—187 A.D.——

Changan.

"He Jin killed Zhang Rang? Is there such a thing? ”

Dong Zhuo took a copy of the information from Luoyang, read it repeatedly, and then asked the "Diao Chan" who brought the information.

"Don't dare to deceive your lord," the "Diao Chan" glanced at Dong Bai, who was eating snacks next to Dong Zhuo, and replied solemnly: "Ten days ago, the general wanted to enter the palace to meet the queen, but was obstructed by Zhang Rang, saying that only the general was allowed to enter alone, and the general refused, so he commanded the soldiers to crash the gate, caught Zhang Rang and a number of hidden knife and axe hands, and killed them all in anger. ”

"But as far as I can see, those Ten Standing Servants don't look like people who will be killed by the neck, and besides, didn't the 'Sword Saint' make a move?" Dong Zhuo asked again.

"In fact, both sides are ready to completely wipe out the other party," "Diao Chan" explained: "As soon as the side gate was breached, Zhang Rang's 'Sunset Bow' shot He Jin's 'Thunder Spear', and then in the next moment it was cut in two by the 'Wind Sword' that was killed in the air, at this time, the 'Soul Rusher' wanted to sneak attack He Jin, but was trampled to death by the escort cavalry 'Horse Stepping Feiyan', but the cavalry was immediately hit by the 'Dragon Gate Great Immortal' and fell down, and then the 'Berserk Man Bear' pounced on the ......."

"Stop!" Dong Zhuo slammed the information in his hand to the ground: "I just asked you for details because I didn't want to see these strange titles, you don't have to read the above content again, to say the point, how did Zhang Rang die?" Did Juggernaut make a move? ”

Those guys with strange titles, that is, the generals He Jin and Zhang Rang, as well as most of the families will recruit the "unparalleled generals", no, it would be too much to say that they are exalted, "unequaled generals" must first be a general, even if they have not comprehended the unequaled, they must be able to lead the team and lead the troops, go into battle to kill the enemy, these themselves do not have much ability, only rely on the comprehension of some slightly powerful "unparalleled", and they are proud of it, the guy who "sells the emperor's family", and says that the "unparalleled warriors" have reached the sky.

Zhang Rang's skills have to be personally instructed by the "Sword Saint", and He Jin is just an ordinary relative, originally just because Emperor Ling was making money, and he took the opportunity to take the position to enjoy it, but after he took office, Emperor Ling had a problem and could not continue to collect money, so this position was stuck there, and the other three princes and nine ministers could only stare dryly because they did not have the authority to remove the general.

If He Jin can defeat Zhang Rang alone, Dong Zhuo is the first to disbelieve it.

"Because Zhang Rang's subordinates are too few, many of the minions located in various parts of Luoyang have not been assembled," Diao Chan replied, "But He Jin seemed to know from the beginning that Zhang Rang had bad intentions and brought out all the people under his command who could fight, although Zhang Rang's 'Dust Brushing Gong' and 'Heaven and Earth Net' were strong, but in the end they were outnumbered and died in the siege - as for the 'Sword Saint', he never appeared the whole time, but when He Jin later captured Zhang Rang's remnants in the palace, he used his sword qi to prevent them from approaching the scope of the emperor's bedroom. ”

"Hehe, what about the other ten permanent attendants?" Dong Zhuo asked again.

"Because it was discovered that the 'Sword Saint' who had always been regarded as a backer ignored their lives and deaths, the remaining ten permanent servants who supported Liu Xie were all frightened and hid near the emperor's palace and did not dare to leave, while the faction that supported Liu Wei, mainly Jian Shuo, sought refuge from the empress mother." "Diao Chan" responded.

"Hmm...... It's strange that the Sword Master didn't help the lineage he cultivated single-handedly? Dong Zhuo knocked on the arm of the chair and thought.

"This matter is not too surprising," Jia Xu, who was listening, said with a smile: "It's like a herdsman who has a guard dog and a hunting dog, and now the two of them are going to die separately, which one should I help as the owner?" ”

"Shut them all up and calm down." Dong Zhuo raised his chin towards Dong Bai, who was still eating snacks.

"......" and "Diao Chan" shook a little.

"So, what is the situation in Luoyang now?" Jia Xu took the initiative to ask.

"He Jin is cleaning up the remnants of the Ten Standing Servants in the city, and has encountered a lot of resistance, which has led to the lax defense of the entire Luoyang, and the major families are ready to move." "Diao Chan" responded.

"My lord, this is the time to act according to the plan." Jia Xu turned around and said.

"That's right, it's time to let those pampered guys know what the real 'Wushuang' is," Dong Zhuo patted the handrail and stood up: "Feng Xian!" The Liangzhou army is all called by you, and you will be given another month, Lianketong Pass, Hangu Pass, and the troops are under Luoyang City, can you be sure? ”

"It's easy!" Lu Bu on the other side jumped up directly, and with the clanging sound of the armor colliding, he walked out like a tiger: "Not a month, only half a month, Yuezhang can climb to the head of Luoyang City to watch the scenery!" ”

"......" that Diao Chan wanted to speak and stopped-at this time, the group of people in Luoyang City were all intriguing and calculating each other, preparing to seek the greatest benefits after the emperor returned to heaven, but as a result, he didn't say a word here, and he didn't talk about the conditions, and he was ready to fight directly when he found an opportunity?

