My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 337 Dong Zhuo surrenders!

"Oh no! We have fallen into Lu Yi's trap!"

"It turns out that he released the smoke signals not to summon other people, but to send a signal to his reinforcements ambushed outside Luoyang City!"

Yuan Shao reacted and stood up in fear.

"Good of you, Lu Yi. The reinforcements arrived so quickly. It seems that this person must have bad intentions and deliberately angered us in order to make us rise up in arms. Then he can justifiably attack us under the banner of suppressing the rebellion!"

Dong Zhuo was furious and couldn't help but curse Lu Yi as a traitor.

"Alas, my lord, now is not the time to talk about this. We should quickly send people out of the city to check the situation. At the same time, we should also send nobles to guard the gates of Luoyang to seize the initiative!"

Li Ru shouted loudly upon seeing this, without any trace of the confident spirit he had yesterday.

However, now Lu Bu and his men have already rushed to the vicinity of Luoyang, and Dong Zhuo and his men are all infantry in order to attack the city. How can they possibly outrun Lu Bu and his men without horses?
"Fengxian, the enemy army was careless and didn't even send soldiers to guard the city gates. We should now divide our troops to control the various city gates, and then gather the rest of the army together to catch them in the trap!"

Tian Feng immediately made a suggestion upon seeing this.

"Okay, let's follow the military advisor's plan!"

"Generals Cheng Lian, Hou Cheng, Song Xian, and Wei Xuru will each lead 5,000 troops to control the four gates of Luoyang. No one except Yuan Shao can escape!"

"Bogui and the rest of the generals, follow me to kill the enemy!"

Lu Bu readily followed the advice and immediately divided his troops to garrison, and then led the army into Luoyang city.

"promise!"

The Bing-You coalition forces, led by Lu Bu, marched straight into Luoyang city.

The originally wide streets in Luoyang city now facilitated the coalition forces' charge.

The pedestrians, travelers and merchants along the way had just been frightened by the coalition forces of Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao and had gone into hiding.

At this moment, the empty streets are completely unobstructed.

Under the leadership of Lu Bu, the Bing-You coalition forces crossed half the distance of Luoyang City in just a moment, and all the scattered soldiers of the Sili and Xiliang coalition forces along the way were turned into ashes by Lu Bu.

And the Imperial City of Luoyang is already in sight!
"Quickly gather the soldiers to resist the charge of the Bingzhou Army!"

After all, Dong Zhuo was a veteran general who had fought in many battles.

Unlike Yuan Shao who panicked in the face of great events, he quickly grasped the key point and immediately shouted and ordered his generals to gather the Xiliang soldiers who were scattered like ducks in the surrounding houses, raping and looting.

"Hurry, hurry! Let's gather the soldiers quickly!"

Yuan Shao followed suit and started shouting when he saw this.

But how could Lu Yi give them the opportunity to calmly organize their troops and resist?
"Open the city gates and take the initiative!"

Lu Yi seized the opportunity, took the lead, and led the city defenders who had already assembled, and attacked the coalition forces of Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao outside the imperial city.

The enemy's morale is now in chaos and they are completely unable to attack the city. This is a good opportunity for Lu Yi to take the initiative.

Defend the city, defend the city. If you only know how to defend blindly, you will always be passive.

Sometimes, a proper attack can bring unexpected benefits.

The 5,000 Bingzhou troops led by Lu Yi and Gao Shun, all of them wearing armor and holding sharp weapons, gathered into a dense formation and attacked Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao and others.

Although both sides currently have no horses, Lu Yi's side has assembled a complete team of 5,000 elite soldiers.

Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao only had a few thousand soldiers with low morale and unstable military spirit.

And more importantly, these 5,000 elite soldiers had been trained by Gao Shun for a long time.

There is no need to elaborate on the kind of elite soldiers trained by the commander who can lead the Xianzhen Camp.

The moment the two armies formed their battle formation, Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Army and Yuan Shao's Sili Army were immediately defeated.

Before Lu Bu in the rear could lead his 30,000 cavalry to charge forward, the remnants of the Xiliang Army and the Sili Army had already been defeated by the Bingzhou Army led by Lu Yi.

"We lost!"

"Run away!"

The defeated soldiers dropped their weapons in panic and retreated in defeat.

However, in front of them was Lu Yi's spears like a forest, and behind them was Lu Bu galloping like the wind. The outer gates of Luoyang city were also heavily guarded by Bingzhou troops. The front and rear routes of these fleeing soldiers had been blocked by Lu Yi. Even if they wanted to escape, they had no way to retreat, unless they could evolve wings on the spot and escape.

"No retreat!"

"Keep forming the formation!"

"Die backwards!"

Yuan Shao was still trying his best to command the defeated coalition forces in the rear in an attempt to stabilize the situation.

Dong Zhuo, who had rich experience in escape, had already realized that the situation was not good, so he led his civil and military officials and a few elite soldiers to retreat.

