Chapter 44 Breaking the Hulao
Looking at Chen Chu's back standing on a high place, Ju Su was very moved.
This strategy to lead the king into the trap was designed by Ju Su, but Chen Chu made changes during the execution. Ju Su originally planned to prepare a large amount of turmeric oil and diesel, and once the opponent's army came in, they would attack with fire. According to Ju Su's idea, after the fire attack, these 100,000 people were basically finished.
But Chen Chu felt that although this fire attack plan was good, it was too cruel. So Chen Chu canceled the subsequent fire attack plan. Chen Chu hoped to force the 100,000 people to surrender with an overwhelming situation. In the end, Chen Chu did it.
Ju Su felt a little ashamed, and at the same time very pleased. Following such a benevolent and righteous and passionate lord was what he pursued throughout his life.
Chen Chu used the overwhelming situation to persuade Gao Shun to surrender, Zang Ba's 100,000 Dong Zhuo's army. Then he ordered Zhang Fei to lead 20,000 infantrymen to disguise themselves as Dong Zhuo's army and go to Hulao Pass.
Hulao is closed.
Zang Ba and Gao Shun led a 100,000 army out of the pass to pursue, but they did not return for a long time. Dong Zhuo, Li Ru and others couldn't help but worry.
"Zhong Jian, Zang Ba, Gao Shun and others have not returned to the army yet? Could it be that they have encountered something unexpected, right?" Dong Zhuo asked worriedly.
Li Ru hurriedly said, "Father-in-law, please be content with Zang Ba, Gao Shun, Fan Chou, and Zhang Ji are all brave and good at fighting. I wish the princes of Guandong could not do anything to them! I think they were chasing the enemy far away, so they were unable to return to the army for a while."
Dong Zhuo nodded, and his frown stretched a little.
The two were waiting anxiously at the lockdown, but after lunch, the army still did not come back. Dong Zhuo was already impatient, "Zhongjian, send a quick horse out of the lockdown to find out the news immediately! See what happened!"
"Yes." Li Ru responded quickly and immediately sent an order to the next day.
At this moment, the soldiers on the lookout whistle shouted loudly: "Tai Shi, our army is back!"
Hearing this, Dong Zhuo hurried to the wall and looked into the distance, and saw tens of thousands of people coming towards him.
A quarter of an hour later, the team approached and Dong Zhuo saw clearly. The army had about 20,000 people, under the banner of Dong Zhuo and Zang Ba's generals. Among this army, there were about two more coalition prisoners who were escorted together in dejected manner.
Dong Zhuo suddenly burst into laughter. The depression and irritability just now were completely wiped out.
Dong Zhuo's army escorted 20,000 prisoners to the suspension bridge and shouted the door. The sergeant in charge of the winch looked at Dong Zhuo and waited for Dong Zhuo's instructions.
Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said loudly with excitement: "Put down the suspension bridge and open the city gate."
"Slow!" Li Ru suddenly shouted. However, he spoke a little late, the suspension bridge had been put down, and the door had been pushed open a crack.
Dong Zhuo was slightly surprised and was about to ask, but at this moment, something suddenly happened at the bottom of the lock.
A giant man like a black bear pulled off his outer robe, rushed across the suspension bridge with a snake spear in his hand to the closing door. At this time, the closing door was slowly closing. The giant man roared and hit the door on the left. There was only a muffled sound, and the door swayed obviously. Then the giant man shouted with his left palm, and the closing door on the left was pushed open. It turned out that his impact just now shocked the dozen soldiers pushing the door inside the left door. The dozen soldiers were still lying on the ground and humming.
When the soldiers inside the gate saw someone forcibly breaking through the barrier, they immediately rushed over with their weapons. The giant man danced a snake spear like a windmill, killing the twenty or so soldiers who rushed in front in an instant.
At this moment, there was also a change in Dong Zhuo's army and the prisoners under the escort. The "Dong Zhuo Army" in charge of escort no longer cared about the prisoners. They shouted and rushed into the gate with their weapons. However, the "captives" did not know where they drew their weapons and rushed into the gate with their "Dong Zhuo Army".
Seeing this scene, Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were shocked. "Shoot the arrow! Shoot the arrow!" Li Ru, who was the first to react, shouted, and then said to Dong Zhuo: "Father-in-law, this barrier is no longer handled, let's retreat quickly!"
Dong Zhuo's face turned pale at this time. The extravagant and extremely lustful life has smoothed Dong Zhuo's aura. Now Dong Zhuo has no courage and courage as he used to be.
"Retreat! Retreat quickly!" Dong Zhuo called out, and moved his fat body with all his strength. Dong Zhuo's current body might not even be able to escape.
Seeing this, Li Ru was very anxious and quickly ordered eight heroes to join forces to lift Dong Zhuo up and then began to run away. At this time, Dong Zhuo's image was very bad, and the eight people held him like a pig.
It is impossible to escape just by running away like this, so Li Ru ordered Hao Meng and Cao Xing to be the rear guard of the palace.
Zhang Fei waved the snake spear and fought all the way, but no one could stop the power of his spear. The 40,000 Northern Army attacked and then rushed around. Dong Zhuo's army, caught off guard, could not resist and collapsed completely in just a moment.
Just as Zhang Fei led his army all the way forward, two generals from Dong Zhuo Army suddenly appeared in front of him, leading thousands of people blocking the way.
One of the generals immediately said with a gun: "I am Hao Meng, a general under Taishi Dong, and I will report my name."
Zhang Fei was too lazy to pay attention to him, so he rushed up with a waving snake spear.
Hao Meng was shocked when he saw the opponent rushing over with great momentum and quickly blew his gun to fight, but he was not Zhang Fei's opponent. He was only in one round and was killed by Zhang Fei with one spear.
