The Frontier Years Chapter 65 Passage
After the task was arranged, the sergeants went out one after another, went to the assassination site to survey the terrain, familiarize themselves with the streets of Lucheng, and work out the retreat route.
There were many sergeants who participated in the assassination, their locations were distributed everywhere, and the retreat time was urgent, so they could not retreat in a centralized manner, so they had to formulate their own retreat routes and gather them at Jiang Qing's place.
It is not difficult to complete the assassination task, when the road is blocked, Yelu Dailiang must take the reins and stop the horse to observe, at this time he stands on the horse, the weight of the whole body is supported by two feet, the two feet are trapped in the stirrups, there is nowhere to borrow strength, if the arrows are fired at this moment, Yelu Dailiang's martial arts can not dodge no matter how high he is, and he has become a live target that cannot be moved, and every arrow used in the assassination is coated with mixed snake venom, there is no cure at all, and Yelu Dailiang will definitely die.
The hardest thing is a safe retreat. The North Street runs through Lucheng, the buildings on both sides are tall, and most of the buildings behind the buildings are the houses of the Hu people. The Hu people are good at martial arts, and they are caught in the battle with the Hu people, and they will definitely die in the end.
To retreat safely, it's best to create chaos while the assassination is taking place, then blend in with the crowd and rush out before the defenders can react.
The north street is very long, and if you want to rush out before the army blocks the two ends of the street, you must retreat immediately after the assassination, and you must not stop for a moment, otherwise you will become a turtle in an urn.
Lei Shaoxuan wandered along North Street, familiarized himself with the situation of the street, carefully observed the terrain on both sides of the street, and secretly formulated his own retreat plan.
Near the assassination site, Lei Shaoxuan carefully investigated for a long time. After Lei Shaoxuan discovered the restaurant at the assassination site, it was the largest bazaar in Lucheng - Chengbei Market.
The Chengbei Market is the distribution center of goods in Lucheng, where cattle, sheep, horses, furs, grain and various materials are traded here and sent to various places.
All kinds of shops in the market are lined up one after another, horse sheds, cattle pens, and all kinds of livestock sheds exude the smell of stench, and the market stalls are next to each other, and there are mountains of leather goods piled up everywhere, neatly stacked grain, porcelain tiled and scattered, and tea leaves in the whole car...... Traffic, horse teams, and all kinds of people are bustling and crowded. The market is messy, dirty, and muddy.
This is obviously a very ideal hiding place, Lei Shaoxuan thought as he walked along the street on the side of the restaurant.
"Hey, there's a narrow slit here. Lei Shaoxuan was overjoyed.
Next to the restaurant is a bathhouse, and there is a narrow gap between the restaurant and the bathhouse, which can only be passed by one person, leading to the north market behind the restaurant. Presumably to prevent passers-by from passing through at will, the passage was built with a low brick wall to separate North Street from the North Market.
If the North Market is an ideal hideaway, then this is a great escape. Lei Shaoxuan was secretly attentive in his heart.
Jiang Qing held a meeting for the last time to determine everyone's assassination location and retreat route one by one, and Lei Shaoxuan found that no one mentioned the gap passage. Lei Shaoxuan suddenly understood in his heart that the other end of the passage was a bazaar, and most of the bazaars were Hu people, and non-Hu people would definitely be noticed if they entered rashly and led their horses, so the sergeants automatically ignored this excellent lurking place.
Perhaps the assassins were ready to either go back to the inn or park their horses somewhere in the street, and then flee with their horses, which could not pass through the narrow passage.
In the final analysis, most of the sergeants just want to escape, and a few want to hide, because they are not familiar with the place, even if they choose to hide, most of them choose to go back to the inn, hoping that the Hu people will not be wiped out.
Lei Shaoxuan shook his head secretly, all of this was within Mei Xiang's expectations, a huge danger was looming over them, but Lei Shaoxuan was powerless to take care of them, and a kind reminder was not beneficial except for causing panic.
Early the next morning, after consulting Jiang Qing, Lei Shaoxuan changed into the Hu Ren clothes that had been prepared a long time ago, dressed as a Hu Ren, holding a Hu knife in his hand, and quietly slipped out of the inn gate and walked towards the Chengbei Market.
In the early summer steppe morning, the weather is still cold, but the market is already lively.
The sound of selling, shouting, the sound of cattle and sheep...... The sounds were noisy, the busy crowds were already shuttling through the bazaar, and horse-drawn carts and ox-carts full of goods could be seen everywhere.
Many tribes come to the market early in the morning, occupy a better place, and are unloading and setting up stalls, while others have already bought the goods they need early in the morning and are loading their trucks back.
The plan of the day is in the morning, and the morning of the market is the most lively.
Lei Shaoxuan's hair was unkempt, the blood vessels on his face were cracked and dried, his face was flushed, he was wearing a Huren leather coat and leather jacket, his body was filled with the strange smell of not taking a bath for a long time, and he looked like a Huren warrior with a bearded knife in his hand.
Lei Che walked in the market blankly, looking at Lei Shaoxuan's somewhat immature face, he knew that this was a vigorous Hu young man who was eager to grow up, but his face was haggard, his eyes were blank, and he was obviously lacking sleep or hungry for several days, which is a common thing in the grassland.
