Chapter 68: Chase

The little bits of fire swayed in front of Gan Ning, and the faint light shone on the group of boulders, laying a large black shadow on the ground, making the boulders look taller.

Lu Xun looked at the swaying figures under the firelight in the distance helplessly, and felt unwilling. Lu Xun didn't expect that he had a lot of talent and thought that he could show what he learned in his heart and make the world determined, but he didn't expect that he would be trapped here by this stone formation.

In the distance, Adou's internal strength was applied to his eyes and he clearly saw Lu Xun's decadent expression.

When it was dawn, Adou left the place with his people, and at this time, Lu Xun was still lowering his head and thinking about countermeasures.

"Your Highness, you are finally back!" When Zhang Ren saw Adou, he immediately took a few steps to catch up.

Every night when A Dou goes out, Zhang Ren is worried, afraid that if A Dou makes a mistake. A few days ago, A Dou brings all archers, so Zhang Ren can feel a little relieved because the archers are long-range attacks and there is no need to fight against the Wu army in close combat. But tonight, A Dou takes away not archers, but some soldiers with faster footing. Zhang Ren also guessed that A Dou wanted to use these fast footing soldiers to take the Wu army around in circles and consume the Wu army's physical strength. But if you are accidentally caught up by the Wu army, a close combat will occur, which is what Zhang Ren is most worried about.

So A Dou went out to stay in the Eight Formation for a night, and Zhang Ren was worried all night outside. However, Zhang Ren did not recognize these Eight Formation and did not dare to enter the Eight Formation, so he could only wait outside and worry.

"Your Highness, if you can't come out again, I will go in and find you!" Zhang Ren said.

"Haha, General Zhang Ren, if you get lost when you go in, I have to go in and bring you out!" A Dou said with a smile.

"That's right! The Prime Minister's formation is indeed powerful. It doesn't take a single soldier, only some huge rocks. Lu Xun's army of 100,000 is really trapped in the formation. I believe the Wu army is exhausted now." Zhang Ren said.

Adou nodded, and suddenly Audou remembered something, so he asked casually: "Zhang Ren, you said before that the Prime Minister sent hundreds of people to garrison here. Could it be that they all know this formation?"

Zhang Ren shook his head: "Of course not."

"If they accidentally walk into the formation, or if the nearby people do not enter this formation, wouldn't they be trapped in the formation?" A Dou continued.

"This is not the case. I heard that the prime minister's father-in-law is Huang Chengyan, a famous scholar in Jingxiang. Huang Chengyan lives here on weekdays to facilitate travel between Jingshu. Huang Chengyan is proficient in formations and has a lot of research on this stone formation. Therefore, if there are people who do not enter this formation on weekdays, they will ask Huang Chengyan to bring them out." Zhang Ren explained.

"Huang Chengyan? Why did I forget this old guy!"

Huang Chengyan is the father of Zhuge Liang's wife Huang Yueying, which means Zhuge Liang's father-in-law. Huang Chengyan is a famous scholar in Jingxiang, and the Huang family is also a big family in Jingzhou. Although there is no official in the Huang family, the Huang family is still very prestigious in Jingzhou.

Huang Chengyan usually likes the theory of the Mohist school and is very knowledgeable about formations. So after Zhuge Liang sets down these eight formations, Huang Chengyan comes here and lives here for a long time to study the stone formation.

During the Battle of Yiling, Lu Xun was trapped in the stone formation. At that time, Zhuge Liang once told Huang Chengyan that if the generals of the Wu army were trapped in the formation, they must not save them. However, Huang Chengyan was meddling in other people's business and said that Lu Xun could not bear to fall here and led Lu Xun out of the stone formation.

In Adou's opinion, Huang Chengyan's saving Lu Xun is not as simple as being kind. Huang Chengyan and Lu Xun are not related to each other, and there is no need to be sympathy. In addition, the stone formation was a battlefield at that time. Huang Chengyan, an old man, ran to the battlefield without any trouble. Wouldn't he be afraid of losing his life? Moreover, saving Lu Xun will inevitably offend Liu Bei. Huang Chengyan is not a fool. If there is no sufficient benefit, Huang Chengyan would never do this. It can be seen that in Huang Chengyan's eyes, Jiangdong can give Huang Chengyan more benefits, so Huang Chengyan would not hesitate to offend Liu Bei to help Lu Xun escape from the trap. Therefore, what Huang Chengyan did was simply a deliberate enemy!

In fact, what Huang Chengyan did is not difficult to understand. After all, Huang Chengyan was born into a noble family. In Huang Chengyan's heart, the family was the first. The Huang family was a great family in Jingxiang, and its foundation was all in Jingzhou. Guan Yu was careless and lost Jingzhou, and Jingzhou became Sun Quan's territory. Therefore, Huang Chengyan chose to rescue Lu Xun to please Sun Quan in Jiangdong and allow his family to develop better.

