on the official road
Dong Zhuo was sitting in the carriage. Because of the weather, he felt his whole body burning up.
"Wenyou, how far is it to Chang 'an?”
Dong Zhuo asked unhappily when he saw Li Ru rushing over.
"Reporting to father-in-law, there are still nine hundred li.”
"It's still so far…"
When Dong Zhuo heard this, his face instantly darkened. He complained,
"If you ask me, we shouldn't have brought those mud legs with us. That way, we can run faster.”
"Sigh, if we retreat with only our soldiers, those eastern dukes will definitely chase after us.”
"However, if we bring along these nobodies, the vassals of the east of the country will feel that it's not worth it.”
"This way, we can escape as quickly as possible.”
Li Ru patiently explained to Dong Zhuo.
After weighing the pros and cons, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and the others felt that there was no value in pursuing Dong Zhuo. They also felt that it was not worth it to be responsible for the safety of these people.
But now, Dong Zhuo was covered in sweat and didn't even have the interest to play with the car. How could he have the time to calm down and think?
Li Ru's complaints were almost beyond words.
Looking at the long line behind him, Li Ru sighed silently.
This trip to Chang 'an would probably make it difficult for them to invade Luoyang again.
Dong Zhuo was old. His sons had all passed away due to various accidents. His only immediate family member was his granddaughter, Dong Bai.
In other words, if Dong Zhuo could not leave Chang 'an in his lifetime, it was basically impossible to count on his next successor.
The internal strife within the Xi Liang Army was quite serious. Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji, and the others had formed their own factions.
When Dong Zhuo was still alive, these people were loyal to him.
However, if Dong Zhuo suddenly died one day after having too much fun, these people would inevitably have other thoughts.
This time, Li Ru had left two troops behind to bring up the rear.
One was Xu Rong's Xingyang Army, and the other was the Northern Spearmen led by Zhang Xiu.
Although the Northern Spearmen were few in number, they were the cream of the crop. They were trained by Zhang Xiu himself and could fight ten enemies at once.
This army was lying in ambush on the mountain path, just in case.
Yes, apart from Xingyang Avenue, Li Ru had also made preparations on the mountain road. The layout could be said to be flawless.
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on the mountain path
Cao Cao's 5,000 soldiers started to march forward as fast as they could.
Zhao Yun led the cavalry to open up a path at the front.
Suddenly, a series of killing cries came from the forest.
Countless spears shot out from the mountains and attacked the Cao army from all directions.
"What?! There's actually an enemy attack!"
The Cao soldiers were all shocked.
They could actually encounter enemies on this lousy mountain road.
"Thieves, you have been surrounded. Put down your weapons and perhaps I can spare your lives!”
Zhang Xiu held a golden spear in his hand and rode a Dawan horse. He slowly walked out of the mountain path under the protection of his personal guards.
"Senior Brother! Why is it you?"
Seeing Zhang Xiu's face clearly, Zhao Yun shouted in surprise.
"Aiyo, damn! Isn't this Zilong…Why are you here?”
When Zhang Xiu appeared, he was full of force. The moment he saw Zhao Yun, he immediately broke through her defense.
Although this junior brother was much younger than him, his spear arts were completely superior to his.
Zhang Xiu boasted about how awesome he was every day. He had titles like " Northern Spear King " and " Golden Spear Zhang Xiu ".
However, in front of his Master Tong Yuan, Junior Brother Zhao Yun, and Tong Fei, he did not dare to show off his arrogance.
(What? Why wasn't there Second Senior Brother Zhang Ren? Did he not care about his face? No, he doesn't need it.)
Tong Yuan could teach Zhang Xiu a lesson with a single spear strike, and Zhao Yun could take him down within ten moves.
As for Tong Fei... although he did not have much martial strength, his mouth could directly shut Zhang Xiu up. His lethality was even more terrifying than the previous two!
"Wait, Military Advisor Li Ru said that there might be an idiot vassal leading an army to pursue us and asked me to lie in ambush on the mountain path. Could that idiot vassal be your lord Cao Cao?”
Hearing Zhang Xiu's question, Zhao Yun's handsome face flashed with embarrassment.
"No other soldiers passed by before. Zilong, are you the vanguard for your lord?”
Zhang Xiu's expression became even more strange.
If it were any other general, he would probably have attacked directly.
But now that the general opposite him was Zhao Yun, how could he make a move?
Besides, Zhang Xiu was well aware of Zhao Yun's ability.
Unless they relied on their superior numbers to surround and attack, it was hard to say who would take down who.
"Zilong, since you're here, where are the people from Changping? Don't tell me he's behind us too?"
Zhang Xiu asked nervously.
When he asked this question, his horse couldn't help but take two steps back, as if it had heard a name that terrified him.
" Senior Brother, Changping is with the lord. He'll be here soon…"
Seeing Zhang Xiu's expression, even with Zhao Yun's composure, she almost couldn't help but laugh.
When the latter heard such an affirmative answer, his face instantly turned pale.
"It's over, it's over. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have accepted this job of bringing up the rear!”
Zhang Xiu said with tears in his eyes.
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