Guan Gong found the steward early the next morning, and then he lied that his wife was sick and wanted to take three days off.

After promising to pay one-third of this month's monthly money to the steward, Guan Gong was able to get out. After changing into a pair of thick-soled cloth shoes that he was usually reluctant to wear, and loaded some dry food, he went straight to the county seat with a small burden on his back.

Ningyang County is the former Shuangyang Town of Longyan County, and the "county-level city" of later generations has a taste, with a small economy and a dilapidated environment.

Guan Gong is tall and has long legs, and it took him half a day to arrive at the county seat. After that, he spent another copper coin and took a donkey cart or two to Longyan.

After nibbling some dry food on the road, at night, Guan Gong rushed to the outside of Longyan County.

He couldn't move his feet: outside the south gate of the county seat, a headlamp as bright as the sun hung on a high wooden pole, reflecting the surroundings as if it were daytime.

Hundreds of people were shouting trumpets, carrying large rocks to the river. There was also a rumbling iron beast beside the wharf, a huge iron bucket with plaster stirred by iron hands, and the people were lining up to carry the plaster.

At the edge of the bright lights, there are many idlers who watch the excitement. Guan Gong, who was shocked, hurriedly approached at this time, and it didn't take long for him to figure out one thing: all this in front of him was brought by those green-coated officers and soldiers.

After watching this scene that made him smack, Guan Gong had more confidence in the mission of this trip. Then he went to the Tianhou Temple, and after observing the periphery for more than an hour, he planned to find a place to spend the night.

The county is already much more prosperous than he remembers. Not only are there a few more inns and shack restaurants, but there are also a few more Datong sheds for migrant workers to spend the night.

According to Guan Gong's temperament, sleeping is naturally the most cost-effective in Chase Shop. But considering the letters on his body, he gritted his teeth and took out a piece of broken silver that Jasper had given him, and rented a single room in an inn.

Early the next morning, he inquired about the news he wanted to know in a shack restaurant: the nearby Chenjiazhai was indeed broken by the green-coated officers and soldiers.

After listening to the diners' foaming explanations, Guan Gong went out and covered his eyebrows with a straw hat, and then scurried around the county.

By suppertime, he had gathered enough information about the Travelers—too much information to gather, for some people had turned this peaceful place upside down, and everyone was talking about their monstrous things and their endless riches.

That night, Guan Gong, who had already made up his mind, rushed to the gate of Tianhou Temple. And when the sentry at the door stopped the big man wearing a straw hat and rushing in, Guan Gong began to explain: "Vice Master, Vice Master, the little one has military secrets to tell the general!" ”

What Guan Gong didn't expect was that as soon as the squad leader who led the team heard this, he immediately led him into the second gate, as if he had to receive more than 100 petitioners every day.

The squad leader ordered the sentry to search Guan Gong's body while going in to report it, and it didn't take long for Guan Gong to see the general himself in a side room outside the second gate.

The 6-foot-tall general is very easy to identify, as for the one next to him who is shaking a fan and has a bun, there must be no doubt that he is the master, so do you need to ask?

So Guan Gong knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Caomin Guan San (Guan Gong's real name) see the general." ”

"Well, okay, get up." The kind general skillfully lifted up the grass people on the ground, and then sent someone to pour tea for Guan Gong like a spring breeze, and then gently explained to him and promised: First, no matter who Guan Gong plans to inform, he will be protected here, and the tainted witnesses can go to live in the big coastal cities in the future.

Second, the construction site outside the south gate must have been seen by this brother, so it is recognized that there is no shortage of silver here. As long as Guan Gong can tell useful information, according to the degree of importance, there will definitely be a reward of 50-500 taels.

The kind tone and targeted words dispelled Guan Gong's last doubts, and the next moment, he pulled out the letter from his belt.

The first time the master next to the general opened the letter, what caught his eye was a delicate and beautiful small letter. After reading the content quietly, Ding Liqiu nodded secretly. Next, after he motioned to the clerk sitting next to him to start recording, he began to open his mouth to ask Guan Gonglai.

It took almost an hour for Ding Liqiu to ask everything Guan Gong knew, about the Lin family's tulou group and Lin 100,000 bandits-it was already like this, Guan Gong naturally knew everything, except for Jasper, of course.

In fact, Jasper has been exposed: she is the only woman in the Lin family who can write her name neatly, let alone write letters.

After everything was over, Ding Liqiu and Wei Yuan glanced at each other, and after nodding, Ding Liqiu first laughed, and then stretched out a slap: "Third Brother Guan, your news is worth 500 taels of silver in my opinion." In addition, after the success of this crackdown on bandits, the person who wrote the letter could also pick up jewelry worth 500 taels from the Lin family's floating wealth. ”

After hearing the word "jewelry", Guan Gong knew that Jasper had been exposed. However, this doesn't matter anymore, the wild couple has long been out of the way.

looked up at the general sitting on the side, and found that after the adult was smiling and nodding, Guan Gong knelt down with a "poof", and then kowtowed repeatedly: "Caomin Xie is complete." ”

......

