Before leaving yesterday, Li Tai handed over 10,000 elite soldiers to Lin Wanrong, and they are now stationed at the foot of Xiangguo Temple. Li Tai knew that Du Xiuyuan and others were single-handedly picked up by Lin Wanrong, and had made great military exploits in attacking the White Lotus Sect in Shandong, so he deliberately left Du Xiuyuan's troops for Lin Wanrong to dispatch. At yesterday's hour, Master Lin would still have ridiculed the old man Li Tai for his unnecessary actions. Only at this time can he appreciate the uniqueness and sophistication of General Dahua in his handling of affairs.
He hurried to the foot of Xiangguo Temple, and before he even got close to the camp, he heard a voice shouting in surprise: "General Lin? Isn't that General Lin? Brothers, General Lin is back, General Lin is back."
Lin Wanrong looked around, but there were a few familiar faces. He vaguely remembered that these people were talented soldiers brought by Du Xiuyuan from Hangzhou when he was in charge of the army in Chuzhou. Now all of them are sturdy and brave, quite like sons from the north. up.
Du Xiuyuan's men and horses were formed from the same team that fought against Bailian by the Weishan Lake that day. A few days ago, during the military exercise in the school field, Lord Lin showed his might again and defeated Su Mubai in one fell swoop, which was witnessed by everyone. As soon as they heard that General Lin was back, everyone had already surrounded him to say hello. Lin Wanrong grinned and greeted everyone, Xu Zhen rushed out of the tent in a hurry and said loudly: "General Lin, you are here!"
Lin Wanrong nodded and said with a smile, "Xu Zhen, did you receive the letter I entrusted yesterday?"
"Got it, got it." Xu Zhen nodded again and again, puzzled: "General, where did you find such a child to deliver the letter? You only look like four or five years old. If Brother Du didn't recognize your handwriting, we would have already Blow him out."
Child? Lin Wanrong looked at Xu Zhen suspiciously: "Your eyes are dazed, you are obviously a beautiful beauty. Where did the child come from?"
"No!" Xu Zhen shook his head again and again: "Not only me, but many brothers in the camp have seen it. Where is the beauty, it is a child of four or five years old."
Could it be the illegitimate son of sister Fairy? A dirty smile appeared on Master Lin's face. No matter who sent it, as long as the letter arrives in Du Xiuyuan's hands in time: "Then, have you done what I ordered you?!"
Xu Zhen glanced around, and said in a low voice: "When we first saw the letter, we were not sure, but Brother Du said that General Lin's affairs have always been mysterious, and we would rather believe it than believe it. Just let me take three thousand brothers to the back mountain to search the location specified in your letter. On the other hand, I deliberately pretended to be careless and left a small gap."
"So. Someone grabbed the gap and slipped out quietly?" Lin Wanrong smiled with a bit of complacency on his face.
Xu Zhen smiled and said: "That's natural. It's not easy to catch people, but it's not easy to let them escape? Last night, they slipped out of our siege 'unknowingly' Going out, Brother Du brought some capable brothers and quietly followed them."
Du Xiuyuan is shrewd and capable. It is reassuring to handle affairs, Lin Wanrong nodded, the emperor was assassinated here, and the salary was robbed there, if it is said that these two things are not involved, I would not believe it if he was killed. As long as it is decorated with those Dongying people and follows the vines, I don't believe that I can't touch the melons.
"General, the ones you asked us to let go. Who are they?" Xu Zhen asked strangely. He had never met the Dongying people, so he naturally didn't know who they were.
"It's a group of bastards plotting against my Dahua." Lin Wanrong chuckled: "Where is Brother Du now? Take me to see it."
Xu Zhen readily agreed, pulled out two fast horses from the battalion, mounted the saddles, and hurried off, heading straight for the city. Lin Wanrong frowned, could it be that those Dongying people were hiding in the city? These guys are well versed in the art of war.
The horse quickly entered the city, but Xu Zhen chose to go to the densely populated west city. There were many restaurants and shops on both sides of the street, and there were many pedestrians, shouting and hawking one after another, creating a lively and prosperous scene.
"That's it." Xu Zhen stopped suddenly, pointed to a house in front, and said softly.
Looking in the direction of his finger, there is a row of small courtyards in front of him. Xu Zhen pointed to the one in the middle. The gatehouse is not high, and the Spring Festival couplets are still hanging on the beams. The two gates are tightly closed, and the sound inside cannot be heard. . Lin Wanrong glanced around, but saw people bustling around, and nothing unusual could be seen. If those Dongying people were really hiding in this yard, there would definitely be guard posts outside, and where is Du Xiuyuan hiding? [Paradise Kiss Hand Slap]
"General, let's go upstairs and have a drink." Xu Zhen smiled and pointed to a restaurant beside him. The restaurant is four or five stories high, facing the small courtyard, the business is booming, a light flashed in Lin Wanrong's mind, Du Xiuyuan chose this place is not bad.
