Eight hundred and fiftieth chapters delivered to the door
Xindu City is in a state of depression, and the entire city has entered a state of war. The army can requisition everything, including labor, food, carts, livestock, etc. Almost all shops are closed, and the business in the city seems to have been pressed on the pause button.
, became deserted and lifeless.
Gaosheng Inn, located next to the South City Gate of Xindu, has also closed its shop. The last guest of the inn left before the city was closed. Now there is no customer in the shop, and a sign saying it is closed has been hung up.
Although there are no customers, the shopkeeper Yue Ling is not idle, but even busier.
He had previously been commended by the Jinwei Mansion for promptly reporting the intelligence of Li Wujun's plan to seize Iron Fire Thunder, and was promoted to the rank of Zheng Shi Lang, the eighth grade lower rank. The intelligence system of the Jinwei Mansion belonged to civilian officials, and those responsible for intelligence
Deputy General Manager Song Tian is of the fifth rank, and most of the intelligence chiefs stationed in various places are of the ninth or eighth rank. After the world is unified in the future, their functions will be transformed into collectors, responsible for investigating the world's public sentiments.
Ten days ago, Yue Ling received an order from Chang'an from Mingzhou, asking them to investigate the spies Zhu Tao had planted in Xindu City, especially the scout soldiers who had been ambushed in advance. This was the best method for Jin army scouts to save others by themselves.
, they speculated that Zhu Tao would do the same thing, especially when they found that Zhu Tao's army going south did not carry siege weapons, this guess had basis.
Yue Ling has seven subordinates, of course they are all shop assistants. They are all locals and are very familiar with the situation in Xindu City. They have all been sent out by Yue Ling to investigate these days.
But it is not easy to complete this task, and there is no way to start.
"Shopkeeper, I'm back!"
The clerk Zhang Niuer ran in, and shopkeeper Yue rushed to greet him, "How are you doing? Is there any news?"
Zhang Niuer shook his head, "There is no news, shopkeeper, I think there is no such group of people at all!"
"Nonsense, you didn't look for it yourself!"
Zhang Niu'er repeatedly screamed, "Shopkeeper, you have really wronged me. When Xindu City's business was at its most prosperous, there were at least 20,000 to 30,000 young people selling their labor. To find two to three hundred people among them is like looking for a needle in a haystack."
"But now there are not 20,000 or 30,000 people!"
Shopkeeper Yue said fiercely: "Most of the workers have left Xindu City and gone home in the past few days. Look how deserted the streets are. None of those people waiting in twos and threes waiting for jobs can be seen. Isn't it hard to find two or three hundred people?"
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Zhang Niuer looked helpless, "I asked everywhere, but there is none. Why don't you ask a few of them."
"Strange!"
Yue Ling also felt a little strange. He himself deduced that there were two possibilities. First, this group of people had hidden themselves, maybe hiding in a certain mansion. Secondly, this group of people might have mixed into the army. If that was the case, it would be even more serious.
No way to check.
At this moment, someone outside the door asked: "Excuse me, is the shopkeeper here?"
There was a low voice outside. Shopkeeper Yue hurriedly greeted him and saw a man about thirty years old. He was very strong, but he was dressed in ordinary clothes. He was wearing a coarse short coat. He could tell that he was a member of the lower class.
"What's the matter with you?" Shopkeeper Yue asked.
"Excuse me, are there any guests in your inn?"
"Wherever there are customers now, they are all empty, and the small shops are temporarily closed."
"In this case, I want to book your entire inn for three days and give you a hundred dollars. How about that?"
The price was okay. Shopkeeper Yue asked again: "How many people are staying in the hotel?"
The man hesitated and said: "Two or three hundred people! It turns out they are all working at the dock. The requirements are not high. They only need a bowl of food to eat and a place to sleep."
"There are too many people. I'm afraid the store can't handle that many people."
"You have five acres of land here! Why can't you take it? Let's do it! I'll pay you two hundred guan in gold."
The man took out a piece of bright yellow gold from his arms, spread it out in his hand, and handed it to him with a smile, "Shopkeeper, it's only three days, it's convenient!"
Shopkeeper Yue's heart skipped a beat, not because of the gold, but because of the man's palm. There were calluses on the tiger's mouth, and the muscles and bones were strong and strong. This was clearly the hand holding a knife.
Shopkeeper Yue suddenly realized that the two or three hundred people the man mentioned were probably the people he was looking for.
Suddenly he remembered that his inn was very close to the South City Gate, only no more than fifty steps away. Of course they were staying in their own inn to facilitate the capture of the city gate.
Thinking of this, Shopkeeper Yue pretended to be fascinated by gold, clicked his tongue twice, and said happily: "That's fine... okay!"
The man was overjoyed and asked quickly: "How many waiters are there in the inn?"
"There are seven of them, all locals. Most of them have gone home now. I asked my guys to find them back."
"No need to look for it, that's it!"
"I still have to clean your room and cook for you. I can't hire people temporarily, and I can't find them now!"
The man thought it was right, and said: "That's okay, but it can only be a clerk in the store, and no outsiders can be hired."
"What should I do with outsiders?"
