Chapter 327: The Praying Mantis Catches the Cicada, and the Yellow Sparrow is Behind
In the middle of the gate of Linzi City, Tao Ying saw the scene of waiting outside the city, and the sound of killing in the city shook the sky, and for a time he had the will to die.
Without him, Tao Ying, who was surrounded by soldiers in the trapped camp outside the city, "knew", a kind of ridiculous emotion after being betrayed by someone who believed in it, filled Tao Ying's heart.
If it was really as Kong Rong and even himself had despised before, and only thought that Lu Bu was just a reckless man, how could he kill **, save the Son of Heaven, get the land of Qingxu and Xuzhou, and be crowned a hussar general in just two years? How could it be that the troops of the rear base camp could be easily evacuated and given an opportunity to take advantage of out of thin air?
Seeing Kong Rong, who was lying on Wang Yue's back at this moment, and fled in a hurry, it was obvious that the layout of the city that had been declared foolproof before also ended in failure, and eighty percent was also like himself, seeing that the "victory" was coming, but he was stunned by reality, and I don't know if this is what Kong Rong used to say, and the organs were exhausted and the means were exhausted before the goal was achieved, but in the end it could only end up swallowing the bitter fruit? Doesn't this know what happened to Lu Bu predicted by Kong Rong, why did this bad luck finally befall him and others.
Seeing that Kong Rong was approaching, it was difficult to hide the stunned look on an old face, as if he didn't expect things to develop to this point, and the two people who saw the old Tao family's mortal enemies were called righteous by Kong Rong, and they also wanted to rely on it to Linzi, and even took themselves as a "big gift" to befriend Tao Ying, who only sneered at this time.
"Second son, no!" Perhaps seeing that Tao Ying's slow movement of raising the sword was too weird, the Tao family guards who were originally guarding Tao Ying's side thought that they were supporting Tao Ying finally discovered Tao Ying's abnormality. Originally, Chen Bing was out of the camp, but he didn't continue to move, just stared coldly at the dozen or so people in the city gate, like a cat playing with a mouse, just watching coldly, the pressure was already big enough. This time, the second son of his own son came out like this again. The two Tao family guards who were close were ready to strike at any time.
"Don't worry! If you don't see the famous and famous, Kong Wenju who has a set of bright and secret sets will not easily seek death! Tao Ying was about to put the long sword on his neck, but after seeing Kong Rong's face clearly, he slowly put it down, the gloomy color on his face became more and more gloomy, and he said with a sneer.
"Zicheng, why are you here? Didn't the volunteers come as promised? That's it, I didn't think that Lu Bu had already made arrangements, which caused our plan to fall short, so we had to get out of the city as soon as possible! Kong Rong has countless pursuers behind him, and he has long lost the demeanor of the former leader of the literary world, the saint's family, after coming to Tao Ying's side and being put down by Wang Yue, his gray hair was scattered and he didn't have time to comb it, and he didn't even find Tao Ying's strange appearance in the coma, and he hoped to be able to take advantage of Tao Ying's strong guards to protect himself.
"Volunteers? Scold! Tao Ying's face showed a smile, it looked pale and weird under the reflection of the snow, seeing that Kong Rong was still talking to himself as usual at this time, as if nothing had happened, I didn't know whether to laugh at Kong Rong's actions was too ridiculous, or should I hate myself for not seeing that Kong Rong was such a person before, and he didn't have the slightest intention of moving troops outside the city, but he was murderous and pressed the trapped soldiers of the "righteous soldiers" who didn't even dare to breathe, Tao Ying smiled and said to Kong Rong: " Isn't the so-called volunteer soldier of Wenju outside the city at this time? I see that Wen Jugong is surprised why Tao's shaft is still alive now, right? ”
"Huh? What does Zicheng mean by this? Regarding Tao Ying's attitude, Kong Rong unexpectedly showed a very surprised look. Originally, under the half-concealment of the city gate, Kong Rong also vaguely saw the soldiers in black clothes and armor under the thick night outside the city, and Kong Rong, who was worried about the pursuit of the enemy and blocked the enemy for a while, did not notice Tao Ying's strange appearance for a while, and asked in a daze.
