Chapter 26: Seizing Water Tiger Town, Che Hu's New Crown Prince

  The two Dou Shi heard this and became even more flustered, the wooden barrel's impact was also extremely powerful, continuously crashing into the bodies of the fleeing Che Huo Guo Dou Shi.

  "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

  Each loud crash represented a warrior of Chehuo Country being killed or injured, and by the time the Barrel Attack ended, fifty-one warriors of Chehuo Country had been directly killed!

  "Kill!"

  Xiang Lang's red horse soared high, his long sword drawn, and he charged forward. Behind him, more than 20 San Guo Wu Dou soldiers followed their commander, also unleashing their divine might. The 49 Che Huo Guo fighters had already lost all will to fight upon hearing Xiang Lang's name, and they didn't even put up a bit of resistance. In an instant, they let Xiang Lang and the more than 20 San Guo Wu Dou soldiers slaughter them all!

  The three kingdoms' martial arts soldiers didn't have a single casualty, which was truly terrifying.

  On the city wall, seeing the commander's mighty appearance, these real martial arts soldiers, although they had never seen blood and had just been trained, for a time their morale was high, reaching its peak, and the fear of killing in their hearts disappeared like smoke. Following the usual training method, either punching or kicking, they were exceptionally brave, and in the continuous fierce battle, they actually gained the upper hand, forcing the defenders of Chehu State to retreat step by step!

  "Good!"

  Although he was a civil officer, Xiang Lang had a tall and majestic physique, looking very imposing. Moreover, in this world, he was a strong five-star warrior, making him almost invincible. Riding his crimson horse, he galloped up the stairs to the city gate, leading his martial soldiers, killing with abandon, causing blood to flow like rivers, dyeing the entire Tiger South Bank city gate red.

  "Bang!"

  The martial arts soldiers were also getting more and more courageous in battle, with no need for weapons. However, they were all physically strong men, and the power of one punch was also astonishing!

  Before long, the defenders of Chehuguo lost their will to fight and fled in all directions.

  "Those who surrender will not be killed! Otherwise, you will die!"

  At that moment, some people hastened to kneel down and surrender, but there were also those who were lucky enough to escape. They hastily accelerated their footsteps and ran away. Seeing this, Lang waved his left hand, and more than 20 Three Kingdoms martial arts soldiers quickly rushed forward, beheading each of the escaping men one by one!

  As a result, the remaining three thousand tiger guards had no intention of fighting back, and all the generals and members of the vanguard were killed. They also had no intention of surrendering, so the remaining three thousand tiger guards simply knelt down and surrendered!

  Lang saw this, pulled the reins, stopped the red horse under the seat, and said in a deep voice: "Put down your weapons and bind them all!"

  Shuī Hǔ Town, in the town hall, Xiang Lang sat in the central hall, listening to the merchants and gentry of Shui Hu Town report on the town's property and population, with a thoughtful expression.

  These merchant surnames have lived in Shuizhentown for generations, although they are citizens of Chehuanguo, but their patriotic heart is not much, and what they consider more is the interests of their own family, so when they see Xianglang's power, they immediately surrender to Chehuanguo.

  After listening to these merchants and gentlemen, who were willing to contribute financially, food, weapons and other war materials, he said casually: "The army of Cheung Lung is coming soon, so it's hard to repair this bridge and plank road. Does anyone have a good strategy?"

  Upon hearing this, these people were not clever, although they were heartbroken, but still had to send out personnel and supplies, and another big bloodshed.

  There was a merchant named Fang Zheng, who hastily stepped forward and said: "I am the president of the Shuizhu Town Chamber of Commerce. Our chamber is willing to contribute 600 taels of silver, six large carts of lumber, and three hundred carts of grain to welcome the arrival of the Che Long Kingdom's royal procession!"

  Lang Fu stroked his beard and laughed loudly: "Boss Fang, you're indeed a straightforward person, that's great!"

  Seeing someone take the lead, others also rushed forward and said: "My family will contribute 100 people, three large carts of wood, and 100 carts of grain!"

  "My family has fifty people, four large carts of wood, and two hundred carts of grain."

  …………

  The merchants and traders present, one after another, made donations. Those who had a lot gave a lot, those who had money gave money. As a result, the materials for building bridges and plank roads were all gathered together, and there was even some surplus. Adding to this the grain that these people had previously contributed, the remaining grain in this place was enough for an army of 100,000 for half a month, which is quite a considerable harvest.

  Then, the people of Shuizhu Town began to work hard under the supervision of the martial arts soldiers, building plank roads and bridges. After three days, they were actually completed. Xiang Lang was overjoyed in his heart, "With this, the great cause of our lord can be expected!"

  However, instead of waiting for Zhang Liao's main army, they waited for the arrival of reinforcements from Cheok Kar State.

  This reinforcement was the last 10,000 troops of Chehu State, with 8,000 soldiers and some temporarily recruited civilians, making a total of 30,000, claiming to be 50,000, sweeping in.

  Che Hu's army arrived and camped one mile north of Shuizhutun North Gate.

  Among the troops, there was a general wearing a silver helmet with a feather on it, holding a large battle-axe, riding a fine horse, walking out of the formation, shouting loudly and clearly, directly reaching Earl Lang's ears: "I am Tai Kuang, the new crown prince of Che Hu Guo, specially come to capture you car dragon bandits. Those who know what's good for them will surrender the city early and still be able to keep their lives. If not, when the city is broken, you will all be destroyed!"

  After finishing speaking, this Tai Kuo Taizi took down a big bow about 1.5 meters long from behind his back, bent his waist to set the arrow, and with one breath, the arrow flew out like lightning and shot onto the city wall!

