Chapter 157: Capture the Lost Ark Imjin River (2)

"Don't be nervous, it's the square handle they've arrived. Go, go down with me to meet them. Luo Shiyin said to Shi Lang.

Shi Lang followed Luo Shiyin and just walked down the moon platform to the door of the ruins, and the square handle had already come to the door. Behind him, he was followed by about two dozen brocade guards dressed in night clothes.

"My lord, my subordinates have urgently led a team to come in accordance with your orders. These 20 subordinates are all carefully selected by me, and they are all masters of one by one, especially good at underwater operations. Fang Shank saw Luo Shiyin standing in front of the door, and hurried forward.

"Okay, it's been a hard journey. Let's go inside and talk. Luo Shiyin looked at Fang Shank and the other twenty brocade guards and said.

"Thank you, sir!" Fang Shant and the twenty brocade guards said in unison.

"Everyone, please!" Shi Lang made a gesture of invitation to Fang Handle and the men he brought.

"Lord Shi, please!" Seeing Luo Shiyin turn around and walk inward, Fang Shantou hurriedly held Shi Lang's arm with his hand and said in a low voice.

Shi Lang politely grabbed Fang Shan's arm, and the two walked side by side, following behind Luo Shiyin, and walked inward.

The other twenty brocade guards followed the two to the courtyard, and then, standing under an ancient tree in the courtyard, did not come forward again.

Luo Shiyin, Shi Lang, and Fang Shant walked into a dilapidated hall on the north side of the courtyard. Under the faint candlelight, Shi Tianji, Ye Ruliu, Xie Yuan, and Ba Wu were sitting at a stone table talking something, and when they saw Luo Shiyin walking in, the four of them quickly stood up. After everyone finished greeting each other, Shi Lang helped Bau and Fang Handle introduce each other, and among all the people on the scene, only they met for the first time.

"I think everyone already understands the purpose of this operation. To be honest, I'm not 100% sure that this operation will be successful. Because where is the treasure of the other party up to this day? When will it be shipped? What route to take? How many escorts are there? Has it been shipped out of Kaesong...... We don't know about this series of questions.

"On the surface, it seems that we are in the dark and the other is in the light. But when we don't know anything, people are also in the shadows. Let's talk about our views. After everyone sat down at the stone table, Luo Shiyin said with a serious expression.

Ye Ruliu took two cups of water and placed them in front of Luo Shiyin and Fang Shan.

The square handle thanked Ye Ru Liu's head of thanks.

There was silence, and no one took the lead to speak.

To be honest, everyone didn't know anything about the questions that Fang Cai Luo Shiyin said, and it was difficult to come up with any clever tricks for a while.

"My lord, I think it's better to let Lord Fang talk about it first, right?" Seeing that no one spoke, Shi Lang said to Luo Shiyin in an inquiring tone.

"Okay." Luo Shiyin replied thoughtfully.

"Okay, then I'll talk about it first. First of all, this treasure should still be in Kaesong. My lord, since my subordinates learned that the Japanese were going to Kaesong to transport back this large amount of treasure, I felt that this matter had a great deal to do with this war, so I reported it to you as soon as possible, and from the moment the Japanese ninja left Wangjing and rushed to Kaesong, I arranged for personnel to keep an eye on the traffic intersections between Wangjing and Kaesong. So far, there has been no movement of the Japanese ninjas transporting the treasure back to the royal capital. Therefore, the subordinates believed that the treasure was still in Kaesong. Fang said in a resolute tone.

"Where would it be hidden?" Xie Yuan couldn't help but interject and asked.

"I don't know. Since it is a treasure of great value, I think that Governor Konishi will definitely hide it in a very hidden and safe place. It's not easy to find it in a short period of time. So, in my opinion, there is no need for us to spend our main energy on finding treasures. Fang Handle looked at everyone and said.

"If we can't find where the treasure is, how can we succeed?" Ye Ruliu asked.

After listening to Ye Ruliu's words, Fang Shank first glanced at Luo Shiyin, and saw that Luo Shiyin did not mean to speak, so he said: "If we can't find the treasure, we can use our brains from the route where the Japanese people transported the treasure."

