Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

In addition to going to Dong Zhuo's mansion for a banquet during these three months, Li Zhi lived a very leisurely life.

On weekdays, bask in the sun, taste tea, and go to Dong Zhuo's mansion to drink.

Moreover, in the process of a drinking banquet, Li Zhi took the opportunity to inject the thunder seed into Dong Zhuo's body, and now Dong Zhuo's life and death are in his hands!

In his spare time, Li Zhi was still fishing in the moat outside the city, and anyway, with his identity, the people of the princes' alliance did not dare to touch him.

Of course, the reason why he went out fishing, in addition to passing the boring time, also had another purpose, that is, to appease Cao Cao.

Li Zhi wanted to let Cao Cao know that he was living a very leisurely life and was not controlled by the enemy, so he should not be in too much of a hurry to attack.

Because Li Zhi hasn't arranged everything yet, he needs a month or two to arrange what happened after Dong Zhuo returned to Chang'an.

Therefore, he will try his best to appease Cao Cao and let Cao Cao not attack in a hurry.

Fortunately, his plan succeeded, and Cao Cao breathed a long sigh of relief when he knew that Li Zhi could still fish leisurely.

After knowing that Li Zhi's safety, Cao Cao was no longer in a hurry to attack, but integrated all his army and eliminated all those old, weak, sick and disabled!

In the end, Cao Cao's army was less than 150,000 left, but this 150,000 army was the elite of the elite!

Cao Cao believed that with this 150,000 army, it was enough to kill Dong Zhuo!

At noon one day, Li Zhi had eaten a full meal and was basking in the sun in his small courtyard.

It's late autumn now, and the weather is getting cooler, and noon is a great time to bask in the sun.

Therefore, Li Zhi asked the carpenter to build some tables and chairs, lying on the chairs, squinting, basking in the sun, and drinking tea, looking very leisurely.

Of course, Li Zhi was not corrupted by this leisurely life.

Although he looked very leisurely, all he thought about in his mind was Dong Zhuo's affairs.

......After thinking for a while, Li Zhi opened his eyes, picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and let out a long breath.

Then, looking at the blue sky, he muttered, "It's almost over."

The affairs of Luoyang have been almost arranged, and Dong Zhuo should also retreat to Chang'an.

This matter should be sooner rather than later, if you wait for Dong Zhuo to slow down, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the princes' coalition to drive Dong Zhuo back to Chang'an! ”

However, although Li Zhi felt that now was the best time to attack.

However, Cao Cao was not his subordinate, and he could not order Cao Cao.

Besides, every time he went out fishing, he noticed that there were many guards in the shadows following him.

These guards were there to keep an eye on him, even if they were there to protect him.

Therefore, he had no chance to send a message to Cao Cao at all.

Thinking of this, Li Zhi stood up quite irritably and wandered back and forth in the small courtyard.

After wandering for a while, Li Zhi paused, looked in the direction outside the city, frowned, and muttered, "It's strange, why hasn't Brother Meng De come yet?"

With his anxious character, once the army is put in order, he should attack immediately, why hasn't there been any movement now?

Don't...... What's going on? ”

Speaking of this, Li Zhi wandered around with a sad face, patted his forehead with his hand as he walked, and muttered to himself: "According to my inference, Brother Meng De should have attacked a month ago."

Why did he delay for a month?

Could it be that Brother Meng De has encountered some difficulties?!

Or what is he preparing? ”

Li Zhi fell into a vicious circle of thinking, the more he thought about it, the more irritable he became, the more irritable he became, but the more he couldn't help but think about it.

"Bang Bang!" Just when Li Zhi was irritable, there was a knock on the door of his small courtyard.

After Li Zhi heard someone knocking on the door, he frowned, came to the side of the table in three steps and two steps, picked up the mask on the table, and put it on his face.

Then, he slowly lay down on the chair and said calmly, "Come in." ”

The reason why he did this was because he didn't want people to see the anxiety in his heart.

"Squeak ......" As Li Zhi's words settled, the door was slowly pushed open, and a guard hurriedly walked in.

As he walked, he said loudly to Li Zhi: "Mr. Qiqi, the coalition forces outside the city have attacked on a large scale, and the prime minister asked Mr. Mu to go to the city to watch the battle." ”

"Huh......" After Li Zhi heard the guard's words, his spirit was shocked, he stood up violently, and muttered to himself: "It's finally here!" ”

After finishing speaking, Li Zhi ignored the guards and hurried towards the door.

Seeing that Li Zhi ignored him, the guard didn't dare to get angry, lowered his head, and followed behind Li Zhi.

