The county lieutenant said in a deep voice: "Listen, everyone, I know there is heavy snow on the road, and it is very difficult to move in the snow, but I assure you that this time things have been handled properly, and each of you can at least share the responsibility.
to thirty acres of land, and each person can receive fifty taels of silver. Fifty taels of silver is enough for you to stay in the band for ten days and a half, and let the most coquettish women in the band play and sing for you.
, those thirty acres of land are enough to ensure that you have enough food and clothing for the rest of your life."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present looked happy.
"It's not dark yet. Let's work harder. We don't have to go through Yingzui Gorge. Let's drive the car directly to the village." The county lieutenant ordered: "Qian Tong, you take a few people to explore the road ahead. Let's go
That remote path leads to Zhuangzi. Although the road is more difficult, it is sparsely populated. If you see anyone on the way, report it immediately. We must not let anyone see us on the way."
Someone took the order and led several cavalrymen directly to the south of the official road.
"Sir, it may not snow tonight." One person stepped forward and said cautiously: "We have seized the silver car. Long Ruijun may have to send people to trace it again. If traces are found...!"
The captain smiled and said: "Don't worry, Zhuge Junjun said that there will be snow tomorrow morning at the latest. Long Ruijun will send people after getting the news. It will take four or five days to arrive at least. At that time, there will be a snowstorm on the road."
The traces have long been gone." After thinking for a moment, he said to the man: "Fang Xuan, after we leave, you can lead your team to clean up the traces of the road, and we will leave first."
Fang Xuan agreed, and the captain got on his horse and made a gesture. However, hundreds of his men dispersed and left. Some went to the north, and some went directly to the Yingzui Gorge. In the end, only thirty or forty people were left.
The number one, under the leadership of the captain, got off the official road and walked south.
Everyone was well aware of the surrounding road environment. After walking less than ten miles, it was already dark. They passed through a dense forest and turned to a remote path. The road was very narrow and could only accommodate a carriage. It was dozens of miles away.
People were walking forward one after another, except for some on horseback, some were pulling carts in front, and some were pushing carts behind. The road was rugged and it was indeed difficult to walk.
It wasn't until midnight that they finally walked out of the trail and turned onto a rather spacious road. The captain ordered people to rest on the spot, drink wine and eat solid food, and replenish their strength before continuing on.
No one dared to delay any longer. Although the surroundings were dim at night, these people were too familiar with the road and moved forward in an orderly manner.
By dawn, many people were already panting from exhaustion. Seeing that everyone under his command was exhausted, the captain said loudly: "Brothers, hold on, we will be there in more than ten miles. Good wine and meat are waiting for us there.
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"Captain, is there any woman who has washed up and is waiting for us?" someone said loudly.
The captain laughed and said: "Sun Laoliu, there is no woman this time, but I promise you that after this is successfully completed, I will take you to Zuiyuefang. Aren't you coveting Nie Wa'er from Zuiyuefang? This
I’ll help you wrap her up, and you’ll have to deal with her for three days and three nights.”
"Sir, Sun Laoliu can't last a day." Someone immediately said: "Nie Wa'er is so coquettish that no one can match her skills in bed. It doesn't take just one night to suck Sun Laoliu into him."
"That's right, no man can hold up that slut's big butt when she sits on you and twists it like that."
Everyone burst into laughter. Obviously this topic excited everyone's mood, and they thought that the journey was not far away, and the speed was even faster.
Before dawn, the team finally arrived outside a manor.
This manor is full of vast fields, but there are no homes within a radius of twenty or thirty miles. The large manor is surrounded by high walls. There is a lake in front of the manor, which has been covered with thick ice. There is a circle of trees planted around the lake.
, the manor is also surrounded by big trees, and there is only an open space in front of the main entrance.
Everyone parked the vehicle outside the main gate, and the captain went up to knock on the door himself. The people inside took a look, opened the door, and everyone drove the carriage into the courtyard very skillfully.
The captain took off his thick hat, turned around and ordered: "Everyone, please quickly unload all the boxes from the car and move them into the basement."
"Sir, we are all exhausted, why not eat something first and then unload the food after eating." Someone said: "We are already at the place anyway, so there is nothing to delay."
When the team entered the courtyard, more than a dozen people from the manor had already come to greet them in the courtyard. As soon as the man finished speaking, someone immediately said: "Sir, the wine and food have been prepared, and dinner can be served at any time."
The captain thought for a while, and seeing that his soldiers were all tired, he finally nodded and said: "Qian Tong, you take everyone to eat first, and after eating, unload the goods quickly without delay." Without saying much, he went into the house, and soon
Skillfully walked into an elegant small hall. There was a stove inside, and it was as warm as spring. Two middle-aged people were talking in the room. When they saw the captain coming in, they both stood up. One was in his fifties and was elegant.
The middle-aged scribe said with a smile: "Captain Qiao, it's really hard work."
"Master Junjun, Mr. Gongsun." Captain Qiao saluted with his hands raised and said with a smile, "Everything goes well."
"Come here, serve the food!" Another middle-aged man in his fifties ordered outside, invited Captain Qiao to sit down, poured a cup of hot tea himself, and then said with a smile: "Captain Qiao is doing something.
Lisuo, if the general and the county governor know about it, they will naturally take it more seriously."
