Han Zhan was woken up by Rob as soon as he fell asleep. He opened his sleepy eyes, resisted the urge to beat the other party up, and asked in a dissatisfied tone: "What's the matter?"

"Report to the lord," Rob replied in a panic look: "General Zhao is asking for a meeting outside?"

When Han Zhan learned that Zhao Yun was visiting in the middle of the night, he guessed that something must have happened, and quickly ordered Rob: "Go and invite General Zilong in!"

Han Zhan just sat upright and put a fur coat on his body. Zhao Yun had already hurriedly walked in from outside and brought the cold air from the outside. As soon as he entered the door, he said anxiously: "Second brother, it's not good, something big happened."

Han Zhan was so scared that he shivered by his words, and asked nervously: "Is Yuan Shao's army coming again?"

"No, no," Seeing that Han Zhan misunderstood his opinion, Zhao Yun quickly waved his hand and said, "Yuan Shao's army retreated not long ago due to lack of food and grass and winter clothes. He will not launch any more troops to invade until the spring of the next year."

When Han Zhan heard that it was not Yuan Shao who was coming to attack, he felt much more at ease. However, seeing Zhao Yun's serious expression, the matter must be very serious, so he asked cautiously: "Brother, what happened?"

"On the way home, the captain was attacked by several assassins." Zhao Yun said with a serious expression: "The guards accompanying him were killed and nine were injured, and the captain was also hit by several stabs."

When Han Zhan learned that Gao Lan was assassinated on the way home, he suddenly lifted the quilt, turned over and got off the couch, stood on the ground barefoot, and didn't even care about the fur coat he was wearing on the ground, so he asked anxiously: "How is the injury of the college captain? Is there any danger? Have those assassins been caught?"

"Two assassins were killed on the spot by the guards, and the rest had escaped." Zhao Yun saw Han Zhan standing barefoot on the ground, and quickly picked up the fur coat on the ground and put it on him, reminding him: "Second brother, the ground is too cold, don't stand barefoot on the ground, be careful to get infected with the wind and cold."

Han Zhan sat on the bed, putting his boots on his hands while instructing: "Brother, send orders down, close the four doors, search for assassins from door to door in the city, and see people alive and dead, and see corpses."

"Don't worry, second brother." After hearing the order issued by Han Zhan, Zhao Yun hurriedly said: "I have asked Xiahou Lan to lead people to search the streets near the site of work. However, according to the guard report, the assassin is quite familiar with the surrounding streets. After the assassin is completed, he immediately fled from the alley next to him. I think my brother's opinion, there is little possibility of catching the assassin."

Han Zhan knew very well that these assassins who assassins who assassinated Gao Lan must have stepped on the point long ago. Once the assassin is completed, they will immediately retreat along the route set in advance. If Gao Lan's guards fail to catch them, then Xiahou Lan who rushed to the scene after hearing the news would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

He looked at Zhao Yun and asked, "Where is the captain now?"

"In his mansion." Zhao Yun quickly replied: "I have sent a doctor from the army to heal his wounds."

Han Zhan stood up and said to Zhao Yun, "Let's go and have a look."

Although Rob was standing outside the door, he heard the conversation between Han Zhan and Zhao Yun clearly. Seeing that Han Zhan was going to visit Gaolan's mansion, he immediately summoned fifty guards from the mansion to gather the twenty cavalry brought by Zhao Yun and escorted them to Gaolan's house.

On the way, Han Zhan kept frowning and thinking: Who was going to kill Gao Lan, Yuan Shao or someone else? If it were Yuan Shao, why did he not send him sooner or later, but he sent assassins to assassinate Gao Lan after withdrawing his troops. If he had sent assassins to assassinate Gao Lan in the early stage of the war, maybe Guantao had changed hands long ago. If it weren't for the assassin or not, who would have sent him? What was his purpose?

Rob and the guards were all out of their sheath and bowed, and their nerves were staring at both sides of the street nervously, afraid that somewhere would be new assassins would emerge.

The gate of Gao Mansion was very cautious, three steps a day, just five steps a day. Seeing a cavalry coming towards the mansion, the military marquis led the team quickly stood in the middle of the road, held the scabbard with his left hand, raised his right hand high, pushed forward with his palm, and shouted at the horse team with great majesty: "Stop!"

Seeing that someone blocked the road ahead, Rob quickly stepped forward, stopped in front of the Junhou, and said in a reproachful tone: "What are you calling out? Didn't you see that the lord and General Zhao are coming?"

Junhou looked closely and saw that it was Han Zhan and Zhao Yun and the others who came. He quickly went to the side and knelt down on one knee. Han Zhan held the horse beside him and asked with concern: "Where is the captain?"

"Report to the lord," replied Junhou, who was kneeling on the ground, "He is healing his wounds in the mansion!"

