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Gao Muqing swung his big cloak and shouted sweetly: "Okay, I know you are all good. But this journey is not peaceful. There are soldiers and horses from the imperial court stationed fifty or sixty miles away from the mountain, and there are checkpoints on the official road.
.We must be careful about encountering the imperial troops. Therefore, we cannot go together, but must be divided into parts. The three hundred of us must be divided into thirty teams, one team of ten people, away from the official road checkpoints, and rush to the mountain road from the small road.
Qingtai Town. Before the fourth watch, we gathered five miles north of Qingtai Town. My request to you is that once the traces of any of your group are discovered, they will either escape or die in battle and never let the officers and soldiers know about it.
Our intention to go to Qingtai Town. Otherwise, the entire plan will fail."
"Don't worry, Master Dazhai, we are incompatible with the officers and soldiers. If we encounter the officers and soldiers, we will definitely fight to the death and we will never be treated like cowards."
"Exactly, whoever dares to be a coward is the public enemy of all brothers in our village. No matter where he hides in the ends of the earth, our brothers will definitely kill him."
Everyone shouted.
Gao Muqing waved his hand to stop the noise and said in a deep voice: "I believe that none of you brothers will ruin the village for your own sake. Those are the two things I want to say. The rest will be done after arriving in Qingtai Town.
I will explain it myself. Do you have any questions now?"
"Master Dazhai, what are we going to do in Qingtai Town? What can be found in Qingtai Town? Are we going to rob food and supplies? It seems that there is no need." Someone asked loudly.
Liang Qi shouted angrily: "I told you not to tell you in advance, but I have to ask. Are you stuffed with shit in your ears? During this period of military training, I told you to maintain strict military discipline, but you turned a blind eye to me?"
The person who asked the question was so ashamed that he quickly shut his mouth.
Gao Muqing glanced at the audience coldly and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, if there is no doubt, we will set off immediately. For the thirty brothers who are left behind, you must take precautions. If they dare to attack, I allow you to move up the mountainside.
The wall of rolling stones was pulled down to defend the enemy.”
"Follow your orders!" More than 30 remaining men shouted in unison. The rolling stone wall is the most powerful thing recently prepared by the village to prevent enemy attacks. In fact, it is just a lot of excavated boulders. At critical moments, the stone wall can be knocked down.
Letting the boulders roll down to cause damage is actually not very useful, and everyone knows it in their hearts. If the opponent really attacks when more than 300 people come out of the mountain, Luoyan Valley will undoubtedly be captured.
But at this moment, no one is worried about this problem anymore. In fact, when the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, the opponent is unlikely to attack. In fact, the opponent has stopped attacking for more than a month, and there are only some occasional snooping actions.
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Everyone immediately took action, quickly divided into groups, and within half an hour, they went down the mountain in batches.
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In Qingtai Town, a hundred miles away, Lin Jue and Lu Wu stayed in the inn for half a day without going out. Originally Lu Wu liked the snow scene, but it was snowing so heavily, so why did he go to enjoy it? But when Lin Jue saw
Jue seemed to have many things on his mind, so Lu Wu didn't want to mention them anymore. She only stayed with Lin Jue in his room, warming himself by the fire, talking, serving tea, and trying his best to soothe Lin Jue's mood.
In the late afternoon, Lin Jue finally took Lu Wu out of the inn. But this was not to enjoy the snow scene, but because Lin Jue knew that according to the scheduled itinerary, the convoy escorted by Shen Tan should be arriving at Qingtai Town soon. Lin Jue wanted to go Go to the southern end of the town to investigate. When Shen Tan arrives, he must find an opportunity to discuss the details of cooperation during the operation.
The master and servant walked along the road in the town and walked through the thick snow to a small teahouse in the south of the town and sat there. Lin Jue's eyes never left the south intersection. However, two hours passed. It was already dark, the teahouses were about to close, and there was still no sign of any carriages or horses.
Lin Jue was calm on the surface, but in his heart he was burning with anxiety. The heavy snow was very likely to cause a loss of time. Whether Gao Muqing and others or Shen Tan's people arrived at the wrong time, the plan would be aborted. Gao Muqing and people could not Waiting in the town, and similarly, Shen Tan's people cannot wait in the town without reason.
