Soon, a great fire blazed fiercely on Xiaoshi Bridge.
Once everything was done, Huang Zhong tossed aside the fire oil in his hand, looked at the many Vanguard Camp Death Warriors behind him, and spoke in a deep voice:
"Officers and men! I am already fifty-six, but for the sake of my sickly son at home, I still fight on the battlefield, seeking wealth and honor that can pass down through my family!"
"You too have families and loved ones!"
"Now, a sky-high military achievement lies before us. Whether this battle ends in victory or defeat, whether you and I live or die, His Majesty and the Imperial Court will not neglect our families!"
"With no worries left behind us, let us stake everything on this fight!"
"Follow me into battle!"
Though Huang Zhong's words were plain and unadorned, their strength lay in their sincerity, which stirred the soldiers' hot blood and fighting spirit all the more.
After hearing him, the Vanguard Death Warriors could no longer hold themselves back. Eyes reddening, they drew their blades and roared:
"Kill-!"
At that moment, Sun Quan had not realized that his retreat had already been cut off. He had led his army outside Hefei City and launched an attack.
Today, he had mobilized twenty thousand troops, with every general taking the field. He had all but emptied his nest, all to seize Hefei City in one mighty push!
Staring at Hefei City before him, Sun Quan coldly ordered, "All troops, attack!"
A deep, resonant horn sounded.
All the troops under Sun Quan launched another general assault on Hefei City. Seen from above, his army resembled an endless tide.
Hefei City was a reef amid that tide. However the waves battered it, it stood unmoved!
On Hefei City's walls, Zhang Liao also