Han family achievements

Chapter 345 Dong Zhuo withdraws his troops
  The next day, Cao Cao's offensive was even more fierce than yesterday.

The door hammer that had been shaking finally moved. Under the attack of countless arrows and stones, it hit the door with a sound.

"Is Cao Cao crazy?" Li Ru was stunned and couldn't believe it.

Cao Cao is attacking at all costs. Such a fierce attack, even if it only lasts for half a day, will cause at least thousands and tens of thousands of casualties!
  Which general would attack so stupidly?
  Either he is really stupid, or he has another agenda!

Dong Zhuo's uneasiness became more intense, his face tightened, and he was constantly calculating in his heart.

He was determined to let Lu Bu kill him, but he was worried that it was a trap, and he was struggling in his heart.

Dong Zhuo really missed Jia Xu, very much, but this time he didn't ask.

Seeing Cao Cao's offensive, Li Ru was anxious. He thought about it and suddenly said: "Ming Gong, maybe we can contact Yuan Shao to attack Cao Cao!"

"That's too late!"

At this time, Hu Zhen hurriedly came up from below and said with a gloomy face: "Dong Gong, the message from Luoyang City is that the young emperor has sent an imperial envoy. Calculating the time, it may arrive at noon tomorrow."

"Cao Cao is in a hurry!"

Li Ru immediately said: "Ming Gong, Yuan Shao blamed him for the last defeat. Cao Cao was worried that the imperial envoy would be punished, so he went crazy!"

Dong Zhuo agreed with Li Ru's words. He looked down at Cao Jun below and said, "Who is coming?"

"It is said to be King Chenliu and Liu Xie."

Hu Zhen looked solemn and said: "Ming Gong, the court is serious this time."

Li Ru's eyes flashed sinisterly when he heard this, and he said to Dong Zhuo with an obscure expression: "Ming Gong, do you still remember the rumor spread by Yuan Shu about the late emperor's edict that the throne was passed on to Liu Xie?"

Of course Dong Zhuo remembered it, his fat old face trembled quickly, and he said in a deep voice: "Let Cao Cao attack, it will take two days at most. I will personally welcome King Chenliu back to Xiangxian County, and inherit..."

At this point, Dong Zhuo's words stopped abruptly.

Li Ru understood the idea and said quickly: "Ming Gong is wise!"

Hu Zhen obviously understood and couldn't help but get excited.

Lu Bu held a big halberd and looked majestic. Surrounded by a crowd, he strode up.

"Father, I heard that King Chenliu and Liu Xie are here?" Lu Bu's voice was thunderous, and everyone around him could hear it clearly.

Dong Zhuo's eyes flashed gloomily, and then he said with a smile: "How do you know, my son?"

Lu Bu suddenly didn't realize it and said: "The news came from Xuzhou, foster father, I will capture Liu Xie alive for you!"

Li Ru looked strange after listening to Lu Bu's words.

They just got the news, and Lu Bu got the news from Xuzhou?
  This thing seems very weird no matter how you look at it.

Hu Zhen sneered and said, "General Lu is quite well-informed."

Lu Bu had long been dissatisfied with Hu Zhen's yin and yang aura. He pointed the big halberd at him and shouted: "Little Hu Zhen, do you dare to fight?"

Hu Zhen didn't panic and said calmly: "I am not your opponent, you can kill me in front of Ming Gong."

"No!"

Niu Fu, Guo Bang, Li Que and a large group of people rushed up and stood between the two.

Niu Fu glared and said, "You want to kill Hu Zhen?"

Guo Bang, Li Que and others also looked solemn, holding the handle of the knife in their hands and blocking Hu Zhen.

Niu Fu and others were not here to break up the fight. They clearly stood in front of Hu Zhen and confronted Lu Bu, an outsider.

Lu Bu was not afraid at all and shouted: "You cowardless fellows, come on together!"

Lu Bu's men Gao Shun, Cheng Lian and others fiercely drew their weapons and guarded Lu Bu.

Dong Zhuo saw that these people were lawless and did not take him seriously. His face was livid with anger and he was about to shout.

"Lu Bu is a thief, hand over my wife!"

Suddenly, Zhang Ji rushed forward, his spear like lightning, and struck Lu Bu on the back.

Lu Bu had already sensed this and stabbed back fiercely with the halberd.

When Niu Fu, Guo Si, Hu Zhen and others saw this, they hesitated and attacked Lu Bu with all kinds of weapons.

Lu Bu didn't panic in the slightest, fended off Zhang Ji, and with a sweep of his halberd, he easily drove back the besieging people.

Gao Shun and others were back to back with Lu Bu, watching their surroundings.

"Lu Bu took my wife away, help me kill him!" Zhang Ji's eyes turned red with anger, he shouted and killed again.

In this era, it was common to plunder people's wives and daughters, but they were also the most hated.

Hu Zhen couldn't stand Lu Bu at all. Wherever he hesitated, the big ax in his hand struck Lu Bu directly on the head.

The group was fighting together again, shouting loudly and filled with murderous intent.

Dong Zhuo was shaking with anger and couldn't say a word.

