How can this situation be resolved? Even the local Tongtao Yundong would have been in trouble otherwise he would not have been hiding in the mountains for more than half a month. What's more, the nine people in Chang Yu's group have numerous murders on their hands, and there are countless thieves behind them who are eager to rip off their skin. As long as they If you reveal any flaws, you will be bitten immediately.
Chang Yu was also at a loss.
As night fell, everyone dug a pit in the straw shed and lit branches to keep warm. The straw shed could block the firelight from leaking out. No matter how dark it was, no one could see it. Everyone huddled around and ate dry food. Gotta talk.
Chang Yu walked out of the hut and stood on a rock to look down the mountain. In the distance, the village was sparsely shining with light, and farther east, the fire was brighter. That should be the rebel army's military camp in Crouching Tiger Mountain that Tao Yundong said.
But Chang Yu didn't feel anything after seeing these. What made his heart feel like a stone was the moving firelight, bit by bit, sometimes near and sometimes far away.
"There are a lot more than before," Tao Yundong came out and looked for a while and whispered.
Chang Yu knew that those were spies who were chasing them.
It is no longer suitable to stay here for a long time. It won’t be long before the spies fail to search and will suspect that they are hiding in the mountains. Then they will surely search for them in the mountains!
If you want to leave early, you will regret it if you are late.
Tao Yundong can still return to the city with a good citizen certificate, but Fang Yuhai and Chang Yu have become a big problem. In Tao Yundong's words, walking alone is the most suspicious, and a group of people is particularly eye-catching. The thieves patrol team has already investigated, so you pretended to be once It may succeed twice and even delay for a while, but it will definitely not be possible the third time.
The only people who can still be fooled are the common people, who can't tell the difference between thieves and soldiers and spies.
"Shopkeeper, the thief only knows us as a group of nine now. If there were one or ten more of us, wouldn't it be easy to fish in troubled waters?" Qing Yi asked weakly. Chang Yu's eyes lit up, but then darkened again. It is indeed a good idea. Nowadays, thieves know that a nine-person team of officers and soldiers has infiltrated, so they will pay special attention to it. But suddenly there are more than 20 people swaggering around. They can fool them for at least a few hours. By the time they react, they will have run away. But now, Fang Yuhai is added. One more person won't change much. Where can I find such people to go with me to take risks? Even if I rent, I can't rent one.
In addition, there is another problem, horses!
Previously, in order to spread suspicion, the horses were thrown more than ten miles away and allowed to run around to lure the rebels. Now without horses, it is like having no legs. If the rebels find it, they can easily catch up with them. Once the fight starts, how many times will the opponent be? It’s just human beings. If they are more than ten people, it will be difficult for them to turn danger into good fortune.
Therefore, in addition to engaging people, we also have to engage horses!
Everyone's eyes fell on Tao Yundong. He was a local expert and might have some ideas.
"If there is money in the city, Ma should be able to get it, but here..." Tao Yundong looked embarrassed. This is a barren mountain thirty miles away from Pucheng!
"Where are the people? Are there Jin Yiwei spies around here? Kuang Ren asked and looked at Fang Yuhai, or your people? We can go together."
Fang Yuhai shook his head: "There were six of us when we came here, and now I am the only one left." Tao Yundong also shook his head: "There is another one in Puzhou City. Brother Fang uses his bodyguard when he goes out of the city. There are also some in Dali and Baishui, but We rarely contact each other, and we can’t contact you now..."
"It seems we have to rely on ourselves." Chang Yu muttered, rubbed his head, and suddenly turned to ask Tao Yundong: "Are there any heroes around here who can dominate the mountains and become kings?"
Tao Yundong thought for a while and shook his head: "Sir, this is the plain you mentioned. There are almost no mountains. The ones that are there are the size of sheep excrement eggs. This Wulong Mountain is considered big within a radius of dozens of miles. I have never heard of any." The fallen heroes, even if there were estimates, they would have already joined the bandit army..."
"Could the shopkeeper want to find a group of bandits to disguise themselves and rush out with us?" Chen Ruxin asked: "Even if there are them, will they be willing?"
"If you have them, they will definitely be willing." Chang Yu said confidently: "Money can make all the difference. If you have money, and you haven't joined the bandit army yet, as long as we have the money in place, it will be fine with a little cheating." He sighed: " There is no problem."
Everyone was a little frustrated.
"Money can make the world go round..." Wang Fuchen muttered: "If it doesn't work, let's find some common people to give some money..."
"No, ordinary people can't do these things, only those desperadoes..." Chang Yu said and suddenly an idea flashed, ghosts and ghosts, ghosts... He thought of a possibility, Wulong Mountain is connected to Jianshan Jinsu Mountain within a radius of It occupies a large area. There should have been thieves and bandits Luocao, but they have probably surrendered. But in addition, there should be other desperadoes... grave robbers who are engaged in robberies and dog robberies!