"From Kaesong to Wangjing, this valley below the mountain is a necessary way, but the open terrain of this valley and the large number of people coming and going are not conducive to our covert operations.

"Besides, even if we succeed in intercepting the treasure here, it will be difficult to transport it quickly, because there is no road on both sides of the valley, and the southern end of the valley is the Imjin River, and we have not yet got a boat to cross the river."

"Can we make a fuss on the Imjin River and cut off the treasure." Shi Lang said.

"Yes, Lord Shi and I want to go together." Fang Shant threw an approving glance at Shi Lang, and then turned his gaze to Luo Shiyin, and continued: "My lord, when my subordinates crossed the river by ferry from the south bank of the Imjin River, they specially asked the captain of the boat they were on, and he owned several boats, which usually docked on the north and south banks of the Imjin River, waiting to transport guests across the river. As long as we give him a full silver tael, we can rent the ship from him and use it for our operation.

"This ferry port on the north bank is a necessary place to rush from Kaesong to Wangjing, and there are many people coming and going every day, which is very conducive to our operation."

"What do you do after you grab the treasure?" Shi Tianji asked.

"My lord, my subordinates have seriously considered this matter before leaving. Once we succeed on the river, we can sail down the river to the mouth of the Imjin River. There are many islands at the mouth of the Imjin River, and we can store this treasure on some island that is not easy to find, and then make plans. Fang Handle didn't look at Shi Tianji who raised the question, but looked at Luo Shiyin and said.

"Can't we take the treasures to the south shore and then land and bring them back?" It seemed that Bau preferred to move on land, and as soon as he heard that he was going down the river, he hurriedly asked.

"Definitely not. The area south of the Imjin River is all occupied by the Japanese people, and it will be a dead end to go ashore rashly. Fang Shan apparently thought that Bau's idea was too naΓ―ve, and flatly denied it. Raindrop Book House

In the process of everyone expressing their opinions, Luo Shiyin always listened attentively, and when he saw that no one spoke again, he said: "Okay, let's act according to the plan provided by Lord Fang, and act at the ferry port north of the Imjin River." ”

Two days later, at noon, on the rocky road in the open valley between Kaesong and the Imjin River ferry, a pair of welcoming relatives came from the direction of Kaesong, and this team rushed from north to south, along the relatively flat road in the valley, and eagerly rushed to the Imjin River ferry.

At the front of the procession is an elderly man dressed in traditional Korean costume and holding a pair of carved wooden geese wrapped in red scarves. According to the North Korean marriage customs, when the woman goes to the south to greet her relatives, she will send a pair of wood-carved geese, which is a metaphor for the husband and wife to fly like geese in the future and never separate.

Behind the elder is a sedan chair wrapped in red silk, and four sturdy men, dressed in wedding dresses, take pains to sway the sedan chair on their shoulders rhythmically.

Behind the sedan chair are two ox carts, each with two large wooden boxes stacked on top of it. The wooden crates were all stacked with colorful satin.

The ox cart was followed by a group of older men.

At first glance, this kind of greeting procession is no different from other greeting teams. But careful people will obviously feel that there is something strange about the welcoming team in front of them.

The general greeting team will always bang and knock along the way to create some festive atmosphere. However, the welcoming team in front of them did not bring any drums and gongs and other musical instruments, and the group only hurried away sullenly.

The group of elders behind the ox cart, judging from their faces, were mostly close to the ears of the age, and it is said that people of their age should not be able to walk so easily. But walking in the greeting procession, they are all vigorous.

The two ox carts were also a little unusual, and if they were only pulled with silk and silk, the two oxen should not have much effort. And right now, the two sturdy bulls are so tired that they are out of breath. When encountering an uphill road, it is necessary for the people behind to come and push the cart to make the ox cart barely go uphill.

In the procession, there are also two young women, although the two have been carefully put on makeup, a discerning person will see that this is a pair of twin sisters. Two women followed on either side of the sedan chair, holding a red satin and a green satin in their hands. The facial expressions of the two are not as peaceful and festive as ordinary greeting relatives, but it makes people clearly feel that there is a murderous aura mixed with alertness from the two pairs of eyes.

