Chapter 34: Night Raid on Pengcheng · Yue Jin

  "Kill..."

  The sound of thunder, the sound of rain, mixed with the intense sounds of the two armies clashing, filled the inside and outside of Pengcheng. On both sides of the south city wall and north city wall, Yue Jin and Yu Jin each led their troops to support the west city wall, launching a surprise attack at the same time. Under the torrential rain, simple flying hooks were more convenient than using cloud ladders to attack the city, and the empty defense was instantly breached by the two armies.

  The capture of Pengcheng has reached its most critical moment. Tao Qian heard the sound of killing coming from both the north and south sides at the same time, knowing that he had fallen into Cao Jun's plan to attack east and west. Although his body was already weak, Tao Qian still insisted on sending people to order the soldiers in the city to reinforce the walls on both sides.

  But as they say, one wrong move and the whole situation falls apart. The Xuzhou army made a mistake in just one step, and already fell into a passive position, being controlled by Cao's army everywhere.

  On the city walls of both sides, Yu Jin and Yue Jin wore simple leather armor, holding war knives and leading the charge. These two men can be said to be the best in close combat in Cao's army, especially Yue Jin, who is known as the first in Cao's camp in close combat. Whenever Cao Cao had a difficult city to conquer, he would send Yue Jin into battle, and in the end, it would often be taken down by him. Therefore, Cao Cao ordered Yu Jin and Yue Jin to lead the army in a surprise attack, rather than using Xiahou brothers, showing his determination to take down Pengcheng.

  South of the city, Yue Jin grasped his dagger and climbed up the rope ladder as agilely as a monkey. Over ten other rope ladders were also lowered down with Cao's soldiers climbing up, but their speed was far slower than Yue Jin's.

  In just a short while, Yue Jin had already climbed onto the female wall, while those Cao troops were still in the middle. Without the threat of arrow rain, Yue Jin was fearless and suddenly pulled hard on the flying rope, his whole body instantly rising high, like a large bird crossing over the remaining few feet, landing steadily on top of the city head.

  However, after standing firm and looking around, Le Jin was dumbfounded and lost his smile, only to find that there wasn't a single enemy soldier nearby. Unperturbed, Le Jin gripped his war knife tightly, concentrated and remained vigilant, waiting for the Cao army to arrive at the city.

  Taking advantage of the wait, Le Jin's gaze had already fallen on the southwest corner, which was arguably the most intense place in the entire battlefield. The corners of his mouth slightly curled up, and Le Jin sneered. The defender of the South City, Mi Fang, had actually used the vast majority of soldiers to support the West City, which was absolutely a manifestation of insufficient experience. If it were an experienced general, he would never make such a low-level mistake. As one by one Cao army climbed over the city wall, Le Jin's heart became even more determined.

  Just then, a loud shout came from afar: "The Cao army is right in front of us, brothers, let's go and kill them!"

  Le Jin heard the voice and sneered, coldly saying: "You've only just arrived? You're too late!" The next moment, Le Jin's battle knife flashed, and he sternly shouted: "Kill!"

  While speaking, Le Jin suddenly burst out, his movements swift as a hunting leopard, the war knife in his hand carrying a mighty killing aura, seeking to kill the captain of the Xuzhou army who had led the team earlier.

  Rustling... rumbling...

  Lightning flashed and thunder boomed, taking advantage of the lightning, Le Jin swept his eyes and memorized the positions of dozens of Xuzhou soldiers in front. At this time, the Xuzhou soldiers opposite also saw the approaching Cao army and shouted towards Le Jin, killing him from the front.

  The lightning stopped, and the surroundings returned to darkness. The Xuzhou army suddenly became disoriented. However, at this moment, Yue Jin arrived like a hunter in the dark, his footsteps light, and he flashed into the memory of a Xuzhou soldier's side. His war knife ruthlessly slashed towards the soldier's neck.

  "Ah..."

