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"Remember, everyone in this village will be killed without a single one left alive!"

Outside Wolong Village late at night, Hou Cheng was making final arrangements for the battle:

"This village is very rich. I heard they made a million strings of cash just from selling grain in the north last time. After we capture this village, all the money and property will be divided equally among everyone!"

Money can move people's hearts. This sentence is more effective than any pre-war mobilization.

Many people even started calculating how much money they would get!

"Almost done, light the torches and charge!"

The people brought by Hou Cheng lit torches and rushed towards Wolong Village.

They were very smart and chose the direction where the city wall of Wolong Village had not been built yet.

The only obstacle is the dug moat.

However, Hou Cheng and his companions were veterans and had already made preparations.

The moat was still just a ditch, and they made dozens of simple ladders to determine whether there was water in it.

Just jump into the ditch, put up the ladder and climb up.

"Hou Cheng, there seem to be some sentries in this village during the day, but why are there none at night?"

Song Xian frowned and looked at Wolong Village. He always had a bad feeling.

"Isn't it normal that there are no sentries in this village at night?" Hou Cheng sneered at Song Xian's words.

While the two were talking, the soldiers in the front had already climbed out of the moat using the ladder.

"call out!"

"call out!"

These soldiers were coming for a night attack, so they naturally lowered their voices before rushing into the village.

But as soon as the soldiers showed their heads, they suddenly heard a series of sharp sounds.

If they came from modern times, they would probably think of one word - show up and be killed in seconds.

But at this time, the soldiers could only let out a scream and then fell down.

The incident happened so suddenly that even the people behind didn't understand what was happening.

I still climbed up the ladder out of inertia, and then there were a few more ghosts.

At this moment, several strong lights suddenly shot out from Wolong Village. The soldiers brought by Hou Cheng even felt like the sun appeared in the middle of the night, and it was so bright that they could not open their eyes.

"What...what is that?" Hou Cheng, Song Xian and others in the back looked at the searchlights turned on in Wolong Village with a dazed look on their faces.

This... is completely beyond their comprehension.

The leaders were all dumbfounded, and the soldiers below didn't know what to do.

Should we charge or retreat at this time?

A group of soldiers looked at each other, somewhat at a loss.

"Rumble, rumble..."

Just as Hou Cheng's men were in a daze, the sound of horse hooves was heard nearby.

Since they knew they might launch a night attack, Wolong Village had already made preparations.

Zhuge Liang had already calculated that these people would come from the direction where the city wall was not yet built, so he asked Zhao Yun and Gan Ning to ambush the cavalry in the village in advance.

When the searchlight in front turns on, it will be the signal to start the war, and then they can just charge out!

Gan Ning and Zhao Yun led 500 cavalrymen and rushed towards Hou Cheng and others at an increasing speed.

Gan Ning even swung his sword and shouted, "You have been surrounded by us. Put down your weapons and surrender!"

"Hou Cheng, we've been ambushed..." Song Xian had just opened his mouth when Hou Cheng slapped him in the face.

"What a ridiculous ambush! How many soldiers do they have? We'd be lucky to have a few hundred cavalrymen in this village! Kill them!"

Hou Cheng shouted and rushed towards Zhao Yun and Gan Ning with his cavalry.

Although he spoke with disdain, he actually saw how Zhao Yun stabbed Zang Ba to death at Lu Bu's place last year.

So after taking two steps, he slowed down his pace and let others rush forward first.

"Hmph!" Zhao Yun had seen Hou Cheng from afar. He didn't expect that this man, as the commander-in-chief, would be so afraid of death.

He rushed forward with a spear in hand.

When they were halfway there, Wei Xu came up to them in a daze.

"I am..."

With a "puff", Wei Xu had just opened his mouth when his throat was pierced by Zhao Yun's spear, and naturally he could not say any more.

"Speak faster next time." Zhao Yun said coldly, and then continued to rush towards Hou Cheng.

Anyone who stood in his way was basically shot through the throat.

The Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear in his hand was like a throat lock, making it invincible.

"Zilong, leave some for me!" Gan Ning didn't expect Zhao Yun to act so quickly, and followed him with a long sword.

Both of them were wearing the best armor and stab-proof clothing provided by Zhuge Tian.

As long as they were not equipped with blunt instruments that exerted great force, ordinary swords and knives from the Three Kingdoms era would not be able to hurt them at all even if they fell on them.

The armor of other cavalrymen may be slightly inferior, but it is still difficult for Hou Cheng's soldiers to break through their defense.

With their almost invincible defense, they only need to attack with all their strength.

Zhao Yun and Gan Ning were more like ruthless harvesting machines, and the enemy troops in front of them fell to the ground one after another.