Unlike the Battle of Yiling, during the Battle of Yiling, Lu Xun escaped from the Eight Formation and did not continue to advance westward to pursue Liu Bei. The reason was that Lu Xun was worried that Cao Pi would take advantage of the situation to attack. As Lu Xun expected, Cao Pi did attack Wu after the Battle of Yiling. Fortunately, Lu Xun returned to his army and blocked Cao Pi's army.

The situation is different now. Liu Bei is in the northern expedition and restrained all the main forces of Cao Pi. Cao Pi is impossible to attack Wu. Once Lu Xun escapes from heaven, he will inevitably continue to attack Shu. At that time, Zhang Ren may have to retreat to Badong and then deploy defenses with those dozens of levels.

Therefore, Adou absolutely does not allow Huang Chengyan to help Lu Xun escape from the Eighth Formation.

Thinking of this, Adou asked, "Zhang Ren, do you know where Huang Chengyan lives?"

"I will know at the end."

"Okay, find someone to take me there immediately. I'll go and visit Huang Chengyan!"

Beside the mountains and rivers, there is a thatched hut standing between the mountains and rivers. The fence in front of the thatched hut formed a small courtyard, with all kinds of flowers and plants planted in the courtyard. A small water truck guided the stream water into the courtyard, and a small charcoal stove in front of the house was cooking tea, and there was a little heat.

This scene made Adou unconsciously think of Liu Yuxi's "Inscription on the Humble Room".

Everyone came to the gate of the courtyard and saw that the gate of the courtyard was hidden. Zhang Yi pushed the door and went in, then shouted inside, "Is anyone here?"

A little boy walked out of the house and saw that the people came were all dressed by Shu troops. He was not panicked, but instead asked, "What are you doing when you come?"

"We are here to visit Mr. Huang Chengyan, please inform me." Zhang Yi said.

"This general, I'm sorry, my head is not at home at this time!" the little boy replied.

"Why would you like to ask where Mr. Huang has gone and when will he be able to come back?"

The little boy shook his head: "I don't know this. Sometimes the head of the family comes back in one or two hours when he goes out, and sometimes it takes one or two days to return. Otherwise, if the generals don't dislike it, how about coming in and sitting and waiting for a while?"

Zhang Yi naturally couldn't make the decision, so he looked back at Adou. Adou walked up and asked, "So when did Mr. Huang leave?"

"The head of the family left early this morning." The little boy replied honestly.

Adou frowned. Could it be that Huang Chengyan had already set out for the Eighth Formation and was about to take Lu Xun out?

A Dou thought carefully and Huang Chengyan left in the morning, but A Dou had not walked towards here at that time. In terms of time, if Huang Chengyan really planned to go to the Eighth Formation, he might have seen Lu Xun now! If this is true, then when he rushed back, Lu Xun might have started to walk out of the Formation.

Thinking of this, Adou spoke up and said, "Zhang Yi, I'll go back first, you guys hurry up and follow us!"

After A Dou finished speaking, he turned into a phantom, and ran into the distance without even riding a horse.

A Dou did not hesitate to consume his physical strength and used his light skills to achieve his explosive power and speed faster than a thousand-mile horse. Moreover, this cottage is not far from the stone formation, so A Dou didn't care about saving internal strength and ran towards the eighth formation.

When A Dou came to the Eighth Formation, he immediately called several Shu troops who had been guarding the formation and asked, "Is anyone entering the formation just now?"

The general in charge here was Zhang Ren's subordinate. When he saw that he was the prince, he hurriedly knelt down and replied: "Go back to the prince, Mr. Huang Chengyan has just entered!"

“How long have you been in?”

"It's been more than an hour!" the general replied.

"Why don't you stop him?"

"Go back to the Crown Prince, Mr. Huang Chengyan often enters and leaves this formation on weekdays, so we didn't stop him!"

"It's really a big deal for me! This old guy who turned his elbow out..." After saying that, A Dou immediately ran to Zhang Ren's side. When the general raised his head, A Dou was gone.

Wu Jun.

"Governor, there is an old man outside who calls himself Huang Chengyan. I'm here to ask for a meeting with Governor!" Ding Feng said.

"Huang Chengyan? Why does this person sound a little familiar!" Lu Xun said.

"Governor, I know who this person is." Quan Cong said, "This Huang Chengyan is a famous scholar in Xiangyang. Can the Governor remember this person Cai Feng?"

"Cai Feng? Some impression is that it seems to be the father of Cai Mao!" Lu Xun said.