This is the imperial mausoleum. It has been the ultimate dream of many tomb robbers throughout the ages. The surrounding villages may be the descendants of the tomb keeper, but there are definitely descendants of tomb robbers! Even if there are no descendants, there are still local masters in active service, relying on the mountains to support them. If there are no tomb robbers around the imperial mausoleum, they will be struck by lightning.
Even if the imperial mausoleum and the tomb of Gao Lishi cannot be robbed, there have been other rich and noble people buried in the mountains for hundreds of thousands of years. It is impossible to say that there are no tomb robbers entrenched here!
Find these people and coax them into acting with you!
Tao Yundong was considered a local, at least he spoke the local language authentically, so he volunteered to go down the mountain to inquire about it. Such things are very easy to inquire about these days. Anyone who has done this in the nearby villages can get clues with a little inquiry.
People have hope, but what about horses?
"The so-called finding wealth in danger..." Chang Yu looked at Crouching Tiger Mountain in the distance, where the bandit army camp was.
"The shopkeeper doesn't want to go to the bandit army camp to rob the horse, does he?" Although Tao Yundong knew that this group of people could fight all the way in, which is not ordinary awesome, but to go to the military camp to rob the horse is not awesome, it is stupid!
"I'm not as brave as Brother Tao." Chang Yu laughed and said, "Is there a market at the foot of the mountain? Do the bandits come down the mountain on weekdays?"
Tao Yundong understood immediately: "There is no market, but there is a big village where people buy and sell some odds and ends. The bandits are not strictly disciplined and they usually go down the mountain to find drinks and women to play with..." He is an old agent. I had made inquiries in nearby villages when I was scouting the Wuhushan military camp.
"Since there is no way out, let's go out on our own. Brother Tao, you go to find out the news, and we will go to rob the horse. But these two things must be done together, otherwise there will be no use in missing one." Chang Yu said Face said cautiously.
"I can only say that I will do my best. Whether you can find out is one thing, and whether you can persuade them is another!" Tao Yundong looked worried.
"Do your best and obey fate," Chang Yu said with a long breath: "Since you can break in, you can definitely break out. It's a bit more difficult, but it's more exciting."
Kuang Ren and the others couldn't help rolling their eyes after hearing this, looking for excitement again!
"By the way, we have a rough idea of the rebel army's garrison status in various cities in the plain, but do you know who the general is?"
This is what Chang Yu desperately wants to know. However, no matter that Li Yan's people couldn't detect it, he himself didn't find any clues, so he counted on the old agent Tao Yundong.
Tao Yundong also shook his head: "I don't have any clues, I can only rely on guessing."
"Then who do you guess it is, and what's the basis for it?" Chang Yu asked. Tao Yundong thought for a while: "I guess it's Li Guo, and the basis is that most of the spies around here are his subordinates." Chang Yu was startled. He had previously learned that in order to keep secrets, the rebels dispatched spies from all over the place. However, when he was in Changrun at the ferry of Beiluo River, he seemed to have heard that there was a group belonging to the rear camp of the rebel army, who was going up the mountain. I also encountered a group of spies who claimed to be from Puzhou and also said that they were under the command of General Hou Yingzhi.
It is well known that Li Zicheng's soldiers and horses were directly descended from the old battalion. In Xiangyang, he called himself the "King of Dashun" and formally established five battalions, namely: "Zhongji, Zuofu, right wing, forward, and back force." This is the official form of the Dashun army. That is to say, there are five battalions of soldiers and horses. Liu Zongmin is in charge of the front army (some say the center army) and the right army Yuan Zongdi. In charge of the rear army is Li Guo, who is also one of the commanding generals.
It is said that they are using troops in a different place, but the proportion of Li Guo's men is obviously too large. Is this done intentionally by the thieves or is it an accidental flaw?
But Chang Yu felt that it might really be Li Guo, because the officers and soldiers of the two armies could cross the river and fight at any time. Li Zicheng would send a general to sit here regardless of whether the Guanzhong Plain was the main attack point for the officers and soldiers.
Who is more suitable to choose? It is a matter of great importance to the country of Dashun. Naturally, we need a general who is trustworthy and resistant to attack.
Forget it, Liu Zongmin. This guy can't fight, but he may not be very capable at defending the city. The most important thing is that he doesn't want to keep this guy guarding the country. He just came back from the robbery and was chased for thousands of miles as a lost dog. Now he returns to his own country. You can't enjoy your territory. It's so tiring to guard the country. Whoever wants to do that job can do it!
As for the others, they all have the same idea. They are awesome. Li Zicheng either can't do it or is embarrassed to do it. For example, Liu Fangliang, the biggest contributor to the Eastern Expedition, you have to let him go back to Xi'an to have fun. It's close, like Li You, Bai Heming, etc., they were either killed, or like Hao Yaoqi, Liu Tichun, etc., they were directly demoted. There are really not many easy to use now!
After much deliberation, Li Guo is the most suitable person!
