Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

However, Dong Zhuo was obviously not the kind of coward who would be frightened by the noise!

Faced with the condemnation of nearly 100,000 people, the fat on Dong Zhuo's face trembled, and his mung bean-sized eyes flashed with ferocity as he stared at Li Ji and the allied forces outside the city.

The intention of tyranny continued to surge in Dong Zhuo's chest.

Those who go against me will die!
If Dong Zhuo still had some thoughts of winning over Li Ji before, then at this moment he wished he could turn Li Ji into a human pig and let Li Ji watch every day how he dominated the court and the world.

"You are all... those who disobey me, and you must die!"

Dong Zhuo, who was secretly mad, waited until the voices from the allied forces subsided a little, then he burst into laughter and said.

"Just you? Just a bunch of you, what can you do to me?"

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

"Li Zikun, didn't you want me to return power to Liu Bian? Unfortunately, that is impossible because I have already killed Liu Bian."

As soon as these words were spoken, countless people's faces changed drastically.

No matter what, Liu Bian was once the emperor of the Han Dynasty and the legitimate son of Emperor Ling of Han, but now he was publicly acknowledged to have been murdered by Dong Zhuo.

How treasonous!
The collapse of rituals and music is far from enough to describe this action!

Even though Dong Zhuo was definitely not the first person to murder the Han emperor, the other powerful officials at least knew how to cover it up. None of them was as arrogant as Dong Zhuo and openly admitted it in front of the two armies.

That's right...

At this moment, Dong Zhuo looked cruel and arrogant. After Li Ji revealed everything he had done, Dong Zhuo was not ashamed or remorseful. Instead, he had an arrogant attitude of "broken jar".

"We are traitors, yes. We just want to trample the Han people under our feet. So what?"

"Now that we have killed Liu Bian, what can you do? Since you can no longer help Liu Bian, are you not a traitor if you enter Luoyang?"

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

These words undoubtedly revealed Dong Zhuo's arrogance and arrogance that had been concealed before.

The princes who heard this had very different reactions.

Some were like Liu Bei, who was so angry that he was shaking all over, some were like Yuan Shao, who had a gloomy look, and some were like Yuan Shu, who had a complicated look in his eyes...

Li Ji's face remained calm, but his tone seemed to be a little angry when he spoke.

"Dong thief, you are doing evil things now, don't you fear the punishment from the heaven?"

"Divine punishment?! Hahahahahaha!"

Dong Zhuo laughed wildly and said.

"I have twisted off the emperor's head, so what do I have to fear from the punishment of God? I am standing here, who can kill me???"

However, at this moment, a loud shout suddenly rang out from Hulao Pass.

"I can!"

The next moment, before Dong Zhuo could react, a Fang Tian Hua Ji pierced through his chest from behind, and the entire halberd head even completely emerged from Dong Zhuo's fat chest.

This sudden change made it almost impossible for everyone to react.

Dong Zhuo's eyes widened as he turned his head with difficulty to look back, and found that the person behind him was Lu Bu holding the Fang Tian Hua Ji.

"How dare you...how dare you kill your father?"

Dong Zhuo vomited blood from his mouth, but he could not believe that Lu Bu dared to kill his father in front of countless people.

Keeping in mind what Chen Gong said about Lu Bu, he spoke loudly without any hesitation.

"I am the Marquis Wen of the Han Dynasty. How can you, who have no respect for your father and no respect for your ruler, be my father?"

Li Ru, who was frightened for several breaths by this sudden change at close range, was in a mess at this moment, and almost instinctively let out a sharp explosion.

"Left and right, quickly kill this traitor and save the Prime Minister..."

Although his chest was pierced by the Fang Tian Hua Ji, Li Ru, who was shivering all over, could only hold on to a glimmer of hope, hoping that after killing Lu Bu in time, Dong Zhuo could still be rescued.

Immediately, the nearby Xiliang warriors and Xiliang guards reacted and rushed towards Lu Bu like crazy.

Seeing this, Lu Bu's face darkened slightly.

Lu Bu is not good at infantry combat, and a long weapon like the Fang Tian Hua Ji will be subject to a lot of restrictions in infantry combat. Moreover, those powerful generals from Xiliang are not easy to deal with.

Immediately, Lu Bu kicked his adoptive father Dong Zhuo in front of him without hesitation, directly kicking Dong Zhuo, who weighed more than 200 pounds, off the halberd.

Under Li Ru's desperate eyes, Dong Zhuo's huge body was kicked out in a parabola like a bighead carp, passed over the top of the city, and then fell freely towards the outside of Hulao Pass.

After a few breaths, Li Ru heard a dull and loud noise coming from the foot of Hulao Pass, and his entire soul seemed to be completely pulled out at this moment.

"It's over..."

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

If Xu Rong hadn't quickly supported Li Ru, Li Ru would have collapsed to the ground. As for whether Dong Zhuo was alive or dead, there was no need for any groundless speculation.

Even if he had not been killed by the halberd, he would have been dead for sure if he had fallen to the ground from the more than 70-foot-high city wall of Hulao Pass.

After kicking Dong Zhuo away, Lu Bu retreated almost without hesitation and rushed to the bottom of the city wall to avoid being surrounded in the narrow city wall.

