Li Ru quickly stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, what's in the brocade box? Who's coming?"
The soldier hesitated and said: "The person who came here delivered the brocade box to Guo Bin's stronghold. After delivering it, he left. He only left one sentence, saying that the grand master will know it as soon as he sees it. General Guo did not dare to touch it lightly. Special mission
The villain is sent here."
Li Ru rolled his eyes and said to the soldier, "Open it and take a look."
The soldier agreed, opened the brocade box, and suddenly shouted "Ah". The brocade box also dropped to the ground, and a human head rolled out from inside.
Dong Zhuo and Li Ru took a closer look and were shocked. Although it was midsummer, there was lime in the brocade box, so there was no peculiar smell. However, the head was stained with blood, but an arrow mark on the right cheek was clearly visible.
, look at the face with eyes wide open again, it's not Lu Bu, but who is it?
This surprise was no small matter. Even Li Ru was in chaos. In the Xiliang army, Lu Bu was like a god of war. In the battle between Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan in Luoyang, Lu Bu almost killed him with his own strength.
The Xiliang cavalry was completely defeated. Unexpectedly, when he was sent to attack Xiangyang this time, he ended up with his head missing. Last time at Yangping Pass, Lu Bu was defeated at the hands of Huang Zhong, which has somewhat dampened the spirit of the three armies. If the news of his death this time is
The news spread among the army, and one can imagine the results.
Dong Zhuo's voice was already trembling. He looked up at Li Ru and said, "Wen You, Marquis Wen has died. We should return to Chang'an."
It took a long time for Li Ru to regain his composure and said: "To inform the Grand Master, Wang Yun has already led Liu Xie to leave Chang'an. It is useless to go again now. Xiliang is our foundation place, and the Grand Master is quite popular there."
Hopefully, there are still 100,000 cavalry in hand. As long as they return to Xiliang, they will still have the strength to fight. For the current plan, the news of Lu Bu's death can be concealed first to stabilize the morale of the army. Then Li Jue, Guo Si, Beigong
Boyu and Liu Bao will attack together tomorrow morning, assuming a decisive battle with Liu Xin, and also order General Duan Xuan to hold an army at Sanguan, so that the Grand Master can withdraw calmly."
After listening to Li Ru's words, Dong Zhuo suddenly showed his fierce look, drew his sword and threw it. The soldier who reported the news was caught off guard and was chopped to the ground on the spot. Li Ru understood what he was saying, stepped forward and struck a blow with his sword, killing the soldier.
Lu Bu's head was only delivered to Liu Xin's camp this afternoon, along with Fang Tian's painted halberd and red rabbit horse. Fang Tian's painted halberd and red rabbit horse were almost never away from Lu Bu's side, and these two items alone were
It could prove Lu Bu's death, so even though Liu Xin had expected that Dong Zhuo would conceal Lu Bu's death, he generously gave Lu Bu's head to Dong Zhuo.
Liu Xin knew that Dong Zhuo would be furious when he saw Lu Bu's head. He didn't want his people to become victims of Dong Zhuo's rage, so he asked them to leave the brocade box in front of Guo Si's camp and withdrew. The two countries were at war.
Guo Bang still insisted on the rule of not killing envoys, and did not embarrass Liu Xin's soldiers who delivered the brocade box. After all, there were no mail bombs and the like at that time, and there was no need to worry about the mystery in the brocade box. In fact, Chang'an City
The events that happened here have been detected by the phantom secret agents lurking in the city, but the news has not yet been transmitted here. If Liu Xin knew that Wang Yun had taken Liu Xie to Luoyang, he would definitely have other countermeasures
.
Even though he did not grasp Wang Yun's movements in Chang'an, Guo Jia still judged that Dong Zhuo's most likely choice was to withdraw his troops. Tomorrow he could publicize the news of Lu Bu's death, and then take advantage of the Xiliang soldiers' unsteadiness to attack in large numbers. As long as they captured the Sanguan front
There is no need to worry about the separation of these two camps.
