Chapter 239: Looking Ahead
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Then he turned his head to look at Tianfang, who was sitting upright in the store, with a calm expression.
His lips moved silently.
After all, I still didn't ask any questions that shouldn't be asked.
They stood there like rabbits, but the guards seemed to have little hope of waiting for the man.
Just by looking at the number of carriages in and out of the town and the number of pedestrians, it is easy to judge.
I don't know what my lord's heart is in!
This shop on this street in the north of the town is famous for its noodle soup.
While they were waiting, bowls of hot noodles were served one after another.
Give the tedious waiting process...... The dreary atmosphere plays a role in moderating!
Just when Tianfang moved their chopsticks a few times, the two people who had just sat down next to them and ordered food began to talk in a low voice.
Seeing this, Tian quietly put down the chopsticks in his hand.
The two guards sitting next to him almost unanimously did the same thing.
The attention of the three people was drawn to the two new guests who were sitting and talking.
Although their heads did not turn, their ears were always catching the sound coming from the next table, paying attention to the movement of the people at that table.
In this regard, the guards of the Sea Kingdom have almost some innate acumen.
When they go out on assignments, they are always easily aware of some unusual things in their surroundings.
For example, strangers who have casual conversations, horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians passing by on the street, and so on.
The people sitting at the table at the moment are talking about the new hot spots in town.
That is, the fact that Wang Shi recruited the manpower of the pioneer battalion in the town and whether the people in the town responded after seeing the conscription notice.
It stands to reason that this is not unusual, because these messages can be heard everywhere even on the street.
It's already a hot topic, and there's a lot of talk in the town!
Even in a place like a noodle shop, it's not surprising that people are talking about it.
The reason why they were able to get their attention was because of another topic they were talking about.
That was the car of the local government this morning, sending a group of people to the Northland!
I heard that it was ...... early this morning. Just after dawn, the team went out.
Those sent to the Northland were the first men of the Pioneer Battalion that had been recruited in advance.
Everything is going on in secret.
By the time the news came out, it was already after the car had left the town.
...... Tianfang listened attentively, and then the guard beside him lowered his voice and said, "Lord, they are also talking about the news we heard in the inn lobby last night. ”
The guard's gaze fell on his face, and he could see Tianfang's expression clearly.
After a pause, he said, "Lord, it seems that what we have heard is indeed true!" ”
It is groundless, and there will be no continuous transmission of false news.
From the inn to the entrance and exit of the north of the town, it would be too exaggerated to say that they are all fake.
It's just that the intelligence network sent out by Tianfang didn't even capture any news beforehand.
It seems that since the last accident in the pioneer camp, the empress's vigilance has obviously been higher.
The three guards discussed this matter in the lobby of the inn last night, and the guards actually had no conclusive evidence or complete confidence about the information they heard by chance, but they finally decided to disturb their master late at night.
In order to tell the news, it is known to the heavens.
Sitting down today and hearing the same message again, the guards unconsciously felt a little more confident.
In his opinion, the received information was confirmed from the side to be true.
The guards looked at Tianfang and saw that their master was still calm, and he couldn't see the clues.
Hearing the guard's words, Tianfang also made a silent gesture, signaling him to calm down and not interfere.
...... The carriage drove all the way forward and stopped at the mouth of a secluded alley on the street.
The Sea Protector stationed in the Northland got out of the car and was immediately shivered by the fierce north wind outside.
He got out of the car and stood still, looking up into the distance.
In the distance of the town is the nearby mountains, already covered in snow.
I heard that the place where the two sides fought was about dozens of miles away from here, so they chose a suitable place.
The Sea Guard's car went all the way out of their stronghold in the Northlands, and only stopped here that they came.
Naturally, the people he went to meet were contacts who had lived in the town for a long time.
Speaking of which, the people who were sent to the Northland by the Sea Protectors in advance already knew the surrounding terrain and environment almost well.
This time, I went to the town to find someone who was stationed here, because I temporarily received a message from Tianfang.
