The Collection of The End

——AD 187——

Sili, Huayin County.

"Tsk, it's really not easy to capture."

Lu Bu, who was wearing dark armor, was standing on the top of a low mountain, looking far away at the solid pass in the east that was surrounded by the raging Yellow River to the north and the majestic Guan Mountain to the south. He said in a slightly excited tone.

"It is true," someone behind Lu Bu responded: "Hangu Pass and Tongguan were the east and west gates of the Pre-Qin Dynasty respectively. They were used to defend against the Xiongnu tribe in the west and the six countries in the east. Their defensive capabilities are naturally extremely strong. It is said that 'one man can guard the pass, and ten thousand men can guard it. Mo Kai', this can be seen from the fact that the old Qin land was called 'Guanzhong'..."

"Hmph!" Lu Bu snorted heavily: "We are the 'Western aliens' who overestimate our capabilities! And we must capture it!"

"But," the man immediately changed the topic: "This kind of city wall that can only defend ordinary people cannot stop the 'unparalleled' Master Fengxian. Wherever the 'unparalleled thunder and lightning' passes, no matter how strong the city wall or gate is, It will all turn into dust, and it may collapse before you can do anything."

"Ha..." Lu Bu turned around and said, "What a 'Wei Xu'. Sure enough, no matter what the topic is, he can be 'continued'."

"Master Fengxian Miao Zan." The man bowed and saluted.

This is a man about thirty years old, who looks honest and simple with a square face. His voice is low and very convincing. If he were not wearing simple armor, ordinary people would probably think that he is a man when they see him on the streets of the city. An excellent housekeeper or shopkeeper.

When the Liangzhou Army occupied Chang'an, he was a native of Sili who came to Dong Zhuo because of his reputation. However, since Dong Zhuo's former direct subordinates were already in high positions, he was no longer suitable to directly accept his subordinates, so he took the initiative to serve as an official. The three of them were transferred to Lu Bu, who currently only had half of Gao Shun's subordinates - and the other two were named Hou Cheng and Song Xian respectively.

During this exploration, Lu Bu only brought the three of them, Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, while Zhang Ke still stayed in the barracks to train and trap the enemy.

Among the three, it is unclear whether Hou Cheng is good at getting things done, and whether Song Xian likes to strictly enforce the law. However, Wei Xu is really good at picking up conversations, and can pick up the conversation no matter how cold it is.

Lu Bu felt that if he now raised Fang Tian's painted halberd and said "I am truly unparalleled in the world!", then Wei Xu could also "continue" without hesitation "No one can do it within three hundred years." Beyond!"

Hmm...could this be just flattery? Flattery?

It felt pretty good, at least Gao Shun and Zhang Liao would never say similar things. Lu Bu thought, if this guy hadn't been stupid enough to offend Lingqi, he might actually have given him some benefits.

When he met Lu Bu for the first time, he complimented him profusely, and finally mentioned that he had a daughter at home, how old she was, what her appearance was, what her personality was like, how much she had admired the general, and how she was willing to take care of the general's daily life.

I treat you as my comrade, but you want to be my father-in-law? !

At that time, Lu Bu was hesitating, but he saw Dong Bai and Lu Lingqi passing by from a distance. When they saw the situation here, they bit each other's ears, and then Dong Bai opened his mouth threateningly.

"There is no need to mention this matter again! I have no such intention!" At that time, Lu Bu immediately and categorically rejected Wei Xu's proposal.

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This time Lu Bu led his light cavalry to investigate the situation in Tongguan because the situation in Luoyang had changed. After Dong Zhuo obtained "enlightenment" through "Wushuang", he hoped that Lu Bu would be prepared to forcefully break through the pass at any time.

Perhaps because he was too old when he awakened Wushuang, Dong Zhuo could not decide the content of those "revelations" on his own. Although he really wanted to know when the end of the Ling Emperor was, he could only get the revelation of "the emperor will die" anyway. .

Think about it, this "revelation" must be composed of other people's words, and who would be bored enough to read out the months and days on the street?

According to the "Diao Chan" who acted as "double agents", the emperor's physical condition worsened.

Sometimes they even fell into a long coma, but after waking up, they still asked to take the "Five Stone Powder" and go to the West Garden to count the money. The palace alchemist Ge Xuan had tried his best to remove the poison in those powders, but the effect was not good. .

The emperor's actions not only destroyed the majesty of the royal family, but also reduced the number of literati who believed that drinking, drinking, and dispersing were elegant things.

Under such circumstances, the issue of which prince should succeed finally came up in the court, but the ministers who had already seen through that this was another dispute between relatives and eunuchs all remained silent. If they had to ask, they would say, "Your Majesty, "Fate" - However, if the emperor really dies, it can be said that there will be a completely opposite "destiny", which can be said to be a certainty.

Those who supported the eldest son Liu Bian included his biological mother He Yao, the general He Jin, and some ministers who advocated "establishing chiefs" and hated eunuchs. Those who supported the younger son Liu Xie were the ten regular servants who were truly loyal to the emperor's will and simple. A minister who dislikes his relatives.

