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Chapter 200 The Fall of Yumen Pass
Xijing City.

The Marquis of Xiliang's residence.

Not long after Lü Bu left, a figure hurriedly entered the council hall.

"Mr. Jia, something has happened. We just received news that Yumen Pass has been breached by the Western Rong."

The figure that entered the council hall was none other than General Dong, who had secretly defected to the imperial court.

what?
Has Yumen Pass fallen?
Upon hearing this, Jia Xu's expression changed slightly.

Jia Xu had already received news from the Eastern Depot that the Western Rong had deployed hundreds of thousands of troops at Yumen Pass.

Originally, Jia Xu planned to take over the Western Liang Marquis and the Western Liang army, and then begin preparations to deal with the Western Rong tribes outside the pass.

But who would have thought that the foreign tribes from beyond the pass had already breached the Jade Gate Pass?

"What exactly happened? How could Yumen Pass have fallen?"

"Didn't the Marquis of Xiliang strengthen the defenses at Yumen Pass and send a general to guard it?"

"How could the Western Rong possibly breach the Jade Gate Pass?"

Jia Xu looked at General Dong and asked with a frown.

Previously, the Marquis of Xiliang had sent a general to garrison Yumen Pass and strengthened its defenses, a fact that Jia Xu was aware of.

With the formidable Yumen Pass, which could hold off ten thousand men, and the presence of a great general, even if the Western Rong had hundreds of thousands of troops, it would be impossible for them to break through Yumen Pass in a short period of time.

"Mr. Jia, the Western Rong sent experts to infiltrate the pass at night and launch a surprise attack, killing many of our generals, including our commander. Taking advantage of the chaos among the defenders, the Western Rong broke through Yumen Pass."

"The one who led the raid into the pass was the Grand Preceptor of the Western Rong. They broke the agreement that half-step Celestials could not take action."

"The Prince and General Zhang Liao are already summoning the generals for a meeting, and they want me to go into the city to tell Mr. Jia."

General Dong recounted the circumstances of the fall of Yumen Pass.

Jia Xu's expression darkened slightly upon hearing General Dong's words.

No wonder the Western Rong were able to break through Yumen Pass in such a short time.

It turned out that it was the Western Rong's national advisor who made the move.

The Western Rong's national advisor is a half-step Celestial Realm expert. If someone like that were to infiltrate the pass and assassinate the general guarding it, it would be absolutely impossible to defend against.

"Since the half-step Celestial Being from the Western Rong made the first move, breaking the agreement of many years ago."

“Then we don’t need to abide by these agreements. This time, we will leave all these Western Rong barbarians who dare to invade our Great Zhou within the territory of Great Zhou, including their national advisor.”

A ruthless glint flashed in Jia Xu's eyes.

Originally, it was because the strength of a half-step Celestial was too great, and the destructive power was too great.

Therefore, all along, whether it was the Great Zhou Dynasty or the Western Rong and Northern Di tribes, there were agreements between them.

That means that a half-step Celestial Being cannot act casually, especially on the battlefield, where they are not allowed to make a move.

Over the years, no matter how big the battles were on the border, they have basically abided by this agreement and have not let the half-step celestial beings take action.

But today, the Western Rong actually broke this agreement, and their half-step Celestial Master made a move, so this agreement of many years has become a piece of waste paper.

The half-step Celestial Realm cultivators of the Great Zhou Dynasty can now also make their mark on the battlefield.

Jia Xu glanced at Cao Zhengchun beside him; "Chief Cao, according to the agreement, half-step Celestials are not allowed to take action on the battlefield."

"But now that the Western Rong have broken the agreement first and made their national advisor take action, we no longer need to abide by the agreement."

"I'll leave this national advisor from the Western Rong to Chief Supervisor Cao."

"Furthermore, with Yumen Pass breached, we'll have to trouble the Eastern Depot to investigate the situation there as well."

Jia Xu looked at Cao Zhengchun and said.

