Chapter 29: Cheng Pu Takes the Initiative in Battle

  As soon as the three cloud ladders were set up, the northern soldiers wearing light armor and carrying short weapons and small shields pushed aside the auxiliary troops beside them and rushed to the city head in a swarm!

  A young soldier, barely eighteen or nineteen years old, agile and nimble, took a big step forward. With one swift motion, he leaped onto the city wall. He parried two long spears with his left hand shield, and with a flash of bright red light from his right hand, he cut down a third incoming spear. He shouted loudly:

  "We Liaoxi Han Dang, first to climb and achieve!"

  This loud cry pierced through the layers of noise and directly entered Zhang Kuang's ears, who was sitting in the city tower. Zhang Kuang's heart moved, and he asked his nearby personal soldiers:

  "Wasn't that person just now talking about Liaoxi Handan?"

  "Is it?"

  The soldiers around him listened, but it wasn't very clear, so they just gave vague answers. Zhang Kuang followed the sound and looked over to see that young soldier being surrounded by several Tianping Army soldiers, yet he was fearless, using his shield and sword to protect himself, occupying a spot on the city wall. Behind him, several Northern Army light infantrymen were continuously pouring onto the city wall.

  He's a bold guy. However, he seems to be just a sergeant, so maybe I can try to tame him...

  Thinking of this, Zhang Kuang turned his head and ordered:

  "What's so great about it?"

  Zhou Cang was slightly injured in battle a few days ago and had been recuperating for several days, with no major obstacles. Upon hearing the lord's summons, Zhou Cang was overjoyed and loudly replied:

  "Someone is home!"

  Zhang Kuang pointed at a small soldier who called himself "Liaoxi Handang" and said:

  "This man is also destined by Heaven, and in this life he should be my subordinate. Da Feng, be careful not to harm his life!"

  Zhou Cang was most convinced by Zhang Fei's words. Upon hearing such an exhortation, he remembered it in his heart and promised:

  "My lord can rest assured, our family will definitely capture this person alive and unharmed."

  Zhang Kuang was satisfied in his heart. Zhou Cang, this man, had a big gall and a meticulous mind, and he had always been reliable in doing things. That suspected "Han Dang" soldier, although he understood the "war qi", but only reached the level of "ten people kill". With Zhou Cang's "thousand people break" strength, he should be easily captured.

  Then, Zhang Kuang's line of sight moved away from this small northern soldier. Because a bigger enemy had appeared.

  Cheng Pu wore the "fish scale armor" made of dark iron, but in his movements, there was no sign of hindrance. He held a pure iron short-handled spear in one hand and a ring-headed knife in the other, advancing step by step on the cloud ladder.

  The northern soldier of the current party, under the enemy's siege, was pierced by a spear and fell off the city wall. Cheng Pu's expression turned stern, and he let out a loud shout, as if a thunderbolt had suddenly sounded in mid-air!

  The Great Han's Secretly Transmitted Art of War Cry!

  Taking advantage of the enemy's shock, Cheng Pu's toes touched the ground and his body had already floated lightly onto the city wall. Several Tianping soldiers raised their spears to stab, but were met with Cheng Pu unleashing a large red fire-attribute "War Qi" that attached itself to his ring-headed knife, striking out in one swift motion and cutting off four long spears!

  The soldiers of Tianping were greatly frightened and retreated in defeat...

  The Han soldiers on other cloud ladders saw this and all shouted loudly to help:

  "Attention! At ease!"

  "Han army! Brave and mighty!"

  The majestic momentum made all the Han army's morale shake. Sun Jian, who was under the city, smiled and said to the "Mighty Tigers" on both sides:

  "This is showing off in front of me..."

  However, Cheng Pu was unable to pursue his victory.

  A dark iron spear, with a whistling sound, rushed straight at Cheng Pu's chest. Cheng Pu didn't dare to be slow, and activated his "War Qi", using his short-handled snake spear to block it. With a loud "clang" sound, the over 30 jin heavy short-handled snake spear was actually knocked aside by the enemy's long spear! The enemy's iron spear still had momentum, but it deviated slightly, and continued to rush towards Cheng Pu's vital spot!