After the people of the Sea Kingdom arrived in the Northland, things went quite smoothly.
There is only one thing, that is, the secret guard who followed the national teacher all the way to the snowy mountains, but he didn't find the whereabouts of the other party, because the other party lost his trace in the mountains.
By the time the man reappeared, a full day had passed.
The man's whereabouts were suspicious, and the guards of the Sea Kingdom deliberately stayed on the mountain to continue to observe the movements around him, but a careful search in that area did not find any more clues.
In desperation, Quan He could only understand that the other party was stranded on the mountain for a day.
The problem is that the weather is dripping with ice at the moment, and the temperature in the mountains around the Northland is even lower...... The harsh conditions made it hard to imagine why and where the man was stranded.
Something is wrong!
After discussion, the guards of the sea country could only send a message to Tianfang, who was still on the way, to inform him of the news.
Recently, I received a reply, and I will prepare for the follow-up first, which is a rainy day.
If the guards who followed Tianfang on the way were also there and knew the news, they would definitely breathe a long sigh of relief.
Because since his own master has already begun to arrange to leave the Northland, it means that he will not stay in this place for too long.
They don't want the Lord to leave Sealand and return to the sea country as soon as possible!
The information I got last time revealed that there were loopholes in the protection of the sea country, and the ongoing fortifications would leak out of the news.
The other party's hand stretched out too long, to the point of incredible.
If we don't find the loopholes as soon as possible and find a way to fix them, keep going...... It's hard to imagine that the whole fortification will be empty?
If you wait until you can't go on and then give up, there is no possibility of making up for it!
Under this premise, as soon as the Haiguo guards received the message from Tianfang, they suddenly felt that the burden on their shoulders was loosened, and the next thing was naturally to do their best to arrange the things that Tianfang ordered.
The carriage stopped under a big tree by the side of the alley.
It didn't take long for the guards of the sea country to hear the door open, and then the door of the shop near the entrance of the alley was opened.
A middle-aged man walked out of the shop, went straight to the carriage and said to the guards, "It's too cold, hurry in." ”
The two of them entered the store one after another.
The cold outside contrasts sharply with the warm atmosphere of the store.
The guard looked up and saw that there was a charcoal basin in the house, and the charcoal fire was burning.
The shop has been open in Northland for several years.
Earlier, the people of Haiguo had come to see that the location of this place was special, so they arranged people and set up this shop.
On the one hand, you can notice the movements of the aliens in the Northland and the movements of the Empress Sealand's men, and you can also pay attention to the movements of the regional border under the rule of the princess.
This place was originally a rather sensitive location because of the gathering of forces from all sides.
It is necessary to set up your own manpower and have a base of contact in case of emergency.
It also means that they have a long-term vision, and if they set it up before the war is about to resume, it is easy to attract attention and be targeted.
It's much safer to have a long-term layout!
This time, the escort of the sea country went to the town of Northland and went to the house that was placed in the town.
The shopkeeper received a message from the flying pigeon in time, which was a message from the people in the house in the town of Northland after contacting the lord.
He had been waiting for his own people to arrive, and now he came, and hurriedly greeted him.
At the beginning, the people of the Sea Kingdom had also arranged for people to take over in the capital of Sealand, and now the things to be done at that time have been replaced by someone else in the Northland.
As the contact point that Haiguo has buried here, the shopkeeper will naturally value what he has to do on this mission.
The two of them went back and forth and sat down indoors.
...... This shop sells groceries, and business is usually good.
But now, in recent years, the best business in the town is all food-related shops.
People drove to the town, mostly to prepare for the New Year.
It's almost the Chinese New Year, and of course few people will come to the grocery store on a cold day.
The Haiguo guard who came from the shopkeeper handed over a cup of hot tea and said, "If you send the news, I know that the Lord has sent a message, and the letter says that you need to prepare the carriage for leaving Sealand in advance, right?" ”
The two didn't go around the bush and cut straight to the topic.
