Lu Ming

Chapter 288 Longyan Battle ([-])

Guan Gong found a supervisor early the next morning, and then he lied that his wife was sick and asked for three days off.

After promising to pay one-third of this month's monthly money to the steward, Guan Gong was able to get away.He changed into a pair of thick-soled cloth shoes that he was reluctant to wear normally, packed some dry food, and headed straight to the county seat with a small burden on his back.

Ningyang County is the former Shuangyang Town of Longyan County, which is similar to the "county-level city" of later generations, with a small economy and dilapidated environment.

Guan Gong is tall and has long legs, so he arrived at the county seat in half a day.After that, he spent another copper coin to catch a pair of donkey carts to Longyan.

After eating some dry food on the road, Guan Gong rushed to the outside of Longyan County at nightfall.

Now he couldn't move away: outside the south gate of the county seat, a large lamp as bright as the sun hung on a tall wooden pole, illuminating the surrounding area like daytime.

Hundreds of peasants were chanting and carrying large rocks to the river in an endless stream.There are also rumbling iron beasts beside the pier, huge iron buckets, in which there is plaster being stirred by iron hands, and the peasants are queuing up to carry the plaster.

On the edge of the bright lights, many idlers gathered to watch the excitement.The astonished Guan Gong hurried over at this time, and it didn't take long for him to figure out one thing: all these green-coated officers and soldiers brought them here.

After watching the scene that made him stunned, Guan Gong became more confident about the mission of this trip.Then he went to Tianhou Temple, and after observing the outside for more than an hour, he planned to find a place to spend the night.

County Guo has been much more prosperous than he remembered.Not only are there more inns and shack restaurants, but also a few more Datong sheds for migrant workers to stay overnight.

According to Guan Gong's temperament, sleeping is naturally the most cost-effective in Chase Shop.But considering the letters on his body, he still gritted his teeth and took out a piece of silver that Jasper gave him, and rented a single room in an inn.

Early the next morning, he inquired about the news he wanted to know in a shack restaurant: the nearby Chenjiazhai was indeed destroyed by the green-coated officers and soldiers.

After listening to the diners' explanations, Guan Gong went out and covered his brows and eyes with a straw hat, and then ran around the county.

By dinner time, he had collected enough information from the time-traveling people--information that was so easy to collect, because some people had turned this peaceful place upside down, and everyone was talking about their monsters and infinite things. Endless wealth.

That night, Guan Gong, who had already made up his mind, rushed to the gate of Tianhou Palace.And when the sentinel at the door stopped the tall man wearing a straw hat who was bent over and rushing in, Guan Gong began to explain: "Deputy Master, Deputy Master, I have military secrets and I want to report them to the General!"

What Guan Gong didn't expect was that when the team leader heard this sentence, he immediately led him into the second gate, as if he had to receive hundreds of petitioners every day.

The squad leader ordered the sentries to search Guan Gong, and went in to report. Not long after, Guan Gong saw the general himself in a wing room outside the second gate.

The 6-foot-tall general is easy to recognize, and as for the one next to him who is waving a fan and wearing a bun, he must be the master, so why not ask?
So Guan Gong knelt on the ground and kowtowed his head: "Cao Min Guan San (Guan Gong's real name) see General."

"Well, okay, get up." The kind general master skillfully helped the grassroots people on the ground, and then sent someone to pour tea for Guan Gong like a spring breeze, and then gently explained the promise to him: First, no matter who Guan Gong intends to inform Or whatever force, he will be fully protected here, and the tainted witness can go to live in a big coastal city afterwards.

Second, this brother must have seen the construction site outside the south gate, so it is recognized by everyone that there is no shortage of money here.As long as Guan Gong can tell useful news, according to the degree of importance, there will definitely be a reward of 50-500 taels of silver.

The kind tone and targeted remarks dispelled the last trace of Guan Gong's doubts, and the next moment, he pulled out the letter from his belt.

The first time the master next to the general opened the letter, what caught his eyes was a delicate and beautiful small handwriting.After reading the content calmly, Ding Liqiu nodded secretly.Next, he signaled the clerk sitting on the side to start recording, and then he opened his mouth to ask Guan Gong.

It took almost an hour for Ding Liqiu to ask everything Guan Gong knew about the Lin Family Tulou Group and Lin Shiwan's gang—it was already like this, Guan Gong naturally knew everything, of course, Except for Jasper.

In fact, Biyu has been exposed: she is the only woman in the Lin family who can write her name neatly, let alone write a letter.

After everything was over, Ding Liqiu and Wei Yuan looked at each other and nodded. Ding Liqiu first laughed, and then extended a slap: "Brother Guan, your news is worth 500 taels of silver in my opinion. , after the successful suppression of the bandits, the person who wrote this letter can also take away 500 taels worth of jewelry from the Lin family's floating wealth."

After hearing the word "jewelry", Guan Gong knew that Jasper had been exposed.However, it doesn't matter anymore, the wild couple has already fought it out.

