Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 28: Chapter 2.5
Volume Two

2.5 Hugh left the White Lotus traitor
Three days later, on the evening of March 48, [-], in the shanty town outside the south gate of the capital, there was an inconspicuous thatched shed.

"Have you checked it out? There are obviously too many eagle talons nearby these days, and the actions of the brothers have been greatly affected." A man who was dressed richly and looked more like a rich man from the countryside frowned and took a sip. asked behind the tea bowl.

"Master Protector, he is from Jinyiwei." Another man, who was obviously a subordinate, bowed and bowed before replying, "Our brothers have spread the news that since the beginning of the year, the situation of missing children in the capital has been very serious, and some of them are even high-ranking officials. My lord, in the past few days, even the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Zhao Quan, has been under a lot of pressure, so he sent his men over."

"Is there any problem?" "Master Protector" breathed a sigh of relief, "Master Chen Xiang, have you sent someone to check? Can you confirm that the information is reliable?"

"No problem." Chen Xiangzhu replied simply, "My subordinates specially arranged for people to inquire with these eagle talons separately. They all received the same order. They received intelligence that there was a flower girl operating in this area, so I was ordered to come and check. .”

"Humph, these bitches!" The protector's expression suddenly turned gloomy, "They even dare to ask for this kind of money. Such behavior is really unreasonable. Our people didn't participate, right? If you do this kind of thing, in the future Even if I see King Ming or my mother, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape the punishment."

"Don't worry, my lord protector. Brothers all believe in their old mothers and never dare to do such outrageous things." Chen Xiangzhu replied happily, "Some brothers even mentioned, on the one hand, they are doing good to these eagle claws. To accumulate virtue, on the other hand, let them get out earlier, so as not to miss the things of the holy religion."

"That's fine, you can make arrangements." The protector nodded, "Send them out as soon as possible. The important events of the Holy Religion must not be delayed."

"Master Protector, please forgive me for speaking frankly, are you too impatient this time?" Chen Xiangzhu asked puzzledly, "Although the drought in the Central Plains is indeed not small, it is far from meeting our needs. Even if we are to take action, it will be difficult. No matter what the result is, if it is exposed and the losses are too heavy, I'm afraid."

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask!" The Protector interrupted him coldly, until Master Chen Xiang knelt on the ground in a cold sweat before continuing, "You can see things, but the leader can't see it? But someone wants to To do something, deliberately release news or even secretly help us make trouble, what are you in a hurry for?"

"My subordinates understand!" Chen Xiangzhu suddenly realized, "No wonder the news released later was obviously not in line with our approach, and even the 'improper position' was revealed. If we can make those people bite dogs..."

"Okay, go get to work!" The protector squinted and gave him a "personal experience" and said, "This time I came here, it is also the leader's intention. I am not asking you to do it regardless of everything, but to grasp the depth and let go. That’s all for the news, don’t fall into it yourself, it will be bad if you break your brothers.”

"I understand!" Chen Xiangzhu would naturally not refuse such a good thing. "I will make arrangements now and let the brothers relax to avoid problems."

At the same time, in a woods less than a hundred steps outside the shanty town.

"Your actions are fast enough!" Zhou Yang, who was temporarily arrested and was looking at the dark shanty town with Dongfang Bing at the moment, sounded sleepy, "It's just that this force is a bit too small? One There are thousands of infantrymen and hundreds of cavalrymen, and they are all understaffed.

With such a force, it is completely nonsense to say that they can control the entire shantytown. What's more, no one knows how many White Lotus traitors there are. If we take action now, it will be difficult to say that it is completely blocked. If someone is inside, If the leader ran away, wouldn't all previous efforts be wasted? "

"These days, the White Lotus Sect's arrogance has become more and more arrogant." As if he did not see Zhou Yang's dissatisfaction, Dongfang Bing's tone was as calm as ever, or indifferent, "From the beginning of the so-called 'King Ming came to the world to save the world', to Later, 'Only Mom' and the day before yesterday even started to make a lot of rebellious comments."

"Oh?" Zhou Yang has lived outside the city for a long time, so he may be blocked from the news in the city. He glanced at the Royal Forest Army soldiers who were also ten steps away recently, and asked with a smile, "If you don't mind, I can tell you. Are there any treacherous words? To make everyone in the palace so anxious, it must be very heartbreaking, right?"

