Beicheng, purple bamboo forest.
The courtyard is deep and the spring scenery is endless.
The enchanting woman was breathing a soul-stirring breath. Ji Gang exhaled a long breath, hugged the woman tightly, and then let go after a long time. His intoxicated eyes gradually turned cold, and he walked out of the bed barefoot: "Go back. "
Xiaoman sat up, revealing his exquisite curves: "Brother Ji, you know, if we stay in the capital any longer, all of us may die. I don't want to die, as long as you are willing, I am willing to stay and fly with you, and escape into the mountains and forests. Ask about the world.”
Ji Gang picked up the clothes from the screen: "I want beauty, and I also want power. Xiaoman, escaping into the mountains and living in poverty for the rest of my life is not the way for me, Ji Gang, to live. I would rather risk my life than risk my future!"
Xiaoman looked at Ji Gang who was determined, picked up Xiaoyi, and said softly: "Sooner or later the security bureau will find us, it is no longer safe here."
Ji Gang chuckled and didn't take it seriously: "There are some things you don't know, but I can tell you that in less than two years, Emperor Jianwen and the Crown Prince will die. After they die, Yang Wushan and Gujin will be able to control the situation. At that time, I, Ji Gang, was the founding Duke, and you were the Duchess."
Xiaoman smiled, very happy, but after Ji Gang turned around, the smile disappeared without a trace.
Founding Duke, Founding Lady?
Xiaoman knows that he is a shady soldier and Ji Gang is a pawn. If Yang Wushan and Gujin succeed, they will clear out all the dirty past. If they fail, Zhu Yunwen and the Security Bureau will clear out everyone.
Do you still dream of the pinnacle of power?
He can see through every woman clearly, why can't he see through her?
Oh, I forgot, he was a martial arts scholar, he didn’t know a few words, he was ambitious but not educated, he had desires but no restraint, he had means but no brains...
It seems that the trust is not human.
Xiaoman was thinking about who, besides Ji Gang, could take him away from the capital, or whether he would take risks alone, or...
Ji Gang looked at the night, frowned and said, "There's no news from Bailu yet. Could it be that Beginning of Autumn and Shuangsheng haven't come back yet?"
Xiaoman got out of bed: "If you are worried, I can go and have a look."
Ji Gang thought for a moment and looked at Xiaoman: "Destroying the Second Artillery Bureau will greatly weaken the prestige of Emperor Jianwen. This matter is of great importance. You might as well go and have a look, and tell Bai Lu by the way that Danyangzi's plan is already here In progress, the traitors will be eliminated soon."
Xiao Man tightened his night clothes and tidied up neatly: "This will be our last fight, Brother Ji, I hope we are all alive."
Ji Gang said confidently: "We can only go to the end. There is no way, and we need to find a way out. I believe that we can have the last laugh."
Xiaoman smiled, without saying anything else, turned around and entered the room, and left the house through the secret passage. When he reappeared, he was already in a house. He left quietly and walked cautiously in the dark. After half an hour, he finally arrived. Climb over a wall and enter a home.
In the study room.
Bai Lu raised her head slightly and looked at the roof. Fine dust fell on the table.
"Come in, it's safe."
Bai Lu said hoarsely.
Xiao Man fell into the window, opened the window and looked at the stern-faced Bai Lu. He climbed through the window and asked, "Brother Bai, haven't you come back since Beginning of Autumn and Shuangsheng?"
Seeing that it was Xiao Man, Bai Lu shook her head: "It didn't happen so quickly. You also know that the people who have contact with the Second Artillery Bureau are either the current Beijing Army or those who have withdrawn from the Beijing Army. These people are hard-core. Interrogation needs time."
Xiaoman was slightly worried.
An hour later, the capital city gate was closed. Bai Lu and Xiao Man were even more anxious when they saw that no one had come back. As they were discussing countermeasures, they heard noises coming from outside, followed by two cat meows, which made them feel at ease.
Li Qiu walked in with a straight face.
Shuangjiang held the knife, looked at Bai Lu and Xiaoman silently, and then stood by the window as usual.
"You are finally back, have you found any information?"
Li Qiu raised his hand and pinched his throat, and said: "It's all tough. I spent a lot of energy and finally got the information. This is the map of the Second Artillery Bureau provided by Yang Wuxiu. If we want to destroy the Second Artillery Bureau, we may need to A lot of manpower.”
Bai Lu quickly took the drawing and asked, "What's wrong with your throat?" while looking at it.
Li Qiu replied softly: "I guess I got cold from going into the water the day before yesterday."
Bai Lu looked at Li Qiu and knew that she had wanted to sneak directly into Houhu Lake through the waterway, but this was impossible to achieve. The Second Artillery Bureau's defense force was too strong. They had set up iron fences in the lake. At the same time, these iron fences cannot be easily broken. Even if they overcome this difficulty, they may still get entangled in the barbed fishing nets inside.
The only way to enter is the ten-mile long embankment!
"This is the Gunpowder Department!"
Bai Lu looked at the drawings in surprise.
Xiao Man came over and saw that the layout of the Second Artillery Bureau was marked on the drawing. The Gunpowder Department, Cannon Department, Artillery Department, Smelting Area, and Warehouse Area were all clearly marked, and even the number of guards were marked.
“What a great harvest this time!”
Bai Lu was extremely satisfied.
If you understand the situation inside the Second Artillery Bureau, you can plan to destroy the Second Artillery Bureau.
Li Qiu said: "The Second Artillery Bureau changes defense on the seventh of every month. The day before the change of defense is the most lax, that is, the sixth day. We don't have much time left."
