Three days later, a large group of business travelers suddenly wanted to enter the Wancheng area from Yiyang. The goods they sold were all fine leather goods. Just before the checkpoint, the person walking at the front paused for a moment and then put on his clothes.
With a smile on his face, he handed over a handful of coins and said, "Master, we are doing business. Could you please make it easier for us and let us go through with it first?"
The captain hurriedly withdrew his hand and looked at the man up and down. He had a thick build, strong muscles all over his body, and his bronze skin did not look like a businessman: "Where are you from?"
"We are from Jiuyuan!"
"Jiuyuan! It's quite far! What is being trafficked?"
"Father goods, they are all leather goods. They are used to make clothes and hats. They are warm when you wear them. They are all fine leather goods!" The man described his fur goods vividly, and he copied one to give to the captain.
The captain looked at it and touched it. They were indeed fine leather goods. They were neatly stacked one by one. There were five carts in total. The man thought the captain had spotted something. When he got to the back of the cart, no one could see him.
He suddenly took out a piece of gold and put it into the captain's hand: "Master Jun, we are all duty-bound people. Doing business is not easy. Look...!"
The captain chuckled: "Okay! It's easy to talk! Brothers, get them all!"
"Master Jun! What are you!" Although the man's face was panicked, there was no trace of fear in his eyes. Some other guys immediately gathered around the man, forming a circular defense line.
The captain laughed: "Hey! The cooperation is quite tacit! To tell you the truth, I have long seen that you are not businessmen? Selling fur goods. Do we still need fur goods due to the weather here? How can you deceive a three-year-old child with this kind of rhetoric? Come on, tell me.
, what on earth do you do?”
The soldiers were ready to attack at any time. When the man saw what had happened, he looked at the soldiers around him. This place is the junction between Jingzhou and Sizhou. One side belongs to Cao Cao and the other side belongs to Long Fei. It is the main road to Jingzhou. Wen
He hired hundreds of soldiers here. However, the man only had ten or twenty men. The numerical advantage made the group a little afraid.
The man glanced at the soldiers around him and suddenly rushed towards the captain. The captain hurriedly blocked with his shield. The man's force was so strong that he hit the shield in a circle, knocking the captain back three steps. The other people
They also rushed up together and fought with the soldiers. Although these people were all good fighters, they were unarmed and couldn't resist the soldiers several times their size.
As soon as a whistle sounded, those people immediately rushed towards the north. Seeing the opportunity, they opened a gap and rushed out of the siege of the soldiers. They threw down a few corpses and fled in a hurry. The captain exhaled and looked around, and saw that his own people were also there.
Many people were injured. While arranging for people to treat the wounded, they also sent people to report to Wancheng.
When Wenpin received the report, he also frowned. Although there have been such situations before, most of them would have a few people captured. After interrogation, they were basically the ones sent by Cao Cao. But this time it seems to be different. This group of people
He was so skilled that even if he was killed, no one would be left behind.
After reading the battle report, Lu Xun frowned: "General, this matter is strange. If Cao Jun had been careful, he would never have used this method. They know how to enter Jingzhou smoothly. This group of people should have different purposes!"
Wenpin nodded: "Anyway, we still need to send more manpower to the border. From today on, we will conduct strict inspections. As long as there are suspicious people, we will arrest them first!"
Not only did this happen in Yiyang, but also in nearby Xiangcheng, Xiacai, and even Gushi and Dingcheng in Yuzhou and other places bordering Cao Cao, unidentified people were discovered one after another. Everything was gathered together and reported to Xiangyang.
.As the chief intelligence officer in Jingzhou, Xu Shu was the first to guess the key.
Xu Shu said: "Those who want to infiltrate our Jingzhou from different directions on such a large scale, and whose tactics are clumsy and have no understanding of the situation in Jingzhou, are definitely not Cao Cao or Sun Quan, and they do not go to Jiangzhou or Shangyong. I guess they will not.
It’s someone else!”
"Who? You kid can't explain it clearly? I feel upset!" Dian Wei had already raised his ears, but he didn't hear what Xu Shu said.
Long Fei frowned: "Yuan Zhi means..."
Xu Shu nodded: "In Yizhou, Xian Yufu and the others killed Liu Bei's general Tai Shi Ci. You must know that the actual controller of Liu Bei's army was Zhuge Liang. Tai Shi Ci was Zhuge Liang's number one general. Killing him would undoubtedly be a great blow to Zhuge Liang.
The threat is huge. Based on my understanding of Black Ice, they will never give up. This time may be a precursor to their revenge!"
"How to take revenge?" Xun Yu and Jia Xu asked quickly.
Pang Tong sighed slightly: "To be able to have such a scale and organize so many people to act at the same time is definitely not something Zhuge Liang can mobilize. It should be the Xuanwu Tang, the most powerful mysterious organization under Hei Bing's command. This Xuanwu Tang specializes in carrying out assassinations.
, the general should pay more attention to the assassination operation and never act alone!"
