Chapter Fifty-Six: The Intricate Game
"Bang!"
In a mansion somewhere in the imperial capital, a middle-aged man angrily smashed the teacup in his hand: "What's the matter?" Why hasn't Peng Lie been found yet? All the intersections from Baishi Province to the imperial capital were sent to investigate, why did they never find the hundred-man team? ”
"The subordinates are not doing well, please forgive me." Seeing that the man was angry, the black shadow hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty, and after a moment of silence, the black shadow explained: "The subordinates have sent all the available manpower, but they can't find the whereabouts of the hundred-man team that escorted Peng Lie.
However, his subordinates found a clue that the 100-man team responsible for escorting Peng Lie belonged to the 10,000-strong team of Xiang Kunlun of the Tiger Division.
And the hundred-man team responsible for escorting Peng Lie is the hundred-man team under Yi Haojie, the captain's surname is Ling, called Ling Xia, it was a material order before, and after the captive soldiers were replenished, it was estimated that there was no suitable candidate, so Yi Haojie appointed Ling Xia as a centurion.
Later, because of his excellent performance, Yi Haojie was promoted to the War Hammer Division as the commander of the Ten Thousand Commanders, and at the same time, the Ling Xia 100 team accepted Nangong Bo's assignment and asked them to be responsible for escorting Peng Lie to the imperial capital, but after that night, the Ling Xia 100 team disappeared inexplicably.
According to the subordinates, the hundred-man team was a rabble of bandits, all of them were bandits, and the centurion who led the team was a halfway monk.
The reason why we can't find them now, my subordinates guess that they should be in some kind of trouble, or because something has delayed the trip, they are standing still, and we naturally can't find out their whereabouts, but as long as they advance, they will definitely be exposed. ”
"You mean, the hundred-man squad that escorted Peng Lie is a group of improvised rabble? The main forces in it are all captive soldiers replenished after the surrender of the bandits? So we don't need to pay too much attention to them? The man said in a deep voice.
"That's true." The dark shadow reported truthfully.
"Hmph------- it's nonsense, if it were as simple as you said, our people would have intercepted Ling Xia and the hundred-man team led by him a long time ago, but until now, they haven't found the whereabouts of the hundred-man team, what do you say?
It shows that the centurion surnamed Ling anticipated the current situation, so he made arrangements from the beginning, think about it, if it wasn't for the vigilance in his heart, why did he send two centurion teams as cover? ”
Seeing that the black shadow was speechless when he was asked, the middle-aged man said in a deep voice: "It seems that this centurion also has some knowledge, and he has sent orders to various flag owners to increase the search efforts, I want to see what choice Ling Xia will make in the face of the endless net?" ”
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The Metropolitan Governor's Mansion of the Praetorian Guard is located at the gate of the Imperial Forbidden City, and it is the closest mansion to the Imperial Palace of the Forbidden City among the civil and military officials.
Nangong Xiongba is a burly strong man, with a majestic expression on his face, his appearance is not angry and self-threatening, even if he sits on the chair and does not move, his aura is shocked and depressed and heavy, after listening to the report of his subordinates, Nangong Xiongba showed a trace of thought:
"Before, Nangong Bo sent me a book to Feige, and reported all the information about the people who escorted Peng Lie, the person who led the team was named Ling Xia, he was an unknown person, and those people under him were all captive soldiers, it is estimated that they can't fight the people who are blocked at the intersection by the military department?
Although I sent dozens of people to pick up, I was worried that Ling Xia would not connect with the Praetorian Guards who went to answer, if that was the case, then we could only use hard force to rob people, no matter what, Peng Lie must be handed over to us for interrogation. ”
"Governor Dadu, there is something I don't understand in the end, although Xia Shangshu has some gaps with us, but he is not so open as to tear his face, I don't know what crazy he is doing this time? actually fought with us for a Peng Lie, is there something hidden in this Peng Lie? A subordinate asked in confusion.
Hearing this question, Nangong Xiongba thought for a while, and said in a tone that was not very sure: "I am also puzzled by this? Xia Yuanxiao has outstanding military talent, but he has always been low-key and calm, why is this time so abnormal?
