The morning sunlight slowly crested the city walls, dispelling the darkness in Luoyang.
Outside the city, after receiving news of the fall of Sishui Pass yesterday, Lü Bu, Li Jue, and Guo Yi volunteered to fight, openly declaring their intention to retake Sishui Pass and then Hulao Pass. However, Dong Zhuo did not agree, as the disparity in strength between the Xiliang troops and the eighteen allied forces was too great, and he also needed to leave a portion of his forces to defend Luoyang.
Early in the morning, Lü Bu, accompanied by his deputy, hurriedly rode his horse toward the Prime Minister's residence.
The lieutenant behind Lü Bu advised, "General, the sun has just risen, and the Prime Minister is probably still sleeping. It would be inappropriate to disturb him now."
“What’s wrong with that? The enemy has already breached Sishui Pass and is heading towards Luoyang; they’ll be there soon,” Lü Bu said indignantly. “The most urgent matter now is to report the current military situation to the Prime Minister and prepare for defense…”
"General Lü Bu, what's wrong?" The deputy general was puzzled when Lü Bu suddenly stopped talking halfway through his sentence.
"No, it's nothing, let's go back first." Hearing this, Lü Bu hurriedly shook his head and waved his hands, saying, "It's better to wait before reporting the current military affairs to the Prime Minister. It's really not good to disturb the Prime Minister's peaceful sleep now."
"General, we can wait here; there's no need to go back. The Prime Minister should wake up in another hour or two," the lieutenant said.
"It's alright, it's alright, it can be a little later. Giddy up..." Lu Bu quickly said, pushing off Red Hare with both legs, and turned to gallop away like a gust of wind.
"This...Giddy up." Although the lieutenant was puzzled as to why Lü Bu had suddenly stopped rushing to report military affairs, he dared not ask and quickly spurred his horse to catch up.
No sooner had the two left than Wang Han, carrying a pair of large, golden hammers, approached the Prime Minister's residence from another direction. Lü Bu had been in such a hurry to leave because he had seen Wang Han, wielding a pair of large hammers, menacingly heading towards the residence. Knowing Wang Han was there to cause trouble, he quickly fled.
"Who are you?" At the entrance of the Prime Minister's residence, the Xiliang soldiers guarding the gate saw a pair of hammers approaching. Two of them quickly drew their swords and cautiously approached Wang Han.
"Peng Peng..." Wang Han did not answer them. He activated his speed boost and instantly rushed in front of the two Xiliang soldiers, striking them mercilessly with his two hammers.
The two were sent flying into the mansion by Wang Han.
"Kill..." Seeing Wang Han make a move, all the Xiliang soldiers guarding the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion drew their weapons and charged at Wang Han.
"Bang bang bang..." Facing the charging Xiliang soldiers, Wang Han swung his golden hammer rapidly, smashing Xiliang soldiers back into the Prime Minister's mansion, where they landed lifeless.
After killing the Xiliang soldiers at the gate, Wang Han easily walked into the Prime Minister's residence, carrying a golden hammer and a drum.
"Kill..." Inside the Prime Minister's residence, the corpses smashed in and the noise outside the door startled the soldiers who rushed over. When they saw Wang Han enter the Prime Minister's residence, they all charged towards Wang Han.
"Thump..." Wang Han slammed his two hammers together and charged toward the oncoming Xiliang soldiers.
"Bang bang bang..." In the next moment, one Xiliang soldier after another was smashed away. Amid the siege of Xiliang soldiers, Wang Han quickly swung his hammer at the Xiliang soldiers who approached him while charging towards the main hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion. No one could stop him. Wherever he went, he left behind corpses and broken armor and weapons, stretching all the way from the gate of the mansion.
Upon hearing the soldier's report at the entrance of the Prime Minister's residence, Li Jue quickly led several hundred soldiers over. Seeing Wang Han's fierce and powerful appearance, and the immense weight of his hammer—a blow that would kill instantly—Li Jue dared not engage him in battle. Instead, he led his men to block the main hall of the Prime Minister's residence and ordered the archers behind him, "Archers, fire!"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..." Hundreds of sharp arrows shot towards Wang Han immediately.
"Hmph..." Seeing the arrows coming at him, Wang Han took a few quick steps and swung his hammer from bottom to top, smashing several Xiliang soldiers in front of him into the air and blocking the arrows that were being shot at him.
"Pfft, pfft, pfft..." Arrows rained down on the soldiers thrown up by Wang Han, but to no avail. Instead, the soldiers thrown up by Wang Han landed in the ranks of archers brought by Li Jue, causing them to fall to the ground in disarray.
"Damn it." Li Jue turned around and looked at the archers whose formation had been disrupted by the corpses. He cursed and quickly ordered, "Get up and keep firing!"
"General Li Jue, be careful!" a soldier suddenly exclaimed.
Upon hearing this, Li Jue quickly turned around and saw that he was sweating profusely. Just a few seconds after he turned around and ordered the archers to continue firing, Wang Han had already crossed the fifty-meter distance between them and was standing in front of him, the large hammer in his right hand smashing down towards him.
With a muffled thud, Li Jue was sent flying into the main hall. His sword was bent and his armor was shattered. He was dead beyond any doubt. The soldiers behind him were also knocked over by his corpse.
"Bang bang bang..." Wang Han swung his hands rapidly, smashing away dozens of Xiliang soldiers who were blocking the main hall beside him and in front of him, and stepped into the main hall.
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"My lord, my lord!" Dong Zhuo was awakened by the shouts of battle in the mansion. He had just finished dressing and was waiting for the soldiers to report what had happened when Guo Si rushed in and knelt before him, saying, "My lord, a fierce man has broken into the mansion and is attacking you. The soldiers can't stop him at all. Please come with me and leave quickly."
"A single brute?" Dong Zhuo was furious upon hearing this and cursed, "One person has brought you all to this state? Are the thousands of Xiliang soldiers in my mansion all useless fools? Can't they even stop one person?"
Upon hearing this, Guo Si quickly said, "My lord, that man is incredibly brave. He wields a pair of hammers weighing several thousand pounds each. The soldiers in the manor can't stop him at all. They die as soon as they are hit. In a short time, more than a thousand soldiers have died at his hands. General Li Jue led his men there, but he was also smashed away by one of his hammers. His armor and weapons were shattered, and his internal organs were broken. He died on the spot without even having time to fight back."
"What? Over a thousand soldiers have died in such a short time?" Dong Zhuo asked incredulously. "What about my son, Fengxian?"
"It's absolutely true, my lord. General Lü Bu was ordered to organize military affairs yesterday, and he hasn't come to report on them yet today." Guo Si explained, and quickly continued to urge, "My lord, let's go quickly. Even if General Lü Bu comes, he's no match for that wicked man. My lord, that wicked man has already crossed the main hall and is heading this way. If we don't leave now, it will be too late."
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