Liu Xun had already grasped the movements of Zhao Yun's army. He immediately decided that he would lead 50,000 troops into the city, while Zhang Ren would lead 30,000 troops outside the city. They would form a horn for each other.
When Zhao Yun's army arrived, they would give them a head-on attack.
Liu Xun's plan was very well thought out, but he still underestimated Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun was brave and resourceful. He was not just a warrior.
At this time, Zhao Yun had only debuted for a few years, but his name had already shaken the world. Of course, he was not an ordinary person.
When they were rescuing Yangping Pass, Zhao Yun had calculated all possible situations and sent scouts to scout from afar.
" Report, Zhang Ren's army is stationed outside Yangguan Ping, while Liu Xun is stationed inside the pass. They are on full alert and want to catch us off guard," a scout reported.
" You want to take advantage of me coming from far away and catching me off guard before you can gain a firm foothold? How can it be so easy?" Zhao Yun mocked herself.
The army arrived outside Yangping Pass and camped far away, facing Zhang Ren's army from afar. Ten thousand archers shot at their positions, and Liu Xun's wish to launch a fierce attack before Zhao Yun's foothold was stable fell through.
That night, the torches at Yangping Pass were brightly lit. Zhao Yun was wearing a white helmet and armor, with a silk belt and a beast belt. He was holding a silver spear and riding a lion horse. His face was like powder and he was full of heroic spirit.
Zhao Yun galloped back and forth under the pass and read Liu Xun's name to fight.
" My lord is the commander of the three armies. You can't act rashly. Let me go and meet him," Xu Huang said.
" Alright, Gongming, be careful. Don't underestimate your enemy. Listen to my chime and return to the pass immediately," Liu Xun instructed. Xu Huang was the best in martial arts among his subordinates, and he didn't want anything to happen to him.
"Xu Huang understands." Xu Huang immediately put on his armor and led a troop out of the city gate. They lined up beside the suspension bridge.
Xu Huang rode his horse alone, brandishing his greataxe as he charged towards Zhao Yun.
"Wait, is it Liu Xun?" Zhao Yun asked.
" I'm Xu Huang, and I'm here to learn from you," Xu Huang said.
" You're not Liu Xun. You're not my match. Quickly retreat and let Liu Xun come out," Yun Zhao said with a wave of her hand. Her tone was filled with contempt.
" You're looking down on me? Look at the axe!" Xu Huang was furious. He raised his axe and slashed down.
Zhao Yun raised her spear to meet him. The two of them exchanged blows with spears and axes, and it was difficult to tell who Xuanyuan was.
Zhao Yun was in the Dao Jin stage, while Xu Huang had been stuck in the Void Jin Lefeng for many years. After receiving the "Flying Dragon in the Sky" from Liu Xun, he had already shown signs of breaking through.
The two of them exchanged blows with axes and spears, and in the blink of an eye, more than ten moves had already passed.
Xu Huang won in his heavy and fierce moves, while Zhao Yunsheng won in his profound realm. His Lightning Panic Spear appeared and disappeared unpredictably, making it impossible for Xu Huang to guard against it.
Although Xu Huang's Flying Dragon in the Sky Declaims Flower Axe was also a unique skill, it was a pity that he had yet to enter the realm of Dao Force.
Xu Huang understood that he could remain undefeated within 30 moves, but after 50 moves, he would definitely lose.
" This Zhao Yun is so famous at such a young age. As expected, he's a man with a great reputation." Xu Huang admired him more and more as he fought.
This battle had benefited him greatly. He was one step closer to breaking through the Void Jin Realm and reaching the Dao Jin Realm.
Zhao Yun anxiously fought Xu Huang, secretly admiring him.
Liu Xun was afraid that Xu Huang would fall, so he sounded the bell to withdraw his troops. Zhao Yun chased after him to the suspension bridge, but was shot back by a flurry of arrows.
" This Zhao Yun really lives up to his reputation. If we continue fighting, I'm afraid I won't be his match." Xu Huang was usually unconvinced, but he was full of praise for Zhao Yun.
" Zhao Yun is indeed a tiger general. After subduing him, it will be easy for me to conquer the world." Liu Xun secretly thought of a way to deal with Zhao Yun. He gave the order to close the city gates and not leave.
At the same time, he ordered Zhang Ren to stay put and guard against Zhao Yun's attack.