The night was dark, and Lin Jue was wandering in the snow at the southern end of the town with Lu Wu. He couldn't go back to the inn to warm up by the fire and rest. From now on, he had to wait for Shen Tan's arrival. Tonight was the opportunity that had been predicted in advance. Originally, Shen Tan's people were supposed to rush to the town to stay before dark. If they couldn't arrive tonight, then the whole plan would lose the planned rhythm from the beginning and become uncontrollable.
Lin Jue asked Lu Wu to go back to the inn to stay, but how could Lu Wu let the young master stand alone in the snow at night. She resolutely accompanied Lin Jue to stand in the cold wind and snow, even if the young master was freezing. Only by enduring the cold can you feel at ease.
In the coldness of the snowy night, the waiting time was excruciatingly long. Although he was wearing a thick cotton robe and thick cotton boots, Lin felt his hands and feet were cold from the cold, and his heart was as cold as an ice cellar. An hour passed. , two hours passed. The second watch clapper rang on the streets of the small town, and the night was already very deep. Lin Jue was finally disappointed. In the ice and snow, Shen Tan and the others had not arrived yet, which meant that it was very likely that they had already arrived. We stopped and stayed somewhere. Who would rush on a night like this? That means that they will not be able to reach Qingtai Town tonight, and it also means that if Gao Muqing arrives here with his troops tonight, they will have to risk their wait. A whole day. Maybe more than one day. What if Shen Tan and the others don't arrive tomorrow night? Lin Jue didn't dare to think about it anymore.
"Lv Wu, let's go back to the inn." Lin Jue sighed, turned around and took Lu Wu's cold little hand.
"Sir, can't you wait?" Lu Wu's lips and the tips of her nose were red from the cold, and her upper and lower teeth were trembling.
"No wait, things have changed and there is nothing we can do." Lin Jue said softly.
Although Lu Wu didn't quite understand the reason for the matter, she knew that it must be an extremely important matter. Listening to the young master's disappointed tone, she felt very sad.
"Why don't you wait any longer? Maybe... it will be there soon," Lu Wu said.
Lin Jue smiled, stretched out his arms to hug Lu Wu, and held her cold cheeks to protect her from the cold. Lu Wu hugged Lin Jue tightly and said softly: "Master, don't be anxious, things will be fine. It's too bad. Green Dance believes that the young master will have good luck."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "I'd like to give you some good advice, but it's a pity that there is no Bodhisattva here. Otherwise, it would be nice to burn some incense and make a wish."
Lu Wu pointed to the stars in the clear sky after the snow and said, "No Bodhisattva can make a wish to a shooting star. I heard that this is also very effective."
While he was talking, a meteor flew past in the sky. Before Lin Jue could speak, he saw that Lu Wu had left his arms and was kneeling on the snow with his hands clasped and his eyes closed, muttering something.
Lin Jue smiled and said: "You really think this is useful. What kind of wish did you make?"
Lu Wu stood up with a smile and said, "I made a wish for Commander Shen's convoy to come as soon as possible."
Lin Jue smiled and said, "There's really nothing I can do against you."
Before he finished speaking, Lin Jue suddenly saw a flash of lights and torches on the dark road in the distance, and there were faint sounds of cars and horses. Lin Jue was surprised and quickly stepped forward to confirm. Soon after, people and horses on the road gradually approached, Lin Jue was finally able to confirm that it was undoubtedly the carriage and horses escorted by Shen Tan and the palace guards.
"Lv Wu, it really worked. Oh my God, your wish really came true." Lin Jue was so surprised that he ran back and hugged Lu Wu and kissed her hard on the mouth.
Lu Wu smiled happily. She did not expect that her wish would come true immediately after she made it. While she was happy, she thought in her heart: "I just made another wish, but I don't know if that wish can come true."
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In an inn in the center of the town, a blazing bonfire was burning in the yard. More than twenty large vehicles were lined up in two rows and parked against the courtyard wall. The sleepy and tired palace guards gathered around the fire to warm themselves up, saying "Hey" Sighing and complaining about the damn weather. Several waiters in the inn were busy bringing hot water and soup to warm up these scolding military men. The innkeeper stood in the yard not knowing whether to be happy or worried. According to From past experience, military masters may not be able to make a profit by staying in a hotel. If they don't get beaten or scolded, it's already a blessing.
