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Chapter 737: Meiwu City Falls, Guanzhong Sanfu Conquers

As the night deepened, the entire city of Meiwu was shrouded in a tense and depressing atmosphere.

Yang Ding stood on the city wall, looking at the dense enemy troops outside the city, his face ashen.

He didn't expect that his momentary hesitation would cause the situation to deteriorate to such an extent.

The morale of the defenders in the city was low and the phenomenon of desertion was becoming increasingly serious. If this continued, Meiwu would fall on its own without Huangfu Song attacking the city.

"Captain Yang, there is no time to hesitate!"

A confidant came running over and said in a panic:

"There are more and more deserters in the city. Dozens or even hundreds of them disappear every day. If this continues, we will be completely finished!"

How could Yang Ding not know this?
He was so angry that he was shaking all over and gnashing his teeth:

"These bastards! Bastards! Cowards!"

"Have they forgotten the kindness Mr. Dong showed them in the past? How dare they betray him so easily now!"

Seeing this, the confidant sighed inwardly, but he also understood that this was not the time to comfort Yang Ding. The desertion phenomenon had become so serious that it could not be ignored, and a solution must be found as soon as possible.

"Captain, now is not the time to hold deserters accountable."

The confidant said anxiously:

"We must find a way to stabilize the morale of the troops as soon as possible, otherwise once the city is breached, all of us will die."

Yang Ding clenched his fists, wanting to explode but unable to.

After careful consideration, he could only strengthen patrols and defenses and strictly investigate the fleeing soldiers. At the same time, he quietly sent envoys to surrender and stop delaying. He would execute the previously agreed terms and let Huangfu Song take over the city as soon as possible.

That’s right, Yang Ding decided to surrender.

Although he failed to reach an agreement on the appointment of a governor to guard a region, he was able to retain all his troops, was promoted to General of the Central Army, and was allowed to use the property of Meiwu as he pleased, so he could take as much as he could, which was considered acceptable.

However, when his confidant brought back Huangfu Song's message, Yang Ding's face suddenly turned pale.

"what?!"

"He actually dared to change his mind and disagree with the conditions we agreed upon before?!"

Yang Ding roared to the sky, while his confidants looked bitter.

It turned out that Huangfu Song clearly stated in his reply that because Yang Ding was delaying time and had ill intentions, the court's trust in him had been greatly reduced.

Nowadays, the morale of his army is low, and the large number of deserters has proved that the fall of Meiwu is only a matter of time.

Therefore, if Yang Ding wanted to survive, he had to accept more stringent surrender conditions:
Not only must the garrison be completely disarmed and taken over by the imperial army, but Yang Ding himself can only retain his civilian status and is not allowed to hold any official position.

As for the Dong family members, it is impossible for them to receive full pardon from the court as previously stated.

Dong Zhuo's blood relatives within three generations must be eradicated, and all other members of the Dong family will be exiled.

After hearing this condition, Yang Ding was so furious that he almost lost his mind.

"beat!"

"What kind of surrender is this? Does Huangfu Song think that I, Yang Ding, am just a piece of meat on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered by him?!"

Yang Ding's eyes were wide open, his chest was heaving violently, and he seemed to be engulfed by the flames of anger. He punched hard, smashing the table next to him to pieces, and wood chips flew all over the floor.

"How dare this old bastard Huangfu Song play tricks on me like this!" Yang Ding gritted his teeth, his voice trembling with anger, "Does he think that I, Yang Ding, am easy to bully? I will make him know how powerful I, the Xiliang warrior, am!"

Seeing this, the confidant was shocked and hurried forward to dissuade him:

"Captain, you must not be impulsive! The situation in the city is already out of control, and the army is unstable. If we confront Huangfu Song again, I'm afraid..."

"shut up!"

Yang Ding shouted angrily, interrupting his confidant:
"I have made up my mind, no need to say more!"

"Tonight, we will launch a night attack. I will teach Huangfu Song a lesson!"

Although Yang Ding made the decision in anger, he did use his brain a little.

He knew that he would have no chance of winning if he continued to fight, but he just wanted to use the victory of the night attack to tell Huangfu Song that he still had the fighting capacity and could still fight, so as to bring Huangfu Song back to the negotiating table and find a good way out for himself.

Therefore, he did not plan to launch a large-scale night attack this time. He only wanted to take 600 elite cavalrymen with him to steal a wave of chickens, take advantage of the situation and leave to prove his strength.

However, Yang Ding did not expect that all his actions were within Huangfu Song's calculations.

The night was as dark as ink and the wind was biting cold, but inside Huangfu Song's camp outside Meiwu City, the lights were on and there was a busy scene.