The reason why he is so afraid of Li Zhi is because, through what they have seen and heard over the years, they and the guards all know that Li Zhi is the prime minister's guest and a big man who can hook up with the prime minister.

Therefore, none of these guards dared to offend Li Zhi!

Even if they were under Li Ru's order to spy on Li Zhi, it was just for show, and no one dared to take it seriously.

After Li Zhi hurriedly came to the city wall, he saw that Dong Zhuo, Li Ru and others had been waiting on the city wall for a long time.

Seeing this, Li Zhi winked at Lu Bu, who was looking at him, and then quickly came behind Dong Zhuo, bowed and said, "I have seen the prime minister below." ”

After Dong Zhuo heard Li Zhi's words, his body stiffened.

Then, he turned his head and said with a smile: "Mr. Mu, my appearance didn't disturb your Yaxing, right?" ”

Dong Zhuo knew that Li Zhi had been living a very leisurely life these days, so he asked from this.

When Dong Zhuo asked this, he looked very relaxed, as if he looked at the coalition forces outside the city as nothing.

However, Li Zhi saw a trace of fear and worry in the depths of his eyes.

After seeing the look in the depths of Dong Zhuo's eyes, Li Zhi knew that Dong Zhuo was just holding on.

However, although Li Zhi saw Dong Zhuo's strong and middle-class cadres, Li Zhi didn't bother to expose him.

Therefore, he followed Dong Zhuo's words and said: "Whatever the prime minister says, the food, clothing, housing and transportation in the next place depend on the prime minister, so what is there to disturb or not." ”

"That's good" After Dong Zhuo responded, he looked out of the city with some dejection, and the worry in his eyes was about to overflow.

He originally thought that the coalition forces outside the city would be so angry after Lu Bu's sneak attack that they would not move for at least a year.

However, he didn't expect that in just three months, the princes' alliance army planned to attack again, which surprised him and scared him at the same time.

He is also a veteran of the battlefield, although he is a little degenerate, but his vision has not deteriorated.

Therefore, he could see that the hundreds of thousands of troops outside the city were all elite soldiers.

With only these 40,000 or 50,000 people in the city, they can't withstand the attack of these people at all!

Therefore, Dong Zhuo doesn't know what choice to make now.

If he stays here, I'm afraid he will be defeated by the enemy in a short time, and his life will be in danger!

And if you escape, then Luoyang will be dangerous!

Once the Tiger Prison Pass is lost, Luoyang will be exposed to the enemy's troops!

Moreover, if once the coalition forces get the Tiger Pass, then the enemy is equivalent to having a stronghold.

Moreover, this stronghold can also become a lock, and this lock will lock Dong Zhuo's road to conquer the world!

Once the Tiger Prison Pass is lost, if Dong Zhuo wants to regain it, I am afraid it will be even more difficult!

And once there is no tiger prison, then he can only expand to other places, such as Yizhou.

But Dong Zhuo is not stupid, he knows that Yizhou is mountainous and the roads are rugged and difficult to navigate.

Although his soldiers and horses are excellent, most of them have never experienced mountain battles at all, so it is difficult to say whether they can take Yizhou.

If you can't take Yizhou, only Yongzhou and Xiliang will be difficult to develop!

In other words, once he loses the Tiger Prison Pass, Dong Zhuo will lose the opportunity to dominate the world!

And it is precisely because of this that Dong Zhuo is in a dilemma.

He didn't want to lose the opportunity to dominate the world, nor did he want to wait here to die!

However, Dong Zhuo couldn't think of a way to get the best of both worlds, so he could only turn his attention to Li Ru, hoping that he could come up with the best of both worlds.

After Li Ru saw Dong Zhuo's gaze, his brows furrowed tightly.

He knew Dong Zhuo and guessed Dong Zhuo's thoughts, but there was no good way for him to achieve the best of both worlds, because it was simply impossible!

If you want to have the best of both worlds, you can only do it by repelling the coalition forces outside the city.

However, if you want to use only these 40,000 or 50,000 people to repel the 150,000 troops outside the city, you can't do it at all!

Li Ru is also a master of the art of war, he can see just by looking at the formation of the coalition forces outside the city that after the last night attack, the coalition forces outside the city are even more sophisticated!

If you want to resist the attack of the coalition forces outside the city, you must have at least 100,000 troops, however, Dong Zhuo only has 40,000 or 50,000 people in the Tiger Prison Pass......

Li Ru thought about it for a long time, but he didn't think of the best of both worlds.

