"You mean, these people got into the prison without knowing what happened?"
Lu Xiangsheng asked.
"Yes, my lord."
"Do you know how many there are?"
"I don't know, but there were at least five people. They suddenly rushed out of the prison cell and closed the door of the prison cell before the troops on the side noticed it."
"Did they come out of the prison cell? How many of our patrolling troops are in that prison cell?"
"They broke out from the prison cell. In order to prevent anyone from colluding with the establishment of slaves, His Majesty has strictly ordered that the prison cell must be patrolled every half an hour during the day and half an hour at night.
We just patrolled before, so now, except for the two guards standing guard at the door, there are no other patrolling soldiers in the entire prison."
"How many sergeants are here?"
"800 Beijing Camp."
"Pass my order, you leave 400 soldiers, and bring in 200 soldiers from outside. The rest, together with the soldiers I brought, immediately blockade the surrounding streets.
Contact the Five Cities Military and Horse Department in the capital and ask them to send people over to help with the search. "
"As commanded."
"Hope comes too soon." Lu Xiangsheng muttered in his heart.
Although it is not certain whether the other party dug a tunnel to get in, it is very likely that they dug a tunnel.
Otherwise, the other party would not choose to seal the door of the prison cell.
However, fortunately, he arrived in time and the other party should not have gone far yet.
Moreover, if you dig a tunnel, the exit should be nearby. If you send people to block the nearby streets, there is a great possibility of killing the opponent in one fell swoop.
If you can catch these people and follow the clues, it will be much easier to handle.
Otherwise, we can only close the city. Move the capital camp into the city and thoroughly investigate all the people in the capital.
By then, the consequences will not be something you can bear.
You know, there is so much "dirt" hidden behind the brilliance of the capital city.
A seemingly inconspicuous restaurant may be guarded by rank 3 officials.
A brothel may be the property of a certain prince.
A gambling house may be the property of a certain father-in-law.
Who knows how many people's interests are involved.
His Majesty has never tolerated sand in his eyes.
If the commotion really gets to that level, I don’t know how many people will be killed.
They cannot embarrass His Majesty, nor can they move His Majesty. When the time comes, it is very likely that I will become the target of their attack.
Although I'm not afraid, I don't want to be disgusted by such a thing.
"Take me to the construction where Jiannu was imprisoned." Lu Xiangsheng pointed at the general in charge and said.
Although checking the family is one way, it is better to catch the other party before they achieve their goal.
The other party rushed out and forced the door of the prison cell shut. It was obvious that the other party needed time to deal with the matter.
Whether it is rescuing those slaves or killing all the slaves, it will take time.
if....
Yes, sir, under the leadership of the guard general, Lu Xiangsheng soon reached the door of the prison cell.
At this moment, the gate of the prison cell has been beaten into pieces by the guns of the guarding army. It is a pity that the prison cell is very solidly built and the door of the prison cell is also very thick. Otherwise, the gate of the prison cell would have fallen down long ago.
"Stop shooting, go bring a piece of wood and knock this door open."
Lu Xiangsheng ordered directly.
"As commanded."
Soon the soldiers found a piece of wood the size of a bowl.
Several people cooperated, picked up the wood, and smashed it towards the door of the prison cell.
"Dong, dong, dong." Just a few sounds were heard, and the door of the prison cell was knocked open with a hole the size of a head.
"Change another place and continue the collision."
Lu Xiangsheng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the door had been opened wide.
Then he continued to order the soldiers to attack.
After all, no one knows what is going on inside. If there is only one mouth, it is difficult to ensure that the other party will take the opportunity to sneak attack the soldiers of Ming Dynasty.
Opening a few more openings can effectively prevent the other party from sneak attacks.
Under Lu Xiangsheng's order, five holes the size of his head were opened in the cell door soon.
Then, at Lu Xiangsheng's signal, a soldier directly extended the torch from the entrance of the cave.
Another soldier took the opportunity to observe the surrounding situation.
"Sir, the other party is not behind the door, but the other party is behind the door and has stuck many wooden sticks diagonally to block the door."
"First put down the door bolt, and then open the blocking wooden stick."
Lu Xiangsheng said.
After about half a cup of tea (about 10 minutes), the door that had blocked the army for so long was finally opened.
Lu Xiangsheng sent five armored soldiers holding torches to explore the way ahead, and he followed the five men.
The rest of the soldiers followed.
In order to prevent the slaves from escaping from prison, those slaves were imprisoned in the innermost part of the prison. To get through, you need to go through a long empty cell.
Soon the advancing soldiers entered the cell, but they were blocked by three ropes.
Just as the soldier was about to cut off the rope and move forward, he was stopped by Lu Xiangsheng.
When they followed Lu Xiangsheng's finger, they suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
It turns out that the other two ends of the rope are each designed with a small mechanism. If you are not careful, the candle lamp connected to the mechanism on one side of the rope will fall down, and there is hay under the candle lamp on the other side.
There were several things wrapped in oil paper placed on top of the hay. In the faint light, a lead could be seen protruding from the package.
"Explosive pack." shouted the soldier who was about to cut the rope.
All the soldiers looked a little panicked for a while.
However, the panic did not last long and soon calmed down.
"Don't move around. A few people go up and pull the ropes on both sides. You cut the ropes directly, walk over, and remove the explosive package. Remember to look around you and be careful of the traps set by the other party." Lu Xiangsheng shouted.
Training can increase the strength of soldiers, but soldiers who have not experienced blood and fire are still a little bit behind the real elite.
Although they are unwilling to admit it, the strength of the soldiers in the Beijing camp is still slightly inferior to those of the frontier troops who have been on the battlefield for a long time.
If this matter were left to the border troops, they might not be able to discover the mechanism behind it, but there would be no panic at all because of the discovery of explosive packets.
Soon, under the command of Lu Xiangsheng, the "explosive package" was taken out and the mechanism was dismantled.
"Keep moving forward." Lu Xiangsheng ordered after seeing that the danger was reduced.
Although the soldiers were a little reluctant, they still moved forward quickly as required.
After a while, three more ropes blocking the road appeared. This time there was no prompt from Lu Xiangsheng, so everyone dismantled the trap according to their previous actions.
"What a strong smell of blood."
After walking half the distance, a strong smell of blood greeted us.
Lu Xiangsheng suddenly felt bad.
"No, I thought wrong. Those slave builders were just abandoned sons. They have probably been silenced by now."
Lu Xiangsheng muttered in his heart.
However, Lu Xiangsheng did not ask anyone to speed up. After all, the Tianlao was so quiet now and the smell of blood was so strong. Those Jiannu slaves were probably already dead.
It's not worth risking the soldiers of Ming Dynasty for a group of dead people.
"You guys go check it out, pay attention to safety, and if anything happens, just call out." Lu Xiangsheng pointed at the men in iron armor behind him and said.
After burning incense, the soldiers who went to investigate came to report.
Those slaves had indeed died tragically, but the perpetrators were not found.
"Group of five people, thoroughly search all the prison rooms, and be sure to find the escape route of the thief."
The entire prison is a huge cage. Since the other party was not found, the other party either hid in the darkness of the prison or escaped along the way he came.
No matter what the outcome was, Lu Xiangsheng needed to figure it out, otherwise he would have no way to explain it to His Majesty and the civil and military officials.
