Several masked people were mixed in with the crowd, howling and running in various directions.
They shouldered a very important mission - to replace Zhang Zhao and inform Liu Bei's army who was currently in Chaisang.
As long as their words are heard, no matter what the result of this vote is, the final winner will only be Zhang Zhao.
The sneaking went very smoothly, because the guards along the way were pushed and shoved by the huge number of people and had no chance to check everyone's identities, let alone maintain order.
The leader is the steward of Zhang Zhao's mansion, whose surname is Li Minghuai.
He never makes public statements on weekdays, but secretly he helps Zhang Zhao deal with some darker activities.
In fact, every noble family has several people like this.
But Li Huai is still the leader among them.
They moved briskly through the crowd without any hindrance.
After a while, we approached the South City Gate.
When he turned around, Li Huai could no longer see the original venue in the center of the city.
He knew that there was no turning back when he fired his bow, and things on the field were no longer something he could worry about. The only thing he could do well was to execute Zhang Zhao's orders meticulously.
It can be said that Zhang Zhao completely entrusted him with the victory or defeat.
"When we leave the city later, don't hesitate. Let's take the trail. There is a small tea shop five miles south of the city to the southwest. There are horses we have prepared in advance."
"Get on the horse and head towards Chaisang without passing through any city. We will arrive there in less than a day. You all know what to do next."
Li Huai ordered the servants behind him, and everyone responded in unison, following closely behind Li Huai.
However, Li Huai may not realize yet that the moment they left Zhang Zhao, they were doomed to fail.
because…
——
Zhang Zhao was sitting on the seat, naturally quite arrogant.
Those who have already won naturally don't need to worry.
However, what made him feel strange was the atmosphere in the venue.
As the people dispersed, the guards also left. At some point, the place suddenly became deserted.
Lu Xun seemed to be still struggling with Zhu Huan's guards——
No...Lu Xun didn't leave?
Zhang Zhao suddenly felt a slight violation, but he couldn't figure out what the problem was, so he could only call Lu Meng over.
"Ziming! Ziming, where are you?"
Of course Lu Meng is back.
But this time, he brought Zhu Huan's soldiers and horses.
Zhang Zhao didn't react yet, he just looked at Lu Meng with a puzzled look on his face.
Lu Meng didn't say anything to Zhang Zhao. He ordered the guards around him to go and capture Zhang Zhao.
This was great. Zhang Zhao was instantly confused. He jumped up from his seat and let out a strange scream, which frightened the guards and took two steps back:
"What's going on? Zi Ming! What are you talking about?"
"It's nothing, Mr. Ge, it's just that you no longer need to participate in this farce. From now on... you can just watch from the sidelines."
Lu Meng said, Zhu Huan, Lu Xun, Lu Su and others all came here. Everyone looked at Zhang Zhao expressionlessly, and blocked those who were still following Zhang Zhao on the high platform together with Zhang Zhao.
corner.
Not to mention the lower-level officials, even Zhang Zhao himself was a little confused.
Looking at Lu Xun, Zhu Huan and others in front of him, it only took Zhang Zhao a moment to understand the situation. He pointed at everyone in disbelief, especially...especially Lu Meng who took the lead in blocking him, and a trembling cry came from his mouth.
The voice said:
"You...you were on one side from the beginning?"
"Lu Meng...you lied to me? How dare you lie to me?"
Zhang Zhao was really angry and couldn't say anything else except repeating "Lie to me".
It can be seen that the current situation has completely exceeded his expectations.
"Old Ge, a soldier never tires of deceit. You have never doubted me since you called me to your side. This is your biggest mistake."
"Yes, Mr. Ge, do you really think that someone like Lu Meng will be devastated by a defeat?"
"Your small favors are nothing compared to true loyalty."
Lu Xun was at the side and gave Zhang Zhao a touch up at the right time.
This made Zhang Zhao's heart ache.
The key... not only did these people come, Gu Yong and others did not hide anything, walked directly behind Lu Xun, and silently announced their position.
Zhang Zhao couldn't believe it. He kept mumbling:
"I don't understand...why...why would you choose Lu Xun? Would you choose..."
Zhang Zhao's hand suddenly stopped, because the person he was pointing at now was Sun Quan, who looked sad.
Sun Quan just looked at him silently, looking at him with an expression that was almost pity and regret:
"Mr. Ge, you lose."
Sun Quan quietly announced this fact.
Zhang Zhao was unwilling to accept it at all. He suddenly shouted hysterically:
"Nonsense! I have not lost! I still have a backup plan! You are all going to die here! I have decided! I will not show any mercy to you anymore! You are all going to die here!"
"General Zhu, did you hear that..."
"Um…"
Zhang Zhao was roaring, but Lu Xun didn't pay attention to him at all. He just turned to the side and said to Zhu Huan, who looked complicated.
"According to this time, I should be back soon..."
As he said that, everyone turned their attention to the south of the city——
Now the streets are deserted, and the people are fleeing one after another. Of course... there are also people who are blocked aside and still haven't understood the situation, but that's not important. When the matter is over, someone will definitely tell the whole story.
At the end of the city's south road, a group of cavalry appeared.
They were walking slowly on the road, not for anything else but because they were escorting several "prisoners" who had escaped.
Zhang Zhao was still laughing wildly, but when he realized that no one was looking at him, he was actually a little frightened.
And when he followed everyone's gaze and looked into the distance and saw those familiar figures, a suffocating feeling enveloped him. He was so weak that he collapsed directly to the ground, unable to see anything in his eyes.
Arrogant.
"You...you already knew this?"
he murmured.
Lu Xun shrugged and did not deny Zhang Zhao's statement.
Time passed very quickly, and soon the cavalry team brought the escorting people to the center of the venue.
And those people were finally identified, especially the leader of the Zhang family, the steward named Li Huai.
"Everyone gets the stolen goods - Mr. Ge, is there anything else you want to say?"
Lu Xun stood beside Zhang Zhao and said calmly.
But how could Zhang Zhao still be calm at all? He couldn't say a word and could only stare blankly at the few people he sent out.
In his mind, he recalled his arrangements over the past few months over and over again.
That’s what it means to fall short of the mark, right?
