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

East of Jinyang City.

Duan Yu did not enter the city.

In fact, Duan Yu can't get in now either.

Not long after Duan Yu arrived in the east of the city, the east gate of Jinyang City had already been closed.

Although Duan Yu's group consisted of only a few dozen people.

But with hundreds of heads and more than thirty warhorses, the soldiers guarding the city didn't know what Duan Yu was there for.

The captain in charge of defending the city immediately ordered the city gates to be closed.

The city walls were crowded with soldiers, holding bows and arrows, looking extremely tense.

Just as the city gate captain was at a loss, Liu Wei arrived with Chen Ye and another person.

Liu Wei, dressed in a black official robe, stepped down from the carriage, followed by Chen Ye.

"Your Excellency, Prefect, Magistrate Chen."

The captain guarding the gate immediately greeted Liu Wei and Chen Ye.

Liu Wei frowned, and Chen Ye hung his head.

Seeing the tightly closed city gates, Liu Wei's expression turned even more grim.

"What's going on? Why are the city gates closed?" Liu Wei shouted.

The captain quickly put down his straight sword, cupped his hands, and replied, "Your Excellency, dozens of riders suddenly appeared outside, carrying hundreds of heads. I have no idea who they are."

"To avoid causing unnecessary panic upon entering the city, the city gates were closed."

"Hmph." Liu Wei snorted coldly, "A mere few dozen men. The city has two thousand soldiers. Do you think we're afraid of these few dozen?"

“In broad daylight, someone who acts arrogantly and boastfully is certainly not a good person.”

"Men, open the gate for me! Send out troops to arrest them all. If anyone resists, kill them without mercy."

With his hands behind his back, Liu Wei spoke in an unfriendly tone.

At this time, several hundred soldiers had already gathered at the east gate.

Instead of just over a hundred people as before.

At this moment, Liu Wei opened the door, and the captain naturally felt much more confident.

So he immediately ordered the city gates to be opened.

Hundreds of soldiers, armed with spears, blocked the city gate opening and poured out like a swarm of bees the instant the gate opened.

Liu Wei and Chen Ye then climbed onto the city wall.

In the distance, in Duan Yu's direction.

"Brother Duan." Tie Shitou looked at Duan Yu, who was standing not far behind him: "Brother Duan, the city gate is open, there are a lot of county soldiers."

"Brother Duan, they..." Wang Hunu said from the other side, "They look like they're going to attack us?"

Duan Yu nodded upon hearing this, but he was not surprised.

In fact, all of this was within his expectations.

The news that he returned alive and had slaughtered all the bandits in Longshan would surely reach Magistrate Chen Ye very quickly.

Knowing that he could no longer keep the matter a secret, Chen Ye naturally told Prefect Liu Wei.

If Liu Wei didn't want his dirty dealings with Li Shanfeng to be exposed, he would definitely choose to kill him to silence him.

but......

He still has one card to play.

This trump card is...

Rumble!

Rumble!

Just as the east gate of Jinyang City opened.

When hundreds of county soldiers, armed with spears, filed out of the city with murderous intent.

The thunderous sound of horses' hooves echoed down the long street.

The leading general was dressed in armor and held a long sword.

Behind him were dozens of elite cavalrymen.

Following the dozens of cavalrymen were two horse-drawn carriages.

More than a hundred soldiers followed behind the carriage.

"Get out of the way!"

"Get out of the way!"

Standing before dozens of cavalrymen, Hua Xiong held a long sword, exuding an imposing aura and possessing a cold, stern gaze.

The people around the long street immediately made way.

On the city wall, Liu Wei and Chen Ye, who had just climbed up, obviously heard the sound behind them and couldn't help but turn around to look.

Upon seeing the dozens of cavalrymen and the generals on horseback, Liu Wei's brows furrowed instantly.

Dong Zhuo.

In this city of Jinyang, only Dong Zhuo could have so many private soldiers.

