Gradually the night deepened. With a bright moon in the sky, the scenery was like a picturesque charm - one that was meant for moon watching with beauties and poetries.
But Xiapi, the once flourishing city of Xu Province, was still in bloody strife.
The city was engulfed in countless flames. Sounds of fighting could be heard everywhere.
Lu Bu was sitting next to Liu Mang. While Liu Mang could rest, he was not able to. The burning city, every sound of fighting, every scream, every newly lit fire meant that his subordinates, those determined men, are being buried in this ancient city.
“What time is it?” Liu Mang suddenly woke up. He was was tired. Having prepared the whole morning for the Cosplay Contest and then killing all afternoon after being sent to this time. He was dead tired. So tired that he wanted to just lay down and not move at all. However, he still had to move. He did not want to die! He wanted to survive!
“It’s already the hour of Xu now.” Lu Bu said calmly.
“Hour of Xu?!” The ancients used the the ten heavenly stems and the twelve earthly branches for their time into twelve two-hour periods. This hour of Xu is 7pm to 9pm. Liu Mang remembered that when he went to rest, the sun haven’t set. Thus, it should be around 5pm. Now it’s seven something, he had rested for about two hours.
“It’s time for us to move into action!” The sky had darkened. Even with the huge fire in Xiapi, it was still hard to distinguish in the dark.
“Let’s break out via the West Gate!” Lu Bu stood up to inform Gao Shun and Zhang Liao. However, he was stopped by Liu Mang.
“We cannot go through the West Gate!” Liu Mang said.
“Why?” Lu Bu was confused. The East Gate, which was the White Gate Tower, had been lost. The North Gate was guarded by Gao Shun. With Gao Shun currently being here, it meant that the North Gate was also lost. Following, the South Gate too was lost. There’s only the West Gate being guarded by Chen Gong, it should still be standing.
“To go through the West Gate is seeking death itself!” Although Liu Mang does not understand the art of war, he knew of psychology. With three out of four gates of Xiapi being broken through, the last gate too is inevitably going to be lost. Thus, the last gate was no longer crucial to the siege of the city. Rather, it was a place for one to gain credits - the credit of breaking through the gate!
In this siege of Xiapi, Cao Cao brought with him generals Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun. Below them was the generals Xu Huang, Lu Qian and Li Dian. Not to mention the three peach brothers! A gathering of all star generals. Alas, this Xiapi had but four gates - not at all dividable between all these generals. Thus, this last gate would be a scramble for credits.
“We will go toward the East Gate. We will break out through the East Gate!” Liu Mang made up his mind.
“East Gate? Are you out of your mind?!” Lu Bu shouted. “The East Gate was the White Gate Tower - the place we just lost. Because I was there, the East Gate was also the gate Cao Cao sent the most troops toward. How could we break through via the East Gate?! The East Gate is out of question. We are to break through via the West Gate!”
It was written that Lu Bu was a very stubborn person. Originally, Liu Mang did not believe that but now he does. Lu Bu rejected him without even giving him a chance to explain himself. No wonder Lu Bu still lose so thoroughly even with a first class military advisor Chen Gong, the first class troops Formation Breaker and the Heavy Cavalry of Bing Province, and himself, the pinnacle of super first class general.
But, Liu Mang had a way to deal with people like Lu Bu.
People like Lu Bu are like hedgehogs. If you stroke him following the spines, nothing would happen. If you stroke him against the spines, your hand will be pricked full of blood.
“Boss Lu, do you not want revenge?!” With just one sentence, Lu Bu’s stubbornness was lifted.
“Revenge?!” Lu Bu’s eyes shined. In this darkness, Lu Bu’s eyes were terrifying.
“Yes. Revenge. Bullied so badly by taitor Cao and betrayed by Wei Xu, Song Xian and Hou Cheng. Are you just going to leave without doing anything? Did you not want to kill those three traitors and give traitor Cao a payback?!”
