Chapter 366 Assassinated!

The defeat in the Yutai County battle had a significant impact on the morale of the Zhenwu Army, which had been advancing rapidly. However, as they were in the process of rest and recuperation, they could not interfere with the Xuantu and Lelang prefectures in the short term. They could only acquiesce that the two prefectures had fallen into Ye Mingsheng's clutches.

Ye Mingsheng's territory more than doubled in a short period of time, so he needed to digest these territories and the manpower and material resources provided by the Cui family. Therefore, he was unable to continue to advance eastward to attack Dongning Prefecture for a while.

In such a situation, the situation in Liaoyang was actually in a stalemate. The two sides were on the verge of a fight, but neither of them acted rashly. They were just blasting each other from a distance, cursing each other...
June 21st, late at night

At the Shoucheng General's Headquarters, Ye Mingsheng was lying on the bed, exhausted and sleepy, just after exercising with Pei Zhixiu late at night. Pei Zhixiu, who was nestled in his arms, seemed to have discovered something. A strange look flashed in her beautiful eyes. She quietly put on her clothes and put a pair of shorts on Ye Mingsheng.

"boom!"

A moment later, the vase in the room suddenly fell to the ground with a crisp sound, which immediately woke up Ye Mingsheng from his sleep. Ye Mingsheng, who was in a daze, subconsciously shouted in dissatisfaction:
"What happened?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the personal soldier in charge of guarding outside the house was about to report, but he did not expect that five assassins suddenly appeared silently.

These five assassins were all dressed in black, with only their eyes showing. They held Japanese swords in their hands, and their kung fu was strange and their moves were ruthless. Every move was aimed at your vital points. At first glance, they were a group of evil spirits who specialized in reaping human lives!
The most hateful ones are these five assassins. The blades of their Japanese swords flash with a strange green color. It is obvious that they are quenched with a deadly poison that kills instantly...

Under this attack, Ye Mingsheng's personal soldiers were caught off guard and seven or eight of them died. However, Ye Mingsheng was a man who valued his life very much. Even at night, he was surrounded by as many as thirty guards.

After the initial panic, the guards, who had the advantage in numbers, immediately sent out a signal for help and organized a defense on the spot, blocking the group of unknown assassins outside the house.
"Protect your lord!"

"Come and help!"

"Kill these bastards!"

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These personal soldiers were all very loyal to Ye Mingsheng. Even though they were no match for the group of highly skilled assassins who suddenly appeared, they all rushed forward without any hesitation, trying to use their young lives to buy even a moment of time for the arrival of reinforcements.

The shouting and screaming outside the house immediately made Ye Mingsheng aware of his situation. With the help of Pei Zhixiu, he hurriedly put on his clothes, then drew out his sword and looked at the door fiercely.

The most taboo thing at this time is to run around. No one knows how many waves there are and where is safe in the camp.

Perhaps these assassins just wanted to bluff Ye Mingsheng, lure him out of his bedroom, and then take the opportunity to assassinate him.

Ye Mingsheng's headquarters is a large three-story mansion with more than 200 soldiers stationed there. From the moment the soldiers guarding outside the bedroom send out a signal for help, Ye Dong and his men will be able to come with reinforcements in half a cup of tea at the latest. Therefore, judging from the current situation, holding on to the bedroom is a relatively reliable choice...
At this time, the assassins outside the house who were close to Ye Mingsheng also became impatient. Although the guards in front of them were beaten back step by step and people fell in a pool of blood every second, the loyal guards still did not retreat!
These young men were like chickens with their blood pumped up. They shouted slogans of "protecting adults" and fought for their lives with these despicable assassins.

At the same time, a large number of personal soldiers who had received the news also quickly rushed towards the bedroom. Seeing that their mission was about to fail and they were about to die under the swords, one of the five assassins immediately stood up.
'Takahashi-kun, we meet again in the arms of Amaterasu! '

As soon as the assassin finished speaking, he rushed towards the bodyguards in an almost suicidal manner, regardless of his own life, trying to use his body to win a way for the next people to rush into the bedroom.

"Please, Takahashi-kun!"

With this person taking the lead, the other three assassins looked at each other and made the same choice as the first assassin, rushing forward towards the swords in the hands of the bodyguards.

