Chapter 1242 Fire
"What are you still discussing? That woman has entered Shengjin. If I don't go in, how can I catch her? This is an order given by the emperor himself." Chu Yuexi said hurriedly and was about to leave.
Ao Tianchen said, "Do you think the Zhao family doesn't know about that trail?"
Chu Yuexi suddenly turned around, her eyes widened, "You mean, the Zhao family will set an ambush on that trail in advance?"
"Whether there is an ambush or not is also our guess. However, Aqi and I heard about the trail when we learned that there was a trail. Most of the people who would enter and leave Shengjin City through that trail are hunters from several nearby villages. Everyone They are all acquaintances, and they also go into the city to sell the game they brought back from hunting. Do you think you can bring twenty strangers in there at once without being discovered? Also, you should disguise yourself, right? ”
Ao Tianchen pointed at Chu Yuexi's white robe and meant something.
Chu Yuexi looked down, her face darkened, and she said, "I will send someone to a nearby village to buy some old hunting clothes from the hunters to wear."
After thinking about it, I felt it was not enough, "Buy a few more bows and arrows, a few baskets, and a few pairs of old shoes."
Since you want to pretend, then pretend it thoroughly from beginning to end.
Ao Tianchen then nodded with satisfaction, "Twenty people, please remember to go in in batches. If you enter too many at once, you will fall into the eyes of the Zhao family. When the time comes, you will be caught in a urn, and you will not be able to escape even if you want to."< br>
Finally, he asked him, "Tell Aqi."
"Got it."
Seeing that her brother-in-law agreed, Chu Yuexi hurried out to make arrangements.
Chu Yuexi hurriedly spoke to Chu Jingqi, then took twenty of her men, disguised themselves, and sneaked into Shengjincheng in batches.
Because they were strangers, Chu Yuexi and his party did not dare to stay in an inn openly, so they found a remote, desolate and uninhabited house to stay.
They look for someone during the day and go back to live there at night.
Worried about being discovered, they didn't even dare to light the lights after returning, and they had three meals a day at stalls outside.
After searching for three days in a row, there was no trace of Le Ying. However, I found that Shengjincheng City was very heavily guarded. When wandering on the street, patrols would pass by from time to time. Moreover, there were very few pedestrians on the street. There were some elderly people, children, and women.
There were basically no younger men. Chu Yuexi had been shopping for two days, but she didn't see many middle-aged people. Even if she did, they were all dressed in very gorgeous clothes. At first glance, they were not ordinary people.
After Chu Yuexi found out, she was careful not to go out pretending to be a hunter. Instead, she dressed up like a stinky beggar, begging and asking for information.
Later, he got to know a young beggar from Miao City in the east of the city, and he learned from the beggar that the Zhao family was recruiting soldiers, and all the younger and stronger men in the city were forcibly recruited by the Zhao family to work as slaves. soldiers.
To be a soldier means to fight against the imperial court and to plot against the imperial court. This is a serious crime that will destroy the nine tribes. No ordinary people would dare.
But unwilling to do so, the Zhao family raised their swords and killed people.
On the first day of conscription, five people who were unwilling to join the army were killed. Later, anyone who was favored by the Zhao family did not dare to say no, and therefore, the Zhao family became a soldier in a short period of time. More than 80,000 soldiers and horses were recruited.
Ordinary people dare not speak out when they are angry at the Zhao family. They hate them to death, but they dare not make trouble.
Therefore, even if there are some young and middle-aged people in the family who have been missed, they no longer dare to go out on the streets casually.
Today, the 80,000 soldiers and horses are camped in a park in Shengjin City. However, in order to build tents for the soldiers, all the flowers, flowers, grass, bridges, water, pavilions and so on in the park were demolished. After leaving, everything that should be dug has been dug away. In addition to the tents, a large open space was exposed. 80,000 soldiers and horses would get up before dawn every day and be drilled by the Zhao family in the open space until the sun went down.
Moreover, everyone who joins the army must hand over the food they eat. That means the Zhao family does not care about their food and drink, but only provides them with tents and training.
After Chu Yuexi heard the news, she secretly thought that the Zhao family must be short of food. Otherwise, if the soldiers and horses were forced to pay for three meals, wouldn't this be a clear attempt to force the people to rebel?
"It seems that as long as we surround the Zhao family and catch them when they run out of ammunition and food, we will get twice the result with half the effort."
Chu Yuexi's eyes sparkled with rumors. That day, he sent a subordinate to follow the original path back to a small village in Kongtong Mountain.
It wasn't until night fell and it was so dark that he couldn't see his fingers, that man quietly jumped out of the village and went straight to Chu Jingqi's military camp.
Tell Chu Jingqi all the news that Chu Yuexi found out one by one.
Chu Jingqi had already anticipated the Zhao family's recruitment of troops.
Since the Zhao family has raised its flag to plot rebellion, it is inevitable and inevitable to recruit troops and strengthen the power of the Zhao family.
However, he did not expect that the Zhao family would use such ruthless methods to force people to join the army, and they were not even willing to provide any food.
No, I'm afraid it's not that they are unwilling to provide, but that the Zhao family does not have much food on hand at all. Otherwise, the Zhao family would never have to ask the soldiers to provide food for their own soldiers and horses.
People are forced to fight for you, but they still have to eat and drink their own food, why?
Is it just because your sword is so powerful?
This approach is obviously to increase the hatred value. The Zhao family will never do this no matter how hard they run, and there is only one person who is willing to let them do this. They have no food and cannot buy food.
Chu Jingqi was frightened and quickly summoned three generals to discuss the matter.
Half a month later, the government office where the Zhao family lived in Shengjincheng suddenly caught fire in the middle of the night, and even the door was covered in flames.
The flames reached the sky, awakening the Zhao family and the entire city.
Someone was beating gongs and drums, shouting, "There's a leak, the government office is in trouble, come and put out the fire."
The people living nearby were awakened, and then they all got up, took buckets and wooden basins, and ran to the government office to put out the fire.
Inside the government office, there were screams and shouts for help. However, the fire was so strong that even standing nearby, let alone rushing in to save people, felt like they were about to be roasted dry.
No one dared to go in to save people, so the people just took buckets and wooden basins and went back and forth to get water to put out the fire.
But for the huge fire, the buckets and wooden basins in their hands were just a drop in the bucket.
Soon, someone rushed out of the fire, startling everyone.
(End of chapter)