While thinking about these things, Su San was carefully riding a horse in the mud. [】
His riding skills were not high, and it was dark again. Although several soldiers were holding torches, he did not dare to run wildly.
Lu An was not anxious and followed Su San slowly. He was actually very surprised, why did the general say such a long time to this weak scholar?
Since the general is so respectful to Su San, he must show great respect.
"Oh. It's already this time. Should the city gate be closed?"
"It's okay, we will ask the defenders in the city to open the door."
"Besides the Wuling Army's battalion? How many guards are there in the city?" Su San asked again.
Lu An smiled disdainfully and said, "That's also called a soldier? At best, they are just a few people. There are five thousand people, most of them are empty. If you really want to fight, you can pick up weapons at most about two thousand."
"Oh, are these people also managed by the Wuling Army?"
"No. Although we call the Wuling Army, we are directly affiliated troops and can only be mobilized by the tiger talisman seal. However, in peacetime, we are not so strict, and we will be subject to local officials' restraints, which is impossible. After all, the military has money and food.
It is not better to offend the local area if you want to ration nearby. The defenders of Wuling City are local troops. At first, they were the township soldiers, that is, the guards of four cities, and have always been the control of the road government. Wuling City has changed.
After becoming the governor and changed to the government system, the four gate guards were coordinated by the prefecture chief and the Pacification Department. As the prefecture chief, Lin also served as the governor of the Pacification Department. Therefore, the defenders of this city guards were
He has the final say alone.”
"So, with the tolerance in the yamen, I'm afraid there is a lot of force in Wuling City?"
"All the yamen staff are only 300 people. At critical moments, they are not useful, otherwise last time, they wouldn't have anyone set a fire in the government office and burned it to pieces
.In the end, did the Wuling Army be used? More than a dozen casualties were caused." Lu An did not know the purpose of Su San's question, so he said wherever he thought of it.
Su San actually wanted to know how many people were under Lin Hailu's men. The defenders, yamen runners, and the inner mistresses of the Lin family. These people, if they were not fighting, were still very energetic and could do a lot of things.
If you really jump up the wall in a hurry, your energy will be enough.
Just as I was thinking about this, I heard the sound of horse hooves behind me, and a horse rushed towards me.
Lu An looked back curiously and saw that it was the commander in his camp, and he couldn't help but be surprised.
"The general has a military order."
Lu Anxin was shocked and said, "Say."
"The general will withdraw Hutou Camp tonight, and ordered the camp to lead the troops to immediately take over the defense of Wuhutou Camp and station in Wuling City. He also ordered the camp gate to close. Without the general's military order, no one would be allowed to enter the camp.
,chat."
Lu An narrowed his eyes and said nothing. The wolf camp where he was located was said to be the personal guard camp. It is usually the closest camp to Zhang He, and he himself is Zhang He's confidant general.
Now that the general has made such an arrangement, it is obvious that he is not going to Wuling City to enjoy his happiness.
"I understand. Go back and send the orders and bring all the people from the Langtou Camp out. I'll wait under Chengling City."
The commander said, "I'm getting ready and then I'll arrive."
Lu An waved his hand and asked the messenger to turn around, then turned his horse's head and took Su San to move forward.
After leaving Minshan, everyone increased their speed and arrived at Wuling City in an instant. They asked to open the city gate, and the cavalry escorted Su San to ride to Siyou Academy before breaking up.
Su San walked into the academy and found that Yu'er, Xiao'an, and Li Ji were happily fighting against the landlord under the lamp.
When Xiao An saw him come in, he quickly threw the bamboo card in his hand and stood up quickly. Yu'er also hurriedly threw the card away, took out a clean piece of clothing, and changed it to Su San.
"Where did the young master go this day? His umbrellas are gone."
He smiled. In fact, it was just on the way back that he was so wet with some rain because he was riding a horse and was inconvenient to hold an umbrella. He ignored Yu'er's questioning, but said to Li Ji, "How is the rest?"
"Those who practice martial arts are spiritual. If you take a break, your spirit will come back." Li Ji seemed casual than Xiao An, but he stood quietly. For some reason, Li Ji always felt that he was in this third place.
In front of me, I couldn't help myself.
After changing his clothes, Yu'er brought the tea again. Su San took it and took a sip. Well, it was still the tea at home. I had drunk it, but I had not reached the state of "desire is hard".
Let everyone sit down. Yu'er stepped forward and said, "This afternoon, Li Shouyi, the eldest son of the Li family, came to find the young master. He heard that the young master had not come back and didn't say anything, so he left."
"Oh." Su San nodded, but said to Xiao An, "How is the mission doing?"
Xiao An said, "I have sent the seventh letter. As the third master told me, I left the reply method. However, I have not received the reply yet."
"Well! When you have nothing to do, go to the public announcement list. If you have news, it will only be the next two days. You should go back and rest. When you come here, be alert and don't let people know that you are my person."
"Yes, Master Third." Xiao An took a step back gently, then turned around and walked outward.
Seeing that the young master was about to talk to Li Ji, Yu'er also retreated.
"Tomorrow is the day when the Li family pays the ransom. The Li family has raised 60,000 taels. This money cannot be settled in the hands of the Lin family. I want to cut the money off."
Li Ji turned his eyes and bowed, "If you have any instructions, the third master will tell you."
"Actually, this matter is very simple. If you pay the ransom tomorrow, Li Jiashu will take the lead, and Li Shouyi hid behind with silver on his body. One is bright and the other is dark."
"However, the Lin family must have imagined this, so they will only trick the Li family out of the city to pay the ransom, and the time for the ransom payment will only be after the city gate is closed."
"In this way, even if the Li family finds that they don't have Mr. Li in their hands and refuse to trade, they have enough time to find Li Shouyi and grab this ransom."
"You just need to follow Li Shouyi and grab the silver notes on him while he is not prepared. This is not difficult behind you."
Li Ji smiled and said, "But that's 60,000 taels of silver. Isn't the Third Master afraid that Li Ji will leave after robbing the money?"
Su San was stunned and then smiled, "To be honest, I really haven't considered this issue."
Li Jixin was moved and bowed, "Thank you for your trust in this. Leave this matter to Li Ji, please rest assured."