Three Kingdoms

Cao An, dressed in neat clothes, stuck out his head from the alley and glanced at the sentry tower at the street entrance. He found that the eyes of the soldiers on the sentry tower seemed to be directed towards him, so he retracted his neck with a rustling sound and pressed against Standing against the wall, he waited for a moment, then secretly took another look, and waved back again and again.

Several of Huandian's guards wrapped their knives in their outer robes and followed Cao An in a hurry out of the alley, then disappeared under the eaves on the other side of the street.

From the side of Zhuque Xuanwu Street, there were still faint cheers.

Cao An looked bitterly in the direction of the sound. He didn't know why, but he hated this sound, as if it was like a demonic sound filling his brain, making Cao An restless.

Cao An took a deep breath, summoned several Huandian guards under the shadow of the eaves, and whispered: "Go through this alley and go straight to the Hundred Medical Center!" Remember, remember, don’t be reluctant to fight! After the chaos, they escaped to the east... and gathered in Chengdongwu City! 』

"only! ” Several Huandian guards responded in varying directions.

Cao An checked their attire again and realized that there was blood on their heads and some dust and blood on their bodies. There was nothing wrong with the Huandian guards who pretended to be injured, so he encouraged them again: "After the matter is completed, I will definitely Make a report to the lord and describe your achievements in detail! 』

Several Huandian guards looked at each other and bowed their hands to Cao An, "Thank you!" 』

These guards had followed Cao An to Wuguandao to ambush, but their wait was in vain. Moreover, in the barren mountains and ridges outside Wuguan Road, there was naturally no good rest. They only needed two days of rest and recuperation after returning to Chang'an. Unexpectedly, something happened to Huan Dian before they could recover. .

Although in a certain aspect, Huan Dian's accident had nothing to do with these guards, but in the traditional concept of the Han Dynasty, if the leader humiliates his ministers to death, the leader will die and the guards will sit together. Once Huan Dian dies, these guards will be They were forced to a dead end, and at this moment Cao An gave them a little hope, so they naturally grasped it tightly, no matter whether this hope was a straw or not.

And from Cao An's plan, there really aren't too many problems, such as pretending to be injured and approaching the Hundred Medical Center, then raiding, setting fire, causing riots and then escaping, etc...

Several Huandian guards gathered together under the eaves, and then, as if cheering each other up, they all drank in a low voice, then left the shadows and walked outside.

Cao An couldn't help but froze for a moment when he saw this. Just when he wanted to remind him, it was too late. He could only watch the Huandian guards heading towards the Hundred Medical Center...

"Damn it..." Cao An stamped his feet, "I taught you everything before!" Scatter! Scattered...a group of white people..."

When a group like this goes out, no matter how disguised they are, they will attract attention!

But who can blame this?

After all, Huandian Guard's job is just to be a guard, and it's not like in some movies or TV shows where he can change his voice when he transforms, and his disguise is perfect...

Cao An took a few steps back, secretly stretched out his head again, and looked towards the sentry tower. Unsurprisingly, the soldiers on the sentry tower had noticed the strange behavior of several Huandian guards and began to dance with the red border and yellow background. Flag up!

"It's over!" "Cao An immediately felt like a basin of cold water was poured on his face!

Cao An took advantage of the soldiers on the sentry tower to be attracted by Huandian's guards, and immediately hid in the shadows, ran through the alley, and hurriedly headed out of Chang'an City!

I can’t control much anymore!

Cao An once knew that the inspections under the Hussars General would usually arrive at the scene about half a stick of incense after the warning signal was sent! No more than one stick of incense at most!

This is what Cao An found out by hiring idle men to deliberately fight in the busy city...

The soldiers on the sentry tower were waving flags with red edges and yellow backgrounds. They just noticed something unusual and reminded the surrounding people to pay attention...