Cao Xing, who was standing beside him, was frightened and immediately tried to escape. Zhang Fei roared, and Cao Xing stood up in shock and threw the panicked Cao Xing off the horse. Before Cao Xing could get up, Zhang Fei stepped over and stepped directly on Cao Xing's neck. A terrible sound of "Kaba". When he went to see Cao Xing again, Cao Xing had already died of bleeding from his orifices, and his head and body formed a strange angle.
Dong Zhuo's soldiers were frightened and their eyes were full of fear when they looked at Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei glared at his eyes and shouted: "Surrender if you don't want to die!"
Thousands of Dong Zhuo's soldiers only felt their legs weak and they knelt down, begging for mercy.
When Chen Chu led his army to Hulao Pass, the battle at Hulao Pass was over. Zhang Fei was taking a team of men out of the city with a proud look on his face.
"Yide did a good job! He took down Hulao Pass so quickly!" Chen Chu praised with satisfaction.
Zhang Fei grinned and smiled silly.
When he arrived at the Hulaoguan Office, Chen Chu sat in the upper throne. Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Dian Wei, Ju Su, Gao Shun, Zang Ba, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and Liu Bei were all in the right place.
"Yide, did you catch Dong Zhuo?" Chen Chu asked expectantly.
Zhang Fei immediately stepped out and complained with a bitter look on his face: "Brother, then Dong Zhuo ran faster than a rabbit! I have never seen anyone after leading my army to the Hulao Pass!"
Chen Chu was not surprised by this result. Chen Chu frowned and thought for a while and said to Guan Yu: "Chang Yun, you lead 150,000 infantrymen to stay in Hulao Pass."
"Yes, lord." Guan Yu stepped out of the street and said.
"The other generals followed me to lead 50,000 cavalry to pursue Dong Zhuo and march into Luoyang!"
"Yes, lord." The generals made a promise together.
At this moment, there was an Iron Wall Guard (a unit composed of extremely loyal and brave soldiers selected from the three armies. There was only one thousand people in this army, and their only one responsibility was to protect Chen Chu's safety. At present, the captain of the Iron Wall Guard was Dian Wei, known as the ancient evil) who came in to report: "Lord, there is a person outside the door to see the lord."
"Which prince is it?" Chen Chu asked.
The iron wall guard shook his head and said, "No, the person who came is a gentleman."
"Oh?" Chen Chu suddenly became curious and said, "Take him in."
"Yes." Guard Yingnuo retreated. After a while, he walked in with a thin person dressed as a Confucian scholar. As soon as the man came in, Zang Ba, Gao Shun and the other four suddenly showed a surprised expression on their faces.
Chen Chu looked at the other party, and the other party was also looking at Chen Chu. After a while, Chen Chu said first: "Sir, your surname is yours? What's the matter?"
The Confucian scholar nodded with a hint of satisfaction. His expression seemed to be evaluating a work of art. Obviously, Chen Chu gave him a good first impression.
The Confucian scholar clasped his fists at Chen Chu and said, "The reputation of the General of the North is well-known. Today, he saw it, and it turns out that he is well-known! But I'm afraid the general doesn't know the name below."
Chen Chu smiled slightly and waited for the following.
The Confucian scholar paused and continued: "I am the surname Jia, with his name Xu, and his courtesy name Wenhe. I am a staff member under Dong Zhuo."
Jia Xu!? When Chen Chu heard this name, he was shocked. Chen Chu was not unfamiliar with the name Jia Xu. This guy was known as a "poisonous man" in the Three Kingdoms era because his plans were often extremely vicious. However, this person has a good character. Although he has followed many lords, he has never betrayed anyone, but he will not hang himself on a tree. After one lord is defeated and killed, he will choose to follow the next lord.
At this time, Jia Xu should still be with Dong Zhuo’s side. What is he coming for?
Chen Chuchao Jia Xu clasped his fists and said, "I have been famous for Mr. Wenhe for a long time. But Mr. Wen is not staying by Dong Zhuo's side, but why are he here for me?"
When Zhang Fei, who was beside him, heard that the person came was Dong Zhuo's man, he immediately walked up to him to grab Jia Xu.
"Yide, don't be rude." Chen Chu hurriedly said to stop him. Zhang Fei had no choice but to retreat in disappointment.
Facing a giant man like a black bear like Zhang Fei, Jia Xu still looked calm. Chen Chu couldn't help but secretly admire Jia Xu's courage.
"This general thinks he is a hero who hates evil, and Jia admires it." Jia Xu bowed to Zhang Fei slightly. Then he smiled at Chen Chu and said, "General, I originally worked under Dong Zhuo, but because Dong Zhuo kept talking, he left. Jia has been wandering in the Central Plains for some time and admires the general's spirit very much. Therefore, he wants to serve as a general to make achievements under the general's command, and ask the general to take it in."
Jia Xu's words seemed to be true, but Chen Chu was not proud of himself. Chen Chu was worried if there would be any conspiracy.
Chen Chu did not immediately express his opinion, but turned his inquiring eyes to Gao Shun and others on the side. Gao Shun and the other four looked at each other, and then Gao Shun went out and said, "Lord, Mr. Wenhe is telling the truth. A few months ago, Mr. Wenhe left a seal and left Luoyang. For this reason, Dong Zhuo was furious."
Chen Chu immediately stood up and came to Jia Xu when he heard this. He patted Jia Xu's arms intimately and apologized: "Please forgive me, Mr. Wenhe. I didn't know the truth just now, I have to be cautious!"
Jia Xu didn't care at all. In his opinion, Chen Chu's actions just now were completely right and normal.
"Jia Xu pays homage to the lord!" Jia Xu bowed down.
Chapter completed!