Zhu Cixiang was so excited that he climbed up the wall and shouted, but due to slippery feet, he rolled down the outside of the Great Wall. Chang Yu and the others couldn't save him in time and broke into a cold sweat. You must know that the Great Wall is mostly built in steep places, and it is often more than ten or twenty meters tall.
If you fall off a cliff, there is no chance of survival.
If something happened to the prince, Chang Yu knew that even if he had great achievements in the past, it would be over. Even if Chongzhen didn't kill him immediately, he would still be in trouble! Along the way, he tried his best to protect the prince, but he didn't expect it.
At this moment, his carelessness caused him to slip...
Shocked, he quickly looked around, covering his heart and letting out a sigh of relief!
Anyone who has climbed the Great Wall knows that the walls are higher where the mountains are gentle, but where the cliffs are steep, the walls are much shorter, usually three to four meters or even shorter. Adults can climb up with a little help.
Although the place where Zhu Cixiang lost his footing was not a cliff, it was still a steep place. The city wall was not very high and there were many bushes outside the wall. When he fell, he happened to hit a bush, which relieved his strength. In addition, he was wearing thick clothes.
, there was still snow on the ground. Apart from a few bloody scratches on his face, he was not injured. He did not roll down the hillside because he was blocked by the trees on the hillside. At this time, he was looking up at the wall on the city wall with a blank expression.
Chang Yu and others seemed to be stunned.
"It's okay now. It hasn't returned to the Ming Dynasty yet, but you have returned to it!" Chang Yu climbed on the crenel and cursed with a smile. Wang Zhengnan and other attendants had jumped over the wall, and ran to Zhu Cihong on the snow nest to help him up.
He said: "Sir, are you hurt somewhere?"
"No, I was just shocked." Zhu Cixiang smiled bitterly. He was supported by several people, one deep and one shallow, and climbed up the slope. Several people were supporting him below. When Chang Yu stretched out his hand to pull him up, he suddenly ignored them.
The bushes on the hillside behind him were passing by, and his eyes immediately narrowed.
When the people below saw something strange in his eyes, they all turned around and looked: "What's wrong, sir?" Chen Ruxin asked.
Shhh, Chang Yu made a gesture and looked at the slope not far away from them. He knew it in his mind. This kind of wild hillside is usually untouched by people and is overgrown with thorns and trees.
There was a trail five or six meters away. Although it was covered with snow, it was obviously not blocked by thorns. In addition, he just saw a figure flashing in the bushes at the foot of the hillside not far away, and it became clear!
This is a smuggling channel!
He was condescending, and it was obvious at a glance, but Zhu Cixiang and others could not see anything unusual below. But seeing Chang Yu's expression, they knew something was going on, so they immediately drew out their swords? Chang Yu made a gesture and asked them to divide their troops into two groups to outflank him.
Then he jumped down, took out the dagger and handed it to Zhu Cihong: "Now that I'm out, I'll take you to catch mountain rats."
Catching mountain rats? Zhu Cihong was startled? Although he didn’t quite understand it, he knew it was definitely exciting.
The Chen Suole brothers went from the west, and Wang Lang and Li Bingxiao went east? Wu Shu and Wang Zhengnan protected Zhu Cixiang, while Chang Yu pretended to make noises to attract attention: "Harder, don't kick my face..." and Zhu Cixiang and others sang and pretended.
Work is climbing the wall.
Li Bingxiao is known as a master thief. He is a top-notch light body. Even on steep hillsides, he can walk on flat ground. He jumped three or four feet in one leap and was the first to rush to the bush. He found that there was a soil hole underneath. He was about to exclaim,
A man came out from inside with a short knife and stabbed him. He dodged sideways and kicked the man. But the man was very clever and rolled on the spot. Not only did he avoid his blow, but he also rolled down the hillside. But in front of him,
At this time, Chen Suole rushed over and struck the man unconscious with a knife.
Then I heard Li Bingxiao shouting: "There is something inside..." At this time, everyone had rushed to block the entrance of the cave and ordered the people inside to use their equipment, otherwise they would set fire to it.
In the end, the confrontation lasted for half a cup of tea, and the people inside surrendered and walked out with their hands raised. There were actually five people. At this time, everyone was shocked to realize that they were all Mongolians!
He originally thought it was a smuggling den, but Chang Yu felt something was unusual. He went in and took a look. The hole was actually quite large, covering more than ten square meters. There was an indescribable sour smell. There were some medicinal materials and furs piled inside.
There are also tea, ironware and even weapons, salt and other items.
The six Mongolians were all tied up and kneeling together. Chang Yu looked at them closely and asked, "Can you speak Chinese?"
"Yes, yes." The man looked frightened. He didn't know the identity of this group of people. They looked a bit like bandits, but he had never heard of bandits nearby, let alone on the Great Wall.
"Be honest about what you are asking, otherwise I will kill you and feed it to the wolves." Chang Yu fiercely grabbed the man's collar: "What do you do?"
"Exchange, exchange..."
Chang Yu interrogated the six people separately and asked a lot of information intermittently. According to what they said, this was actually a smuggling gang that exchanged relatively strictly controlled weapons and even gunpowder from the Han people in the pass.
