Huang Zhong still possessed such martial prowess at his age. Had he been the same age as him, he truly could have fought him on equal terms, with neither able to win in a short time.
Of course, in a prolonged battle, he still believed he would win.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Huang Zhong's face was filled with regret. The merit of slaying an enemy general before the armies had slipped away just like that.
After thanking the Son of Heaven, he rose and returned to the ranks.
Wherever he passed, the generals stepped aside to make way for him.
This was their acknowledgment of his strength.
Liu Xie withdrew his gaze and looked up at Lecheng County, coldly ordering, "Pass my command to all three armies-"
"Prepare to storm the city!"
The duels were over, and their side had seized every advantage available. There would be no more fancy tricks now.
The entire army would attack Lecheng County!
Once it fell, Ji Province would be recovered, and the north would be pacified!
Chapter 250: The City Falls, Yuan Shao Cuts His Beard and Discards His Robe! (Ten-thousand-character chapter)
At Liu Xie's command, the great army outside the city began moving. One enormous, peculiar machine after another was pushed to the front.
These were precisely the torsion catapults Liu Xie had ordered the Zhen Clan to build!
But the time he had given them was ultimately too short. The Zhen Clan Artisans had spent considerable time studying the plans and building the machines after receiving them, so they had produced only twenty-odd torsion catapults, nowhere near the hundred or more he had envisioned.
"Is this the trump card His Majesty prepared?"
When Jia Xu, Lü Bu, and the other civil and military officials saw the immense torsion catapults, anticipation filled