Chapter 596: Chapter 593, Chapter 594: Deng Tian Falls in Battle, Huai State in Peril

Deng Tian is dead; he was killed by Prince Huai with a death by a thousand cuts, literally a thousand cuts.

Because Deng Tian did not betray Chen Mo or surrender to Prince Huai. Instead, he spoke a bunch of mocking words about Prince Huai, which greatly displeased Prince Huai.

Because none of his own subordinates were this loyal, from Liu Ji, Zhao Liang, to his own wife, the Xiao Family, Li Mingzhong, Li Mingfan, Gan Yao, Xiao Yi, etc., they all betrayed him, sharply contrasting with the present Deng Tian.

Unable to bear the anger, Prince Huai could only vent his fury and frustration onto Deng Tian.

Under the night sky, the burning and bright torchlight shone on Prince Huai’s blood-stained face. He took the handkerchief handed by Personal Soldiers, wiped off the blood belonging to Deng Tian on his face, and said, "Cut off his head and send it to Linzhou."

Not getting the kind of "satisfaction" he wanted from Deng Tian, Prince Huai needed this matter to thoroughly anger Chen Mo in order to make himself feel better.

"Yes."

...

The attack on Chen Mo’s territory was not only by Prince Huai’s army but also by the armies of King Chong and Lu Sheng.

However, they split into two army groups.

Prince Huai led his three thousand Personal Guard troops, and borrowed seven thousand Chong troops from King Chong, to attack Fengzhou.

The top general under King Chong, Gongsun Yan, along with Liang Mu, led thirty thousand Chong troops, and the general Hui Cheng under Lu Sheng with his twenty thousand Imperial Guard, to attack the most difficult Huai State.

They aimed to capture the Feng and Huai States as quickly as possible to seize the initiative.

However, compared to the smooth surprise attack on Fengzhou by Prince Huai, the progress on Gongsun Yan, Liang Mu, and Hui Cheng’s side was not so smooth.

He County.

A county city southeast of Huai State, closest to Yan State.

It was daytime then.

"Boom boom boom!"

The heavy and loud sound of drums echoed through the battlefield.

The Chong Army and the Imperial Guard who had just fought in Xiliang and then shifted to Yan State, dressed in iron armor, wielding weapons, with a fearless demeanor, charged at He County.

He County is an inland city and has never been a major town. Additionally, there had never been a war between Huai and Yan States, so there was no moat outside He County.

Thus, the Chong Army and the Imperial Guard quickly reached the base of He County’s city walls. A series of cloud ladders were erected by the two armies and leaned against the city walls.

Under the cover of arrays of arrow rains and catapults from the rear, the soldiers from the two armies bit the handles of their knives in their mouths, using both hands and feet, charged upwards along the cloud ladders.

Bam!

A beating wood rolled down from the city wall, hitting a leading Chong soldier, causing his head to be severely injured on the spot, and with its fall, knocked down several climbing Chong soldiers below, rendering them unable to fight.

Some Chong soldiers were also crushed to death by large stones thrown from the city walls.

"Bang bang bang..."

The Chong Army’s siege vehicle was pushed to the city gate, continuously slamming into the heavy gate.

On the battle car at the rear, Gongsun Yan, witnessing the scene from afar, said with a smile: "It seems our strategy of disguising as merchants for advance worked well, the opponent is unaware of our troop movements, and there aren’t many guards in He City, look, the defense on the city wall is becoming thinner, and there are gaps appearing."

"I always feel it’s a bit too smooth. Since Chen Army has already taken Fengzhou, then the main focus of military power in Huai State should be placed here in He County. Even if they are unaware of our surprise attack, they shouldn’t lack troops in He County."

Compared to Gongsun Yan’s optimism, Diwu Fusheng furrowed his brows slightly.

He was specifically sent to the Chong Army by Prince Huai, mainly to know the troop movements on the Chong’s side as well as to connect better with Prince Huai.

"He County is not a major town after all, and the city walls are not high. Perhaps the Chen Army feels there’s no need to send a large number of troops to garrison it." Hui Cheng, sitting on horseback, said. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The previous attack on Xiliang gave Hui Cheng much experience in military strategies.

"Less than a hundred miles from here after He City, there lies Xiongmen City, a major town with a moat a hundred meters wide outside it, the best place to station troops. Perhaps the main force of the Chen Army stationed in Huai State is in that city." Liang Mu said while examining the map of Huai State.

This map was provided by Prince Huai.

After all, Prince Huai had governed Huai State for over twenty years and knew it very well.

"In this case, we should take He City quickly, as it will become troublesome if reinforcements from Chen Army in Xiongmen City arrive."

Gongsun Yan had just finished speaking.

"Report—"

A Chong soldier ran quickly, saying, "General Gongsun, the city gate is broken."

At the same time, the thunderous cheers and cries of battle from the Chong and Imperial Guard soldiers were heard from the front.

"It seems my guess was correct." Liang Mu fondled his greying beard, smiling.

As the Patriarch of the Liang Family, who was once the Imperial Father-in-law and Situ without having commanded troops in battle, but who had read many military books, he, being entrusted by King Chong, as Deputy General of the Chong Army, also wanted to prove and show himself.

"Let the vanguard push in." Gongsun Yan said with a joyful expression, quickly.

After people retreated, Gongsun Yan looked towards Hui Cheng and said, "General Hui, I’ll be going ahead first."

The cooperation between Chong Army and Lu Sheng’s Imperial Guards was collaborative but they were not from the same side, and whoever entered the city first would gain more benefits, so Gongsun Yan naturally didn’t intend to let the Imperial Guard seize them.

Hui Cheng frowned slightly, feeling a bit uncomfortable inside, but outwardly smiled and said, "General Gongsun, you are too polite."

After speaking, he added jokingly: "But for the next city, I won’t let General Gongsun have it."

In this cooperation, Lu Sheng sent Hui Cheng as the vanguard, so currently, there’s no Upper-Grade Martial Artist in the Imperial Guards, but the Chong Army has two, so Hui Cheng was unable to compete.