Chapter 111 Chapter Twelve

The large group of people and horses drove out from the east gate. Against the background of the slanting light of the grassland, it was very spectacular. Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi personally led the team, and after leaving the city, they headed for Dashi Village, which was fifteen miles away from Xiang Shaolong's appearance in the news. This group of nearly 5,000 city guards is just a cover. When they reach places covered by trees, they will garrison everywhere. After dark, they will go around to the designated place, and Wu Guo will command to ambush the Qi army entering the city from the south gate. .Xiang Shaolong, Teng Yi and others turned around and sneaked back into the city, managing the overall situation in secret.They hid in the file room, listening to the information that came like snowflakes.

The sun is slowly sinking into the vast land outside the ancient city, where the lights of Handan City are, everything is as usual. When the news of Xiang Shaolong's appearance reached Xiaocheng's ears, he immediately followed his plan and ordered Zhao Mingxiong to go to the command post to take charge of the city defense instead of Xiang Shaolong. The couple Xiang Shaolong was already frightened, no one doubted that Xiaocheng was just playing tricks and had another purpose. From this moment on, Zhao Mu's external communication was completely cut off. No matter what happened to Zhao Mingxiong and others, he would never know.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Mingxiong led more than a hundred personal guards to the command post. When he entered the lobby, he suddenly found that all his followers were blocked outside the door, and the door closed behind him with a "bang". Zhao Mingxiong shouted in astonishment: "What's the matter?" The guards next to him swarmed up, more than a dozen spears pressed against his vital points, and the sound of crossbow firing and screams came from outside. Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi leisurely stepped out from the side door and came to him. The blood on Zhao Mingxiong's face immediately faded, and he said angrily: "General Dong! What's wrong with this, the subordinate did not make a mistake."

Teng Yi said coldly: "Collude with Zhao Mu and conspire against the people of Qi, is this considered a mistake?" Zhao Mingxiong's face became even more ugly, and he said in a trembling voice, "Don't frame me!" Xiang Shaolong calmed down and said, "A magnificent tunnel has been newly built under your official office, Zhao Mingxiong, you won't say you don't know about it!" Zhao Mingxiong thought of his lovely wife Aier at home, his legs softened and he knelt down. Teng Yi despised the spineless person the most, and said coldly, "Tie him up!"

The surrounding members of the elite regiment shook off their spears and rushed forward to tie him up firmly. Xiang Shaolong came to Zhao Mingxiong who was kneeling on the ground, and said coldly: "If you are willing to obediently cooperate with the city guard, I will let you live and send you and your family to escape outside the city. If I have a word of lies, Teaching Dong Ma to be an idiot will die." Zhao Mingxiong raised his head in shock, and couldn't believe what he heard, looking at the big man in front of him who looked like a god who had descended into the world. Teng Yi said: "But you must explain clearly the method of communicating with Zhao Mu. As soon as we find out that what you said is true, we will immediately let you escape from the city through the east gate, and also give you food, horses and passports. Come! Give it to me." open the door."

The gate opened suddenly, and more than a hundred of Zhao Mingxiong's family servants, servants, men and women, old and young, were escorted in. Everyone looked panic-stricken, and the best thing was that they all changed into traveling clothes and carried burdens of all sizes. Zhao Mingxiong said most excitedly: "I don't thank you for your kindness. The villain obeys. No matter what Dong Chengshou has ordered, the villain will obey." Knowing that the psychological offensive worked, Xiang Shaolong said, "Release Brother Zhao immediately!" The rope binding Zhao Mingxiong was cut off.

When Zhao Mingxiong stood up, Teng Yi said with a smile: "Put Madam Zhao and Young Master in the carriage first, and escort them to the dense forest outside the city. Don't be rude, lest you frighten Madam." All the guards agreed and escorted the Zhao family out. Xiang Shaolong took out the passport he had prepared, handed it to Zhao Mingxiong, and said sincerely: "Handan is too busy to take care of itself these days, as long as Brother Zhao rushes overnight and leaves Zhaojing, he will be able to spend the rest of the year in peace, and Brother Zhao doesn't need to teach you himself. What should we do!"

