Those who can have a banquet and have fun in Guanjiang Tower are either rich or noble in Dingzhou City. Many of them are even middle- and high-level generals in the Chengde Army and prefecture and county yamen. They saw that the fire in Guanhuo Tower was getting stronger and stronger, and even
There were already fluffy sparks flying towards the long street. Not to mention that the unknown Guanjiang Tower guards blocked the long street from both sides at this time. Even the elite Yajun of Jiedushi Wang Yuankui's bodyguards blocked the long street. They dared to block the long street.
Go up and argue, and ask to be evacuated from the dangerous spot first.
I don't know if someone was secretly instigating it, but Han Bao and Huo Li vaguely heard the roar of people, and saw that commotion soon broke out on the long street, and the crowds crowded on the long street pushed and pushed to both sides.
The armored guards of Guanjiang Tower were armed with swords and crossbows, but they obviously did not dare to directly use force to suppress the Dingzhou dignitaries who were having a banquet in Guanjiang Tower tonight.
Even if most people at the banquet are aware of the special status of Guanjiang Tower in Dingzhou, as long as the secret behind the scenes is not officially announced, everything will remain speculative. Suddenly, they saw Guanjiang Tower suddenly burst into so many armored guards.
, who can stay calm and not panic?
Most of the banquet guests brought their own servants with them, and some of them had mansions nearby. The servants and servants were even thinking about taking their families back. The atmosphere and situation became increasingly tense and chaotic.
Seeing this scene, Huo Li couldn't help but said: "The people who are secretly in charge of Guanjiang Tower may have discovered that there are spies from the Liang Kingdom mixed in the crowd. You see, they have sent more people from the backyard to gather in the long street.
A shield formation to prevent being scattered by the crowd."
Wang Che saw that there were almost more than two hundred armored elites on both sides of the long street in Guanjiang Tower at this time, and he was even more certain that what he had speculated before was probably closer to the truth.
You must know that even though Dingzhou City was the seat of the Chengde Army and the seat of the Jiedu Envoy Office, the city's defenders only had 3,000 troops. The more elite troops, at least at this time, were mainly stationed in the north to guard against the Mongols.
It's a defensive barrier for people heading south.
It is unlikely that Wang Yuankui would secretly allow Guanjiang Tower to store so many elite soldiers in Dingzhou City.
The first possibility is that Guanjiang Tower and Cheng Dejun have long been integrated.
This is actually unlikely. From the fact that Wang Yuankui was hesitant to send troops to the Liang army after beheading the Liang envoys, it can be seen that Wang Jingrong had differences with Wang Yuankui and other senior generals of the Chengde Army.
And if there is no disagreement, there is no need to rush to express the position of being incompatible with the Liang Kingdom by killing the Liang envoys; even if the Jin crown prince Shi Chengzu or King Lu expresses their stance, they only need to expel the Liang envoys.
The second possibility is not that Wang Jinrong and Guanjiang Tower were vassals of the Mongolians long ago, but that Wang Yuankui secretly surrendered to the Mongols through Guanjiang Tower after Wang Jinrong killed the Liang envoy without authorization.
In addition to these two points, of course there are other possibilities, but other possibilities are unexplained.
In the current situation, what is more urgent is the secret room of Liang Jun. If they cannot spread the news in time, no matter how talented and ambitious Liang Emperor Zhu Yu is, defeat will be just around the corner.
"No matter whether individual Liang Jun spies can successfully escape from Guanjiang Tower, if there is such a big commotion, Wang Yuankui will definitely search the city to see if there are other Liang Jun spies in the city," Han Bao said, "We can't all stay here.
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Although Dingzhou City is majestic and is the seat of Chengde's army, there are only five to six thousand households in the city.
Although this abandoned house usually does not attract attention, if it makes such a big noise, once Wang Yuankui, the commander of the German army, orders a city-wide manhunt, don't expect it to be able to continue to be concealed.
They need to be evacuated immediately to further conceal their identities.
Han Bao has already made arrangements for this in the past two months.
After a brief discussion, it was decided that Shi Ruhai, Zhang Shimin and others would cover Wang Che and others to leave for the hiding place in the east of the city, while Han Bao, Zhang Shigui, Huo Li and others planned to sneak into another backup hiding place.
go.
Wang Zhe was not in a hurry to leave. He was worried that something might happen at any time. He went into the house and borrowed a lamplight to draft a number of secret messages that needed to be sent back to Tangyi urgently. This way, even if they were unfortunately arrested, the secret messages could be sent to other people.
People tried to get out of the city to see him off.
Huo Li and Han Bao took the people and disguised the scene. Even if the Chengde army and the people from Guanjiang Tower discovered this place - once the whole city was searched, it was almost certain that this place would be discovered - they still had to mislead them into thinking that this was the secret room of the Liang Kingdom.
A stronghold of.
Huo Li and Wang Che came here this time for another very important purpose, which was to emphasize to Han Bao and others that Guanjiang Tower and Wanhong Tower maintained very close contact, and Tang Yi wanted to hide his intentions and let Lu Qing
Xia and Li Zhigao mistakenly believed that Tangyi knew nothing about the situation on the northern front, so they could not alert the enemy in Dingzhou or reveal the truth.
