XXXVIII. Murder by the sword
If you can really catch Li Ji and then transfer it to the monarchs of other countries, you will definitely be able to detonate the conflict between the two countries and relieve the pressure on Yu Guo.
But the premise is to be able to catch Li Ji, otherwise it will be just a mirror and a piece of paper, and everything is equal to zero if you can't catch people.
It has been a day and a night since the Jin army conquered Jiangguan, if Li Ji wants to return to China, he may have left early, otherwise he will follow the army to continue the southern expedition, relying on Fang Li These people want to catch Li Ji from thousands of troops, how is it different from a fool's dream!
Hearing Fang Li's concerns, Zhou Yu smiled confidently: "Bo Fu just go, I believe that Li Ji must have returned to China, and it is likely to be waiting for you on the way!" ”
Zhou Yu concluded that Li Ji's return to China could be understood, as a woman of the Jin monarch, Li Ji's task was to deceive the gate of Jiang Pass, and since Jiang Pass had been breached, Li Ji had no reason to continue to follow the army south.
But Zhou Yu said that Li Ji was likely to wait for him on the road, which made Fang Li unable to understand, and showed a wicked smile: "What do you say about Gong Jin?" You don't think that my jade tree is in the wind and fascinates all the women in the world, right? You have this charm, I can't! ”
Zhou Yu picked up the scissors and walked out of the conference hall and trimmed the green pines in the yard, "Bo Fu is a smart person, how much do you use me to remind him?" Who planned the Jin army's trick to deceive Jiangguan, I think General Fang has already heard about it, right? ”
"Heavy ears!"
Fang Li suddenly had an epiphany, clapped his hands and laughed, "Haha...... Gong Jin is really as wise as a torch, and he penetrates human nature at a glance. ”
Zhou Yu smiled, skillfully wielding scissors to trim the slightly messy green pine, and his skillful technique was as skilled as playing the piano: "I think Bofu has heard the story of the Jin army taking Jiangguan, right?" ”
Fang Li shook his head: "I don't know the specific situation yet, it's just speculation that it is related to Li Ji." ”
Zhou Yu bent down to cut the green pine, concentrating like a gardener, "Sometimes the information in your barracks is not necessarily faster than the rumors in the market, but I heard a lot of colorful descriptions on the way back!" ”
"I want to hear about it!"
"I dined in a restaurant in the south of Seventy Miles, and I heard the merchants who went south talk about the details of the Jin army's breakthrough of Jiangguan, and what they said was quite legendary."
"These businessmen are all nonsense, aren't they?"
Fang Li was quite unimpressed, holding his hands on his chest to watch Zhou Yu cut the green pine, at the moment of the great enemy, he still had such leisure and elegance, Fang Li really didn't know whether to praise him or scold him?
"Then you have to listen to what Kan is talking about, why do you want to talk about it?"
Zhou Yu's tone was unhurried and calm, "These businessmen said that heavy-eared men disguised themselves as women, and took hundreds of female soldiers to disguise themselves as maidservants, escorted Li Ji to the city of Jiangguan, and calculated that it was pouring rain at night. The guard Teng Xun saw that this team was dominated by women, so he relaxed his vigilance and opened the gate to let the Jin people in. ”
Fang Li's brows slowly frowned: "It seems to be a little reliable, the rain that night was indeed heavy enough." ”
"After Chong'er took the female soldiers into Jiangguan, he stayed up until the early hours of the morning, and asked Li Ji to use the beauty trick to deceive Zhang Hu, who was patrolling the night, from the city wall, and successfully opened the city gate to welcome the Jin army into the pass, and wiped out the Yuguo soldiers in the pass." Zhou Yu said it vividly, as if he was on the battlefield.
Fang Li showed a questioning gaze: "How did the merchant know about such a rich plot?" ”
Zhou Yu spread his hands: "Yes, how did the businessman know, how did the rumors flow out?" There may be only one answer! ”
"Heavy ears released?" Fang Li somewhat believed Zhou Yu's analysis.