"I'm Tsuren Ironwood, can I help you with your work? The boy was wandering around the market.
As long as there are stalls carrying goods, or carriages and ox carts are loading and unloading, Lei Shaoxuan will come forward to ask. Especially those tribes that have women and children to help with loading and unloading, most of these tribes are short of labor, and they have more opportunities to hire Lei Shaoxuan.
Lei Shaoxuan, a Hu boy who is looking for a job by himself, is most likely a Hu man who ran away by himself, or a Hu man who lost his tribe and wandered outside.
Every Hu boy has a dream, always wants to break into the world, and there is always a dream boy on the grassland who sneaks out to break through.
And the wandering Hu people are nothing more than tribes that have escaped from being invaded by other tribes.
The battle between the Hu tribes was very bloody and cruel, and the conquered tribal men were either killed, surrendered, or fled from then on, and it was not uncommon for the Hu people to wander on the grassland.
Lei Shaoxuan walked around the market for a long time, inquiring as he walked, but he didn't meet anyone who wanted to hire Lei Shaoxuan, but Lei Shaoxuan was not discouraged, no matter what, now many people in the market can prove that they are a tribal teenager, looking for jobs in the market all day long, this is Lei Shaoxuan's real purpose.
Lei Shaoxuan walked to the door of a shop, a big carriage was unloading grain parked at the door, and suddenly the person on the car put a large bag of grain on a woman's shoulder, because she was in too much hurry, the woman's center of gravity was unstable, and her body couldn't help stumbling for a while, Lei Shaoxuan hurriedly stepped forward to support it.
"Be careful, Sister," Lei Shaoxuan said.
"Thank you!" The woman gasped, stood up, turned her head and glanced at Lei Shaoxuan with a smile.
This is a healthy and sunny bearded young man, who shows neat and white teeth when he speaks, which makes people feel good at first sight.
"Sister, I'm Tiemu of the Sulun tribe, can I help you with the work?"
This woman is not tall, with a round face and a slightly chubby face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and when she sees Lei Shaoxuan's sincere and bright eyes, she also likes it in her heart.
"Wait a minute, I'll ask our young lady. ”
Lei Shaoxuan stood at the door and looked at the shop, most of the people who set up shops in the market were Hu people who were merchants rather than tribes, and the shops rarely hired outsiders, if you wanted to enter the shop, you needed someone to guarantee the introduction, Lei Shaoxuan was slightly disappointed and did not hold out hope.
The shop is two stories high, and there is a plaque on the door, which reads "Tianxiang Pavilion", and the couplet on both sides reads: The light fragrance floats for thousands of miles, and the fairy is slightly drunk.
- This is a spice shop.
Hu people eat mainly meat, due to the lack of water, there is no condition for frequent bathing, so there is a lot of body odor on the body, and they like to spray perfume, or wear sachets with spices. However, Lei Shaoxuan also knows that perfume and spices are very expensive, and only nobles can buy them, and ordinary Hu people have difficulties in food and clothing, where will they buy these luxury goods?
Lei Shaoxuan secretly wondered in his heart, could this be a Northern Wei Dynasty business? Hu people generally don't inscribe plaques on their shops.
After a while, the woman floated along with a beautifully dressed young woman of the Hu people.
This woman has a thin nose and thin eyebrows, her eyes are full of autumn water, Chu Chu is moving, her skin is very white, there are subtle blood vessels cracked, she is wearing a white fox fur, a fox hat, a red peony satin belt around her waist, and a long necklace made of agate, turquoise and red coral is hung on her chest, and a golden wolf head is embroidered on her chest.
Seeing the wolf head pattern, Lei Shaoxuan was secretly surprised. The tribe with the wolf as a totem is very noble among the Hu tribes, and it is said that only the tribe of the Great Khan or the shaman may have a wolf head embroidered.
"That's him!" the chubby woman pointed at Lei Shaoxuan.
He said to Lei Shaoxuan again: "This is our tribe's honorable Miss Timuran. ”
"What tribe are you?" asked Timuran, in a crisp voice.
"Sister Timuran, I'm Tiemu of the Sulun tribe, can I help you with your work? Lei Shaoxuan bowed his head and said, quite shy.
"It's so rude, to call Miss Timuran. The woman rebuked.
"How did you come here?" Timulan waved her hand, disapproving, with a slight smile on her face, obviously Lei Shaoxuan called out "sister" to make her feel cordial, Timulan was respected, and no one in the tribe dared to call her that.
Lei Shaoxuan simply told his origins.
Suren is located at the foot of the Tien Shan Mountains on the shores of Lake Balkhash. Last year, the severe winter was heavy and snowy, most of the tribe's cattle and sheep froze to death, and at the moment of life and death, a big war broke out in several neighboring tribes, the Sulun tribe was destroyed, and Lei Shaoxuan escaped.
In fact, it is conceivable that in order to reduce food consumption, in the tribal war, except for the young women, the rest of the people will basically not stay alive. It was not easy for Lei Shaoxuan to escape, and Timulan and the woman couldn't help but sympathize with Lei Shaoxuan in their hearts.
"If you want, stay!" said Timulan softly.