Nanjing City of the Liao Kingdom and the Embassy Post of the Song Dynasty.
Thousands of Liao soldiers with spears and knives outside the door made the guards of the envoys inside the door tense to the extreme. Those forbidden soldiers had already turned pale with fright. They no longer had the previous strict demeanor, but the hundreds of Qingzhou soldiers looked at it. He was still quite calm, especially after seeing Sun Tu and the others returning safely, his morale was boosted, and he stepped forward to salute: "Captain, those Liao dogs..."
"It doesn't matter, it's just a small friction, nothing will happen." Sun Tu waved his hand and said with a relaxed smile: "Just keep the door secure. Since we are here, this is my land of the Song Dynasty, and we must not let it happen. Liao soldiers rush in at will!"
Just as the soldiers responded in low voices, and the originally heavy atmosphere was relieved, a voice suddenly sounded from behind: "Sun Tu, you are so brave, how dare you cause such a thing in the territory of Liao Kingdom?" . I will never tolerate you causing trouble again and destroying the peace between the two countries! Come on, take down Sun Tu for me!"
Sun Tu followed the sound and looked back, and saw the deputy envoy Liu Shilang of the Ministry of Rites striding towards him with an angry look on his face. He pointed at Sun Tu fiercely with one hand. Looking at this posture, he was about to pounce on him and bite him. Liu Shilang did have reason to be shocked and angry, because just now he was in Guanyi, and those Liao soldiers almost stormed into Guanyi, captured him and took him away. This was a terrible situation that he had never experienced in most of his life. .
And the ones who caused all this were actually Sun Tu, a few fifth- and sixth-grade military attachés who had always been ignored by him. When he was annoyed, he naturally wanted to punish these guys, and even hand them over. Let the Liao Kingdom deal with it to avoid greater trouble.
But when he asked the soldiers around to arrest Sun Tu, a scene that made Liu Shilang feel even more angry and embarrassed happened. None of the two to three hundred soldiers around him moved, as if he had never said this. Sun Tu, at this time, glanced at him as if he were a fool, with disdain on his face. This man really regarded himself as a person. Did he think that he was in charge of the mission
Not to mention the Qingzhou Army on the side, the Forbidden Army also respected Sun Tu all the way, and now they feel that he is a heroic figure for making the Liao people bow their heads. How could he obey the order of a deputy envoy to arrest him? What about him? Unless the words spoken by Tong Guan, the official, had any effect, everyone would treat him as a fart.
When Liu Shilang was stunned on the spot, his face turned red and white, and he didn't know how to get off the stage, Sun Tu had already turned a blind eye and walked past him. He didn't bother to say anything to this guy. He was a self-righteous man who was stupid after reading books about sages. A nerd, why bother with him
Leaving the disgraced Liu Shilang there, Sun Tu quickly returned to the courtyard at the back. At this time, one of Tong Guan's personal guards happened to come out. When he saw Sun Tu, he smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Sun Dujian You are indeed a hero, I admire you. Tong Shuai is waiting to see you inside." As he said that, he looked ahead with some surprise and found Liu Shilang standing there blankly.
Sun Tu returned the gift without further explanation, and followed him to the courtyard where Tong Guan lived. He could see that Tong Guan sent this person out not only to invite him in, but also to help rescue him. He should have guessed that Liu Shilang would attack. It’s just that Sun Tu obviously doesn’t want anyone involved in this matter.
Help can easily resolve this problem.
After entering the room that was used as a study room and seeing Tong Guan, he said the same thing: "Qianli, you are so brave, how dare you have such a conflict with the Liao people on their territory! Do you know that this is so close? It led to a war between the two countries!" As he said that, a sharp look flashed in his old eyes, staring at Sun Tu's face.
Sun Tu didn't have the slightest fear, he just said with a smile: "Tong Shuai's words are serious. Although this matter seems to be a big deal, it actually didn't hurt anyone. I still have this sense of propriety. Moreover, this time there are Not a small gain…”
"Hahaha..." Tong Guan's expression suddenly changed, turning from anger to laughter, and the aura that had just oppressed him quickly disappeared: "I have told you a long time ago that you, Sun Qianli, are not a reckless person. How could you be in the dark for no reason?" Something happened in the city? Tell me, have you gotten the defense map?" At the end of the sentence, there was a look of longing in his eyes.
Sun Tu clasped his fists again: "Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from Tong Shuai." As he spoke, he took out a roll of parchment drawings from his sleeves and handed them to Tong Guan with both hands: "Tong Shuai, I am fortunate to have lived up to my command. "
Tong Guan quickly took it and opened it, and the smile on his face became more and more prosperous: "Sure enough, it is the defense map of the Liao Kingdom's border. Qianli, you have really made a great contribution to our Song Dynasty this time!" After a pause, he asked curiously: "I heard that there are always people following you recently, and you will be searched carefully every time you come back. How can you bring this thing back so easily?"