When the two went upstairs, Xu Zhen didn't want to be greeted by the bartender, and went straight to the private room on the top floor, knocked on the door twice, Du Xiuyuan pulled the latch, and said happily, "General Lin, you're here?"
"Thank you, Brother Du." Lin Wanrong chuckled, and the three pushed the door open. I saw that the furnishings in this private room are very simple, but the windows are facing the small courtyard opposite.
"What's the matter, Brother Du?" Lin Wanrong frowned and asked softly, seeing that the courtyard was completely silent, with no one in sight.
"We followed them in disguise last night and saw them enter the yard with our own eyes. The brothers took turns guarding the front and back doors, but we haven't seen them come out. I also inquired about the yard, and it just changed hands a few days ago. Yes, the former owner has gone back to Shanxi to take care of the elderly." Du Xiuyuan told the general situation, he was cautious, and he didn't find anyone on the other side guarding around, even in the private seats in this restaurant, Du Xiuyuan kept changing people and rooms, absolutely Will not startle the snake.
"Have you seen them in the yard? Has anyone come to look for them?" Lin Wanrong asked hastily.
Du Xiuyuan shook his head: "I didn't see any of them. After this group of people went in, it was as if they were dead inside, and there was no movement at all."
"Have you ever seen cooking smoke? Or, have you seen them go to the latrine?"
Du Xiuyuan shook his head again and again, Lin Wanrong couldn't help frowning, this was far from what he imagined, damn it, could it be that these Dongying people are made of wood, they don't need to eat, drink, and scatter, and they stay in the house forever
"General Lin, who are these people? When we followed up last night, we saw that they were closely guarded and highly vigilant. They seemed to have been battle-tested." Du Xiuyuan asked the doubts in his heart, and Xu Zhen also He kept his eyes on General Lin. He had already asked this topic before, but General Lin avoided answering it.
Lin Wanrong sighed slightly: "It's from Dongying!"
"People from Dongying?!" Du Xiuyuan and Xu Zhen were shocked at the same time: "How could they come to Dahua?"
"I don't know, maybe their purpose is very noble, to spread culture, to communicate with each other, maybe they came to worship in Dahua." General Lin joked.
"Is there any exchange between the Japanese and my Dahua? General Lin was joking. They have such a land as big as sesame seeds and mung beans, and they can't even grow whole grains. How can they exchange with my Dahua?" Du Xiuyuan shook his head and snorted: " I have a few close friends in Fuzhou, the navy of Mawei. According to them, the Dongying bandits have repeatedly violated our southeast coastal border, burning, killing, and looting. I'm afraid there will be endless troubles."
Brother Du really deserves to be a reader of military books, with unique views and far-reaching vision. Dongying is located in an island country with scarce resources and constant natural disasters. It is their never-ending fantasy to develop to the land. Lin Wanrong glanced at Du Xiuyuan with burning eyes, and said seriously: "Brother Du, listen to me and report a letter to your naval friends. If the Japanese pirates come, you must beat them severely. Don't talk about morality and righteousness." , should be killed or slashed, don’t let any one go, you must show the morale and prestige of my Dahua.”
"Okay." Du Xiuyuan clapped his hands, and said loudly: "I will write a book for Brother Qi Xian tomorrow, and if the Japanese invaders come again, I must fight head-on, so as to give my Dahua a great reputation."
Lin Wanrong smiled slightly, Xu Zhen glanced at the small courtyard opposite, and said worriedly: "I heard that Dongying people are treacherous and greedy, they have been hiding here for so long and haven't come out, could it be that they have already dug a tunnel and fled? "
"This possibility is unlikely." Lin Wanrong was silent for a while, then shook his head and said, "Brother Du just said that this house just changed hands, even if he wanted to dig a tunnel, it would never be completed in just a few days. And This place is in a busy city, crowded with people, and it is a courtyard house, so it is easy to be discovered when digging tunnels. People from Dongying have only been in the capital for a few days, and it is impossible to be fully prepared for everything."
"Then what should we do now?" Xu Zhen asked anxiously.
Lin Wanrong laughed: "There is a method in Japan called ninjutsu. As the name suggests, you must endure. For them, they don't eat, drink, or sleep for a few days. It's nothing to them. At this time, they are observing the outside world. When there is movement, if you find anything unusual, immediately pat your ass and leave."
Xu Zhen nodded and said in a low voice, "Ninjutsu? Then we will bear it too!"
"Let's bear with it, we should eat and drink, we should play and make trouble, and we should not fall behind." General Lin said with a smile: "My method is called play, and it is specially used to restrain ninjutsu."
Xu Zhen chuckled, his eyes fell on the opposite door, he was stunned for a moment, and then he whispered pleasantly: "General, someone is here."