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Yu Ming and Li Xiuning and a group of more than ten people are heading to the southwest day and night, and the goal is Tongguan. Although they left the original county a day late because they had to set some traps and set up suspicious formations for the enemy, they were all fast horses. And the two officials, Fang Xuanling and Fang Xuanzao, were in the carriage. As long as they hurry up, they should be able to catch up quickly.

However, the day after they left the original county, after walking more than twenty miles, Yuming immediately reined in his horses and stared at a wooden block on the ground.

Li Xiuning was a little surprised: "Husband, what's wrong?" ”

Yu Ming jumped off the horse and picked up the square piece of wood, only to see that the fracture marks were still very new, and it was obviously broken.

After looking at it for a moment, he said in a deep voice, "Look! ”

Li Xiuning took the wooden block and looked at it, only to see the word "Tongguan" written on it.

Her pretty eyes froze, and she began to be a little confused, but then she reacted, how could someone inexplicably throw a wooden block with the word "Tongguan" written on it in the soil. It was only possible that Fang Xuanling and the people in their convoy threw it down.

She was suddenly shocked, her pretty face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, and then she was shocked: "Could it be that Mr. Fang has a mole in their convoy?" ”

Yu Ming nodded, and said with a worried face: "We had already taken precautions, and it wasn't until we left the original that we told the coachman that we were going to Tongguan before leaving. But I didn't expect that the traitor still had a way to spread the news. We've only stumbled upon one of the pieces of wood at the moment, and we don't know if he's left a secret mark before. In this way, we are afraid that if we can't get to Tongguan, we will be caught up by your father. After all, we are carriages, but they are cavalry, and your father and brother have been guarding the east of the river for a long time, and are far more familiar with the nearby roads and terrain than we are. ”

When Li Xiuning heard this, he immediately said anxiously: "Husband, what should I do?" ”

"There is only a line of change, and now your father and brother probably already know that our direction is Tongguan, and if we go there, we will die. So, you have to go the other way! Yu Ming said categorically.

Immediately, he looked forward, only to see that the wheel prints in front of him were gradually being covered by the cold wind and the wind and sand.

He waved his whip, slapped the horse's butt a few times, and said, "Xiuning, let's catch up with Mr. Fang first, and then discuss the matter of changing the line!" ”

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In a forest outside the original city, Li Shimin did not immediately lead the army in pursuit, but quietly waited for the return of the horse. Because he found that Yu Ming had divided again, and then divided the convoys, marching in the west, south, and north directions, each with the same number of carriages, so that the scouts who were tracking him couldn't figure out which of the convoys Yu Ming and Li Xiuning were in.

However, Li Shimin was not worried, because he had already poisoned one of Yuming's personal soldiers and threatened to rebel against a guard, who promised to leave a secret message for him, and if Yuming fled from the original city, he would mark the direction and line he was taking, so that Li Shimin could track him. Otherwise, how dare Li Shimin so firmly believe that Yuming is going to the southwest.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for dozens of cavalrymen to return from all directions, and two of them handed over a piece of wood and a paper ball to Li Shimin.

After Li Shimin watched it, he was also slightly surprised: "Tongguan? Why would they run there? ”

The adjutant general beside him also looked puzzled and said: "General, could it be that the enemy has seen through our rebellion." So deliberately lead us to Tongguan? You must know that it is well defended, and it is not our defense area, it is Qu Tutong who guards it, and if we lead the army to break in, I am afraid that there will be a dispute with it. ”

Li Shimin thought for a moment and said, "Impossible! If you really want to lead us to Qi, why not get Yan'an, Yulin, Fengzhou and other places, then we will never be suspicious......"

"Tongguan?" He muttered the term and muttered, "It's not impossible to walk there!" After all, it is a necessary place for the eastern capital to enter Guanzhong, and there are many merchants coming and going. And Yuzhu has a lot of power in Guanzhong, and after entering Guanzhong, he was led by his clansmen and arranged for Yuming to make up and escape, which is also very possible! ”

Thinking of this, Li Shimin suddenly perked up, waved the spear in his hand and shouted: "Pass my order!" The army turned southwest and advanced towards Tongguan! At the same time, send fast horses to inform the counties in front of them, and strictly investigate all the foot merchants who drive the carriages! ”

The heralds immediately dispatched and began to transmit Li Shimin's orders to the nearby post stations, and then the post officers of the post stations issued them to the counties in front. And Li Shimin and Li Xuanba personally led 5,000 light horsemen and went straight to Tongguan.

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At this time, Yu Ming had just caught up with Fang Xuanzao and Fang Xuanling's convoy that had only run out of Yuli.

"What? There are moles in our convoy? Inside the carriage, the brothers Fang Xuanling and Fang Xuanzao, after learning from Yu Ming that there were enemy spies hidden in the convoy, they all panicked.

At the moment, there were only four of them in the carriage, and all the accompanying guards and coachmen were called far away to prevent leaking news.

