Chapter 509: Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei's First Battle
Chapter 509: Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei's First Battle
2017-09-25
In the blink of an eye, a day had passed.
After Lu Zhi's rejection, it seemed that there was no apparent reaction from his side.
Lu Hai Kong's troops were provided with the necessary supplies, and there wasn't much deduction in that regard.
However, behind the scenes, rumors about Lu Hai Kong's cowardice in battle and derogatory comments began to spread.
In just one day, the heroic image that Lu Hai Kong had established in a single battle started to waver.
The actions behind his back were certainly not Lu Zhi's doing, but at the very least, he had tacitly allowed them.
Lu Hai Kong paid no heed to this situation.
The condition of his Bloodbath Legion had almost recovered, and the period of weakness would only last a day. After that day, once the Legion's situation had improved, Lu Hai Kong would begin preparing to leave Wucheng and return to Bingzhou.
In this situation, Lu Hai Kong didn't care much about the reputation of Wucheng.
During this time, Lu Hai Kong was more concerned about the redemption of merits in the Han Dynasty camp. In the blink of an eye, it was already the 15th of September, and the merits from the camp mission were ready for redemption.
Lu Hai Kong was still very much looking forward to what two million merits could redeem, and in fact, he had already set his sights on a specific goal.
Xi Zhaitai's health had always been a concern for Lu Hai Kong. The last time he checked, there were many options for redemption using camp merits. Therefore, Lu Hai Kong was hopeful that he might find a pill or method to treat Xi Zhaitai's health on the redemption list.
Unfortunately, after thoroughly searching the redemption list, Lu Hai Kong did not find any pill that could treat Xi Zhaitai.
After two consecutive redemption lists, Lu Hai Kong had figured out a pattern.
The redemption list would not show items that exceeded the merits available for redemption. Moreover, the items that appeared were random, with ten items available for redemption on each list, totaling one hundred items.
Since Lu Hai Kong didn't find what he wanted this time, and it was an away game, he had no choice but to temporarily save the two million merits, planning to check again in the next wave.
On the same day that Lu Hai Kong didn't find what he wanted on the redemption list, which was also the fourth night of Lu Hai Kong's stay in Wucheng, Lu Zhi's planned night raid was put into action.
The gates of Wucheng opened at noon, and a cavalry force of only three thousand charged out, led by Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, heading towards Zhang Liang's main camp.
To prepare for the night raid, Lu Zhi had made many preparations. The equipment of the cavalry led by Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei was temporarily gathered within a day.
The soldiers were also motivated for an entire day, and their morale was at its peak at this moment.
They charged out of Wucheng's gates, directly rushing towards Zhang Liang's main camp.
Every member of this cavalry force had a strength of over forty, and their fundamental abilities were not inferior to Lu Hai Kong's Bloodbath Legion.
In terms of military leaders, their lineup was no less impressive than Lu Hai Kong's, and perhaps even better.
Currently, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had not yet reached their peaks, but their strength was at 94, which was slightly inferior to Dian Wei at this time. However, it was only a slight difference, and they were two people after all.
Thus, a cavalry force, well-equipped with both generals and soldiers, launched a bold attack.
Strangely enough, their sudden assault was like a bamboo-splitting strike, directly penetrating the Yellow Turban Headquarters. The Yellow Turban Army only became aware of their presence when Liu Bei's forces stormed into their camp.
By then, it was already too late. Those three thousand cavalry troops, bolstered by the unique traits of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, became overwhelmingly powerful, even rivaling the Bloodbath Legion under Lu Hai Kong's command, which had not yet activated the Bloodthirsty Battle ability.
Within the Yellow Turban Headquarters, no one could stop their rampage.
This battle turned out to be much easier than Liu Bei had anticipated. Inside the Yellow Turban camp, there was no effective resistance to speak of.
After they broke in, the entire Yellow Turban Headquarters fell into chaos, completely lacking the strict military discipline of the Yellow Turban Army from the previous days. They no longer resembled an army led by top-tier historical generals but rather a scattered group without a core.
In reality, this was indeed the case. Shortly after Lu Hai Kong's arrival, Zhang Liang was urgently summoned back by Zhang Jiao, leaving the Wucheng Headquarters without his presence.
In fact, Zhang Liang had originally intended to withdraw his troops before leaving. He was well aware that with the morale of the Wucheng soldiers rising, his ten thousand troops alone would be unable to capture Wucheng without siege equipment in a short period.
However, Zhang Jiao's urgent summons left Zhang Liang no time to withdraw his troops. He only took the most elite portion with him, leaving behind several thousand Yellow Turban rebels without a single decent general.
It was precisely because of the absence of Zhang Liang's command that Liu Bei's forces could so easily defeat the Yellow Turbans.
At 1:00 PM, Liu Bei and his companions set out, and in less than three hours, they completely routed the entire Yellow Turban Army.
Soon, the battle concluded, and when Lu Zhi received the battle report, he was overjoyed, almost like a fool.
For him, this was his greatest victory in the past few months and the most legitimate one.
In this battle, Liu Bei showcased the might of Lu Zhi's army. With just three thousand cavalry troops, they dispersed a ten-thousand-strong army, a feat far more impressive than Lu Hai Kong's one-thousand-to-three-thousand comparison.
After this battle, Liu Bei finally gained Lu Zhi's full recognition and became his favorite disciple.
Meanwhile, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei also became officially popular within the military camp. Their single battle skyrocketed their popularity, surpassing even Lu Hai Kong, who had been relatively quiet for three to four days and was rumored to be timid, of bandit origins, and other scandals.
Some even compared Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei to Lu Hai Kong, belittling the latter from various angles.
Human hearts are peculiar; just a few days ago, Lu Hai Kong was the hero in the hearts of the Wucheng soldiers.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Hai Kong was labeled as timid, an outsider, of bandit origins, and a eunuch party member, transforming from a hero into a coward despised by all.
However, Lu Hai Kong paid no heed to this situation.
It wasn't that he had already passed the stage of caring about others' opinions; instead, he was well aware that these things were mere illusions in the face of absolute power, dispersing like dust in the wind.
On the other hand, the Bloodbath Legion had mostly recovered, and Lu Hai Kong should start preparing to leave and return to Bingzhou...
(End of Chapter)
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