"Six days? Then don't we only have two days to prepare?"
Bai Lu frowned.
Li Qiu said coldly: "According to Yang Wuxiu's account, the Second Artillery Bureau is currently storing and producing a large amount of gunpowder, which is delivered to the army every month or two months. The next delivery date is most likely on the 8th."
"That being said, we must act!"
Xiaoman felt heavy in his heart.
Two days of preparation time to destroy the heavily guarded Second Artillery Bureau, this is a road of no return!
"You immediately report the news to Ji Gang and ask him to go to the peak for instructions and make arrangements quickly."
After Bai Lu memorized the contents of the drawing, she handed it to Xiao Man.
Shuang Jiang, who had been motionless, raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard the word "Ji Gang".
Xiaoman put away the drawings, turned and left.
Bailu arranges to rest at the beginning of autumn and frost.
Ji Gang was overjoyed when he got the blueprint of the Second Artillery Bureau. With this blueprint, as long as he lit a fire, not to mention the Second Artillery Bureau, even the entire Houhu Lake would be set off!
Without the Second Artillery Bureau and countless craftsmen dead, could Ming Dynasty still develop firearms? You, Zhu Yunwen, must have lost your prestige too!
"I will go to Yang Wushan to discuss it at dawn. You are responsible for organizing the manpower. You will not participate this time. Let Liqiu, Shuangjiang and Bailu take the people."
Ji Gang said seriously.
Xiao Man knew that Ji Gang was protecting him, and that he would basically never come back if he went to the Second Artillery Bureau, so he agreed with emotion.
Its daybreak.
Ji Gang dressed up and pretended to be a disabled person, limped toward the middle city, and then stopped under a bridge. A awning boat passed by and Ji Gang disappeared.
At noon, Ji Gang appeared under another bridge and limped out of Zhongcheng. Bai Lu received the order to take action. On the one hand, he mobilized manpower and on the other hand, he prepared an action plan. Time was tight and the plan could not be comprehensive. He summed it up in one sentence:
They tried their best to light the gunpowder magazine and destroy the Second Artillery Bureau.
In order to ensure a smooth operation, Bai Lu also ordered Liqiu and Shuangjiang to capture thirty-six retired sergeants who were transporting iron ore for the Second Artillery Bureau, snatch away their waist badges, and disguise them according to their appearance.
February 6th.
A batch of iron ore was delivered to the capital. Bai Lu followed a group of teams, pulling the iron ore vehicle, and slowly approached the ten-mile long embankment of Houhu Lake.
What surprised Bai Lu and others was that the Second Artillery Bureau's defense was very relaxed that day. Even the sergeant allowed everyone to enter before they had finished questioning him. The sergeant who searched them just went through the motions without groping carefully or conducting an interrogation. Inside the iron ore.
Five levels passed successfully.
Bai Lu glanced at Shuang Luo next to her. The boy was calm and composed, as if he had returned to his home. His unyielding spirit despite death was worthy of admiration. He was worthy of being a powerful figure among the Yin soldiers.
"In front is the inspection square. We can just rush into the Second Artillery Bureau through the screen wall. The Gunpowder Department is not far away!"
Bai Lu took out the fire seal hidden in the iron ore and whispered to Shuang Jiang, Li Qiu and others.
"action!"
Seeing the sergeant coming out from behind the screen wall to inspect the goods, Bai Lu said in a low voice, then strode towards the screen wall.
The thirty-six people were not slow, and by the time the sergeant reacted, they had already run into the shadow wall.
There is no sergeant guarding a wide avenue!
Bai Lu was even more excited when she saw this. She led the men in a 200-step charge while shouting. They actually saw a sign along the way, which said turn right to the Gunpowder Department.
Everyone couldn't help but sigh: The people in the Second Artillery Bureau are really careful in their work.
Turn the corner, the courtyard.
Kick down the door.
Pull out the fire break.
Bai Lu and the others were dumbfounded. They looked at the rows of iron lumps in the yard and the black gun barrels lined up facing them, feeling a little at a loss.
"Isn't this the Gunpowder Department?"
Bai Lu was full of doubts.
It's clearly written on the drawing, and the sign just now also clearly indicates that it's the Gunpowder Department.
But the Maoist Gunpowder Department is full of magical cannons. Shouldn't these things stay in the Artillery Department?
"What a bunch of idiots. They believe in any picture they draw..."
Liu Changge walked out of it with a cold expression on his face.
Wow!
Groups of sergeants surrounded Bai Lu and others, carrying crossbows and sharp guns.
"be cheated!"
Bai Lu gritted her teeth.
Liu Changge was speechless. If you enter the Second Artillery Bureau so easily, then the Second Artillery Bureau is finished. The defenses here are not only visible checkpoints, but also hidden posts.
Even if you avoid all the inspections and don't pass the multiple inspections within the Gunpowder Department, you can't get in. If you want to go to the gunpowder warehouse, it's even harder.
"If it hadn't been for catching you outside to make Yang Wushan suspicious, you would have been arrested long ago. All of you were arrested and secretly sent to the Security Bureau for torture and interrogation."
Liu Changge ordered.
Bai Lu shouted: "Sacrifice with my blood..."
puff!
Shuang Sheng's knife had been inserted into Bai Lu's shoulder, and he looked at Bai Lu coldly: "Sacrifice a bird with blood."
Bai Lu's eyes widened. She couldn't believe that Shuang Sheng would betray the Yin soldiers and hurt herself, but her shoulders were so painful that she couldn't even lift the knife...
