On the outskirts of the east city of Luoyang, a military stronghold stood majestically and solemnly on this land.

This is Zang Ba’s Taishan military camp.

Ever since he escorted Cao Pi, Zhu Ling, and the large amount of white phosphorus to Luoyang City, he and the thousands of soldiers and horses he brought have been stationed here.

Although they kept a distance from the prosperity and hustle and bustle of Luoyang, they also avoided the fires in Beimang Mountain and Luoyang City this time.

"father…"

Zang Ba's son Zang Ai hurried over and saw Zang Ba standing on a slope, staring at the fire in Luoyang City. Zang Ai quickly said, "Dad, I have found out clearly that the fire in Beimang Mountain was caused by storage." The white phosphorus was ignited by spies in Jingzhou, and the fire in Luoyang City was caused by many Han officials who set fire to their houses and led their servants to set fires everywhere in the city, causing chaos...The Han Palace also lit a fire, and their target...mostly It’s the emperor!”

Hearing what his son said, Zang Ba nodded slightly, but did not say a word. He looked at Luoyang City as always, looking at the increasingly fierce fire, the increasingly deafening wails, and the trampling sounds in the chaos.

It sounded... particularly vivid to him.

Seeing his father's silence, his son Zang Ai couldn't help but sigh: "The fourth master Guan's plan is really brilliant. He attacked the east and west, diverted the tiger from the mountain, and used Cao Cao's regard for Ma Jun to mobilize all the soldiers and horses in Luoyang City, and then created a fire in Luoyang City. Chaos, if the emperor can really be robbed under chaos...then this plan is brilliant!"

Zang Ai was so emotional that Zang Ba finally couldn't help but said: "Haha, I'm afraid you are wrong. If you go by what that girl Lingju said, Guan Lin's target is not just the emperor!"

ah…

In Zang Ai's astonished eyes, Zang Ba's words continued, "Mencius said, I want fish, and I want bear's paws. I cannot have both. Those who give up fish and take bear's paws...right As for Guan Lin, he obviously doesn't like to do multiple-choice questions. The emperor is what Guan Lin wants, but Cao Cao is also his target. With this action, he is afraid that he will kill two birds with one stone and kill two birds with one stone!"

this…

Zang Ba's words directly shocked his son Zang Ai.

Zang Ai froze on the spot, his teeth clenched slightly, and his thoughts were running rapidly.

——" Kill two birds with one stone, kill two birds with one stone?" 』

——"In other words, under such a fire, all the spearheads were pointed at the Han Emperor. Cao Cao must have thought so, and he would definitely send the remaining Tiger and Guard troops around him to rob the Han Emperor. In this way, he would be surrounded by …At once…"

Got this section figured out.

With a "gudong" sound, Zang Ai swallowed a deep mouthful of saliva, with a look of astonishment in his eyes...

This... this is the mantis stalking the cicada, with the oriole behind!

So…

"Dad..." Zang Ai stared deeply at his father Zang Ba, and he asked tentatively: "Dad...should we do nothing?"

"What can we do?" Zang Ba sneered, "The current situation is strange and unpredictable. At this moment, we don't know where to sit!"

Having said this, he raised his eyes and still stared at Luoyang City, staring at the fire rising over the city.

His expression looked calm, but his heart was already full of waves, turbulence, and turmoil.

He was still hiding this state of mind, and he coldly ordered the scouts.

"Explore again, explore quickly——"

The sun had set, and darkness began to slowly but inexorably bite at the remaining light.

However, the fires everywhere seemed to have covered Luoyang City with a layer of red light that would never fade away. Today, Luoyang City is even brighter than during the day.

Cheng Yu and Li Miao hurried towards the Sima Gate of the Han Palace with Sergeant Huben and a school captain.

Huben soldiers have been guarding here for a long time. They are spies sent by Cao Cao in advance. Their current mission is to lead the way for the soldiers who come to support...

"Password——"

"Pork knuckle——"

Just like Yang Xiu died on the famous password "chicken ribs" in history, the Huben Army also has a corresponding password, which is changed every day to prevent... spies from sneaking into the Huben Army.

Today’s password is precisely—pork knuckle!

After getting the accurate password, Cheng Yu quickly asked the Huben troops guarding here.

"How's it going?"

"No less than four waves of soldiers and horses have gone to the Han Palace..." the Huben soldier answered truthfully, "One wave is the soldiers and horses brought by Master Wei Xi from Yecheng, the other wave is the personal guards brought by General Zhu Ling, and There are two waves... of the personal guards of Young Master Zihuan and Young Master Zijian..."

this…

Four waves of soldiers and horses, this piece of news alone made Cheng Yu's expression serious.

