Great Han Empire

Chapter 650
The west gate of Meiwu was lost, and the gate was opened wide. Lu Bu's army and Xiliang army led by Li Feng rushed into the city.

At this moment, the defenders at the east, south, and north of Meiwu didn't know that the west gate was lost, and they were still shooting at each other in the heavy rain with the siege army below the city.

Lu Bu and Zhang Liao led thousands of soldiers straight to the inner city of Wupu, killing everyone they met without mercy.

The dark red blood quickly stained the inside and outside of Meiwu.

"My lord, my lord..." A bodyguard quickly rushed behind Lu Bu and shouted loudly: "There is a lord named Zhong Ji in the lobby, holding a copy of the imperial edict in his hand, saying it is for your lord."

Lu Bu roared loudly, smashed the enemy in front of him with his fist, and flew out of the crowd, "Where is he? Where is he? Did you kill him?"

"No, my lord, we didn't dare to kill him, so we tied him up."

"Let's go, let's go..." Lu Bu turned his head and shouted at Zhang Liao in the distance, "Wen Yuan, lead people in and kill them all."

Zhang Liao took the lead, shouting and fighting fiercely, advancing relentlessly.

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When Lu Bu opened the imperial decree, his brows furrowed immediately, his face was very ugly, and murderous aura spewed out instantly.

"My lord, what do you mean?" Lu Bu asked coldly.

Zhong Ji sat calmly behind the desk, shook his hands and smiled, "Master Lu, don't worry. Where's Dong An? Did you kill him? Have you taken over the 3000 troops of the Qiang Guard's Captain?"

Lu Bu slammed the imperial decree into Zhong Ji's arms, and grabbed the handle of the knife with his big hand, "Master Zhong, are you tired of working? You are Dong Zhuo's confidant, and you are called brothers and sisters with Dong Zhuo, and you happen to be in Meiwu today. I will kill you!" For you, of course."

"Haha..." Zhong Ji laughed, and pointed to his head, "Master Lu, if I don't bring out this false imperial decree, I'm probably going to lose my food."

Lu Bu narrowed his eyes slightly, and slowly drew out his saber.

Zhong Ji's expression changed, and he said hastily: "Lord Lu, wait a minute, wait a minute, I'll bring you the secret edict."

Lu Bu's hand that drew the knife suddenly stopped.

"Master Lu, where is Dong Min? Did Dong Min catch him?" Zhong Ji stood up, took off his coat, and asked nervously, "No one in Meiwu can let them escape. The people here Once the news is leaked, the anti-rape plan will fail."

Lu Bu snorted coldly, without saying a word, his eyes fixed on Zhong Ji.Zhong Ji tore off his robe.

The emperor's secret edict.After conquering Meiwu, Lu Bu led his army to Chang'an City to kill Dong Yue.

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Lu Bu looked stern, and read the secret edict again and again.

"Execute Dong Yue?" Lu Bu walked back and forth in the lobby for two steps with his hands behind his back, "My lord, I attacked the city in the rain, and the army lost a lot. Now Meiwu is still fighting fiercely. After this battle is over, our army will be very difficult ..."

"Master Lu, where are the 3000 troops of the Huqiang Captain's Army?" Zhong Ji asked eagerly, "Did you kill Dong An and his [-] troops together?"

Lu Bu shook his head, and told about Dong An's death.

"My lord attacked the city with an army of [-], and the city was broken so quickly. Your loss should not be too great." Zhong Ji said, "I planned to lead people to open the city gate at dusk to reduce your loss. But I didn't expect that the army of the adults was brave and good at fighting, and broke the city in an instant."

Lu Bu glanced at him in surprise, "Open the city gate? How do you open the city gate for me? Are there people from you in Meiwu?"

"Yes, they have all retreated into the inner city now." Zhong Ji pointed to the outside of the house and said, "Your Excellency, you can order your army to concentrate your forces to wipe out the enemies in the outer city first, and then join forces with my people to enter the inner city."

Without hesitation, Lv Bu immediately ordered Zhang Liao and Li Feng to give up attacking the inner city, and to lead their troops to cooperate with Wei Xu, Song Xian and others to completely kill the stubborn enemies. "Pass me the order, don't leave anyone alive."

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Lu Bu waved his hand and ordered all his men to leave the lobby.

"My lord, Dong Yue's [-] troops are stationed at the Northern Army Camp five miles away from Chang'an City. Even if I launch a sudden attack, the [-] Southern Army in Chang'an City, Dong Zhuo's [-] iron cavalry, and [-] Tiger Bends will still be killed." There are soldiers and horses from Chengmen Xiaowei Wang Xin and Sili Xiaowei Huang Wan, and Jingzhao Yin Dong Bang's soldiers and horses. At least [-] troops will go out to rescue the city. My army will be surrounded by groups. How can I kill them? Kill Dong Zhuo?" Lu Bu was anxious, "My lord, how much do you really know? Things have come to this point, what else do you have to hide?"