After getting a few pieces of broken silver and an ebony waist card carved from an industrial machine tool, someone quietly left the Tianhou Temple by night and went to the inn to spend the night.

At this time, he must not be rewarded with a large ingot of silver, once he is found after he goes back, the "crime of unknown origin of huge property" is not so easy to explain, especially when the rain in Linjiazhai is about to come.

...... After Guan Gong left, Wei Yuan and Ding Liqiu returned to the inner courtyard headquarters.

The headquarters hall is now brightly lit, with all kinds of materials and equipment stacked on the long desk, high-scale maps of western Fujian and maps around Longyan hanging on the walls, and the sound of ticking telegraphs echoing in the space, bringing out a tense and solemn atmosphere.

"It seems that Huluyu is the point." After Ding Liqiu entered the door, he walked under the wall and stared at the map for a few times, then turned his head and said to Wei Yuan.

"Well, since several aspects of intelligence have mentioned here, then Huluyu must be famous."

Speaking of this, Wei Yuan raised his hand and looked at his watch: "Fortunately, Commander Du will arrive tonight, it seems that we will be able to figure out what kind of medicine is sold in this 'gourd' tomorrow." ”

The work and rest time of the ancients was regular, and when the moon was in the middle of the sky, all the lights on the pier at the South Gate had been turned off...... Today, the old men are merciful, not only do they get off work an hour early, but they also slaughter an extra pig for dinner, so that those who are full of food and drink, and who have their wages in their waists, will have slept happily in the shed.

At 11 o'clock in the night, a series of dark shadows emerged from under the black pong in the few small boats farthest from the pier.

At the same time, some of the overseers around the docks began to patrol around as if they were facing a great enemy—patrolling in a position that isolated the shadows from the rest of the area, so that the shadows quickly left the dock area and entered the Tianhou Temple through the side entrance.

"Commander Du has worked hard, the brothers are looking forward to you." Wei Yuanyi, who was already waiting at the side door, grabbed the hand of Du Dewei, the deputy commander of the special combat team.

Dudewey, who was well-proportioned and worked as a mercenary in the South American guerrillas "before his death", was a relatively easy-going person...... At least compared to Qian Tieshan, the boss of the special combat team, Du Dewei is far less aggressive.

"Hehe, wait a minute. It's okay, let the players rest and we'll leave tomorrow morning. ”

"Eat first, everything is ready, stew beef, and then go to sleep after eating."

...... After a brief greeting, nine special combat team members dressed in jungle camouflage and equipped with various special combat weapons were taken to the small cafeteria for dinner.

And Du Dewei went to the headquarters with Wei Yuan and Ding Liqiu.

Next is the war briefing that Wei Yuan is responsible for. After listening to the briefing, Du Dewei pulled up the map from the iPad he carried with him, looked at it for a while, and said: "The situation is similar to before I set off, but this 'Huluyu' that suddenly appeared, is there anything special?" ”

Wei Yuan nodded: "This is exactly what you need to focus on." ”

"Oh, it looks like you're a bit struggling to keep up when it comes to intelligence gathering?"

Wei Yuan and Ding Liqiu glanced at each other, and then said to Du Dewei with a wry smile: "Old Du, don't you know, these days, people from all walks of life have come in one after another, and our intelligence analysis work is very heavy now. ”

"Really, fake, my own people, gangsters undercover, and N more people who came to tell the whistle..... The enemy, me, and the stubborn situation are complicated. Ding Liqiu picked up the conversation at this time: "There is a lot of messy intelligence collected from various channels, so the top priority now is intelligence analysis and personnel background investigation. ”

"That's why you need to go to the field to explore, and a lot of information needs the information you provide to compare and verify." Wei Yuan said at this time: "I can't move now, and the bandits will know when they move." Besides, these musketeers don't have the ability to scout the terrain in the jungle......"

“OK，OK！ Understand, understand. Du Dewei stood up at this time and said: "You two, please rest assured, tomorrow I will lead the team to the target area to conduct a detailed reconnaissance, including the detailed terrain of the Tsushima Ridge area, and I will send you one after another." ”

"Then please!"

......

What the traversers now have in their hands is an electronic map obtained from the afterlife.

Although the accuracy of these maps was sufficient in the 17th century, they are not accurate...... Hundreds of years of time, the vicissitudes of life, those roads and towns in later generations are now mostly wilderness and jungle, all electronic maps can only be used for reference, must be re-surveyed and mapped, the army can use, especially in Longyan such a very high forest coverage area.

So in the early morning of the next day, in the darkness before dawn, the real killer weapon of the Red Gun Battalion, the 10-member tactical detachment led by Du Dewei, disappeared into the vast forest of western Fujian.