Huang Quan glanced at Zhang Song. He didn't understand why Zhang Song wanted to gather them together now.
"Did you know that the people Cheng Yu sent to Mianzhu are back."
Zhang Song glanced at the three people in front of him and directly told the news he had received.
"What, his people are back?
Are our people back?"
Hearing Zhang Song's words, Li Bing frowned.
"Not yet. Logically speaking, the people we sent shouldn't be slower than them, but they haven't come back yet. That's why I called you here."
Zhang Song shook his head. If his people came back, he would naturally have nothing to say, but the key point is that now Cheng Yu's people are back, but their people have not come back. There is an explanation for this.
"You mean, Liu Bei wants to support Cheng Yu and win Qiao Xu?"
When Huang Quan heard Zhang Song's words, he immediately understood what he meant. Why his people didn't come back? It was most likely that Liu Bei didn't want to reply to them, but decided to support Cheng Yu in winning Qiao Xu.
"That's not the scariest thing. What I'm afraid of is that Liu Bei now thinks that we have turned against us and is preparing to send Cheng Yu to take us down."
Although Huang Quan said what he wanted to say, Zhang Song saw something even more terrifying inside.
"No way. After all, we control Chengdu. If Liu Bei really wants to fall out with us, he will risk his life."
Li Bing glanced at Zhang Song, but he objected to what he said. Now that Liu Bei is turning against him, it is tantamount to digging his own grave.
"Nothing is impossible. If Liu Bei can really capture us, then our resources will be enough to support his current war. Besides, without us, Chengdu can only become more stable. For Liu Bei, there is nothing to lose."
One harm."
Zhang Song shook his head, his eyes full of solemnity.
"So what do we do now?"
Hearing Zhang Song's analysis, Huang Quan also frowned. If he really told Zhang Song, then they would be in danger.
"What do you think we can do now? Cheng Yu has 10,000 city defense troops guarding Chengdu. If we really wait for them to launch their attack, in the end we will just have to wait and see."
After Zhang Song finished speaking, he looked at Huang Quan.
"You mean we have to strike first?"
Huang Quan immediately understood what Zhang Song meant. It is said that political power comes from the barrel of a gun. Now the city defense army is very strong. If they really wait until Cheng Yu's layout is completed, they will have no resistance at all, so what they can do is to strike first.
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"Well, let's start now. No matter what method we use, whether it's money or women, as long as they can be used by us. As long as we get these generals, we can send people to sneak attack Cheng Yu and capture him directly.
Chengdu will not be able to escape our grasp. After we capture Chengdu, we will send people to contact Yuan Shu to express our intention to surrender. I believe Yuan Shu will not refuse."
Zhang Song thought for a moment and directly expressed his thoughts.
"Would this attract Cheng Yu's attention? If he notices it, I'm afraid we will lose all the money. If he starts it in advance, it will be over."
Although Zhang Song's strategy was very good. He divided Cheng Yu's troops, sent troops to capture him, and then controlled the entire Chengdu, but it was a bit difficult to implement. Once Cheng Yu noticed it, it would be over.
"So this matter can only be done secretly. Let all your wives and concubines go to their natal families, and then use their natal families to persuade the generals to return. I don't ask them to raise troops to fight against Cheng Yu, as long as we sneak attack on him
It’s enough to be able to stand still when the situation arises.”
How could Zhang Song not know that this was risky, but now they were at the cusp of the storm. Once his suspicion turned out to be true, Cheng Yu would use Liu Bei's order to obtain the imperial edict and attack them first.
"Well, this is feasible, and Defeng must hide immediately and not give Cheng Yu a chance to launch. The others must also take action immediately. It will take three days at most. After three days, no matter what, they must send troops to capture Cheng Yu.
"
Huang Quan thought for a while, Liu Bei's men returned to Chengdu today, and Cheng Yu might launch his attack tomorrow, so they must seize the time to act.
"Well, let's do it."
"good."
"I see."
The three of them clasped their fists and left the Zhang Mansion directly. However, Qiao Xu did not return to the house and hid directly in a secret place.
He didn't dare to go out of the city, because he would probably be discovered by Cheng Yu's people. It was better to hide in Chengdu. Chengdu was so big anyway, it would not be easy for Cheng Yu to find him within two or three days.
At dawn the next day, Cheng Yu came directly outside Qiao Mansion with Liu Bei's orders.
"Let Qiao Xu come out and see me."
Cheng Yu looked at the servants at the door and shouted directly to them.