Sun Tu smiled to himself: "This is the reason why Xiaguan caused a scene in Youzhou City today. In fact, I have been observing and thinking about how to act before I went out. It was not until two days ago that I found An opportunity…”
All this is a trap set by Sun Tu
During the ten or so days in Youzhou City, Sun Tu went out almost every day in order to find opportunities to contact the secret spies of the Song Dynasty, obtain the defense map without attracting attention, and then bring it back smoothly. However, with the Liao people's all-round tracking and search of them, this seemed to be an impossible task.
But just two days ago, when they saw the two playboys of the Xiao family acting rampantly on the streets of Youzhou, Sun Tu had a plan. What's even better is that he later heard them mention that they would go to Yangma City today, so the entire plan was quickly formulated and implemented.
Because the secret agents of the Song Dynasty were hiding in Yangma City, this was the reason why Sun Tu had gone there twice before. It was just that he didn't have a comprehensive plan before and was being watched, so he just talked to them in argot for a few words. After confirming his identity, he did not take the defense plan. It wasn't until today that he put everything into action.
The spy was of course not Huangfu who was responsible for them. This was just a cover he found to achieve his goal, in order to attract the two young masters of the Xiao family and cause friction and disputes. Sure enough, because of the price of the horse and Sun Tu's last arrogant words, the two bullies in the city were immediately angered, so it was logical for them to start a fight.
When he started to take action, Sun Tu deliberately held back, in order to get in touch with the secret agents of the Song Dynasty without everyone's eyes and ears. At that time, he beat several powerful slaves of the Xiao family to the ground.
The purpose of entering the sheep pen where the sheep traders are is to communicate with them. Those sheep traders are secret spies of the Song Dynasty!
At that time, the scene was extremely chaotic. He was quick with his hands and feet and kept beating people, so he put the things in his sleeves in the blink of an eye, truly concealing the truth. As for Wu Song who left suddenly, it was just a suspect he used to cover up others.
After the defense map was obtained and the Liao soldiers arrived, Sun Tu no longer had to cover up, so he suddenly broke out. After injuring many people, he quickly captured the Xiao family's young master alive and took him hostage!
After listening to his story, Tong Guan couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised: "Okay, Qianli, you are really smart, wise and brave. No one would have thought that you would get the defense map in such a grand way!" Indeed! , according to ordinary people's thinking, in such an important matter, the Song Dynasty people would only use extremely safe and concealed methods. But Sun Tu did the opposite and got the map almost in front of hundreds or thousands of people.
However, he still didn't understand something: "Then how did you bring the picture in without concealing it from the inspection outside?" He had heard that Sun Tu and the others had been carefully watched by the Liao people when they entered just now. A search found nothing.
Sun Tu smiled slightly: "Tong Shuai, it is true that Luda and I were searched just now, but in fact we were not the only ones who entered the hotel."
"Huh?" Tong Guan frowned slightly, then smiled and said, "Don't be so pretentious. How did you do it?"
"At that time, Xiaguan and Luda held hostage the two young masters of the Xiao family through the gate of the post office. Although the Liao soldiers outside the door searched our bodies, they did not dare to search theirs at will. So they had already held them hostage. At that time, I put the defense map on one of them. When we safely entered the door and sent them out, I took the map back." Sun Tu finally revealed the answer, which is why he wanted to The selection of the two young masters of the Xiao family is an important factor in the overall plan!
Because only by fighting with them can Yangma City be completely thrown into chaos, so he can fish in troubled waters. At the same time, because of the noble status of these two people, ordinary Liao soldiers would not dare to offend the body search, so taking them with them can ensure that the defense map can be safely delivered to the post without being searched by everyone.
Tong Guan couldn't help but praise the case again: "Okay! Qianli, I really saw you right! In just ten days, you were able to come up with such a clever plan and successfully get the defense map back. I will definitely report your contribution truthfully." The court!”
"Tong Shuai is so complimentary. I just took the risk and gave it a try. Moreover, the mission is only half completed now. If the defense map does not come up with my Song Dynasty, it will not be considered a success!"
"You can rest assured about this. It is here with me. Unless the Liao people turn their backs and take it forcefully, no one can take it back. What's more, even the Liao people themselves don't know if we really got this defense map at this time. Yeah." Tong Guan said confidently.
Indeed, Sun Tu acted extremely cleverly. He might be able to hide it from everyone in Nanjing. The Liao people might still be searching for the whereabouts of the defense map all over the world.
Anyway, no matter what, Sun Tu successfully completed this impossible task this time and got back an extremely critical defense map!