I saw the leader of the thieves give an order, and four or five big men rushed towards the two of them with fierce eyes and ferocious faces.
Bang! Bang! Bang——
Three loud bangs were heard.
The first three people who rushed towards Lu Lingqi had already vomited blood and fell to the ground. Although they were not dead, they probably had several broken ribs.
Seeing this, the leader of the thief was immediately shocked, his pupils shrank, and he couldn't help but pause as he rushed forward!
Only then did the leader of the thieves realize that the boy who just said not to kill people was not actually telling him...
I am in serious trouble!
No wonder just two people dare to go out...
Seeing his companion who fell to the ground wailing, the thief couldn't help but reveal a trace of fear, and the blasphemous thoughts in his heart were instantly extinguished. All he wanted now was to survive from the hands of the girl.
And as Lu Lingqi got closer, the thief also had a lot of backbone...
Kneel down directly!
"Please, Master, spare our lives! We were forced to do this business as a last resort..."
The thief knew what was happening. He knew that the one who could make the decision must be Lin Zhe who was riding behind the horse, so he kowtowed to Lin Zhe repeatedly.
"Master, please have mercy on us. If the world hadn't harmed people, we wouldn't have..."
"Okay!"
Before the thief could continue speaking, Lin Zhe waved his hand, interrupting his pleading words in time, and said expressionlessly:
"I'll ask you a few questions and answer them truthfully!"
"Okay...Okay...Master, you ask..." After witnessing Lu Lingqi's powerful force, the thief became extremely honest.
"Yuan Shu and Lu Bu are facing each other in Xuyi and Huaiyin areas. How is the situation on the front line now?"
"Well..."
Seeing the traitor's silence, Lin Zhe also knew that he had most likely asked the wrong person. He might have been just a refugee nearby, and he probably didn't know much about the frontline battlefield.
Just as Lin Zhe was about to ask the next question, a thin man behind him weakly raised his hand.
"that..."
"Master, I know something!"
Seeing Lin Zhe's questioning look, the man behind him swallowed his saliva and said nervously:
"I... I used to be from Xuyi. Yuan Shu led his troops here before, capturing prisoners and strong men everywhere, and building fortifications for them. I saw that the opportunity was not going well, so I quickly escaped with my family..."
"Some time ago, I heard that General Cao, who was stationed in Xuyi, seemed to have led his troops to fight directly. Who won and who lost, and what the specific situation was, I don't know..."
"Master, this is all I know..."
Hearing this man's description, Lin Zhe couldn't help but feel doubts in his heart.
Directly... call him?
Does Chen Gong still dare to take the initiative?
However, if he really dares to do this, the logic makes sense - the weaker his strength is and the more internal chaos he has, the tougher he must be externally.
Firstly, it can create an illusion that it is strong, and secondly, it can also buy time for internal stability.
However, based on these few words, Lin Zhe still did not dare to make a judgment easily. He put aside this thought for the time being. He pointed to Tong County not far away and continued to ask:
"Is this Tong County ahead?"
"Are there two armies stationed at the moment?"
"How long does it take to get to Dongcheng from here?"
Hearing this question, the leader of the thief's eyes lit up, as if showing courtesy, he quickly got ahead of the other person, stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying:
"Sir, the front is Tong County. There are not many soldiers stationed in the city, only some local city guards..."
"As for going to Dongcheng...uh...if you take the official road, it will only take you a day or two!"
"But now there are Yuan Shu's troops everywhere on the official road. I'm afraid it's not easy to walk; if we take the small road... it will take at least three days!"
Three days...
That’s enough!
Lin Zhe calculated the time and felt that there should be enough time. Lu Su should not be abducted by Zhou Yu so quickly. Then a big stone fell in his heart, and he planned to take Lu Lingqi into the city.
"You guys..."
"The world is not easy right now. Let me spare your lives for now. If there is a next time, don't blame my sword for being unlucky!"
"Go away!"
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...
Bandits blocking the road are just a small interruption on the way.
However, Lin Zhe learned some important information from these people.
In order to relieve the pressure of attacking Xiaopei, Chen Gong will most likely take the initiative to attack Yuan Shu. Regardless of whether the two had an alliance before, after this battle, the alliance between the two will probably disappear.
This means that although Lu Bu won Xuzhou, he truly became a loner!
It seems that Lu Bu still didn't take his words to heart, and he embarked on a more extreme path!
This path is actually similar to the path of the pre-Qin Dynasty, which is to transfer internal conflicts to the outside, support war with war, and push forward all the way.
The difference is that Qin's strength and military strength are far superior to Lu Bu's, and unlike Lu Bu, it only has a bad reputation and offends other vassal states to death.
Simply put, once you move forward on this path, you can never look back!
Lin Zhe could even guess Chen Gong's next plan. He would most likely decide to temporarily stop fighting with Cao Cao and prepare to lead his troops to deal with Yuan Shu first;
Or they may beg for peace with Yuan Shu first and prepare to lead troops to deal with Cao Cao. If so, it is very likely that Chen Gong's next goal is Qingzhou.
However, no matter which of these two roads he takes, Chen Gong faces an unavoidable problem:
Why did Yuan Shu and Cao Cao make a truce with you?
Did you stop when you said you should stop?
If this problem cannot be solved, how can you, Chen Gong, dare to send troops?
Lin Zhe shook his head and stopped thinking. With insufficient information, he really couldn't guess what Chen Gong was thinking.
As for himself, his next plan is very simple - go to Dongcheng to kidnap Lu Su first, and see if he can take Liu Ye away along the way.
Then he gathered troops and horses along the road, walked along the Chi River, around the Sishui River, passed Xia Qiu, passed through the boundary between Xiaopei and Yangzhou, and directly arrived at Cao Cao's Yanzhou.
If this road is blocked, then we can only travel lightly and see if we can bypass Yuan Shu's territory.
Of course, if Guan Yu hadn't lost Xiaopei at that time, he could actually have considered leading his troops for a sneak attack...
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February 24, Tong County.
Lin Zhe and Lu Lingqi have been here for several days, and the wounds between his legs have almost scabbed over. Although he is still unable to ride a horse, it does not affect his walking.
Zhang Fei also came to Tong County two days ago. This time he fought with Lu Bu, and he was injured more seriously than the last time.
Different from the previous skin injury, Zhang Fei seemed to have been injured internally this time. When he first arrived, he was still vomiting blood, but this scared Lin Zhe.
However, what makes Lin Zhe depressed is that it was so serious two days ago, but in just three days, Zhang Fei was already very active and could even eat four bowls of rice in one meal.
On the other hand, he only scratched the skin, and it took nearly a week for the wound to become a scab.
For this reason, Zhang Fei also laughed at Lin Zhe for a long time.
February twenty-eight.
Lin Zhe and Zhang Fei's injuries were almost healed. He did not continue to recuperate and rushed to Dongcheng County with Lu Lingqi and Zhang Fei.
Guarded by Zhang Fei and Lu Lingqi along the way, the three of them bypassed the battlefield without any danger and arrived at Dongcheng County safely.
Here, Lin Zhe also got his wish and met Lu Su.
However, while meeting Lu Su, he also met an unexpected person in Dongcheng, someone... someone he really didn't want to see!
Lin Zhe accidentally met Zhou Yu, the future governor of Soochow!