The battle was extremely fierce for a while. The four assassins who sacrificed themselves were stabbed with several holes by the guards. However, even so, they still held on to the guards and prevented them from leaving...
The sacrifice of his companions made Takahashi Ikki furious and filled with grief and indignation, but at this moment Takahashi Ikki did not care about the grief and indignation in his heart, and just ran towards the door. They had to chop off the head of that damned Great Zhou general as soon as possible to complete the task assigned by their superiors and not let the sacrifice of their companions become meaningless.

Under the almost desperate gaze of his bodyguards, Takahashi Ikki, holding a blood-stained samurai sword and with a fierce look, kicked open the door of the bedroom. Ye Mingsheng, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately rushed towards him with a long sword in his hand.

He, Ye, will never hide in the corner and shiver like a weak chicken, waiting to die in desperation. Even if he dies, he, Ye, will die on the road to charge!

Seeing Ye Mingsheng's knife coming towards him, Takahashi Ikki's mouth flashed with disdain. However, just as he was about to dodge sideways and then cut Ye Mingsheng's throat, he was very surprised to see a graceful figure behind Ye Mingsheng. Before Takahashi Ikki could wonder why she appeared here,
Takahashi Kazuki suddenly felt a sharp pain in his neck, as if something had entered his body. Before Takahashi Kazuki could react, he could feel his physical strength rapidly draining away, and at the same time his body became extremely numb.

The next second, he couldn't dodge as originally planned. He could only watch Ye Mingsheng's knife chop towards his head...

"boom!"

With one cut, the head falls to the ground!
Looking at the hideous human head at his feet, Ye Mingsheng, who was covered in blood, was a little stunned. He looked at the knife in his hand, and a thought subconsciously emerged in his mind: when did he become so powerful?

Just when Ye Mingsheng was very surprised, Ye Dong and others finally arrived. It must be said that the remaining four assassins who were entangled with the guards were all ruthless people. Seeing that the assassination attempt on Ye Mingsheng had failed, without exception, they all bit their poisonous teeth and committed suicide.

Looking at the corpses on the ground and Ye Mingsheng covered in blood, Ye Dong immediately came forward to check on Ye Mingsheng. Seeing that Ye Mingsheng was not seriously injured, Ye Dong breathed a sigh of relief and knelt at Ye Mingsheng's feet, saying with shame:

"I am late in coming to your rescue, please punish me, sir!" Ye Mingsheng, who had just escaped from the gates of hell, was still a little frightened. At this time, Pei Zhixiu came over, took a handkerchief and carefully wiped the blood off Ye Mingsheng's face. With Pei Zhixiu's service, Ye Mingsheng slowly regained his composure.

Ignoring Ye Dong who was kneeling on the ground, Ye Mingsheng walked to the dead soldiers outside the house. Because the assassins' knives were poisoned, the original thirty guards were all killed in the battle after being stabbed.

Under the gaze of everyone, Ye Mingsheng closed the eyes of these thirty people one by one, and finally bowed deeply...

Looking at Ye Mingsheng's actions, Ye Dong felt extremely ashamed and angry. As the captain of Ye Mingsheng's personal guards and the person in charge of defense of the general's headquarters, when the assassination attempt appeared in front of Ye Mingsheng, it was already his dereliction of duty!
"Pass the order to triple the compensation, bury these brothers with honor and take care of their afterlife. Don't let the brothers feel disappointed!"

After saying this, Ye Mingsheng paused for a moment, then continued:

"Ye Dong is suspended and on standby! Ye Kui will take over the personal guard!"

After he finished speaking, Ye Mingsheng turned around and went back to his bedroom. He needed to digest everything that had happened and think about how to make a reasonable response.

Three hours later, when it was dawn, all the generals in Shoucheng and Fengzhou appeared outside the general's headquarters to ask to see Ye Mingsheng. They had all heard the news that Ye Mingsheng had been assassinated, and they all wanted to come and see how Ye Mingsheng was doing.