In the current situation, even if the king of heaven came, he would not be able to suppress these defeated soldiers.

Under the threat of death, these defeated soldiers dared to kill anyone who stood in their way.

Therefore, the best solution now is to escape immediately at a faster speed before being engulfed by these defeated soldiers.

As long as Dong Zhuo could escape safely, these few thousand Xiliang troops would be a drop in the bucket to him, and it would not matter even if the entire army was destroyed.

He still has an army of 100,000 in Xiliang.

In addition, he had an equal number of troops on the way to Luoyang, which could be reached in one day.

As long as Dong Zhuo can escape safely and successfully reunite with his own army, he will not be considered a loser.

By then, he will be able to advance and retreat freely, and he will have enough capital to fight or make peace.

However, for Yuan Shao, these thousands of Sili soldiers are the only remaining strength of his Yuan family. If they are killed here, even if he survives, he will have to start all over again.

What made him even more angry was that he was the one who directed the Luoyang Incident, but he did not expect that the one who benefited in the end was Lu Yi who appeared halfway.

He could not swallow this resentment and this huge loss no matter what.

Therefore, at this moment, he was already overwhelmed by hatred and only wanted to save his troops from defeat, gather his soldiers and fight a decisive battle with Lu Yi who had already taken the initiative to leave the city!
However, the defeat was like a landslide and a torrent of defeated troops, which could not be stopped by Yuan Shao and the few personal soldiers around him.

Not only did Yuan Shao fail to stabilize the situation, but he was instead caught up in the chaos of the fleeing soldiers. Even the flag of the Inspector of the Imperial Capital fell to the ground, and no one paid any attention to it.

"Lü Yi, I don't accept it!"

"I don't accept it!"

Among the fleeing soldiers, Yuan Shao, who was unable to control the situation, could not help but become furious. He spat out a mouthful of blood and fell into a coma.

However, Lu Yi, who had been paying attention to the situation, frowned when he saw this.

"Yuan Shao is narrow-minded, don't let him get so angry that he dies. I still have great use for him!"

Lu Yi immediately gave an order behind him.

"Gao Shun, you must lead two thousand soldiers to intercept Yuan Shao and save his life!"

"promise!"

Gao Shun immediately took the order and sent two thousand spearmen to attack in the direction of Yuan Shao.

After Gao Shun left, Lu Yi was not idle either. He ordered his soldiers to advance slowly, and then immediately led the only one hundred or so cavalrymen around him to pursue Dong Zhuo.

The Western Liang cavalry under Dong Zhuo's command were rare elite troops in the world and had large numbers and strong forces.

But in the eyes of Lu Yi, who knew Dong Zhuo's background, he was just a group of scattered sand.

This army of 200,000 people was basically maintained by the prestige of Dong Zhuo alone.

Dong Zhuo was nominally the commander of this army, but he also had to frequently issue large amounts of rewards to the Xiliang Army.

After all, Qiang people accounted for the majority in the Xiliang army.

Although these Qiang people are very powerful in combat, they are no different from the Xiongnu, Wuhuan, and Xianbei people in the northern desert.

Except for a few pro-Han Qiang tribes, most of the rest of the Qiang people were opportunistic and none of them were loyal.

As long as Dong Zhuo dies today.

His 200,000 Xiliang cavalry would immediately disintegrate.

Among them, 100,000 Qiang soldiers will immediately return to their tribes.

The remaining 100,000 Han soldiers would quickly perish in the conflicts and infighting among Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and others.

Therefore, Dong Zhuo was the Achilles' heel of the Xiliang army.

As long as Lu Yi keeps this man, the Western Liang Iron Cavalry, which is feared by Yuan Shao and other nobles, will not be a threat at all.

Therefore, Lu Yi would rather take some risks to keep Dong Zhuo.

"Old thief Dong Zhuo, I kindly advised you to leave Luoyang the other day, but you took my kindness for granted and now you even want to kill me!"

"In that case, I, Lu Yi, am here, why don't you fight me, old thief!"

Lu Yi spurred his horse and whipped it, leading his elite cavalry to advance quickly towards Dong Zhuo's side.

Although Dong Zhuo and his men also had horses, they were surrounded by chaotic fleeing soldiers, which prevented them from increasing their speed.

Soon, the two sides were about to engage in battle.

"Humph! Lu Yi is such a hateful thief. Who can help me capture him?"

"The old man will reward you handsomely!"

When Dong Zhuo saw that he couldn't escape, he made up his mind and stopped running. He immediately shouted at the generals around him.

Lu Yi's reputation had long spread throughout the world.

Although he is not as unstoppable as Lu Bu, he is still a top-notch fighter in everyone's eyes.

Li Su and others who felt that they were not as strong as Lu Yi were unwilling to go out and die at this moment after hearing this.