Zhao Mingxiong said with tears of gratitude: "A villain should know everything and say everything." Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi looked at each other and smiled, and Zhao Mingxiong, who was well aware of Zhao Mu's plot, cooperated wholeheartedly, even if Zhao Mu and Qi people would not fall into the trap they carefully set. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Under the auspices of Xiang Shaolong and others, Zhao Mingxiong came to the North Gate Military Guards, summoned nearly a hundred soldiers who had conspired with him, and announced that he would change his allegiance to Xiang Shaolong. These people didn't know that they had failed, they knelt on the ground and kowtowed to plead guilty.

Xiang Shaolong said: "If you can commit crimes and perform meritorious service, as long as the guards of the city don't tell the king, no one will know that you intend to rebel, but you must absolutely obey my orders, otherwise not only will your lives be lost, but your family and relatives will also be harmed. .” Everyone hurriedly called for their lives. When he came all the way to the North Gate, Zhao Mingxiong had already revealed the whole plan, and now that he has taken control of the North Gate, it can be said that he is sure to win. This group of traitors all knew that their family members had fallen into Xiang Shaolong's hands, and also saw that their morale was like a rainbow, their plans were thorough, and they all knew that the general situation was over. Who would dare not cooperate obediently, and under Zhao Mingxiong's order, they split up their affairs. .

Xiang Shaolong asked Teng Yi to stay in the North City, led Ji Yanran, Shan Rou and Qing's elite regiment of nearly a hundred members, left the North Gate, and escorted Zhao Mingxiong to the quiet street where the atmosphere was tense before the Handan War. After turning into another long street, Jing Jun led more than a hundred people and galloped forward. The two teams met in the middle of the street. Jing Jun said excitedly: "Gan Zhu, Li Ming, and Zhao Ling were all captured by the imperial army led by Cheng Xu, and now the whole city is under our control." This is exactly the cleverness of Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi, if they take everything on their shoulders, it may arouse Xiaocheng's suspicion, but if they divide the tasks in half to other guards, Xiaocheng will be less worried .

