Chapter 111: Gao Shun Trapped

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Now Zhuge Liang began to realize that Liu Xie’s abilities were truly formidable. Moreover, his mastery over the enemy’s mindset was equally impressive. As Liu Xie had anticipated, as the siege outside commenced, signs of unrest appeared within the city.

Xu Chang, inside the Cao residence.

After a long time of fighting outside, news finally reached him.

“Someone, what’s going on? What exactly is happening outside?” Cao Cao shouted loudly.

“It’s bad, my lord! Liu Xie’s army has begun the assault on the city walls, and we’re barely holding on! What should we do, my lord?” a soldier ran up anxiously to report.

“What? He dares to attack the city?” Cao Cao was alarmed. “Why have we received no intelligence? Where are the scouts? Why haven’t they reported anything?”

“They launched their attack too suddenly, my lord. There was no warning at all. We only discovered them when they were less than two miles away,” his subordinate explained everything.

Cao Cao couldn’t sit still. He quickly dressed and headed out.

“Quick, gather everyone and follow me.”

While Cao Cao sprang into action, on a broad street in Xu Chang, over a hundred horse-drawn carriages were rushing past. Indeed, more than a hundred carriages, each filled with six or seven elegant and radiant women.

Judging by their attire, they were all palace maids from the Xu Chang imperial palace.

Gao Shun led the Wolf Shadow Guards escorting them from front to rear.

In fact, as soon as they arrived, they had immediately contacted these women.

These carriages had been secretly prepared over the past few days.

Everything was ready, just waiting for Liu Xie's assault on the city.

Once the battle erupted, chaos inside the city was inevitable. All attention would be focused outside.

That would be their opportunity.

At the moment the battle started, Gao Shun led the Wolf Shadow Guards to kill the palace gate guards and headed toward the city gates with the maids.

At this time, Cao Cao still had no idea what was unfolding.

Even though Cao Cao was unaware, Gao Shun dared not be careless.

They had to race against time to reach the city gates before Cao Cao.

If Cao Cao arrived first and stabilized the situation, their plan to leave the city would be thwarted.

Fortunately, they had prepared for this all along.

When they were less than a thousand meters from the city gate, they saw Cao Cao approaching from the other side.

“Who are you, and why do you have so many carriages?” Cao Cao demanded.

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Since it was nighttime, Cao Cao couldn’t clearly see Gao Shun and his men at first—only a dense mass of carriages that puzzled him.

However, no one answered, and suddenly, over a hundred Wolf Shadow Guards burst forth and charged toward the city gate.

“Quick, seize the city gate!” Gao Shun shouted.

“My lord, it’s Gao Shun! How is he here?” Cao Ren, close to Cao Cao, immediately recognized Gao Shun.

“Stop them at once!” Cao Cao ordered without hesitation.

Meanwhile, the Wolf Shadow Guards had already advanced close to the city gate.

But Cao Cao reacted swiftly, and their advance slowed.

Moreover, more and more Cao troops gathered around them.

“It’s over. As expected, the Wolf Eagle Eighteen Guards of His Majesty are far stronger,” Gao Shun thought to himself, comparing them unconsciously with his own vanguard.

If it were the Wolf Eagle Eighteen Guards, they might have broken through by now.

But they had been stopped.

“Protect the carriages! Break through and open the gate!” Gao Shun shouted fiercely.

Yet the Cao troops grew in number, and their situation worsened.

As time passed, more soldiers inside the city came to reinforce the defense.

Xu Chang had nearly 400,000 troops.

If all gathered, escape would be impossible.

Moreover, Liu Xie’s siege outside would surely end in failure.

Watching the ongoing battle outside, his expression grew grim.

He knew that if the situation dragged on, their predicament would worsen.

At present, the Cao army would soon recover from their initial shock.

“Your Majesty, the situation inside the city doesn’t look promising,” Zhuge Liang observed.

“Yes, I overestimated the Wolf Shadow Guards’ strength. They aren’t strong enough to seize the city gate quickly,” Liu Xie admitted.

Now, comparing them to the Wolf Eagle Eighteen Guards, they fell short.

“Your Majesty, what shall we do now?” Zhuge Liang asked cautiously.

Liu Xie took a deep breath, acknowledging his miscalculation.

“What else can be done? I will not abandon a single person.”

“Not a single palace maid shall die. Gao Shun and the Wolf Shadow Guards must come out.”

“Where are the Wolf Eagle Eighteen Guards?” Liu Xie shouted.

Soon, the Wolf Eagle Eighteen Guards reappeared like ghosts.

“You are to enter the city, open the gates, and bring everyone out.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!” they responded.

Liu Xie’s voice carried decisively.

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Then, the Wolf Eagle Eighteen Guards turned and left without hesitation.

Eighteen swift horses, eighteen figures clad in black cloaks, faces masked with black cloth, revealing only their eyes. Each carried a curved blade.

They charged grandly toward the city walls.

“Your Majesty, do you think those eighteen men can manage?” Zhuge Liang doubted.

After all, there were only eighteen of them, while inside the city...

Even if the nearly 400,000 troops hadn’t fully assembled, there were still over a hundred thousand soldiers guarding the city gates.

Could these eighteen succeed?

Besides, the gates were tightly shut—how would they enter? Did they intend to fly in?

“Rest assured, they will succeed,” Liu Xie said with profound confidence.

He had personally trained these men and knew their capabilities well.

At that moment, the eighteen dashed forward at full speed.

During their sprint, they picked up several long spears discarded by fallen soldiers.

Each of the eighteen now wielded two long spears.

When they were less than a few dozen meters from the wall, the Wolf Shadow Eighteen Guards hurled their spears with all their might.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The spears soared through the air and were firmly embedded in the city walls.

Though the walls rose several meters high, the Wolf Shadow Guards managed to pin their spears solidly.

“They possess incredible strength,” Zhuge Liang marveled at the scene.

Indeed, an ordinary person could never have thrown something so high.

Yet the Wolf Shadow Guards drove their spears deeply into the wall.

One could imagine the immense power behind it.

What they did next astonished many, including the besieging soldiers present.

After charging closer, the Wolf Eagle Eighteen Guards leapt from their horses.

They stepped onto the spears embedded in the city walls.