The Collection of The End

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Hangu Pass.

"An old friend invites me to meet you?"

Dong Zhuo stood on the wall of Hangu Pass and looked to the northeast for a while, then he looked back at Guan Hai who brought the intelligence:

"What do General Zhang think about this? Do you have anything to say?"

I don’t know whether it was because Zhang Jiao was so admired by Taoist disciples. Among the many alchemists and generals who originally belonged to Taiping Dao, there were many with the surname Zhang, such as Zhang Yan, Zhang Mancheng, Zhang Jue, Zhang Ke, and Zhang Niujiao. ——Although this person had changed his name to "Green Bull Horn" a long time ago to avoid taboos.

A few years ago, due to an imperial edict declaring Taiping Road illegal, Liangzhou Taiping Road was almost wiped out by Shi Changshi colluding with the Huns. They had no choice but to seek refuge with Dong Zhuo, who had saved them.

Due to the special characteristics shared by this group of people - such as the admiration for Zhang Jiao and Taiping Dao, Dong Zhuo did not break them up according to conventional methods, but formed a separate army and continued to use the name "Taiping Army".

Given the complexity of the members within the Taiping Dao, it is completely predictable that many Taoist disciples sought refuge after that incident and took refuge in various wealthy families, courtiers, relatives, and even the emperor himself, but the only one who could not have surrendered was Ten permanent attendants and their party members.

Therefore, this was a gathering initiated by the remnants of the Taiping Dao Party with the purpose of "taking advantage of the chaos in Luoyang to eliminate the ten permanent servants."

"No, they only said that the matter is entirely decided by the lord," Guan Hai responded: "However, the 'Taiping Army' has sent scouts and disguised spies to go ahead and collect intelligence."

This Guan Hai was also strange. He was obviously a native of Bingzhou. He was impressed by Lu Bu in a certain competition and followed him. However, he got along quite well with the Taiping Dao soldiers and even took the job of the messenger.

"Hmm." Dong Zhuo responded noncommittally, looking at the shadow inside the gate tower: "Have you heard about this?"

"News came from the sisters in the north. They seem to be from the 'Baibo Taiping Road' in Youzhou. They originally did not have such a number of manpower, but when they passed by Jizhou Julu, the size of the team increased by about half out of thin air." A black man The "Diao Chan" in clothes walked out of the shadows and said this after saluting.

"So that's it. The Taiping Taoist disciples who were harmed by Shi Changshi want to take the opportunity to take revenge." Dong Zhuo nodded and looked at Jia Xu who was listening the whole process: "Wenhe, if I want to recruit them, is it possible?"

"Of course it's very possible," Jia Xu responded, and then suddenly smiled with a strange expression: "Ha... if they really want to take the opportunity to eliminate Shi Changshi."

Judging from his expression, it seemed as if he was hinting that these Taiping Dao people wanted to surrender to the imperial court.

"I will guarantee it with my life! The generals of the Taiping Army are inseparable from Shi Changshi! There is absolutely no other intention!" Guan Hai immediately straightened his back and defended.

"Wen He, you have such a bad reputation for 'ranchasing homes and destroying families'. If you have anything to say, it's better to just say it directly." Dong Zhuo glanced at Jia Xu.

"Haha," Jia Xu raised the hook and sickle on his hand and pointed toward the outside of Hangu Pass, and then drew a big circle: "This 'old friend's invitation' must have been known to all parties who have recruited Taiping Dao forces. And they will send manpower to investigate as soon as possible. After getting the exact information, in order to recruit this group of combat forces, they will definitely send the 'former Taiping Dao' with sufficient status and strength to contact them."

"That's right." Dong Zhuo nodded.

"When Fengxian went to Luoyang, he did not bring the 'Taiping Army' with him, so the 'second batch' of those who went to 'Yijian' are all our enemies." Jia Xu retracted his hook and sickle and made a "gather horse grass" "cut them off together" action: "How about we use the trick to [cut off the escape route]?"

Appeared! Jia Xu after the break!

Almost everyone present had similar thoughts in their minds.

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North of Hangu Pass.

"Yang Feng! Mrs. Guo! It's really you!"

"hehe,

haven't seen you for a long time. "

After breaking through a few simple roadblock illusions with ease, Zhang Yan and Zhang Mancheng met the originator of the "Water Letter Technique". When the two sides met, they felt a little sad for a while.

After all, they were originally the commander-in-chief of Taiping Dao and the leader of the branch altar, but now they have been reduced to being dependent on others. Although they usually try to maintain a calm mind, after meeting their former Taoist friends, their dissatisfaction is inevitably exposed.

However, one of them was wearing Liangzhou military uniforms, and the other was wearing strange white armor, with yellow cloth belts tied around their arms. Overall, they looked quite strange.

After a brief exchange of greetings and paying homage to Zhang Jiao's memorial tablet, the two parties took their seats in the temporary camp, and quickly got down to business.

"Today, there is a lot of chaos among the officials and unrest in Luoyang. We heard that the Heishan people were following the Liangzhou army, so we came here to invite you." Yang Feng said: "We want to take advantage of the melee between many parties to break into the palace and kill all the eunuchs. Come here." Not coming?"

