I practiced magic in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 93 Recruiting the Strongest Workers in the Eastern Han Dynasty
The Hongming Sword burned with the Danyu Holy Flame as it chopped down from mid-air. The murderous intent flickered with the flames, blazing and intense.

"Wang Jing!"

When Guo Si saw the identity of the person, he was so frightened that his hair and beard stood on end, his eyes widened, and he raised his knife to block.

However, how could a mere piece of iron be able to resist a peerless divine weapon that could kill a real dragon?

The knife in Guo Si's hand was melted by the scorching heat in an instant, and Wang Jing chopped him into two pieces along with his horse.

This cruel warlord, who had, according to his predetermined fate, massacred nine out of ten households in Guanzhong together with Li Jue, died under the Hongming sword, ending his sinful life ahead of time.

Wang Jing fell with a bang, crushing the ground with his feet. The gilded tiger-patterned armor on his body became even deeper and darker under the bright moonlight. The black mist it emitted made him look even more hideous and terrifying, as if he was possessed by a ghost.

"You are all going to die!"

All along the way, all I heard was the crying and wailing of the people.

The entire city of Luoyang has a population of nearly 100,000, and almost every household has suffered looting and massacre.

These Xiliang soldiers in front of him were all horse thieves, and all of them deserved to be put to death due to numerous crimes. Only by slaughtering them completely, would Wang Jing feel satisfied.

The Emperor Star of Destiny seemed to be responding to the surging public opinion of the people of Luoyang. As Wang Jing went on a killing spree, the Emperor Star in the void also bloomed with brilliant light.

At this moment, Wang Jing didn't say anything and started killing people with his sword and knife.

"The general is dead!"

"This man wants to kill us all, run away!"

The bandits who were so brave and brutal when robbing the people, when they met Wang Jing who was even more brutal than them, immediately threw away their weapons and fled towards the north gate.

However, Shi A happened to come with his troops to rescue, and he immediately blocked the city gate, saying, "Form a battle array, and don't let these thieves escape!"

Three hundred secret guards drew their swords and pressed the mechanism at the same time, starting the receiver on their backs. Then, iron wires like spider silk flew out and pierced into the surrounding buildings through the iron nails at the ends of the wires. Then the mechanism turned, pulling their figures up and down in the narrow streets.

These strange mechanical devices were naturally the instruments once used by Mohist assassins. They were quickly lost after the fall of the Xian Qin Dynasty and disappeared with the decline of the Mohist school.

However, it was reproduced by Mo Shi and became the standard equipment of the secret guards.

The secret guard, with a gun receiver on his back and a long sword in his hand, walked on the roof as if it were flat ground. From time to time, he would fall to the ground, appear behind the enemy, and kill the enemy with one blow.

They were all death warriors trained by Shi'a. Each of them was proficient in the secret art of assassination, and could fight in formation and cooperate with each other tacitly. Therefore, although their actions were silent, they exuded a murderous aura. The steel knives in their hands flashed cold light, and the three hundred secret guards formed an impassable line of death, standing in front of the horse thieves.

At this time, Wang Jing also rode a stolen warhorse and chased from behind, shouting, "Secret guards, listen to my order, kill them all!"

"promise!"

After receiving the order, Shi A led the secret guards to start a ruthless killing, leaving no one alive in this battle!
The bandits under Guo Si were originally cavalrymen, good at horse fighting rather than foot fighting. Facing the unfamiliar and complex street fighting, they were no match for the secret guards. They were blocked by the tripwires and fell into the formation. They had a close fight with the secret guards in the narrow terrain. In a short while, more than a thousand people were killed by steel knives and hidden weapons.

Shi A, with his armor stained with blood, came to Wang Jing with Xuan Jian sword in hand and saluted: "My Lord!"

Time was running out, so Wang Jing gave the order directly: "Shi, send a team of troops to wipe out the bandits wreaking havoc in Luoyang City, then leave the city from the east gate and guide Hua Xiong and He Jin's former troops who surrendered to him to suppress the riot."

"I obey my orders!"

Shi A did not say anything and immediately carried out Wang Jing's order.

Wang Jing rode his horse at full speed and headed straight towards the Imperial College in the south of the city. There were flames there and it was obvious that a group of defeated soldiers from Xiliang were causing chaos.

At this moment in the south of the city, in front of the gate of the Imperial College, the ground was littered with corpses, but the strange thing was that there was not a drop of blood on the ground.

Lu Bu held the Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand and stared at Xun You who was heavily guarded by 300 Wei Wuzu corpses. "You are proud of being able to delay me for an hour. Tell me your name. I will not kill nameless people!"

