Three Kingdoms: Prosper Han from the beginning of brushing favorability

Chapter 333
Compared with the relatively barren and isolated northwest region, the shadow guards sent by Liu Chan in advance were more active in Jingxiang, Nanyang and other places.

The population flow here was relatively more frequent before the war, and it was mainly composed of Han people. It undoubtedly had more advantages in using spies and spies.

The Cao Wei side, which passively responded to the challenge, was undoubtedly a step slower in this regard.

Although espionage wars are not battlefields with rivers of blood and blood, where the undercurrents are surging, the danger is not reduced. And the consequences of being slow to the front line on this battlefield are more serious than those on the frontal battlefield...

Lao Li's son didn't know that these people had come into the sight of the Han army's top brass. He was still brewing his emotions silently, preparing for a performance during the interrogation...

The people of Xiangyang, whose hands were tied and lined up in a row, waited for a long time, until the young man who was left alone came to join them with trembling legs, but no one paid attention to them.

Everyone couldn't help but feel a little worried. Most of the people who were willing to follow Lao Li had heard of the Han army's style and Liu Bei's character.

But after all, it was a strange military camp, and when he saw that no one was paying attention, he began to feel uneasy again.

After about half an hour, a man dressed as a general came over and ordered people to untie their ropes, and then took them into a tent for interrogation.

This interrogation was much easier to deal with than Lao Li's son expected. It just asked about their respective family backgrounds, whether they had any relatives in Xiangyang, whether they had any skills, etc.

As for these issues, the Han Army general did not delve into them very deeply. He just forgot that there was nothing special about them.

Only on how they escaped from Xiangyang City during the war and why they escaped, the interrogation became much more detailed.

"Back to the general, this is Xiao Lao's son, who was previously a government official in Xiangyang County." Lao Li nodded and bowed, and pulled his son over with a smile on his face, "Quin Zi happens to have a close friend serving in the Xiangyang garrison."

Lao Li's son bowed respectfully and seemed to be timid and stammered in his words: "The common people Li Qiong has seen and met the general... The Wei army is unethical and exploitative. The common people and his father feel that they are no match for the Han Dynasty's benevolent army..."

He probably meant that when the two men saw that the situation was not going well, they bribed their friends in the army, sold their property, and finally bribed the city gate chief and the team leader who was responsible for patrolling the West City that day.

Then he turned a blind eye and closed one eye, and let them out.

"Hmm..." The Han Army general touched his chin, "I have always heard that Man Chong was strict in enforcing the law. He was well-known when he first served as the magistrate of a county... The soldiers under his command were only greedy for small profits, so they killed you. Wait until they are released?"

Li Qiong was shocked. He didn't expect that a low-level general in the Jingzhou Army would know so many things.

Little did he know that the person facing him was Zhao Lei. The Wei army who had followed Guan Yu and Jing Xiang had been rivals for so many years, so how could they not know the background of the opponent's general.

"To tell you what the general is saying, it is precisely because of the Manchu envoy... well, precisely because of the Manchu envoy's strict behavior and unkindness that there are actually a lot of complaints among the Wei army," Li Qiong said.

Lao Li also said: "Yes, General, not to mention that Xiao Lao and others are just ordinary people. Who cares if there are too many or too few. We will wait for the farmland to be burned and the houses to be burned...

"How could the Wei army care about our life and death? Cao Min and others have always heard of the benevolence of His Majesty the Han Emperor, and General Guan is also loyal and loving to the people, so they took the risk to join us."

Zhao Lei nodded, then gave up, and then asked a few more questions about Xiangyang City's military strength, food and grass, defense situation, general situation of the city, etc.

Most of these people were forcibly moved by the Wei army from counties and villages outside Xiangyang, and their knowledge is unknown.

However, as a minor official in Xiangyang County, it would be shameful for Li Qiong to be ignorant of everything he asked.

