Dong Zhuo's Worry
After Liu Xie, Yue Yun, and Luo Cheng escaped from Luoyang, they were taken away by Lu Bu, who was outside the city. However, the city was in chaos.
Originally, after the thousand-pound gate was lowered, Fan Chou had thought that those three would be turtles in a jar. With his nearly one thousand men army, he would be able to exhaust Liu Xie and the other two to death. Even now, there were only around six hundred men left. Four hundred of them were at the back door of Prince Chen Liu's residence, and had been sent underground by Yue Yun or Luo Cheng.
However, Yue Yun and Luo Cheng were clearly at the end of their rope. It wouldn't be long before the three of them were exhausted and captured. Although so many Western Liang soldiers had died on his mission tonight, he had completed it and achieved his goal of killing Liu Xie.
But now that the Thousand Jin Gate had fallen, the army in the city could not even leave if they wanted to. Thinking of this, Fan Chou's anger grew even more. This time, Liu Xie had escaped.
Therefore, Fan Chou went up to the East Gate Tower with an angry look on his face. His face was gloomy. The moment he went up, he fiercely grabbed the collar of the general guarding the gate and shouted," What's wrong with you? Hurry up and lift the thousand-pound gate for me. I'll give you the time to brew a cup of tea. If you can't do it, you can go to hell!"”
" Your Excellency," the general no longer had the arrogance he had towards the deputy general. Instead, he said to Fan Chou with a sobbing tone," Your Excellency…that thousand-pound gate is as heavy as Mount Tai. Since it was built, it was originally meant to not be opened. As long as it was put down, it…could not be lifted at all."”
"You can't? You bastard!" Fan Chou's thick beard trembled along with the muscles on his face. He grabbed the general and threw him to the ground.
Fan Chou was still not satisfied, so he raised his saber and made a gesture to slash at the general. Fan Chou's personal guard at the side hurriedly hugged Fan Chou and advised," General, please think twice. This general is also appointed by the imperial court. We have no right to kill him!"”
"Humph!" Fan Chou snorted heavily through his nose." This dog thief, I won't vent my hatred until I kill him!”Even though he said that, he still loosened his grip on the knife slightly.
"General Fan, what we need to do now is not to kill him, but to quickly inform Daren and make plans.”The bodyguard advised again.
"Yes." Fan Chou's anger seemed to have subsided a little. He moved the saber in his hand away, but the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't vent his anger. He kicked the general a few more times before he stopped.
"Let's go!" Fan Chou said in annoyance, and personally climbed the stairs to the city gate.
Soon, Fan Chou and the rest raised their torches and rushed towards Dong Zhuo's residence.
An ordinary soldier on the city gate looked at the dilapidated street and saw hundreds of corpses covering the street. They were all red and white, and there were corpses holding spears everywhere. The thick smell of blood floated in the air, making people feel nauseous.
The soldier couldn't help but feel sad. In just half a night, hundreds of lives had been lost on this street. It wasn't just the soldiers, but also some innocent civilians who had been killed. All of them died with their eyes wide open, and blood flowed on the street. The soldier sighed in his heart. The night gradually calmed down, but a breeze suddenly blew, as if there was a whisper. Was this a chaotic world?
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"Bastard!" In Dong Zhuo's residence, after Dong Zhuo heard Fan Chou's trembling report, he couldn't help but kick the table in front of him. He took two to three steps and walked to the kneeling Fan Chou. Then, he immediately scolded Fan Chou," You useless thing! You led nearly a thousand people to kill three people for me, but not only did you fail to kill them, you even lost nearly half of their lives. You call yourself a general, you bastard!”
Li Que, Guo Si, and Zhang Ji, who were also in Dong Zhuo's residence, saw Dong Zhuo's anger. Naturally, they did not dare to show any expression on their faces, but they were smiling in their hearts. They also looked down on Fan Chou.
"Drag him out and chop him up!" Dong Zhuo's face was full of anger. His fat body trembled as he suddenly said coldly.
" Ah!" Fan Chou, who was kneeling on the ground, was stunned. He immediately kowtowed non-stop like he was pounding garlic." Ming Gong, Ming Gong, please spare my life. Please spare my life on the account that I have served Ming Gong for many years!"”
" Duke Ming," Li Ru came out to smooth things over when Dong Zhuo was furious." Duke Ming, please calm down. General Fan didn't do it on purpose. Moreover, General Fan must have put in a lot of effort when he looked tired."”
Li Ru said calmly," We can only blame Liu Xie for underestimating him. I didn't expect him to have such a powerful family general in his residence." Out of habit, Li Ru gently twirled the white jade ring on his left index finger with the fingertips of his right hand." In the end, I didn't expect that hammer-wielding general to be able to lift the thousand-pound brake. No one in the Xi Liang Army could do this."”
After Li Ru finished speaking, he deliberately glanced at Li Que, Guo Si, and Zhang Ji, who were also sitting at the side. Just this glance made the three of them suddenly turn red.
"Then what should we do next?”Dong Zhuo began to control his emotions, but he was still frustrated. Liu Xie was like a nail that was hard to pull out. He kept pestering Dong Zhuo in his heart, making him want to get rid of him quickly. Dong Zhuo had a faint feeling that if Liu Xie didn't die, there would be big trouble in the future.
However, Li Ru did not notice this and continued to speak," Don't worry, Duke Ming. As long as we guard the capital and control the officials and the Emperor, Liu Xie will not be able to do anything.”
"As long as we control the Son of Heaven, then the entire world will be in the hands of Ming Gong. What is there to be afraid of a little Liu Xie?”
The rest of the people couldn't help but nod when they heard Li Ru's words, but Dong Zhuo still felt uneasy." Can we completely remove this threat?"”
" This…" Li Ru pondered for a moment." It's not impossible to solve this problem. As long as Ming Gong sends a general to lead the army to chase after them overnight, and take advantage of their exhaustion to use the human wave tactic, I don't believe that Liu Xie can still escape."”
"Yes." Dong Zhuo nodded and agreed to this suggestion. He then turned to Li Que and the other three and said," Who will lead the army to pursue them?”
"I'm willing to go!" Almost at the same time, Li Que, Guo Si, and Zhang Ji stepped forward and cupped their fists.
"I am willing to atone for my sins and offer Liu Xie's head to Ming Gong!”Fan Chou, who was kneeling on the ground, was not willing to be outdone. He cupped his fists and asked for battle.
" Hehe, all the generals are full of fighting spirit," Li Ru said with a smile." Ming Gong, I think it's better to let General Fan Chou go. That Ding Yuan is outside the city, and my sister still needs others to hold the fort."”
Li Ru paused." And there's also his foster son. After all, that Fierce Tiger of Wuyuan is not to be trifled with. We need to be more careful.”
" Yes," Dong Zhuo agreed, seemingly very satisfied with his son-in-law's plan." Wenyou, I'll leave the rest to you." He then turned to Fan Chou and said," This time, you must bring Liu Xie's head. Otherwise, you can forget about coming back!"”
" Yes, yes." Fan Chou broke out in cold sweat and nodded repeatedly.
" Yes." Dong Zhuo nodded with satisfaction." I have something to do in the palace. If you have nothing else to do, you can leave first!"”
Li Ru and the others also knew what Dong Zhuo was referring to. They all squeezed out a smile unique to men and left.
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