Lu Tu pointed his golden spear forward: "Get out of the way, once I catch up with Yun Ao, everything will become clear!"
"Yes, sir! Make way!" Nie Yun shouted, and the soldiers quickly made way for them to pass through in pursuit of Yun Ao.
Lu Tu didn't expect them to stand on his side; he just wanted to keep these border troops in check. At this moment, he kept whipping his warhorse and galloping in the direction Yun Ao had fled.
At that moment, Nie Yun suddenly called out from behind, "Who are you?"
Lu Tu turned around and saw a man with a pointed chin riding a horse galloping towards him not far away.
The man shouted, "This humble servant is Tuoba Yue, Yun Ao's personal guard. Greetings, Lord Lü."
Tuoba Yue was someone Lu Tu had heard of. He was the only guy in the Wuchuan army with Xianbei blood; his grandmother was a Xianbei.
This man had a high alcohol tolerance and could eat and drink a lot. His greatest achievement was killing two Wuhuan cavalrymen while he was drunk, which made him one of the best among the border troops.
But even such a tough guy is currently just a mere squad leader.
Lu Tu gave Tuoba Yue a hasty look and saw that his features were different from others, and he did indeed have Hu (non-Han) blood. But now was not the time to worry about that. Since everyone followed his lead, it meant that he still had value to be used.
There was no time for pleasantries, and she had no idea what he was up to. She simply looked at him coldly and asked, "What are you doing following me?"
"My lord, I know where Yun Ao is. Please come with me!"
Nie Yun said suspiciously, "Brother, we mustn't listen to him; he's a barbarian."
One-eighth of his blood is of Hu (non-Han) descent, so calling him Hu would be accurate, but Tuoba Yue's behavior was so abnormal that Lü Tu found it difficult to make a decision.
After galloping for a while, Tuoba Yue stopped his horse, looked at Lü Tu and smiled bitterly: "I originally thought that Lord Lü was a man of great character, but it seems that he is no different from an ordinary person. Since you look down on my background, then so be it."
After a brief eye contact with him, Lü Tu decisively raised his hand: "Lead the way!"
Upon hearing this, Tuoba Yue's eyes flashed with surprise. He agreed and quickly ran forward.
Lu Tu followed without suspicion, and Nie Yun, Sun Meng and the others behind him could only follow closely behind, as they were not comfortable letting Lu Tu go alone.
Lu Tu couldn't say he was completely unsure, after all, the analysis time was too short, and every extra quarter of an hour would introduce many unknown risks.
The most pressing matter is to capture Yun Ao and Yun Wei and find Yun Tian's whereabouts. Lu Tu guessed that they must have kidnapped Yun Tian and couldn't possibly have killed him.
After all, given their limited prestige within the Wuchuan border army, even if Yun Tian were to die, they wouldn't be able to control these tens of thousands of troops.
There are many generals with higher positions and greater power than them, not to mention that Yun Ao, the eldest son of the Yun family, is a complete waste.
Soon, Tuoba Yue led Lü Tu to the East Gate, where the number of guards was more than half that of the South Gate, with only two or three hundred people.
These people clearly knew Tuoba Yue, and greeted him when they saw him running over. But the next second, when they saw Lü Tu, they were shocked: "Young Master Yun has ordered that Lü Tu be stopped!"
Tuoba Yue cursed loudly, "Are you all confused! Yun Ao is the one who kidnapped the Commandant, I saw it with my own eyes!"
These words shocked the entire audience!
Not to mention the soldiers guarding the city, even Lü Tu looked at Tuoba Yue in disbelief.
Tuoba Yue nodded emphatically: "I was among those who kidnapped the Commandant today! The Commandant is currently at Seven Turns outside the East City!"
"Seven bends?" Lu Tu carefully recalled the general topographical map of Wuchuan. It was more than 30 miles away from the East Gate, and there were many bandits there. Why did Yun Ao kidnap Yun Tian there?
But since Tuoba Yue had already spoken, Lü Tu naturally wouldn't let such a good opportunity slip by. He shouted to the soldiers present, "What are you all standing there for? Send 200 men to come with me to rescue the Commandant!"
Of all those present, Lü Tu held the highest official rank, being an eighth-grade official, so his words naturally carried some weight.
After a moment's thought, everyone nodded emphatically: "Very well, we'll trust Lord Lü this once, and we'll follow him to his aid!"
Now that we know where Yun Ao is, there's no need to rush. They've been running for a while now, so it'll be hard to catch them.
Moreover, since he went to such a far place to kidnap Yun Tian, he must have something to rely on, so going there rashly is definitely not a good idea.
Lu Tu summoned two men and instructed them, "Go to Zhang Miao's clinic and bring them, along with Xiang Ze and his son, back to the village."
He then looked at Tuoba Yue and said, "Are you telling the truth? If you're lying, I'll treat you as a warlord!"
"This humble servant would never dare to deceive you, sir! Please look!" Tuoba Yue raised his left hand, and it was clear that his left little finger had been severed at the base, a clear handiwork by the Yun family.
"This is what Yun Ao cut down today, just because I told him not to stuff the Commandant's mouth and nose too tightly, otherwise I wouldn't have told him about it."
Lu Tu nodded and said, "Alright! In that case, let's gather our troops and head to Qidaoguai to rescue Commander!"
"Aren't we enough people?" asked Pang Erniu, the garrison commander.
"Since Yun Ao dared to leave the Commandant there, he must be very prepared. If we go there with fewer people and fail, we will only alert them and cause them to kill the Commandant!"
Everyone agreed that this made sense and nodded repeatedly: "Then, Lord Lü, what should we do now? Should we go to the border army camp to ask for reinforcements?"
Lu Tu had also considered this plan. He even thought about not going to save Yun Tian, but he quickly rejected the idea.
At present, Lü Tu's reputation among the Wuchuan border troops is sufficient, but he does not have such high authority. Moreover, reputation is just reputation and does not mean that other soldiers and generals will submit to Lü Tu. In fact, because Lü Tu is too famous, others will only envy, be jealous and hate him.
If Lü Tu wants to continue to expand his power, he must provide Wuchuan with a stabilizing force to suppress all the evil spirits and monsters below.
Therefore, Yun Tian, who is alive now, is more valuable than Yun Tian, who is dead.
Lü Tu led Tuoba Yue, Pang Erniu, and others to the South Gate, where Bian Wei and a thousand border soldiers were still stationed. Given Lü Tu's previous display of power, it was a good opportunity to gather them, as there would inevitably be enemies waiting there at Qidaoguai, and Lü Tu did not want his brothers to die.
Upon arriving at the South Gate, they saw that Bian Wei was already mostly recovered. After all, he had only suffered minor injuries, and with his physique from eating meat every day, he shouldn't be half-dead.
Upon seeing Lü Tu return, Bian Wei, who was bound hand and foot, roared, "Lü Tu, if the Commandant finds out, he will definitely kill you. We'll see!"
Bian Wei suddenly saw Pang Erniu and asked in confusion, "Why aren't you guarding the East Gate? What are you doing at the South Gate?"
Lu Tu waved his hand and said, "Untie Bian Wei!"
After Tuoba Yue stepped forward and began to recount the whole story, Lü Tu declared with righteous indignation, "Now everyone, follow me to Qidaoguai to rescue the Commandant!"
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