I am an anchor in the Three Kingdoms

"Cao Xiong, you must have a countermeasure!" Lu Lingqi asked.

Cao Xiong smiled slightly.

"There are countermeasures, but I can't do it alone, I need your Wenhou Temple to help!"

Cao Xiong motioned for them to come around and inform him of his plan in detail.

……

"Does she really know?" Lu Lingqi asked.

"If there is a sensible person in Nanpi City! It must be her!" Cao Xiong replied firmly.

Lu Lingqi and Lingju nodded immediately.

And quietly sneaked out of the prefect's mansion!

Contact and deploy Wenhouci respectively.

Chapter 226 The Empty Dazhai

The next day, early morning.

Fifth son Cao Xiong rarely got up early in the morning.

Today is the day to order Hou Cheng, the prefect of Nanpi, to gather officers and soldiers to hunt down bandits.

Cao Xiong walked out of the bedroom, Xu Chu and forty Huben troops were ready to go.

Among them was the Huben soldier who arranged to monitor Hou Cheng yesterday.

Cao Xiong called him over and asked Hou Cheng who he had contact with last night?Where have you been?

The answer was unexpected.

Last night, Hou Cheng went out from the Fifth Young Master's room, and after only issuing a military order, he went back to his bedroom, and had no contact with anyone except his wretched wife.

Just an hour ago, they ordered the officers and soldiers of Nanpi City.

At this time, the officers and soldiers gathered outside the gate of the dilapidated prefect's mansion.

say hello!

A big question mark appeared on Cao Xiong's forehead.

what!

Not right!

I took the initiative to ask him to contact the officers and soldiers last night, just to find out who he would contact.

In order to find clues, I didn't expect him to stay in the bedroom all night!

This is really strange.

If there is a connection between him, Hou Cheng, and the bandits, he should try his best to report the news.

It will never be so peaceful!

Could it be that he was really wronged?

Cao Xiong shook his head, so he might as well level the mountain first.

Thinking of this, Fifth Young Master Cao Xiong came out with the Huben army.

Outside the gate of the prefect's mansion, there were about [-] officers and soldiers.

However, I learned from Xu Chu that most of these officers and soldiers had been out of battle for a long time, and their bodies were very loose.

It seems that the combat effectiveness is also worrying!

But Cao Xiong didn't count on them at all.

"Lord Hou Cheng, let's go?" Seeing Hou Cheng leading a horse, he came over.Cao Xiong ordered.

"promise!"

Hou Cheng answered simply, he didn't look as frightened as he did yesterday!

Appears confident.

A group of people rode fast horses and ran towards the hills outside the city.

"Fifth son, there are three hills here, each with a stockade, which one shall we attack first?"

Cao Xiong thought for a moment.

Pointing to the stockade that climbed to the top of the mountain yesterday, he said, "Let's attack this one!"

Immediately ordered Xu Chu.

"Marquis of Guannei, the officers and soldiers of Nanpi probably haven't seen the bravery of the Huben army yet. Please also ask the Marquis of Guannei to lead the team to level this mountain, so don't lose the prestige of our Huben army!"

"No!" Xu Chu agreed. "Little bandit, the Huben army doesn't pay attention!"

Shouted loudly: "Where are the generals of the Huben army!"

"Here!" They shouted in unison, their voices shaking the sky.

"Wherever you pass, no piece of armor will be left!"

After Xu Chu finished speaking, he was the first to rush up the mountain.

Cao Xiong glanced at Hou Cheng, trying to see something different from his expression.

Based on Cao Xiong's guess, since Hou Cheng had no contact with others yesterday, the news must not have reached the ears of bandits. If officials and bandits interact with each other, they should be anxious at this time.

But this Hou Cheng, somehow, is very calm today.

Looking at the officers and soldiers under him, he was even more calm.

Is it really not collusion between officials and thieves?

A big question mark appeared on Cao Xiong's forehead again.

Here, Fifth Young Master Cao Xiong is supervising the battle with the officers and soldiers of Nanpi City.

On the other side, the Huben army led by Xu Chu hurried up the mountain!

There were a total of forty Huben troops, and Xu Chu divided them into three waves, attacking from the front, rear, and side.

The Huben soldiers who attacked the stockade from the side simply gave up their horses and climbed up the rock.

Bang bang bang!

The continuous sound of breaking the door.

The main entrance, side entrance, and back entrance of the village were all broken!

Very surprising!

The Huben army's offensive was not stopped at all!

After searching carefully, I found that this village was empty!

Xu Chu signaled to Cao Xiong that he had already captured.

Cao Xiong, Hou Cheng and Nanpi officers and soldiers entered the stockade with money.

"An empty village?"

When the Huben army and officers and soldiers searched the stockade, Cao Xiong thought carefully, and when he glanced at Hou Cheng again, he saw a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.

Cao Xiong shook his head secretly: "Let this old fox send the news? But how did the news get out?"

Chapter 227 Mantis Catching Cicadas

While Cao Xiong was thinking.

Several Huben soldiers came over.

"Fifth son, no money or food has been found in the entire Dazhai!"

what!

This is strange again.

Even if Hou Cheng was able to let out the wind last night, the bandits all fled, but the looted food and grass disappeared silently.

There is only one possibility!

The grain and grass in Nanpi City are not in these bandit villages at all.

Cao Xiong waved his hand, signaling to call it a day.

Later, Cao Xiong led the Huben army and Nanpi officers and soldiers to pull out another bandit camp.

The result is also the same as the first bandit village, there is no bandit, and there is no money or food!

Out of doubts!

Every time I searched a camp.

Cao Xiong would secretly glance at the prefect Hou Cheng.

Hou Cheng concealed his emotions very well, but after all, there was still a hint of secret joy.

Cao Xiong thought to himself: "This Hou Cheng is an old fox who has become a spirit!"

Tell everyone to continue attacking the mountain!

Outside Nanpi City, there are many mountains, and the distance between each mountain is not far.

In order to speed up, Cao Xiong divided all the soldiers into two, led by the Huben army.

On this day, without encountering any resistance, Cao Xiong successfully captured the four bandit villages.

It was getting dark before withdrawing troops and returning to the city.

Tatata!

The sound of horseshoes of Cao Xiong and his party gradually faded away.

Four Dazhai, behind the tall reeds, the eyes can see clearly.

Near Huanglongzhai.

"The boss, what a mother, the officers and soldiers have finally left, suffocating us to death!"

The one who spoke was the third leader of Huanglongzhai, the bandit leader named Lei Gong.

"It's thanks to the second brother's strict tone, otherwise the fifth son of the Cao family would have really tricked him out of the truth."

The master Huang Long shook his head, he recognized Cao Xiong.

Unexpectedly, this little son turned out to be Cao Cao's fifth son.

Almost fell into his trap!

"Brother, you need to be cautious in doing things in the future. It's nothing if we were taken away, but we can't be implicated..."

Speaking of this, Huang Hu, the second master, seems to deliberately avoid a certain name.

Seeing that the fifth son and the officers and soldiers had all gone down the mountain, the Huanglong mountain bandits hurried back to their stockade.

After a day and a night of tossing, they were exhausted.

Walk into the village.

The head of the family, Huang Long, laughed loudly.

"After all, it's a 15-year-old child who wants to take our Huanglongzhai home, but it's still too young."

After speaking, he stepped into the main hall!

Well!