"My lord, please watch me kill the enemy!"

Hua Xiong, on the other hand, was proud of his bravery and always considered himself the bravest man in Xiliang and looked down on others. Now, when he heard that Dong Zhuo had offered a reward, he shouted loudly and rode his horse to meet him.

"Who will fight?"

"I will not kill nameless people!"

When Lu Yi saw a warrior with a strong build, whiskers and round eyes coming towards him, he immediately shouted.

"I am Hua Xiong, a general under Envoy Dong, and I have come to take your life!"

Hua Xiong shouted excitedly and also led more than a hundred elite Xiliang cavalry to charge towards Lu Yi.

"How dare you, such a boaster, show off in front of me!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yi snorted coldly, waved the painted halberd in his hand, and rode his horse towards Hua Xiong.

"Death!"

The moment the two men rode past each other, Hua Xiong impatiently chopped at Lu Yi with his axe.

The axe was so powerful that if it was Lu Yi, a rookie, he would have died on the spot.

And Lu Yi has been honing his martial arts day and night for ten years now.

Not only is his halberd skills superior to others, he has also mastered the spear skills.

Moreover, Lu Yi's sparring partners are not some small Karami, but top-notch generals such as Lu Bu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun.

The combination of halberd and spear is not something that a first-rate general like Hua Xiong can easily resist.

To others, Hua Xiong's axe seemed to be powerful and unstoppable, but when it landed in front of Lu Yi, it left a gap and exposed his weak spot.

Seeing this, veins on Lu Yi's right hand bulged. He first raised his hand and used his halberd to block Hua Xiong's attack, and then instantly used his clever strength to gently pull it aside at a very small angle. Hua Xiong's axe almost brushed against Lu Yi's helmet and chopped down diagonally.

Hua Xiong's attack was deflected by Lu Yi, but because he was eager to make a contribution, he used all his strength. Even though he realized something was wrong, he was unable to withdraw his attack immediately and could only watch as Lu Yi's graceful halberd pierced into his chest.

Hua Xiong only had time to let out a cry of pain before he was stabbed off his horse by Lu Yi's halberd.

Since Hua Xiong could be killed instantly by Guan Yu, it was only natural that he was defeated by Lu Yi, whose strength was now comparable to Guan Yu.

"Hmph! You're seeking death!"

After Lu Yi glanced at Hua Xiong's body indifferently, he rushed into the cavalry brought by Hua Xiong without slowing down.

Seeing that their commander was dead, what was the point of these cavalrymen fighting?
The soldiers immediately lost their will to fight and their morale plummeted.

Lu Yi rushed into the cavalry like a tiger descending from the mountain, and almost every move would take one person's life.

After a few breaths, the cavalry behind Lu Yi arrived.

Half of these one hundred cavalrymen had been killed by Lu Yi.

The remaining soldiers saw that Lu Yi alone was so dangerous, and now there were more than a hundred reinforcements with high morale. How could they dare to resist anymore and fled in all directions.

Lu Yi ignored these defeated soldiers and rushed towards where Dong Zhuo was.

"Dong Zhuo! I, Lu Yi, am here. Why do you only send your men to die? Why don't you come here yourself?"

While Lu Yi continued to shout questions to undermine the morale of the soldiers around Dong Zhuo, he rushed towards Dong Zhuo without stopping.

"Hurry up and stop Lu Yi for me!"

"Don't let him get close!"

Dong Zhuo was shocked when he saw this. The long-lost breath of death was overwhelming him, making Dong Zhuo so frightened that he kept shouting at the generals and soldiers around him.

When the generals and soldiers around Dong Zhuo saw that Hua Xiong, the bravest soldier of the Xiliang Army, was killed by Lu Yi, who dared to resist? Not only did no one step forward to stop Lu Yi, but they all decisively abandoned Dong Zhuo and left.

When Lu Yi approached, he found that the only person still with Dong Zhuo was his son-in-law and military advisor Li Ru.

In this era, the close relationship between family members is because they prosper together and suffer together.

Now that Dong Zhuo was about to be defeated, Li Ru, as his son-in-law, naturally had no way to escape.

He knew that he could not escape death, so he was too lazy to escape and chose to die with Dong Zhuo.

After all, in this way, at least you can retain the reputation of being loyal.

"Lv Yi, I will fight you!"

When Dong Zhuo saw this, his ruthlessness was aroused. He drew his sword and rode his horse towards Lu Yi.

He had served in the army and fought in Xiliang over the years, and it was common for him to personally take part in the battles.

Dong Zhuo himself was also very brave and strong, able to shoot with both hands, and could be considered a top-notch second-rate general.

However, even a first-rate general like Hua Xiong could hardly last a round against Lu Yi, so what kind of waves could a second-rate general like Dong Zhuo make?

Almost at the moment of meeting, Lu Yi chopped off his head with his halberd.

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(End of this chapter)