Undoubtedly, this confirmed their suspicions. Now that Luoyang City is under fire and chaos, the Han Palace has become the eye of the storm, and the emperor has become everyone's target!

"Where is the Emperor?" Cheng Yu raised his voice and asked loudly.

"You can be sure that we are still in the Han Palace. The north and south gates of the Han Palace have the eyes of our Tiger Army, and we have never seen the emperor escape..."

call…

Hearing these urgent words and feeling the unforgiving atmosphere, Cheng Yu couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

He was also making calculations in his mind.

You must know that the total number of Huben troops is only more than a thousand, and they are all from Qiao Pei, a fellow countryman of King Cao Cao, and they are absolutely trustworthy people.

But now, half of them had been sent to fight the fire in Beimang Mountain before, and now half of them have been taken away. There are only a few hundred people escorting Cao Cao.

To be honest, Cheng Yu was worried. He was worried that something might happen to King Cao Cao. Based on this, he specifically asked Xu Chu to stay. As long as Xu Chu was here, Cheng Yu would always feel at ease.

In addition, Cheng Yu must be quick enough to recapture the Han Emperor as soon as possible, whether it is to transfer him to Wei Palace or transfer him out of Luoyang City...

In short, you need to move to a safe location as soon as possible!

Then he quickly led these tiger soldiers back to King Cao Cao.

——The Han Emperor is important, but the safety of King Cao Cao... is also the top priority!

With this in mind, Cheng Yu calmed down, gathered his energy, and shouted to a group of tiger soldiers behind him, the captain of the school affairs office: "Everyone, follow me into the Han Palace...but there are those who kidnap the Han Emperor. , regardless of the reason, shoot without mercy!"

Having said that, we must break into this Sima Gate first.

But suddenly, he discovered...where is Li Miao? Where is this madman who came with him?

Looking around, he suddenly discovered that Li Miao hurried out from one side.

"Hannan? You?"

Cheng Yu asked...

Li Miao looked as wild and uninhibited as ever, wiped his hands on his pants, and then explained, "I just couldn't hold it back and went to relieve myself!"

Cheng Yu admired Li Miao's mentality very much and couldn't help but sigh: "It's this time, but you are still in such a mood..."

Li Miao also wiped his hand clean, and quickly held it on the handle of the knife again. He said calmly, "There are three urgent needs for people. I pee now. It will be better than peeing my pants when I entered the palace and fought with the enemy." You have so much decency, you can't make others laugh by being generous, right? "

"Ha..." Cheng Yu smiled bitterly, "I really have you..."

After muttering this in a low voice, he raised his hand and said, "The plan remains unchanged. Anyone who enters the palace and kidnaps the emperor... shoot to death!"

"Here——"

With the response of a group of Huben sergeants and school officials, more than two hundred sabers were drawn out, and the group walked quickly.

Their eyes were bright and murderous—

On the other hand...

Just where Li Miao was peeing, "Zhuang Yifang" from the Beggar Clan followed him. He came here after waiting for Cheng Yu and others to enter the palace.

What caught his eyes was a pool of urine, and the smell... wasn't very pleasant.

But these are not the point. The point is...this soaking in urine paints a different picture.

This is a pig, and the key point to focus on is its elbow!

Zhuang Yifang couldn't help but murmured: "Pork knuckle... pig knuckle?"

There was a fire in Luoyang and a sudden change occurred. Cao Zhi and Cao Pi reacted immediately.

The enemy's target... is definitely not Beimang Mountain, but... it is Luoyang City, the imperial palace, and the emperor!

So, they were the first to rush towards the Han Palace with their personal guards.

Speaking of which, their journey was surprisingly smooth. They encountered several groups of people setting fires, but... they didn't bother to arrest them and just kept rushing forward.

And those Luoyang soldiers who passed by... were only focused on hunting down the arsonists in the city... and putting out the fire——

Cao Zhi and Cao Pi arrived at the Canglong Gate of the South Palace of the Han Palace almost at the same time, but the door was already full of soldiers, and there were still the original guards of the Han Palace.

Now the guard here has long been a general.

Fortunately... there was a huge banner with the word "Zhu" on it, and it was Zhu Ling's team.

"Who is coming?" Seeing Cao Zhi and Cao Pi's cavalry, the captain guarding the gate shouted loudly.

Cao Pi also noticed Cao Zhi. At this time, as a young master of the Wei Dynasty... he knew with his toes that it was time to perform and make meritorious deeds, so he must take the lead bravely.

Immediately, Cao Pi stepped forward, "I am Cao Pi and Cao Zihuan. As you can see, the costumes are the soldiers and horses of General Zhu Ling. General Zhu Ling and I are both entering the palace to protect the emperor. I hope you generals can do this for your convenience!"

