Chapter 176: The Wolf Smoke Deal
Lin Bai led Zhu Qing and others to the execution ground, and the two spies who broke into the army were tied to the gallows at this time, ready to be beheaded at any time.
Because the killing wind said that he would not be punished for the time being, the people had not been notified, but the news that the defenders had caught two spies had already spread all over the streets and alleys. Almost everyone is waiting for official news: when to ask for chopping?
Seeing Zhu Qing walking up, the two spies were frightened, "It turns out that he really isn't dead!" ”
"It's a good thing we didn't go to inform King Chuang, otherwise we would have fallen into the enemy's trap."
He must have taken our lives when he came at this time. I don't want to die! We still have to enjoy helping King Chuang. ”
"Hey, we can only blame our bad fate."
The two were talking softly.
"What? Do you think I'm dead? Zhu Qing walked into the two spies, sneered, and asked.
"Everyone has to die, early and late. Hum. One person said strongly.
"Very good, I admire your courage. Since you want to die so much, then I will fulfill you. Zhu Qing said, drew his dagger, and shook it in front of the spy who was speaking to the right of the man. His feet suddenly went limp, and his head broke out in a cold sweat.
"Big brother, we're all like this, you just don't have to say a few words." The younger one on the left watched Zhu Qing take out the dagger and was about to attack, crying, "Qing...... Qinglong, it's none of our business, these are all instructed by King Chuang, if we can't get information, we will die if we go back, we are forced. ”
"You're not from Shaanxi?" Zhu Qing knew that King Chuang would not kill the people of Shaanxi, at least not the people of Shaanxi.
"No, no, we're not, our two brothers came from Luoyang to join the Chuang army, because in the early years, they had a little ability in the rivers and lakes, and the king of Chuang let us sneak into Kaifeng to find out the intelligence, but there is a rule in the Chuang army, those who return without intelligence should be beheaded, they said that this can prove that we have not surrendered to the enemy." The young man on the left explained.
"I see. So, don't you want to die? The older one on the right was quite stiff-mouthed at first, but when he heard the hope of survival, he immediately shook his head. The young man on the left said even more repeatedly, "I don't want to, I don't want to, I beg Qinglong to give me a way to live." ”
"Hahaha!" Qinglong laughed insolently, and the soldiers behind him also laughed at these two traitors who had betrayed without execution.
"The way to live is not given by others, it is earned by oneself." Zhu Qing smiled, stared at the spy and said seriously.
"Ask Qinglong to show the way." The spy said.
"Okay." Zhu Qing stood up straight, took a deep breath, and said, "Since you have been following King Chuang for some days, and he trusts you and sent you to Kaifeng to inquire about intelligence, then, you should be familiar with the code of the Chuang army?" Zhu Qing asked with an unavoidable look staring at the spy in his eyes.
"Familiar." The spy nodded.
"That's going to be easy, I'll tell you the truth. Your general Huzi was poisoned by our Jinyiwei, and this antidote is only available to us Jinyiwei, but the army captured one of our brothers, and we want to replace people with the antidote. If you want to live, help us send a signal. Zhu Qingdao said.
"Although we want to live, but I don't understand, you can go and deliver the news on your own, why do you want to go through our two brothers?"
"Let's put it this way, the tiger is highly poisonous and kills the fly, it can be carried for a day at most, this Kaifeng and Tongguan have a day back and forth, if something goes wrong at this time, the tiger will die, of course, this transaction will not be able to proceed, that will be bad for both parties." Zhu Qingdao.
"Hmph, I understand, it turns out that you are more anxious than us, you have a request for us." When the spy heard this, he thought he had grabbed the weight and smiled proudly.
Who thought that before he could laugh, Zhu Qing's knife was against his neck, "If you think I'm begging you, then as long as you nod your head, I don't have to beg you." I just want to keep things in order. As he spoke, the edge of the knife began to cut into the flesh.
"Big brother!" The young man on the left exclaimed.
"Don't don't, joking, joking, I promise you, I promise you." The older spy shuddered and exclaimed, he almost paid the price for his arrogance.
"Good. What's your fastest way to get in touch? ”
"Wolf smoke."
"The wolf smoke is good, the wolf smoke is a lot! Hahaha. Zhu Qing said, took down the dagger, and patted the spy on the cheek, "Prepare for wolf smoke!" Zhu Qing turned to Liangshan behind him.
"Yes! Get ready for wolf smoke! Liangshan shouted at the beacon tower, and the wolf smoke was ready.
"Let's get started, send a trading signal first." Zhu Qingdao.
"Trading signals can only be done with our flares." The spy said.
"Untie!" Zhu Qing said to Lin Bai.
"Yes!" Lin Bai asked his subordinates to untie the two spies.
The spy rubbed his wrist and hesitated.
"Let's get started." Zhu Qing said quietly, but his eyes were tightly pressed into the spy, giving people an irresistible majesty.
The spy nodded, took out a signal flare from his thick clothes, and pulled the string into the air, "Shhh...... Bang! There was an explosion, and a bundle of smoke spread through the air.
