Chapter 249: Old Friend
Qin Dong had lunch at Lored's before coming out, he had already laid the bait, and it was up to him to see if Lored and Modo could not take the bait, but he estimated that if Lorid didn't want to go back and be scolded by Dadan Yu Erak, Lorid should do what he proposed.
There was nothing to do with this matter, if it was said that it had to be related to Modo, it was Qin Dong who did it on purpose, no matter how Modo was actually the owner of Saidika, if this matter was to be implemented successfully without Modo's participation, it was difficult to say whether the person who carried out the assassination could enter Edika's mansion, plus Modo's territory was not small, Qin Dong was very greedy, in case this operation failed, it was discovered by Edika that Modo and Lorid were working together, and they were only afraid that they would fight. At that time, Qin Dong decided to watch the excitement on the side, and when they decided the winner, he would lead the army to deal a fatal blow to the side that won miserably.
This is the medicine that Qin Dong's gourd is going to sell, but it is difficult to say whether the situation can develop according to Qin Dong's plan.
Qin Dong and his entourage continued to pretend to be horse gang merchants leading horses carrying goods on the street, Qin Dong was going to go to the intelligence officer Solka to ask about the negotiation between Edika and the envoy sent from the north, Solka This person was Qin Dong who took Su He and others from the royal court to meet the Schill official who specialized in raising food and grass for Modo's army when he came from the royal court, he was the intelligence officer sent by the royal court in Saidika, and they were responsible for intelligence collection in the southeast region. After Qin Dong discovered that he used his position to betray information and threaten him, he secretly served Qin Dong.
But it seems to have backfired. When Qin Dong found out that there was a tail behind them, he knew that he might not be able to connect with Solka during the day, so he took a few guards dressed as the entourage of horse gang merchants to wander around the streets and then went out of the city.
Not long after leaving the city. Qin Dong found that the tail behind him was missing, so he knew that the person who was following them just now was sent by Lored, which made Qin Dong a little impressed by Lored, he really didn't know that Lorid had such a scheming.
After leaving the city, Qin Dong left with a few retinue horses, and soon joined up with the escort team led by Batu who was hiding in a forest outside the city. For dinner, eat the dry food you bring with you.
In the middle of the night, Qin Dong woke up Batu and told him that he was leaving for Saidika to run errands. He also instructed Batu to take the guards and return before dawn, and when he had finished explaining, he rode away with two men in the direction of Saidika.
The Saidika city wall was already in ruins, and it couldn't stop Qin Dong and the other three at all. Qin Dong and the others left their horses in a gap in the city wall. Tie the reins to the stone, this place is already green with wild grass, just suitable for horses to graze here, after tying the horses, Qin Dong and the three of them immediately sneaked through the broken wall into the city.
Qin Dong, who had been here many times, was somewhat familiar with the terrain here, and it didn't take much effort for him to find Solka's house, which was an official of Skil, and it was not strange to have a house. And he's in charge of logistics, which is a very oily job. In addition, this guy is an intelligence officer planted by the Huns in the southeast region, and I don't know how much this guy has made over the years.
The reason why Qin Dong wanted to find Solka instead of Issurid, the intelligence head of the Black Mist Organization here, was because Solka was an official of Skil, so it was easy to get in touch with Edika and it was easy to gather the specific content of this negotiation.
The three of them were all wearing black cloaks, and after finding Solka's home, Qin Dong prepared to climb over the wall to enter Solka's home, while the other two guards immediately separated and guarded on the left and right sides.
The time was too rushed, Qin Dong didn't have time to leave a secret note for Solka, and he was now eager to know the progress of Edika's negotiations with the northern envoy, so he had to come to him in person.
It's too troublesome to enter from the main gate, it will alarm the servants in Solka's house, Qin Dong easily climbed over the courtyard wall and gently landed on the ground in the courtyard, the weather was relatively cold, the courtyard guards and servants had already fallen asleep, this is not a castle, there are no patrolling sergeants patrolling with torches, the whole courtyard is dark, and there are no lanterns and other lighting objects, when it gets dark, the yard is dark, and the oil lamp can only be lit in the house, and there is no wind blowing outside, there are no lanterns at all, this is not the Central Plains region, there are no lanterns.
Qin Dong was not in a hurry to find Solka's bedroom, he squatted in place and observed the layout of the yard, judging where Solka's bedroom was according to the pattern of the yard, and soon, Qin Dong had a goal.
