The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

"Let's go, Geng will continue the pursuit of the thieves!"

"General, the gunfire from the direction of the Governor's residence has stopped." Gongsun Zan had just gathered the troops he had secretly sent into the city during the day when he heard this news. However, he didn't think much of it. He assumed that Lu Zhi had repelled the rebels' attack. Because of his confidence in Lu Zhi, Gongsun Zan never imagined that his teacher would die.

"Let's go and meet up at the Lord's residence first," Gongsun Zan ordered his men.

During the day, with Dong Cheng's secret help, Gongsun Zan sent more than a thousand people into Chang'an City. The 30,000 troops outside the city were also ready, waiting for Gongsun Zan to send a signal so they could immediately attack the city walls to support the friendly forces inside the city.

However, Gongsun Zan never expected that when he arrived at Lu's residence, it was already engulfed in flames, surrounded by scattered Chang'an troops. Had Lu's residence already fallen? Gongsun Zan ordered the residence to be surrounded, and the hundred or so Dian Wei retainers who had not yet left were also trapped. When he finally received news from a few traitors, and when his men found Lu Zhi's body in the inner courtyard, Gongsun Zan was furious. He knelt down before Lu Zhi and wailed, "Teacher! Teacher! I'm too late! I'm too late!"

Lu Zhi stood up, his eyes filled with a fierce light as he stared at the old Bingzhou soldiers around him. The leading officer quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, saying that it was all Dian Wei's doing. Originally, Lord Lu Zhi was supposed to be captured alive, and Wang Yun's order was also to capture him alive, but Lord Lu Zhi was determined to die, and Dian Wei, in a fit of rage, killed Lord Lu.

"Is that really so?" Gongsun Zan asked, his eyes bloodshot as he stared at the prisoners of war around him.

"really!"

Seeing that all the prisoners of war around him nodded, Gongsun Zan was already 70% convinced. Of course, he couldn't rule out the possibility that these prisoners of war were lying to save their lives, but this matter itself had nothing to do with these soldiers, and Gongsun Zan had no need to make things difficult for them.

He ordered his men to tie up the soldiers, assigning a dozen or so to guard them. The rest split into two groups. One group, led by Gongsun Zan, went directly to the Grand Commandant's residence. While Dian Wei was still running rampant in the city, they would arrest Wang Yun. The strategy was to capture the leader first, as this entire affair was orchestrated by the old scoundrel Wang Yun. Once Wang Yun was under control, the matter would be over. As for Dian Wei, Gongsun Zan was self-aware enough to know he couldn't defeat him in close combat. Therefore, it was better to control Wang Yun and the woman named Li Chan, lure Dian Wei into a trap, and then use a musket to kill him, avenging his teacher.

The remaining group secretly went to the east gate to meet Dong Cheng's men, and then, with the cooperation of Dong Cheng's men, opened the city gate to let the Bingzhou army into the city.

In fact, Gongsun Zan was secretly excited at this moment. His teacher was dead, and he was the most likely person to take over the 30,000 troops outside Chang'an. When he thought that he might become the direct commander of tens of thousands of elite troops or even become a governor of a province, something called ambition suddenly arose in Gongsun Zan's heart.

Once ambition takes hold, it is difficult to suppress.

Gongsun Zan intentionally or unintentionally sent his trusted confidants to the city gates, and instructed everyone not to leak the news of Lord Lu Zhi's death. Of course, Gongsun Zan gave this order on the grounds that it would affect the morale of the army. Upon hearing Gongsun Zan's order, the surrounding Bingzhou army generals had no doubts, after all, Gongsun Zan's reasons were very convincing, and they could not find any reason to refute it.

Moreover, they had received great favors from Lu Zhi, and now that they wanted to avenge Lu Zhi, they could only obey Gongsun Zan's orders. After all, Gongsun Zan was Lu Zhi's student, and in this world, the relationship between student and teacher was even closer than that between father and son!

A dozen minutes later, Gongsun Zan arrived at the vicinity of the Grand Commandant's mansion with more than three hundred men without making a sound. After sending out a few men to scout, Gongsun Zan never expected that Wang Yun would be so careless. The entire Grand Commandant's mansion only had less than a hundred guards. Perhaps Wang Yun thought that the overall situation was settled and that all the troops had been sent out to suppress the enemy forces. This was an opportunity.

Gongsun Zan ordered a surprise attack on Wang Yun's residence. In less than five minutes, Gongsun Zan successfully took control of Wang Yun and ordered the Wenhou residence next door to be taken over as well. Dian Wei's residence was even better guarded, with only twenty men. This shows Dian Wei's formidable reputation in Chang'an. Leaving only twenty men in the residence was enough to deter villains. However, Dian Wei really miscalculated this time. He probably never expected Gongsun Zan to be so bold, nor did he expect that Lu Zhi's plan would still be more than half successful.

At least for now, the initiative is back on Lu Zhi's side, even though Lu Zhi is dead.

"what!"

But when Dian Wei received the news, he was in the mansion of a powerful family, taking stock of his spoils, when he unexpectedly found his own backyard on fire!

"Let's go back quickly!" Dian Wei said to the soldiers around him, "Damn it, where did Gongsun Zan come from? Shouldn't he be in the camp outside the city? If I find out who let Gongsun Zan in, I'll kill his whole family!"

Dian Wei's murderous aura was so intense that it could be felt even from dozens of meters away, and the soldiers around him unconsciously moved away from him.

"Gongsun Zan, don't be so shameless. I respect you as a man and gave you a way out, but you didn't want it. Then don't blame me for turning my back on you." Hearing Gongsun Zan's words, Dian Wei realized that he had been tricked.

"Dian Wei! When you killed my mentor, you should have thought this day would come. I don't know if I will live or die today, but I do know that your father-in-law and this beautiful woman will definitely die before me!" Gongsun Zan roared.

"Damn it!" Dian Wei was furious upon hearing Gongsun Zan's praise, but he was helpless. Was he really going to watch his father-in-law and Li Chan fall into the hands of thieves?

Gongsun Zan's soft voice came from the Grand Commandant's mansion. He said to Dian Wei outside, "Dian Wei, I'll give you a chance. As long as you surrender, I will release your Chan'er and will definitely not make things difficult for her."

"What!" Upon hearing Gongsun Zan's words, the dejected Dian Wei suddenly looked up towards the direction of the Grand Commandant's mansion. To be honest, he was tempted by Gongsun Zan's suggestion. The surrounding generals quickly advised Dian Wei that this was Gongsun Zan's scheme to lure the enemy, and that he should not fall for it. Dian Wei did not move. He was a fickle person by nature and would certainly not easily believe Gongsun Zan's promises. However, this also showed that Dian Wei's feelings for Li Chan were definitely not just a casual affair, but that he had truly fallen in love.