Vice General Zhang told Qin Qiong the grievances between Tianyin Sect and Xiaoyao Sect, and then explained clearly the alliance between Tianyin Sect and Wanhe. Although Qin Qiong was a little dissatisfied with Vice General Zhang for using him as a bait, but in view of For the sake of Wan He's face, he naturally wouldn't go into details. Moreover, Qin Qiong had other concerns in his heart. Naturally, he didn't want to pursue the past disputes with Vice General Zhang. He learned that at least Vice General Zhang was not the spy who wanted to kill him. Qin Qiong's His expression couldn't help but change, and he immediately said: "No, Zhang Shuai is in danger."
After hearing Qin Qiong's words, the smile on Vice General Zhang's face faded slightly. He nodded and said, "I know this, but General Qin please rest assured, since the thieves from Xiaoyao Sect want General Zhang Xutuo's life. , then we will naturally do our best to protect General Zhang Xutuo. The purpose of my being in Xingyang City for so many years is to find the thieves of Xiaoyao Sect. Now that they have exposed their flaws, how can I let them go?"
Looking closely at Deputy General Zhang, Qin Qiong inexplicably believed in his promise. Although Qin Qiong had not seen Deputy General Zhang's skills, and when Deputy General Zhang killed the second lame man, he also fell into a coma, but Qin Qiong could also guess He was able to get out and rescue him, which showed that Vice General Zhang's ability was not that low. Immediately, Qin Qiong nodded to Vice General Zhang and said: "In this case, Commander Zhang will leave it to General Zhang."
Vice General Zhang smiled, with a confident expression on his face, and said: "General Qin, rest assured. I believe that the poison on General Qin's body will have to wait for another two or three hours to be completely removed. By then, if General Zhang Xutuo is fine, If so, I will definitely come to pick up the general." After Vice General Zhang finished speaking, he flashed and leaped into the distance.
Looking at the back of Vice General Zhang disappearing into the night, Qin Qiong let out a long sigh of relief. The next thing he had to do was leave it to Vice General Zhang. He hoped that he had not misjudged the person.
Qin Qiong was currently in the woods on the outskirts of Xingyang City, worrying about the safety of Zhang Xutuo in the city. Inside the city, Zhang Xutuo and other major generals in the counter-rebellion army were also worried about Qin Qiong's safety.
In the large tent of the military camp in Xingyang City, a heavy sound of footsteps came in from the outside. Immediately afterwards, a figure was seen entering the tent and saluting everyone in the tent with clasped fists. It was precisely to suppress the rebellion. General Luo Shixin, the vanguard of the army.
"How is it? Is there any news about Shu Bao?" Seeing Luo Shixin come in, Zhang Xutuo, who looked anxious, immediately took a step forward and asked Luo Shixin. Among the counter-rebellion army, Zhang Xutuo valued him the most. The two young generals are Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong. Among them, although Luo Shixin's bravery is very popular with Zhang Xutuo, Qin Qiong is mature and steady, and has the style of a general. These two people are already regarded by Zhang Xutuo as his own Zhang Xutuo worked hard to train his successor, but now Qin Qiong suddenly disappeared. This made Zhang Xutuo not anxious.
Luo Shixin was sweating profusely and his lips were a little chapped. When he opened his mouth, he said in a hoarse voice: "Reporting to the commander, the generals have searched all over the city and have not found the whereabouts of Lao Qin."
After hearing Luo Shixin's answer, Zhang Xutuo's face was full of disappointment, and Pei Renji, who was beside Zhang Xutuo, also stepped forward and comforted Zhang Xutuo: "Commander, don't be impatient, Shu Bao. He is cautious, and his skills are not bad, so there will be no problem. Let Shixin increase the search area, and maybe we can find Shu Bao's whereabouts soon."
"Well, that's the only way it can be," Zhang Xutuo nodded and responded helplessly, then turned to Luo Shixin and said, "Shixin, I'll give you an extra team of soldiers and horses around Xingyang City. Search and you must find Shubao,"
"Here," Luo Shixin immediately clasped his fists and saluted Zhang Xutuo, turned around and walked out quickly without even having time to drink. He and Qin Qiong were fellow villagers. They were similar in age and had a deep friendship. Qin Qiong suddenly disappeared, and so did he. He was anxious and naturally wanted to find Qin Qiong earlier. In the past two days, Luo Shixin was so busy that he never even closed his eyes.
After Luo Shixin left, Zhang Xutuo also walked around the tent with a gloomy look. Looking at Zhang Xutuo's anxious look, all the generals in the tent also looked at each other. The impression he gave everyone was that he was calm and steady. Even if he encountered the most critical situation, Zhang Xutuo would never show such an irritated and panicked look as he did now. After a long time, Pei Renji couldn't help but step forward and said : "Commander, hurrying is not the solution now. My subordinates think that just searching for Shu Bao's whereabouts is not enough. The most important thing is to find out why Shu Bao disappeared."
