The day before the squeezing transaction, Jiang Fei and Yang Chong went to see the scene and found that Yang Chong's lead was made of twine containing black powder, and the smell should be saltpeter and sulfur powder, and some oil was waterproof. In the so-called secret room, there is actually a half-person-high passage leading directly to the outside of the crushing house, and the exit is in a small hill behind the warehouse, which is almost a walking avenue for people like Jiang Fei who have practiced yoga.

Jiang Fei tried to walk through the secret room, but in broad daylight, for fear of being discovered, he didn't push the door open from the inside, but after leaving the Yang family's warehouse, he walked around the press yard and looked at the location of the door from the outside, which was indeed cleverly designed. Yang Chong said with a smile: "No wonder you preemptively chose the place first, and let Yang Heng and the others do it themselves, presumably for the sake of secrecy." But how can you be sure that the Red Gold Turks will live here. ”

Yang Chong explained: "Don't you see that my warehouse and workshop are the best houses in the press? With my official status and influence, and the house is good, the head of the Chijin Turks must have curiosity and satisfaction, where do you live if you don't live here? The most important thing for us was to detonate the gunpowder before he even discovered the secret room. ”

Jiang Feijiao smiled and said: "Then you can rest assured, everything is with me, you just keep the things in Hanbao, I will tell Uncle Zhang, let him protect your safety when the time comes." By the way, with Zhen Xueqing's eyebrows, that woman will be the pavilion master of Quentian Pavilion in the future, not something that ordinary people can hold. ”

Jiang Fei was still merciful, and did not directly say Yang Chong, you can't hold back, Rao is like this, Yang Chong also felt weird, his confidence was hit, women, before the identity is determined, the consequences are different. Zhen Xueqing arrived with the caravan of the Golden Horse Hall, perhaps because of the influence of the Quenching Heaven Pavilion and the Golden Horse Hall, or because of Zhen Xueqing's personal charm, several major families agreed to hand over the caravan's guards to Zhen Xueqing's command, and decided to go the same way when they went back.

Yang Chonggong arched his hand and said: "Miss has a heart, and I know it in my heart." ”

Jiang Fei couldn't help but lightly hit Yang Chong, the two laughed and returned to Xihanbao, as soon as they arrived at the Yamen, they met Wu Zhuo to report that Tuyuhun's caravan had arrived, it was the people of the Niluo Zhou tribe of the Great Treasure King, led by Chai Zhe, the son of Niluo Zhou, and the people of the party could not arrive until the evening; Wu Zhuo knew about Yang Chong's arrangement, and once wrote a letter, hoping that the imperial court could send Fu Yun's eldest son Fu Shun, but unfortunately Pei Ju obstructed it, and even the Great Treasure King Niluo Zhou was stranded in Chang'an and could not come west.

Yang Chong instructed Wu Zhuo to entertain the Tuyuhun people, and immediately sent someone to find Zhang Guolao and ask Louguandao about the investigation of the Chijin Turks, Zhang Guolao said with a worried face: "The actions of the Chijin Turks in recent years are different from before, and there is a faint tendency to go to the front of the stage. But it is very strange that in the past few days, these places have been abandoned, and there are a few places where our people have touched in, and found that they are improvised, except for no weapons, gold and silver, and many materials have not been taken away. ”

Yang Chong said: "This is the rhythm of doing big business, and some small things can only be given up." Senior Brother Zhang, since you have discovered the location of their activities, have you locked up some of the Chijin Turks? ”

Zhang Guolao nodded and said, "We know the identities of more than fifty people, they are all small minions, and most of them are businessmen who walk around the Western Regions. ”

This is similar to Yang Chong's speculation, the reason why the Chijin Turks are mysterious and come and go without a trace, the biggest possibility is that there is a way to hide their identity; Merchants are a good cover, where they appear and where they disappear will not raise suspicion, and it is convenient to sell all kinds of stolen goods. Yang Chong said with certainty: "There is nothing big in the Western Regions recently, and the most likely thing to happen is tomorrow's squeeze trade, but I don't know if they are tonight or tomorrow night, I want the army to prepare." Senior Brother Zhang, Gongsun You and Cheng Shang will be handed over to you. ”

Zhang Guo said: "Don't worry, we can handle this matter." I heard that Zhen Xueqing is very interested in your three weapons to defend the city, and may come to you. ”

Yang Chong asked Yang Heng and Tianjian Taoist priests to preside over the blacksmith shop, and during this time, what they did was Mozi's three weapons to defend the city, which were the crossbow car, the transfer machine, and the nationality car. The crossbow cart is a kind of large mechanical device that can be released at the same time on the city wall with 60 large crossbow arrows and countless small crossbow arrows, ten people cooperate with the operation, the most ingenious is that the tail of the crossbow arrow with a length of ten feet is tied with a rope, and it can be quickly rolled up and withdrawn with a roller after shooting.

The transfer machine is a kind of device built on the top of the city tower, can shoot in a circle of large crossbows, the machine is six feet long, it is composed of two vertical squares vertically installed between the upper and lower two horizontal squares, the shape is similar to the shape of II., there is a circular shaft in the center, it can rotate left and right, and the angle of rotation is up to 120 degrees, similar to a live shooting tower. The car is a trebuchet, the whole car is made of pure iron, part of it is buried in the ground, and it is operated by many people, and it can throw charcoal fire, stones, etc., and it is also a weapon for defending the city.

Now these three kinds of equipment are placed on the walls of the East and West Hanbao, and the officers and soldiers of the army and the officials of the Yamen know that they cannot keep this secret at all. After Yang Chong started the installation, he also sent an official letter to the Ministry of War, saying his intention to pilot it, and asked Duan Wenzhen if he wanted to promote these three weapons, but Duan Wenzhen has not heard back so far. The structure of the transfer machine made many of the caravan guests curious, but Zhen Xueqing was interested, and Yang Chong thought the same as Zhang Guolao, this woman was for others.

Yang Chong turned around and went to Shi Daqian to ask about the scout. Shi Daqian is actually more nervous than Yang Chong, Yang Chong's worry is whether the Chijin Turks will come, and Shi Daqian's worry is how many people the Chijin Turks will come, and whether the army he trained will be able to withstand it when they come. So these days, Shi Daqian has sent scouts in the range of 150 to 200 li, and every mountain forest and every river near Handchuan Rong has mobile posts.

Yang Chong learned of Shi Daqian's arrangement, nodded with satisfaction and said: "Daqian, it's really a shame for you to come, I really don't know anything about the military." You say, will there be spies mixed in the camp of the reclamation, whether they should be kept in custody, or some people will be selected to prepare to supplement the defensive forces. ”

Reclamation camp, Shi Daqian couldn't help but be surprised, Shi Daqian knew Yang Chong's suspicion of Gongsun You and Cheng Shang, only two people in the army would listen to them, but the reclamation camp is not easy to say, a group of criminals and prisoners are in the army, for the sake of interests and their own life and death, anything can be done. Shi Daqian understood his omission, but nothing happened now, everything was still in time, Shi Daqian's Yang Chong's face found Shan Ying, and asked Shan Ying to immediately take the officials to the reclamation camp to grasp the scene, and by the way, arrange for the three hundred young adults who had been screened to come out to assist the defenders.