Three Kingdoms Mythology World.

All the Xiliang generals assigned by Dong Zhuo were fighting desperately to defend the city. It was clear that Dong Zhuo had instructed them that the city could not be lost, or there would be serious consequences.

They were assigned here willingly, and silently dedicated themselves to helping their lord Dong Zhuo ascend to the throne!
In addition to the anomalies occurring in specific cities, unusual activity has also begun to appear in other places.

Meiyang City, a city that was originally heavily fortified, was now completely deserted. All the guards, even the old, weak, and disabled soldiers, had vanished!
The city's inhabitants, witnessing this scene, were initially puzzled. However, as news spread, a terrifying thought began to take root in the hearts of all the citizens… And so, from the start of the new day, everyone kept their doors tightly shut, afraid to venture out. This resulted in an utter silence over Meiyang City…

In contrast to the tranquility of Meiyang City, the mountains and forests outside Mei County were much more lively!
Zhang Liao, along with Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Song Xian, Hou Cheng, and other trusted generals of Lü Bu, led the Bingzhou army to prepare to attack Mei County.

"Wen Yuan, why aren't we attacking the city? According to the plan, we're going to attack tonight. Dong Zhuo has been gone for five days, covering half the distance. He won't be coming back," Wei Xu asked Zhang Liao in a low voice.

Zhang Liao was the commander-in-chief of the attack on Mei County, and everyone else had to follow his orders.

“I’ve sent scouts to investigate. Mei County isn’t just being watched by us; it’s being watched by many other forces as well.”

"On our left flank, there are 500,000 troops lying in ambush. On the right flank, 800,000 troops are poised to strike." Zhang Liao sighed softly, "And in the shadows, there may be even more troops hidden that we haven't been able to detect..."

"Then what should we do? Should we mobilize a large army to get rid of these rats?" Cheng Lian asked in a muffled voice.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Liao gently patted his thighs with his hands hanging down, deep in thought.

After a moment, Zhang Liao's expression hardened, and he said decisively, "Ignore them and continue the attack on the city according to plan!"

"They definitely want us to be at the forefront, clearing a path for them, so that when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman can reap the benefits."

“But as long as we are fast, accurate, and ruthless, we will definitely be able to achieve our predetermined goal, and then deal with them,” Zhang Liao said confidently.

“Alright! You decide, we’ll follow you into battle!” Cheng Lian and the others all approved of Zhang Liao.

"Attack the city at midnight!" Zhang Liao said decisively.

Just then, a clanging sound suddenly came from the towering city wall not far away. The next moment, neat rows of iron cavalry emerged from the city gate, then lined up in orderly ranks and headed away from Mei County towards Dong Zhuo's direction, as if they were going to support Dong Zhuo.

At this time, only a few sections of the city wall in Mei County had bonfires; the rest was completely dark...

This army is quite large, at least over 300,000. They are all dark-skinned, so the exact number isn't very accurate, but the actual number is definitely more than 300,000.

Also, they were escorting a large number of carriages, the heavy wheels making a dull creaking sound...

The various hidden forces did not launch an attack upon the departure of this army. Their target was Mei County, where fewer soldiers were stationed, which was more advantageous to them. They were even hoping that more troops would come out of the city to provide support.

Unlike other specific cities, Mei County was not attacked by water beasts, but the hidden man-made disasters were even more terrifying!
What Zhang Liao and the others did not know was that in the darkness, the guards of Mei County City mostly came out from the main gate, while the other side gates were also opened, but no guards came out from them. Instead, many dark figures crawled in from the outside!

At this moment, Duan Wei was riding a tall horse, waiting quietly at the foot of the city wall inside Mei County.

Soon, several burly figures and groups of people with profound auras kept emerging from outside...

Several burly figures quickly approached Duan Wei.

"Duan Wei greets General Huang Zhong!" Duan Wei dismounted and respectfully bowed to the burly figure walking in front.

That's right, the leader was none other than Huang Zhong, Huang Hansheng, the core general of the Great Wilderness Territory and a peak Nine-Element Divine General!

“Zhongming, my lord asked me to pass on a message to you: Zhongming, you have worked hard all these years!” Huang Zhong stepped forward and expressed his respect and awe to Duan Wei in a deep voice.

"It's not bitter... It's much better than when I was traveling as a merchant in Youzhou many years ago!" Duan Wei grinned and waved his hand dismissively.

