his long beard and ordered the crowd behind him.

  There was no loud response, some just kept bowing their heads, under the night sky, with a flash of cold light, all the soldiers drew out the blades on their bodies, ready to fight at any moment, everyone's eyes were fixed tightly on the city gate not far away, waiting for the city gate to open and launch a surprise attack.

  "Ma Wu, we've been waiting for two hours. Will Huang Fu and the others really launch a sneak attack tonight?" Ma Yuan asked impatiently from his hiding place in the weeds at the foot of the mountain, with a dry grass root clenched between his teeth.

  "Don't worry, Brother Feng has never cheated us." Ma Wu had followed Xu Feng for the longest time and naturally trusted him completely.

  "Report, General. Outside the North Gate, a large number of government troops have been spotted, with an unknown exact count, but at least 20,000 to 30,000." The scout sent out came forward and reported to the two men.

  "How's that? Brother Feng's clever calculation didn't cheat us, did it? Old Huangfu may have been through many battles, but he's no match for Brother Feng. As the saying goes, 'the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.' Huangfu Shuang wouldn't have expected this even in his dreams. We've been hiding here for a long time, I wonder if he knew, would he be so angry that he'd die from it? Ha ha ha!" Ma Wu said with a pleased smile.

  "Haha, Brother Feng, you're truly intelligent and brave. I, Ma Yuan, rarely admire others, but Brother Feng, you absolutely are one of them. I wholeheartedly admire you." Ma Yuan gave a thumbs up and praised with a smile.

  "Feng Ge is also called by you, and doesn't even take a piss to look at himself. With your character, you still want to get close to Feng Ge, dream on." Bai Mao Yu gave him a cold glance, and Ma Wu sneered disdainfully.

  Just then, the north gate of Yangzhai was opened with a creak.

  "Charge! Kill!" Sun Jian shouted loudly, and immediately brandished his ancient halberd, mounted his horse, urged it on, swung his sword, and galloped towards the city gate.

  "Men of Jiangdong, charge with our lord!" Huang Gai brandished his iron whip and gave a loud shout before charging out himself. Cheng Pu, Zu Mao, and Han Dang also did not show any weakness, each urging their horses on as they killed their way towards the city gate.

  Tens of thousands of Jiangdong soldiers, shouting in unison, charged forward with all their might. Huangfu Song and others naturally did not want to fall behind, and the 30,000 government troops surged into the north gate of Yangzhai like a tidal wave.

  "Haha, listen, they've already started attacking the city." Upon hearing the earth-shaking battle cries, without needing scouts to report back, Ma Wu and his men had already guessed what was happening. The two of them immediately led their troops in a charge out of the city, like a vast net covering the sky, forming an encircling formation as they rapidly closed in on Yangzhai.

  "It's bad, the bandits are attacking the city, run quickly!" The Yellow Turbans near the North Gate who were in a fierce battle, under Pei Yuanshao's leadership, panicked and retreated while shouting, under Huangfu's fierce offensive, they repeatedly withdrew and dispersed. Huangfu Song didn't suspect anything, and immediately ordered to pursue and kill, soon they had already chased into the city center.

  "Huangfu Song, Tian Wei has been waiting for you here for a long time." A loud shout like thunder came from afar, it was Tian Wei's voice.

  "Huh?" Huang Fu was taken aback. "Dian Wei? Where is he?" He looked around in all directions, but did not see Dian Wei's figure anywhere.

  "Old matchmaker, your husband is here, come on, close the door." Along with a black shadow shouting from the top of the city wall, the well-trained elite Tiger Guard suddenly emerged from the ground on both sides of the city wall and occupied the north gate in an instant. With a creaking sound, the gate slowly closed under the stunned gaze of Huangfu Song and others.

  "What? No good, I've been tricked." Even Huangfu Song, who was not very clever, understood what had happened.

  "Hurry back and open the city gate quickly." Sun Jian hastily shouted loudly, leading his troops to rush back to the north gate.

  At this moment, a burst of bowstring vibrations sounded around, dense arrows shot into the sky and rushed towards the panicked government soldiers. The crowd couldn't see clearly where the arrows were coming from. In the blink of an eye, arrows fell like rain. More than 30,000 people were originally crowded together, and before they could disperse, there was nowhere to hide, nowhere to avoid, and all they could do was silently endure.

  In an instant, the cries of agony were endless, the wails unceasing. The government soldiers fell like wheat in the wind, one after another, those who were lucky died with a single arrow, without having to endure endless suffering. Those who were unlucky were shot full of holes, and still lingered on, wailing and gasping for breath, living but not alive.

  Sun Jian and others, without stopping, charged and dodged in the crowd, wielding their blades to resist the dense hail of arrows, although brave and fierce, for a moment, there was no good strategy to escape.

  Cheng Pu had just suffered a severe injury, with Zhang Fei's spear piercing his right shoulder blade. His movements were naturally slow, and he was unable to dodge in time, taking an arrow each to the waist and thigh. Cheng Pu gritted his teeth and urged his horse forward, but tens of thousands of chaotic government soldiers were crowded together, making it impossible to ride a horse, let alone drill through the ground.

  However, after several rounds of arrow rain, a large number of cloth bags suddenly flew out in the air. The officers and soldiers were unaware of the trick and instinctively used their weapons to block them. However, after the cloth bags were torn open, the air was instantly filled with dust and smoke, and some of the bags contained ash, while others contained flour... All were ordinary objects, but during the battle, they had an unexpectedly great effect, and the dense dust in the air instantly blinded many soldiers' eyes, one by one becoming blind men who could not see anything.

  "Despicable Xufeng, how despicable! You actually resorted to such treacherous means. Xufeng, come out and I'll take your dog life to vent my hatred."

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