Chapter 169: Defeat the Enemy, Hear the Secret [Subscribe]

Liangqiu City is square in shape and symmetrical along its central axis.

The main buildings and roads are distributed around the central axis, the blocks are rigorous and the shops are neat and tidy.

This layout is not only beautiful, but also conducive to management and defense.

"Husband."

Inside the city, on a long street, Bian Mei looked anxious.

She had just received news not long ago that her master's wife Bai Ke was missing.

Bian Mei then guessed that the other party contacted Cao Cao through the communication beads and said that they had captured their people, among whom Bai Ke must be.

Liangqiu was originally under the jurisdiction of Yanzhou. Cao Cao's personal army came and showed a handwritten order to enter the city without going through local officials. After entering the city, relying on Cao Cao's perception of the battlefield, he was able to quickly find traces and sneak up on the enemy, leaving them unprepared.

In the early morning, there were no stars or moon in the sky.

The city was quiet.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu, with 19 heavy cavalry soldiers, under the cover of Cao Cao's deceptive military tactics, headed straight for the target mansion.

The person in charge of the battle command was Guo Jia.

He is the military advisor and is well versed in military affairs. He is a strategist who practices the art of military strategy.

At this time, Guo Jia was practicing on his own, guiding the heavens and the people, and said with certainty:
"The enemy is very sneaky, so they must have left an escape route wherever they land. Seal off the surrounding streets as well, and don't let any of them escape."

The soldiers immediately dispersed to carry out the order.

After several months of preparation, the nineteen heavy cavalrymen were now fully equipped with armor.

Nineteen men were riding on horses, fully armored with black iron plates.

Even their faces were hidden in their armor.

The war horses they rode had also been carefully selected and had sturdy bodies. The columns of air that spewed out of their nostrils fell to the ground like a small whirlwind, with sand and gravel flying in the air.

Clang!
The heavy horseshoes struck the ground, sending sparks flying.

"Use the army's formation to defeat the enemy and charge in!"

The army then surrounded the city from all sides and launched an attack.

The nineteen riders were scattered in four directions of the mansion, each forming a small triangular military formation.

At the front line, a man was holding a heavy cavalry's armor-piercing halberd, which was a giant spear.

The spear tip alone was two feet seven or eight feet long and angular, like an enlarged arrow. When swung with great force, it pierced armor like tearing paper.

The army formation was led by the man in the front, and there was a small army formation pattern flashing under the feet of the people behind him. The power of several people was transmitted through the army formation and sent out from the horse lance of the man in the front.

Boom!
A sharp blade detached from the lance.

The outer wall of the mansion was cracked by the impact of the giant spear.

The armored warhorse charged forward.

The moment he approached the wall, the knight on horseback swung his lance continuously in one breath, stabbing the wall as fast as lightning.

As the troops pushed forward, the walls collapsed, shaking the entire city.

Clang clang!
Nineteen layers of cavalry, even the horses are all in unison, they push away all enemies wherever they go!

The moment the change occurred, people in the house reacted and rushed out from all directions, trying to escape separately.

However, there seemed to be streaks of lightning across the night sky.

There are soldiers with halberds who can throw halberds from a distance!
The people who rushed out of the house were hit by the spears and fell from the air one after another.

Among them, there was a man with great skills who swung his sword to cut at the flying spear that broke through the air.

However, the flying halberd had accumulated power after passing through Cao's army, and its power was terrifying.

Blood splattered in the sky!
Those who rushed out of the house and collided with the halberd all had their swords broken, were pierced by the halberd, and fell to their deaths!
Nineteen groups of riders cleared the way and broke into the house in an instant.

The horse's hooves rose and fell, like heavy hammers hitting the ground.

After breaking into the first courtyard and entering the second, another person tried to rush out.

But within a few breaths, they were all killed.

We continued to move forward and when we reached the third courtyard, it became quieter.

There seemed to be no one in the yard.