  A shrill cry of despair echoed through the darkness, and all the remaining Xuzhou soldiers knew something was amiss. They cried out in unison, but their cries were like a beacon lighting the way for Yue Jin in the darkness. The patter of the rain couldn't drown out the sound of human voices, and by listening carefully, Yue Jin was able to pinpoint the location of his enemies. With a mysterious step, he charged into the crowd.

  Ah! Ah! Ah......

  The next moment, the shouting and killing sounds continued to emerge, and Le Jin unfolded a frenzied massacre in the crowd, beheading more than ten people in a short moment. For a time, all Xuzhou soldiers were shocked by the enemy hidden in the dark, their hairs standing on end.

  "Ah... Ugh!" Before the word "heart" could even be spoken, the sound of a sharp blade slicing into flesh came from that direction, followed by a blood-curdling scream.

  "Ahh... Hah!" A similar scene unfolded once again, another soldier spoke up, and before he could finish his words, he was beheaded.

  At this time, all the Xuzhou soldiers did not dare to speak again. The enemy in the dark was indeed powerful, and they were afraid that as soon as they spoke, they would die without a place to bury their bodies.

  However, they did not speak out, which does not mean that Yue Jin had no action. In the darkness, Yue Jin suddenly shouted: "Qingzhou soldiers, quickly kill for me!"

  "Here!"

  Hoo... Hoo... Hoo...

  Le Jin had just opened his mouth when several soldiers from Xuzhou charged towards him with their swords raised.

  Hehe! Hehe! Hehe......

  The continuous sound of the blade cutting in made people's hearts palpitate. The Cao army behind also exclaimed in surprise: "General!"

  Crunch...

  Just at this moment, a blue bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, and under the light of the thunder, a group of Cao's soldiers saw that Le Jin, who was wearing Xu State military uniform, had blood all over his body and face, and the tip of the war knife in his hand kept dripping with fresh blood. His footsteps had already fallen more than twenty corpses, but what really shocked them was that these more than twenty fallen Xu State soldiers were all beheaded!

  "What a precise judgment! What an impressive technique!" At this time, all the Cao army soldiers had such a thought flashing through their minds.

  Le Jin took advantage of the situation, and with a few swift swings of his battle knife, he beheaded two stunned Xuzhou soldiers. At the same time, he shouted loudly: "What are you all staring at? Kill!"

  When Le Jin's loud shout was heard, the soldiers of both armies woke up like a dream. The Cao army saw that Le Jin was so brave and fierce, their morale was greatly shocked, and they all shouted loudly and rushed towards the Xu state soldiers in front. On the contrary, those who claimed to be the best in the world, the Dan Yang soldiers of Xu Zhou, showed a look of horror on their faces, and actually retreated backwards.

  The lightning flashed and disappeared, plunging the surroundings into darkness once again. However, the slaughter did not cease, and in the darkness, Lü Bu killed more than a dozen soldiers from Xuzhou. At this point, the Xuzhou army on the city walls finally collapsed. Facing an enemy that was as slippery as a mud eel in the dark, they were unable to land a hit. However, their enemies could accurately kill them, and only when the lightning flashed did they have a chance to see their opponents. Unfortunately, under the flash of lightning, their casualties became even more severe. The bravery of the enemy general, combined with the arrival of Cao's army and the elite Dan Yang soldiers, made it clear that they were outnumbered.

  It's unclear who shouted "Let's go!" and the Dan Yang army on the south side of the city immediately dispersed in all directions, otherwise they would have knelt down to surrender.

  Le Jin didn't bother with these matters at this time, as more and more Cao troops climbed the city wall. He directly pulled over a school lieutenant and instructed him: "You lead some people to support General Wen Lie in the southwest corner." After finishing speaking, he beckoned with his hand and shouted loudly: "The rest of you, follow me to kill!" Le Jin didn't waste any more words, leading a group of people to sneak along the stone ladder into the city, those scattered Xuzhou troops were no match for Le Jin in the dark.

  The Xuzhou army, which almost single-handedly swept through the southern city, is absolutely deserving of the title of Cao's first-rate general!