Zhou Yan was sitting on a boulder, watching the wild wild that was still shrouded in the night, his brows frowned like a pimple.
Zhou Yan disappeared under his governance, and a fortunately escaped Zhou family headed to Wuchang and reported to the prince's concubine Zhou. He said that he was instructed.
Do this as soon as possible to avoid causing suspicion of the Jianghuai Department. Zhou Yan knows the sensitive surname of this incident and dare not neglect. He rushed back to Luling to check the matter overnight. After more than a month of visits, the whole thing was still confusing.
The person who said that the leader of the Zhou family called Fei Yang. After Zhou Yan returned, he called Feiyang as soon as possible, but it was strange that Fei Yang did not come to see him.
, I ca n’t connect at all. This clue is a section, and Zhou Yan was shocked. Fei Yang and him had a close connection, and these connections were not visible. Once exposed
Sun Quan couldn't hide it for him. Fei Yang suddenly disappeared, and there was no sign in advance. It was not as simple as coincidence. I was afraid that someone would deliberately set up a bureau to deal with him.
Zhou Yan suspected that the matter of going to Hepu may have been leaked, otherwise the coincidence of time cannot be explained.
As soon as this idea came out, Zhou Yan couldn't help but tremble. It was very confidential to go to Hepu. Few people in the palace of the Taishou Mansion knew it, and the other party actually smelled the taste.
He settled in a crime that could not be said clearly, and the Tao was unknown. It was not clear. Recalling the front and back of Hepu, Zhou Yan had a sense of ominous feeling. For the gains in Hepu, he did not have any joy of success now.
There is only one type of bitterness.
Presumably, Cao Xiu was also in this mood.
They stayed in Hepu for a few months and learned a lot of information. The most fundamental technical secrets still did not get it, but unexpectedly learned that Wei Ba was creating a giant warship. Of course, this news is very important, but this news does not help Wu Guozhan.
The improvement of ship technology will only increase Wu's fear. From the perspective of the psychological contest between the two parties, this news is obviously a very injured news. It will only weaken Wu Guojun's psychology without any useful help.
After the clue of Feiyang was broken, Zhou Yan took a lot of thoughts and finally found the clues that the group was evacuated. In the end, he turned over the mountains and came to Shangxiang.
Shangxiang is already in the country of Guiyang County. The glowing strap in front is Mu Shui. Along the water, you can go to Hengyang.
Zhou Yan had a conclusion in his heart. Zhou Yan was taken away by Wei Ba. He remembered the Wuling Pan merchant, and the back of the same acquaintance appeared in his mind again.
I ca n’t remember where he has seen this person. He has n’t had time to see Pan Jun yet, and I do n’t know if the Pan family really has such a person, but he still thinks this person is very suspicious.
When I met that person, it seemed to be near Hengyang.
"Adult, do you still have to chase?" A guard came over and handed it to Zhou Yan a piece of cake.
Zhou Yan shook his head, took the cake and took a bite, and slowly chewed. The matter has passed so long, and it doesn't make sense to chase. Wei Ba will not admit it. Today is the first day of October.
The war may have been in Linxiang, and the Belt of Yiyang started. Zhou Yan was dead or alive. The overall situation has been set.
"Is there anything strange nearby?" Zhou Yi asked casually. He tracked here not only to find the whereabouts of Zhou Yin's disappearance, but also to investigate the military movements of the Shu Han army.
"Not yet." The guard shook his head and looked at the dark valley in front of him: "We have sent people to check the nearby roads, and there is no trace of the movement of large groups of people."
Zhou Li nodded and did not ask any more questions. In his opinion, it was unlikely that Wei Ba would send troops to cross Luoxiao Mountain and enter Luling County.
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Luling County governs Gaochang, and the morning light illuminates the city wall and Deng Ai's bloodshot eyes.
After three days and three nights of trekking, he finally reached his destination at dawn. He had already walked this road. Not long ago, when Yin Fan, Peng Heng and others went deep into Luling to kidnap Zhou Yin, he took three hundred
The elite were hidden in the rocky mountains south of Gaochang City to respond. From that time on, he paid attention to the nearby geographical situation and knew where to sneak and where to camp without being easily noticed.
These experiences came from the newly recruited Shanyue barbarians and the careful work of Peng Heng's men. It was these careful work that discovered Zhou Yin and noticed the possibility that Zhou Yin was not in Luling County, which contributed to the success of the robbery.
, of course also led Deng Ai to walk this road first.
Looking at the city gate that had just opened in the distance, Deng Ai smiled. He waved his hand, and fifty Shanyue barbarians took off their standard armor, took off their standard swords from their waists, put on a ragged coat, and tied their waists
Hanging up the worn-out hatchets, carrying a bundle of firewood on their backs, and removing the shrewdness in their eyes, in a blink of an eye, they became out-and-out local firewood men.
"General, we are going."
"Be careful." Deng Ai checked carefully and warned a few more, and then watched the fifty barbarians walking out of the valley one after another and heading towards Gaochang City.
