Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1139 Night Attack on Sun Camp
The two sides fought for the first time and tested each other. After that, Sun Ce set up camp outside the city and both sides rested. For many consecutive days, although Sun Ce kept sending people to challenge Liu Zheng at the city gate, he ignored them.

Sun Ce looked at the row of heavy crossbows on the city wall and knew that he could not attack by force, so the two sides lived in peace for more than ten days.

That night, dark clouds covered the moon and the starlight was dim. In Sun Ce's military camp outside the city, there were torches outside each tent. Teams of soldiers patrolled back and forth in the camp under the not-so-bright light.

The military camp was divided into three parts. The camp of the Shen brothers was in the front. Sun Ce and Zhou Yu each led a part and set up camp on the left and right sides behind the Shen brothers. The three parties were in a pincer attack and were only a dozen miles apart from each other, so they could come to the rescue in a blink of an eye.

It was the first quarter of the first month, the darkest time of the night. It was so dark and windy that one could hardly see one's hand in front of one's face. The torches in the military camp could only illuminate two or three steps away.

"Cuckoo...cuckoo..."

"Chi...Chi...Chi...Chi..."

Apart from the sparse chirping of birds and insects, there is no other sound between heaven and earth.

"Ah...huh..."

A tall soldier guarding the gate of the military camp yawned deeply and rubbed his eyes.

"Oh, this job is really boring."

A guard soldier next to him was obviously older and had probably been standing there for a long time. He started talking and asked, "So what do you find interesting?"

The tall soldier grinned and said, "We had no choice but to join the army. We used to be at home with our parents, brothers and sisters, farming and fishing. Although we often didn't have enough to eat, we were happy. If it weren't for my father's illness, he had to sell the land to the village master, and I would have served as a soldier for his family. I wouldn't have been willing to come here to do this life-threatening job."

The old soldier was stunned when he heard this, and looked into the distance, as if he remembered something, and then sighed softly.

"It's the same for everyone. I was sold to the Shen family and became a soldier, so I followed General Shen. But in the army, I can always get enough food, and staying at home means there's one more mouth to feed."

The tall soldier was a little disdainful: "Tsk... what's the point of eating? The food is as thin as soup, not much better than what we have at home."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly showed a longing look: "I heard before when I was in Shangyong that the soldiers in the Luoyang army usually eat dry rice and pickles. I heard that sometimes they also eat meat. I have only eaten meat four times in my life. I have forgotten what it tastes like. I am really envious."

"Go away, go away, you are just daydreaming. How can there be such a good meal? I don't believe it. General Shen and his men may not be able to eat meat often. They only have dry rice and pickles for every meal. How can the Northern Army be so rich? They are just trying to fool the kids."

Every inch of the old soldier's expression revealed the word "disbelief".

"That's not true." The tall soldier said, "You've seen the size and strength of those Northern Army prisoners. They're all tall and strong, with ruddy complexions, unlike our bitter melon faces, which are as yellow as wild vegetables after frost. In terms of strength, one prisoner, with his hands tied, was able to knock over four or five of our soldiers, almost letting him escape. Without good food, how could they be like this?"

"Besides, I also heard that the north is distributing land to farmers. Farmers have their own land and don't need to rent it from landlords. Does that mean they don't have to pay rent every year? Also, I heard that the taxes charged by the government in the north are much lower. Half of the grain we produce in a year has to be given to the landlord, and half of the remaining half has to be paid as taxes. It's really not enough to eat. If we don't have to pay rent, hey, we can eat dry rice for a few days during festivals, which is really delicious."

The tall soldier spoke more and more excitedly, with hope flickering in his eyes.

After all, he heard that Governor Liu originally came to Shangyong to obey the will of His Majesty and implement the law of equal distribution of land, and also to distribute the land of Shangyong to farmers like himself. If this can really be realized, life will be better.

"Shut up now." The old soldier kicked him and broke his beautiful dream.

