Chapter 1143: Spy Impossible (Part 1, ask for a monthly ticket)
Due to the harsh climate in the snowy mountains in the north, the time suitable for the Ruman Army's operations is only a few months from May to September each year.
The rest of the time is when the mountains are blocked by heavy snow. Of course it doesn't matter for a few people to move in the mountains, but it is difficult for a large army to deploy. If nothing else, the sound of a large army marching is enough to cause an avalanche.
Bury them all...
Therefore, only in the spring and summer of each year, the Ruman Army would go into the mountains to sweep around and play a cat-and-mouse game with the barbarians.
As soon as the snow falls, they have to retreat to their strongholds in the plains to recuperate.
The town of Ventris is such a barracks town.
The local silver light followed the soldiers into the pass, and there was a lively scene in front of them.
During the winter break, the Ruman Legion's garrison was very messy, with a large amount of supplies piled up in the open air. There were people coming and going in the pass, including soldiers and civilians.
The soldiers who were not on duty lazily gathered together and joked. Among them there were many barbarians dressed like the Rumans. These soldiers came from naturalized tribes - unfortunately, although they were familiar with the location and were brave and good at fighting.
, but because of their origins, it is difficult for them to gain the trust of Ruman's senior management.
However, to the ordinary soldiers stationed here, these straightforward barbarians are their comrades and companions who have been with them through life and death, and are extremely popular.
The three of them suddenly came to this bustling place from that sparsely populated and desolate place. They all felt as if they were in another world. No matter what they saw, everything felt fresh.
But what attracted the three people's attention the most was the dozen or so black artillery pieces lined up on top of the city.
The muzzle pointed north, and the thick metal barrel was polished by the artillerymen.
A security army artillery instructor dressed in black shouted at several artillerymen to circle around the artillery and keep their feet from touching the ground.
The dark mage stopped with great interest, wanting to take a closer look at these artillery pieces.
He had heard a lot about the rumors about this small magic cannon - humans had mastered a new and terrifying alchemy technology, the magic cannon could be operated by non-magicians, and it played a decisive role in actual combat.
This news also caused a sensation among the dark mages, and under the personal intervention of the high priest, some people have already begun to research the same weapon.
but……
But it seems that progress has been slow.
Just as the dark mage stopped to watch, the impatient soldier next to him gave him a strong push and scolded him: "Why are you so stunned? Let's go quickly~!"
The dark mage was unprepared and stumbled, almost falling to the ground.
He turned around sharply and looked at the soldier angrily. No one in his life had dared to speak like this to a noble mage like him.
Goblin Yin Guang knew this man's temper very well, so he rushed over and pulled the dark mage away. He smiled at the soldier and said, "Let's go, let's go. Don't be angry, Master. Don't be angry."
Then he turned around and whispered to the dark mage: "Sir, we are here to do a big thing, so please be patient for a while."
The dark mage looked around at the soldiers around him, snorted and pulled down his hat, and said bitterly: "Okay, I understand."
Several soldiers escorted the three people to the command post at the pass.
The commander of the garrison at the pass was a captain named Corliss.
He was sitting behind his desk. He was flipping through a book "Thirty-Six Strategies for Picking Up Girls" boredly. He was wondering if he could follow the instructions in the book and get a book of poetry or something, put on a scarf, and pretend to be melancholic and literary.
Young man, go and pay tribute to the daughter of the mayor of the small town.
He was daydreaming about a very pornographic and violent plot that was not suitable for children, when he suddenly heard a report from his subordinates that a goblin had arrived. He was still a little confused: April Fool's Day had already passed, so why would anyone still come to make this joke?
But then he discovered that there was really a goblin standing in front of him.
It took Collis a long time to react.
He couldn't help but wonder: Why did a goblin suddenly appear in this ice and snow?
Yin Guang laughed dryly twice, then whispered in his ear: "If you want to be promoted, just inform Baron Gore that the goblin is back.