Now, unless Cao An can kill the nearest sentry tower and then grab the blue flag used to indicate safety or that the situation is calm, he will wait until the sentry tower soldiers paying attention here start waving the warning flag with a red background and yellow edges. Sometimes, the inspection will go in the direction of the flag waving!

The Hussars were ruling the city with military law, and these patrols were all retired soldiers. With the help of each other, Cao An simply felt desperate. Especially if those damn guards were replaced, they would be as good as domestic dolphins!

I definitely can't go to the small courtyard where Huan Dian originally stayed. Now I can only wait for the ordinary people of Zhuque Xuanwu to leave and mix in the crowd before leaving. This way, it will naturally be relatively safer. , but while waiting, an inspection may come to your door.

Or he could flee immediately while those guards were attracting firepower. However, all the streets and alleys were heading towards Suzaku Xuanwu Street. Going out alone would inevitably attract more attention...

For the urgent matter at the moment, Cao An must first return to his hiding place and bring his money, passport and other documents with him.

If you don't have money, you can still find a way, but if you don't have those documents, it seems like it's hard to escape!

Damn, damn!

Cao An couldn't help but start to curse those Jiangdong spies again. If those Jiangdong spies hadn't caused such a big thing, the inspection of documents would not have been strengthened inside and outside Chang'an...

With his head lowered, Cao An could only pretend as if nothing had happened, and walked through two alleys. Then as soon as he turned out of the alley, he bumped into two villagers chatting outside a shop at the intersection of the street.

Cao An recognized these two villagers as the villagers from the village where he lived.

Fang Ding cast his gaze over and said hello to Cao An, "Hey, you're back now?" Didn't you go to the celebration? 』

"We went, it was crowded..." Cao An smiled and pretended to complain, "I went out too early in the morning, and my stomach felt a little uncomfortable. I came back first..."

"Oh..." Fang Ding nodded and did not continue to say anything.

Cao An noticed that there seemed to be several men sitting in the shop. These men seemed to be just resting and not drinking. One of them seemed to turn his head around. Cao An quickly turned away and quickened his pace.

On the right side of the square, there are also two or three people sitting on the stone to chat.

Usually there aren't that many people here...

Cao An suddenly felt something bad in his heart, but if he turned around and left now, it would be too heavy and too deliberate. He could only comfort himself that these people might just stop here for a temporary patrol.

After all, today is the celebration of the Hussars General. Isn't it normal for there to be some more soldiers patrolling the streets?

Cao An turned around and headed to the alley on the left.

A middle-aged man walked out of the shop at Fangkou and raised his chin slightly, "Is this the person?" 』

Fang Ding bent down and said with a smile: "That's him... I've long thought there was something wrong with this guy..."

"Have you felt it for a long time? ” The middle-aged man sneered, “Then why didn’t you report it earlier? 』

"This..." Fang Ding hesitated, "Aren't you busy with the celebration, so you didn't care..."

The middle-aged man didn't bother to pursue it, "I'll teach you a lesson. Next time you encounter something like this, report it as soon as possible... If you report it, it won't be your problem. If you don't report it... Haha, you know it yourself..."

At this time, the person on the horse-tying stone in the inner square signaled: "Going west..."

When the middle-aged man heard this, he didn't bother to say anything to the shopkeeper. He stretched out his hand to say hello, and walked out of the shop with a few subordinates wearing ordinary clothes. "You two, go around and go to the intersection ahead!" You, and you, follow up, walk slower, don’t let him find out..."

Several subordinates responded and immediately took action.

The middle-aged man turned around, quickly climbed up the low wall next to him, and then stood on the eaves, using the shelter of the ridge to look forward.

Some noisy sounds sounded in the distance.

Cao An was heartbroken.

That direction should be...

Cao An tried his best to control himself and not look in that direction.

At the water channel on one side of the street, there were two or three women beating and washing clothes.

A laborer pushed a wheelbarrow around the corner.

Two or three children were under a tree in the distance, sticking out their bare buttocks and seeming to be digging for ants or earthworms.

