"Sir, why are you here in person? This is too dangerous..." Cao Futian and others turned around and saw that it was Ronglu who had come up in person.
Ronglu is indeed a capable general, he is not one of those incompetent Eight Banners dudes, his character is very close to Sushun among the eight ministers Gu Ming.
He is hard-working and talented, but has a very arrogant temperament. Therefore, this kind of person's historical reputation is polarized. There are people who say he is good, and there are many people who say he is not good.
But once this kind of person encounters a critical moment, he will definitely risk his life and take the lead. There is no problem.
He wouldn't trust someone like Cao Futian to handle such a big thing as cheating the gates of Tianjin Guard City.
"There is an omission in your plan..." Ronglu whispered, "How many disciples and disciples can you have? The biggest official in Tianjin Wei now is Chonghou, the Minister of Commerce and Industry!"
"I am familiar with this man. Although he is cowardly, he is still very considerate! Do you know that he has no back-ups? How can he be so confident and let the green soldiers of the local people guard the city gate?"
"You have to watch this at the critical moment!"
Ronglu pointed at the waist knife beside him and the waist badge in his hand, "Those three dead ghosts happen to be our disguises!"
"Brilliant! The general is brilliant!" Cao Futian and others provoked Brother Thumb.
Ronglu really guessed this matter correctly. Now Chonghou, the top officer of Tianjin Guard, is as restless as an ant on a hot pot. The city defense has also increased its strength by 40%.
In the past, Chonghou's life was relatively easy. He was responsible for Tianjin Wei's foreign affairs, which was very important in the three-port trade. In fact, to put it bluntly, he was negotiating and doing business with foreign devils such as the Chinese and the British.
Nowadays, with the rise of the Chinese, the huge Tanggu Industrial Zone has expanded to Tangshan and has become Chonghou's largest business partner. Almost all work revolves around dealing with the Chinese.
As long as he coordinates well with the Chinese people, he will naturally get better, pay more taxes to the court, and he will also get rich and get promoted!
In addition, Xiao Letian's men were good at cannibalizing Manchu officials with money. In Tianjin, Chonghou was said to be an official of the imperial court, but the money he earned from secretly doing business with the Chinese was dozens of times more than what the imperial court gave him!
Life is beautiful, but this good life can no longer be lived after the rebellion of Guiziliu!
Tianjin Wei is an important strategic location in northern North China, second only to the Forty-Nine Cities, and controls the maritime trade throughout the North China Plain and even to Shanhaiguan.
Guizi Liu must have known about it, so Tianjin Guard's guarding work suddenly became difficult. No one knew when Guizi Liu would attack Tianjin Wei.
Coupled with the sudden appearance of 20,000 rebels on Wang Qingtuo's side in the later period, this made Chonghou extremely anxious. If the spies hadn't reported back that these were a bunch of useless rebels who were eating, drinking, having fun and smoking, I'm afraid Chonghou would have been in trouble during this period. Can't even sleep well.
But tonight, Chonghou couldn't sleep again, because the sudden interference of Gordon and others made him smell the danger.
Gordon and the others took a train across the Tianjin border and had little relationship with Chonghou. However, when Xiang Lang from the Jingwu Heroes Association took Gordon and others to ask Chonghou to open the city gate late at night, Chonghou was frightened.
The curfew system of the Qing Dynasty was very strict, not to mention the Tianjin Guards during the war. Deng Shichang and others had to open the gates of the Tianjin Guards Tongzihe defense line if they wanted to save Hunchun.
They were taking the north gate, and the temporary opening and closing of the north gate required Chonghou's token!
Chonghou didn't dare to offend the King of the Far East. He had to weigh every post from Xiang Lang, let alone Long Live Lord's celebrity Lord Gordon and a group of naval students.
He had no choice but to open the city gate and let these people out of the city, but for the sake of confidentiality, Gordon and the others did not tell him what he was going out of the city for!
Chonghou didn't know about the plan to rescue Hunchun at all. He just fidgeted in the government office with his heart scratched and drank cup after cup of bitter and strong tea.
For peace of mind, he kept increasing the number of soldiers patrolling the city wall. By this time, it had increased by more than 40%.
Cao Futian crawled forward and climbed to the lurking point where they often smuggled. He took out a strange whistle and blew it lightly to make the sound of an unknown bird.
After blowing three times in a row, there was movement on the other side of the moat. Just the sound of water rushing was heard. Three oil-soaked ropes were lifted up from the water and bounced straight three feet above the water.
Cao Futian climbed on the rope with both hands and feet, and there was a hook hanging on his waist as a safety net. Using his hands and feet, he quickly climbed to the other side of the river while hanging upside down.
After a while, maybe Cao Futian and the other side were determined, a fire was lit, the red fire drew strange shapes in the dark night, and the strange bird calls sounded again.
On the other side, Yihequan and Ronglu's men received the signal that it was safe and began to climb across the moat one by one along the rope.
When they reached the other side, a dozen people in green military uniforms whispered in surprise, "Oh...why are there so many people this time? Too many, it's dangerous..."
"Elder brother, you have to be careful. Chonghou went crazy tonight and added a lot of people on patrol!"
"I just heard that Chonghou himself went to the outer city to check, and I don't know where he found it!"
Cao Futian waved his hand, "This time it's not about smuggling cigarettes, this time it's about a big deal... As long as it's successful, we brothers will be prosperous and prosperous in this life!"
"Stop talking nonsense. If you believe me, just fall off the rope and come out!"
The city wall behind Tongzi River is not high. It is definitely incomparable to the one in Sijiu City. It is only about five meters high. There are also these Boxer brothers on the city wall. When they get the signal, they throw away the five thick ropes. Come down.
Without saying a word, Cao Futian and Ronglu grabbed the rope and climbed up. Not to mention that Ronglu was really not a dandy. He rushed to the top of the city in a few seconds. This physical quality is really not comparable to that of the useless bannermen in the capital.
More and more dead soldiers climbed up to the top of the city. Ronglu carefully observed the terrain, "Okay, let's lower the suspension bridge and open the city gate..."
"Ah? No... This won't work... Brother Cao, what are you doing? You're talking about big business. Isn't that how we did business before?"
"If we open the city gate and lower the suspension bridge, everyone's life will be lost. If Chonghou's army is alerted, we will all die!"
The soldiers guarding the city were right. In the past, they used to smuggle some tobacco, soil, and foreign goods, and they used to secretly transport them back and forth in rope baskets late at night.
But I have never said anything about opening the city gate for smuggling. Today, the rules have changed!
Cao Futian sneered and said, "Brothers! I won't be smuggling today, and I won't be dealing with tobacco...Grandpa, I sold Tianjin Wei!"
"Sold to Emperor Guangxu, sold to Lord Long Live!"
"Open the door... If you don't open the door, don't blame me for not being brotherly. If you are killed, you have to open this city gate..."
The dagger with the cold light was pressed against the heart of one of his own, frightening the Yi He Quan who was guarding the city and turned pale. "Ah... senior brother, what are you doing? It's easy to discuss, we are all brothers..."
There was movement here, and there was also a noise on the north wall. "What are you doing? What's going on over there at the west gate? It's so noisy, why are there so many people..."
He was really afraid of what would happen. The patrolling soldiers came over with murderous intent. Cao Futian's face turned pale with fear.
At this time, Ronglu got excited and laughed, "Haha...are you from the camp head? What's your name? Where is Chonghou?"
