In the study room of Yan Xiong's mansion, the black shadow had not yet left. After getting the information from Yan Xiong, he suddenly thought of something.
"Did you just say that Yuan Chong wanted to go find Shen Tu Guan in person?"
"Of course, with his temperament, he can't wait. Humph, if he is not a weak person, if he is not of the blood of old King Yuan, how can he be able to sit on the throne?"
"Very good." The shadow laughed.
"You did a good job in intercepting him last time. This time, you have to do one more thing. You are still sending someone to pretend to be Shen Tuguan's headquarters... to intercept Yuan Chong!"
"Intercept Yuan Chong?" Yan Xiong was shocked.
"There is no need to kill, just scare him. In this way, the relationship between Yuan Chong and Shen Tu Guan will become more and more chaotic, until the emperor and his ministers become suspicious."
"However, you need to do it beautifully and don't show your flaws."
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I, Yan Xiong, will definitely complete the mission."
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At this time, Yuan Chong did not know what was about to happen. Under the protection of more than a thousand personal guards, he left Shouguang City and followed the place where Shen Tuguan was recruiting for military service, preparing to negotiate.
In troubled times, although he was not brilliant, he was definitely not a fool. Even now, he still likes to believe in Shen Tu Guan.
Perhaps this is just Beiyu's provocation plan. As long as Xishu's anger is resolved, things will turn around.
"How far is it?"
"My lord, the spies ahead reported that in another fifty miles we will reach General Shentu's camp."
Yuan Chong breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, the war horse riding on his crotch suddenly became panicked. Then, in the woods on both sides of the official road, suddenly there were bows shooting out bursts of flying arrows.
"What's going on!" Yuan Chong was shocked.
To be on the safe side, he sent spies ahead of him along the way. How could he suddenly encounter another disaster?
"Lord, hurry up, someone is intercepting you on the way!" A guard leader turned back with a sad and angry voice. He was obviously in the three states of Donglai, but he was intercepted and killed again and again.
Not only the envoys of Western Shu, but also their own lord this time were also in danger of being intercepted and killed.
"Lord, if I'm not mistaken, there must be spies and accomplices from Beiyu in our Donglai territory! Apart from General Shentu, I can't tell if they are other people in charge of the army." The leader of the personal guard said in an urgent tone. Unfortunately, in a panic,
During this time, Yuan Chong did not hear it.
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The war horse under his crotch was extremely frightened. He threw Yuan Chong down heavily and ran quickly into the woods.
There were not many horses in Donglai, and when more than a dozen of them all ran away, there were only more than a thousand loyal guards left on the huge official road, guarding Yuan Chong in the middle.
At this time, Yan Xiong, who was hiding in the woods, couldn't help but look ecstatic. Unlike Shen Tu Guan, he only had three or four thousand troops in his headquarters. But even three or four thousand men were enough to do a lot of things.
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"General Shentu has an order for the Lord to return to the palace immediately. If not, he will be rude!" A loud voice rang out immediately from both sides of the official road.
Yuan Chong, who originally wanted to seek help from the camp ahead, was stunned after hearing this sentence.
"My Lord, he is the robe of General Shentu's headquarters..."
Yuan Chong trembled and became helpless.
"Lord, if not, return to Shouguang City first——"
"Go to the camp!" Yuan Chong suddenly spoke angrily. An extremely sad and choking breath made him breathless.
The adopted sons adopted by his father all persuaded him to relinquish the military power of Shen Tu Guan. But he did not and trusted him as always. Even though the entire Donglai army was almost in the hands of Shen Tu Guan, he never asked more questions.
"Shield formation, protect the lord!"
Under the dense flying arrows, thousands of personal guards raised their shields to protect Yuan Chong.
In the woods, Yan Xiong cursed secretly. He was afraid that the delay would be too long and that Shen Tu Guan's army would be drawn over.
"Most of these guards are new troops. Don't pay attention to them, block them, and kill all the disobedient ones!"
People kept coming out of the woods on Guan Road, blocking Yuan Chong's path. Within a short while, guards were being killed one after another and fell in front of Yuan Chong.
In the chaos, another burst of flying arrows fell——
Before Yuan Chong could dodge into the shield formation, he was hit by an arrow through his shoulder, and he fell to the ground in pain.
"My lord, my lord!"
"Quickly, protect the lord and return to Shouguang City!"
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Yan Xiong squinted his eyes and exhaled comfortably.
"Leave a thousand people behind. Remember, within two days, I will intercept and kill the scouts coming and going on official roads! As long as we hide it for two days, we can expect great things."
"Why do you look like this?" As he spoke, Yan Xiong turned back angrily and glared at his two trusted lieutenants.
"Don't forget that I went to Beiyu to pay homage to the general. You and I will also be prosperous and wealthy. When the King of Yuzhou ends the troubled times, we will have the merit of serving the dragon, and our descendants will be blessed from generation to generation!"
The two lieutenants gritted their teeth, followed Yan Xiong's order, nodded and walked back.
"Very good."
After getting back on his horse, Yan Xiong narrowed his eyes and started running back to Shouguang City as fast as possible.
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"My lord, I said before that Shen Tu Guan is ambitious. This time, he must have colluded with Beiyu, but after being discovered by the lord, he was too embarrassed to face the lord. That's why he sent people to intercept and kill the lord in vain!
"
In the palace of Shouguang City, Yan Xiong had already changed into a Confucian robe and recounted the military disaster of Shen Tu Guan. As he spoke, he turned his head and suddenly burst into tears.
"Although you are the lord, you are also my sworn brother, Yan Xiong. Seeing you injured this time, I only regret that I don't have enough troops to avenge you."
Sitting on the throne, Yuan Chong only wore a robe. Although the injury on his shoulder had stopped, the hatred in his heart would not go away for a long time.
In Donglai, the combined strength of his sworn brothers was only six to seven thousand men. But on Shentu Guan's side, there were tens of thousands of men.
In other words, who else but Shen Tu Guan has the ability to dispatch so many soldiers and horses to ambush him! In this way, the matter of giving the golden armor seems to make sense.
His sworn brothers, after all, were raised by his father, so they should not waste their love of brotherhood.
"Today in the palace, I, Yan Xiong, do not regard myself as master or subordinate. Chong'er, we are a family! Could it be that you can't even trust your family, and you still want to continue to trust that ambitious Shen Tu Guan!"
Yuan Chong lowered his head, still gritting his teeth and thinking deeply.
"Don't worry, my brother, this time, even if these brothers risk their lives, they will take their troops to Shen Tu Guan's camp to ask questions clearly! If you can't ask, you will use swords and weapons to help me.
Brother, on behalf of my late father, kill the thieves and obtain justice!"
Under Yan Xiong's seduction, the other adopted sons of Yuan Song in the palace, who did not know the inside story, all stood up with serious expressions. They really wanted to follow Yan Xiong and lead troops to break into Shen Tu Guan's camp.
"Brothers——"
Yuan Chong raised his head with a bitter tone.
"Pass... I order Shen Tu Guan to enter the palace as soon as possible. In addition, brothers, each take a tiger talisman and enter the Donglai headquarters camp to remove Shen Tu Guan from military power!"
Yan Xiong looked ecstatic and hurriedly covered it up.
"With the Tiger Talisman, I don't believe it. This Shentu Guan said before, if there is a Tiger Talisman, these tens of thousands of soldiers and horses will obey him? Tomorrow will be the day for this traitor's death!"
"From now on, my brothers and I will each lead an army and we will definitely defend the Donglai River and Mountains!"