Originally, Man Chong had been told how to answer, so naturally the situation in Xiangyang had to be promoted for the better. It would be best to make the Han army feel that they would not be able to break this hard nut in a few years.

But what Zhao Lei learned about Man Chong just now made Li Qiong wary.

Having said that, if the Han general noticed something strange and doubted his identity, wouldn't it be a small loss but a big loss?
So he just slightly exaggerated based on the facts and did not dare to brag to the sky.

"Well, very good. You are commendable for giving up the traitors and surrendering to the Han." Zhao Lei came over and patted him on the shoulder, smiling, "When our army captures Xiangyang, I will become the customs declaration general, let You continue to serve as Xiangyang County Government."

Li Qiong was flattered and thanked him: "Thank you, General!"

"Hmm... ha~~ It's getting late, so you can take a rest in this tent." Zhao Lei yawned, "If you have any difficulties, you can find the guards outside the tent. If you have nothing to do, don't hang out in the camp." Everyone shouted. Feeling that they were in the right place, the Han soldiers treated the people much better than the Wei soldiers, so they all bowed down and thanked them.

Then Zhao Lei walked out of the tent amidst everyone's thanksgiving, but after leaving the tent, the sleepiness on his face disappeared.

Zhao Lei shook his head slightly as he walked away, and sneered in a low voice with some disdain: "With this little skill, you still have to imitate others! Even the people in the Zhao family business in Jiangling are not as good as..."

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There was no talking all night, but early the next morning the Han army sent these people food rationed per head.

Although it was just a bowl of gruel, he was able to take care of them when the two armies were fighting, and these people were moved...except Li Qiong.

He seemed to be drinking porridge calmly, but seemed a little anxious.

He originally planned to take this opportunity to explore the Han army's camp, but it turned out that the guards were so tight that he couldn't escape at all.

Although the guards outside the tent were quite friendly, they were not allowed to go out.

This made him a little worried. What if someone who went through a lot of trouble came and stayed in this tent until the war was over... then what would happen?

Li Qiong, who is quite ambitious, is not willing to be a small official in Xiangyang. He finally got this opportunity and he must seize it!
He raised his head and drank the porridge, wiped his mouth and walked out of the tent.

"What's the matter?" Lao Li looked at his son blankly.

"I'm going to the toilet."

After saying that, he lifted the tent and walked out.

Lao Li, who knew nothing about his son's mission, had no doubt that he was there and continued to chat with others about the huge differences between the Han and Wei armies.

The guard outside the tent saw Li Qiong coming out, and finally became impatient this time: "Why is it you again? Go back! If you don't know what is good, be careful and be beaten!"

Li Qiong hurriedly bowed and laughed, and said awkwardly: "Master Jun, it's not that the common people deliberately disobeyed the order, it's really... some internal anxiety."

The guard curled his lips and said angrily: "There are so many things. In other words, our Majesty and General Guan, if it were the Wei Army and the Wu Army, they would have killed you long ago."

"Yes, yes... Your Majesty is kind and kind, and the common people are all grateful for it."

"Follow him and come back quickly!" The guard waved his hand and asked someone to escort him to the latrine dug in the camp.

But as soon as Li Qiong left, the guard gave another person a hint, and that person immediately ran away...

Li Qiong was afraid of arousing suspicion, so she didn't dare to look around too blatantly along the way, but she still kept her head down as much as possible and imprinted the layout of the Han army's camp in her mind with her peripheral vision.

But he didn't see where the Han army's food and grass were, and he didn't see where those huge stone carts were stored.

This little gain alone could not play a decisive role at all. He had to think of other ways to spy on some information or do something big.

In the simple toilet built with thatched grass, Li Qiong squatted on the pit and felt a little melancholy.

But soon, a huge turn of events unexpectedly fell from the sky and hit him on the head.

"General Guan, why are you here?"

Li Qiong, who was in the toilet, vaguely heard the vague words coming from behind, and his eyes immediately lit up.

Guan Yu? !
(End of this chapter)