Cutting 1719

Chapter 66 Shadow
It was gradually getting late, but Snake Mountain had not yet been captured.

Governor Xiande took the opportunity to severely reprimand Gao Laibao, saying that he was afraid of fighting, and said that he would go back to Wuchang City, report the truth to the court, and take part in one of the crimes, and ran back to Wuchang City after speaking In fact, the real reason is that he himself has become timid and dare not stay at the foot of the mountain.

Gao Laibao really didn't care about it at this time. After calling the remaining Qing soldiers to set up camp and light a fire to cook, he began to patrol the army formation, mainly to prevent the enemy from sneaking in at night. Based on his understanding of the enemy on the mountain, The opponent's ability to seize the opportunity is very strong, so it must not be slack.

After successively executing two Qing soldiers who did not answer the password correctly, no one in the entire Qing army dared to relax. They surrounded the foot of Snake Mountain tightly, neither attacking nor retreating.

In Gao Laibao's view, it is difficult to attack the mountain with the current 3000 people, and now he can only wait for the arrival of reinforcements before launching a new offensive.Therefore, after arranging the defense at the foot of the mountain, he sent his own soldiers to report to Governor Man Pi.

When the soldiers arrived at the Governor's Mansion, Xiande was complaining, saying that Gao Laibao was extremely useless, and he couldn't wait before the battle. He feared the enemy like a tiger, so that he was defeated. If he changed the general, he would definitely win.

Man Pi was a little dubious in his heart, and was about to send Xiande away, but unexpectedly, the soldiers sent by Gao Laibao also arrived, and wanted to come in to report the military situation, so he had no choice but to let the other party in.

"I'm telling Lord Governor, General Gao sent a villain to send a letter saying that the Snake Mountain rebels have powerful guns and are difficult to conquer. Now he has led the army to surround the place, and when the Lord sends reinforcements, they can be wiped out in one fell swoop." Dear Bing reported nervously, he could feel the anger suppressed in his heart by the governor.

"Trash! Idiots! 4000 people! 4000 people and even hundreds of bandits are helpless! This is my Qing Dynasty soldier! The Han people are really untrustworthy!" .

When Xiande heard this, he had a clue in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Master Dutai, this Gao Laibao is still loyal to my Qing Dynasty, but he is not used to the terrain and climate of Huguang, so he is naturally weak in command. We must send a competent general to go there!"

Man Pi was angry and angry, and naturally understood that the overall situation is the most important thing now, and it may be difficult to change generals just before the battle. He sighed and said, "If I change generals, I am afraid I will ask the admiral Wang to lead his troops. Although there are 3000 admirals under his command, they are far away." In Yichang Mansion, if we wait for them to come, I'm afraid things will become serious!"

This is indeed the truth. From the very beginning, both Man Pi and Xiande hoped to control the matter in one place and solve it quietly without any major problems. But now the Ning family is forced to rebel. Said that even advancing into Wuchang and occupying Snake Mountain has pierced a hole in the sky. I don’t know how many people are writing memorials to impeach them.

That's all, if you wipe out the gangsters in the shortest time, you can get over it, but the green battalion soldiers under him are a bunch of useless buckets, and they broke the bid in the first round, and folded half of the supervisor's bid in the second round They went in, but none of the gangsters' heads were seen. If they were stabbed in the court, the two of them would probably be beheaded by Kangxi.

Man Pi was filled with hatred and anger, and said angrily: "If you didn't handle the beginning and end well, how could there be such a big trouble? Why did you catch Ning Zhongjing from the beginning? There's been such a mess!"

Xiande is also wronged in his heart. You have dragged this matter into the water from the very beginning. If you, an old boy, were not greedy for the property of the Ning family and Huitong Bank, you are still in front of the governor at this time. How could there be such a big mess? ?I thought so in my heart, but I didn't dare to talk back, so I could only let out a long sigh.

Man Pi was unwilling to tear his face apart at this critical moment, so he had to say: "Brother Xiande, this matter can't just leave it as it is, I will write a letter to ask Admiral Wang to send troops, and you should also keep an eye on Snake Mountain, the city defense battalion You might as well keep five hundred, and take the rest to Snake Mountain, we must capture Snake Mountain, this Gao Laibao is a Han Chinese after all, and the only ones who are really reliable are our subordinates!"

After hearing this, Xiande also understood Man Pi's meaning, let's go up and attack, no matter how much you die, you will be a penny man, it is not worth fighting, as long as they attack, the two of them can still save their lives, as for the scapegoat Who will carry it?Hmph, isn't this Yue Lingfeng and Gao Laibao ready-made?

After the two made up their plan, Xiande stopped talking and set off at dusk with 2000 city defense battalions. Originally, the city defense battalion had only 500 people, and it was divided into four battalions: front, back, left, and right. After being dispatched to Snake Mountain, only the rear battalion of 500 people remained in the city.

Normally, the 500 people would be enough, but what Manpi and Xiande didn't expect was that the fact that the [-] city defense battalion left the city was clearly seen.

At this time, in the Chunxiang Building in the city, there were more than 80 men in plain clothes densely packed in the backyard. Their faces were very ordinary, and they looked inconspicuous at all. These men were the shadow members created by Ning Yu.

The general contact point of the shadow organization is Chunxiang Building in Wuchang, and all orders will be issued here. If Chunxiang Building is found out, it will be transferred to the backup contact point as soon as possible. The servant is the hidden stake released by the shadow, and has made a key contribution.

The shopkeeper's surname is Li, but no one knows what his real name is, and only Ning Yu knows his real identity. He has made great contributions in the process of creating Shadow.

"Everyone, there is news from the base camp that the battle is going well. The next step is for me to respond in the city, mainly to set fire to attract the city defense battalion, and to rescue No. [-]."

The men held short knives in their hands and short crossbows tied to their arms. They were all the force that Shadow could muster at present. They had undergone long-term training, but they had never used it. Now this was their first mission.

They lowered their heads slightly, clenched their right fists and hit their left chest, making a slight bang.

"Yes."

Inside the shadows, it can only be said yes, there is no other answer.

Shopkeeper Li waved his hand, and these men left the tunnel in batches, some put on short jackets, some put on long gowns, and some held folding fans, like drops of water, gathered into the sea, It is no longer difficult to distinguish each other.

Only each of them understands what their mission is, and this mission has been passed on from the very beginning of Shadow's establishment.

They are a group of warriors who fight in the shadows. Patience is their true nature, and low-key is their disguise. They blend into every shadow, hide, and hide deeper. Only when they receive orders, they will emerge from the shadows. It came out of the middle, turned into the sharpest blade, and pierced into the heart of the target.

This is the shadow.

(End of this chapter)