Chapter 365: There is no danger
The moon was dark and the wind was high, and the castles outside the city lit fires everywhere, and you could vaguely see the figures on the side of the fire that had not moved for a long time.
Having suffered today's counterattack, the British are also tired, and it is time for them to rest.
There is only one way out in the north of the city, but there are four or five checkpoints set up around the city wall, and they are worried that someone will climb over the wall.
In each of these four or five checkpoints, barricades and horse rejections were set up, and soldiers hid behind the fortifications and lit fires, and at a glance there were about five or six soldiers stationed in each place.
Chen Mu was condescending, he could see it clearly in the city, and he made up his mind immediately.
"We can't shoot, we can only touch the past quietly, solve these ghosts, and create illusions."
As soon as Chen Mu said this, Yang Dachun stepped forward: "Leave this matter to me." ”
Since his cousin was assassinated, Yang Dachun has nowhere to vent his anger, and his forehand is itchy, as for Sun Youlin and others, they are already the main force in the walled city, and they want to participate in the action.
Chen Mu didn't say anything more, and said to everyone: "No matter what, you can't let the gun go, and you can't let the ghost guy let go of the gun, if you are not sure about yourself, just stay on it honestly." ”
"You go to every house first, collect all kinds of materials, and when you see my signal, go out and throw them around, and after daybreak, make sure that the British mistakenly think that we have all escaped."
As soon as he said this, Chen Mu put down the spear, drew his long knife, and did not open the city gate, but went down the city wall along the rope ladder.
Yang Dachun and others followed, but some people hesitated, and finally chose to stay in the city.
They gathered clothes, bags, and other discarded goods from every house, and waited at the head of the city.
Chen Muke was not ambiguous, and went down to the city with Yang Dachun and others, and then touched the stronghold.
They are in the dark, the ghosts are in the light, although the fire brings them warmth, but it also exposes their whereabouts, but Chen Mu and the others are like cheetahs in the dark night.
The British were also extremely tired, and the members of the Royal Wilson Muskets were sleeping in their tents, and the bearded Indian soldiers were left behind outside the fire.
The enemies were very red when they met, these people surrounded and suppressed the walled city, but they didn't show any mercy when they fired guns, and Chen Mu and the others didn't have to tell them about benevolence and righteousness.
In the end, they are tired, their alertness is too low, and Chen Mu and others are all good at stealth assassination, and when they find out, it will be too late!
It is also thanks to Chen Mu's earlier confession that he should try not to kill or injure, otherwise the brothers will really slaughter all these people.
In fact, Chen Mu also has his own considerations.
Although the city suffered heavy losses, most of them were only wounded because everyone did not dare to climb to the top of the city to fight, and there were not many casualties.
If they slaughtered the camp tonight, the British would not give up, and even if they created the illusion of fleeing, the British would continue to pursue it, and then there would be no point.
So even Yang Dachun could only suppress his anger and save these people's lives.
As for the musketeers in the tent, they didn't react at all, and they were controlled before they even woke up.
Chen Mu took out the torch from the fire, held the fire as a signal, the north gate finally opened, and the brothers in the city carried miscellaneous things and began to discard them all the way, creating the illusion of escape.
All this went well, and Chen Mu couldn't let the British search the escape route, so things were thrown around, so that the British could mistakenly think that the people in the walled city had fled everywhere.
After working so busy for most of the night, seeing that the sky was about to dawn, Chen Mucai and his brothers returned to the walled city, and entered the underground drainage system to join Hei Guhong and others.
Chen Mu originally wanted to stay on the periphery, once the matter was exposed, they would at least be able to act as an external response, saving Hei Guhong and the others from being served in a pot.
However, halfway through, Ah Ghost brought someone to touch him, which also made Chen Mu feel very surprised and surprised.
Ah Ghost's sniper team was really vigilant, and with them staring at the periphery, Chen Mu was relieved to return to the walled city.
The underground drainage system has enough material to store, and everyone does not need to worry, but the big ones do not dare to make too much publicity, even if the children cry, the parents will try their best to reassure them so as not to make a noise.
After all, this is the most secret place of the city lords in the past dynasties, and now it has been completely leaked, and the black bone red is also a little regretful, but it is related to the survival of the walled city, so I can't care about it.
As long as they can deceive the British and make them completely abandon the walled city, the walled city can become everyone's last refuge in the future, and the effort is still worth it.
Holding a golden rice bowl and starving to death, Black Bone Red will not do it, this secret was originally to guard the walled city, blindly keep this secret, and let the British occupy the walled city, it will be meaningless.
At noon that day, Sun Youlin slipped in to report: "The ghost guy has entered the city!" ”
Everyone had a heart, and they didn't dare to make a fire to cook, and they held their breath one by one, not daring to make the slightest sound.
After the British entered the city, they inevitably searched everywhere, but the people in the city had already taken away all the soft and soft, and it was estimated that they would not gain much.
At night, the ground was completely silent.
Sun Youlin and the others didn't dare to go up to investigate again, so they stayed underground honestly, and everyone ate cold food and survived the night.
The next day, Sun Youlin took a few people to investigate again, and when he came back, he was full of excitement.
"The ghost guy is out of town!"
The crowd also rejoiced, but they didn't dare to cheer loudly, and the black bone red did not let them go out immediately, and stayed underground for another five or six days.
