The icy river breeze blew by, stabbing people's cheeks painfully, but Wang Xu, who was standing on the boat, was sweating on his forehead, all because of nervousness.

The boat was very fast, and in a short time it was already approaching the north bank of the Yellow River.

Because Zhang Chao had sent someone to inform him in advance, there were many people waiting on the shore at this moment, and by the light of the fire over there, Wang Xu clearly saw that the first person was Xun You, who had often met in Luoyang and had a good time.

He was dressed in Confucian costume, wearing a high crown, and his demeanor was even more than in the past.

Before he had time to sigh about life, Xun Yu over there took the lead in laughing heartily, and shouted at Zhang Chao, who was standing on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back: "I don't know why Lingzi is so troubled that he forced Your Excellency to cross the river overnight?" ”

"Hey!" Zhang Chao pretended to sigh helplessly. "The Lu of the Eater, the Worry of the Divider, I saw some strange things today, but I couldn't figure it out, so I could only come and ask Gongda."

"Son, what do you say? How to ask for advice, just consult with one another. Xun You said modestly.

The boat then docked, Zhang Chao did not rush to talk to Xun You, but turned to the guards and said: "You can rest in the camp, but you must not run around, if anyone disturbs the order in the camp, it will be dealt with by military law." ”

"No!"

The pro-soldiers responded in unison, while Wang Xu and Zhou Zhi stood in the middle, blocked by the soldiers outside, just for show.

Xu You glanced at these pro-soldiers, and did not have any doubts, and greeted Zhang Chao warmly and said: "Zi He, it is windy on the river, it is better to go into the camp and drink a cup of hot tea, and discuss slowly!" ”

"Thank you!"

"Huh! And rightfully so. ”

The two politely invited each other to leave, and the soldiers who accompanied them also left, but one of the two generals who followed Xun Yu stayed behind.

Both of these generals were formidable. It is Cao Chun and Cao Zhen's uncle and nephew. It's a pity that Cao Chun and Cao Zhen are nominally uncles and nephews. But in fact, there is not much age difference between the two.

Of course, Wang Xu knew the two of them, and saw Cao Chun following Xun You to greet Zhang Chao to leave, but Cao Zhen stayed, and his heart couldn't help but burst, and he buried his head down slightly.

Cao Zhen glanced at this group of pro-soldiers, and was not too stern, but said gently: "You and the others are all General Zhang's cronies, so you can go to the camp in the east to rest." If necessary, ask the soldier on duty. ”

"Thank you, General Cao!"

In fact, there are not many people in the guards who know the identities of Wang Xu, only the leading tun chief knows, and the others only know that a few of them are newcomers, although they have doubts in their hearts, but after all, they are the people brought in by Zhang Chao personally, and they, the cronies and soldiers who have followed Zhang Chao for many years, naturally will not say anything.

It is precisely because they don't know the situation that everyone seems very calm, and there is nothing abnormal when facing Cao Zhen.

"Hmm!" Cao Zhen nodded. didn't say anything more, and went away with a team of men and horses behind him.

Wang Xu and several people were mixed in with many pro-soldiers. Soon came to the open space in the east of the camp to rest, just sat down for a while, the leading tun commander was still waiting for the opportunity, but the soldiers began to chat with each other, as a newcomer Wang Xu, of course, received attention, especially two newcomers who were extremely handsome.

"Hey! Brother, what did you grow up eating, why do you look so handsome? ”

Zhang Ning, who was sitting quietly, was suddenly asked, and he didn't know how to answer, so he was silent.

"Why don't you speak? In the future, we will be a brother, exchange feelings! The man was obviously extremely enthusiastic, and as he spoke, he wanted to put his hand on Zhang Ning's shoulder.

But this was originally a very ordinary move, but Zhang Ning suddenly gave way to the side a few steps.

The man froze there in embarrassment for a moment. "What's wrong with you?"

At the same time, the people around also looked over, and looked at Zhang Ning with a little not so good-looking, after all, they are all Zhang Chao's personal soldiers, they have been with each other for many years, and their feelings are very deep.