"The governor said it is right. Cai Fengzhi's sister married Zhang Wen, the Han Taiwei, and Cai Feng had one son and two daughters. He was Cai Mao. The younger daughter of the two daughters married Liu Jingsheng, and the eldest daughter married Huang Chengyan! Moreover, Huang Chengyan's daughter married Zhuge Kongming, so Huang Chengyan was also Zhuge Liang's father-in-law," Quan Cong answered.

Ding Feng next to him said, "Governor, Huang Chengyan is Zhuge Liang's father-in-law, so he must not be kind. Governor doesn't have to see him!"

Lu Xun said nothing, frowned and thought for a long time, then asked Quan Cong: "Was the Huang family, a great family in Jingzhou, related to this Huang Chengyan?"

"What the governor said is that Huang Chengyan is the member of the Huang family!"

Lu Xun's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said to Ding Feng: "Hurry up and invite Mr. Huang! Oh, wait a moment, I'll go and greet him in person!"

"Governor, Huang Chengyan is Zhuge Liang's father-in-law, and this formation is arranged by Zhuge Liang. Huang Chengyan must have some intentions when he comes this time. Governor must not see him!" Ding Feng continued to persuade.

"Chengyuan (Ding Fengbiao's name) is too worried!" Lu Xun replied with a smile: "If I expected it is right, Huang Chengyan will definitely lead us out of this stone formation!"

"What does the governor mean?" Ding Feng asked.

"The Huang family's foundation is all in Jingzhou, and now Jingzhou is under my command, so Huang Chengyan must have come to please us!" Lu Xun said, looked at Ding Feng, and then said, "Chengyuan is not from a noble family, so he will definitely not understand the mystery here..."

At this time, Quan Cong interjected and said, "I said Ding Feng, don't ask. In short, what the governor said is definitely correct!"

Among the soldiers present, many of them were from aristocratic families, such as Lu Xun and Quan Cong, who were from aristocratic families, so they could fully understand what Huang Chengyan did. In their eyes, it was reasonable for Huang Chengyan to do so. Generals like Ding Feng and Gan Ning naturally did not understand the mystery.

"Zhang Ren, where is Zhang Ren?" Adou started shouting before he even entered the account.

"Your Highness, I'm here, are you looking for me?" Zhang Ren hurriedly ran over.

"Zhang Ren obeys the order, immediately gather all your troops and horses, so I enter the formation and intercept the Wu army!" A Dou said.

"Your Highness, please forgive General Mo for saying that the time is not the time. Although Lu Xun's army is tired, it is still powerful to fight. If we enter the battle now, although we can win, the Wu army will lose a lot of troops when fighting against the enemy. It would be better to wait for another day or two. At that time, the Wu army may not even move its weapons. Anyway, the Wu army is a turtle in the jar, so why should the Prince be in a hurry for a while?" Zhang Ren said.

"The turtle in the jar? This turtle is about to run away!" Adou said this indecently.

"What do you say about the prince?"

"Don't ask so much, I'll explain it to you on the way!"

"Huang Chengyan wants to save Lu Xun? Why is this? Huang Chengyan is the Prime Minister's father-in-law, why did he rescue Lu Xun?" Zhang Ren said here, his words suddenly stopped, and then suddenly spoke: "I understand!"

Zhang Ren is also a child of aristocratic family, and the Zhang family is a big family in Chengdu, so Zhang Ren can fully understand what Huang Chengyan did.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ren shouted: "Brothers, hurry up! Don't let Lu Xun run away!"

At the same time, Lu Xun was in the army.

"Give me a little faster, I'm going out soon!" Quan Cong shouted.

However, even so, the speed of the Jiangdong Army was getting slower and slower, which made Quan Cong very anxious.

The Jiangdong Army has been cut off for two days. When people are inactive when they are dehydrated, their physical strength will be consumed very quickly and their physical strength will be consumed quickly. The body will decline rapidly because they cannot get water supplements. Therefore, if such a vicious cycle continues, the Jiangdong Army's speed will be slower and slower.

"Hurry, give me a little faster! Keep up with me!" Zhang Ren urged his soldiers.

At this moment, the dimness in front of him had already heard the footsteps of the army moving forward. Judging from the footsteps, most of the Wu army's footsteps were very slow, which shows that they were consuming very strong physical strength.

"The Wu army is right in front!" Adou pointed ahead: "Zhang Ren, let everyone be ready for battle!"

As A Dou said, after walking a few more turns, Wu Jun appeared behind a huge rock.

At the same time, Jiangdong's men also discovered the pursuers behind them.

"Not good, the Shu army is chasing us!"

"Run quickly, the Shu army is here!"
Chapter completed!