Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 553: Ji Ling Falls into a Trap
The man was extremely frightened and seemed to instinctively grab a brocade bag that was originally tied to the saddle. He looked at the soldiers in front of him with fear.

"What are you going to do? I am a secret envoy of the imperial court. How dare you stop me..."

"A secret envoy from the imperial court?"

After hearing this, they became even more excited. The older soldier rushed forward without saying a word and grabbed the secret envoy, making him fall to the ground.

"Haha, what a bullshit imperial emissary, we are arresting you."

Several people immediately rushed forward and pinned the secret envoy to the ground, leaving him unable to move.

"We caught him, we caught him...oh no..."

One of the soldiers was shouting excitedly when he suddenly felt a sharp pain and his hand loosened immediately. As he relaxed, the secret agent's captured right hand became free, and a cold light flashed in his hand, sweeping in front of him.

"Go back!"

The older soldier pulled the two people beside him and quickly retreated.

The secret envoy broke free from control, turned around and fled, and soon disappeared into the nearby forest.

"Damn it! He just let the credit go. Damn it!"

Several soldiers said bitterly.

"Huh? Wait..." The older soldier walked forward, squatted down, and picked up something.

Several other soldiers also saw what he had in his hand and were surprised.

"Isn't this the secret envoy's magic bag?"

When they saw the secret envoy nervously holding the brocade bag tightly, they concluded that there must be some important secret in it.

"Hurry, open it and take a look." Several soldiers urged.

The older soldier glared at them and said, "Nonsense! This must be a secret letter that the emissary wants to send out. How can you and I just look at it casually? Send it to the commander's tent immediately and give it to the general."

Everyone thought about it and agreed, so they followed him and hurried to the general's tent.

"Haha, with the help of Yanzhou's troops, we will be able to capture Luoyang tonight. This general is in a really good mood. Defeating Gao Shun and capturing Luoyang, such a big thing will be accomplished in my hands. How proud I will be, Ji Ling, will be. Just thinking about it makes me very happy."

Ji Ling was in a good mood, so his appetite naturally increased. He ate the dinner brought by the soldiers in big mouthfuls.

The deputy general finished his meal in a hurry and quickly stood aside, looking at Ji Ling with some caution and vigilance.

Ji Ling saw through his thoughts and laughed: "Haha, kid, why are you hiding? This general is so happy right now that why would I hit you? Come on, sit down and have a drink with this general."

"Are you serious, General?" The deputy general was still a little worried.

"Hey, this general is as good as his word, why would I lie to you?" Ji Ling walked over, pulled the deputy general over and pushed him to his seat, then he sat back himself.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he sat down, those soldiers rushed in in a panic.

"General, it's a big deal, a big deal..." Their breathless appearance immediately made Ji Ling a little unhappy.

"Didn't you guys listen to the order I just gave you? Go back to the camp and rest immediately. Then send troops to attack the city at midnight. Why did you dare to trespass into my tent?"

When the deputy general saw his face turn dark, his heart suddenly tightened and he instinctively moved to the side.

The soldiers seemed unaware of Ji Ling's anger and all of them were smiling.

"General, we just went to relieve ourselves and encountered a spy who had secretly escaped from Luoyang City. He was about to leave Hangu Pass to deliver a letter, so we intercepted him."

"Oh?" Ji Ling became interested and looked at a few people. "Where is the spy?"

Several people immediately looked embarrassed: "This... I am incompetent and let the spy run away... However, we managed to snatch a secret letter that he was about to send out."

Ji Ling was very angry when he heard the first half of the sentence, and thought that these guys were making fun of him. However, when he heard the second half, he jumped up.

"Where's the secret letter? Bring it here!"

The older soldier held the brocade bag in both hands, took two steps to Ji Ling, bowed and handed it to him.

Ji Ling grabbed the brocade bag and tore it open without saying a word, and two small pieces of cloth fell out.

"Hmm? Sure enough, there are letters. Two of them. Not bad, not bad. I'll give you credit for this. Now go down."

Ji Ling picked up the cloth with some excitement. After thanking him, the soldiers also left the tent.

But as he watched, his face became darker and darker, and finally he slapped the table in front of him.

"How hateful! How dare you, a thief like Cao, do this!"

His words left the deputy general a little confused.

"General, why are you so angry? Is it related to Cao Cao?"

Ji Ling threw the two letters to the deputy general: "Read for yourself!"

The deputy general was a little puzzled, but he still took the two letters and read them carefully.

It wouldn't matter if he didn't watch it, but after watching it, he was shocked, angry and terrified.

"This... How is this possible... Didn't Cao Cao form an alliance with my Yuzhou province to fight against Liu He? Why would he be secretly colluding with Liu He to kill my lord?"

Of the two letters, one was from Cao Cao to Liu He, expressing his intention to surrender. At the same time, he explained that he had followed Liu He's strategy and successfully tricked Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and many other aristocratic families into falling into the trap. After they took the initiative to attack, Liu He could legitimately eliminate all these internal and external enemies.

The other letter was sent by Xun Yu to Cao Cao after Liu He told him about it. The date was just written today, saying that they would open the east gate of the city at midnight tonight, and the few remaining defenders in the city would gather at the west gate, leaving only a small number of troops at the north and south gates, while the east gate would be completely open. The letter ordered Cao Cao to follow the strategy and let the army enter the city from the east gate to help defend the city. At the same time, the cavalry that had pretended to reinforce Hulao Pass would bypass Ji Ling and others to attack from behind, and would surely be able to defeat Ji Ling's army.

At the same time, the letter also asked Cao Cao to personally lead the army from Yanzhou, with one part attacking Leibu from the rear and the other attacking Yuan Shu's base camp in Yuzhou. Within a month, Yuan Shu would be destroyed and Yuzhou would be recovered. The court would then appoint Cao Cao as General of Cavalry and make him Marquis of Puyang. Liu He would also marry his newly born daughter to Cao Cao's four-year-old son Cao Pi.

The deputy general looked terrified and completely shocked by the contents in his mind, but Ji Ling was furious to the extreme.

"Cao Cao is a scoundrel. It turns out that he has already surrendered to Liu He. All the so-called strategies he has used over the past year are just to help Liu He eliminate his political enemies in the court and the many foreign princes. Liu He is a hero for his literary and military achievements, but Cao Cao is a complete traitor. Immediately pass the order to destroy Cao Hong first, and then deal with Cao Cao!"

"Wait a minute, General, don't be impulsive." The deputy general hurried forward and grabbed Ji Ling.

"In my opinion, this matter is quite strange. There are many unreasonable points in the letter. Why don't we..."

"What the hell!" Ji Ling swung his hand and slapped him. He was so angry that he hit him very hard. The deputy general fell to the ground immediately, and his left cheek was obviously red and swollen.

"When I was under the command of the lord, I saw Cao Aman's letters more than once. How could I not recognize his handwriting? This letter was written by him personally, how could there be any mistakes?"

"I...I...I..."

The deputy general was angry and aggrieved after being beaten. Since the attack on Luoyang, he had no idea how many times he had been beaten by Ji Ling. How could he not feel resentment in his heart?

Ji Ling didn't take him seriously at all and shouted, "Pass my military order, the whole army will march to the east gate of Luoyang. This general will seize Luoyang City before Cao Hong, and then use the city's advantage to destroy Cao Hong."

"Also, send a letter to the lord immediately to inform him of Cao's conspiracy. Go!"

(End of this chapter)