It only took a moment from the moment Huang Zhong turned around to shoot the arrow until Gan Ning hit the arrow. Even Ma Zhong, who was standing by and ready to help Gan Ning, didn't react, let alone others.
No one expected that Zhang Xian would withdraw his troops with all the advantages, and Huang Zhong turned around and left without any hesitation. What they didn't expect was that Huang Zhong would sneak attack the people present, who were stunned for a moment.
"Why don't you go see what's going on with Brother Gan?" Liu Qi reacted first and said angrily. After saying that, he immediately urged Gan Ning to go.
"Brother." Su Fei woke up and rushed over thinking of Gan Ning.
Immediately afterwards, Wu Xiong, Ma Zhong and others rushed towards Gan Ning. Only Xu Shu stayed there and watched the movements on the city. He did not want to be distracted by Zhang Xian who opened the city gate and dispersed Liu Qi.
Zhang Xian, who was on the city, of course wanted to open the city gate and rush forward. Eight thousand soldiers and horses had gathered at the city gate, ready to rush out of the city at any time. However, he saw that only Liu Qi and a few people wanted to rush towards Gan Ning, but the large army
There was no confusion at all and I had to give up.
Ma Zhong and others hurriedly sent the unconscious Gan Ning back to the military tent. They immediately went to invite the accompanying doctor. The doctor carefully removed Gan Ning's armor and discovered that the arrow only penetrated the armor and did not hurt Gan Ning.
Ning, Gan Ning fainted because he was too tired.
Liu Qi breathed a sigh of relief and guessed Huang Zhong's intention in doing this. With Huang Zhong's archery skills, there was no reason to shoot straight through the armor without hurting Gan Ning. Could it be that he was expressing goodwill to him? Thinking of this, Liu Qi felt that this was the most reasonable.
Ma Zhong stepped forward and picked up the arrow he took off his armor. He clicked it and said in surprise: "It's empty inside."
"Huh?" Liu Qi turned his head and looked at Ma Zhong.
Ma Zhong explained: "My lord, this arrow is empty except for the tip and tail."
Liu Qi took the arrow. This arrow was much lighter than ordinary arrows. Those who are familiar with arrows can feel it as soon as they pick it up. Liu Qi used his hands hard, and with a click, the arrow was broken in half, and a silk-like object
Fall out from inside.
Liu Qi picked up the silk satin and did not open it. Instead, he ordered Ma Zhong: "Go and invite brother Yuan Zhi to my tent." Then he said to the others: "Don't tell anyone about this matter."
"Promise." Several people knew that this was probably a big secret, so they understood the importance and agreed in unison.
In the big tent, Liu Qi looked at the silk and satin on the table, thinking whether what was said in it was true.
"General, Mr. Xu Shu has arrived." The voice of a soldier outside the tent came in.
"Invite him in." Liu Qi ordered and stood up to greet him.
After entering the big tent, Liu Qi handed the silk and satin on the table to Xu Shu. After Xu Shu looked at it, he asked, "Brother Yuanzhi, do you think what is said here is true?"
Xu Shu put down the silk and said with a smile: "General, don't worry, the news has been passed on. What it said is true. I was originally going to report it to the general, but I didn't expect Huang Zhong to be the first to do so."
Liu Qi was overjoyed: "Haha, it would be much easier to pacify Linxiang like this."
Xu Shu nodded: "Yes, I originally wanted the general to send people to contact them, but I didn't expect that they couldn't bear it anymore."
"Brother Yuan Zhi, what do you think we should do now?" Liu Qi asked.
"The defense of Linxiang City is strong, we can only start from the inside, and combine the inside and the outside to capture Linxiang City in one fell swoop."
"Since Brother Yuanzhi is confident, let's leave this matter to Brother Yuanzhi." Seeing that Xu Shu had already thought of a countermeasure, Liu Qi simply handed over the matter to Xu Shu. "Oh, by the way, Linxiang City is heavily guarded.
How did the people inside spread the news?"
"Haha, general, come with me?" After Xu Shu came, Liu Qi came to the outside of the tent, took out something from behind, then lit it on fire, and the thing slowly rose up.
Liu Qi looked carefully and saw that he looked like a small hot air balloon. He was surprised and said: "Kongming lantern?"
Xu Shu turned his head and looked at Liu Qi in confusion: "Does the general know about this thing?" The Kongming Lantern was a toy that his friend Zhuge Liang used to do when he had nothing to do. They occasionally used it to get together. Few outsiders knew about it, but he didn't expect Liu Qi to know about it.
When Liu Qi saw that Xu Shu wanted to ask, Liu Qi's mind suddenly changed: "I heard Mr. Shui Jing mention it once."
Xu Shu nodded and did not ask any more questions. Mr. Shui Jing was Zhuge Liang's teacher, so it was not surprising that he knew this. He pointed at the Kongming Lantern and said, "General, don't underestimate this thing. He is the one who conveyed the news from Linxiang City."
Liu Qi looked at the Kongming Lantern in the sky and was convinced. In an era without communication equipment, this Kongming Lantern is indeed of extraordinary use, but Liu Qi was even more curious about his people: "How much does Brother Yuanzhi know about Zhuge Kongming?"
Xu Shu and Liu Qi have been dating for these days. Naturally, he knows what Liu Qi means by saying this. He is afraid that Liu Qi wants to recruit Kong Ming. Xu Shu has no objection to Liu Qi recruiting others. On the contrary, he hopes Zhuge Liang can serve Liu Qi.
Although he was very confident in his own abilities, he was not arrogant enough to help Liu Qi unify the world. That prince did not have one or two top advisers around him. Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, Cheng Yu and Xun Wenda were around Cao Cao.
