Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

However, Dong Zhuo was clearly not the kind of cowardly person who would be scared witless by mere bluster!

Faced with the condemnation of nearly a hundred thousand people, the fat on Dong Zhuo's face trembled, and his beady eyes flashed fiercely as he stared at Li Ji and the allied forces outside the city.

A sense of tyranny surged within Dong Zhuo's chest.

Those who defy me shall die!

If Dong Zhuo had previously harbored some thoughts of winning Li Ji over, at this moment, he wished he could turn Li Ji into a human pig, and then let Li Ji watch him wield power over the court and dominate the world every day.

'All of you are… those who disobey me, all must die!'

Secretly filled with malice, Dong Zhuo waited until the sound of the allied forces' unified cry subsided slightly, then suddenly burst into laughter and said.

"Just you? Just you rabble, what can you do to me?"

Immediately, Dong Zhuo, standing on top of Hulao Pass, pointed his finger at Li Ji and said.

"Li Zikun, didn't you want me to return the government to Liu Bian? It's a pity, that's impossible, because I already killed Liu Bian."

As soon as these words came out, countless people's faces changed drastically.

Regardless, Liu Bian was once the Emperor of the Han Dynasty and the direct son of Emperor Ling of Han, but now Dong Zhuo openly admitted to the act of regicide.

How rebellious!

The collapse of etiquette and music was far from enough to describe this act!

Even if Dong Zhuo was by no means the first person to assassinate the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, the other powerful ministers at least knew to cover it up, but none of them had ever been as arrogant as Dong Zhuo, openly admitting it in front of the two armies.

That's right…

At this moment, Dong Zhuo's expression was tyrannical and arrogant. After Li Ji revealed his deeds one by one, Dong Zhuo not only did not feel ashamed or remorseful, but instead had a kind of swaggering attitude of 'what's done is done'.

"I am a rebellious traitor, that's right. I just want to trample the Han Dynasty under my feet, so what?"

"Now, I have already killed the little Liu Bian, what can you do? Since you can't support the little Liu Bian, isn't entering Luoyang also an act of rebellion?"

"Since you and I are both rebellious traitors, why bother talking about righteousness?!"

These words undoubtedly revealed all of Dong Zhuo's previously somewhat concealed arrogance and swagger.

The reactions of the lords who heard these words were also very different.

Some, like Liu Bei, trembled with anger, some, like Yuan Shao, had gloomy expressions, and some, like Yuan Shu, had complex expressions…

Li Ji's face remained calm as water, but his tone seemed to carry a hint of anger as he spoke.

"Dong Zhuo, you are now acting perversely, are you not afraid of divine retribution?"

"Divine retribution?! Hahahahahaha!"

Dong Zhuo laughed wildly and said.

"Even the emperor's head has been twisted off by me, what am I afraid of divine retribution? I am standing here, who can kill me???"

However, at this moment, a violent shout suddenly rang out on Hulao Pass.

"I can!"

In the next moment, before Dong Zhuo could react, a halberd pierced through his chest from behind, the entire head of the halberd even protruding completely from Dong Zhuo's fat chest.

This sudden change stunned almost everyone.

Dong Zhuo's beady eyes widened, and he turned his head with difficulty to look behind him, only to find that the person behind him was none other than Lu Bu, who was holding the halberd.

"You… you dare to commit patricide??"

Dong Zhuo spat out blood wildly, but he never thought that Lu Bu would dare to commit patricide in front of countless people.

Remembering what Chen Gong had said, Lu Bu's expression did not waver in the slightest as he said loudly.

"I am Wen Hou of the Han Dynasty, how can someone like you, who is without ruler or father, be my father?"

Li Ru, who had been frightened into a daze by this close-range sudden change for several breaths, was also in a state of great confusion at this moment, and almost instinctively let out a sharp cry.

"Guards, quickly kill this traitor and save the Chancellor…"

Despite being pierced through the chest by the halberd, Li Ru, who was feeling cold all over, could only hold onto that glimmer of hope, hoping that Dong Zhuo could still be saved after Lu Bu was killed in time.

Immediately, the nearby Xiliang fierce generals and Xiliang guards reacted and pounced on Lu Bu like madmen.

Seeing this, Lu Bu's face sank slightly.

Fighting on foot was not Lu Bu's forte. Long weapons like the halberd would be greatly restricted in foot combat, and those Xiliang fierce generals were not easy to deal with either.

Immediately, Lu Bu did not hesitate to give his adoptive father Dong Zhuo in front of him a kick, directly kicking the more than two-hundred-pound Dong Zhuo out from the halberd head.

In Li Ru's desperate eyes, Dong Zhuo's huge body was like a fat-headed fish that was kicked out in a parabolic trajectory, over the city wall, and then performing a free-fall movement towards the outside of Hulao Pass.

After a few breaths, Li Ru heard a muffled and huge sound from under Hulao Pass, and his entire soul seemed to be completely extracted at this moment.

"It's over…"

Li Ru's body softened, and his weak body, which had been struggling to support Dong Zhuo's foundation, seemed to have completely lost its support at this moment.

If Xu Rong hadn't been quick-witted and helped Li Ru, Li Ru would have completely collapsed to the ground.

As for whether Dong Zhuo was alive or dead, there was no need for any unfounded speculation.

Even if that halberd didn't kill him, falling from the seven-zhang-high city wall of Hulao Pass to the ground would definitely be fatal.

