Chapter 162 Praying Mantis Stalking Cicada and Oriole Behind
Chen Dao saw all this clearly. Seeing that Cao Xiu was about to kill Xu Chu, he couldn't care about it for a moment. He touched a stone from beside him and threw it, hitting Cao Xiu's wrist.
The knife fell to the ground with a "thud". Cao Xiu was shocked and hurriedly hid behind a person, exposed his head and looked around: "Who! Come out!"
There was no movement in the courtyard, and the breeze rustled the leaves. Cheng Yu quickly walked in from the door of the courtyard with two soldiers. Seeing how tense the atmosphere in the courtyard was, he was stunned. Cao Zhen hurriedly stood in front of Cheng Yu with his sword.
The soldiers began to search the courtyard and found no sign of anyone in every corner. Cheng Yu glanced at Xu Chu lying on the ground and immediately took a breath of cold air.
"Sir, what's wrong?" Cao Zhen asked hurriedly.
Xu Chu knew Cheng Yu a few times when Long Fei came to get married last time. He had also heard about what happened in Xujiazhuang. Logically speaking, it was not too much for Xu Chu to seek revenge from Cao Hong. After all, Cao Hong killed everyone old and young in Xujiazhuang.
Xu Chu was bound to die if he was caught, but when Long Fei was involved, the problem became a little complicated. He had just received a battle report from Cao Cao this afternoon, and things were not going well on the front line. According to his speculation, someone would definitely suggest that Long Fei
Talking about peace, if he kills Long Fei's men at this time, he knows the consequences very well.
Under the persuasion of Cheng Yu and others, Cao Xiu finally agreed to take Xu Chu into prison and deal with it early when Cao Cao came back. Watching Cheng Yu take Dian Wei away, Chen Dao came out of hiding and went straight to the high wall of Cao Mansion. Long
Fei once ordered that no matter whether the assassination was successful or not, no one should suffer any harm. Xu Chu's arrest was a big deal. He hurried back to the inn, woke up the most clever subordinate all night, and asked him to go back and report the news. He took the others here.
Wait and rescue Xu Chu if there is a chance.
Long Fei was furious: "You bastard! How dare you arrest my people? He ordered the army to turn around immediately and sent Guan Hai, Zhou Cang, and Pei Yuanshao to immediately lead the army to seize Xiangcheng. If Cao Cao dared to touch a hair of Xu Chu, he vowed to invade Dongjun.
, destroy him!"
Cao Cao's army had just returned to Chenliu when they received the news from Yingchuan. Before he could finish hearing it, he became angry: "What does this Long Fei want to do? Will he tear up the alliance so soon?" Cao Cao's army also immediately turned around and fought back again.
Yingchuan and Long Fei are in a confrontation.
Dong Zhao didn't understand the reason for this. On the day they arrived in Yingchuan, news came from Dongjun Cheng Yu. It was said that one of the assassins of Cao Hong had been caught, and he was Long Fei's general Xu Chu. Cao Ren took a breath.
Liangqi, it was Cao Hong again, he knew that this boy was definitely the material for bad things. Cao Cao was in a dilemma. If he let Xu Chu go, he would not be able to explain to his tribe, and if he killed Xu Chu, the crisis in Yanzhou would be unsolvable. He sighed and waved everyone to retreat.
Down.
In the evening, Cao Cao called Dong Zhao, Jiang Ji and others into his tent alone. He frowned and asked, "What should we do about this matter? Xu Chu is Long Fei's man. He can't be killed or let go. You have
What method?"
Jiang Ji punched: "Long Fei made the mistake this time and sent people to assassinate General Cao Hong, but we caught him. He should have nothing to say."
Dong Zhao shook his head: "Although Long Fei is cunning and cunning, the only advantage is that he is very good to his subordinates, which is why so many people are willing to sacrifice their lives for him. Xu Chu is his favorite general, and he will kill him regardless of the consequences.
If you entangle with me, Yanzhou will be in danger, but there is no need to worry, my lord, Long Fei is more anxious than us at this time, and he will definitely send people to Yanzhou to rescue him. As long as my lord talks to Cheng Yu, Cheng Yu should know how to deal with it."
Dong Zhao's guess was correct, but Long Fei did not send someone to Yanzhou, but went there himself. The next day after receiving the news, he handed over the power to Zhao Yun and Guo Jia. Long Fei took Dian Wei and Meng Shuo and immediately went to Dong Zhao.
County. They must take advantage of the time when Cao Cao has not returned and try their best to rescue Xu Chu. They must not let their men fall into the hands of the enemy.
Dongjun City is still as tightly guarded as before. The soldiers at the city gate carefully check everyone coming and going. Long Fei rides on the wind, his weapons and everything are hung outside, without any concealment of his identity. At the city gate,
A soldier was about to step forward to stop him. Dian Wei glared and snorted, which frightened the boy and quickly backed away. Long Fei didn't even look at him, and rode into the city with a cold expression.
Chen Dao greeted him at the gate of the city. Ever since he stepped into Dongjun City, Long Fei's expression had not been good. Chen Dao did not dare to say a word and followed Long Fei silently. As soon as he sat down, Long Fei glared at Chen Dao.
:"what happened?"
Chen Dao then told the story of the assassination of Cao Hong and the night visit to Cao Hong's mansion. Long Fei was furious: "You can't tell such an obvious trap? Is this how Hei Bing taught you to assassinate?"
Chen Dao hurriedly knelt down and said, "This subordinate has neglected his duties. Please punish me, General!"
"Hmph! I can rescue Xu Chu by punishing you!" Long Fei gasped coldly: "Get up! How is Xu Chu now? Where is he being imprisoned?"