“What must I do?!” Lu Bu was very direct. Although he was known as a hero, he was also a vile person. One of the main characteristics of a vile person was their vindictiveness.
Cao Cao brought forth to him so much pain, how could he possibly not give Cao Cao a payback? There’s the three traitors Wei Xu, Hou Cheng and Song Xian too. Everyone have such an characteristic - one’s hatred for traitors are much stronger than one’s hatred for enemies. E.g. the Chinese traitors in the Sino Japanese War. Cursing them so much, enough for at least three generations of ancestors and descendants.
[TL: No idea who author decided to add it. Guess it resonates with the chinese people. Many still aren’t over what the Japanese did in WWII.]
“Breakthrough via the East Gate!” Liu Mang spoke his mind. “It is true that the Cao troops was most heavily stationed in the East Gate. However, that is to guard against the Lu Bu army!”
“What do you mean?!” Lu Bu inquired.
“Hehe. We are now Cao troops under General Xiahou Yuan’s nephew. Say, would the Cao troops be stopping us now?!”
“That’s right!” Lu Bu only now remembered that Liu Mang had Zhang Liao get all the soldiers to change into Cao army uniform. Under the dark sky, it would be hard to differentiate them from regular Cao soldiers.
“Cao army had broken through Xiapi. With the whole Xu Province in his fingertips, based on Cao Cao’s personality, how would he possibly not express his heroics and enjoy the feeling of a victor? Thus, he would certainly be holding a celebratory banquet for his acquisition of Xu Province in the building that indicates Xiapi - the White Gate Tower!” In the Romance of Three Kingdoms, boss Lu was killed on the same White Gate Tower.
“The moment when one is most proud is also the moment when one is most neglectful. Say, how strong would his guard be at that moment?! The reason why I had general Zhang Liao lead the front and the eight hundred Formation Breaker following behind was to see if there was a chance to directly assault Cao Cao’s tent. The three traitors are certainly going to be with Cao Cao. Perhaps, if we were lucky, we could get rid of Cao Cao, deciding Heaven and Earth in a single inning. Once Cao Cao is dead, both the Yan Province and the Xu Province will be sent into chaos. Boss Lu could take advantage of the situation and replace Cao Cao. Even if we can’t kill him, we would still leave the city in quick succession, making a comeback at another date!”
[TL: 一局定乾坤: deciding Heaven and Earth in a single inning. Basically, one moved settled the game. Kill Cao Cao, win game.]
After hearing Liu Mang’s explanation, two words was evoked into Lu Bu’s mind - do it!
What the Lu Bu army was best at was their speed. Formation Breaker was the elite amongst elite and the rest of the Lu Bu army was those that had survived despite all odds; soldiers that had experienced hundreds of battles, their speed certainly not slow.
Holding the banners of Xiahou De, an army of “Cao soldiers” strut toward the White Gate Tower.
