Chen Xiaobei remained unmoved, "No, even if someone really captures Brother Dachun and the others, someone will send us a letter to negotiate terms with us."
After saying that, he turned around and looked at everyone present, "Everyone, don't wait. Let's transport supplies down the mountain first, and then transport them to the mountain temple. Pay attention to following each other closely, and shout more. If something unexpected happens, hurry up."
Report."
We kept busy until it got dark, and only half of the supplies were transported.
At this moment, someone suddenly pointed in the distance and said, "Look, that looks like Brother Da Chun."
Chen Xiaobei followed the crowd's shouts and looked over, right? There was a person trotting over in the distance, and his walking posture did look like Chen Dachun. Chen Dachun came back, and bursts of cheers erupted from the scene.
Chen Dachun, seeing their tears streaming down his face, shouted loudly from afar, "Brother Xiaobei, brother Dayong, things are going badly, things are going bad."
Chen Xiaobei quickly ran down the wooden ladder, "What's going on with Brother Dachun?"
"Brother Xiaobei, we are from the army. It was Zhu Meng's men who captured us."
"His name is Zhu Ting, and he is Zhu Meng's brother. He said he would only let us return all the supplies we took away, otherwise..."
At this time, the villagers also shouted, "Send it quickly, we have to get Daqiang and the others back."
Chen Xiaobei felt the same as Ming Jing, how much did he take?
Does the other party know? He has no idea at all.
So what does it mean to send them all back? If you send them all back and the other party doesn't tell you everything, then you have nothing you can do.
So the other party's purpose is obviously not just this little military supply.
What on earth do they want to do? Chen Xiaobei is a little confused.
"Brother Dachun, please take a rest first and let us think about this matter."
At this time, in the dense forest in the distance, two detective horses were leaving quietly. They had followed Chen Dachun all the way. There were many villagers on the steep slope, and they took a general look.
So I had to go back quickly and report the situation to Zhu Ting.
Chen Xiaobei and Chen Dayong looked at each other for a long time. Finally, Chen Xiaobei stood up and said, "Brother Dayong, stay here and I will go and change them back."
Chen Dayong shook his head, "No, I'll go."
"No, I'll go. I'm the commander. I'll tell them to keep me in exchange for you coming down the mountain. I think his purpose is not to get back these military supplies, but to have other plans."
Chen Xiaobei's guess was correct. Zhu Ting interrogated all the villagers one by one at the edge of the Longyan Pool, just to inquire about the situation at the foot of the mountain.
The villagers had been going up the mountain for a few days. Those who were well-informed knew that Zhu Meng seemed to have led the army away, but they could not tell the specific movements.
Hearing that Zhu Meng might leave made Zhu Ting even more anxious.
Zhu Meng leaving means that he has been abandoned.
Where should the more than two thousand men under his command go, which gave Zhu Ting a bit of a headache.
At this time, Chen Xiaobei finally convinced Chen Dayong, and he came to Longyan alone.
Fortunately, the distance was far enough. Chen Xiaobei could not walk more than ten or twenty miles until noon. After all, he was too tired from running around for days.
After finding a tent, Chen Xiaobei went in and had a few bites, then found a sunny place to bask in the sun and take a rest.
At this moment, Liu Rumei and Princess Zhaoning had already led people to the steep slope.
Seeing them coming, Chen Dayong and others simply cried with joy.
Liu Rumei looked around at everyone present and asked impatiently, "Where is Brother Xiaobei? Where has Brother Xiaobei gone?"
Chen Dayong sighed and briefly explained the situation.
"I've been walking all morning. I estimate that I have to cover dozens of miles. I'm afraid we can reach Longyan before dark."
When Liu Rumei heard this, she became anxious and clasped her fist at Princess Zhaoning, "Your Highness, please stay here later while I go to chase Brother Xiaobei back."
Princess Zhaoning shook her head and said, "No, I want to go together."
Liu Rumei didn't want to waste time here, so she nodded and agreed, "Okay, then let's go together."
Liu Rumei and Princess Zhaoning used light skills and moved forward quickly.
The little girl, Chu Han and others behind him were not to be outdone.
But Liu Tie was very calm. He called on one thousand soldiers to leave five hundred behind to protect the safety of the villagers, and told them to stay put and not run around.
The other five hundred quickly followed to protect the safety of the princess and Liu Rumei.
While they were chasing Chen Xiaobei, Xiao Jingyun was also making nervous arrangements outside Qingniu County.
In the middle of the night, we have to go outside the north gate to meet Mahan. The most important thing is to confuse the enemy.
According to the arrangement of the leader of the Lotus Church, a sneak attack should be staged outside the south gate at night to attract the enemy's attention.
Of course, there is a price to pay for a sneak attack, but this price needs to be kept as low as possible, so he has to stab some scarecrows.
The scarecrow put on clothes and pretended to be a human being, while the real soldier held up a shield. The cat went behind and held a gun and waved the scarecrow around, making it look like he was moving like a human, so arrows would naturally be fired on the city.
As soon as there is any movement here, the Lotus Leader can take the opportunity to attack the north gate and help Ma Han and others come down.
At this time, Mahan and others were also discussing nervously. Mahan pretended to go out to buy groceries, observed the enemy's situation, and had a clear idea of the situation outside.
After the Lotus Leader's fuss last night, Wang Heng's attention was diverted to the surroundings of Mahan's house and he naturally relaxed a little.
There were about seven or eight soldiers at the entrance of their alley.
Walking west from the entrance of his alley, there is a road that leads directly to the north gate not far away.
There are about three sentry posts on this road, and basically there will be a group that can stand guard every one or two miles.
After figuring all this out, Mahan and the others began to discuss.
These people at the entrance of the alley are easy to deal with. They can rush out and use their numerical advantage to deal with them instantly.
However, there are basically dozens of people on the other two posts who want to break through. It is absolutely impossible, so they can only plan ahead and think of ways.
After much deliberation, Mahan and the others made a decision, whether to climb over the wall or go through the main entrance.
Evacuate the Ma family compound while it's daylight.
They dispersed to various places and met at a tavern not far from the north gate before dark at night.
Then we waited patiently in the tavern until midnight.
Everything is well arranged.
Mahan asked everyone to climb over the wall and leave quietly to the east and west, but he himself chose to stay behind in order to deal with the inspection in case of a rush in.
He quickly caught up with Liu Rumei and Princess Zhaoning, and finally caught up with Chen Xiaobei.
As soon as he saw the figure in front of him, Liu Rumei waved eagerly and shouted, "Brother Xiaobei, brother Xiaobei."
Hearing this shout, Chen Xiaobei's body froze.
This voice is so familiar.
Isn't it an auditory hallucination?
Chen Xiaobei hesitated for a moment, then slowly turned around.
Two figures came quickly from the distance, one was Liu Rumei and the other was Princess Zhaoning.