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Chapter 722: Dong Zhuo's Desperate Hunt for the Emperor

Late at night, flames shot up into the sky in Chang'an City.

It is said that Dong Zhuo was blocked in the face of the joint action of many anti-Dong factions. After a long time of siege, he suddenly had an idea and turned his attention to the southwest.

It was the Weiyang Palace, the main palace of the Western Han Empire, and also the residence of the young emperor Liu Xie.

During the crisis, Dong Zhuo's rich battlefield experience allowed him to identify an oversight by the anti-Dong faction.

The Tiger Guards were now almost out in full force, wanting to kill Dong Zhuo. This certainly dealt him a heavy blow, making the Xiliang Army, which was about to win, dizzy, suffering heavy casualties, and almost killing him.

However, the appearance of these Tiger Cavalry also gave Dong Zhuo a chance to turn the tables:

"The Imperial City's defenses are empty right now!"

"This is our chance to turn defeat into victory!"

"Everyone, follow me!!!"

Dong Zhuo waved the sword in his hand and shouted loudly. His voice echoed in the night, full of determination and madness.

Dong Zhuo's plan was simple and direct. He intended to take advantage of the emptiness of the imperial city to raid and control the young emperor Liu Xie, in order to threaten the anti-Dong coalition and turn the tide of the war.

At Dong Zhuo's command, the remaining soldiers of the Xiliang Army responded one after another. They regrouped and followed Dong Zhuo to rush towards the Weiyang Palace.

In Chang'an City, the originally chaotic battlefield became even more chaotic because of Dong Zhuo's change of tactics.

"what?!"

"Dong the thief is going to the palace?!"

"Quick, stop them!"

The anti-Dong soldiers never expected that Dong Zhuo would suddenly change his target and attack the imperial city when they were under siege.

Wu Fu, Li Li, Li Ying and others were even more terrified. They quickly changed direction and commanded their soldiers to rush forward in an attempt to stop Dong Zhuo's actions.

Everyone knew that if Dong Zhuo succeeded and captured the little emperor, all their previous efforts would be in vain.

However, Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Army was an elite force that had experienced many battles. Despite the heavy losses they had suffered before, under Dong Zhuo's personal leadership, they still demonstrated strong combat effectiveness in order to break through and survive.

The first to be defeated were the guards led by Yueqi Captain Wu Fu.

They were one of the forces responsible for defending the imperial city, and were the weakest link among the three forces fighting against Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo chose to attack him first without hesitation.

On the battlefield, there were flashes of swords, blaring of drums and horns, and shouts of killing that shook the earth.

The iron hooves of the Xiliang army galloped in the night like a black torrent.

Although the guards were brave, they soon felt despair when facing the elite Western Liang Army under Dong Zhuo.

These guards had neither numerical advantage nor their training level was comparable to that of the elite soldiers from Xiliang and Huben.

Although they fought hard, they were still unable to withstand the fierce attack of Dong Zhuo's army.

"Kill!" Dong Zhuo shouted, and he actually went into battle himself, leading the attack.

He swung his sword as fast as the wind, and wherever he went, the guards fell one after another.

Seeing this, Wu Fu became anxious, so he waved his spear and personally went into battle with Dong Zhuo.

However, before, he and Dong Yong were unable to defeat Dong Zhuo together. Now Dong Zhuo was fighting for his life, and his swordsmanship was superb, so Wu Fu soon fell into a disadvantage.

His spear was knocked away by Dong Zhuo's broadsword, and he himself was also knocked back repeatedly.

Finally, under Dong Zhuo's fierce attack, his shoulder was injured and he had to flee and retreat to the streets on both sides of the road, clearing the way to the imperial city.

Wu Fu's defeat immediately triggered a chain reaction, and the guards began to collapse under Dong Zhuo's fierce attack. They fled in all directions, some were caught up and killed by the Xiliang army, and some fought desperately, but they could not save the defeat.

"Don't panic, keep your composure!" Wu Fu endured the severe pain in his shoulder and shouted loudly, trying to stabilize the morale of the troops.

However, his voice was soon drowned out by the noise on the battlefield.

Under Dong Zhuo's all-out attack, the guards were no match for him and eventually collapsed completely.

"Stop them, stop them quickly!"

Dong Cheng shouted in panic.

At this time, he, who was commanding the Tiger Cavalry to attack on the other side, finally discovered something was wrong.

The gate of the imperial city's Weiyang Palace, which should have been tightly locked, opened slowly right under his nose!
"Impossible, this is impossible!"

Dong Cheng held his head, his face full of confusion.

Before he set out, he had repeatedly instructed the dozens of soldiers who stayed behind that no matter what happened outside, no one was allowed to open the city gate without his order.

The purpose was to prevent Dong Zhuo from becoming desperate and attacking the imperial city.

As long as the gate of Weiyang Palace was not opened and there was no siege equipment, Dong Zhuo's army would be completely helpless in the chaos inside the city.

But now, the city gate was opened without any warning!
"Ha ha!"

"Do you think I will only plant you as my confidant in the palace?!"

Not far away, Dong Zhuo looked at Dong Cheng and laughed three times, then led his troops straight into the Forbidden City in the night.

As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows.

Although Dong Zhuo trusted Dong Cheng, since the matter involved the emperor, he naturally could not completely hand it over to Dong Cheng, an outsider who just had the same surname.

Therefore, Dong Zhuo had already placed his other trusted confidants inside the imperial city just in case.

These confidants usually keep a low profile and lurk quietly in the imperial city, obeying Dong Cheng's orders.

Now, when Dong Cheng suddenly rebelled, led his troops out of the city, and besieged Dong Zhuo together with Wu Fu and others, these confidants lurking inside the imperial city finally did not let Dong Zhuo down.

They united together, captured the officers appointed by Dong Cheng, seized control of the imperial city, and when Dong Zhuo's army was at the gates of the city, they directly opened the gates of the imperial city and let Dong Zhuo's army enter the palace.

"hateful!"

Dong Cheng gritted his teeth. He never expected that Dong Zhuo would have such a trick.

Now, Dong Zhuo's army has entered the imperial city and the situation is completely out of control.

Dong Cheng was extremely anxious. He knew he had to make a decision immediately, otherwise if Dong Zhuo captured the little emperor, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Everyone, follow me!"

Dong Cheng shouted loudly and led the remaining Huben cavalry to rush towards the Weiyang Palace.

However, Dong Cheng was too arrogant and never thought that Dong Zhuo would be able to enter the palace. As a result, in the chaos, Dong Zhuo's army got there first and occupied all the important roads leading to the palace.

Dong Zhuo had the advantage of the first move and deployed his troops tightly. No matter how brave the Tiger Guards were, they could not exert their full strength in the street fighting.

The only consolation was that they followed and the two sides fought a bloody battle at the gate of the imperial city, leaving Dong Zhuo no chance to close the city gate and blockade the imperial city.

But, no matter what, time is on their side.

Inside the imperial city, Dong Zhuo was personally leading his elite troops in a carpet-style search for the young emperor Liu Xie.

(End of this chapter)