After the siege of Xiangyang was lifted, Pang Tong sent a large number of men and began to search and capture the spies, spies and spies hidden in Jingzhou. But their main purpose was to capture the Shadow Guards from the Central Plains.
Pang Tong spent some time in Jiangdong, where he learned how much damage the Shadow Guards had caused to Jiangdong.
Sun Quan even secretly set up a special institution based on the Central Plains, and even named it Jiefanying.
Pang Tong was well aware of the power of the shadow guards hiding in the dark, and their behavior was different from Zhuge Jin's conservative scholars... After Liu Qi initially took control of Jingzhou, Pang Tong ordered the arrest of the shadow guards and others.
The orders of princes and spies.
Caught off guard, the Shadow Guard's development in Jingzhou suffered heavy losses, and several Shadow Guard candidates who were yet to be tested were even arrested.
Their willpower is not as strong as that of the Shadow Guards, and they do not hide poison in their teeth.
After being tortured, coerced and lured, one of them revealed the news about Shadow Guard Jiazi Camp.
Fortunately, Yan Feng sensed the crisis in advance and ordered the shadow guards to move southward in advance, successfully escaping the encirclement net deployed by Pang Tong.
However, they still underestimated Pang Tong's determination to catch them. This escape was just the beginning!
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Zhou Yan has made a breakthrough with Zhao Yun recently.
In fact, the two of them have already had a good impression of each other, but because they are both emotionally reserved people, they have been hiding it.
I don’t know whether it was the news that Xia Houlan got married and had a child that stimulated Zhao Yun, or the news that Huang Zhong arranged for a wife for his son Huang Xu stimulated Zhao Yun... In short, with the intentional help of everyone, Zhao Yun finally relaxed and went with him.
Zhou Yan's relationship has made a breakthrough from 0 to 1.
Over the years, Zhao Yun, Ma Yunlu and others have been asking for news about Zhou Yan's brother, but no news has come back.
Zhou Yan was about to give up, but she didn't expect that Zhao Xue suddenly brought a piece of news that surprised her.
General Hussar's Mansion, in Zhao Yun's room.
Zhao Xue, Zhou Yan, and Zhao Yun gathered around a table and remained silent.
There is an ID tag on the table.
The back is engraved with the character "A" for the Yingwei Jia camp, while the front is engraved with a very eye-catching name, [Zhou Hong]!!!
Since there was no news after regular searches, Zhao Xue thought about seeking help from Shadow, who had more powerful connections and means.
After Guo Jia heard Zhao Xue's request and description of the person he needed to find, he immediately ordered someone to take out an identity tag from the warehouse.
Zhao Xue told about his situation in the shadow,
"After Guo Jijiu heard my description of your brother, he ordered someone to take out this identity tag... The name, age, and birthdate on the identity tag are almost the same as your brother's..."
"I can't say they are almost unanimous...then it must be him!" Zhou Yan touched the identity tag in a daze and murmured: "I have been looking for him for so many years...but I didn't expect that we are actually under the same roof.
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Zhao Yun showed a smile and said: "No wonder we sent so many people and searched for so many years but there was no news about your brother. After searching for a long time, it turned out that he was working in the shadows."
Zhao Xue was very happy. She took Zhou Yan's hand and said: "Guo Jijiu said that Zhou Hong is in Jingzhou now and will return soon... It's okay now. You siblings will be able to return to Jingzhou soon."
Reunion!"
Then, just as the three of them were enjoying themselves, Guo Jia's voice suddenly sounded outside, "Zilong, something happened in Jingzhou!"
"Something happened in Jingzhou?!"
Zhao Yun stood up, pulled Guo Jia in, and asked, "What happened?"
"With the help of Zhuge Jin and Pang Tong, Liu Qi defeated Cai Mao, Huang Zu and other forces in just ten days, and has completely secured Jingzhou."
Zhao Yun looked solemn, "If this happens, the situation may change."
Guo Jia picked up the kettle on the table and took a long sip before continuing: "When Pang Tongyong took power, he began to hunt for spies, especially the search for our shadow guards!"
Zhou Yan trembled and exclaimed: "Isn't Brother Hong working as an errand in Jingzhou?"
Guo Jia stared at Zhao Yun and Zhou Yan with a very serious face and said: "Moreover, we have lost contact with Yan Feng, Zhou Hong and others for several days..."
"What should we do?!" Zhou Yan suddenly became extremely anxious. She even stood up and said, "I'm going to Jingzhou! I'm going to save my brother!"
"Don't be impatient, just listen to what I have to say..." Guo Jia waved his hand to signal Zhou Yan to impatient, and then continued: "Today's shadow guards are no longer what they used to be, and Yan Feng doesn't have that kind of impulsive personality.
..With their disguise and survivability, it will not be easy for those half-hearted people in Jingzhou to catch them."
"..." Zhao Xue felt as if someone was making insinuations.
Guo Jia seemed to have noticed something. He looked at Zhao Xue and said, "I'm not talking about you."
"That's weird!" Zhao Xue rolled her eyes at Guo Jia and thought to herself.
Zhao Yun raised his hand to Guo Jia and said, "Guo Jijiu has made arrangements to come, please let me know clearly!"
Guo Jia thought for a moment and expressed his thoughts: "Nowadays, there is a serious blockade in Jingzhou, and it is even more difficult to travel in the north of Jingzhou. According to my expectation, Jiaziying will definitely not return north at this time. They should go south or
Go west and hide."
"So, no matter how anxious we are, we can't find their whereabouts."
"Yes, we can only wait for them to take the initiative to contact us."
After a moment of silence, Zhao Yun suddenly asked: "May I ask Guo Jijiu, do we have a plan to attack Jingzhou?"
Guo Jia shook his head and said: "There is no right time... With the abilities of Pang Tong and Zhuge Jin, by the time our army is assembled, Jingzhou will definitely have laid out heavy defense lines in northern Jingzhou."
"Moreover, I found from the information collected from all parties that Pang Tong is good at scheming and doing things unexpectedly." Speaking of this, Guo Jia said with concern: "I am now worried that Jingzhou may take action against us first.
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"They still dare to take the initiative to attack?!" Zhao Xue felt unbelievable.
Based on the current economic and military situation under Cao Cao's rule, not to mention four or five times that of Jingzhou, there is definitely still at least two or three times.
But Guo Jia felt that his idea was very possible, "The development speed under my lord's rule is much faster than that of Jingzhou. The longer it takes, the greater the gap between them and us will be..."
Zhao Yun nodded and said: "So, Jingzhou is very likely to take the initiative to attack us in the near future, while we have divided our forces and have not left them far behind!"
At this moment, Lu Yan's voice suddenly came from outside the room: "No, not only Jingzhou, I'm afraid Jiangdong is also secretly planning an attack!"
"Sir!" Zhao Yun, Zhao Xue, and Zhou Yan shouted in surprise.