Chapter Seventy-Four: Hitting the Rabbit with Grass

After the day's deliberations were completed, Don't drive Zhao to appoint Qi Zhou to leave Jixian County with people and go to Guangyang, Changping, Liangxiang, Zhuoxian and other places to raise grain and grass for Liu Yu's army, while he himself continued to sit in Jixian County and deal with the daily affairs of the state.

Gongsun Ji instructed the infantry captain Xian Yuyin to block the four gates of Jixian County, impose a curfew in the city, and then send troops to search for murderers and spies, causing panic in the city.

Liu He hid in the governor's mansion to watch the movement in the city coldly on the grounds of recuperating from his injuries, and he secretly passed the news to Zhao Gai and Xian Yufu and others through Shi A and Ding Guo from time to time, while Zhao Yun was under the banner of selecting guards for Gongzi, and justifiably entered and exited the military camp of Xian Yufu and Xian Yuyin, and according to Liu He's requirements, a group of young and sturdy soldiers were carefully selected to come out as the reserve candidates for the Taifu Guard.

The attack on Childe is a major event, in addition to proving the internal instability of Jixian County, it also shows that the strength to protect Childe's safety is seriously insufficient, and it needs to be replenished as soon as possible.

What Liu He didn't expect was that under a few days of dragnet searches, in addition to arresting a group of rangers who were active in the streets and alleys of the city, two groups of people with suspicious identities and mysterious whereabouts were really discovered!

Liu He was surprised that these two groups of guys with extremely suspicious identities and extremely secretive actions did not seem to have any connection with Gongsun Ji, and they were also on guard against each other, not accomplices. At the same time, the news from Xian Yuyin proved that Gongsun Ji did not send people to attack Liu He that day, but only asked people to go to Zhao's mansion and set a fire.

In Liu He's opinion, since Gongsun Ji did not send someone to attack him that day, then this problem is serious!

Open guns are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are hard to prevent! This incident shows that there are other deadly forces hidden in the city, if these dangerous elements cannot be cleaned up, won't Liu He have to live in fear every day in the future?

Liu He immediately sent Zhao Yun, Shi A and Ding Guo to follow up and investigate, and after a battle of wits and courage, it turned out that Zhao Yun found out that one of these two groups of people was actually a spy sent by Yuan Shao to Jixian County to monitor Liu Yu as early as the beginning of the year, and the other group was a Han spy bought by the Xianbei people outside the Saiwai!

At this time, the city of Jixian was still under martial law and locked, and these two groups of people were carefully hiding everywhere, for fear that the red-eyed lieutenant Xian Yudu would be caught by the murderer. If Liu He wanted to exterminate these two groups now, it would not be difficult, it was just an order, but he did not do it.

After some deliberation, Liu He adopted Li Yan's strategy, and arranged for someone to quietly reveal the clues of these two groups of people to Gongsun Ji, who was eager for meritorious service, and then observed Gongsun Ji's reaction.

In Gongsun Mansion, a henchman is reporting his astonishing discovery to Gongsun Ji.

"Lord Qiyu, when I took a few brothers to search the streets and alleys in the west of the city today, I found a group of people with suspicious identities, these people came from Jizhou at the beginning of the year, and they seem to have something to do with Yuan Shao's side."

"Oh? There is such a thing! Could it be that they did the assassination of Liu He a few days and nights? Gongsun Ji suddenly came to his senses, and his long and narrow eyes began to shine.

"My lord, there are important things to report here!" The other henchman spoke out a little out of place.

"You also have something important to report? What's the matter? Gongsun Ji frowned and asked.

"My lord, when the little one went to the northeast of the city with a few people to search today, he found a group of nervous men, who claimed to be merchants who often went north to trade with the Wuhuan and Xianbei people, but the little ones inadvertently found that their fingers were grinding thick wivels, which were obviously left behind by often using weapons such as bows and crossbows. The adults, the small ones, think that this group of people is likely to be the ones who did it that night! ”

What the two henchmen said made Gongsun Ji fall into deep thought.

After some thought, considering that Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan were now in an alliance, Gongsun Ji decided to send someone to catch this group of people in the northeast of the city first, and find out the intention of this group of people before Xian Yuyin found out.

"Gather your men at once, and go to the northeast of the city tonight, and make sure that you catch them all!" Remember, if these people don't resist to the death, they don't have to kill the killer, they need to live the mouth! Gongsun Ji ordered.

"My lord, what should you do with the group of people in the southwest of the city?"

Gongsun Jiyin said with a smile: "Hmph, these people don't need us to worry about, but you can find a way to reveal the clues to the people under Xian Yuyin, presumably they will be happy to take Yuan Shao's people!" ”

Gongsun Ji was busy gathering his subordinates here, preparing to make a big move, and the eyeliner who was secretly staring at Gongsun Ji's Mansion quickly reported the abnormal movements in Gongsun Mansion to Xian Yuyin.

"Mr. Zhengfang, in your opinion, Gongsun Ji gathered people today, which force is this going to do?"

In the governor's mansion, Xian Yuyin looked at Li Yan, who was dressed as a servant in the mansion, with a begging face. In the past few days, Li Yan has stayed at Xian Yuyin's home, giving him advice from time to time, so that Xian Yuyin has deeply understood the bad water hidden in the belly of the reader, one more than the other!