Shen Tan, several captains of the palace guards and several officials from the weapons department who accompanied the supplies were sitting at the only two tables in the lobby. Their faces were tired, and they drank hot tea to drive away the chill in their bodies.
"It's so fucking painful. It snowed all of a sudden. Although it's only a few hundred miles away from the city, the next section of the road is probably going to be even more painful. If I had known this, why would I have taken this trip and left it for later? It would be great to transport it back to the capital by water." An official from the Arms Department who was responsible for following the escort cursed.
"Even Commander Shen didn't listen to the advice. We could have settled in the small town ahead, but Commander Shen had to hurry. As a result, I fell several times along the way and almost broke my leg." Another weapon said. The attaché of the Department agreed.
Shen Tan frowned and was thinking about something. When he heard this, he frowned and said, "You two, what's there to complain about? You guys have worked hard, so my brothers and I can't be happy? You guys are riding horses and hitchhiking, and I and I are The guards of the palace all came here on snow and concrete, but you are complaining. This is really unreasonable."
"Isn't that right? We are the ones who should complain the most. After I escort these things to the capital, you will be fine after paying the job, but what about us? We still have to turn around and go back to Hangzhou. Why don't you think about the suffering of our brothers? How sinful is it? It’s already November, and the first snow has fallen, and I don’t know how many more snows will fall next. It’s probably difficult for us to rush back to Hangzhou to celebrate the New Year. If we don’t hurry up, why don’t we stay in the capital to celebrate the New Year? Let’s just do it together All the more than a hundred brothers came to your house to celebrate the New Year?" a guard squad leader glared.
Several attachés from the Ordnance Department had nothing to say, rolled their eyes and stopped talking.
A team leader said to Shen Tan: "Commander Shen, everyone has worked hard today. We have walked a lot today, and the brothers are very tired. The weather is also cold. How about we ask the shopkeeper to get some food and wine for the brothers? How about we ward off the cold?"
Shen Tan frowned and said: "We have business, how can we drink? What went wrong later, and how to explain it? Besides, the brothers in the weapons department didn't say anything, how could I dare to make the decision? This is something that is being escorted for the weapons department. .”
Several people at the table in the Arms Department whispered to each other, and one person said loudly: "Commander Shen, this brother is right. Everyone is very tired. Drink some wine to warm your body and sleep better. It's very comfortable. However, please don't make any noise afterwards. After all, we are not allowed to drink alcohol along the way."
Shen Tan said: "Master Sun, this is what you said, don't blame it on me later. I will accompany you when you drink, but if you use this as an argument in the future, I will ignore it."
Manager Sun smiled and said: "Commander Shen is so smart, no wonder he can work as an errand in the palace. That's all, I said, if you have anything to do, I will take care of it. Brothers are so sleepy, you, their leader, don't understand Some. What the brother just said was so miserable that I can’t go back for the Chinese New Year. If my grandson doesn’t express his feelings, won’t the brothers in the palace scold me behind my back from now on? I’ve invited this drink. But it’s agreed. The brothers who are keeping watch cannot drink a drop. This place is not far from Funiu Mountain, so be careful."
Shen Tan laughed and said, "Come on, Master Sun's words are still reasonable, and it's not in vain for the brothers to go through all this trouble. You prepare the wine first, I will be back in a while, and we will drink together."
"Where are you going, Commander Shen?"
"Didn't you just say that? This place is not far from Funiu Mountain. Be careful when sailing. I have to go out and take a look at the situation in the town. I will arrange a few mobile sentries outside the town at night to avoid mistakes." Shen Tan stood up. Come on.
"Commander Shen is still in charge. We have watched this whole journey. Commander Shen personally arranges sentries every night when complaints are made. It can be said that he is meticulous and meticulous. Let me tell you, Commander Shen will be a talented person who will lead the army in wars in the future, and his future is limitless." Manager Sun He raised his thumb and praised.
Shen Tan walked out and said with a smile: "Don't do this. You complained just now and now you praise me. Do you think I'm easy to fool? If it's not for the success of the job, who would bother?"
