As the fighting ceases towards the end of the year, the warlords begin to recharge their batteries and lay the groundwork for the next year's turf struggle.

In the Yuzhou Thorn Mansion, Yan Xiang sat in the living room with a displeased face, it has been a month now, and Yuzhou Mu has not given him a clear answer, isn't this obviously fooling himself.

Shangguan Qing said apologetically: "It's really embarrassing to make the envoy wait for so long, my Yuzhou territory is too small, this alliance is just a matter of it." ”

After Yan Xiang listened, he snorted coldly and said: "The old man stayed in your Yuzhou for a month, and as a result, you gave me such a reply, it seems that you look down on my father-in-law." ”

"Someone is here to see you off!" Shangguan Qing didn't want to say more, now Cao Ming was in a state of injury, and Cao Cao would not agree to their request, so the only way to get the middle was to refuse.

"Farewell!" Yan Xiang put a cold ass with a hot face, the taste in his heart was very uncomfortable, he didn't expect that the generous conditions couldn't impress them, it seems that the other party should want to be self-reliant.

Yang Heng didn't say a word during the period, since he had decided to offend people, he simply didn't need to explain anymore, saying too much would make them hypocritical.

After Yan Xiang came out of the living room, Shangguan Qing sighed: "Now we are living in the middle, Yuzhou is now a wolf in the front and a tiger in the back, I don't know how long we can hold on to our 40,000 people." ”

Yang Heng's heart is also bottomless, although the Snow Wolf Army has been expanded, only 20,000 people are elite, and the remaining 20,000 people are okay to defend the city, so it is far from being able to let them go to the battlefield, and it will take a few years to form combat effectiveness, so I am afraid that the other party will send troops to fight next year.

After thinking about it, Yang Heng discussed: "Either we withdraw first, let them fight for this Yuzhou, and then we will take it back." ”

Shangguan Qing shook his head and said: "Although Yanzhou's strength is strong, it can't raise an extra army, and there is still a place for development in this Yuzhou, it's a pity to give up now, and now I can only rely on Cao Gong." ”

Shangguan Qing thought to himself that Cao Gong had 50,000 elite soldiers under his command, plus 40,000 under them, he should be able to form a larger alliance.

Yang Heng felt that it was inappropriate: "But Xuzhou has not been taken down yet, and it is not the time to attach to Cao Gong now, and Yuan Shao will not help at that time." ”

Yang Heng was really worried that it would ruin Cao Cao's affairs, after all, Cao Cao wanted to take Xuzhou, and if there was a problem in the back road, it would be completely over.

Shangguan Qing suddenly had a plan in his heart and said: "We can form an alliance with that Gongsun Zhan, now that Yuan Shao's momentum is strong, Gongsun Zhan will be defeated by him nine times out of ten, if we stand up at this time, we will definitely be able to delay Yuan Shao's attack." ”

When Yang Heng heard this, it was really a good way, on the one hand, it could strengthen the strength of Yuzhou, and on the other hand, it could also curb Yuan Shao's momentum.

Yang Heng immediately agreed: "Just do as you say, I will write a letter to Gongsun Zan in the name of the state pastor, and say that he will join forces with him to fight against Yuan Shao, and he will definitely be grateful to us." ”

The sky gradually darkened, and the city gate of Langya County was about to close, and the gatekeeper did a final inspection and chose to close the door after making sure that it was correct.

"Slow down, I want to go in!" A man wearing a hat walked over, looking like a man from the rivers and lakes, and he also carried a lot of iron guys in his hands.

"It's time, let's go back tomorrow!" The chief guarding the city gate looked at the man a few times, thinking that this guy looked dangerous, and it would be bad to let him in.

The man took out a string of copper coins and said, "I hope the official will make it convenient, I am a hunter not far from the city, because my wife suddenly became seriously ill, so I want to go into the city to grab a few medicines." ”

Shi Chang smacked his lips and said: "Your little money is not enough to call Huazi, today the master will be a good person to let you in, listen to it, don't poke out any baskets for me." ”

"Thank you, sir!" The man ran into the door in small steps, but there was no sound of footsteps.

"Boss, let him in?" A soldier was a little unwilling in his heart, he didn't get any benefits at all, and he had to open for him for a while longer.

Shi Chang looked at the man's back and snorted coldly: "Do you really think he is going to grab medicine?" I think eighty percent went to the brothel to find a woman, and last time, there was a farmer who went to the brothel with his family behind his back, and finally let his mother-in-law know about it and scolded him. ”、

"Is this door closed or not?" The armor soldier thought that it was already time, and if he didn't close the door again, it would be a violation of the law, and they couldn't afford to check it out.

Shi Chang thought for a while and said: "I think it's still closed, he may not leave tonight, I still have to accompany my daughter-in-law tonight, and I don't have time to waste time with her." ”

"Do you think he's going to be a killer?" The armor soldier wondered in his heart, that man did not look like a hunter, but like a trained person.

