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Chapter 81 Ambush

Although Taicang Lingcheng is a subordinate of Da Si Nong, he is only a minor official after all. A higher official rank is more important than others, not to mention that Zhang Rang is not only a higher official official? Not to mention his power, his rank among the regular servants is

Two thousand stones is just less than the three gongs and nine ministers.

So when Chen Mu took Zhang Rang's belt card and found the clerk who managed the Su Shi warehouse, he led him to the upstairs of the granary opposite the warehouse Ding Twelve and passed through the square hole.

observe.

Ding Twelve Warehouse is a wooden building with high eaves, fifty steps long and forty-five steps wide. It is almost square. It has only one entrance and ventilation windows on all sides, but it is very small and cannot allow adults to pass.

"Who rented this warehouse and when?"

Chen Mu asked about Taicang Order.

Taicang Ling quickly flipped through the account book and responded after a moment: "It was rented by a Jizhou businessman at the beginning of this year. He said it was used to store old grain. He rented it for a whole year."

Okay, you can tell with your toes that this is a rental from Taiping Road.

The Taiping Dao uprising occurred in eight states across the country at the same time. Only Sili Huangjin was wiped out because of Tang and Zhou's betrayal. It seems that they made a lot of preparations in the early stage, including food, grass, weapons and horses, but unfortunately they didn't have time to use them. It can only be said that time is fate.

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However, Sili Huangjin still left some legacies to Hou Xu, such as horse orders and warehouses. The leasing procedures for these things must have been anonymous and have not been found out, so Hou Xu could just use them.

But he didn't expect that Chen Mu would find out here through some clues. This was due to the reasoning and criminal investigation technology that he studied because of his hobbies before time travel, and five hundred war horses were not something ordinary people could eat even in ordinary times.

If you have money, you won't spend so much on purpose. Apart from using it for rebellion, you can't think of any other use.

"When did the person enter?"

Chen Mu asked again.

Peng Cen, who was on the side, replied: "I entered around the second quarter of Yuzhong, and now I am close to the fourth quarter of Yuzhong."

The first quarter of the Han Dynasty was almost 14 minutes, and the second quarter of Yuzhong was 9:30 in the morning. It should be around 10 o'clock now, which means that Ma Fen and the men leading the horses have been in for half an hour.

"Are there any other passages here?"

"Absolutely nothing."

Peng Cen replied: "Every warehouse is surrounded by a fence. People can climb over it. How can a horse cross the fence?"

"Um."

Chen Mu nodded: "Is there anyone else coming in and out?"

"Nothing."

Peng Cen shook his head.

There is not much traffic in the warehouse. Except for the bosses who rent the warehouses when they are picking up goods, there are only the guards of each warehouse left.

Peng Cen is a local snake, and his subordinates will take over a warehouse guarding job like this. After all, if the warehouse is unguarded, theft may occur.

And if you don't hire local snakes to help take care of you, then the person who steals may not be a thief. This has always been the way of survival for rangers since ancient times.

After hearing the detailed instructions from Zhang He, he found a familiar grain merchant and borrowed his warehouse.

Generally, the warehouse is divided into two floors, which makes it easier to pile goods. There will be vents on the second floor, so you only need to look out from the vent on the second floor to monitor all nearby passages.

There are quite a few people coming and going at the entrance of Ding Twelve Cang. After all, we are in a period of famine and the amount of food shipped is large, so a large amount of food is shipped in or out every day.

But Peng Cen's people can be sure that except for the person who led the horse before, no one else has come in or out, and there has been no movement for two quarters of an hour.

Hu Ping on the side whispered: "Sima, let's do it, we can just catch them all."

"No hurry, just wait."

Chen Mu shook his head. Since Hou Xu could be sent as an internal response, he must be an experienced person. He could not do things without any precautions.

If Chen Mu were to do it, he would definitely use a trick. For example, people would pick up the horses in batches, and each would take one and disperse. Or the horses would go to Fen the first day and then be replaced the next day. If you are like this, there is a high probability that you can easily deceive the pursuers.

people.