But a block away, a fierce fight broke out.

As Guo Jia predicted, the other party had a secret passage.

The others resisted Cao's army from breaking into the house, but the leader escaped through the secret passage.

Unfortunately, when they went out from the other end of the secret passage, they were blocked by Cao's army who had sealed off the street.

Cao Cao's personal troops rushed into the inner house like wolves and tigers.

Dozens of breaths later, Bai Ke was found lying motionless on a couch in a room.

When the imperial guards were searching the room thoroughly, Bian Mei followed in and quickly came to the couch.

She tried to feel his breath and found that Bai Ke had just fainted, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At this moment, above the couch, a figure suddenly appeared and turned into reality. It was Gan Daoren who had been lurking in the dark.

Cao's army attacked too quickly.

Gan Daoren arrived at the mansion later and did not know the location of the secret passage.

When things suddenly changed, everyone fled for their lives.

Gan Dao Ren was trapped in the room and could only hide and wait for an opportunity.

At this time, his hands were like eagle claws, and he flipped over the couch to grab Bian Mei.

But a fist suddenly appeared from the side of Bian Mei.

The energy in Gan Daoren's hand burst out, transforming into a Taoist sword, which slashed towards the outstretched fist.

The two sides collided.

Taoist Gan's sword, which could shatter gold and split stone, slashed at the fist, but the fist did not seem to be damaged at all.

The punch moves forward.

Gan Dao Ren was startled, stepped to the ground, and floated back. Dian Wei rushed out from the air, rushed straight at Gan Dao Ren, and grabbed the short flying halberd inserted diagonally behind him, and threw it continuously, blocking the opponent's retreat.

Taoist Gan picked up the short flying halberd, and after a slight delay, Dian Wei drew out the moon halberd from the Sun and Moon Halberd and swung it to kill him.

Gan Daoren and the halberd collided, making a sound like beating drums.

Dian Wei swung his halberd horizontally.

The Taoist sword created by Gan Daoren was shattered.

He cast a talisman in an attempt to stop the enemy from escaping, and his figure leaped into the air and mysteriously appeared outside the room.

Dian Wei followed closely behind and knocked a human-shaped hole into the wall.

Earth and rocks splashed.

A burst of sword light suddenly burst out in the direction where Gan Daoren escaped, and Wang Yue drew his sword to stop the enemy.

Gan Daoren slowed down a little, but Dian Wei caught up with him from behind and grabbed his ankle.

The ground shook.

The old Taoist screamed and was thrown to the ground by Dian Wei, with his internal organs almost shattered.

Dian Wei pulled down the short spear in his other hand, and with two crisp sounds, the old Taoist's legs were completely broken.

Then he swung his fist and hit him in the abdomen, piercing his dantian.

Taoist Gan practiced for many years, but all his efforts were wasted in a blink of an eye.

His eyes were filled with hatred and fear, his hands were clenched tightly, but he had lost the ability to resist and collapsed to the ground.

Cao Cao just entered the room at this time. He first went to see Bai Ke, then turned around and walked towards Gan Dao Ren.

Behind Cao Cao, the shadow of the dragon python with good fortune emerged, splitting its spiritual and spiritual aura and imprinting it on Gan Daoren's brow.

The soul-spirit form can plunder and devour luck, kill people in dreams to protect oneself, and can also enter and exit the ancestral orifice and sea of ​​consciousness between the eyebrows.

This is the ability Cao Cao discovered after his luck transformed into a dragon python and merged with his soul.

When the aura of the spirit and soul disappeared into the center of Gan Daoren's brow, Cao Cao asked, "What are your origins?"

Gan Daoren's cultivation was wasted, and he lost his ability to resist. He seemed to have fallen into a dream, and answered every question, mumbling:
"My name is Gan Ning."

"Back then, the cultivation of General Zhang Jiao was jointly taught by me and another Taoist. I was one of Zhang Jiao's teachers."