For several days, Zhao Yun came to the city to scold him, but Liu Xun ignored him. The order was given to attack the city. Arrows were shot down from the city. Zhang Renjun attacked the back of Zhao Yun's army, forcing him to leave the city and set up camp three miles away.
Liu Xun's army did not pursue the victory, so Zhao Yun did not know what Liu Xun was planning.
Although Zhao Yun had 50,000 soldiers, Liu Xun had 80,000. Adding on Yan Yan's troops, Liu Xun had 100,000 soldiers.
If Liu Xun really wanted to take the initiative to attack, the possibility of defeating Zhao Yun was extremely high.
Everyone said that Zhao Yun was the enemy of ten thousand people, but it was just that he was brave. He couldn't really fight ten thousand people alone. Liu Xuncun had another thought. He wanted to subdue Zhao Yun and make him his own.
On one hand, Liu Xun did not move, on the other hand, he let Yan Yan lead his troops to attack Southern Zheng through a small path to cut off Zhao Yun's retreat.
He also sent a large number of spies to spread rumors throughout the Han Dynasty, saying that Zhao Yun did not send troops because he wanted to support his troops and divide the Han Dynasty with Liu Xun.
Liu Xun's spy also brought a large sum of money and sneaked into Han. He met Zhang Lu's favorite minister, Yang Song, and asked him to speak ill of Zhao Yun in front of Zhang Lu. He promised to let Yang Song guard Han after the matter was done.
After obtaining the gold, silver, and jewelry, Yang Song immediately went to see Zhang Lu.
" Now, rumors are spreading all over Han. Zhao Yun wants to raise his army and carve up Han with Liu Xun. My lord, you have to be on guard," Yang Song said.
" Men, go and investigate if Zhao Yun has any signs of rebellion," Zhang Lu said.
Not long after, his subordinate reported," There are rumors everywhere that Zhao Yun wants to support the army and stand on his own.”
"What should we do? "If Zhao Yunzhen and Liu Xun collude, Han will be hard to protect," Zhang Lu said as he pounded his chest and stamped his feet.
" My lord, don't worry. For now, we can only send people to urge Zhao Yun to advance as soon as possible. On the other hand, send troops to guard the various passes to prevent Zhao Yun from returning to the Han army," Yang Song suggested.
"This plan is brilliant. Men, hurry up and urge Zhao Yun to advance. "In addition, send an army to guard the various passes to prevent Zhao Yun from returning to attack the Han," Zhang Lu said.
" My lord, you must not do that. If you do that, Han will not be able to save him." A person lifted the curtain and entered. It seemed like he had been outside the door for a long time.
"Second brother, what do you mean? Seeing that Zhao Yun has betrayed us, why are you stopping me?”Zhang Lu said in confusion.
The person who came was Zhang Lu's trusted younger brother, Zhang Wei. It was all thanks to Zhang Wei's support that Zhang Lu was able to have what he had today.
"If big brother really does this, even if Zhao Yun doesn't rebel, big brother will force her to rebel. Big brother, please think about it. If Zhao Yun really colluded with Liu Xun to attack, would it be useful for you to send people to guard each pass?”Zhang Wei said.
" Well..." Zhang Lu thought for a moment." It's probably useless. Second Brother, what do you mean?"”
" Yang Song was most likely in cahoots with Liu Xun when he went to Yizhou previously. Please give the order to arrest this traitor," Zhang Wei said as he pointed at Yang Song.
"Zhang Wei, you're slandering me. You can arrest me, but show me the evidence. Lord, Yang Song was wholeheartedly planning for Lord, but he was still framed as a traitor. It was really unjust."Yang Song knelt in front of Zhang Lu with a plop and sobbed.
"Second brother, you said that Yang Song is Liu Xun's spy, do you have any evidence?”Zhang Lu said.
"It's easy to get evidence. Those people on the streets who are spreading rumors that Zhao Yun wants to have an army and respect himself, just grab some of them and interrogate them. As for Yang Song, as long as he was put in prison, sent troops to surround his mansion, and searched it, he would understand. "If he's really innocent, I'm willing to die to atone for my sins and prove his innocence," Zhang Wei said.
Zhang Wei's words immediately made Zhang Lu suspicious. He was not a fool, but he usually trusted Yang Song too much.
