Chang Yu and others entered the city gate and walked dozens of steps before their eyes suddenly opened up. When they looked up, they saw that there was still a city wall. They knew that this was Wengcheng. There was a city gate in front, and there were dozens of Qing soldiers guarding it. They saw them running in a hurry.
When he came, he shouted and asked, "Why are you so worried?"
"Master, there was a murder outside the city. Many people died. The military masters outside came to see..." The shepherd still looked frightened. The Qing soldier guarding the gate frowned and mumbled: No wonder
Liu San'er hurriedly called him but didn't respond. It turned out that something had happened outside.
"Do you know how many died?" the Qing army asked again.
"There must be quite a few of them. Those people are so vicious and scary." Wang Zhengnan said as he hurried inside. When the Qing soldiers learned that something happened outside, they thought they had already searched before, so they stopped searching them.
They didn't stop them and allowed the three of them to enter the city.
After entering the city, the three of them identified the direction and ran towards an alley. With a flick of Shuisheng's whip, the sheep scattered. He actually didn't want these sheep anymore, and took Chang Yu and the two of them to a street in the north. They didn't run very far.
Then there was a shout: "Wait a minute, I am".
It turned out that Wuzhong was chasing after him, but Chang Yu and Wang Zhengnan didn't throw away their picks. The three of them followed Shui Sheng and scurried around to avoid pedestrians. It was already dark at this time, and they went around a few turns, which made them dizzy for a while.
I can't even tell the direction.
Not long after "there", the four of them stopped at the entrance of an alley. Shuisheng pointed to a shop opposite, Xingping Grocery Store.
The shop has not yet opened, and there is a person standing outside looking around, but it is Kuang Ren, the woodcutter who had entered the city earlier. After entering the city, he arrived first according to the address provided by Shuisheng. He was wondering if Chang Yu and others had sneaked in, and whether they wanted to be picked up.
At that moment, he saw the four people facing him and waved quickly.
Kuang Liang led the four of them into the backyard through the side door, and the shop opened immediately.
"Thank you for your hard work." A middle-aged man in the backyard greeted him with his hands.
"This is Shopkeeper Qi," Kuang Ren introduced in a low voice. Chang Yu and others quickly put down their burdens and saluted. The shopkeeper waved, and two people came up behind them, picking up their burdens and about to leave. Wang Zhengnan stopped them and said, "Wait a minute."
Then he pulled out three weapons from the firewood.
Chang Yu knew what he meant and signaled Wang Zhengnan to take off his hunting attire and put it on for the two men. He then said to shopkeeper Qi, "I'm afraid it's not enough. We still need a shepherd and a swordsman."
Shopkeeper Qi smiled slightly and said, "We have made arrangements." He welcomed a few people into the house and said, "Please rest for a while. There is a cellar in this courtyard where you can hide. You will be safe after tonight."
After saying that, he turned around and went out.
One does not ask about identity, and the other does not ask about origin.
major.
After drinking a pot of tea to calm down, Chang Yu frowned while stroking the tea cup. The man from before said: "The Tatars have gathered their troops...what are they going to do?"
Wang Zhengnan sighed: "It's a pity that there is only half a sentence missing."
Wuzhong, who was sitting at the door, suddenly turned his head and said: "What else can the Tatars do when they gather their troops? They are going to fight. Where can they fight? They can't fight Ningyuan, which is far away, so they have to attack Tashan Fort."
Chang Yu was startled, then smiled and said: "What you said makes some sense." Then he looked at Shui Sheng: "This shopkeeper Qi may know a thing or two."
Shui Sheng shook his head: "Back at my boss's house, everyone in the city is performing their duties. Shopkeeper Qi is responsible for taking care of things but doesn't care about him. He shouldn't be unaware."
"If the Tatars gather troops and horses, there will be no movement. Why does Jinzhou City seem so peaceful?" Wang Zhengnan frowned, and then said: "If the Tatars really send troops to attack Tashan, it is really not the right time for the boss to go out.
ah……"
Chang Yu smiled: "The earth will still turn around without me, and Tashan will still have to fight without me. Shuisheng just said that everyone should perform their duties. It is the responsibility of Ma Ke and Zu Dashou to protect Tashan. As for our family, this will
His duty is to be the sixth child."
"Why is the earth spinning? I don't know what you are talking about." Wuzhong looked up at the sky at the door and muttered: "We are trapped in Jinzhou City, and we are really going to be locked up and beaten. What?
There’s a bastard cooking in the pot.”
"That's called catching a turtle in a urn," Kuang Ren said angrily.
"Is there any difference? If you have to come in, it's better now. I'm afraid I won't be able to get out even if I want to." Wuzhong hummed.
"I finally got in, why do I have to rush out?" Chang Yu stood up and stretched.
Wuzhong curled his lips and said: "There are tens of thousands of Tatars in this city. It depends on what you can do. You just left yourself here without doing anything."
