Wu Yanbin pushed the door lightly twice and found that it was locked. Then he bent down again and slipped along the wall. He checked several windows and found that the iron bars were also intact and he could not get out.
At this time, he was attracted by something in front of him.
This is a wooden cage, very tall, and seems to be some kind of torture device. There is a display board next to it, with instructions written in several languages. One of the lines is in Chinese characters, which reads:
"Standing cage, a torture device used by the Ming bandit army and upper-class monks to torture the working people."
Wu Yanbin touched the cage and said to himself:
"Good guy, I actually found this thing..."
Then he bent down and walked forward quietly, and saw something in front of him. He touched it and saw that it was a long bench with one end fixed on a wooden stake and a few bricks placed on the other end.
Wearing some belts.
The sign next to it reads:
"Tiger Bench, a torture tool used by Ming bandits to torture local uprising people to extract confessions."
"Tiger Bench, Tiger Bench," Wu Yanbin nodded and said to himself, "We finally met today."
He moved forward one more seat and saw a picture posted on the third sign. The picture showed what a prison cell looked like. It read below:
"The dungeon where reactionary nobles and monks imprison working people."
…
Wu Yanbin was about to go down to visit, but suddenly there was a soft sound behind him. He was so frightened that he immediately turned around, only to see that the stone slab in the secret room was opened again. Half of the fourteen-grid head stuck out, greedily breathing the fresh air.
Then, she looked at Wu Yanbin and scolded in a low voice:
"Hey! Why did I ask you to come up? How is the situation outside? Can you go out?"
Wu Yanbin quickly went over, lay down at the entrance of the cave, and whispered:
"Your Highness, you can't get out! The door is locked, and there is at least one platoon of Soviet troops outside!"
Fourteen Gege frowned:
"Why so many? What day is today?"
"Your Highness," Wu Yanbin guessed, "it may be that their Soviet soldiers visited first. They haven't opened the door yet, so they are waiting outside."
Fourteen Gege put her hands on the ground and got out. She ducked under the window and slowly took a look outside.
Sure enough, it was exactly what Wu Yanbin said.
She sighed and sat down with her back against the wall. After a while, she whispered:
"It seems that we have to hide down there for at least another day. There is only one piece of cake left and only half a jug of water left."
"It doesn't matter," Wu Yanbin said immediately, "Your Highness and your Excellency, please eat, it doesn't matter to me."
Fourteen Gege glanced at him and hummed:
"Don't say it's useless. If Mr. Xiang is hurt, give him a little more. I'll split the rest with you."
"Your Highness..."
Fourteen Gege waved her hand to stop him. Then, she lay on the window and looked out for a while. She felt that the Soviet troops outside had no intention of coming in for a while, so she said:
"Yan Bin, let's take this opportunity to get the adults up for some air. The air down there is too bad. If you don't breathe fresh air, you will die of illness there."
Wu Yanbin was startled, but after hearing the second half of the sentence, he thought it was right and said nothing more.
So the two of them worked together, one pulling at the top and the other pushing at the bottom, and helped Xiang Xiaoqiang up.
Xiang Xiaoqiang lay on the ground, breathing in the fresh air greedily, and suddenly felt n times more comfortable. He used to feel like he was about to die down there, but now he felt completely refreshed, as if his illness was completely cured.
He lay down for a while, slowly sat up, and then supported Wu Yanbin and stood up with difficulty.
"Sir, be careful!"
"Xiaoqiang, be careful!"
The two people quickly supported Xiang Xiaoqiang. With the support of the two people, Xiang Xiaoqiang walked slowly for a few steps.
"Be careful, don't let the outside see it!"
Xiang Xiaoqiang's injury is relatively better now, and the wound is no longer suppurating. Although he still has a low fever, it is no longer the high fever that could kill him at any time in the first few days.
However, he still felt very weak. Even if he could run out of the mosque under the eyes of the Soviet army, in this state, he could not even walk a long way, so how could he escape back.
"Hey, tiger stool," Xiang Xiaoqiang recognized it at a glance, "I haven't sat on this thing yet, come on, sit down..."
He slowly sat on it, leaning his back against the wooden stake, putting his legs on the stool, and stretched out comfortably.
…
"Papa"!
