Yanzhou, Shanyang County, Changyi.

Duan Xuan's mood has not been very good recently, because he vaguely feels that Xun Yu seems to have something to hide from him.

Every time Duan Xuan talked to him about military affairs, he always avoided some questions, intentionally or unintentionally.

What made Duan Xuan most depressed was that he couldn't guess Xun Yu's thoughts at all this time. In desperation, he had no choice but to let Zhang Feng secretly investigate, hoping to find clues through Zhang Feng's unusual style of doing things.

On this day, Duan Xuan was planning a strategy for Xuzhou as usual, and he never thought that Zhang Feng would tell him any bad news.

The door was slammed open, and Zhang Feng rushed in with a panicked expression on his face.

"It's not like your character, what else could make you so alarmed?" Duan Xuan asked with a smile.

"I'm afraid that after listening to what I'm going to say, you'll have a look like this." Zhang Feng wiped the sweat from his forehead and tried to adjust his breathing.

"Oh? Let's hear it. ”

"In the name of assisting Cao Cao, the Northern General Hall has sent someone over."

When Duan Xuan heard this, the smile on his face froze for a moment, and then he returned to normal.

"It won't be the one who sent my Guo Dashao here." If Guo Lan came here, Duan Xuan would welcome it very much.

"I hope it's him, too. It's a pity that you and I don't want to see someone. ”

Duan Xuan finally realized the seriousness of the situation, and he tried his best to remain calm and said, "Is it 'Yi Shuai'?" ”

Zhang Feng sighed and nodded, "And his son, Qin Zhen." ”

"Hehe, it seems that the old man really wants my life." Even though Duan Xuan said this, he couldn't control his trembling hands.

Yi Shuai Qin Shao is persistent in doing things, as long as he receives an order, he will definitely complete it at all costs. And his son Qin Zhen inherited his character, and everything will achieve his goal.

And they also command a terrible army of the Northern Headquarters, the Leech Battalion.

The weapons of this unit are all cylindrical short swords. Unlike ordinary short swords, their weapons are hollow, with holes running from the tip of the sword to the end of the hilt. The characteristic of this weapon is that after piercing a person's body, as long as it is not pulled out, the opponent's blood will continue to flow through the hole, and eventually he will die of excessive blood loss.

The establishment of this army was the proposal of the five sages.

He Xinghan, the fifth sage elder, was originally a hero of the rivers and lakes, and he was naturally more proficient in these side door blades than the other sages. He also proposed the use of this weapon because of the circumstances.

In the early days of the Night Front, there were only a few thousand people, and in order to preserve strength and reduce casualties in large-scale battles, it was necessary to have a tactic that could quickly limit the enemy's movements.

In battle, once this "leech thorn" is pierced in the back, it cannot be pulled out by the strength of one person alone, and the more you struggle to take it out, the faster the bleeding will be. It is precisely through this vicious weapon that Ye Feng did not have more than one left in the previous battles, and finally developed to the level of hundreds of thousands of people today.

Despite the constant change of personnel in the Leech Battalion, this unit has always made important contributions to the Night Front.

But the leech thorn is too cruel after all, so since the Yellow Turban Rebellion was put down, the old men no longer use this army. The five sages who had personally managed them also retreated, handing over all the affairs of the leech camp to their commander Qin Shao.

Now, in order to deal with themselves, the Northern General Hall actually let them go out again. Duan Xuan thought about it, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, how much of a threat he was.

However, it was only a very short time for Duan Xuan to realize that something was wrong. The commanders of the leech battalion are only the two of them, that is to say, the leech battalion is all dispatched at this time.

If it's just to kill yourself, there's no need to send so many people. Then there is only one answer - they have other tasks, and killing themselves is just a way.

No matter what, you can't escape it.

"How did you get the news?"

"Yi Shuai sent someone to inform Xun Yu first, saying that they would arrive in two days, I overheard."

Duan Xuan reluctantly smiled at Zhang Feng: "The day they arrive, you won't show up." In case something happens to me, you leave immediately. ”

"Brother Xuan...... Why? Don't you hate me? I killed Dong Zhuo. ”

"But now my companion is only you."

……

Two days later, Qin Shao and his son arrived in Changyi with a thousand leech battalions and night whispers.

Although Duan Xuan had also imagined countless scenes of meeting, he had never expected what it would look like when he actually met.

When Qin Shao came to the city gate, Cao Cao had already personally lined up to greet him for a long time.

After Qin Shao exchanged a few words with him, he began to greet Cao Cao's subordinates one by one.

When it was Duan Xuan's turn, Cao Cao smiled slightly and said: "This is our army's military division Xi Xuan Xi Zhicai, Naqingzhou Yellow Turban, and the establishment of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, all of which are his credits." ”

To Duan Xuan's surprise, Qin Shao would pretend not to know him, arch his hand, and said, "I have long heard that Mr. Xi is very scheming, and it is really Qin's honor to be fortunate to see him today." ”

Although he had doubts in his heart, Duan Xuan had no choice but to bow his hand slightly and respond: "Commander Qin's false praise is just doing his best for the lord." ”

But when he looked up at Qin Shao again, he almost didn't call out.

Qin Shao's eyes were like hungry wolves pounced, staring at him coldly, and he didn't hide his killing intent at all.

"Hehe, in the future, I will be under the account of General Cao, and I hope that Mr. will teach me more." Qin Shao slowly retracted his expression, and said to Duan Xuan with a smile.

