Chapter 217

However.

What Zhang Lu did not know was.

Out of trust in Gao Shun.

Gu Yi and the main force of the Dong Zhuo army had already successively entered the Xiegu Road the moment before Gao Shun had even conquered Zhuyang Pass.

At this moment, they were already approaching the outside of Zhuyang Pass.

In other words.

What Yang Ang and Yang Ren had to face was not just the three thousand and some soldiers under Gao Shun's command.

But the main force of the Dong Zhuo army led by Gu Yi!

……

At nightfall

After five days of trekking.

Yang Ang and Yang Ren, leading the main force of the Hanzhong army that Zhang Lu had handed over to them, finally arrived outside Zhuyang Pass.

Looking at Zhuyang Pass right before their eyes.

The two generals intended to order the soldiers under their command to rest for a while.

After recovering some physical strength, they would immediately attack the checkpoint.

However.

Before the two generals could even set up their camp.

They saw a series of rapid footsteps coming from the pitch-black night all around!

Countless Dong Zhuo army soldiers surrounded the tens of thousands of troops under Yang Ang and Yang Ren's command.

Yang Ang and Yang Ren were biological brothers.

Yang Ang was the older brother, and Yang Ren was the younger brother.

At this moment, facing the dangerous situation, Yang Ren's composure was clearly much worse than Yang Ang's.

"Big… Big Brother."

"What is this situation?"

"Wasn't it said that inside Zhuyang Pass, there were only those three thousand and some soldiers?"

"Why would so many enemies suddenly appear?"

Yang Ren's legs trembled slightly, and he asked with a trembling voice.

Although Yang Ang's state was slightly better than Yang Ren's.

But he, who had relatively more battlefield experience.

Knew that at this moment, he and his brother, along with the tens of thousands of troops under their command, might all be finished here today!

"This is completely different from the situation Yang Song described in Nanzheng City before!"

"Where exactly did something go wrong?"

The Yang brothers were completely confused at this moment.

They had never thought that Yang Song had already secretly defected to the Dong Zhuo army.

The reason Yang Song wanted them to lead troops to attack Zhuyang Pass.

Was precisely because Yang Song had already learned through intelligence sent by Gu Yi that the main force of the Dong Zhuo army had already arrived outside Zhuyang Pass.

To put it bluntly, Yang Song wanted to let Yang Ren and Yang Ang lead troops to their deaths.

Among the generals under Zhang Lu's command, only these two had the most ability.

Therefore.

After eliminating these two and the tens of thousands of main force troops of Hanzhong.

The small Nanzheng City simply could not stop the conquest of tens of thousands of Dong Zhuo army troops!

"The Celestial Master has shown kindness to our two brothers."

"We cannot surrender without a fight!"

Yang Ang instructed Yang Ren.

The reason they were able to be entrusted with important tasks was entirely due to Zhang Lu's promotion.

Facing a dangerous situation at this moment, they intended to fight to the end.

However.

Facts are always very different from imagination.

Although Yang Ang and Yang Ren held the determination to die.

But the soldiers under their command had long since been scared out of their wits.

Some even couldn't lift the weapons in their hands.

Where would they have the courage to resist the encirclement of tens of thousands of Dong Zhuo army troops?

The battle had not even lasted half an hour.

Yang Ang and Yang Ren had already been beheaded by Pang De and Huang Zhong respectively!

Seeing that the main generals were dead.

The remaining Hanzhong troops were even less inclined to resist.

Most chose to put down their weapons and kneel to surrender.

After taking these surrendered Hanzhong troops into custody.

Gu Yi immediately prepared the troops and horses to set off for Nanzheng City!

The generals of the Dong Zhuo army following behind him were also all spirited and high-spirited at this moment.

The main force of the Hanzhong army had already been annihilated.

The garrison troops in Nanzheng City were at most only one or two thousand.

Relying on such a small number of troops, Zhang Lu simply could not hold Nanzheng.

……

The moment before Gu Yi arrived at Nanzheng.

Zhang Lu received the news that Yang Ang and Yang Ren's entire army had been annihilated.

Before he could even make the next instruction.

Gu Yi had already led the army to surround Nanzheng.

Looking at the tens of thousands of Dong Zhuo army troops.

The remaining one or two thousand garrison troops in Nanzheng City were all scared out of their wits and at a loss.

"Celestial Master! What should we do?"

Beside Zhang Lu, the remaining few civil officials and military generals were all panicked.

Yang Ang and Yang Ren were already the two most capable generals under Zhang Lu's command.

But even they had been annihilated.

Relying only on the remaining garrison troops, how could they possibly win against the Dong Zhuo army on the opposite side?

Zhang Lu frowned deeply.

He knew that his life-and-death moment had arrived.

But if he were to surrender directly like this.

Even if he could luckily save his life.

I fear he would only be imprisoned in Chang'an City for the rest of his life.

Moreover, Zhang Lu was also a person with ambition.

The reason he had previously taken the Five Pecks of Rice Sect and become independent from under Liu Yan.

Was precisely so he could no longer be restricted by others and could entrench himself in this small corner of Hanzhong.

But if he were to surrender to the Dong Zhuo army now.

All the foundation Zhang Lu had worked so hard to build would become a wedding dress for someone else!

However.

The Dong Zhuo army under the city, led by Gu Yi, clearly did not intend to give Zhang Lu this time to consider.

They were already preparing to set up siege ladders, battering rams, and other siege equipment.

Seeing that the Dong Zhuo army was about to attack.

The civil and military officials under Zhang Lu's command were completely anxious! ===== CHAPTER 218 =====