Chapter 218: Falling into the Hands of the Enemy Again
The hound chased all the way to the shore of Luoshui, turned around several times in a row, and actually lost the clue to the target, not knowing where to go next.
It seems that Li Jiangyao's method has worked, and Li Bing, who was soaked in the water, did not leave any trace of the fragrance.
The Xuanjia Army, who was in charge of chasing the prince, was naturally unwilling, and immediately led the dog to hurriedly cross the Tianjin Bridge and went to the other side to continue the search. However, to their disappointment, the hound, which had a keen sense of smell, could not find any clues, and only wandered back and forth in the riverside area without any gain.
Xie Bao, who personally led the team to come, finally polished his patience, and couldn't help but scold the stupid dog on the spot. He was teased and tossed by the people of the Reverse Scale Division for a whole day, and he also had a fight with the soldiers of Xiangzhou Mansion in the middle, and he was already exhausted, tired and angry at this time. As soon as the bull's temper came up, he simply waved his hand and led his subordinates back to the camp to sleep.
The prince is not looking for it, what is the love!
To be honest, it can be regarded as Li Bing's luck. Fortunately, Xie Bao is in charge of the overall situation here, if Di Xian is replaced, the situation will definitely be completely different.
Di Xian would never be like Xie Bao, who was paranoid about the ability of the hound to pull his crotch, but immediately guessed that the prince probably escaped by water, and then sent troops to take a boat to continue tracking along Luoshui in both directions upstream and downstream.
In that case, whether Li Bing can get out of danger safely is probably between five and five.
Li Jiangyao, who was hiding on the roof, saw the Xuanjia Army stop and leave in a huff, and finally let go of the heart that had been hanging.
He cautiously climbed to the ground, dodged several teams of patrols one after another, and returned to Wang Hai's small courtyard through the streets and alleys.
As soon as he entered the hospital, Luo Jiankun and others, who had been waiting for a long time, greeted him and reported to him the situation of Xiahou Ninghan. When he heard that the boat carrying the prince had successfully left the East Gate Sluice Gate and left Luoyi and sailed downstream, Li Jiangyao showed a pleased smile: "Brothers, we have succeeded!" ”
The spies present could not hide their excitement, with smiles on their resolute faces and moist eyes.
Just yesterday, there were still a large number of masters of the Reverse Scale Division gathered in this small courtyard, in order to rescue the prince, regardless of life and death, running around, but at this time, only these people were left, silently enjoying the joy of victory.
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Li Jiangyao woke up from sleep, and although he felt that his physical strength had fully recovered, he was still a little nervous.
He was worried about Murong Xue.
Previously, in order to ensure Li Bing's safety, Li Jiangyao single-handedly planned a secret plan for the golden cicada to come out of its shell, and Chang Xiong, the anti-scale commander, and his flying cavalry guards were actually bait to lure away the enemy.
Only Chang Xiong and a few anti-scale officials knew about this matter, and the vast majority of people, including Murong Xue, did not know about it.
Unknowing, it means that there is a danger of being sacrificed.
According to the original plan, as long as the team escorting the "false prince" successfully passed through the vast dense forest area west of Luoyi and drove onto the spacious gallop road, if they still did not see the pursuers of the Xuanjia Army, it would basically be out of danger.
At that time, Chang Xiong explained the real situation to everyone, threw off the carriage, and the whole road accelerated forward, straight to the safe area controlled by the imperial court. And Xiao Wu, who was traveling with the team, immediately turned around and sneaked back to the Eastern Capital to report Li Jiangyao's safety.
Calculating the time, if everything went well, Xiao Wu should have come back by now, but now the sun is starting to turn west, but there is no news of the child.
Li Jiangyao couldn't help but be secretly worried.
He called Luo Jiankun and ordered to send someone to the city gate to inquire about the news, but if it didn't work, he went out of the city directly and went to the west to greet him. Unexpectedly, Xiao Luo told him that the brothers had already arranged to do these things, but unfortunately there was no gain.
While the two were talking, an agent suddenly came to report that there was finally movement at the gate of the city - a large number of pursuers of the Xuanjia Army had returned to the city!
Returning with them were dozens of wounded Reverse Scale Flying Riders, as well as Murong Xue of the East Palace, Zhan Shi, who had just escaped from prison and fell into the hands of the enemy again.
As soon as he heard the news, Li Jiangyao screamed in his heart and hurriedly asked for details.
The spy replied that according to the eyeliner of the Xuanjia army, the pursuers led by Di Xian caught up with the flying cavalry thirty miles outside the city. Dian Jun Changxiong didn't expect the other party to find it so accurately and come so quickly, and in desperation, he had to command his soldiers and horses to block on the spot. However, the disparity between the forces of the enemy and us was too great, and the Xuanjia Army surrounded Changxiong and them with several times the advantage, and fought fiercely for more than an hour, and finally subdued all the Reverse Scale Flying Cavalry, and Murong Xue was unfortunately injured and arrested.
