Chapter Seventy-Three: Head to Head (1)

While the two were talking, they suddenly heard a few faint insect chirpings coming from outside the door, and then slowly poked something in through the crack under the door.

Shi Lang immediately blew out the candle flame, came to the door, he first listened to the door to listen to the movement outside the door, and then leaned over from the ground to pick up the object from the crack in the door, raised it to his eyes to look carefully, this object turned out to be the jade waist plate of the square handle of the general flag of the Yamen commanded by the North Korean Jinyi Guard.

Shi Lang silently opened the door with a gentle technique, and the person outside the door immediately dodged in.

Shi Lang closed the door, signaled the person who entered the door not to speak, and then put his ear to the door again and listened carefully for a moment before turning around and leading the person to Luo Shiyin, who had been sitting in a chair by the window.

"Subordinates, see the commander and the thousand households." The person who came first put down the box he was carrying, and then knelt on one leg and saluted Luo Shiyin and Shi Lang respectively.

"My lord, this person is what I told you just now, the North Korean Jinyi Guard commands the Yamen General Banner and leads the square handle." Shi Lang has had dealings with Fang Shan, and there is nothing wrong with the waist card.

Luo Shiyin looked down and saw that although this square handle was thin and small, there was a shrewd and fierce aura between his eyebrows.

"No courtesy." Luo Shiyin sat on the spot and raised his hand.

"Mr. Fang, please get up quickly." Shi Lang walked over and lifted the square handle up.

"Thank you, two adults!" Square Handle stood up.

Regarding the visit of the square handle, Luo Shiyin had some doubts. According to normal rules, Luo Shiyin, as a commander, came to Wang Jing, and the person who came to greet him should be Niu Tianzhou, the supreme commander of the Jinyi Guard in Korea, or he led his subordinates to come.

As a general banner commander under Niu Tianzhou, even if Fang Shank was the first to know about Luo Shiyin's arrival, he should first inform his boss Niu Tianzhou. In the absence of Niu Tianzhou, the sudden visit of the square handle made Luo Shiyin feel a little strange.

"Mr. Fang, I don't know why Governor Niu didn't come with you?" Shi Lang obviously saw the doubts in Luo Shiyin's heart.

"The two adults, there are some things that I dare not hide, so I have to tell the truth. Since the capture of Wang Jing by the Japanese Invaders, Lord Niu has been in a somewhat depressed mood, and he has been drinking all day to kill his sorrows. Now, I haven't seen him for some days.

"Now that the enemy is present, my subordinates have to unite with several other general banner commanders and assume the responsibility of leading our Ming Jinyi guards in this city. Since the Japanese occupied Wangjing, their subordinates had dispersed the people in the yamen to various parts of the city, disguised as citizens and merchants, and all the affairs within the yamen were running normally. Fang Shank stood with his hands down, answering Shi Lang's question.

"And how did you know we lived here?" Luo Shiyin looked at the square handle fixedly, and there was no expression on his face.

"My subordinates have long heard that the two adults are coming to North Korea, so my subordinates have to take the opportunity to go around the yamen almost every day, so as not to miss the contact with the adults. Last night, his subordinates were lurking near the yamen when they suddenly heard the sound of a fight inside.

The subordinates stepped forward to observe secretly, and saw a group of Japanese ninjas fighting around the two masked men in the yamen. The subordinates judged from the embroidered spring knife in the hand of one of them that it was their own person who was fighting with the Japanese people. At that time, the subordinates did not rush to help, and the subordinates did not know the reason at that time; Second, judging from the skills of both sides, the subordinates obviously felt that although there were many people, the situation was not superior.

After the two sides left, the subordinates entered the house and found the residual incense in the incense burner, only to know that the lord had arrived in Wang Jing and was temporarily living here. The subordinates did not dare to slack off, and when they could not report to Lord Niu, they had to come to meet first, so that they could be dispatched at any time. Under Luo Shiyin's gaze, the square handle looked respectful.

Last night, Shi Lang and Ye Ruliu were ordered to go to the Mingde Pavilion Jinyi Guard to command the yamen, originally according to Luo Shiyin's instructions, the two only needed to sneak into the room and insert the residual incense into the incense burner to complete the task.