ค่อย ๆ คืนราย ด้วยดวงสว่างบนท้องฟ้า ฉากได้เช่นเสน่ห์งดงาม - ที่มีความหมายสำหรับมูนที่ดูสวยงามและ poetriesแต่ Xiapi เฟื่องฟูเมื่อเมืองของเขาจังหวัด ในเลือดมิด เมืองถูกล้อมในเปลวไฟนับไม่ถ้วน สามารถได้ยินเสียงต่อสู้ทุกLu Bu นั่งถัดจาก Mang หลิว ขณะที่หลิว Mang อาจเหลือ เขาไม่ได้ เมืองเขียน ต่อสู้ กรี๊ดทุก ทุกไฟใหม่ไฟเสียงทุกหมาย ที่ผู้ใต้บังคับบัญชาของเขา ชายผู้กำหนด จะถูกฝังอยู่ในเมืองโบราณนี้"เวลาคือมัน Mang หลิวก็ตื่นขึ้น เขาไม่เบื่อ มีเตรียมไว้ตอนเช้าทั้งหมดสำหรับการประกวดคอสเพลย์และฆ่าทุกบ่ายหลังจากส่งไปเวลานี้แล้ว กำลังเหนื่อยตาย ดังนั้น เหนื่อยที่เขาต้องการเพียงวาง และไม่ย้ายเลย อย่างไรก็ตาม ยังมีการย้าย เขาไม่ต้องการตาย เขาต้องการที่จะอยู่รอด"ได้แล้วชั่วโมงของเขาตอนนี้" Lu Bu กล่าวเบา ๆ"ชั่วโมงของเขา!" ฟดิแอนเชียนส์ใช้ลำต้นสวรรค์สิบและสาขาเอิร์ทลี่ 12 สำหรับเวลาเป็นรอบระยะเวลาสองชั่วโมง 12 ชั่วโมงนี้ของเขาเป็นเวลา 19.00 น.ถึง 9 น. Mang เล่าจำได้ว่า เมื่อเขาไปพักผ่อน ดวงอาทิตย์ยังไม่ได้ตั้ง ดังนั้น มันควรจะประมาณ 17.00 น. ตอนนี้เป็นเจ็ด เขาได้คัดสรรประมาณสองชั่วโมง "ถึงเวลาที่เราจะย้ายไปสู่การปฏิบัติ" ท้องฟ้าก็มืดมัวไป แม้จะ มีไฟไหม้ใหญ่ใน Xiapi ก็ยังคงยากที่จะแยกความแตกต่างในมืด"ลองตัดออกทางประตูตะวันตก" Lu Bu ยืนขึ้นทูลเกา Shun และเตียวเลี้ยว อย่างไรก็ตาม เขาถูกหยุด โดย Mang หลิว"เราไม่สามารถผ่านประตูตะวันตก" Mang หลิวกล่าว"ทำไม" Lu Bu ไม่สับสน ประตูตะวันออก ซึ่งเป็นหอประตูสีขาว ได้สูญหายไป ประตูเหนือถูกรักษา โดยเกา Shun มี Shun เกาขณะนี้อยู่ที่นี่ มันหมายความว่า ประตูเหนือยังสูญหาย ต่อไปนี้ ประตูใต้เกินไปก็ มีเพียงประตู ตะวันตกถูกเตรียมพร้อม โดยเฉินกง มันจะยังคงจะยืน"ไปผ่านประตูตะวันตกจะไม่ตายตัวเอง" แม้ว่า Mang เล่าไม่เข้าใจศิลปะการสงคราม เขารู้เรื่องจิตวิทยา กับ 3 ใน 4 ของ Xiapi ที่กำลังเสียผ่านประตู ประตูสุดท้ายเกินไปย่อมจะสูญหาย ดังนั้น ประตูสุดท้ายได้มีการล้อมเมือง ค่อนข้าง มันเป็นที่หนึ่งจะได้รับเครดิต - สินเชื่อของผ่านประตูในนี้ล้อม Xiapi, Cao Cao มากับเขาทหาร Cao Ren แฮหัวเอี๋ยน และ Xiahou Dun ด้านล่างพวกเขาถูกนายพล หวง Xu ลูเชี่ยน และ Li Dian ไม่พูดถึงสามพี่น้องพีช รวบรวมของนายพลดาวทั้งหมด อนิจจา Xiapi นี้มีแต่สี่ประตู - ไม่สามระหว่างทหารเหล่านี้ ดังนั้น นี้ประตูสุดท้ายจะเป็นการล่าอาณานิคมในเครดิต"เราจะไปไปทางประตูตะวันออก เราจะตัดออกผ่านประตูตะวันออก" Mang หลิวขึ้นจิตใจของเขา“East Gate? Are you out of your mind?!” Lu Bu shouted. “The East Gate was the White Gate Tower - the place we just lost. Because I was there, the East Gate was also the gate Cao Cao sent the most troops toward. How could we break through via the East Gate?! The East Gate is out of question. We are to break through via the West Gate!” It was written that Lu Bu was a very stubborn person. Originally, Liu Mang did not believe that but now he does. Lu Bu rejected him without even giving him a chance to explain himself. No wonder Lu Bu still lose so thoroughly even with a first class military advisor Chen Gong, the first class troops Formation Breaker and the Heavy Cavalry of Bing Province, and himself, the pinnacle of super first class general.But, Liu Mang had a way to deal with people like Lu Bu.People like Lu Bu are like hedgehogs. If you stroke him following the spines, nothing would happen. If you stroke him against the spines, your hand will be pricked full of blood.“Boss Lu, do you not want revenge?!” With just one sentence, Lu Bu’s stubbornness was lifted.“Revenge?!” Lu Bu’s eyes shined. In this darkness, Lu Bu’s eyes were terrifying.“Yes. Revenge. Bullied so badly by taitor Cao and betrayed by Wei Xu, Song Xian and Hou Cheng. Are you just going to leave without doing anything? Did you not want to kill those three traitors and give traitor Cao a payback?!”
