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

"kill!"

Under the afterglow of the setting sun.

Outside Guzang City.

It was accompanied by the cold, metallic sound of metal falling.

The gleaming sword, reflecting the last rays of the setting sun, fell from above the heads of the kneeling crowd.

In an instant, the heads of everyone in the first row fell to the ground.

Then came the second row, the third row, and the fourth row.

The soldiers swung their swords tirelessly, again and again.

Hundreds of round heads fell directly to the ground.

Those who had not yet been beheaded, but were already bound and kneeling at the city gate awaiting execution, were all wailing and pleading.

Riding on the black tiger, Duan Yu's gaze was cold, devoid of any sympathy or pity.

Such struggles are cruel in any era.

To cut the weeds, you must remove them at the root.

From the moment he decided to raise the butcher's knife, he had already abandoned any sense of mercy.

If he really died in the battle of Hutuz.

It's easy to imagine what the consequences will be for his family.

Will his enemies spare his family?

The answer is no!

Definitely.

His wealth will be divided up.

His women will also be divided up.

All his businesses will be divided up.

To prevent his family from seeking revenge, these people will do everything they can to eliminate him completely.

Let's not talk about enemies anymore.

Even his ally, He Jin, who was far away in Luoyang, immediately prepared to seize his property after learning of his death.

This is struggle.

A fight to the death.

How could he possibly feel any pity for those who were prepared to kill him from the very beginning?

Nip any danger in the bud.

He stained his path to victory with the blood of his enemies.

Which king or general's path wasn't strewn with bones?

When the first batch of soldiers' arms started to ache from wielding their swords, Wang Hunu led the second batch of soldiers to continue the fight.

The five families involved were the Yin family, the Zhang family, and the Bei Gongshi family, as well as two local powerful families, the Wang family and the Yan family.

In addition, Huang Jun's relatives living in Guzang numbered nearly three thousand.

They fought from sunset until dusk, when they raised their torches.

Three thousand heads rolled to the ground.

The charges were that he conspired with foreign tribes, colluded with foreign tribes, and plotted to murder officials of the imperial court.

That night, everyone in Guzang County spent trembling in fear.

After killing Huang Jun, Duan Yu left Jia Xu in Guzang.

Jia Xu's hometown was Guzang.

The Jia family was also one of the gentry families of Guzang.

However, Jia Shi did not participate in this matter.

Because Jia Xu was a native of Guzang, keeping him around would help stabilize the remaining gentry in Wuwei County.

Therefore, Duan Yu temporarily appointed Jia Xu as the governor of Wuwei Commandery, and it would not be too late to settle the others when a suitable opportunity and other candidates were available.

In order to resolve the incident quickly, after killing three thousand people, Duan Yu led his cavalry westward through the night, rushing towards Zhangye.

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

Two days later, also in the afternoon.

Outside Lude County, the seat of Zhangye Prefecture, all 375 members of the He family were beheaded outside the city.

Two more days later.

Duan Yu personally led 800 Flying Bear Cavalry and 400 personal guard cavalry directly to Lufu, the capital of Jiuquan County.

Because it happened suddenly.

Huang Yan, the governor of Jiuquan Prefecture, was completely caught off guard and had not received any news whatsoever.

When the soldiers of Fulu County discovered a large number of cavalry outside the city, they hurriedly reported to Huang Yan, who then learned what had happened.

But it was too late to close the city gates.

In a panic, Huang Yan fled directly back to Huang's fortified village in Fulu County, and locked the gates of the fortified village, preparing for a final struggle.

But everything is in vain.

After surrounding the Huang family's fortified village, Duan Yu personally broke open the gates of the Huang family's fortified village.

Knowing that all was lost, Huang Yan set fire to the entire rear residence of the Huang family's fortified village.

Along with the wealth and provisions accumulated by the Huang family over the years, everything was reduced to ashes in the fire.

Apart from a portion of the clansmen who were burned to death, nearly a thousand members of the Huang clan were all captured and executed on Duan Yu's orders.

While Duan Yu was purging the Huang clan, Lü Bu, Chen Qing'an, and others who were accompanying him also led their cavalry to purge the gentry members on the list who had sponsored Beigong Boyu.

After resting for a night in Fulu County, Duan Yu once again led the Flying Bear Cavalry and four hundred personal guards, totaling one thousand two hundred cavalrymen, toward Dunhuang County.

Dunhuang was the last and furthest stop on this trip.