Someone tapped the iron fence twice outside, followed by a voice in Russian.
The three people suddenly felt horrified and turned their heads at the same time.
A Soviet soldier stood on tiptoe outside, holding on to the iron railing and looking in, asking something. Then he waved, and two more Soviet soldiers ran over and looked in at them through the window.
Xiang Xiaoqiang and the other three slowly looked at each other, their faces turning pale.
They all knew that they were about to die. Xiang Xiaoqiang slowly held Shi Shigege's hand and smiled:
"Don't forget, I love you..."
Fourteen bursts of tears rolled down all of a sudden, and he nodded.
Wu Yanbin's face was as white as paper. He leaned against the standing cage and slowly sat on the ground.
Several Soviet soldiers outside the window had already shouted. After a while, a few footsteps were heard in the corridor outside, and then the door of the chapel was shaken a few times and did not open.
Obviously, the Soviet officers and soldiers outside did not have the key. They were not the same group as the Soviet troops who took care of the prisoners of war.
…
Xiang Xiaoqiang stared at the swinging door, and his eyes slowly opened wider and wider. Finally, he took a deep breath, trembled with excitement, and whispered:
"Hey, you all calm down. Let's try our luck."
"What?"
"How to touch?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang ordered:
"Afang, wipe your tears clean and act natural! Stand in the cage!"
Fourteen was stunned:
"What?"
"Hurry up! Just do what you are told!" Xiang Xiaoqiang growled in a low voice, "Enter the cage! If we don't get out later, it will be your fault!"
Fourteen Gege seemed to be in a fog. She glanced at Wu Yanbin and was about to say, "This is not the time for fun," but she didn't say it. Although she didn't understand, she knew that Xiang Xiaoqiang would not joke at this time.
Si Gege also knew that Xiang Xiaoqiang's ability to adapt to changes was far superior to his own. Back in Pukou, this kid had escaped from under his nose by relying on this skill.
So, she quickly opened the door of the cage and got in.
"Yan Bin, help her!"
Wu Yanbin didn't dare to question, and immediately helped Shi Shigege fix the shackles on his head.
"Yan Bin," Xiang Xiaoqiang ordered, "tie me to the tiger bench now! Hurry!"
Although Wu Yanbin was confused as a monk, he did not hesitate. He immediately ran to the back, picked up the belt on the stool and tied Xiang Xiaoqiang's legs to the stool.
Xiang Xiaoqiang commanded:
"Come on, come on, step on brick, step on brick!"
Wu Yanbin quickly picked up a brick and stuffed it under his heel.
"Oh my god..." Xiang Xiaoqiang gritted his teeth in pain, "Please be gentle...why does this thing hurt so much..."
Wu Yanbin picked up another piece:
"Sir, do you want another piece?"
He glared at Xiaoqiang:
"Damn it, do you really want to do this? Just give it a try...quickly, straighten your military uniform, look more sinister, find a whip, and stand next to me..."
Wu Yanbin was completely dizzy:
"Sir, what on earth are you doing... This subordinate... Where did you get the whip..."
Fourteen Gege was in the standing cage. She seemed to understand at this moment, and she also whispered:
"Quick, isn't there a rope on the ground? Pick it up and hold it in your hand!"
At this time, the shaking outside the door stopped, and the footsteps gradually faded away. Obviously, they had no intention of breaking down the door.
"Yan Bin! Hurry!" Fourteen Gege shouted softly from the standing cage, "Hurry and close the secret room door!"
Wu Yanbin immediately ran to the entrance of the cave, squatted down and played with it, but he couldn't turn it off. After playing with it for a long time, he couldn't find the mechanism.
"Forget it, forget it!" Xiang Xiaoqiang whispered, "Take this sign and place it next to the entrance of the cave!"
Wu Yanbin immediately ran over again, carrying the sign pointed to Xiaoqiang, and placed it next to the entrance of the cave.
…
At this time, another Soviet soldier appeared at the window and shouted something to them. Wu Yanbin was extremely nervous, wearing a Ming army uniform and holding a rope in his hand. He looked at the Soviet soldier stupidly, not knowing what to do.
what to do.