Li Ru was even more dumbfounded. Outside they were talking about Cao Cao's crazy attack, but inside they were fighting.

"Separate them for me!"

After a while, Dong Zhuo finally came to his senses and roared angrily.

At this time, Dong Zhuo's soldiers forced their way in, trying to separate everyone.

But everyone was jealous, especially Lu Bu, who thought he was so powerful that he even killed one of Dong Zhuo's soldiers.

When they were separated and Dong Zhuo was not allowed to get angry, Zhang Ji knelt down on one knee and said angrily: "Ming Gong, Lu Bu just kidnapped my wife Zou, and you still ask Ming Gong to make the decision!"

Lu Bu stood on the spot with his halberd erect, sneered and said, "That's nonsense! I, Lu Bu, am not that kind of person! It's that Zou who admires me and recommends himself as a pillow!"

Zhang Ji was furious and wanted to continue fighting when he stood up again.

"Stop! Stop it all, me!"

Dong Zhuo was furious, drew his sword and shouted: "Whoever dares to mess up again, I will kill him!"

Seeing that Dong Zhuo had murderous intent, everyone was suppressed.

Seeing this, Hu Zhen said coldly: "Please Ming Gong conduct a thorough investigation!"

Niu Fu, Guo Si, and Li Que immediately followed, raising their hands and saying: "Please Ming Gong conduct a thorough investigation!"

Although Zhang Ji was marginalized because his nephew Zhang Xiu defected to the imperial court, Zhang Ji, Niu Fu, Guo Si and others have been comrades in arms for many years. How can there be no reason not to help?
  Seeing these people surrounding him, Lu Bu was fearless and shouted: "A bunch of rats, how dare you go to the ring?"

How could Dong Zhuo have thought of this? He had a splitting headache and missed Jia Xu very much.

Lu Bu became famous in one battle, but Dong Zhuo still needed him to intimidate the imperial coalition, and Niu Fu and others were his close confidants who had been following him for many years. How should he choose between them?

Zhang Ji's face was ferocious, with murderous intent floating all over his body. He stared at Lu Bu closely, as if he would attack and kill him if Lu Bu didn't pay attention.

The personal soldiers of Niu Fu and others also came up unknowingly and quietly surrounded Lu Bu.

Gao Shun and others were also mobilizing their men, and the small Arrow Pavilion was completely surrounded.

Not far away, Cao Jun's offensive became more and more fierce, and Cao Jun continued to board the city.

The big rocks from the trebuchet kept falling, hitting every part of the door in random and disorderly manner.

The door-ramming hammer hit the door again and again, each time more violently than the last.

On one side was a precarious pass, and on the other were generals fighting to the extreme. Dong Zhuo's face was livid with anger, he was furious, and shouted: "Everyone, step back, Hu Zhen, you will guard the pass, others, follow me!"

Dong Zhuo was holding a sharp sword, and the soldiers around him did not hide their murderous intentions. No one dared to move, and they responded unwillingly. Dong Zhuo walked in the front, looking at Li Ru beside him from the corner of his eye.

The palms and backs of these palms were full of flesh, and no one could be injured. It was when Cao Cao's attack was at its most intense, and Dong Zhuo did not dare to be careless.

Li Ru was speechless.

He nominally followed Dong Zhuo, but secretly took refuge with Lu Bu. At this time, if he said the wrong thing, he might be killed!
  Seeing this, Dong Zhuo whined in his heart and missed Jia Xu even more.

Dong Zhuo got off the tower and had not walked a few steps when suddenly a soldier came flying towards him. He fell unsteadily from his horse and rolled around. He came to Dong Zhuo and shouted urgently: "My lord, Liu Biao of Jingzhou attacked Xiangxian County. Kong Min Xiangxian County has fallen by the way of internal help."

Dong Zhuo's expression suddenly changed, he pressed his long sword against the messenger, and shouted: "Nonsense! When did Liu Biao enter Yuzhou? Why didn't I know at all!?"

The messenger was startled and said tremblingly: "My lord, my lord, I am telling you that Dong Zhonglang will order the villain to deliver the news."

General Dong Zhonglang, Dong Zhuo's nephew, Dong Yi, was responsible for guarding Xiang County.

Li Ru already believed it and was too frightened to speak.

But Niu Fu became anxious and said loudly: "Father, please go back to the teacher. If you don't go, our wives, children, and children will all die!"

Niu Fu's family members are all in Xiang County. Once the imperial troops enter the city, according to the usual practice, all three tribes will be killed and no one will be spared!

Guo Si, Li Que and others also spoke one after another: "Ming Gong, please return to the army, Xiangxian County cannot be lost!"

"Once Xiang County is lost, we will be like rootless people and will be surrounded by the imperial court at any time!"

"Ming Gong, return to the teacher!"

"Go back to teacher!"

Dong Zhuo's confidants were anxious. Everything they had was in Xiangxian County. If Xiangxian County was lost, they would be destitute and their defeat would be a matter of time!

Dong Zhuo looked at this group of people, feeling more anxious than them, but he also knew that once he left Pinghu Pass, he would definitely lose the Pinghu Pass. At that time, the imperial army will march straight into Xiangxian County.

