Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 420: Climbing Tiger Prison
Dong Zhuo led the remaining troops and finally arrived at Hangu Pass.

Just as he was about to call out to the defender, a head popped out from the top of the city wall.

"Is the person coming here the Grand Master?"

It was the end of spring and the beginning of summer, and the winds were mixed. The cool breezes from all directions caused the branches around to rustle, echoing in the ears of Dong Zhuo and others. And this question also appeared in their ears along with these sounds.

The voice was not very clear, and Dong Zhuo looked up at the top of the city wall. It was dark, and under the light of torches, he could only see a few figures sticking their heads out and shouting, but his faces could not be seen clearly.

"It's me, and is that Li Yao up there?"

The man seemed to be somewhat surprised and quickly agreed: "Yes, it is me!"

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed: "Great, open the city gate quickly!"

Li Jue suddenly grabbed him.

"Wait a minute, Grand Master. Liu He clearly captured Hangu Pass, so why is Li Yao still guarding it?"

Dong Zhuo was startled and stopped instantly.

Li Jue raised his head and asked, "General Li, I wonder if Liu He has ever been imprisoned here?"

The other side replied: "General Liu He? Not bad, not bad. He came here not long ago with the Grand Master's order, saying he wanted to enter the pass. How dare I not let him go? He was in a hurry at the time, as if he had something very important to do. However, my status is low, so I dare not ask. By the way, why did the Grand Master come here?"

Guo Si said, "So he asked Zhu Ye to cheat the Grand Tutor's order that day just for today."

Dong Zhuo was very thankful and said, "Even a wise man can make mistakes. With his army, it is not difficult to storm Hangu Pass. Now that this pass is left, it is God's help for me to enter the pass!"

He no longer hesitated and rushed into Hangu Pass first.

As soon as they entered the pass, the soldiers on both sides lined up in neat rows. Dong Zhuo was very happy to see this.

"This ceremonial procession is also in good shape. Li Yao has done a good job. I will definitely reward him later. Come, help me get off the horse."

When Li Jue and Guo Si saw his look, they knew that he was putting on his airs as the Grand Tutor again.

"Grandmaster, we... we still have to hurry back to Xiliang, do you think it's okay..."

Dong Zhuo was about to dismount from his horse when he paused, his face froze, and then became extremely gloomy.

"Damn it, damn it!"

"Grandmaster, given the current situation, we have no choice but to rush back to Xiliang and reorganize our troops. Please calm down first."

Fan Chou tried to comfort him.

"Hmph..." Dong Zhuo glared at the generals in annoyance.

"It's all because of your incompetence that I have been humiliated!"

All the generals lowered their heads, but there was no shyness on their faces. Everyone knew why the Xiliang Army was in its heyday, but no one dared to refute it.

"Where's Li Yao? Come out quickly and follow me back to Xiliang. When he comes back one day, I will definitely kill the entire clan of this little thief, leaving no one alive!"

Dong Zhuo gnashed his teeth and wished he could catch Liu He right now and cut off his flesh and bones to relieve his hatred.

"I'm afraid the Grand Master won't have this opportunity anymore."

A voice full of mocking tone suddenly sounded.

"Who, who dares to humiliate this old man!"

Dong Zhuo was furious.

Footsteps were heard and a figure walked down from the gate. Everyone could then see the man's face clearly.

"You...you are not Li Yao!" Dong Zhuo was shocked, and Li Jue and others hurriedly became alert.

"Hehe, that's right. Li Yao has been killed by my master. You old thief Dong Zhuo, you have come to this day too? Close the door!"

The gates on both sides of Hangu Pass slowly closed, and the troops on both sides, which had just been praised by Dong Zhuo as "honorary guards", all lowered their spears horizontally, pointing the spear heads directly at Dong Zhuo and others.

"Dengdengdeng..."

Teams of soldiers ran down from the top of the city, all of them fully armed, with spears in their hands, reflecting the light of torches, shining brightly...