During this period, according to the investigation of the "Diao Chan", due to their different positions, some courtiers cleared the air, some cut off their robes and severed their righteousness, and some prevented their children from seeing each other because they had contrary opinions to their in-laws.

As for the "Sword Master" who can really make the final decision, he has not appeared in front of people since "Killing Merlin". However, due to the power he has accumulated over the years, no one dares to spread rumors about him.

At this time, another of Jia Xu's strategies came into effect. After the initial "deception", the Xiongnu were now very convinced that the "Shi Chang Shi"'s original "cooperation" was deception, so they passed through the gap between Liangzhou and Bingzhou from time to time. At this critical moment of fighting for the throne, the armies of all forces in Luoyang did not dare and could not easily withdraw. Then, the only option left was to summon the troops from various states other than Sili to deal with them.

At that time, the Liangzhou army can legitimately march eastward, pretending to have come all the way from Liangzhou, and after destroying the Huns blocking Tongguan, they can take advantage of the situation and ask to enter the pass to rest and recuperate. As long as the guard named Zhong dares to open the door. , hehe~

Although Tongguan is far away from Luoyang, and there is Hangu Pass in the middle, but as Wei Xu said, Tongguan is used to protect the west, while Hangu Pass is used to defend the east. As long as the gate of Tongguan is opened fraudulently, , Hangu Pass is equivalent to occupying half.

Finally, we must seize the opportunity to attack Luoyang. We must not only prevent ourselves from being labeled as a rebel and give Wang Yue a reason to take action, but we must also control the next emperor in time to avoid losing everything.

If Lu Bu only half understood the above plan, then he was very clear and agreed with the next plan - after controlling the new emperor, he had to fight with those who wanted to take away the emperor, establish himself, or even elect a new emperor. The "United War of the World" has begun.

Putting down any idiot who doesn't understand current affairs is very Lu Bu.

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"Sir Fengxian." "Sir."

After a brief reconnaissance of the terrain near Tongguan, Lu Bu turned his horse back and met Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, who were covered in blood and full of murderous intent. Behind them were a group of soldiers wearing heavy armor and having the same appearance.

"How's the harvest?" Lu Bu asked: "Although I also want to go with you, if those trash fish see me, they will just turn around and run away."

"Hmm... probably over a thousand? I don't know the details." Zhang Liao responded.

"More than 1,500 people." Gao Shun responded with great confidence, "They probably won't leave 'Which Road' again."

Just like when his father-in-law discovered him with his sharp eyes, he did not miss this Zhang Liao. After he and Zhao Yun raided the Xiongnu camp a few years ago and realized the "unparalleled", he became even more enthusiastic about killing the barbarian aliens. .

Zhang Liao's unparalleled trait may be: "When fighting against foreigners, the greater the number of enemies, the stronger the enemy."

Therefore, he shined in this kind of action of "using a small force to contain and guide the opponent's large force". If he had not just come of age and his prestige was difficult to convince the crowd, Dong Zhuo even planned to let him lead an army alone.

While Lu Bu led Wei Xu, Hou Cheng, and Song Xian to investigate the situation in Tongguan, Gao Shun and Zhang Liao led a small team trapped in the camp to the north to intercept the Xiongnu aliens who had sneaked in.

When Jia Xu was explaining this "driving tigers and devouring wolves", he once showed Lu Bu a topographic map near Tongguan. Tongguan is located at the turn of the Yellow River to the east. To the north is Hedong County, to the south is Hongnong County, and Diagonally to the northwest is the border between Liangzhou and Bingzhou. At the same time, it is also the "passage" he left for the Huns who were eager for revenge.

According to the plan, any foreign Huns who leave this "passage" will be killed by "patrol border troops" on a scale that "does not attract attention", so that they can only enter Sili and approach Tongguan through that "passage". This can This gave the defenders the illusion of a "large-scale Huns attack" and forced them to ask for help.

"Fifteen hundred people? Usually it seems to be at most a few hundred?" Lu Bu frowned: "Did something unplanned happen? Did you inform Jia Xu?"

"Although it is unplanned, there is no need to alarm Mr. Jia Xu," Zhang Liao waved behind him, causing a young general with a completely different armor style from the trapped camp to step forward: "General Gao and I discovered an approximately 100,000 troops outside the passage. The five thousand Huns had just completed their provocation and were preparing to lure the enemy deeper, when this... strong man suddenly rushed out and charged straight into the enemy group."

Gao Shun added: "In the strategist's original plan, the strategy of luring the enemy was just to reduce the loss of armor in the trapped camp. However, my subordinates believed that it is easy to get an army of thousands, but it is difficult to find a general. If you can get this... strong men help , even if it’s worth repairing some more ‘heavy armor’ afterwards.”

"Oh... Luuring the enemy has turned into a strong attack." Lu Bu looked at the armor that was obviously seriously damaged, and then looked at the young general: "Who are you? Are you capable enough to make my little brother take risks?" Good at saving?"

"I'm so cute." The young general's voice was strangely soft.

"I didn't let you boast!" Lu Bu said angrily: "You are still an 'old man'?"

"My name is 'Hao', 'Meng'." The young general took off his helmet, revealing short hair and a face that was more handsome than an ordinary woman.