Zhuo Yifan walked among the crowd, heading towards the riverside gymnasium. He wore old clothes obtained by Sima Qiudao and a fake beard, pretending to be a down-and-out boy. He didn't have any long soldiers in his hands, but only darts hidden in his cuffs. He carried a short dagger at his waist, and the three male disciples also followed him from a distance, pretending to be traffickers and lackeys, and their bodies were full of various hidden weapons.
When Zhou Zhongjun was exposed, he was less than twenty feet away from her. When the police started to arrest them, he had already turned around and walked out of the square.
The plan to operate in the square has failed! Therefore, even though the disciple responsible for sending the signal desperately tried to fire the high-altitude cannon, he did not take action, but quickly followed the flow of people and left the square.
He knew from the beginning that there was little chance of successfully attacking the thief near the gymnasium. However, the thief's internal and external defenses were extremely tight and there were very few opportunities available, so he had to take a risk.
However, he and Sima Qiudao had estimated the chance of this move again and again, and they were probably only between 50 and 50. Even if Zhou Zhongjun and others could use the thief's costume to fool him for a while and get close to Zhenkun to strike, they might not be able to succeed with one blow based on the martial arts of those female heroes.
So he prepared a second strategy based on the information passed by Master Qi.
Qi Ye provided the route of the Kun thief "musicong" and reminded that there were several real Kun leaders among them. The information was very detailed, not only the specific route, but also the size of the convoy, the approximate number of guards, and the number of "fake musicians" on the public carriage.
Compared to the square, there will not be many guards on the marching route, so one's own side is more certain of succeeding in a surprise attack.
Once the assassination fails in the square, attacks will be launched everywhere, and the vigilance force of the thieves nearby will be attracted. Coupled with the constraints of Dongmen City and the inn, the attention of the various Yamen of the thieves will be distracted. On my side, I was calculating mentally but not intentionally, so I was 60 to 70% sure that I could hit it with one hit.
Now that Zhou Zhongjun and others were discovered and captured by the Kun thieves, he immediately left the gymnasium with a few core disciples. All the way. There were bursts of gunfire in the distance, and there were more police and soldiers on the road. Black-clad policemen riding two-wheelers were rampaging on the streets, and black-and-white horse-drawn carriages were heading toward the stadium and Joan's Inn one after another. Barriers have been set up at major intersections to check pedestrians. Barrier gates at the entrances to side roads and alleys were also closed. Along the way, the wind roared, cranes and trees were everywhere, and every step was frightened. The group of people blended in with the crowd and finally escaped from the area near the stadium before martial law.
At this time, there were very few people on the street, pedestrians were all in a hurry, and shops were closed one after another. The streets were deserted. The gunshots everywhere had also stopped, and Zhuo Yifan and several junior brothers quickened their pace. Although he tried his best to hide it, tears already fell from his eyes.
Although he has regarded Zhou Zhongjun and others as expendable pawns, when he thinks that they are trapped in the siege of the Kun thieves, it is probably a disaster. Although most of them are not familiar with him, when he thinks that they have either died or are on the way, He was escorted to Kun's Prison, where he was tortured so severely that life was worse than death, and he was already filled with grief and anger.
This time I fought for my life. We also have to kill a few true Kuns!
However, as soon as the pedestrians became sparse, they immediately noticed that there was a "tail" behind them, which immediately made Zhuo Yifan nervous: Is the thief already targeting them?
He was secretly nervous and looked back quietly, only to see more than a dozen plainclothes officers following closely behind him. He immediately turned around and made a gesture to the junior brothers behind him. Then the four people quickly left the main road and walked onto the Wenlan River embankment. He jumped into the rolling waves.
Although it is a rare opportunity to ambush the Kun thief convoy, the enemy has obviously discovered him. At this moment, the most important thing is to escape! So he made a decisive decision and immediately "went ahead".
Fifty meters behind them. A naturalized plainclothes policeman was stunned for a while before taking out his whistle and blowing it hard.
The police officers who had been following this group of "disguised saboteurs" quickly gathered together, but they did not have a boat, so they could only send one person to run back to report, while the rest searched along the river.
"The thief may have escaped by swimming across the river. Quickly find a boat to cross the river!" a naturalized police officer shouted loudly, "Quickly, notify the water police!"
Zhuo Yifan held the reed pipe in his mouth and hid in the water. After entering the water, they did not cross the river, but turned around and floated downstream.
The "scenery belt" along the Wenlan River is built along the river embankment. One side is a thoroughfare, and the other side is planted with flowers and trees. The scenery is beautiful. At this moment, the art troupe's motorcade is driving close to the river embankment, and the wheels are rolling over the road from time to time. The flowers and plants on the side look quite breathtaking. However, the elders accompanying the car were in no mood to consider this.
After the convoy turned around, the intensive gunfire from behind and the fireworks in the sky in the direction of the square told them a clear fact; the enemy launched an attack right at the heart of the Senate's rule: Lingao.
This somewhat reminded them that their lives were too comfortable.
He has always regarded this foreign country as his hometown. This sentence suddenly broke into Dongfang Ke's mind.
