The Most Powerful Man in the World

Lu Bu glanced at Xu Rong in surprise, then raised his brows and said, "Oh, so you are the army of Xiliang?"

Xu Rong stared at Lu Bu and said, "Thie Lu, it's a blessing that Prefect Dong trusts you so much. You actually killed Master Dong. Today Xu will avenge Master Dong!"

Lu Bu laughed loudly and said, "Who am I supposed to be? It turns out to be Dong Zhuo's old man's subordinates. Why, when Dong Zhuo is dead, you guys have become Yuan Shao's minions."

At the same time as Lu Bu and Xu Rong exchanged words, tens of thousands of cavalrymen fired bows and arrows in unison, and suddenly black arrows roared toward Hangu Pass and covered the city wall.

Xu Rong looked at the arrow like a rainstorm, waved his hand and shouted, "Raise your shield!"

The shields were lifted up immediately, only to hear a clattering sound, the arrows were almost blocked by the shields, and only a few unlucky ghosts were hit by the arrows, but this damage was almost negligible.

Looking at this situation, Lu Bu couldn't help frowning. In his plan, he should lead the army to kill the Hangu Pass, just in time to kill the defenders by surprise, and then let him open the gate and the army went straight to Hangu Pass. .

But what he didn't expect was that the defense of Hangu Pass was so tight, Xu Rong actually stayed on the city wall, and he reacted immediately, making Lu Bu hopeless to break the city.

Now it is only tentatively shooting a wave of arrows. Just looking at the perfect defense methods displayed on Hangu Pass, Lu Bu knew in his heart that it would be impossible to break through Hangu Pass.

At this moment Taishi Ci appeared beside Lv Bu, glanced at the Hangu Pass, and said solemnly: "General Lu, this Hangu Pass has been prepared for a long time, and the defenses are very strict. Don't break the Hangu Pass."

Lu Bu nodded slightly and said, "Yeah, who has ever been so loyal to Hangu's gatekeeper?"

But Lu Bu and the others, even if they don't see much hope, he is definitely not someone who gives up lightly, seeing Lu Bu nodding at Taishi Ci and saying, "General Ziyi, I'll meet for a while later. Commander of the city, you should lead the army and act accordingly."

Taishi Ci glanced at Lu Bu, and saw Lu Bu rising into the sky, holding a painted halberd and looking at the suffocating Hangu Pass from a distance. Defense, Lu Bu couldn't help but sank when he saw it.

This suffocating force is really too much to suppress a military general like him. It can be said that once he falls into the enemy's large formation, even a top military general will be suppressed by most of his strength.

At this time, just looking at the strong evil spirit, Lu Bu gave up his plan to enter Hangu Pass by himself.

Xu Rong also looked at Lu Bu and noticed the change in Lu Bu's expression. Xu Rong's mouth showed a somewhat arrogant look. When it came to force, he asked himself that he might not be able to make a few moves under Lu Bu, but when it comes to the ability to lead the army , but with the army in hand, with the help of the army, Xu Rong has absolute certainty that he can easily hang Lu Bu.

Just like in the Xiliang Army, Li Jue, Guo Si, and other generals who commanded the army, none of them were Lu Bu's opponents, but as long as the army was in hand, these people could completely suppress a strong man like Lu Bu.

Xu Rong naturally had such confidence and certainty, so he was not afraid of Lu Bu's use of powerful force to enter the city. If Lu Bu really dared to do so, he would not mind leaving Lu Bu behind.

When Xu Rong confronted Lu Bu, Gao Gan led his own soldiers up the city wall and appeared beside Xu Rong. He glanced at Lu Bu in the air from a distance, couldn't help but twitch his eyes and said to Xu Rong: "Thanks to General Xu, otherwise, only Arrangement for Hangu Pass is in danger!"

Xu Rong bowed his hands at Gao Gan and said, "Fortunately, the last general did not lose his life. There are only a mere [-] cavalry from Lu Bu, and he even wanted to learn from others to attack the city. With a general in charge, how could he succeed."

Gao Gan laughed, looked at Xu Rong and said with a smile: "How could Gao take the power of General Xu? It can be said that if there were no generals, it would be absolutely impossible for Gao to face Lu Bu's sudden attack. It's easy. This merit will wait for the general to come, and Gao will definitely make a list for General Xu in front of the general."

Seeing that Gao Gan and Xu Rong were chatting and laughing, with a posture that didn't take him to heart, Lu Bu couldn't help but feel a little anger in his heart, but just looking at the incomparably strong evil spirit, Lu Bu could only ** He slammed into the Hangu Pass ruthlessly.

However, after the attack was spent by the army, it only smashed a few defenders. You must know that if the attack had not been spent by the army, it would have killed hundreds of elite soldiers on the spot.

