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Chapter 225: Falling into the trap

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    In the Xianyang County Magistrate¡¯s Mansion, Zhong Yao leaned tiredly on his chair.

    In the past few days, the Hanzhong army had been attacking the city non-stop, making him physically and mentally exhausted.

    Now Zhang Fei's troops are not as many as his. Logically speaking, the offensive and defensive momentum has changed, but Zhang Fei still keeps attacking the city.

    Zhong Yao is not worried at all about defending the city, but he is worried about Chang'an!

    Chang'an now has no soldiers and generals. If Sun Kang loses, Chang'an will be lost.  Chang'an not only had his family, but also a large amount of food and grass. Not only his army, Xiahou Dun's army also relied on Chang'an for half of its food and grass.

    Zhong Yao really wanted to lead his army out of the city, rob Zhang Fei's camp, and then return to Chang'an.  He had sent many scouts and learned that Zhang Fei drank all day long, whipped soldiers and generals, and killed several army commanders.  Now the morale of the entire military camp is low and it is very chaotic.

    But Zhong Yao is still a little worried, what if this is Zhang Fei's plan?

    Zhong Yao thought about it, unable to make a decision. Before he knew it, it was already dark.

    "Reporting to your lord, there is a person coming from outside the city and wants to see your lord!"

    "A person came from outside the city?" Zhong Yao frowned.  Although Zhang Fei did not besiege the city, occasionally individual merchants came into the city, but why did they want to see him?  "Are you a businessman?"

    "No!" the servant said with certainty, "It should be a soldier!"

    "Soldier? Let him in!"

    "No!"

    Soon, a man in black came to Zhong Yao's study.

    Zhong Yao took a look, and sure enough, there was an aura of iron and blood in his body.

    "Who are you? Why do you want to see me?"

    The man looked at Zhong Yao, said nothing, and then looked at the servant next to him.

    Zhong Yao naturally understood what he meant and waved his hand to the servant, who immediately went out.

    "Your Excellency, I am General Fan Jiang's personal soldier. I have been ordered by the General to deliver a letter to Your Excellency!" After saying that, he took out a letter from his body and handed it to Zhong Yao.

    Zhong Yao opened the letter and read it carefully. His brows were sometimes furrowed and sometimes relaxed, and the expression on his face was also unpredictable.

    After a long while, he put down the letter and stared directly at the soldier who delivered the letter.

    "Do you know the content of the letter?" Zhong Yao suddenly asked.

    "The villain doesn't know!"

    "How dare you deceive me, Fan Jiang!" Zhong Yao's expression changed, "Come here, push this man out and behead him!"

    Before Zhong Yao finished speaking, two soldiers rushed in and picked up the messenger.

    "Sir, please forgive me. This is none of the villain's business. The villain is just a messenger. The villain doesn't know anything. Please forgive me, sir!" The man in black who delivered the letter cried.

    "Since you are Fan Jiang's personal soldier, how could you not know?"

    "General Fan only asked the villain to deliver the message to the adults, and didn't say anything else! Please be aware of this!"

    "Ha" Zhong Yao sneered, "I'll give you a chance. How can Fan Jiang deceive me? If you do it honestly, I will not only spare your life, but also give you an official title. If you dare to hide even a word, Ling Chi will be punished immediately.  Execute!"

    "Sir, the villain really doesn't know anything! General Fan just asked the villain to deliver the message!"

    "Then let me ask you, when Fan Jiang asked you to deliver the letter, who else was in the camp?"

    "There are General Zhang Da and two army commanders, Li You and Wu Gen."

    "Li You and Wu Gen are the two who led the army to attack the city in the past two days!"

    "Yes Yes!"

    "Were the two army commanders who led the army to attack the city a few days ago be killed by Zhang Fei?"

    "Yes, the head is still hanging high on the flagpole!"

    "Then why didn't Li You and Wu Gen be killed?"

    "General Zhang has given an order. If the two of them cannot capture the city tomorrow, they will hang their heads like the two army commanders in front!"

    "Oh" Zhong Yao nodded secretly, then waved his hand, and the two soldiers went out.

    The man in black who delivered the letter almost collapsed to the ground and quickly kowtowed to Zhong Yao.

    "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"

    "You go back and tell Fan Jiang and Zhang Da to act according to the plan. I will cooperate with you. When things are done, high-ranking officials and generous salaries will be indispensable!"

    "Yes Nuo!" The man in black almost didn't know how to respond. He took a deep breath and left Zhong Yao's study tremblingly.

    After the man in black left, Zhong Yao remained motionless in the study.  Fan Jiang said in the letter that he would defect to the king of Wei. Zhang Fei had a bad temper and often whipped his soldiers., there were many grievances in the army. He had contacted Zhang Da and two army commanders, and could directly command three thousand soldiers. Together with their personal soldiers, they were almost half of the entire Hanzhong army.  At ten o'clock tonight, there was an uprising in the camp, and Zhang Fei was killed. Zhong Yao was asked to cooperate and send troops to respond.

    "Whether this is true or Zhang Fei's plan, Zhong Yao is still not completely sure.  The content of the letter and what the soldier who sent it basically matched what he had been investigating in the past few days and what he was thinking.

    After a while, Zhong Yao finally made up his mind. He knew that now was not the time to be indecisive.  There is no sure-win strategy in a marching war. There is a 70% chance that Fan Jiang and Zhang Da will turn against each other, which is enough for him.  The most important thing is that he cannot waste time in Xianyang. Maybe Zhang Fei's purpose is to delay him, let Guan Yu defeat Sun Kang, and then occupy Chang'an.

    So Zhong Yao immediately ordered five thousand soldiers and horses to give the soldiers a feast.  Before midnight, he quietly left the city through the east gate, detoured for more than ten miles, and hid himself about two or three miles away from Zhang Fei's camp.

    Finally, at the third watch, a fire was suddenly lit in the camp, and at the same time, the shouts of killing were loud.

    Zhong Yao felt nervous, but he was not in a hurry to send troops, but listened carefully to what was going on in the camp.

    The fire was getting bigger and bigger, the whole camp was in chaos, shouts of death and screams were endless, and the smell of blood could be smelled in the wind.

    "Fan Jiang and Zhang Da really didn't lie to me!" Zhong Yao was completely convinced at this time, and the movements in the camp were definitely not fake.

    "Kill him!" Zhong Yao immediately ordered.

    "Kill!" Five thousand soldiers shouted in unison, and at the same time, each raised their swords and guns and rushed towards the Hanzhong military camp.

    The distance of two or three miles will be reached soon.

    Zhong Yao found that the military camp was already in chaos, with the bodies of some soldiers lying scattered everywhere.

    "Whoever takes Zhang Fei's head will get a reward of five hundred!" Zhong Yao shouted.

    Five thousand soldiers rushed towards Zhang Fei's commander's tent.

    When he arrived at the entrance of the handsome tent, Zhong Yao found that there was no one here. Although there were many sparks, they were not burning the tent, but torches one by one. Zhong Yao felt bad in his heart.

    "Sir, the commander's tent is empty, there is no Zhang Fei!" A soldier ran out of the commander's tent and reported.

    "What, it's empty?" Zhong Yao looked around, "No, I've fallen into a trap, get out quickly!"

    But at this moment, shouts of killing suddenly came from all directions, and a group of soldiers and horses were seen coming out in front, led by a general, who was really Zhang Fei.

    "Zhong Yao, you have been surrounded. You can't escape with your wings. Why don't you get off your horse and be bound!" Zhang Fei shouted loudly.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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