The Soviet soldier outside disappeared again. After a while, a Soviet officer came. Judging from his appearance, he was a Kazakhstani, and judging from the logo, he was a political commissar. He leaned on tiptoes by the window and asked in blunt Chinese:
"What are you doing? Why are you here?"
Wu Yanbin turned his head helplessly and looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang.
Before Xiang Xiaoqiang could say anything, the fourteenth princess in the cage spoke in a rough voice:
"Hey, sir, we haven't had breakfast yet! Your officer said that in addition to twenty coppers a day, he is also responsible for the food!"
When Xiang Xiaoqiang heard these words from Shi Shigege, he immediately felt relieved. This girl completely understood what she meant. Not only did she understand, but she also performed it very well. She spoke in a rough voice and imitated the northwest accent of the local Chinese.
, seems to be a local Han folk girl.
The Soviet political commissar was stunned for a long time and asked:
"Why do you care about food? Who are you? What are you doing here?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang also imitated the northwest accent and shouted:
"Afang! Why are you talking to the chief!... Haha, sir, we are local artists. Your chief hired us to... do an exhibition! Artists... actors... do you understand?"
As he spoke, he winked at Wu Yanbin.
Wu Yanbin also understood at this time, and his mind suddenly became brighter. He raised the rope in his hand, pointed it at Xiang Xiaoqiang, gave it a "swish", and shouted:
"Tell me! Where are you revolutionary masses hiding? We know that the bandit army will capture them and kill them!"
Wu Yanbin slapped Xiang Xiaoqiang firmly on the nose, causing Xiang Xiaoqiang to scream "ouch".
Wu Yanbin's heart thumped, and he secretly shouted: I'm done. Fourteen Princesses also looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang's red nose with distress.
The Soviet political commissar outside the window looked for a moment and seemed to understand. He gave a thumbs up, nodded and smiled:
"Horacio! Very good, very realistic! Comrade Marshal will definitely be satisfied! But... comrade, there is no breakfast now. Let's have lunch with the comrades of the guard company later."
Wu Yanbin and Shi Shigege both agreed:
"Hey, hey, hey..."
The Soviet political commissar asked again:
"Why are you locked in?"
Before Xiang Xiaoqiang could say anything, Shi Shige Ge rushed to answer:
"Sir, we were just setting up the dungeon below. Maybe the officers above thought there was no one around, so they locked the door... We didn't know about it until we came out."
The Soviet political commissar nodded and smiled:
"Okay, I'm sorry for you. Now I've gone to get the key. The exhibition will start soon, Comrade Marshal is coming. You should perform better. This exhibition is to expose the crimes of the Ming bandits, the local old aristocrats, and the reactionary monks
A great opportunity, of great significance! Now the local
Many of the masses still do not know the truth, are still deceived, and can be easily incited... Advanced masses like you are very good. We must awaken more backward masses through your work... You know,
Your positions are the same as mine, they are both very important..."
"Hey, hey, hey..."
Suddenly, there was a rapid whistle sound outside, and the political commissar immediately disappeared. There was a burst of footsteps running outside, and a series of Russian passwords.
Gradually, the sound of a car came from the distance, getting closer and closer.
It seems like some big shot has arrived.
But in the exhibition hall, the three people all looked at each other and let out a sigh of relief.
Wu Yanbin reacted immediately, rushed to Xiang Xiaoqiang, and said with a sad face:
"Sir, I was too nervous just now. That moment was really not intentional..."
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:
"Okay, that's good, Yan Bin! His reaction is quite fast. Damn, just react like this to you, and we can escape! It doesn't matter if it hurts a little more!"
Fourteen Gege said in the standing cage:
"Xiaoqiang, what did he just say, 'Comrade Marshal'? It seems that some kind of marshal is coming?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang also frowned and nodded:
"If he is really a marshal, he should be the supreme commander of the Soviet invasion...Which one is the Soviet marshal at this time? Voroshilov? Budyonny? Yegorov? Anyway
It's definitely not Zhukov."
…
Following a loud command in Russian, a neat voice of standing at attention came from outside. Then, there was the sound of the car door closing. It was probably the marshal getting out of the car.
A loud voice shouted something in Russian, as if reporting something. Xiang Xiaoqiang guessed that it might be something like "Comrade Marshal, the entire xx company of xx regiment xx battalion has been assembled and will follow your command."
