Chapter 888 Infernal Affairs
In Peixian County, the waning moon is hanging high, and the whole city is under martial law.
Since Jiang Qin made up his mind to find out the Taishan Army spies lurking in the city, he specially organized a patrol team of 500 people, divided into ten teams, to patrol every village in the city day and night. At the same time, he strengthened the martial law on the city defense.
This is what it should be. After all, the spies of the Taishan Army have been discovered, and the enemy must have planned to attack Peixian County.
Therefore, Jiang Qin still had to spend most of his energy on the city wall. He could still understand what was important and what was important, and he would not be emotional.
At the same time, Jiang Qin also sent the situation in Peixian County to Pengcheng in the south overnight, reminding the lord who was stationed there to be more vigilant.
The task of tracking down the spies was left to Jiang Qin's personal guard, Jiang Rui.
Jiang Rui used the slowest method, but it was also the most effective, and that was to sweep through each area one by one.
Like most cities in the world, the urban area of Peixian County is not large. The number of people actually living in Luzuo of the city is about a thousand people, distributed in five or six Lus.
Jiang Rui's door-to-door investigation did not take much time, but the three enemy spies were definitely unable to fly.
But why did Jiang Rui and others determine that there were only three spies in the city?
It turned out that this was the message left by the tooth soldier who died at that time. What he touched on the ground with his fingers was a deep mark.
After many years of tacit understanding, all the tooth soldiers knew that this was the most important information left to them by Brother Paoze.
Only one person killed them both.
In this way, plus the two previously exposed, there were three enemy spies in the city.
Understanding Pao Ze's painstaking efforts, the tooth soldiers were even more furious. Even if they scratched the ground three feet, they still had to find out the Taishan Army's spies.
When the time comes, let these northerners have a taste of their Jiangshang people’s methods!
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In a building near the official residence area, there was silence, with only the occasional barking of dogs breaking the dark night.
With a clang of gongs, a group of armored soldiers appeared from the street corner holding halberds and started knocking on the door one by one from that side.
This Lu is considered a community of middle-aged people in Peixian County. It basically has a vestibule. There was a knock on the door at night, but it took a while for the owner to open the door.
The neighbor next door was also woken up. He got up at night to look. He only glanced at the formation at the fence and then retreated.
Deep in the street, Shi A stuck his head out of the shack and leaned against the wall. After listening for a while, he knew that Xuzhou Army had found this place.
While Shi Atan went out to check, the other two people in the shack, Chen Zhi and Xue Cong, also stood up, each holding a weapon on guard.
There are three horses in this shack, which the three of them brought when they entered the city.
Yes, Shi A and the others were the three spies who lurked in the city. It was Xue Cong who was knocked unconscious by Jiang Qin before, it was Chen Zhi who shot Jiang Qin with a crossbow, and it was Chen Zhi who neatly killed the two tooth soldiers. The leader this time is Shi A.
Shi and A have always been the most elite spies in the Feijun Foreign Affairs Division. In the past, they acted separately, but this time the action against Peixian was done together. This shows that the superiors attach great importance to this matter.
But it was obvious that they had messed up this operation, and now they were in danger of being blocked by the Xuzhou Army.
However, the three of them were not too panicked. This was partly because they were all senior spies, and partly because of the three horses in their shed.
There must be a curfew in the city at this time, but if they really want to gallop, the Xuzhou Army will definitely not be able to stop them.
But as long as they get to the city wall, with the skills of the three of them, the city wall is of no use.
That's why the three of them had no room to live in, so they went to sleep in this shack, just in case something happened, they could touch the horse as soon as possible.
Among the three, Shi A is the leader. On the one hand, it is because Shi A is indeed very famous in the system and has made many achievements, but more importantly, there are big figures behind Shi A.
Chen Zhi and Xue Cong are both waiting for Shi A's decision.
And Shi A looked at the two of them and was weighing the pros and cons in his mind.
The three of them were all capable spies sent into the city by the Feijun Foreign Division.
Needless to say, Shi Azi learned the swordsmanship from the famous great swordsman Wang Yue, and he has never met an opponent in hand-to-hand combat.
As for Chen Zhi, who was born in Ba, he originally had the ability to climb and climb from the Bashan experience. Later, after being absorbed by the Feijun Foreign Division, he also specially learned the non-transmission techniques in the system, which allowed Chen Zhi to truly climb and leap. , as if walking on flat ground.
In fact, this so-called technique that is not taught in the system is parkour taught by Zhang Chong.