"Please give me my son first,"

Dong Zhuo said solemnly, "You escort me back to Xiangxian County. Hu Zhen will stay behind to guard Pinghu Pass. Tell him that if Pinghu Pass is lost, I will kill all three of his clans!"

"Yes!" Lu Bu responded loudly without hesitation.

But out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Zhang Ji, Niu Fu and others, and there was a chill in their eyes.

Zhang Ji met his eyes with murderous intent on his face.

He knew that Lu Bu had kidnapped his wife before he could do anything. His innocence was still there and he must be rescued as soon as possible!

Dong Zhuo didn't care so much, he hurriedly packed up, left Pinghu Pass with his army, and returned to Shixiang County as quickly as possible.

Hu Zhen, who was left behind, had a look of shock and disbelief on his face, and asked the soldiers, "My lord has really left, leaving only [-] people for me?"

The soldier said: "Yes, and he is old, weak, sick and disabled."

Hu Zhen's eyes suddenly became terrifyingly gloomy.

Isn't this tantamount to asking him to die?
  How could ten thousand old, weak, sick and disabled men guard Pinghu Pass and deal with Cao Cao?

Hu Zhen's face was extremely ugly, and he was at a loss for what to do whenever he had time.

At the end of the pass, Cao Cao's offensive became more and more urgent, and the shouts of killing seemed to be right in front of him.

Hu Zhen had no other choice and shouted anxiously: "Shou! Just keep it!"

The soldiers had no choice but to respond and ten thousand people fought to defend the pass.

Cao Cao indeed attacked very fiercely. Xiahou Dun, Guan Yu, and Huang Gai were already leading the charge, and it seemed that they were going to take Pinghu Pass today!

Behind him, Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and stared coldly.

"There are fewer of them."

Cao Ren stood next to Cao Cao, keenly noticing the changes in the gate, and whispered to Cao Cao: "General, there is a situation."

Cao Cao nodded slightly and said, "The Imperial City Mansion said they might take action in advance."

Cao Ren understood, looked back and said, "Do you want to press me up?"

There are [-] troops behind them, who have been making preparations.

"Stay still."

Cao Cao looked up at the sky and said, "The imperial envoy is about to arrive. We cannot break the city in advance. Let them retreat."

Cao Ren said: "Yes. I will send someone to investigate the situation inside the pass."

"Ah."

Cao Cao looked in the direction of Liu Bei and Sun Ce and said, "Keep an eye on them."

Cao Ren responded knowingly and said: "Then, Yuan Shao's side..."

Cao Cao immediately snorted and said, "If he had found it first, he wouldn't have been so quiet."

Cao Ren said nothing more and sent an order to Xiahou Dun, Guan Yu and Huang Gai to withdraw.

The fiercely attacking army retreated in a clear rhythm like the tide.

After closing the door, Hu Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and thought hard about what to do.

Dong Zhuo ran away with everyone, leaving him to break up the throne was actually tantamount to wanting him dead.

Cao Cao withdrew his troops and returned to the camp. He was in the tent with Liu Bei and Sun Ce, talking about the situation of the war.

Sun Ce and Liu Bei also noticed the strangeness of the bottles and kettles being closed. They kept asking questions and discussing with each other.

Cao Cao, on the other hand, was a little absent-minded and couldn't deal with it at all.

Liu Bei and Sun Ce also felt it, but they were not strong enough in the eyes of the court. They were weak and did not know that the court sent an imperial envoy to supervise the battle.

Guo Jia drank wine and sat aside, also waiting quietly.

Luoyang City is not too far away from here, but judging from the news they got, it was King Chenliu and Liu Xie, but there were other noises, which seemed ambiguous. No one knew what the situation of this imperial envoy was.

At this time, Zhao Yun escorted Liu Yu and Xun You to a valley not far from Pinghu Pass.

Liu Yu seemed to be very curious about everything, walking in and out among more than two thousand forbidden troops, and then even chased a hare into the mountains.

After being chased back by Zhao Yun, he said: "Your Highness wants a hare, so I'll just send someone to catch it. Don't go into the mountains, it's too dangerous."

Liu Yu hugged the shivering little rabbit in the cage, beaming with joy, and then raised his face and said to Zhao Yun: "I wanted to raise one before, but my father beat me up. Zilong, can I raise him for a while?"

Zhao Yun thought for a while and said: "You can do it before entering the palace. Don't bring His Highness into the palace."

"Great!"

Liu Yu hugged the cage and trotted to his carriage, took out snacks from it and was about to feed it to the little rabbit.

Xun You watched clearly from the side and frowned secretly.

Although their "Yingchuan Party" prefers His Highness Liu Shao, his Highness is a bit "stupid" and not a wise king.

Their gazes also quietly shifted to the Second Highness.

Seeing that he is so out of touch and completely ignorant of etiquette, if he ascends the throne, he may be another late emperor!
  Xun You looked at it expressionlessly, feeling very uncomfortable.

The current His Majesty is not the wise king in their hearts, and they can only look to the next generation.

This next generation has not given them hope.

(End of this chapter)