Li Jiangyao's heart sank when he heard this, but when he saw the anti-scale spies around him at a loss, he immediately smiled again: "Hey, there's nothing to worry about!" As the saying goes, good spirits are not bad spirits, Lord Chang They were bitten by the Xuanjia Army, and they were originally in our consideration, so you don't have to be depressed. Thinking about it the other way, it was also thanks to them that they attracted the attention of the main force of the enemy army, which gave His Royal Highness the Crown Prince a chance to leave safely. Now, let's not worry too much and continue to prepare to save people. ”
Seeing that Li Jiangyao was still talking and laughing, the original feeling of uneasiness suddenly calmed down a little, and Luo Jiankun bowed slightly: "What the adults said is right." Objectively speaking, the current situation is also part of the plan, and the brothers sacrificed their lives for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, all of which were their duty and died as they deserved. As for rescuing General Murong, should you first contact the adults scattered around the city? ”
Li Jiangyao agreed: "We must quickly inform them of the new situation." I'll leave this matter to you, and the rest of the brothers will still stay here to rest and be on standby. I'll take advantage of this moment to go to Taifu's Mansion first to feel the situation. ”
Luo Jiankun and the others knew that he was worried about Murong Xue's safety, so he had to take the risk alone. However, everyone has also seen Li Jiangyao's martial arts, and it is estimated that he is more powerful than Shen Lie in Changshi, so he didn't dissuade him too much, but just told him to be careful, and he should consider his own safety first in everything.
Li Jiangyao nodded in agreement, greeted everyone, turned around and walked out of the small courtyard directly, and went straight to the Taifu Mansion in Chengfufang, Luoyi.
At this time, the sky has gradually darkened, and it is more convenient to sneak in and investigate. Li Jiangyao found a relatively secluded place, looked around to see that no one was paying attention, suddenly lifted his breath and plunged, and easily climbed over the wall of the Taifu Mansion.
Since Xie Guang personally went to the front line to supervise the battle, and his elite soldiers also accompanied him, the guard of the Taifu Mansion was far less strict than before. In addition, Xie Bao in the town guard mansion is a careless and conceited person, so even after experiencing the chaos in the whole city yesterday, the Taifu Mansion at this time is still a little relaxed and slack.
In this way, it is cheaper for Li Jiangyao.
As the chief spy of the Pegasus Scout Battalion, Li Jiangyao is naturally as familiar with such things as infiltrating the enemy camp and reconnoitring intelligence. Rich experience and courage make him feel like no one in the Taifu Mansion. Li Jiangyao paid attention to the movements around him, while tiptoeing forward, sometimes jumping on the ridge of the house, sometimes burrowing into the trees, under the cover of the dark night, he easily avoided the generals and servants in the mansion, and soon came to the vicinity of the main hall of the Taifu Mansion.
He was crouching behind a large bush beside the gable, and was considering whether to turn over and go upstairs in order to observe his surroundings, when he suddenly heard a voice from the cloister not far away: "Hey, I said you are nimble with your hands and feet!" Why don't you hurry up and inform the kitchen to prepare food? ”
Another voice complained: "Preparing food again? General Di, didn't they just finish their meal? ”
"Where is all this nonsense? Isn't the kid itchy again? It was Lord Lao who came back from the front line, so he dismounted and entered the house. Leopard Shuai ordered, hurry up and prepare wine and good food to catch the wind. Delay the adults to eat, watch your ass! ”
"Oh, I see. Brother, raise your noble hand, don't find fault with your younger brother. After a while, the meal is ready, where is it served? Is it still a small ballroom? ”
"No, send it to Tingyuxuan. Master Lao said that he would rest for a while, and then he would meet an important prisoner at Tingyuxuan, and when the time came, he would just ask questions while eating and drinking. ”
Hearing this, Li Jiangyao couldn't help but feel a secret move in his heart: Lao Jianhua is back? Is he going to meet an important prisoner? Could it be Murong Xue?
When he was in the ghost desert of Western Xinjiang, he had a relationship with Lao Jianhua, and later listened to Shen Lie specifically talk about Lao Jianhua's various bad deeds, so he was very impressed by this old guy. Unexpectedly, after a few years of hard work, they actually ran into each other again at this time and in this place.
Li Jiangyao knows very well that as the chief strategist under Xie Guang, Lao Jianhua has come up with a lot of conspiracies, whether it is the imperial capital incident or the prince being trapped, there is his shadow behind the scenes. At this time, this guy hurriedly returned to Luoyi from the front line, and most of the time nothing good happened.
It is very likely that Lao Jianhua came for the prince, and the prisoner he was anxious to see was naturally the prince's cronies and his old rival - Murong Xue of the East Palace.
Li Jiangyao was just right, and hurriedly jumped out from behind the bushes where he was hiding, and left quickly along the corridor.
Listening to Yuxuan, it is a water pavilion located in the back garden of Taifu Mansion. Facing the pond on three sides and connected to the garden on one side, it is cleverly designed and has a pleasant view.
Just now, Li Jiangyao took advantage of the unpreparedness of others, took a hand to grab a passing servant, and asked Ming Tingyuxuan's location with a little means. Then he knocked the little guy unconscious, tied it up firmly, stuffed his mouth with strips of rags, and threw it directly into a gap in a rockery.
If you don't look carefully, you will never be found.
After everything was cleaned up, Li Jiangyao continued to act quickly, and slipped into Tingyuxuan before Lao Jianhua and the others arrived. He looked around at no one, shook his body, and quickly climbed the wide beams like a ghost.
It just so happened that Li Jiangyao hid his body, and there were mixed footsteps in the distance. Just a little bit of effort, Lao Jianhua came.