Chapter 144: Seeking the Skin of the Tiger

The heart is like a tiger on the mountain, and the body is like a rat in a barn. ------------ Tang. Cao Ye "Tobu Yin"

It is said that although Chen Long stole Diao Chan, he lost Cai Yan, and the trip to Luoyang was half completed. Chen Long really wanted to leave quietly with Diao Chan and let people send Diao Chan back to his hometown in Lingling, so that he didn't have to worry about Diao Chan anymore; Then he can take someone to Chenliu and snatch Cai Yan back from Cao Cao's hands.

For several days, Long Chen had been waiting for Cai Yan's news, and at the same time thinking hard day and night about a good way to deal with Dong Zhuo. Although Chang'an is critical, with Xun You and Huang Gai on his side, he is not overly worried; But how to fundamentally eliminate Dong Zhuo's troops around Luoyang is a painstaking thought.

The closest anti-Dong troops to Luoyang, and they are relatively strong, only Yuan Shu's army stationed near Wancheng in Nanyang. This army concentrated the original Nanyang Taishou Qin Zhe and part of the surrendered Nanyang Yellow Turban troops, about 100,000 people, if the Dong Alliance can send troops to the tiger prison and transfer the garrison troops of Lu Bu and Xu Rong, they can secretly attract the division of Yuan Shu's first brigade to enter Luoyang from the tunnel and occupy Luoyang Jiancheng in one fell swoop. Then stick to the city, wait for Zhao Yun's troops to come, defeat Hua Xiong, Gao Shun, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, and then attack inside and outside, and break Li Dao, Guo Yan, Zhang Liao and other troops one by one, and then send troops from Luoyang to break the tiger prison pass in one fell swoop, Lu Bu and Xu Rong are difficult to defend the lonely city, and they can only put up a white flag and surrender.

How to convince Yuan Shu is indeed a difficult problem. Chen Longfu was in his heart, thinking of the rebellion of the Ten Standing Servants, the night He Jin was killed, it was very likely that the jade seal was still in the dry well of the palace, if the jade seal could be fished out and used as a bait to lure Yuan Shu, I am afraid that it would not be Yuan Shu's turn to not cooperate.

Chen Long thought about it, and there was only this good way to destroy Dong, and it could eliminate Dong Zhuo's forces in Xiliang, so that Ma Teng could control Xiliang in the future. Wait to kill Dong Zhuo, defeat Lu Bu, and find a way to abolish Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and then the Qinglong Army retreats to Chang'an, leaving Luoyang to Yuan Shu and the Dong Alliance to go dog to dog-eat-dog, a mouthful of hair. He controlled Chang'an, glorified the court of Emperor Shaodi of the Han Dynasty, coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, faced Xiliang, befriended Ma Teng, united with Huangfu Song and Sun Jian, and eliminated the Han Sui rebels, so as to control Xiliang. If Yongliang can be stable, the next goal is Hanzhong and Yizhou, and make every effort to open up the Jingzhou channel, connecting Jingzhou, Jiaozhou, Yizhou, Hanzhong, Yongliang, and Chang'an, and the world will be more than one-third stronger, enough to create a situation of three kingdoms.

After several attempts to visit the kiln several times, Niu Fu's nerves were finally paralyzed, and several special combat team members such as Chen Long, Lu Chang, and Zhang Bai conducted a careful search around the Qinglou District in Luoyang, and finally found a medium-sized courtyard as a cover for the exit of the tunnel. After some measuring, I finally found the sandwich wall in the luxury toilet. Push open the mezzanine wall to reveal an entrance and exit disguised as floor tiles.

Without hesitation, Long Chen and Lu Chang entered the tunnel and came to the dormitory of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty in Beigong. This was originally the dormitory of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and Empress He, which was abandoned due to the death of Emperor Ling. Chen Long used his brains and finally found the heirloom jade seal in the dry well next to the Taimiao.

Back at Yan Baihu's mansion, the jade seal of the country was as warm as water, but he didn't know how many people's blood he had drunk. Chen Long took some cinnabar, took a collar of white silk cloth, neatly covered a seal, and looked at the eight small seal characters of "Ordered by the sky, both longevity and Yongchang", thinking that Yuan Shu's soldiers fell on these eight characters.

Chen Long wanted to hide the heirloom jade seal in the hidden pocket on his shoulder, and inadvertently touched the electric shock rod that he had never used. Since coming to this other world, Long Chen has almost forgotten that he still has such a big killing weapon on his body. After taking it out and rubbing it for a long time, the past with Liu Qian came like a cloud of smoke, Chen Long felt teary eyes, and couldn't resist the thoughts of Liu Qian, so he quickly hid the electric shock rod, sealed it and the jade seal deeply, and sealed the memories of his previous life again.