Seeing that they were taking the lead, Zhao Mingxiong couldn't help regretting in his heart. The reason why he was willing to sacrifice his life for Zhao Mu was because he hated Xiang Shaolong for robbing him of the city guard position, and more importantly, he believed that Zhao Mu's plot was foolproof. . Xiang Shaolong's voice sounded next to his ears: "Now the city guard will escort Brother Zhao out of the city to join his family, and when the first signal rocket hits the sky, my people will let Brother Zhao go. " Zhao Mingxiong said shyly: "It is Zhao Mingxiong's biggest regret in his life that he can't use his life under General Dong's tent." Xiang Shaolong patted him on the shoulder affectionately, and said with a smile, "Brother Zhao, take care, and have a good trip." Go on horseback. Ji Yanran chased after him, and she said sincerely, "General Dong's ingenious plan opened Yanran's eyes and greatly admired him." Shanrou on the other side pursed her mouth and said: "This man is just a bit of a ghost, Yanran has no need to admire him for his prostration." Xiang Shaolong and Ji Yanran exchanged affectionate glances and smiled knowingly. Under the illumination of the wind lanterns, the long street in the ancient city is full of chilling atmosphere, only the voiceless sound of hooves falling, which makes people feel extraordinarily mysterious at night. With the two beauties accompanying him, Xiang Shaolong felt that everything in front of him was like a dream. When he first arrived in Handan, he never thought that Handan would fall into his hands, and he could decide the fate of this beautiful ancient city.He couldn't help but think of the "past" of the 21st century again, and when he was lost in thought, the sound of footsteps woke him up. Zhao Ba strode out from the shadows to greet him. Xiang Shaolong jumped off his horse and said with a smile, "Hi, owner!" Afraid that he would recognize her, Ji Yanran got off the horse from the other side and hid her delicate body. How could Zhao Ba care, and said happily: "Everything is properly arranged, the Hou Mansion has been heavily besieged, and it is guaranteed that half of the people will not be able to get out." Xiang Shaolong said: "The matter of attacking the Marquis' Mansion shall be left to the owner of the hall. When the first signal rocket shoots into the sky from the north of the city, Zhao Mu's men will come out in full force and attack the palace separately with the Qi people. But no matter how the situation develops, don't attack the Marquis Mansion until I send out the agreed rocket signal, because I have ordered from the King to sneak into the mansion and capture the traitor Zhao Mu alive." Zhao Ba knew that he had become the commander-in-chief, and when Ruo Xiang Shaolong put the credit into his hands, he was overjoyed to accept his order. Xiang Shaolong said: "Tonight's password is changed from 'Qin people must be defeated' to 'Long live my king', don't let the enemy go, all right! The time is almost up, let's put up our markers." After making a gesture, the subordinates took out the prepared red cloth from their arms and tied it around their right arms. After Zhao Ba also complied correctly, he went happily. Xiang Shaolong and the others walked to a place where they could overlook the Hou's Mansion. At this time, the elite of the three thousand city guards, together with Zhao Ba's hundreds of subordinates, had all entered a strategic position that was ready to wait, and besieged the Hou's Mansion heavily. , the main force is placed on the street leading to the palace. Everyone wraps a red cloth around their right arm to identify the enemy and ourselves. Xiang Shaolong sighed in his heart: "Let's see where Zhao Mu can fly to you today." He was ambitious and ordered: "Xiaojun!" Jing Jun bowed and said, "City guard, please give me instructions!" Xiang Shaolong couldn't help laughing and said, "Go!" With a promise, Jing Jun led more than a dozen members of the elite regiment to go. At this time Zhao Ba also made arrangements, and came to him to discuss carefully, Ji Yanran was so frightened that she had to hide in the crowd. Zhao Ba proudly said: "We have prepared two siege vehicles, which guarantee that we can break through Zhao Mu's wall in a few strokes. At that time, they will not be able to do it even if they want to die." Xiang Shaolong was afraid that he was eager to win, so he repeatedly told him to act according to the signal.At this moment, Zhao Ba was so impressed that he couldn't help but nodded in agreement. More than two hours later, Xiang Shaolong saw that the time was almost up, ordered Zhao Ba to stick to his post, and led other members of the elite regiment, and sneaked into the Marquis Mansion with He Shanrou that night, at the entrance of the waterway in the dense forest outside the mansion. Jing Jun and the others were busy throwing the prepared sandbags into the stream, blocking the stream, and diverting the stream to other places so that it could not flow into the mansion. When Xiang Shaolong was imagining the situation where the water in the mansion's pond was constantly falling, he heard a "bang!", and saw a rocket from the north of the city go straight into the sky, bursting into a golden firework, and then sprinkled light rain. The night sky is brilliant and beautiful. Ji Yanran looked up at the night sky that had returned to darkness, and let out a sigh of relief: "The vanguard of the Qi people is here." There was a strange noise, and the pubu, which was half wet, came out of the water channel. Jing Jun hurriedly pulled him up. Pu Bu said: "Zhao Mu has made a plan, and he has no idea what