Guan Lin and Li Lian have set some special numbers, corresponding to special tasks.

This is only when it is very important, when Li Cong and the people in the beggar gang cannot meet, or it is inconvenient to meet, will the people in the beggar gang be written in some inconspicuous places that Li Cong will pass by.

The corresponding numbers range from one to nine.

They are "Ding does not hook", "show not small", "Wang does not stand", "crime is not wrong", "I do not mouth", "I do not fork", "soap is not white", "no knife", "kui is not head", "needle is not gold!" ”

The immediate effect of these words lies in the first word...

For example, the word "Ding" in "Ding does not hook" is the "one" at the top, and the "show" of "not small" is the "two" at the top;

"Sin" is the "four" above;

The "needle" is the "ten" on the right.

From these "words", the corresponding numbers can be intercepted, which is both concealed and can convey some information, similar to Morse code.

In order to prevent Li Cong's misremembering and confusing memory, Guan Lin's "Collection of Poems" given to Li Cong can also find the corresponding action of the number through a special engraving.

However, Li Lian's memory is not bad, and it was reflected at once.

At this moment, while looking at the number of "ninety-five-two-seven", he inserted it with his foot.

For a while, he recalled what he had talked to Guan Lin about when he was in Gangneung.

At that time, the two talked about the topic of "trust".

In Li Li's understanding, if you want to complete the task, you only need to gain the trust of Cao Cao and Cao Zhi.

However, in Guan Lin's plan, he directly proposed a completely new idea, or a controversy... That is to gain the trust of "Xiahoudun"...

In this way, it is equivalent to gaining the trust of the entire Cao Wei clan.

At that time, Guan Lin was telling Li Cong about Xiahoudun's personality in detail.

——Frugal and honest.

Cao Cao gave Xiahoudun a reward of more than one million, but Xiahoudun distributed all of them to the soldiers...

It is one of the few people in Cao Wei's camp who does not own industry.

In addition, he assisted Cao Cao in determining the world, but he would rather be the "Fubo General" canonized by Wei, than the "General of the World's Soldiers and Horses" canonized by Han!

It can be seen from here that Xiahoudun has been defeated repeatedly, whether he is brave or not, but... It cannot be denied that he is a pure and extreme person, and his heart is all dedicated to Wei without reservation.

It is precisely for this reason that Guan Lin told Li Li that he must find the right time and find ways to contact Xiahoudun, and it is best to show him kindness and gain his trust.

This will be crucial for Li Wei to grasp the power of Cao Wei step by step and implement the plan to disintegrate Cao Wei step by step.

As for the number "Nine-Five-Twenty-Seven", the corresponding action is... Get close to Xiahoudun and gain Xiahoudun's trust!

There is also a layer of meaning, when necessary, "ninety-five-two-seven" will be a code, which can protect him at special times.

Of course, Guan Lin didn't know that Xiahoudun was in Wancheng, he only thought that Xiahoudun's son Xiahoudun was here.

Guan Lin's original intention was to use Xiahou Nan to make a fuss.

Whether it is alive or dead, as long as Li Liang uses it well, even if he brings back Xiahou Nan's body, he can capture a large wave of Xiahou Xuan's goodwill and the clan.

Call...

Thinking of this, Li Yan let out a long breath, and suddenly felt that the responsibility on his body was heavier than a thousand catties.

Soon, however, he gathered all his complicated thoughts, and he finally exhaled deeply.

Behind enemy lines, he has long been able to face any situation without being shocked-

He walked out of the hut for only a brief moment, and his gaze changed from sharp to gentle.

His steps were as usual, no different from what he had ever been.

It's just that his heart still keeps murmuring.

- "Nine-five-two-seven, nine-five-twenty-seven..."

- "Have you captured the trust of Xiahoudun? Only, how do you capture it?'

Li Lian didn't know Guan Lin's specific actions, and now he could only mention the spirit of the twelve, and pay attention to the changes in the situation all the time.

- "Since the Cloud Banner Boy mentioned this number, it must be... There will be action! Definitely...'

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Cold!

As the night deepened, the temperature in the rattan basket under the hot air balloon also gathered and dropped, but fortunately there was a fire overhead, which caused... The whole person is like two heavens of ice and fire.

While sweating, I was shivering by the wind...

Of course, there is a futon in the rattan basket this time, but the futon is not tightly wrapped at all, and it is still ventilated everywhere.

"How long is this going to fly..."

Huang Zhong had gradually calmed down from the excitement when he flew into the sky, he rubbed his sleepy eyes, yawned and asked.

