The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

On the city wall, Dian Wei's battle robe was soaked in blood. Of course, this blood was not his own, but the blood of the Guandong Allied Army. Like a grim reaper emerging from hell, the Guandong soldiers on the city wall were terrified of Dian Wei. In just ten minutes, Dian Wei had killed hundreds of people. Such powerful martial arts and the murderous aura emanating from Dian Wei made it hard for those around him to breathe. Whether it was the Xiliang Army or the Guandong Army, all the soldiers were intimidated by the murderous aura emanating from Dian Wei.

This is the third attack. The first two times, the Guandong army retreated from the city walls due to Dian Wei's counterattacks. This time, Lu Zhi has deployed the most elite swordsmen and shieldmen of the Bingzhou army. It remains to be seen whether this will be effective.

Since the start of the battle, Dian Wei has been fighting continuously for more than two hours. Even with his strength, he could not withstand such intense fighting. However, the Kwantung Army was still attacking, and Dian Wei had not yet had a chance to rest.

"Lord Wen, why don't you go and rest for a while? The Guandong army won't be able to get here anytime soon. These are just small fry; your men and I are more than enough to handle them." Song Xian said to Dian Wei. As Dian Wei's confidant, Song Xian was very respectful and understood him. If he wanted to persuade Dian Wei to rest, he had to say some nice things. He absolutely couldn't say that Dian Wei couldn't hold on any longer, otherwise, he would not only fail to persuade him but also get punished by Dian Wei.

Hearing Song Xian's words, Dian Wei nodded. In fact, he also felt a little tired. Although he was not injured, it took a lot of physical strength to swing the halberd every time. Even with Dian Wei's extraordinary strength and stamina, he could not withstand such exertion.

In truth, Dian Wei had long wanted to go down and rest, but as the commander-in-chief, and with fierce fighting raging on the city walls, if he went down now, wouldn't he be ridiculed by all the soldiers, and it would easily affect morale? Now, with his subordinates' suggestion, Dian Wei quickly got down, which could be seen as him humbly accepting advice. Whether you believe it or not, Dian Wei himself believed it.

However, Dian Wei's luck was truly terrible. He had just retreated to the back of the city wall when groups of Kwantung Army soldiers, different from the ones he had seen before, climbed up the city wall. Since the Kwantung Army was composed of allied forces, the uniforms of the various factions were slightly different. Although Dian Wei didn't like to use his brain, that didn't mean he was stupid. He could still tell that this army was different from the others.

"This must be an elite force, and they are very experienced in battle," Dian Wei thought to himself. Having just retreated to the city wall, Dian Wei had no choice but to go to the front line again. Although he was a little tired, this fatigue was nothing to him. Wielding his halberd, Dian Wei charged forward once more. With Dian Wei leading the charge, the Xiliang army on the city wall seemed to have been injected with adrenaline, rushing towards the Guandong coalition army that was scaling the city walls. Their performance was completely different from when Dian Wei had retreated earlier.

Sometimes, a general's bravery can indeed greatly influence the outcome of a battle. Wang Lu, who had been feeling things were going well, suddenly felt immense pressure. 'Sss...' Wang Lu suddenly felt a strong killing intent behind him. He reflexively rolled to the ground. Thud! Just as he dodged, a sound of a weapon hitting the ground came from behind him.

Seeing his prey escape from his grasp, Dian Wei was stunned. Had he missed? Dian Wei said disdainfully to Wang Lu, "This donkey roll is quite good at rolling around."

"You are Dian Wei." Wang Lu had heard of Dian Wei, a general who was originally from the Bingzhou Army and is now in the Xiliang Army. After meeting him today, Wang Lu sighed in his heart, "Indeed, his reputation is well-deserved!"

"You know me?" Dian Wei wasn't too surprised to hear the general opposite him call out his name. He was quite confident in his reputation, and even his gaze towards Wang Lu softened a bit. However, the next second, Wang Lu's words enraged Dian Wei. Wang Lu said, "So it's you, Dian Wei, who betrayed his country and became its father! Only someone like you would resort to such petty tricks as sneak attacks!"

"I had some admiration for you, but I didn't expect you to be so tactless. Then don't blame me for being ruthless!" Upon hearing Wang Lu's words, Dian Wei flew into a rage. He resented anyone mentioning Ding Yuan in front of him. In Dian Wei's view, it was only natural for a good minister to choose his benefactor. Although Ding Yuan was his adoptive father, he always looked down on him and, by extension, on his men. Dian Wei was already unhappy about this. Later, Ding Yuan and Li Ru used a scheme to sow discord between them. Moreover, Ding Yuan had even given him the Red Hare horse without holding a grudge, and now he had adopted him as his son and even been granted the title of Marquis of Wen. In Dian Wei's heart, Ding Yuan's status was much higher than Ding Yuan's. However, Ding Yuan's affairs had become a taboo subject in Dian Wei's heart. Anyone who dared to mention this matter would definitely die a horrible death!

"Kill!" Wang Lu shouted without hesitation and then ran back.

Dian Wei laughed and said, "I wondered who he was, but he's just a coward who's afraid of death."

"Watch out for the arrow!" Dian Wei roared, snatched a bow from a nearby archer, drew it taut, and fired at Wang Lu. "Ah!" A scream followed, and snap! The bowstring in Dian Wei's hand broke. Dian Wei casually threw it on the ground and yelled at the stunned soldiers, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go kill the enemy!" "Yes, yes!" The soldiers, roused by Dian Wei's shout, grabbed longswords from the ground and charged towards the Guandong army. Dian Wei's fluid and skillful movements had truly frightened everyone, but at the same time, they gave the Xiliang soldiers hope for victory.

Dian Wei roared, "The enemy general is dead! Soldiers, follow me and kill!"

The allied forces' attack failed once again. This time, only half of Lu Zhi's most elite sword and shield troops returned; the other half remained at Hulao Pass.

However, it wasn't all bad news for the allied forces. Although the walls of Hulao Pass remained sturdy after today's battle, several breaches had appeared at the top, suggesting that they would likely capture Hulao Pass soon. Moreover, the allied forces had made progress compared to the previous days, successfully breaching the walls of Hulao Pass at least three times and inflicting heavy casualties on the Xiliang army, unlike in the battles of the previous days when they were driven back before even touching the walls.

"Alliance Leader Yuan, it is already late, and attacking the city at night would be inconvenient. I suggest we continue the attack early tomorrow morning," Lu Zhi said to Yuan Shao beside him.

Hearing the slight respect in Lu Zhi's words, Yuan Shao was pleased. Moreover, it was getting late, and the allied forces had achieved a breakthrough that day. Therefore, Yuan Shao waved his hand and ordered his surrounding troops: "It's late today, let's cease fighting for now! We'll resume the attack tomorrow morning!" Perhaps sensing that breaking through the pass was within reach, the allied soldiers loudly replied to Yuan Shao: "We obey our leader's order!"