Chapter 1078: Hungry Tiger Eats the Wicked 【1】

Just as Duan Yu's words fell.

The gates of Hangu Pass in the distance suddenly opened.

One could clearly see dozens of torches lighting up from within the gate tunnel.

Tie Shitou's eyes widened.

"My Lord... miraculous, Hangu Pass has opened its gates." Tie Shitou exclaimed.

Not only Tie Shitou, but also Zhao Yun, Zhao Feng, Ma Chao, and Pang De, the four young generals riding behind Duan Yu, were all stunned.

"Let's go, prepare to enter the pass." Duan Yu laughed.

"My Lord, let me go first; could it be a trap?" Tie Shitou said.

Duan Yu shook his head with a smile.

In fact, as early as the first day he arrived at Hangu Pass and saw Song Xian, Hou Cheng, and Wei Xu, Duan Yu had already conceived this plan.

These three people had deep-seated base natures.

Historically, the defeat of Lu Bu and Chen Gong also had something to do with them.

If it weren't for these guys rebelling, Lu Bu and Chen Gong wouldn't have been captured by Cao Cao so easily.

Now it seemed he had bet correctly.

These guys must have thought that since Lu Bu was in his army, they could capture Zhang Yang, open the gates to claim credit, and then join the Liangzhou Army later.

How should one put it? They just thought too highly of themselves.

"Light the torches, enter the pass!"

Duan Yu gave the order.

Subsequently, a continuous line of torches, like a fire snake, ignited behind him.

Three thousand iron cavalry approached Hangu Pass.

In front of Hangu Pass, Song Xian, Hou Cheng, and Wei Xu were pressing Zhang Yang forward.

Seeing the suddenly lit torches and the approaching Liangzhou Army in the distance, they all quietly wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads.

Not long after, Duan Yu had led the army to the front of the pass.

"Is that the Marquis of Ji ahead!" Song Xian shouted while pressing Zhang Yang down: "Marquis of Ji, I am Song Xian, a subordinate under General Lu; I once had a brief encounter with the Marquis of Ji among the Xiongnu!"

"Hearing that the Marquis of Ji has arrived, we are overjoyed."

"Liangzhou Inspector Ding Yuan defied the imperial court's orders and deserves to die."

"We have abandoned darkness for light, followed the court's orders, captured the pass defender and Liangzhou Attendant Zhang Yang, and present him to the Marquis to assist you in entering the pass." Song Xian shouted loudly.

The bound Zhang Yang turned his head and glared at Song Xian.

"Song Xian, a despicable person like you is not worthy of mentioning the imperial court, nor are you worthy of mentioning the Inspector."

"Even if you go to Liangzhou, you will not die a good death!"

"Shut up." Song Xian shouted angrily: "I don't know if I will die a good death, but you certainly won't."

In the distance.

Duan Yu was riding on Xiao Hei.

"My Lord, this guy was sowing discord when he was under General Lu; he is truly a despicable person, and all these people are the same." Tie Shitou frowned and said.

Duan Yu nodded with a smile.

The base nature of such people cannot be changed.

Keeping them by one's side would only be a disaster.

Suddenly, a tiger's roar came from Song Xian's left.

Under the pitch-black night sky, a fishy wind pounced directly onto Song Xian's face.

Song Xian, who was holding Zhang Yang with one hand and a torch with the other, turned back in a panic.

He only had time to see a huge black figure in the darkness opening its bloody maw, its pupils reflecting the red light of the surrounding torches.

The next second, Song Xian felt everything go black.

*Crack. *

Da Hei swallowed Song Xian's head in one bite and then shook its head wildly.

Song Xian's body was tossed back and forth in the air like a rag doll.

"Ah..."

"Monster..."

"There's a monster..."

The sudden scene scared the surrounding soldiers, as well as Hou Cheng and Wei Xu, so much that they soiled themselves.

Not far away, Zhao Yun and Zhao Feng, who were beside Duan Yu, had already led the iron cavalry to charge.

The soldiers on the ramparts turned pale with fright as they watched the scene below.

The huge tiger with white stripes on its body, after biting off Song Xian's head, turned and pounced on Wei Xu and Hou Cheng, who were trying to flee.

Its sharp front claws grabbed them, tearing their backs and armor open.

As the two fell to the ground, Da Hei stepped on one with each foot and lowered its head to bite their necks.

Hou Cheng and Wei Xu died instantly.

*Roar! *

After killing the two, Da Hei let out a tiger roar toward the sky.

Birds in the surrounding mountains were startled, and the forest fell silent.

The soldiers on the ramparts were completely terrified by what they had just seen.

Duan Yu rode Xiao Hei step by step to the front of the pass.

At this time, Zhao Yun and Zhao Feng had already led the personal guard cavalry into the pass.

Behind them, a large number of Xiongnu volunteers also swarmed into the pass. ===== CHAPTER 1080 =====