While Liu Xin was preparing to attack here, Li Jue and Guo Si also received Dong Zhuo's order to attack tomorrow. Neither Li Jue nor Guo Si understood this order. The best countermeasure now is to stalemate, and
They had no cavalry on hand, so it was not a good idea to take the initiative. In desperation, they had no choice but to bring Beigong Boyu and Liu Bao to discuss, and wanted to invite their nomadic cavalry to lead the charge. But Beigong Boyu and Liu Bao
Liu Bao and Liu Bao had suffered a lot from Liu Xin, so how could they be willing to take advantage of him again? Besides, not just one or two of their subordinates had escaped these days, and the morale of the army had long been in turmoil. Beigong Boyu and Liu Bao
They agreed in unison, but each had a small calculation in his mind, and they were all ready to find an opportunity to rub oil on their soles.
Early the next morning, as soon as Liu Xin's troops were in position, they heard the sound of drums and trumpets from Li Jue's and Guo Si's camps opposite. The camp gates were opened, and thousands of troops and horses swarmed out.
Liu Xin was a little surprised and said: "Does Dong Zhuo want to avenge Lu Bu?"
Guo Jia suddenly said: "No! Dong Zhuo is really going to run away!"
Liu Xin was awakened by his words. It seemed that Dong Zhuo wanted to use these people as cannon fodder to buy time for his escape. She couldn't help but sneered: "It's not that easy to escape! Beat the drum! Draw Lu Bu's square sky
Pick up the halberd."
Tens of thousands of people shouted in unison: "Lu Bu is dead, but those who surrender will not be killed! Lu Bu is dead, but those who surrender will not be killed!"
Lu Bu's Fangtian Painted Halberd was raised high on a long pole. Such a rare weapon was obviously very eye-catching in front of the two armies. Coupled with the deafening shouts from the opposite side, Li Jue and Guo Si were in the formation.
There were bursts of commotion, and everyone looked frightened.
Li Jue turned around and shouted: "Don't listen to the enemy's rumors. A weapon can't mean anything. Marquis Wen is invincible in the world. He has now invaded Xiangyang City. The enemy will be defeated soon! This is the time to make great achievements!"
His shouting did not calm down the commotion of the soldiers at all, but instead became more chaotic as the gate flag on the opposite side opened. A general from the gate flag rode out, pointing the red sword behind him. It was a flaming red horse.
Everyone in the Xiliang army knows that this horse is Lu Bu's mount Red Rabbit Horse. Fang Tian might be able to make a halberd based on it, but the Red Rabbit Horse's divine steed cannot be disguised.
Come on, based on these two points alone, even if Lu Bu doesn't die, he will be in a very bad situation.
The man holding the red sword was Huang Zhong. He once fought with Lu Bu for a whole day. Many people in the Xiliang army had heard of his reputation. Seeing his appearance, the palms of many soldiers were already covered with sweat.
Huang Zhong shouted loudly: "Don't continue to be stubborn! Lu Bu's head was given to that old thief Dong Zhuo yesterday. Didn't he tell you and let you continue to come here to die? Dong Zhuo has abandoned you, why are you still here?
It's really not worth it for you to sacrifice your life for him! If the three bells and drums sound, and there are still those who refuse to surrender, just wait to accompany Lu Bu."
Li Jue and Guo Si were shocked and angry. If what Huang Zhong said was true, then let alone these soldiers, even they themselves had been sold by Dong Zhuo. Li Jue suppressed his dissatisfaction, turned around and shouted: "Children
, don’t listen to this traitor’s nonsense, how could the Grand Master do such an unjust thing! Everyone, be quiet, be quiet, and listen to me..."
He shouted at the top of his lungs here, but he couldn't stop the chaotic crowd. It rained all night, and just when there was chaos in front of the formation, the sound of horse hooves came from the direction of Sanguan. The two sides in front of Sanguan The army has been in battle formation for a long time. From the sound of horse hooves, it can be heard that this cavalry is huge, with tens of thousands of people. They all looked in that direction. Only to find large pieces of smoke and dust billowing towards the north. I don’t know who it is. The team shouted "Dong Zhuo has left us and run away!" This shout immediately caused the entire army to explode. They rushed towards Sanguan in a swarm. Li Jue and Guo Si tried their best but could not suppress it.