How could the other Xiliang warriors and 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 committed perverse acts, but the fact that Dong Zhuo was able to gain the support of the Western Liang Army was undoubtedly because he bought them off with great favors.

Immediately, a large number of Xiliang soldiers rushed towards Lu Bu like crazy and fought with him.

The unexpected events at Hulao Pass also shocked the feudal lords outside the pass, as they had never expected such a turn of events.

Even Liu Bei was stunned for a long time before he woke up as if from a dream, and shouted with a ruddy face.

"What are you still standing there for? Attack the city! Attack the city quickly!!!"

This statement also awakened countless princes, and made their eyes almost glow green.

Let’s put aside for now the matter of Lu Bu killing his adoptive father again!
But the death of Dong Zhuo and the chaos in Hulao Pass are ironclad facts.

As long as Hulao Pass is breached, Luoyang will be within reach. Whoever breaks through the pass first and reaches Luoyang first will undoubtedly gain unimaginable benefits.

In an instant, almost all the princes were frantically urging their soldiers to attack the city and quickly deliver the siege equipment that had been prepared in the camp during this period of time.

At this moment, Li Ji, who was closest to Hulao Pass, was still sitting steadily on his warhorse, about thirty steps away from where Dong Zhuo fell.

And because a big hole was made in Dong Zhuo's body by the Fang Tian Hua Ji before he fell, the huge inertia made Dong Zhuo come into close contact with the ground, and a large amount of things was squeezed out from his chest and sprayed out to the surroundings.

The farthest point the spray reached was even less than ten feet in front of Li Ji's face, which just happened not to dirty the white horse under Li Ji.

After all, Li Ji was a strategist who never fought in the battlefield himself, so naturally his mount had never been stained with blood. However, he almost broke his vow and let this kind white horse be stained with blood.

However, due to the distance, Li Ji could see Dong Zhuo's face clearly. There was seven points of arrogance and three points of disbelief.

'Who can kill you?'

Li Ji narrowed his eyes, raised a contemptuous smile at the corner of his mouth, and said.

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

Perhaps, it was difficult for Li Ji to know everything about the changes in Hulao Pass, but during the five-day siege, Lu Bu never showed up, so Li Ji knew very well that his goal had been achieved.

There will inevitably be conflicts between Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, and Lu Bu will inevitably be unable to defeat Dong Zhuo head-on and will be controlled.

What happens next is simple and clear.

With Chen Gong's help, Lu Bu will definitely achieve something.

Coupled with the pressure from Zhang Fei's forced taunting, this period was enough for Dong Zhuo and Li Ru to calm down and investigate whether Lu Bu had any rebellious intentions.

Re-employing Lu Bu was Dong Zhuo's only choice under the circumstances.

In addition, Chen Gong's willingness to give up his official position and follow Cao Cao is enough to prove that he is loyal to the Han Dynasty and hates Dong Zhuo. With such an external brain to advise Lu Bu, Li Ji only needs to give him a gentle push to create opportunities for Lu Bu.

Giving Lu Bu a chance to hold the Fang Tian Hua Ji again and fight, Li Ji personally stepped forward to attract the attention of Dong Zhuo and a group of Xiliang warriors at Hulao Pass, making these people temporarily ignore the fact that Lu Bu was still holding the Fang Tian Hua Ji.

Even Li Ji's remarks were essentially meant to persuade Lu Bu to let go of his burdens and kill his adoptive father as he pleased.

Lu Bu did not disappoint Li Ji at all...

Under the instigation of Li Ji and Chen Gong, Lu Bu chose to kill Dong Zhuo in public.

The death of Dong Zhuo meant that the defeat of the Western Liang army was inevitable, and all that remained was the time to divide the cake.

Immediately, Li Ji turned his horse and headed towards Liu Bei, who was busy urging the siege equipment in the rear, and spoke directly.

"My lord, once Dong Zhuo is dead, Hulao Pass will be broken without a doubt. The key lies in Luoyang. Whoever reaches Luoyang first will be the one who has made the greatest contribution to defeating Dong Zhuo and supporting the Han Dynasty."

In a sense, this is somewhat similar to the "whoever enters Guanzhong first will be king" at the end of the Qin Dynasty!

Those who arrive in Luoyang first will undoubtedly get more benefits when the cake is divided.

However, just as Liu Bei looked more anxious and urged his soldiers to attack the city.

Li Ji's tone changed and he said.

"Of course, there are Lü Bu and Bingzhou Wolf Riders in Hulao Pass. They will definitely abandon the pass and go to Luoyang without hesitation. Therefore, the first one to arrive in Luoyang must be Lü Bu. So it is useless for you to be anxious."

Suddenly, Liu Bei's originally anxious expression froze, and then he collapsed a little, and said.

"Zikun, can you finish it all at once next time?"

Immediately, Liu Bei spoke with a slightly unwilling look on his face.

"So, although it was Zikun who was responsible for the plot, doesn't that mean all the credit should go to Lu Bu?"

In response, Li Ji smiled and took out two pieces of cloth that had been folded in advance from his sleeves. (End of this chapter)