At this time, Zhang Shigui, who was waiting in the canopy to observe the development of the situation at Guanjiang Tower, ran in again and shouted:
"A dozen people armed with knives and bows broke into the west wall of the backyard of Guanjiang Tower and entered the courtyard. They had previously caused chaos in the long street. They seemed to want to divert the tiger away from the mountain and lure the guards of Guanjiang Tower out so that they could assassinate the Mengwu envoy!"
Wang Che, Huo Li, and Han Bao climbed up the tree again and saw that Guanjiang Tower was already in flames. It was brightly lit to the left and right. They could clearly see that dozens of men in black had entered the backyard of Guanjiang Tower.
A bloody battle with the twenty or thirty guards left in the backyard.
"No, there must be a very important person from Liang Jun on the long street who needs to escape. Otherwise, he shouldn't be rushing to assassinate someone like a moth at this time!" Wang Che frowned and said.
Although Wang Che was trained in civil affairs and was not skilled in swordsmanship, he also knew that even if Guanjiang Tower had fallen into the trap of luring the tiger away from the mountain before, even if all the guards in the backyard were drained and only the personal guards around the Mengwu envoy and the Weizhou envoy, the force would still be absolutely
If he is not weak, how can he be killed by dozens of men in black?
Even if they are experts of Han Bao and Huo Li's level, if they take the risk, the probability of successful assassination will not exceed 50%.
Besides, even if the envoy is an important figure, the two forces are determined to collude. How can assassinating the envoy stop them?
Even if the assassination is successful, it can only delay for some time, right?
Liang Jun has so many men hidden in Dingzhou City. Isn't it a priority to ensure that such important news reaches the tent of Emperor Liang Zhu Yu in Luzhou?
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
Liang Jun secretly did not hesitate to carry out a suicidal assassination under such extremely unfavorable circumstances. The only thing Wang Che could guess was that their move was to cover the escape of more important figures.
Who gives priority to such an important military information transmission?
Han Bao, Huo Li, and Wang Che looked at each other. Anyway, none of the three of them gave priority to the transmission of such important military information. Even if the three of them sacrificed their lives, they had to ensure that such important military information could be transmitted as soon as possible.
Han Bao and the others were clear bystanders, but the people who were secretly in charge of Guanjiang Tower did not dare to put the lives of the distinguished guests in the courtyard in danger. After more than a dozen assassins entered the backyard, they could only transfer people from the long street in front to strengthen the attack on the assassins.
The blockade on the long street was immediately broken up by the chaotic crowd.
Wang Che wrote several identical secret letters in a hurry, and Han Bao arranged for Shi Ruhai, Zhang Shimin and others to evacuate first with six carrier pigeons.
He, Huo Li, Wang Zhe who insisted on staying, Zhang Shigui and two other experts stayed in the disabled courtyard to continue to watch the development of the situation.
The long street in front of Guanjiang Tower is currently in chaos. They are still unable to confirm who the important person in Liang Guo is among them. They can only wait patiently for the crowd to evacuate further. At the same time, they also need many people to keep an eye on several directions at all times.
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If there is indeed a very important person who falls into their eyes and there are not many guards around him, and they try to intercept him in troubled waters, and then secretly escort him back to Tangyi, the value may not be much lower than if the news of tonight is sent back to Tangyi in time.
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No matter what, Tangyi's biggest opponent is Liang Jun.
Needless to say, Han Bao was bold and arrogant. Huo Li took the initiative to come to Dingzhou, and he was also a risk-taker.
Wang Che also insisted on staying. After all, he was the only one who had traveled to Bianjing and other places in his early years, was proficient in literary affairs, and had some understanding of important figures in the Liang Kingdom.
The banquet-goers in Guanjiang Tower were either rich or noble in Dingzhou City. They wanted to leave before because they were afraid that they would be affected by the fire if they stayed on the long street. At the same time, the guards of Guanjiang Tower who had unknown intentions dared to stop them.
They felt flustered and angry.
However, after they broke through the security blockade of Guanjiang Tower, most people were not in a hurry to leave. Instead, they stood outside and watched the Guanjiang Tower burn.
Such a big fire is rare in Dingzhou city. When many officials and people in the city heard the commotion, they ran to the street or climbed up the wall with ladders to watch the excitement.
After all, these people were blocked by houses and courtyard walls. Even if they were closer, they could not see the fighting in the backyard of Guanjiang Tower.
Among the city's defenders, one or two teams rushed to Guanjiang Tower at this time, and they only thought of putting out the fire and giving priority to the personal safety of the distinguished guests in Guanjiang Tower.
Almost all the people in the streets were staring at the increasingly fierce fire at Guanjiang Tower, but four figures took advantage of the chaos and quickly moved to the outside. In the eyes of Han Bao, Huo Li, and Wang Che,
It is really more conspicuous than the bright moon in the night sky after the snow clears.
But Han Bao and the others were not too excited.
The person who was secretly in charge of Guanjiang Tower was not an idiot. Even if he had to mobilize more guards to protect the messenger in the backyard, it was obvious that he had been keeping an eye on the movements in the long street in front of Guanjiang Tower. Han Bao and the others soon saw
Twenty or thirty people chased them out of Guanjiang Tower...
