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

The dust and smoke rising from the south of Anyi City quickly approached the city.

Those were large contingents of cavalry.

To be precise, it was a cavalry force led by Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song.

Behind the cavalry were countless infantrymen.

Battle flags stretched out in rows, like a black ocean churning up black waves in the gale.

The tens of thousands of soldiers stretched as far as the eye could see, even from above Anyi City.

With his back to the outside of the city, Yuan Shu, who was bound to a cross, seemed to have noticed the movement behind him. He endured the excruciating pain and the feeling of ants crawling on his wounds as he twisted his neck to look out of the city.

When Yuan Shu saw the large army outside the city, his eyes lit up with ecstatic joy.

"Ha ha!"

Yuan Shu laughed loudly and bitterly, "Duan Yu, my reinforcements have arrived! My reinforcements have arrived!"

"Release me now, and I might have them spare your life. Otherwise... you'll all die, you'll all die in this Anyi City!"

Hearing Yuan Shu's seemingly insane roar, Duan Yu's lips curled up slightly. He sat casually on the battlement, picked up his knife, and sliced ​​off another piece of flesh from Yuan Shu's other intact thigh.

"what......"

The threatening words from Yuan Shu immediately turned into a painful wail.

Soon, Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song arrived at a distance of only an arrow's flight from the city wall.

Meanwhile, the Liangzhou soldiers who had just been carrying out executions outside the city quickly returned to the city and climbed the city walls to prepare for defense.

When Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song stopped their horses and saw the scene outside the city gate, they couldn't help but gasp.

Headless corpses with their hands bound behind their backs knelt beneath the walls of Anyi City.

Round heads floated on the moat.

The ground looked as if it had been coated with a layer of red lacquer from blood.

Although both were valiant generals who had fought on the battlefield and had seen many corpses.

But this was the first time I had ever seen such a scene of execution.

Moreover, this is not a border prefecture, but Hedong Prefecture.

Those who were killed were not rebels, but barbarians.

Rather, they were the powerful and influential families in the city.

The two people who witnessed this scene were shocked.

Duan Yu... actually made a move.

On the city wall, there was a person bound to a frame, and another person being subjected to extreme torture.

The person sitting next to him, holding a small knife and carrying out the execution, was Duan Yu.

Although the face of the person who was subjected to the most severe punishment could not be seen.

But just by thinking about it, the two of them could pretty much guess that the person was Yuan Shu, who had killed Wang Hunu, one of Duan Yu's subordinates.

The two looked at each other.

Then they looked up at the city wall together.

Duan Yu, who was sitting diagonally on the battlements and administering the punishment, tossed a piece of meat to Xiao Hei, then looked up at Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun outside the city.

They then spun the cross binding Yuan Shu, turning him so that he faced the two men.

“Zhu Jun..…”

“Huangfu Song…”

"Help me... ah..."

As soon as Yuan Shu turned around, he shouted for help to Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song.

But before he could finish speaking, Duan Yu's sharp blade interrupted him, turning his words into a cry of pain.

"Duan Yu stop!"

Zhu Jun gave a sharp shout.

Sitting on the battlements, Duan Yu, who was executing Yuan Shu, continued his work, slicing flesh from Yuan Shu's thigh and sprinkling it with poisoned blood.

After slicing off a piece of meat, he glanced sideways at Zhu Jun, who was riding a horse and wearing armor outside the city.

"How dare you call my name?"

Duan Yu said in a cold voice, "Who do you think you are, daring to order me around?"

Zhu Jun gritted his teeth, straightened his neck, and was about to speak with a flushed face, but was interrupted by Huangfu Song standing to the side.

Huangfu Song shook his head slightly and lowered his voice to say to Zhu Jun, "Brother Gongwei, there's no point in arguing with him here. We should focus on the important matter at hand. Let me handle it."

After stopping Zhu Jun, Huangfu Song shook the reins of his warhorse, then spurred his horse forward a small step and said to Duan Yu on the city wall, "Marquis Ji, I am Huangfu Song."

"The Marquis of Ji led his troops out of Liang without the permission of the court and cruelly killed these people, which is suspected of being a rebellion."

"Now that Marquis Ji has released the Tiger-like General, and everything is awaiting the imperial court and the Empress Dowager's decree, we will not..."

Duan Yu raised an eyebrow, looked at Huangfu Song, and sneered, "Nothing will happen?"

"You think you can attack me with your bunch of shrimp soldiers and crab generals?"

"Are you worthy?"

Huangfu Song, whose words were interrupted, also looked embarrassed.

Duan Yu continued slicing flesh from Yuan Shu's thigh without pausing.

"what......"

"what......."

"It hurts so much..."

Yuan Shu's painful wails continued to ring out.

The body, bound to the cross, twisted and struggled.

But the more you struggle, the more it hurts.

My left leg was crawling with ants and itching terribly, while my right leg was throbbing with pain.

It must be said that Duan Yu's wound medicine was extremely effective.

Fortunately, Yuan Shu's thigh was not bleeding much; the slightest bleeding was immediately stopped.

