Chapter 779 Escape from Chenliu
It is said that there is an undercurrent surging in Chenliu City, and the chaotic night is also suitable for fishing in troubled waters. Huang Gai and Zhang Liao's team took advantage of Cao Jun's mentality of only focusing on robbery, and successfully hijacked Xiahou Mao.
Xia Houmao was greedy for life and fearful of death, so he fully cooperated and completely subdued Han Rong, the young general in charge of guarding. Han Rong was the son of the general Han Hao, and he was very capable in leading troops. Huang Gai remembered that his lord Chen Long had always been very eager for talents, and he actually started to love talents.
The Qinglong special forces team members escorted Han Rong's soldiers and asked them to use a food convoy to transport the hostages towards the North City Gate. The North Gate is an important Yellow River water transport gate to Guandu, so the general guarding the North Gate is Dai Ling, the only sober and honest general in the city.
Dai Ling was known among Cao's troops for being strict and serious, and was usually unsmiling. Today, he was wearing leather armor and standing straight in front of the deer village at the city gate. He watched a convoy escorted by Cao Jun slowly approaching. He was confused and finally raised his right hand and gave the order to stop advancing.
Han Rong and Huang Gai stepped forward. Han Rong put a stiff smile on his face and said to the frowning Dai Ling: "According to the general's order, all the hostages will be transferred to Guandu for guarding."
Dai Ling was unmoved and looked at Han Rong and said: "Chen Liucheng has just been taken, and Zhang Wenyuan and others are waiting outside the city. Why do they have to send out the hostages?"
Han Rong pretended to be unhappy and said: "I only know how to execute orders, but I don't know much about other things." His eyes turned around, wondering whether he should get angry. Dai Ling's number was not large, and it was obvious that the Qinglong Army was one of the best in a hundred. Zhang Liao He was a brave general with a good reputation, but the fight cost Dai Ling his life in vain.
Just when Han Rong was hesitant, Dai Ling insisted and asked: "Since it is the general's order, the talisman can be inspected and released."
Han Rong secretly screamed that something was wrong and said harshly: "The general said, where are the talismans? General Dai, please open the door quickly."
Dai Ling straightened his face and said seriously: "The military order is like a mountain, how can it be a child's play? If it is an oral order, I will have someone go to the city lord's palace to verify it."
Han Rong was speechless for a moment, frowned and glanced at Huang Gai behind him, which attracted Dai Ling's eyes to scan Huang Gai's body. Dai Ling had never seen Huang Gai before, so he opened his mouth and asked, "Han Rong, who is this?"
Huang Gai tightened the dagger in his hand and pressed it against Han Rong's waist. If Han Rong wanted to escape, he would kill him first. At the same time, he was ready to wave his hand and give the order to take action. At the critical moment, Xia Houmao behind him coughed, walked out of the shadows, and shouted: "Isn't this general's order an order?"
Only then did Dai Ling see clearly that it was Xiahou Mao, and he quickly bowed and gave a military salute: "It turns out to be General Xiahou. I admire General Xiahou Yuanrang very much. Where does this question come from? But it turned out to be your order. Han Rong, you Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Xia Houmao said cheerfully: "I wanted to pay a private visit secretly. The general Han Rong mentioned is me. General Dai, please open the door quickly."
Dai Ling's face changed slightly. He didn't expect Xia Houmao to come in person. It was rare that this young master was so diligent. There must be something wrong with it, but Dai Ling couldn't say it and didn't dare to say it.
Xia Houmao's expression also changed slightly, and he said coercively: "Dai Ling, even Master Cao obeys my words, do you still dare to doubt me?"
Dai Ling was not an idiot after all. He finally bent down and said, "General Xiahou is serious." He turned around and said, "Open the city gate quickly and I will personally escort General Xiahou out of the city!"
The heavy city gate finally creaked open, and the group quickly passed through the city gate, gradually leaving Dai Ling behind who had been sent outside the city gate in person. Dai Ling watched the convoy leave, ordered the city gate to be closed, personally pulled a military horse, and went straight to the city lord's palace to find Cao Pi.