Shopkeeper Yue turned around and told Zhang Niuer: "Aniu, go and find them. Tell them that there are a large number of guests coming and ask them to come back and clean up the room quickly."
After saying that, he winked at Zhang Niu'er and gave a special look. Zhang Niu'er immediately understood that these things were actually delivered to his door.
He kept saying: "I'll go find them right now!"
He spoke with a local accent and did not make the other party suspicious.
"Sir, would you like to see the guest room first?"
The man nodded happily and followed Yue Ling into the inn.
...........
At the first watch, as soon as Li Wujun lay down with his concubines in his arms after a tiring day, a soldier said outside the door: "Your Majesty, there is urgent information!"
"What's going on?" Li Wujun got up from the concubine and asked.
"An innkeeper came to report that there were many enemy spies hiding in their inn,"
Li Wujun was startled and his interest suddenly disappeared. He hurriedly put on his clothes and asked: "Which inn is it?"
"It's the Gaosheng Inn next to the South City Gate."
Li Wujun put on his shoes and walked out and asked, "Where is he?"
"Waiting in the outer hall."
Li Wujun quickly walked to the outer hall. Shopkeeper Yue, who was waiting here, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this villain has discovered the enemy's situation."
"Tell me, what is the enemy situation?"
"The villain's inn was closed. In the afternoon, a man came and offered to book my inn. The villain agreed. As soon as it got dark, three hundred young and strong men came, each carrying a large package.
The villain's companions found that the baggage was full of armor and knives, and what they said was frightening."
"What did they say?"
"They said that the master did not carry siege weapons, and whether we can succeed tonight depends on them."
Li Wujun was startled, and suddenly slapped his forehead hard, yes! Zhu Tao did not carry siege weapons, and he actually ignored this key issue.
"Did they mean tonight?"
Shopkeeper Yue nodded, "I can hear you clearly."
Li Wujun took two steps behind his hands and asked again: "Are you sure there are three hundred people?"
"The villain has prepared three hundred meals."
Li Wujun praised: "It's rare for a shopkeeper to be so sensible and take the overall situation into consideration. I will definitely give you a generous reward when the job is done!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the gift!"
Li Wujun no longer hesitated and shouted: "Come here, send the order to assemble the Zhiwei army!"
Li Wujun's direct guard army was equivalent to Guo Song's inner guard army. There were 3,000 people. They were responsible for dealing with spies and rebel soldiers in the city. They were Li Wujun's direct confidants and were extremely loyal to Li Wujun.
Three thousand direct guards quickly assembled, and under the personal leadership of Li Wujun, they rushed straight to Gaosheng Inn and instantly surrounded Gaosheng Inn. Li Wujun shouted sternly: "Try to capture as many as possible!"
At this time, the spies inside also noticed it, and someone shouted: "The enemy is coming, break out!"
Three hundred people rushed out of the courtyard with swords in hand, and just as the Direct Guards also entered the courtyard with spears in hand, the two sides fought fiercely in the courtyard...
At the third watch, Zhu Tao's general Miao Xinwu led 3,000 soldiers and quietly approached the south city gate. The reason why he chose the south city gate was because Zhu Tao was coming from the north. Li Wujun would definitely strengthen the defense of the north city, and the defense of the south city would be strengthened.
Much more relaxed.
Just two miles away, Zhu Tao led an army to follow closely. Once Miao Xinwu's army captured the south gate, he would march into the city.
The time had just reached three o'clock, when a slight cry of killing suddenly rang out in the city. There were also soldiers fighting fiercely on the city top. After a while, it became silent again. At this time, the suspension bridge was slowly lowered, the city gate was opened, and torches were waved on the city top.
This was the success of the three hundred soldiers who had ambushed the city in advance. Miao Xinwu was overjoyed and ordered: "Come into the city!"
He led 3,000 soldiers directly into Nancheng. Before hundreds of people could enter, the streets suddenly burst into flames. Tens of thousands of ambush soldiers emerged. The ambush soldiers fired random arrows, and the crossbow arrows were fired at Miao Xinwu and his soldiers like a storm.
Soldier Miao Xinwu had no way to hide and was shot into a hedgehog by random arrows. He screamed and was killed instantly.
The soldiers behind also fell in large numbers. They were all spear soldiers and did not carry shields. Nearly half of them were shot dead in an instant. The soldiers behind turned around and fled. At this time, arrows were also fired from the top of the city. Hundreds of people who had not yet entered the city were killed.
People were hit by arrows and fell into the water one after another, the soldiers turned around and ran wildly, and the suspension bridge creaked and pulled up.
At this time, the second round of thousands of arrows was fired, and the soldiers in the city suffered heavy casualties.
Li Wujun swung his sword and said, "Kill!"
"Woo——"
The low trumpet sounded, and thousands of soldiers rushed forward to kill. Poor three thousand soldiers, except for less than two hundred who escaped, the rest of the soldiers, together with the general Miao Xinwu, were completely destroyed.
Zhu Tao, who was halfway running, suddenly heard the sound of a horn from inside the city gate. He was stunned and said, "No, I've fallen into a trap!" Zhu Tao suddenly realized.