"Oh, kill the eunuchs?" Zhang Yan responded: "Although we also hate the Shichangshi's misbehavior, how can they force us to this point by themselves?"

"What do you mean?" Yang Feng interrupted as if he had a premonition of some bad development.

"Without the emperor's decree, it would have been impossible for the ten permanent attendants alone to cause the soldiers of all states to attack us at the same time all over the world. This gathering of armies is all for the purpose of taking the emperor and princes into their hands. My Taoist friends like us are scattered among various states. Among the powerful, you can act cheaply, and if you find an opportunity, you will kill that foolish king and his son!" Zhang Mancheng gritted his teeth.

"You are crazy!" Yang Feng exclaimed: "Due to the imperial edicts and chaos of the Shichangshi, although our Taiping Dao cannot act openly, there are many sympathizers in private. But if you do what you said What happened, there is no place for us and others in this vast world!"

"Is it as 'accommodating' as you are waiting in Youzhou?" Zhang Yan sneered.

"Hmph..." Mrs. Guo responded with the same attitude: "Indeed, with the way the Liangzhou Army raided Luoyang, they probably didn't want to have a nominal emperor for a long time."

The atmosphere between the two sides was tense, but it was not yet tense. After all, there was no conflict between their purposes at this time.

"It is said," after a moment of pause, Zhang Mancheng slowly spoke as if to adjust the atmosphere: "The remaining ten permanent attendants have surrendered to the queen and are hiding in Changle Palace and Weiyang Palace, while the emperor lives under the protection of the 'Sword Master' In Xiyuan, no matter what our purpose is, we must eventually enter the palace. Before that, we will cooperate for the time being, and then we will go our separate ways. No one should interfere with anyone else's purpose."

"I agree," Yang Feng flicked the fly whisk: "However, you all know this kind of confidential information. Dong Liangzhou's ability should not be underestimated."

"Who knows? Hahaha."

"Hehehe..."

The two parties finally broke up on bad terms and said a hasty farewell at the gate of the temporary altar camp.

However, after they were far enough away that they could not see each other at all, Zhang Yan said to herself in a mocking tone: "Oh, I really fell into the trap."

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"Get out or die."

Listening to the cold threat coming from behind, Guan Hai, who was pretending to be a coachman, felt no fluctuation in his heart. His only thought was: "Master Jia's guess must have been too accurate."

As part of the strategy of "cutting off his retreat", what Guan Hai needed to do was to pretend to be a "spy disguised as a coachman" and "concealedly explore" without concealment at a certain distance from the camp.

This kind of thing is indeed too difficult. If the expected "guest" behind him doesn't show up again, Guan Hai might do something on his own initiative.

"Whose family do you belong to? Do you want to eat alone?" He said according to a preset response.

The meaning of this sentence is, "I cannot see the coming person; there is only one person."

As for whom it was said to?

"You don't need to know, you-"

Hucha——

In the middle of speaking, the man behind him suddenly jumped forward and avoided the attack of a black soft whip like a poisonous snake.

The horse driving was slightly frightened and neighed. Guan Haile stopped the horse, then took out his sword from under the coachman's seat, stepped out of the carriage, and looked at the uninvited guest who was surrounded after not running far: "Do you need it? It’s not your decision now, friend.”

This guy's white cloak and attire seemed to be very good, convenient and capable, especially the hood, which obviously only covered half of his upper face, but his face could not be seen at all.

His skills seemed to be good, and he seemed to have a sharp weapon hidden in his sleeves. However, when faced with being surrounded by three "Diao Chan" at the same time, he could only put on a defensive posture.

"Get him." Although these Diao Chan will not obey Guan Hai's orders, what they have to do is fixed. At this time, Guan Hai said something like a leader, which was also part of the plan, for... …

scold--

Almost at the moment Guan Hai said these words, the man in the white hood turned into a shadow and "moved" behind Guan Hai at a very high speed.

But in the next moment, the shadow disappeared like snowflakes meeting boiling water, and the hooded man reappeared on the spot and staggered a few steps.

Chacha! The three "Diao Chan" who surrounded him naturally would not miss this opportunity. They attacked with soft whips, embroidered hammers and daggers at the same time. The man could only move and dodge. He tried to find an opening to escape several times, but was still forced to do so. go back.

"Hehehe~" The fourth "Diao Chan" walked out from behind Guan Hai. She held up a silk fan with light yellow powder scattered on it and smiled lightly at Guan Hai: "As far as 'bait' is concerned, you did it good."

"Keep that thing away from me." Guan Hai felt uncomfortable every time he saw "Hua Shuangfen".

"Okay~ This little assassin brother~" The fourth Diao Chan turned to the man in the white hood and said in a coquettish tone: "Your strange 'Wushuang' that can turn into a shadow has been destroyed by the slave family, do you want to Are you considering surrendering? Huh~?”

Why on earth would I volunteer to be a bait... Someone who is no longer useful begins to reflect.

"Oh hehe~ Gorgeous~ Very gorgeous~" Just when Guan Hai thought the dust had settled, there was a sound of admiration from the heights that did not distinguish between men and women: "What a pity~ I am a beautiful woman~ How can I be a thief~"

When he looked up blankly, he seemed to see a peacock shining with colorful lights descending from the sky.