Fortunately, at this time, the tun chief noticed this qiē and hurriedly shouted: "During the mission, you are not allowed to talk nonsense, you are not allowed to look left and right, sit quietly for me, and go back and talk slowly if you have something." ”

His order suddenly made Zhang Ning breathe a long sigh of relief, and Wang Xu and the others also eased up a little, if Zhang Ning spoke out, it would be over, her beautiful female voice like a yellow warbler out of the valley could be heard by everyone, and the distance was too close, and if she observed too carefully, maybe she would be exposed.

Soon, in the midst of the crowd's meditation, the opportunity came.

When the time for the changing of the guard of the soldiers on duty arrived, this time was the most chaotic time in the barracks, and it was also the time when the number of people out of the camp was the largest, and groups of soldiers went to all directions to take over the secret posts hidden in all directions.

The tun chief seized the opportunity, ran to negotiate with the soldiers guarding the camp, and quickly walked back, inadvertently gave Wang Xu a look, and said in a deep voice: "Do any of you want to go to the toilet?" Hands! ”

"Huh!"

Surprisingly, not only Wang Xu, but almost one-third of them raised their hands to say that they wanted to go to the toilet.

The tun chief reacted quickly, and then pointed to Wang Xu and the others: "You, you, you, and the two of you, follow me all the way." The rest of the people also divided into two groups, and returned within a quarter of an hour, and heard nothing. ”

"Yes!"

Wang Xu and the others didn't say anything, just stood up quietly, lowered their heads and followed behind the chief.

The group quickly left the camp, came to a secluded corner, hurriedly looked around, and found that there was no one else, and then the tun chief said eagerly: "General Wang, you are looking for a secluded direction to go north, I just asked, only the north hinterland has the least secret posts, if anyone asks, you will report to General Cao Zhen's order to inspect, the code is Huwei." ”

"Understood, thank you!"

"The general is serious." The tun commander smiled, and then said in a hurry: "But the general must be fast, if you miss this large-scale changing of guard, even if you don't find out your identity, you can easily be mistaken for a deserter." ”

"I understand, you go back!"

"Then take care, General!"

"Take care!"

Seeing that the tun chief turned around and left, Wang Xu turned his head abruptly and said to everyone: "Wanqing, you come to identify the safer way, go quickly!" ”

Without answering, the group hurried towards the secluded area under the cover of darkness.

At this time, the tun chief, who had quickly returned to the camp, breathed a sigh of relief. began to wait for the return of the pro-soldiers.

Soon. Everybody's here. But to the surprise of the other soldiers, the newcomers surprisingly did not come back, and they suddenly began to talk to each other and whisper.

But before they could come up with a reason, the tun chief had already lowered his face and swept his gaze over everyone. "Brothers, grieve me. From now on, no one is allowed to speak, no matter who asks, absolutely no one is allowed to speak. ”

“……”

Silence, absolute silence, some people are still confused, but some people are already faintly aware, but loyal they know what to do now.

Shortly thereafter, Zhang Chao and Xun You came together, and Xun You still looked eager. followed by Cao Chun.

"Zi He, you have made a great contribution this time."

Zhang Chao followed behind him. A puzzled look on his face. "Gongda, what's going on, why are you so eager when I just mentioned that formation."

"Zi and you only know the military formation, but you don't know the strange formation, if it is exactly according to what you said, that formation is a maze that misleads people, and it just so happens that Wang Ziyang is missing in this area, as expected, he must be hiding there."

"This ......" Zhang Chao's face was full of horror, and then he looked more eager than Xun You: "Oh, in this way, I almost missed a big thing, if Wang Ziyang escapes, how can I substitute for the main bus." ”

In this regard, Xun You was confident, waved his hand and said: "It's okay, he can't sneak across the Yellow River, then he can't run far, wait for me to catch him!" ”

The group hurriedly took a boat to the south bank of the Yellow River, and Zhang Chao led Xun You to immediately rush to Wang Xu's suspicious array.

After a little observation, Xun You turned left and right, walked dozens of steps, and came to the place where Wang Xu and others were hiding before, and saw the remaining traces.

