The torch swayed, illuminating the figures walking around and swaying as well, shushing and being pulled far away.
This was a general of the Jin army, wearing pitch black armor, with a hood on his head, and a sword on his waist. He was pacing left and right, yawning incessantly.
It was already late at night, when people and horses were exhausted. He had just crawled out of bed and brought people to the granary to change defenses.
There are two teams of Jin soldiers on the left and right, a hundred people, all holding torches and standing quietly at their respective posts. From time to time there are some sleepy ones, nodding their heads up and down.
This is the grain depot of Liaozhou City, and as an important military town blocking Taiyuan, tens of thousands of stones of grain were stored here in the past few years, enough to feed tens of thousands of people for two to three months.
However, most of it was already empty, and all of it was transported to Luzhou in the south. Especially in recent days, the higher-ups may have wanted to make some big move, so grain and grass were transported into the granary every few days, and then They were all pulled out on the second day and transported to Luzhou.
Today, exactly five hundred stones of grain were transported in. It is expected to be shipped south tomorrow.
Therefore, the number of guards at the grain depot has doubled today. It can be said that they are strictly guarding and keeping strangers away.
The people below are complaining, but they are not the same, but they are eating this bowl of rice, so what else can they do, not to mention serving as a soldier under the King of Jin, it is already settled...
The general yawned from time to time, then took two steps and returned to the nearby checkpoint to find a place to sit, where he sat down and planned to take a nap.
The weather in April is still a bit chilly, not to mention it is still late at night, and just the dew can make people shiver. So the general also wrapped himself in a cloak, tightly covering himself, just to take a moment to squint.
When the subordinates next to him saw it, they naturally didn't dare to say anything. They were a little too sleepy and would ask others to keep an eye on them. Often after watching Shangguan slumber, he would also drowse while leaning on his spear.
Just when everything was completely silent, the clear sound of a horse's hoof hitting the bluestone floor came from the other side of the street.
No, it was the sound of horse hooves, densely packed towards this side.
The general was awakened immediately, lifted up his cloak, and stood up. His sleepy look at first had already disappeared into the sky.
At this time, the only people who could ride horses in the city were members of the Jin army. Although dozing off was just a trivial matter, in the eyes of Shangguan, it was likely to reflect a dereliction of duty.
Sure enough, the first person riding over from the opposite side was a familiar person to the general.
It was Mr. Li who had been in and out of the grain depot frequently in recent days. As for which Mr. Li he was, he didn't quite understand, but the governor was also very familiar with him.
In the recent short period of time, Mr. Li often ordered people to escort boxes of things into the grain depot. As for what this thing was, they naturally would not check it, nor were they qualified to check it.
But what else can be transported into the granary besides grain and grass.
Moreover, Mr. Li has always been very harmonious. Every time he cares about the hard work of the brothers on duty, he spends his own money to treat the brothers to eat miscellaneous food and drink tea, and never allows them to help carry the food and grass.
But what do you mean by coming here in the middle of the night?
The general glanced behind him and saw that there were dozens of empty vehicles such as horse-drawn carriages and mule carts among the people coming.
The Master Li who came on horseback was naturally Li Sizhao. After him, there were Li Jing, Yelu Ge and others. In addition, there were dozens of Li Sizhao's subordinates.
The goods looted during this period were carried by these dozens of men.
As for the people in the previous courtyard, they must have different divisions of labor and were not sent by Li Sizhao to escort these things.
"Master Li... what are you..."
When the general on duty approached Li Sizhao, he noticed that Li Sizhao was a little different today. In addition to his unusual appearance, Li Sizhao's face was also a bit paler, and his clothes today were also different from before. Today He was actually wearing a long-sleeved robe. Except for his right hand holding the reins that was exposed, his left hand was always hidden inside the sleeve.
Li Sizhao no longer looked as harmonious as before. He just kept a straight face, took out a token from his pocket with his right hand, signaled to the general, and then spoke in a low voice.
"There is something unusual happening in the Puppet Tang Dynasty in the south. The King of Jin ordered me to transport a batch of grain and grass overnight and rush to Luzhou..."
The general on duty was shocked. He had heard before that he was going to fight the King of Qin in the southern capital. Although he was somewhat mentally prepared, he never expected that it would come so quickly!
He also saw the token of the Liaozhou governor, and naturally he was not suspicious of him. He just looked at the dozens of carriages and mule carts behind Li Sizhao, and was a little puzzled.
"Sir, are there some missing vehicles..."
After listening to his words, Li Sizhao just waved his hands impatiently and said in a deep voice: "The situation is urgent and we are traveling at night. It takes so much time to mobilize hundreds of trucks? This is not your responsibility. Hurry up and open the door. .”
The general was shocked again. Listening to Li Sizhao's words, I am afraid that the war has become extremely fierce. Are these ten trucks of food and grass in urgent need?
He didn't dare to delay, so he asked his subordinates to remove the stack blocking the grain depot. Then he took out a long set of keys from his arms and opened the door that blocked the grain depot according to the procedure.
The smell of old millet and new wheat mixed together and filled the air from the grain depot, making it seem very dull and dry.
Li Sizhao never even got off his horse from beginning to end. At this moment, he was just greeting the people behind him to drive inside.
But since he was about to enter the granary, he, together with Li Jing and Yelu Lage, naturally had to dismount and strode into the granary.
When he saw that the general was also eager to arrange for someone to help carry it, Li Sizhao raised his hand to stop them.
"In addition to food and grass, there are also some sharp weapons temporarily stored here. You are not allowed to enter without a warrant, do you understand?"
The general was stunned for a moment. If this sharp weapon was not placed in the warehouse, why was it stored in the grain depot?
But Li Sizhao didn't need to explain to him. He just waved his hand and asked his men to close the door of the grain depot.
Because the grain depot contained extremely important grain and grass, open flames could not be used for lighting. Li Sizhao had someone light a lantern, and with the faint light, he led Li Jing toward the depths of the grain depot without saying a word.
It was the first time for Li Jing to enter this kind of grain depot. He had never been in it before during the night raid in Luzhou. Now he was looking at the surrounding layout and the sealed grain stored from generation to generation with great interest, and followed Li Sizhao inside. Go inside.
After a while, Li Sizhao stopped at a place where various long ladders and tables were stored. He waved to the left and right, and two of his men came over and groped on the ground skillfully. Then when he lifted it up, a secret passage appeared.
