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As the night grew darker, the sound of clappers sounded, indicating that it was time to wake up. In the fields outside Wuzhou City, a small team quietly marched towards Wuzhou City.
This small team was all dressed in black, with faces smeared with gunpowder - no different from the bandits operating in the countryside. Such small teams were often seen, and the village heroes passing by were already used to it. If there were no hostile actions close to the village, they would not be seen at night.
No one will call the police.
This small team was Song Ming's men. According to the prior arrangement, at nightfall he led the team to set off from the mountains where they had been lurking during the day, and headed straight for Wuzhou.
According to the plan, Jiang Suo and his conspirators met him on the city wall - the location was near Dayunmen, the most remote area in Wuzhou. This place was bombarded by a large number of artillery when the Australians attacked Wuzhou, and the city wall was seriously damaged. Although Xie Erren later
Organizing refugees and strong men to repair the city wall, the city wall was basically repaired completely. However, most of the original defense facilities such as towers, nests, horse faces, parapets, and crenels were not repaired or were repaired very hastily. The repair of some large gaps in the city wall was not completed.
It is at its original height, and there is only a trench under the north-facing city wall. It is easier to cross the trench or climb the wall.
The most important thing is that Yi Haoran and others inquired in the city and found out that the defense force of Dayunmen was the weakest. It turned out that the second squadron was stationed here. After the second squadron set out to meet the fleet, only one squadron of the Fubo Army was responsible for guarding it.
A small squad of the detective team is garrisoned with less than fifty people—the garrison strength here at night is even less than half that.
The only security forces are concentrated in and around Dayunmen. That is, the city walls between the city gates are basically unmanned. There are only mobile sentries and regular patrols. As long as you move quickly enough, you can add
With a little luck, you can easily cross the city wall without being discovered.
At this moment, on the city wall from Dayunmen to Yangmingmen, two roving sentries of the detective team are patrolling. They are all descendants of the collapsed Ming army who were taken into custody before and after the Battle of Wuzhou. They are placed in the detective team as some miscellaneous workers.
Eat food.
Wang Ken and McDonald were in the army together. Although they did not have the same surname, they hit it off and became brothers with different surnames. After being recruited by the Australians, they also worked together on the job.
Being in the detective team was a meager job, with little more than a mouthful of food. The two of them were naturally unwilling to accept it. They kept thinking about how to "make a big buck", and then left.
The old man with such an idea couldn't escape Yi Haoran's discerning eye. He tested Jiang Suo and others several times and thought they could be used, so he used the bait of "capture and kill Zhenkun and achieve miraculous achievements" to lure him.
The two of them got on the boat.
Yi Haoran did not develop many insiders in the city. Although Gou Er provided him with many remnants of the old Ming Dynasty that could be developed in the city, he was very cautious. Since ancient times, most of the conspiracies that were exposed were betrayed by insiders. The more people were involved in the conspiracy, the more people were involved in the conspiracy.
The greater the chance of missing the opportunity.
Therefore, after Yi Haoran joined the group, he set the premise that he would only recruit and develop people in key positions and unimportant general personnel.
Since Wang Ken and Maidang have been stationed at Dayunmen for a long time, they are also key figures. Early this morning, they received the news that they were going to take action today, and they were asked to try to take over during their patrol at night.
On weekdays, the Second Squadron is stationed in the Dayunmen area, and the night patrol posts are composed of one National Army and one detective team. If you want to respond, you must either drag the National Army into the water, or kill him on the way. Both of them have great consequences.
risks. In comparison, tonight is not difficult.
Due to manpower shortage, the detective team not only has to patrol alone, but the length of the patrols has also increased, making the possibility of being discovered increasingly lower.
Watching the second watch and three o'clock in the city, the two looked at each other, then raised the lantern in their hands to reveal the horse's face, and did this three times to send out a response signal.
According to the agreement: they start sending such signals from two o'clock and two o'clock. If there is no response, they will do it again every other o'clock. If there is no response three times in a row, the matter will be considered dirty.
Shortly after the signal was sent, frogs were heard croaking from below the city, three loud, three slow, and finally three more loud.
The two looked at each other, here they come! At that moment, King Mai raised the lantern again to confirm receipt. McGee took out several bundles of ropes buried in the city defense supplies not far away, tied them on the battlements, and threw them
Go down.
After a short while, two men in black climbed up from the crenel with swords and shields on their backs. The two sides did not talk to each other. The people who went up to the city lowered the rope, descended from the city, and quickly disappeared into the streets below the city.
The two of them were secretly shocked when they saw this: What kind of men and horses are these? They are so powerful! While they were wondering, the last man who came to the city waved his hand and whispered: "You guys, come here!"
The two of them were frightened, and hurriedly rushed over, nodding and bowing involuntarily: "I have seen the master..."
"You will guard this place. There will be chaos in the city after a while. Don't be afraid. Just wait quietly. No one will come here!" After saying these words, he jumped up quickly and grabbed the rope to slide.
Go down.
a few hours ago.