Zhang Chao's face was full of tears, and he said anxiously: "Gongda, Gongda, I didn't expect that I missed a great opportunity." ”

"The son doesn't need to blame himself, it's not your fault." Xun You looked at it calmly, frowned for a moment, and said urgently: "Immediately send someone to explore the homes of all the fishermen around, tap the boat, and see if there is anything abnormal." Wang Xu is hiding here, he must be trying to smuggle in, and the fishing boat is the only thing he can grab. ”

"Yes, yes, yes, fishing boats!" Zhang Chao pretended to be panicked, and immediately ordered someone to investigate quickly.

After a short time, the fisherman's family was found, and the fisherman's family was still tied to the bed.

Zhang Chao rushed before Xun Yu and asked anxiously: "How many people remember who tied you here?" ”

The family had long been frightened by the strange things that had happened one after another, and now that they had seen such a big battle, they were all terrified and frightened, and they quickly told what they knew.

Xun You, Cao Chun and others all listened quietly, but Zhang Chao had already planned and was not alarmed, and his face was the same as theirs.

When this family said that they had heard that someone had come to see Wang Xu, Xun You's brows finally furrowed,

The corner of Zhang Chao's eyes swept inadvertently, and he preemptively asked in an extremely solemn and dull tone: "Have you ever heard them talking, what is that person's name?" ”

"No, then I heard footsteps in the distance, and I don't know what they said."

Zhang Chao didn't ask again, but turned to Xun You and said, "Gongda, it seems that this Wang Xu has someone to answer!" ”

"No, it shouldn't be an answer." Xun You's eyes flashed, and he quickly deduced: "If it is answered, then Wang Ziyang will definitely contact outside, and he will not let this fisherman hear anything at all, someone should take the initiative to help, and this person should be from our own camp." ”

Zhang Chao had long expected that Xun You would think of this, and his heart was not shocked, but his face was pretending to be horrified: "It's not a good thing, several of us are here, no one controls the affairs of the army, if that person is really a person in our army, if you take advantage of this time to smuggle him in, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

Xun You's face changed then, and he was about to speak, but Zhang Chao had already preemptively ordered the casual generals: "Wait for the hurry back to the camp, strictly order the whole army, no one is allowed to cross the river, no matter what the reason, all secret posts and sentry posts are all under martial law." ”

"No!"

As everyone obeyed the order, Zhang Chao turned his head impatiently, with a bitter look on his face. "Gongda, there is a problem in our army this time, if Wang Xu is let go, the lord will definitely be punished, how can this be good! Ay! ”

Xun You saw that Zhang Chao dealt with it in a timely manner, and did not interject, and when he heard this, he sighed and comforted: "Don't be so frustrated, it's not all your fault this time, there are people inside who defect to the enemy, and it is impossible to prevent it, just deal with it in time." Even if something really happens, the lord will forgive him after he figures it out. ”

"The character of the lord, coupled with his importance to Wang Ziyang, if he is angry, maybe he will be annoyed for a while, and he will order ......" As he spoke, Zhang Chao waved his palm lightly and made a killing posture.

"This ......" Xun You hesitated, he also understood Cao Cao's character, when he was angry, he was often more impulsive, but after killing, when he calmed down, he regretted it very much, so there were not a few people who died in vain.

After thinking about it, he said solemnly: "Zihe, you are a great talent, you can't bend to death like this, now I don't know if Wang Ziyang has successfully escaped, it is better to prepare with both hands, you leave the future affairs here to me for the time being, you immediately rush to Jiyin now, look for Wen Ruo, first let the ministers intercede with the lord, and have a preparation in your heart, so that even if something really happens, you will show up in person to ask for guilt, and the lord can accept it." ”

People who are familiar with Cao Cao know that as long as he passes the hurdle in his heart and does not give an order immediately, then after the matter is over, his mind is very broad-minded, and he will hardly care about the past.

Zhang Chao knew that the plan had been accomplished, but his face was full of gratitude, and he saluted deeply: "Thank you Gongda for saving me." ”

"Zi and what is this, everyone is a minister in the same dynasty, all of them are for the great cause of the lord, for the world, there is no need to be so polite, you can return to Jiyin quickly, and leave it to me here."

"Good!" Zhang Chao nodded, stared at Xun You deeply, and without any hesitation, in his smile, he took his own soldiers and left quickly...... (To be continued......)