He had been asleep for a while, and had a dream that he was side by side with the sun, and that the sun was like his son's cheek, smiling at him.

This feeling is quite warm and warm.

But he was awakened by a sudden gust of wind, Huang Zhong's eyes were dark, the sun was gone, his son was gone, and everything returned to reality, which inevitably made him feel depressed, so he simply opened his mouth to ask.

"It feels like you've been flying for a long time, right? Haven't you arrived at Nawan City yet? ”

"Actually, I've already flown over Wancheng!"

Liu Ye's words directly startled everyone in the rattan basket, and Zhuge Ke was stunned... He was young, he could survive without sleeping, and he always looked at the snooping ground.

It seems that I didn't find it, flying over Wancheng!

"When did you fly over Wancheng?" Zhuge Ke hurriedly asked.

"Because it's in this air flow..."Liu Ye said softly: "So I can't see clearly below, and now our position is on the Sheep Mountain north of Wancheng." ”

As Liu Ye said, they are indeed above the sky above the head of "Sheep Mountain".

Speaking of which, the Nine Lonely Mountains, known as the back garden of Nanyang, stretch the history and culture of Wancheng... If it rises to mythology, legend, this is still the stone bridge built by Zhang Guolao to test Luban, and the nine lonely mountains that were sprinkled with stones, and it is these nine lonely mountains that gave birth to the famous Funiu Mountain.

As for, the "Sheep Mountain" mentioned by Liu Ye is like a sheep, the forest is lush and bamboo, there is a huge stone at the southwest foot of the mountain, according to legend, Guan Yu sharpens his knife here, and is named "Guan Ye whetstone".

It's a landmark location –

It's just that...

"Wait..."Huang Zhong knocked on the door of his head, he had just woken up, and he was still a little confused, "According to the plan, aren't we going to meet Yun Chang in Wancheng at Chenshi, and then shoot the Wancheng defender with an arrow?" So why did you come to this sheep mountain? ”

As he spoke, Huang Zhong also unfolded the map and looked at the difference between the two locations.

His cheeks were becoming more and more bewildered and puzzled.

At this moment, the middle-aged elegant man with orange turban hiding at the foot of the rattan basket opened his mouth, "Mr. Liu did this to send me..."

Not... As soon as these words came out, the entire rattan basket Huang Yueying, Zhuge Ke, Huang Zhong, including Liu Ye... Everyone looked at the middle-aged man in unison.

The man's words continued, "I just told General Huang that my name is Hou Yin, and I am a fellow villager with General Huang, and they are both from Nanyang!" Now, I need to add a few more words, my Hou Yin was appointed to Wancheng by the imperial court when Dong Zhuo was in turmoil, first as a county minister, then as a captain, and finally as a guard of Wancheng, calculated... I've been living in Wancheng for 20 years! ”

This...

Huang Zhong was taken aback, after Hou Yin's reminder, Huang Zhong, who is from Nanyang, really recalled that he was indeed the number one person, Wancheng was too guarded... It's called Hou Yin.

This time, Hou Yin reported to his home and didn't say so much... Huang Zhong thought that he was silent, or that Guan Lin had assigned him some new task, but Huang Zhong didn't ask in detail, now... Think about it again...

Now they are in the territory of Wancheng, an old lady who has been an official in Wancheng for more than 20 years, his energy... is immeasurable.

"I remember, you are indeed the Taishou of Wancheng, but at that time I had moved to Jingnan... Otherwise, I will recognize you. ”

Huang Zhong said while rubbing his beard.

Hou Yin nodded, "When Guangwu was in the middle of the period, the twenty-eight generals of the Yuntai ... There are eleven in Nanyang, which is the territory of the wealthy family, but who would have thought... Because of the war, even these big clans can't be saved, let alone ... The people here, I have been an official here for more than 20 years, and I have been suffering here for more than 20 years, especially in recent years... Cao Wei..."

It was as if in the end, Hou Yin suddenly stopped without knowing why.

In between, there are many secrets that he can't tell.

You must know that in Cao Wei's record of slaughtering the city, Wancheng... It is also a stroke with a strong color!

It is true that Cao Ren's massacre was because of Hou Yin's rebellion, but how could Cao Wei force a Confucian general who had learned the way of a sage?

Nanyang is the most terrible place for Cao Wei to exploit land, grain, and forcibly recruit soldiers, it is too bitter here, and it is unspeakably miserable!

