After nightfall, a group of about a dozen people sneaked towards the west gate of Xiangyang, the most heavily defended gate in Xiangyang City.

The group slipped through the shadows under the base of the city wall, and walked cautiously, and the young man with the five-pointed star in his arms was among them.

They were very strange that they didn't encounter any Cao Wei soldiers patrolling, but this weirdness was not noticed by these ordinary people.

When he came to the vicinity of the West City Gate, the young man only felt that the defense here was much looser than expected.

"It's night, and the soldiers have to sleep and rest." When he thought about it, he felt that there was nothing wrong with it.

The guards guarding the gate looked as if they had been bought, turning a blind eye to them, leaving a gap at the gate for only one person to pass through.

Lao Li took more than a dozen people and his son, hurriedly walked out of Xiangyang, the young man walked last, he went out with his front foot, and the city gate was tightly closed with his back foot.

He couldn't tell what it was like to feel in his heart at this time, there was the joy of escaping, and the confusion about his future life.

Leaving Xiangyang City, these people lit torches and groped their way in the darkness towards the mountain avenue.

Lao Li and the leaders seemed to know very well where the Han army camp was, and there was no detour at all during the period.

It's just that the team has just entered the mountain pass, and has not yet gone far, when a small group of cavalry horses has come in front of them.

Amid the sound of horses' hooves, the cavalry on duty quickly surrounded them.

"Who are you waiting for! I came here in the middle of the night, but I wanted to visit our army camp! The cavalry at the head pointed his spear and shouted.

The surrounding cavalry also held crossbows in their hands, aiming at them with murderous anger.

Seeing this, Lao Li and the others hurriedly led everyone to kneel, kowtowed, and said: "Back to the general's words, the villains and others are all ordinary people in Xiangyang, and we are unarmed, how dare we explore the military camp at night?" ”

"Ordinary people? Hehe. The cavalry led by the leader chuckled lightly and said, "I think you are a fine work sent by Cao Jun!" Whoever comes, take it with me, and return to the camp to be handed over to the general. ”

The other soldiers did not let their guard down, and their crossbows were still pointed at the surrounded, and any of them would be shot into hedgehogs if they made the slightest move.

Lao Li's son knelt on the ground with his head bowed, but his eyes were dripping and observing the Jingzhou soldiers around him, and at the same time, he was shocked.

It's not that the Jingzhou soldiers can have much higher combat effectiveness than the Wei army, they are all the same head and two arms, and there is not such a big gap.

He was surprised that the Jingzhou army found their speed, no more than the day at night, although they were holding torches and did not deliberately hide, but which soldier would not be sleepy after nightfall?

Even if there is a sentry post on the mountain, it is normal for people to take a nap at this time.

But apparently the soldiers of the Jingzhou Army were still on duty to discover the light of the torches under the mountain so quickly.

And then there is the speed at which this cavalry team appeared, too fast.

From discovering the enemy's situation, to issuing orders, and then dispatching cavalry teams to respond according to the scale, donning armor, taking up arms, and getting on horseback and leaving the camp...... Either one takes time.

The only explanation is that even at night, there were still some soldiers in the Han army camp preparing to meet the enemy.

In the face of Xiangyang City, which has only a few thousand people, this is also too cautious......

Seeing that the soldiers of the Han army came to tie him up, Lao Li's son immediately showed a panicked look, no different from the appearance of ordinary people when facing soldiers.

Then they were escorted to the Han army camp.

After entering the camp, the Han army began to search everyone, which was expected, and everyone did not react much.

The only thing that was a little surprising was that the fabrics, rations and other property found were exchanged for them after the Han soldiers checked them......

This was a great surprise to these people.

"Shu Army...... It doesn't seem to be the same as what we've heard. ”

The young man with the five-pointed star laughed and said, "Hey, I told you earlier, you don't believe it, what we hear on weekdays must have been made up by the government to deceive us."

"I met a merchant who had been to Shudi, and what he said was completely different from what we knew...... Also, that's called Han Jun, don't say the wrong thing for a while! ”

The other immediately shrank his neck and nodded his head again and again.

Soon the search found them, and the Han army easily found the red five-pointed star he had hidden in his arms.

"Huh? What is it? The soldier immediately became vigilant and asked with a frown.

