How can this situation be resolved? Even the local Tongtao Yundong would have been in trouble otherwise he would not have been hiding in the mountains for more than half a month. What's more, the nine people in Chang Yu's group have numerous murders on their hands, and there are countless thieves behind them who are eager to skin them. As long as they
If you reveal a flaw, you will be bitten immediately.
Chang Yu was also at a loss.
As night fell, everyone dug a pit in the straw shed and lit branches to keep warm. The straw shed could block the firelight from leaking out. No matter how dark it was, no one could see it. Everyone huddled around and ate dry food.
Gotta talk.
Chang Yu walked out of the hut and stood on a rock and looked down the mountain. In the distance, the village was sparsely shining with light, and farther east, the fire was brighter. That should be the rebel army's military camp in Crouching Tiger Mountain that Tao Yundong said.
But Chang Yu didn't feel anything when he saw these things. What made his heart feel like a stone was the moving firelight, bits and pieces, sometimes near and sometimes far away.
"There are a lot more than before," Tao Yundong came out and looked for a while and whispered.
Chang Yu knew that those were spies who were chasing them.
It is no longer suitable to stay here for a long time. It won’t be long before those spies fail to search and will suspect that they are hiding in the mountains. Then they will search for them in the mountains!
If you want to leave early, you will regret it if you are late.
Tao Yundong can still return to the city with a good citizen certificate, but Fang Yuhai and Chang Yu have become a big problem. In Tao Yundong's words, walking alone is the most suspicious, and a group of people is particularly eye-catching. The thieves patrol team has already investigated, so you pretended to be once
It might work twice or even delay for a while, but it will never be possible the third time.
The only people who can still be fooled are the common people, who can't tell the difference between thieves and soldiers and spies.
"Shopkeeper, the thief only knows us as a group of nine now. If there were one or ten more of us, wouldn't it be easy to fish in troubled waters?" Qing Yi asked weakly. Chang Yu's eyes lit up, but then darkened again.
It is indeed a good idea. Nowadays, thieves know that a nine-person team of officers and soldiers has infiltrated, so they will pay special attention to it. But suddenly there are more than twenty people swaggering around, which can fool them for at least a few hours. By the time they react, they will have run away, but now Fang Yuhai is added.
One more person won't change much. Where can I find such people to go with me and take risks? Even if I rent, I can't rent it.
In addition, there is another problem, Ma!
Previously, in order to spread suspicion, the horses were thrown more than ten miles away and allowed to run around to lure the rebels. Now without horses, it is like having no legs. If the rebels find out, they can easily catch up with them. Once the fight starts, how many times will the opponent be?
It’s just a human being, if there are more than ten people, it will be difficult for them to turn danger into good.
Therefore, in addition to engaging people, we also have to engage horses!
Everyone's eyes fell on Tao Yundong. He was a local expert and might have some ideas.
"If there is money in the city, Ma should be able to get it, but here..." Tao Yundong looked embarrassed. This is a barren mountain thirty miles away from Pucheng!
"Where are the people? Are there Jin Yiwei spies around here? Kuang Ren asked and looked at Fang Yuhai, or your people? We can go together."
Fang Yuhai shook his head: "There were six of us when we came here, and now I am the only one left." Tao Yundong also shook his head: "There is another one in Puzhou City. Brother Fang uses his bodyguard when he goes out of the city. There are also some in Dali and Baishui, but
We rarely contact each other, and we can’t contact you now..."
"It seems we have to rely on ourselves." Chang Yu muttered, rubbed his head, and suddenly turned to ask Tao Yundong: "Are there any heroes around here who can dominate the mountains and become kings?"
Tao Yundong thought for a while and shook his head: "Sir, this is the plain you mentioned. There are almost no mountains. The ones that are there are the size of sheep excrement eggs. This Wulong Mountain is considered big in a radius of dozens of miles. I have never heard of it.
Even if there were estimates, all the fallen heroes would have already joined the bandit army..."
"Could it be that the shopkeeper wants to find a group of bandits to disguise themselves and rush out with us?" Chen Ruxin asked: "Even if there are them, will they be willing?"
"If you have them, they will definitely be willing." Chang Yu said confidently: "Having money can make all the difference. If you have money, and you haven't joined the bandit army yet, as long as we have the money in place, it will be enough to fool you a little bit." He sighed: "
There is no problem."
Everyone was a little frustrated.
"Money can make the world go round..." Wang Fuchen muttered: "If it doesn't work, let's find some common people to give some money..."
"No, ordinary people can't do these things, only those desperadoes..." Chang Yu said, suddenly an idea flashed, ghosts and ghosts, ghosts... He thought of a possibility, Wulong Mountain is connected to Jianshan Jinsu Mountain within a radius of
It occupies a large area. There should have been thieves and bandits Luocao, but they have probably surrendered. But in addition, there should be other desperadoes... grave robbers who are engaged in robberies and dog robberies!