“What must I do?!” Lu Bu was very direct. Although he was known as a hero, he was also a vile person. One of the main characteristics of a vile person was their vindictiveness.
Cao Cao brought forth to him so much pain, how could he possibly not give Cao Cao a payback? There’s the three traitors Wei Xu, Hou Cheng and Song Xian too. Everyone have such an characteristic - one’s hatred for traitors are much stronger than one’s hatred for enemies. E.g. the Chinese traitors in the Sino Japanese War. Cursing them so much, enough for at least three generations of ancestors and descendants.
[TL: No idea who author decided to add it. Guess it resonates with the chinese people. Many still aren’t over what the Japanese did in WWII.]
“Breakthrough via the East Gate!” Liu Mang spoke his mind. “It is true that the Cao troops was most heavily stationed in the East Gate. However, that is to guard against the Lu Bu army!”
“What do you mean?!” Lu Bu inquired.
“Hehe. We are now Cao troops under General Xiahou Yuan’s nephew. Say, would the Cao troops be stopping us now?!”
“That’s right!” Lu Bu only now remembered that Liu Mang had Zhang Liao get all the soldiers to change into Cao army uniform. Under the dark sky, it would be hard to differentiate them from regular Cao soldiers.
“Cao army had broken through Xiapi. With the whole Xu Province in his fingertips, based on Cao Cao’s personality, how would he possibly not express his heroics and enjoy the feeling of a victor? Thus, he would certainly be holding a celebratory banquet for his acquisition of Xu Province in the building that indicates Xiapi - the White Gate Tower!” In the Romance of Three Kingdoms, boss Lu was killed on the same White Gate Tower.
“The moment when one is most proud is also the moment when one is most neglectful. Say, how strong would his guard be at that moment?! The reason why I had general Zhang Liao lead the front and the eight hundred Formation Breaker following behind was to see if there was a chance to directly assault Cao Cao’s tent. The three traitors are certainly going to be with Cao Cao. Perhaps, if we were lucky, we could get rid of Cao Cao, deciding Heaven and Earth in a single inning. Once Cao Cao is dead, both the Yan Province and the Xu Province will be sent into chaos. Boss Lu could take advantage of the situation and replace Cao Cao. Even if we can’t kill him, we would still leave the city in quick succession, making a comeback at another date!”
[TL: 一局定乾坤: deciding Heaven and Earth in a single inning. Basically, one moved settled the game. Kill Cao Cao, win game.]
After hearing Liu Mang’s explanation, two words was evoked into Lu Bu’s mind - do it!
What the Lu Bu army was best at was their speed. Formation Breaker was the elite amongst elite and the rest of the Lu Bu army was those that had survived despite all odds; soldiers that had experienced hundreds of battles, their speed certainly not slow.
Holding the banners of Xiahou De, an army of “Cao soldiers” strut toward the White Gate Tower.
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