However, this kind of play is a bit too advanced, and only Infernal Affairs is so exaggerated. In real life, a little awareness of anti-investigation is a big deal. If a Han Dynasty person has such an IQ, Chen Mu is willing to be inferior.

There were many animals tied up near the warehouse, horses neighing and mules croaking, and coolies carrying goods coming and going, making it very lively.

After waiting for another quarter of an hour, more than ten people suddenly came to the door of Ding Twelve Cang Warehouse. They looked around cautiously to make sure no one was paying attention, and then opened the door and went in.

"People in Yellow Turbans?"

Wang Jun vaguely saw that each of them was wearing a sword. People in the Han Dynasty were allowed to wear swords, but no one would wander around in the city with swords.

Hu Ping said: "Sima, can we take action now?"

Chen Mu thought for a while and said, "Keep waiting."

After a while, the five people rode out of the warehouse and galloped away to another place.

The remaining ten people came out leading five other horses.

"Two groups of people? Which one should we pursue?"

Hu Ping frowned. The road in the warehouse was very wide because it needed to provide a passage for the carriages transporting goods. It would be difficult to chase people as they rode away.

"Don't worry about that way, just follow this way."

Chen Mu thought: "The first five are war horses with poor endurance, so they cannot be selected for escape."

Although he is from Jizhou, Puyin is located on the Youji border of Zhongshan Kingdom, bordering Yanmen County, and to the north is the Xianbei people. Therefore, the people in this area are as good at equestrianism as the Youzhou people.

Chen Mu can ride a horse and has good equestrian skills, so he can naturally tell the difference between a war horse and a rogue horse.

War horses are larger in size and have smooth muscle curves. Horses are smaller in size, their legs are much slimmer than war horses, and their backs are wider. This type of body type is not good at running, but it has excellent endurance and can walk continuously for a long time.

"good."

Hu Ping led the men downstairs. Originally they belonged to the regular army, and they should all be Xiao Zhajia with a ring-first sword.

However, in order to facilitate movement, they all put on coarse linen clothes and pretended to be ordinary civilians.

A group of more than ten people quietly followed the group of people behind.

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…….

While Chen Mu was tracking Hou Xu's escape vehicle, Zhang He and Zhang Feng were in big trouble over there.

Zhang He looked at the wooden arch hanging at the door of He Anli and couldn't help but frown.

He'anli is the southernmost area of ​​Xicheng, close to Gushui. According to later generations, it is a suburb within a suburb. There are lush vegetation nearby and not many people. Although Luoyang is overcrowded, this is an outer city after all, and refugees are not allowed to enter.

The reason why they were able to catch up here was that they mobilized the power of the whole city. Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong could cover the sky with one hand in Luoyang, so it was not difficult to find someone.

The easiest way is to ask the captured scholars about the whereabouts of the coins they provided. Three million coins is not a small amount. The scholars are not that wealthy. All of them are gold and silver. More than half of them are five baht coins. They need to use a carriage.

Wow, this is so convenient for tracking.

In addition, it is enough to go through the Northern Wei. Although Zhao Gong is the leader of the Northern Wei, his immediate superior gives orders, and the subordinate Gong Ya naturally cannot disobey the order.

It only took an hour for Zhao Gong's movements to be sent to Zhang He. Although Zhang Feng was just a mediocre person, Zhang He, as Zhang Rang's capable prisoner, was quick, ruthless and resourceful, so he immediately led his troops there.

Catch up with Anli.

Based on the clues obtained from the scholars and Gong Ya, Xun He told people within his cronies that they would conduct a transaction at sunrise this evening. Gong Ya from the Beibu Lieutenant provided the information, saying that it was their school lieutenant.

He took several thieves, Cao Li, to He Anli to arrest a group of thieves. Someone had seen him in Nancheng before.

This evening, when the sun comes in, it is the time for their trading. It has just arrived at noon, and there is still an hour left before their trading time.