Huangfu Song sat in the central army tent, his eyes sharp as torches, staring at the map on the table, and explaining the precautions to the generals in the tent, especially how to set traps to prevent Yang Ding's night attack.

"Uncle, are you sure Yang Ding will come to attack at night today?"

Huangfu Li's heart was beating fast, and he couldn't believe that Yang Ding dared to sneak out of the city to attack. However, Huangfu Song stroked his beard and smiled:
"If he doesn't come tonight, he will definitely come tomorrow night."

"The offensive and defensive situation is different now. Every day he delays, the morale of the defenders will become more depressed."

"I specifically rejected his surrender terms today. If his character is good as the Li brothers said, this man will not sit still and wait for death."

"Tell me, besides a night attack, what else can he do?"

Huangfu Song's words made the generals in the tent nod their heads one after another, and they deeply admired the wisdom and insight of this veteran.

"General, you are absolutely right. Yang Ding is afraid of death and thinks highly of himself. He will never sit and wait for death."

Li Ying nodded in agreement, pondered for a moment, and then continued:

"But if he really attacks at night, how should we deal with it?"

Huangfu Song smiled slightly and said confidently:
"We will set up a trap here and wait for him to leave the city and die."

After that, Huangfu Song stood up, walked to the map, pointed to a few key locations and said:

"Here, here, and here, you should set up an ambush immediately, and the rest of you should be ready to fight at any time. If Yang Ding comes, he will never come back."

As Huangfu Song's order was issued, the entire camp immediately moved.

The soldiers quickly assembled, organized their equipment, and prepared for the coming battle.

On the other hand, Yang Ding, who knew nothing about this, led his 600 elite cavalry, opened the city gate in the middle of the night, and quietly launched an attack on Huangfu Song's camp.

In the night, the sound of horse hooves was light and rapid, as if a group of ghosts were shuttling through the darkness.

Yang Ding's heart was filled with anger and unwillingness, and he vowed to make Huangfu Song pay a heavy price.

"Go!" Yang Ding gave an order, and six hundred elite cavalry rushed towards Huangfu Song's camp like arrows.

However, when they stepped into the camp, they suddenly found themselves in dead silence, without even a patrolling soldier. This made Yang Ding suddenly feel alarmed.

"No, I fell into a trap!"

Yang Ding's face suddenly changed, and he had a bad feeling in his heart. He hurriedly ordered the troops to withdraw.

However, at this moment, there was a deafening roar, and a huge wall of fire suddenly rose in front of the camp, cutting Yang Ding's elite cavalry in half.

"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!"

Following Huangfu Song's order, countless arrows shot towards Yang Ding's Xiliang knights like raindrops.

Yang Ding's elite cavalry suddenly fell into chaos. They fled in all directions but were trapped by the wall of fire and arrows.

"Follow me out!" Yang Ding roared, waving the long knife in his hand, trying to take a detour and rush through the wall of fire.

However, his efforts were in vain.

Huangfu Song had already anticipated his actions and had ambushed a large number of spearmen and crossbowmen on both sides of the fire wall.

Arrows rained down like rain, continuously shooting at Yang Ding's knights, killing them one by one.

Yang Ding watched his subordinates fall down one by one like cut straw, feeling fear and anger in his heart.

"Huangfu Song, you old bastard, I, Yang Ding, will not let you go even if I become a ghost!" Yang Ding roared and rushed towards the wall of fire waving his long sword.

This was his only chance. Even at the risk of being burned by the flames, he had to escape with his life.

However, at this moment, another batch of crossbow buzzing sounds were heard. Without the protection of the personal soldiers around him, Yang Ding was hit directly by sharp arrows.

One of them hit him right in the throat, delivering the finishing blow.

Yang Ding fell off his horse with a thud. His eyes widened with resentment and regret. He could never have imagined that he would end up like this.

With Yang Ding's fall, his Xiliang Knights collapsed completely.

Except for some knights who were separated and escaped, the knights who rushed into the camp with Yang Ding were all caught by Huangfu Song.

This night attack ended in Yang Ding's disastrous defeat.

After learning of Yang Ding's tragic death outside the city, the generals in the city completely lost the will to resist.

Early the next morning, the deputy general who had persuaded Yang Ding to be his trusted confidant brought his men to tie up Dong Zhuo's relatives, opened the city gates and surrendered unconditionally to Huangfu Song.

Soon, after the army escorted away cartloads of supplies, Huangfu Song set a fire and burned down the entire Meiwu City.

At this point, the last hostile forces in the Guanzhong Plain were completely eliminated.

The entire Sanfu area is under Su Yao's control.

(End of this chapter)