Chen Dao said quickly: "After being taken away by Cheng Yu, he was imprisoned in the Yamen Prison. One hundred people from Cao Cao's guards were specially mobilized to guard him day and night. I have visited several times, but it is heavily guarded and difficult to approach."
"Is there anything to embarrass Xu Chu?"
"Yes! The nephews and nephews of the Cao family went there once or twice to torture him, but since Cheng Yu said it, no one has gone there again!"
"Torture?" Long Fei was angry: "Anyone who treats me like this will be repaid twice as much! Who is there? Where do they live?"
"With Cao Xiu as the leader, and several Cao family nephews, I have ordered people to record them all, waiting for the Lord to make a decision!"
"Send someone to deal with them tonight!"
"General, think twice!" Meng Shuo said quickly: "General, we are here to deal with Xu Chu. If we do this, our identity may be exposed, which will be even more detrimental to the rescue of General Xu Chu. It is not too late to wait until General Xu Chu is rescued before taking action!"
Long Fei thought for a while, and what Meng Shuo said still made sense. He snorted coldly: "That's right! Write it down first, and the account will be settled!"
Cheng Yu felt a little confused when he received Cao Cao's vague reply. It seemed that Cao Cao wanted to let him go, but it would harm the face of the Cao family, so he left this problem to himself. No matter what the final outcome was, he would be blamed.
It must be him, Cheng Yu. If he lets Xu Chu go, the Cao family will not let him go. Even if they kill Dian Wei Longfei, they will not let him go either.
Just when Cheng Yu hesitated, Xi Zhicai patted Cheng Yu's shoulder gently. Cheng Yu shuddered, turned around and saw that it was Xi Zhicai, and let out a sigh of relief: "Brother Zhicai, you scared me.
A jump!"
"Brother Zhongde, what's wrong? You're so distracted?" Xi Zhicai sat down without waiting for Cheng Yu's invitation. He looked at Cheng Yu's face and said with a smile, "But it's about that assassin?"
"You know what you're asking!" Cheng Yu handed the letter in his hand to Xi Zhicai: "Brother Zhicai, can you give me some advice? I really don't have any good ideas."
Xi Zhi just read it again: "Oh! My lord is going to let that assassin go! How will I explain to the Cao clan if I let the assassin go?"
"Yes! This is where I'm in trouble! Brother Zhicai, what do you think?"
Xi Zhicai shook his head: "No, whether to release or not is all up to Brother Zhongde. If Brother Zhongde is in trouble, why not hand over the assassin to the Cao clan for disposal. When the lord asked, he said he was forced to go by them.
That’s it.”
"Brother Zhicai said it so easily! If we kill this assassin, our Yanzhou will be in danger!"
Xi Zhicai smiled: "If the assassin escaped in the hands of the Cao people, wouldn't Brother Zhongde have an answer to anyone?"
"How do you say this?" Cheng Yu hurriedly moved to Xi Zhicai's side. Xi Zhicai smiled slightly and stopped talking.
The next day, Cheng Yu suddenly came to Cao Hong's home. Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen and others were there. Cao Xiu immediately stepped forward: "Sir, what is your reply, my lord? When will the assassin ask for execution?"
Cheng Yu looked helpless and shook his head gently: "You generals also know that our relationship with Long Fei is somewhat delicate now. Although the lord has made up his mind to avenge General Cao Hong, he must kill the assassin, but in order not to be left behind
To give Long Fei an opportunity, we need to find a good opportunity. Just because we can't kill him doesn't mean that others can't kill him."
"Sir, what you mean is..."
Xi Zhicai lay down and whispered a few words in Cao Xiu's ear. Cao Xiu nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, sir, I will handle this matter properly."
Xu Chu was sleeping soundly. Ever since he entered this cell, he knew that he would die or not, and suddenly everything seemed to let go. Whether it was Cao Xiu and the other boys who tortured him, or Cheng Yu's words of instruction.
Appreciate it as if it were a show. There is no sense of time in prison. Xu Chu goes to bed when he is full, and continues to eat when he wakes up. Fortunately, Cheng Yu has given instructions not to neglect, and overall he is living a comfortable life.
The cell door was opened, and two men in black suddenly broke in. They put two steel knives on Xu Chu's neck, raised his arms and pushed them out. Xu Chu was a felon, and he was wearing all the handcuffs and shackles, and the ones he used were death row prisoners.
It was so configured that it was difficult to open without a key. He was taken out of the cell in a daze, blindfolded, and put into a carriage. The driver shook the whip and the carriage slowly started.
Xu Chu knew that his death was coming, so he did not struggle and allowed himself to be manipulated by these people. The carriage was bumpy as it walked on the stone road in the city, and the rough wooden planks made his buttocks feel uncomfortable. As soon as Xu Chu moved, someone immediately threatened him: "Don't move.
If you move again, I'll kill you now!" Xu Chu didn't care at all and turned over and lay down.
After walking a short distance, the driver noticed seven or eight black figures standing motionless on the road ahead. After looking carefully, he couldn't tell what they were. When the carriage arrived, he could see clearly who they were.
The man hurriedly grabbed the reins of the horse, and the chariot horse neighed and stopped. Several people in the carriage immediately pounced forward and almost fell down.
Cao Zhen stuck his head out of the car, with an unhappy look on his face, pointed at the men in black and said angrily: "Didn't I ask you to wait at the west gate? What are you doing here?"
There was no reaction from those people. One of them said coldly: "Let the people in the car go, and I will let you go!"
Cao Zhen immediately realized that something had happened, hurriedly got out from behind the carriage, ran all the way, and disappeared into the dark night of Dongjun.