On the third day of the lunar month, Lingzhou City.

In a slightly dilapidated tavern in Xicheng, several men were drinking turbid wine with simple side dishes, and muttered in a low voice:

"Second Brother Han, our brothers haven't made any money for two months, and the family is almost unable to open the pot, if we can't find a good deal, I'm afraid we won't be able to live this year."

"What do you guys know, Lao Tzu asked you to settle down recently for everyone's good, recently because a lot of soldiers and horses in the city have been transferred, so the prefect's yamen can watch it tightly, if there is really some rumors, everyone can't eat and walk! You all know that we in the Lingzhou government can't deal with those big thieves who kill people and set fires, but we are very fierce when we eat these little people, are you planning to go to the black prison to spend a fat year? ”

"Second Brother Han, having said that, our brothers can't be hungry all the time, right? If it goes on like this, the big guy's spirit will be dispersed, how will our Tsing Yi Gang gain a foothold in Lingzhou in the future? ”

Second Brother Han's gaze swept over the four or five brothers in front of him one by one, and he could see that these people were indeed iron-hearted, so he could only sigh and say, "You people are just too anxious. To tell you the truth, I had already found a target, but I was just going to wait for them to get outside the city and then ask everyone to do it, but now, since that's the case, let's give it a go! ”

Hearing him say this, the spirits of the other people suddenly lifted: "I know that you have been prepared for the second brother, let's listen to it." ”

"Look over there." Second Brother Han lowered his mouth towards the foot shop opposite the hotel: "That shop is the fat sheep I was looking for, it is a group of visitors from other places, although they have no background, they have sold dozens of high-grade ginseng in our Lingzhou before, I am afraid that there will be hundreds of dollars in them." ”

"So much?" The other people's eyes suddenly lit up, and they stared at the somewhat dilapidated foot shop with great greed: "With so much money on them, they actually only live in such a small shop?" ”

"You are like you when you do business, and if you have money, you can't spend it all in one go. They can be very low-key, except for going to a few pharmacies in the city to sell ginseng, almost no one comes out, if it weren't for Lao Tzu who is well-informed enough and sent someone to keep an eye on them for a few days, I really don't know that these guys have a lot of money in their hands. Second Brother Han scolded with a smile, and then got to the point: "As long as we slaughter these fat sheep, we can live a good life for a year or two." Originally, I planned to wait for them to leave Lingzhou before I started, but I didn't expect them to stay until today, and I don't know if they planned to stay like this until the new year. ”

"They can wait, our brothers can't wait. Since they won't go, let us send them away, send them away completely! The man spoke, and the others let out a few sneers, looking quite excited.

Second Brother Han nodded: "But this time you must act neatly and neatly, and it is best not to leave any troubles." Also, do it again in the evening. I've seen the shop before, the fence is very low, and there is no one keeping vigil, and if you pass the night, you will be able to do it. ”

"Okay, let's listen to you, second brother, we will definitely do things beautifully and cleanly, even if the head of the mansion is here, don't try to find out any clues." What's more, the owner of the shop will not dare to report to the official when the time comes. "These are all veterans of the traitor department, and at this time they immediately got ready to plan tonight's action.

And the second brother Han didn't say much to them, and after a few more words, he left first. As he was leaving, he once again deliberately passed in front of the small foot shop, and saw two of the visitors striding out with their skins on their backs, and looking at the two fat sheep who were a little thin and only up to his shoulders, his eyes also flashed a trace of excitement, and then he strode away.

The two visitors were not stared at, and after walking out of the store quickly, they each lowered their voices and said in a language very different from Chinese: "How are things prepared?" I'm worried that someone will find something strange over there. ”

"Almost, yesterday's batch of grain has already entered the city, and tomorrow or the day after tomorrow is the time to start. What we have to do today is to buy enough food to fill everyone's stomach, so that everyone can have enough spirits and can do a big thing! ”

"That's good. To tell the truth, I'm a little ashamed that we eat and drink well in the city these days, but those people have to go out in the cold and starve. ”

"There's nothing to be ashamed of, everyone is for my Jurchen clan, as long as we do this vote, we can survive this winter. When the spring of next year comes, the Liao State will no longer be a problem, and the world will be shocked and prostrate because of the rise of our Jurchen! As he spoke, a fierce glint in his eyes flickered, and he was so frightened that the face of one of the people who happened to pass by them changed, and he hurriedly stepped aside.