To be honest, it's a good thing for the Great Zhou that the Western Rong broke the agreement.

Otherwise, Lu Bu, Cao Zhengchun, and their ilk wouldn't be able to act so casually on the battlefield against the foreign tribes.

Of course, this agreement is not absolute.

If you have enough strength, then any agreement is just a piece of paper.

"Don't worry, Mr. Jia, I understand."

Cao Zhengchun nodded and said.

"General Dong, let's go! To the military camp."

Jia Xu said no more and left the hall with General Dong.

……

Northern Xinjiang.

Yanmen Pass.

War rages on.

On the wall, Gao Shun commanded the battle with an air of authority, fighting against the Northern Di tribes.

If Gao Shun hadn't arrived in time, Yanmen Pass would probably have been breached by the Northern Di.

The Northern Barbarians sent skilled assassins to infiltrate the pass and kill the generals guarding the pass. Many of these generals were killed by the Northern Barbarians.

Even He Tong, the commander of Yanmen Pass, was ambushed by the Northern Di and died at the hands of their assassins.

Fortunately, Gao Shun arrived at Yanmen Pass with his army, which stabilized the situation and successfully blocked the Northern Di's attack for several days.

Seeing that the Northern Di soldiers had once again repelled the Northern Di's attack and retreated like a tide, Gao Shun breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Gao Shun had lost count of how many attacks the Northern Di had launched.

In any case, the Northern Di's attacks haven't stopped these past two days.

The walls were piled high with corpses, both those of the Northern Barbarians and those of the Zhenbei Army.

"General Gao, something's not right today. The Northern Di have retreated after only a short time of attack."

“This is different from before.”

Marquis Weiwu walked over, covered in blood, and frowned as he spoke to Gao Shun.

Marquis Weiwu came to the northern frontier by imperial decree.

When the Northern Barbarians knocked on the gates of Yanmen, Emperor Zhou Chen summoned the ministers of the six ministries to the palace to discuss the matter. The final result was that Emperor Zhou Chen sent Marquis Weiwu to the northern frontier.

"Something is wrong."

"It seems the Northern Barbarians are about to resort to their old tricks again."

Gao Shun's eyes flickered as he spoke.

……

Outside Yanmen Pass.

Mohe, the commander of the Northern Barbarians, looked at Yanmen Pass with a somewhat grim expression.

What was supposed to be a sure thing to pass the test turned out to be unexpectedly complicated.

The Marquis of Zhenbei is dead.

The power of the Zhenbei Army returned to the hands of the imperial court.

This message was just received by Maha.

This also made Mohe understand why the two groups of troops from Jiuyuan and Mayi were also blocked by the Zhenbei Army and could not advance an inch.

It turns out that the Marquis of Zhenbei was executed by the imperial court.

This unexpected turn of events completely disrupted the Northern Di's plans.

With the death of the Marquis of Zhenbei, the power of the Zhenbei Army returned to the hands of the imperial court, and the first thing the Northern Barbarians would have to face was the 300,000-strong Zhenbei Army.

With a gloomy face, Maha glanced at a general beside him and said, "Let the Grand Preceptor and the others continue their attack! Continuing to attack like this will result in too many losses."

"The longer it drags on, the worse it will be for us."

"The Western Rong and Southern Man have already breached the Jade Gate Pass and the South Gate Pass of the Great Zhou. We, the Northern Di, cannot fall behind them."

Maha spoke in a deep voice.

Maha has received news that the Western Rong and Southern Man tribes have breached the Jade Gate and South Gate passes of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

However, the Northern Di, who were the first to attack Yanmen Pass, failed to breach it for a long time.

This made the Northern Di people lose face.

Therefore, Maha wanted the Grand Preceptor and the others to take action again.

Once we defeat Gao Shun's general and Marquis Weiwu, the pass will be breached in no time.

"Yes, Marshal."

The general accepted the order and turned to leave.

