Yuan Tan was stunned for a moment before he reacted.
Then let go of Yuan Xi.
"Cough cough... cough cough cough--"
Yuan Xi just fell to the ground, coughing and wheezing continuously, with snot, tears and drool all over the floor, looking extremely miserable.
After a long time, he looked up at Yuan Tan with a pale face and tearful eyes, and said in a hoarse voice, "Why don't you just kill me..."
It's so damn torturous.
This should be considered inappropriate.
Yuan Tan looked gloomy and snorted coldly, "It's so easy for you to die! Answer my question quickly, where is Son of Heaven now? Have you lied to me before?"
"If you continue to refuse to tell the truth, don't blame me for putting you to death regardless of brotherly love!"
Yuan Tan I didn't want to make it so ugly.
But the situation is too critical right now.
If Son of Heaven could not be found again, the two armies of Lü Bu and Zhang Liao would be able to crush him, so he had to pry out more information from Yuan Xi.
"What else can I say!"
Yuan Xi got angry, got up from the ground and cursed, "I have said everything I need to say! I only know that Son of Heaven is now at Dongguan Commandery. How do I know where it is?"
"If eldest brother wants to kill me, you don't have to make so many excuses, just do it! Anyway, I'm just a Yuan Family scum who killed his brother and imprisoned his father, so what kind of brotherly relationship do I have with eldest brother?"
Yuan Xi can be considered a risk-taker.
Directly angrily attack Yuan Tan.
Yuan Tan's eyes were cloudy and uncertain. He put his left hand on the long sword at his waist and looked at Yuan Xi in front of him, with murderous intent rising and falling in his heart.
But Yuan Xi looked directly into his eyes without any fear.
The atmosphere inside Study was solemn, but it was quickly broken by Wang Xiu who hurriedly walked into Study.
"Eldest Son, General Lü Kuang sent word that a woodcutter had seen a caravan of hundreds of people in a mountain in Dongguan Commandery, and they have been living in the mountain for a long time!"
"Now General Lü Kuang has led the army to search!"
Yuan Tan was shocked, and then his face showed a look of ecstasy!
Logically speaking, caravans travel through major Citiess and rarely stay in the wild for so long. However, this caravan actually stayed in the Deep Mountains for a long time. There is obviously something wrong!
Most likely they are the team escorting Son of Heaven!
Yuan Tan smiled, stepped forward and patted Yuan Xi on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Xianyi, I was just joking with you, don't take it seriously."
"As my brother, I have a heart-to-heart connection with you, so why would I doubt you?"
"You have a good rest and go out first for my brother."
After Yuan Tan finished speaking, he hurriedly left Study. He planned to go to Dongguan Commandery himself and lead his troops to search for Son of Heaven!
"This guy..."
Looking at Yuan Tan's leaving figure, Yuan Xi's expression was a little ugly, and at the same time he felt a little worried in his heart.
The team escorting Pretender Emperor still showed traces.
I hope they can be caught later, try to delay as much time as possible, and win more results for Your Majesty's army.
Chapter 233 I will ascend to the top in this battle!
Ye City.
Liu Xie put down the information in his hand, stood at the highest point of the Imperial Palace, faced the rising sun, looked in the direction of Qing Province, and murmured:
"This is the battle to achieve my ultimate position!"
Dongguan Commandery, a certain Deep Mountains.
Cao Xing sat next to Bonfire, looking carefully at the Topographical Map that Dongguan Commandery had finally obtained in his hand by the firelight, and imagining the next marching route in his mind.
At this time Wang Chong came over, handed a baked Rabbit to Cao Xing, and then said, "General, let's have something to eat."
The roasted rabbit is plump and attractive, with golden color.
At first glance, this craftsmanship is quite impressive.
Cao Xing put away Topographical Map, took the roast rabbit from Wang Chong, but did not eat it, and suddenly asked, "How long can Grain and Fodder in the army last?"
Wang Chong was stunned for a moment, then said after hesitating for a moment, "It has been completely exhausted today, and only some wild game brought by the brothers are left."
"Relying on these alone can last for up to three days."
They have been hiding in the mountains for this period of time. In order to avoid being hunted, they had to hide inside the Deep Mountains.
But as Qing Province Army's manhunt becomes more and more intense, it becomes more and more difficult for them to hide, let alone go to nearby Cities to purchase supplies.
Hearing this, Cao Xing couldn't help but frown.
If this continues, even if they are not discovered by the Qing Province Army, they will starve to death in the mountains. They must find a way to change the status quo.
Just as Cao Xing was deep in thought, a Famous Scholars soldier came in a panic and reported, "The general is in trouble! A large number of the Qing Province Army are coming to the mountains!"
"What?"
Cao Xing immediately changed his expression and said in surprise, "Qing Province Army didn't you search this mountain five days ago? How could you come here again?"
They all choose to hide in mountains that have been searched by the Qing Province Army, because the other party will definitely not search the same mountain forest a second time in a short period of time.
