Three Kingdoms King of the North

Han Zhan lay on the couch, listening to the heavy footsteps from the patrol outside the tent.He listened quietly for a while, and vaguely heard the conversation between Dian Wei and Chen Dao. It seemed that the two were personally leading a team to patrol outside.

Han Zhan sat up and said to Xia Houyun who was kneeling next to the table: "Yun'er, go out and tell Ziman and Uncle Zhi that they can take turns on duty and don't need to patrol together, otherwise they will be exhausted when they go on the road tomorrow." Yes." Xia Houyun agreed, got up and opened the curtain and went out.

Luo Bu, who was guarding outside the tent, saw Xia Houyun coming out of the tent, and guessed what Han Zhan might have ordered, so he quickly asked respectfully, "Captain Xiahou, what are your orders, my lord?"

"My lord, I want you to take turns on duty in batches. One person is responsible for the first half of the night, and the other is responsible for the second half of the night." Xia Houyun glanced at Dian Wei and Chen Dao who were leading people around the big tent, and said to Rob: "People who are not on duty Go back to your tent and rest." Rob agreed, and immediately ran towards Dian Wei and Chen Dao who were not far away, and conveyed Han Zhan's order to them.

Seeing Xia Houyun coming in from outside the tent, Han Zhan just asked casually, "Yun'er, have you told them everything Ben Hou said?"

"Yes, my lord." Xia Houyun replied, "The concubine has asked Rob to tell them that one person is in charge of the first half of the night, and the other is in charge of the second half of the night. Those who are not on duty will rest in the tent." Han Zhan didn't speak after listening. He just nodded, and lay down again with his eyes closed.

After receiving Han Zhan's general order, Chen Dao discussed with Dian Wei in a low voice: "General Ziman, you should go back and rest first, Chen will lead a patrol here before the third watch, and we will definitely ensure the safety of our lord."

Dian Wei knew that Chen Dao was always cautious, so he didn't object to his arrangement, cupped his fists at him, turned around and walked back to the tent that he had arranged for himself in advance.

Time passed quickly, and before I knew it, it was midnight.Before Chen Dao sent someone to call Dian Wei, the latter had already come out of the tent, and he asked Chen Dao in a low voice, "Uncle Zhi, is there anything unusual?"

"No." Chen Dao shook his head and said, "Don't say that there is no movement in the small village. Mr. Chen has asked at the gate of the village, but no one has ever approached. It seems that there will be no assassins tonight."

"I heard from the military adviser that if the traitors in the court want to attack the lord, tonight is their last chance." Although Dian Wei is brave and foolish, he still remembers what he said to Guo Jia, " We can't relax our vigilance until dawn. Uncle Zhi, it's already the third watch, you go back to rest first, and I will lead people to continue patrolling."

When Chen Dao saw that the soldiers on patrol with him were already tired, he felt that if they continued to patrol, they might run out of energy, so he ordered a group of new soldiers to be brought in and handed over to Dian Wei to lead.After finishing all this, Chen Dao went back to his tent to rest in peace.

When changing defenses outside, Han Zhan, who was sleeping in the tent, suddenly sat up from the couch.Although there was not much movement, Xia Houyun, who was resting at the desk, was still awakened. She quickly raised her sword and came to Han Zhan, leaning over and asking, "My lord, why did you wake up? What happened?"

"Yun'er, Ben Hou just had a nightmare." Han Zhan said in horror, "I dreamed that someone assassinated Ben Hou."

"My lord, don't worry." Xia Houyun saw the cold sweat on Han Zhan's forehead clearly with the help of the candlelight in the tent, sat down on the side of the couch, put down the sword in his hand, raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and comforted him and said : "There are Dian Wei, Chen Dao and others leading troops to guard outside the tent, and there are concubines in the tent, no matter how capable the assassin is, they will not be able to break into the tent."

"They didn't come in from outside the tent." Han Zhan grabbed Xia Houyun's hand and said in a panic, "I dreamed that there were seven or eight assassins, all of whom came out of the ground."

"Come out of the ground?" Xia Houyun glanced at the ground instinctively, thinking that Han Zhan might be too nervous to have such a nightmare, and quickly said to Han Zhan: "My lord, this is just a dream. How could it come out of the ground? Go back to sleep, there is a concubine here, everything will be fine."

