A dreamless night.
In the morning, when Yan Shiyue woke up and went to the hall, he found that there was an extra person in the hall. He had his hands on the table, looking at the map, and talking to Prince Chun.
Yan Shiyue saw it clearly and was surprised and happy: "A Jing! Why are you here!"
She ran over, Huo Qijing smiled at her and held her hand, while still talking to Prince Chun: "They are underground, no matter the caves or tombs they dug out, they are relatively narrow, so it's a head-on battle. No need for any strategies, just fight directly."
He then said to Yan Shiyue, "I brought some gunpowder. You can take them with you to make two emergency cannons. You can also fill them with some poison powder. When you find the entrance, throw them directly in."
Emperor Ming Yan had not initially expected to "suppress bandits", so none of them were experts. Now that Huo Qijing had arrived, Yan Shiyue instantly felt that he had a backbone... He nodded and went to get busy.
Huo Qijing continued to make arrangements: "The exit must be not far away, and there may be more than one. The palace soldiers must not take it lightly when patrolling. Each checkpoint must be strictly guarded to prevent them from noticing something is wrong and escaping."
Prince Chun nodded repeatedly and asked, "Do you want to take a rest first, my Lord?"
Huo Qijing shook his head, indicating that nothing was wrong, and said, "Your Majesty, please call the people who patrolled last night over so that I can ask them. You searched the mountain yesterday, and I was worried that they would escape."
Prince Chun responded and called the person over.
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Huo Qijing asked a few questions, and when he heard him hesitating, he became furious and shouted at him.
General Zhao Shi was extremely dissatisfied: "I have been to Tianbao Mountain at least eight times! The soil has been blown up! There is not even a trace of a bandit on the mountain! I took people to search for a whole day yesterday, but still found nothing! What good is there to find by running around in the middle of the night! Why do you officials bother us when you have nothing to do? The wheat in the field has not been harvested yet!"
As soon as Yan Shiyue came in, he heard this and couldn't help but frowned. He made up his mind to submit a memorial after returning and request the abolition of the government soldier system.
Nowadays, the Fubing system and the recruiting system coexist. Fubing are actually farmers in normal times.
So we can't blame them, as they usually have farm work to do. It is said that "on ordinary days, they all practice archery and sing big horn songs" and "on the day of gathering, the government officials lead the examinations." In reality, can they really do it?
She said to Huo Qijing, "Don't worry, my shadow guards have all been sent out. If there is any unusual movement, they will definitely report back."
Huo Qijing nodded, asked a few more questions, and then waved him out, saying, "Where are all your shadow guards sent?"
Yan Shiyue marked the few places she knew on the paper.
Huo Qijing closed his eyes and thought, and Yan Shiyue suddenly had an idea: "Do you think they are thinking of this as an empty city plan? That's why they didn't make any unusual moves?"
Huo Qijing raised the corner of his mouth: "It's really possible."
According to Zhao Shi, after receiving the order from Prince Chun, they led their men to patrol everywhere, and did not go out until dark, when they each found a place to hide away.
But they were so vigilant before, but they relaxed immediately at night, which really looked like an empty city plan! So the other party probably really thought it was an empty city plan to lure them out, so they didn't dare to come out.
After all, outside it's a head-on fight, where a volley of arrows will shoot down and not a single person will be left alive. Inside, relying on the terrain, we still have some strength to fight back.
With the blessing of Goddess, everything is possible.
He held her hand and asked, "How long will it take to make the cannon?"
"It will be quick," Yan Shiyue said, "I've asked them to prepare the materials. It will be ready in two hours."
Huo Qijing nodded, and she said, "I'll ask them to set the table, let's eat first."
He let go of her hand: "I'm dirty."
Seeing that no one was in the room, she leaned over and kissed him lightly on the face: "Wash after you're done."
Prince Chun came in, but when he saw the situation, he quickly retreated.
Huo Qijing looked at her with a smile, gently rubbing her little hand with his fingers, and neither of them spoke for a long time.
It was not until the meal came that Prince Chun came in. They had their meal together, discussed for a while, and then went about their business.
Good news came one after another.
At noon, the fire-breathing gourd from the capital was delivered.
After a while, Zhao Kuangyin also came back to report.
He did not go directly into the town, but stopped a man who delivered goods here all year round, then promised him a large sum of money and came in disguised as his assistant. Then he found an opportunity to "sprain his ankle" and could only stay in the town for two days.
Then I took the opportunity to start checking.
It was also a coincidence that he first found out that someone in this town was spreading the message, and then he waited there and caught a person. This person came out from inside. They were indeed in the tomb and knew the entrance and exit.
Besides, how should I put it, not everyone is a staunch cult member, some people are simply stupid, just like some modern idiots who are so crazy about independence and cry bitterly when they are not allowed to return to China.
To put it bluntly, I didn't think about the consequences before doing something, and only started to regret it when the moment came to bear the consequences.
So after some persuasion, this person "turned from darkness to light".
This has accomplished a great feat.
So Zhao Kuangyin drew a map, and the largest exit was indeed in the coffin shop.
Huo Qijing did not waste any time and immediately assembled his troops and set out.
He led his personal soldiers and two hundred Yulin troops to attack directly from the mountain, and then Prince Chun led the palace soldiers to guard all the exits, fighting when they could and capturing whoever they could.
Until the moment he started, Zhao Shi was still muttering, "I don't know what he's doing."
How did Yan Shiyue feel? She sympathized with him and didn't want to slap him in the face, but he insisted on offering his face to her again and again, "Hit me! Hit me! If you don't hit me, you're not a Chinese!"
Oh! She said to him, "You said you went eight times and didn't see any bandits. How about this, you count here yourself, if you catch a bandit, you kowtow to me. If you don't catch any, I will give you two hundred taels of gold."
Zhao Shi's eyes lit up: "This is a good deal! Let's do it!"
Yan Shiyue held his forehead and said nothing more. Zhao Shi left happily.
Even the Fifth Prince put on his armor and followed the procession. Yan Shiyue sat on the second floor of a restaurant diagonally opposite the coffin shop to watch the fun.
Most of the town was cleared out, and she, Wei Xin and Wei Bo were the only ones in the restaurant, drinking tea, eating snacks, and looking quite cocky.
From afar, I could hear rumbling sounds; it was obvious that a fight had already begun on the mountain.
Two explosive cannons were fired, directly blasting open the stone gate, and then people rushed in.
The tomb was narrow, and it was a situation where one man could block ten thousand men from passing through. However, they had fire-breathing gourds in their hands, and one person would spray fire before another one came up, and they walked forward arrogantly all the way, as if they were in an empty space.
In addition, someone provided a ready-made map, so there was no way to hide even if you wanted to.
So they could only passively take the beating while madly rushing towards the exit.
There are so many people that cannot leave through the exit, so they tie up anyone who rushes out. They are so excited. This is like a walking military achievement!
At first Zhao Shi was surprised, but later he was too busy to be surprised. The Fifth Prince also led the way, helping to beat and tie up people. He was very busy. As soon as he stepped back, he heard Zhao Shi muttering worriedly: "Thirty-two kowtows..."
The fifth prince almost laughed out loud, thinking that this General Zhechou was too naive.
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