Cao Zhi also said loudly: "I am Cao Zijian, the Marquis of Pingyuan. There are thieves who want to rob the Emperor. Please get out of the way quickly..."

"Young Master, do you have the seal of the King of Wei?"

The captain guarding the gate asked loudly.

"Sealed silk script?" Cao Pi was stunned. He asked in confusion, thinking secretly, "Did the father have already thought of it in advance and sent General Zhu Ling to guard the Han Palace?"

Cao Pi was still daydreaming when the voice of the captain guarding the gate came out again, "The King of Wei has issued an order. If something happens in the city, those who enter the Han Palace must bring a printed letter or silk letter, otherwise they will not be killed!"

While he was talking, the captain had already drawn his long sword and asked: "Let me ask you again, sir, do you have a printed silk book?"

Cao Pi realized something was wrong.

However, Cao Zhi made a "swish" sound and drew out his sword, "Don't you know? The guard who blocked me from leaving the city has been killed by me with my sword and buried at the palace gate of Xuchang City!"

Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming tense, Cao Pi quickly advised: "Fourth brother, we are all working for our father, so we must not hurt our harmony..."

Speaking of this, Cao Pi once again looked at the guard captain with his peripheral vision. He bit his teeth slightly and noticed something in the other person's eyes.

——‘The whole city is in panic? Are Zhu Ling's soldiers and horses the only ones so calm? Humph...there's a ghost! 』

Thinking this in his heart, Cao Pi said, "I thought about it. My father gave me a printed letter on silk. I will get it for the general..."

As he spoke, he leaned down and pretended to take the silk book, but instead he shook the reins vigorously and shouted: "Young men, follow me and rush through the door.

——”

The horses neighed suddenly, and more than thirty fast horses rushed straight towards the city gate like arrows.

The cavalry charged into the formation, and they were at such a close distance that they couldn't defend without pikemen. ,

Cao Pi was very confident. There were only fifty or sixty sword and shield soldiers on the opposite side, and they could defeat them with a single charge.

When Cao Zhi saw Cao Pi charging into the formation, he also shouted: "Second brother, I will help you. Sons, follow them and rush to the door..."

Canglong Gate is the most important gate of the Han Palace. It is also the closest gate to Luoyang City in the South Palace of the Han Palace. Outside the city gate is the Luohe River...

In the eyes of Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, as long as this gate is captured, even if the emperor is kidnapped by the enemy, it will be impossible to leave the city, escape, or take the waterway.

"Da da da--"

"Definitely -"

The neighing and trampling sounds of horses resounded loudly, and as they were almost reaching the city gate, they heard several "soar, soar, soar" sounds.

Looking again, there were rippling dust ahead... Several bowl-sized hemp ropes hung up from the flat ground.

"Oops, it's a tripping rope!"

When this thought came to Cao Pi's mind, the horse underneath him already screamed sadly, with its front hooves broken and fell to the ground...

Seeing the world spinning in front of him, it seemed like a long time had passed before Cao Pi heard the sound of himself falling to the ground, and then there was a roar in his ears.

He struggled in the dust several times, trying to get up, but several sharp knives were already placed on his neck.

Cao Zhi beside him is also...

Cao Zhi still wanted to resist, but the Huanshou knife slashed his shoulder, and the blood flowed freely.

In short, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi are still alive...

Their personal guards were not so lucky. When they landed... they were already slashed by countless swords.

"I didn't expect that the first ones to arrive would be these two young masters from the Wei Dynasty..."

Cao Pi heard a voice, which was extremely familiar. It was Zhu Ling's voice. Standing next to him was Zhu Shu...

Zhu Shu was also saying something, but his voice was so thin that he couldn't hear it at all.

"Dad, Mr. Yunqi has told me not to kill Cao Pi and Cao Zhi. If Cao Cao dies, they will be of greater use alive... than dead."

Hearing what Zhu Shu said, Zhu Ling nodded slightly. He also lowered his voice and whispered: "I will find an opportunity later and let them go..."

These words just came out of my mouth...

"Report..." a voice came out, "Cheng Yu and Li Miao, with Sergeant Huben and the school captain... rushed towards this place... menacingly..."

Well…

When this news came out, Zhu Ling was slightly stunned. You know...the fighting power of the Tiger Army and the school affairs office is not comparable to that of these young master's personal guards!

They are coming to attack...it will be difficult to defend this palace gate!

However... it is obvious that Zhu Ling's mission is not to fight to the death. He ordered: "Send my military order to close all the palace gates and use bows and arrows to defend against the enemy. If the enemy approaches, evacuate immediately..."

"Here..." followed the soldier's response.

Zhu Shu didn't understand, so he asked: "Dad? Are you... evacuating at this time?"

