Outside Chuzhou, on the small road leading to the states in the South China Sea, a carriage was carefully following the road and driving forward quickly.
After four or five forest birds were frightened away, suddenly, more than ten figures rushed out. First, they shot at the horse with flying knives. When the carriage overturned, many figures quickly raised their knives and pointed towards the overturned carriage.
, kill him.
The air is filled with a sweet smell. There is no doubt that the knife has been quenched with poison.
"Protect the master!"
At the same time, seven or eight other secret guards came out with weapons in hand. After the two fought for two sticks of incense, the secret guards were defeated and died on the left and right side of the carriage.
The remaining four or five killer figures were undoubtedly the winners. They surrounded the carriage and stepped slowly over.
Huang Daochong walked out tremblingly, as if he was going to argue, but as soon as he opened his mouth, his head was cut off with a knife.
In the woods on the side of the path, a dark figure frowned and quickly flew away using Qinggong, far away from this place of right and wrong.
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"Captain, the Xiaer spies sent out reported that Huang Daochong... was intercepted and killed on the way and is already dead."
In the military tent, Xu Mu, who was looking at a map, raised his head in surprise.
"Six Heroes, are you serious?"
"This heroic spy is my confidant and should not cheat. When he was intercepted and killed, Huang Daochong's head was completely cut off."
"Although Huang Daochong has said it before, I still feel it is a coincidence for some reason."
A few days ago, Huang Daochong made a special trip across the river to tell Xu Mu that he would be in danger and had to leave Kezhou and go to Zhuyazhou for temporary refuge.
But not long after, Huang Daochong died.
"Six heroes, call the spies here and I will ask you questions myself."
"Captain, he is still resting in the camp. I will go and invite him right now."
"Mu Fei, deputy incense master of Li'er Hall, please refer to the chief helmsman."
"Mu Fei, tell me again what you saw with your own eyes that day."
Mu Fei took the order and told the story of Huang Daochong's murder one by one without leaving out any details.
"That's it. After being beheaded, the killers picked up the head of the Huang family, buried the body, burned the carriage, and escaped immediately."
"Is there something unusual about the Huang family? For example, is it possible that he is a substitute?"
Mu Fei thought for a while, "It should be correct. While we were secretly following him all the way, the head of the Huang family got out of the car and was accidentally scratched by a branch in the forest, leaving a narrow scar. When he was beheaded by the owl, that narrow scar
I looked carefully and there is no problem."
"Understood, please go back to your tent and rest first."
"Thank you, chief helmsman."
After Mu Fei left, Xu Mu frowned again and looked at Yin Hu next to him.
"Six Heroes, what do you think?"
"According to what Huang Daochong said, I have heard from Kezhou in the past two days that the Huang family in Kezhou has indeed been killed a few days ago, and many of the Huang family members have been dismissed."
"What about the assassination?"
"It was true that he was assassinated three times, and seven or eight guards died. The whole Huang family was in panic."
Xu Mu rubbed his forehead. The time period for Huang Daochong's incident, from leaving Kezhou to seek refuge to being assassinated and died, was too short. A clue was unknowingly broken.
He had previously thought that this was Lao Huang's trick. If he lost his life, what kind of trick would it be? But there was always something weird about this matter that he couldn't figure out.
However, according to the information left by Huang Daochong, using the metaphor of "three pieces", there may be more than one person in this Grain King. Or maybe, Huang Daochong is just one of them.
The more he thought about it, the bigger his head got. Even if Cangzhou was wiped out, he would always feel that this dog's food king would cause trouble for him in the future.
"Six Heroes, ask Mu Fei to leave tomorrow and follow Huang Daochong's carriage road all the way to Zhu Yazhou to explore more."
"Don't worry, helmsman."
"By the way, where is Huang Zhizhou?"
"Some time ago, I wanted to come to Cangzhou with the generals from the General Hall to help in the battle, but was rejected by Military Advisor Jia. We are still in Chengdu. Chief, do you want to... tell us about the death of the head of the Huang family?
Tell Huang Zhizhou?"
"Tell me, he will know about the drastic changes in Kezhou sooner or later. In addition, you can send people to Kezhou to see which family is now in charge of Kezhou after Huang Daochong died."
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The war in Cangzhou, if there are no accidents, will enter the final stage. In addition to the anxious Demon Queen, there is another person at Dingbeiguan who is even more anxious.
Uncle Wang was so worried that his hair turned white. Not to mention, he was holding the freshly stewed horse meat soup and stared at it for a long time, but he couldn't take a bite.
By now, the army's food and grass were running out, to the point of killing horses and stewed meat. Not only did he have to feed the Hebei Allied Army, but even the more than 30,000 Hu people also relied on the food and grass from the Allied Army to make ends meet.
Due to the power of the enemy army, the Hu people no longer dare to return to their previous habitat, so they can only retreat deeper and deeper along the north side of the wilderness.
"If Mr. Taishu can't eat it, how about sharing it with me?" Gai Gong licked his face and pointed to the bowl of horse meat soup.
Taishu Wang Lenglen put the bowl down, and in the blink of an eye, Gai Gong had already grabbed the bowl and started eating.
"My lord, do you have any ideas? You should know that soon, as soon as the food and grass we are waiting for are exhausted, the Yuzhou army will attack. Let me tell you, the king of Yuzhou and his old advisers are pinching time.
"
Tai Shuwang originally hoped that Gai Gong could tell something because he was a local, but as soon as Gai Gong opened his mouth, he despaired.
"Mr. Taishu, if the people from the Central Plains force us to wait, we will have to fight hard."
"What will happen if we retreat further to the north?"
"Mr. Taishu, if we retreat further, we will reach the vast snow-capped mountains. Haven't you noticed that it's a bit freezing here now?"
Uncle Wang was silent for a moment.
He understood that first the Beidi army was blocked, and now it was his turn to be in trouble. Then Cangzhou in the Central Plains would definitely be lost in a short time.
Years of long-cherished wishes will turn into nothing.
The key is now, no matter what strategy he thinks of, it will soon be overthrown by himself. Ordinary small plans are completely insignificant.
"If not, how about trapping and killing the wolf clan Chao Yi?" Gai Gong suggested cautiously.
"Ji Yong is old. Do you think Chao Yi is a fool? Or do you think the Tiger of Dingzhou is a fool? Neither. Without Lu Xiu, how could you and I have reached this stage?"
Taishuwang frowned and said, "Your Majesty, please continue to pass on the order. During these days, the army still only eats one meal a day. Whether it is killing horses or even boiling grass roots, we must hold on. Wait... the enemy is plotting against us.
When the food runs out, I will definitely reward the three armies and feed them for a whole day."
"There is no other way. We can only hide the plan of the King of Yuzhou, try to preserve our morale and military power when we are surrounded and suppressed, and make plans after defeating the Yuzhou army."
After all, Taishu Wang's words were somewhat profound, and Gai Gong didn't understand them. He hesitated for several times, then he held the empty wooden bowl and looked at Taishu Wang beggingly.
"Mr. Taishu, do you have any more horse meat soup?"