How could a person who could dominate the Han Dynasty for more than 30 years and fight against the various feudal vassals be a mediocre person?
"Yang Song, I'll have to make you suffer. If I find out later that you are really innocent, I will give you justice. "Men, pull Yang Song down and keep him under guard. I'll interrogate him personally later," Zhang Lu said."Immediately send troops to surround Yang Song's residence. Don't let a single person escape.”
" Go to the streets and catch the person who started the rumor. I want to interrogate him severely," Zhang Lu said.
Liu Xun's messenger was waiting for a reply at Yang Song's residence. Who knew that there would be a huge commotion?
Zhang Lu's army surrounded Yang Song's residence and found a large amount of gold, silver, and jewelry. They were brought to Zhang Lu along with Liu Xun's messenger.
Under torture, Liu Xun's messenger first confessed about bribing Yang Song and also about using carrier pigeons to send messages.
"This Liu Xun is really not simple. He actually thought of such a method to send a message. No wonder he was able to quickly occupy Yangping Pass. "Let's beat him at his own game and make him think that we've already set up a trap," Zhang Wei said.
Zhang Lu read his words repeatedly." Second Brother, this is a brilliant plan.”
"Yang Song, now that the evidence of you colluding with Liu Xun is in front of you, what else can you deny?”Zhang Lu looked at Yang Song kneeling in front of him and shouted.
" My lord, please spare my life. I was framed." Yang Song still did not give up and tried to make a dying struggle.
" Even now, you're still stubborn and want to escape punishment. To think that I trusted you so much. How dare you betray me?" Zhang Lu gritted his teeth in hatred." Men, push Yang Song out and behead him." Yang Song's family and servants were all escorted to the East City to be executed.”
" As long as you follow my instructions, I can spare your life," Zhang Wei said to Liu Xun's messenger who was kneeling in front of him.
"As long as Milord spare my life, this lowly one is willing to listen to Milord's orders. Milord tells this lowly one to go east, this lowly one will never dare to go west. "Please spare my life on account that I have a high position and a second branch." The messenger knelt on the ground and kowtowed as if he was pounding onions, spouting nonsense.
" Listen, do as I say. Write back to Liu Xun and tell him that everything has been arranged. Don't worry, sir," Zhang Wei said.
" I'll do as you say," the messenger said." My messenger pigeon is still in the Han Residence. Please send someone to fetch it with me."”
" Alright, someone, follow this guest to the apartment to retrieve the carrier pigeon. Take good care of the guest. If anything goes wrong, I'll take your dog lives," Zhang Wei said.
How could Zhang Lu's personal guards not understand these words? They immediately pushed and shoved Liu Xun's messenger to his residence to retrieve the carrier pigeon.
After retrieving the carrier pigeon, the messenger wrote a note according to Zhang Wei's instructions and handed it to Zhang Wei.
" Everything is as you expected, sir. Don't worry." Zhang Wei looked at the handwriting on the note and was very satisfied." You can send it out now."”
The messenger tied the note to the pigeon's leg and released it in front of Zhang Wei and Zhang Lu.
" Men, drag this spy of Liu Xun out and kill him," Zhang Wei said.
" Sir, you promised to spare my life," the messenger cried out with a long face.
" I did promise to spare your life, but the lord didn't agree to it." Zhang Wei had a sinister smile on his face, like a profiteer.
"What should we do next? "Second Brother, my mind is in a mess. I don't even have any ideas after reading it," Zhang Lu asked.
His most favored subordinate, Yang Song, was actually someone else's spy. This matter greatly stimulated Zhang Lu.
"Didn't Liu Xun want to use a counter-plot to drive a wedge between the lord and Zhao Yun? "Let's not let him get what he wants. My lord wants to put Zhao Yun in an important position and rely on him as the Great Wall," Zhang Wei said.
"Alright, I'll give the order to let Zhao Yun take charge of the Han army. "From then on, in the Han Dynasty, he was below one person and above ten thousand people," Zhang Lu said in realization.
" My lord, you're going a little overboard by doing this. That Zhao Yun is an outsider after all. She just came to seek refuge with my lord not long ago. It's better to be on guard," Zhang Wei said leisurely.
" Second Brother, you mean…" Zhang Lu asked.
"Eldest Niece Ru Yu, you're ten this year, right?”Zhang Wei did not answer Zhang Lu's question. Instead, he asked a random question.
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