"Lu Xun has more than 10,000 elites?" After listening to Liu Chen's report, Cao Miao was also surprised.

He has learned about the relevant history, the scale of the war in the Three Kingdoms era was limited, the so-called three major battles of Guandu, Chibi, and Yiling, the total number of troops used by both sides was less than 200,000. For the state of Wu, 100,000 was the upper limit of the available troops, and this was the case in several major wars, and almost all of them were directly commanded by Sun Quan, which left Sun 100,000 reputation.

As a general, with tens of thousands of personal troops, it's really a bit scary. It is no wonder that during the Battle of Shiting, Lu Xun was able to control it all, he could enter if he wanted to, and if he didn't want to enter, he would not enter, and the other generals could only envy, envy and hate.

Cao Miao regretted it a little. Lu Xun's strength is so strong, will Cao Su fail to do it, but be by him?

What the hell is Xiao Rongzi doing, how did he let the sheep escape? Once Yang Wei recognized Liu Chen, he had to take the initiative to cut it, and the situation he had created with great difficulty would be ruined.

God opponent plus pig teammates, the situation is not optimistic. Cao Miao scratched her head.

"You have to be prepared to quit." Cao Miao said to Liu Chen.

Liu Chen nodded. When he heard the news of Yang Yu's escape today, he knew that the situation was not good, and the situation was developing in the direction he least wanted to see, so he had to take the initiative to contact his companions in Fanshi and prepare for contingencies.

It was easy for him to leave Wuchang, but he couldn't just leave. If there is not enough reason, Cao Miao will not be able to clear itself and will leave hidden dangers.

"The best way is to sacrifice, and it is for the state of Wu." After Cao Miao pondered for a long time, he said to Liu Chen: "If there is such an opportunity, can you be open-minded?" ”

Liu Chen's expression was entangled. Although he was mentally prepared to sacrifice before leaving, he came to Wuchang with Cao Miao to make meritorious contributions, not to send him to death. When the choice between life and death was really in front of him, he hesitated.

"The second is to be missing, not to see anyone, not to see the dead. Of course, it's best to find a suitable time, such as when the Relief Camp is on a mission. After that, he left Wuchang, so as not to be discovered by the Wu people again. ”

"My subordinates understand." Liu Chen nodded vigorously.

Cao Miao said again. "Be careful and don't show flaws that make people think that your disappearance has been premeditated for a long time." He thought for a while, and then said, "Have you and Zhu Ying talked about marriage?" ”

Liu Chen was a little embarrassed. "Nope."

"Think about it, it's a good cover. In case Han Dong can intercept Yang Ying, marrying Zhu Ying will also help you live in Wu for a long time. ”

Liu Chen thought about it, felt reasonable, and nodded in agreement.

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After Liu Chen left, Cao Miao thought about it alone for a long time.

Yang Wei's return to Wuchang was the worst he could think of at the beginning, but he was just prepared, and he never thought that this kind of thing would really happen.

He had to consider another possibility: Cao Ei wanted to borrow Wu Ren's knife and ask for his life.

This was also a concern he had for a long time, but he didn't say it to anyone. Cao Rong used both soft and hard to force him to Jiangdong, which is not normal in itself. Although there is a saying that wisdom is the best in the art of war, in real action, this is extremely rare. Even if there were, it was highly confidential, and every possible effort was made to ensure the safety of undercover agents.

There were no secrecy measures in Jiangdong between his lines, and there were too many people who knew about it, and Yinbo even rushed to Wu before him. No matter how you look at it, it looks like it was deliberately cheating him. He had to strike first, pit the hidden, and eliminate the hidden dangers.

Now it seems that the hidden danger is still there, and it is in Luoyang, where he can't reach it.

Maybe the mastermind behind Yinbo is Cao Rong himself, not Zhuge Liang or anyone else?

Cao Miao thought about it and decided to find an opportunity to meet Yuan Yao and explore the situation.

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Mrs. Sun slowly withdrew the long knife in her hand, stroked the back of the knife, returned the knife into the sheath, and threw the sheath to the female guard.

"Are you sure you read that right?" She said lightly.

"I'm sure." Zhu Ying said: "A few months ago, I met him. ”

Mrs. Sun replied nonchalantly, raised her head, and stroked her forehead. There is a slight sweat on the forehead, and it is shiny. She was in a daze for a long time before she remembered that Zhu Ying was still waiting for her reply, waved her hand, and said, "Send a few people to keep an eye on him and see what he is doing back to Wuchang." ”

"Whoa." Zhu Ying bowed his hand and hurriedly withdrew, his steps brisk. Mrs. Sun raised her eyebrows and called Zhu Ying back. "How did you deal with that Liu Chen, did you talk about marriage?"

Zhu Ying suddenly blushed and said a few words. Although she and Liu Chen have been in a close relationship and have long been close to each other, the relationship between the two is far from getting married, and Liu Chen gave her a gift for the first time today.

"What's suspicious about him?"

"I haven't noticed it yet." When it comes to business, Zhu Ying calmed down a lot. She thought about it carefully, and then said, "He's a little nervous today. ”

Mrs. Sun's heart moved. "Why are you nervous?"

"It's not clear, let my subordinates spend some more time inquiring."

"Who did he come into contact with today?"

Zhu Ying said a few people, including the jewelry store in Fanshi, but he didn't find any flaws. After Mrs. Sun asked, she didn't say much, and took care of her recent contact with Liu Chen, trying to inquire about some useful confidence. Zhu Ying responded and left in a hurry.

Mrs. Sun turned to look at Lu Hong on the side, frowning slightly. "Isn't it too much of a coincidence?"

Lu Hong nodded. "It's a bit of a coincidence. If Liu Chen's nervousness was related to Yang Chen's escape, this news would be transmitted too quickly, and they must have a high-level channel in Wuchang. ”

Mrs. Sun's eyes flashed slightly. "Don't forget, Cao Miao is a prince, if he is a spy, he must be directly commanded by Emperor Wei."

Lu Hong glanced at Mrs. Sun, and stopped talking. Mrs. Sun saw it clearly and waved her hand. "I know that so far, we don't have any evidence that he is a spy, but don't forget, the Taoist moves the opposite, and there is no shortage of stories in the art of war that do the opposite. What if he is? ”

Lu Hong couldn't help but say, "Madam, if he is a spy, what is his goal?" Assassinate King Wu? If you can't assassinate King Wu, what other goal is more noble than Madame? He really wanted to kill his wife, there were too many opportunities. ”

Mrs. Sun was annoyed and glared at Lu Hong. "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Lu Hong plucked up his courage. "Madam, forgive your subordinates for being presumptuous. Mrs. is trapped in the camp, the school affairs department has made the city full of storms, and there are different opinions, and now the king wants to recruit Lu Xun back to Wuchang, and Mrs. hesitates, only afraid that the relatives will be painful, and the enemies will be fast, and some people will be in the arms. ”

Mrs. Sun was speechless and subconsciously bit her lip.

Lu Hong struck while the iron was hot. "Madam, even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about the princess and the king. Once Wuchang falls into Lu Xun's hands, Gu Yong is in charge of the government, and Lu Xun is in charge of the army, it is not as simple as the tail is too big to fall. ”