Rangers of the Three Kingdoms - C369
“Alright, you can go to the Jizhou. That place is rich and has a lot of people. It is also the gathering place for the clan and Scholars. It is easier to recruit soldiers and gather food.” Yuan Xi nodded his head and said confidently, “I think that it won’t be long before Dong Zhuo becomes enraged. At that time, the moment you show your might, you will destroy and drive Dong Zhuo away.”
Although he did not persuade Yuan Shao to leave on bad terms, Dong Zhuo was not discouraged. Since these warriors didn’t know how to appreciate favors, he cast his gaze towards those generals who were leading the troops. As a high-ranking officer, what he trusted the most was martial strength. As long as they could persuade them, would the Minister of the Court still be able to turn the tide?
He immediately sent out the herald, inviting all the northern troop, West Garden Army, as well as the foreign generals who came under orders to participate in his feast. The current Dong Zhuo was vigorous, who dared not give him some face? Those generals who wanted to curry favor with Dong Zhuo had arrived early. Even those generals who did not seek refuge had arrived on time.
Waiting until all the generals had taken their seats, only then did Dong Zhuo slowly walk out with the janissaries’s guards. He greeted everyone arrogantly as if he were greeting his subordinates. With a saber hanging from his waist, he sat down at the head of the table and instructed everyone to begin the banquet.
After three rounds of the wine shop, Dong Zhuo suddenly raised his hand, causing the zithers who were by the side to stop, and Generals who was drinking to put down his wine cup. Dong Zhuo cleared his throat and got down to the main topic at hand, “Today, I would like to invite all the generals over. I have something to discuss with them.”
All the generals who came to attend the feast knew that Dong Zhuo would not treat them for no reason, so they were all looking forward to it. Hearing Dong Zhuo’s words, he immediately pricked up his ears and waited quietly.
“The Son of Heaven is the Lord of all the people. Currently, the Emperor is weak, inferior to the King Chen Liu who is smart and eager to learn, unable to hold the throne. I wish to cripple the Young Emperor and establish the King Chen Liu.
All the officers were shocked. This topic was too sudden and too heavy, so no one dared to make a sound. The Young Emperor had just returned to the palace, and everything under the heavens was waiting for him to rise. At this time, he didn’t want to stabilize the world, but suddenly wanted to depose the Son of Heaven.
Suddenly, Ding Yuan stood up. Maybe he felt that his position was high enough, and had the qualifications to speak for everyone. He pointed at Dong Zhuo and bellowed angrily: “Who do you think you are, daring to speak such big words? The current Son of Heaven is the direct descendant of the first emperor, he’s so young, what qualifications do you have to talk about crippling him! Hailey, do you want to be a usurper? ”
Dong Zhuo was also furious. He had just met Yuan Shao and now, he had met Ding Yuan. If he dared to go against him, wouldn’t his plans be ruined? He forcefully pushed the table and loudly berated, “Those who follow me will live, those who disobey me will die!”
Then, Dong Zhuo took out his sword and prepared to kill Ding Yuan. But when he suddenly raised his head, he discovered that there was a nine feet tall, imposing looking man standing behind Ding Yuan, holding onto the ancient halberd in his hand, staring at giant man who was filled with killing intent, causing Dong Zhuo to tremble suddenly.
Dong Zhuo’s strategist, Li Ru, immediately stood up and stopped Dong Zhuo. He glanced at Dong Zhuo and said loudly: “Lord Sikong, today’s drinking is for fun, let’s not talk about the national affairs. “If you have any government affairs, you can come to the imperial court tomorrow to make a public comment.”
The other officers immediately stood up and advised, pulling Ding Yuan out. When Ding Yuan mounted his horse and left, the generals who were not planning to rely on Dong Zhuo saw his true face and took the chance to follow him.
It was already late in the night, and the sky was as thick as ink. Not even a crescent moon or a trace of starlight could be seen. A shooting star streaked across the night sky with a cold aura, its bright white light desolate and miserable. Around Luoyang City, there were only fireflies flying in the distance. The flickering light became dimmer and dimmer, and the entire Luoyang seemed to be shrouded in a dream.
In the boundless night, a few foot soldiers and Cavalry s used the light of the fireflies to slowly touch the Luoyang s. The soldiers were quiet and quiet. Even the horses were wrapped in sackcloth and chewing on their horses’ hooves. They barely made a sound.
Dong Zhuo was a person who would take revenge no matter what. Although he did not dare to kill Yuan Shao for the time being, he did not place Ding Yuan in his eyes. Before the feast was over, he had gathered his few generals together, preparing to launch a night raid on Ding Yuan. Not only did he want to kill Ding Yuan, he also wanted to erase the Union State Armoured Cavalry from everyone’s memories.
Ding Yuan’s camp was extremely quiet. The only sound that could be heard was the sound of river wind blowing from the Yellow River, gently rolling up the flap of the tent. Some of the tents seemed to have oil lamps lit up, and the flames were still dancing. From time to time, a bright lantern flower would burst, and a wisp of black smoke would rise into the air.
A few of the night soldiers were reclining in the doorway of the camp, snoring softly. Whether it was because they were too tired, or because they thought the Son of Heaven had no enemies at his feet, or because they were sleeping so soundly that the enemy’s sword had cut through their bellies, they did not fall asleep.
“Kill …”
Earth-shaking killing shouts came down from the sky and instantly filled Ding Yuan’s entire Front Camp. The tiger-like West Cold Cavalry brandished his battle blade and charged towards the sleeping Zhanzhou cavalry. Before the pitiful Zhanzhou cavalry could put on his clothes, he became a ghost under the blade.