Looking up at the general who was sitting beside him, Guan Gong knelt down and kowtowed after seeing the lord smiling and nodding, and kowtowed again and again: "Thank you, lord, for your success."

After obtaining a few pieces of broken silver and an ebony waist plate carved out of an industrial machine tool, someone quietly left the Tianhou Palace in the dark, and went to spend the night in an inn.

At this time, he definitely can't reward him with a large ingot of silver. Once he is found out after returning, the "crime of unidentified property with a huge amount of property" is not so easy to explain, especially when the rain is about to come in Linjiazhai.

After Guan Gong left, Wei Yuan and Ding Liqiu returned to the headquarters of the inner courtyard.

The main hall of the headquarters is now brightly lit. Various materials and equipment are piled up on the long table that has been put together. On the wall are high-scale maps of western Fujian and the surrounding Longyan map. The sound of ticking telegrams echoes in the space, bringing There was a tense and chilling atmosphere.

"It seems that Huluyu is the key point." After entering the door, Ding Liqiu walked under the wall and stared at the map for a few moments, then turned his head and said to Wei Yuan.

"Well, since several aspects of information have been mentioned here, then Calabash Valley must be famous."

Speaking of this, Wei Yuan raised his hand and looked at his watch: "Fortunately, Commander Du will be here tonight. It seems that we can find out what medicine is sold in this 'gourd' tomorrow."

The work and rest time of the ancients was regular. When the moon was in the middle of the sky, all the lights on the South Gate pier were turned off. Today, the masters showed mercy, not only got off work an hour earlier, but also slaughtered an extra pig for dinner, so they were full. People who have drunk enough and have wages in their pockets will already be sleeping happily in the work shed.

At exactly 11 o'clock in the night, a string of black shadows emerged from under the black poncho in the boats farthest from the pier.

At the same time, some supervisors around the dock began to patrol around as if they were facing an enemy—the patrolling position just separated these shadows from other areas, so that the shadows quickly left the dock area , entered the Tianhou Palace from the side door.

"Commander Du is working hard, brothers are looking forward to you." Wei Yuan, who had already been waiting at the side door, grabbed the hand of Du Dewei, the deputy commander of the Special Forces.

Du Dewei, who is well-proportioned and worked as a mercenary in the South American guerrillas "before his death", is a more easy-going person. At least compared to Qian Tieshan, the boss of the Special Forces, Du Dewei is far less aggressive.

"Hehe, wait for the rush. It's okay, let the team members rest, we will set off tomorrow morning."

"Eat first, everything is ready, beef stew, and sleep after eating."

After a simple greeting, 9 special forces members wearing jungle camouflage and equipped with various special warfare weapons were taken to the small cafeteria for dinner.

Du Dewei and Wei Yuan Ding Liqiu went to the headquarters together.

Next is the briefing on the war situation that Wei Yuan is in charge of speaking.After listening to the briefing, Du Dewei called up the map from the ipad he carried with him, flipped through it for a while and said, "The situation is similar to before I set off, but this 'Calabash Valley' that suddenly appeared, is there anything special about it?"

Wei Yuan nodded: "This is exactly what you need to focus on investigating."

"Oh, it seems that you guys are a bit behind in terms of intelligence gathering?"

Wei Yuan and Ding Liqiu looked at each other, and then said to Du Dewei with a wry smile: "Old Du, you don't know that in recent days, people from all walks of life have come here, and our intelligence analysis work is very heavy now."

"True, false, our own people, undercover gangsters, and more than N enemies who came to inform the first, and I, the situation is complicated." Ding Liqiu took up the conversation at this time: "The messy information collected from various channels There is a lot of intelligence, so the top priority now is intelligence analysis and personnel background checks."

"This is also the reason why you need to go to the field for investigation. A lot of information needs to be compared and verified with the information you provide." Wei Yuan said seriously at this time: "I can't move now, and the gangsters will know if I move. Besides, these Musketeers are also I don’t have the ability to scout the terrain in the jungle.”

"OK, OK! I understand, I understand." Du Dewei stood up and said, "Don't worry, you two. I will lead the team to the target area for detailed investigation tomorrow, including the detailed terrain around Tsushima Ridge. I will send you information one after another. come over."

"Then please!"

What the time-traversing people have now is only the electronic map obtained from later generations.

Although the accuracy of these maps was sufficient in the 17th century, they are not accurate! Hundreds of years have passed, the vicissitudes of life, and most of the roads and towns in later generations are still wilderness and jungle. All electronic maps can only be used as a reference. Troops can only be used after reconnaissance and mapping, especially in areas with extremely high forest coverage like Longyan.

So in the early morning of the next day, in the darkness before dawn, the real trump card of the Red Gun Battalion, the 10-member tactical unit led by Du Dewei, disappeared into the vast forest in western Fujian.

(End of this chapter)