When night fell, a fast horse rushed into the city before the gate of Xuzhou was closed, holding the golden waist card all the way to the Xuzhou Mu Mansion unhindered, the man turned over and dismounted, and several servants had already stepped forward to take the horse and help him up, all the way to him followed a middle-aged man who had been waiting in front of the door for a long time into the mansion quickly.

All the way through the hall, to a lake in the middle of the attic, the man walked into the house, only to see a thin and sallow man in white sitting at the top of the head, even he does not understand Qi Huang can be distinguished, this person must be a person addicted to wine, and hollowed out by wine.

Although the man's feet were vain, he still bowed down with strong spirits and said, "This is the handwritten letter handed over by the general of my family." He took out a silk book from his arms, and the middle-aged man who led the way before took the silk cloth paper from his hand in time, and quickly walked to the man in white to hand over the silk book to him, the latter unfolded the silk cloth and looked at it a few times, and his face that had been tense showed a smile, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Yes, go down to receive the reward and rest." ”

After the others left, the man in white said to the person who led the way before: "Tao Gui, the letter said that Liu Lan has already left for Xuzhou, you should go to Caofu again now, and tell him not to let Liu Lan enter Xuzhou City tomorrow, remember to do whatever it takes!" ”

"But Childe, the envoy sent someone to summon Liu Lan, if he knew that Childe was secretly blocking him, he was afraid that he would ...... then."

"Haha." The potter laughed insolently and said: "When the time comes, as long as Cao Bao can delay Liu Lan, when I take the tiger talisman and control my father's guards, and then Cao Bao will help, this Xuzhou will be mine." At that time, the decision was made, and he, Liu Lan, could only obediently return to his Xiaopei. Defend me against Cao ****. ”

But if Liu Lan became mad and sent troops to attack Xuzhou. But how? ”

"Hmph, Liu Lan is not so bold." The potter sneered and said, "Even if he really dares to come, I can tell him to come and go." "He discussed with Zang Ba early in the morning, if Liu Lan really dared to attack Xuzhou, he would go to fight Xiaopei, and then let him be homeless, even if he wanted to go back to Huangxian, it was impossible! A hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, of course, it would be best if Liu Lan didn't come. After I clean up Cao Bao first, and then get rid of Guangling's Zhenrong, it will be his turn.

The potter, whose heart was higher than the sky, was drunk and fell asleep laughing.

On the same night, some people overcome, and some people naturally have difficulty enduring, but this night will eventually pass, and a new day is coming, but when dawn comes, the people in Xuzhou City find that today's fog is particularly thick. Barely visible.

Such a scene is not the most troublesome, the most troublesome thing is that today's city gate is always closed, and the news given by the government is that Xuzhou City has been mixed with Cao Cao's spies, in order to catch the spies. The people are required to return to their homes and not to go out, otherwise they will be punished according to the conspiracy.

When the sun rises. When the fog cleared, a team of about ten people drove in the distance. Before he came to the city gate, he only heard the city gate guard stretch his bow and arrows. While shouting loudly: "Whoever is coming, report the name quickly, otherwise you will release the arrows." ”

The group is 'Liu Lan' and Guan Yu, accompanied by Mi Fang and more than a dozen attendants who came with him on one side, Mi Fang jumped out of the horse, and shouted loudly: "I am Mi Fang, the captain of the Wuwei School, on the order of Tao Envoy, specially recruited Deran Gong to come to Xuzhou to discuss important matters, and wait for the county guards to open the city gate quickly. ”

After speaking, he was full of doubts in his heart, and said to Guan Yu on the side: "Why is the gate of Xuzhou City closed today?" Isn't it Tao Envoy Jun who has already ......"

Guan Yu shook his head, although the garrison was extremely tight, the situation may not be too bad, and said in a deep voice: "Let's see the situation first." ”

I only heard the guard on the city tower say apologetically: "Captain Mi, it's not that I can't wait to open the city gate, but Zuo Sima ordered the city gate to be closed today." ”

"Why are the gates closed?" Guan Yu Danfeng's eyes on the side closed in vain, and he asked coldly.

"I heard that it was to arrest Cao Cao's spies." Guan Yu sneered, arresting Cao Cao's spies, what he said is good, I think it is true to arrest the lord. Danfeng's eyes seemed to open and close, and there was a monstrous murderous aura in vain, in fact, Guan Yu guessed wrong, and closed the city gate today just to prevent 'Liu Lan' from entering Xuzhou City, as for the fake 'Liu Lan' inside, the potter didn't take it to heart.