"Is this the theater box of the Third General Office?" Liu Youwang watched as the young men carried eight large boxes in under Chang Qingyun's command.
"Exactly!" Chang Qingyun said with a smile, "Sir, you went to Commander Xie and said something, and the matter was settled!"
Liu hoped to be shy and said with a smile: "Not bad, not bad. Quickly carry all the boxes to the back. I will take a closer look later to see what tricks they have!"
He felt very good today. With some sweet talk, he managed to trick Chief Xie into agreeing to give him the play box without saying a word. He seemed to have a good impression of him in his words. A few mouthfuls of the play box were nothing, just a recreational thing. The chief's respect was remarkable.
It's rare! He has done errands under several chiefs over the years, but none of them were well-received. He is very senior, but he has never been able to move up the ranks. Even with seniority, he is still several steps behind others.
This always bothered him, but he didn't expect that he would become prosperous in this job of managing the camp! Not only did he enjoy endless amounts of wine, sex and wealth, but he also made a lot of money. What made him most happy was that he actually had a regular life.
Qingyun is such a good master!
In the past, he didn't have a good impression of his master. He just thought he was just a bad-tempered scholar who gave advice to officials. But when he really used it, he realized that it was amazing - it was so useful! Compared with him participating in
The "training class" that made him doze off, this master is really effective. He speaks well and is really a talent!
It seems that Australians also think too highly of themselves, and Ming Dynasty’s approach is better for some things.
Chang Qingyun said: "Master, it's better not to go and see..."
"Oh? Why is that?"
"These theater boxes have been idle for decades. Although they were intact on the outside when they were moved out, the condition inside is still unknown. These decades-old things have been stored in the warehouse for a long time. I am afraid they will be sent to
What kind of evil things are you wearing?" Chang Qingyun said seriously, "Let's send someone to the women's toilet and menstrual cloth to break the practice..."
Liu Youwang laughed and said: "Old Chang, you are really good at talking nonsense! There is nothing evil in this world. We in the Senate don't believe this..."
Chang Qingyun insisted: "I would rather believe that it exists than not believe that it doesn't exist. You are an official. If you collide, it will hinder your official fortune."
This sentence "it will hinder his official career" touched Liu Youwang. He has been hopeless for promotion these years, and he also has a lot of ideas in his heart. Now that he has some hope, there is really no need to fight for this temporary momentum - what if there is really something evil?
"Well, this matter is yours to handle. Let me know when you've finished it!"
"It's not just a word," Chang Qingyun said with a smile, "after getting these items, after finishing the process, I took out the costumes and costumes, and asked the troupe to sing a few times tonight - they have arranged it several times, and this time I finally don't have to sing a cappella.
Already."
"Well, that's not a good idea." Liu Wangwang said, "The grain fleet will arrive tomorrow, and our high-profile performance will not be heard well..."
In fact, he had been itching in his heart for a long time and couldn't bear it any longer.
"This matter of the grain fleet is none of your business. Besides, I have another plan. Tomorrow the grain fleet will be unloaded. You can go see the director and say that this is a great event for the people of Wuzhou. Why don't you
Let the troupe set up a stage to perform in the city to celebrate..."
"That's good!" Liu Hope thought, this Master Chang is really powerful. If you change the way you explain something, it will immediately change. But he still didn't understand:
"But this is tomorrow..."
"You have a play tomorrow, why don't you rehearse today?"
Liu expected to laugh loudly: "Well said! Well said! Mr. Chang, you are really a talent! Follow me and work hard. When I become successful, I will get you a cadre in the future!"
"Thank you for your support, sir!" Chang Qingyun said with a smile, and he left in a hurry.
He returned to the courtyard where the theater troupe was located. The theater boxes were placed in the warehouse in the backyard. He quietly opened one of the theater boxes. There were indeed a lot of costumes in the box, and the bottom was filled with gunpowder and sulfur. Eight boxes.
The box contains eight large bombs.
Gunpowder and sulfur were secretly collected by Jiang Suo these days - after the Wuzhou War, there were a lot of firearms and gunpowder scattered around. The bag was lost on the way out from the Third General Office carrying the box. The person who went to carry the box this time,
It's all their people.
Chang Qingyun took out all the costumes and piled them on the table. He also tore open the gunpowder packets and sprinkled them all over the box - then he only had to throw the torch on the box to ignite it.
After everything was packed away, he locked the box and breathed a sigh of relief.
He ordered people to carry the boxes under the eaves and put the menstrual cloths and toilets he had just obtained as a demonstration. He also told them that they were not allowed to touch or open the boxes tonight.
Chang Qingyun returned to the front and saw several polemen drinking water and wiping their sweat. They exchanged glances. Chang Qingyun knew that everything was normal in the Sanhezui camp and was just waiting to start. At this moment, the small kitchen of Liu Youwang was steaming.
, there were many figures, probably cooking delicious food for him to enjoy at night. He heard the banging of watchmen upstairs in the camp, and smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth. This was probably Liu Hope's last meal.