Seeing the opportunity, Liu Xin shouted "Kill!"
Following an order, thousands of crossbows were fired. Huang Zhong, Zhang Fei, Xu Huang and others took the lead, and the three armies moved forward bravely to attack the enemy's formation.
The Xiliang army had long lost their fighting spirit, not only because they had lost their military spirit Lu Bu, but also because Dong Zhuo actually ignored their life and death and escaped first. The Xiliang army in front of the pass was not Dong Zhuo's direct army in the first place. There were both the old Luoyang army and the Chinese army, as well as Qiang soldiers and Huns soldiers. Such a team would move forward in a swarm when it won a battle, but it would become a mess after a defeat.
Beigong Boyu and Liu Bao originally wanted to leave, but how could they continue to fight in this situation? With a whistle, they each led their troops to rush to the trails on both sides of Sanguan. This trail can usually be walked, but a large group of people If you want to bypass it, you will inevitably be attacked by the defenders on Sanguan. Fortunately, the defenders on Sanguan are on the same side as you. Beigong Boyu and Liu Bao have nothing to worry about, and they can just fight on their own. Go. These Qiang soldiers and Huns soldiers were originally arranged at the front of the team. They were all cavalry. The huge impact soon smashed the Luoyang Old Army and Guanzhong Army in the rear. Liu Xin's army was not waiting for it. By the end of the battle, under the trampling of the horseshoes of these nomadic cavalry, the Luoyang Old Army and the Guanzhong Army had suffered numerous casualties.
The army was defeated like a mountain. Li Jue and Guo Si knew that the situation was irreversible, and they did not bother to restrain their subordinates. They rushed to Sanguan among the rebel troops. Guo Si even drew his sword and chopped down several horses in his way. The soldiers in front finally squeezed to the front of the pass, only to see a barrage of arrows shot from the pass.
Duan Xuan stood on the top of the city and shouted loudly: "The Grand Master has an order, if you retreat, you will be killed without mercy!"
Li Jue and Guo Si cursed loudly, but Duan Xuan remained unmoved. In addition to the random arrows, he also fired rolling logs and rocks, making him think that the army under the city was Liu Xin's army attacking the city. At this time, Li Jue and Guo Si Because it was important to save their lives, they didn't care to continue to entangle with Duan Xuan. They turned their horses' heads one after another, followed in the footsteps of Beigong Boyu and Liu Bao, and fled down the small roads on both sides of Sanguan.
Duan Xuan and Dong Xiu were both Zhonglang generals under Dong Zhuo, alongside Niu Fu, Xu Rong, and Hu Zhen. The Guanzhong Army was originally led by them. In recent years, due to Li Jue, Guo Si, and Fan Chou, With the sudden rise of Zhang Ji, the status of Duan Xuan and Dong Xiu in Dong Zhuo's mind went from bad to worse, and even their military power was deprived. Duan Xuan was sent to guard Sanguan, and Dong Xiu was sent to guard Wuguan. Both of them were full of complaints. Now that they saw Li Jue and Guo Si's army being defeated before they fought, Duan Yan couldn't help but feel very happy. Besides, Dong Zhuo had already left, so he simply staged a show in Dong Zhuo's name. A public revenge for a private revenge.
It can be said that this private feud was fully avenged. Random arrows were not only shot at the soldiers in front of the pass, but also the soldiers who fled to the paths on both sides of the pass.
Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong and other generals did not care about any grievances between them. They just shouted to kill them all the way and rushed to Sanguan City. The soldiers of the old Luoyang army and Guanzhong army who had no time to escape abandoned their weapons and surrendered, and even
Many Qiang soldiers and Xiongnu soldiers also knelt on the ground.
These surrendered soldiers had soldiers behind them to gather and escort them. Zhang Fei just moved forward and rushed directly to the foot of Sanguan City. He was about to order an attack on the city, but saw that the gate of Sanguan was suddenly slowly pushed to both sides.