The captain was shocked suddenly, opened his eyes wide, and looked at the goblin in disbelief.
Everyone knows that Baron Gore is a close confidant of Prime Minister Russell, and his status on the Northern Front is equivalent to that of a military supervisor. Even the Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Front will not easily provoke him.
The distance between him, a young officer, and Baron Gore would be more than a thousand miles.
Yin Guang was worried and gave another instruction, "Remember to keep it secret. If the information is leaked, you know the consequences."
Corliss hesitated for a moment. From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to believe a goblin.
This is a lowly race that deceives and steals civilization, and it has always been full of lies. But seeing the goblin look so sure, as if he were a low-level civilian under the military department, he couldn't help but not believe it.
Then I thought, if this goblin was deceiving me, I would have nothing to lose, I could just kill him later.
Corliss was also extremely straightforward and immediately left a message to his soldiers: "Enter these three people well."
Then, he tossed his cloak and walked out.
He was not at ease with the goblin's words. Therefore, he planned to go find his fellow villagers next to Baron Gore and ask around the corner.
Although the soldiers looked down on these three people, the captain did not dare to neglect the order and immediately found a comfortable room for them to stay and rest.
Time soon reached noon, and the goblin finally had his first official lunch after more than two months in the mountain.
Big chunks of white bread, stewed beef and potatoes, and even a bottle of wine to accompany the meal.
When the delicious meat melted on his tongue, Yin Guang almost shed tears of excitement and secretly swore that he would never do such a painful job again.
After Huck imitated Silver Light and fiddled with the knife and fork for a while, he finally gave up and directly reached into the soup basin with his hand. Under the disdainful eyes of the soldiers nearby, he scooped up the meat and ate it dripping with juice.
After drinking and eating, the gnome lay on a chair and took a nap. Huck rolled under the table with the bottle in his arms.
Although the dark mage was highly skilled and bold, he was a little worried because he was in danger for the first time. Therefore, he kept staring at the goblin nervously and looked outside from time to time to see if there was anything unusual outside.
When the sleeping goblin suddenly felt someone pushing him, he raised his head and it was already dark night outside, and the soldiers' loud commands came from outside the door.
Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man of medium build appeared opposite the goblin. He had sharp cheeks. His triangular eyes shone sharply, he had a faint eyebrow and his face looked feminine and fierce.
But he has a fair complexion, a luxurious winter coat, and a decorated gold chain on his chest. He looks like a rich and noble noble.
The silver light shook, and he suddenly woke up. He immediately jumped up and said respectfully: "Baron Gore."
At the same time, he secretly glanced at the dark mage and saw that he had his hands in his sleeves, his head lowered and said nothing. But the goblin knew that this guy was preparing to take action at any time.
Standing at the door were two guards of Baron Gore. Yin Guang estimated that they would not be able to defeat this dark mage, so he could only think of escaping.
Baron Gore sat down opposite the goblin, looked at the goblin carefully for a while, and said: "Mr. Silverlight, you have suffered."
The goblin was shocked and whispered: "For the empire, sir."
Gore burst out laughing as if he had heard a funny joke. He heard a goblin shout "For the Empire", which was indescribably weird.
After quitting, he immediately held back. Baron Gore nodded and said with a smile: "The Prime Minister will remember your contribution. Who are these two?"
The goblin pointed at the dark mage and said: "Flint, my best friend and colleague. Without him, I can't get out of the Snowy Mountains. This barbarian is my servant."
Gore looked at the dark mage carefully. Although this guy looked gloomy, most of the people who engaged in intelligence had such virtues that he didn't feel anything unusual. He turned to the goblin and said: "You have been there for two months? What have you learned?
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Yinguang rubbed his hands together, showed the usual smile of goblins, and said: "The harvest is great, sir, the harvest is great. Our goods have earned a full 700,000 gold coins."