"That's nature, and if it's useful to the people below, the Commander just says it."

Qin Shao nodded, and followed Cao Cao towards the city. It was only at this time that Duan Xuan realized that his palms were already soaked.

He shook his hand with a wry smile and followed.

……

Back at his mansion, Duan Xuan finally couldn't bear it anymore and sat down on the chair.

"How?" Zhang Feng poured him a cup of tea with his remaining left hand.

"Alas, Yi Shuai really lives up to his reputation. Just one glance at each other almost made me lose control. Duan Xuan said with palpitations.

"And he...... Is it true that he is here to kill you? ”

"Well, but not now. When we met, he pretended that he had never seen me, and that he must have had some other urgent business to do. ”

"What could it be?"

"If I knew, I wouldn't be so upset."

While the two were talking, the butler suddenly walked in and said that two people had come to visit at the door.

"Did they give their names?" Zhang Feng asked vigilantly.

"Not really, but they claim to be 'Mr. Play's old colleagues'."

"It's Yi Shuai!" Zhang Feng looked at Duan Xuan in panic.

"Let them in."

"Brother Xuan!" Zhang Feng shouted in a hurry.

"It's still the same sentence, you can't hide from what you should come after all. Stay away for now, and if they do, you can flee. ”

"......"

"Let's go down."

Zhang Feng hesitated for a moment, and finally stomped his feet and walked towards the inner house.

At this time, Qin Shao's father and son had also walked in.

"Mr. Xi, don't come unharmed. Or, should I call you Xuan'er? Qin Shao's eyes were filled with murderous aura again. Qin Zhen next to him looked indifferent, and smiled from Duan Xuan.

"Xuan'er has seen Yi Shuai. Uncle Liu, it's none of your business here, go down, I don't tell you not to come in. Duan Xuan didn't want to implicate innocent people, so he took the housekeeper away.

"Yi Shuai, with all due respect, are you here to kill me?" Seeing that the housekeeper had gone out, Duan Xuan asked with a low smile.

"I won't go around in circles with you, just because of the good things you did in Chang'an, it would not be too much for me to kill you a thousand times. But I'm here for something more important. ”

Looking at Duan Xuan's eyes full of doubts, Qin Shao struggled to control the urge to kill him, and said in a deep voice, "Do you remember when Feng'er and Ying'er were attacked? ”

"Naturally, I remember, but what does it have to do with this?"

"That's just a test of the Southeast Church to my North Headquarters. Their real purpose is to completely eradicate the Northern Church. ”

"What?!" The news was so shocking that Duan Xuan was so surprised that he almost fell.

"Because of the existence of the Northern General Hall, there is too much obstacle for the Sun family they support."

"What do you mean by that?"

"The three virtuous elders in the southeast seem to feel that it is hopeless to save the Han Dynasty, so they want to support the Sun family to become the new emperor. They seem to think that only by changing the dynasty can the world be peaceful again. ”

"And the Northern Headquarters, which has always adhered to Yefeng's original intention, will definitely not sit idly by, so they sent people to secretly obstruct my Northern Headquarters' plans. This is why Zhang Feng and Ren Ying were attacked for no reason. Qin Zhen added.

"You're telling the truth?!" Zhang Feng suddenly rushed out from behind, staring at Qin Zhen with an angry expression.

Of course, Duan Xuan could understand that the root cause of Zhang Feng's becoming what he is now started from being attacked by Xu Yuan at the beginning.

"So you're here, too." Qin Shao said slowly, but his movements were very fast. I saw him rush in front of Zhang Feng with an arrow, and the leech thorn in his left hand instantly stabbed at his face.

However, after years of fighting, Zhang Feng is far from being comparable to that year. He dodged slightly to the left, dodging the fatal stabbing blow, while holding the dagger in his left hand and stabbing at Qin Shao's waist.

"Stop!" Duan Xuan shouted anxiously.

The dagger stopped at the last moment, but it wasn't because of Duan Xuan's shout, but because Zhang Feng's throat was held against another leech.

Qin Shao didn't even look at it, and at the same time as hitting the air with his left hand, he immediately pulled out the second leech thorn with his right hand and subdued Zhang Feng with extremely precise force and distance.

In fact, Zhang Feng also understood that he was not Qin Shao's opponent at all, because from beginning to end, Qin Zhen sat there steadily, and he had no intention of coming over to help.

He had long been sure that Zhang Feng posed no threat to Qin Shao.

"Weiyun's death, I know you did it. I'd love to avenge her, too, but I have to say that you two are pretty lucky. ”

Duan Xuan hurriedly stepped forward and dragged Zhang Feng away, leaving Qin Shao's attack range, "What does Yi Shuai mean?" ”

"I'll tell you the truth. The order for the two of you to attack at night has been withdrawn. ”

"Why?!" Duan Xuan and Zhang Feng were both shocked.

"Because the night commanders to whom you belong have all died, you will no longer be the night blade from this day forward. As for Zhang Feng, who rebelled against the master, the only thing you need to guard against in the future is only for a few sub-commanders of Weiyun to take revenge. ”

Duan Xuan and Zhang Feng didn't know what to say at all, they actually escaped the chase like this?

Although it was good news, both of them found that they were not happy at all.

"Then Yi Shuai, why did you come here?" Duan Xuan finally regained his composure and asked curiously.

"To get rid of one person. was sent by the Southeast General Hall to assassinate Cao Cao - the night handsome under the old seat of the Seven Sages, Shen Rong. ”