Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 61

Chen Xi was indeed not someone to wait for, he already smelled danger.

In the hall of the government office, Chen Xi had already summoned more than a dozen important retainers except Hou Chang and Wang Huang, and when everyone was present, the retainer Zhang Chun said: "The people sent to Jingyi, Suoyi, Guangwu, Xingyang, etc. The envoys have already returned, and the commanders of the four cities have also replied to the letter, and reinforcements will be sent tomorrow, but the envoys sent to Chenggao have not yet returned."

The doorman Man Qiuchen asked: "Zhang Chun, could it be that the messenger was delayed by something on the way?"

"Absolutely not." Zhang Chun said decisively, "Before the messengers from all walks of life left, I have repeatedly told you."

"That's what happened!" Chen Xi said awe-inspiringly.

Man Qiuchen said: "Could it be Xiang Chu's remnants?"

Zhang Chundao: "Hasn't Xiang Chu's remnants always been active in the Quyu area at the border of Sanchuan and Dangjun?"

Chen Xi said: "Whether it's the remnants of Xiang Chu or not, for the sake of Ao Cang's safety, I must go to Cheng Gao!"

Since Liu Bang won Aocang from Xiang Yu, he has attached great importance to the defense of Aocang. He not only stationed heavy troops in Aocang, but also stationed in the five cities of Jingyi, Suoyi, Guangwu, Chenggao, and Xingyang around Aocang. Heavy troops, and the garrisons in the five cities are uniformly deployed by the Ao Cang Order, and they can rush to help Ao Cang at any time when necessary.

It wasn't until the battle of Gaixia that Liu Bang dispatched all the elite soldiers from the cities of Aocang, leaving only a few thousand old and weak.

However, Chen Xi was recommended by Lu Ze (brother of Lu Zhi), the prefect of Sanchuan County, to serve as Aocang Order. He knew that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, so he naturally did not dare to take it lightly, and immediately decided to take people to Chenggao to find out what happened.

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Hou Chang brought Xiang Zhuang, Gongsun Sui and more than [-] people into Aocang City, temporarily placed them in the barracks, and then went straight to the government office, intending to report the matter to Chen Xi. At the gate, I saw Chen Xi rushing in surrounded by dozens of guests, Hou Chang immediately dodged beside the road, saluted and said, "My lord, are you going out?"

Chen Xi bowed back and said, "The envoys sent to Jingyi, Suoyi, Guangwu, and Xingyang have all returned, but the envoys sent to Chenggao have not returned. I am worried that something will happen, so I brought someone to Go to Chenggao to have a look, the affairs of Aocang can only be troubled by your step, Wang Huang and other righteous men."

"Did you think too much, sir?" Hou Chang said disapprovingly, "Maybe the messenger was delayed on the way."

"Of course it's best if nothing happens, but just in case I should go to Chenggao." Chen Xi said solemnly, "After all, Ao Cang's millet is of great importance, and the safety of Ao Cang depends entirely on Jingyi, Suoyi, If there is a flaw in the screen guards of Guangwu, Xingyang, and Chenggao cities, the consequences will be unimaginable, and I can't explain it to Lord Lu Ze."

It has to be said that Chen Xi is still very capable, at least he knows that Ao Cang has a lot to do with it, and the strings in his mind are also tense, and he will not ignore any abnormalities!
"My lord, now that the world is settled, what can go wrong?" Hou Chang still didn't think so.

"It's always right to be careful." Faced with Hou Chang's doubts, Chen Xi remained patient enough, and finally said with great sincerity, "When I'm not around, Aocang City depends entirely on you and the righteous men. "

"My lord is really conscientious in doing things, which is admirable." Hou Chang said after a pause, and then said, "As for Aocang City, don't worry, my lord, as long as I and brothers Wang and Huang are still alive, nothing will happen. !"

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you all." Chen Xi said and bowed to Hou Chang again, and then left with dozens of guests.

It wasn't until Chen Xi walked away that Hou Chang suddenly remembered that he hadn't reported to Chen Xi the matter of recruiting more than [-] blacksmiths, but after thinking about it, he let it go, such trivial matters, he would report to him when Chen Xi came back It's not too late, it's a bit pretentious to go after him and report to him, but it seems that he cares about these rewards.

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Gao Chu was dressed in rags and rags, pretending to be a dying starving man lying on the side of the road moaning. Several peasant women passed by with bamboo baskets on their shoulders. A small piece of wheat cake was placed in front of Gao Chu's feet, but no one noticed that under the broken straw mat at Gao Chu's feet, there was an air-conditioned iron tire bow hidden!
Near Gaochu, there were a dozen or so dying hungry men lying or sitting. Naturally, these were longbowmen from the Nufeng Battalion. The messengers between the two are poor!Anyone who looks like a messenger or an official, shoot them!