There is nothing wrong with the three law divisions trying the world's cases and handing Peng Lie over to the three law divisions, but why did Xia Yuanxiao have to send Peng Lie to the criminal department for trial? Although the Criminal Department belongs to the civilian system, it has always been very close to the Ministry of War. ”
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In front of the main hall of the Yamen of the Ministry of War, a middle-aged man with a dignified face and a calm expression was studying the battle reports submitted by the Yamen of the War Guards in various places, and this person was Xia Yuanxiao, the secretary of the Ministry of War.
Xia Yuanxiao is the seventh son of the emperor of the dynasty, he is the secretary of the military department and the lord of the cypress frontier, seeing a henchman walking in, Xia Yuanxiao asked the person with the same expression: "How is it?" Has anyone discovered the whereabouts of the Ling Xia 100 team? ”
"Lord Qiyu, for the time being, I haven't found the whereabouts of the Ling Xia Hundred People, and Peng Lie is also nowhere to be found, I have notified all the battle guard garrisons along the way, and asked them to send people to rush to the intersections of each city to squat and investigate, and be sure to find the Ling Xia Hundred Team in front of the Praetorian Guards.
However, the last general heard the report of the battle guards stationed in the investigation, and there is a group of mysterious forces that have also been hiding at various intersections recently, and I guess that the targets of those people should also be Ling Xia and Peng Lie, and I have instructed all the battle guards to strengthen their vigilance. ”
"My lord, there will be something I don't understand." After hesitating for a moment, the henchman couldn't help but ask, "Why do we have to compete with the Governor of the Guards for Peng Lie?" Now that the military department and the Praetorian Guard are like fire and water, it is said that Nangong Xiongba has gone to the emperor to impeach the lord. ”
After hearing this, Xia Yuanxiao's face showed a trace of irritability, he did not answer this question, but waved his hand, signaling the man to retreat, when the man left, Xia Yuanxiao whispered in a bitter tone: "Prince, prince, you can put your brother on the stove......"
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"Captain, I've inquired, and it's basically the same as you know, and now there are indeed three forces looking for us, the Battle Guard, the Praetorian Guard, and an unidentified mysterious force.
Now the portrait of Peng Lie is posted at the intersection of each city gate, and all the people who pass by have to compare the portraits one by one. Lao Cui returned the news to everyone.
At this time, Ling Xia and the others had already come to the boundary of Jingzhao County in Rosewood Territory, he and his subordinates were sitting in the woods on the side of the road to rest, and when Lao Cui finished reporting the clues he had discovered, the soldiers around him all showed a trace of nervousness.
On the grounds that Ling Xia needed help, he asked for dozens of clothes from Su Jing'an and the waist card of the political envoy Yamen, and after getting the things, Ling Xia left the political envoy's yamen with a disappointed face.
On the way out of the city, Ling Xia told everyone the news he heard from Su Jing'an, and when he heard that the situation had changed like this, everyone at the scene, including Peng Lie, showed a trace of surprise.
In order to avoid being discovered by the war guards who were interrogated at the intersection, Ling Xia asked everyone to turn the pieces into a whole, divided into ten squads and mixed out of the city gate in turn, and then they dressed up as the arrester to escort the prisoners, and with the waist card given by Su Jing'an, they broke through all the way until they got out of the border of Zhongmiao Province.
After entering Jingzhao County, Ling Xia didn't dare to act recklessly, he asked Lao Cui to go out to inquire about the news to see if the matter was as serious as Su Jing'an said, and now after hearing Lao Cui's report, the illusion in Ling Xia's heart disappeared.
After pondering for a moment, Ling Xia showed a sneer: "I originally planned to be close to the poor and hand over Peng Lie to those battle guards, but after seeing the current formation, I changed my mind again, the more they want to arrest us, the more I can't catch them."
Since there are three forces that want to find us now, let's fight with them to see if those three forces are powerful, or is our team of 100 people more capable?
From now on, I will teach you a few skills, you must learn hard, I spent a lot of money to learn these skills, and now I teach you for free, the name of this first skill is very simple--------- anti-tracking. ”