Soon the manpower was mobilized and everyone led their men into the cave, leaving Fan Guan alone to command the rest of the bandits. Laos
The group of people lit up torches and marched along the winding cave passage with Wang Pu leading the way. Along the way, he would occasionally touch something on the walls on both sides, presumably to disarm the trap.
After a while, I saw a heavy iron door in front of me. There were two circular grooves on the door, and the pattern matched the jade pendants of Wang Pu and Xia Houyue.
Qingque winked at Wang Pu. Wang Pu understood and took out two jade pendants from his body and placed them on the grooves. There was just a bang, and the iron door opened a crack on its own.
Wang Pu reached out and pushed hard, but there was no push. Zhang Mu immediately ordered five of his men to come forward to help, and with the combined efforts of everyone, they finally pushed the iron door open.
"I didn't expect it to be so easy to open this door." Zhang Mu said with a smile.
Wang Pudao: "Captain Zhang, please don't underestimate this iron gate. This gate was carefully designed by a certain person and the Xiahou Prefect. It is made of fine iron and is embedded with the surrounding rocks. It is difficult to break open by external force.
Moreover, if the door is broken open forcefully, the mechanism on the door will be triggered, causing the poisonous arrow hidden in the hole to be shot out. Lao
"Ah, there are poisonous arrows!" Zhang Mu was shocked and didn't dare to be careless anymore.
After passing the iron gate, the cave suddenly became twice as wide as before. After walking a dozen steps, they saw the second iron gate.
Except that this door is larger and thicker than the first door, its shape is the same as the first door. Wang Pu still followed the same method and used two jade pendants to unlock the mechanism on the door. It's just that this second door is heavier, and it took the combined efforts of more than ten people to push it open.
As soon as the cave door opened, a hall with a radius of more than 20 feet appeared in front of everyone. Hundreds of wooden boxes were lined up on the ground, and the surrounding walls were filled with various weapons such as swords, guns, swords and halberds.
"Dianxiao, these are the military supplies that I hid with the Xiahou governor eight years ago. They include weapons, grain, clothes, tents, gold and silver, etc. Except for the rice, which may not be edible, everything else can be used. Wang Pu said with cupped hands.
Qingque looked at everything in the hall and nodded repeatedly, saying in approval: "Bo Guang did a great job. I will remember your merits this time. I will definitely ask for credit from above when I go back."
"Thank you for your cultivation."
Qingque then said to Zhang Mu, who was dazzled by the side: "Colonel Zhang is still dazed. Let the brothers come in to carry the supplies. From now on, this batch of military supplies is yours. You must use it wisely." .”
"No. Don't worry, Commander Dian. I will definitely use this batch of military resources to kill the puppet Shu army." Zhang Mu quickly expressed his stance, patting his chest and said.
Qingque nodded and said, "Then I will wait for the captain to make great achievements again."
Soon, the bandits outside were called in and the military supplies were transported out in batches. After all the military supplies were transported outside the cave, Qingque ordered the cave entrance to be sealed and hidden. He decided to keep this hole, maybe it could be used in the future, and of course he also took away the two jade pendants.
"Let's go down the mountain." Seeing that all traces had been cleaned up, Qingque gave the order, and everyone started to carry military supplies down the mountain.
More than half an hour later, all the military supplies were transported to the foot of the mountain. Qingque was arranging the next action with Zhang Mu. Everyone's attention was attracted by the two of them, and they did not notice that Xia Houyue quietly retreated behind everyone and went up the mountain. Go.
After the military resources were successfully withdrawn, Qingque Wangpu and other school officials were in a good mood, and their alertness dropped. For a while, no one noticed Xia Houyue's departure. Laos
The bandits around did see Xia Houyue going up the mountain, but even though they were confused, Xia Houyue, as the school secretary next to Qingque, in their eyes, was a big shot who could talk to their Qu Shuai on an equal footing. I have a mission, how can I dare to ask?
After Xia Houyue walked more than ten steps, a school official accidentally looked up the mountain and happened to spot Xia Houyue's whereabouts.