Chen Long folded the white cloth with the seal and put it in his sleeve, and when he saw Yuan Shu in the future, he only needed to show the white cloth, and the rest depended on how much Yuan Shu wanted to be the emperor.

After a night without a word, Chen Long took a few team members to the Taishi Mansion early the next morning, and submitted his resignation to Dong Zhuo in person, claiming that he missed his hometown and that the army was not organized, and asked to resign and return to Jiangnan. Dong Zhuoqi said: "White Tiger, Wang Yun was demoted, he spent his days watching the tomb, Cai Yong lost his daughter, he was too sad, the old man was about to appoint you as an important minister of the court, to be my right-hand man, why did you suddenly want to leave?" ”

Chen Long said: "The villain came in a hurry, he came to support the Taishi, the hometown troops have not been organized, and after I return to Wu County, I will be strong and strong, everything will be arranged, and I will naturally come to meet the Taishi." If there is a need in the future, my soldiers will naturally be loyal to the Taishi. ”

Dong Zhuo nodded slightly and said, "What Baihu said is reasonable, since this is the case, you should go back to Wu County." But it's a long way to go to the mountains, and I'll give you another 500 cavalry to keep you safe all the way. ”

Chen Long thanked him and said: "Thank you, Taishi, for your kindness, but I have my own boat to wait in Jiangxia, there are many soldiers, but I can't dress up, and I want to keep a low profile and hide my identity, but it is safe." ”

Dong Zhuo thought about it, and now the periphery of Luoyang is full of separatist troops, and I heard that the anti-Dong people also came up with an alliance against Dong. The white tiger wanted to go in a low-key manner, and it was indeed safer than fanfare, so he no longer insisted at the moment, nodded in agreement, and instructed someone to give a way out. Chen Long went to bid farewell to the puppet Han Xiandi again, and he returned after doing his homework. Seeing that there was a young zombie sitting on the throne, he also sighed in his heart.

Chen Long was happy in his heart, this time he was able to take Diao Chan out of the city, on the one hand, he had to personally escort Diao Chan back to Lingling, and at the same time select how many available soldiers, if he could use his own soldiers to infiltrate Luoyang, of course, it was the best plan; On the other hand, let Lu Chang still pretend to be Yan Yu, and go to Yuan Shu with a white cloth with a seal, and first go to explore Yuan Shu's tone.

Of course, after leaving the city, he had to spend two to three days rushing to Chen Liu to "steal" Cai Yan back. Back in the mansion, Lu Chang and others had already begun to prepare their bags, and Niu Fu and others had already gotten the news of the Taishi Mansion and came to say goodbye to General Baihu. Chen Long faked the model, thanks to Niu Fu day and night, dedicated to guarding, Niu Fu said in his heart, I knew that after you were assassinated, so calm, I went to the kiln with you to play a good time, what a waste of time.

With the guidance of the Taishi Mansion, it is no longer an impossible task to bring Diao Chan out smoothly. A few days later, Chen Long and the others arranged everything, preparing to leave the city from the south gate in a low-key manner early tomorrow morning, first to the south, and then change to the east after getting out of Dong Zhuo's sight, and take Lu Chang to Chenliu to find Cai Wenji halfway. If Cai Yan can be stolen back and join Diao Chan, the two beauties will be escorted back to Lingling at one time, and Lu Chang will go to Yuan Shu to think about the rest of the matter depending on Yuan Shu's attitude.

On the night when Niu Fu withdrew and Chen Long was ready to evacuate Luoyang, the special combat team members sent to Chen Liu finally brought back the news of Cai Yan. The team member observed in every possible way in Chen Liu's Cao Cao's residence, but did not find any signs of Cai Yan's life, and tried to find out the truth that Cai Yan was robbed by the Hun cavalry from the mouth of a soldier who followed Cao Cao in Luoyang at that time.

Chen Long's heart ached sharply when he heard this, but he didn't expect that because of his own momentary negligence, Cai Yan was really robbed by the Huns. Cai Yan Bingqing Yujie, insulted by the Huns, but still has the courage to survive? Cao Cao was in a hurry to escape by himself and abandoned Cai Yan, and this revenge will be avenged.

Now that the situation in Chang'an and Luoyang is unclear, Chen Long needs to plan and dispatch, so Chen Long has to reluctantly give up the idea of going to the Xiongnu to rescue Cai Yan in person. Regardless of the fact that the Xiongnu were thousands of miles away, they lived in pursuit of water and grass, and they had no fixed place to live, and it was difficult to find them; Even if he is desperate to go to Cai Yan in front of him, there are no soldiers, no generals, no supplies, how to deal with the reckless prairie?