  "Long live the Crown Prince!"

  After Che Hu's death, a thunderous shout burst out, and morale suddenly soared.

  Xiang Lang saw this, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he didn't respond. He stretched out his left hand, and a strong bow appeared in it, brought by one of the guards under him. Although the workmanship of the bow was not exquisite, it was still an extremely rare and powerful bow. Xiang Lang, as a civil official, was not comparable to a military general, but among the Three Kingdoms' generals, there were many who excelled in both literature and martial arts. The distinction between literary and military talents was relative, and even someone like Lü Bu, known for his roughness, could serve as the chief clerk of a city. How could one rigidly say that there was a clear distinction between literary and military talents?

  Only then did Lang see that he was holding a longbow, and as he drew it back, it formed a full moon shape. When he released the bowstring, a faint tremolo sound was emitted.

  An arrow shot out, only to hear the sound of breaking through the air. When I looked again, I saw that the crown prince of Taihe had his silver helmet directly shot off, and the arrow's momentum was not weak, piercing through the bodies of two small generals behind the Crown Prince of Taihe!

  "Ah!"

  The army of Chehu was in an uproar, and the morale suddenly fell. The face of Tai Kuo, the crown prince, turned iron-green, with cold sweat dripping down, and his heart was filled with a lingering fear. He secretly thought to himself: "If I hadn't dodged in time, that arrow would have probably shot straight through my brain!"

  At this point, Tai Kuo looked at Xiang Lang. It was early morning now, the warm sunlight shone on Xiang Lang's body, as if a celestial being had descended to earth.

  "How could this be? I broke through the Three-Star Warrior and reached the Four-Star Warrior, achieving a martial power that my country of Chehu has never had before. It's time for me to shine, so why would such a divine general appear, hiding in my city and blocking my country's dominance? How hateful, how hateful!"

  Thoughts of defeat filled his mind, and he even considered retreating.

  The deputy general behind him flashed a sharp light in his eyes, saw Tai Kuo's movement and quickly stepped forward, opening his mouth to say: "Your Highness, although this person is fierce, but looking at the soldiers under his command, most of them have tender faces and no battle-killing aura, it seems that they are also a mob. If we attack the city, they will definitely not be able to withstand it. Even if this general is fierce, he will find it difficult to resist our great army!"

  Tai Hao listened to this, his expression was stunned for a moment, and in his dead gray eyes, a glimmer of hope flashed again!

  "Very well! Whoever comes first, the great army will attack the city at any time. The one who kills into the town first will be rewarded with 100 gold and promoted three ranks!"

  Upon hearing the reward, the eyes of every soldier from Chehuo Country were filled with a greedy light. When soldiers go to war, it is naturally for the sake of wealth. These soldiers only hoped to earn enough gold as soon as possible, buy hundreds of acres of land, and live a life of luxury as landlords. This hundred pieces of gold would be enough to make them rich for their entire lives!

  At the sound of military orders, everyone is like a wolf and tiger, charging and killing!

  High morale, wolf smoke on their heads, showing a greedy atmosphere.

  "Are the big stone, fire oil and rolling wood all ready?"

  Toward Lang saw the great army of Chehu attacking the city and asked a small general from Chelungguo behind him.

  "Reported to the commander, it has also been prepared, and let people rush to make it in the meantime, and later there will be a steady stream of supplies coming!"

  The young general said respectfully, his eyes full of admiration.

  He nodded towards Lang, but didn't respond. In his heart, he thought: "A small country like Chehu dare to block my master's great cause? Truly, they don't know the character for 'death'!"

  Then, towards Lang anxiously waiting, the tiger country's army came with all sorts of siege engines, desperately rushing over. When they approached, Lang sighed in his heart: "What a pity, there are no more archers, otherwise, I would have let you make more noise!"

  "Big stone falls down, rolling wood is thrown out, fire oil is ready!"

  Xiang Lang calmly issued military orders.

  Fortunately, these martial soldiers were all physically strong men. The large stones and rolling logs were heavy, but a few people could move them. With such weight dropped, the invading land of Chehu was called unbearably bitter.

  Those who were killed on the spot were better off. Those who weren't killed but injured, wouldn't die for a while, and suffered unbearable pain, screaming loudly in agony.

  The surrounding colleagues heard it, and the morale that had risen due to greed also gradually slackened.

  Looking ahead, the cannon smoke actually had a slow momentum. The new crown prince of Chehguo, Tai Kuo, had a cold light in his eyes and growled: "Call the vanguard to supervise the battle, those who dare to retreat and escape, killing my soldiers' morale, will be killed without pardon. At the same time, the reward will be doubled, and the first to charge into Shuizhutown will receive a reward of 300 taels, with an additional six grades, and be appointed as a great general!"

  Tai Kong is really anxious, he just received the news that Che Lung's country has a follow-up army rushing over, and his father king also gave him an order, if he can't take down Shui Hu Town, then don't come back! Therefore, he was given the power to make decisions on the spot!

  Then the Tiger Nation soldiers, who had already lost their morale, suddenly regained their courage and charged forward with all their might. They fought fiercely alongside the Lang army's more than 20 three-country Wu warriors, who also rushed to assist. After a fierce battle, they finally drove these ferocious fighters off the city walls.

  This great battle lasted until nightfall before it finally came to an end, with both sides sounding the retreat and withdrawing their troops.

  At night, Xiang Lang led more than 20 San Guo Wu Dou soldiers and 300 elite Wu Dou soldiers to sneak into the Che Hu Guo camp under the cover of darkness. With a wave of his hand, all the soldiers quietly entered...

  This was exactly the night raid strategy that Ding Yuan had always regretted not using at the time!