Li Ru quickly stopped and said, "Wait, what's in the brocade box and who is the person here?"
The soldier hesitated and said: "The visitor sent the brocade box to Guopunzhai, and he left after delivery. He only left a word, saying that the Taishi knew it at first sight. General Guo didn't dare to move lightly. The villain sent here,"
Li Ru rolled his eyes and said to the soldier: "Let's open it and take a look."
The soldier agreed and opened the brocade box with a sudden shout of "Ah". The brocade box also fell to the ground by accident, and a head fell out of it.
Dong Zhuo and Li Ru looked intently, and they were shocked. Although it is midsummer, there is lime in the brocade box, so there is no peculiar smell. It's just that the head is stained with blood, but an arrow on the right cheek is clearly visible. , Look at the face with eyes wide open, it’s not Lu Bu but which one is,
This shock was not trivial. Even Li Ru was in chaos. In the Xiliang Army, Lv Bu was like a god of war. In the match between Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan in Luoyang, Lv Bu almost killed himself. The Xiliang Iron Cavalry was defeated. I didn’t expect that he was sent to surprise Xiangyang this time, and he ended up in a different place. Last time at Yangping Pass, Lu Bu was defeated by Huang Zhong. He has already set the spirit of the three armies a bit. If this time the news of his death is It spread in the army, and the result can be imagined,
Dong Zhuo's voice was already trembling, he looked up at Li Ru and said, "Wen You, Wen Hou has died, let's go back to Chang'an."
It took a long time for Li Ru to slow down and say, "Enlighten Taishi, Wang Yun has already taken the lead in Liu Xie to leave Chang'an, and now it is no use going anymore. Xiliang is the place of our foundation. Taishi has a lot of people there. Hope, there are still one hundred thousand iron knights in hand, as long as you return to Xiliang, you will still have the power to fight. For the present plan, you can conceal the news of Lu Bu’s death first to stabilize the army’s heart, and then make Li Wei, Guo Bang, and Bei Gong Boyu and Liu Bao attacked together in the early morning of tomorrow, putting on a posture of a decisive battle with Liu Xin, and ordered General Duan Yan and his army to stick to the Sanguan, and the Taishi could withdraw calmly."
When Dong Zhuo heard Li Ru’s words, he suddenly became fierce and drew his sword and threw it out. The soldier who reported the letter was caught off guard and was chopped to the ground on the spot. Li Ru understood, stepped forward to make up for the sword, and the soldier was killed.
Lu Bu’s head was sent to Liu Xin’s military camp this afternoon. At the same time, Fang Tian’s painted halberd and Red Rabbit’s horse were also sent. Fang Tian’s painted halberd and Red Rabbit’s horse were almost never separated from Lu Bu's side. These two things were alone. It can also prove the news of Lu Bu’s death, so even if Liu Xin had expected that Dong Zhuo would conceal the news of Lu Bu’s death, he still 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 be the victims of Dong Zhuo's anger, so he asked them to withdraw the brocade box before Guo Bang's camp. Guo Bang still talked about the rule of not cutting the hand, and there was no Liu Xin soldier who was embarrassed to give the brocade box. After all, there were no mail bombs at that time, and there was no need to worry about the mystery in the brocade box. In fact, Chang'an City What happened here has been detected by the Phantom Secret Spy lurking in the city, but the news has not been passed on here. If Liu Xin knows that Wang Yun has taken Liu Xie to Luoyang, he must have other countermeasures. ,
Even if he did not grasp the movements of Wang Yun in Changanli, Guo Jia still judged that Dong Zhuo’s greatest possibility was to withdraw his troops. Tomorrow he could announce the news of Lu Bu’s death, and then take advantage of the instability of the Xiliang soldiers and march forward, as long as they conquer the front of Sanguan. For these two camps, there is no need to worry about the separation.