Of course, Zhang Chong never learned any parkour in his previous life, but he had seen many such videos and knew a little bit about training.
In the modern world, in order to train spies in the army, since they were mostly used in the city, Zhang Chong turned this thing out again. With his unparalleled force, he understood the technique after a little thinking.
Then he let Fei Jun figure it out on his own and developed a set of camps dedicated to training parkour. Many elites from the Internal and External Department and the Embroidery Department graduated from this camp.
The remaining Xue Cong is also a good martial artist. Although he was knocked unconscious by Jiang Qin before, he mainly did not expect that Jiang Qin was wearing armor under his coat, and was knocked unconscious unprepared.
Of course, the most important thing for Xue Cong to join this team is that he is from Xuzhou.
In a small place like Peixian County, all outsiders inside and outside the city are natives. If outsiders walk around freely in the city, they will definitely be suspected.
Therefore, in the division of labor between the three people, Xue Cong was out to explore important facilities in the city, while Shi and Chen were covering in the dark.
But I didn't expect that Jiang Qin was so sharp, and he recognized Xue Cong just by seeing him once more.
But it's too late to say so much. Now they have been exposed and must escape from Peixian County immediately. Otherwise, according to the intensity of the Xuzhou Army's investigation, they will definitely be exposed.
At this time, Shi A saw the two of them looking at him, hesitated for a moment, and said:
"The foundation of these Xuzhou troops is not weak. If they are surrounded in a while, all three of us may be finished."
At this time, Xue Cong said hurriedly:
"Then what are we waiting for? Anyway, we have almost explored the city's defenses. At this time, we can rush directly to the door. With the skills of the three of us, we will definitely be able to rush out."
Xue Cong's life was saved by Shi A and Chen Zhi, so he was naturally close to them in his heart.
Because under the circumstances at that time, Shi A could actually send Xue Zong with him, and even Chen Zhi could definitely send an arrow to Xue Zong.
But in the end, it was Pao Ze's feelings that drove the two of them to take a big risk. Although they rescued Xue Cong in the end, the entire team was exposed.
Xue Cong also understood this truth, so after finishing this sentence, he added without hesitation:
"You saved my life. This time, I will protect you in this charge. Anyway, one of the three of us must be alive to send the information out, otherwise his death will be in vain."
But Xue Cong's words made Shi A and Chen Zhi frown. They didn't expect Xue Cong to be so reckless and really wanted to rush the card directly.
At that time, only King Zhang could do this. It is said that King Zhang almost killed Dongpingling by himself.
But how can the three of them compare with King Zhang?
Therefore, both Shi A and Chen Zhi did not agree with this approach.
Among them, Chen Zhi was born in Ba and had little education, so he really couldn't think of any other way at the moment and could only look at Shi A. Shi A kept hesitating and finally said:
"The three of us are in danger of life and death, so I won't hide it from you two. In fact, I still want to contact a person in the city this time. He is the key to our army's victory over Peixian County."
Xue Cong and Chen Zhi suddenly realized. In fact, they were also wondering at first. Peixian County is so important. Even if they get some information, can they help our army attack the city?
Sure enough, they were actually just a cover, and the real move was on Shi'a's side.
The two of them had nothing to complain about. They were both engaged in intelligence, and by doing this they were prepared to be abandoned one day.
The mortal world is divided into the world of life and the world of death.
But in the beginning it was all about life, and only in desperate situations would they use the form of death to disrupt the enemy's sight, and even cause suspicion and confusion within the enemy's ranks.
In fact, in another time and space, Cao Wei and Sun Wu had frequent conflicts, and Cao Wei's spy Yinfan was the most outstanding. It can be said that he single-handedly caused a fierce purge within the Sun Wu regime.
And Yinfan also broke into Soochow in the form of life at the beginning, but later due to changes in the situation, Yinfan had to seek death, and he became a dead person.
But no matter what, as a spy, you should have such awareness.
In fact, now that Shi Aneng said this to the two of them, he was actually giving them a way to survive, not treating them as pawns.
The two of them knew this in their hearts, but they didn't dare to ask for more, so they could only wait for Shi A to say it.
Sure enough, since Shi A took the initiative to talk about this matter, he had already thought about it thoroughly.
He said to the two of them:
"The reason why I chose this place to lurk is because it is close to that person's official residence. You and I only need to take the horses out of the back door, and then we can take shelter in that person's home. He will definitely be able to protect him. Us.”