"After the Yellow Turban Army was defeated, Zhang Jue faked his own death and escaped. He and his brother Zhang Bao sent a message to me, and we fled together into the dark."

"How many of you are there?"

"After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, we renamed the Taiping Dao to the Huangtian Dao, worshipping the Yellow Emperor as the God of Yellow Heaven."

"The Yellow Heavenly Dao is headed by Zhang Jiao, and under him are Zhang Bao and me. There are five great masters in total, corresponding to the five directions."

"We relied on the few remaining men of the Yellow Turban Army to make arrangements in secret."

Including Zhang Jue, there is a secret organization with only six leaders, called Huang Tiandao.

"Where is Zhang Jiao?"

"Huashan Huangtian Temple is hidden deep in the mountains."

Cao Cao: "What do you want to do by arresting Bai Ke?"

"Planning for the future, stealing your luck."

"What else do you have planned?"

Taoist Gan: "Several years ago, I took advantage of the fact that Tao Qian's father-in-law Gan Gong was old and wanted to seek the way to prolong his life, and controlled him. After he died, I took his place and became Tao Qian's father-in-law Gan Gong."

"Tao Qian's father-in-law?"

"Yes, in the past few years we have relied on Tao Qian's power and used the intelligence from Xuzhou to our advantage."

Cao Cao was a little surprised and his thoughts were in turmoil.

In history, my entire family was killed, including my father and younger brother Cao De.

Regarding the tragic murder of the entire Cao family, many people suspect that it was done by Tao Qian of Xuzhou, but there is no evidence.

If the historical context is connected, Huang Tiandao's people are hiding in the dark and combining with Tao Qian's power. Then the unsolved case of killing the entire Cao family in history, which provoked the turmoil and fighting between the two sides, is most likely the work of Huang Tiandao in secret.

During the Taiping Rebellion a few years ago, the Yellow Turban Army was defeated, Zhang Jue became a stray dog, and his own power was completely destroyed.

It was only reasonable for him to rely on Tao Qian, who was in control of one side, and act in the dark.

They are also borrowing chickens to lay eggs.

His own strength was no longer enough, so he asked someone to transform himself into Gan Gong and use the power of Xuzhou to act.

"It was you who killed Wang Yun's entire family in Chang'an?"

"Zhang Jue disguised himself as Shi Zimiao and contacted Yuan Taifu in the identity of Shi Zimiao. His purpose was to stir up disputes among the prefectures and counties. Only when the world is in chaos will we have a chance.

You have risen too fast in Yanzhou, so our first goal at the moment is to deal with you and balance the parties."

After the failure of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Zhang Jiao summed up his experience, became smarter, and hid in the dark to stir up disputes.

But there are still some things that cannot be connected... Cao Cao said:

"What else did Zhang Jue do?"

"I don't know. After Zhang Jue was defeated and injured, he lost his luck. He hid in an ancient tomb he accidentally discovered on Mount Tai to recuperate. After he came out, not only did he make great progress in his cultivation, but he also surpassed his previous level.

It is unknown what means he used to control Shi Zimiao and use him to steal the fortune of the dynasty.

He said that stealing luck could help one achieve immortality, and he also taught me a magic technique. The reason I was able to transform into Tao Qian's father-in-law Gan Gong without being seen through was because of Zhang Jue's teachings. "

"So, the other people in the house are all spies from Xuzhou?"

"Yes."

"Why do you want the Emperor's Granting Map and the Immortal Platform Seal in my hand?"

"It also came from Zhang Jue. He said that the map bestowed by the emperor contained the secrets of immortality and the way for emperors to practice. The First Emperor and the Yellow Emperor both relied on this way to increase their luck and achieve hegemony." said Taoist Gan.

"How could such an important thing fall into Zhang Rang's hands and be obtained by me?"

"I don't know."

"What is the origin of the Xiantai Seal?"

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