  At this time, Cheng Pu finally saw the dark water attribute "war qi" from Xuan Tie's color, and shouted: "Sly!", borrowing the power of the snake spear being swept away, he twisted his body and dodged this chest-thrusting spear.

  Even so, the opponent's iron spear was in the process of "fish scale armor" when it took away a few leaves of mysterious iron armor. Moreover, the speed at which the opponent changed his move was something that Cheng Pu had never encountered before. The spear had not yet stabbed to the bottom, and it had already changed its momentum to a heavy slap on Cheng Pu's chest. If it weren't for the fact that Cheng Pu's "fish scale armor" was truly of high quality, he might have broken two or three ribs.

  Cheng Pu's expression remained calm, even though he had been through life and death multiple times, but he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. However, the enemy's offensive was like a mighty river, relentless and unending. Cheng Pu hadn't even caught his breath when the iron spear's attack came again, like an incurable disease that refused to be severed!

  "Clang clang clang clang……"

  In the blink of an eye, Cheng Pu had already exchanged over twenty moves with his opponent. The more he fought, the more frightened he became, and the "Xuan Tie Fish Scale Armor" on his body had already been damaged in several places. Although his opponent looked like he was only in his early twenties, the skillful way he wielded his iron spear and the depth of his "War Qi" cultivation had already reached a state of great perfection!

  The other soldiers on the city wall, although not strong in ability, also launched harassing attacks from time to time, making Cheng Pu feel busy and flustered.

  But the most unfavorable is still the opponent's "War Qi" attribute.

  The dark water attribute "War Qi" inherently restrained Cheng Pu's bright red fire attribute. In the early stages of battle, this was not apparent. However, as the fight continued, Cheng Pu's "War Qi" gradually became completely restrained. After more than 20 rounds, Cheng Pu unexpectedly fell into a losing situation in a one-on-one battle!

  How detestable! He's actually going to be a Marshal soon!

  As he watched the iron spear thrust accurately again, Cheng Pu, who was already feeling powerless, had a thought flash through his mind that he couldn't accept.

  Should we withdraw?

  Cheng Pu discarded his sword and grasped the short-handled snake halberd with both hands, summoning all his remaining strength to block this spear. With a mind full of doubts, he asked:

  "Who are you?"

  The opponent's offensive did not decrease, and another spear was thrust out. The calm face of Gujing Wubo replied coldly:

  "Mount Tai is forbidden!"

  This fierce attack made Yu Jin's mood better than ever. Just one day before, Yu Jin's military strength was not even a match for the enemy general in front of him. However, once he was "enlightened" by his lord, his military strength suddenly surged greatly. Even a powerful northern army general like this "thousand-man breaker" had to suffer under his spear!

  Under such a disadvantage, Cheng Pu wanted to retreat in his heart. However, the opponent's entanglement degree was still above his estimate. Cheng Pu found that if he didn't take the previous move seriously, he wouldn't be able to successfully withdraw from the city head!

  With great difficulty, Cheng Pu parried several rounds, his "battle qi" was already at the point of exhaustion. He secretly regretted in his heart that he had been too arrogant.

  I thought that Guan Hai, known as the "first master" in the Yellow Turban Army, was nothing more than this. The other miscellaneous soldiers were naturally not worth mentioning. I didn't expect that in this small county town of Danfu, there would be a hidden dragon and crouching tiger, and such a powerful master...

  "You have such skills, why then become a thief?"

  Cheng Pu shouted loudly, hoping to distract his opponent.

  However, Yu Jin closed his mouth and did not respond.

  Yu Jian could not have answered such a question. He simply took action and showed his stance.

  At this point, Yu Jin still had some strength left and stabbed out with his spear again. The tip of the spear was so black that it seemed to be dripping ink, heading straight for Cheng Pu's throat. Cheng Pu wanted to parry, but unfortunately he had no strength in his hands and could not keep up with his opponent's movements. With his eyes wide open, watching the dark shadow approaching bit by bit, Cheng Pu shouted loudly in his heart:

  My life is at an end...

  PS: A general poked his head out again and is about to sink back down. Of course, everyone should know who this refers to.

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