"Humph! Aren't the so-called righteous soldiers of Wen Jugong exactly those thieves who have been captured by all of them? Tao Ying saw that Kong Rong had arrived at this time, but he still pretended to be disgusting and suspicious, and his voice suddenly became a lot colder.
"What did Zicheng say? What thieves? It's supposed to be General Cao's army in Yanzhou, right? Didn't you Tao Zicheng personally go to contact the envoy sent to Qingzhou by General Cao? Why is it all here, still talking nonsense? Kong Rong was also a little angry, when is this, the chasing soldiers behind him are coming, Tao Ying still has the heart to talk nonsense here, and suddenly he doesn't care about what secrecy is cautious, he almost wants to put aside the face of what Lao Shizi Confucianism and what family, and drag Tao Ying's neck, who is obviously frightened and confused, to speak.
"What...... What the? This time, it was Tao Ying's turn to be surprised. Just now, I was still hating Kong Rong for wanting to borrow a knife to kill someone, but this time I heard what Kong Rong said. Kong Rong said it well, because Kong Rong's identity was too special before, it was not good to show traces in Linzi too often, including some contacts with Cao ** and his eldest brother pottery merchant, and indeed he Tao Ying himself has been in charge.
It's just that Zhang Min and Yu Fang, who obviously have a big enmity with the Tao family, why did they get involved with Cao **? Could it be that he Cao **, he hasn't given up on Qingzhou?
However, no matter what Tao Ying thinks at this time, the most important thing at the moment is that he and Kong Rong have been wrapped in dumplings by Lu Bu's army, which seems to have suddenly appeared, and they are trapped in the doorway of the north gate of Linzi, and they can't advance or retreat, but how to get out?
Kong Rong naturally saw his current situation clearly. There is also a bit of Tao Ying's general mind in his heart. also roughly understood Cao **'s thoughts. It's nothing more than wanting to be that, and wanting to set up an archway, the coveting of Qingzhou in his heart and the dilemma of grabbing methods, so that Cao ** actually sent someone who seems to have nothing to do with Yanzhou, and even one of them has a big enmity with Cao ** to "cooperate" with himself, if Lu Bu really makes a bad move and is succeeded by Kong, Cao ** will naturally laugh in the name of the Son of Heaven, even if it doesn't work, in fact, there is no loss for Cao **. And it can be skimmed cleanly, even if some people suspect that this is Cao **'s trick, then Cao ** can also talk to this "righteous man" sent by Cao **, one used to be the remnant of the Yellow Turban, and the other is a rebel general in Xuzhou, but it is just to pay two inconsequential heads, and the benefits are all accepted by Cao **, and the left and right are invincible, no wonder Cao ** Since being set up as Yanzhou Mu, Cao ** can build the hinterland of the Central Plains like an iron bucket in a short period of time, just for this means of calculation, It's not that he was forced to "find another way" in desperation, and Kong Rong could only learn the behavior of Situ Wang Yun, who eventually died. However, looking at the current situation, I didn't expect that even Cao **, who had such a "good idea", finally only got out of the way, and for this "loss", it is estimated that he could only knock out his teeth and swallow blood, gritted his teeth and admitted it.
But what's the use of talking about that now? Obviously, whether it is himself or that Cao **, maybe according to Tao Ying, Tao Qian's eldest son Tao Shang, who was "firmly" chaining Lu Bu's army at Yuan Shu at this time, was still excited to think that he had won the plan, and he had already fallen into Lu Bu's scheme.
Think about how high-spirited you are before you act. Linzi is empty, except for some city defense soldiers who have been brushed down, but there is only Gao Shun, the leader of the trapped camp who has no trapped camp. No matter how high the ability is, in Kong Rong's eyes, how can he compete with the "army" of Cao **'s volunteers outside the city! What's more, at that time, he will have Lu Bu's family in his hands as a killer weapon, and I believe that even if there is really an accident, it will not hurt at all. This time, Qingzhou, which will be stolen by Lu Bu, should be regarded as a gift to the Son of Heaven, so that the Son of Heaven can recognize the true face of this ungrateful and unrighteous man, and he is really full of enthusiasm when he thinks about it.