"Seven hundred thousand~!" Baron Gore couldn't help but take a breath when he heard this figure. He could get 50% of it. He sighed inwardly: "No wonder everyone likes to smuggle. This money is so easy to come by.
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The goblin smiled proudly and said: "I will take advantage of the winter military break to make one more trip. I must earn enough for one million, and then I can retire."
"Want to make another trip?" Gore showed a surprised smile on his face, patted the goblin on the shoulder, and said with approval: "Well done, Mr. Silverlight, it seems that I made the right choice to find you as a partner.
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It’s just that I took advantage of that bastard Hawke. I really don’t want to give him a penny. Sooner or later, I will kill this son of a bitch, a northern silverfish.”
The goblin smiled slyly and said: "Let's just say that the income this time will be used to purchase goods again, so we can give him a lot less. As for the next trip, it has nothing to do with him."
Gore's eyes lit up, he pointed at the silver light and laughed loudly, saying: "You are indeed a goblin. Where are the other gains?"
The goblin solemnly took out a piece of leather from his arms, carefully spread it on the table, and said: "This is the barbarian tribe that I have discovered. In May, you only need to follow the map to sweep it."
What is marked on the leather are the tribes that the goblins encountered along the way, but in fact, they have all been conquered by the dark mage.
During the short five-month battle, the Ruman Legion said that the biggest trouble they encountered was the difficulty in finding barbarian tribes.
The Hundred Thousand Mountains are vast and vast, and no one knows that the barbarians will be hiding in that valley. Not to mention that they will play hide and seek with the Ruman Army. The army will run away when it comes, and it will leave when it leaves. Are you harassing them?
It made the Ruman Army extremely troubled.
As long as you can predict the location of the barbarian tribe before the battle, and pounce directly upon them after the battle begins, you can ensure that none of them can escape.
Baron Gore raised the lamp and looked at the map carefully. He slowly traced his finger across the map and murmured: "Haisanheim, Gurianheim, Tuluheim... Ha, Lundheim hides in this corner."
Come on, Kaichun I want you to look good."
Baron Gore carefully folded the animal skin map and put it into his pocket, saying: "No matter how much you praise your contribution, I can't praise it too much. I guarantee that the Prime Minister will give you a corresponding reward."
The goblin said humbly: "None of this would be possible without your full support, Lord Gore."
Gore noticed that this goblin was getting more and more sophisticated. He smiled and said, "I find that I like you more and more."
Then he and the goblin looked at each other and laughed, looking quite sympathetic to each other.
"I don't believe you!" Goblin Yinguang cursed in his heart, and then said: "I wonder if anything big has happened in the two months since I left?"
Gore waved to the guards, picked up a bottle of good wine, and poured it for the goblins and dark mage himself. He sighed first and said: "Hadu is dead. The war with Almohad is over."
"As expected." Yin Guang said somewhat solemnly.
"The good news is." Baron Gore smiled proudly and said: "After the war in the south, the Prime Minister can free up his hands to prepare for the war in the North. After the spring begins, the Prime Minister is preparing to launch an unprecedented big operation."
The dark mage's body trembled and he suddenly raised his head.
Goblin Silver Light laughed quickly, attracting Baron Gore's attention. He slapped the table and said, "It should have been like this a long time ago. Let's see how unprecedented it is."
Gore hesitated for a moment, but considering that the goblin had just earned himself more than 300,000 gold coins, he lowered his voice and said: "The entire army will be mobilized in the northern theater. It is estimated that more than 300,000 troops will be used to march to Peking.
Push through, and the Prime Minister will leave no grass behind in his path. Preparations have begun now."
The dark mage was secretly happy and thought: Sure enough, we have come to the right place. As soon as we arrived here, our buttocks were not even hot yet. We had already found out the Ruman Empire's war plan for next year.
But it’s a huge harvest whose value is hard to estimate~!
The goblin smacked his lips, shook his head and said regretfully: "In this case, our business can only last this year."