After a moment of silence, Hou Yin waved his hand slightly, "Don't say it... You just need to know that no one knows Wancheng better than me, and no one knows the hardships and hardships of the people here better than me. Even the defenders are suffering from Wei Jiuyi, and the only thing they lack is a trustworthy person who can lead them to raise their arms and shout! ”

Hou Yin's tone was resolute...

It was these words that made everyone guess... Hou Yin's purpose here.

It must be someone who has him on this "sheep mountain" who can help him blend into the city, and then... The inside should be combined with the outside.

"Whew..."

At this moment, Huang Zhong couldn't help but let out a long breath.

He originally thought that he was the absolute core and main force of this operation, but he never thought... Now it seems that the main force is someone else!

At this time, Zhuge Ke hurriedly asked, "How did you enter Wancheng?" ”

"Hahaha..."This question directly made Hou Yin laugh, "I have been here for more than 20 years, downstairs in the city, where is the blind spot?" Where are the dog caves? Don't I know? Plus..."

Hou Yin's tone was quite confident, "I brought out 20,000 Nanyang soldiers to surrender to Jingzhou, but it doesn't mean that I only have 20,000 soldiers in Wancheng..."

Speaking of this, Hou Yin paused, raised his head, felt the hot air balloon that was slowly landing, and also looked at the flat land surrounded by the mountains of Yang Mountain.

His words came out again: "Since the first letter exchanged between Yunqi and me, I have made a plan, and I have specially stayed in this Wancheng with 7,000 henchmen, just to wait for the day when I can attack inside and outside, recover this Wancheng, and save the people and Li Shu from the sea of suffering!" ”

Hou Yin's tone was not heavy, and he was even a little hoarse, but inexplicably his voice reached everyone's ears, deafening!

Speaking of which, Hou Yin was originally a small person;

is a small person who has left only a fleeting light in history.

Such a character, who would not have been remembered, but... It still does not prevent such a person from radiating brilliant light.

In the face of tyranny, everyone does not resist, so is there any hope for this world, then for thousands of Li Shu? Then this world has become a worse world?

Soon...

The balloon landed.

The rattan basket did not hit the ground, and Hou Yin went down the cable.

Before going down, Liu Ye did not forget to remind.

Only, because the goal is big.

It has obviously attracted the attention of some people on this side of Yangshan.

At first, when the people here saw this hot air balloon, they thought it was some kind of natural disaster, so they hid far away one by one, hiding behind the stone steps, and secretly observing.

But when they saw someone slipping down from it, they had the courage to approach slowly.

After Hou Yin landed on the ground, the hot air balloon began to prepare to rise again.

At this time, a series of sounds suddenly came to mind around the hot air balloon.

"Where did the thieves come from?"

For a time, countless torches were lit...

This made Huang Zhong and Zhuge Ke in the rattan basket nervous, the former clenched the longbow, and the latter had already pressed his hand on the hilt of the sword.

Although, as long as they want, they can fly up the hot air balloon at any time, and it is impossible for these people to catch up with them, but... As Huang Zhong said, in this mission, the five of them are comrades!

At such a time, how can you abandon your comrades?

As the torches got closer and closer, Huang Zhong and Zhuge Ke were so nervous that their backs were cold sweat.

Huang Zhong whispered to Zhuge Ke: "Ready to do it... I'll stop them, and you'll save them..."

His idea was to rescue Hou Yin back into this rattan basket first.

Who would have thought, at this moment.

"Brother Hou..."

Under a close torch, a crisp sound came out, followed by...

Under these torches, they all began to shout loudly, "It's really Brother Hou..."

"Brother Hou, you're finally back."

"During this time, the brothers are worried about you!"

The whole scene has changed, and the style of painting has also changed... From a thief to a big brother!

This also made the emotions of Huang Zhong, Zhuge Ke and others... From nervousness to stunned all of a sudden.

- 'This? What's going on?'

- "Your own people?"

"It's back, it's back...", Hou Yin opened his mouth.

"Brother Hou, the brothers miss you..."

"Brother Hou has arrived in Jingzhou, and the brothers are looking forward to Jingzhou soldiers sending troops to fight day and night!"

"Brother Hou..."

One after another, the voices of the iron-boned men were stained with tears because of the reunion after a long absence.

Scene... It's almost tears!

Then... Hou Yin did not answer the words of these brothers in a panic, but beckoned to Liu Ye, Huang Zhong and others, and motioned for them to fly up.

And looking at this posture, it is Hou Yin who has found his relatives.