After entering Gao's mansion, Han Zhan walked towards Gao Lan's bedroom under the guidance of his servant. When he walked into the bedroom, he saw Gao Lan lying on the couch with his eyes closed, covering his body with a thick quilt. Perhaps he was afraid that he would be afraid of the cold after he was injured, and there were several braziers next to him. When the servants who were serving Han Zhan and Zhao Yun came in, they all lay down and kowtow to salute.

After the people stood up again, Han Zhan looked at Gao Lan lying on the couch and asked a person who looked like a butler: "How is your master's injury?"

"If you go back to your lord, it seems that your injury is very serious." Regarding Han Zhan's question, the housekeeper responded respectfully: "My master has been unconscious since he returned home, and his fever has not subsided."

Han Zhan reached out and touched Gao Lan's forehead. It was indeed very hot. He thought that Gao Lan had been unconscious since he returned to the house. He was worried that his injuries were too serious, so he quickly asked, "Where is the doctor?"

"The doctor went out to decoct medicine for my master." The butler said as he looked out of the door. Seeing that he had not seen the doctor, he ordered a servant to invite the doctor back.

"The lieutenant was hit by a sword in his chest. Fortunately, there was soft armor inside. Although the blade was sharp, it only cut a gap, leaving a half-inch-deep wound." The returning doctor reported to Han Zhan: "The waist and legs were also killed, but fortunately the wound was not deep. It only took a month to rest and the lieutenant could heal."

After the doctor's introduction, Han Zhan finally felt a little more at ease. You should know that his subordinates are short of talents now. If Gao Lan had any problems, the loss would be great.

Sitting in Gao Lan's room for a while, seeing that he had not woken up for a long time, Han Zhan was thinking about the arrest of the assassin, so he stood up and left with Zhao Yun.

After the two left Gao's mansion, Zhao Yun was worried about Han Zhan's safety and persuaded him: "Second brother, it's not safe outside, so you should go back to the mansion first. Leave the rest of the matter to Brother Wei to deal with."

Unexpectedly, Han Zhan waved his hand after hearing this and said stubbornly: "No, I don't know what the assassin is doing, and I feel uneasy even if I go back to the mansion. Let's go and see if Xiahou Lan has gained anything."

Yibiao came to the place where Gao Lan was assassinated. Although the assassination happened several hours ago and the corpses at the scene were cleaned up, the place was still under high alert. In addition to the soldiers holding torches standing guard at the intersection, there were also teams of patrol soldiers walking back and forth on the street.

Zhao Yun pointed to the street in front and introduced to Han Zhan: "The university lieutenant came out of the prefect's mansion. When he walked here, he was suddenly shot by an assassin from the roofs on both sides. Four escorts were caught and fell to the ground. Taking advantage of the chaos, several assassins rushed out of the shops on both sides of the street and fought with the remaining escorts.

Although the lieutenant was injured several times, he still gritted his teeth and directed his guards to fight with the assassin, and killed an assassin with his own hands. Although there were few assassinators, their martial arts skills were very good, and the twenty surviving lieutenants could not do anything to them. It was not until the patrol soldiers arrived that the assassin fled in a hurry."

After introducing the assassination of Gao Lan, Zhao Yun called a village chief and asked directly: "Where is the Captain Xiahou?"

The Tunchang pointed to a small alley next to him and said, "The Xiahou Captain heard that there was a suspicious person there, so he took someone over to check it out."

"Go and call the Xiahou Captain over." Zhao Yun ordered the other party, "Just say that the lord wants to see him."

Xiahou Lan soon followed the gate chief to Han Zhan and Zhao Yun. After he saluted, Han Zhan asked, "Captain Xiahou, I wonder if your search will gain something?"

"Report to the lord," Xiahou Lan bowed his fists and said: "We found three suspicious men in black near the city gate. When we stepped forward to investigate, we were resisted by the other party. After a fight, we had already killed them."

When Han Zhan heard Xiahou Lan say this, he asked with regret: "Don't you live?"

"No," Xiahou Lan shook her head and said, "The three of them are dead, and no one is alive."

"The lieutenant of the high school killed two assassins, and the lieutenant of the Xiahou also killed three assassins." Han Zhan suddenly remembered that he had not figured out the number of assassins so far, so he couldn't wait to ask: "Who can tell me how many assassins are there?"

After looking at each other, Zhao Yun and Xiahou Lan smiled bitterly and shook their heads, saying to Han Zhan: "Second brother, when the college captain was assassinated, the scene was too chaotic, and the sky was too dark, and no one of the guards accompanying him could tell how many assassins there were." At this point, he looked around and persuaded Han Zhan again, "Second brother, it's not safe here, you'd better go home early."

Han Zhan thought that five assassins had already died, and the remaining assassins must have found a safe place to hide. Even if they searched again, there would be no one to take it. Therefore, before leaving, he said to Xiahou Lan: "Captain Xiahou, you have searched for so long, and the remaining assassins must have found a place to hide. The soldiers have worked hard all night, so let them go back early to rest." After Xiahou Lan agreed loudly, he ordered the soldiers standing guard and patrolling at the street entrance to line up and prepare to take them back to the barracks.
Chapter completed!