Ji Tang

Chapter 849 Where did you get so many people?
"Our chance has come!"

Everyone who was still complaining suddenly became quiet and stared at Lao Lin.

"This is the news that has just been conveyed by the training eagle. In addition, the commander of the soldiers of the Marquis Mansion is outside the city at this time and needs us to assist him in the city."

"This operation will also be planned by him. We just need to do our part. According to the information in the letter, the Marquis and the heads of the family don't want us to be exposed. There are still many things to do after the war. I'll wait, so everyone should try their best to protect themselves this time, and others will naturally be taken care of!"

Lao Lin didn't show off and said directly.

After hearing this, everyone began to think deeply!

But at the same time, I felt relieved. I didn't need to take risks by myself and others, which ensured my own safety.They were prepared to die before, but now they are no longer needed, which makes them relieved but also a little disappointed.

"In that case, what are you waiting for? Get people to the city quickly!"

By this time, everyone no longer had any worries.It is better to do things sooner rather than later. It is better to get people to the city as early as possible.

"correct!"

Someone seemed to have thought of something and asked doubtfully: "Second Master, didn't he say who the general he led this time was?"

Lao Lin was stunned. He was so happy just now that he forgot about this. He quickly picked up the letter and started looking through it.But what puzzled him was that it was not mentioned above.

"Forget it, let's wait until the second master comes in!"

As for whether it was Lao Lin who spread the news falsely?The idea was killed as soon as it came up.

Who doesn't know that the people who come out of Hao Jiehou Mansion are die-hard loyalists?Anyone here may rebel, but only the people of the Ji family will not. This is something that has been confirmed for all these years!
"Well, let's leave it to Lao Cheng to welcome us out of the city this time. You dug the tunnel, and no one knows it better than you."

Lao Lin warned: "Be careful in everything!"

Lao Cheng nodded, without delay, bowed his hands to everyone, and then got out of another tunnel in the room that had never been opened.

Everyone looked at each other and showed no intention of leaving. They were obviously preparing to wait here for someone to arrive.

After making sure that Lao Cheng had left, the steward of Changsun's family said quietly: "Has everything been arranged outside?"

"Don't worry, I have used falcon to send a message. If there is any trouble, the second master will solve all the troubles."

The two of them spoke incoherently, but everyone understood what they meant.

Don't put all your eggs in the same basket. This is what the Marquis told them when they came here. How can they forget it?

"I'm leaving now, and I'll come back later!"

Lao Lin said this and went out of the tunnel where he came from.

After returning to the house and telling no one to disturb him, he went to a water tank in the backyard.

There was water in this tank, but the strange thing was that under Lao Lin's weak arms, he slowly moved to the side. There was a hole under the tank that could only accommodate one person.

As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows. If a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries.

You must be cautious in everything, so that you can protect your own life in the event of an accident.The Hou family has passed down the Hou master's method of preparing for a rainy day and being prepared for everything, and has carried it forward.

There will only be one soldier waiting where Lao Cheng goes. Once it is confirmed that nothing happens, he will meet up with Liu Laoer and come to the other side of the cave entrance from there.

No one knows if there are traitors among them, so it’s better to play it safe to avoid being blamed by others.

After he looked around to make sure that no one was around, he quickly entered the cave entrance. He didn't know if there was a mechanism inside, but the water tank above slowly closed.

From above, it looks as if nothing has moved, and no one can find any clues.

Not long after he left, maids started walking around in the yard, and there were people fetching water from the water jars to water the flowers, unaware that there was a cave underneath.

Lao Lin didn't know how long he had been walking. This tunnel had existed for a long time. Excavation started here since he came to Liaodong.

Goguryeo didn't know about gunpowder before, so they had no idea about digging tunnels. But since gunpowder became known to the Goguryeo people, they rarely walked around inside because they were worried about being discovered.

So he walked extra carefully, just because he was worried about making any noise, causing someone to discover him, and causing the operation to fail!

Liu Laoer waited outside the city until three o'clock in the morning but did not wait for anyone to arrive. After receiving the message from the falcon, he immediately led people to this mountain forest.

There are many giant trees here, there are countless big trees that can be hugged by one person, and the place is indeed hidden.

But it was broad daylight now, and Ji Qing's group of boys were not far away. Patrolling scouts also appeared here from time to time. If they hadn't been careful to hide, they would have been discovered long ago.