But after Shi A finished saying this, he didn't expect Xue Cong to disagree. He shook his head and said:
"Brother Shi, Xue Cong accepts your kindness. Since the person you are talking about must be kept secret like this, it must be very important. What if he can be exposed because of the two of us? So we should follow the method I just did. Between me and Brother Chen, let's rush into the jam, and Brother Shi, you should take advantage of the chaos and take advantage of the chaos. This is the best thing to do."
Over there, Chen Zhi still frowned, but did not object to Xue Cong's plan.
Shi A is a very stubborn person. Even though he knows that Xue Cong’s method is better, he still insists:
"The three of us came together, so let's leave together. As for that person, if he can't protect the three of us, how can he accomplish great things for our army? So you two brothers, don't fight anymore, just do as I say."
When Shi A said this, what else could Xue and Chen say?
So what? Who wants to die if he is alive?
After that, while the Xuzhou Army in front was still investigating one by one, Shi A and the other three wrapped the four hooves of the horses in cloth, and then secretly went out through the back door.
Then, led by Shi A, the three of them rode under the cover of night and arrived at a place in the dark.
But at this moment, a nearby patrolman suddenly appeared at the corner of the street, and was about to bump into Shi A and the others.
Suddenly, a huge fire broke out from the east of the city.
Then I saw the entire east of the city shouting:
"It's gone, it's gone!"
When the Xuzhou patrolmen on the street corner saw this situation, they turned around and ran eastward.
In this way, Shi and A, who had planned to commit murder, breathed a sigh of relief.
Later, after arriving at the official residence, Shi A, under the cover of Xue and Chen, knocked on the door in an orderly and rhythmic manner.
After knocking on Shi'a's side, a sentence came from the other side of the door:
"Which hero is here?"
Shi Ah immediately replied:
"The Huang family sent me to see your master."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened, and then two disciples dragged Shi and A in.
It wasn't until this moment that the three of them saw that under the courtyard of Nuo Da, a hundred people were gathered here. Everyone was holding an army. Although they didn't have much armor, they were full of murderous intent.
In the midst of this, an armored general was sitting upright on the bed, silently looking at the waning moon in the sky.
It wasn't until Shi A and the others were welcomed in that this person slowly looked over and said with a smile:
"Three of you, please clean up and take action tonight!"
What was unexpected was that this general was none other than Pei County Lieutenant Xu Miu.
It turns out that Xu Miu has been a member of the Taishan Army for a long time.
The relationship between this king and the Taishan Army is all due to one person, and that is Xu Sheng, who is now worshiped as a general of the First Army.
Xu Mu and Xu Sheng are brothers of the same family. They were the backbone of the Taishan Army's Langya base back then.
But later Xu Sheng got the opportunity to go to Yecheng Jiangwu School for further study, and then stayed in Beidi, while Xu Miao stayed in Qingxu.
Later, Guan Yu contracted the Langya base. In order to leave an intelligence hole for his army, Guan Yu ordered Xu Mu to seek refuge with Xue Li, the then Prime Minister of Pengcheng.
Later, Xu Mu relied on his outstanding ability. Even though Xue Li was forced to go south to Yangzhou because of offending Chen Deng, Xu Mu was still appointed as the captain of Peixian County.
Why is Dong Zhao so confident this time? It was because he obtained this trump card from Guan Yu.
In fact, before Dong Zhao went south to Rencheng, he had Xu Mu activated and handed over a series of tasks.
To some extent, Dong Zhao must have gone beyond the law.
Because Dong Zhao was not serving as a foreign envoy to the Fei Army at that time, he was only responsible for Li Hujun's intelligence work. He only had the power to explore and organize intelligence, but did not have the authority to directly plan actions.
Not to mention that Dong Zhao had not joined Li Hu's shogunate at that time, and even this power had not yet taken effect.
But in that situation, Dong Zhao dared to directly activate such an important secret room as Xu Miao, which shows that he was extremely bold.
However, it has to be said that it was Dong Zhao's timely contact with Xu Miao that gave Xu Miao enough time to prepare.
At this moment, the hundred-man team gathered in his courtyard was the result of his time period.
At this moment, Chen Zhi and Xue Zong were still confused about the situation, but Shi A was overjoyed:
"The action is tonight?"
Xu Miao nodded and took out a command arrow from the lining of his chest, which was given to him by Jiang Qin when he asked him to go to Luosimen. Xu Miao never returned it.
At this moment, Xu Miu raised his head towards the north and shouted to everyone:
"My sons, the important thing is now, for Huang Tian and for the king!"
Including the three people from Shi A, everyone clasped their fists:
"Here!"
(End of chapter)