After all, Zhang Xutuo was a famous general in the Sui Dynasty. After seeing what Pei Renji had done, Zhang Xutuo immediately stood firm, nodded repeatedly, and said: "Yes, yes, as long as we find out the reason for Shu Bao's disappearance, how can we find Shu Bao?" Its whereabouts are much simpler, Wu Ben, do you have any ideas?" Zhang Xutuo said while moving his eyes to the other side.
What Zhang Xutuo was looking at was the only middle-aged man in the tent who was wearing a civilian robe. This man was Zhang Xutuo's think tank named Jia Wuben, who served as a meritorious officer in the counter-rebellion army. When Zhang Xutuo asked about his position, Jia Wuben also lightly wiped his beard with his hand, squinted his eyes and said: "Commander, I heard what Shi Xin said before, why Shu Bao The sudden decision to leave Xingyang was because he had a few words with a certain deputy general who was garrisoning in Xingyang, and then he left in a hurry, saying that he was going to see the commander-in-chief. Based on his subordinates' understanding of Shu Bao, he must be I know something that has a great influence on the Commander, or even harms the Commander, so I came to look for the Commander in such a hurry."
Hearing Jia Wuben's words, Zhang Xutuo and others nodded repeatedly. Zhang Xutuo also thought of this, but it was not as specific as what Jia Wuben said. Then, Jia Wuben continued: "But now, Shu Bao has disappeared on the way to find the Marshal. It can be seen that Shu Bao's disappearance is related to the reason why he is so anxious to find the Marshal. Obviously, Shu Bao came to find the Marshal just on a temporary basis, but the other party can For Shu Bao to disappear in such a short period of time, it can be seen that the mastermind behind the scenes must have known about Shu Bao's departure from Xingyang in the shortest possible time. Apart from the soldiers who were present at that time, we were the only ones who were judging the army. The generals of the garrison,"
"Well," Zhang Xutuo's eyes lit up after hearing Jia Wuben's analysis. Then, before Zhang Xutuo could ask, Pei Renji on the other side couldn't help but asked: "Well, we I have carefully checked before and found that the Xingyang soldiers present at the time seemed to be all innocent and there was nothing wrong with them."
"No," Jia Wuben shook his head and said to Pei Renji: "I saw those interrogations clearly. Among those who were interrogated, there was one person missing, and that was the person who was with Shu Bao from the beginning. Chatting, and even the deputy general of the garrison who may have led Shu Bao to leave Xingyang directly in the end,"
"Ah, this..." Hearing what Jia Wuben said, Pei Renji couldn't help but hesitated. He also remembered that he did not seem to have questioned this person. Immediately, Pei Renji slammed the table and shouted: "Okay, I Now go and capture that deputy general, and be sure to ask what happened,"
"It's useless, it's too late." Just after Pei Renji finished speaking, Jia Wuben shook his head and said, "After I found out about this, I sent someone to find the deputy general named Zhang today, but it didn't take long. Coincidentally, this person has also disappeared two days ago,"
"Well," Jia Wuben said, Zhang Xutuo's eyes suddenly burst into light. Qin Qiong disappeared two days ago, and the deputy general of the garrison also disappeared for two days. To say that there is no relationship, Even if Zhang Xutuo was beaten to death, Zhang Xutuo would not believe it. Immediately Zhang Xutuo shouted: "You are so brave, you even dare to attack my people. I want to see what it is." Which way is the fairy,"
Even though Zhang Xutuo seems to be very amiable on weekdays, that just doesn't arouse Zhang Xutuo's anger. A truly angry Zhang Xutuo is not that easy to deal with. Zhang Xutuo immediately became very angry. They walked towards the outside of the big tent, but Jia Wuben and Pei Renji glanced at each other, and a gleam of light immediately appeared in their eyes. They took a step forward at the same time, dragged Zhang Xutuo down, and stopped Zhang Xutuo. Xutuo's actions, but Zhang Xutuo was furious at this moment, and directly shouted: "Let me go,"
"Commander, don't be impulsive," Jia Wuben complained repeatedly. He didn't expect that Zhang Xutuo would react so violently, so he hurriedly tried to dissuade him: "Commander, that deputy general has disappeared long ago. Even the commander-in-chief What suspicion does Shuai have? It is unfounded and unreasonable now. Besides, this is just a guess made by my subordinates. Maybe, this is actually a deliberate tactic used by the enemy to create a wedge between us, in order to destroy us. The relationship between the counter-rebellion army and the local defenders, so as to make profits from it, please be sure to calm down, Commander-in-Chief,"
That's right, the first suspect that Zhang Xutuo thinks of now is the defenders of Xingyang City. After all, Luo Shixin's previous raid on Xingyang also greatly reduced the face of the defenders of Xingyang City. Maybe some of them can't bear it. He secretly attacked Qin Qiong. Of course, as Jia Wuben said, all this is just a conjecture of Zhang Xutuo, and there is no key evidence that can convict the Xingyang City defenders. If Zhang Xutuo is now He ran to have a falling out with the defenders of Xingyang City. When the time comes, the other party bites back, and Zhang Xutuo has no evidence. At that time, he is afraid that he will be unable to eat and walk away. Moreover, this may be what the other party thinks, which will anger Zhang Xutuo. Tuo took the opportunity to plot against Zhang Xutuo's counter-rebellion army.