"What's going on with this Lao Lin? How long has this been going on? He just climbed up, right?"

No wonder Liu Laoer complained, it was really uncomfortable for him to hide here and there, and he was one of his own, so he couldn't be ruthless. If he was an enemy, he would have dealt with it long ago.

At this moment, the bushes not far away from them suddenly began to shake. Everyone thought that another scout was coming, and they cursed in their hearts!

"Second Master?"

A low-pitched call sounded in Liu Laoer's ears, and he was stunned. How long had it been since this second master's name had been called?
He thought of something, and without caring about anything else, he quickly walked to the bushes and started looking around.

But it was difficult to walk in the bushes. Just when he drew out his horizontal knife and wanted to chop, he heard a scream from under his feet.

"Second Master, Second Master, it's me, Lao Lin!"

Only then did Liu Laoer look for the sound. It turned out that not far from his feet, a cover opened a gap, and half a human head was stuck there.

If someone hadn't stopped him just now, he might have slashed through it with one strike.

Lifting the cover covered with withered leaves and taking a closer look, who could it be if it wasn't the old forest that I haven't seen for several years?

"I told you not to speak louder. If I cut you with a knife, would you still be alive?"

Who is Liu Laoer?Is that someone who can admit that it was his fault?

No, as he said this, he turned the tables and put all the blame on Lao Lin.

But after all, the movements of his hands were not slow. He grabbed Lao Lin by the collar and pulled him up with a strong force.

Lao Lin: "."

Ignoring the depression in Lao Lin's heart at this moment, he immediately looked around after coming out. When he saw that he was surrounded by his own soldiers, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let's go, it's not safe here. Let's go to the city first!" Old Lin was a little surprised and asked doubtfully: "Isn't there our army outside the city? Why isn't it safe?"

Liu Laoer said angrily: "I ran out secretly, and the troops were led by boys like Ji Qing. If they knew that I was going to the city, how could I escape?"

After saying that, he pushed Lao Lin aside and jumped into the pit.

But as soon as he made a move, he felt someone was holding him tightly. When he looked back, he was shocked.

"What's that expression on your face? Let go!"

But at this time, Lao Lin seemed to turn a deaf ear and held Liu Laoer tightly, his eyes were red and his lips were trembling: "What did you just say?"

"Who is it? Who is leading the troops?"

Only then did Liu Laoer react, but he didn't know where to start, so he said a little irritably: "Let's go to the city first. I'll tell you when we get there."

After saying that, he jumped into the pit. Lao Lin was also anxious to know the news about Ji Qing and the others, so he jumped down quickly.

The remaining dozens of people also entered the tunnel one after another. In the end, only three people were left waiting outside for half an hour before entering the tunnel.
Ji Qing and the others were all watched by Lao Lin growing up. When they were still there, Uncle Lin was usually older than Uncle Lin, and there was no difference between them and his juniors.

After leaving ten years ago, he often thought of these boys. When they were naughty and mischievous, every time they got into trouble and were punished by his wife, it was they, the elders of the family, who begged for mercy.

Ten years have passed, and when there is almost no hope, someone tells Ji Qing and the others that they are back?

The joy in his heart simply cannot be expressed in words. This is the reason why he lost his temper just now!

In the Lin Mansion in Pingxiang City, I met the Goguryeo stewards in the wine shop. After explaining what they needed to do, Liu Laoer, Lao Lin and dozens of soldiers came to a small courtyard next to the Lin Mansion.

This place was used by Lao Lin to hide his presence from others. He came here only once every ten days and a half, so everyone thought this was a separate courtyard of the Lin Mansion. Even if he suddenly appeared here, no one would think much about it.

And everyone here is his confidant, so there is nothing else to worry about.

The people in the Lin Mansion were mixed. In order to win the trust of Goguryeo dignitaries, most of the servants in the manor were Goguryeo people. Fortunately, some of them were sent by others.

There were everyone inside, and maybe one of them was sent to monitor him.Therefore, you can't go to the mansion, and you can't guarantee your safety if you go.

"This is what happened. Don't say you didn't expect it. Even I didn't expect it. If it hadn't been for that sudden piece of clothing, we would have missed it."

Liu Laoer couldn't avoid Lao Lin's entanglement, so he could only tell what happened exactly as it was.