When arriving at He'anli, Zhang He did not act rashly. Instead, he led his troops through the cross streets, got into the winding alleys, and hid near the houses on the side of Lifang.

Although it was half an abandoned house like Anli, there were still people living there, and he didn't know the situation inside for the time being, so he could only arrange manpower to go in and investigate before making any calculations.

It was quiet in the village. He'anli was too far away from the city. The geographical location was equivalent to the beach on the river. It was seven or eight kilometers away from the city. There was silence all around. Occasionally, there were a few residents passing by, but most of them were just deserted.

, there are very few people even doing business.

When the visitors came back, Zhang He judged from the fresh ruts in the square that there were indeed a large number of carriages coming in and out. It seemed that the information he got was correct.

After confirming that there was no problem, Zhang He became excited. If he could catch Hou Xu, the things in his hands, and the party members who were behind the scenes all at once, it would not only stabilize the public's status, but also make great achievements.

"Walk!"

Zhang He waved his hand and asked the Zhongdu official on the side to bring people in.

Zhongduguan is the assistant to the Sili Xiaowei. The current Sili Xiaowei Zhang Zhong is the son of Empress Dowager Dong’s sister and belongs to the backbone of the eunuch faction.

Although Zhang Zhong is currently following Zhu Jun to defeat the Yellow Turbans in Wancheng, he still has some troops left under his direct command, so Zhang Rang can naturally mobilize his subordinates.

Many people think that Sili Xiaowei is not important, but in fact the status of Sili Xiaowei during the Western Han Dynasty was indeed low. However, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, his authority gradually increased, and now he is even close to the status of Jiuqing.

Functionally speaking, it only has procuratorial power, but in fact it already has military power. For example, when Emperor Heng of the Han Dynasty executed Liang Ji a few years ago, he sent Sili Colonel Zhang Biao to lead his troops to besiege Liang Ji's residence and kill him.

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Therefore, in order to prevent unnecessary accidents, Zhang He would certainly not use Liu Buwei's people. He would be more at ease with his own strength.

Lines of soldiers entered one after another. They wore iron armor and black iron armor, holding crossbows and sabers hanging from their waists.

Compared with the equipment of the ordinary regular army, their equipment is more sophisticated and their weapons are more powerful. Especially the Bo Zhang Crossbow, which was the only single-person crossbow in the Han Dynasty. It was not replaced by the horn bow crossbow until the Tang Dynasty.

With this team at hand, Zhang He is confident that he can wipe out Hou Xu and the party forces behind the scenes.

The soldiers slowly entered He'anli, and everything was quiet. Only the dull footsteps and heavy breathing lingered in everyone's heart. Zhang He followed the ruts on the ground and tracked them to an alley deep in the village.

"Disperse alert."

Zhongdu Guan sensed something was wrong with his keen intuition.

No matter how few people there are in He'anli, the surroundings are too quiet, and it feels like walking into a barren mountain cemetery.

"call out!"

At this moment, the calm was broken in an instant, and a sharp whistle sounded.

The Zhongdu official was horrified and said: "No, there is an ambush."

Before anyone could react, countless figures appeared on the walls of the houses on the left and right sides of the alley, and they drew their bows and fired.

The swishing rain of arrows jingled against the armor, but the soldiers' armor did not fully cover them. Arrows hit their necks, arms, and thighs one after another. Although they immediately retaliated, the drawback of the crossbows was the rate of fire.

Why did crossbows not begin to develop until the Song Dynasty? Even in the Tang Dynasty, crossbows still did not replace bows and arrows. They were just like matchlocks and flintlock guns. They were essentially different.

The soldiers fired back with only one round, barely blocking the enemy's offensive, and had to turn around and flee out of the alley.

By the time they came out, Zhang He, who was not protected by his armor, had long been shot into a hedgehog. Only dozens of soldiers and Zhang Feng, who had led another pair of soldiers to surround him and prevent him from escaping, were still alive.


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