"Even though you know the heart-breaking words, you still dare to ask more questions?" Dongfang Bai said coldly. He just turned around and looked at Zhou Yang's unconcerned face, but he didn't hide it anymore, "Those thieves have already started to spread the word "Heaven" "No two days", "Double days in the sky, unprecedented", and even the more heart-wrenching "Incorrect position, disaster from heaven"." "Uh-huh." Zhou Yang shrugged indifferently and looked at Yi Yi Looking at the dispersed deployment of Imperial Guard troops, "It seems that the White Lotus Sect is not the only one causing trouble. If I were the person in charge of the White Lotus Sect in this area, I would deploy perimeter security at any time.

By the way, once it is confirmed that this place is surrounded, I will arrange for my men to escape separately. The alleys and alleys here are like spider webs, and it is very difficult to completely block them. If I am really pressed, I will not hesitate to cause a big incident. Take the opportunity to escape after attracting all attention, such as setting a fire. "

"Why didn't you say it at the beginning?" Dongfang Bing's face changed, and he looked warily at the vast shanty towns that were still dark, but seemed to choose people to eat, "Now that you have said it, it's best to find a solution. way."

"I didn't expect that you only used this small number of troops." Zhou Yang defended angrily, "What's more, it's hard to say that there are only the White Lotus rebels here, and there may be other manpower arranged by other forces. There are only less than a thousand people. The Imperial Guards, even if they are powerful, may not be able to fully control them."

"In the land of the capital, now" Dongfang Bing hesitated for a moment, but still said it, "it is not convenient to use too many troops. These troops and horses are already the maximum limit that can be used. No matter how many more troops there are, it will be very troublesome for His Majesty."

"It's not very convenient." Zhou Yang wanted to make a joke, but suddenly the "Double Days Hengkong" he just mentioned came out. He hesitated and shut up, because his life was important, "Since there are so few people, I guess you are all Draw the most elite ones, right? Assign sharpshooters to them, and shoot anyone who attempts to resist or sabotage to prevent accidents.

The second step is to try to give the enemy the illusion that our troops are insufficient and they still have a chance to prevent the problem of jumping over the wall. Don't send too many people in when the time comes. Just be good and let them run out on their own.

Make sure there is a good ambush on the outside, block the intersection as much as possible before talking about action, and make sure to solve it immediately; also, you are not stupid enough to rely only on the Jin Yiwei who ambushed in advance to provide information, are you?Are there any means of observation from the outside, such as a thousand-mile telescope? "

"Forget it, since you are here, come with me as the final preparation. I remember that you are very capable of shooting, and you can just block the way for the rebels to escape at any time." Dongfang Bing frowned, and gave up deploying troops at this time. Or take other measures, but they didn't directly answer Zhou Yang's question, "The ten people behind are all elite guards, enough to assist us.

His Highness is watching not far away now. He will come to check on the matter soon after the matter is resolved. You should understand the importance of today's action. If you can perform well here, since you chose martial arts, you must be determined to serve the imperial court. Let's order everyone to act immediately according to the assignments arranged in advance! "

"Whoops -" A loud sound flew into the air with a long sound. Then, there were more loud arrows flying into the sky around the shantytown, finally completing the mission.

"Bang——" In a short period of time, the officers and soldiers of the imperial guards from all over the place lit torches, lighting up a "fire dragon" around the shantytown. It was obvious that the density had been calculated in advance. The only problem was that The torchbearers accounted for more than 300% of the total force, and the mobile force was already less than [-].

"Stop leaving the White Lotus traitor, hurry up, they are running over there!" Just after all the torches were lit, someone started shouting from the outside, and many people followed suit. Soon the voice of "White Lotus traitor" was heard. The sound resounded throughout the shanty town, and the people inside began to be chaotic in a short time after confirming that they were surrounded!

"Follow me, Guard Luo arranged for two ladder trucks to be set up not far away, where you can overlook the entire shantytown." Just when Zhou Yang showed off his strong bow, he was ready to shoot the White Lotus sect thieves who tried to attack at any time. , Dongfang Bing pulled him straight to the rear, and made him stop waiting here.

"General Luo, how is the situation?" The two of them rushed all the way and soon arrived near the ladder truck. Seeing that the "Guard Luo" from last time was already checking on the top of the ladder truck that was more than ten meters high, Dongfang Bing asked immediately road.

"Don't worry, Dongfang Qianhu, chaos has begun inside, and organized crowds have been exposed in many places. They are testing everywhere, but there is no way to confirm whether they are the leaders." General Luo said excitedly, "Seeing the continuous rise of people inside Is there a firework signal? Those are absolutely reliable spies arranged by Zhao Tangguan. Every signal is a team of thieves. I have arranged a general flag for each of the five groups of people to intercept them. They will never be able to escape!"

"That's good!" Dongfang Bing nodded and was ready to take action!

(End of this chapter)