"Kui Deli, be more restrained, don't show your feet." Seeing this, his companion hurriedly reminded him, and this person quickly put away his anger and turned into an ordinary man who looked a little honest and honest again. However, this change in theirs could not escape the eyes of another ordinary-looking lean man not far away, and his heart moved: "These guys seem to have some decisions, but they have to hurry up and report to the command in time." ”

This is the elite of the Qingzhou Army Scout Battalion who is responsible for keeping an eye on these suspicious people who appeared in Lingzhou under the guise of visiting guests, and what he is best at is tracking and looking at people's faces. With his ability, coupled with the fact that these Jurchens don't have much experience in the rivers and lakes at all, or they didn't expect that they would show their flaws at all, so they never realized that their actions were all under the control of others.

The two Jurchens had already adjusted their mentality at this time, and soon came to the largest grain store in Lingzhou, and then one of them bought two thousand catties of rice and flour grain from there in a broken official dialect, but the entire grain shop shopkeeper was shocked: "What are the two of you doing to buy so much grain?" Could it be that the two of you are guys from which hotel? ”

"No, we are from Bianjia Village outside the city, and there was a fire in the village before, which burned the grain of the big guys, so our village put together all the money and let us come to the village to buy grain for the winter." The fellow named Kui Deli opened his mouth to give a reason, and then put the leather bag on the counter, revealing the golden copper coin inside.

Seeing that the other party could come up with a reason, and it was delivered in cash, the shopkeeper finally didn't say more, and immediately asked the guy to go to the back warehouse to prepare the corresponding food for them.

Two thousand catties of grain is not a small amount, they loaded seven or eight carts to count, and then these two people led the way, and more than a dozen men pushed the cart out of the city to Bianjia Village in the southern suburbs.

No one noticed that during this process, a pair of eyes had been watching them, and it was not until they had followed them out of the city that the watchers did not follow as closely as before, but stayed far behind them.

After traveling straight for more than an hour, it was in the evening that the grain wagons arrived at their destination, a small village that was not very conspicuous. The men who carried the grain entered the village without the slightest abnormality, but the scouts who followed behind looked moved when they came to the vicinity of the village: "No, there are some problems in this village, why don't you smell a dog barking, and there are few people inside...... "There are some details that ordinary people can't notice at all, only the scouts who are careful and experienced can see the problem from ordinary things."

At this glance, his heart suddenly jumped violently, and a bold guess flashed into his mind: "Could it be that this is the place where those thieves are hiding?" They are so bold that they are actually hiding in a small village only a few miles away from the capital city of Lingzhou! In this way, I am afraid that the people of this village have already ...... Not good! Thinking of this, he suddenly had a thought, once the guys from those grain shops entered, they were afraid that they would send sheep into the tiger's mouth, and they would never get out again!

And just as he turned this thought, several short screams suddenly sounded in the village, as if someone had been stabbed and grabbed by someone in the throat as soon as he screamed, which really made people's scalps tingle.

This made his face change again, and he quickly dispelled the idea of going in to find out.

As a scout, he knew it was his duty to get the news back alive, not to take a risk to find out the truth. At that moment, he did not linger any longer, turned around and left quickly.

Thanks to the fact that he walked fast enough, but after a meal, Kui Deli and the others left the village again, and then hurried away, and returned to Lingzhou City before the city gate was closed.

At this time, it was already dark, and the people in the city had returned home, and the already bustling state city fell into silence after the night fell.

For many years, the night in Lingzhou City has always been so calm, ordinary people will rest early after eating, only a few green buildings like gold caves will still have the sound of bamboo at this time, but this obviously has nothing to do with the people.

But tonight, everything was very different.

After the second watch, taking advantage of the cover of the night, more than a dozen men dressed in black and holding swords had quietly appeared near the inconspicuous small foot shop in Xicheng, and everyone's eyes were full of greed and murderous intent.

"Are you all ready? As long as today's deal is done, we won't have to worry about money for at least two or three years. The man at the head asked in a suppressed voice.

"Of course!" Everyone nodded excitedly, and then took out their face towels to cover their faces.

"Then it's a quick fix. Remember to keep your hands and feet neat, and don't give those visitors any chance to cry out for help! After the last admonition, the man at the head only waved his hand, and more than a dozen men had quickly rushed to the foot shop in front!