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Chapter 164: Behead Xu Sheng and capture Zhu Huan! Xiao He: No need to siege, flatten Moling and make Zhou Yu die!
Ambushes are everywhere!

The Jiangdong army, which was charging wildly, suddenly became confused, stopped and huddled together.

"Could it be that Commander Zhou's brilliant plan was once again seen through by that country bumpkin Xiao He?"

"That big-eared thief anticipated our nighttime raid on his main camp and had already laid a tight net, waiting for me to fall into it?"

"This, this, this..."

Xu Sheng looked around at the Liu Jun coming from all directions, his head buzzing, and he was so frightened that he was in a state of panic.

In front.

Led by the Gan flag, eight hundred soldiers with brocade sails rushed forward.

"This Military Advisor Xiao is truly a master of predictions. Zhou Yu was truly unlucky to have met such a brilliant man."

Gan Ning looked at the terrified Jiangdong army and sighed.

In the light of the fire, he glanced at Xu Sheng with his eagle eyes.

So he took a deep breath, rode forward, and pointed his sword:
"Xu Sheng, I have been waiting for you here for a long time!"

"My military advisor, Xiao, anticipated that Zhou Yu would coerce Lu Xun and Zhu Huan into sending out troops to aid you in a pincer attack on our main camp. My lord has laid a net, waiting for you to fall into it!"

"The Sun family's fate has ended. You have no way to escape. Give up resistance immediately and surrender to my master, and I will spare your life!"

Gan Ning's thunderous roar drowned out the clamor above the camp, shocking all the Jiangdong soldiers so much that their scalps tingled and their hearts and livers were about to burst.

"Is it that Jinfan thief?"

"Has the governor's plan really been discovered by that Xiao?"

"What kind of demon is he?"

Xu Sheng was so shocked that his soul trembled, and sadness and despair surged in his heart.

Zhou Yu's last attempt failed.

He had these 5,000 Jiangdong troops under his command, but they were the last force capable of fighting, and now they were surrounded, and their annihilation was a foregone conclusion.

If these 5,000 soldiers were gone, there would only be less than 4,000 soldiers left in Moling City. How could Zhou Yu still defend it?
Liu Bei's army attacked the city and broke through it easily!
Sun Shao, Zhou Yu, the Sun family's foundation... everything will be destroyed with his demise!
"I am unwilling, I am unwilling——"

Xu Sheng gnashed his teeth and roared in grief, turning his horse around and shouting:

"All troops, listen up! Follow me to break out of the encirclement, fight our way out, and return to Moling City—"

Xu Shengmeng kicked his horse's belly and rushed towards the south camp gate.

The five thousand Jiangdong soldiers were suddenly awakened, and hurriedly turned around and fled in the direction they came from, like frightened birds.

It's too late.

The net has been laid, and this time he can't escape even if he has wings!
"Those who refuse to surrender will be killed!"

Gan Ning shouted loudly, spurred his horse and charged out with his sword.

Eight hundred brocade sail soldiers followed closely behind, and thousands of Liu's soldiers pounced on the crowded and retreating Jiangdong army like tigers and wolves.

Almost at the same time, Liu Jun's ambush troops rushed forward from other directions and began to close the net.

The siege begins.

In the blink of an eye, the five thousand Jiangdong soldiers were scattered by Liu's army and fell into a situation of being divided and surrounded.

Ghosts cried and wolves howled, blood mist rose into the sky...

Gan Ning was like a sharp sword, piercing into the enemy's thicket first. Wherever he passed, he killed the terrified Jiangdong soldiers as easily as cutting vegetables and melons.

"Xu Sheng!"

In the blood mist, a familiar figure appeared in the field of vision.

That short-lived old colleague from Jiangdong was now brandishing a long sword, continuously killing the soldiers of Liu's army who were surrounding him, still fighting like a trapped beast.

Gan Ning's eyes were filled with murderous intent. He galloped forward on his horse, and the bloody knife in his hand swept with the force of the sky collapsing and the earth splitting, and slashed out with great might.

Xu Sheng, who was fighting hard, suddenly looked back and saw Gan Ning approaching like an iron tower.

