Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2730 The Capital (83)

Just after the second watch that night, Li Rufeng suddenly called the steward of the escort agency: "Old Zheng, take care of the kitchen and cook meals per head! Each person has half a catty of stewed meat and two catties of white flour pancakes! Prepare fifty wine gourds and fill them all." Burn the knife!”

"Cooking?" Lao Zheng was surprised. The escort agency did not do business at night, let alone go out, so as not to cause trouble.

"Yes, let's cook." Li Rufeng was very lively and impressive, "Send someone to wake up all the bodyguards who are resting in each room. They should be fully dressed and ready. No clothes with brand names are allowed. No Bring personal belongings, no weapons with brand names. No noise, no lighting, meet me in the lobby in a quarter of an hour!"

Old Zheng knew that the escort agency would do something big tonight, so he immediately cheered up and called up his servants, and then arranged for people to call people from room to room.

There are 55 people in the escort agency not counting handymen, but those who can fight in battle, whether they are escorts or hired thugs.Three of them either took leave to go home tonight or stayed out because they were too late to get back in time.Owned within the bureau

Within a quarter of an hour, the escort agency hall was filled with people standing in darkness.

There were not many lamps, so the light in the hall was dim, making the appearance vague and quite strange.

Li Rufeng clasped his fists and bowed: "Brothers, please come!"

Everyone knew that calling people up at this time must be confidential, so they did not answer the call and only returned the greeting with fists. Only a "swish" sound was heard in the hall.

"...I wake you all up in the middle of the night. There is a big matter." Li Rufeng looked at everyone with bright eyes. "I don't need to tell you, everyone knows that - for the past month, everyone in our escort agency has been busy with this matter."

Although everyone had been ordered not to make any noise, there was still a low buzz at this time.

"Now that the news has been received, it's time for our brothers to show their skills. I will take people to rescue the escort soon. I will take forty brothers to fight. I know that everyone is a good man, and everyone wants this. Good luck. But the escort agency cannot be left unattended. So we all drew lots, and the ones who got the result will go with me for a while, while the ones who didn’t get the result stayed at the escort agency."

As he said that, someone brought a jar, and everyone drew lots one by one. After a while, those who stayed behind and those who attacked were divided into two teams.One team is forty, the other is twelve.

Regardless of whether they were caught or kept, everyone's expressions were very complicated.

If you catch the "go" person, you will naturally know that there will be a fight tonight, and life or death will be unpredictable, but the owner will receive a heavy reward afterwards; it depends on whether you are lucky enough to get this wealth; if you catch the "stay" person, of course there is no need He braved the cold wind and fought hard, but tomorrow the brothers would win and return to court, and I could only watch helplessly as others counted their money.

Li Rufeng looked at everyone's faces and suddenly smiled: "What?! Those who go are afraid of losing their lives, and those who don't are afraid of not being rewarded?"

This sentence caused everyone in the hall to burst into laughter.Someone immediately responded: "Who told us that our horoscopes are bad! It's not our turn to get rewarded for not working hard!"

Li Rufeng said slowly: "This brother is right. Everyone goes out to fight in spite of the frost and snow, just for a few taels of silver. The escort business has been getting worse day by day in recent years, all thanks to Delong's support. Rewards. Brothers have a mouthful of food, and the whole family is protected from cold and hunger. When we walk on the street with dignity, everyone calls us "Master Leng". Now Master Leng of Delong is in trouble. We rescue Master Leng, because we are "receiving money from others" To eliminate disasters for others, Yu Li also protects the jobs of the brothers in the escort agency."

He paused and continued: "It's very dangerous to go out to rescue people this time. If brothers don't want to go, I won't force you. The escort agency will also help."

After that, he looked at everyone again, and when no one answered, he continued: "Everyone in this hall counts, whether they are full-time bodyguards or the heroes who came to help recently, we have the same rules as Liansheng Everyone knows it. I won’t say anything anymore. Just talking about this action, Mr. Delongwu has already said that if the vote rescue is successful, the first person who contributes will be rewarded 1000 taels."

At this time, the entire hall was in violent commotion.Everyone looked greedy and happy.

Li Rufeng was very satisfied with the result and aroused people's desires, so they would naturally fight for it.He continued: "Anyone who contributes in battle will be rewarded with 100 taels; and those who are killed and captured will be rewarded with 50 taels, and each one counts as one!"

There was another commotion in the hall. The escorts, who were somewhat hungry and out of spirits because they were called in in the middle of the night, were all pumping with blood. If the noise had not been banned, they would have been screaming to the point of tearing off the roof. .

"Those who stay behind need not be discouraged. Those who stay behind tonight will be rewarded with 50 taels for the bodyguards and 20 taels for the handymen!"

The atmosphere in the room became more and more heated, and the escorts were gearing up, eager to go out and fight immediately.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting better, Li Rufeng ordered everyone to rest and eat first, and be ready to set off at any time.

"We all had a full meal. Not only did we not sleep tonight, but we will all have a hard time in the next few days."

