Qi Ning thought Han Yu was a little weird just now, but now he saw him hesitating and frowned: "What's going on?"
Xuanyuan Po was a person who was good at observing. He had long noticed that Han Yu and Mo Wenchui looked at him with abnormal expressions, and guessed that the matter was probably related to him. However, he was from the Shenhou Mansion, and it was inconvenient for him to get involved in such a major military matter. , although he was present, it was difficult to say much.
Han Yu and Mo Wenchui looked at each other and finally said: "My lord, Lord Mo received something early this morning."
Qining and Xuanyuan Po couldn't help but turn their attention to Moventui, who had already stood up and said with his hands in his hands: "Early this morning, a car passed by the Yamen, and something fell from the car. The soldiers thought it was something missing from the carriage. I accidentally dropped it and shouted a few times, but the carriage manager ignored it and left. The soldier was surprised and went up to check it, and found that there was a letter outside the package, and the letter was delivered to Ximen Shenhou of Shenhou Mansion. "
Xuanyuan Po was slightly frightened, but remained calm and asked, "Where is the letter?"
Mo Wenchui said hurriedly: "Xiaoguan... Xianguan found General Han Lang and discussed whether this letter should be sent to the capital. He was just hesitant and had not decided yet. Captain Xuanyuan happened to arrive today, so naturally this letter was sent to the capital. It's given to you. Duke Xuanyuan will wait a moment, and I'll go get it right now." He handed over his hand and quickly retreated.
"Besides the letter, there is also a package. What is in the package?" Xuanyuan Po asked.
Han Yu frowned, thought for a moment, and finally said, "It's a human head!"
"Human head?" Qining and Xuanyuan Po were both shocked. Xuanyuan Po seemed to realize something, stood up suddenly, and asked in a deep voice: "Whose head is it?"
"The head is dripping with blood, and... both cheeks were stabbed with knives." Han Yu stopped talking, but Xuanyuan Po had already said in a deep voice: "General Han Lang, whose head is it? Don't hesitate!"
"The humble general doesn't know who the leader is, but the leader's face has the word "Lucun" tattooed on it." Han Yu finally said.
Xuanyuan Po's expression changed greatly, his body swayed slightly, he held both hands, and the air in the hall seemed to solidify for a moment.
Lucun!
Of course Qi Ning knew the meaning of these two words. Lucun was the fourth of the Big Dipper, and Qi Ning had learned from Xuanyuan that the Shenhou Mansion had long sent Captain Lucun to lurk in Dong Qi.
The word "Lucun" was engraved on the cheek of the head. Could it be that Captain Lucun was killed
"General Han Lang, can you get the head?" Although Xuanyuan Po was shocked to hear the bad news, he still tried his best to calm down. He had already been extremely sad when he learned that Ximen Wuhen died in the Snow Mountain before, but this time he felt extremely sad. When I heard the bad news about Colonel Lucun, I was really shocked, but after all, I was not an ordinary person, so I still kept calm.
Han Yu stood up, cupped his hand, and then retreated.
Qi Ning could understand Xuanyuan Po's current state of mind and comforted him: "It may not be him."
Xuanyuan Po sat down slowly and nodded slightly, but said nothing.
After a while, Moventui and Han Yu were seen entering the hall one after another. Moventui was holding a letter in his hand, but Han Yu was holding a box wrapped in black cloth. When they entered the hall, Han Yu held a letter in his hands. Holding the box, he carefully placed it on the table. Mo Wenchui sent the letter to Xuanyuan Po. Xuanyuan Po reached out and took it. When he saw that the outside of the letter actually said "Ximen Shenhou Wuhen personally expresses it", his face suddenly turned cold. When he came down, he opened the envelope and took out the letter without any nonsense.
This was a letter written to Ximen Wuhen, but Xuanyuan Po opened it directly. Mo Wenchui didn't know that Ximen Wuhen had passed away, and he only felt that it was inappropriate for Xuanyuan Po to do this, but Xuanyuan Po was a member of the Divine Marquis Mansion after all. The eldest disciple did not dare to say anything.
Qining saw Xuanyuan Po glance at it a few times, and the hand holding the letter was obviously trembling slightly. Then he saw Xuanyuan Po turn his head and look at the box on the table.
The head was delivered in a package. When Moventry received the head, he immediately found the box and put the head in.
"Captain Xuanyuan...!" Qining looked at his words and knew something was wrong.
Xuanyuan Po turned around, with a hint of sadness in his eyes, but more of sadness and anger. He handed over the letter and Qining took it. He only saw the scrawled writing on the letter, but he could still read it clearly: "The Lord God personally read: Needless to say, your country is treacherous. The two countries are at war, and the battle is on the battlefield. However, you resort to such devious tactics and assassinations. It is an insult to your honor. I now return the head of the bad guy and wait for your visit in person!" The signature is exactly the same! Shen Tu Luo.
Xuanyuan Po had already stood up, walked to the table, opened the box, and only looked at it quietly for a few moments, then closed it, turned to Mo Wenchui and said, "Master Mo, the fourth junior brother's head will be kept here for the time being. , I will naturally take it with me when I return to the capital. If I am unable to return to the capital, please send someone to send me and the fourth junior brother's head back to the Shenhou Mansion."
