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Chapter 538: The Attack on Ye City
Chapter 538: The Attack on Ye City
September 25, 2017
Jiuzhou, outside Ye City.
A group of Han Army big shots were doing nothing but waiting there in the middle of the night.
They were there to witness an event, something that seemed crazy to them.
When Li Hai Kong declared in the military tent during the day that he could capture Ye City with just a thousand cavalry, it was like a thunderbolt out of the blue.
The entire tent was instantly abuzz with discussion.
Many people looked at Li Hai Kong with disbelief, even though he spoke with confidence, few believed that he could really capture Ye City.
They had been besieging Ye City for several days, and although not many people had seriously investigated the situation inside, they knew that there were at least 100,000 Yellow Turban Army troops within, or even more. A thousand against ten thousand was already a crazy idea, let alone using a thousand cavalry to attack the city.
So, the generals looked at Li Hai Kong as if he were a madman.
Even Dong Zhuo frowned a little, although Liu Bei had witnessed Li Hai Kong's feat of defeating Zhang Liang's 30,000 troops with just a thousand cavalry, he still couldn't bring himself to believe it at this moment!
However, whether they believed it or not was one thing, but when Li Hai Kong made this 'boast', Huangfu Song found that his situation had become a bit delicate and awkward.
At this point, regardless of whether Li Hai Kong could succeed or not, it seemed he had no reason to punish Li Hai Kong.
Another point was that Huangfu Song, like Lu Zhi, was a loyal subject of the Han Dynasty. They were wary of Li Hai Kong, a former mountain bandit who had risen through the ranks and now commanded a powerful army, and who acted with a strong air of banditry.
But deep down, Huangfu Song still had some principles. He knew that his actions had gone too far, and it seemed as if he were using his military power to oppress Li Hai Kong.
However, as the situation had gradually evolved to this point, Huangfu Song had no choice but to grit his teeth and let Li Hai Kong attack Ye City.
Outside Ye City, behind Li Hai Kong, three great generals, and a thousand newly promoted Bloodsoaked Knights stood ready.
They were waiting for the moment to attack!
For Li Hai Kong, today's battle was not as difficult as Huangfu Song and the others imagined; it would even be much simpler than the attack on Liangqi.
After capturing Liangqi, Li Hai Kong obtained some intelligence there. He clearly knew that Ye City indeed had a large number of troops, at least 100,000 or more. But these 100,000 troops were mostly Yellow Turban rebels, and there were no generals among them.
Li Hai Kong was puzzled as to how Huangfu Song could have missed this situation. He also didn't know that Dong Zhuo had no intention of risking his cavalry. From the start, Huangfu Song had wanted to deal with Li Hai Kong, and neither of them had seriously gathered intelligence on Ye City, which gave Li Hai Kong a perfect opportunity to show off.
If he didn't use such a good opportunity to show off, what was the difference between him and a salted fish?
When a fire rose within Ye City, Li Hai Kong waved his Savage Axe, and his Bloodbath Legion began to move.
Li Hai Kong led the charge, followed closely by his three strongest generals at the moment: Dian Wei, Gao Lan, and a scholar.
After seeing Li Hai Kong's group take action, the onlooking big shots immediately became more alert.
Although not many people believed Li Hai Kong could succeed, they still watched intently as his cavalry charged.
Of course, not everyone who was seriously watching was waiting for a miracle to happen. Many were simply waiting for Lu HaiKong to make a fool of himself or even bring about his own demise.
The only person who genuinely believed in Lu HaiKong's ability to take Ye City was probably Huangfu Song.
If Lu HaiKong could capture Ye City this time, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun's faces would be thoroughly embarrassed. Perhaps due to the tension, Huangfu Song felt a hint of unease as Lu HaiKong began his assault.
His eyes were fixed on the city gate several li away, and deep down, he had an unexpected anticipation that shouldn't have existed, hoping that Lu HaiKong would stop at the city gate.
Unfortunately, just as Lu HaiKong arrived, the city gate automatically opened, rendering the city's strongest defense useless. Lu HaiKong's forces charged in, and a slaughter began.
The bigwigs outside the city stared in disbelief. They had many expectations for this battle but never imagined it would be so effortless to enter Ye City.
Seeing this, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but recall the dagger that suddenly appeared behind him under Wucheng. His heart raced, and he immediately reacted.
"Fengxian, Hua Xiong, the gates of Ye City are open. You two, take ten thousand cavalry to assist Lu HaiKong in capturing Ye City!"
Dong Zhuo's move was not only to seize an opportunity for merit but also out of concern for Lu HaiKong's situation. After all, although the city gate was open, there were still several hundred thousand troops inside. Whether Lu HaiKong's thousand-strong force could take the city was still uncertain.
In the 1619th book, there's a bar called "Error-Free Version"!
Furthermore, Dong Zhuo hadn't attacked Ye City for days, intentionally avoiding conflict. But now, Lu HaiKong had breached the city with just a thousand men, a city that Dong Zhuo couldn't conquer in days. Wouldn't Dong Zhuo's face be tarnished?
What Dong Zhuo didn't expect was that just as he finished speaking, Zhu Jun stepped forward.
"Lord Dong, you want to take credit for Lu HaiKong's achievements? I cannot allow that!"
Zhu Jun's eyes flashed with cold determination, clearly sharing Dong Zhuo's thoughts. He believed that although Lu HaiKong was lucky to open the city gate, they couldn't possibly capture Ye City. Perhaps Lu HaiKong was counting on their backup, so Zhu Jun would never permit Dong Zhuo to lend assistance.
Zhu Jun stood in opposition, and although Dong Zhuo was reluctant, he had no choice but to abandon his original plan. His large, bell-like eyes gazed in the direction of Ye City, waiting for Lu HaiKong to emerge.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
An action that no one had high hopes for now seemed filled with possibilities.
As Lu HaiKong's thousand cavalry charged, many hearts swelled with excitement. They silently anticipated Lu HaiKong creating a miracle by breaking through.
Among those with such thoughts was not Dong Zhuo, who was more concerned with his own interests. At this moment, the truly agitated and excited ones were Cao Cao and his brothers, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun.
At this time, Cao Cao seemed like a passionate youth, deeply moved by Lu HaiKong's determination, a spirit of 'though ten thousand enemies stand before me, I will advance'.
While some hoped for Lu HaiKong's success, others didn't want him to emerge victorious. Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun were among those who opposed his success, and besides them, there was one more person who didn't want Lu HaiKong to succeed—the eccentric Meng HaoRan, who had spoken out during the day...
(End of Chapter)
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