The bearded man looked up at his family, but did not make any response, but silently put his hand into his arms and took out a few silver coins and shook them. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

The family was stunned, wandering between money and self-esteem, but finally wiped his face in embarrassment, grabbed the rope and slid down the watchtower, and walked slowly to the gate.

Taking the silver coin that the bearded man had thrown into his palm, he motioned for him to wait a while, and was about to make an announcement, when he turned his head and saw Master Howard walking in the garden, he raised his arm and waved.

"Let him in. Howard hesitated for a moment, then shouted a command.

The family quickly opened the door, and the bearded man stepped in sideways, striding towards Howard, who had stopped and waited.

"What's the matter, this... Mariner. Howard frowned slightly, looking at the stranger in front of him, he was sure that he never knew this man, and that he had never dealt with anyone of this status.

"It's me. The bearded man said lightly, the corners of his mouth curled slightly.

“...... Are you?" After two seconds of silence, Howard suddenly noticed something, stared at the bearded man's bright eyes, and couldn't help but smile: "It's you, please come with me." ”

The bearded man nodded, and then walked into the castle with Howard and sat down in a chair by the window.

Howard went to the wine cabinet, poured two glasses of smoky wine, walked over with the glasses, and handed them to the bearded man.

"How did you end up like this?" Howard raised an eyebrow curiously.

The bearded man took a sip from his wine glass and shook his head helplessly: "The king must have sent someone to keep an eye on me, and only by changing his face can I get rid of his eyeliner." ”

As he spoke, he slowly tore off the beard on his face and wiped his itchy cheeks.

Well, everyone must have guessed that he is Zheng Fei.

"Ha, your beard and sailor suit are so good I almost don't recognize them. Howard sighed.

"Well, I should say I have a girl with great skills. Zheng Fei shrugged.

"Okay, so what is the matter with you coming to me this time?"

"I had to get into the Tower of London as soon as possible, because my best friend had been captured by the king and was going to be executed in three days. ”

"Do you want to rob the prison?"

"No, I know that the king took him to rob me, and I won't let that guy get away with it. ”

After a moment of contemplation, Howard shouted a name, and soon, a butler-like man ran in.

"Command, sir. ”

"Go get Alan and Bill over, and stay outside the door and don't let anyone get close. ”

"Okay, please wait. The housekeeper nodded and smiled politely at Zheng Fei, and then hurriedly ran upstairs to call someone.

Two minutes later, Alan and Bill came down one after the other, and when they saw Zheng Fei, they rubbed their eyes in disbelief, surprised by Zheng Fei's inferior clothes.

"How's the preparation for infiltrating the Tower of London?" Zheng Fei asked.

"I have already seen the king this morning, and when he heard that he needed to go into the tower to inspect and repair it, he did not seem to be very happy, and then I said that if I did not inspect it, the tower would be in danger of collapsing at any time, so he reluctantly agreed, but I was only allowed to bring a maximum of fifty men in, probably because he was afraid of the risk of robbery. Alan reported truthfully.

"Fifty people..."Zheng Fei gnawed his fingers and furrowed his brows: "Then I have to adjust the plan and replace the maintenance team with my people... By the way, is there any way to disarm the Praetorian Guards at the Tower of London? ”

"It's impossible to get rid of them, let's put it this way, even if the French army is now outside London, the Praetorian Guard will not come to help, they have to guard the important prisoners in the tower at all times. After a pause, Howard joked, "And those ravens who are considered gods." ”

Hearing this, Zheng Fei's eyes suddenly lit up.

The Tower of London, the legend of the Black Crow.

The day the black crow disappeared from the Tower of London was the end of the country.

It is not known when this ancient legend came into being, and it is impossible to tell whose prophecy it was, but one thing is certain: the English were convinced of the accuracy of this legend.

Rolling his eyes, a brilliant idea gradually generated in Zheng Fei's mind.

He held up his glass and took half a sip of his wine.

"I wonder, how can you lure away the crows in the tower?"

"It was harder than disarming the army, and the greedy black crows were reluctant to leave the Tower of London, where they could eat the freshest meat and eat better than many aristocratic families. Howard laughed and joked, because he thought Zheng Fei was also joking.

Until, he saw obvious seriousness and calmness on Zheng Fei's face.

He took a deep breath and stared, "You... You can't be serious, right?"

Zheng Feinu mouthed, expressing affirmation.

"Oh my God, that would lead to the demise of England! As much as I hate the king and hate the royal family, the people of England are innocent!"

A hint of horror crossed Howard's face, as did his two sons.

"No, listen to me. Zheng Fei didn't explain to them that the so-called legends were just superstitions, because he knew how powerful the influence of faith was in this era.

"My aim is not to make the black crows disappear from the Tower of London, but to lure them away temporarily, and soon they will be caught. ”

Howard's brow furrowed, calming down.

"But why do you do that?"

"The escape of the black crow will definitely cause panic in the city of London, it is the fate of the country, for the Janissaries who are tasked with protecting the country, what is more important than this?" Zheng Fei raised the corners of his mouth, staring at Howard's eyes as if he had suddenly realized.

"Oh, you want to use the Black Raven to dispel the Praetorian Guard... It's a good idea, once the black crows fly away, the entire city army will be sent to capture them, and the Praetorian Guard will be no exception, and they will only leave a small part to guard the prisoners. Howard smiled lightly, then thought for a few seconds, and his face became solemn again: "However, according to the habits of those crows, they will fly back after a maximum of an hour, which means that you only have an hour to rescue your companions." ”

One hour...

This time, Zheng Fei had to do a multiple-choice question.

One: In this short hour, with the cooperation of the Spartan legion outside, the inside and outside lightning captured the Tower of London, rescued Santiago and the Royal Admiral, and rushed to the docks to escape London.

Two: Use this precious time to find out the layout of the Tower of London, find out the mysterious summoning power hidden in the tower, and then leave as if nothing happened, and then slowly hatch a plan to rescue Santiago.

The first option is simple and brutal, but it is extremely risky, and it may not be difficult to capture the Tower of London after the defences have been greatly reduced, but the main problem is to escape from London. Because the Thames was so narrow that the English artillery could hit the opposite bank with a single shot, let alone the fleet that sailed through the river.

Clearly, option 2 has the advantage.