Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 567
It’s really called another world. When I came down from the cellar, I don’t know what kind of mechanism Qiaoyan was fiddled with on the wall. With a buzz, a broken cabinet leaning on the wall burst open, and a deep passage was revealed at the back. The wind blows out from the passage, but it is not the rotten smell of the cellar, but it is much fresher.

A few solitary lanterns were swaying messily by the wind in the passage, following Qiaoyan who picked up a lantern, a group of people descended into the tunnel one after another.

"The commander-in-chief has made up his mind and ordered to dig a tunnel here in advance as a hiding place. Sister Qiaoyan, why are you here?"

Feeling the chill in the wind blowing head-on with his hands, Zheng Sen nodded his head and praised as he walked, listening to his question, Qiaoyan's answer couldn't help being sour.

"Sister, I am not as lucky as Yu'er. I was picked up by the handsome man and recognized as a righteous daughter. I stayed in the back leisurely and became the goddess in many people's hearts. A while ago, Ruan Dahuzi wanted to bring a group of Jiangxi wealthy families to Wa Island for fun. , I needed an image ambassador, so I was chosen, but I didn't expect that this Japanese man is like a mangy dog, and he will turn his face when he says he will."

With a sigh, he patted the wall with his small white hand, and Qiao Yan continued to speak with some gratitude.

"The commander-in-chief didn't order the excavation here. It should be the escape route built by Longzhaosi, the former lord of Nagasaki. You should know that the Japanese are brutal. The defeated party often has their whole family killed. They probably prepared it long ago. However, the Longzhaosi clan died out, and the Naoshima clan later inherited the feudal domain, so the old house of Longzhaosi was sold to us, and we built the Jinjiang Hotel, and during the renovation, we found this tunnel by chance."

"Unexpectedly, this place became a life-saving place! We bought a lot of eyeliner among the lower-class Japanese people. I just heard that a Nanman injured a dozen people and ran away at the Yokosu store. This is the nearest one from Nagasaki. Road, I’m just waiting here to see if I can come across it, but I didn’t expect it to be you!”

Looking away from Zheng Sen's face, he fell on Song Yongzhong behind him, stopped, and Qiao Yan asked a little excitedly: "Song Jun, you are here, so the commander-in-chief is also here?"

"The commander-in-chief is in Ryukyu, and he will soon attack Nagasaki, but before that, we have to rescue Mingren, who was detained by the Japanese here!"

"Just how many of you?"

"There are still sixty of my soldiers at sea!"

The excitement completely subsided, and Qiaoyan shook his head helplessly: "It's too difficult, impossible!"

"Forget it, talk to me first!"

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I have to admire the painstaking efforts of the Tibetan master of Longzhao Temple. The corridor walked for about a kilometer before reaching the end. There are still a few dark fork roads in the middle. , it is estimated that the craftsmen who built the tunnel back then were silenced in order to keep it secret, Qiaoyan was a little lost, and he still found his way according to the map.

A beam of light came from the dark corridor in front, and the sound of hurried footsteps echoed immediately. Zheng Sen immediately put his hand on the hilt of his sword vigilantly. A moment later, a strong man with a hideous scar on his face was holding a lantern He led a few strong boys to find him. When he saw Qiaoyan, the man was relieved first. He saw Zheng Sen and others dressed in Japanese clothes, and immediately held his hand on the handle of the Japanese sword at his waist vigilantly.

"Miss Qiaoyan, I have found you. Mr. Gan is in a hurry. Who are they?"

"Zheng Sen, the eldest son of the Zheng family, the flag-capturing soldiers beside the general, Song Yongzhong, the leader of the Xuanfeng army, Mr. Song, and Mr. William, they are sent by the general!"

This made the scarred man excited, and asked urgently: "The commander is here? I just said, the commander will not let these little Japanese run amok!"

"It's more complicated, let's go back and talk about it!"

"Miss Qiaoyan is right! Big Gouzi, let's lead the way! Guys, please follow us!"

There are a few more people leading the way, which is much better than Qiaoyan's two knives. I didn't go wrong, and I arrived at the place in two to three minutes. There is a rather large hole of three to four hundred square meters piled up with stones. The stones are piled up firmly. On the wall, torches are hung on the wall, dividing the entire void into three floors. The small building revolves like that, and there is a sloping corridor leading upwards. I don’t know where it leads?

Quite a few men and women dressed as Ming people sat down in the middle of the cave and were busy with something, or stayed in front of the railings like the open-air stairs, but it could be seen that everyone seemed unhappy and seemed lifeless, no wonder Well, they have been locked in this dark basement for two or three months since the accident, and normal people are going crazy.

"This is the basement of the Jinjiang Hotel, the firm's foothold in Nagasaki. We have people in the Nabeshima Domain. Before the shogunate arrested them, they hid with the guests and staff in the hotel, and let those guys escape. They are right above our heads." 20 meters, and a team of shoguns."