Xun You waved his feather fan lightly, his attitude calm, "Marquis Wen's bravery is rare in the world, and he uses the Heavenly Dragon Halberd Technique to perfection. If it were an ordinary strong army, it would have been defeated by your divine power by now. It's a pity that the corpse army under my command has no seven emotions and six desires, let alone what fear is, which just restrains your power."

"Restrain me? What a joke!"

Lü Bu laughed wildly, and the Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand swept out a blood-red torrent of evil spirit again, rushing into the battle formation formed by the Wei Wuzu corpses, sweeping away a swathe of broken limbs and arms, showing off his extremely powerful martial arts skills to the fullest: "A mere group of puppets, you want to stop me?"

Under Xun You's control of the mind, the Wei Wuzu corpse soldiers cooperated well and executed tactics such as attack, defense and long-range shooting interference perfectly.

If it were an ordinary general, facing such intensive and continuous attacks, he would have been defeated long ago.

But Lu Bu was, after all, the most talented person in martial arts of the time, and he had learned all the true skills from the halberd madman Li Yan. His martial arts had almost reached the pinnacle, and he had already stepped half a foot into the sixth realm of martial arts.

Most of the six hundred corpse soldiers had been chopped into pieces by him, and Xun You had only managed to hold on until now by relying on the Yin army's military forces and tactics, and he was almost reaching his limit.

Da Da Da~
Just as Lu Bu was about to break the formation and kill Xun You, a burst of hurried horse hooves sounds came from behind him.

The hairs on Lu Bu's neck stood up instantly, and he instinctively lowered his head. Then he heard a sharp sound from the back of his head. An arrow broke through the air and brushed past his helmet, creating a dazzling spark in the night sky, and finally sank into the ground in front of him, without even seeing its tail feathers.

"Who are you, you bastard, to have the audacity to attack someone from behind?"

Although he was not shot, Lu Bu was still frightened to the point of his scalp numbing.

It is true that he practiced the "Immortal Yuan Gong", but he only practiced the "Nine Deaths" chapter which increased the lethality of his moves. He has not yet practiced the "Nine Lives" chapter which can truly make him immortal!

When he looked back, he found that the person riding the horse to attack him was none other than Wang Jing.

The two looked at each other, and the new and old hatreds instantly ignited a raging fire in Lu Bu's heart: "It's you!"

"Lu Bu, take my sword!"

Facing a peerless warrior like Lu Bu, Wang Jing dared not hold back at all. He pushed the Hongming Sword to its extreme and chopped towards Lu Bu's head.

The blazing flames were like shooting stars in the dark night, dazzling and breathtaking.

Man and horse became one, man and sword became one, Wang Jing's attack created a terrifying momentum like thousands of horses galloping and destroying cities and strongholds.

Lu Bu suddenly swung the Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand and performed the fourth move of "Tian Long Ji Fa" - Ye Long Xiao Kong. He leaped forward, and the long halberd cut through the night sky, rubbing out a ball of intense fire, like a comet hitting the moon, and slammed into Wang Jing fiercely.

Dang~
The two sides fought with fierce moves. The warhorse under Wang Jing's crotch was the first to be unable to bear it. It was shocked to death by the powerful force and Wang Jing also flew back.

However, Lu Bu did not gain much benefit. He was caught off guard and was injured by the sword energy of the Hongming Sword. He was chopped and flew out a full twelve feet away. After landing, seven huge scars appeared on his body. The new Kirin Hundred Flowers Armor he had just put on had seven cracks, and blood splattered out.

"Ah! Divine Sword and Seven Shadows?"

Lu Bu had also comprehended the Overlord's last moves before Hulao Pass, so he naturally recognized the sword attack that Wang Jing had just made. He used the first move in the "Shenyu Sword Sutra", the Shenfeng Jueying.

The sword and knife moves were as fast as a shadow. On the surface, it seemed that only one sword was used, but in fact, it contained seven sword auras, making it impossible to defend against.

What made Lu Bu even more horrified was the weapon in Wang Jing's hand.

The fight lasted only a moment, but with just one glance, Lu Bu recognized that the weapon in Wang Jing's hand was the Hongming Sword. He was immediately shocked and furious: "This is my adoptive father's sword, why is it in your hand?" "Haha, guess?"