"How dare you say such nonsense? Someone mentioned this matter in the army before. How did General Shen punish them? Have you forgotten it so quickly? I turned a deaf ear to it. If the team leader heard it and passed it on to General Shen, you would be punished by military law. The crime of disturbing the morale of the army is not a light one."

The tall soldier curled his lips, somewhat dissatisfied, but he also knew that the old soldier was right, so he didn't say anything else.

But he didn't notice that after the old soldier stood up again, he looked into the distance in the night, and his eyes showed the same yearning as he had just seen.

"Da da da... da da da da..."

A sound coming from far away broke the two people who were immersed in their sweet dreams.

The two men woke up with a start, shook their heads, and listened carefully.

"Da da da da... Da da da da..." The sound was not loud and was rather dull. It seemed to be the sound of something wrapped in cloth stepping on the ground. But despite this, it was particularly obvious in the quiet night.

Before the two men could react, the soldiers on the sentry post behind them started shouting.

"Enemy attack, there is an enemy attack!"

Upon hearing the words "enemy attack", the two soldiers were startled. At the reminder of the old soldier, they hurriedly retreated to the barracks, and then together with other soldiers, they started to push the gate of the military camp.

In just a few moments, the enemy's vanguard had already rushed to within a hundred steps of the military camp.

A young general holding a spear shouted, "The great Han prince Liu is here, and those who surrender will not be killed!"

When the soldiers who were closing the gate of the camp heard the title, they were all stunned. Some were ecstatic, while others were extremely frightened.

"Liu Zheng, Liu Zheng is coming, get out of the way!"

"Haha, it turned out that Liu Zheng came to attack in person. If I can kill him, I will be rich and powerful in no time."

Several soldiers excitedly raised their weapons and rushed towards Liu Zheng.

"Pfft..."

"Thorn..."

"what……"

After a few voices, several corpses were left behind Liu Zheng.

The clean and neat way he killed scared the rest of the soldiers so much that they stood there in shock. But they soon reacted and ran towards the barracks, shouting "enemy attack" loudly.

"Humph, the army is so chaotic, these Shen brothers are really useless."

Liu Zheng snorted and immediately shouted to the soldiers behind him at the gate: "Soldiers, follow me and charge in. Whoever can take the heads of the Shen brothers will be credited with first place!"

Thousands of soldiers quickly flattened the gate of the village and poured into the Shen army camp.

Only then did the Shen Dan brothers put on their armor and hurried out to fight.

"Liu Zheng actually came to raid the camp in person? Quickly, go inform the lord and ask for help as soon as possible."

The two brothers knew their own limitations. Although their achievement of capturing and killing Liu Zheng made others jealous, they had already realized from the brief encounters before that there was a huge gap between their own and Liu Zheng's personal martial arts, as well as the physical fitness and weaponry between their own soldiers and the enemy's soldiers. Moreover, they were unprepared for the enemy's attack tonight. If Sun Ce and Zhou Yu did not come to rescue them, they would probably be killed by Liu Zheng's gun.

Although merit is good, it is not as important as life.

"Where are the two thieves of the Shen family? Tell the truth, or I will kill them without mercy!"

The two of them heard Liu Zheng's voice coming from afar, as if he was interrogating someone, which scared them so much that their faces turned pale.

"How can this little thief be so quick to come to my tent? Quick, bring my warhorse and my personal guards. Follow me to fight!"

The two men hurriedly mounted their horses. Although they knew they were no match for the enemy, they would surely be punished by military law if they fled in battle. Anyway, the lord's army was not far away, so the two men were not afraid. They led their own guards and rushed towards the direction of the fire.

I have neglected this work for so long, and I finally had time to re-write a few chapters during this period. After the epidemic, Lao Mao's company had too many problems and was very busy. In 2023, Lao Mao finally said goodbye to being single and entered into marriage. There were a lot of personal and professional things. It was not until the recent Spring Festival that I finally had some free time and planned to finish it in around 100-120 chapters.

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