"I think Gongsun Ji will definitely move the gang in the northeast of the city first after receiving the news that we deliberately handed over. According to various indications, it was the group of people in the northeast of the city who launched the attack on Gongzi that day and night, and this group of people was somewhat unclear with the Xianbei people in the north. ”

"If Gongsun Ji Zhen did something to these people, what kind of motive did it have?" Xian Yuyin asked a little puzzled.

"Hmph, it's nothing more than to capture these people before we start, see if we can take them for our own use, or take out the news about the northern tribes from their mouths!" Li Yan said with a disdainful expression, obviously not caring about a low-level opponent like Gongsun Ji.

While the two were talking, another subordinate sent a message to Xian Yuyin.

"Gongsun Ji, this guy is really interesting! He even sent someone to send back the news we leaked to him, and suggested that Captain Bendu immediately lead his troops to the streets and alleys in the southwest of the city to arrest the spies sent by Yuan Shao! ”

"Brother Minghui, Gongsun Ji did this, which proves that the direction he is going to do tonight is the northeast of the city. Tonight is the right time for us to close the net and take the opportunity to cut off Gongsun Ji's wings, and we can do that...... That's ......," Li Yan whispered to Xian Yuyin.

"Ha Luha, this plan is very good, not only can it catch these rat-like guys, but it can also make Gongsun Ji suffer a big loss! I'm going to arrange this operation myself! ”

After listening to Li Yan's strategy, Xian Yuyin walked out of the mansion with excitement on his face and went straight to the barracks.

In the evening, Liu He received a message from Xian Yuyin, claiming that everything had been settled and it would be clear at night.

Liu He was a little uneasy, so he called Zhao Yun, Shi A and Ding Kuang into his room, repeatedly explained and advised, and then asked them to change into clothes that were convenient for night walking and hiding, and quietly went out of the house.

At midnight that day, Xian Yuyin led 500 infantry to appear in an alley southwest of the city, and then surrounded this alley. After a door-to-door search, dozens of men in strong suits armed with swords suddenly rushed out of a seemingly ordinary courtyard, and they shouted "Kill!" Then he resolutely slaughtered the soldiers.

Xian Yuyin coldly looked at these strongmen who wanted to fight the trapped beasts not far away, and then ordered: "Crossbowmen, shoot!" ”

In an instant, hundreds of sharp, sharp crossbow arrows shot at these people like flying locusts, turning them into hedgehogs.

After a wave of crossbow arrows, Xian Yuyin ordered again: "The second team of crossbowmen prepare, shoot!" ”

Hundreds of more crossbow arrows were fired, knocking the strongmen who had already rushed to the ground one after another.

Seeing that the people not far away gradually stopped convulsing and shouting in the pool of blood, Xian Yuyin took a mouthful of phlegm, and then said to himself: "Although the method of encircling and suppressing bandits taught by Gongzi is a bit cruel and not upright enough, it is really simple and easy, and it doesn't take any brains at all. ”

"Come on, surround this courtyard for me, if there are any more people inside who rush out without saying hello, and greet them directly with crossbow arrows!"

"Listen to the people inside, Captain Bendu only shouted three numbers, if he doesn't come out with his head in his hands and surrender, I will order the courtyard here to be burned!"

"One...... Two...... Three ......" Xian Yuyin's cold voice spread far away on the long street, but no one came out to respond.

"It's so hard! But what you meet is a big boy who doesn't need any life, so you deserve to be unlucky! ”

"Throw fire!" With Xian Yuyin's order, dozens of burning torches were thrown into the courtyard and the roof, and the flames soared into the sky in an instant!

Just as the fire was burning in the southwest of the city, a raging fire suddenly burned from the northeast corner of the city, and the momentum was even more fierce than here!

At this time, the city was under curfew, and there were no other people in sight in the streets and alleys, except for the soldiers patrolling and inspecting. From time to time, one could only look up at the fire rising in the southwest and northeast corners, and guess in their hearts that something big seemed to have happened, but as for what it was, there was no way to know.

Gongsun Ji had been waiting in the palace since the beginning, and during this time, he also saw the light of the fire that occurred in the southwest of the city, and then after a while, he saw the light of the fire in the northeast corner of the city.

There was a fire in the southwest of the city, and Gongsun Ji could still understand it, but how could the northeast of the city also catch fire? Gongsun Ji suddenly had a bad thought in his heart, so he hurriedly sent a subordinate to the northeast of the city to investigate, but the subordinate was driven back by the soldiers patrolling the street not long after leaving the house.

The curfew order was under the name of Gongsun Ji and Xian in the name of UnionPay, but now it makes Gongsun Ji feel like he is cocooned and self-bound.

After waiting all night in the mansion, Gongsun Ji did not wait for the return of nearly a hundred henchmen he sent, which made his heart tighten a little.

After the curfew was lifted in the early morning, news came back from everywhere one after another, and Gongsun Ji learned that the first fire in the southwest of the city was released when Xian Yuyin personally led the team to arrest Yuan Shaonian's gang, and it is said that all the spies were either killed by random arrows or buried in the fire, and none of them escaped.

Gongsun Ji felt that Xian Yuyin was really a ruthless person, and he used such vicious means to deal with the people on Yuan Shao's side.

However, the news that really made Gongsun Ji almost vomit blood after hearing it was that Xian Yufu got the news out of nowhere that night, and actually led the cavalry to raid the east of the city, not only completely destroying his own plan, but also treating those people he sent out as suspects and carrying out indiscriminate attacks!

In other words, his henchmen in Jixian County have lost ninety percent after last night!

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