Yu Ming nodded, and then proposed: "Xuan Ling, Xuan Zao, now that our whereabouts and destination have been revealed, it won't be long before Li Yuan's father chases us." In my opinion, the only way to do it is to change the line! ”

"General, is there a way to find out this traitor? Otherwise, even if we change the line again, he can still notify Li Yuan! Fang Xuanzao said worriedly.

Yu Ming had thought about this question a long time ago. He then said: "We can first announce to everyone that we will go southwest to the Mengjin ferry of the Yellow River, where we will take a boat upstream to Tongguan, and then enter Guanzhong from Tongguan, and then, with the assistance of our Yu family, go north from the grassland back to Liaodong." In this way, the traitor will inevitably find a way to leave a secret message to inform Li Yuan's people. And then, it's time for us to find out about him! ”

"Good! Then I'll arrange this immediately! After a brief period of panic, Fang Xuanling regained his vitality and regained his previous wisdom.

Subsequently, Fang Xuanling gathered all the personnel and announced that the receiving ship had some faults and could not reach Tongguan, so they had to change their direction and go to Mengjin Ferry, from where they crossed the Yellow River, and then went south to Xiangyang, and then took a boat down the river from there to enter Jiangxia, then changed boats to Jiangdu, and then took a sea boat to Liaodong.

This change did not cause much reaction, and it was the same for these pro-soldier guards. However, Yu Ming was keenly aware that one of the guards was obviously a little flustered after hearing Fang Xuanling's announcement.

"It seems that there is a good chance that this person is the one out of ten!" Yu Ming then instructed Fang Xuanling to keep an eye on this person, and then told him that he must not be discovered by him.

After the convoy drove more than 60 miles to the southeast, it was already a little dark. At this point they began to stop, and then began to set up camp. At this moment, the guard, who had been in a panic before, got up and left the camp and walked towards a small forest next to it.

"Wang Tao, where are you going?" The captain of the pro-soldier next to him saw him leave the camp tent and asked with some curiosity.

"Oh, I'll go to that grove for a while!" The guard named Wang Tao said tremblingly.

"Really? But do you need to run that far? Isn't it right next to the tent? The captain of the pro-soldier said with some surprise.

"Hey, there are a lot of people coming and going by the tent, and there are people watching, I can't pull it out!" Wang Tao looked a little flustered, and hurriedly explained.

"Why haven't I heard you have this problem before? Let's go back quickly! The captain kicked him in the ass, causing him to almost fall on the grass.

In the roar of laughter, Wang Tao hurriedly lifted his pants and went into the woods in a panic.

Fang Xuanzao had already seen this scene from a distance, so he followed with his hands and feet.

And Fang Xuanling found Yu Ming and whispered a few words in his ear, Yu Ming was startled at first, and then showed a look of disbelief.

"General, if you don't believe me, let's go over and have a look!" Fang Xuanling smiled slightly.

"Good! Go for it! That Wang Tao is my old family in the Yu family's mansion. When my grandfather was the head of the house, he was on duty in the house, how could it be a traitor bought by Li Yuan? If he becomes a spy, this is also lurking deeply! Yu Ming shook his head again and again, looking incredulous, but he still followed Fang Xuanling towards the woods......

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Wang Tao walked into the woods with his hands and feet, pretended to untie his pants under a big tree, and then looked around for a while, but there was indeed no one left and right, Fang pulled out a knife from his leather boots, and carved the words "Xiangyang has been diverted" on the tree next to him. Immediately, he picked up a few pieces of bark from the grass, carved six big characters on them, "will transfer the ship to Jiangdu", and then threw them on the grass.

Just as he was about to leave after all this, he suddenly felt a chill hit his neck - a knife was placed on his neck......

Wang Tao turned his head and saw that it was Fang Xuanzao.

He was so frightened that he couldn't possess his body, and said tremblingly: "Fang ...... Mr. Fang, don't scare me like this......"

Fang Xuanzao said coldly: "I saw all the words you carved on the tree just now and the bark you threw in the forest!" ”

At this time, Yu Ming and Fang Xuanling also walked in front of the two.

Seeing this, Yu Ming was furious, and rushed forward to slap Wang Tao twice: "Wang Tao, you bastard!" I Yuming treats you well, why do you want to take refuge in Li Yuan and act as a traitor? You said! Has your conscience been eaten by dogs? ”

Wang Tao knew that there was no way to be spared, and even said viciously: "You have not been poisoned by Li Yuan's father, of course you can be a hero, but I have been poisoned by Li Shimin...... Although in your opinion, I am a rotten life, but in my own opinion, it is much more precious than you Yuming! ”

After that, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and as soon as he lowered his head, he pounced on Fang Xuanling, and he also saw that Yuming he would never be able to defeat him, and he had to find a way to control Fang Xuanling, an official, with him as a threat, and there was still a glimmer of life.

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