Therefore, he could only meet Dong Zhuo's expectant gaze, shook his head, and said: "Please forgive the lord, the gap between the enemy and me is too big, and there is no way to get the best of both worlds for his subordinates." ”

"Alas......" Dong Zhuo let out a long sigh when he heard this, his face was full of disappointment, but he didn't blame Li Ru.

Because he also knows that under absolute strength, intrigue and intrigue will not play much role at all.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

"Kill !!"

Just when Dong Zhuo was in a dilemma, the army under the city had already begun to attack.

Seeing this, Dong Zhuo temporarily let go of his chaotic emotions, planning to repel this wave of attacks before thinking about a strategy.

Then, he waved his hand to Xu Rong on the side, and said loudly: "The prime minister will entrust you with all the power to resist the coalition forces, don't let the prime minister down!" ”

"Whoa!" After Xu Rong heard Dong Zhuo's order and responded, he hurriedly walked to the side.

He was going to command his men and defend against enemy attacks.

......After a while, there was a sound of neat and powerful steps.

Li Zhi looked back and saw four or five thousand soldiers holding big shields, led by Xu Rong, to the city wall.

When these large shield soldiers arrived on the city wall, they immediately raised their large shields in front of them......

"Kua!"

In an instant, these large shields looked as if another layer of walls had been erected on top of the city wall, and they looked very strong.

However, what was unexpected was that at this time, the coalition forces outside the city also changed their formation......

"Lord, look, what the hell are the coalition forces outside the city doing?!" Li Ru looked at the coalition forces outside the city slowly retreating with surprise on his face.

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he immediately turned his attention to the coalition forces outside the city.

At this glance, he found that after the coalition forces outside the city retreated, many instruments made of wood were exposed.

At the top of these instruments is a large wooden stick lying horizontally, with a stone tied to one end and a thick, long rope attached.

At the other end, there is something that looks like a spoon tied to it, and there is a thick rope on the "spoon".

When the instruments were fully revealed, some of the soldiers carried a large stone and placed it in the spoon at the top of the stick.

Seeing this, Dong Zhuo was a little confused, he didn't know what tricks the coalition forces outside the city were playing, so he could only look at those instruments helplessly.

However, Li Zhi on the side is different, of course he knows this thing, isn't this the legendary stone thrower!

Although he had never seen the real thing, he still understood the general principle.

So, at a glance, he recognized that this was the famous stone throwing machine in history, also known as the "Thunderbolt"!

"Wait!! Treult ......?!!! ”

After understanding what this thing was, the pupils in Li Zhi's eyes contracted.

Then, he didn't dare to hesitate, turned his head and ran towards the city, and while running, he scolded in his heart: "Cao Cao!" You're a jerk!!

Don't you know I'm still on the walls?! Do you bastard want to kill me?!! ”

Although he scolded Cao Cao in his heart, he didn't dare to stop.

He knows the power of those stone throwers, and if he is not careful, he will be crushed!

The stone throwing machine uses the principle of lever to throw the boulder out, and then, under the acceleration of gravity, once the boulder hits the city wall, it can break the city wall in an instant!

If it hits a person...... I am afraid that those who collected his body would have to use a shovel to collect his body.

Dong Zhuo also heard the sound of hurried footsteps behind him, so he turned his head, looked at Li Zhi who was running away, and asked loudly, "Mr. Mu, what are you running?" ”

After Li Zhi heard Dong Zhuo's words, he shouted loudly without looking back: "Don't talk nonsense!" Come on!! ”

If it weren't for the fact that he didn't want Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu to die here, he wouldn't bother to pay attention to Dong Zhuo!

Now is the perfect time to escape, once the catapult is activated, then they will not even have a chance to escape!

After hearing Li Zhi's words, Lu Bu did not hesitate and immediately ran towards the city.

Lu Bu knew Li Zhi's true identity, and he had also learned Li Zhi's methods, and he knew how powerful Li Zhi was.

Therefore, Lu Bu felt that a character like Li Zhi, who was almost a god in the world, was afraid to flee, and the methods of the coalition forces outside the city must be terrifying!

Therefore, Lu Bu did not hesitate to follow Li Zhi to escape.

"What the hell are you afraid of?" Seeing that Li Zhi and Lu Bu were both fleeing, Dong Zhuo scratched the back of his head with a confused face.

He didn't know what these two people were crazy about, the coalition forces outside the city were just using some engineering equipment, what was there to be afraid of?

Even if these siege machines are very powerful, can it still break through the Tiger Prison in a short period of time?!

But Li Ru, who was standing next to Dong Zhuo, was different, he was thinking about things just now, so his reaction became a little slower.

When he reacted, he immediately pulled Dong Zhuo towards the city in horror.

