Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

Dong Zhuo, sitting imposingly in his seat, didn't stand on ceremony and picked up a wine cup from the table to pour himself a drink.

He then smiled and looked at Lu Zhi, asking, "I wonder if General Lu has any business with me tonight?"

Lu Zhi glanced in the direction of the tent entrance, then smiled slightly and said, "Actually, it's nothing serious."

"We have been marching together since we left Luoyang, and it has been more than a month. We have not yet sat down to have a proper drink with General Dong."

"Since I have nothing to do today, I thought I'd like to have a drink with General Dong."

"Come."

As he spoke, Lu Zhi picked up his wine cup and raised it to Dong Zhuo, saying, "This cup is for General Dong."

"Haha."

Dong Zhuo raised his wine cup and laughed heartily, saying, "I am truly honored by General Lu's invitation."

"Dong is a rough man, but General Lu is a renowned scholar and general."

"I never thought that I, Dong Zhuo, would one day be regarded with such high regard by renowned scholars throughout the land. Since that's the case, then I, Dong, will not stand on ceremony. Today, we shall drink until we're completely drunk!"

"General Lu, I'll drink this cup to the last drop."

After drinking three or five cups of wine, Dong Zhuo's expression remained unchanged.

Looking at Lu Zhi, who was already paler than Dong Zhuo, his face now showed signs of wine.

"General Lu, this wine is fine," Dong Zhuo said with a smile, holding his wine cup and looking at the liquid inside. "It's just not strong enough."

"If General Lu wants to get me drunk with this wine, he'll probably have to bring out a few more jars, haha."

Lu Zhi, who was holding a wine glass ready to drink, trembled slightly in his hand.

The wine spilled from the glass.

He then raised his head and looked at Dong Zhuo.

Lu Zhi already had something on his mind, and after Dong Zhuo said that, what he had been hiding was almost written all over his face.

Lu Zhi's personality was not suited to scheming or plotting.

Tonight's banquet for Dong Zhuo, setting up this trap at Hongmen, is a last resort, a desperate measure.

Although he didn't know if Dong Zhuo's words were meant to be sarcastic, Lu Zhi still found it difficult to remain calm.

"General Dong... just enjoy yourself, there's no need to get drunk..." Lu Zhi said somewhat guiltily.

"Oh?" Dong Zhuo smiled and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Then how can General Lu make his move if I'm not drunk?"

Dong Zhuo, holding a wine cup, looked at Lu Zhi.

The moment Dong Zhuo finished speaking, Lu Zhi's expression changed instantly.

He was initially a little tipsy, but that feeling vanished instantly.

"Haha."

Dong Zhuo laughed loudly and said, "Since I am still sitting here, General Lu need not be surprised."

"Today, regardless of whether General Lu wants to kill or torture us, we're definitely going to drink to our hearts' content."

"Come, General Lu, you've treated me to this drink today. Even if you send me to the executioner's block, it would be more than enough."

Lu Zhi was completely stunned by Dong Zhuo's sudden showdown.

he......

How did he know?

Lu Zhi was deeply shocked.

Since Dong Zhuo knew what he was going to do, why did he still come to the banquet?

At that moment, Dong Zhuo downed the wine in his cup in one gulp, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and then said:

"General Lu, are you wondering why I came tonight knowing full well that it's a trap?"

Seeing that Dong Zhuo already knew, Lu Zhi naturally saw no need to hide it anymore.

"I would like to ask General Dong for his opinion," Lu Zhi said solemnly, putting down his wine cup.

"Haha."

"The reason is very simple," Dong Zhuo said cheerfully. "I have come all the way from Liangzhou to my current position, and I have never done anything to betray the court or the emperor."

"I have a clear conscience, so what is there to fear?"

“There are treacherous officials in the court who want to harm me and use me to subtly target Ziyi.”

At this point, Dong Zhuo narrowed his eyes, which immediately filled with a cold glint.

"If they want to target someone, fine."

"I will accept it."

"But they want to provoke my son Duan Yu with such despicable means, I will not allow it!"

Dong Zhuo's tone became extremely sinister.

"The nation is in peril, and Ziyi and I have braved thorns and brambles to suppress the rebellion, yet we are still framed by treacherous officials?"

"General Lu, please tell me, what is the reason for this?"

"What do they want to do?"