After finally coaxing Han Zhan to lie down again, the more Xia Houyun thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, so he walked out of the big tent with his sword in hand.Rob, who was dozing off outside the tent, saw Xia Houyun coming out of the tent, and immediately forced himself to ask, "Captain Xiahou, what do you want my lord to tell you?"

"Who is on patrol at the moment?"

"General Dian Wei!" Rob replied.

"Where is Uncle Chen?"

"Just returned to the account to rest!"

Xia Houyun heard that Chen Dao had just returned to his tent to rest, so he decided to go to find him, tell him what Han Zhan was worried about, and see what he thought.After walking a few steps, she thought that Han Zhan was still sleeping alone in the tent, so she stopped and told Rob: "My lord is alone in the tent, please listen to what's going on in the tent."

"Please rest assured, Captain Xiahou," Rob glanced at the hanging curtain, and assured Xiahouyun: "The little one will definitely ensure the safety of the lord."

With Rob's assurance, Xia Houyun strode towards Chen Dao's tent.On the way, I met a group of patrolling soldiers and saw someone walking alone in the village. The leader of the group was about to inquire, but found that it was Xia Houyun, so he stopped and saluted her.

"Who is outside?" Xia Houyun had just arrived outside Chen Dao's tent. Chen Dao, who had already heard footsteps outside, opened the curtain and walked out. After seeing clearly that it was Xia Houyun, he asked in surprise: " It turned out to be Captain Xiahou, you are here now, do you have any orders from the lord?"

Xia Houyun was a little hesitant, wondering if he should tell Han Zhan about his nightmare.But in the end, considering Han Zhan's safety, she decided to tell the matter: "My lord had a nightmare just now."

"My lord had a nightmare?!" Chen Dao was astonished when he heard Xia Houyun say that. He wondered if there was any connection between the lord's nightmare and your coming to me.Although I thought so in my heart, I asked in my mouth: "Captain Xiahou, I wonder what my lord dreamed about?"

"My lord said that he dreamed that there were seven or eight assassins coming out of the ground to assassinate him." Xia Houyun was deeply afraid that Chen Dao would say that he was making a fuss out of a molehill, so he quickly emphasized: "The lord just woke up from his sleep after having this nightmare. .”

Unexpectedly, after Xia Houyun finished speaking, she found that Chen Dao's reaction was far beyond her expectations, and Chen Dao shouted to the side: "Come here!"

Following the shout, an unarmored tiger guard soldier emerged from the nearby tent, and he came to Chen Dao and bowed, waiting for Chen Dao to give an order.

Chen Dao pointed at the other party with his hand, and said: "Go and find a long bamboo tube and a wooden mallet immediately. The general needs it urgently, so go and come back quickly." The soldier agreed and ran away.

"General Uncle Zhi!" Xia Houyun couldn't help being taken aback when she heard Chen Dao's order to the soldiers. She couldn't help asking curiously, "What do you want the bamboo tube for?"

Chen Dao didn't immediately answer Xiahouyun's question: "Captain Xiahou, please be safe and don't be impatient, you will know later."

Soon, the soldier rushed over holding a long bamboo tube, followed by two soldiers, one of whom held a mallet in his hand.When Chen Dao waited for the three people to come to him, he pointed to the open space with his hand and told them: "Put the bamboo tube into the ground, and leave a foot on the ground!"

The soldiers agreed, and one of them supported the bamboo tube, and the soldier holding the mallet began to beat hard.The sound of beating the bamboo tube was very loud, which quickly alarmed Dian Wei who was patrolling nearby. He hurried over with a group of soldiers. Seeing the scene in front of him, he couldn't help asking in surprise: "Shuzhi, what are you doing?" very?"

"General Ziman," Chen Dao came to Dianwei's side, and whispered to him, "Captain Xiahou said that the lord had a nightmare, and the assassin who stabbed him violently came out of the ground."

"The assassin came out of the ground, why are you nailing the bamboo tube here?" Dian Wei hadn't finished speaking, suddenly thought of a possibility, and asked quickly: "Do you want to hear if there is any movement in the ground through the bamboo tube? "

"That's right, that's what I thought." Seeing that Dian Wei had guessed his intentions, Chen Dao didn't hide it, but said truthfully: "Accordingly, a large tank should be used for ground listening, but it's hard to find in the military." Big vat. Even if we manage to find it, it will take a lot of time. If the assassin is really lurking underground, we will definitely startle the snake once we dig a hole."