Xu Rong shouted, "Archer, shoot!"

Immediately, a group of archers bent their bows and shot arrows towards Lu Bu. If it was just an ordinary arrow, Lu Bu would never take it to heart. Even if he stood there without any defense, the arrow would not hurt Lu Bu. In the slightest, however, the arrows shot by this team of archers were blessed by the army formation, but they glowed with dim light.

Seeing this, Lu Bu's expression changed slightly. He drew a halberd in his hand and drew a circle in front of him, only to hear a jingling sound, and arrows were swept away, but another wave of arrows followed. Arrows, arrows wave after wave, without breaking at all, Lu Bu kept dancing the halberd, and his figure gradually moved away from the Hangu Pass city wall.

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The steady stream of arrows could already threaten Lu Bu's safety under the blessing of the army formation, so even Lu Bu had to stay away from the Hangu Pass at this moment.

Pulling away the distance from Hangu Pass, Lu Bu couldn't help showing a bit of helplessness on his face. He originally thought that he would be able to catch the Hangu Pass defenders by surprise, but if the Hangu Pass guards were a little trashy, he would be sure to break them. Hangu Pass opened the Chang'an gateway for the imperial army before Chu Yi's army arrived.

But what Lu Bu didn't expect was that the person sitting in Hangu Pass was actually a talented general like Xu Rong. As a result, he really spent a lot of effort and quietly appeared outside Hangu Pass, but was taken by him. Xu Rong blocked it.

At this time, Taishi Ci looked at the helpless Lu Bu and went forward to comfort him: "General Lu, no one would have expected that this Hangu Gate keeper would have such a means, and what I have to say can only be about our luck. too poor."

In fact, Taishi Ci didn't have much hope for the raid on Hangu Pass. After all, what importance Hangu Pass had for Chang'an City, I believe Yuan Shao and the Chang'an court were clearer than each other.

Once Hangu Pass is lost, it almost means that the safest gate of Chang'an City is opened, which directly threatens the safety of Chang'an City. As long as it is not a fool, then the Chang'an court will definitely arrange a member who can fight well. The good general came to sit in Hangu Pass.

Although it is said that Yuan Shao arranged his nephew Gao Gan to Hangu Pass as the main general of the Hangu Pass, Yuan Shao was not stupid. Just in case, he chose a good general such as Xu Rong as the Gao Gan. Deputy.

Yuan Shao is by no means an ordinary person. He knows what kind of characters Li Jue and Guo Si are, so even if he knows that these two are very capable, if they sit in Hangu Pass, they can definitely guarantee the letter. Guguan is safe.

But Yuan Shao didn't trust the two of them, because Yuan Shao was afraid that the two of them would be too smart and eventually lost Hangu Pass.

After all, Hanguguan City is extremely high and strong, and it is not easy to break it with external force. However, there have always been few fortified cities that have been attacked from the inside. Yuan Shao was afraid that people with complicated minds such as Li Jue and Guo Si would eventually be defeated by Chu Chu. Yi gave the persuasion, and then offered Hangu Pass.

Therefore, even if Yuan Shao was regarded as a crony, he insisted on sending his nephew Gaogan to Hanguguan to take charge, and then chose Xu Rong, who was pure-hearted, as his lieutenant.

Looking at it now, there is nothing wrong with Yuan Shao's arrangement. Otherwise, it would be the most dangerous to arrange for Li Jue and Guo Si, who are capable but lacking in loyalty, to come to sit at Hangu Pass.

Lu Bu took a deep breath and said with a bit of unwillingness: "Send my order to order the army to retreat ten miles, build siege equipment, and collect all kinds of siege materials."

Since the raid on Hangu Pass was hopeless, Lu Bu did his duty as a vanguard by mistake, and prepared for the subsequent siege of the city by the subsequent army.

Following Lu Bu's order, the tens of thousands of soldiers slowly retreated like an ebb tide, and with the retreat of Lu Bu's army, the high-ranking officials, Xu Rong and the others above the city wall also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they say they are not afraid, but the name of the person, the shadow of the tree, who makes Lu Bu's fierce name out, when facing Lu Bu, Gao Gan, Xu Rong and the others still have some pressure in their hearts, after all, if they are not afraid of [-], they are afraid Just in case.

Gao Gan patted Xu Rong on the shoulder and said, "General Xu forced the retreat of Lv Bu's troops, which is a good start. This commander will personally avenge General Xu's victory."

Xu Rong shook his head slightly and said, "This is General Gao sitting in the town and strategizing the strategy. How could Xu dare to lead alone."

Gao Gan couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, and said while laughing: "General Xu can rest assured, how could Gao be greedy for General Xu's achievements, leave everything to me."

