Although the raid was blocked, everyone was frightened, especially the civil servants, the prince and Princess Kunxing. They could not imagine that they could encounter such danger following the tough eunuch in the Ming Dynasty.
Kuang Ren and Lao Jiu re-established security measures, sent light and covert sentinels to patrol the perimeter, rescued the dead and wounded in the camp, and appeased all civil servants.
Chang Yu looked at the town with lights not far away with a cold look: "I always feel like there is a pair of eyes inside watching here."
"I'm going to take a look." Su Jing flashed out from behind. Chang Yu grabbed him and shook his head: "Nothing here is good."
Su Jing smiled: "Am I, the Night Demon, someone easy to get along with?"
"This is not a world, don't act out of emotion." Chang Yu shook his head: "Protecting the princess is your duty." After saying that, he walked towards the camp gate. There were dozens of corpses piled up there. He bent down and looked at them one by one. There are Tatars and Han people.
This is a mixed brigade, and it’s even harder to deduce who is behind it.
"The shepherd who played the suona during the day seems suspicious to me." Zhu Cixiang's face turned blue. The scene just now frightened him. He had heard too many stories about Chang Yu's bravery, and he always fantasized that he could do it too. He was so charged into battle that during both trips, he imagined that he would encounter bandits and kill them in all directions. However, when he actually encountered them, it was completely different from what he thought. The intense atmosphere of the scene just now, only the killing shouts, overwhelmed him. His legs were so frightened that he was weak, not to mention the endless whistling of bows and arrows, and he would be pierced if he was not careful.
And when he saw these corpses in front of him, he almost vomited. It was not that he had never seen dead people. During his southern tour, he had seen many people who starved to death, but this was the first time he saw the killed people. They were either missing arms, legs, or internal organs. One place, or half a face, how can there be a complete one.
Hearing what he said, Chang Yu raised his eyebrows and said, "It's possible." Then he laughed and said, "The last time I came here, I was ignorant. Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. This time, they are afraid of snakes. The more people live, the more timid they become. ".
There was still more than an hour before dawn, but most of them couldn't sleep. The prince went to the temporary straw shed built by Princess Kunxing. Chang Yu was lying on his side in the car and ignored Chang Bian's loud snoring because his mind was not in it. this.
In confusion, there was a buzzing sound from outside. Chang Yu frowned and looked around to see Su Jing standing a few steps away holding a sword. Confused, he got out of the carriage and then saw a bloody human head on the ground. It was a Mongolian.
"You..." Chang Yu was surprised.
"I went to town, and this guy was spying on the military camp in the inn, so I killed him!" Su Jing said lightly, and Chang Yu's blood suddenly surged: "You... It's normal for people in the town to be curious about such a big movement just now. Just because he is a Mongolian, you attack him...Su Jing, you have repeatedly disobeyed orders..."
"He is not an ordinary man. There are four or five guys in the room with them. This person is the leader!" Su Jing said expressionlessly: "You can scold me for disobeying military orders, but not if they hurt you!" Then he turned around. Leave.
"I..." Chang Yu looked at Night Demon's back and felt a strange feeling in his heart. He didn't know what to say for a moment.
Seeing that it was almost dawn, Chang Yu was not going to sleep anymore and went to visit the wounded. In a raid just now, more than thirty of his men were injured. Some were shot and others were stabbed in fighting with the enemies who rushed to the camp. , six of whom were seriously injured.
The army always has medicine for wounds, and the wounds have been bandaged long ago, but Chang Yu still checks them one by one. These soldiers are his darlings, and every injury hurts his heart. This time, he injured more than thirty people, and the hatred in his heart ah.
At dawn, they made a fire and cooked food for everyone to eat. Then they broke camp and marched westward through the town. As the people gathered around to watch, someone boldly asked: "Master, there was a thief last night..."
"Master Jun, people died in the town yesterday, including several Tatars..."
No one paid attention to them. After the team left, some people went to the camp to take a look, but their legs were so frightened that they became weak. Dozens of corpses were burned to charcoal, and there were all heads hanging on the trees nearby.
The weather was gloomy, and the atmosphere in the team was a bit depressing due to the attack last night. Kuang Ren and Lao Jiu kept sending various warning orders with gloomy faces. One of them was responsible for internal security and the other was responsible for negative security. They felt that they had neglected their duty last night, although Chang Yu did not The punishment made me feel angry, and I killed all the troops and horses who came in and out. How could I be so defeated?
The wind blew the sand, and the warriors of the Black Wolf Battalion divided into several groups to explore the way forward and the back of the palace, and entered the first level of combat readiness, because the front was about to enter the mountain again.
There is a post station at the mountain pass called Jiming Post. It is named after Jiming Mountain next to it. The post station is like a roadside tea shed. Several post soldiers saw soldiers and horses passing by and looked outside the post station. They saw a group of people rushing over without saying a word. After going into the inn to search and interrogate some things, he left, frightening several people to the point where their legs went weak. They said, "People from Dongchang, what's going on?"