"I don't dare to take credit." Captain Qiao waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile: "If we say the credit is due to the elite soldiers brought by Mr. Jun, if they hadn't been there last time, we might not have been able to easily deal with the escorts who escorted the silver team.
division."
Mr. Gongsun said with a smile: "What you have brought with you are the Iron Eagle warriors beside the general. They all say that the strongest soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are the Shence Army, the Changsheng Army and the Xuanjia Army. But a few people know that the most powerful soldiers in the Tang Dynasty are the Shence Army, the Changsheng Army and the Xuanjia Army.
The general's Iron Eagle warriors were the most elite cavalry at that time."
"Although the Iron Eagle warriors are all brave and good at fighting, it's a pity that there are too few of them." Zhuge joined the army and regretted: "The general secretly trained these elites, and the training was extremely rigorous. Many of them failed to meet the requirements and were eliminated. The general was very fond of Iron Eagle."
The Eagle Warriors placed high hopes on them and regarded them as lethal weapons. They would rather have them in short supply than in excess. Therefore, after many years, the number was only eight hundred. If this operation was not of great importance and to ensure that nothing went wrong, the general would never have transferred fifty.
Iron Eagle Rui takes action."
Lieutenant Qiao said hurriedly: "The Iron Eagle warriors are really unstoppable. They are the truly unparalleled cavalry of our Liaodong Army."
"Have the corpses been cleaned up?" Mr. Gongsun asked: "The soldiers who joined the army originally thought that you might not be able to arrive before dawn, and would find a place on the way to wait until night before coming back. I didn't expect that you would move so quickly this time."
Captain Qiao shook his head and said: "There is no body."
"What do you mean?" Zhuge Junjun was startled and looked confused.
Captain Qiao said disdainfully: "Sir, compared to those escorts last time, the Youzhou Army is just a bunch of drunkards. When they saw us rushing out from the ambush in the forest, they immediately turned around and ran away like sheep seeing a tiger.
, had no fighting spirit. They also had 200 people, and when they were about to start a fight, there would inevitably be casualties on our side, and it would also delay time, so I sent people behind to scare them and just drive them away.
The two of you didn't see the Youzhou Army's miserable appearance. They ran faster than rabbits. At their speed, I'm afraid they can run back to the pass now."
Mr. Gongsun and Zhuge Junjun looked at each other, but their expressions became cold and stern.
"Captain Qiao, are you saying that they didn't make any resistance at all and ran away when they saw your shadow?" Zhuge Junjun said in a deep voice: "No one fought back?"
Lieutenant Qiao saw that both of them looked wrong, and felt something was wrong, so he cautiously said: "They ran very fast, and no one resisted... Sir, what's wrong?"
"The Youzhou Army is by no means a wasteland." Zhuge Junjun said in a deep voice: "The imperial court has always been wary of the Northeast. Although Youzhou only has five thousand defenders, the leader of the Youzhou Army was dispatched by a saint, and he was a tiger general.
, The troops are well-trained, and those five thousand soldiers and horses are by no means good. This time they dispatched the Youzhou Army to escort the silver chariot, and they must have selected the elite of the army. How could they turn around and flee immediately when they saw you? "
"That's right." Mr. Gongsun nodded and said: "Losing the silver car is a heavy responsibility. If it is a fight to the death to break out, that's fine. But if they don't make any resistance and just abandon the car and leave, don't they know that if they go back like this, they can only
A dead end? Even ordinary officers and soldiers will fight hard when they find bandits robbing money, let alone the Youzhou Army? Lieutenant Qiao, this is really abnormal."
Zhuge Junjun stroked his beard gently, his expression solemn and thoughtful. After a moment, he suddenly thought of something, his body shook, and he lost his voice: "Not good!"
"Sir, what's wrong?"
"Bait!" Zhuge Junjun said with a slight change of expression: "Captain Qiao, when you come back, will anyone be following you?"
"No." Lieutenant Qiao said hurriedly: "I followed your instructions, and when I came back, there were people in front of me to explore the way, and there were a few people left behind to break up the rear, just to prevent being targeted."
Mr. Gongsun sighed: "If this is really a trap they deliberately set, there is no need to follow them closely. Your driving will leave traces. The snow has not yet fallen and there is no way to cover up the traces. They only need to follow far behind.
You can find it here.”
"Who are they?" Captain Qiao asked in surprise: "You are saying that Long Ruijun set a trap? This... how is this possible?"
Zhuge Junjun stood up abruptly and said: "Don't say any more. Captain Qiao, hurry up and unload all the goods on the car and move them into the basement. Mr. Gongsun, when the silver box is put into the warehouse, lock it up immediately. Don't let it go."
Anyone discovers the existence of the vault."
“What to do with the vehicles?”
"Burn it directly." Zhuge Junjun made a prompt decision: "After the goods are unloaded, they will be burned directly in the yard without leaving any traces."
Captain Qiao saw that both of them had solemn expressions and couldn't help but said: "Sir, are we overthinking this?"
"You think too simplistically." Zhuge Junjun no longer had the pleasant attitude towards Captain Qiao, and said coldly: "Captain Qiao, you made a fatal mistake without knowing it. If something really happened,
, your head doesn’t need to be removed by the general, Long Ruijun’s people will chop you off directly.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a voice coming from outside: "Master Hong, a group of soldiers and horses suddenly appeared not far from the village. I don't know where they came from!"