From the yard next door, several women were yelling and scolding. I didn’t know whether they were scolding their children or their husbands.

Everything seems normal.

Cao An quickened his pace, turned across the street, and headed towards an alley on the right.

The noise from the direction of Baiyi Medical Center was getting louder and louder, which made Cao An feel a little anxious. He knew very well that it would be difficult for these Huandian guards to succeed. They might have been surrounded and strangled now, and he might be exposed at any time...

Cao An walked slowly into the alley.

This was not a place he found after he came to Chang'an, but it was already hidden in Chang'an before Cao An came to Chang'an, and it was one of the few early strongholds.

Cao An was about to walk in when he suddenly noticed something. He turned around suddenly and saw two people walking one behind the other on the way he came. When he saw the look Cao An cast, he He paused for a moment, looked away from Cao An, and continued to move forward slowly.

Cao An felt a sudden chill on his back!

All the blood in his body seemed to be completely frozen...

I am being followed!

Among the two people following behind, one of them was the person who just sat on the horse-tying stone at the entrance of the square!

Ordinary people may not be able to remember people they met just a blink of an eye, but Cao An can. If it weren't for this ability, Cao An wouldn't have come to Chang'an...

Now, a very real problem was placed in front of Cao An. Should he take a gamble, or should he ignore the things hidden in the stronghold and just find a way to escape? !

Both options have their own advantages and disadvantages, and the choice is in the moment.

Don't leave it to chance!

There were suddenly so many more people than usual in Fangkou, which already explained some problems, not to mention that Cao An was now sure that he was being followed!

They followed him because they didn't know where their stronghold was!

If they already know where the stronghold is, wouldn't it be better to just wait and see inside the stronghold?

Can't return to the base!

Cao An made a decision immediately, then suddenly quickened his pace and ducked into the gap between the two nearby yards.

Strictly speaking, this road is not a road. It is just a small gap between the walls of the two courtyards. It is only as wide as one side at most. It is dark and damp inside, and there are some scattered debris. On both walls, It's all moss, greasy and smelly.

Cao An staggered and squeezed forward as much as possible. The two people following him wanted to come over, but they couldn't speed up because of the walls on both sides. As long as he could get out of this narrow gap, he could immediately drill into the alley opposite, turn two more corners, and then Even if these two people catch up, they can't find any trace of him!

The two people following Cao An saw that Cao An had lost his trace, so they hurriedly searched forward. They immediately saw Cao An's figure in the gap. They also knew that Cao An had discovered the trace, and immediately squeezed into the gap with them. , while blowing the warning whistle...

"Beep——"

A sharp whistle sounded inside the house.

"Do it!" Catch him! To live! ” The expression of the middle-aged man at the entrance of the inner square changed. He immediately waved his hand and ordered his men to rush into the inner square.

Cao An ignored his face and hands that were scratched by the stones in the gap. When he rushed out of the gap, he flicked his hand to the side seemingly unconsciously. A broken earthen jar placed in the corner was knocked to the ground, and mud was scattered on the ground. Ash.

It seemed that because of this, Cao An's soles slipped and he almost hit the brick wall on the opposite side. However, he quickly used his hands and feet to run forward hurriedly, as if he was a chased bereaved man. dog.

But before Cao An could escape into another alley, he saw other people outflanking him and rushing towards him. One of them even shouted loudly: "Little thief!" Why don't you just surrender quickly! 』

Cao An turned around suddenly and saw two or three people rushing over behind him!

broken!

Although Cao An took out a short blade from his arms and fought hard, he was not the kind of general who could fight in and out of millions of people, so he quickly fell into a siege, and finally saw that there was no hope of escape, so he It was a cry: "Revival of the Han Dynasty!" Execute the Han thieves! 』

After shouting this sentence, Cao An suddenly turned the short blade upside down and stabbed it into his chest and abdomen!

"grass! 』

The middle-aged man who caught up from behind arrived just in time. When he saw Cao An committing suicide, he couldn't help but cursed.