While Liu Xin was preparing to attack here, Li Wei and Guo Bin also received Dong Zhuo’s order to attack tomorrow. Both Li Wei and Guo Bin didn’t understand this order. The best countermeasure now is stalemate, and They don’t have cavalry in their hands. It’s really not a good idea to take the initiative to attack. In desperation, they can only ask Beigong Boyu and Liu Bao to discuss, and want to invite their nomadic cavalry to lead the battle, but Beigong Boyu and Liu Bao The two men, Liu Bao, have suffered Liu Xin’s great loss. How can they still be willing to take advantage of them? Besides these days, their subordinates are not one or two who have escaped. The military spirit has long been turbulent, Bei Gong Boyu and Liu Bao. They agreed in unison, but they had their own small calculations in their hearts, and they were all ready to find a chance to rub the soles of their feet.
In the early morning of the next day, as soon as Liu Xin’s army formed its battlefield, he heard the drum trumpets of the two camps opposite Li Yu and Guo Bang. The gate opened and thousands of troops swarmed out.
Liu Xin felt a little surprised: "Does Dong Zhuo want to avenge Lu Bu,"
Guo Jia said suddenly: "No, Dong Zhuo is really going to run,"
Liu Xin was awakened by one of his words. It seems that Dong Zhuo wants these people to be cannon fodder to buy time for his escape. He couldn't help but sneered: "It's not so easy to run, beat the drum, and draw Lu Bu's Fang Tian. Pick it up,"
Tens of thousands of people shouted in unison: "Lü Bu is dead, those who surrender will not kill, Lu Bu is dead, those who surrender will not kill,"
Lu Bu’s Fang Tian 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 on the opposite side, the two armies of Li Wei and Guo Pun were arrayed. There were bursts of violence in the middle, and everyone was panicked.
Li Yi turned around and shouted: "Don't listen to the enemy's rumors. One weapon can't explain much. Wenhou is invincible. Now he has invaded the city of Xiangyang. The enemy is about to be defeated.
His shouts did not calm the soldiers' confession at all. Instead, they became more chaotic as the flag of the opposite door opened. A general of the door ran out, and the red sword in his hand pointed behind him. It was a horse. The flaming steed, no one in the Xiliang army knows, who does not know, that is exactly Lu Bu's red rabbit horse. Fang Tian’s painted halberd might be able to build one in the same way, but the red rabbit horse’s god horse is a disguise. No, just based on these two points, even if Lü Bu did not die, it would be more fortunate.
It was Huang Zhong who carried the red broadsword. He had fought with Lu Bu for a whole day. Many people in the Xiliang Army had heard of his fame. Seeing his appearance, many soldiers’ palms were already covered with sweat.
Huang Zhong shouted loudly: "Don't continue to be obsessed, Lu Bu's first level was given to the old thief Dong Zhuo yesterday. Didn't he tell you, but let you continue to come and die? Dong Zhuo has abandoned you, you guys. I still have to work for him. I feel really worthless for you. The three links are banging, and those who refuse to return, just wait to accompany Lu Bu."
Li Hao and Guo Ben were both frightened and angry. If what Huang Zhong said is true, then don’t say these soldiers, even they themselves have been sold by Dong Zhuo. Li Haoqiang held down his dissatisfaction and turned around and shouted: "Children , Don’t listen to this traitor’s nonsense, how could Taishi do such an unrighteous thing, everyone, be quiet, be quiet, listen to me..."
He yelled hoarsely here, but where he could stop the chaotic crowd, the room leaked in the night rain, and when the chaos was in front of the formation, the sound of horseshoes came from the direction of Sanguan, and the two sides in front of the pass were scattered. The troops are all battle-tested. From the sound of horses, you can tell that this cavalry is huge, with tens of thousands of people. They looked in that direction, only to find a large area of smoke and dust billowing northward. I don’t know who it is. There was a shout in the team, "Dong Zhuo left us and ran away." This shout suddenly caused the entire army to blow up, and swarmed towards the Sanguan. Li Nao and Guo Ben couldn't hold it back after all their lives.