Baron Gore also curled his lips. Thinking about the loss of this huge profit, he also felt a pain in his body. He raised his glass and drank it in one gulp. He patted the goblin affectionately and said: "I have prepared a good place for you. Take care of yourself."
Take two days off."
The goblin also raised his glass politely and said, "It just so happens that I can also do some shopping."
That night Baron Gore arranged for the goblins and the others to stay in a small city in the pass and stay in the best hotel in the city.
In order to keep it secret, the entire hotel was even booked. However, what made Goblin Silver Guang depressed was that the dark mage still looked at him closely, obviously very worried about him.
Just when Yin Guang was lying on the soft bed that could sink into, with his hands clasped behind his head, his eyes wide open in the dark night, staring at the ceiling, not knowing what he was thinking.
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At the same time, in the same small town, not far from the hotel, several people were sitting around on the left side. The lampshades were pressed very low, and the yellow light only illuminated their arms, making their figures hazy.
There is a short-handled musket on the table, and a pair of broad and steady hands are carefully wiping the musket with gentle and careful movements, as if the musket is a precious and fragile item.
"Uncle Seven is back." A young voice said.
Another calm and low voice said: "Are you sure it's him?"
"Haha..." The young man chuckled and said: "Uncle Qi's features are so obvious, I can't be wrong, section chief, why don't you contact him? That idiot Gore has left. I saw
His sharp mouth and monkey cheeks make him angry."
The section chief shrugged obviously and said solemnly: "Something has changed."
Several people at the table heard something wrong in the tone of his words, and couldn't help but raise their heads at the same time, staring at the section chief closely.
The atmosphere in the room became tense for a moment.
The section chief took out a piece of paper from his arms and still put it on the table. He leaned back in his chair and put his hands on the back of his head and said, "It was sent back from the branch just one day ago."
Several people passed the paper around silently.
It took a long time before someone asked in a timid voice: "Is the news accurate?"
"I'm sure, the message was sent back by Uncle Qi himself, using Uncle Qi's personal password, and the password is correct." The section chief picked up the note and lit it on the lamp, then came over and lit it on his mouth.
He took out a puff of smoke from his cigar and said: "No. 2 also praised Uncle Qi as a professional, that's bullshit~!"
In addition to the unique password that only an individual has, the lurking spies also have a secret secret, which is usually a small trick in writing the password. Even if others get the password, they will not be able to see the secret.
Different ** represent different meanings. According to the **, the recipient can see the authenticity of the intelligence and the status of the intelligence agent at a glance, which is used to send a signal when the intelligence agent is captured.
Everyone looked at each other and fell silent. The atmosphere in the room suddenly became extremely dull.
The message sent by the goblin said that he was captured, but now he appeared in the city in a swaggering and majestic manner. Then there is only one explanation - after he was captured, he betrayed and surrendered~!
So, will he betray the people here?
Are you still safe here?
After a while, a young man muttered: "I knew these little dwarfs were unreliable~!"
Another young man sneered and said, "Boy, your bonus will be deducted for making racist comments in the company."
"If you want to talk too much, what should we do? Evacuate, or kill him?"
The remaining people couldn't help but glance at the person who made the suggestion, but they all saw the blank look on the other person's face - no one who engaged in intelligence work was ruthless.
The section chief took a deep breath from the cigarette, then slowly exhaled the smoke, and then said: "I have sent the news back to the company, so I will let No. 2 have a headache. After all, he is his fellow countryman."
He paused, and then continued with a solemn expression: "He said he was caught, and then he showed up here safely without contacting us. No one knows what happened inside. What if he didn't betray?
This is a black box with a cat inside. You won't know what's really going on inside until you open it.
The best way now...is..."
At this moment, a man came over, handed a piece of paper to the section chief, and said: "Company news."
The section chief glanced at it, put the cigarette butt in the ashtray, and said calmly: "The second boss sent a message to handle the crisis."
The young man pulled the trigger of the musket, and the hammer made a soft snap.
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