Cao Shuo chased all the way but didn't find Hua Tuo, and Huo Wu never brought back the news.

It's not that Hua Tuo and the others are going too fast, but that Cao Shuo got the wrong direction from the beginning.

Upon learning that Hua Tuo had left Shouchun, Cao Shuo immediately judged that he was being taken to Xudu.

All the manpower was put into the direction of Xudu.

And the people sent by Chen Qun to pick up Hua Tuo did not return to Xudu directly, but chose to go all the way to the east.

They disguised themselves as merchants and forcibly stuffed Hua Tuo into a large box large enough to hold people.

From west to east, and it is dressed as a merchant, even if you meet Cao Shuo on the road, it is easy to be confused.

The route set by Chen Qun was to ask the team to go east for four or five days, and then turn around and head north.

After entering Qingzhou, if you go east, you would rather take more detours, and you must avoid the investigation of Cao Shuo's men.

After leaving Shouchun, the team moved forward according to the route arranged by Chen Qun.

After walking for two or three days, there were fewer and fewer interrogations, and everyone in the team breathed a sigh of relief.

These people sent by Chen Qun were all his henchmen.

When they first came to Shouchun, they were determined to die.

No one in the entire Cao family doesn't know how powerful Cao Shuo is.

Once the matter fails and falls into the hands of Cao Shuo, absolutely none of them will be able to leave alive!

Hua Tuo was locked in a box and struggled for the first two days.

Later, he lost his strength and didn't bother to struggle anymore.

Especially Hua Tuo found that since he didn't struggle, these people's attitude towards him was good, at least they would let him out during dinner, and if he was in a hurry, he would open the box, so that he would not be forced to hold back like at the beginning.

Of course, you have to look like a businessman to dress up as a businessman.

Originally, merchants were not allowed to use horse-drawn carts, and only ox carts were used to transport goods.

Although the oxen are stronger, their speed is very limited, and the efficiency of the trade is greatly limited.

Those who have the privilege to use the carriage are only allowed to be licensed if someone in the family is an official, and it can be regarded as an official eunuch's relatives.

After Cao Shuo had a fief, he abolished this decree.

The merchant is free to use any means of transport in his domain.

The repeal of this decree was also one of the direct factors that Cao Shuo's territory was able to attract more merchants.

When this decree was issued, Cao Shuo would never have imagined that someone would use it against him.

In the team that held Hua Tuo hostage, there were more than a dozen carriages.

In order to be more like a merchant, the carriage was really loaded with goods.

From Shouchun to the east is the road built by Cai Ji and his people.

The road is smooth, and the carriage does not bump in the slightest when walking on it.

Leading the team were two officers dressed as merchants.

The two sat on the wheel of the same carriage, and one of them said, "The roads under the rule of the eldest prince are really good, every road is very smooth, and the carriage does not feel the slightest bump when walking on it." ”

"The eldest son is richer than Cao Gong." Another person said: "If Cao Gong also has so much money from him, there will definitely not be much difference between the places under his rule." ”

"I don't think it's just about money." The man who spoke first said: "You see how smooth the ground is, if it is only smashed with money, at most it will only be paved with roads, and it is impossible to say whether there will be potholes." ”

The two were talking, and there was a knocking sound in the box behind them.

The two officers looked at each other, and one of them muttered.

Another man instructed the soldier next to him: "Go and see what he is going to do?" ”

The soldier ran to the box where Hua Tuo was kept, opened the box and asked, "What is the gentleman going to do?" ”

"What else can be done?" Hua Tuo, who was lying in the box, sat up, glared at him and said, "I want to be complimentary." ”

"Sir, I've been complimented several times today." One officer asked, "Why so often?" ”

"Lying in a box and being dragged by a carriage will not make it easy for anyone." Hua Tuo said: "Either always remember to open the box for me, or let me sit in the carriage." Otherwise, kill me, and I won't leave. ”

Chen Qun's order was to bring him back to Xudu alive.

Of course, the two officers did not dare to kill him.

Hua Tuo refused to go back to the box, and the two officers discussed it with each other, and one of them said, "It's not impossible not to let Mr. go back to the box, but you have to agree to a request from us." ”

"As long as I don't have to lie in a box anymore, I can do whatever you want me to do." Hua Tuo jumped out of the box: "You two discuss first, I have to avoid it." ”

Hua Tuo ran quickly, followed by two caravan guards dressed as soldiers.

Everyone has been brought here, of course they don't dare to let their guard down, in case they let Hua Tuo run away again, it will not be easy to get him back.

As long as Hua Tuo found a group of soldiers and horses under Cao Shuo's command, they would never have a chance to attack.

Two soldiers followed Hua Tuo.

An officer sitting on the wheel asked another, "Do you think we should let him out?" ”

"It's okay if you don't release it." Another officer said: "He tosses back and forth in the box, and he can make a lot of noise. If it is seen by others, it will also be a lot of trouble. ”

"Then let him sit with us?" The officer who questioned him said: "With the two of us watching, I am not afraid that he will do something out of the ordinary." ”

"That's it!" After the two discussed, they reached a consensus to release Hua Tuo, but they had to sit with them.

It didn't take long for Hua Tuo, who had relaxed, to walk back slowly under the watchful eye of the two soldiers. 、

"Sir." An officer said with a smile on his face: "We have discussed, and it is really not decent to keep Mr. in a box all the time." Why don't you sit with us? ”

Being able not to lie in the box, Hua Tuo is already very lucky.

How could he refuse to sit with the officer?

"Then bother the two of you." Hua Tuo arched his hand.

The two officers jumped out of the carriage and sat on the wheels with Hua Tuo on the left and right.

After setting up Hua Tuo, they got into the carriage and sat beside him.

"Keep going!" Jumping into the carriage, an officer shouted.

The team continued to move forward, in the direction of Qingzhou.

Hua Tuo was held hostage and left Shouchun, and the news that Cao Shuo led people to chase after him spread to the Fire Dance Camp.

Guo Xin, as the commander of the Fire Dance, learned that Hua Tuo was nowhere to be found when he investigated everywhere, and judged that the person who held him hostage should not have taken the regular route.

With Hua Tuo here, it is impossible for the people holding him hostage to go too fast.

The people sent out by Cao Shuo failed to find him, so it can be seen that he did not go directly to Xudu.

After analysis, Guo Xin believes that it is impossible for the person holding Hua Tuo hostage to go south.

After all, the further south he went, the stronger Cao Shuo's power became, while Cao Cao didn't have much prestige there.

They can only choose to go east or north.

It was almost certain that Hua Tuo would not be taken north directly, but Guo Xin still arranged for Qingwu to lead a team of Fire Dance to chase along the road.

And the other way of fire dance,

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