The cook in the kitchen here worked hard to make a good meal.Each person has a bowl of stewed meat and two pounds of white flour pancakes.Fortunately, it was the twelfth lunar month of winter, so meat could be stored in the cold room in the backyard.He Liansheng's bureau is not located in the city, but at the gate of Chaoyangmenwai Street.Chaoyang Gate is located in the east of the city, which means "welcoming the sunrise".Grain from the south was transported by water from the Tonghui River to Tongxian via the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, and then loaded onto trucks and transported into the capital via Chaoyang Gate.In addition to grain, bulk goods transported on the Grand Canal also mostly use this door.Therefore, the Escort Agency is located here not only to facilitate transportation, but also to avoid the trouble of tight security in the city - after all, the Escort Agency mainly deals with "bandits".

Li Rufeng took care to bring out all the horses and mules in the escort agency. More than 40 people were dispatched, and the commotion was insignificant.If the other party has an informant nearby, tell him immediately. If the other party is on guard, the matter will be ruined. The only way is to resolve it quickly.

More than 40 people rode out of the escort office. They led their horses slowly until all the people and horses reached the official road. Then they got on their horses and galloped southward.

The sky was dark at night, but fortunately the official roads around the capital were well-maintained, and there were no pedestrians or vehicles on the roads in the middle of the night. You just had to follow the gray road marks.In order to facilitate identification, each escort has luminous strips on the back and chest, so no one gets lost and separated while running for dozens of miles.

When we arrived at Nanyuan, it was already two o'clock in the morning.Wu Cheng had been waiting by the roadside under the protection of his bodyguard.He stayed in the field for half a night, and his face was pale from the cold. Seeing that they finally felt the pain, he was overjoyed and said: "Finally here! If you give me 1000 taels of silver for this crime, I won't come back again... …”

Li Rufeng didn't care to talk to him and asked the escort: "How is the situation in Ningyou Temple?"

"It's business as usual!"

Li Rufeng immediately ordered everyone to cross the collapsed earth wall and enter Nanyuan.

"Everyone dismount! Only bring six fast horses with their hooves bound and mounted. The rest of the horses and mules stay here!" Li Rufeng ordered.A galloping horse makes too much noise at night, which will alert the people inside.Maybe it will attract the forbidden troops from the four gates.

"Everyone cover their faces! Kill everyone you see on the road!" He gave the order with murderous intent.

The group of people walked through the woods and grass, running fast, and even Wu Cheng was carried and ran wildly. He was originally a Taoist, how could he withstand such a torment.Just thinking of getting 100 taels of silver after the event was completed, he reluctantly followed the team with the support of the two bodyguards.

Thanks to him as a guide, the escort had made luminous marks along the road according to his guidance during the day.Therefore, the team marched without any delay.It was just after the fourth watch when we arrived outside Deningyou Temple.

"How is the situation inside the temple?" he asked again.

"As usual!"

Li Rufeng summoned several "leaders" in the team to his side and made some arrangements.

The attack was scheduled to take place on the fifth watch.At this time, the sky is dim, which is good for the field of vision. The people on night duty inside are also very tired, waiting for someone to take over their shift. It is the time when people are distracted.
"The situation in the temple is unknown. Time is running out right now, and there is no time to find out the truth." He waved his hand, and someone opened a black curtain around him to block the light.He opened the "Shou Zhaozi" and spread out a map - a sketch of Ningyou Temple based on Wu Cheng's narrative.

"This temple is very large, with three courtyards starting from the mountain gate. However, according to Wu Laodao, the only houses that can live in are the main hall and the back hall. On a cold day, there will not be more than 20 people inside to watch the tickets. I estimate that most of them will watch the tickets. The tickets and 'tickets' are all in the backyard."

He used a branch to indicate on the map: "As far as we can see now, they have a secret sentry on the mountain gate of the front yard, and there are two people high on the roof of the main hall. The situation in the backyard is unknown, but there is at least a secret sentry."

Chen urged: "The place is not big, so there is no difficulty in getting in. However, it is half a mile from the woods to the entrance of the temple. Once the sky gets brighter, the brothers will be discovered by secret sentries as soon as they come out of the woods. In addition, there are also surrounding areas. There is no cover from the woods. We cannot lay an ambush in advance. If we fail to act in time and fail to surround the entire temple, I'm afraid they will break through."

"And they still have horses. If they break out on horseback, even though we have horses, chasing them will make too much noise." Sun Changtou frowned and said, "It's best to capture the temple in one fell swoop."

"While the night is still dark, we will ambush beside the temple first, and we will act together when the sky is dimming." Chen urged, "Use the sound of Dy as a signal. I am willing to lead the charge! Take down the secret whistle on the top of the hall first."

He was born in a Mao Hulu family and was the most flexible in climbing houses.Since Mao Sui recommended himself, Li Rufeng didn't have to disobey him and nodded immediately.

"Old Liu, you take the archers and watch around the temple, and shoot when you come out! If you don't call, one of them will be gone!"

Liu Chang said with a smile: "Do you need me to take care of this myself? Just let the boys do it. I will follow Mr. Chen to the roof and support you in the fight. Make sure you don't let anyone run out!"

The plan was decided, Li Rufeng divided his men into six teams, four archers guarded the east and west sides of the temple, six bodyguards were on standby on horseback, and the remaining people were divided into two teams and entered the front and rear gates together.

(End of this chapter)