The torch had just risen into the air when two figures suddenly jumped out from the grass seven or eight steps away from the fence. They ran forward without a sound.
Lv Bu snorted, he looked to his left and right, seeing someone carrying a bow and arrows, he snatched it away, nocked his bow and aimed it at Su Yun.
Plop! The person on the left died after being hit by the arrow.
The person on the right was scared out of his wits, and he used all his strength to run forward.
Lv Bu sneered, he then nocked his bow and nocked it with another arrow.
After two cracking sounds, the back of Sang Mu's bow was snapped by Lv Bu, and the arrow on the bowstring fell to the ground. So it turned out to be a standard longbow in the army, which was far inferior to the strong bows Lv Bu usually used, as it simply could not withstand two of his strong pull in succession.
"What broken bow is this!" Lv Bu threw the broken bow to the ground and stomped on it a few times. Then, he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Give me the bow!"
Zhang Liao and the others looked at each other. Since they were only patrolling the camp, it was almost impossible for them to use bows and arrows, thus, other than the man carrying the bow and arrows, the others actually did not have any bows and crossbows on them.
Seeing that the person in front of him had already ran more than twenty steps, Lv Bu was enraged, and shouted for the surrounding people to quickly bring over their bows and arrows. Everyone knew that Lv Bu had a violent temper, immediately, a few people ran to the nearby tents to pick up their bows and arrows, and by the time they brought their bows and arrows to Lv Bu's side, Liu Bei's scout had already disappeared from their sight.
Lv Bu tore off a part of his robe and wrapped it around the arrow and ignited it with a torch. Placing it on his bow, he shot out, borrowing the flame to discover that the spy was already 40 to 50 steps away. The light quickly disappeared, causing Lv Bu to frown. He followed suit and made another rocket, and then took out an arrow and put it in his mouth, ready to use the rocket to light up his vision, and used the second arrow to take the life of the spy.
The scout couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief after he disappeared into the darkness. He didn't think that in the blink of an eye a rocket would shoot out his figure, he clearly knew how terrifying Lv Bu's shooting skills were. He had only taken four or five steps when another rocket broke through the air, revealing him completely. Anyone who could be a spy was no fool. This person immediately reacted and threw himself forward into the grass without any hesitation.
"Whiz!" Almost at the same instant the scout fell, a sharp arrow flew past his head. Just a little bit more and the arrow would have pierced through his head.
Lv Bu shook his head, throwing the bow in his hand to the original owner, he stomped his feet and sighed: "What a pity! If it was a bow of his own, he would not have survived at all! "
"He's just a scout, why would Feng Xian care?" Zhang Liao advised softly, and then spoke sternly: "Liu Xuande has secretly sent spies over, and is very likely to be looking for places that we missed, so we can't be careless about this, why not send a few squads of troops to patrol outside of the camp!"
"It's possible!" Lv Bu nodded his head, and instructed: "I'll leave this matter to Wen Yuan, if we discover Liu Xuande's spy again, we must capture him alive!"
"Here!" Zhang Liao cupped his fist. Just as he was about to speak, the sound of dull footsteps came from outside the fence. Surprised, he immediately grabbed another torch and threw it out.
When the torch was in the air, everyone saw a man carrying the spy who had escaped previously, walking towards the fence. They were extremely familiar with the man, it was Cao Xing, who was guarding Xiao Pei City.
"Cao Xing!" Lv Bu cried out in alarm, his face suddenly changing greatly as he thought inside, could it be that something happened to Xiao Pei City?
Cao Xing was shocked when he heard Lv Bu, and quickly rushed over to find out that it was actually Lv Bu. He immediately threw the person on the ground and cupped his fists: "This subordinate greets Master! Greetings General Zhang! "
"Forget it!" Lv Bu waved his hands impatiently, and asked anxiously: "Did something happen in Xiao Pei?"
"My lord is wise!" Cao Xing praised, and said in a deep voice, "Guan Yunchang suddenly led over ten thousand troops to the Xiao Pei City. The Southern Guardian General, Jiang Quan, was originally a spy for Liu Bei, and he secretly opened the city gates."
Lv Bu was shocked and angry at the same time he heard about this. His eyes immediately turned scarlet red, he stepped forward, grabbed onto two fences, and forcefully opened a 'door' in the fencing wall, then grabbed Cao Xing by the collar and dragged him inside. He asked with a trembling voice: "Could it be that my family have already been captured by Guan Yunchang? Right, where is Gongsun Zimin? "
Cao Xing was forced to roll his eyes. He wanted to speak, but he could only let out a low whimper.
Seeing that the situation was bad, Zhang Liao rushed forward and broke apart both of Lv Bu's hands, at the same time saying solemnly: "Feng Xian, you're almost strangling him to death, how is he to say anything?"
Only then did Lv Bu let go and shouted fiercely: "Hurry up and say it!"
Cao Xing coughed dryly a few times, and hurriedly said: "Master, do not worry, Xiao Pei City is not in Guan Yu's hands!"