The door of a room seemed to be blown open by a strong wind, making a loud creak, the cold wind blew into the bedroom, and Solka, who was sleeping on the bed, was upstairs with a woman, who felt a cold neck and shivered, he was awakened by the cold, and muttered while getting up in a daze: "Why was the door blown open?" โ
Solka walked to the door in a daze in his nightgown and stretched out his hand to close the door, as soon as he turned around, he found a tall black figure standing in front of him, he was so frightened that he trembled all over, and involuntarily opened his mouth to scream, but the tall black shadow did not give him a chance to shout, a big hand stretched out like lightning to cover his mouth, and then a low voice came into his ears: "Don't call, it's me, it's inconvenient to talk here, find a place to talk."
After Qin Dong finished speaking, he let go of his hand, Solka heard Qin Dong's voice, and immediately put his mind at ease, reached out and wiped the cold sweat that had been scared just now, and shook his head at Qin Dong, and the two of them walked out of the bedroom one after the other.
After a while, the two of them came to an empty room, and Solka closed the door and said, "My lord, why are you here at this time, didn't we say that we would use a password to contact?" โ
Qin Dong didn't take off his hood, "The matter is urgent, it's too late, I can only come over in person, this time I came mainly to ask how the negotiations between the people from the north and Edika are going?" โ
After hearing this, Solka looked like this, he said: "It seems that your Excellency still has someone in Saidika to collect information, yes, a caravan came from the north a few days ago, ostensibly a caravan, but in fact it was a messenger from the north, they met Edika after they arrived, according to the information I collected, although Edika received them, but did not negotiate with them, maybe Edika was worried that his meeting with the northern envoy would be discovered by Lord Lored or Lord Modo, Therefore, when he met with the northern envoys that day, he sternly refused their bribery and wooing, but he did not embarrass the northern envoys! โ
Qin Dong touched his chin, and then asked, "So where do those people live now?" โ
"At the Galloping Horse Inn!" After saying the name of the inn, Solka seemed to suddenly remember something, and immediately said: "There is another news, I don't know if the adults know, Edika originally had no son, but a few days ago suddenly had a son, and he also summoned the elders and elders of the Skir people, as well as those generals in the army, to his home, and then introduced his son to them, because I was in charge of logistics, which was more important, so I was also among them at that time!" โ
Qin Dong pretended not to know: "Really? I don't know the news."
Seeing that Qin Dong didn't know about this matter, Solka explained the situation in detail that night, and finally said: "I don't know why this Odoyase actually helped the northern envoy to persuade Edika to join the north, I don't know his specific plans, but I speculate that this Odoyase is definitely sinister in his intentions, and now the situation in Saidica is very delicate, and if it is not good, it will start fighting, and the adult's territory is only half a day's journey away from Saidika, so it is best to prepare as soon as possible!" โ
Solka's worries are not reasonable, Qin Dong is also very clear, Saidika not only has Modo's Hun cavalry, but also Edika's Skir composed of 10,000 cavalry, in addition to many places in the west and north of Saidika There are Skir infantry garrisons, these infantry add up to a total of 50,000, which is not a small number, if the northern Enek sends troops to cross the Danube to the south, the situation is likely to worsen.
Emotionally speaking, Qin Dong hopes to quietly kill Modo and Edika, and then completely take over their territory and power, but he also knows that this is just delusion, these two people are not so easy to kill, even if they can be killed, it is impossible to smoothly receive their territory and power.
Qin Dong put this thought aside, and asked Solka again: "After Odoase and Edika recognized each other, did Edika arrange any position for him?" โ
Solka knew this very well, and he blurted out, "Yes, Edika made him one of the 10,000 cavalry!" โ
After hearing this, Qin Dong couldn't help but say fiercely: "What's the matter, this guy is really lucky, not only inherited his uncle's position as the head of the tribe, but now he recognizes Edika and gets a thousand cavalry!" โ
Solka was very surprised when he heard Qin Dong's words, "My lord knows Odoase? โ
"What about acquaintance?" Qin Dong said coldly: "Wasn't it because he knew you and I at the beginning?" This guy often went north to raid when he was not a tribal leader, he came to plunder when I first came, but I found an ambush in time on the way, and then he was honest for a while, and then I captured his Lazlog City after I was strong, and uprooted his lair, he fled with dozens of clansmen wolf bรจi, I didn't expect him to flow to our hinterland, this kid is not a fuel-efficient lamp, you keep an eye on this guy for me, if you find that he has any big moves, Be sure to get the news to me as soon as possible."
Solka nodded, "Okay, I will!" (To be continued......)