After talking about it, he felt lucky that the clothes came by such a coincidence.The vast ocean meant that they met by chance. This was simply a probability of one in a billion!
"Fortunately, fortunately!"

Lao Lin was also frightened for a moment when he heard that Ji Qing and the others had forgotten the Marquis's instructions, and when they were about to arrive in the Tang Dynasty, their entire army was almost wiped out due to lack of vegetables.

Hearing this, he cursed Tang Jian for not being the Duke of the Tang Dynasty for making such a low-level mistake.

He was even more angry with Ji Qing and others. When they left, the Marquis stayed in the study for ten days and ten nights. When he came out, he could hardly stand.

After wasting so much effort, didn't they rack their brains and write a pamphlet about the things they might encounter? Lord Marquis worked so hard, but they didn't take it seriously?

No, I won’t be able to swallow this breath without beating them up.

"Okay, let's calm down!"

Liu Laoer brought the tea to him and actually comforted him.

"Humph, they are all grown up now and don't like listening to us nagging anymore. But how could they not know that these are just words of experience? They are just worried that they are going the wrong way!"

"But we took precautions, and in the end they almost caught the road. If it weren't for the fact that it was not far from the land and it was still summer, they might have been."

He was agitated in vain and really didn't dare to think about it anymore.

After he calmed down, he said, "Second Master, when will we take action?"

Liu Laoer did not answer directly, but solemnly said: "How many of our people are there in the city? Can they be used? Can they be trusted?"

He only brought about twenty soldiers. If he wanted to make a big move, it would be impossible for him to do it alone. It would be good if only a few of them could complete the task of blowing open the city gate. Don't think about anything else.

There are at least [-] elite troops in the city. They are all wearing military equipment left over from the defeat of the Sui Dynasty that year. Mingguang armor and horizontal swords are all weapons carefully crafted by the Sui Dynasty. Such an army is enough to compete with the regular army of the Tang Dynasty. Confronted.

"People? Of course there are, and there are quite a few of them. Second Master, how many do you want?"

Old Lin was happy when he heard Liu Laoer's words.

He hasn't been fooling around all these years, he has been preparing for it for a long time!
Now it was Liu Laoer's turn to be surprised. He looked at Lao Lin doubtfully, wondering what he meant?
"Stop being pretentious and tell me, how many people can gather?"

"I'm talking about people who can fight and fight hard, let alone those ruffians. I can't afford to lose that person."

Old Lin was like a fox who had been stealing chickens, and whispered: "Three hundred people, they are all veterans who have been on the battlefield. Although they are a little older, they are full of hatred for the King of Goguryeo, and they can be treated as dead if necessary. For scholar use.”

Ignoring Liu Laoer's surprise, he continued: "These are just the people in our family, and of course they are the most."

"Others can gather more or less people, and the total number is about 300 people."

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Liu Laoer stood up immediately, widened his eyes, and said in disbelief: "Does that mean there are 600 people available?"

But then he wondered: "Are you kidding me? How did you get these people? What's their origin?"

He said solemnly: "Old Lin, don't play tricks on me. It's not like you don't know how important this matter is. If it goes wrong, you can all wait for the Marquis to answer the question!"

But what surprised Liu Laoer was that Lao Lin didn't panic at all, but the old god said: "Don't worry, I will never let you down."

"Not only do these people have fighting prowess, they also wear the best armor and hold the best swords and crossbows. As long as they are led by someone, they will never be worse than the elite of the Tang Dynasty."

Under Liu Laoer's constant questioning, Lao Lin proudly told what happened.

It turns out that these people were all prisoners after the defeat of the Sui Dynasty. In order to humiliate them, the Goguryeo people married extremely lowly slave girls to them and lived a life that was not like this.

By chance, he learned that there was such a group of people, and wrote to the Marquis. The letter from the Marquis only had four words, and he still remembers it clearly!

Do your best!

Yes, those four words.

Therefore, without Goguryeo being aware of it, he successively arranged for these people to fake their deaths and escape, and moved to live in secluded places outside the city. Some time ago, before the Tang Dynasty sent troops, he quietly arranged for these people to enter the city and stay in the city. Scattered.

Since they were of low status, no one would care if they died, so these nearly 300 people were slowly transferred.
(End of this chapter)