Zhong Ji frowned, spread his hands helplessly at Lu Bu, shook his head and smiled wryly, "Master Lu, I don't know more than you. I don't know how to kill Dong Zhuo." Then he patted the secret edict on the table. , "When I left Chang'an, Lord Shangshu Yang Zan gave it to me personally."

"Then how do you know about Dong An?"

"Master Yang said that he was going to have his subordinates deal with Dong An in Hanyangzi Xiushan camp, but because Dong Zhuo had not left from Meiwu for a long time, and Dong Zhuo suddenly ordered Dong An to lead his troops back to Fufeng to garrison Dasan. Guan, he has no choice but to change his mind temporarily and ask you to kill Dong An." Zhong Ji asked Lu Bu, "Did you get the emperor's secret edict when you attacked Meiwu?"

Lu Bu nodded, "The secret edict is in the hands of Li Feng, the military commander of the Hu Qiang School Lieutenant Department. After I killed Dong An, he took out the secret edict."

The secret edict in the hands of Li Feng and Zhong Ji did not come from Wang Yun, but from Yang Zan, which puzzled Lu Bu.Didn't Zhongji know that Wang Yun was the mastermind behind this incident?The person who secretly sent me the imperial edict in the middle of the night was also Yang Zan's subordinate?
"When you left Chang'an, apart from giving you this secret edict, did Master Yang not say anything else?" Lu Bu asked, "He should know that with my army, he could neither defeat Dong Yue nor enter the city to kill him. Kill Dong Zhuo."

"The one who can command you, Master Lu, is definitely not Master Yang." Zhong Ji laughed, "I can say with certainty that Lord Lu's army is by no means the only one that attacked the Northern Army's camp."

Lu Bu gritted his teeth and said nothing.When things got to this point, I had no way out, even if the whole army was wiped out under the city of Chang'an, I would kill them.

"When are you leaving?"

"After solving the matter of Meiwu, my lord will set off immediately with the whole army." Zhong Ji said, "It will take about 230 miles to go to Chang'an, and it will take about three days for the army to travel day and night. Tomorrow when Dong Zhuo arrives in Chang'an, my lord must speed up."

"What about the army's food, grass, and luggage? Should it be replenished at Meiwu?" Lu Bu asked, "In order to speed up the march, I left all the food, grass, and luggage in Chencang City."

"No." Zhong Ji shook his head again and again, "Your Excellency, if you bring food, grass and supplies, you will not be able to reach Chang'an in three days. Order the soldiers to bring three days' dry food and carry-on ordnance, and hurry to Chang'an."

"Without food and grass, we can persist for a while, but without sufficient ordnance, how can we fight this battle?" Lu Bu asked angrily, "Are you asking me to die?"

Zhong Ji looked at Lu Bu, who was disheveled and murderous, and sighed softly, "When you arrive in Huaili, you can ask the prefect Wang Hong. He is from Bingzhou and an old official of Master Situ. He should have a way to help you solve the problem." If he is unwilling to help you, kill him, open the grain depot and arsenal in Fufeng County directly, and take as much as you want, but you must remember that after three days, you must arrive in Chang'an."

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The sky is getting darker and darker, and the night is coming.

After Zhang Liao, Wei Xu and others led the army to kill all the defenders in the outer city, they began to attack the inner city.

The inner city of Meiwu has tall walls, strong gates, and a tall tower.The dense long arrows shot from the tower caused heavy casualties to the Bingzhou Army.

Zhang Liao commanded the striker to go up the tower several times, but he was always killed by the desperate enemy.

Bingzhou soldiers opened the Meiwu arsenal and launched a huge city crash vehicle.

Accompanied by the roar of more than 100 ballistas, thousands of strong archers shot dense long arrows, and hundreds of soldiers shouted loudly, stepped on the mud, pushed the crash cart, and attacked the city gate.

"Boom...boom..."

Amidst the sound of landslides and ground cracks, Lu Bu became angry. He stared at his blood-red eyes and waved his hands with an extremely ferocious expression, "Where are people? Where are your people? How long will this fight? I want to lose How many brothers?"

Zhong Ji stood unsteadily beside him, and shouted at him, "What are you in a hurry for? There is only one gate in the inner city, and we need to find an opportunity."

The two were complaining to each other, when they heard a loud thunderous noise coming from ahead, and then the ground shook, as if the whole Wuwu was shaken by the impact.The gates of the inner city collapsed.

Cheers like thunder soared into the sky, and a tidal wave of people roared into the inner city.

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All the people living in the inner city were Dong Zhuo's relatives, family members and servants. Hundreds of people, men, women, old and young, including Dong Zhuo's 80-year-old mother, were all killed.

Zhong Ji originally wanted to intercede for Dong Zhuo's mother, but the Bingzhou officers and soldiers who went mad did not care about many, so they rushed forward and killed everyone.

In the entire Meiwu, the only people who were not killed were the dozens of prisoners locked in the cell, including the three sons of Xun You and Yizhou Mu Liu Yan.Seeing the scrawny Xun You, Zhong Ji was very excited.Xun You has been here for more than two years. If Xun Shuang hadn't begged hard, Dong Zhuo would have killed Xun You long ago.Xun You was overjoyed to see the sun again, "Dong Zhuo is dead? Dong Zhuo was killed?"