happened outside." Xiang Shaolong asked: "Will he personally lead people to attack the palace?" Pu Bu said disdainfully: "How dare this coward take personal risks, otherwise he would not have to stay in the back house, there is a secret way to escape from the house." Shan Judao: "Is there someone guarding the exit of the waterway?" Pope said: "Everyone gathered in the square, ready to attack the palace, and now the pond is completely unguarded." Xiang Shaolong said: "How is the situation, brothers?" Jing Jun came over and handed over dry clothes for Pu Bu to change into. The two girls turned away in fright. While changing his clothes, Pu Bu said: "They all know how to respond. The best thing is that Zhao Mu organized them into a group, and Liu Chao and I commanded them. It is very easy to advance and retreat." Although there was no sound in the Hou's mansion, everyone knew that Zhao Mu's army had already been dispatched, and they were walking towards the palace not far away. This group of people all changed into the military uniforms of the imperial guards, and made a detailed attack strategy. If they hadn't been prepared earlier, Coupled with internal support, the chances of success are indeed very high. Seeing that the stream had been blocked and the river bed was exposed, Xiang Shaolong ordered: "Go in!" Jing Jun waited for a long time, and when he heard the words, he took the lead and got in, and other members of the regiment followed suit. Seeing everyone's agility, Pu Bu was amazed. Shanrou snorted softly and rushed away. Xiang Shaolong put his arms around Ji Yanran's waist, and said with a smile, "Has Ji Yanran ever thought about accompanying me Xiang Shaolong to drill the canal?" Only now did Pu Bu know who this little soldier was, and stared at Ji Yanran dumbfounded by the moonlight. The beauty responded softly: "It's not a problem to go up the knife mountain and fall into the gun pit, let alone just dig into the hole comfortably." Xiang Shaolong counted the time silently, knowing that when Zhao Mu's people stepped into Zhao Ba's net, it happened to be the moment when all of them sneaked into the mansion, so he breathed a sigh of relief: "It's our turn!" Suddenly, the sound of killing was heard from the north of the city. Needless to say, Chengxu's imperial guards and Teng Yi's city guards were attacking the Qi people who sneaked in through the tunnel. I just don't know if those Qi soldiers were led by Dan Chu, if so , Tian Dan will lose his beloved general tonight. In the operation tonight, apart from capturing Zhao Mu, his elite soldiers did not directly participate in the battle. To be able to capture Zhao Mu alive and return to Xianyang without losing a single soldier was really beyond his expectation. Ji Yanran gave him a push before she woke up, she gathered her mood and jumped off the river bed. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ When Ji Yanran and Xiang Shaolong got out of the dried up pond one after another, everyone was ready to wait, and all the arrows were loaded on the crossbow. More than 50 brothers including Liu Chao were waiting for them, and everyone looked excited. Xiang Shaolong has become a well-known figure in the world, they are naturally overjoyed to follow such a good leader. Shanrou said impatiently: "Hurry up!" Just when Xiang Shaolong was about to speak, the sound of killing came from the direction of the palace, rippling like a tidal wave. To make a long story short, Xiang Shaolong ordered: "Don't kill servants, servants, women and children, Pu Bu will lead the way, let's go!" Pu Bu drew out his long sword, took the lead, and led Xiang Shaolong towards the inner mansion. Just turned into the promenade through the garden, more than a dozen generals who were guarding there with their dogs suddenly saw so many people coming, and when they were shocked, the crossbow bolts were scattered like raindrops, leaving no one or dog behind. More than a hundred people formed a formation and rushed to the inner mansion where Zhao Mu was hiding like a bamboo.The guards were caught off guard and fell to the ground one after another, without even a chance to fight back. The servants were ordered by Zhao Mu to stay in the dormitory, which relieved them a lot of worries. They killed anyone they saw, and they acted extremely quickly. More than 200 people guarding the inner palace were eliminated by them like melons and vegetables. Zhao Mu, who was waiting for the news of victory in the mansion, still didn't know that the danger was coming. He saw a group of wolf-like men rushing into the hall led by Pu Bu, and when he stood up in panic, more than a dozen guards in the hall were already in Amidst the sound of the crossbow machine, they fell to the ground one after another, and no one was spared. Zhao Mu hastily drew his sword, Shanrou's enemy was extremely jealous when he saw him, and rushed up, while he was still in shock, he deftly lifted his long sword and kicked him to the ground. Five or six elite soldiers rushed over and tied him up firmly. "Crack!" Shanrou slapped him twice, pointed at him and scolded: "Does the traitor know who this lady is? I am the daughter of Dr. Qi Guoshan. Do you remember that you caused the death of my family?" Bright red palm prints appeared on Zhao Mu's cheeks, blood was oozing from the corner of his mouth, and he looked at Shanrou in a daze. Xiang Shaolong moved in front of him, smiled happily and said, "Master Hou, are you here all right?" Zhao Mu trembled all over, and said angrily, "Dong Kuang, hello!" Xiang Shaolong said lightly, "I am not Dong Kuang!" Zhao Mu said "Oops!", and kicked Shan Rou again, feeling