Zhu Ling breathed out softly and said the purpose of his trip, "In the whole plan, it is not you and me who are responsible for rescuing the emperor. What you and I have to do is to delay time at Canglongmen..."

"But...even so, the enemy will be able to attack sooner or later, and the Emperor...can't escape from Canglong Gate. If he takes Xuanwu, Suzaku, or White Tiger, he will be far away from Luoyang City Gate...let alone escape by water! "

Zhu Shu immediately raised his doubts.

However, his doubts... seemed to fall on deaf ears to Zhu Ling.

Zhu Ling just sighed lightly, "Who said that Yun Qi's goal is only the emperor?"

ah…

Zhu Shu was startled, "Besides the Emperor? Who else could it be?"

Zhu Ling's eyes became even sharper.

"My son, what do you think?"

This sudden rhetorical question made Zhu Shu suddenly realize something, "It turns out...it turns out...that's it-"

Here is Zhu Ling and his son having a chat before the battle, over there... Sergeants Huben and the school affairs officials led by Cheng Yu and Li Miao have arrived!

They sharpen their knives...

They are at war with each other!

For a moment, dark clouds rolled in the sky, and blood was about to fill the sky again!

All the atmosphere is rendered as follows:

——What a bloody battlefield!

Underground of Wei Palace.

In the intricate tunnels, a parrot soldier quickly broke into one of them. The person in front of him was Lingju...

Of course, in addition to Lingju, there are also over a hundred dead soldiers in white. Each of them is holding a dagger, boasting a repeating crossbow on their waist, and who knows how many hidden weapons are hidden in their sleeves.

Each of them looked fierce and murderous, as if... just waiting for Lingju's order, these people... would start taking action regardless of their own safety.

"Miss Wen..." The dead soldier immediately knelt down on one knee when he saw Ling Ju, "It has been found out that Cao Cao's current Wei Palace guards only have less than 200 tiger soldiers... but... Xu Chuyou is here, and there are no Leave Cao Cao half a step away!"

This was already the start of the operation. The seventeenth dead soldier sent back information from Luoyang City, Bei Mang Mountain, Han Palace, and Wei Palace.

And every time information appeared, Lingju's expression was extremely solemn.

"Xu Chu, you still haven't left?"

Lingju gritted his teeth slightly...

"Master, don't wait any longer..."

"Yeah, it's time to wait. If you don't take action, I'm afraid you'll miss the opportunity!"

"Master, revenge... right now!"

It seems that these dead men among the parrots are ten or a hundred times more eager to see this final execution of Cao Cao than Lingju...

These are the parents, wives and children who died under Cao Cao's butcher knife... These all have an sworn hatred against Cao Cao.

Of course, as Cao Cao, the best butcher in the world, he never values ​​these things!

It just so happens that these evil obstacles... formed this army of dead soldiers who "wanted his life", and they were at the feet of Cao Cao at this moment... in the secret passage, in the darkness where the Wei Dynasty could not see!

Amidst the endless calls, Lingju slowly spoke: "If we want to get close to the thief Cao now, we must attack by force. If so... many of us will die!"

"We avenge ourselves, we are not afraid of death!"

"Yes, we are not afraid of death!"

"Miss Wen, give the order!"

A kind of dead soldier asked for help again, but Lingju seemed to be unusually determined, "Wait a little longer, you can wait a little longer..."

"What are you waiting for?"

"Wait for the command from Hu Benjun!" Lingju gritted his teeth tightly.

They want to fight Cao Cao's thieves desperately, but... Lingju wants to ensure that they can get close to Cao Cao. The later they are discovered, the greater their chance of success!

Just...a password?

All the dead soldiers looked at each other in confusion. No one knew what the command of the Tiger Army was. How on earth can it be delivered?

at this time…

"The password has arrived...the password has arrived..."

A beggar stumbled into the room, gasping for air. This man... was none other than the Liubao Elder of the Beggar Clan, Zhuang Yifang, who also had a mortal enemy with Cao Cao.

"The password is here, it's here...it's...it's a pig's knuckle, it's a pig's knuckle!"

As Zhuang Yifang's words spread, everyone in the secret passage fell silent...

And after this short silence, there was an explosion...a complete explosion!

"Kill, kill, kill!"

"Revenge, revenge, revenge..."

"Kill the rebellious Wei, attack the unjust, kill Cao Cao's thieves...kill Cao Cao's thieves..."

Amidst these voices, Lingju's expression was as serious as ever, but her white teeth had been opened, and she chanted two words heavily: - "Action!"

As if to strengthen their goals and beliefs, she added another sentence:

"Action, there is only one goal, Cao Thief, Cao Thief——"

…(End of chapter)

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