"No, he's still on his way to Chang'an." Zhong Ji smiled wryly, with a gloomy expression on his face, and then he pointed to Lu Bu who was standing beside him and said, "Whether the Dong thief can be eliminated, whether the emperor can escape from trouble, and whether the country can be saved, all depends on him." Let's see if Mr. Lu can show his supernatural power, he can lift up the sky alone."

Xun You bowed his hands and thanked Lu Bu, "Whether Lord Lu can kill Dong Zhuo or not, the spirits of the general and Lord Ding will be grateful to you."

Thinking of the tragic death of Ding Yuan, Lu Bu felt pain in his heart, and he sighed and was speechless.

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Grand Master Dong Zhuo arrived in Chang'an.

Due to the heavy rain for several days, many places on Chidao were destroyed, so Dong Zhuo was delayed on the road for a day.

Taiwei Yang Biao, Situ Wangyun and Sikong Chunyujia led a hundred officials to greet each other at the ten-mile long pavilion.

Dong Zhuo looked very tired, sitting on the carriage without even lifting his buttocks.Taiwei Yang Biao only said a few words before being stopped by Dong Zhuo with a wave of his hand, "I am very grateful, my lords, for coming to pick me up in the rain. Thank you, my lords." Then he pointed to Wang Yun and said, "It's fine to have Master Zi accompany me. You go back."

Wang Yun hurriedly got into the car, and the driver continued on.Yang Biao, Chunyu Jia and a group of ministers stood in the mud, drenched in the drizzle, very embarrassed and embarrassed.

"How is the Son of Heaven?" Dong Zhuo asked without waiting for Wang Yun to sit still, "Is the condition serious?"

Wang Yun looked sad, and heaved a long sigh, "In my opinion, time is running out."

Dong Zhuo sneered, "You know the situation on the Kansai battlefield very well. We will not be able to launch a counterattack in a short time. Now Li Hong is attacking Jizhou. With the strength of the Northern Frontier Army, Jizhou is just around the corner. If the emperor dies now, what will be the consequences? , as you can imagine."

"Yes." Wang Yun nodded, and said worriedly, "Once the emperor is gone, Li Hong will have no companions, he can establish a new king, and then unite with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and the army of various states and counties to attack Guanzhong, or he can take the opportunity to separate one side. , to conspire to become a king and overlord, to usurp our great Han society."

Dong Zhuo remained silent.

"I discussed it with a few ministers in private." Wang Yun said in a low voice, "If the emperor really dies, we will keep the funeral in secret for the time being. After we win the Guandong, we will..."

"How about it? Will the result change?" Dong Zhuo said disdainfully, "I think the 400-year legacy of the big man has come to an end."

Wang Yun's expression changed, and he bowed his head in silence.

"Master, the emperor's affairs must be handled immediately, lest the emperor die suddenly and we are caught off guard." Dong Zhuo said: "There are many clan children in Chang'an, you and the ministers should choose a suitable one as soon as possible, what do you think? "

Wang Yun thought for a while, and said in embarrassment: "My lord, it seems inappropriate for me to take the matter." He looked at Dong Zhuo cautiously, "Will your lord enter the palace tomorrow?"

"I will enter the palace to see His Majesty tomorrow morning."

"Tomorrow, I want to welcome my lord." Wang Yun said with a smile, "I wonder if my lord can..."

"To your house?" Dong Zhuo asked.

"I have invited all the ministers of the court." Wang Yun cupped his hands and said, "I implore my lord..."

Dong Zhuo understood what Wang Yun meant.After seeing the emperor tomorrow, I can probably estimate how long the emperor can live.If the Son of Heaven is really as Wang Yun said, time is running out, then the matter of the emperor's order will be resolved immediately.Tomorrow, all the officials will be present at the welcome feast at Situ's Mansion, so it is the best time for him to ask for their opinions.

"Okay, I'll go tomorrow." Dong Zhuo readily agreed.

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When Dong Zhuo arrived at the Grand Master's Mansion, he immediately summoned Dong Huang.

"After leaving the palace tomorrow, I will go to Situ's mansion. You don't want to go back to the palace for the time being, and take your troops to Situ's mansion directly. It is necessary to search layer by layer and fortify layer by layer, so as not to miss anything."

Dong Huang hesitated and said: "I have been away from the palace for ten days, and the Tiger Ben and Habayashi Army in the palace..."

"Don't worry, with Li Su here, nothing will happen. It's definitely safer inside the palace than outside." Dong Zhuo said with a smile, "Chang'an is a bit unusual recently, you must pay attention to prevent someone from taking the opportunity to cause trouble in Situ's mansion."

So Dong Huang led two thousand Southern Army guards to Situ's mansion overnight.

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Guanzhong, Fufeng County, Huaili City.

Lu Bu and Zhang Liao galloped into the city with [-] cavalry.

(End of this chapter)