"I'm here, don't be afraid! What's the Xuanwu Hall? Come and kill one with one halberd, or strike with two halberds!" Dian Wei danced his iron halberds to a whirring sound, not caring about his opponents at all.
Pang Tong looked at it and shook his head slightly: "I'm afraid that General Dian has already caught them before he saw their figures. This group of people are cruel and ruthless, and they use whatever tricks they want. General, you should be more careful!"
"Brother Shiyuan is right! My lord, please be careful!" Xu Shu also said: "I have also heard that they are Hei Bing's assassination team, and they are not inferior to Xian Yufu's people! The number is unknown, and after so many years of training,
There must be quite a few, and these people are all professional assassins, even children on the street may be their subordinates!"
The atmosphere in the Yamen was extremely tense. Everyone lowered their heads and thought, trying to find a good way to completely resolve the current crisis, but there seemed to be no good way. Long Fei chuckled: "What's so scary? They are also human beings, and soldiers will stop them."
When water comes and earth comes, you don’t have to worry. Just do whatever you have to do, and don’t cause panic among the people. That would be the worst thing for us!”
On the second floor of Jufeng Building in Xiangyang, on a small table near the window, a young man wearing a navy blue robe was drinking. He was the only one on the second floor, and the large living room seemed a bit deserted. The waiter at the second end of the shop
He put the carp he had just caught from Xiangshui in front of the young man and said, "Sir, this is the fish you want. What do you want to eat when you just caught it?"
The young man nodded: "It is indeed a good fish. It is much fatter and tenderer than the Yellow River carp! I heard that you have a new way of eating it and I want to try it. Is it okay?"
Upon hearing this, the waiter nodded quickly: "Come on! Just wait a moment, I'll let the chef cook it for you!"
The young man waved his hand and called the child back who had turned around. He took out a piece of gold from his sleeve and put it on the table: "Let the fish master come up. I will watch it. Eating fish is naturally a beautiful thing."
, cooking fish shouldn’t be bad either!”
"The guest officer is indeed a man who knows the goods, please wait a moment!" The waiter quickly grabbed the gold on the table, put the fish down and went downstairs to find someone.
There was not much time, and the waiter took a thin cook up to the second floor. Although the cook was not tall, his feet were extremely stable. He walked cleanly, and every step was as fast as taking root. The waiter introduced
Said: "Sir, this is the best cook in our shop, Master Zhang! He retired from the Navy. He used to be the chef on the Feilong and was personally promoted by the general!"
"Oh?" The young man nodded to the cook. The cook returned the favor slightly. Someone carried a chopping board and placed it not far from the young man. A basin of water and a knife broken into two pieces came out of the chopping board.
There was nothing else. The young man seemed a little curious, looking at the broken knife and asked: "Is this your kitchen knife?"
The cook smiled slightly: "Yes! When I was in the South China Sea, I had a fight with the monkeys there, and my sword was cut off. I brought it back as a souvenir! Sir, please sit down, I'm going to start!"
The chef reached out extremely skillfully to pick up the carp on the chopping board next to him, and removed the scales in a few strokes. There was no sloppiness in all his movements, and each cut was extremely precise. It could remove the scales without damaging the fish meat, and only saw pieces.
The fish scales flew up and down around the broken knife, but not a single one fell outside the chopping board.
The carp that had lost its scales had been in the clear water, and its body was as clean as new. The cook used a knife to lightly cut it, and inserted the blade into the belly of the fish. When he picked it up, the fish's internal organs were picked out. Immediately afterwards
Turn your wrist outwards, lay the broken knife flat, slice the carp into thin slices one by one, and place them neatly on the bowl.
It took just a few minutes to finish all this. When the cook cleaned the fillet of the whole big carp and put the fish in the water, the carp with only the skeleton was still swimming freely. It didn't even know that all the carp was left was
A skeleton was laid out. The waiter brought the fish fillets in front of the young man, and placed some condiments such as bitter wine, minced ginger on the side.
"Sir, please be patient. If you need anything else, just ask!" The waiter waved his hand, and someone lifted the chopping board down.
The cook cupped his hands to the young man, turned around and was about to leave. The young man hurriedly said: "Master, please stay! I saw that the master's skills are indeed superb. I am also a businessman. If the master is willing, you can follow me to Hanoi. With the master's skills, I can
Give me one gold ingot every month!”
Hearing this, the waiter laughed: "Sir, to tell you the truth, our Master Zhang is very famous in our Jufeng Tower, and every month he receives five gold ingots as a reward!"
The cook said: "Thank you for your kindness. Money is not a big deal. I am from Jingzhou. The general has made me achieve what I have today. Wherever the general is, I will be there. Even if you offer a higher price, I will not go!"
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"Oh? Haha! I was rude!" The young man chuckled: "Master is really a loyal and righteous man, a loyal and righteous man!" After that, he picked up a piece of fish, dipped it in bitter wine and put it in his mouth, closed his eyes and slowly