"Lord Du Gong, it's already noon. Why don't you repair it at this post station for a while so that the brothers can eat before heading into the mountain?" Shi Kefa suggested, but Chang Yu objected: "There are still forty or fifty miles of mountain road to go, and the mountain road is very rugged. The eighth bend is not suitable for walking. If you go slower, you won’t be able to get out when it gets dark.”
The mountain road in the valley is actually quite wide and can accommodate five horses side by side, but it is bumpy and has many twists and turns as Chang Yu said. It follows the Yang River next to it and twists and turns. The road is close to the river, with vast mountains and cliffs on both sides. The wall is steep and the forest is lush. Fortunately, it is late autumn and the mountains are cold at this time. The leaves are almost falling off, so it is not suitable for people.
"If anything unusual happens, shoot without warning." Lao Jiu gave a direct order to the groups of people exploring the front line. Kuang Ren wanted to say something but finally held back.
Zhu Cixiang looked at the vast mountains and felt a little panicked: "Will those thieves ambush us in the mountains?"
Chang Yu shook his head: "It's possible, but not here."
"That……"
"Old Dragon's Back"
Laolongbei is located at the foot of Nanshan Mountain in Dabei Mountain, which is several miles away from the mountain pass. There are deep valleys and cliffs on both sides of the road, hence the name, Longbei.
This dragon's back road is about a mile long, and one man can't pass it without ten thousand men.
"Then..." Zhu Cixiang's face turned pale and speechless, while Chang Yu looked relaxed: "Go and talk to those gangsters, maybe you won't be so nervous."
On the mountain road, there is not a team like Changyu. There are many travelers coming and going, ranging from a few people traveling together to dozens of people carrying mules and horses, and some traveling alone to help themselves. These people are all made by the Xuanfu The goods were bought and sold at the Special Zone Port. Most of these goods were oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea and cloth, which were the most rare goods for the Mongolians and Qing people.
"Isn't the port closed? Why are there still so many people taking goods?" Zhu Cixiang wondered.
"The Ming Dynasty Law stipulates that officials who are corrupt will be imprisoned. Does this mean that no one will be corrupt?" Chang Yu chuckled, and Zhu Cixiang's face turned red: "Are you talking about smuggling?"
Chang Yu smiled and said nothing.
This kind of thing is so commonplace in Xuanfu. It can even be said that at one time the whole people participated, including of course the border troops guarding the border. They often took advantage of the night to help some merchants transport goods back and forth outside the border wall. If they could not pass through the border, they would leave from They were thrown around on the side wall and accepted any work or goods as long as they gave money. Those parallel importers in Hong Kong in later generations were leftovers from their past.
The matter of smuggling in the Xuanfu could not be finished even if we talked about it for ten days and ten nights.
Halfway through the mountain road, Chang Yu ordered the team to take a temporary rest. Except for the security force, most of the soldiers dismounted and stretched their muscles to feed the horses and drink water by the river, making way for other business travelers to pass. Chang Yu washed his face in the river and sat on the stone next to him and walked away. Si Kefa was in a daze in the valley, and Shi Kefa walked up to him and talked to him. Not long after, Lao Jiu and Kuang Ren also came, both of them looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
"Don't think that the situation is out of control just because of a surprise attack. It was just an accident." Chang Yu reassured the two of them that they should not be so tense: "If it is really out of control, there is no way that Tu Yuan and Lao Jia will not send news, and the governor I feel that he is not so bold as to rebel."
Chang Yu then told what Su Jing saw in the town last night. Shi Kefa guessed that the person was the instigator behind the scenes. This was an attack launched by an overseas operation.
Chang Yu shook his head and chuckled: "The person Su Jing killed could not be the mastermind behind the scenes. At most, he was an agent responsible for surveillance or liaison. As for the nature of the attack, there are currently not enough clues to conclude who was responsible."
After resting for a while, he continued on his way. Based on this speed, Chang Yu concluded that he would be able to leave the mountain before dark.
Seeing that it was getting late, and because of the attack last night, the soldiers and horses became more and more vigilant. On the contrary, under Chang Yu's comfort, the spirits of the officials were brought back, and they could even talk and laugh, at least on the surface. Any nervousness or fear.
The most relaxed person is undoubtedly Princess Kunxing. She has an incomparable sense of trust in Chang Yu. If he says it’s okay, it’ll be okay. She sits in the car and looks at the scenery of the valley along the way, sometimes sighing and sometimes staring at Chang Yu’s back. , beside the carriage, there was a plain expression on his face.
"Master Sujing, I heard they said that your martial arts skills are very good. Can you teach me a few self-defense moves?" Kunxing tried to chat with this cold-faced man, but Sujing was Sujing after all. He glanced at her and said coldly: "I My kung fu is all used for killing people, do you want to learn how to kill eunuchs or maids in the palace?"
Uh... Kun Xing swore in his heart at that time that if he took the initiative to say a word to this nun, he would be a pig!