His voice was calm, but of course several people present could hear the deeper meaning.
When Captain Lucun was killed, Xuanyuan Po was obviously determined to avenge Captain Lucun. He would either kill Shen Tuluo or risk his own life here. He was already determined.
Moventui immediately said: "Colonel Xuanyuan, don't worry, I will take good care of it."
Qi Ning and Xuanyuan Po came to Huai River this time, originally planning to assassinate Shen Tuluo, but Captain Lucun obviously took the lead and took the lead in formulating an assassination plan and putting it into action. However, the result was obviously a failure. Not only did he fail to assassinate Shen Tu Luo, on the contrary, lost his life.
Colonel Lucun naturally saw that the Huai River was cut off and the Qinhuai Army had no logistics, so he took the risk.
Qi Ning believed that Colonel Lucun must have made careful arrangements since he took action. However, Shentu Luo was obviously prepared for the evil that he had done. Colonel Lucun's action plan might have fallen into the hands of Shen Tuluo. trap.
"The carriage left Colonel Lucun's head and disappeared." Han Yu said solemnly: "The general asked about the appearance of the carriage, and then sent people to search the city, but found nothing."
"Of course they won't let you find them." Qi Ning's face suddenly became serious: "They thought they were using this trick to intimidate the Shenhou Mansion, but they made a fatal mistake."
Several people looked at Qi Ning. Qi Ning's face was cold and his eyes were filled with murderous intent: "The four gates of Huize City are blocked. You can't go out but you can't go in. They are heavily guarded. However, they sent the head and exposed Shen Tuluo's people to sneak in." Into the city."
"That's right." Han Yu's body was shaken: "There are spies in the city."
Qining said: "I'm only worried about one thing now."
Xuanyuan Po's eyes were like daggers, and he whispered: "The Duke is worried about... the granary?"
"That's right." Qi Ning said: "Huize City is an important place for grain storage. The grain and grass supplied to the front line are all stored here. Once it is lost, the consequences will be disastrous. Shentu Luo does not have the ability to fly into the sky and escape from the earth. Even if he knows that there are a large number of grains in Huize City, But there is no way to plunder food and grass. Since he can’t get it, he will most likely send people down from the city.”
Han Yu and Moventu looked at each other, sweating on their vests.
These two people are responsible for protecting food. Once the food and grass in the city are lost, they will be the first to bear the blame. Even Daluo Jinxian will not be able to save their lives. The two of them were not aware of the problem before. Regarding the seriousness, I only felt that Huize City was already heavily guarded, and several granaries were heavily guarded, so it was considered foolproof. However, when Qi Ning reminded me, he felt that the situation had become serious. Han Yu immediately said: "I will go to the granary immediately." Send more manpower.”
Qi Ning pondered for a moment and asked, "How many granaries are there in the city?"
"There are five places in total." Moventui had taken out a map from his sleeve and spread it on the table. Qining walked over and saw that it was a map of the layout of Huize City. All the streets and alleys in Huize City were there. There were circles drawn on it in several places. Moventry pointed to those circles and said: "The five granaries are concentrated in three places, two in the east of the city and one in the south of the city. The largest granary is in the south of the city. Half of the grain is stored here, and more than two hundred officers and soldiers are guarding it."
Qi Ning turned his head and glanced outside the door, and then said: "Since that group of people can sneak into Huize City, they may sneak into the granary. The court spent a lot of effort to raise these grains. Once there is a loss, even if the grain is opened, Road, but there is no food to continue to supply to the front. The Qinhuai Army's tens of thousands of troops may be able to collect food locally to support it for a while, but this is not a long-term solution. In the end, we still have to open the food road to send food across." Expression. He solemnly said seriously: "There must be no problem with the food here, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."
Xuanyuan Po said in a deep voice: "Shentu Luo is a trick to attack the east and the west. He sent the letter and the head of the fourth junior brother to prevent you from taking care of the granary and focus on this matter."
"It's very possible." Qi Ning sneered: "But this time Shen Tuluo was too smart. He wanted to make an attack in the east, but instead exposed their whereabouts."
"As long as heavy troops are sent to guard the granary, they will not dare to act rashly." Han Yu clenched his fist and said, "Even if Shen Tuluo really sent people to sneak into the city, the number of people would never be too large. Even if they wanted to attack the granary, they could only sneak in secretly. The humble general arranged for people to guard the granary so that not a single fly could enter."
Qi Ning shook his head and said: "If you go to war and mobilize troops, it will only make those people alert. Knowing that you are already prepared, they will not act rashly. As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves, you are afraid of being remembered. If they just Lurking in the city but not taking action is actually a bigger trouble. If this group of people is not eliminated, the granary will be in danger all the time, so..." He glanced at a few people and then whispered: "Let's We must set a trap, wait and catch them all!"
"My lord, what do you mean?"
"Catch a turtle in a urn." Qi Ning sneered: "Since they are planning to go to the granary, let's give them a chance. Instead of going to war and mobilizing troops, we should leave a loophole for them to fall into a dangerous trap on their own!"