"Arrest the prisoners in the future and search carefully." Seeing that the spy standing on the execution ground still had a signal flare hidden on his body, Zhu Qing said to Lin Bai with some dissatisfaction.
"Yes, big brother."
"It's the general!" Killing Feng said coldly behind him, they decided to cure Lin Bai's loose bad problem.
"Yes! Checkmate! Lin Bai had no choice but to change his words.
"What does this signal mean?" Zhu Qing didn't respond to Lin Bai, he continued to ask the spy.
"This ...... This is a trading signal, which generally conveys the news of the transfer of an item. "The spy said.
"How will the other party respond?"
"If you break into the king......"
"Huh?" Killing Wind snorted heavily, his eyes like a sharp knife.
"Oh, if they agree, they'll send the same flare inside a quarter of a pillar of incense." The spy quickly changed his words.
"Not sooner. Light incense! The white tiger complained and ordered to go down. A stick of incense rises with green smoke.
Everyone was waiting, waiting for a quarter of the time to burn incense.
"Report to the general, Kaifeng has sent our trading signal!" Suddenly, a soldier came to report to Liu Zongmin.
"The signal of opening? It seems that it was Zhang Wu and Li San, who fell into the hands of Qinglong! Liu Zongmin said.
"That's right, this trading signal is probably a replacement with us! Unexpectedly, Qinglong also thought of this trick. Li Zicheng nodded.
"King Chuang, to go back or not to go back?" Liu Zongmin asked Li Zicheng.
"Back! Back of course! Be sure to save the tiger! "Li Zicheng is categorical.
"Go, return signal!" Liu Zongmin commanded.
"Yes!" The guards ran out, and in a moment, a flare exploded over Tongguan.
"General! Tongguan responded! Ryoyama shouted.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"The time hasn't come yet, Li Zicheng has returned, it seems that he is more anxious than us." Zhu Qing smiled slightly, "Tell them, on the road at noon, one person changes the medicine, and each side can only send one person each!" ”
"It's easy to do, just a bundle of wolf smoke is enough." The spy said, "But ......" hesitated for a moment, and the spy continued, "This person is decided, but who will score, otherwise neither of you will be allowed to suffer anyone!" ”
"Big brother, I'll go!" White Tiger pleases.
"Big brother...... Oh no, general, I'll go! Lin Bai learned his lesson and quickly changed his words.
"Brother Shiqian is trapped because of me, I'll go." Ning'er also joined in.
"I'll go."
……
All the soldiers asked for their lives, and the killing wind glanced at Zhu Qing, Zhu Qing raised his hand to stop the soldiers, "Don't say anything, I'll go." ”
Cold Thorn nodded. Although he was worried about Zhu Qing's injury, this matter really belonged to him. The soldiers couldn't say anything more, so they had to be silent.
"I'm the only one." Zhu Qing said to the spies.
The spy nodded, "Then light a bundle of green cigarettes." ”
"Light a bundle of cigarettes!" Liangshan shouted towards the beacon tower.
"What? We've all been arranged on the side of the invasion army? The white tiger asked the spy.
The spy smiled unnaturally and nodded, "Because it is usually the four of you who lead the team to send troops, so the code has already been arranged, Qinglong Qingyan, your white eyes, Xuanwu yellow smoke, Vermilion Bird purple smoke, the whole army is dispatched, that is, black smoke." ”
Zhu Qing is very good, shook his head and smiled slightly, this Li Zicheng can be regarded as a military strategist with brains.
A bundle of green smoke rose out and soon rose above Kaifeng.
"King Chuang! Kaifeng green smoke, a bundle! The guards rushed to Li Zicheng's camp to report.
"What? Green smoke? Is Qinglong really okay? Li Zicheng exclaimed.
"King Chuang, what are you afraid of? A bundle of green smoke, only Zhu Qing alone! Liu Zongmin sneered, "We can send a signal to one person, but it is up to him how many people are sent." ”
"Don't think Qinglong will be so stupid, do you know how to secretly send people to him?" Lee became a self-enlightened man.
"Do they have as many people as we do? We are worried that they will not come out of Kaifeng City. Liu Zongmin really had other plans.
Li Zicheng nodded, "That's okay, but you must make sure that the antidote to Huzi is in hand." ”
"Understood!" Liu Zongmin said excitedly, and then ordered to go down, "Go, a bundle of wolf smoke!" ”
"Yes!" The guards retreated, and after that, a cloud of white smoke rose out of the sky above Tongguan.
"Hey, it's white smoke." The spy shouted.
"Hmph, Liu Zongmin!" Zhu Qing looked at the white smoke and smiled coldly.
"You, how do you know?" Seeing that he didn't explain, Zhu Qing had already seen that Bai Yan was Liu Zongmin, and his heart was shocked.
White Tiger quietly sneered, "Each other." "The two spies were stupid.
"Tie it up and get ready to go!" Zhu Qing roared, and Lin Bai tied up the two spies.