However, Huang Zhong, as well as Taishi Ci, Yu Jin, Yue Jin and others who followed behind, all knew that Duan Wei's suffering was similar to that of Xu Ying and the others!
"Because the lord has given instructions, my faction switch status will not be lifted for now," Duan Wei added.

"Okay!" Huang Zhong nodded.

"Next, it will be up to you to complete the task," Duan Wei said meaningfully.

"This is the latest garrison defense map of Mei County..." Duan Wei handed a scroll to Huang Zhong.

"Alright! You go back first, now it's our turn." Huang Zhong took the scroll and nodded emphatically.

Without hesitation, Duan Wei left immediately. "Quickly, get all the hidden soldiers into the city!"

Soon, under the astonished gazes of Zhang Liao and others hidden in the shadows, the 800,000-strong army quietly and swiftly entered the city.

No sooner had the Xiliang reinforcements withdrawn from Mei County than 800,000 troops entered the city…

The two were actually able to sense each other, and since the main city gate and many of the secondary city gates were not far apart, they could see each other hurriedly entering the city even without the light of the campfire.

But the commanders had instructed them beforehand that those were friendly forces and not to interfere.

In fact, the leading general, Duan Wei's son Duan An, frowned when he saw those figures.

He could sense that the group's aura was very familiar...

The Qingyang Legion!!
That's right, it's the Qingyang Legion! Yu Jin had cooperated with them before, and he was quite close to Zhang Ji and Xu Rong, and they were friends. At that time, he was with his father and had seen Yu Jin and the soldiers of the Qingyang Legion.

At that moment, he understood his father Duan Wei's predicament.

Without any emotional appeal, Duan An led his troops to quickly withdraw from Mei County along the official road.

This time, they escorted a number of rare resources out of Mei County.

That's right. His father, Duan Wei, ordered him to gather his men and then requisition wagons to transport supplies and wealth from Mei County and evacuate the county.

To put it simply, they will rebel against Dong Zhuo and steal the resources of Mei County!

Besides their army, Mei County also had the Flying Bear Divine Army and a considerable number of Xiliang Iron Cavalry. However, these men were stationed around particularly important warehouses or buildings.

The father, Duan Wei, seized upon this loophole and arranged for them to move the resource warehouses they were guarding.

There was no turmoil, and they completed their mission with ease.

On the seventh day after Dong Zhuo left Mei County, around noon, Duan An and the others, following Duan Wei's instructions, left the official road and traveled along many rugged paths.

Finally, they arrived at a valley.

This valley is the designated meeting point.

Since there was no danger, he did not open the other pouches, thus completing his mission without any major incident.

Just as he expected, the person he made contact with was from the Great Wilderness Territory, named Zhou Tai!
He was quite familiar with this person, of course, because he knew Zhou Tai, but Zhou Tai didn't know him very well.

“General Duan, my lord Lin Mu has been waiting here for a long time. You have all had a long journey. Please come with me into the valley to rest. We will take over the inventory and transfer of the supplies.” Zhou Tai stepped forward, clasped his hands in a salute to Duan An, and said.

Knowing everything, Duan An didn't hesitate and immediately nodded in agreement, waving his hand to signal his men to follow Zhou Tai into the valley.

After entering the valley, Duan An looked at the sentry posts that had already been set up all around him and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Since leaving Mei County, his heart had been hanging in suspense, fearing that something might go wrong along the way. Now that he had arrived, he could finally relax.

After all the supplies were handed over, Duan An changed into clean clothes and asked Zhou Tai, "General Zhou, what are the next steps?"

Even though he knew his father was in danger, he knew he couldn't go back to Mei County, and he didn't even dare to ask how things were going in Mei County these past two days.

"Once the supply convoy leaves, you should also teleport away from this dangerous place," Zhou Tai replied.

Clearly, there is a teleportation array set up by the Great Wilderness Territory within the valley.

After Zhou Tai finished speaking, as if he knew Duan An's thoughts, he smiled and said, "Your father is fine for now. Because after our 800,000 troops entered the city, those troops hidden outside dared not make any rash moves and are waiting for the right opportunity."

After hearing this, Duan An felt completely relieved. He bowed deeply to Zhou Tai and said, "I entrust everything to you all."

Because there were no teleportation arrays, all the teleportation arrays set up in Mei County were shut down after Dong Zhuo left, so it took Huang Zhong and the others quite a while to get from the city gate to the city lord's mansion.

They only surrounded the city lord's mansion when Zhou Tai was receiving Duan An. (End of Chapter)