On April 23rd, Liu Cong appeared in Fancheng. When Cao Ren learned that Liu Cong had returned, he decisively ordered a halt to the attack. He originally planned to retreat, but Cheng Yu's handwriting came and asked him to wait and see what happens.
On April 25th, there was still no news about Sun Shangxiang. Just when Liu Cong became a little impatient, someone came to the Houfu to ask for an audience.
It was a hunter who came, and Cai Jing had no intention of letting him in. However, the hunter said that Duan Kun asked him to come. Of course, Cai Jing knew Duan Kun and did not dare to neglect, so he brought the man in.
Liu Cong was standing in Sun Shangxiang's yard, looking at things and thinking about people. Only when Sun Shangxiang was gone did he realize how important Sun Shangxiang was to him. With Liu Cong's status, someone would help him put on his clothes and tidy up his appearance. But now Liu Cong
The cong is disheveled, and the slightly growing fluff on the lips is not as neat as before.
In recent days, all official duties have been handed over to his subordinates. Liu Cong's mind was filled with Sun Shangxiang's past glances and smiles. Liu Cong even thought about whether God wanted to punish him like this because he slaughtered the Wuxi barbarians?
"Lord, Duan Kun sent someone to ask for an audience." Cai Jing entered and bowed to Liu Cong.
"Duan Kun?" Liu Cong was a little confused, "What's going on?"
"I don't know, I can only tell after I meet my lord."
"Call in."
"I will pay my respects to the Marquis of Chu on Thursday."
Liu Cong sat on the stone bench, Yan Wu and Wu Di said coldly, "If you have anything to do, tell me."
Thursday took out a letter from his arms, "This is what Mr. Duan asked me to give to you."
Cai Jing quickly took the letter and handed it to Liu Cong at a trot. Liu Cong took out the letter, opened it and looked at it. There were only a few words, "Madam is here, don't worry, my lord!"
Liu Cong stood up suddenly and asked, "Where is Duan Kun?"
"At...at...at my house!" Thursday was stared at by Liu Cong, and he replied with some fear.
"Where is your home?"
"Just outside the city!"
"Send the order to order three thousand troops! No, no, no, just bring two hundred men. Xu Feng and Xing Daorong will accompany you. By the way, take Huang Zhong with you too." There were too many people, and Liu Cong was afraid of disturbing the other party.
If you go to Huang Zhong, the pinnacle of Jingchu's martial arts, you can ensure surprise.
According to Thursday's instructions, Liu Cong led people to a village forty miles south of Xiangyang City. The horse's hooves were wrapped in cloth, and a ring was held in its mouth. They walked forward quietly.
"Duan Kun, the guilty general, pays homage to the lord." Duan Kun had been waiting for many days at home on Thursday.
Liu Cong, wearing armor, looked at Duan Kun with mixed feelings in his heart, "If Madam returns safely, I promise you to work for me again."
"The sinner will not dare to ask for forgiveness from the Lord." Duan Kun knelt on the ground and said.
"Get up, madam, where is she now?"
Duan Kun immediately started telling the story. After Liu Cong drove him away, he stayed in Changsha for five days and then returned to Xiangyang, where he kept guard outside the Hou Mansion. He also saw Sun Shangxiang leave that day, but Liu Cong was not there.
He was more thoughtful and chased after her.
Sure enough, the whole city of Xiangyang was under martial law at night, and soldiers were searching everywhere. On the Han River and the Yangtze River, there were Jingchu naval forces, strictly inspecting passing ships!
Lu Fan and Zhou Shan saw that they could not go back for the time being, so they turned back and changed places outside Xiangyang City for several days in a row, until they stopped here three days ago.
"Lord, they have more than 500 people. Every day, they have a purchasing team of thirty people to go out to purchase their daily needs. Today's purchasing team, counting the time, should be on their way back!" Duan Kun said to Jiangdong's group!
The information about people is very detailed.
