"May I ask, sir, what is the matter?"
"Do you know where the enemy troops are?"
Song Xin was a little confused by this strange question, "Enemy army? Aren't they just outside the city?"
Chen Jiao smiled and said: "For those generals, it is true. But for me, the enemy is in this city."
"Inside the city!?" Song Xin suddenly understood something, "Is it... a spy?"
Chen Jiao shook his head and said, "You come with me."
Song Xin was confused and followed him to the back of the mansion. It was a two-foot-square courtyard with nothing else but a small door.
Chen Jiao walked to the door and pushed it open gently. Song Xin followed him out and saw that there was actually a courtyard here.
I have to say that this mansion was built very cleverly. This small courtyard is hidden among the buildings of the mansion and can easily be ignored.
There was another two-foot-high building in the courtyard. When Chen Jiao walked over, two soldiers-looking men opened the door from inside.
"Are the others here?"
The soldier lowered his head and said, "Sir, we are all here."
Chen Jiao ordered: "Well, after we go up, remove the stairs and wait outside. No other people are allowed to come near here."
"No!" The soldier followed Chen Jiao and Song Xin into the house. The first floor was empty with no furnishings, but there was a staircase leading to the second floor.
"It turns out this is a two-story building." Song Xin didn't expect that there was a two-story building hidden inside this building.
After climbing to the second floor, the stairs behind him were immediately removed, and the soldiers closed the door and went out to wait.
Three people were already waiting on the second floor. Two of them were tall and tall. One of them was wearing a gray robe and the other was wearing a black robe. It looked like he was a martial artist. The third person looked thin, but his eyes were like It's as sharp as a knife.
"Sir, who is this?" the thin-faced man asked.
Chen Jiao said: "Isn't there someone missing? I brought it to you."
"Him?" The three of them were obviously stunned. Song Xin didn't look like a top expert, just a strong young man.
Chen Jiao introduced the three people, the one in gray robe was Lu Ying, the one in black robe was Zhao Ping, and the thin man was named Zhao Da. However, Song Xin did not expect that this thin man had the highest official position among the three people except Chen Jiao.
But looking at Zhao Da's attitude towards Chen Jiao, we can feel that Chen Jiao's status is obviously higher. Does he have another identity besides General Shi of the Southern Conquest? Song Xin couldn't help but thought to himself.
"Song Xin, you must not tell anyone what you heard here. If you do, I won't be able to protect you." Chen Jiao turned to Song Xin and said.
"Don't worry, sir. Song Xin will never reveal a word."
At this time, Chen Jiaocai slowly said: "I am the commander-in-chief of Zhengnan General Shi, but he is also from the Jingzhou Dian School. These three are all my subordinates."
Song Xin's scalp suddenly went numb and he became nervous, "I didn't expect that I would encounter the Dian School Office." It was only at this time that he learned that Cao Cao had an intelligence agency called the Dian School Office. Specialized in collecting intelligence on both the enemy and ourselves, monitoring officials, and assassinating enemy generals. Its function is similar to that of Dongchang and Jinyiwei in later generations. In modern times, it is the KGB or the Central Intelligence Agency. However, it is not known what position Chen Jiao held in the Dian School Office, and official history did not record any relationship between him and the Dian School Office.
However, their presence here is definitely not a good thing.
Zhao Da stared at Song Xin for a while and then said, "Master Chen, isn't this the boy who broke into battle with General Cao a few days ago?"
Chen Jiao then laughed: "Bo Fang (Zhao Da's name) has good eyesight, he is exactly this person."
At this time, the two strong men Lu Ying and Zhao Ping showed surprise, but there was still a trace of distrust in their eyes. What they do is different from those soldiers who charge into battle.
Zhao Da nodded and said, "Since you trust me, I won't say anything more. According to our school affairs reports, those people are hiding in a hotel in the northwest of the city. It is said that they even dug tunnels outside the city." , report the news.”
Chen Jiao asked: "Do you know the location of the exit outside the city?"
Zhao Da shook his head, "I don't know yet. The people we sent out haven't come back yet. I'm afraid they are dead. However, we also secretly captured a few people, but they were very tough and couldn't pry them away."
At this time, Chen Jiao said: "So, I will help you find someone who can find the exit."
Zhao Da still didn't believe it, "What is he capable of?"
Chen Jiao looked a little unhappy and said, "Bo Fang, don't you believe what I say?"
"I don't dare, I'm just afraid..." A hint of panic flashed across Zhao Da's originally stern face.
Song Xin looked at Chen Jiao's increasingly cold expression from the side, and felt a little frightened. "It turns out that this great gentleman still has this side. I thought he was just a gentle, well-educated gentleman."
Chen Jiao said: "Song Xin, if you can help us find the enemy's deployment in the city and the location of the tunnels. I am willing to edit the book myself to help you find out your father's grievances. What do you think?"
Song Xin was very shocked and asked, "How did you know about this, sir?"
Chen Jiao said: "With the ability of the Dian School Office, it is not difficult to know these things. There is one more thing I must let you know."
"Zhou Yu has sent killers to take your life. This time I need your help to find them."
Chen Jiao did not hide anything and showed great trust in Song Xin. At the same time, this trust also greatly reduced the wariness of Zhao Da and others towards Song Xin.
However, Song Xin could also guess at this time that this gentleman should have asked someone to investigate him a long time ago. The so-called finding the killer may be true, but it is by no means his ultimate goal.
"Since your Excellency trusts Song Xin so much, it is of course my duty to do so. Please give me your instructions on how to do it."
Chen Jiao nodded approvingly, "Well, Zhao Da, tell him."
Zhao Da then told Song Xin the plan and asked Song Xin to carefully write down all the important information. If a mistake is made, the layout of the past few months may be in vain. Just one mistake in coordination will cause the operation to fail.
"Before the sergeant breaks into the inn tonight, you must sneak in first, find the tunnel, and kill the people controlling the wooden poles inside. As long as they pull the mechanism, the tunnel will collapse immediately, and it may also harm Jiangling's city defense."
Then Zhao Da talked about several common tunnel styles at this time, the most likely of which was a tunnel called "Juelong Trench". That is, vertical shafts are deliberately dug at the top of certain sections of the tunnel, and some rocks and soil are stored in them. If the enemy is hunting for them, they just need to get in immediately and pull down the support wood supporting the tunnel, and the tunnel will be blocked immediately. Intercept the pursuers or bury them alive in the tunnel.
Song Xin's mission is to find the tunnel, eliminate the person who controls the support tree in advance, and prevent the enemy from escaping from the tunnel. In other words, not only must he first eliminate the person who controls the mechanism, but he must also block the intersection and face the enemy. A large group of desperate desperadoes fighting against the enemy.
Zhao Da and the others will launch a surprise attack within two quarters of an hour after Song Xin sneaks in. They will not wait to see if Song Xin delivers the news, not when it is too late.
Chen Jiao was attracted by Song Xin's earth escape technique, but he did not tell Zhao Da and others how Song Xin would enter the tunnel without being noticed.