Seeing the opportunity, Liu Xin shouted "Kill,"
With an order, Wan Nu sent out together, Huang Zhong, Zhang Fei, Xu Huang and others took the lead, and the three armies dared forward to fight the enemy.
The Xiliang Army has long lost the fighting spirit, not only because of the loss of their military soul, Lu Bu, but also because Dong Zhuo escaped first by ignoring their life and death. The Xiliang Army before the Guan was not originally Dong Zhuo’s direct line of troops. There are not only the old Luoyang army, but also the Chinese army, as well as the Qiang army and the Xiongnu army. Such a team always swarms forward when it wins a battle. The defeat is even more scattered.
Beigong Boyu and Liu Bao originally wanted to leave. How could they continue to fight in this situation? With a whistle, they each led their troops to the trails on both sides of Sanguan. This trail can also be used to leave, but the brigade of troops If you want to bypass it, you will inevitably be attacked by the defenders at the Sanguan. Fortunately, the defenders at Sanguan are in the same group as you. Beigong Boyu and Liu Bao have nothing to worry about. Go, these Qiang soldiers and Xiongnu soldiers were originally arranged at the forefront of the team. They were all cavalry. The huge impact quickly drove the old Luoyang army and the Guanzhong army in the rear group to pieces, not waiting for Liu Xin's army. At the end of the day, under the footsteps of these nomadic cavalry, the old Luoyang army and the Guanzhong army had already suffered countless casualties.
The army was defeated like a mountain. Li Wei and Guo Bin knew that the situation was irreversible, and they did not care about restraining their subordinates. They were mixed in the chaotic army and rushed to Sanguan. Guo Bin even drew a knife and chopped over a few horses that were in his way. The soldiers in front managed to squeeze in front of the gate, but they saw the gate shoot a chaotic arrow.
Duan Yan stood on the top of the city and shouted loudly: "The Taishi has an order, if you step back and kill you without mercy,"
Li Lao and Guo Yan screamed, but Duan Yan remained unmoved. In addition to the chaotic arrows, they also added rolling wood and rocking stones. They almost regarded the army under the city as Liu Xin's army under siege. At this time, Li Lai and Guo Yan It was also important to save his life. I didn’t care about continuing to entangle with Duan Yan. They turned their horses and followed in the footsteps of Beigong Boyu and Liu Bao, and fled to the small roads on both sides of Sanguan.
Duan Yan and Dong Xiu are both generals under Dong Zhuo, and they are side by side with Niu Fu, Xu Rong, and Hu Zhen. The Guan Zhong Army was originally led by them. In recent years, due to Li Wei, Guo Ben, Fan Chou, With the sudden emergence of the four Zhang Ji, the status of Duan Yan and Dong Xiu in Dong Zhuo’s mind was deteriorating. Even the military power was deprived. Duan Yan was assigned to guard Sanguan, and Dong Xiu was sent to guard Wuguan. Both of them were full of complaints. Now that they saw that the armies of Li Lao and Guo Bin had not yet fought, they were defeated first. Duan Yan couldn't help feeling very happy. Besides, Dong Zhuo had already left. He simply played in the name of Dong Zhuo. Once public revenge,
This private vengeance can be said to be rewarded heartily. The chaotic arrows were not only shot at the soldiers in front of the pass, but even the soldiers who fled to the trails on both sides of the pass.
Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong and other generals, regardless of their grievances, just shouted and killed them all the way, and rushed to the city of Sanguan. The soldiers of the old Luoyang army and the Guanzhong army who were too late to escape gave up their weapons and surrendered. Many Qiang soldiers and Xiongnu soldiers also knelt on the ground,
These soldiers had their own soldiers from behind to gather and escort them. Zhang Fei just went all the way and rushed to the city of Sanguan. He was about to order the attack, but saw that the gate of Sanguan suddenly pushed to both sides.