Guan Yu turned around and was about to leave, but Mi Fang on the side stopped and said: "General Guan is calm, if you attack the city at this time, not only will you not be able to save the envoy, but you will also put the envoy in danger." ”

Guan Yu's expression changed, but his posture of turning around to leave paused. Seeing Guan Yu's expression, Mi Fang didn't say anything, but scolded in her heart that this guy was too arrogant and rude. He was dissatisfied with Guan Yu in his heart, but he still had a warm expression on his face, turned from Guan Yu to the city tower, and shouted: "Go and call Zuo Lu quickly, I have something to say to him, if you dare to cheat, when I enter the city, I will cut off your head first." ”

"The small ones don't dare, the small ones don't dare, so let's go to the Tongyu, this is to the Tongyu."

Xiao Xiao was frightened by Mi Fang into a cold sweat, and hurriedly turned around to leave, but he didn't want to hear a loud voice on the side, and said, "Captain Mi, why bother with a little pawn?"

Mi Fang immediately discerned the voice of the person who spoke, and shouted: "Zuo Lu, you came just in time, I am invited by the order of Tao Envoy Jun to recruit Deran Gong." At the end of his speech, he said coldly: "If you delay important things, it is not something that you can afford as a little captain." ”

Zuo Lu sneered a few times, disdainfully, and said: "Tao Envoy Jun ordered today to close all gates in Xuzhou to arrest Cao Cao's spies. He didn't want to offend Mi Fang, but he took the death order that Liu Lan must not be allowed to enter the city, in order not to completely tear his face with Mi Fang, his tone eased, and said: "If this is not the case, Captain Mi and wait for a while, I will go to see Tao Envoy Jun, if he agrees, I will let Captain Mi enter the city, if Tao Envoy Jun does not agree, then Captain Mi is not to blame Zuo for being unkind, what do you think?" ”

"Okay, I'll wait."

Mi Fang smiled bitterly at Guan Yu and said, "At this time, I can only wait patiently." ”

Guan Yu has been watching coldly, turning the horse's head, and leaving a sentence: "Since this is the case." Then I will join Yide, if Xuzhou City has not been opened after half an hour. Then Guan is about to attack the city. "How can I ignore the danger of the Lord's public security and let him stay alone in such a dangerous place as Xuzhou.

Zuo Lu turned and left. I only listened to the pawn who followed behind me muttering to himself, and said: "It's really strange, I didn't expect that there would be people in this world who look so similar." ”

Zuo Lu looked at the pawn behind him coldly, so frightened that he hurriedly closed his mouth, and said in a trembling voice: "Sima forgiveness, Sima forgiveness." ”

Zuo Lu glared at the pawn with a cold face, and was about to turn around, but suddenly looked back and asked, "What did you just say?" ”

A gleam of joy flashed in the corner of the pawn's eyes. Secretly said: "The adventure is successful, and this merit will not be able to run." He was happy in his heart, but his face was a servile look, and he said: "I really don't hide it from Zuo Sima, the little one who was guarding yesterday found a strange thing." ”

Zuo Lu looked coldly at the pawn in front of him, he was most annoyed by these clever people in his life, and said angrily: "If you have something to say, say it quickly, otherwise be careful of your head." ”

The pawn is creepy. Said: "Qi Qi Sima, yesterday's small wheel guard, saw Captain Chen leading a convoy into the city, and in the car sat a person who looked the same as the Liu Envoy Jun under the city before. ”

Two Liu Lan, who looked the same, actually came to Xuzhou one after the other? Zuo Lu frowned. How can there be exactly the same person in this world, even if it is a twin with a difference, how can it be the same. He asked, "Can you see clearly?" ”

The little one saw it clearly, and he would never dare to speak in front of Sima. If there is a hint of falsehood, Sima can take away the small head. The small ones are the same. The pawn said with a sparkling eye.

Zuo Lu nodded, but his brows had already wrinkled into a Sichuan shape, and he muttered to himself: "What is the situation, there are two Liu Lan?" ”

This time, the pawn learned to be smart, and said with a smile: "Sima, can you allow the little courage to say a word?" ”

Zuo Lu was full of doubts in his heart, and couldn't figure out where the joints were, so when he heard him say this, he nodded and signaled to him, saying, "You can talk about it." ”

The pawn said: "Judging from the small, this Liu Lan must be a fake now, and the real Liu Lan entered Xuzhou City as early as last night." ”

"What's the matter?"

"Sima, I heard that Liu Lan is a person who has been fighting on the battlefield for a long time, but you see that this Liu envoy under the city tower can't even ride a horse steadily, just this can see the clues, and ......"