Dunhuang, the seat of Dunhuang Prefecture, was already close to Yumenguan and Yangguan, the gateways to the Western Regions.

Duan Yu traveled almost entirely on light, fast horseback.

To prevent the Cao family from escaping to the Western Regions, they traveled without stopping.

Dunhuang is close to the Western Regions, and it only takes half a day to get out of the Jade Gate Pass.

Once they escape to the Western Regions, it will be difficult to capture them.

Fortunately, Duan Yu had made advance plans before taking action this time.

We must strike as quickly as possible, and absolutely cannot allow ourselves to be tipped off beforehand, like we did when we first captured Wang Rou.

Therefore, the route for sending troops was planned in advance.

Two days later, Duan Yu, who had set off from Fulu County, arrived in Dunhuang, the capital of Dunhuang Prefecture.

It was already mid-October.

The temperature difference between day and night in Liangzhou is extremely large.

The sun shines brightly during the day, but it gets freezing cold at night.

Despite the influence of Duan Yu's system entry, Liangzhou enjoyed favorable weather and no natural disasters that year.

However, the diurnal temperature range during the Little Ice Age, as well as the continuously decreasing temperature, were affecting the temperature every moment.

When Duan Yu led his troops to Dunhuang, it was already night.

Under the cover of night, only a few scattered lights illuminated the city walls of Dunhuang.

This is already the westernmost edge of the Han Dynasty.

Besides needing to defend against natural disasters, even the Qiang people rarely move around here.

Further west are Yangguan and Yumenguan.

Beyond Yangguan and Yumenguan lies the southern and northern routes for managing the Western Regions. Within hundreds of miles, there are no people or livestock, so there is no need to be wary of anything.

Therefore, there was no need to station heavy troops to defend Dunhuang.

The emperor is far away and the heavens are high; here, the Cao family, who have been in power for a hundred years, are the emperor.

The soldiers in the city only knew Cao's orders, not the emperor's.

As for the Governor of Liangzhou...

The soldiers didn't care what their surnames were.

Therefore, it is almost impossible to use one's identity to trick one into opening the city gate.

If we wait until dawn, we'll probably be discovered.

Once the Cao family in the city discovers the whereabouts of Duan Yu's troops, they will likely defend the city to the death.

"Bring me my halberd." Duan Yu frowned as he looked at the distant city of Dunhuang.

Upon hearing Duan Yu's command, Zhao Yun, who had been eager to try, immediately stepped forward.

"My lord, let me lead the way! I only need fifty men, and I will open the city gates within half an hour!"

Zhao Yun rode forward and bowed, saying...

Duan Yu originally intended to try using Bloodbath in All Directions to blast open the city gates and charge straight in.

However, since Zhao Yun volunteered for the mission...

Duan Yu could only nod.

"Stone, take a hundred personal guards and prepare them for Zilong."

Duan Yu, riding on the black tiger Dahei, spoke to Tie Shitou behind him.

"only!"

Tie Shitou nodded in response.

He then mustered a hundred personal guards.

Under the cover of night, Zhao Yun dismounted and, carrying ropes and grappling hooks on his back, headed towards the distant city of Dunhuang.

Under the cover of night, the hundred men, each with a wooden stick in their mouth and ropes on their backs, soon reached the foot of the city.

The entire city of Dunhuang was built with rammed earth.

The city wall was about 1.5 feet high.

Zhao Yun, who was leaning against the city wall, found a spot where there was no firelight, and swung the rope with the hook attached to it towards the city wall.

The grappling hook landed on the city wall and snagged the middle of the battlements.

After pulling down twice to make sure it was secure, Zhao Yun spat out the wooden stick from his mouth, then quickly climbed up the city wall, biting the hilt of his sword.

At the same time, all one hundred guards imitated Zhao Yun's actions.

Those who could serve as Duan Yu's personal guards were the elite of the elite.

He was proficient in both mounted and infantry combat.

Dozens of ropes with hooks were quickly attached to the city wall.

Moments later, shouts of battle rang out from the city walls.

Immediately afterwards, after about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the city gate was pushed open, and several lit torches began to sway under the gate.

Duan Yu, riding on the black tiger, gently raised his hand and waved it.

The Flying Bear Cavalry behind them charged toward Dunhuang City like a pack of wolves.

It wasn't until Duan Yu rode the black tiger to the gate of Cao Kuan's residence that Cao Kuan, still asleep, finally came to his senses.

Unfortunately it was too late.

By sunrise the next day, the heads of the entire Cao clan had already been thrown outside Dunhuang.