Xun Gongda, Zhou Yu around Sun Ce, Zhang Zhao, Tian Feng around Yuan Shao, etc. These people are all on par with him.
Xu Shu thought for a while and said: "Kong Ming's knowledge of ancient and modern times, and his military skills and tactics are superior to mine. If the general can get help from this person, it is not impossible for the general's wishes to be realized."
"Brother Yuanzhi, don't be humble. Although Zhuge Kongming is known as Crouching Dragon, your military skills and strategies are not weak." Liu Qi said. "Brother Yuanzhi, do you think it is possible to recruit Zhuge Kongming?" Everyone with real talent and knowledge has a certain talent.
A certain degree of arrogance, not to mention a person like Xu Shu who can stabilize the country. It took a lot of effort to recruit Xu Shu to him. Needless to say, Zhuge Liang is more arrogant than Guan Zhong Leyi. People as famous as Liu Bei have fled.
It took three times to recruit him, let alone him.
"Kong Ming doesn't have anyone to be loyal to yet, so the general has the possibility of recruiting him, but what Brother Kong Ming wants is a leader who can give full play to his talents. It should be easier for the general to recruit Kong Ming based on this," Xu Shu thought for a while.
Liu Qi didn't bother with this either. He could subdue Zhuge Liang if he could, and he didn't force it if he couldn't.
In Linxiang City, Huang Zhong and Yang Ling from Han Xuan Mansion gathered here.
Han Xuan looked at Huang Zhong's worried look and asked: "Brother Huang, do you think Mr. Liu Qi will receive our superstition? Are you sure that arrow only penetrated Gan Ning's armor?"
Huang Zhong's face was also a little solemn: "Don't worry, I won't miss it." Even though he said this, Huang Zhong was still a little worried. After all, this was not only related to the lives of several of them, but also the lives of their relatives.
He had to worry.
Han Xuan's face softened slightly after hearing Huang Zhong's words: "I hope Mr. Liu Qi can see the secret message." No one can guarantee that Liu Qi will be able to find the secret message hidden in the arrow.
Suddenly a voice came from outside the door: "Master, someone sent a letter at the door."
After hearing the sound, Han Xuan got up and walked out of the study. After a while, Han Xuan returned with the letter. When he opened it, Han Xuan's face became happy and then became confused.
Seeing Han Xuan's expression, Huang Zhong asked hurriedly: "What does the letter say?"
Han Xuan handed the letter to Huang Zhong. When Huang Zhong read the letter, he looked at Han Xuan with the same surprise: "Is this letter true?"
Han Xuan smiled bitterly and said: "I don't know either. I'm afraid it's Zhang Xian's trick. Even if the eldest son sees our letter, he won't be able to reply so quickly."
Huang Zhong nodded. It had just been half a day since they sent the secret message. Let alone whether Liu Qi could receive the letter, even if he did, it would be impossible for him to reply in such a short time.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and it was the same voice as before: "Master, there is another letter at the door."
Han Xuan was startled and looked at Huang Zhong, obviously feeling the same way. What happened to this picture? It is impossible to deceive someone into sending two letters. Han Xuan stood up again and took the letter.
The secret letter was also made of silk and satin. This one was obviously heavier than the first one. Han Xuan opened it and was stunned. Yang Ling got up and walked to Han Xuan and looked down. This silk satin was clearly placed in the arrow.
That piece of.
Han Xuan came to his senses, rummaged around and found another brocade cloth with dense writing on it. After Han Xuan read the brocade cloth above, he handed the brocade cloth to Huang Zhong.
After all three of them read it, they felt a little unbelievable. They had determined that the second letter was from Liu Qi, because it was impossible for Zhang Xian to have their secret letter, unless Liu Qi handed the secret letter to Zhang Xian, but this possibility was almost non-existent.
.
The three of them looked at each other and asked Han Xuan, "I wonder how he delivered the letter to the city?"
Huang Zhong and Yang Ling also shook their heads. Linxiang City was heavily guarded and it was impossible to enter through the city gate unless there was a secret passage. However, Zhang Xian had already deployed a lot of informants in the city to prevent Liu Qi from digging secret passages. Besides, such a short time
Within that time, Liu Qi could not dig out the secret passage. The three of them discussed for a long time but could not figure it out, so they had no choice but to follow the instructions in the secret letter. However, as for the first secret letter, it turned out that it was sent by someone from Zhang Xian. The three of them
Naturally, they would ignore it. If it weren't for the second secret letter and the secret letter they just sent today, they might have taken the risk, but they wouldn't care about it now. The three of them began to discuss what was said in the secret letter.
In Zhang Xian's study in the Prefect's Mansion, Zhang Xianzheng and Zhang Yi were discussing how to get rid of Huang Zhong and others.
"Father, will Han Xuan and the others believe it?" Zhang Yi asked.
"Haha, what can they do if they don't believe it? Now they are like turtles in a urn. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, they will try it. I may have done the secret letter thing, but they have to try it, because there is still hope if they try it.
"If you don't try, you will never have hope." Zhang Xian smiled.
"Then what will happen to their subordinates after Huang Zhong and others are removed?" Zhang Yi was a little worried.
"Don't worry, their deaths will all be blamed on Liu Qi. Even their subordinates will have nothing to say if they rebel and are killed. As soon as Huang Zhong and others die, I will kill them all." Zhang Xian said.
"Father is wise." Zhang Yi said happily. Once Huang Zhong died, he would have his own army.
The father and son talked about their own thoughts until late at night before they dispersed.