I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 241 - 22: Slaughtering Until None Dare Claim Supremacy

Chapter 241: Chapter 22: Slaughtering Until None Dare Claim Supremacy

In every aspect, Gu Chen was flawless.

For the strong men who lived in the same era as him, this was definitely something that felt despairing.

How exactly does one defeat such a person?

Gu Chen’s plan had a significant impact on the Cao army.

Cao Ren was working tirelessly day and night, his supervision of the soldiers reaching its peak, fearing any occurrence of surrendering the city.

The only good news was that Cao Cao had blocked Liu Bei’s offensive in Runan.

Though it was just a minor victory, Cao Ren seized this opportunity to boast about it as a great triumph, aiming to boost the army’s morale.

But it still couldn’t change the overall situation.

Meanwhile, Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu scored a major victory over Sun Ce’s vanguard general, Zhou Yu, in Jiangxia.

They killed thousands of enemy soldiers,

halting Sun Ce’s advance on Jingzhou State.

In November;

Gu Chen personally led an army of a hundred thousand to officially launch an attack on Xuchang.

However, Xuchang was a strategic stronghold.

Attacking such a stronghold, no matter how brave Gu Chen was, meant he was destined not to contribute too much; success relied on the soldiers’ bravery.

After five consecutive days of fierce assault, the army managed to breach Xuchang for the first time.

But Cao Ren was well-prepared for this.

He distributed the hallucination-inducing "Five Stone Powder" to his soldiers.

Using it to arouse the warriors’ ferocity ultimately drove Gu Chen’s army out.

Under such circumstances, Xuchang turned into a meat grinder.

Countless heroic souls were lost inside and outside Xuchang.

Gu Chen didn’t anticipate that Cao Ren would still have such means, but witnessing those who took the "Five Stone Powder" lose all human fear,

he could only retreat with his troops.

Gu Chen had indeed heard of this "Five Stone Powder", knowing that long-term use would lead to early death, but he didn’t expect it to have such an effect.

This ultimately allowed Cao Ren to seize an opportunity.

Though he hadn’t truly defeated Gu Chen, it could even be considered a great loss.

After all, the Cao army suffered significant casualties in this battle,

and Gu Chen’s forces managed to breach the city.

But Cao Ren still exaggerated the situation, merely to stabilize the army’s morale.

This did have a slight effect.

For the Cao army soldiers who knew nothing, they had indeed repelled Gu Chen this time.

However, Cao Ren didn’t let his guard down.

Being one of the famously historical generals, Cao Ren’s military prowess was beyond doubt.

After Gu Chen’s army retreated, he immediately ordered water to be poured over the city.

Utilizing the weather to turn the entire Xuchang into an ice city.

But Gu Chen was completely unfazed by this.

After the battle, he gained a deeper understanding of Xuchang.

If he continued with the aggressive assault, even if he eventually captured Xuchang and took the entirety of Yingchuan,

the casualties for Gu Chen would be excessively heavy.

In Gu Chen’s view,

Cao Ren had no chance of winning.

The Five Stone Powder could indeed boost the fighting strength of Cao’s forces, but the damage after the drug effect was irreversible.

Sooner or later, Cao Ren would be defeated.

But Gu Chen needed to consider his own army’s casualties.

Considering Cao Ren’s tendency never to fight outside the city, and the current weather, Gu Chen quickly made a decision.

—He decided to dig a tunnel!

When everyone heard of Gu Chen’s decision, they were all stunned.

How much manpower would it take to dig a tunnel in such a season? 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

But Gu Chen’s response was very simple.

"War is deceitful. Victory lies in being unpredictable."

Cao Ren would never expect Gu Chen to dig tunnels during winter!

Although this task is laborious and troublesome, compared to the casualties from a frontal assault,

it would be far more favorable.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Nobody could doubt the Gu Clan’s tactical surprise, nor would anyone dare to!

Gu Chen was never a hesitant person. After carefully analyzing the feasibility of the plan, he immediately began to implement it.

He mobilized soldiers and laborers.

Burning soil and digging pathways.

While he himself distracted Cao Ren by continuously attacking the front line.

Though he continued the siege, Gu Chen didn’t attack with full force as before.

If the situation were normal,

Cao Ren might have noticed something unusual.

But under the current circumstances, Cao Ren just felt that Gu Chen was afraid of his Five Stone Powder army, which made Cao Ren feel extremely proud.

Did he actually manage to stop Gu Chen?

Even he himself found it somewhat unbelievable.

But the facts were right here, leaving him no choice but to believe.

The most captivating Yingchuan battle came to an inexplicable stalemate under these circumstances.

This was indeed beyond everyone’s expectations.

Jingzhou State.

Sun Ce continued his assault on Jingzhou, but almost all his attempts were thwarted by Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu.

"Military Advisor...."

"The Yingchuan battle has changed. Will it affect the overall situation?"

In the main tent, Guan Yu stroked his beard with one hand and looked at Zhuge Liang, asking, "I intend to lead a force to support Yingchuan, to assist Young Master Gu."

"General mustn’t do so."

Zhuge Liang immediately shook his head and seriously said, "Though the general is brave,"

"compared to Young Master Gu, you might still fall short."

"In the current situation, it seems like a three-party battlefield."

"But in reality, if one side changes, it will inevitably affect the situation of all three."

"How can the general leave Jingzhou at this time?"

Hearing this, a trace of discontent flashed across Guan Yu’s face, but he didn’t say much.

In his heart, he knew he couldn’t reach Gu Chen’s level.

But such words were oddly jarring to someone as proud as he was.