This prevented Yuan Shu from going into shock due to excessive blood loss.

At most, he'll just faint from the pain.

"Huangfu Song... Zhu Jun..."

"What are you two wasting your breath talking to him for? Attack the city! Save me!"

"You...you want to see me die?!"

Yuan Shu struggled and hysterically shouted at Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, "If I die, you will die too! My uncle will not let you go!"

Upon hearing this, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, who were outside the city, both frowned and looked troubled.

Duan Yu chuckled and continued slicing the meat.

"Shout louder, shout even louder, so they can come and save you!"

Duan Yu's voice was like the whisper of a demon.

Yuan Shu was terrified upon hearing this.

"There are still many, many more knives. Don't worry, my skills have improved a lot. I estimate that a thousand knives won't be a problem."

"You still have your body, your two arms, and your face."

"After I've peeled off your skin, what's left is your flesh."

In a panic, Yuan Shu cried out for help again to Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun outside the city.

"If they don't come to rescue you, I guess I could play with you for a long time."

"For every day you hang the tiger slave outside the city, I will torture you for that same number of days, making you wish you were dead."

brush!

The blade flashed, and another piece of bloody flesh was sliced ​​off Yuan Shu's thigh.

With a casual toss, Little Black caught it by tilting its head back and then swallowed it whole.

Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song, who witnessed this scene from outside the city, were both in a dilemma.

attack.

Still no attack!

The imperial court has not yet sent any orders.

The letter they sent to Luoyang last night will not be back for several days.

But the current situation is that if they don't attack the city immediately, Yuan Shu might really be tortured to death in front of them.

If that's really the case, then Yuan Wei... will he cause them trouble later?

They blamed Yuan Shu's death on the two of them.

"Brother Yizhen."

Zhu Jun gripped the hilt of his sword and said in a low voice, "If Yuan Shu dies, we will be held responsible, and we will not be able to explain ourselves to the Grand Tutor. Duan Yu is right in front of us..."

Zhu Jun raised his head and looked in Duan Yu's direction, saying, "He has taken it upon himself to send troops out of Liangzhou, which is already suspected of rebellion. The court is wary of Duan Yu, which is why it does not want to make a big fuss."

However... if we could really capture Duan Yu, I think the Empress Dowager and the Grand Tutor would be happy to see it, after all, Duan Yu is a big problem for the court.

Huangfu Song gripped the reins of his warhorse tightly with both hands, his mind racing.

Zhu Jun is right.

Duan Yu is a big problem.

The Empress Dowager comforted Duan Yu because she wanted the new emperor to secure his throne first, and she did not want to have a major conflict with Duan Yu or cause any changes in Liangzhou.

The imperial court is currently weak. If Liangzhou rebels, it will likely be a war that will never end.

However, if the two of them can deal with Duan Yu at the lowest possible cost, perhaps... the Empress Dowager would be happy to see it.

They could either remain inactive and wait for orders from Luoyang, but that would mean watching Yuan Shu be tortured to death.

They could attack the city now, in which case Yuan Shu would certainly die, but if they could capture Duan Yu, it would be a great achievement.

Even if Yuan Shu dies, the Empress Dowager will speak for them.

The lesser of two evils.

Waiting is undoubtedly the best option.

"Brother Yizhen," Zhu Jun's voice rang out again.

Huangfu Song turned to look at Zhu Jun, and then slowly nodded.

Upon seeing Huangfu Song nod, Zhu Jun's eyes immediately lit up with excitement.

The city had only a little over two thousand garrison troops, while they had fifty thousand men.

Duan Yu...must die!

"Send word: surround Anyi! Do not let a single person out of the city!" Zhu Jun turned to his deputy and said, "Prepare siege equipment. Begin the siege at noon. Anyi must be taken before sunset!"

Under Zhu Jun's orders, the army behind him quickly sprang into action.

The dull sounds of bugles and war drums echoed throughout.

Tens of thousands of troops began to slowly move their formation.

Sitting atop the city wall, listening to the war drums and horns outside, Duan Yu's lips curled into an upward smile.

"Duan Yu, it's not too late to release me now, otherwise..." Yuan Shu lowered his head and continued to threaten Duan Yu, "Release me now, and I'll immediately order them to stop the siege!"

Duan Yu smiled.

Smiling, she wiped the blood-stained knife with a silk handkerchief and said, "Everyone says you're the stupidest one in the Yuan family, and that's no exaggeration."

"Can't you see that you've been abandoned?"

"Hehe." Duan Yu said with a smile, "You will die whether they attack the city or not. It's just that they might be blamed if they don't attack the city, but if they capture Anyi and take over this lord, someone will naturally exonerate them."

Yuan Shu's eyes showed fear.

Duan Yu slowly stood up.

"What I've been waiting for is their attack on the city. Of course, I have to thank you for that. If they hadn't attacked without permission, if it weren't for the need to avoid getting involved in your mess after your death, how could I have the moral high ground, and how could I have a suitable excuse?"

Duan Yu then turned to Tie Shitou behind him and said, "Immediately send someone out to deliver my order to Li Ru, telling him that we can proceed!"