Chapter 535: Meeting Huangfu Song
Chapter 535: Meeting Huangfu Song
September 25, 2017
Jiuzhou, outside Ye City, within the grand camp of the Han Army.
Inside the grand tent, Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, and the high-ranking officials of the Wucheng Army were all seated within.
For a Three Kingdoms enthusiast, this grand tent would likely be a dream come true, as the lineup within was simply too dazzling.
Setting aside those seated in the highest positions, who were of the highest status but not particularly renowned in the Three Kingdoms era, such as Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun.
Within the tent, there were also Dong Zhuo, the future chaos-bringer, the fat Dong; the future founder of the Wei faction, Cao Cao, who was not yet a prominent figure; the founder of the Shu Kingdom, Liu Bei; and the founder of Eastern Wu, Sun Jian.
It could be said that the main protagonists of the upcoming stage were all gathered here.
And if one was not interested in the monarchs, this tent also housed renowned generals.
There was no need to mention Lu Bu, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei. Behind Cao Cao, one could vaguely see a burly man, as well as two young figures.
The man behind Cao Cao was none other than Xu Chu, who was on par with Dian Wei, known as the Tiger Fool. The two young figures were the brothers Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun.
According to their positions, these three should not have been by Cao Cao's side at this time, but they had indeed arrived.
In comparison, the generals behind Sun Jian were slightly inferior, at least in terms of martial prowess. However, in terms of commanding troops, the four generals behind Sun Jian were also not to be underestimated. Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Zu Mao had all performed admirably on the battlefield during the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
Surveying his subordinates, Huangfu Song was quite satisfied with the lineup of his army at this moment.
However, he was slightly dissatisfied with his control over the five armies of Jiuzhou, which was not as strong as he had imagined.
Take Dong Zhuo, who was sitting before him, for example. Although he seemed respectful on the surface, he secretly harbored different intentions. A few days ago, Huangfu Song had ordered Dong Zhuo to attack Ye City, but that fellow had delayed the attack until Huangfu Song arrived from Qinghe Prefecture, and still, he had not taken any action.
When Huangfu Song ordered Lu HaiKong to attack Liangqi, that fellow directly led a few thousand cavalry to block the path to Liangqi, blatantly showing a perfunctory attitude.
Although Huangfu Song did not expect Lu HaiKong and Dong Zhuo's armies to become the main force in suppressing the Yellow Turbans, he even more so did not want to see these two with ulterior motives acting as bystanders during the war.
Therefore, Huangfu Song naturally wanted to establish his authority and set an example by making an example of someone. After glancing between Dong Zhuo and Lu HaiKong, Huangfu Song did not hesitate and directly chose Lu HaiKong as the target to assert his dominance.
On one hand, Lu HaiKong was a eunuch, but more importantly, in Huangfu Song's opinion, Lu HaiKong's foundation was significantly weaker than Dong Zhuo's, and his strength was also much inferior. Of course, there was also the fact that Lu HaiKong's actions were even more excessive.
"My lord, Governor Lu HaiKong of Bingzhou has arrived!" A messenger entered the tent to report.
"Let him in!" Huangfu Song's eyes flashed with determination.
Everyone in the tent became alert, as they vaguely knew the reason Huangfu Song had summoned them today. Seeing that the main event was about to begin, everyone assumed the posture of spectators.
Lu HaiKong had almost opened the legendary chest, and they were originally planning to pay attention to Chen Ping and Wang Yi, as these two were Lu HaiKong's personal secretary and the oldest initial general under his command.
Two men were about to break through rather formidable barriers, so Lu Haikong naturally wanted to keep an eye on them.
However, what Lu Haikong didn't expect was that soon after opening the treasure chest, Gao Shun sent a messenger from Huangfu Song to summon him.
Although it was obvious that Huangfu Song wanted something from him at this time, Lu Haikong still brought along a thousand newly promoted Bloodbath Legion soldiers and three historical generals.
Moments later, the large tent was lifted, and Lu Haikong, clad in Dragon Soul Armor and with a magnificent Crimson Heaven Sword hanging at his waist, entered. Behind him followed three fierce generals: Dian Wei, Wen Chou, and Gao Lan.
It must be said that Lu Haikong's appearance was quite deceptive. Judging by his current demeanor, it would be difficult to discern any hint of ferocity from him. He seemed more like a frail scholar than a formidable general.
Everyone who saw Lu Haikong for the first time was surprised by his youthfulness and frailty.
Of course, while all the generals in the tent were astonished by Lu Haikong's appearance, they still dared not underestimate him.
After all, this guy had risen from the very bottom of society, from a mountain bandit once targeted by the government, to a powerful figure commanding hundreds of thousands of troops. Who would dare to underestimate him in such circumstances?
Whether they underestimated him or not was one thing, but whether they should make Lu Haikong the target of their authority was another matter.
"Lu Haikong pays his respects to General Huangfu!"
After entering the tent, Lu Haikong casually bowed to Huangfu Song.
Seeing Lu Haikong's relaxed demeanor, Huangfu Song's attitude toward him became even more disdainful.
In the 1619th chapter, a bar, and a glance, there's no mistake in this version!
"Lu Haikong, you've been attacking Liangqi for several days now. How's the battle situation there?" Huangfu Song called out his name and immediately took action.
"It's okay, it's fine, mediocre at best. At least for now, I'm still quite satisfied," Lu Haikong replied with a glint in his eyes, sounding rather perfunctory.
This guy, by nature, was quite 'kind'. He was well aware that Huangfu Song wanted to assert his authority over him, but he couldn't bring himself to slap him in the face right from the start.
If he were to say something like, "Oh, Liangqi, I've conquered it," wouldn't that be embarrassing for Huangfu Song? How could he assert his authority then?
Huangfu Song didn't know Lu Haikong's 'kind' intentions. In his eyes, Lu Haikong was arrogant and haughty, and this perfunctory attitude was a blatant provocation.
"Mediocre? You're satisfied with the battle situation?"
Huangfu Song slammed the table and glared at Lu Haikong, "Then tell me, what do you mean by mediocre? What kind of battle situation makes you satisfied?"
"Is it that you're taking a few thousand cavalry on a picnic outside a city guarded by tens of thousands of troops, or are you satisfied with a battle situation where you haven't launched a serious attack on the city for several days?"
Huangfu Song suddenly flew into a rage, shocking everyone.
Although they knew that Huangfu Song might want to assert his authority over Lu Haikong, they didn't expect it to be this straightforward!
However, Huangfu Song's words made them understand the reason for the old general's anger. Attacking Liangqi with a few thousand cavalry, Lu Haikong's perfunctory attitude was too obvious.
At this moment, everyone was looking at Lu Haikong, waiting for his response to Huangfu Song's questioning...
(End of Chapter)
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