"And what, say it quickly." Zuo Lu's eyes suddenly lit up, and what the pawn said was very reasonable, which made him also begin to doubt the authenticity of Liu Lan outside the city.

"No." The pawn sorted out the language and said: "When I checked Liu Lan's carriage yesterday, I felt that this person had a different temperament, so I looked at him a few more times, and I didn't understand it until today." The pawn didn't dare to play tricks anymore, so let Zuo Lu guess his thoughts, ask and answer himself, and said: "Like Liu Lan yesterday, as well as Sima You, there will naturally be a kind of momentum that has been in the top position for a long time, how can I compare with these ordinary people." ”

Stretched out his hand to point to Liu Lan outside the city, and said, "But Sima, do you look at that person?" is to put on fresh clothes and ride a good horse, but the groveling look from the bones, how can Liu Yuanjun have? ”

Zuo Lu nodded silently, looked at him meaningfully, and praised: "You did a good job, I wronged you as a pawn." Then he patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "This matter is very important, I will go to see General Cao immediately, and I will reward you heavily afterwards." After saying that, he left in a hurry.

He will say this, indicating that he has already believed in what the pawn said, then 'Liu Lan' naturally will not leave Xuzhou after entering the city yesterday, after all, Xuzhou has never opened the city gate since closing the city gate yesterday, and the 'Liu Lan' under the city in front of him can definitely be fake, which means that yesterday's fake Liu Lan is the real body.

Zuo Lu had already thought of the seriousness of the situation, he had to go to see Cao Bao as soon as possible and tell him about this matter, so that he could prepare early, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

When Zuo Lu came to Cao Bao's mansion, Cao Bao had been waiting in the hall for a long time, and when he saw him coming, he greeted him and said, "How is it?" Has Liu Lan already arrived outside the city? ”

"General, something is unusual."

Zuo Lu channeled the cause and effect, and immediately frightened Cao Bao all over, and the horror of the coming catastrophe filled his heart, his eyes were full of anger, and he scolded hysterically: "Didn't the potter stupid person say that it was a fake Liu Lan who came yesterday?" That waste, why didn't you even know that you had really entered Xuzhou. ”

"Captain, since the real Liu Lan is in Xuzhou City, what should we do now? Isn't it ......" Zuo Lu made a murderous gesture, but peeked at Cao Bao, but found that his face was extremely ugly, like a patient who had just recovered from a long illness, it seemed that the captain did not have the courage to break the net with Liu Lanyu, his eyes turned, and he thought about it, and said: "If the captain is unwilling to fight hard with Liu Lan, if we withdraw from Xuzhou City first, as long as we defect to Yuan Shu, we will come back one day." ”

"Can you still run now?" Cao Bao was anxious in his heart, he had already messed up, pacing back and forth in the room, the cold sweat on his forehead slowly fell, every drop dropped, Zuo Lu's heart on the side would beat once, he imagined that if Liu Lan completely controlled Xuzhou, what would happen to him, and hurriedly persuaded: "General Cao, if you don't leave, I'm afraid it's too late?" ”

"Is it really too late?"

Cao Bao muttered to himself, and his face suddenly became hideous: "Liu Lan played a good move to steal the beam and change the pillar, since he has come, what will he do?" ”

"Do you still need to guess this, naturally ......" Zuo Lu's heart was anxious, and he found that his tone was disrespectful, so he hurriedly changed his honorifics, and said: "Naturally, I want to secretly meet Tao Qian, and then control Xuzhou unknowingly." ”

"Exactly." When the matter came to an end, Cao Bao didn't pay attention to his offensive words, but under his calm appearance, he suddenly laughed cruelly, his face was gloomy, and said: "Since Liu Lan wants to hide from the world, he must think that we will treat the fake Liu Lan outside the city as him, but he can go to Tao Qian smoothly, and as long as Tao Qian hands over the command of his guards, then he can control Xuzhou with the Chen family and the Mi family." Suddenly he smirked: "But he didn't expect that we had discovered his clever move." ”

looked at Zuo Lu and said, "The top priority now is to stop Liu Lan and not let him take Tao Qian's tiger talisman in his hand." In the end, as if he had made up his mind, he shouted: "Whether it's morning or late, now we can only give it a go." ”

In the end, he hurriedly turned around and walked out of the house, saying, "Gather the Danyang army, and you must capture Liu Lan before he controls Tao Qian's guards." ”

"But what if it's too late, Captain?"

"If it's too late?" Cao Bao's expression fell, and he suddenly became crazy, and said: "If it's too late, we'll fight with him to break the net!" (To be continued.) )