These brothers found the "organization", Liu Ye did not stay any longer, and once again enlarged the canister of hot oil, and the hot air balloon was ready to take off.

It's just that before the final vacancy, Liu Ye didn't forget to remind Hou Yin in a whisper.

"Brother Hou, don't forget the explanation of the prince of Yunqi, if it is on the battlefield of the day, the person who can chant 'nine-five-two-seven' is his own person, you must explain to the brothers, you must help!"

Hearing this, Hou Yin nodded solemnly.

As he spoke, the hot air balloon had already flown high.

"Brother Hou? What is this big ball? ”

"What... How can you still fly? ”

"Brother Hou, why did you fall from the sky? Brother Hou is in heaven? ”

Faced with a series of questions, Hou Yin waved his hand and motioned for them not to speak.

"Time is pressing, I'll answer you some questions on the way, I'll ask... Is there still a tunnel for us to enter Wancheng? Are all the brothers in Wancheng still there? ”

"Keep it... The soldiers were almost in unison, and one of the most excited, shouted directly, "the brethren are waiting for this day!" We've finally gotten through those hard days! ”

For a while, what appeared in front of Hou Yin's eyes were ready-to-go, sharpening knives, but extremely resolute.

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It was destined to be a stormy night.

In the blink of an eye, the morning light was faint, and Guan Yu's nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses rushed to Wancheng City...

Guan Yu asked Zhou Cang beside him.

"What time is it?"

"Half an hour is still half an hour away."

With Zhou Cang's reply.

Guan Yu nodded, only half an hour away from the agreed "hour", and under his calm performance, his heart began to become nervous.

He couldn't help but look up, he wanted to look for the shadow of the hot air balloon from the sky.

At times like this, the hot air balloon can give him a lot of security.

More action that can bring cloud flags!

However, above the entire sky, the hot air balloon was not seen, but a cadre of Wei soldiers and horses who had been waiting for a long time on the city tower.

It can be seen from afar, swords, guns, swords, halberds, and wood, arrows, and stones are readily available.

This is all prepared for the siege.

And most importantly... Guan Yu saw a familiar figure on the city tower.

"How is he?"

Guan Yu was stunned for a moment, Xu Shu also raised his head, and said softly: "Unexpectedly, the general who defends the city in Wancheng is actually Xiahou Yuanrang?" ”

The name of a man, the shadow of a tree...

Although Xiahoudun's performance is not good, he can't stand his reputation in his early years.

He killed at the age of thirteen without saying a word;

killed Dong Zhuo's general Xu Rong on the battlefield of Xingyang;

The Battle of Puyang repelled Lü Bu;

The pacification and annexation of the state was completed by him and Zhong Xuan.

These are impressive achievements.

The turning point came in... His eyes were shot blind in the Pu Sun, and from that time on, he did not go to war very often.

But his command, and the blessing of his prestige, are still the top three existences among the generals of the Cao Wei clan.

Maybe in the field, he is not Guan Yu's opponent, but if he defends the city, he is there... Cao Wei's sergeants are numerous, and this city is impregnable!

And since he saw Xiahou Dun, Guan Yu's heart suddenly cooled.

For a while, he held the hand of the Qinglong Glaive a little harder, and muttered in his heart.

- "This Wancheng... I'm afraid it's hard to take it?'

- "Xiahou Yuanrang, is Wu'er counted this time?"

That's when ...

"Hahahaha..."Xiahoudun on the city tower noticed Guan Yu, and condescendingly stretched out his finger to point at Guan Yu, "Guan Yu, back then, you passed five levels and six generals, because of the eldest brother's affection, I let you go, today... Can you still walk? ”

is obviously the side defending the city, Xiahoudun's aura is like they are winning the game and taking the initiative steadily.

It's more like Guan Yu was surrounded by him.

Slaughtered.

On the other hand, Guan Yu, while stroking his long hair, raised the Qinglong Knife, and shouted loudly: "Xiahou Yuanrang, you come down, Guan Mou will fight you for three hundred rounds, and divide the five levels and six generals who have not decided the outcome of the last level!" Xiahou Yuanrang? Do you dare to fight Guan Mou? ”

"Hahahaha..."Listening to Guan Yu's words, Xiahoudun just wanted to laugh.

If he was ten or twenty years younger, he would really fight with Guan Yu desperately, and it could be regarded as a regret of the year.

But now, he is fifty-eight years old, and he is no longer young.

Fight hard...

That's a young man's business, at this age, he knows how to defeat his opponent more easily, and use his brain and strategic deployment to defeat the opponent.