"Sir, our master is not at home."
After hearing what Cheng Yu said, the servant directly told Cheng Yu the news that Qiao Xu was not in the house.
"What did you say?
Qiao Xu is not in the house?"
Cheng Yu was also stunned when he heard what the servant said.
"This is impossible. We have people on duty at all times, so it is impossible for Qiao Xu to be absent."
Zhou Pu glanced at Cheng Yu and immediately became angry. I haven't slept for twelve hours a day. If you tell me that Qiao Xu is not here, isn't this a slap in his face?
"Really, the master is really not in the house,"
The servant glanced at the angry Zhou Pu, a smile flashed in his eyes.
"Go into the house and search."
Cheng Yu frowned and directly asked the soldiers to search the house.
"Go away."
Seeing that the servant wanted to stop him, Zhou Pu pushed him away arrogantly, and then led his men directly into the Qiao Mansion.
"Search, search for me, don't miss any corner."
As he walked inside, Zhou Pu rushed forward while giving instructions to the soldiers around him.
"promise."
All the soldiers promised together, then immediately dispersed and began to explore the Qiao family's residence.
"Fu Guan, what should I do?"
Looking at the soldiers in front of him, a servant came directly to the deputy housekeeper.
"Don't worry, let them check."
Qiao Fu glanced at the wolf-like city defense army, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.
"promise."
After hearing what Qiao Fu said, the remaining servants of the Qiao family also nodded and allowed the city defense army to search.
Qiao Mansion is very large, and even if there are a lot of 5,000 city defense troops, it will take time to search it all.
This search lasted half a day. After half a day, Zhou Pu came to Cheng Yu dejectedly.
"How about it?"
After looking at Zhou Pu, Cheng Yu had already guessed that Qiao Xu might leave through the secret passage of Qiao Mansion, but he was a little bit unwilling to not find him.
"No trace of Qiao Xu was found."
Zhou Pu shook his head and found no trace of Qiao Xu.
"Sir, do you want to send someone to block the city gate?"
Qiao Xu was not in the palace and would probably sneak out of Chengdu in the morning, so Wu Yi directly suggested to Cheng Yu to block the city gate.
"No, the target is bigger if we leave the city than in Chengdu, so Qiao Xu will definitely not choose to leave the city, so he must be hiding in a corner of Chengdu, and immediately mobilize his soldiers. Even if I turn Chengdu upside down, I still have to kill Qiao Xu
Find it for me."
Cheng Yu shook his head. Now Qiao Xu must be hiding somewhere in Chengdu, so what Cheng Yu has to do now is to search Chengdu and arrest Qiao Xu.
"Sir, we still need to send people to the city gate. After all, this is a hidden danger. If he really escapes from Chengdu, it will be even harder to find him."
Even though Cheng Yu said this, Wu Yi still felt that Qiao Xu might escape through the city gate.
"Okay, then you should lead some people to make arrangements. It should be tight on the outside and tight on the inside. Don't disrupt the lives of the people in Chengdu, otherwise the nobles will take advantage of it."
Cheng Yu thought for a moment and nodded. This is also a possibility.
"promise."
"Zhou Pu, if you lead a thousand men to garrison Qiao's house, you still don't allow anyone to come in or out. You post a sea arrest document, and anyone who provides any trace of Qiao Xu will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold. The remaining city defense troops will be divided into groups of ten to search for Qiao Xu.
Traces.”
"promise."
Following Cheng Yu's order, countless sea arrest documents were posted all over the streets of Chengdu. At the same time, thousands of city defense troops began to search for Qiao Xu in Chengdu in groups of ten.
"Sir, Cheng Yu found no trace of Qiao Xu in Qiao Mansion. Now the streets and alleys of Chengdu have been covered with sea arrest documents, and a reward of one thousand taels of gold has been given. The city defense troops have also been scattered throughout Chengdu.
Search for Lord Qiaoxu."
Soon the servants in Zhang Song's mansion told Zhang Song about Cheng Yu's arrangements.
"Haha, trying to find traces of Qiao Defeng in Chengdu is a fool's errand. Are all my wives and concubines gone?"
Hearing the servant's words, Zhang Song felt a burst of contempt. The Qiao family has been developing in Chengdu for hundreds of years. He doesn't even know where he is hiding, let alone you Cheng Yu. He wants to find him in Chengdu with the help of more than ten thousand city defense troops.
Qiao Xu, there is no door.
"The ladies left in the morning."
The servant directly cupped his fist at Zhang Song.
