Chapter 112

However.

His going back and forth.

Resulted in the army under Gao Shun’s command having all arrived outside Zhuyang Pass.

“Shoot arrows!”

Gao Shun commanded the new army under his command to open fire on the tower.

The weapons equipped by the new army were the long-range Divine Arm Bows.

Although Zhuyang Pass was sturdy, its walls were not high.

The range of the Divine Arm Bows could completely reach the tower.

In an instant.

A large number of garrison troops on the tower fell.

Under Gao Shun’s command.

The armored soldiers of the Camp-Crushing Battalion and the Mo-Dao team, under the cover of the Divine Arm Bow guard, launched a charge on the city walls.

Before long.

There were no more garrison troops left on the Zhuyang Pass tower.

And that Zhuyang Pass garrison general had also been slapped unconscious by Gao Shun and captured alive.

The great flag of the Dong Zhuo army was planted on the Zhuyang Pass tower!

Soon, the main force of the Dong Zhuo army would rush here through the Xie Valley Road under Gu Yi’s leadership.

By then.

Relying solely on Zhang Lu and the Hanzhong garrison troops under his command, they could not possibly be a match for the Dong Zhuo army.

And Gao Shun did not choose to hide the news of taking Zhuyang Pass.

This was an order Gu Yi had instructed in advance before he set out to attack Zhuyang.

Once Zhuyang Pass was captured, there was no need to hide any news from Zhang Lu and the Hanzhong garrison troops.

What was needed was to let them know that Zhuyang Pass had fallen!

In this way.

Yang Song, the trusted aide of Zhang Lu who had already been turned by Jia Xu, could better play his next role.

…….

Hanzhong Administrative Center

Nanzheng City

In the council hall

After receiving the news of Zhuyang Pass’s fall, Zhang Lu hurriedly summoned his civil and military officials to hold an emergency military meeting.

Scanning the civil and military officials under his command, Zhang Lu said:

“Gentlemen, Zhuyang Pass is lost.”

“The wolfish ambition of the Dong Zhuo army is already clear to see!”

“This Celestial Master regrets not having rejected the road-repairing proposal of that fellow Jia Wenhe in the first place.”

“Otherwise, how could we have fallen into this situation today?”

Zhang Lu’s intestines were indeed almost green with regret.

With the winding and broken roads of the Xie Valley Road and the Bao-Xie Road.

If the roads hadn’t been repaired.

The Dong Zhuo army could never have passed through so smoothly.

And now.

With the joint efforts of the Dong Zhuo army and the Zhang Lu army, four-fifths of the two roads had been completed.

It was equivalent to Zhang Lu indirectly accelerating the speed of his own destruction by Dong Zhuo.

“Celestial Master, this cannot be blamed on you.”

“It’s all because that fellow Jia Wenhe is too cunning!”

“Now, although Zhuyang Pass is lost, the main force of the Dong Zhuo army has not yet arrived here.”

“We still have a great chance of winning.”

Just as Zhang Lu’s words fell, Yang Song hurriedly stood up to persuade Zhang Lu.

It must be said.

This fellow Yang Song might not have much real talent or learning, but what he said was deeply to Zhang Lu’s heart.

After hearing his comfort, Zhang Lu’s mood instantly improved quite a bit.

However.

The other civil and military officials under Zhang Lu’s command were not as calm as Yang Song at this moment.

Especially Yan Pu, who was relatively loyal to Zhang Lu.

He was originally a person from the north and knew deeply that the reason Zhang Lu could entrench himself in Hanzhong without being destroyed was precisely because of Hanzhong’s special terrain.

But now.

The Dong Zhuo army had already taken Zhuyang Pass.

Hanzhong’s special terrain was as good as non-existent for the Dong Zhuo army.

If Zhang Lu didn’t make plans early now, I fear it would be too late.

Thinking of this, Yan Pu stood up and said:

“Celestial Master, that Dong Zhuo army is like wolves and tigers, with the military strength of our Hanzhong, I fear it is difficult to be their enemy.”

“When the lips are gone, the teeth are cold.”

“The Celestial Master should immediately dispatch an envoy to stop the war with Liu Zhang and facilitate an alliance between the two sides.”

“Only in this way can Hanzhong be saved from the desperate situation.”

Before Yan Pu’s words had even finished, Yang Song immediately retorted at the top of his lungs:

“Bold Yan Pu!”

“Liu Zhang is an out-and-out rebel.”

“How can the Celestial Master mingle with such a thief?”

“What is your intention in proposing this strategy?”

“Celestial Master, this fellow Yan Pu has ulterior motives.”

“I suggest dragging him out immediately and beheading him to show the public!”

These tit-for-tat words from Yang Song made Yan Pu’s face flush red with anger.

However.

Compared to a glib person like Yang Song, Yan Pu was not good at words.

“Alright, alright, with a great enemy in front, what kind of decorum is this noisy behavior?”

“However, what Yan Pu said is indeed unnecessary.”

“That Liu Zhang is a rebel, this Celestial Master naturally cannot get mixed up with him.”

“Celestial Master, what if…”

“There is no what if, this Celestial Master knows what he is doing.”

Yan Pu wanted to say something more, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by Zhang Lu.

Seeing this, Yang Song struck while the iron was hot:

“Celestial Master, Yang Ren and Yang Ang can serve as commanding generals and lead troops to attack Zhuyang Pass.”

“The main force of the Dong Zhuo army has not yet arrived here.”

“As long as we capture Zhuyang Pass before they arrive, the situation in Hanzhong can turn from danger to safety!”

Zhang Lu heard this and agreed it made sense.

Although Zhuyang Pass had been captured by Gao Shun leading troops, Gao Shun only had three thousand men in his hands.

Relying on such a small number of troops to hold Zhuyang Pass was not an easy thing.

Therefore.

Zhang Lu immediately handed over all the main forces under his command to the two generals Yang Ang and Yang Ren, and dispatched them to attack Zhuyang Pass.