The whole walled city is like a dead city, and the British will come to take a look, but gradually there is no interest.
At this time, Hei Guhong discussed with Chen Mu, and finally let the people out little by little.
Of course, it is not a swarm of bees that are released, but a long stream, just like the flow of people gradually returning to the cage.
The whole process also took a month or two, and the city gradually regained some popularity.
Everyone has also adapted to the underground, there is no shortage of food and drink, and they have the right to recuperate their injuries with peace of mind, and even the seriously injured black bone red has been restored.
It's a feeling to be back on the ground and see the light of day.
In the newspapers, the British reported on the incident, but it was treated as a strange anecdote, although it also carried the boast of the victors, but many people regarded it as entertainment news, which shows that they have abandoned the walled city.
Because even after everyone returned to the ground, the British did not dare to send any more officials, let alone set up a police station here!
The black bone red heart finally fell to the ground, and there was a festive atmosphere in the walled city, just like the New Year's holiday!
However, he still had some things on his mind in his heart, and he was also a little worried in the past two days, and finally couldn't help but say it to Chen Mu.
"Guy, if there is a problem that is not solved, I am afraid that there will be endless troubles, but now that the situation has just stabilized, I don't want to be too urgent, big brother, I can't help you solve it......"
Chen Mu was originally taking Ah Ghost and others today, and he wanted to come over to see Hei Guhong, after all, Ah Ghost and others have merit.
didn't expect that Hei Guhong would be the first to ask questions, so Chen Mu temporarily asked Ah Ghost and the others to wait outside.
Black Guhong didn't sell it either: "Guys, I gave them guns earlier to deal with the ghosts, and now they are stable, but everyone in the hall is unwilling to return these firearms......"
"This walled city is so small, Hong Kong is not big, although this time the same hatred of the enemy, cohesion of brotherhood, but after a long time, the quarrel will be the same will quarrel, then there will be cannons in every hall, I am afraid it will be difficult to end......
"So you want to put away the gun?" Chen Mu didn't expect this to be the problem.
Although he also thought about it, after all, it has just stabilized now, and if he collects the gun, it is quite a bit of "unloading the mill and killing the donkey".
But it is undeniable that the concerns of the black bone red are not unreasonable.
Black Guhong nodded, and then said with a difficult expression: "I think I really want to, but they don't want to ......"
"You are the mountain lord and want to collect the gun, what reason do they have to refuse?"
Hei Guhong looked at Chen Mu, and continued to speak: "They ...... They said that you paid for these firearms, and you were the one who wanted to collect them......"
Chen Mu didn't hide the matter of giving the counterfeit money to Hehetao earlier, after all, how much confidence the black bone red has, the hall masters are all clear, and suddenly took out such a large sum of money to buy firearms, as long as they inquire a little, they can also come to the answer.
Chen Mu didn't want to get involved too much, but letting these firearms stay in the civilian population is indeed not conducive to future stability.
"Okay, I'll do this, but the sniper team I organized outside before, all of them are good hands, and I brought them here today, whether you can use them for your own use depends on your own ability."
"If you can keep these people, not to mention the safety of the walled city in the future, even if you don't collect the guns, no one will dare to provoke you, the mountain lord, casually in the future."
When Hei Guhong heard this, he was also overjoyed, and hurriedly asked Chen Mu to bring everyone in.
"You talk to them slowly, and I'll go back and think about collecting the gun."
Dropping this sentence, Chen Mu was about to leave, but as soon as he walked out of the door, someone followed.
Chen Mu turned his head and saw that it was a postman ghost.
"Coming out so soon?"
Ah Ghost smiled bitterly: "I'm used to being alone." ”
Chen Mu nodded: "It's me who thinks about it too much, this time you have made a lot of contributions, it doesn't matter if you don't want to join, I will let the mountain master reward you well." ”
Ah Ghost shook his head: "I don't need to be rewarded, it's just ......."
"If you need anything, just ask, and I'll do my best if I can."
Ah Ghost no longer hesitated, and said to Chen Mu: "I...... I heard that you are the junior brother of Huang Feihong, the lion king of Guangzhou, and I want to ...... I want to learn kung fu from you! ”
When Ah Ghost said this, he knelt down with a pop.
Chen Mu was also surprised, although he knew that Ah Gui's marksmanship was good, and his fists and feet were not very good-looking, but he didn't expect him to think of worshipping himself as a teacher.
Sun Youlin and the others wanted to come back and follow Chen Mu several times, but he politely refused, and now that Ah Ghost wants to follow, Chen Mu is not very happy in his heart.
"Ah ghost, you are older than me, it is really inappropriate to worship me as a teacher, even if you don't mind, I can't afford ...... anymore"
Chen Mu helped Ah Ghost up, and the latter was also a little disappointed.
He is a person who will not be strong, so he just hugged Chen Mu with a fist, and the embarrassment and embarrassment on his face could not be concealed.
Chen Mu was also a little reluctant in his heart, and finally said to him.
"Although I can't take you as an apprentice, I can introduce you to a master."
"Introduce me to Master? Is it a very powerful master? ”
Chen Mu smiled slightly: "This benevolent brother is a true disciple of the Natural Sect, cultivating both inside and outside, and knows how to teach better than me, but whether he is willing to accept you or not depends on your statement." ”