Everyone came out of the city and walked farther and farther along the road. Their goal was in the direction of Guandu. The total distance was about sixty miles, but because it was full of slow-moving hostages, the movement was not fast. Huang Gai looked at the sky and ordered people to go to Guandu to investigate first. If Cao Xing guided Guo Jia and Wei Yan to capture Guandu, they would need to notify people to greet them. Zhang Liao said: "Why don't you hide first? I'm afraid Cao's army will be defeated on the way. If there are too many people, the hostages may be injured."
Upon hearing this, Huang Gai muttered: "I'm afraid that Dai Ling, who is guarding the gate, has already gone to the city lord's palace to look for Cao Pi. If we delay the trip, I'm afraid there will be pursuers searching for us later, which will not be a good thing then."
Xia Houmao, who was next to him, couldn't help but interjected: "If the general lets me go, I will be grateful for your kindness and will naturally go back to convince Zihuan not to pursue you. This will also give Wen Yuan a chance."
Huang Gai and Zhang Liao looked at each other, and Zhang Liao burst into laughter and said, "Only a ghost would believe what you say!"
Xia Houmao couldn't help but express his emotions, and said anxiously: "Wen Yuan, I am also a young master from Qiaocheng, how can I break my word? I only have good intentions for Wen Yuan, and I will never add insult to injury."
Zhang Wenyuan looked panic-stricken and couldn't help but believe him. He asked Huang Gai for instructions with his eyes. Huang Gai smiled and said: "Keep you Xiahou Mao. If Cao Pi catches up, I still have hostages in my hands. If I let you go, wouldn't it be wrong?" Lost his shield. With just Han Rong, Cao Pi would have killed him without blinking an eye!"
Seeing Huang Gai's disobedience, Xia Houmao became deflated and stopped talking. Huang Gaiming said: "The road is impassable, so we have to take a detour. The boat on the bank of the Yellow River is in a hidden location and can be used for transportation. However, the road to the destination is rugged and mountainous, which is not conducive to the passage of vehicles and horses. We need to find a place to hide first."
Zhang Liao was quite familiar with Chenliu's geography, so he followed the order and led everyone around the winding mountain road to avoid entering a hidden valley. Zhang Liao felt that Xia Houmao was very cooperative, so he secretly comforted Xia Houmao and said: "When everyone on our side arrives at Guandu safely, we will naturally release the general. I think the Qinglong Army is not killing innocent people indiscriminately." The Qinglong Army has a good reputation in this regard. Xia Houmao had no choice but to nod and obey.
Cao Pi had been working hard for days and was sleeping soundly in the city lord's palace. His servants did not dare to disturb him, so Dai Ling had no choice but to wait in the courtyard. When it got daylight, Cao Pi, who had not yet washed himself, walked out of the main room. When he saw Dai Ling, he jumped and said, "Why are General Dai here? Why don't you go in?"
Dai Ling sighed inwardly, expecting that the hostages had already left the city, so he told them about leaving the city. Cao Pi was shocked and asked: "Xiahou Zilin personally escorted the hostages out of the city?" Dai Ling took a breath and said: "Don't you even know about it?"
Cao Pi had a cold personality and quickly calmed down. Xiahou Mao was originally his best friend and a necessary tool to win over Xiahou Dun. In front of Dai Ling, he must not reveal too much. Even if Xiahou Mao made a big mistake, he should not reveal it now. This is neglect. The meaning of not kissing. Cao Pi waved his hand and said to Dai Ling: "I know this matter, and I will understand it clearly. General Dai Ling can go back and just continue to guard the city gate."
Dai Ling went out in a daze. He didn't know why Cao Pi was so calm, but judging from his surprised attitude, he probably didn't fully know about Xia Houmao escorting the hostages out of the city. Dai Ling's army and horses had just turned across the street when a group of people hurriedly ran from the opposite side and rushed past Dai Ling's team. Dai Ling looked at it coldly and saw that the leader vaguely recognized Duan Mo. He couldn't help being surprised again. Duan Mo is Xiahou Mao's family general. When will he come to see Mr. Cao?
Did Xiahou Mao rebel? This thought made Dai Ling tremble all over, as if he saw the bloodshed in the Cao family.
The matter must be related to Xia Houmao. Dai Ling was a little scared when he thought about it, but he did not dare and should not get too involved in the story between the young masters. In fact, Duan Mo just came to report to Cao Pi that Xia Houmao was kidnapped last night.
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