These people were originally locals, but they were just fleeing from service, so they hid in the mountains and became bandits. Finally, they moved to Guiyang and became Deng Ai's subordinates. Their appearance and accents are perfect, and they can do things like collecting firewood.
Things have always been done before, no one can imagine
Flaws were found in the appearance. The weather was getting colder, and the wealthy households in the city needed a lot of firewood and charcoal. People came into the city to sell firewood and deliver charcoal every day. The soldiers on duty at the city gate didn't even bother to look. They just followed the usual practice.
He took two sticks from each bundle and let them in.
It took about an hour, and the fifty barbarians were divided into several groups and sneaked into the city easily. At this time, the first busy peak in the morning had passed. The soldiers guarding the city gate breathed a sigh of relief, and some went to have breakfast.
, some gathered together to brag, but no one realized that the danger was approaching.
This feature had already been clearly understood by Deng Ai. He looked at the city head, saw the pillar of green smoke, waved his hand, and gave the order to attack.
The five hundred vanguard battalions came out of their hiding places and walked towards the city gate from different directions. They walked faster and faster, and when they arrived in front of the city gate, they had already formed a sagittal charge formation and roared towards the city gate.
Sergeant Wu on the city wall noticed something was wrong and immediately reported his team leader. The team leader who was having breakfast in the city tower came out and was shocked when he saw it. Where did these enemies that suddenly appeared come from? He didn't think much and immediately
He ordered the city gates to be closed, the drawbridge to be pulled up, and he reported to the prefect's mansion.
The city gate closed with a rumble, and just as it was about to close, the soldiers in the city gate discovered a problem. The city gate was blocked by a few firewood and could not be closed. And these firewood were obviously the ones they had collected by force in the morning.
When they were busy pulling out the firewood, more than 20 people suddenly came out of the city. They wielded hatchets and chopped and killed indiscriminately, killing several Wu soldiers in an instant.
There was chaos at the city gate.
The team leaders on the city wall were shocked when they heard the shouts of killing from the city gate. They turned around and were about to give the order to pull up the suspension bridge. Twenty or thirty people who looked like ordinary people rushed forward. Some of them rushed to the suspension bridge and waved their swords.
At once
With just a few cuts, the cables of the suspension bridge were cut off. The other people rushed to the windlass of the hanging door and stuffed the firewood in their hands into the windlass. Then they lined up back to back to protect it.
Got the wheel.
Sergeant Wu was immediately dumbfounded.
There was an enemy attack on the city gate. The city gate could not be closed, the suspension bridge was cut off, and the hanging door was blocked. Three lines of defense were lost at the same time. There were only fifty soldiers guarding the city gate, so it was impossible to stop them.
The enemy is rapidly approaching. There are still more than 3,000 defenders in the city, but the city gate has been broken, and these 3,000 people are probably of no help.
Before the soldiers of Wu Army could recover, the 500 vanguard battalion had already rushed into the city and controlled the city gate. Immediately afterwards, Deng Ai led 3,000 main forces into the city. The 3,000 main forces of Wu Army had just assembled and had not had time to walk up.
On the city wall, Deng Ai had already controlled several city gates and surrounded the military camp.
Seeing the well-formed and murderous more than 3,000 enemy troops, and the war flags of the Shu Han army flying high on the city tower, the Wu army officers and soldiers lost all fighting spirit and raised their hands to surrender. The two sides had similar strength, but the other side came well prepared. These
At first glance, they look like well-trained elites. Almost all of them
They are barbarians who are fierce and good at fighting. They are not comparable to ordinary county soldiers. Moreover, the Shu Han army is famous for being able to fight. Even Lu Xun, the general of the auxiliary country, is no match. Their prefect Zhou Li is not in the city. They are leaderless. Who is willing to jump out?
Fight against these powerful enemies.
Deng Ai took over the Luling Prefecture and used the seals of the various officials in the Prefecture to summon the magistrates and magistrates from nearby counties to Gaochang. The autumn harvest had just passed and the account books of each county had just arrived in Gaochang, so no one could guarantee their own accounts.
There was nothing wrong at all. The county magistrates and magistrates were always ready to go to the prefect's mansion to answer questions. No one doubted the order issued by Deng Ai, and rushed to Gaochang with relevant personnel.
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Deep in Luoxiao Mountain, Zhou Li was trudging on the rugged mountain road. Although he was used to the mountain road, he was still a little weak and almost twisted his waist several times. Zhou Yin's whereabouts were unknown, and he had no way to explain to the princess, let alone to exonerate Sun Quan.
This is a huge shadow on his career. However, now he is more concerned about Linxiang
and Yiyang. Today is the first day of October, and war has probably started in Changsha. Zhuge Ke in Linxiang is facing Wei Ba himself, and the one stationed in Yiyang is the crown prince Sun Deng. No matter where a war breaks out, there must be no room for error.
.Especially in Yiyang, if Prince Sun Deng is injured or something goes wrong, the losses to the Kingdom of Wu will be huge.
Zhou Li was worried about the war in Changsha, but he didn't know that Deng Ai had laid a trap for him in front of him: two thousand elites were waiting quietly in the valley, waiting for him to fall into a trap...