Chapter 116: Release Cao
Under the eyes of Ye Zhiqiu, the Sun and Liu coalition troops rushed all the way west to the capital Luoyang, but he stood arrogantly on the ruins of the Tiger Prison Pass, not knowing what he was thinking.
After passing the customs, Liu Bei wanted to stretch out his hand to say hello, but Pan Feng, who was also a Taoist general, spoke out in time to stop him, and persuaded quite tacitly: "Brother Ye must have realized something after killing this group of witches, so we had better not disturb, so as not to miss the rare opportunity to enlighten." ”
Xuan Degong, who was originally a benevolent elder, immediately nodded in understanding. Ever since he witnessed Ye Zhiqiu relying on his own strength to break through the tiger prison of the world's most powerful people, Liu Bei now attaches more and more importance to the Dao generals under his command, and will not stubbornly insist on his own opinions.
However, he would not let Ye Zhiqiu be left alone, leaving alone in the virtual Tiger Prison Pass, and with a slight wave of his hand, there was a cavalry of five hundred people, diverted from the large group of men and horses, and guarded Ye Zhiqiu's side according to the order.
As for the other princes hiding near the Tiger Pass, especially the ambitious Cao Cao, he found that the combined army of Sun and Liu had passed the pass and rushed to Luoyang, and immediately led the "loyal and righteous army" under his command to rush towards the Tiger Pass.
The other princes were still waiting and watching, after all, they were far away, and they were not sure of the reality that the Tiger Prison Pass had been broken, and they also had reservations about the movements of the Sun-Liu coalition army.
Ye Zhiqiu estimated that their strategy was to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and after the Sun-Liu coalition army and Dong Zhuo's "Xiliang Army" fought hard, their morale and strength were almost depleted, and it was the time for them to enter and reap the profits.
"How can I let you get what you want?"
Ye Zhiqiu even wanted to turn away Cao Cao's loyal army, not to mention other Kwantung princes who were insiders and outsiders in foreign wars, and if they didn't take the opportunity to pit them, they would definitely be sorry for their conscience.
Thinking of this, Ye Zhiqiu made a gesture and signaled Xuande Gong Liu Bei to leave his troops to go farther, in case the remnants of the Xiliang Army who were originally guarding the pass would attack again.
Then, he clasped his hands together and slowly pulled out, and the battle gains obtained by killing the twelve heavenly ghosts and gods in one go, Xuanyuan Water Control Flag, Wuji Xinghuang Banner and other witchcraft weapons appeared in front of him one after another.
It is still a bit of an exaggeration to say that they are magic weapons, but in fact, the essence of these core vehicles that condense the essence of witches and ghosts is nothing more than spiritual weapons, but the future prospects are really limitless, and there is the possibility of becoming magic weapons and Taoist weapons, so they are valued by Ye Zhiqiu.
Ye Zhiqiu spent his mana to sacrifice the twelve Heavenly Ghost Divine Flags, and in the blink of an eye, above the ruins of the Tiger Prison Pass, a thick black cloud of evil qi gathered, about a square circle of acres, and it was constantly expanding outward.
Immediately afterwards, the black cloud condensed twelve hideous grimaces out of thin air, slowly opened the mouth of swallowing the sky, and the twelve ghosts and gods led by the human-faced snake body "Candle" came out of the ghost gate one after another, but unfortunately they came back from the dead, and their expressions were all sluggish.
"The three thousand Xiliang troops who died under the explosion of flying bones are full of resentful souls, and they can be devoured at will. ”
Ye Zhiqiu nodded and acquiesced, the twelve Heavenly Ghosts and Gods were naturally overjoyed, and each of them used their natural powers to control ghosts and divide up the souls of the three thousand Xiliang Army.
In an instant, the tiger prison with the wind howling, and the whispering ghost sound was empty. The body of the ghost and god, which shrunk in a circle, immediately returned to the old view of evil.
The only pity is that in the ancient battlefield accumulated over the ages, the fierce ghosts knew that they were invincible, and took the initiative to resist the devouring of the twelve heavenly ghosts and gods, and only then did they escape.
Ye Zhiqiu firmly controlled the witches and ghosts with the Dutian Ghost Divine Banner, and found that after they had a full meal, they all returned to their full state, and immediately stretched out his halberd fingers and ordered them to clean up the ruins of the Tiger Prison Pass and restore this place to its old appearance as soon as possible.
So, Liu Bei left Ye Zhiqiu's cavalry troops, and saw twelve ghosts and gods with a height of six feet and a hideous face, and they easily picked up a hundred catties of boulders, like building block toys for children to play with, and quickly piled up the original wall at the original site of the Tiger Prison Pass.
Their speed is so fast, and the cooperation is so tacit, it is still a ruin tiger prison, and the incomparably thick wall is accumulating and rising at a speed that is visible to the eye.
Having said that, the Tiger Prison Pass, which is twenty zhang long and ten zhang thick, was blown up and collapsed by Ye Zhiqiu's flying bones buried in advance, and it is only the middle of the gate, after all, this place is relatively "weak", and the Sun-Liu coalition army also cleared the passage that allowed ten horsemen to go in parallel, so they ignored the others.
Therefore, the twelve powerful Heavenly Ghosts and Gods, the speed of restoring and rebuilding the wall is also very fast. The figure of the "Loyal Army" had just appeared on the horizon in the distance, and the cavalry of the Zhongshan Army were a little restless when they found out, after all, the wall at this time was only restored to a knee-high foundation.