"Guan Yu, with all due respect, you better surrender quickly, your legion... Don't look at the high morale, can you siege the city? Do you have siege engines? Camped? Do you still have food? It's just a remnant of a panicked fleeing army, how many days can it last? You—I know it, hahaha..."

Xiahou laughed rampantly, "Guan Yu, you are strong on the outside, and you have nothing to show for yourself, and your soldiers are also the last of the strong crossbows, right?" Yes... Hahaha... Come on, come and attack the city! General Ben, see how you descended from heaven and captured this Wancheng? ”

This...

It seems that in the link of ruthless words, Guan Yu has fallen behind, and every sentence of Xiahoudun's words hits his vital point.

It's just that Guan Yu is so strong, he doesn't want to lose his morale, so he raised his head and raised the Qinglong Sword again.

But, just about to return the favor...

Suddenly, Guan Yu saw something.

Ball, is a hot air balloon.

A hot air balloon is slowly descending from the sky dome behind this side, and it circles right ahead.

This time, the hot air balloon didn't fly high, in fact, someone at the north city gate had already noticed the flying ball, felt abnormal, and rushed to the south city gate to report.

But no matter how fast they run, how can a hot air balloon fly fast?

At this moment, Liu Ye is skillfully controlling the flywheel, adjusting the direction according to the goal of Nanchengtou.

At this time, Huang Yueying and Zhuge Ke were a little nervous.

It's about to come to the most critical moment, and success or failure is here.

Their mother and son... Almost holding his breath, his eyes were looking at Huang Zhong, who had a calm expression and was slowly drawing his bow.

"There..."

Liu Ye looked for thousands of miles and locked on to the target.

The only one on the city tower standing in the front row and the middle, wearing the most luxurious robes, must be the general who defends the city.

It's a good recognition!

It's just that... Looks like this general is getting old, right?

Wait a minute...

Suddenly, Liu Ye saw the person's face clearly from a thousand miles of vision.

Hurriedly exclaimed, "The general who defends the city is Xiahoudun!" ”

It's okay not to say this, but when I heard that it was Xiahoudun... Huang Zhong's whole body was excited.

originally thought that this city guard general would be Xiahou Nan's "little shrimp", who would have thought that his father was here, this is a big fish...

Xiahoudun, the head of the dignified Cao Wei's clan, General Fubo...

This is going to shoot to death... Huang Zhong's reputation is not only resounding in Kyushu, but Huang Zhong's prestige is soaring to the sky.

"Xiahoudun, it's good to come..."

In addition to the excitement, Huang Zhong couldn't help but drool.

In fact, at this time, the distance is not enough to reach the range... Huang Zhong's arrow was also triggered but not fired.

And Xu Shu, who saw that the hot air balloon was landing smoothly, suddenly guessed something.

- "Could it be an arrow from the sky?"

Although it is still uncertain, from the trend of this hot air balloon, Xu Shu is more and more determined to his idea.

Because of this, his brows couldn't help but condense deeply, at this time, what he could do... is to find a way to make Xiahoudun and the defenders on the city tower not look at the sky.

Suddenly, Xu Shu thought of something.

With the neighing of the horse, Xu Shu stepped out, and he rode directly into the edge of Wancheng's range, he pointed at Xiahoudun and said: "Yuan Rang, do you remember so-and-so?" ”

As he spoke, Xu Shu removed the hat on his head.

Because of Xu Shu's sudden words and sudden behavior, the attention of everyone in the entire city tower was focused on him.

Including Cao Zhi, Li Li, Xiahou Nan... They looked at Xu Shu in unison.

Li Li's mood was even more tense to the extreme.

He has a feeling of opening a "blind box", and he doesn't know how Yunqi Gongzi is deployed!

- "Ninety-five-twenty-seven... How do you want me to do this?'

Li Wei's heart tugged deeply...

"Xu Yuanzhi-" At this time, Xiahoudun opened his mouth. "You actually went back to Jingzhou again, and sure enough... My big brother shouldn't have believed you1"

But the moment he spoke, the hot air balloon fell further, and Xiahoudun had already entered Huang Zhong's range.

"Medium-"

With a voice from Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong... He-

A golden feather arrow came out of the Mongolian bow, and the arrow was like a meteor, drawing a perfect arc in mid-air, and it burst out from the high—

And then...

Just like the voice that Huang Zhong shouted, this golden feather arrow hit!

Not only did he shoot, but he shot again, again, again, again!

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(End of chapter)