"What's going on! Who killed Lao Lu!"
Du Tao, the governor of Huai County, stood in the courtyard of the governor's house with a dark face. There was a corpse lying in front of him, which was that of Lu Jixuan.
Lu Jixuan's body had dozens of sword wounds, and his clothes were all torn off.
"Sir, Master Lu must have encountered bandits. All their clothes were rummaged through and all their valuables were gone."
A general wearing armor stood next to Du Tao and made a report.
Du Tao covered his nose with a silk scarf and squatted down. He opened Lu Jixuan's clothes and looked at the wounds.
"The sword wound is very rough, which means the sword used is very blunt. There is no soil on the body, so it must not have been dug out of the soil."
"Yes, sir, they didn't bury the body at all, they just threw it on the road." The general said with cupped hands.
Du Tao stood up, turned around and took a deep breath.
"It seems that this is a group of bandits who have just gone up the mountain. Even if they are not rigorous in doing things, their weapons are still very poor."
The general raised his hands and asked, "Sir, would you like me to lead the troops to wipe out these bandits?"
Du Tao raised his hand, "Take the body down and bury it. After all, Lao Lu has been with me for so long, give it a good burial."
"promise!"
Du Tao threw away the silk scarf in his hand, with a vague suspicion in his heart.
Hasn’t the banditry in Cang County been eliminated? Several caravans went in safely, so why did they send people there when there were bandits?
Could it be that these bandits are pretended to be?
Could it be Zhao Xingzhi? Or that Qin Yu got the news?
"Interesting, come here, gather a thousand troops and follow me to Cang County!" Du Tao ordered.
"My lord, but it's getting late now."
"Too late! Do I still need to check the time when I go out?"
"No!" The general did not dare to say anything and hurriedly ran to mobilize his troops.
Du Tao looked in the direction of Cangxian, with a strange smile on his lips.
"I didn't expect that a small county town would have so many things, but since I have been given a chance this time, I must take back Cang County!"
"We, the Tang State, cannot lose even an inch of our territory!"
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An hour later, Du Tao led a thousand elite soldiers and rode straight to Cang County on fast horses.
The sky was getting dark, and faint lights were lit in Cang County, but in this era without night entertainment activities, the lights gradually disappeared into the darkness.
There is actually only a wall separating the county captain's mansion and the barracks. The barracks are brightly lit, and the soldiers are still doing evening training in accordance with regulations.
In the county captain's mansion on the other side, the lights were dim, with only a few scattered ones.
After a few sporadic lights went out, only one remained stubbornly on.
However, no one could be seen through the lights.
"Aha~"
Suddenly a yawn came from the roof.
"Why do I always feel like something is going to happen tonight?" Qin Yu was lying on the roof counting the stars, but he was panicking in his heart. He always felt like something was going to happen.
"Damn it! What happened?" Qin Yu frowned and stood up, feeling increasingly confused.
After looking at the stars in the sky and meditating for a long time, Qin Yu suddenly woke up.
"Could it be that what happened two days ago was discovered? It's about time it was discovered."
Qin Yu looked in the direction outside the city, "It seems that the county guard has sent someone again."
Thinking of this, Qin Yu's face suddenly darkened.
"My lord! My lord!" At this time, a soldier hurriedly ran into Qin Yu's yard.
"Bang!"
Without even looking up, he pushed open Qin Yu's door and shouted inside.
"My lord! My lord!"
"It's on the roof!" Qin Yu shouted to the people below speechlessly.
"Ah? Sir!" The soldier hurriedly ran out, raised his head and saw Qin Yu basking in the moonlight on the roof.
"Sir, a group of people has come outside the city. The leader claims to be Du Tao, the governor of Huai County. He wants to enter the city to see you." The soldier hurriedly reported.
"Huai County Governor Du Tao!" Qin Yu jumped directly from the roof.
"Go to the barracks and deliver the order. The whole army will be arrayed at the gate of the city, ready to welcome Lord Du, the governor!"
"ah?"
The soldier was still stunned, but Qin Yu had already walked into the room and closed the door.
When Qin Yu came out again, he had put on the armor he had worn when fighting in Qi State, and even blood was printed on the armor.
Outside the city, Du Tao braved the cold wind and rode on his horse, waiting for the city gate in front of him to open.
"My lord, this Cangxian county captain knows too much about etiquette. Your lord has come in person, and he hasn't even opened the city gate to welcome you!" The general under his command looked angry.
Du Tao's expression remained normal, and he just waved his hand to tell his men to retreat.
Du Tao recognized the vigilance of the Cang County defenders. If it were another city, they would have opened the city gates immediately upon hearing his name.
As a border city, Du Tao is very satisfied with this kind of vigilance.
"Crunch~!"
There was a sudden sound at the city gate, and then the city gate slowly opened, and streaks of fire shot out from the cracks in the city gate.
The city gate was wide open, and densely packed soldiers were seen standing at the gate holding torches, their armor shining brightly in the firelight.
Qin Yu walked out of the formation, stood in front of the city gate, and saluted Du Tao.
"Qin Yu, the lieutenant of Cang County! Meet the Lord Sheriff!"
Du Tao looked Qin Yu up and down, trying to see through Qin Yu, but the more he looked at Du Tao, the harder it became for Qin Yu to see through.
"You are Qin Yu. You have heard your name for a long time and it is like thunder in your ears." Du Tao said in a strange tone.
Qin Yu raised his head, looked directly at Du Tao and said with a smile: "I believe that what you have heard is the bad reputation of your subordinates."
"Hahaha! You are self-aware." Du Tao pulled the reins of his horse and rode towards Qin Yu.
Qin Yu hurriedly ran forward and helped Du Tao pick up the war horse.
At this time, Du Tao also saw the entire armor on Qin Yu's body. The blood marks on it were so clear, and there was also a smell of blood.
"Have you been on the battlefield?" Du Tao asked.
Qin Yu nodded and replied: "Yes, sir, during the previous war between our Tang State and Qi State, my subordinates once garrisoned Tunliu City."
Du Tao's expression changed, he suddenly turned over and dismounted, and grabbed the reins of the horse.
"Sir?" Qin Yu looked at Du Tao doubtfully.
Du Tao sighed: "The eight hundred generals who stayed in the camp broke through the blockade of hundreds of thousands of Qi troops. Such achievements have already spread throughout our country of Tang."
"I didn't expect that Brother Qin is still one of them, I admire him!"
An imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of Qin Yu's lips, and then he sighed heavily.
"Sir, there is nothing to mention about this matter. There were 800 of us when we came out of the city, but when we returned to our country of Tang, there were only more than 400 brothers left."
"We, the more than 400 brothers, didn't spread the word that well. We were just trying to survive."
Du Tao grabbed Qin Yu's shoulders and patted Qin Yu's shoulders.
"In any case, you did not choose to surrender at that time, but broke through the Qi army's blockade and returned to our country, you are a hero."
Qin Yu stepped forward, turned around, and bowed to Du Tao again.
"It's really a blessing for us that your Excellency can treat us like this."
Du Tao reached out and took Qin Yu's hand, "As the saying goes, heroes cherish heroes, Brother Qin is being polite."
"But brother Qin, can we go into the city and chat again?" Du Tao asked with a smile.
"Yes, yes, sir, please!" Qin Yu hurriedly got out of the way.