It wasn't until Kong Rong led the way to exploit the loopholes of Qingzhou's exile policy, relying on his identity as a great sacrificial wine in Qingzhou's governance, and secretly under the guise of enriching the servants of the Jixia Academy, he gathered the headquarters guards recruited in Beihai, and when Wang Yue's master and apprentice went to "take" his talisman, he felt a little bit wrong.
Qin Xu's mansion is empty! Wang Yue's senior disciples, led by Shi A, walked around it twice, but they didn't find half a figure, which already made Kong Rong feel a little vigilant in his heart. And in Lu Bu's mansion, which was only a few dozen steps away, Kong Rong really understood what it meant to kill himself.
Lu Bu's Governor's Mansion was like an abyss in the dark night, without the slightest movement, and Wang Yue's high-ranking disciples also imitated the routine of exploring Qin Xu's Mansion again with the intention of not alarming anyone, but this time they were silent as soon as they entered.
Just as Wang Yuesheng, who was guarding Kong Rong outside, was about to speak out to warn, he saw that the door of Lu Bu's mansion slowly opened by itself in the dark night. Although Kong Rong was also a little frightened in his heart, after all, if he didn't figure out what happened, I am afraid that Kong Rong would not be willing in his life.
As a result, Kong Rong was indeed willing......
Just when Kong Rong's literati's stubborn surname flagged at an inopportune time and insisted on stepping into Lu Bu's mansion to take a look, with a few slight sounds of flint rubbing, a dazzling torch suddenly lit up in the already dark mansion. A person who was absolutely unthinkable to Kong Rong, he was sitting in front of the shadow wall of the front hall, facing the shocked Kong Rong, with a sneer on his face.
Almost everyone around Kong Rong was stunned, that is, Wang Yue, the world's number one swordsman, saw the opportunity quickly, and after the arrows in the hands of the archers who were lying on both sides of the sudden torches were stunned at the beginning, he almost subconsciously made a move that almost stunned everyone on both sides, and he actually picked up Kong Rong and ran away without saying a word. It was avoided that the embarrassing thing of Kong Rong, who had "bad intentions", was arrested.
However, this also made Kong Rong's little prejudice against Wang Yue disappear suddenly. Although he was lying on Wang Yue's back to "escape", his mind was all thrown on this incredible situation.
Lu Bu is back!? And it was a sudden appearance without any news! I didn't hear any wind before!
It's really unbelievable, this is by no means a trick that Lu Bu, who is known as the world's number one fierce general, the world's tiger, and has always been known for his force, can come up with! Even if he, Lu Fengxian, had once served as the chief bookkeeper of the march in the Bingzhou Army, he would never have come up with such a link being linked to the other, and when he thought that Lu Bu had already entered the trap, he had already fallen into Lu Bu's trap. It must have been the ploy of his advisors, but who could it be?
Even if it has reached the point where he can't advance or retreat at the moment, Kong Rong still can't help but want to know who he is defeated, even if he is immediately beheaded by Lu Bu, he must be a ghost! Is it Guo Jia, a son of a poor family who is young and has ** behavior, but is regarded as the mastermind by Lu Bu, and who leads the troops abroad to counsel the military aircraft and never leaves him? It is unlikely, Kong Rong has a detailed understanding of the high-level civil and military forces under Lu Bu in order to know himself and his opponent, although Guo Jia can be called an exhaustive strategy, but after all, he is good at military strategy, and often nips possible dangers in the bud, and like now, after filling people's "hopes", the "next work" strategy that is ruthlessly pierced will not be made by Guo Jia, who is whimsical, traceless, and ethereal.
Or was it Jia Xu, who was once defeated by Lu Bu and was once trusted by Dong Zhuo as a confidant? Although Kong Rong has lackluster information on Jia Xu, but Jia Xu's sense of existence is really lacking since he returned to Qingzhou, and this involves the movement of military forces, and dares to leave an "empty city" to lure the enemy, even if it is really from Jia Xu's hands, it is strange that Lu Bu will easily adopt it.
Could it be that it's him again!?
Kong Rong suddenly seemed to have a relationship with someone, and suddenly looked back, and saw a young figure among the pursuers who were already approaching this place behind him. (To be continued.) )