"Hey, why is Xia Houyue going to the mountain again?" the school official said in confusion.
When everyone heard this, they looked back and were shocked. Qingque pointed at Xia Houyue on the mountain path and shouted angrily: "Xiahouyue, what are you doing up the mountain again? Come back here."
Unexpectedly, when Xia Houyue saw that she had been discovered, she quickly ran up the mountain without looking back.
"No, Dian Xiao, Xia Houyue is trying to run away." Wang Pu reacted immediately.
Qing Que said anxiously: "Hurry, hurry up and catch her back."
Zeng Lie, who was on the side, responded, "I'm going to capture her and bring her back." After saying that, he ran up the mountain to chase her without waiting for Qing Que's reply.
Zeng Lie was a man with a quick mind and extraordinary skills. A few years ago, he lost the little finger of his right hand while rescuing Qing Que. Qing Que was so grateful that he transferred him from Longyou as his confidant a year ago.
If he went to hunt him down, he would be able to capture him easily, but Qingque was still worried and ordered two more school officials to lead a group of bandits under Zhang Mu to support him.
At this time, Xia Houyue was almost halfway up the mountain, but she was a female after all, and her physical strength was exhausted, so her speed gradually slowed down. Zeng Lie behind him was very fast, and the distance between him and Xia Houyue was getting closer and closer.
Seeing that it was only a matter of time before Zeng Lie and others caught up with Xia Houyue, Qingque finally breathed a sigh of relief. Only then did he have time to think about why Xia Houyue ran away.
"Why is this woman running away now? Is it because she realizes that someone will not fulfill her promise?" Qingque guessed the reason in her heart.
That's right, he had no intention of letting Xia Houyue return to the Central Plains. How could he be willing to abandon such a good chess piece? He also planned to continue to coerce Xia Houyue to lurk next to Yang Qing to obtain important information about the Shu Han. Laos
Qingque felt that Xia Houyue escaped just for this reason. He was so complacent that he didn't notice that a large group of birds were flying around, chirping non-stop.
His attention was entirely focused on Xia Houyue on the mountain. In an instant, Xia Houyue dodged into a jungle. Fortunately, Zeng Lie and others had already caught up with him, and they also chased into the jungle after a few breaths.
"After Xia Houyue is captured, she must be punished well so that she understands that once she becomes a school official, she will be a school official for life. Wanting to get rid of this status is, hehe, delusional!" Qing Que thought secretly.
·At this moment, a sudden change occurred, and a few screams were heard from the mountain, and all of them sounded like men's voices. Qingque and others didn't know what happened, but they saw another loud arrow rising into the sky, which was coming from the mountain.
"No, Zeng Lie and the others were ambushed, and there are Xia Houyue's helpers on the mountain!"
· Qingque reacted immediately and was about to order support when he suddenly heard three bangs, followed by waves of shouts of killing. In an instant, a large number of officers and soldiers came out from all directions to kill.
·"Dianxiao, there is an ambush." Wang Pu exclaimed. Laos
· Qingque was stunned when he heard this, and his sleeves were pulled by Wang Pu. Then he came to his senses and shouted: "We have fallen into a trap."
·He was still calm. Seeing that he was surrounded by officers and soldiers on all sides, he immediately shouted to Zhang Mu: "Colonel Zhang, tell your people to go up the mountain immediately. Only by going up the mountain to defend against the enemy can we have a chance to survive."
"Oh, okay, okay." Zhang Mu was startled by the sudden arrival of officers and soldiers, and nodded subconsciously.
Everyone hurriedly ran up the mountain, but the officers and soldiers came very quickly, and they were in front of everyone in an instant. The bandits rushed into battle and were immediately at a disadvantage.
Seeing that Qingque had been captured by the officers and soldiers, Qingque did not instruct the thieves to fight. He immediately winked at Wang Pu and other school officials and fled up the mountain on his own.
Zhang Mu was still directing his men to fight, but when he saw Qingque and the others running away alone, he cursed, abandoned the bandits, and followed with his confidants.
