Chapter 97 - Command Transfer in Jiangxias Army (1/2)

Chapter 97 – Command Transfer in Jiangxia's Army

Translated by Bloodfalcon, Edited by Krayto

“It has been a few days already, but Huang Zhong still hasn't sent his response to us!” Lu Bu’s army stratagem is to instill chaos among the enemy ranks, by lowering morale. However did not have any effect at all.

First they thought that Huang Zhong is willing to bring his son here to save his life, so even if it is a false information, they thought he would want to come here to try the rumor. But, who can predict, that suddenly there is no response from him. Moreover, his vice-commander Su Fei who should be more suspicious of Huang Zhong, instead is trusting Huang Zhong more and more.

If Huang Zhong did not respond at all then that stratagem is useless.

“Do we really have to resort to storm the army?!” Lu Bu’s head really ache from this.

During this time, suddenly Chen Gong rushed into the main tent “Milord, be happy now, rejoice now!!!”

“Rejoice? From where does this happiness comes from?!” Lu Bu is really confused. It is very rare for Chen Gong to be like this.

“Huff, Huff!” Chen Gong huffing and panting heavily. He is overly excited right now, so he ran at full speed after getting the Intel, he is out of breath.

“Slow down, Gongtai, take a deep breath!” Lu Bu went forward to pat Chen Gong's shoulder, helping him to relieve his breath.

“Cough!” Coughing relaxed Chen Gong’s breath and then he said “Milord, we have obtained a big harvest in Jiangxia!!!”

“Obtained a big harvest?!” Is Huang Zu willing to retreat to give pa.s.s to us?!” If that is the case, then it is the best. Because these days deadlocked by Huang Zhong’s army has caused Lu Bu army’s grain and provisions to be depleted. It's so depleted, that they cannot continue to Xinye or make a detour to Hanzhong.

“No, it is not that Huang Zu retreated but we have obtained Huang Xu, Huang Xu!!!” Chen Gong saying it excitedly.

“Eh, Huang Xu?! Who is that?!” Lu Bu really pondered. As far as he recalled, he does not remember anyone with that name.

“Huang Xu is Huang Zhong’s son, his only son!” Answered Chen Gong.

“You have news about that?!” Chen Gong is responsible for military Intel so his intelligence personnel was already sent into Jiangxia. This is just a news right? How can Chen Gong be so happy with only a news?

“We do not only obtain news, but we also obtain Huang Xu!!!” Chen Gong said it casually, having regained his consciousness.

“WHAAATTTT?!” Now it is Lu Bu’s turn to be surprised, so surprised he jumped from his seat. “Gongtai, say that again, once more!”

“Milord, I will repeat it once more. Huang Xu, Huang Zhong’s only son, has been obtained by us!” Chen Gong repeat his words. It is true Lu Bu’s army has good luck.

At that time, Chen Gong sent a team of scouts to Jiangxia to inquire news about Huang Xu. But due to Jiangxia being heavily guarded, those team of scouts were camped in Jiangxia's outskirts, unable to enter Jiangxia. But at that same time, there is a team of Jiangxia soldiers getting out from Jiangxia into the forest where Chen Gong's scouts are. When those soldiers met, naturally there was a confrontation.

A team of scouts is only a few people, naturally when meeting a larger number of soldiers, those scouts will be destroyed. But who would have thought that Jiangxia's soldiers were so weak that they were helpless when fighting those scouts. All of them were beheaded save for 1 or 2 people for interrogation purposes.

After the interrogation session, those scouts discovered that this team of Jiangxia's soldiers unexpectedly is Jiangxia’s Eldest son Huang She’s personal soldiers. They appeared outside Jiangxia to go to a safe house near the forest after kidnapping Huang Zhong’s son Huang Xu, which is why they b.u.mped into Chen Gong’s scouts.

“Eh, Huang Zu’s son kidnap Huang Xu?!” Lu Bu really do not understand his motive. Huang Zhong is a general of Jiangxia. Because of his presence, Jiangxia is able to breathe normally. Why did Huang She, Huang Zu’s son want to kidnap his veteran general’s relatives? Did he want to dig his own grave?

“He wants military authority!!!” Replied Chen Gong, dispelling Lu Bu’s doubt “Huang She is Jiangxia’s little lord, although he is Huang Zu’s son, Huang Zu had not given him military authority because of his nearsightedness and stupidity. And also because Huang Zu is very doting to his youngest son who just turned ten years old this year, this Huang She felt threatened out of jealousy and fear that he would not get any inheritance over his brother!!!”

“Military authority?!” Thought Lu Bu while keeping silent. Is it really worth it to fight for? How many warlord’s clan are suffering from this? Father and son become bitter rivals, brothers become mortal enemies. This kind of event is really heart breaking.

“So the one who is commanding Jiangxia's army is Huang She!” Said Lu Bu after getting out from his main tent and looking at the direction of Huangzhou city.

“If Huang She threatened Huang Zhong with Huang Xu’s safety, I am afraid Huang Zhong will obey him!” Said Chen Gong.

“Yes, he will certainly do that!” Lu Bu nodded his head in agreement. What a pity you are Huang Zhong. You have an unrivalled skill in wushu and leaders.h.i.+p, but you serve the wrong master. You worked yourself to the death for Jiangxia, but you were stabbed in the back by your lord’s son.

“We will go for a small skirmish tomorrow morning. We need to see who in the end a.s.sumed command at Huangzhou city!” Lu Bu distributed the order.