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Wang Chao and the others subconsciously grasped the hilt of their swords, ready to kill at any moment. Su Jin poked Xi Fengdu's waist, signaling for him to turn around and respond.
Xi Feng Dutou quickly stopped and turned around: "Master She, what's wrong?"
Master She frowned and glanced at the dozen or so people in front of him and said, "You must have twenty-five patrol soldiers. Why are there only thirteen of you here, including you? Where are the twelve others?"
Su Jin secretly called it a fluke. It turned out that it was not him and the others who exposed the flaw, but that half the number of people were noticed. Fortunately, the matter had already been explained to everyone and the response had been taken.
"Sir, it turns out that this is what happened. I was ignorant of my job and forgot to explain to you. The thing is like this...that...just now when I was patrolling in the west, I met Li Dutou at the gate of the city at the junction. They were searching for three people.
They were not familiar with the terrain near the military camp, so out of good intentions... I also helped them search for a while. Otherwise, how could the handover time be delayed? I was worried that the delay would be too long, so I
Order the twelve brothers to lead them around and continue searching, and then rush back to hand over the situation; they will be back in a few moments, just ask Lord She to let them go."
Master She frowned and said: "What did those grandsons guarding the city gate do? They actually came to borrow our people. However, the terrain of Beicheng is relatively complicated, and there are many abandoned houses and alleys. It is no wonder that those guys only know how to eat, drink and have fun."
I'm dizzy; I already know about this, you can go ahead."
"Thank you, Lord She." Xi Feng was sweating all over his head, not only because he almost exposed himself, but also because the dagger on his back had pierced his skin and was aching. Fortunately, he was usually good at lying. I didn't expect this skill today.
It actually came in handy and saved my life.
The thick and tall camp door rumbled shut behind him, completely isolating everyone from the outside world. As Su Jin walked, he peeked around. There were not many soldiers on duty behind the door. There were about fifty or sixty people, and they all looked like clay and wood sculptures.
Standing in the darkness with the weapon in hand, the pressure brought by the two arrow towers on the left and right is really not small. The strings of wind lanterns hanging on the arrow towers illuminate the corridor brightly. When I look up, I can't see the arrows at all.
The situation on the tower, but everyone knew in their hearts that behind the dazzling light of the wind lantern, there might be dozens of bows and arrows aiming their black arrows at them.
After walking through the camp gate passage, Xi Feng said with a trembling head: "You good men, I can only take you here. I know you want to enter the inner camp, but I have no right to enter."
Su Jin whispered: "Where do you usually go after patrolling?"
Xi Feng Dutou said: "You can only go back to the barracks to rest, and you are not allowed to wander around at will."
Su Jin said: "How many troops are stationed in the outer camp and the inner camp?"
Xi Feng Dutou said: "I don't know how many young people there are. I am just a small Dutou. How can I know too much? There are about two thousand people in the outer camp and about five hundred people in the inner camp. However, there are only a few people in the inner camp.
Two are responsible for security, and the other three are responsible for the custody, distribution, registering and warehousing of materials and other logistical duties."
Su Jin said: "Under what circumstances can you enter the inner camp?"
Xi Feng Dutou said: "Then... only if there is trouble in the inner camp, you can only enter with the help of the outer camp."
Su Jin thought for a moment and said, "Okay, take us back to your barracks first. Your mission is completed."
Xi Feng Dutou begged: "Heroes, please spare your life. I am fully cooperating with you all. Please don't kill me to silence me. I promise not to make it public."
Su Jin smiled and said: "Don't worry, I won't kill you. Don't be nagging and lead the way."
Xifeng was worried, dragging his lead-filled legs, and led everyone to twist and turn in the rows of snoring military camps, and finally arrived at a barracks; there was no one inside, it must be
There was a large bunkhouse where the twenty-five members of the patrol team lived. Clothes, bedding and other items were piled up in a mess, and the room stank to the sky.
Su Jin winked, Wang Chao swung his palm and struck Xi Feng Dutou on the neck, knocking him unconscious; several of his subordinates quickly tied his hands and feet tightly, blocked his mouth with a large ball of clothes, and knocked him unconscious.
He stuffed him into the darkness under the bunkhouse, not killing him, but not giving him a chance to yell bad things.
"What should we do? Master! It seems that the inner camp is not easy to enter. If we break in directly, we will definitely alert many Xixia soldiers. If we do things slowly, it will be difficult to escape." Wang Chao whispered.