Leading Zheng Sen and the others upstairs, Qiaoyan explained as he walked, but just as he reached the third floor, there was a violent knocking sound, followed by a burst of fierce shouting and cursing. Qiaoyan's face immediately changed.

"I came to this Japanese country to travel, not to hang out. I can't stay in this poor place for a day!"

With a bang, another teacup was slammed to the ground. A fat man with soft feet and a yellow-green official robe slapped the table angrily and growled. Opposite him, sitting behind the desk, about A tough man in his 40s showed a tired face and said flatly to the fat man.

"Besides the staff, we are also trying to find a way to get in touch. It won't be long before we can take everyone back to Daming, and you have purchased my family's insurance before you leave, and we will compensate you a certain amount of insurance money!"

"I sent you a hundred taels of silver, and I'll give you two more days. After two days, if I can't find a boat to go back to Daming, I'll just go up and look for those Japanese people, and smash your garbage to the ground! Hmph! "

At the end of the chat, the Zhu member shook his sleeves and rushed out the door angrily. At the door, he met Qiaoyan who came up.

"You bastard!"

After all, he is Yu'er's friend and a star under Song Qingshu's command. Zheng Sen immediately turned around in annoyance and was about to explode, but Qiaoyan next to him helplessly grabbed his sleeve.

"This is Jiangxi Dahao who Ruan Dahuzi found, let him go!"

"Miss Qiaoyan, you are back, who are these?"

In the room, the tired man stood up in a jerk when he heard the sound at the door. Before he finished speaking, he also frowned when he saw Zheng Sen and the Japanese people dressed up, and then he suddenly became excited.

"Choose the leader of the Song army!"

"you know me?"

Song Yongzhong asked back in surprise, but the man stepped forward excitedly, dragging a few people into the room: "Xiagan Yangwu used to belong to the New Division. In the first battle in Gaoyang County, our department suffered from the slave cavalry. The impact caused heavy casualties, and it was Song Jun who rescued me, but it was a pity that Jiannu broke his leg in that battle, and he could no longer serve on the battlefield with our commander in chief, so he was assigned to a firm by the commander in charge of this area!"

Pulling a chair and sitting down, Qian Yangwu asked excitedly while pouring tea: "The chief of the Song army is here, but the commander-in-chief is about to attack on a large scale? Do you need a response from the city? There are more than a dozen brothers who have retired under his subordinates." One, you can serve the army!"

"Uncle Gan, Master Song and the others are here to rescue our captives captured by the Japanese first!" Qiao Yan interjected, and Gan Yangwu's face froze when he heard this.

With a bang, the map was placed on the table. It is estimated that Qianyangwu is not just a simple restaurant manager, but must have other identities. A map of Nagasaki is densely marked with Japanese yamen, garrison and other various places. The location, but Zheng Sen and Song Yongzhong couldn't control it. Both of them frowned and focused their eyes on the map.

"Akiyama Town!"

Looking at the location marked on the map, Zheng Sen couldn't help but twitch his brows.

This place is some distance away from the city of Nagasaki. On the autumn mountains about a few miles away from the city, just looking at the trend of the mountains marked by the superimposed herringbone shapes, you know that this is not a good place, and the terrain is prominently tight.

"That's right, it's here!" On the side, Qian Yangwu also explained.

"The system of the Japanese people is divided into levels, and there are not many standing soldiers. Therefore, the arrest warrant for the arrest of the Ming people was issued to the local warriors and nobles. In order to negotiate with Zheng Daguan, a large number of Ming people were transported here. About From 800 to 200 people, and more than 200 people were trapped in Kyoto, those involved in organizing the return of the emperor were not brought, and the shogunate did not plan to release those people.”

"We don't care about those people for now, let's save the ones in front of us. Mr. Qian, have you been to Akiyama Town? How is it?"

"I haven't been there before, but recently there have been arrests of Ming people being escorted there, and there are also lower-level warriors escorting people to ask for rewards. A few warriors we bribed went there to inquire about news. It was the Shimadzu family during the Warring States Period of the Warring States Period. Built to fight against the Western Army, it is really easy to defend but difficult to attack!"

"The whole town of Akiyama is surrounded by valleys, and there is only one path up the mountain. It is somewhat similar to Matsuyama Castle, but it is much smaller. After the Shimadzu family also surrendered to the Tokugawa clan, it was used as a prison. The prisoners are all daimyo, Tokugawa relatives and criminals. Peter Giordano, the Dutch military officer who offended the Japanese at the beginning, was imprisoned there, and there were [-] samurai stationed there by the shogunate. The defense was too tight. !"

"Can't you climb up the cliff?"

Song Yongzhong also heard about the battle to save Hong Chengchou, and couldn't help asking, Qian Yangwu shook his head with difficulty.

"There are patrols on all sides, and there are Japanese-style city walls, so I can't go up!"

This is tricky. Looking at the Akiyama Town painting that Qian Yangwu took out again, Zheng Sen couldn't help but get a pimple on his forehead.

(End of this chapter)