A spies quickly ran into a mountain col more than ten miles away.
"Report! General, the false emperor has escaped!"
Liang Xing, who had just fallen asleep, immediately got up: "How many people are there and where are they going?"
"The troops were divided into five groups, with about two to three hundred people on each side."
Liang Xing frowned.
The deputy general asked: "General, should we also divide our troops to pursue him?"
In order to hide their tracks, they only brought one battalion of elite soldiers. If they were divided into five groups, none of them would have an advantage.
Liang Xing took a breath and then asked: "Where is the Yan family? What's going on?"
"They also caught up in five groups."
Liang Xing swore a curse word and gave up any thought of borrowing any help. The Yan army was on the side and there were many manpower, so there was no need to worry about this issue.
"Bring me the map."
The lieutenant raised his chin to the soldiers and took a torch to light up the situation.
Several people met and looked at the map for a while, and Liang Xing finally clicked on the southeast road: "Chase this!"
"General..."
"It's a hundred miles from here to the ferry, and you can also turn south in the middle. If I were the false emperor, I would definitely choose this road."
The lieutenant general was convinced: "That's what the general said."
When the opinions were unanimous, Liang Xing stood up and said with high spirits: "Come here! Follow me to take the life of the false emperor!"
The soldiers of the Tiger Roar Battalion shouted in unison: "Yes!"
In the camp a little further away, Master Chu Jiu also got the news.
His first question was: "Did Duke Zhao pursue him?"
"Following them." Commander Gan replied, "They also chased us in five groups."
Master Chu Jiu nodded: "Then let's chase him too."
"Your Majesty, which way should we pursue?"
"You can just choose one route at will." Master Chu Jiu said, "We have few people, so it is impossible to divide into five routes. Furthermore, if we do this, we will openly compete with the Yan family. In this case, it does not make any difference which route we choose.
If we are lucky enough to get it, it should be ours. If we are not lucky enough, then it is considered as our best effort."
Commander Gan agreed: "What the prince said is that with our strength, we just have to do our best."
"Let's go!" Mr. Chu Jiu stood up, "Although the chance is slim, we can't let it go. We may not be lucky."
Commander Gan said yes, turned around and ordered: "Gather and set off!"
Not far away, in the temporary camp of the Zhao family in Zhangzhou, there was a different scene.
The person Zhao took charge of this errand was the seventh uncle of the Sixth Prince of Zhao, the most favored legitimate son of the Duke of Wei.
Mr. Zhao Liu also came out. The reason why his father, Mr. Zhao San, brought him here was to follow his uncle to see the world. Although Mr. Zhao Qi was favored, his brother persuaded his father, so he could only endure this and take him with him.
Nephew.
Both parties have different ideas, so there will inevitably be discord. Mr. Zhao Liu has been feeling a lot of anger overtly and secretly these days.
But he knew in his heart that this errand was important, so he endured it. If he could really make a great contribution, what's the point of being a little angry?
At midnight today, a spy suddenly returned to the camp. Mr. Zhao Liu hurried over to hear the news - his uncle was eager to avoid him, so he had to take the initiative if he wanted to avoid being thrown away.
In Master Zhao Qi's camp, he was talking to the spies when he heard Master Zhao Liu coming. He turned to face his nephew: "You came just in time."
Young Master Zhao Liu held his hands and asked, "What are your orders, uncle?"
Zhao Qiye said: "There is something strange going on ahead, and we need someone to investigate. You can take someone there."
Mr. Zhao Liu was not surprised at all. His uncle had been tormenting him a lot these days. Who else could he call him if he was not to do this kind of hard work in the middle of the night?
"Yes, nephew, I obey."
He led a dozen personal guards out of the camp and were walking around the mountain road when his subordinates suddenly reminded him: "Master, look!"
Young Master Zhao Liu turned around and saw a line of torches lit in the direction of the camp. The torches first gathered together, and then formed a long line, heading to the other side along the mountain road.
"Oops!" His heart thumped, "Look back now!"
However, the mountain road was rugged, and when they returned to the camp, it was already empty, with both people and horses missing.
"Sir!" The men he left behind in the camp emerged from the darkness, "My subordinates knew you would come back. Master Qi deliberately transferred you away. As soon as you left, he led his people to chase the false emperor!"
Zhao Liugong's heart sank and he asked him: "Did the false emperor escape tonight?"
"Yes! The troops are divided into five groups, and Master Qi is chasing one of them. If you hurry up now, maybe you can catch up!"
Mr. Zhao Liu was silent for a long time, but then sighed: "I won't chase you anymore."
The subordinates were surprised and asked: "Young Master?"
Zhao Liugongzi said: "The puppet emperor divided his troops into five groups. My uncle may not be pursuing the right one. Moreover, what he did to me tonight was just to show off his face. Even if I catch up, he will have other tricks. This time I will bring him
Those who come out are all his people, and I can’t play with them on the surface.”
"What should we do?"
Mr. Zhao Liu raised the corner of his mouth and took out a bamboo whistle: "Does he think I can only follow him to take credit? If I want to take credit, I can take credit with someone more powerful."
…
An hour passed, and Xu Yin and Yan Ling were still squatting on the spot.
The two of them were very calm, but the commander was anxious. He walked around for a while and couldn't help but ask: "Master, is it possible that the false emperor has left?"
"Let's just leave!" Yan Ling picked up a piece of dogtail grass and played with it in his hand, and said leisurely, "Didn't someone already chase me? I still have to go by myself?"
The commander couldn't think of anything to say in reply, so he squatted down silently.
Finding that the troops were divided into five groups, the young master immediately notified the main camp and sent people to separate and chase. But they stayed here for several days just to catch the false emperor with their own hands. If they finally fell into the hands of others, they would suffer no matter how much they wanted.
"Don't worry." Xu Yin comforted him, "If the false emperor was really running for his life, he wouldn't have taken just this few people with him, not to mention he had other agendas. I think he was doing this to distract other pursuers.
"
Yan Ling said rudely: "You just think too much, what does it really mean? The false emperor is doing the opposite, and I will die in the hands of others. The less credit, the less. I don't need to use this great achievement to
Show yourself.”
The commander was stunned for a moment, thought about this sentence several times, and said with shame: "Young Master is saying that my subordinates are too concerned about gains and losses."
Seeing him being taught, Yan Ling smiled.
The three of them squatted for a while, and a personal guard came over to report: "Sir, someone is here."
Yan Ling was stunned for a moment: "Who?"
Their whereabouts are top secret, how come they are still known?
"There were more than a dozen people. When my subordinates heard the whistle and went to join us, they found that they were not our people. The leader claimed that his surname was Zhao, and he was the sixth son of the Zhao family in Zhangzhou."
Yan Ling suddenly realized: "It turns out to be him! Please come over."
On the day of the sworn vows, he gave him a token. It was just a token of appreciation, but he didn't expect Zhao Liu to actually use it.
Not long after, Mr. Zhao Liu arrived and saw the two of them here. He breathed a sigh of relief: "Brother Yan, Miss Xu San, you are indeed here."
Yan Ling stepped forward quickly and made an affectionate gesture: "Brother Zhao Xian, it's great to see you. But why did you only bring so few people with you? Where are the other subordinates?"