After Wang Jing landed, he attacked Lu Bu again with a knife in his right hand and a sword in his left hand, not giving this peerless warrior any chance to breathe. He wanted to kill Lu Bu directly while he had been exhausted by Xun You and was not in a completely victorious state!
The fire cloud cloak behind him fluttered in the wind. Wang Jing used the Six Wings Riding the Wind more smoothly and his speed was several times faster than before. His whole body was like a ball of flowing flame. In almost the blink of an eye, he crossed a distance of twenty feet and killed in front of Lu Bu. His speed was incredibly fast.

"Take my knife again!"

"Damn it!"

Lu Bu, who thought that Wang Jing's speed would be greatly affected without his mount, was a little flustered when faced with this unexpected sword attack, and could only rely on his warrior instinct to respond.

clang clang ~
Wang Jing first slashed at Lu Bu's front with his sword, forcing him to block with his halberd, then he touched the ground with his toes, and his body accelerated instantly like a wild goose. He somersaulted in mid-air, flew over Lu Bu's head, and slashed him on the back with his sword when he was caught off guard.

The blazing blade once again tore a scar on the Kirin Hundred Flowers Armor, cutting Lü Bu's flesh and blood. The Danyu Holy Flame even burned Lü Bu's back, and the smell of burnt flesh filled the air.

"what!"

Lu Bu gritted his teeth and let out a low growl. The wound on his back was burning with pain, which even he could not bear.

The Niwa Holy Flame is one of the nine sacred fires in the world. The wounds it burns are naturally incomparable to those caused by ordinary fire. Lu Bu felt as if the vitality and physical strength in his body were instantly burned away.

If he gets stabbed a few more times, even if he doesn't die, his end won't be good.

Lu Bu stared at Wang Jing: "The speed has increased suddenly, there is something strange about your cloak!"

"Oh, you have good vision."

The fire cloud cloak behind Wang Jing fluttered in the wind, as if it was wrapped in an invisible air flow and did not fall to the ground.

This treasure was made of golden silk seized from the warehouse of Zhou family in Fenyin. Not only did it require skilled craftsmen, but it was also embedded with a magic array that could control fire and wind, making it equivalent to a powerful magic weapon.

Wang Jing’s sudden acceleration just now was the spell effect of the Fire Cloud Cloak.

The burning scar on his back was still burning with pain. The Niwa Holy Flame attached to the wound not only did not go out, but instead continued to absorb Lu Bu's vitality and physical strength and continued to burn.

Lü Bu glared at Wang Jing and Xun You with his tiger eyes. While he was angry, he also began to think about a way out: "My foster father is dead. Luoyang is no longer a place to live in for a long time. If I don't leave now, I will die here in battle."

Although he acknowledged Dong Zhuo as his adoptive father, Lu Bu had no intention of avenging Dong Zhuo. Facing the joint attack of Wang Jing and Xun You, he had no intention of fighting to the death.

Especially the Hongming Knife in Wang Jing's hand. Lu Bu had personally witnessed the terrifying power of this divine weapon. "Marquis Qi, there is no deep hatred between you and me. The grudges in the past were just because we each served our own masters. It is said that it is better to resolve a feud than to create one. If you are willing to let me go today, how about we write off the past?"

"You are Dong Zhuo's adopted son. The princes from all over the world gathered outside Hulao Pass under the banner of fighting against Dong Zhuo. Who among them doesn't hate Dong Zhuo to the core? If you leave the capital, who can you turn to?"

Wang Jing held the knife and sword, put away his killing intent, and extended a sincere invitation to Lu Bu: "Although the world is big, there is no place for you to stay. Even Dong Zhuo is looked down upon by people from aristocratic families. How can they look down upon you? Why don't you follow me? At least I only recruit people with talent, and heroes are not judged by their background."

After saying this, Wang Jing sheathed his sword and waited quietly for Lu Bu's answer.

It is hard to describe the professional ethics of this treacherous servant. Every time he changes jobs, the first thing he does is to kill his old employer.

However, Lu Bu's ability is unquestionable, so Wang Jing tried to recruit him. After all, he was not going to entrust his life to Lu Bu. He just wanted to recruit another worker with outstanding abilities.

Lu Bu hesitated for a long time, but he knelt on one knee and said: "Well, I greet you, my lord."

"Hahaha, Fengxian, please stand up. We are one of us from now on. There are rebels in the city right now. Please help me put down the rebellion together with Gongda."

"My lord has given the order, and I will do it even if it means sacrificing my life."

Lu Bu said nice words for free, but then he really led hundreds of Bingzhou veterans under his command to participate in the suppression of the rebellion. Anyway, he was marginalized in the Xiliang Army. At this moment, under the new and old grudges, he did not show mercy when killing his former colleagues. On the contrary, he was more aggressive than Xun You.