The guard of the Sea Kingdom nodded and recalled, "The Lord is actually back in Suzhou...... At that time, he hadn't even gone to do the affairs of Xilanan, but he mentioned a few words to the big guys in the courtyard of the east of the city. ”
He pondered for a moment, and a faint smile crossed his lips: "Everyone has heard of it in Suzhou for a while. ”
The shopkeeper was silent for a few seconds and then said, "Last time, our people sent me a message to mention it before they came to town. ”
He looked at the guard, pondered for a while, and asked, "I wonder if the people who are still following the Lord on the road have contacted you recently?" ”
Hearing this, the guards of the Sea Kingdom responded, "What has been sent is a letter from the Lord. ”
The implication is that the Lord himself is concerned about the matters of contact.
He looked at the shopkeeper and asked, "There's something I want to ask you about." ”
"What's the matter?" The shopkeeper was slightly stunned.
"We can't do anything in the house, but you've seen a lot of people in the town," the Hai Guo's guard lowered his eyelids and raised his head in thought, "I want to ask if the master's master has ever been here?" ”
The shopkeeper looked at him, thought about it carefully, and said, "I have only seen that old man once, but it was two years ago, and I really haven't seen it recently." ”
"Then again, if he deliberately modifies it, it will be difficult to recognize him even if he has been to the store."
"You know this better than I do."
The guards of the sea country stiffened when they heard this, and the words of the shopkeeper were true.
Then he sighed and said helplessly: "The master's master is indeed uncertain, and he may not be able to appear when he will appear, as you said, he may still be easy to tolerate when he arrives at the store." ”
"It's hard for us to recognize him."
If you wear the clothes worn by the local people, plus the old people of the same age, there are many in the town!
It may be more difficult to recognize Him than it is to recognize the Transfiguration of the Lord.
"The letter from the Lord mentions that we should be careful, and if he shows up in the town, we must send a message to the Lord as soon as possible, and you remember this."
The shopkeeper nodded when he heard this, and said in a sincere tone: "Don't worry, the things that the Lord has ordered will definitely be done with all your heart." ”
There was a moment of silence inside.
The guard of Haiguo took two sips of hot tea, put down the teacup, looked at the shopkeeper and continued: "This is the first thing I came, as for the second thing, I also mentioned it to you just now!" ”
"When our people from the national capital city sent a message, they mentioned that they had seen the master's master in the national capital city."
The guard of the Sea Kingdom pondered for a moment and said, "It's just that the Lord doesn't know whether the old man plans to appear in the war in the North this time. ”
"Is the Lord sure you're on the way?"
The shopkeeper asked with a hint of inquiry, "When are you expected to arrive here?" ”
"When I passed outside, I was constantly checking the weather on the road, and it didn't look very reliable."
A worried look appeared on the face of the guards of the Sea Kingdom and said, "If there is rain and snow in the middle of the road, and most of the roads are mountain roads, it will affect the effort that the Lord will spend on the road. ”
"This ...... It's really hard to say," the shopkeeper glanced at the guard and hesitated, "We can only start arranging the car here first." ”
"Do you have any suggestions, or do you have any specific requests from the Lord?"
The shopkeeper looked at the sea country's guards and asked again.
"I have something here that I can take out for your reference."
The sea country's guard thought for a moment and took out a letter of trust from his bosom.
The shopkeeper watched intently at his movements, and saw him open the envelope and take out a folded piece of paper from it.
The Sea Nation's guard walked to the side of the large table, laid the paper flat on the table, and then spread it out with a gentle movement.
The shopkeeper immediately walked over and looked down.
I saw a drawing spread out on the table, and there were several drawings drawn on the thin paper.
It is obvious that this picture is the layout and structure of a boat.
The shopkeeper looked at the sea country's guards and asked, "What is this......?" What the? ”
The Hai Guo's guard explained in a calm tone, "This is the blueprint attached to the letter sent from the capital city. ”
The corners of his mouth tugged slightly, and he said in a gentle tone: "It was the boat that the Lord took to take the little junior sister from the capital of Sealand and all the way to Suzhou by water. (To be continued.) )