After the general left, Fan Shaohe said to Mohe, "General Mohe, now that the Marquis of Zhenbei is dead, the imperial court has taken over the Zhenbei Army."

"In my estimation, the Emperor of Great Zhou will definitely send Lü Bu to the northern frontier."

"I have already spoken to General Mohe about Lü Bu. Lü Bu is a half-step Celestial being, so General Mohe should be careful of him."

Fan Shaohe reminded Mohe. Mohe didn't know how powerful Lü Bu was, but Fan Shaohe did.

In order to get revenge, Fan Shaohe had to remind Mohe, lest Mohe underestimate Lü Bu and suffer a loss.

"Young Master Fan, you don't need to remind me, I know what I'm doing."

"This commander is very interested in seeing just how strong Lü Bu is, whether he can defeat the Grand Tutor of my Northern Di, and whether he can withstand my 300,000 iron cavalry."

Maha glanced at Fan Shaohe indifferently and said.

A half-step Celestial being is very strong, but no matter how strong they are, they are still made of flesh and blood.

Even with 300,000 iron cavalry, they would still perish on the battlefield.

Besides, Mohe didn't believe that Lü Bu was really as exaggerated as Fan Shaohe described.

Seeing that Mohe didn't take his reminder seriously, Fan Shaohe didn't say anything more.

He just sneered inwardly, thinking, "Once you witness the terror of Lü Bu, your time as the commander of the Northern Barbarians will probably come to an end."

……

At Yanmen Pass.

After the Northern Di army retreated, Gao Shun and Marquis Weiwu immediately ordered the soldiers to clean up the battlefield, gather up the usable arrows, and take turns resting.

Because no one knows when the Northern Barbarians will attack again.

The most important thing right now is to quickly clean up the mess and take turns resting.

After inspecting the area, Gao Shun and Marquis Weiwu returned together to their main tent below the pass.

"General Gao, are you sure the Northern Barbarians will resort to their old tricks again?"

After Marquis Weiwu sat down, he looked at Gao Shun.

Gao Shun nodded; "It's probably pretty close!"

No sooner had Gao Shun finished speaking than the sounds of fighting erupted outside.

"Enemy attack."

"There are assassins."

Upon hearing this, Gao Shun and Marquis Weiwu immediately stood up and left the main tent.

After leaving the main tent, Gao Shun and Marquis Weiwu heard the sounds of fighting all around them.

Marquis Weiwu glanced at Gao Shun and said in a deep voice, "General Gao, you were right. The Northern Barbarians are trying to assassinate our Zhenbei Army generals again."

Gao Shun remained silent with a solemn expression, instead scanning his surroundings, his muscles tensing.

Marquis Wei Wu also squinted, remaining motionless, his entire body on guard.

Both of them knew that the Northern Barbarians were using the same old tricks, and that they were their primary targets.

Sudden.

A figure walked silently from a distance and appeared in front of Gao Shun and Marquis Weiwu in the blink of an eye.

"I originally thought that killing He Tong would bring down Yanmen Pass."

"I never expected that the two of you would hold off my Northern Di for several more days."

"Since that's the case, then I, your humble advisor, will deal with both of you as well, and see if anyone can hold off my Northern Di any longer."

The visitor was none other than the Grand Preceptor of the Northern Barbarians.

After the Northern Barbarian's national advisor finished speaking, he directly struck Gao Shun and Marquis Weiwu with a palm.

In the eyes of the Northern Di's national advisor, dealing with Gao Shun and Marquis Weiwu was a piece of cake.

"The Trapped Camp".

Faced with the Northern Di national teacher's palm strike, Gao Shun's expression turned solemn, and he shouted loudly.

Figures emerged from all directions and converged around Gao Shun.

These figures are all soldiers of the Trapped Camp.

As soon as the Trapped Camp appeared, a military spirit gathered above Gao Shun's head.

Using the power of his military spirit, Gao Shun met the palm strike from the Northern Di national teacher.

"bump."