Chen Long clenched his fists and hammered his temples hard, hating his lack of skills, and finally chose reason. Wen Ji, Wen Ji, I can't imagine that the will of heaven is like this, so that you are still suffering, maybe God is jealous of your literary talent. When I destroy Dong Thief, I will personally lead the troops to save you, and then avenge Cao Cao's blood for you. Now all I can do for you is to send someone to bring more gold and try to redeem you from the king of the Huns.

Thinking of this, Chen Long instructed Zhang Baidao: "You go to Zhao Da tonight to inquire about the news of Chang'an, and by the way, let him send a few capable northerners to bring more gold beads and jade, if you can find out the news of Cai Yan from the King of the Huns, how much money will be redeemed directly!" Zhang Bai hurriedly took the order and left.

Chen Long felt a little relieved in his heart, and began to think about the route of his next move. Between Chang'an and Luoyang, Dong Zhuo's troops were crowded, and it was impossible to safely send Diao Chan to Chang'an, so it was only best to return to Jiangxia along the Yingchuan line and take a boat. Halfway, he ordered Lu Chang to find Yuan Shu, and be sure to arouse Yuan Shu's greed.

The plan has been decided, and early the next morning, Chen Long and others loaded a few carriages, hid Diao Chan in one of the cars, and were about to set off, when suddenly a few horseback figures came to the door, and when they looked carefully, they were led by Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe. Chen Long was uneasy in his heart, and hurriedly dismounted to greet him, and said with great joy on the surface: "Brother Wenhe, how dare you send you off?!" ”

Jia Xu twisted his long hair in his hand and said a little seriously: "General Baihu is going, the mountain is far away, but you must take care." He will meet again in the future, hoping to be friends with General White Tiger. ”

Chen Long listened to what he said, and said with a smile: "With the talent of Wen and his brother, he will definitely be able to become the master of the master." In the future, please take care of Wen He, if you can do anything for Wen He's brother, please be sure to say it clearly. These words are also false and real, and it seems that Jia Xu is regarded as a friend who can work with, but it is ethereal, just some kind words.

Jia Xu's pair of shiny triangular eyes glanced at Chen Long's face for a long time, and finally sighed slightly: "In the whole world, there are only a few people who can admire him, and General Baihu is one of them." Especially the sad sentence of Zhumen's wine and meat, there are frozen bones on the road, how many people in the world can make it? However, I heard that General White Tiger didn't seem to be so sympathetic to the people and loved the people like a son in Kure, and somehow he went all the way to Kyoto, and there was such a big change? There was a bit of sharpness in his words.

Chen Long responded with a smile: "It is precisely because I have seen many sins that I have not seen before along the way that I have seen that I have had such a transformation. Brother Wen He's observation is really detailed. After hearing this, Jia Xu finally lowered his eyes, breathed a sigh of relief, and said goodbye: "How difficult the road ahead is, General White Tiger cherishes it!" ”

Chen Long's carriage team went out of the city, and with the road guide of Taishifu, the journey was very smooth. Chen Long escorted Diao Chan through the relatively calm Yingchuan River and went straight to Jiangxia, and Lu Chang, who was disguised as Yan Yu, went to the military camp outside Wancheng in Nanyang to ask to see the famous Yuan Shu Yuan Highway.

Yuan Shuzi Highway, born in the Eastern Han Dynasty IV Three Princes of the famous family, the family is the famous Runan Yuan family, uncle Yuan Kui is still in Luoyang as an official, superficially subservient to Dong Zhuo. Yuan Shu is very inward-looking, self-esteem is very high, although known as a tiger, but there is a mouse heart, both greedy and timid, through the reputation of the Yuan family, there are a few fierce generals under him, but there are few good masterminds, so the intelligence level of the entire Yuan Shu staff is worrying.

Yan Yu, played by Lu Chang, easily made Yuan Shu believe that Yan Baihu was just pretending to curry favor with Dong Zhuo, and actually wanted to unite with Yuan Shu to crusade against Dong Zhuo. That Yuan Shu looked like he was on top, and asked in a deep voice: "You have been talking for a long time, but your eldest brother's troops are far away in Wu County, and they are not effective, so they still want to use my troops?" What good do I have to join forces with you? It's better to ally with my primordial brother. ”

Lu Chang took out the white cloth covered with the seal from his sleeve and respectfully handed it to Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu didn't know what it was, when he opened the white cloth to see, he saw a seal in the middle, on which were written "Ordered by the sky, both longevity and Yongchang", the seal font was full, and there were slight traces of inlay on one corner, and his hands trembled in shock, and he stood up and said in a trembling voice: "This is ...... Heirloom jade seal? How can you have a jade seal? ”