Outside the headquarters, a group of civil and military officials represented by He Jingyun and Gu Sansi were all waiting with serious expressions and anxiety. Everyone understood that even though the Fengzhou Army was getting more and more powerful and had more and more territory, Ye Mingsheng was still the king of the Fengzhou Army. If anything happened to Ye Mingsheng, the Fengzhou Army would immediately fall into chaos and collapse...
Everyone waited for about an incense stick of time. Just when everyone was getting a little impatient, the gate of the general's headquarters slowly opened. Under the gaze of everyone, Ye Mingsheng with a calm expression slowly walked out of the gate and came in front of everyone.

Ye Mingsheng knew what the dozens of people in front of him were thinking. Without waiting for them to ask, he took the initiative to speak:
"I'm fine, don't worry!"

Ye Mingsheng understood one thing: human hearts cannot withstand temptation, so he would never do anything like getting stabbed himself to test the loyalty of his subordinates. Doing so could easily lead to trouble if he is not careful, and might even cause a domino effect, making the situation out of control!
Therefore, the right thing to do is to stand up as soon as possible and stabilize people's hearts!

Seeing Ye Mingsheng, who was alive and well, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and said in unison:

"General, you are blessed with a great fortune. If you survive a disaster, you will surely have good fortune in the future!"

"Your Excellency is in good health. This is the best news for our Fengzhou Army!"

"I told you that you will be fine. Those bastards who dared to assassinate you should be cut into pieces!"

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Amidst everyone's compliments and congratulations, Ye Mingsheng bowed slightly to everyone and asked everyone to return to their seats. He only brought He Jingyun, Gu Sansi and Cui Dakai into his headquarters.

The first person Ye Mingsheng approached was Cui Dakai, and he said to him straight to the point:

"Although there are assassins, I am fine. Please tell Uncle San that there is no need to panic and just act according to the plan!"

The reason why Ye Mingsheng specifically reiterated this matter to Cui Dakai was because he understood that the news of his stabbing last night must have been sent out by Cui Dakai via carrier pigeon. At the same time, because of the importance of the Cui family to his side, Ye Mingsheng felt that he had to express his clear attitude to Cui Dakai so as not to let the Cui family have any doubts.

"I understand. I'll go and pass the message back right away!" Feeling the meaning in Ye Mingsheng's words, Cui Dakai immediately took the order and left. He was originally left by Cui Shao to be with Ye Mingsheng, responsible for the liaison between the Fengzhou Army and the Cui family. This was his duty.

After making arrangements for Cui Dakai, just when Ye Mingsheng was about to discuss the issue with two important men under his command, He Jingyun and Gu Sansi, Ye Kui, who had just taken over the personal guard, suddenly came to report that Huo San, director of the Coordination Office, wanted to see him.

Due to the needs of the war, Huo San has not been following Ye Mingsheng recently, but has been coordinating intelligence in Xuantu City. However, after learning the news of Ye Mingsheng's assassination, he rushed back from the city overnight.

Hearing Huo San's name, Ye Mingsheng's eyes flashed with anger. If the captain of the personal guards, Ye Dong, was the first person responsible for the assassination, and someone rushed in front of him,
Then Huo San is undoubtedly the second person responsible. When Pei Zhixiu suddenly told him that she wanted to accompany him on the expedition, Ye Mingsheng realized that the Black Dragon Society might want to deal with him, so he repeatedly reminded Huo San to pay attention to the movements of the Black Dragon Society...

In the end, Huo San still found nothing, and the assassin almost took his life in broad daylight. This was an absolute dereliction of duty!
"Tell Huo San that I don't want to see him. Give me an explanation within three days. If you can't give it, then we won't have to see each other again in this life!"

Ye Mingsheng said with a cold gaze that perhaps he was too tolerant of Huo San, which made him have no sense of crisis at all.

So now we need to put some pressure on Huo San. If he messes things up now, it means that the Coordination Office needs a new director!

Huo San, who was standing outside the headquarters feeling uneasy, felt his heart sink suddenly after receiving Ye Mingsheng's order.

If the previous mistakes only caused him to suffer a crisis of trust from Ye Mingsheng, then now it is a crisis of life and death for him.

In three days, either the enemy will die or he, Huo San, will die!

Thinking of this, Huo San couldn't help but grit his teeth. At this point, he had no other way to go. He had to risk his life and fight to come up with an answer that would satisfy Ye Mingsheng!
(End of this chapter)