Although some ironware can still be slipped out as long as money is stuffed at the pass, the Mongolians are very good at blacksmithing. They may not be able to produce good products if they have the raw materials. They prefer ready-made iron pots and weapons, but it is not easy to get these things out through the pass.
, so they would bribe the guards and pass goods from the Great Wall like this.
But since the news of Chang Yu's patrol was released, Zhangjiakou has completely implemented the city closure order, and it has been difficult for birds to cross for several days. These people have batches of goods and are eager to trade, so they hide in this pit every day and wait.
In a daze, I heard someone shouting. I thought they were here to trade goods and were discovered by the guards, so I spied on him secretly. However, I happened to see Zhu Cixiang fall. Before he could figure out the situation, he was discovered by Chang Yu, and then he was caught!
Chang Yu was dubious. He might have believed it before, but since he was ambushed, he has become wary of the Mongols.
Then he ordered the cave and several people to be searched again. No information was found, but there was indeed a lot of contraband.
How to deal with these people? Chang Yu was in trouble, Kuang Ren whispered: "Even if he is not a smuggler, he is a smuggler, just kill him." Chang Yu looked at Zhu Cihong again, the prince's hand holding the dagger was veined
He licked his lips and said, "Kill"
Chang Yu was hesitant. He had violated the benevolence of a woman again. Ordinary Mongolians were living a very miserable life at this time. They had poor food and clothing and were ill. They could be described as impoverished. They were no better than the refugees in the Ming Dynasty.
Where to go.
These six people took the risk of smuggling, and there were both old and young behind them. If they were killed, the six families would lose their support... The most important thing is that the relationship between Tatars in the Ming Dynasty is quite gentle now.
"Spare us..." The six Mongolian traders turned pale and frightened when they saw the murderous looks on their faces and kept crying.
"Kill" Zhu Cixiang has hatred in his heart. For him, the Tatars, Waqi and Manchus are all enemies of the Ming Dynasty, and they should be killed without mercy! But to Chang Yu, who traveled from later generations, they are all Chinese common people.
, it’s just that he was very hostile to the Manchus, or he just didn’t want the Manchus to rule the country.
"I don't have to kill you, but you have to do things for me!" Chang Yu said coldly. A trace of disappointment flashed across Zhu Cixiang's face, but several Mongolians kept kowtowing as if they were receiving amnesty: "You can do whatever you want.
A good man does as he is told."
"I'm not a hero, I'm an officer and a soldier." Chang Yu sneered. Those people suddenly looked stunned and didn't know what to say!
"If you still want to do this business in the future, you must work for me. Otherwise, I will let you go and never come again. Otherwise, I will kill you if I encounter you!" Chang Yu said coldly.
"What did the military master ask us to do, but to get information, we are civilians and cannot get useful information from the tribe..." These people thought Chang Yu wanted them to get information about the Mongols.
"No, if I were you to fight against the Tatars... Oh, the information about the Manchus, there should be quite a few Manchus in this port."
"Yes, yes, but they rarely show up, and some of them deliberately have Mongolian hairstyles..." These smugglers are really open-minded and say whatever they want. Chang Yu smiled, he wanted to cultivate one outside the customs
Foreign intelligence agents, although he knew that Jinyiwei had such intelligence sources outside, Dongchang did not have them. Wouldn't it be easier to use them if he cultivated one himself?
In addition to the unpleasant smell, the earth cave was sheltered from the wind and warm. Chang Yu murmured to them for nearly an hour, explaining in detail, such as what kind of information to focus on, how to contact them, etc., and at the same time, he also learned from them
I also learned from my mouth that there are several smuggling caves like this near the Xijingmen section of the Great Wall, which means there are still many people doing this.
"From now on, you will be the only one." Chang Yu sneered and glanced at the goods in the cave: "In the future, these prohibited items will become more and more valuable, and ordinary people will not be able to get them..." Several Mongolians understood him.
Meaning, I patted my chest and promised to have sex with him in the future.
Chang Yu dug out the hole, and the wind and snow outside became stronger. After looking around, he said, "I'll leave you here tomorrow. Someone will contact you." He turned and left, but glanced at the foot of Yuanbao Mountain in the distance.
He had another idea about the market, glanced at Zhu Cixiang, and said to Wang Zhengnan: "Take him into the pass, and I'll go for a walk there."
"Sir" Kuang Ren took a step forward: "It's too risky."
Chang Yu smiled, turned around and asked the Mongolians: "Are there any Han people over there at Yuanbao Mountain?"
"Some, some, quite a few. Those who came out to exchange goods a few days ago haven't even had time to go back..."
"Then there is no danger." He ordered Wang Zhengnan and Wang Lang to take Zhu Cixiang back, but Zhu Cixiang was unwilling and begged Chang Yu to take him with him, but this time Chang Yu firmly disagreed. There were not so many followers around him this time.
It's a bit dangerous to go there by yourself, but you can still run away, but this obviously can't.
Zhu Cihong had no choice but to give up when he saw that his begging was unsuccessful.
Chang Yu told them some more things, and then took Kuang Ren, the Chen brothers, Wu Shu, Li Bingxiao and two personal guards to ask a Mongolian to lead the way down the mountain.