"Jinfan thief, even if I, Xu Sheng, die today, I will drag you, the traitor, down with me into the underworld—"

Xu Sheng's eyes suddenly widened, and he let out a hoarse roar. He swung the long sword in his hand, filled with anger, and slashed back.

The two swords, each dragging a trail of blood mist, collided with each other with a loud bang.

throat!
There was a loud noise like the collapse of heaven and earth.

The sword in Xu Sheng's hand was easily knocked back. The violent force made his blood boil, his knuckles cracked, and his body leaned back, almost knocking him off his horse.

At this moment, the anger on Xu Sheng's face instantly turned into horror. It was obvious that Gan Ning's martial power was far beyond his imagination.

The winner is decided in one move!
Just as he was trying hard to hold on to the horse's belly and barely able to stabilize his body, before he could even take a breath, Gan Ning's second knife came at him.

"No wonder Ling Tong died under the sword of this thief Jinfan~~"

Xu Sheng suddenly woke up, but he had no time to savor the horror, so he had to use all his strength to raise his knife to block again.

"throat!"

There was another earth-shattering metal collision.

The long sword that Xu Sheng held high above his head was immediately pressed down by Gan Ning's sword.

Under the heavy blow like a mountain falling on his head, he was completely unable to support himself. His arms bent down and the blade cut straight onto his head.

In a hurry, Xu Sheng quickly turned his head to avoid the falling blade.

A scream was heard and blood splattered out.

Xu Sheng avoided having his head cut off, but his right ear was cut off by Gan Ning's falling blade.

Stimulated by the severe pain, he gritted his teeth and tried his best to withstand the blade.

"Xu Sheng, you are a good man. I will give you one last chance!"

"Sun Quan is a treacherous villain, and Sun Shao is just a young boy. They are not worth dying for!"

"Lord Xuande is a true and wise leader worthy of our loyalty and death!"

"If you surrender now to Lord Xuande, I will spare your life!"

Among the generals of Jiangdong, there were only a few whom Gan Ning admired, and Xu Sheng could barely be considered one of them.

Considering this little bit of admiration, at the moment of life and death, he decided to give him a chance.

However, Xu Sheng did not know what was good for him. Instead, he felt that Gan Ning's persuasion to surrender was a great insult to him. He was so angry that his eyes popped out.

"That big-eared thief is just a mat weaver and shoe seller. How dare I, Xu Sheng, surrender to him?"

"Jinfan thief, how dare you humiliate me like this? I want your life—"

Xu Sheng, who was furious and humiliated, cursed loudly and roared like a mad beast, trying his best to shake off Gan Ning's long sword.

Gan Ning was completely enraged.

It would be fine if you didn't surrender, but you even dared to disrespect Liu Bei and speak rudely to me. If I don't kill you, who else should I kill?
"You blind fool, you're courting death!"

Gan Ning was enraged, his long sword moves suddenly becoming more ferocious, the sword shadows filling the air like thunder and lightning, sweeping down like a blanket of lightning. Xu Sheng, equally furious, didn't have time to catch his breath, and hurriedly wielded his sword to block the attack.

"Puff puff!"

Streams of blood splattered out.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Sheng was slashed several times on his arms, body and legs.

Under Gan Ning's attack, his moves were as vulnerable as a child's play.

"Die to me——"

With a sharp roar from Gan Ning, the bloody knife broke through Xu Sheng's moves and slashed towards his head.

"Crack!"

Xu Sheng's head was cut off and flew into the air.

The headless corpse, spurting blood, fell off the horse with a loud bang.

The head fell, Gan Ning caught it, held it high in the air, and shouted:
"Xu Sheng has been killed by me. Stop resisting me! If you don't surrender now, when will you surrender?"

The Jiangdong soldiers who were still struggling to survive looked up tremblingly, and their hearts were broken in an instant, and their remaining fighting spirit collapsed.

"General Xu is dead, what's the point of us continuing to fight?"

"Everyone, please surrender Lord Xuande!"

"I have long wanted to surrender Lord Xuande!"

"General Gan, please have mercy on us and spare our lives!"

Cries of fear and despair rang out one after another.

Immediately afterwards, the Jiangdong soldiers threw down their weapons, knelt on the ground in groups, and surrendered to Liu's army.

The sounds of killing gradually died down, and the thousands of surviving Jiangdong soldiers all lay on the ground and begged for surrender.

