Chapter 407: Yuan Shao, the Blind Commander
"Report to the Duwei Yuan, we have searched along many roads around the Prince Consort's Mansion, but we still have no clues."
Outside the Prince Consort's Mansion, all the officers responsible for the search returned one after another and reported to Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Zhang Rang.
After listening to the report, Yuan Shao cursed with annoyance and said, "Baby, I just couldn't find any clues if I came back a moment ago. If I had come back a moment ago, I wouldn't have let him run away."
"But in such a short time, how could they not find where they could hide?!"
Cao Cao stepped forward to comfort him: "Don't be angry, Han Tao is already cunning, I guess he had made all kinds of preparations some time ago."
"There must be other internal forces in Luoyang City and there are multiple places to settle down, so we found clues. We will continue to search."
After hearing Cao Cao's guidance, Yuan Shao nodded helplessly."
"Two lieutenants, it is necessary to continue pursuing, but our family now has another worry." Zhang Rang spoke with a worried look on his face.
"If you have any worries, please make it clear." Yuan Shao asked.
"In such a short time, Han Tao will have reinforcements to help him. If he is asked to pass the news out of the city."
"If the Jincheng soldiers who had been tricked by us to Hongnong County return to attack the city, that would be our biggest concern." Zhang Rang reminded Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.
"What my father-in-law reminds us is that it is obviously not enough to just close the city gate and restrict people from entering and leaving."
"When I was visiting Han Tao's mansion, I also saw him raising carrier pigeons. If he hid himself and informed his soldiers to return by sending a letter from a flying pigeon, it would be extremely dangerous."
"On the beginning, we will immediately draw a number of archers to arrange them at the gates of Luoyang and high places in the city. Once we see a pigeon flying by, we will shoot and kill them immediately to prevent Han Tao from passing the message."
After hearing Zhang Rang's reminder, Cao Cao immediately thought of a way to deal with it.
Yuan Shao nodded and said to Cao Cao: "Meng De, I will leave this matter to you to arrange."
When Zhang Rang heard the arrangement of the two, he nodded in praise, and then sighed with pretentiousness: "It would be great if you two came back soon. With your help, the general would not be harmed by Han Tao..."
Zhang Rang's words meant to praise the two of them, and once again brought hatred to Han Tao.
"Eunuch Zhang, we are also very sad in our hearts. There is only one thing, Cao is confused. Can you ask your father-in-law to solve my doubts?" Cao Cao raised his own question after hearing Zhang Rang's words.
"What are Meng De's doubts? Our family knows everything." Zhang Rang answered Cao Cao's words.
"The expedited document sent to us by Zheng Ji mentioned that the general and his father-in-law joined forces to take Han Tao down, and he escaped with tricks."
"Then he killed the General and He Miao, and then kidnapped the two princes."
"Although the general and General He Miao may not be as brave as Han Tao in terms of martial arts, there must be many soldiers guarding him. How did Han Tao harm them?!" Cao Cao raised his own question to Zhang Rang.
When Yuan Shao heard this, he couldn't help but agree and said, "Yes, father-in-law, how did Han Tao kill the general?"
Zhang Rang couldn't help but curse in his heart when he looked at Cao Cao, "You Cao Mengde, why did He Jin die? Do you want to find trouble if you have nothing to do?"
Zhang Rang thought this in his heart, but his face was not revealed at all, and he tried hard to respond with a heartache.
"After we captured Han Tao, the general had good intentions and arranged for General He Miao to take him to the Heavenly Prison."
"Who thought that Han Tao and his guards were extremely brave, and they broke free halfway, and seized weapons to kill General He Miao and many soldiers."
"Then they sneaked back to the queen's bedroom, kidnapped the prince's court, and then took advantage of the opportunity when the general was about to visit the queen and assassinated the general."
"After Han Tao assassinated the general, he sneaked to the empress dowager's bedroom, killed the empress dowager, and robbed the prince's assistant."
"This matter is simple, but it is actually extremely thrilling. Han Tao is extremely cunning. He caught the time difference every time, and then he succeeded in sneak attacks."
Zhang Rang weaves lies and deceives Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. He knows the principle of lying well. Most of the things are told truth. He can only kill He Jin. If you make a little fiction, it will be difficult to find flaws.
"This Han Tao is a tricky man. Killing the Empress Dowager and General and hijacking the Prince is really a crime!" Yuan Shao was indeed deceived, without any suspicion, but just cursing Han Tao with resentment.
After hearing Zhang Rang's response, Cao Cao frowned slightly. He had already heard a small doubt, but because he was just speculating, it was hard to continue asking questions.
"Benchu, Meng De, you just arranged for archers to prevent flying pigeons from sending letters, but this method alone is not safe enough."
"We should prepare early to prevent the soldiers in Jincheng from returning to Luoyang." Seeing that Cao Cao stopped asking questions, Zhang Rang quickly changed the subject and did not give him the opportunity to continue asking questions.
"Eunuch Zhang reminds me that I will immediately send a letter to Dong Zhuo of Hedong County and Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, to quickly lead troops into Luoyang to resist Han Tao's rebels!" Yuan Shao responded immediately.
"By the beginning, the Northern Army and the Xiyuan Army had withdrawn to Luoyang, and there were 30,000 troops, enough to resist Han Tao's troops."
"Then Dong Zhuo was already a man of self-respect. Ding Yuan used the excuse to suppress bandits and refused to send troops, which shows that both of them were willing to be disobedient."
"The general is no longer here, and you and I alone cannot control them at all. If you and I transfer them into Luoyang, it will only make the situation even more chaotic, and this matter needs to be cautious."
When Cao Cao heard that Yuan Shao wanted to transfer Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan, he knew that both of them were not good people, so he hurriedly spoke to dissuade them.
"Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan were promoted to the state governor because they were promoted by the general, and they were also considered the old subordinates of the general. Now that the general has been killed, how could they not take revenge with all their hearts?!"
"Han Tao's soldiers are all elite soldiers who are good at fighting in Xiliang. How can he withstand the newly built soldiers of the Northern Army and the Xiyuan alone?"
"Now the fighter's opportunity is fleeting. If we hesitate and let Han Tao's troops enter Luoyang first, there will be no chance of turning around."
Yuan Shao's attitude was very firm and he did not listen to Cao Cao's persuasion at all.
Zhang Rang also agreed at this time: "Benchu's arrangement is extremely effective, and hesitated at this time."
Cao Cao still wanted to argue, but Yuan Shao ordered sternly: "Meng De, I have decided on this matter and there is no need to discuss it."
"Now I'm going to order you to lead your troops and search from house to door in Luoyang City. We must find Han Tao's hiding place! We can only make sure that everything is foolproof!"
Chapter completed!