"Why is he here?" Liu Wei frowned and muttered to himself, somewhat puzzled.

Chen Ye quickly lowered his voice and said, "My lord, could it be that Dong Zhuo has come here to... kidnap someone?"

"My lord, Dong Zhuo has always been at odds with you. He wanted to eliminate Li Shanfeng back then, but you interfered."

"It seems that Dong Zhuo has heard some rumors."

"If Li Shanfeng really said something, or if Li Shanfeng is still alive, it doesn't matter if he falls into the hands of that little rascal."

"But what if it falls into Dong Zhuo's hands?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Wei's expression immediately changed drastically.

Chen Ye is right.

Dong Zhuo was not some minor guerrilla.

If Dong Zhuo were to find any evidence of wrongdoing, even if he didn't try to punish him, he would still have leverage over Dong Zhuo in the future.

In Taiyuan County, wouldn't they be at Dong Zhuo's mercy?

Liu Wei immediately turned around and shouted at the captain who had already left the city, "Take down those bandits immediately without fail!"

Upon receiving the order, the captain who had just led his troops out of the city ordered his soldiers to prepare to surround Duan Yu and his men.

In the distance, Tie Shitou, who was beside Duan Yu, also heard Liu Wei's loud shout.

Immediately, his eyes widened: "Brother Duan, that man said we are bandits!"

"We were ordered to suppress the bandits, so how did we end up being labeled as bandits?"

Duan Yu smiled and looked at Tie Shitou, saying reassuringly, "If he says so, then it's true?"

The reason Duan Yu dared to say this was because he had already crossed the city gate and seen the cavalry inside the city.

The leader was the same general he had seen when he met Li Ru that day.

It's obvious without even guessing that these must be Dong Zhuo's troops.

And this is exactly the trump card he's been waiting for.

Use your strength to fight.

He can only rely on Dong Zhuo's help to attack this distant prefect.

It's unlikely that Dong Zhuo would use his power to attack Wang Yun.

However, defeating the Taiyuan Prefect is sufficient for now.

"The governor has ordered that no one is to move without permission; anyone who disobeys will be punished according to military law!"

Almost immediately after Liu Wei finished speaking, Hua Xiong, who was riding on horseback, shouted loudly.

The sound traveled through the city gate and reached the ears of the garrison commander.

The captain guarding the city was immediately stunned.

Prefect Liu Wei ordered him to apprehend the thieves.

But the governor forbade him from taking military action?

Who do you listen to?

For a moment, even the garrison commander was stumped.

The governor was the inspector of a prefecture, in charge of supervising all officials in the prefecture and counties, and his salary was 600 shi (a unit of grain).

The prefect was the head of a prefecture, with a salary of two thousand shi (a unit of grain measure).

In terms of rank alone, although the governor is one rank higher than the prefect, the governor only has the right to inspect the officials and has no administrative power.

Therefore, on this point, the garrison commander must undoubtedly obey the prefect.

But not all governors are the same.

Bingzhou was a border region, and Dong Zhuo was a military general with troops under his command.

In the border regions, whoever has the most soldiers and the biggest fist has always been the one who calls the shots.

Dong Zhuo also supervised all officials.

The garrison commander was thus in a dilemma.

On the city wall, when Liu Wei heard Hua Xiong's shout, he was certain that Dong Zhuo wanted to take the man from him.

"How dare you! Who do you think you are, giving orders to this official at will?"

"Do not listen to this man. Seize the men outside the city."

Liu Wei first rebuked Hua Xiong, and then gave another order to the garrison commander.

However, just as Liu Wei finished speaking, a boisterous voice rang out from inside the carriage:

"Haha, Prefect Liu is really showing me no respect?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? Is there some secret you're afraid someone will find out?"

The carriage stopped, and Dong Zhuo, dressed in armor, slowly stepped down from it.

Dong Yi, dressed in a black dress, followed behind.