The general and the five hundred Xiandeng dead soldiers have already mixed into the refugee group. The battle of Aocang is already imminent, and it has to be fought. There must be no mistakes at this time!Therefore, as long as it looks like a messenger between Aocang and other places, or an official messenger, he will be killed without mercy!According to the general's order, it's better to kill the mistake than to let it go!
In addition to the Nufeng camp, the two thousand elites trapped in the camp have also lurked in the nearby mountains.

Once the general and the Xiandeng camp launch an attack on the city, the trapped camp and the Nufeng camp will quickly step forward to help!
All of a sudden, Goudan, who was lying in front of the crossing and was in charge of watching, galloped back from the front and panted, "General, there are dozens of horsemen coming up ahead, like like like like like like official messengers!"

Gao Chu's expression tightened, and he whistled immediately. Suddenly, more than a dozen longbowmen stretched their hands under the broken straw mat used as a cover. At the same time, dozens of armed soldiers hidden in the woods beside the road also quietly pulled out Leng Sensen's ring head knife.

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Besides, Chen Xi came straight to Chenggao along the main road with more than 20 diners. He just turned around a crossing, and a dozen hungry men suddenly appeared on the side of the road ahead. Chen Xi didn't think it was a big deal. It was abnormal, but Man Qiuchen, who was following behind him, reined in his horse and stopped suddenly, and shouted at the same time: "My lord, hold on!"

"Woo..." Chen Xi hurriedly reined in his mount, turned around and asked, "Mr. Manqiu, what's the matter?"

"My lord, be careful!" Chen Xi could barely turn his head back. Man Qiuchen suddenly roared, and then suddenly pulled out his sword and threw it at Chen Xi's face. Chen Xi was shocked, and immediately lowered his head to dodge instinctively. Suddenly, there was a bang in his ear, and when he looked down again, he saw that the sword thrown by Man Qiuchen had landed, and at the same time, there was also a mace and feather arrow!
Chen Xi suddenly turned around, only to see that the dozen or so hungry men who were lying on the left side of the road dying just now had all stood up, and all of them were aiming at this side with their bows and arrows. With an iron tire and strong bow, he obviously shot the heavy arrow with fangs just now. If it wasn't for Man Qiuchen, he, Chen Xi, would have been killed by the arrow!

It was too late to say it, and then it was too fast, just in the blink of an eye, the strong man drew three mace arrows and buckled them on the bowstring, and then suddenly pulled the bowstring away with the bronze fingertip on the second finger of the middle finger, Chen Xi Immediately, the wolf howled, hit the horse and left!Almost at the same time, with only a muffled buzzing sound, the three spiked arrows shot towards Chen Xi's vitals in the back like shooting stars rushing towards the moon!

"My lord, be careful!" Seeing that Chen Xi was about to be hit by an arrow, a doorman suddenly yelled, and he jumped from the side of his horse to block Chen Xi's back. Almost at the same time, the three spiked arrows had already arrived like lightning. Hearing only three soft "Pu Pu Pu" sounds, the doorman's throat, chest, and abdomen were shot at the same time, and then fell to the dust.

It wasn't until this time that the rest of the disciples came to their senses. A dozen other archers on the opposite side finally shot their first arrows. However, except for the one with the iron bow, the archery skills of the rest of the archers were not very good. The strength is not small, but the accuracy is extremely poor, so no arrow can hit anyone.

Twenty or so disciples were furious, and when they were about to draw their swords to kill the group of archers, dozens of soldiers in heavy armor and holding long knives sprang out from the grass beside the road without making a sound. Although these soldiers were wearing crimson battle robes, they looked like the Han army, but they were menacing, obviously with malicious intentions, the disciples did not dare to be brave, they protected Chen Xi and left.

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Gao Chuyi shot eight arrows in a row, even though he shot and killed eight people in a row, he was still unable to kill the leader of the other party. The group of disciples on the opposite side were really fierce, and each one of them did not hesitate to use their own bodies to block the leader's arrows!This shows that the leader is an important person, Gao Chu took another bag of arrows, and when he was about to chase him down on foot, Wei Liao arrived on horseback.

"Gao Chu, what happened just now?" Wei Liao asked anxiously, "Why did you let them go?"

"Military division, that group of people are too vigilant!" Gao Chu said with shame on his face, "The last general is ashamed!"

"It's broken! The general has brought fifty dead men into the city of Aocang. If you start a fight this time, won't you destroy the lives of the general and others?" Wei Liao said after a pause, and then ordered decisively, "It's urgent. We can't wait any longer, the trumpet sends an order to go to the camp first and seize the city gate immediately, then the camp and the Nufeng camp will follow up and take Ao Cang!"

"Promise!" Gao Chu promised with a bang, and turned back to roar, "Horn player, blow the horn!" More than a dozen horn players raised their horns in an instant, and in an instant, the long and long sound of the horns had already soared into the sky .

(End of this chapter)