Because Li Ru knew that Mr. Mu was a smart man, and he had also been in the alliance of princes, he might know the back of the alliance of princes.

Therefore, since Mr. Mu has escaped, there must be something big to fear!

After thinking about this, Li Ru immediately pulled Dong Zhuo and ran towards the city.

Dong Zhuo didn't expect Li Ru to pull him suddenly, so in a moment of carelessness, he was stumbled by Li Ru.

Then, he flicked his sleeves, broke free of Li Ru's hand, and shouted loudly: "What are you doing?!"

Is this a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death?!

It's just a siege machine, even if it's powerful, can it still fly?!

Don't go away! The prime minister is here and shares the weal and woe with the soldiers under the command of the prime minister!! ”

After finishing speaking, Dong Zhuo pulled out the sword at his waist and shouted at the soldiers on both sides: "Don't be afraid, all the soldiers!" The coalition forces outside the city are just bluffing! This is the same as you!! ”

"Kill, kill, kill, kill !!" After hearing Dong Zhuo's shout, the morale of the soldiers immediately soared, and they shouted three times in a row to help the army!

Seeing this, Dong Zhuo nodded with satisfaction.

It's not that he's not really afraid of death, it's because he doesn't feel any threat from the strange weapons of the coalition forces outside the city.

Therefore, he took this opportunity to boost morale and gather the morale of the army.

Seeing this, Li Ru on the side was very anxious, grabbed Dong Zhuo's arm, and eagerly pulled towards the city, while pulling, he said: "Lord, do you think that Mr. Mu, who dares to enter the tiger prison alone, is a cowardly person?"

Since he fled in fear, it proves that there must be some powerful means among the princes' alliance!

So, we can't stay here longer, let's go down to the city with my subordinates!! ”

"Forehead ......" Dong Zhuo, who was still a little complacent, was so frightened that he sweated after hearing Li Ru's words.

He has also figured it out now, since Mr. Mu has escaped, then he must know the means of the princes' alliance, and this method must be very powerful!

In this way, as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, it is indeed not easy for him to stay here.

However, Dong Zhuo just let go of his words, he wanted to share the weal and woe with all the soldiers, if he escaped at this time, I am afraid that his morale would plummet, and his reputation would be damaged.

Therefore, Dong Zhuo is a little difficult to ride a tiger at this time!

wanted to go, but couldn't go, didn't go, and was afraid of the means of the princes' alliance, which made Dong Zhuo not know how to choose.

Li Ru, who was pulling Dong Zhuo, saw the hesitation on Dong Zhuo's face, and after thinking about it for a while, he immediately understood Dong Zhuo's difficulties.

Subsequently, Li Ru felt that it was not a way to be so deadlocked.

Therefore, he winked at Xu Rong on the side. said loudly: "Xu Rong, come over and knock the lord unconscious and take him away!"

The lord is a body of gold, how can he stand under a dangerous wall?!

No matter what means the alliance of princes has, we can't let the lord suffer the slightest damage! Come on!! ”

When Xu Rong heard this, he looked at Dong Zhuo and wanted to ask Dong Zhuo's opinion.

He didn't dare to knock Dong Zhuo unconscious without permission, otherwise, even if he didn't die in the future, he would peel off his skin!

Dong Zhuo was in a dilemma at this time, so after hearing Li Ru's words, his eyes lit up.

Because, if Xu Rong stunned him now, it would not be him who ran away, but his subordinates who forcibly took him down in order to protect his safety.

In this way, his reputation will not be tarnished!

Therefore, after Dong Zhuo saw Xu Rong's inquiring gaze again, he nodded imperceptibly and agreed to the matter.

Seeing this, Xu Rong immediately walked quickly to Dong Zhuo's side, and whispered: "Lord, offended!" ”

After finishing speaking, Xu Rong raised his right hand and slashed at the back of Dong Zhuo's neck.

At this time......

"Buzz ......"

"Whew......"

"Hoo ......"

There was a tingling sound.

When Xu Rong heard the sound, he didn't care about knocking Dong Zhuo unconscious, and immediately turned his gaze to the source of the voice.

The others were also like Xu Rong, looking out of the city.

This look made the pupils in their eyes shrink rapidly, and their faces instantly turned pale!

Because they saw the sky full of big stones, flying like meteors towards the Tiger Prison Pass!

And one of these fast-flying boulders is flying in the direction of Dong Zhuo impartially!

Seeing this, Xu Rong shouted hoarsely: "Lord be careful!! ”

Then, he violently pushed Dong Zhuo to the side.

"Hoo ......"

"Peng!"

"Ahh

"The Lord ......!!!"