Free Web NovelChapter 68: Breaking Out of East Gate
Suddenly, a blaze shot up into the sky, and the sounds of slaughter resonated through the clouds.
"Slaughter, slaughter, slaughter!"
"For Lord Ding, revenge and justice!"
"Revenge and justice!"
The desolate and mournful cries echoed, and the battle cries surged.
The citizens living within Luoyang city shut their doors tight, cowering with their wives and children on their beds, a deep sense of fear lurking in their eyes.
Here it comes again...
Someone else has been killed...
Ever since these warlords led their troops into the city, these common people haven’t had a single peaceful day...
Inside the royal palace...
Five thousand elite soldiers didn’t even dare to breathe loudly, all holding shields and spears.
They awaited the command of General Zhoutai in front of Long Chen.
At this moment, General Zhoutai stood at the highest point of the roof, gazing into the distance at the palace, paying no attention to another outbreak of fire elsewhere in the city.
To him, those sounds of battle were more like the prelude to departure.
Without waiting too long, a brilliant blaze suddenly erupted from a certain spot inside the palace.
General Zhoutai’s eyes widened, swiftly flipping down from the rooftop.
He knew this was the signal from the lord, the time to set off!
They had agreed to use the fire as a signal. Long Chen would create a scene of a fire in the palace, creating the illusion of the empress dowager and the young emperor perishing in the flames.
And now, General Zhoutai led the troops toward the palace to meet Long Chen and the young emperor, heading eastward for their homeland!
With this in mind, General Zhoutai issued a low command:
"Officers, follow me!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
The five thousand elite soldiers murmured low, akin to lone wolves hidden in the dense forest, devoid of any emotions in their eyes, only an endless fighting spirit!
They were all clad in black nightwear, blending seamlessly with the surrounding darkness.
Underneath the nightwear, they wore light armor.
Their direction was unmistakably towards the palace!
Diao Chan was also in armor, mingling among the elite soldiers.
In her heart, she silently prayed for Long Chen:
"My husband! Please be safe!"
Under General Zhoutai’s leadership, the five thousand elite soldiers crossed numerous streets and finally arrived outside the palace.
General Zhoutai’s eyes narrowed. freēwebnovel.com
At a glance, he saw the figures of Long Chen and Xu Chu, each with a shadowy figure accompanying them.
Xu Chu seemed to have one more figure, two in total—one smaller and one larger.
Clank, clank...
Under General Zhoutai’s lead, the troops successfully converged with Long Chen and the others.
He knelt down on one knee and respectfully asked, "Lord, I’m late!"
Long Chen looked towards the east gate and asked, "Has the scout returned?"
"Reporting to Lord, according to the scout’s investigation, the east gate of Luoyang city is relatively weak. Around eight thousand soldiers from the Xiliang are stationed there. They aren’t part of the main force of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry but were recruited later, so their combat power is relatively weaker!"
Hearing this, Long Chen’s eyes lit up. He waved his hand towards the east gate and said in a low voice, "Full army, move out! Target: East Gate! Quick and decisive battle!"
With the order given, a chorus of "Yes!" resounded.
The five thousand elite soldiers swiftly dashed forward.
Tonight, after the Governor of Bingzhou, Ding Yuan, was assassinated by his adopted son Lu Bu in his tent, the Bingzhou Legion fell into chaos!
Dong Zhuo and Li Ru had received the news when the Bingzhou Army started to turmoil.
They immediately mobilized troops and dispatched a large number of Xiliang soldiers to the place where the Bingzhou Army was stationed.
They helped Lu Bu suppress the rebellion within the Bingzhou Army...
Apart from setting up heavy defenses at the North Gate to confront the hundreds of thousands of troops stationed there, there was a lack of vigilance at the West and East Gates.
A large number of soldiers were drawn away to deal with the rebellion of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.
In the decision to break through the West and East Gates, Long Chen decisively chose the East Gate.
The reason was simple.
The West Gate led directly to Liangzhou, while the East Gate was the route to Yuzhou.
And Long Chen naturally intended to lead his troops back to Yangzhou!
As expected, when they approached the East Gate, the Xiliang soldiers guarding the walls were dispirited.
They probably knew they weren’t needed tonight, so they took advantage of this opportunity.
Not taking advantage of such a great opportunity tonight would be a waste...
But what they didn’t expect was the silent and stealthy breakthrough by Long Chen and his five thousand elite soldiers.
The chief Xiliang general guarding the city walls saw an unknown army with a fierce momentum approaching and immediately stood up.
He ordered the deputy generals on both sides to beat the drums and wake up those drowsy soldiers.
Long Chen was at the forefront of the army, protected by Zhou Tai and Xu Chu.
His eyes flashed as he noticed how quickly the East Gate’s chief general reacted, feeling a sense of apprehension.
When he focused to see who this general was, he observed that the commander wore black armor, a fiery red cloak, disheveled hair, and had a vigorous demeanor.
It wasn’t anyone else but Xu Rong!
This person was extraordinary. In the Three Kingdoms, he chased after Boss Cao until Cao Hong saved him; otherwise, Boss Cao might have perished under Xu Rong’s blade!
So he quickly ordered to speed up the breakthrough here!
At the same time, he shouted loudly, "General Xu, it’s me, Long Chen! We have an excellent relationship with Lord Dong!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Rong, seeing that it was indeed the recently frequently associated Town General Long Chen, was puzzled by the unfriendly five thousand elite soldiers behind him.
He questioned, "General Long, I wonder why you, at this late hour, didn’t stay in the city and instead led a heavy army to my East Gate?"
"General Xu, the Bingzhou Army is in chaos, and I’m worried about the disturbance caused by it. That’s why I wanted to leave the city and avoid any trouble..."
In the urgency of the moment, Long Chen could only make up a story on the spot.
Suddenly having a bright idea, he shouted loudly, "General Xu, Lord Dong is currently suppressing the rebels in the city and asked me to inform you to go help him!"
Xu Rong was even more confused, tightly gripping his long knife with his right hand and stroking his beard with his left hand, asking again, "Is there an order from Lord Dong?"
"Yes, I’ll bring it to you for inspection!"
"You just stay there and don’t bring your troops up again!" Xu Rong waved his hand.
"As it should be!"
While saying this, Long Chen accelerated and rushed forward.
The two sides were less than three hundred steps apart!
At this moment, Xu Rong also knew that Long Chen didn’t have any military orders!
He clearly intended to break through the East Gate!
So, he quickly ordered, "Soldiers, obey orders!"
"Form up! Raise shields!"
"Attack!"
About four thousand Xiliang soldiers formed a shield formation in the front, and the remaining thousands of armored soldiers were rushing to join them.
Long Chen no longer concealed anything!
He shouted explosively, "Obey orders!"
"Break through the city gate!"
The five thousand elite soldiers from Jiangxia, like a surging dragon crossing the river, uniformly raised their long spears.
With an imposing momentum like a rainbow, they swarmed forward!!!
Xu Chu was even more exaggerated, directly taking off his armor, revealing his bare upper body. With explosive strength and muscles like ancient rocks, he showcased his powerful muscles in front of the troops. ƒreewebɳovel.com
This enhanced the morale of the Dragon Army, while the enemy troops felt fear.
It’s worth noting that the Xiliang is also a good place to produce strong men, and they have seen many sturdy men.
But they have never seen someone with terrifying muscles like Xu Chu.
With rock-solid muscles like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and Xu Chu’s body hair was extremely dense, from a distance, he looked like an ancient beast.
The two jet-black large cleavers were like cutting a watermelon in half, and the Xiliang soldiers coming face to face were split in half before their screams even came out...