extremely embarrassed. "Wang Zhuo! I knew that you were a despicable person who is ungrateful for profit!" Xiang Shaolong smiled leisurely, and said in his original voice, "I'm not Wang Zhuo either!" Zhao Mu stared at him in astonishment, and said in a trembling voice, "You are..." Xiang Shaolong reached out and tore off the mask, handed it to the person beside him, and ordered: "According to plan." Seeing his true face, Zhao Mu let out a miserable snort and was speechless. Xiang Shaolong sneered and said: "When you raped and killed my Xiang Shaolong's woman, did you ever think about this day?" Jing Jun stepped forward and punched him in the stomach, causing him to kneel down in pain. Ji Yanran shouted from a corner: "We found the entrance to the tunnel." Xiang Shaolong said to Jing Jun: "You take a step first, and we will come only after you have found out that there is no problem. Don't take off your mask yet." "boom!" Zhao Mu was kicked by Shanrou again, and rolled to the ground with a hideous expression. Jing Jun took off his mask, handed it to his subordinates, and led more than ten people into the tunnel. Xiang Shaolong pulled Shan Rou to prevent her from beating Zhao Mu again.With a mournful cry, Shanrou threw herself into his arms and burst into tears. Xiang Shaolong understood her mood, caressed her fragrant shoulders lovingly, and ordered to his subordinates: "Find two people who look exactly like Master Jun and me to wear the two masks, and then set fire to the house, be careful Enemies outside the walls will come back to fight." The men obeyed. Shanrou's crying stopped and she said in a low voice, "I want to kill Zhao Mu." When Xiang Shaolong was dumbfounded, Shanrou laughed and said: "Look at your appearance, they just frightened you to come and play." Yizhun left his embrace, blushing a little embarrassed by losing his composure. Ji Yanran returned to his side, and together with him, they listened to the deafening sounds of fighting from the palace. Liu Chao and others were familiar with the way, and soon brought a large amount of firewood and piled it everywhere. Once the fire started, no one would be able to break in or put out the fire. At this time, Jing Jun sent someone to report, and the tunnel was unimpeded.Xiang Shaolong laughed, and ordered someone to gag Zhao Mu first, before transporting him into the tunnel. With an order, everyone threw the lighted torches to dozens of piles of dry grass and firewood. The buildings in this era are mainly made of wood. Before entering the tunnel, Xiang Shaolong sent out a signal rocket. The time has come for Zhao Ba to attack the Hou Mansion. When they invaded the mansion, they would find that the inner mansion was engulfed in flames. Afterwards, hundreds of corpses would be found, and it was difficult to identify whether Zhao Mu was inside. Or find out what seems to be Dong Kuang and Xiaojun's corpses from the corpses, and mistakenly think that they were trapped in the fire, so they died together with Zhao Mu. As for why the fire was so out of control, of course Zhao Mu had placed firewood in the mansion in advance, and if he failed, he set himself on fire and died, but he, Dong Kuang and his subordinates, did not know that there was no one left behind. Everyone in Handan will miss him, but it's not Xiang Shaolong, but Dong Kuang, the all-powerful idiot. If one day the people of Zhao knew that Dong Kuang was still in Chu, they might not believe it. As for Teng Yi, he would also use his body double to act as if he died in battle. Unless someone dared to disrespect the dead body and forcefully tear the body of the body double, otherwise the truth would never be revealed. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ The exit of the tunnel was in the back garden of another unmanned house nearby. Everyone happily followed the route they had set earlier, avoided the two battlefields in the north of the city and outside the palace, and arrived at the north gate without anyone noticing it. . Teng Yi led dozens of brothers to meet them at the gate of the city, and when he saw Zhao Mu captured, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty is really caring, he still has time to visit us." Leading the crowd, they got on their horses and went straight out of the city gate, and said to the generals guarding the city: "You guard the city gate, and I will lead people out to search for the enemy." A large group of people galloped mightily into the vast grassland.The sky is full of stars, which makes people open-minded. Only by screaming loudly can we vent out the comfort in our hearts.After leaving the plain, everyone looked west, which was the direction of Qin. After walking for five or six miles, Xiang Shaolong boarded a raised hill and looked back towards the direction of Handan. Fires broke out in many places in the city, dyeing half the sky red. At this time, the sound of hoofbeats sounded, Wu Zhuo and Wu Guo led the remaining dozens of brothers, and rushed to join them in time. Seeing Zhao Mu who was tied tightly to a horse like a zongzi, everyone burst into cheers. Xiang Shaolong exchanged a smile with the crowd, and raised his voice, "Has everyone gathered?" Everyone is happy to report that they have arrived safely. Xiang Shaolong laughed loudly and said, "Then let us go home!" The whip was raised, and it was lightly whipped on the ass, and the horse rushed down the hill in response to the whip.The two girls whispered coquettishly, and followed closely.Everyone roared in unison, riding their horses in wild pursuit.The people and horses quickly sank into the wilderness covered by the beautiful starry night.