boyutpedia Chapter 1041 The fish is dead and the net is broken!
Chapter 1041 The fish is dead and the net is broken!
The north wind howled, leaving only a mess on the ground.
The scene after the fierce battle was filled with the smell of blood, and Cao Zhang's headless body was particularly eye-catching.
But this place is the territory of the Great Wei after all, and it is close to the border, so there are often soldiers patrolling around.
Soon, a team of patrolling soldiers discovered the situation here and came over to check it out.
After checking, they found Cao Zhang's body. The token found on the body confirmed that this was their King Wei.
"Oh no, this is King Wei's body!"
"What, this is King Wei?"
"King Wei is dead? Who did this?"
"Stop talking so much. You two go back and report immediately. The rest of you follow me to see if we can find any clues!"
The captain made a decision immediately after being surprised. He sent someone back to report the news while riding his horse forward to find out the information.
After all, Cao Zhang came here with their prime minister. Now there is only Cao Zhang's body, but not Guo Xiao's. Moreover, the bodies of those who died in the battle here are in good condition, so this must not be the main battlefield.
On this side, the two people who went back to report the news traveled light and quickly, and returned to Liuye City an hour later.
Mansion, backyard.
Yu Jing was wielding a sword and practicing martial arts in the yard.
Suddenly, hurried footsteps were heard from outside, which made Yu Jing raise his eyebrows. He put down the sword in his hand and turned to look.
Two soldiers came to report: "General, it's bad, King Wei has been killed!"
"What, what did you say?"
Yu Jing was furious when he heard this. He rushed over, grabbed the man by the collar and asked fiercely, "Who did you say was dead?"
"Reply...Reply General, King Wei, it is King Wei who is dead."
The soldier who came back to report the news trembled slightly and said, "We found the bodies of King Wei and his personal guards while we were patrolling, and King Wei's head was cut off."
As soon as these words were spoken, Yu Jing was horrified and felt weak all over. The hand holding the sword fell to the ground with a clang.
Cao Zhang is dead!
He died at the border, on the way to Liuye City.
As a frontier general, he has an obligation to do so.
"Impossible, this is impossible, how could King Wei be killed!"
Yu Jing felt something was wrong the more he thought about it. Suddenly, a fierce look flashed across his eyes. He grabbed the soldier's collar again and shouted, "Tell me clearly, is that the body of King Wei? And where are the prime minister and the others?"
The soldier trembled slightly and said, "The body is indeed that of His Majesty King Wei. We have confirmed it many times."
"As for the Prime Minister and the soldiers who escorted him, we didn't see them. Captain Zhang and his men are continuing to investigate."
After hearing this, Yu Jing pushed the man away and roared, "Come here, mobilize 3,000 cavalry to follow me out of the city to meet the Prime Minister!"
At the command, three thousand Wei cavalrymen immediately gathered at the city gate and followed Yu Jing straight to Chengshi.
The mighty cavalry marching out of the city naturally attracted the attention of many people in the city, and the people pointed and talked about it.
Of course, this news also reached the ears of Chu Ning and Dongfang Su.
Upon receiving the news, Chu Ning rushed to Yu Jing's residence immediately.
The door of the house.
Several soldiers were surprised to see Chu Ning coming.
"Prince of Chu, my general is out on business. If he returns, I will tell him that you were here."
A captain guarding the door handled it cautiously.
But Chu Ning raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "I have something important to discuss with General Yu. Since General Yu is not here, I will wait inside."
After saying that, without waiting for the captain to speak, he took Zhao Yu inside.
The captain was helpless upon seeing this. He did not dare to offend the Crown Prince of Chu, so he immediately ordered his men to prepare fragrant tea for the entertaining.
On this side, Yu Jing led three thousand cavalrymen out of the city and rode quickly towards the woods.
An hour later, we finally arrived at our destination.
When everyone went over, they found that many people were gathered there, and some were even crying.
This scene made Yu Jing's face change drastically. He immediately jumped off his horse and rushed over.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"
Yu Jing pushed through the crowd and saw a headless corpse and Guo Xiao standing next to the corpse.
The moment he saw the headless corpse, Yu Jing felt cold all over.
Although the head was gone, he recognized the armor on the body.
It’s indeed Cao Zhang’s!
In other words, the headless corpse in front of him was Cao Zhang's.
"Pfft!"
Yu Jing fell to his knees, pounding the ground and crying, "Your Highness, why is this happening? Why is this happening?"
Guo Xiao standing aside also had a gloomy face at this moment, with his hands clenched tightly. It was not difficult to tell from his bloodshot eyes that he was trying his best to suppress his anger.
After Yu Jing cried for a while, he stepped forward and asked in a deep voice, "General Yu, did you open the city gates last night to let Chu Ning and Dongfang Su's men leave the city?"
He suspected that the attacker was sent by one of these two men.
Yu Jing, who was crying bitterly, came back to his senses and his face changed immediately: "Does the Prime Minister suspect that these two people did it?"
Guo Xiao nodded slightly: "Who else can take action here besides them?"
"And when that group of people saw the patrol cavalry coming, they gave up attacking the original image and scattered away!"
"This shows that they had planned this in advance!"
But Yu Jing shook his head repeatedly: "Impossible, the Chu army's 50,000 cavalry are in the south of the city, they can't bypass the cliffs to come here."
"As for the guards around Chu Ning and Dongfang Su, they were in the city last night and did not leave the city!"
The tripartite alliance was so important that Yu Jing naturally monitored the two people throughout the whole process and knew their whereabouts very well.
Not to mention the soldiers around these two people leaving, even if they really left, they would not be able to leave the city.
Liuye City is an important border town, and the city gates will not be opened at night without his order.
As for the 50,000 cavalry of Chu, there is no need to mention it. This place is the north of the city, and the Chu cavalry is camped in the south of the city. It is impossible for them to bypass Liuye City and come here.
After hearing this, Guo Xiao fell silent.
He knew that Yu Jing was telling the truth.
But if it wasn't Chu Ning and Dongfang Su who took action, then who would dare to take action here?
Now that Cao Zhang has been killed, they cannot explain to the Emperor of Wei.
Thinking of this, Guo Xiao's eyes suddenly turned cold, and a ruthless look flashed across his eyes: "No matter whether we can find the murderer or not, we must push this matter onto Chu Ning and Dongfang Su!"
"General Yu, let's go back to the city immediately and capture these two men as soon as possible and execute them on the spot."
"As long as the person is dead, there will be no evidence. We can say to the outside world that these two people conspired to kill His Royal Highness the King of Wei, and we were forced to act."
"In this way, the State of Chu will have no reason to attack our dynasty."
"Moreover, the deaths of Chu Ning and Dongfang Su are a blow to both the Chu State and the Han Dynasty, and will also benefit the morale of our frontline soldiers!"
"If we accomplish this, you and I can give an explanation to His Majesty."
Yu Jing, who was still hesitating, narrowed his eyes and a ruthless look flashed across his eyes when he heard the last sentence.
He knew that if he did not show courage and give the emperor an explanation, the emperor would definitely use him as a sacrifice.
It was a huge event when a prince was killed in the area under his jurisdiction.
If he can't explain, he can only pay with his life!
Thinking of this, Yu Jing gritted his teeth and made a prompt decision: "Come here, go back and capture Chu Ning and Dongfang Su immediately!"