This is the imperial mausoleum. It has been the ultimate dream of many tomb robbers throughout the ages. The surrounding villages may be the descendants of the tomb keeper, but there are definitely descendants of the tomb robbers! Even if there are no descendants, there are still local masters in active service. They rely on the mountains to support the emperor.
If there are no tomb robbers around the mausoleum, they will be struck by lightning.
Even if the imperial mausoleum and Gao Lishi's tomb cannot be robbed, there have been other rich and noble people buried in the mountains for hundreds of thousands of years. It is impossible to say that there are no tomb robbers entrenched here!
Find these people and coax them into acting with you!
Tao Yundong was considered a local, at least he spoke the local language authentically, so he volunteered to go down the mountain to inquire about it. This kind of thing is very easy to inquire about these days. Anyone who has done this in the nearby villages can get clues with a little inquiry.
People have hope, but what about horses?
"The so-called finding wealth in danger..." Chang Yu looked at Crouching Tiger Mountain in the distance, where the bandit army camp was.
"The shopkeeper doesn't want to steal horses from the bandit army camp, does he?" Although Tao Yundong knew that this group of people could fight all the way in, which is not ordinary awesome, but going to the military camp to snatch horses is not awesome, but stupid!
"I'm not as brave as Brother Tao." Chang Yu exclaimed, "Is there a market at the foot of the mountain? Do the bandits come down the mountain on weekdays?"
Tao Yundong understood immediately: "There is no market, but there is a big village where people buy and sell some odds and ends. If the bandits are not disciplined, they will go down the mountain to find drinks and women to play with..." He is an old agent.
When I was scouting the Wuhushan military camp, I made inquiries in nearby villages.
"Since there is no way out, let's go out on our own. Brother Tao, you go to find out the news, and we will go to rob the horse. But these two things must be done together, otherwise there will be no use in doing anything less." Chang Yu said
He said with a serious face.
"I can only say that I will do my best. Whether you can find out is one thing, and whether you can persuade them is another!" Tao Yundong looked worried.
"Do your best and obey fate," Chang Yu said with a long breath: "Since you can break in, you will definitely be able to break out. The difficulty is a bit more difficult, but it is more exciting."
Kuang Ren and the others couldn't help rolling their eyes after hearing this, looking for excitement again!
"By the way, we have a rough idea of the rebel army's garrison status in various cities in the plain, but do you know who the general is?"
This is what Chang Yu desperately wants to know. However, no matter that Li Yan's people couldn't detect it, he himself didn't find any clues, so he counted on the old agent Tao Yundong.
Tao Yundong also shook his head: "I don't have any clues, I can only rely on guessing."
"Then who do you guess it is, and what's the basis for it?" Chang Yu asked. Tao Yundong thought for a while: "I guess it's Li Guo, and the basis is that most of the spies around here are his subordinates." Chang Yu was startled.
He had previously learned that in order to keep secrets, the rebels dispatched spies from all directions. However, when he was in Changrun at the ferry of Beiluo River, he seemed to have heard that there was a group belonging to the rear camp of the rebel army. Before going up the mountain, he also encountered a group of spies.
The spy who claimed to be from Puzhou also said that he was under the command of General Hou Yingzhi.
It is well known that Li Zicheng's soldiers and horses were directly descended from the old battalion. In Xiangyang, he named himself "Dashun King" and formally established five battalions, namely: "Zhongji, Zuofu, right wing, forward, and back force." This is the official form of the Dashun army.
That is, there are five battalions of soldiers and horses. Liu Zongmin is in charge of the front army (some say the center army) and the right army Yuan Zongdi. In charge of the rear army is Li Guo, who is also one of the commanding generals.
It is said that they are using troops in a different place, but the proportion of Li Guo's men is obviously too large. Is this done intentionally by the thieves or is it an accidental flaw?
But Chang Yu felt that it might really be Li Guo, because the officers and soldiers of the two armies could cross the river and fight at any time. Li Zicheng would send a general to sit here regardless of whether the Guanzhong Plain was the main attack point for the officers and soldiers.
Who is more suitable to choose? It is a matter of great importance to the country of Dashun. Naturally, we need a general who is trustworthy and resistant to attack.
Forget it, Liu Zongmin. This guy can't fight, but he may not be very capable at defending the city. The most important thing is that he doesn't want to keep this guy guarding the country. He just came back from the robbery and was chased for thousands of miles as a lost dog. Now he returns to his own country.
You can't really enjoy your territory. It's so tiring to guard the country. Whoever wants to do it can do it!
As for the other people, they all have the same idea. It's awesome. Li Zicheng either can't do it or is embarrassed to do it. For example, Liu Fangliang, the biggest contributor to the Eastern Expedition, you have to let him go back to Xi'an to have fun. It's almost impossible.
, some like Li You and Bai Heming were either killed, or like Hao Yaoqi, Liu Tichun, etc., were directly demoted. There are really not many who can be used now!
After much deliberation, Li Guo is the most suitable person!