"Oh, this is a gift from a friend of mine...... He didn't want to wait with me out of the city, fearing that he would never see each other again, so he left a thought with me. This thing is just a wood carving made by himself, not a rare thing. ”

"Wood carving?"

The soldier looked at it repeatedly, and it was indeed just an ordinary piece of wood, and a piece of wood carving that was not too thick was missing.

He was about to return it, but suddenly remembered something, and handed it to a person next to him: "Go, take it to Captain Qi to see." ”

Seeing this, the young man chuckled in his heart, and immediately knelt down in fright and begged: "Poor master, this is really given to me by others, and the grass people don't know anything." Spare your life, poor master! ”

When the soldier saw that his tears were about to fall, he helplessly shouted, "All right! Get up first, I haven't said I'm going to kill you yet! ”

The young man was afraid of angering the other party, so he held back his tears at the moment, got up and waited tremblingly for the arrival of the "Captain Qi" in the soldier's mouth.

Lao Li's son had already passed the body search, and was being brought into the camp to wait for the drop-off, he glanced back at here, and didn't take it seriously.

It's just that this person is unlucky, and most of them are afraid that they will be charged with a crime and lose their lives.

After a short time, a young man wearing an ordinary Han army uniform walked over.

The man had a kind complexion, was of medium stature, and did not look very special.

However, if there is a person from the three eastern counties here, you may be able to recognize that this person is Qi Jian, the shadow guard who infiltrated the Shen family and took advantage of the chaos to capture the head of the Shen family, Shen Tan.

The soldier clasped his fists and saluted, went up to talk to the captain surnamed Qi, handed over the wood carving, and pointed to the young man.

Qi Jian glanced at the young man, and then walked towards him.

"This thing was given to you by someone else?" Qi Jian asked in a harmonious voice.

The young man only felt that this Captain Qi looked very kind, but his heart was a little more steady, and he nodded: "Yes, it is a gift from a friend, and it should be a parting thought." ”

Qi Jian nodded: "What is your friend's surname, and what does he look like?" ”

After the young man told him, Qi Jian's face suddenly turned cold, his momentum changed suddenly, and he shouted: "Nonsense! How dare you deceive me, don't you want to die? ”

Qi Jian didn't move, but the young man felt as if he had a knife on his neck, and immediately collapsed, so frightened that he knelt on his knees and cried: "What the grass people said is true, don't dare to deceive the general...... Woo, the general spares his life. ”

Qi Jian observed for a moment, retracted his momentum, and helped him up again: "Hmm...... I see that you are also a honest person, but it does not seem to be a hypocrisy, so I will spare your life for the time being. Listen to the arrangement in the camp and be careful in what you say and do, you know? ”

However, he took the five-pointed star into his arms and had no intention of returning it to the other party.

The young man didn't expect that there was still a way to live, so he took a turn in the ghost gate in a short period of time, where could he still take care of any wood carvings, and immediately nodded again and again, thanking him more than once.

As soon as Qi Jian waved his hand, the soldiers escorted him to join the others.

And he himself took the wood carving and went to Guan Yu's big tent.

It was late at night, but Guan Yu's tent was still full of light, and it was obvious that he hadn't gone to bed yet.

Qi Jian entered the camp tent after the report, and saw that the other party was still holding a roll of bamboo slips, so he was looking at it with an oil lamp.

"The last general, Qi Jian, has seen General Guan."

Guan Yu put down the bamboo slip and said with a smile: "Captain Qi came to see him late at night, I don't know what is important?" ”

Guan Erye naturally knew about the existence of the shadow guard, not only knew, but also supported the activities of the shadow guard in all aspects.

And Qi Jian, as the person in charge of Jingzhou, also told the various information sent back by the front shadow guard before the war.

"General, there are more than ten people who claim to be fugitive people from Xiangyang to join our army, and Cao Jun should be meticulous among them." Qi Jian said affirmatively.

That five-pointed star, each corner is broken, and the specific meaning is only clear to the people in the shadow guard.

As time went on, the people in the shadow guard became more and more professional.

"Oh?" Guan Yu still trusts Ying Wei very much, frowned and thought for a moment when he heard this, and suddenly smiled: "Hehehe, it's a good time, it's just the right time." ”

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(End of chapter)