Chenliu City
After discussing the strategy for attacking Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao invited Xi Zhicai to his camp for a banquet. After several rounds of drinks, Cao Cao dismissed the generals who were accompanying him and asked Xi Zhicai in a low voice, "Brother Xi Zhicai, you've come today, presumably because your lord needs you to do something. What is it? If there's anything that Cao Cao can do for you, just say so. As long as it's within my power, I will not refuse."
"Yes, yes." Upon hearing this, Xi Zhicai glanced at Cao Cao, somewhat surprised that Cao Cao knew about Wang Han and that Wang Han was his lord. However, considering that Cao Cao had once served as a colonel general in Luoyang, it was normal for him to know something. So he smiled and nodded, saying, "My lord only asked me to help you fight against Dong Zhuo, and didn't give any other instructions."
"Is that so? Come, let's drink." Cao Cao knew that Xi Zhicai wouldn't tell him, so he skipped the topic and raised his wine cup again.
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In Wang Han's mansion in Luoyang.
After seeing Wang Yun and Diao Chan off, Wang Han instructed Zhang Shan and Li Si: "Zhang Shan, Li Si, I will be leaving for a while. You will be in charge of managing the mansion for the time being. I will be back within half a month."
"Please rest assured, my lord, we will manage it well," Zhang Shan and Li Si quickly replied.
"Then I'll leave it to you. Here's twenty gold coins. You two take it and manage the household," Wang Han said. After handing Zhang Shan twenty gold coins, Wang Han picked up his golden hammer and carried his powerful bow and left.
After leaving Luoyang, Wang Han used his speed boost to reach Hulao Pass overnight. He then found a place to rest and waited for dawn.
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The next day at dawn, as soon as the gates of Hulao Pass opened, Wang Han, carrying a pair of golden hammers and his double-stringed bow, headed towards the city gates. Along the way, he attracted the attention of passersby, who were astonished by the deep footprints he left behind, wondering just how heavy the hammers in his hands were.
At the gate of Hulao Pass, the soldiers guarding the gate became wary when they saw Wang Han approaching carrying an exaggerated golden hammer and drum.
"Halt!" An officer, accompanied by several soldiers, pointed his rifles at Wang Han and asked, "Who are you?"
“Those attacking the city,” Wang Han said briefly, sweeping his large hammer horizontally with his left hand to knock away all the spears pointed at him.
Wang Han then gave the soldiers no chance, quickly descended, and in two steps reached them, smashing his right hammer horizontally.
With a series of muffled thuds, the officer and several soldiers were sent flying by Wang Han's hammer.
"My God..." At the city gate, the civilians waiting to enter the city and the other guards stared in disbelief at the soldiers who had been thrown back twenty meters.
"Bang...bang..." While everyone was still in shock, two more soldiers were smashed away. Wang Han did not stop. He swung his golden hammer horizontally and vertically, smashing soldiers one by one. They were either smashed away or knocked to the ground. As long as they were hit by Wang Han's golden hammer, their bones would shatter on the spot, and they would die instantly.
"Close the city gate! Close the city gate! Archers! Archers!" Seeing Wang Han's ferocity, sending the gatekeeper and several soldiers flying dozens of meters with a single blow of his hammer, none of the other guards dared to charge forward. They hurriedly pushed the city gate, trying to close it and let the archers on the city wall deal with Wang Han.
Seeing the city gates about to close, Wang Han activated his triple speed boost and, like a galloping warhorse, reached the city gates in a matter of seconds, smashing the two closing gates on the left and right sides with two consecutive hammer blows.
"Crack...bang, crack...bang."
With two consecutive hammer blows, Wang Han smashed the two city gates that hadn't even had time to close.
"The city gate has been breached... The city gate has been breached..." Upon seeing this scene, the soldiers guarding the city gate were even more terrified. They dared not stop Wang Han and ran into the city screaming.
After smashing down the city gate, amidst the horrified gazes of the surrounding people, Wang Han walked into the city carrying a pair of large hammers. Any Xiliang soldiers he encountered who dared to attack him were killed by Wang Han with a single blow. No one could stop Wang Han's advance.
Upon learning that the city gates had been breached, a large contingent of Xiliang soldiers rushed anxiously toward the city gates on the main road of the city.
Wang Han saw the Xiliang soldiers charging towards him, shouted, and charged towards them.
"Bang bang bang..." A series of muffled impacts rang out rapidly. With Wang Han's hands swinging and smashing the golden hammers, one Xiliang soldier after another was smashed away or smashed into mincemeat by Wang Han.
Wang Han continued walking towards the general's mansion at Hulao Pass at his original pace, sending Xiliang soldiers flying and crashing through walls. No one could stop Wang Han in the slightest.
"Kill..." The shouts of the Xiliang soldiers grew weaker and weaker. As the soldiers in front of them were constantly being smashed and killed, it was as if a huge beast was slaughtering them in front of them, with weapons and corpses flying everywhere.
Before even seeing Wang Han, many of the Xiliang soldiers were already feeling uneasy.
"Bang bang bang..." Wang Han walked forward, constantly swinging his golden hammer. The Xiliang soldiers in front, after witnessing Wang Han's martial prowess, dared not step forward. The soldiers behind, unaware of the situation, continued to rush forward, pushing and shoving the soldiers in front.
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"Report..." Outside Chenliu City, Yuan Shao and the other warlords had just gathered their soldiers and set off when a scout rushed in anxiously.
The scout, panting, said, "Report... According to the news we just received, the gates of Hulao Pass have been breached, and there are shouts of battle throughout the city."
"What? The gates of Hulao Pass have been breached?" Yuan Shao was startled upon hearing this. Could it be that other warlords were also attacking Dong Zhuo? He quickly asked, "Which warlord breached them?"
"It was...it was broken by one person," the scout said, his tone still carrying disbelief.
"One person?" Yuan Shao was furious upon hearing this: "How could one person possibly breach the gates of Hulao Pass? You're spreading false information! Guards, drag him away and behead him!"
"My lord, spare me! My lord, spare me! I was not lying!" Upon hearing this, the scout was terrified and quickly recounted what he had seen. "That man was carrying a pair of huge hammers. With two hammer blows, he smashed open the city gate and stormed into the city. Then, shouts of battle filled the city."
"How could this be?" Xi Zhicai was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and his brows furrowed. He knew that Wang Han had made a move, but this was not what they had planned.
"The rumors are actually true!" Cao Cao saw Xi Zhicai's expression and knew that the rumors he had heard about Wang Han were not exaggerated, but true.
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