Cui Boyao looked up at the sky.
"It's noon now. We have to go back to eat. You guys practice as you see fit. I'll come back in three days for the selection of 200 people... Come on."
Cui Boxiao patted Pei Gang's shoulder heavily and took Liu Qiaoer back.
As soon as they left, the soldiers underground were in a panic.
"Oh my god, they are from the capital. They look weak and insignificant, but how come they are so powerful?"
"That short one is actually a woman."
"Fuck, we can't even beat a woman. It's so embarrassing."
"Let's try it again. We don't say we should form a team of three. Come on, let's form a team."
Pei Gang let his soldiers move freely while the three of them went back to eat and rest. The soldiers were very curious about the new facilities and started to study and practice in groups of two or three.
After all, I have been practicing for many years, so I quickly mastered the key points.
Besides, Cui Boxiao had already explained it to Pei Gang and the others just now.
In the remaining two and a half days, Pei Gang, Tian Yong, Wen Cheng and their soldiers began training.
Some wanted to become soldiers under Cui Boxiao, not for anything else, but just for the rewards he gave.
Some refuse to admit defeat, while others admire the strong.
Others looked down on the idea and did not participate in the selection because they wanted to be loyal to their generals.
When the news of Cui Boxiao's selection of soldiers reached Marquis Zhenbei, he was also surprised.
"Is that so? I didn't expect that Cui Boxiao is quite capable. Anyone who can come up with such a plan is not an ordinary person."
Another three days passed. Cui Boxiao was not idle during these three days. He collected a lot of information about King Xiang, analyzed his character, and his military strength.
During the selection process, Cui Boyao stood there and asked those who were willing to participate to form teams of three and pass by one after another, like dumplings.
In the first round, those who passed all the levels stayed, while the others were eliminated, and a large number of people left.
The second time, continue to form teams of three. Those who are fast and can randomly help others will stay, and the others will be eliminated again.
By the third time, there weren't many people left, but two hundred was still a lot to be selected.
They continued to work in groups of three, very quickly, but Cui Boxiao had the quickest reaction and was able to ensure that all of them were picked out by the person leading the three.
It took a whole day, until dark, to select two hundred people.
Liu Qiaoer handed the list to Cui Boyao. Pei Gang had already arranged separate tents for them.
Cui Boyao didn't hesitate and stayed in the tent that night.
The next day, Cui Boxiao began to divide the two hundred soldiers into groups. He first picked out the two most outstanding soldiers, one was a centurion named Lou Wei, and the other was an ordinary soldier, who looked a little ugly but was smart and most importantly, literate. His name was Qian Lai.
Lou Wei was Pei Gang's subordinate. He didn't want to go at first, but under Pei Gang's instigation, he wanted to become Pei Gang's spy. Unexpectedly, he became Cui Boxiao's assistant.
Lou Wei and Qian Lai became Cui Boxiao's assistants, one was responsible for explaining the background and relationships of various characters, and Qian Lai was responsible for organizing Cui Boxiao's information.
The remaining 198 people were divided into teams of nine and a captain was elected. Three teams formed a class and a class monitor was elected, for a total of seven class monitors. There was one extra team, which was directly led by Lou Wei.
After all preparations were made, Cui Boyao arranged to set off three days later.
Before setting off, Cui Boxiao asked seven squad leaders, Lou Wei, Qian Lai, and Liu Qiaoer to hold a meeting to arrange the route of action.
Cui Boxiao and others gathered and hung up the map of King Beiyuan Xiang's fiefdom.
"Brothers, our mission this time is to assassinate King Xiang. Because King Xiang's fiefdom is quite tight, we don't get much useful information."
"So, we won't know the specific actions until we enter the enclave, and everyone must follow my instructions and arrangements for how we enter the enclave."
After Cui Boyao finished speaking, he glanced at everyone. Everyone looked at each other, then gathered around Lou Wei and nodded.
Cui Boxiao: "Teams 1, 2, 3, and Lou Wei's team, disperse in batches, disguise yourself and enter the fiefdom of King Xiang, and then gather in dilapidated temples, beggars and other inconspicuous places in Liangzhou City."
"Team Four, Five, Six, and Seven, follow me and pretend to be merchants to enter the fiefdom. The place we chose to stay is the largest inn in Liangzhou City, the Yingkelai Inn."
"There are many of us going this time, and I don't recognize many of the soldiers. I'm afraid it will cause confusion. We have two requirements: don't dress too well, and it's best to blend into the crowd so that no one can recognize you. If you disguise yourself as a peddler, that's fine too. How to get into the city is up to you to figure out."
"First, our people should wrap a red scarf around the wrist of their right hand holding the knife. If you are left-handed, please also wrap a red scarf around your wrist. This scarf will be given to everyone before you leave."
"Secondly, our men must wrap green leggings around their left feet. Do not wear official boots. Ordinary cotton shoes will do. The wear and tear depends on your status. The ropes will also be distributed to you before departure. It doesn't matter if you wear them normally, but you must wear them after the operation. Otherwise, it will be embarrassing if you get hurt by mistake."
Cui Boxiao glanced at them again, and seeing that they had no objection, he continued.
"The contact point is at the Yingkelai Inn. Make sure your men arrive on time. Once everyone is gathered, go find me at the inn. My name is Cui Da, and I'm a grain merchant. The escort agency I follow is the Longmen Escort Agency. Miss Liu, you can call her Young Master Liu. She's the head of the escort agency, and she usually collects debts."
"If anything unexpected happens, just say you are the Longmen Escort Agency's spy in Liangzhou and give us the name of Mr. Liu, and we will rescue you. But we hope you don't get into any accidents. If we can't rescue you in a hurry, don't worry, we will give you five times the compensation."
Some of the captains laughed inappropriately: "Don't worry, there will be no accidents."
There are four captains outside, and the four captains are following Cui Boxiao. There are not many people, and it is easy to remember if you only recognize the captains.
Four captains followed Cui Boxiao, and Cui Boxiao divided them into two groups. One team followed him and were dressed as businessmen, and three captains followed Liu Qiaoer and were dressed as people from the escort agency. The escort agency's dress was the outfit they would use for this operation.
Before setting off, Liu Qiaoer distributed dark red and dark green cloth strips. All the members in her escort agency were dressed like this, all in the same uniform, holding big swords, which looked very majestic and formal.
It takes seven or eight days to get from Lancheng to Liangzhou, the fief of King Xiang. It is easy to follow them. We can stay in inns along the way and have food and accommodation.
Finding a way to get to Liangzhou on your own will test the captains' strategies.
Some pretended to be visiting relatives, some pretended to be fleeing, and some quietly followed other caravans to eat and drink for free. In short, after they dispersed, they really didn't recognize each other.
When they were traveling from Lancheng to Qi County, the northernmost fief of King Xiang, everything went smoothly. Once they entered King Xiang's fiefdom, the inspection would be very strict. They could bring in everything except weapons.
Weapons were not easy to carry, but Liu Qiaoer had a solution. They hid the weapons in food bags and brought them to Liangzhou. Several team leaders contacted him and told him their respective whereabouts. Only then could Cui Boyao distribute the weapons to everyone.