But this time it was a little beyond his expectation.
Cao Xing asked, "How many people came to search the mountain? From which direction did they come? Did you see clearly?"
Soldiers replied nervously, "I don't know the exact number, but there are a lot of the Qing Province Army gathered at the foot of the mountain, at least three thousand people. Plus those in the mountain, it is estimated to be more than five thousand."
"They searched from East, the north and the south, but no one was seen in the west."
Cao Xing's face became more solemn upon hearing this.
Mobilizing five thousand people to search again in this mountain forest that has already been searched means that the other party has confirmed that they are in this mountain and their whereabouts have been exposed!
"Damn it, when did it happen!"
Cao Xing was extremely puzzled, but there was no time to dwell on this issue right now. He immediately ordered, "Put out the fire, take Pretender Emperor with you, let's go down the mountain from the west! Move quickly!"
"No!"
This Famous Scholars soldier left in a hurry.
After a while, the group packed up their things, covered up the remaining traces of the fire, and took advantage of the night to descend the mountain from the west.
Although it was extremely difficult to travel through the mountains at night, they had lived in the Deep Mountains for a long time and were quite experienced, so it took them less than half an hour to get out of the mountains.
But not long after they came down the mountain, fire suddenly appeared in the forest, and many Qingzhou troops rushed out - there was an ambush here!
"Kill out!"
Seeing this, Cao Xing said nothing, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and Soldiers rushed forward to fight Enemy Army, directly hacking to death several Enemy Army who were rushing at the front.
Although they were disguised as a caravan this time and did not wear armor, they had all their weapons with them, so they were not without the ability to fight.
Moreover, these five hundred of them are all experienced in hundreds of battles Elite Troops, so facing the ambush of less than a thousand people at the foot of the mountain, Cao Xing has no fear at all!
The two sides soon reached a point of fighting.
Under the night and firelight, swords flashed, blood was splashed, people kept falling, and torches scattered on the ground ignited the dry leaves and mountain forests, and raging fires quickly ignited around them and spread quickly.
The sky-high flames and shouts of death quickly attracted the attention of Yuan Tan, who was leading the troops waiting at the foot of the mountain to the south. He couldn't help but asked in surprise, "What happened over there?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a Cavalrymen rode up to report, "Eldest Son, traces of the Enemy Army were found to the west, and they are now engaged in a confrontation with our troops!"
"Enemy Army is brave, we can't resist it anymore!"
Yuan Tan was surprised at first when he heard this, then he was overjoyed and laughed loudly, "God help me! God helps me! Son of Heaven is indeed hidden in this Deep Mountains!"
"General Lu, quickly lead a team of troops to rush for reinforcements and hold Enemy Army while I gather the rest of the army. They will be there soon!"
"Remember not to shoot the arrow, don't hurt Son of Heaven!"
Yuan Tan is so excited. After searching for so long, we finally have the result. Son of Heaven is just around the corner!
As long as you catch Son of Heaven, the danger of Qing Province can be solved!
"No!"
Lü Kuang accepted the order with clasped fists, then led hundreds of Cavalry away in a mighty manner, taking the lead to rush to the aid of Battlefield at the foot of the mountain to the west.
Then Yuan Tan also quickly gathered all his troops and rushed there.
At this moment, to the west is Battlefield.
Cao Xing had already broken out of the ambush at the cost of a hundred men, and then fled to another mountain range, ignoring Pursuing Troops behind them - that mountain was deeper, but they had heard of poisonous snakes and miasma, so they had never dared to set foot there before.
But I can't care about that much right now.
As long as they escape into the mountains over there, they will be safe for the time being. Even if Qing Province Army goes into the mountains to search, it will not be easy to catch them.
They can also delay longer.
"Thieves, please leave!"
At this moment, a loud roar came from behind.
Cao Xing heard the sound and turned around to look, and saw Lü Kuang leading two hundred Light Cavalry to attack them menacingly, and the distance between the two sides quickly closed!
Seeing this, Cao Xing couldn't help but change his expression, and immediately ordered Wang Chong: "Take a hundred brothers to escort Pretender Emperor into the mountain, and I will resist Enemy Army!"
After that, he directly took off Longbow from his back, bent his bow and shot seven or eight arrows at once. Except for the arrow that was shot at Lü Kuang, which was blocked, the other arrows were not missed. Several Cavalry were hit by arrows and fell from their horses.
Cao Xing rolled on the ground to avoid Spear who was stabbed by Lü Kuang, then reached out to grab Reins, an ownerless horse, turned over, turned around and raised his knife to fight Lü Kuang!
I can only say that Cao Xing is worthy of the name Eight Great Captains.
This fighting capacity and adaptability are extraordinary!
Even the other Soldierss under his command are not ordinary people. When the infantry fights against Cavalrys, they still remain unhurried. They work in pairs, blocking attacks and cutting off horse legs, and they coordinate freely.