Yuan Shao's army of hundreds of thousands came in a mighty manner. Because of the Tianzi's frame in the middle army, the marching speed of the army was somewhat affected, and it arrived half a day later than the high intervention expected. Hangu Pass.

When he saw the mighty army outside Hangu Pass, Gao Gan couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that the imperial army would arrive at Hangu Pass before Yuan Shao and others. After all, he was ordered to sit in Hangu Pass. Pass, if you lose Hangu Pass, it is really hard to atone for your sins.

The city gate opened, Gao Gan got off his horse and bowed to Yuan Shao, who was riding on the war horse, and said, "The last general will meet the general."

Xu Rong and other generals also bowed down to Yuan Shao and shouted, "The last general is waiting to meet the general."

Yuan Shao laughed and took a step forward. He first helped Gao Gan up, and then Xu Rong. Then he waved at the rest of the generals and said, "You generals don't need to bow."

While speaking, Yuan Shao's eyes fell on Xu Rong, and his face was filled with a bit of joy: "Yuan Cai sent a letter saying that General Xu was sitting on the city wall and repelling Lu Fengxian's attack?"

Xu Rong hurriedly said: "With the blessing of the emperor and the power of the general, the last general was just a fluke to force Lu Bu back."

Yuan Shao patted Xu Rong on the shoulder and said, "General Xu really lived up to my expectations. He is really handsome. It's a great victory to beat Lu Bu this time, and he should be rewarded."

After saying that, Yuan Shao said to Xu You who was beside him: "Ziyuan, you went to see the emperor and asked the emperor to make General Xu the marquis of Ting!"

Xu You immediately bowed and led the order: "I will go to see the emperor and ask for the seal for General Xu."

Xu Rong didn't expect Yuan Shao to give him a reward, then he would give him a reward. He was not a fool. The court of Chang'an was in Yuan Shao's hands. As for what he meant by saying that the emperor, Liu Xie, dared to disobey Yuan Shao, that means he was named a marquis. The matter was settled when Yuan Shao spoke.

"The last general thanks the general and is willing to die for the general."

Seeing Xu Rong bow down to him with a grateful look on his face, Yuan Shao laughed, and at the same time he stretched out his hand to support Xu Rong who was about to bow down.

At the same time, Yuan Shao grabbed Xu Rong's arm, introduced Xu Rong to the generals present, and said solemnly: "This general made a promise in front of the soldiers of the three armies today. The general will definitely have a reward."

"General, mighty!"

"General, mighty!"

The sound of shouting reverberated in a radius of more than ten miles. From near to far, hundreds of thousands of soldiers gradually cried out. It is conceivable that hundreds of thousands of troops shouted in unison. How big the movement was.

The emperor Liu Xie, who had just settled down, hadn't breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the shouting from all around in the tent, and his face suddenly became extremely gloomy and unsightly.

Lying in Empress Dowager Dong's arms, Liu Xie gritted his teeth and said, "Empress Dowager, Yuan Shao...he's really a wolf's ambition."

Looking at this situation, the generals of the three armies only knew Yuan Shao, the great general, but they didn't know the existence of his emperor. As long as he was a normal person, it would be strange if he didn't feel jealous, let alone Liu Xie, who had a gloomy mind. man of.

And about a dozen kilometers away from Hangu Pass, a military camp is slowly taking shape, and tens of thousands of troops are repairing a large camp.

Lu Bu held Fang Tianhua halberd in his hand. Hearing the roaring voice, he could not help but complain too much and looked in the direction of Hangu Pass. He raised his brows and said, "It seems that Yuan Shao's thief has already led his army to Hangu Pass."

Taishi Ci nodded and said, "As expected, the prince led the army to come, and it would be a strange thing if Yuan Shao didn't lead the army there right away."

As the mighty army entered Hangu Pass, Hangu Pass suddenly became impregnable, and at the same time, the army commanded by Chu Yi finally arrived before Hangu Pass.

Lü Bu and Taishi Ci had already repaired the main camp for the army, so the army arrived and could soon enter the camp to rest.

His own generals went to arrange for the army to rest, while Chu Yi brought Lv Bu and other generals and advisors to appear outside Hangu Pass.

Above the high city wall, a group of people led by Yuan Shao looked at Chu Yi and the others below Hangu Pass, their faces could not help showing a bit of arrogance, and looked down at Chu Yi and others, Yuan Shao couldn't help but look at Chu Yi and others. People laughed loudly and said, "Chu Thief, are you okay?"

Such a situation reminded Yuan Shao of the situation when he joined more than a dozen princes to besiege Hulao Pass not long ago. It was Chu Yi and others who sat at the top of Hulao Pass, causing them countless casualties and unable to break through Hulao Pass.