Hou Cheng retreated again and again, but the distance between the two sides was still getting closer.

"Come on, kill them!" Hou Cheng was terrified.

He is about as powerful as Wei Xu.

Wei Xu didn't even last a single round before dying at the hands of that pretty boy.

If he goes up, he will probably suffer the same fate.

Unfortunately, his men were unable to stop Zhao Yun and the other two at all.

At the same time, Xu Chu and Liao Hua rushed out of the village with the infantry of Wolong Village.

About half of the 5,000 men brought by Hou Cheng had dismounted and were preparing to rush across the moat.

At this time, they were blocked by Xu Chu and Liao Hua.

Many of them were Huns holding scimitars.

Just seeing Xu Chu's two-meter height made me feel shivering in my legs.

I couldn't even hold the knife in my hand steadily.

However, this time Xu Chu and his men did not directly engage in hand-to-hand combat.

Instead, he picked up the bow and arrow and shot at him.

At such a close distance, the bows they use can even penetrate a wild boar.

Some of the enemy soldiers crowded together in the moat could be shot through by a single arrow.

But they came for the night attack with the intention of rushing into the house and killing people, and they didn't even bring bows and arrows.

The bow is faster at seven steps away, and the knife should be faster at seven steps away.

But they were all blocked in the moat or on the opposite side of the moat.

There is no way to get close at all, and you can only become a living target again and again.

After being slaughtered unilaterally, many soldiers wanted to retreat.

Unfortunately, the retreat route was blocked by the cavalry led by Zhao Yun.

Although there are few cavalrymen in Wolong Village, this location is not very spacious.

Several hundred cavalrymen from Wolong Village could just be deployed here to block all of Hou Cheng's cavalrymen.

Hou Cheng kept his soldiers harassing Zhao Yun, but was eventually found by Gan Ning.

"Bah!" After spitting to the side, Hou Cheng raised his knife and slashed towards Gan Ning.

I thought to myself, I am one of the eight strong men under Lu Bu, and I can still withstand three moves from Lu Bu. Can just any Tom, Dick or Harry come up and bully me?

It is obvious that Gan Ning is also a general of Wolong Village. If he is killed on the horse, it will definitely greatly boost morale.

A knife was slashed down, but Gan Ning did not dodge, but just raised an arm to block it.

Just when Hou Cheng thought that this knife could cut off Gan Ning's arm, there was a sound of gold in the air.

His hand holding the knife was actually slightly numb from the shock.

"He's quite strong, but compared to Old Man Huang and Xu Da, he's a far cry from that."

Gan Ning was wearing an arm shield bought from Zhuge Tian. No one knew what metal it was made of. Even if Xu Zhu tried his best to chop it down, he couldn't break it.

That's why he had absolute confidence that he could block Hou Cheng's attack.

With a flip of his wrist, he grabbed the handle of Hou Chang's sword and pulled it hard.

"Come here!"

Hou Cheng only felt a strong force coming, and subconsciously wanted to take the knife back, but unfortunately his strength was far inferior to Gan Ning's.

Instead, he was pulled directly in front of Gan Ning.

Gan Ning loosened his other hand that was holding the long sword, put down the sword, clenched his hand into a fist, and punched Hou Cheng on the chin, knocking Hou Cheng unconscious.

"I really can't stand it!" Gan Ning muttered, then grabbed Hou Cheng's collar and pulled him hard: "Your commander is here, why don't you quickly lay down your weapons and surrender!"

The soldiers led by Hou Cheng failed in their night attack and were surrounded and suppressed by Wolong Village. Their morale had long been lost.

At this time, Hou Cheng's capture became the last straw that broke their psychological defenses.

One man dropped his weapon and surrendered, and the epidemic quickly spread.

In just a moment, all the soldiers dropped their weapons and raised their hands high.

"There are too many prisoners here..." Liao Hua looked at the people there.

Excluding those killed and wounded in battle, there were at least three thousand people who surrendered.

There are so many people that the entire Wolong Village cannot accommodate them all.

"Everyone rush into the moat." Zhuge Tian had an idea.

The moat was three or four meters deep, and it was not easy to climb up without a ladder. As long as there were soldiers with bows and arrows guarding on both sides, it would be much easier to guard it.

More than 3,000 people almost filled the moat in this direction.

Gan Ning proudly brought Hou Cheng back.

"This guy is their commander."

"It's Hou Cheng!" Lu Diaozhi and Diao Chan also came out.

Although I am still a little weak, there is no problem getting out of bed.