After kicking Dong Zhuo away, Lu Bu almost unhesitatingly withdrew and rushed down the city tower, avoiding being surrounded in the narrow city tower.

How could the other Xiliang fierce generals and a group of Dong Zhuo's personal guards be willing to let Lu Bu go?

Perhaps, in the eyes of the Han people, Dong Zhuo was a traitor who acted perversely, but Dong Zhuo was able to gain the support of the Xiliang army, undoubtedly by buying them off with great favor.

Immediately, a large number of Xiliang soldiers pounced on Lu Bu like madmen and fought with Lu Bu.

The changes on Hulao Pass also stunned the lords outside the pass, never expecting that there would be such a turn of events.

Even Liu Bei was stunned for a long time before waking up from his dream, his face flushed as he shouted.

"What are you still stunned for? Attack the city! Attack the city!!!"

These words also woke up countless lords, making their eyes almost glow green.

The matter of Lu Bu killing his adoptive father will be put aside for now!

But Dong Zhuo's death and the chaos within Hulao Pass were ironclad facts.

As long as Hulao Pass was breached, Luoyang would be close at hand. Whoever broke through the pass first and whoever arrived in Luoyang first would undoubtedly be able to obtain unimaginable benefits.

In an instant, almost all the lords were frantically urging the soldiers to attack the city, and quickly sent over the siege equipment that had been prepared in the camp during this period.

At this moment, Li Ji, who was closest to Hulao Pass, was still sitting steadily on his horse. About thirty steps away was the place where Dong Zhuo had fallen.

Moreover, because Dong Zhuo's body had been opened with a large hole by the halberd before he fell, this also caused a large amount of things to be squeezed out of his chest and sprayed around the moment Dong Zhuo made intimate contact with the ground under the huge inertia.

The farthest point that the spray reached was even less than a zhang in front of Li Ji, but it happened to not dirty the white horse under Li Ji.

After all, Li Ji, as a strategist who never personally fought on the battlefield, naturally his mount had never been stained with blood, but it almost broke the taboo and stained the kind white horse with blood.

However, due to the distance, Li Ji was able to clearly see Dong Zhuo's face, with seven parts of arrogance and three parts of disbelief remaining.

'Who can kill you?'

Li Ji narrowed his eyes, raised the corners of his mouth with a few contemptuous smiles, and said.

"Of course, it's me, who holds Lu Bu's knife."

Perhaps, Li Ji could not know everything about the various changes within Hulao Pass, but in the continuous five-day siege before, Lu Bu had never appeared, and Li Ji was very clear that the goal had been achieved.

Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu would inevitably have conflicts, and Lu Bu would inevitably be controlled by Dong Zhuo because he could not defeat Dong Zhuo head-on.

The next thing would be simple and clear.

Lu Bu had Chen Gong's help and would definitely do something.

In addition, the pressure given by Zhang Fei's forced taunt, and the fact that it was enough for Dong Zhuo and Li Ru to calm down and investigate whether Lu Bu had any rebellious intentions during this period.

Re-using Lu Bu was the only option for Dong Zhuo, who was forced by the situation.

In addition, Chen Gong's willingness to abandon his official position and follow Cao Cao was enough to prove that he was loyal to the Han Dynasty and hated Dong Zhuo. With such an external brain to advise Lu Bu, Li Ji only needed to give it a gentle push to create an opportunity for Lu Bu.

Give Lu Bu another chance to hold the halberd and fight, and then Li Ji personally stepped forward to attract the attention of Dong Zhuo and a group of Xiliang fierce generals on Hulao Pass, so that these people temporarily ignored the fact that Lu Bu was still holding the halberd.

Even the remarks that Li Ji said were essentially bewitching Lu Bu to let go of his burdens and kill his adoptive father to his heart's content.

Lu Bu also completely did not disappoint Li Ji…

Under the bewitchment and promotion of Li Ji and Chen Gong in a certain sense, Lu Bu chose to kill Dong Zhuo in public.

And Dong Zhuo's death also foreshadowed the defeat of the Xiliang army, and what remained was more of a moment of dividing the spoils.

Immediately, Li Ji turned his horse's head and headed towards Liu Bei, who was currently busy urging the siege equipment from the rear, and said directly.

"Lord, with Dong Zhuo's death, Hulao Pass will undoubtedly be breached. The key lies in Luoyang. Whoever arrives in Luoyang first will be the first person to contribute to the campaign against Dong and supporting the Han."

In a certain sense, this was somewhat similar to "Whoever enters Guanzhong first shall be king" at the end of the Qin Dynasty!

Whoever arrived in Luoyang first would undoubtedly be able to get more benefits when dividing the spoils.

However, just as Liu Bei's expression became more urgent and he accelerated the urging of the soldiers to attack the city.

Li Ji's tone changed, but he said.

"Of course, with Lu Bu and the Bingzhou wolf cavalry stationed at Hulao Pass, he would undoubtedly abandon the pass and rush to Luoyang. Therefore, Lu Bu will inevitably be the first to arrive in Luoyang. There's no use for you to rush, my lord."

Instantly, Liu Bei's anxious expression froze, then he slumped slightly and said,

"Zikun, could you please say everything at once next time?"

Immediately, Liu Bei spoke with some reluctance.

"In that case, even though it was Zikun's scheme of sowing discord, wouldn't all the credit fall into Lu Bu's hands?"

In response, Li Ji revealed a smile on his face, and then took out two pre-folded pieces of cloth from his sleeves. (End of Chapter)