"Lord, we can ambush you halfway, pretend to be a purchasing team, and sneak in."
Liu Cong nodded, "Let's go immediately!"
In the woods outside the village, a purchasing team of more than 30 people pulled three large carts, two carts of grain, and one cart of meat and vegetables. They moved slowly through the forest.
"Boss, this isn't in Jiangdong anyway, why don't we just grab it?" A man among the first few people asked the leader.
"Pa!" The leader slapped the questioner directly! Then he stared at him fiercely, "It's just because you are in Jingchu that you have to be careful. Don't you know the instructions of the two adults?"
After that, he looked around at the crowd and said, "If anyone dares to have other thoughts and cause trouble, I can spare you, but the two adults will not spare you!"
"However, if we stay in Jingzhou, we will be discovered sooner or later. We will definitely be dead by then."
"Puch!"
The leader drew his sword out of its sheath. The person who spoke was covering his neck, blood was spurting out from his fingers, and his eyes were wide open, as if he couldn't believe it and was unwilling to do so.
"Those who disturb the morale of the army will be killed without mercy!"
The leader's cold eyes scanned everyone coldly. No one dared to look at him, "Dispose of the body and continue on your way."
"No." Several men hurried forward, preparing to lift the body!
"Boohoo!"
In the jungle, the arrows shot directly penetrated the necks of several people!
"There is an ambush, run! Run separately, go back and report to the police..." Before the leader could finish his words, he was hit by an arrow between the eyebrows!
In just a blink of an eye, more than 20 people were shot and killed. The remaining six people hid under several large cars.
Huang Zhong and Duan Kun shot arrows from behind. Xu Feng and Xing Daorong led the soldiers and slowly stepped forward with shields in hand. Liu Cong gave the order to capture a few alive.
A few Jiangdong men under the cart looked out and saw that they were surrounded by the black boots of the Jingchu army!
"Come out and surrender without killing!" Xu Feng shouted.
"If you don't come out, you'll die!"
"No, we're coming out, we're coming out." Those who can run are loyal and not afraid of death. Those who don't run are those who are greedy for life and afraid of death. A few people slowly crawled out, knelt on the ground, and kept begging.
, "Don't kill us, we surrender."
"Lord." Xu Feng bowed to Liu Cong who came over.
Liu Cong nodded and walked up to several kneeling men from Jiangdong, "Where is Sun Shangxiang? What is the password for your connection?"
"This cannot be said, otherwise if something happens, our family members in Jiangdong will also suffer."
"ah!"
As soon as the man finished speaking, Liu Cong thrust his sword into the back of his hand, "If you don't say anything else, you can die now!"
"I said, I said!"
"Miss Sun, she is currently locked up in the room to the west of Zhuangzi. The command is to recapture Xunyang and destroy Jingchu!"
"Haha." Liu Cong sneered, "Recapture Xunyang and destroy Jingchu? Just based on Sun Quan's despicable deeds?"
"Puch!" Liu Cong swung his sword and killed the injured one. "If you all cooperate well, I can spare your life!"
"Ah, are you Liu...hou of Chu?"
"Don't ask questions you shouldn't! You're the one who talks too much." Xu Feng kicked him down and said. This person was the one who wanted to rob him in the first place.
Liu Cong sheathed his sword and said, "Gu Gu personally disguised himself as a purchasing team and sneaked in. Xing Daorong, you go back to Pang Tong and ask him to lead his troops quickly."
"Lord, we can just lead people in. Why do you need to take risks yourself?"
"Because she is my woman!"
Seeing that Liu Cong had made up his mind, Huang Zhong said again, "Why don't my lord wait for the army to come?"
Liu Cong pointed to the corpses on the ground, "It's too late. If the rats in Jiangdong find out, they will definitely move away quickly. This matter will lead to long nights and many dreams."
"There's no need to say anything more. I've already made up my mind, so let's do it."