With Lu Bu, can you do whatever you want?

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Tongguan.

At this time, the Tongguan guard was named Zhong Xuan (yao), but he was not a military general, but a literati, this person was brilliant and extraordinary, but he liked to be opportunistic, and if he succeeded, he did not hesitate to put himself in danger.

For example, when he was young, his family was poor and had no effort to learn, and when he happened to walk with a wealthy uncle, he met a fortune teller, saying that Zhong Miao had a great future, but there was a water misfortune, obviously to seek wealth in the name of solving the "water misfortune", the clan uncle scoffed at it and ignored it, but after Zhong Xiang thought about it, he took the initiative to fall into the water when crossing the river, and implemented the "water misfortune", the clan uncle was shocked, but at the same time, he also recognized the "great future", and then he often funded him.

At this time, Zhong Miao was already famous in a state, and he was appointed as the captain of the school, and he only needed to expire in Tongguan to go to Luoyang to become an official, which may indeed confirm the sentence "great future".

When he learned that the Liangzhou army was approaching the city, he was still very calm, and made a calculation in his heart: with the defense of Tongguan, it is impossible for any army to break through it quickly, and he can climb the city wall before that, and publish an article about loyalty to the enemy leader, and then, when the city defense is about to be unable to hold on, publish an article about sympathy for the soldiers, and open the gate, so that the guilt of losing the city and land will also be diluted by the quality of being fearless in danger and the evaluation of loyalty to the king and loving the people, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.

"General Lu is here?" Zhong Miao glanced at the big banner with the word "Lu" under the closing, and said in a loud voice: "I have a word, please listen to the general." ”

Boom!

A tall military general in black armor with black and red thunder and lightning wrapped around his body fell from the air, smashing a large crater in the city wall beside Zhong Xuan like a meteorite.

"Say? Uncle Ben listened. Lu Bu, who still had a trace of lightning on his body, straightened up, picked up Fang Tian's halberd, and stared condescendingly at the stunned guard.

"Below, surrender ......" Zhong Miao reluctantly bowed.

Tongguan was broken.

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Hangu Pass.

Different from Tongguan by the mountains and rivers, Hangu Pass is named because "it is closed in the valley, and it is as narrow as a letter", and the alliance of the six countries during the Warring States period came here, and also "wandered and did not dare to enter", and Gaozu Liu Bang also chose to take a detour into the pass.

However, the really dangerous terrain "Hanguan Ancient Road" is east of Hangu Pass, and what the Liangzhou army coming from the west needs to face is just an ordinary checkpoint.

However, since this pass is too close to Luoyang, the soldiers on duty here are all rotated from the Luoyang City Defense Army, and they will not allow anyone who does not have a pass order to pass, and there is no guard who can order the switch to carry out the decapitation tactics like Tongguan.

Although Lu Bu could repeat his old tricks and jump into the pass and smash the door, the fact that there was only a group of ordinary soldiers on the other side made him lack interest, so he commanded Hou Cheng, Song Xian, Wei Xu and Hao Meng, who had not been under his command not long ago, but had not yet made an inch, to attack the city and rest on the viewing platform in the camp.

"Although it is said to be the 'lowest siege city', but when you have to attack the city, there are still many things that need to be paid attention to, Wen Yuan, you see ......"

Here, Gao Shun is teaching Zhang Liao, who has no siege experience, about knowledge, such as city wall defense, siege weapons, and ant attachment, etc., although Zhang Liao, who likes to kill Hu people, does not seem to be very interested, but still listens carefully.

"Hey! Smash him in the head! "Poke him in the ribs!" "Next! That guy is already unstable! "Idiot! Too greedy! ”

Zhang Ke and Hua Xiong, two guys with almost bad brains, were remotely supporting the soldiers in the siege, but even if their voices were ten times louder, it was useless.

As for the other side...... The generals who presided over the siege of the city were at the forefront of the Dianjiangtai because they had to give orders at any time, and as a result, everyone could see that the three fools were secretly moving their positions to Hao Meng, who was watching the battle seriously and formulating strategies, and was moved by her (?) I couldn't bear it anymore and shouted, "Are you blind?" The old man is a man! "After that, they will run far away, and then they will come close again.

These three guys are hopeless, do you want to go to a bitter cold place in Liangzhou to be a city official? Lu Bu thought about it indifferently.

"Lord Qiyu, the scouts have spotted a team of about five thousand men trying to make a detour out of the pass when we attack Hangu Pass to attract the attention of the defenders." A herald approached Lu Bu and reported.

"Oh? Under what banner? Lu Bu frowned: "Could it be Niu Fu?" Can't help but have itchy hands because he left himself in Chang'an? ”

"According to the scout, I should have seen a big banner with the word 'Zang'." The herald continued to report.

"Zang? I have never heard of it. Lu Bu thought about it and stood up directly: "Gao Shun Zhang Liao, Huaxiong Zhang Ke, each with a few people, go with Uncle Ben to catch a group of little mice." ”

"Order!" "Yes!"

Seeing that his subordinates agreed to the promise, Lu Bu smiled hesitantly, "Hehehe, if you want to go to Luoyang, you can, you can secretly pass through Hangu Pass, but if you dare to take advantage of the situation when Uncle Ben has attracted the attention of the defenders, then Uncle Ben will have to test your quality." ”