"Heh." Dong Zhuo sneered, "They think I don't know. They just want me to rebel, preferably rebel!"

"In this way, both I and Ziyi will become traitors!"

"They just wanted to provoke someone, to provoke Ziyi, in this way."

"But how could I possibly comply with their wishes?"

"It's just stripping them of their military power, it's just bringing them to Luoyang in prison carts, it's no big deal, I'll go."

Lu Zhi was shocked upon hearing Dong Zhuo's words.

He only received orders to strip Dong Zhuo of his military power and then send him to Luoyang.

He hadn't expected any of what Dong Zhuo said.

I didn't make any connection to that.

"General Dong, I think you... You've misunderstood," Lu Zhi quickly explained.

"Misunderstanding?" Dong Zhuo sneered. "General Lu, you are a renowned scholar in the country, a model of the literati, and a pillar of the nation."

"But not everyone in the world is like you."

Dong Zhuo suddenly stood up and turned the table in front of him upside down.

As the wine jug and cups fell to the ground, Liu Bei and his two brothers, who had been waiting outside the door, along with a large number of axemen who had been lying in ambush, rushed in.

Lu Zhi quickly stood up and then pressed his hands down, saying, "Don't move, don't move!"

Zhang Fei, wielding his eighteen-foot spear, and Guan Yu, wielding his Green Dragon Crescent Blade, both looked at Dong Zhuo with wary eyes.

Dong Zhuo's gaze swept over the axemen who rushed in, as well as Liu Bei and his brothers.

There was no fear in his eyes.

"General Lu, things have come to this point, there's no need to say anything more."

Dong Zhuo puffed out his chest and straightened his back, saying, "Kill me or torture me, I'll do as you please."

"But you want to use me to frame my son..."

"I, Dong Zhuo... will never do as you wish!"

"As a father, I will absolutely not bring shame upon my son!"

Looking at the composed Dong Zhuo.

Lu Zhi knew that tonight's trap had completely failed.

Unexpectedly, Dong Zhuo had already guessed it.

And yet, he can face it so calmly.

It seems that his previous thoughts were somewhat unnecessary.

Perhaps Dong Zhuo's failure to cooperate with him in attacking Guangzong City was not due to any shady reasons.

"General Dong, please forgive me."

"I, Lu, have no intention of harming anyone. Please believe me, General Dong."

“Lu was also acting under orders.”

Lu Zhi cupped his hands in greeting to Dong Zhuo, then winked at Liu Bei.

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu stepped forward and removed the sword from Dong Zhuo's waist.

Then they escorted Dong Zhuo out of the tent.

When he reached the front of the main tent, Dong Zhuo stopped and looked back at Lu Zhi, his smile undiminished.

"Lu Zhi, just watch, my son Duan Yu... will clear my name of today's injustice."

"Hurry up, you fat pig, stop bragging! You can't even protect yourself and you're still bragging!" Zhang Fei cursed and shoved Dong Zhuo out of Lu Zhi's central army camp.

............

The Western Camp where Dong Zhuo was located.

The two camps stood side by side.

The main camp on the left was brightly lit and bustling with people; even from a distance, one could see the shadowy figures beneath the firelight.

When Dong Zhuo set out from Luoyang, he led a total of 20,000 troops.

More than 10,000 of them were soldiers recruited from Hedong Commandery, and several thousand more were Dong Zhuo's loyal Liangzhou troops.

Most of these soldiers were recruited by Dong Zhuo from his hometown of Longxi County and had followed him for many years.

Among them were Dong Zhuo's most elite 800 Flying Bear Cavalry.

Dong Zhuo placed more than 10,000 troops from Hedong Commandery in the left flank camp.

Meanwhile, the troops who had fought alongside Dong Zhuo for many years were placed in the right-hand camp.

At this moment, the firelight in the right-hand camp was dim.

Even in front of the camp gate, there were only a few torches.

The entire camp was completely silent.

In the distance, a group of cavalrymen carrying torches were rapidly approaching the main camp on the right.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, the three brothers, took the lead.

However, when the three brothers stopped their horses in front of the right-hand gate of the camp, they were stunned.

Holding his Green Dragon Crescent Blade, Guan Yu glanced around the camp, then looked at Liu Bei beside him with a puzzled expression and said, "Brother, this seems to be an empty camp?"