A man from Wensi squatted down in front of Cao An, looked at the location of the wound where Cao An's blade was inserted, stretched out his hand to test Cao An's breath, and then shook his head at the middle-aged man.

"grass! Damn it! ” The middle-aged man stamped his feet and said after a while, “Wrap the cloth around your head and carry it away! Report back to Director Kan! 』

……╰（‵□′）╯……

With a stiff smile on his face, Fan Cong slowly walked forward along with the flow of people.

There seemed to be some voices behind the scenes talking about the Hussars General's military parade and celebration.

There was excitement in those voices, but Wang Ling's heart was filled with ice...

General Hussar held such a grand military parade. As a junior official among the three assistants, of course he tried his best to participate. Fan Cong was no exception and could not be an exception. After all, Fan Cong still had to maintain an image of being loyal to the Hussar. Therefore, I asked for leave early and expressed my intention to attend the ceremony...

Of course, Fan Cong didn't come to Chang'an just to watch the ceremony. He was also responsible for bringing new documents to Cao An. But just now, he saw the broken earthen pot at the corner and the dried clay on the brick wall. some bloodstains. If you weren't paying attention, you might think something had accidentally rubbed against it, but Fan Cong knew that this was the highest level warning.

So Fan Cong didn't even dare to enter the courtyard, and turned around and left the courtyard.

Cao An's death made Fan Cong feel inexplicable fear.

This kind of fear was even more terrifying than when I saw those people in the labor camp being beheaded under Tongguan...

Fan Cong didn't understand why he had such strong emotions.

Things harm their own kind.

A warrior is just a warrior, and a soldier is just a soldier, but Cao An is a descendant of the gentry clan and a descendant of the Cao family. To a certain extent, he is the same kind of person in Fan Cong's consciousness.

Cao An's death also triggered more serious consequences.

Fan Cong no longer dares to go to this hidden stronghold, and it is very likely that the Cavalry General's men will search for it later. After all, a small courtyard that has not been visited for a long time can easily attract the attention of the villagers.

What if Cao An left something that shouldn't be left in the stronghold?

Since the last incident of the Jiangdong bandits, General Hussar issued an edict. In order to eliminate the activities of spies and spies in the Sanfu Land, a stricter household registration management and registration system has been implemented, whether it is for private households, commercial banks, or The children of the gentry who came to study must be re-registered with the local household registration officials, and they are often reviewed by the villagers, which makes it even more difficult to recruit new personnel.

Because it is easy to find a person who is not registered in the household registration, and the procedures for registering a household registration are very cumbersome, and it is very troublesome to create documents that can be traced, so it is convenient to be able to be truly stable within the Sanfu of Chang'an. It was these people who arrived in Chang'an early...

And for such people, if one dies or is exposed, one is missing, and it is extremely difficult to replace them.

Cao An's death might expose more people, including Fan Cong himself.

We must find a way to leave!

If you stay any longer, you will die. You will definitely die!

Can't wait any longer...

We must find an excuse as soon as possible and leave Tongguan!

Perhaps, the excuse is that a relative in the family has died?

This is somewhat disrespectful to our ancestors...

Fan Cong lowered his head, thinking as he followed the flow of people.

Suddenly, the flow of people stopped, and then seemed to become quiet. Several people walked up to Fan Cong and grabbed Fan Cong's arm. They grabbed it so hard that Fan Cong felt that the bones in his arm were about to break. .

Fan Cong was startled and screamed, "Who are you?" ! A certain person is Tongguan..."

Kan Ze walked over slowly from the side, with a kind smile on his square face, "Tongguan Zuoli Fan, right?" Did you find the wrong person? 』

"You..." Fan Cong wanted to struggle, but couldn't move at all, "You, what do you want to do?" 』

Kan Ze smiled and waved his hand, "It's nothing serious... Well, Secretary Youwen would like to treat you to tea..."