"Everybody work hard. We're almost at the ferry. The elder at the front of the procession shouted to the people behind him as he walked.

"Got it, old man." One of the two women answered.

"Drive, drive!" The middle-aged man in charge of driving the ox cart in the two committees slapped the cow's buttocks twice. The two bulls immediately bowed and exerted their strength, and the ox cart went much faster.

"Good bridegroom, pretty bride. The bride and groom walk together. Walking one by one, the husband and wife both sit in a sedan chair. Sitting in a sedan chair, sitting in a sedan chair, the sedan chair is really lively outside. It's so lively, it's really lively, and the two of us are here to join in the fun. The official family is good, give some reward! I wish a couple of newcomers to grow old, give birth to a noble son early, and be harmonious and beautiful, and have a happy life! ”

As the procession was marching, a man and a woman suddenly burst out of the grass on the side, two ragged and unkempt men, each holding a dirty broken bowl in their hands, muttering festive words while asking for money from the welcoming procession.

"Stop." The elder at the front of the line raised his hand to signal the greeting team to stop, and then took out two copper plates from his clothes and threw them to the two Hanako.

"Thank you, Master for the money! May your old man be blessed with good health and good health......, such as the longevity of the East China Sea, and the blessing of many sons and daughters of Nanshan," the female name Hanako recited auspicious words, and at the same time, together with the male name Hanako next to her, leaned over to pick up the two copper plates. But before they could get the copper plates, two more people named Hanako, who were also in rags, rushed out of the grass, and saw the two of them rush to the front of the copper plate at a fast speed and snatch the two copper plates.

"That's what the master rewarded us, give it back to us!" At first, the two men and women named Hanako saw that the copper coins were robbed, and immediately shouted and stepped forward to grab them.

"It's mine. Give it back! ”

"If you don't give it, whoever grabs it is whoever!"

A few people called Hanako shouted and pushed and rushed into the greeting procession. The woman who was reciting the auspicious language was pushed by someone for some reason, staggered to the sedan chair, and crashed into the curtain of the sedan chair. I saw her quickly look up into the sedan chair, and saw an ugly-looking young man wearing a traditional Korean groom costume, sitting in the sedan chair. Seeing someone break into the sedan curtain, the man subconsciously stretched his hand to his waist.

"Ouch! It killed me. The old lady who was pushed by a thousand knives? The old lady has to kill him! There is a kind of stand up...... Ouch...... "The woman, Hanako, saw the situation in the sedan chair clearly, and immediately retracted her head from the sedan chair, rubbing her sore face while shouting and scolding.

The other three, Hanako, chased each other and ran to the bullock cart behind. But before they could get closer, the group of elders who accompanied them immediately surrounded the ox cart and did not allow Hanako to come close.

"Yellow-faced woman, don't make trouble. Everyone has a share, so let's go. Don't delay the time of the newcomer. The elder at the front of the line shouted to the woman, Hanako, and at the same time, pulled out a copper plate from his pocket.

"Ouch! Old man, who do you call the yellow-faced woman? I'm young. Of course, no matter how young you are, there are no two little sisters Shui Ling. Ouch! Look at how long people look like, this face can pinch out water! As she spoke, she leaned over to the woman holding the red satin on the left side of the sedan chair and quickly pinched her face.

"Go away, it's a stinking Hanako. Don't touch me! The pinched woman was disgusted and pushed away the woman's hand called Hanako.

"Alright, alright. Do you still want money? If you don't want it, I'll put it away. The elder in front of the line obviously wanted this farce to end quickly, and he deliberately shook the copper plate in his hand and shouted loudly at a few Hanako.

Several people called Hanako hurriedly ran over and scrambled to receive the copper plate from the old man's hand, and everyone's face immediately overflowed with infinite satisfaction.

"Alright, please give way!" The elder put the rest of the copper plate back into his pocket and said to Hanako with a grim face.

"Sir, let's go!" The female Hanako retreated to the side of the road with the other Hanako, and then, with infinite gratitude, bowed deeply to the elder who had given them the copper plate.