Lu Diaozhi looked at Hou Cheng with angry eyes. Her father treated him well. Even though Zhuge Tian told him to be careful with him, he only transferred him out of the main force, but still gave him a lucrative job in the rear.

Unexpectedly, he turned against her and actually joined forces with the Huns to kill her and her daughter.

At this time, Hou Cheng also woke up slowly and saw Diao Chan and Lu Diaozhi sitting in front of him.

"When did General Hou become a member of Cao's army?" Diao Chan sneered at Hou Cheng who was wearing Cao's armor.

"Hmph!" Hou Cheng snorted coldly, "Lü Bu treats us like dirt. Now, victors are kings and losers are bandits. I have fallen into your hands. You can kill me or chop me up as you please."

"General Hou is really tough." Compared to Lu Diaozhi's furious look, Diao Chan seemed much calmer.

She was forced into the game by Wang Yun at the age of fourteen to sow discord between Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo. What kind of storms had she not seen?

"I just don't know if the mother and son in the east of Xia Pi City can be so tough."

Just one sentence and Hou Cheng's face changed.

"Diao Chan, they say that disaster won't come soon enough..."

Hou Cheng couldn't continue speaking halfway through.

Isn't that what they did this time?

His official wives and concubines only gave birth to three daughters for him, but it was his concubine who was raised in Xia Pi City who gave birth to a son for him.

However, he had some rebellious thoughts in his heart, so he did not bring them to his side for the time being. However, he never thought that even Diao Chan knew about them as mother and son!

"If you are willing to confess, then I can persuade my husband to pretend that they, mother and son, don't exist."

"I..." Hou Cheng hesitated, looking at Diao Chan with red eyes and said, "I... don't trust you. In that case, it doesn't make any difference whether I tell you or not."

Diao Chan frowned slightly...thought for a moment before speaking: "Do you know this Wolong Village?"

Hou Cheng didn't know what she meant, but he still said honestly: "I didn't know that Wolong Village was so powerful before. It's too late to know now!"

"Haha, one of the owners of Wolong Village is this Master Zhuge Hanxing. He is notorious for prioritizing money over people. If they rescue us this time, we will have to pay a large sum of money."

Hou Cheng didn't know why Diao Chan was saying this to him at this time.

"If you're willing to give him money, I think he'll be willing to bring your wife and children to live in Wolong Village. They'll be much safer here."

Hou Ben was originally disheartened, but his eyes lit up when he heard Diao Chan's words.

Think about it, when Zhuge Tian saved Lu Bu, he asked for a lot of horse feed and other things as compensation.

I heard that he also received two hundred gold coins when he sent Lu Diaozhi back to Xuzhou.

When I think about it this way, it’s exactly the same as what Diao Chan said.

He looked at Zhuge Tian. Although Zhuge Tian didn't know why Diao Chan did this, he would not refuse if there was money to be made.

"Do you have money?" Zhuge Tian asked.

"Of course I have some!" Hou Cheng nodded. "To ensure that they and their child have a comfortable life, I sent a lot of money and hid it in Xia Pi."

"Okay, one hundred gold a year, I'll keep them in Wolong Village until your son comes of age."

"make a deal!"

Hearing Hou Cheng agree so readily, Zhuge Tian wondered if his offer was too low.

In fact, Hou Cheng was also afraid that Zhuge Tianhei would take advantage of him, but then he thought that since Diao Chan knew where his son was, Lu Bu must know it too.

He really didn't trust Lu Bu, so he could only take a gamble at this time.

"Thank you, Master Hanxing!" Diao Chan nodded to Zhuge Tian in thanks. "Hou Cheng is a general under my husband's command and is very important to him. Please, Master Hanxing, sell him to my husband. The price is negotiable."

Is there anyone under Lu Bu who was bribed like Hou Cheng? Hou Cheng was able to accurately attack their convoy at that time. Is there another traitor? All these need to be captured and interrogated.

"No problem!" Zhuge Tianxin said, what's the point of Hou Cheng staying here?

A piece of trash that can't even withstand a single move from Gan Ning can at most be sent to a construction site to move bricks. It's not as cost-effective as selling it to Diao Chan and the others.

"But can I ask him a question?" Zhuge Tian asked.

"Of course." Diao Chan nodded.

"Do you know who the military advisor is?" Zhuge Tian asked Hou Cheng.

"I know." Hou Cheng also pointed at Zhuge Tian to protect his wife and daughter in the future, so he cooperated unusually:

"The military advisor is none other than the great and virtuous advisor Zhang Jue, and he currently serves King Huai, Liu Bian."

"what?"

"Zhang Jue and Liu Bian?"

Even Zhuge Liang, who was always calm in the face of adversity, couldn't help but exclaim when he heard these two names.