"Oh?" Lv Bu was surprised and happy, he anxiously said: "Quickly tell me what happened!"
"Here!" That Jiang Quan fellow was extremely cunning. He first let Jiang Hu lead his men to let go of the residence of the General Gongsun who was about to burn them down, then took advantage of the chaos to open the city gates, preparing to welcome the great army of Guan Yu into the city. Fortunately, General Gongsun and General Gao had seen through Jiang Quan's scheme in time, and in the nick of time, General Gongsun Xu had rushed over to the south city gate in time. Currently, Guan Yu's men only surrounded a few city gates. They did not have any siege equipment, and did not have the ability to launch an attack! General Gongsun and General Gao are worried that Master has been set up by Liu Xuande, so they had their subordinates come over to warn you. "
"So it's like that." Lv Bu's face turned from gloomy to clear, then he smiled at Zhang Liao: "Gongsun Zimin is indeed extraordinary, luckily I asked him to help guard the Xiao Pei, if not I would have let Guan Yu that fellow succeed!"
Zhang Liao nodded, "That's right! If General Gongsun Xu had not intervened, the Xiao Pei would not have survived! I never thought that Liu Xuande would actually do this! "
"Drag that fellow in, and I'll interrogate him later. Then, repair the fence!" Lv Bu instructed a few people around him for Cao Xing to recount in detail what happened last night.
Cao Xing thought back carefully and told the whole story from beginning to end.
After Lv Bu heard this, he slapped his forehead and sighed: "In that case, Liu Xuande indeed already knows Gongsun Zimin's identity! This damned Big Ear Buster, how dare he play with me! It's a pity, I did not listen to Gongsun Zimin's advice, if I had directly given up on Xiao Pei and went to Jizhou, Big Ear Buster would probably not be able to display all of his schemes! "
Chen Gong's voice suddenly came from behind, "Could it be that Liu Xuande only wanted to move Master out of the Xiao Pei and then find an opportunity to make a move against General Gongsun Xu? That's not right! Liu Xuande had put up such a big fight, how could he not take action against his lord! Maybe he has already started some schemes and tricks! "
"Greetings, Mr. Gong Tai!" Cao Xing cupped his fists and bowed to Chen Gong, then suddenly remembered the scene at the river side, and anxiously said: "Master, this subordinate knows what Liu Xuande's schemes are!"
"Then hurry up and say it!" Lv Bu shouted, evidently very impatient, as he did not believe Cao Xing's words.
Zhang Liao also looked at Cao Xing in shock. They had previously discussed about a few possibilities, but none of them had any clue as to Liu Bei's schemes and tricks. Cao Xing had come together through the stars and night, so how did he know Liu Bei's true intentions?
Cao Xing pointed to the direction he came from and explained: "Reporting to my lord, just now, this subordinate was drinking by a river more than five kilometers away, and discovered that the river water had suddenly greatly decreased. Furthermore, there hasn't been any unusual weather in the past few days, so it can be seen that the river water was stopped by someone upstream!"
"So that's how it is!" Chen Gong suddenly realized and slapped his forehead as he shouted: "I had actually neglected the Huaishui! My lord, General Cao's guess is probably the truth. Liu Bei wanted to lure the Huaishui over to harm us! No wonder when they were discussing the location of the camp, Liu Bei did not fight with the Lord and instead took the initiative to retreat to the higher ground, where there was a large piece of flat ground. Master, we will only rest here for the night, so Liu Xuande will definitely take action tonight, if not, the moment he leaves this place, his efforts to stop the river will be wasted! "
Zhang Liao anxiously asked: "Feng Xian, we need to move the camp as soon as possible!"
Lv Bu took a few steps back and forth. He had wanted to agree to Zhang Liao's suggestion, but seeing that the spy was unconscious, he immediately changed his mind. He shook his head and said, "The spies that Wen Yuan sent out still have not returned. Saying that, he raised his head to look at the distant Xuzhou Army camp, pointing towards the spy on the ground, "Bring this fellow back, I will decide after I interrogate him myself!"
Chen Gong cupped his hands and said: "Master, it's better to prepare for a rainy day! "It would be better to have the soldiers prepare to leave first. We can set off immediately after we have discussed among ourselves!"
Lv Bu nodded his head: "Alright, then I'll do it this way for now! Let our brothers be a little more gentle, don't wake Liu Bei up! "
Zhang Liao asked: "Feng Xian, do we still need to send more cavalry to patrol outside of the camp?" He felt that since he was already prepared to leave, and had completely fallen out with Liu Bei, ready to fight with his blade at any time.
Lv Bu stroked the short beard on his chin, thinking that what Zhang Liao said made a lot of sense.
"You can't!" Chen Gong suddenly shouted: "Master, in order to confuse Liu Xuande, I don't want him to know that we have already understood his schemes and tricks, not only is the cavalry army that went out to patrol unable to be abolished, they have to take the initiative to approach the Xuzhou Army's encampment. This method of doing things is only consistent with your usual style of doing things!"
"That's what we'll do! Come, let's hurry back and interrogate this fellow! "