Han emperor system

Chapter 264 Suspicion deepens

Three days later, when Lu Bu led an army of tens of thousands to the outside of Xiliang City, he found that there were already all kinds of troops waiting in line inside and outside Xiliang City, and because Xiliang City could not accommodate the coalition army, the coalition forces were in the east-west direction outside the city. Two more camps were set up, forming a three-legged confrontation with Xiliang City.

After Lv Bu gave an order, Li Cui, Guo Si, Zhang Ji and others also set up their own troops and horses to set up camps, and set up military camps on several hillsides five miles away from Xiliang City, and confronted the Xiliang army at a distance. .

Lu Bu personally led a group of soldiers to check the formation of the Xiliang army, while Li Cui, Guo Si, and Zhang Ji were discussing in the army. They were all veteran generals of Dong Zhuo, although not all of them were from Xiliang But I have also lived in Xiliang for more than ten years.

Now Ma Teng, Han Sui and other tribes have rebelled against Dong Zhuo and almost uprooted Dong Zhuo's original power, and most of the families of these generals under Dong Zhuo's subordinates were not spared, so they hated the Xiliang Army to the bone, thinking wholeheartedly Capture Xiliang as soon as possible to vent your anger.

Moreover, in Xiliang City, there were still a very small number of spies they left behind, which happened to come in handy at this time. A woodcutter just found their subordinates, saying that they were Li Cui's old subordinates, who came to deliver news.

"Ding Ren, how is the situation in the city?" Li Cui, Guo Si, and Zhang Ji were all present, and they all wanted to know the situation in Xiliang City very much.

"Three generals, Xiliang City is heavily guarded now. We old Xiliang people have to be interrogated in various ways if we want to enter and leave the city gate, and we must have someone familiar with the army to guarantee, otherwise we are not allowed to leave the city at all. Three days ago, There was news in the city that the prime minister's army was about to kill them, so they began to strengthen their guard. There were soldiers everywhere above and below the city, and all kinds of weapons were covered on the top of the city. But I couldn't get closer to observe , I don’t know what exactly.”

"That Ding Ren, do you know what's going on at the Prime Minister's house? And what about our families?" Guo Si asked nervously.

"General, Ma Teng, Han Sui and several major tribes suddenly rebelled. The army left behind by the prime minister's family was caught by surprise. After half a day, the gate of the house was breached, and then the entire Dong family was killed. Not only that, all the generals who followed the prime minister's army All of our families were killed by the troops of Ma Teng and Han Sui. However, it is said that the family members of the generals are still in the prison of the Ma family. Only the family members of General Zhang went to the temple to offer incense that day. He said there was a change in the city, so he escaped under the protection of Mr. Zhang Xiu, and now he doesn't know where he went."

The three looked at each other after hearing this, Zhang Ji was relieved, even Li Cui and Guo Si were secretly relieved, as long as the family members are not dead, then I believe there is a way to rescue them, just look What conditions do Ma Teng and Han Sui have?

"How many brothers are still in contact in the city?" Li Cui asked again.

"Not much. I only know about a dozen people. I don't dare to make too many contacts when I have nothing to do. I am afraid that people from the Ma and Han families will find out. However, General, we also heard another news in the city, that is, I don't know if I should say it?" Ding Ren looked at the three of them and asked with some concern.

"What news, just tell me." The three of them immediately raised their spirits and listened.

"We heard some soldiers from the Ma and Han's families whisper after drinking that they had already got the news before the arrival of the prime minister's army. And it seems that the person who delivered the news to them was in the army, and he still had a very high status. They also said that the army should have arrived two days ago, and it was because someone deliberately delayed the march that they were given sufficient time to prepare."

"Is this news true?"

When Li Cui heard this, his eyes flashed, and he looked at Guo Si and Zhang Ji again, and asked in a deep voice, obviously they were all thoughtful after listening.

"The villain overheard this news from several generals in the Xiliang Army after drinking. At that time, they didn't know that the villain was next door, so it should be more true." Ding Ren was only responsible for such things. To pass on the news, of course I dare not speak too harshly.

"Hmph, I just said why he didn't rush. It turned out that he had already contacted Ma Teng and the others. He wanted to frame us."

"Yes, as the saying goes, speed is the most important thing. If we can march quickly, we will arrive outside Xiliang City two days in advance. Maybe Ma Teng, Han Sui and the others are not ready at that time."

"It seems that we have to treat this matter with caution, otherwise there will be big trouble."

The three of them were silent. First, because their family members were arrested, the other party would definitely come up with some demands. Second, if that person colluded with the other party, I'm afraid they would all be counted as cannon fodder.So the three of them had to cheer up, and Li urged Ding Ren to go back for the time being, to continue to understand the movements of the Xiliang Army in the city, and to report when there was news.

"General, there is a situation."

At this moment, a soldier who was on patrol suddenly came running out of breath, holding an arrow feather without an arrow tuft in his hand, and there was a roll of paper on it.

"what's the situation?"

"We picked it up in the trees behind the camp when we were just patrolling. Judging from the shape of the arrow feathers, it should be used by the Ma family, and there is a note on it."

When Li reminded the three of them, they quickly took the arrow feathers and took down the note, waved to let the soldiers go down and opened it to read. They saw a few words written on it: "Everything is ready according to the agreement. I hope the general will cooperate and destroy it in one go." The old thief’s direct descendants share Xiliang City.”

The meaning on the note was clear, and the three of them couldn't help turning blue at the same time after reading it. Obviously, they were Dong Zhuo's direct troops, and it seemed that someone had already set a trap for them to sneak in.

"This bastard, I have already said that he has a problem. It seems that the dreams we suspected before are also true." Guo Si said with a gloomy face.

"We can't just sit and wait for death. Why don't we kill him now? Let's strike first. After killing the boy, we can attack the city together. I don't believe we can't take it down." Zhang Ji slapped the table and said angrily.

"Don't worry, we have to give him a chance to perform. Anyway, our headquarters will only obey our command. No matter what he arranges, it's not up to us to decide what to do when the time comes, so why panic. "Li reminded that the old god was there, but his eyes were full of murderous intent.

At that moment, the three of them murmured closely, discussing how to avoid being fooled, and finally decided to let that person fight with each other for a while, after all, if he wants to frame everyone, he has to express himself first, and he can't be too fake. So when the time comes, they will watch the show first, and if they have the opportunity to take advantage of it, they will take the opportunity to kill that person.

(End of this chapter)