Ding Yuan and his main Generals were living in the middle camp, so they had ample time to put on their clothes and armor. Ding Yuan immediately understood that he was ambushed by Dong Zhuo. He angrily jumped on his horse and prepared to fight Dong Zhuo with his life on the line.
Just then, Lv Bu ran over, and held his symbol on his halberd. The cavalry from the middle and back had already gathered together. Ding Yuan pointed his spear forward and bellowed, “Traitorous Dong Zhuo, despicably and shamelessly sneak attacked our camp, kill them all!”
“Kill …”
The Zhanzhou cavalry shouted in unison as they raised their swords and rushed towards Front Camp. Under the dense night sky, thousands of sabers emitted a faint cold light. The pale light was like a falling meteor. Although their bodies and bones were smashed to pieces, they were unable to tear through the vast night sky.
“Pu pu pu …”
Suddenly, a wave of dense Arrows s shot over in the dark night. The sharp arrow s shot into the bodies of the Zhanzhou cavalry s or their horses, causing them to scream in pain. The horses that were hit by the arrow took a few steps forward and heavily smashed into the ground, the strength of the Arrows made Zhanzhou cavalry fall to the ground.
Riding on top of the big horse, Ding Yuan held onto a long spear and was directing the army to launch a charge, when he suddenly heard the sound of a sharp arrow in front of him breaking the sound barrier. Ding Yuan did not dare hesitate and immediately moved his body to dodge.
“Pu!”
Only Ding Yuan could hear the soft sound of metal colliding with metal. Ding Yuan’s eyes were wide open and his chest was in extreme pain, he immediately lowered his head to look, and the entire sharp arrow had penetrated Ding Yuan’s chest under Ding Yuan’s incredulous gaze.
In that moment, he understood, it was not only the Liang Zhou cavalry that took part in the sneak attack, the northern troop and the West Garden Army were also in the battle. This kind of strong Arrows was the strongest weapon in the Hulk Central Army, Wei Qing, Huo Quou and Li Guang used this kind of Arrows to eliminate the Huns.
“Kill Dong Zhuo!”
With the last of his strength, Ding Yuan barely had time to say a few words before darkness assaulted him. He tried to open his eyes, to take one last look at society, but his eyes slowly dimmed. No matter how hard he tried, the darkness soon engulfed him and he dismounted.
“Lord …” “Lord …”
Lv Bu, who was beside Ding Yuan, shouted. He suddenly pulled the horse reins and quickly jumped down from the horse, but when he carried Ding Yuan, his life force had already left Ding Yuan’s body. Only his unyielding eyes remained, staring at the vast night sky.
“Lord …” “Lord …”
Song Xian, Hou Cheng, Wei Xu and the rest who were leading the charge were shot back by the Arrows s. Seeing Ding Yuan, who was being carried by Lv Bu, had suddenly lost his backbone, and could not help but start crying out loud in grief.
“My lord, I will definitely avenge you!” Lv Bu knelt down and kowtowed three times to Ding Yuan. When he raised his head again, his face was already full of tears. He reached out his hand and gently closed Ding Yuan’s eyes, and streams of tears flowed along the river wind.
“Brothers, Master Ding Yuan has died, what should we do?” Lv Bu looked around, there were torches everywhere, Dong Zhuo’s team had surrounded Zhanzhou cavalry. He looked at Song Xian, Hou Cheng, Wei Xu and the others who were surrounding Ding Yuan and asked in a daze.
“We’ll listen to you.” Song Xian, Hou Cheng and Wei Xu looked at each other, cupped their fists and spoke to Lv Bu in unison. Lv Bu was Si Ma and Young Master of Ding Yuan. He had the highest official position and the highest martial skill among them, so it was only natural that he would become their new leader.
“Brothers of the Zhanzhou cavalry, you are surrounded by the imperial army. To serve the Imperial edict, and only to capture the traitor Ding Yuan, the others will not pursue this matter. ” Seeing that Zhanzhou cavalry was no longer charging, Li Ru immediately shouted. As long as you hand over Ding Yuan’s head, others can pardon him. ”
“Let’s surrender.” Lv Bu took one last look at Ding Yuan, and told everyone. His face was abnormally solemn. He knew very well that even if he could break out, where could they go? Furthermore, as long as they fled today, they would become traitors. They wouldn’t bring their brothers up the mountain to be bandits, right?
“Hahahaha …” Dong Zhuo, Li Ru, Hua Xiong and the other generals walked forward together. Looking at Ding Yuan who was lying on the ground, they couldn’t help but laugh wildly. Having fought on the battlefield for so long, he felt an indescribable pleasure in seeing the blood of his enemies.
“Cut off Ding Yuan’s head, and hang it on Luoyang City’s head!” Dong Zhuo’s face changed as he ordered fiercely. He wanted to let the ministers and Generals see the outcome of going against him. If anyone dared to speak ill of him again, they should go to hell.
A Xiliang soldier rushed up, waved his hand and stabbed, Ding Yuan’s head was placed at Dong Zhuo’s feet.
Lv Bu was extremely shocked, the terror in his heart almost made him suffocate. His whole body trembled and was drenched in cold sweat. A pair of clear eyes looked at Ding Yuan’s head in a daze. Pain, hatred, anger, fear, kindness, all sorts of feelings surged into his heart in an instant.