Liu He was marching towards Hulao Pass when a soldier suddenly ran up from behind him. "My lord, the old villain Dong Zhuo and more than ten of his generals have all been captured!"

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this.

"Well, we finally caught the old thief. God bless us, my great man!"

Everyone danced and jumped with joy.

"You should take the old thief and his group back to Luoyang immediately and keep them under strict guard. We will ask the emperor to make a decision tomorrow."

"Here!"

The man immediately turned and left.

"Brother, this is great..."

Guan Yu was just about to congratulate him when he heard the sound of hurried horse hooves behind him.

"My Lord, something terrible has happened! The 170,000-strong Guandong coalition suddenly launched a fierce attack on Hulao Pass. No matter how we explain our identities to them, it will be useless!"

Cheng Liang was furious: "Yuan Shao, is he planning a rebellion? I will kill him!"

"Third brother, don't be anxious."

Liu He stopped him and said to the person who came to report: "Go and inform the military advisor to proceed according to the plan."

"Here!"

As the man left, Guan Yu and the others asked curiously, "Brother, did you even foresee what happened today?"

"Haha, that's natural. It's easy to capture Luoyang, but it's hard to defend it. How can we not prepare early?"

Zhu Ye was very disdainful when he heard this: "What's the difficulty? The allied forces are full of incompetents. At the beginning, they had more than 300,000 troops, but it was still difficult to attack the old villain Dong Zhuo. What's more, our army is now stationed at Hulao Pass, which is even more impregnable. I beg you to lead my Thunder God Cavalry to go out of the pass to fight, and I will definitely kill them without a trace."

"Fifth brother, don't be reckless. I have my own arrangements. I will talk to you after I get to the border. Let's go."

Liu He waved his hand. Even though Luoyang City was not far away, he did not enter the city. Instead, he whipped his horse again and rushed back to Hulao Pass.

Everyone returned to Hulao Pass and hurriedly climbed up the city wall.

All that could be heard was the deafening sound of killing from below the city wall, and all that could be seen were fires everywhere in the vast wilderness outside the Great Wall. Even in the dark night, it was lit up like day by torches.

Liu He took a quick look around.

"It seems that many princes chose to retreat and did not directly oppose me, otherwise there would not be only these troops. No matter what the reason is, since you have shown me goodwill, I will naturally return the favor."

He smiled slightly, as if he didn't take the army in front of him seriously at all.

"My lord, everything is ready."

Cui Jun came over and respectfully handed a roll of gold cloth to Liu He.

Liu He reached out to take it and took a look. It was indeed an imperial edict. However, this edict certainly could not have been written by Liu Xie, but it was not a big deal.

He stood on the top of the city wall, ignoring the fierce battle in front of him, and shouted loudly towards the front.

"Where are the princes? Liu He is here, please show up and talk!"

After speaking for a while, no one responded, so Liu He shouted again.

At this time, a dozen people were seen walking out of the camp a few hundred steps away. Under the protection of their personal soldiers, they slowly walked to a place about a hundred steps away from the pass.

The fighting between the two sides therefore stopped temporarily.

Liu He took a look. There were originally twenty princes. Ding Yuan was killed, Ma Teng, Kong Rong and Tao Qian were already on their way to Luoyang. Among the remaining fifteen princes, only ten appeared in front of him.

Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin, Changsha Prefect Sun Jian, Jizhou Governor Han Fu, Beiping Prefect Gongsun Zan, and Cavalry Commander Cao Cao have all disappeared, apparently having led their troops to retreat.

Liu He had a plan in mind and shouted, "Where is the leader Yuan Benchu?"

Yuan Shao rode his horse forward three steps and responded, "I am Yuan, and I would like to ask General Liu what advice you have for me."

"Leader, we have come here for the righteous cause to defeat the thief Dong, but now the thief Dong has surrendered and the emperor is safe. Here is the emperor's edict, summoning all the generals to the palace to receive the title. Why don't you quickly withdraw your troops and follow me to see the emperor?"

(End of this chapter)