Now they are standing on the high city wall, and Chu Yi and others have become the siege party, so how can Yuan Shao be moved with emotion.

Chu Yi watched Yuan Shao's expression change, and could naturally guess what Yuan Shao was thinking at the moment, he raised the whip in his hand and pointed at Yuan Shao above the city wall: "Yuan Benchu, you thought you could stop the imperial army with the help of the Hangu Pass. Are you out?"

Yuan Shao laughed loudly and said, "The Hangu Pass is in danger here. If you have the ability, you can send someone to get it. Yuan would like to see how many people you are planning to kill or injure before this Hangu Pass."

Chu Yi just looked at Yuan Shao, and suddenly said: "Yuan Benchu, within three days, this king will break the Hangu Pass!"

As soon as Chu Yi said these words, above Hangu Pass, the generals and Yuan Shao couldn't help being stunned. After reacting, Yuan Shao couldn't help but pat the city wall, hahaha laughing, as if he heard something ridiculous. He laughed as he pointed at Chu Yi and said, "Chu thief, Yuan must have heard it right, you said you want to break through Hangu Pass within three days?"

Chu Yi said sternly: "Exactly!"

Yuan Shao shouted at Chu Yi with a look of disdain: "If you can break through Hangu Pass within three days, Yuan will kill himself here."

Chu Yi didn't say anything, and the indifferent look on his face made people subconsciously think that Chu Yi really had a way to break through Hangu Pass.

You must know that Huang Zhong and the others who are beside Chu Yi at this moment, and even the advisors such as Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Lu Su, are all stunned.

Even these so-called resourceful people looked at the towering Hangu Pass and the countless armies in Hangu Pass, but they were helpless.

Such a majestic pass, no matter how much resourcefulness there is, as long as Yuan Shao doesn't run out of water and die by himself, it is absolutely impossible to lose Hangu Pass.

It can even be said that Yuan Shao was foolish to come out to fight them, but as long as there are soldiers and horses stationed in Hangu Pass, it will not be able to conquer Hangu Pass.

From Jia Xu and Guo Jia's point of view, if they want to break through Hangu Pass, attacking by force alone is definitely the most inferior method and the most difficult method to achieve.

If you are a fortified city, attacking the city is the bottom, and attacking the heart is the top. This is a common sense that anyone who has read a little bit of military books and tactics, especially a majestic pass like Hangu Pass, even if there are only more than [-] defenders, it is not so. It is easy to break through, not to mention that there are hundreds of thousands of troops in and after Hangu Pass now.

Now, in front of the soldiers of the three armies, Chu Yi actually said that the Hangu Pass would be broken within three days, not to mention Yuan Shao's side, even Huang Zhong and Jia Xu couldn't believe what Chu Yi said and thought that Chu Yi This is bullshit.

With a light cough, the honest-faced Lu Su cupped his hands towards Chu Yi and said, "Your Highness..."

Obviously Lu Su wanted to remind Chu Yi, but Chu Yi knew what Lu Su wanted to say, and when Lu Su spoke, he shook his head slightly and said, "Zijing doesn't need to say more, this king knows what he is talking about! "

Lu Su sighed slightly. Even if everyone wanted to speak, they all consciously shut their mouths when they saw Chu Yi talking to Lu Su.

On top of the high city wall at this moment, Yuan Shao even leaned out to look at Chu Yi and said: "Chu Thief, I have already written down your words, I will wait for you to come and take Yuan Mouxiang's head in three days. ,Hahaha……"

The generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou who were standing beside Yuan Shao were shocked when they saw Yuan Shao's upper body sticking out of the city wall.

You must know that Yuan Shao's move is quite dangerous. If a strong person like Huang Zhong and Lu Bu suddenly come with such an arrow, it may not be impossible to shoot Yuan Shao.

Of course, it was impossible to shoot Yuan Shao under the noses of Yan Liang, Wen Chou and other generals, so Huang Zhong, Lu Bu and other generals just glanced at Yuan Shao and did not intend to shoot.

Chu Yi glanced at the Hangu Pass, turned around and turned the horse's head to leave surrounded by the crowd. Chu Yi, who had returned to the Chinese army camp, sat in the central army tent, and below was a group of civil and military members. both sides.

Now everyone, look at me, and I'll look at you. Finally, Huang Zhong, the highest-ranking general among the generals, stood up and bowed to Chu Yi: "My lord, I have something to say at the end."

Chu Yi raised his head, his eyes swept across the group of people, smiling but not smiling, and finally looked at Huang Zhong and said, "I thought you would have to endure how long before you spoke."

Hearing what Chu Yi said, many people present showed a bit of embarrassment on their faces, and Huang Zhong also showed a bit of embarrassment. Who made him the one with the highest status among the generals present, so he could only He was the first to speak.