After a collision.

Gao Shun took a few steps back, and the figure of the Northern Di National Preceptor also swayed.

The Northern Di national advisor looked at the Trapped Camp with a surprised expression.

He never expected that there would be an army within the Zhenbei Army inside Yanmen Pass that could forge a military spirit.

This military spirit is no ordinary military spirit.

This is truly unbelievable.

"With the will to charge into battle, there is no retreat."

"kill."

Gao Shun, imbued with the spirit of the Vanguard Army, led the Vanguard Camp towards the Northern Di State Preceptor.

Gao Shun didn't know if his military spirit and the Trapped Camp could withstand this Northern Di national advisor.

But he had no choice but to fight to the death.

Marquis Weiwu also made a move; as a late-stage Grandmaster, he was a formidable fighter.

Faced with Gao Shun and the Trapped Camp's charge, the Northern Di National Preceptor's expression also turned serious, and he went all out to kill Gao Shun.

However, to the surprise of the Northern Di national advisor, this elite battalion was even more formidable than he had imagined.

Even though he was a half-step Celestial, he was directly held back by the combined forces of the Trapped Camp.

The commotion spread, and the soldiers of the Zhenbei Army from all around quickly gathered there.

Seeing the current situation, the Northern Barbarian Grand Preceptor knew that he couldn't delay any longer.

Although he was a half-step Celestial Realm expert, if he were to fall into the Zhenbei Army's ranks, there would only be one outcome.

"die."

After knocking away the surrounding Trapped Camp troops, the Northern Di Grand Preceptor leaped into the air and charged towards Gao Shun with unstoppable force.

"The will to charge into battle is one of certain death."

Gao Shun shouted and slashed at the Northern Di national teacher with his long sword.

boom……

With the power of military spirit, Gao Shun and the Northern Di national advisor fought fiercely.

After several moves, Gao Shun was sent flying by the Northern Di National Teacher, crashing to the ground, spitting out several mouthfuls of blood, and losing consciousness.

The Northern Di national teacher also had two more wounds on his body, from which blood was flowing freely.

Clearly, in the fight between Gao Shun and the Northern Di National Preceptor, although the Northern Di National Preceptor knocked Gao Shun away, he was also slashed twice by Gao Shun.

“The northern barbarians shall die.”

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Marquis Weiwu attacked the Northern Di State Preceptor from behind.

"puff."

Marquis Weiwu struck the back of the Northern Di National Preceptor with a palm strike. The National Preceptor swayed and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The Northern Di national advisor turned around, staring at Marquis Weiwu with murderous intent.

"Danger."

Marquis Weiwu's expression changed, and he tried to back away, but it was too late.

The Northern Di national teacher took a step forward, his hand forming a claw, and grabbed the Marquis of Mighty's neck.

"You dare to ambush my own master? You're asking for death."

The Northern Di national advisor snapped the neck of Marquis Weiwu and casually threw his corpse at the charging Trapped Camp.

After throwing away the body of Marquis Weiwu, the Northern Di national advisor glanced at Gao Shun lying on the ground, and then at the Zhenbei Army that was about to surround him.

The Northern Di national advisor's expression changed slightly. Without any hesitation, he swatted away several soldiers from the Trapped Camp who were blocking his way, then leaped into the air and fled into the distance.

The Northern Di national advisor knew that if he didn't leave quickly, he would be trapped in the Zhenbei Army's army.

In addition, he had been stabbed twice by Gao Shun and then ambushed from behind by Marquis Weiwu, so he was already injured.

If you get caught up in a large army, that would be troublesome.

Therefore, the Northern Di national teacher left without saying a word.

Anyway, the goal has been achieved. He killed Marquis Weiwu, and Gao Shun is either dead or alive, but he is lying on the ground.

Even if Gao Shun hadn't died, he would probably have been seriously injured and it would have been difficult for him to defend Yanmen Pass and resist the Northern Di's attack.

(End of this chapter)