When Ye Ruliu, who was lying on the roof, told Shi Lang beside him that there were Japanese ninjas lurking in the museum, Shi Lang immediately made a bold decision: to break into the Mingde Pavilion.

At the council meeting before departure, the commander had made a judgment that it was possible that the Jinyi guards in the city would not stay away from the command yamen. In this case, it is just the right time to take advantage of the presence of Japanese ninjas in the courtyard to force their way in, and once there are Jinyi guards nearby, they can use the sound of fighting with the ninjas to transmit information to them.

Of course, there will be certain risks in doing so, but Shi Lang is full of confidence in himself and Ye Ruliu beside him, as long as he is well measured, he can successfully complete the task with the help of his beloved.

This residual incense is a utensil used for communication inside the Jinyiwei, and if it is inserted in the incense burner, it looks like a piece of sandalwood that has not been burned out, and it will not arouse any suspicion.

A blank roll of paper is wrapped inside the remnant incense, and when it is taken out, the paper is soaked in a special medicinal solution unique to Jinyiwei, and some special symbols will be displayed on it, and these symbols can only be understood by the specially trained leaders above Xiaoqi inside Jinyiwei.

"Well done." After listening to Fang Shan's answer, Luo Shiyin gave a thumbs up.

"Lord Xie praised, this is the responsibility of his subordinates. In addition, my lord, a few days ago, my subordinates received a letter from China that needed to be sent to my lord, and my subordinates have been keeping it carefully, and I am now submitting it to my lord in person. Fang Handle said, taking out a letter from his coat and handing it to Luo Shiyin.

Luo Shiyin put away the letter and put it inside his clothes.

"My lord, this Wang Jingcheng is full of dangers, and his subordinates have taken into account the safety of your lords, so they are good at making claims and bringing you a few Wansheng Franc machines that exist in the yamen, I don't know if they can be used?" Square Handle said again.

"My lord, I didn't expect Mr. Fang to think about it quite thoroughly." Shi Lang, who was standing aside, couldn't help but show joy on his face.

When he first set out from China, Luo Shiyin did not allow the team members to carry this kind of imitation firearm, commonly known as abductors. Shi Lang has a lot of complaints about this in his heart, and he always believes that the powerful lethality of firearms is difficult to replace with any cold weapon. But out of Jinyiwei's absolute obedience to his boss, Shi Lang didn't say anything at that time.

Now that the square handle brought this short-handled firearm to the forefront of the country at that time, Shi Lang could not suppress his joy for a while. But as soon as he said that, he suddenly felt that it was somewhat inappropriate for him to praise the other party's approach when the commander had not yet expressed his position. He hurriedly stepped aside.

"Fang Zongqi, how many people are there in this yamen?" Luo Shiyin did not make any statement on the handle carrying a firearm, but moved on to another topic.

"Back to my lord, there is one governor, four people in command of the general flag, eight people in command of the small flag, and twenty-nine captains and wrestlers, a total of forty-two people." Square Handle replied.

"Do you know a thing or two about the guards in this city?" Luo Shiyin continued to ask.

"My lord, my subordinate was about to report this to you. Since the Japanese occupied Wangjing, their subordinates have led the people in the yamen to carry out activities in various ways to investigate and spy on the garrison of the Japanese army in the city. Fang Shank said, took out a yellow book from his clothes and handed it to Luo Shiyin.

"Well, it seems that we don't need to bother with this kind of business. Hehehe! Luo Shiyin stood up happily and said to Shi Lang.

"Yes, Mr. Fang can be described as a hard worker!" Shi Lang expressed his heartfelt admiration.

"The two adults have won the prize." When Fang Handle heard the praise of the two bosses, he was not overjoyed, but became more humble.

"Shi Lang, take out the Wansheng Franc machine and take a look." Luo Shiyin said to Shi Lang.

Shi Lang walked over to the box brought by the square handle, opened the lid on it, and uncovered the tarpaulin that wrapped the gun inside. Six brand-new Wansheng Franc machines were displayed in front of Shi Lang. Shi Lang's eyes emitted a strange light, and he picked up the top one with some excitement, got up and handed it to Luo Shiyin.

