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Chapter 407 Qiancheng

He Zhaoxiong and others brought dry food for a few days, and the water was saved. When they were thirsty, they could drink water at any time.

Because they are either in the river or in the sewers of the city these days, the water will be swallowed by people in later generations, and even the animals will not drink it, but the quality of water cannot be considered in the solution of water for life, especially in wartime.

It's just that they have to wear the clothes of the Qing army, which is not difficult. Each of them has a set, wrapped in oilcloth, and carried on their body. They wear sailor's clothes outside, and bring water-splitting knives and water-cutting swords.

In order to reduce the number of targets and avoid the spies of the Qing army, they hid day and night, and it was inconvenient for them all to walk on horseback. Jin Yiwei and scouts were responsible for passing the news in time.If the situation changes, it is best for both parties to get in touch.

Zhu Yousong gave He Zhaoxiong five days. It took his 1000 people a total of five days from leaving the Ming camp to sneaking into the city, to seizing the fort and opening the city gate.

In other words, Zhu Yousong planned to capture Daming Mansion five days later.Because five days later, it is also the deadline for Zhu Yousong to give Dorgon a replacement. Regardless of whether there will be a real replacement, Zhu Yousong will take the initiative to attack, otherwise the Tartars will inevitably come out to fight with Dorgon. Zhu Yousong opened up field battles. Compared with the Tartars, field battles were by no means the strength of the Ming army. Of course, it is better to take the initiative to attack than to be beaten passively.

One day later, He Zhaoxiong and other 1000 people appeared in the forest beside the river in Sanhe Town without knowing it.

It is very close to the Daming Mansion, and the target of 1000 people is too big, and the spies of the Qing army will find them if they are not paying attention, so two women, He Xuanjiao and Liu Chunhong, are asked to lead the 1000 people to hide in the dense forest. During the day, He Zhaoxiong and Li Quan I personally picked some plates in the area of ​​Sanhe Town, so I knew what to expect.

At night, when the shift was scheduled, He Zhaoxiong and Li Quan set off. The two of them had to try to dive to the bottom first, and then the 1000 men and horses would take action.This is different from diving across Boyang Lake, which is safer.

Under the night, the two black shadows arrived at the riverside that had been expected in advance, and then there were two bangs and splashes, and the two black shadows disappeared by the river.

He Zhaoxiong and Li Quan arrived in the water, similar to when they arrived at home. According to the map Zhu Yousong drew for them, and the water situation they were optimistic about during the day, it happened to be downstream. The two took a deep breath, and how many times could they swim underwater? far away.

Because it was dark, they dived in the water for a while, poked their heads out to have a look, took a few breaths, then dived for a while, poked their heads out to observe the movement outside, so no one noticed them.

In this way, the two people sneaked into the moat through the river, and found the underground drainage system in the city from the moat.

The drainage system in the city is actually the channel through which the sewage, dirty water, and rainwater used in daily life are discharged outside the city when it rains.

This is an underground ditch that is half a person deep and one meter wide. It is summer again, and it is dirty and smelly. One can imagine the unpleasant smell.

But the two of them couldn't care less now, without saying a word, they drilled into the ditch of the underground drainage system along the moat. Walk forward with your hands touching the walls of the ditch.

Stepping on the mud at the bottom of the ditch, in the waist-deep water, the two of them moved along the ditch to feel it. They couldn't see their fingers, and gradually got used to the pungent smell.

The two walked forward gently, trying not to let the water make noise.I don't know how far they went, when suddenly a fence gate in front blocked their way.

This is used to block sundries when draining water. Of course, people can't get through. The pillars that make up the gate of the fence are the thickness of an egg. If you feel it cold and hard with your hands, it should be iron.

He Zhaoxiong, the black dragon with iron arms, grabbed the two railings with his hands, and pulled his arms hard, but the iron railings did not move.

Li Quan came over, pulled out the knife, and pried it for a long time without prying it.

This is bad, if you can't pass through this gate, you will definitely not be able to enter the city.

We must find a way to destroy this fence gate without making any noise so as not to be discovered.

When the two were at a loss, He Zhaoxiong suddenly touched a lock. Only then did he know that this door was not a dead door. When the construction workers in the city were dredging, they should be able to open this door.

After touching the lock, He Zhaoxiong felt that he had a solution.Grasping it with both hands, using both arms to exert strength, it is really worthy of being an iron-armed black dragon, the lock snapped with a click.

Then gently pushed the gate to open, the two were overjoyed, and after passing by, gently closed the gate.

The two of them walked forward for a certain distance in the dark, and when the light came out, they came out of the underground drainage system and entered a large and wide river canal.

The two knew that they had already entered the city, so they climbed ashore to see if there was anyone around.Take a look around, there is a cemetery, there are trees in the cemetery, and there are dilapidated buildings nearby, and their people can just ambush nearby after they come in.

The two of them worked until dawn, and they figured out all the roads leading to the fort and the city gate.

At the turn of the day, the two dived outside the city through the underground drainage system.

The two went upstream and left the river at dawn.Seeing He Xuanjiao, Liu Chunhong and others tell the story, these people were overjoyed.

They continued to rest during the day, and at night, He Zhaoxiong and Li Quan led the way, while He Xuanjiao and Liu Chunhong led Qian Yongzhuang down the river.

That night, the thousand or so people moved into the city with ease, and lay in ambush at the place that He Zhaoxiong and Li Quan had expected in advance.

Then he sent people to send the news outside the city, and soon, Zhu Yousong learned that He Zhaoxiong and Li Quan, a thousand people, had successfully sneaked into the city.

This was the third day that He Zhaoxiong and the others left the Ming army camp.

Zhu Yousong was very happy. At this time, he also got the news from the Daming Mansion. Dorgon sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that they would start replacing people tomorrow. They fully agreed to Zhu Yousong's conditions and used Fan Wencheng's woman In exchange for Prince Su Hauge.

Zhu Yousong didn't expect that they really had a way. Fan Wencheng was so generous that he was willing to give him his youngest and most beautiful woman to save Hauge?This big traitor is simply too personal!

That being the case, what else can I say, what I said with a red mouth and white teeth in front of so many people, can't be counted!

Therefore, Zhu Yousong decided on the spot to exchange people with Dorgon as originally planned at Si o'clock tomorrow morning outside the city of Damingfu.

After sending away the Tazi envoys, Zhu Yousong immediately passed instructions that all 20 Ming troops would be dispatched tomorrow. After the replacement, no matter whether they succeeded or not, they would take down the Daming Mansion in one go.The battalions will move upon hearing the news.

Zhu Yousong also sent someone to immediately send a message to He Zhaoxiong in the city, asking them to start action tomorrow, to seize the fort, open the city gate, and welcome Zhu Yousong's army into the city.

(End of this chapter)