Zhou Yu nodded: "There is only one reason, Li Ji has a son Xi Qi who is deeply loved by Wei Zhu, which poses a serious threat to Ji Chong'er's position as the crown prince." That's why Chong'er personally conquered Jiangguan this time and planned this plan to kill two birds with one stone. ”
At this point, Fang Li was like an initiation, and his heart was clear: "Chong'er first used Li Ji to deceive and open the gate of Jiangguan to show his military talent." And then reveal the inside story, so that our army or other countries can intercept Li Ji on the road, so as to achieve the purpose of killing people with a knife? ”
Zhou Yu bent down again to trim the green pine: "Isn't this logical?" Since Chong'er is determined to get rid of Li Ji, he will definitely not be in a hurry to leave, and it is even possible to deliberately expose Li Ji's location. ”
"Li Ji is the favorite woman of the Duke of Jin, isn't she afraid of going back and being punished?"
Zhou Yu waved his hand and motioned for Fang Li to hurry up: "The lesser of two evils, compared to being robbed of the crown prince by Li Ji's mother and son in the future, and even having to worry about his life, Chong'er must gamble this time." It was precisely because he was worried about arousing the suspicion of the treacherous Zhu that Chong'er did not get rid of Li Ji with his own hands, but let out the wind and borrowed a knife to kill people. ”
"Then I'm going to go out in person, and the building will be entrusted to you and Wen Yuan!"
Without waiting for Zhou Yu to raise his head, Fang Li had already left the courtyard in a puff of smoke, and commanded Zhang Liao before going out; "Yan Liang and I went to the north of Jiangguan to carry out a secret mission, and when I was away, in addition to guarding the building with Gongjin, you must also keep an eye on Baili Susu at all times...... and his family, when necessary! ”
Zhang Liao nodded, and said with a solemn expression: "Don't worry, general, I will select eight hundred warriors to stand by later to support the general at any time." ”
"Eight hundred? It's really eight hundred! ”
Fang Li muttered in his heart, but there were only 5,000 soldiers and horses in the building, and Zhang Liao didn't have 8,000 if he wanted it!
Without further ado, Fang Li was dressed in military uniform, with an iron-tired bow on his back and a quiver on his waist, and Yan Liang selected two hundred elites to ride fast horses, and went in the direction of Chiyang overnight.
The Jiangguan Pass had been lost, and Fang Li and the others would definitely not be able to pass through, so they had to go west to Chiyang to get out of the pass, and then to the south to catch up with Li Ji.
Although this is a long journey, it saves twists and turns and dangers, if everything is as Zhou Yu expected, then Chong'er will definitely not leave with Li Ji.
Fang Li and his entourage quickly stepped up, and it took two and a half hours to arrive at Chiyang in the middle of the night.
Seeing Fang leaving and returning, Lu Yi smiled and took a letter and said: "Someone shot a letter this evening, I opened it and looked at the contents, the letter said that Chong'er took Li Ji to prepare to return to Quwo from Linquan County, and let me ambush halfway." I think most of them are fraudulent, so I don't dare to send troops. General Fang came back just in time, what do you say about this? ”
"If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get the tiger?"
Fang Li almost jumped up with excitement after hearing this, it seems that Zhou Yu has already made Chong'er's psychological guess clear, Chong'er really wants to take risks to sell Li Ji in order to consolidate his position as the crown prince, when will he not attack at this time?
Moreover, this Linquan County is located in the center of Chiyang and Jiangguan, and the distance between the two sides is almost equal, Chong'er's intention to borrow someone else's sword to get rid of Li Ji is already obvious, and Fang Li will naturally not hesitate to retreat.
"The soldiers will follow me out of the customs, and we must catch Li Ji back, and it is best to catch Chong'er too!"
Fang Liyang spurred his horse, took the lead, Yan Liang followed closely with a big knife in his hand, and led two hundred elites out of Chiyang Pass by the hazy moonlight, and galloped towards Linquan County under the leadership of the guide, vowing to capture Li Jisheng alive and turn the tide!
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