Here, it is still the dangerous time and space of the 17th century, with enemies watching all around. Always ready to tear them to pieces.
Dongfang Ke clenched his pistol involuntarily. He squatted on the seat next to the car door, while Okamoto and Nangong Hao sat on the other side. Because these two people basically had no experience in shooting pistols, they put two pistols as safety.
Liu Shuixin, the only woman in the car, sat on the floor in the middle of the car, silent.
The guards marching on foot formed a "right ladder" formation on the road, focused on guarding the road, and drove the veteran car under the roadbed on the side near the river; in order to make up for the gap in the direction of the river embankment, he ordered the guards accompanying the car to get on the car again. , with the gun pointing toward the river embankment. At the end of the team was the guard captain. He had just fired several warning shots to disperse the crowd. Now the team had left the hot spot and speeded up slightly.
Seated on the public carriage were naturalized folk musicians recruited from the old theater troupe. Different from what Captain Okamoto was worried about, they were not the frail "art workers" of the old time and space. These Ming Dynasty musicians had been around for many years. , seemed to have a natural adaptability to danger and chaos. They sat comfortably in their seats. Although their expressions were frightened, no one was running around out of control.
Four heads emerged from the water one after another and climbed up from the river beach to the lower edge of the embankment. It was Zhuo Yifan and his party. Although they did not understand what went wrong, their prompt escape temporarily saved their lives. Still in shock, they suddenly heard regular gunshots coming from the upstream direction, and then vague figures of carriages and horses appeared. Several people were about to jump back into the water, but Zhuo Yifan stopped them.
"Don't panic. This place is already far away from the stadium. There is no one around. Let's hide and rest for a while. We can wait until the people in front pass by before making any further calculations."
At that moment, several people were scattered and lying down in the bushes. Zhuo Yifan was watching the situation on the road intently, and suddenly discovered something.
"Two four-wheeled public carriages, one four-wheeled pony carriage, and one loaded four-wheeled carriage, with soldiers guarding them... Isn't this the convoy mentioned in the wire report!" Zhuo Yifan whispered excitedly, thinking to himself This group of thieves must have turned back from the direction of the stadium. They must have been frightened by the chaos and were eager to return to Bairen City to hide. They didn't want to meet them here.
"It's better to come early than to come late! Today, you, the thieves who turned barbarians into summer, will be killed!" He immediately crawled to his companions and told them what he had discovered.
However, the four of them discovered difficulties after a brief exchange. The convoy was gradually approaching, and the figures of the soldiers accompanying them on the road became clearer and clearer. At a glance, there were at least two palms in the distance. The enemy and we were greatly outnumbered, not to mention the sharpness of the Australian musket. It's a match, and it's obviously not very likely to win if you fight head-on.
Originally, he was planning to make some preparations on the road, but now the whole plan has been messed up and he can only act in a hurry!
"Right now we can only use dangerous tactics," Zhuo Yifan said slowly, "Kun thieves are all horse-drawn carriages. Horses are the most easily disturbed. Junior Brother Zhao, can you still use the high-altitude cannon that sends signals with you?"
"The cannon is still there," Junior Brother Zhao's man took out a bamboo tube from under his clothes, "The wax seal is still good, it should be usable!"
"I have another one here." Another disciple also took out one.
"Okay, this is the three-ring thunder cannon specially made by the Lei family. It is the most powerful. Since we can't use it to send messages, we can use it to scare the horses!" Zhuo Yifan said, "The Kun thieves have four carriages in total. The first one is , The second carriage is a large carriage, and the musicians of Kun Ze are in it, and the last carriage is the musical instruments and luggage of Kun Thief, and the real Kun is all in the third carriage."
He first explained the situation one by one, and then distributed: "Junior Brother Zhao, you are on the river embankment. Use this thunder cannon to shoot the first vehicle first, and then the fourth vehicle. Both of these vehicles are heavy-duty trucks." If the carriage and the horses are startled, the carriage will overturn immediately, and the Kun thief's carriage will be blocked in the middle. Junior Brother Lu, you have the best hidden weapon skills. When the high-altitude cannon fires, you rush over and shoot the horses of the true Kun's carriage. Junior Brother Wu, You follow me to attack the carriage."
At this time, Junior Brother Zhao raised an objection:
"Senior brother, the bandits' team has fired several shots along the way. Their horses are probably war horses and have been trained not to be afraid of the sound of firearms..."
"This high-altitude gun has a lot of charge. Even if you can't hit the horses, it will be enough to scare them if it lands near them." He pointed to the nearby terrain: "Look, the thieves and soldiers are all on the road, and there are carriages on the river bank. If it is blocked, its fire cannon will be difficult to hit, and we are 60 to 70 percent sure of succeeding. Regardless of success or failure, we will retreat with one blow and roll directly down the river embankment into the water." Zhuo Yifan came up with a plan in desperation, and also considered There must be no frivolousness in it.
The people he brought with him were all close disciples of his sect, all of whom came from good families. Although they were young, their martial arts knowledge had merits. What was even more rare was that they had a sincere heart and valued righteousness over life. At the moment, they were just taking orders and making promises. (To be continued.