Luo Shiyin took the gun in his hand and played with it a few times, casually threw the gun in his hand to Shi Lang, and said, "This one belongs to you." ”

Shi Lang caught the gun and said, "Lord Xie! Then he looked at it excitedly.

"My lord, there are often Japanese ninjas in this king's capital, in order to ensure the safety of the adults, my subordinates have brought four capable subordinates, and we are now living in the room next to the adults, and we can be dispatched at any time." Fang Shan, seeing that the two adults were in a happy mood, said cautiously.

Before Fang Shan's departure to the Tongfu Inn, he made full preparations, in addition to the four Jinyi guards who entered the Tongfu Inn with him, he also mobilized almost all the Jinyi Guards in the city to secretly deploy defenses around this Tongfu Inn.

The reason why he did this was by no means a fuss. Imagine, if there is any mistake in this royal capital, then all the personnel in the Yamen of the Jinyi Guard in North Korea will be dismissed and investigated, and they will even be killed. However, whether he could get the approval of the commander in doing so, he was a little uncertain. Seeing that the two adults were in a good mood, he tentatively told the two bosses in front of him about bringing people with him to observe their reactions.

Sure enough, after listening to Fang Shan's words, the smile on Luo Shiyin's face was put away, and he said, "There is no need to be so excited. Since this trip has been in vain, I will find a way out of the city tomorrow. ”

According to Luo Shiyin's plan at this time, since the reconnaissance mission has been completed, the relevant matters can also be handed over to the Jinyi guards in the city soon, and he doesn't want to let too many subordinates in the city be exposed because of his arrival.

"Yes, my subordinates remember." Seeing that the commander's face was displeased, Fang Handle didn't dare to continue to say that he had arranged for the Jinyi guards in the city to secretly guard around the inn.

"Tomorrow, find a way to send it out as soon as possible." Luo Shiyin said to the handle.

"Obey, if the adults don't have any other instructions, the subordinates will no longer disturb the rest of the two adults." After Fang Shan, he prepared to leave.

"Go ahead." Luo Shiyin waved at him.

"Yes. The subordinates retired. ”

Just as Luo Shiyin, Shi Lang, and Fang Handle were talking indoors, a Japanese ninja had already sneaked out of the inn and reported the situation of Fang Shan's entry into Luo Shiyin's room to Yoshino, who was supervising in the high-rise building outside the Tongfu Inn. Yoshino did not dare to slack off, and instructed his subordinates to continue to supervise closely, and he himself immediately rushed to the Toyi Pavilion to report to Ichiro Sugitani.

"According to the reports of the men who infiltrated Tongfuju, an unidentified person entered Luo Shiyin's room and did not come out for a long time. In addition, a large number of suspicious people also appeared around Tongfuju. Ask the president to decide. Yoshino reported to Ichiro Sugitani.

Ichiro Sugitani was in his room holding a copy of "The Art of War" and carefully studying it. This Shinobi, one of the fifty-three Sugitani clans of Koga, has studied the books of the Ming Dynasty on strategy and wisdom. After listening to Yoshino's report, his eyes were shocked by the slightly aggrieved look, and he immediately put down the book in his hand, stood up, and said to Yoshino, "It seems that the fish have taken the bait." Get ready for action! ”

"President, do you want to further identify the suspicious person?" Yoshino asked suspiciously.

"No, no, no, with the efficiency of the Daming Jinyiwei, Luo Shiyin must have established a connection with the Jinyiwei in the city, and the person who went to see him was the leader of the Jinyiwei in the city."

"Will acting too early startle the snake?" Yoshino remained skeptical.

"The serpents have all crawled to the same blessed house. What do you think, what is Luo Shiyin's identity? The commander of the Ming brocade guard. If he makes any mistakes in this king's capital, I am afraid that all the Ming brocade guards in this city will not be able to save their lives. The brocade guards in the city can not go all out to ensure that their supreme leader does not go out of any way. If I guessed correctly, at this time, all the Jinyi guards in this city have already gathered in Tongfuju. This is the perfect time for us to close the net. ”

"Yes, my subordinates understand. Ask the president to command. ”

"Immediately gather all the Koga ninjas in the city, send troops to live together, tonight's Tongfuju is the burial place of Luo Shiyin and the Jinyi Guard in the city!"

Ichiro Sugitani's eyes shot two faint cold lights.