Lu Su, Sun Ce, and the others soon arrived at Zhang Zhao's mansion. Sure enough, there was a handle in a dark corner of a pond in Zhang Zhao's courtyard. When they pulled it open, there was a secret passage. Looking at the soil on the side of the passage, it didn't look like a newly dug underground passage. It looked like it had been prepared for a long time.
"A cunning rabbit has three burrows. That's right!" Sun Ce clenched his teeth and said. This Zhang Zhao must be captured. He is the one who made his own brother turn against him and even tried to take his life. The key point is that Zhou Yu is involved and Sun Ce wants to use Zhou Yu to force him to submit. How can Sun Ce not hate Zhang Zhao? Therefore, if he caught Zhang Zhao, Sun Ce would tear him into pieces.
"Everyone, set up the secret passage. Chase after him!" Sun Ce shouted to his subordinates.
"Yes!" Soon, the Jiangdong Army jumped into the secret passage. The passage was really deep. Huiji City could be considered a big city because it was a county city. The passage was really long. This underground passage was winding. It led directly from Zhang Zhao's house to a village outside the south gate. If they hadn't turned Zhang Zhao's house upside down, they wouldn't have been able to find such a place.
"Chase through the south gate. You must catch Zhang Zhao!" Sun Ce ordered his men to follow the exit of the passage to the south. They were going down the passage, so they couldn't run fast. They could catch up with the warhorses.
Everyone thought that Zhang Zhao couldn't escape. Only Lu Su frowned. He reached out and touched the soil of the passage. It was a little dry. Even the passage was gray. Looking at the dust on the ground and the footprints they left behind, Lu Su subconsciously asked Sun Ce's soldiers, "General!"
"I don't dare, Minister Lu! I, Yu Cheng, am a Marquis under the command of Marquis Wu. I do not deserve to be called a general! " The Marquis quickly lowered his head and looked at Lu Su. Lu Su was Yangzhou's Minister of Appointments. Even their boss, Sun Ce, had to call him Minister Lu. Now, he was actually calling a small Marquis General. It was like a big shot in the central government calling a small battalion commander or even a small company commander a general. How could it not be scary?
"Marquis Yu, I would like to ask, how did you discover this secret passage?" General was just a title. Lu Su didn't want to discuss the matter of general with this little marquis, so he just called him marquis.
"Minister Lu, we discovered the secret passage as soon as we arrived at Zhang Zhao's mansion!" Yu Cheng said to Lu Su.
"You discovered it the moment you arrived at Zhang Zhao's residence?" Lu Su confirmed again.
Yucheng nodded. They were ordered to come to Zhang Zhao's mansion, but before they had time to investigate, they found the open secret passage and sent people to investigate.
"Not good!" Lu Su suddenly shouted.
"What's wrong, big brother?" Yang Chen asked curiously.
"Quick, go and close the East and West gates. All the people who pass through are not allowed to leave the city without permission!" Lu Su ordered.
"Huh?" Yu Cheng was puzzled. Sun Ce chased after Zhang Zhao. What were the East and West gates doing? Didn't Zhang Zhao leave through the tunnel towards the South Gate?
The South Gate was breached by Lu Su, so the South Gate was closed. The North Gate was also breached by Sun Ce, so it was also heavily guarded. However, the East and West Gates were different. There was no resistance on either side, so there were fewer people guarding it. In order to not lose the people's hearts again, the East and West Gates were not closed. If there were people who wanted to escape, they would not be stopped and allowed to return to their homes.
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In Kuaiyan City, in a dilapidated house, a few people came out in twos and threes. The sky began to darken.
"It's almost time!" A low voice sounded from inside. "It's time for us to go!"
An old man, a girl, an old woman, a young man, and two depressed middle-aged men. They looked like a family that was really going to escape. They rushed towards the West Gate of Kuaiyan City.
"Master, will this work?" An old woman asked the old man next to her.
"What did I say? Don't call me master, call me old man." The old man frowned and showed a kind of anger, letting people know that this person was not a simple person. "If you talk too much, don't leave! Stay! "The old man's eyes flashed coldly.
"Hey, hey, old man, old man!" The old woman's heart trembled and she quickly responded.
"Quan 'er, come and help me, let's go home!" The old man said to the young man next to him.
"Hey, I'm coming!" The young man hurried forward to help the old man and limped towards the West Gate. It looked like a group of old, weak, and sick people, but if one looked carefully, one could see that their speed was much faster than ordinary people.
The old man leaned on the young man and whispered in his ear, "Master, I'll have to trouble you for a while. Let's talk after we get out of the city!"
"En! Zhang shi, I know even if you don't say it. "The young man's eyes dimmed, but he still nodded.
That's right, this group of people was Zhang Zhao and his master, Sun Quan. There were too many people in the Zhang family, so it was impossible for all of them to leave. Zhang Zhao was different from the heads of the Hao and Cheng Clans. He believed that his life was more important than money, so he naturally left in batches. That tunnel? Hehe, he, Zhang Zhao, didn't dig that tunnel for him to escape. It was just a cover for him.
It couldn't be said that it was fake. There were some people from the Zhang family who left through that tunnel, but they were all from a side branch or even some servants. Their purpose was to cover for Zhang Zhao.
Going through that tunnel? That was simply courting death. No matter how fast one's legs were, could they outrun a warhorse? As long as he figured out where the tunnel led to, he wouldn't be able to escape unless he went deep into the mountains and forests. With Zhang Zhao's current condition, he wouldn't be able to escape.
Therefore, Zhang Zhao didn't go through that tunnel at all. Instead, he put on the clothes of the common people and went to the houses of the common people. It was the safest way to escape with these refugees. For safety's sake, he left after dark.
Just as Zhang Zhao said, it was the safest way. Although there were ruins and scum everywhere, it was still safe. They just sent things to each other.
"After leaving this city gate, as long as we follow this path, we can leave by boat!" Zhang Zhao looked at the West Gate with shining eyes. He turned his head and looked at the Kuaiji City. "Sun Ce, Liu Mang? I, Zhang Zhao, will definitely come back. Just you wait! "
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