I, Zhou Cang, am the number one tank in the Three Kingdoms.

In recent years, Gualijin has been an unstable place. Whenever there is fighting in Wancheng, Gualijin will inevitably become the focus of the war.

For Boss Cao, the land surrounding Gualijin and Wancheng is particularly unforgettable.

Not only did it leave behind anecdotes like quenching thirst by looking at plums and cutting off hair to replace one's head, but it also saved the lives of Dian Wei, Cao Ang, Cao Anmin, and their steed "Jueying".

Six months ago, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao vied to win over Zhang Xiu. In the end, Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao Cao on the strong advice of Jia Xu, which won a good future for everyone, including himself.

Jia Xu was taken away by Cao Cao and given an important position. It is said that before leaving, the last piece of advice Jia Xu left for Zhang Xiu was to build this Gualijin camp.

Although the camp was not large, it was built of earth, just as Liao Hua had observed. The Yu River was used to encircle the camp with a moat, and a watchtower several tens of feet high was used to overlook the surrounding area.

To the west, it echoes Wancheng, forming a pincer movement that firmly blocks the northward route of Xia.

With this water fortress to the east, there is almost no possibility of crossing the river to attack Wancheng directly, since the watchtower is equipped with not only archers but also giant crossbows.

Heading south, once the water gates are opened, both warships and transport ships can sail down the Yu River directly to the heart of Jingzhou.

However, it is precisely because Wancheng has been free of war since the construction of this water fortress half a year ago, and because all the elite troops who are capable of fighting have been transferred to Guandu with Zhang Xiu.

The current garrison in Gualijin is really not up to par.

After the hour of Chou (1-3 AM), the last batch of patrolling soldiers who had been relieved from the watchtower returned to camp one after another, yawning and stretching, completely unaware that the fog on the water near the water gate had changed slightly.

Zhou Cang last took a breath when he was counting the number of soldiers who had dived down the ropes.

Despite repeated warnings along the way, one person was still missing. It was unclear whether they were swept away by the water or fled in fear.

Zhou Cang gripped the dagger tightly with his teeth, held onto the shore with both hands, and slowly poked his head out of the water after the patrolling soldiers carrying torches entered the barracks.

The movements were so slow that they made almost no sound.

After confirming that no one around had noticed, he slowly climbed out of the water, followed closely by the "water ghosts" behind him.

The soaked hemp shoes perfectly masked the sound of footsteps on the sand and gravel.

Zhou Cang removed the dagger from his mouth and, using the dim firelight, moved up the stairs.

The occasional creaking sounds were not heard by the Cao army soldiers upstairs because they were covered by the sounds of wind and water.

As he was about to climb to the first level of the arrow platform, Zhou Cang lowered his center of gravity and used all four limbs to slowly climb up the stairs.

After stepping onto the last flight of stairs, he slowly peeked out to observe the situation on the arrow platform.

The arrow platform, which was originally guarded by four people, now only had one person supporting his back, seemingly observing the river. Of the other three, one was sleeping in a corner, and the other two were lying motionless on the crenellations.

Zhou Cang slowly crept up behind the soldier who was supporting him and slowly got up.

Just like in the TV dramas of my past life, I prepared to cover the mouth with one hand and slowly approach the person's throat with the knife in the other, exerting force with both hands almost simultaneously.

"Ugh..." The soldier whose throat had been slit only groaned once before his limbs began to twitch, and he was immediately held tightly by Zhou Cang.

Once the soldier's convulsions stopped, he was gently placed on the floor.

Zhou Cang waved his hand, signaling his men to follow. The next three men were almost simultaneously slit in the throat and pinned down, without making a loud noise from beginning to end.

At this point, Zhou Cang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Taking the first floor was half the battle won. With no time to think about the situation of the supervisor's group, Zhou Cang left six people on the first floor: two to guard the stairs and four to take over the positions previously held by Cao Bing.

While climbing to the second floor, an accident occurred!

One of Cao soldiers on the second-floor arrow platform suddenly needed to urinate and hurriedly ran downstairs.

Zhou Cang was caught off guard and bumped into at the corner. He immediately raised his knife and stabbed at Cao's soldier.

Fortunately, it was a fatal blow.