"You can't do it hard. If you want to play, just play dirty. If you want to play, play big!" Chang Yu chuckled: "I can't even explain it to you, idiot. Just obey and do what I'm told."
"Otherwise, what can I do? I have sold my life to you." Wuzhong sighed, stood up and looked at Chang Yu: "If I die here, you will have to take good care of my family when I get back."
"Don't worry, I will find a good in-law for Luo Yu and Chong Luo Yu." Chang Yu chuckled, and Wu Zhong suppressed his face until he turned red, and forced out a sentence: "But my child can't change his surname!"
Everyone wanted to laugh, but they couldn't laugh after hearing what he said. Chang Yu also put away his teasing expression: "It's up to you!"
Wu Zhong was unhappy again: "Have we really narrowly escaped death this time?"
Chang Yu smiled and shook his head: "This is called risking death to survive."
"Brother Wu, don't be so pessimistic. Dong's family always arranges things carefully. Although there is danger this time, we have definitely made a retreat and can escape safely." Wang Zhengnan said and looked at Chang Yu: "Yes, Dong's family."
Chang Yu was noncommittal and just said, "As the shopkeeper Qi said, after tonight, there will be no worries. Whether you can survive tonight depends on whether the Tatars are fooled or not."
Let's talk about the Qing army's arrest team. After learning the news, they immediately entered the city to hunt. Its leader was a Mongolian named Haba, who was under Azig's account. He was responsible for arresting the Ming army's detailed operations and special operations. It could also directly report to Dorgon.
report.
After Huhaba entered the city, he sent an order to seal the city gates and rode straight to the Changlong store in the east of the city.
Is there a shop called Changlong Hao in the east of the city?
have.
But where are Chang Yu and others?
Of course he wasn't there, it was just a casual comment.
But how did he know that there was a Changlong in the east of the city?
Naturally, he knew that the Ming army was lurking in the city and knew the layout of the city very well. He seemed to say it casually, but in fact it was thoughtful, because Chang Yu entered the city from the west gate and Changlong was in the east city, so even if others followed him,
If you chase after the traces, the other party will also spend more time, leaving him time to prepare calmly.
The Changlong was just about to sail overseas when it was suddenly surrounded. Dozens of Qing troops mounted with murderous intent, making the store clerk's legs weak and he kept bowing: "May I ask what happened to the military master?"
The answer was to kick him away, and then the Qing troops rushed in and searched everywhere. The shopkeeper was also interrogated.
But when asked, he didn't know that the store did collect leather, and there were indeed many hunters coming to trade, but there were absolutely no hunters coming in this hour, and there were no hunters, one young and one young, nor any swordsmen.
Huhaba was dubious, but after searching the shop inside and out, no suspicious person was found. Moreover, at this time, the owner of the shop also came. He was a Mongolian. He patted his chest and said that he would never harbor spies, let alone
It will be transparent.
We are both Mongolians, so I believe it.
At this time, I also realized that if those two hunters were really the murderers, they would definitely not come here after entering the city. This was a ploy to confuse the enemy!
damn it
Feeling that he had been tricked, Huhaba was furious. These Mingren were indeed very cunning, which made him even more convinced of his previous speculation.
A few days ago, a group of his men was ambushed in a village dozens of miles southwest of Jinzhou City. One person escaped by chance. Huhaba Danu led the group there in person, only to find that it was not just his men who were ambushed, but Songshan as well.
The fort military's reconnaissance cavalry was almost surrounded, but it was rumored that there were only a few people on the other side.
This made him feel that the other person was no ordinary person.
This made him excited immediately, and he followed the traces all the way.
But today I heard that someone was fighting on the road outside Jinzhou City. After I rushed there...
Then I suspected that the person who committed the crime was the same group as the previous few days.
The killings on the road outside the city were obviously impromptu. They also knew that they couldn't run very far, so they thought of sneaking into the city to escape pursuit. But they obviously didn't expect that their side would react so quickly. Humph, as soon as the city gate is closed, you are
The turtle in the urn will be dug out for you even if you dig three feet into the ground.
I was in a hurry to pursue him and didn't think much about it. Now I calmed down and thought I had smoothed it over. The soldiers guarding the gate didn't notice the swordsman. They thought they were trying to evade pursuit by setting up a suspicious formation and ran away separately before entering the city.
By the way, there is also the shepherd. Witnesses at the scene did not mention him, but he entered the city with two hunters. If he saw the murder scene, how could he not know that it was the two hunters? Therefore, he was also a
Man.
So, Huhaba immediately sent an order to search the entire city for hunters and sheepherders.
To put it bluntly, the hunters and shepherds in the city at this time are all suspects!
Not long after, news came that several ownerless sheep were found in an alley in the west of the city!
Ownerless?
Hey, doesn't this mean that the sheepherder is indeed an accomplice?
Huh, now you feel so smart!
For a time, the city of Jinzhou was in chaos, but most people were used to it, after all, this kind of thing happened often.