Shi Chang felt that something was wrong when he heard it, the man just now walked silently, which is really difficult for ordinary people to do.

Shi Chang was slightly stunned and said: "Don't say it's really a bit like a killer, maybe it's here to kill the county commander, we have to tell the county commander to do it." ”

Shi Chang and Jia Shi guessed very accurately, the person just now was indeed a killer, and he was a professional killer who had collected a lot of money.

Under the cover of the night, the killer ran all the way in the direction of Caofu, stopping from time to time to observe whether anyone was following behind.

In Cao's house, the maid was helping Cao Ming to adapt to walking, and after more than a month of conditioning, her condition finally stabilized, but her sense of balance was slightly worse.

The maid encouraged Cao Ming and said, "You have already walked very well, if people in poor health can't stand steadily, let's get here first today." ”

"You go down first!" Cao Ming felt a little tired from walking, not to mention that her physical strength had been greatly reduced due to an injury, and even ordinary walking was difficult.

Cao Ming thought to herself that during her injury, it was like having a long dream, and when she woke up, she became Lin Daiyu.

"No!" The maid left the room with a smile, but the next second she couldn't laugh, and a strange man stood in front of her, and the man's eyes were still murderous.

"Come on!" The maid didn't even let out a scream before she felt a sharp pain in her chest, and then the scenery and images in front of her blurred, and it was clear that her life had come to an end.

The killer carefully hid the maid's body, and then gently touched the outside of Cao Ming's house, he wanted to observe whether the other party was resting, usually after the lights went out, it was a good opportunity to start.

"Smack! Smack! "The two servants are coming this way, they are here to deliver medicine to Cao Ming, but they will soon follow in the footsteps of the maids, for these unarmed ordinary people, the killer can definitely kill them instantly.

Cao Ming was about to blow out the lamp and rest, when she suddenly noticed that there was some noise outside the house, and it was too quiet outside just now.

"Bang dang!" At this moment, the door was suddenly kicked open, and a man with blood on his face walked in, and there was a little fierceness in his eyes.

"Big brother, did you go to the wrong door?" Cao Ming's heart rose to his throat, this guy was obviously a killer, but his target might be someone else.

After the killer bolted the door, he sat on a stool and wiped the dagger, obviously not taking Cao Ming seriously.

After wiping it, the killer licked his mouth and said, "It seems that the target is indeed you, it is the first time I have received a job to kill a woman, and the customer who hired me has repeatedly told me not to kill you with a sharp weapon or something, it seems that you are still a person with a lot of status." ”

Cao Ming perfunctorily said to the other party: "I just said that you must have found the wrong one, I am not a person with identity, the most powerful person in this city is the county order, if you kill him, go quickly." ”

The killer didn't seem to believe her words: "A person with no identity is worth 20,000 gold, do you think this is a very small amount, and it doesn't take half to kill a state pastor." ”

"Twenty or twenty thousand gold!" Cao Ming's eyes have straightened, when did she become valuable, she seems to have become a queen in her memory, so this thing is indeed true.

Thinking of this, Cao Ming said: "I suddenly remembered one thing, you must not kill me, I am the queen!" ”

The killer was also stunned after hearing this, this 20,000 gold can be on the right number, and this deal has also lost a lot, killing the queen will have to discount a lot of yang shou, but the other party paid a deposit of 5,000 gold, if you don't kill it, it won't be a breach of contract.

Thinking of this, the killer said: "The villain is cheap, it really shouldn't kill you, or the mother will hang herself, and I will go back to pay the errand." ”

"You made me kill myself, what you said!" Cao Ming didn't expect that there were so many things about the queen, it seems that someone wanted to kill himself and choose a new queen from the new, so this killer must have been sent by Chang'an, only those thieves would have this idea.

Cao Ming thought that if she delayed a little longer, she would be able to come, because the lights in the house had not been turned off for a long time, and the nursing home patrolling outside would definitely be suspicious.

"That villain can only do it for you!" The killer took out a hemp rope from his body, and a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, the reward he got this time was enough for the rest of his life, and no one could find him when he lived in seclusion.

"I'll pay twice the price!" Cao Ming didn't want to be strangled to death, his journey had just picked up, how could he die at the hands of an assassin.

The killer took a rope around her neck and said, "Niangniang, I will let you have no pain, and you can leave with peace of mind." ”

Cao Ming didn't dare to shout at all now, because she knew that once she spoke, her breath would run faster.

Cao Ming's afterglow swept to the cloth bag on the bed, which should contain something, and then reached for the cloth bag with all his strength, and smashed it into the killer's face after getting it.

"Ahh The killer covered his face in pain and howled, he didn't expect a small cloth bag to be so hard, what was it in.

"Die!" Cao Ming smashed twice more with all her might, and did not collapse until the killer passed out, and her strength was exhausted by this time.