The five thousand sneak attack soldiers were completely wiped out!
When the sky in the east was about to brighten, the siege finally came to an end.

Liu Bei and Xiao He rode side by side and appeared on the battlefield.

Gan Ning rode forward, holding the head in his hand, and said excitedly:
"My Lord, we would rather kill the enemy general Xu Sheng than have the five thousand Jiangdong troops killed or surrendered. We have completely annihilated them!"

Liu Bei stroked his thin beard, smiled, and nodded with satisfaction.

Just then, the sound of horse hooves came from behind, and a scout came galloping.

"My Lord, General Huang Lao successfully ambushed the enemy at Qu'a, capturing General Zhu Huan alive and killing over 7,000 Shanyue soldiers!"

The good news from the east was also delivered in time.

"Well, well, Bowen, your plan of killing two birds with one stone has indeed defeated Zhou Yu and dealt a heavy blow to Sun Quan!"

Liu Bei was in high spirits and looked at Xiao He with a smile.

Xiao He smiled faintly, raised his hand and pointed at Moling:

"Xu Sheng's five thousand soldiers were annihilated. The defenders in Moling City only have more than four thousand men. They are already vulnerable."

"My lord, there's no need to encircle them from all sides. Let's seize the opportunity and launch a general attack. Let's conquer Moling in one fell swoop!"

Liu Bei laughed heartily, whipped his whip and shouted:
"You all heard what the military advisor said. Immediately seal the breach at the east gate and attack with all your forces. I must capture Moling today!"

When the order was given, Liu's soldiers from all camps rushed towards Moling City from all directions.

The north gate of Moling.

Sun Shao and Zhou Yu were still nervous, looking north and staring at the direction of Liu's main camp.

The sound of drums for killing had been going on for most of the night, but no victory report had been received yet. As time went by, the master and his minister became more and more uneasy.

Even Zhou Yu could no longer maintain his feigned composure, and his fingertips kept tapping on his cane.

"It's almost dawn, why is there still no news? Could something have happened?"

Sun Shao had already lost his patience and kept muttering to himself, rubbing his hands and clenching his fists.

Seeing this, Kan Ze could only comfort him:

"My lord, don't worry. Liu Bei's main camp has over 20,000 men. Even if our surprise attack succeeds, the battle will be very difficult. We might have just won..."

The word "victory" had just come out.

Dust and fog were rising in front, as if there were teams of soldiers rushing towards the north gate.

"He's back! It must be Xu Wenxiang returning victorious!"

Sun Shao was ecstatic, and the anxiety on his face disappeared in an instant.

Kan Ze, Zhu Ran and others were all cheered up, and the atmosphere on the city walls was boiling.

Zhou Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and a long-lost smile of relief appeared on the corner of his mouth.

After a while.

The joy on everyone's face gradually faded, their eyes gradually widened, and panic reappeared.

When they saw the faces of the incoming troops clearly, everyone gasped and their faces froze in astonishment.

"Liu...Liu Bei's troops?"

Sun Shao screamed in horror, his face looking as terrified as if he had seen a ghost.

The army that returned in a huge crowd was not Xu Sheng's victorious army, but Liu's army!

"Uncle Gongjin, this, this——"

Sun Shao looked at Zhou Yu tremblingly, seeking an explanation.

Zhou Yu's face had turned pale. He gripped his cane tightly again, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, as if he had a premonition of something.

The Jiangdong defenders on the city wall were in a state of silence for a short time, and then they were thrown into panic.

Tens of thousands of Liu's troops were pressing against the city and forming a battle array, ready to attack.

Even Liu Bei's general flag came into view.

Immediately afterwards, a general rode out on horseback, carrying a human head in his hand, and headed straight to the city.

"Sun Shao, Zhou Yu!"

"Your trick has been discovered by my military advisor. My lord has completely annihilated Xu Sheng's troops, severely damaged the Shanyue soldiers, and captured Zhu Huan alive!"

"I killed Xu Sheng. Here is his head!"

"If you wish to live, open the city walls and surrender immediately. Otherwise, my lord will destroy Moling and destroy your reputation!"

Sun Shao's face turned pale with horror.

Zhou Yu's body swayed and the crutch in his hand slipped out of his hand.

(End of this chapter)