When Chen Dao said this, he turned his head and saw Xia Houyun was still standing aside, and quickly asked, "Captain Xiahou, who is staying with the lord now?"

"Rob is waiting outside the tent." Xia Houyun replied quickly.

Hearing Xia Houyun's answer, Chen Dao stomped his feet anxiously: "Captain Xiahou, if the assassins are really hiding underground, they might soon dig the tunnels into the lord's big tent, no matter how many assassins there are outside the tent." People are useless. You should return the account quickly to protect the lord."

Although Chen Dao didn't say much to Xia Houyun, with Xia Houyun's IQ, he realized the seriousness of the problem after only listening to a few words between him and Dian Wei. She quickly agreed and walked towards Han Zhan quickly. tent away.

Dian Wei looked at Xiahou Yun's back, and asked Chen Dao tentatively, "Uncle Zhi, do I need to take someone there immediately to protect the lord?"

"General Ziman," Chen Dao stopped Dianwei, and said to him, "Lieutenant Xiahou returned to the lord's tent, but there is no need to worry about it for the time being. We'll wait to confirm whether there are people underground before deciding what to do."

Chapter 481 Where is the Assassin

Xia Houyun returned to the tent, and Rob, who was standing outside the tent, hurried up to meet him, and asked with concern: "Captain Xiahou, have you found General Shuzhi?"

"Found it!" Xia Houyun said casually, seeing that there were only Rob and two tiger guards outside the tent, and felt that the defense here was too weak, so she approached Rob and said, "Guard Luo, there may be assassins underground." , You go and call more people to come over and surround the tent, and if there is any movement, immediately rush into the tent."

"Why are the assassins underground?" Rob had just finished speaking, and immediately thought of the real reason. He couldn't help shaking, and said to Xia Houyun in a low voice: "Could it be that they are trying to sneak into the lord's tent through the tunnel?"

Xia Houyun didn't speak, but nodded slightly to express his affirmation.

"Lieutenant Xiahou," Rob saw Xiahouyun confirmed his guess, and quickly said, "I'll immediately gather people to dig three feet of ground here, and also dig out the assassin."

"Stop messing around." Xia Houyun stopped Rob and said to him: "General Shuzhi and the others are using bamboo tubes to listen to the ground to confirm whether the assassin is hiding underground. But even if you know that the assassin is hiding in the tunnel below, you can't act rashly." , if we startle them while digging the tunnel, it will not be easy to catch them."

"Understood!" Rob quickly agreed, "I'll send a team of Tiger Guards to guard here immediately."

"Wait a minute," Xia Houyun stopped Rob again, and told him, "It's inconvenient to fight in the tent with long weapons. You can let the tiger guards carry short weapons later."

Xia Houyun walked into the tent again and saw that Han Zhan fell asleep again at some point.Because it was still uncertain whether there were assassins underground, she didn't dare to wake up Han Zhan. She just walked to the table and sat down, pulled out a sharp sword and put it on the table, staring at the ground vigilantly, as long as she found something wrong , she would stab at that place without hesitation.

After waiting for half a stick of incense, there was a rush of footsteps outside. Xia Houyun guessed that Rob brought someone over, and quickly got up and opened the curtain to look outside.Sure enough, I saw that Rob was directing people, surrounded the entire tent, and then bowed the stringed knife and unsheathed it, looking like an enemy.

"What happened?" The sound of Xia Houyun getting up and the sound of footsteps outside woke Han Zhan from his sleep. He rubbed his eyes and walked out of the tent. He was surprised to see that the tent was surrounded by a group of tiger guards. I wondered why the Tiger Guards surrounded my tent. Could it be that they were preparing to rebel?Hastily asked Xia Houyun and Rob: "Why are there so many people outside the tent?"

"Participate, my lord!" Seeing Han Zhan walking out of the tent, Rob hurriedly bowed to him, "Just now I heard Captain Xiahou say that there might be assassins hiding in the underground tunnels, and the young ones will lead people here to guard them. If there is anything, you can rush into the tent to save the Lord."

Han Zhan looked around and saw that Dian Wei and Chen Dao were not seen here except Xia Houyun and Luo Bu, so he quickly asked, "Where are Ziman and Shuzhi now?"

"Return to the Lord." In front of everyone, Xia Houyun replied respectfully like a subordinate: "Just now, the subordinate went to General Shuzhi and told him what the Lord is worried about."