Unfortunately, Cao Bing fell down the stairs with a thud, which startled the other soldiers on the second-floor arrow platform.

Now that things have come to this, let's not worry about anything else!

Zhou Cang charged forward, and upon seeing a figure, he slashed down the man with his sword. His soldiers behind him followed up with more blows.

"Enemy attack!" Finally, a Cao soldier on the second-level arrow platform shouted!

Zhou Cang shouted "Kill!" and rushed up the arrow platform, directly slashing down the Cao soldier who had just shouted, sending him crashing down from the watchtower with a thud.

The remaining Cao soldiers, seeing Zhou Cang's menacing approach and his followers close behind, panicked and ran up the stairs. Zhou Cang caught up with them and swiftly severed their spines with a single blow.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" The sound of an alarm drum came from the third floor!

"Oh no!" Zhou Cang exclaimed in alarm. In such a quiet night, the sound of this drum could easily reach the city walls of Wancheng!

Thinking of this, Zhou Cang hurriedly pulled away the corpse blocking the stairs in front of him and ran upstairs.

Just after turning the corner—"Whoosh!" A crossbow bolt shot towards Zhou Cang at lightning speed. Zhou Cang instinctively raised his arm to block it, and the arrow pierced his arm, almost hitting the bone!

[Damage taken, Stamina -20, Attributes increased]

Zhou Cang was instantly filled with excitement, his eyes turning red.

Looking up, Zhou Cang saw a Cao soldier frantically loading a second crossbow bolt at the top of the stairs. Before the bolt could be fired, Zhou Cang leaped three steps in one stride, rushed to the arrow platform, and slashed upwards with his sword, splitting the Cao soldier's crossbow in two, along with the soldier's throat.

Upon seeing and hearing the commotion, Cao's soldiers who were beating the drums quickly drew their swords to prepare for battle. However, as soon as they raised their hands, they were swarmed by Zhou Cang's men and were hacked to death along with two others.

Although the drumbeats stopped, the Cao army in the camp were all awakened and rushed out of the barracks in a panic. Some carried spears, some held knives, and most of them did not even have time to put on their armor.

Seeing this from upstairs, Zhou Cang gritted his teeth, cut off the arrow from his arm, and quickly made arrangements.

One person lit a fire upstairs, three others fired crossbows into the camp, and the rest followed them back to the second floor.

The second floor of the watchtower was connected to the winch of the wooden sluice gate. Six people were assigned to open the water gate, while three others remained on the second floor to fire crossbows at the soldiers in the camp.

When Zhou Cang led the remaining men back to the first-floor arrow platform, Cao soldiers were already charging up the stairs with spears. One of the guards at the stairwell, who was only armed with a short sword, was pierced through the heart by two spears in no time.

Seeing his brother die in front of him, Zhou Cang was instantly enraged. The veins on his arms bulged, and he rushed to the top of the stairs, tucked the two spears that were pushing upwards together under his armpits, and pushed them with all his might!

The two Cao soldiers wielding spears were completely caught off guard and were thrown backward by Zhou Cang's powerful throw, knocking down a group of people.

Seeing this, Zhou Cang was about to rush down the stairs when, before he had even taken two steps, two or three more spears came thrusting at him.

Zhou Cang went straight up and slapped the spear to both sides, then tucked it under his armpits, preparing to repeat the previous action. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw someone below raising a bow to shoot him.

So he suddenly snapped the spear under his arm, grabbed the tip of another spear, and threw it at the man holding the bow.

The man's arrow was fired almost simultaneously with Zhou Cang's spear tip. The arrow struck Zhou Cang's ribs, while the spear tip pierced the man's forehead!

As more and more Cao soldiers gathered downstairs, Zhou Cang single-handedly blocked the entrance to the stairs, constantly enduring the onslaught of spears. Meanwhile, Zhou Cang's subordinates, armed with bows and arrows, took turns firing arrows at the Cao soldiers below from behind him.

After persisting for two more rounds, Zhou Cang finally heard the sound of the sluice gate being pulled up.

Zhou Cang's confidence soared, and he snatched a spear from Cao's soldier, poking at it wildly while becoming increasingly agitated.

Has that inspector opened the drawbridge yet?!