However, when the thunderous roar of horses' hooves reached the ears from far and near, the wall was already high enough to reach the waist of the ghosts.
Don't think that the wall is still very low, ordinary war horses can break through with a leap of effort, converted to the body of the ghost god Zhang six heights, the current height of the Tiger Prison Wall is at least close to six feet.
The cavalry of the Zhongshan Army sat on horseback, and if they didn't straighten their waists and stand up on the stirrups, they wouldn't even see the loyal and righteous army stretching in a line, let alone the angry face of Cao Cao, the captain of the cavalry.
Ye Zhiqiu broke through the Tiger Prison Pass with Dao techniques, let the Sun and Liu coalition forces cross the pass and attack Luoyang, and then cast a spell to rebuild on the ruins, and the status quo was quite fruitful, no matter which it was, it was beyond everyone's expectations.
After all, now all the princes have discarded the burdensome baggage, even Cao Cao's loyal army, who came to the Tiger Prison to wait for the opportunity, did not carry siege equipment.
He glanced sideways at the brothers of the Cao family and the Xiahou family, and his eyes fell on the Taoist general Li Dian, who attached great importance to his expectations.
However, Li Mancheng knew that Ye Zhiqiu's strength was really unfathomable, and considering the oath of alliance, he did not dare or was unwilling to face him head-on, and shook his head gently under the gaze of the "lord".
Cao Cao was naturally full of disappointment, but he also witnessed with his own eyes that his subordinate general Li Dian was crushed head-on by Xu Rong of the Xiliang Army, but Xu Rong was defeated by Ye Zhiqiu, and he was injured and fled in a blink of an eye, so he had already known what he could do about Li Dian.
In just a quarter of an hour, the elite of the 8,000 loyal and righteous army arrived close to the Tiger Prison Pass under the leadership of Cao Cao. Seeing that the ruins just now had been restored, Cao Mengde was naturally quite shocked by the methods of the Dao general, but what made him even more unpredictable was that Ye Zhiqiu, who was in charge of all this, actually threw out an attractive and non-refusable condition for passing the test.
"For the sake of Meng Degong's ruling of the world's capable ministers, for the sake of your first raising the banner of righteousness to recruit troops and horses, contacting the Kwantung Heroes Alliance, or being a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, I will allow you to lead the army to pass the customs and gallop to the aid of Wucheng Hou and Zhongshan Taishou Xuande Gong. However, there are still a few princes outside the Tiger Prison Pass, in order to prevent them from passing the pass and disturbing the situation, I also asked Meng Degong to leave a thousand elites with me to guard the pass by virtue of the danger of the wall. ”
Cao Cao, the captain of Xiaocai, weighed the pros and cons, but he couldn't make up his mind, and immediately discussed with the brothers of the Cao family and the Xiahou family, whispering to each other and exchanging opinions with each other.
Li Dian knew that there was no need to fight, raised his head and looked up at Ye Zhiqiu on the wall, and gently gestured with his forehead, and soon got a response from the other party, and then his gaze turned to the looming figure of the Dutian Ghost God, and frowned unconsciously.
With his extraordinary spiritual sense, he can feel the horror of these witches and ghosts, like bottomless black holes, swallowing everything in the outside world anytime and anywhere, the aura of heaven and earth here was originally rich, but now it is getting thinner and thinner, and it seems that the surface of the water is not rippling, and the whirlpool that swallows everything is hidden below.
"It's definitely not Brother Ye's means, it's not the path of the left-handed people at all! I estimate that these ghosts and gods must be arranged by the wizards of the Qiang clan in the Xiliang Army, but I don't know how my brother captured and tamed him like an arm, does he also know the strange witch way?"
Li Dian didn't say anything to anyone, he just hid it secretly in his heart, he was also an arrogant person, but now he admired Ye Zhiqiu, and he didn't even dare to raise the idea of fighting.
At the same time, after Cao Cao and others discussed, they finally reached a consensus and were willing to agree to Ye Zhiqiu's conditions that were not too harsh, leaving 1,000 elites of the Loyal and Righteous Army to help them guard the pass to reject outsiders.
Ye Zhiqiu was not surprised by this result, he knew that with Cao Mengde's ambition, he would definitely not refuse his "kindness", so he nodded lightly: "The son can be taught!"
Subsequently, he used his mana to vibrate the Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag, scolded the masonry and stone to mesh on its own, and opened a passage out of thin air that allowed five horsemen to walk in parallel on the wall of the Tiger Prison Pass.
The 7,000 loyal and righteous troops immediately rushed by, following the footsteps of the Sun-Liu coalition army and rushing to the capital Luoyang. Now Ye Zhiqiu's hands not only have 500 Zhongshan troops directly under him, but also 1,000 elites of the loyal and righteous army.
With 1,500 soldiers, with the natural danger of the Tiger Prison Pass, Ye Zhiqiu was confident that he would defeat at least ten times the enemy. No, that's not right, with the assistance of the twelve heavenly ghosts and gods, the opponent doesn't have twenty times the number, and he will definitely not be able to break through the tiger prison!
"Let the horses come over! The Kanto dogs have no heart! This way is waiting for the big driver here, it depends on whether you are brave enough to be fat, dare to hand my paws!"