Su Jin climbed up to the bunk bed, looked out the window, and saw a high wall between the inner and outer barracks. There were wind lanterns hung at regular intervals on the wall, making it almost impossible to hide the people it illuminated.
You can imagine that if you try to climb over the wall, you will definitely be noticed by the soldiers on the two arrow towers outside the inner camp.
"Of course we can't do it forcefully. We have to go in secretly. We must not alert the defenders before lighting the food supplies. Once the fire is ignited, our fire oil bags can make the fire burn fiercely. The wind is very strong at night, so it will be difficult to extinguish it.
, by the time they react and come to save us, the fire will probably be raging into the sky; the problem now is how to avoid the two arrow towers close to the wall. Our actions are all under their noses and we cannot let them sound the alarm.
"Su Jin muttered.
"Master, that's easy to do. Let's just kill the people on the arrow tower first. They are the eyes of the inner camp. If we blind them, we will be fine." Ma Han muttered.
"That's easy to say, but how do you do it? Climb up and kill people in a big way? You were discovered before you even got close to the wall." Chao Chao scolded.
Mahan scratched his head and said, "What should we do?"
Wang Chao spread his hands and said, "How did I know?"
Su Jin suddenly clapped his hands and chuckled: "Yes, Ma Han's method is good, first poke their eyes out."
Everyone looked at Su Jin in shock, wondering how Su Jin could agree to Ma Han's unreliable method.
"It's very simple. The arrow tower is illuminated by wind lanterns. If we find a way to extinguish the wind lanterns, they will be blind. As long as the movement is not too big, they should not warn people; you bows and arrows are not
Is it accurate? There are several bows and arrows here. Try to blind the wind lantern of the arrow tower on the west, so that we can quickly climb over the wall from the southwest corner, and the people on the arrow tower on the east should be watching.
Not to the southwest corner.”
"But the lantern on the wall will also expose us." Zhang Long said.
"The same solution is that as soon as the lanterns on the tower are extinguished, while they are stunned, we can shoot out all the lanterns in the southwest corner in one go. They shouldn't notice."
"Okay, let's do this. Although it's a bit risky, there is no other way. We can't just wait here." Wang Chao said.
Su Jin said: "Time is tight. Any more delay will lead to more danger. Today's matter can only be successful but not failed. Hesitation will not accomplish anything. Mahan is responsible for sneaking into the arrow tower and shooting out the wind lanterns on the tower. It is a string of lanterns. You
You have to shoot off the top suspension cable to extinguish all the lanterns. With your archery skills at Bagong Mountain, shooting down the suspension bridge suspension cable should not be a problem."
"Look at me, young master." Ma Han said, patting his chest.
Su Jin patted him on the shoulder and said: "This time I did it successfully. I will mark it as a great achievement for you. I will choose a beauty brought from Yangzhou to serve you in the Bianliang garment shop later. Are you worried that you will not be able to marry if you are disfigured?"
Wife? I will give you a beautiful concubine first for you to enjoy."
Mahan said coquettishly: "This... what should I do?"
Zhang Long and Zhao Hu from the dynasty all held up their hands and teased: "Congratulations, congratulations, I'm going to be a real man, my butthole is going to point up."
Ma Hanzao blushed and waved his hands: "Go, go, don't make me happy."
Su Jin smiled and said: "We will drink the wedding wine later and do the business first."
Mahan took down several bows on the wall, tested the strength of them all, and chose one he was satisfied with and carried it on his back; Chao Chao and others equipped the remaining bows on their bodies, and everyone walked out of the barracks lightly, walking along the
The base of the barracks wall tiptoed toward the west; halfway through, Ma Han walked alone and lurked under the arrow tower to get closer.
Su Jin, Chao Chao and others came to the base of the last row of barracks walls without any danger, hid in the shadows and waited with bated breath. The wall between the inner and outer camps was more than ten steps away from the barracks. This open space was absolutely not allowed.
Those who show up will be discovered as soon as they show up. They can only wait for Mahan to succeed and then shoot out a few wind lanterns high on the wall to obtain temporary darkness.
Everything was quiet everywhere, with the chirping of night insects, and more than a dozen moths flying around the outer wall of the wind lantern on the wall. From time to time, they pounced on the outer cover of the wind lantern, making a soft thumping sound; everyone was a little nervous, and their heartbeats were pounding.