After watching Lü Bu lead his troops away, Xun You heaved a sigh of relief and walked to Wang Jing: "My lord, if you were three quarters later, I'm afraid my life would be in danger."

Wang Jing laughed loudly: "Haha, Gongda is joking again. Facing Lu Bu, if you can't defeat him, can you run away? Among the six forces of military struggle, if someone who practices the Yin force of military strategy wants to run away, who in the world can stop him?"

After chatting and laughing for a while, Xun You's face became serious: "My lord, Lü Bu is a fickle man, fierce and ruthless, and he doesn't know how to be righteous. You can't trust him too much."

"Don't worry, I'm too old to be his godfather, so it shouldn't be a problem."

"?"

Although he did not understand what Wang Jing meant by this, Xun You could tell that Wang Jing was wary of Lü Bu, so he felt relieved. He then looked at the 200 or so dead soldiers of the Wei Wuzu Army left around him and sighed, "My lord, these are all the dead soldiers of the Wei Wuzu Army left. It's a pity that most of them were killed in one battle."

Xun You couldn't let go of such a strong army that absolutely obeyed orders, did not need food supplies, and was not afraid of fighting.

He was well versed in the art of war and his spiritual cultivation was even more impressive. Therefore, controlling the corpse soldiers to fight was a difficult task for others, but for him it was as easy as moving the chess pieces on the board.

Wang Jing spread his hands and said, "I don't have any forbidden corpse ghost techniques. Even if I did, I can't use the soldiers of the Northern Army to refine corpse soldiers. Gongda, if you like, you can communicate more with Senior Mo Shi and see if you can reproduce the Yanshi lineage's Yanjia technique and create some mechanical puppets for you to command."

Xun You's eyes lit up when he heard this: "That's a good idea!"

Seeing that the rebellion in Luoyang City had not been completely quelled, Wang Jing ordered Xun You: "You lead the remaining corpse soldiers to quell the rebellion with Lu Bu. I don't trust the military discipline of his soldiers."

"Yes, I will definitely take care of this matter."

Xun You was full of energy at this time. Wang Jing's plan to kill Dong Zhuo had succeeded. Soon the entire Luoyang and even the entire Sili would become the territory of the Northern Army.

By laying such a foundation, there may be opportunities to stabilize your position when you compete for supremacy in the Central Plains in the future!

If the mission is really accomplished, I will surely have the opportunity to enjoy the treatment of one of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai!
Just thinking about it makes people feel excited!
West of the city, Gold City.

This place is located in the inner city of Luoyang and is the most prosperous commercial and trade area. Moreover, unlike the Luoyang Market in the west suburbs outside the city, those who can do business in the Gold Market are all relatives of high-ranking officials, and the goods sold are definitely not available in private markets. Therefore, even many wealthy merchants from the Western Regions come here from afar to purchase exquisite porcelain and gorgeous silk.

After purchasing them, they would use horses and camels to transport them to Central Asia and even Europe for sale, earning dozens or even hundreds of times the profit.

Therefore, there are a lot of wealthy people living near Jin City, and the density is extremely high, even more than that in Luoyang City. However, this has also made them the target of a group of hungry wolves.

Zhang Ji, a brave general under Dong Zhuo, carried an iron spear and led a thousand Xiliang cavalrymen under his command and charged straight into the gold market. He killed anyone he saw and robbed any money he saw. He relied on the weapons in his hands to act recklessly, and it was obvious that he was planning to make a fortune before leaving.

Except for his nephew Zhang Xiu and dozens of his followers, all of Zhang Ji's cavalrymen participated in this feast of killing and looting.

Zhang Xiu pulled the reins and stopped in front of Zhang Ji. He asked unwillingly, "Uncle, is it true that we can no longer stay in Luoyang?"

As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Having already experienced the beauty and splendor of the glamorous world of Luoyang, how could Zhang Xiu, who was in his prime, be willing to run back to the desolate Liangzhou in such a dejected manner to starve?
Zhang Ji was also upset when he heard this, and cursed impatiently: "What else can we do if we don't leave? Are we waiting for that monster Wang Jing to kill us?"

"Others are afraid of him, Wang Jing, but I am not!"

Zhang Xiu's pistol skills were superb and he was known as the "Spear King of the North". He was one of the most powerful generals in the Xiliang Army in single combat.

Therefore, he had heard that Wang Jing was brave, but he had never seen it with his own eyes, so he was not convinced: "No matter how powerful Wang Jing is, he is alone and without the protection of the army. If I run into him, I will make him see the power of this tiger-head golden spear in my hand!"

(End of this chapter)