The three of them looked at each other, becoming more and more nervous.
After a while, a series of footsteps came from the corridor outside. There were many people, but they were not chaotic and seemed very orderly. It seemed that the leader was walking in front, accompanied by a large group of officers behind him.
The footsteps stopped outside the door, and then the sound of the door being unlocked was heard.
The three people's hearts were in their throats.
Xiang Xiaoqiang glared at Wu Yanbin and whispered:
"Cheer up!"
Just as he finished speaking, two doors opened. A Soviet general with a round face, thick eyebrows and goldfish eyes appeared in front of him.
Although he had goldfish eyes, his gaze was still like an eagle. He first stared at Wu Yanbin, who was wearing a Ming army uniform. But he didn't say anything, and then scanned Xiang Xiaoqiang and Shi Shigege one after another.
Xiang Xiaoqiang was originally sick and wilted, but now he plays a "revolutionary" being tortured, and he has to look half-dead, which is in line with his state. He has always lowered his head. Now he opened his eyes slightly.
, and stole a glance at the Soviet general.
ah!!!
He shouted a name in his mind: It turned out to be...Tukhachevsky!
How could it be him? Wasn't he about to be purged by Stalin?
In official history, Tukhachevsky was arrested at the end of May. But in this time and space, it is already early June. How could he still appear here and lead the Soviet army to attack the Ming Dynasty?
Xiang Xiaoqiang thought quickly: Could it be that the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition rewrote history? The fact that the Ming army's mechanized corps swept the Qing army made Stalin deeply stimulated, right? At the top of the Soviet army, Marshal Tukhachevsky and Buchan
Marshal Ni is "mechanized corps doctrine" and "cavalry corps doctrine" respectively.
"Two flags. Although Stalin previously stood on the side of cavalry, after seeing the facts of the Ming army's unification war, the pragmatic Stalin will also change his mind and turn to pinching his nose and re-employing Tukhachevsky.
!Although Budyonny is a direct descendant of Stalin, Tukhachevsky is not!
Damn it, no wonder the Soviet army fought so beautifully as soon as they came out, and used tanks more ruthlessly than the People's Guard! Not only did the Soviet army have an absolute advantage in numbers, but their commander was Tukhachevsky! The legendary
"Red Napoleon"!
…
Marshal Tukhachevsky walked in, pointed at Xiang Xiaoqiang and the other three with his gloves, and turned his head.
Several generals behind him were at a loss and asked back. At this time, the Soviet political commissar and the major from earlier seized the opportunity and excitedly crowded forward. They stood at attention and saluted, and shouted loudly to Comrade Marshal.
Reported a few words.
A group of senior officers were relieved, nodding, smiling, and softly praising.
The marshal also nodded, looked at this "reality show" again, nodded and smiled, and seemed quite satisfied.
He slowly walked forward and stood next to the dark entrance of the secret room. He knelt down and took a look inside. He saw nothing but smelled the stench inside.
The marshal stood up holding his nose, looked down at the instruction board next to him, and read the Russian text on it:
"The dungeon where the reactionary nobles and monks imprisoned the working people...Oh, it is very cruel."
He turned his head and smiled at the generals behind him:
"Only animals can live in this kind of dungeon."
The generals behind him also laughed and nodded in agreement.
The marshal stood next to the fourteen-grid standing cage again, looked down at the sign, and read:
"Standing cage, a torture device used by the Ming bandits and upper-class monks to torture the working people... Well, it is very cruel and inhumane."
Then, he walked to Xiang Xiaoqiang's tiger bench, looked at the instructions, and read:
"Tiger Bench, a torture tool used by Ming bandits to torture local uprising people to extract confessions."
Wu Yanbin raised his "whip" with a wink, struck Xiang Xiaoqiang hard, and shouted:
"Tell me! Where are you revolutionary masses hiding? We know that the bandit army will capture them and kill them!"
The marshal was startled, turned his head and asked. The political commissar immediately came over and translated for the marshal.
"oh……"
"ah……"
"Horatho..."
The marshal and a group of officers all nodded and smiled. Looking at Xiang Xiaoqiang's nose that slowly turned red, they all admired such a realistic performance and such a dedicated actor.