Chapter 51: Night Walking
Hearing this, the smile on Liu Ji's face froze, and he was about to speak, but Fan Hao said loudly: "What's the point of doubt!" It must have been done by those barracks people on the other side of the hill! When he said this, Fan Xu looked angry. Apparently there is some understanding of this matter.
"Oh? What do you mean by that? Fusu and Chen Sheng glanced at each other and asked quietly.
Fan Xu also drank a few taels of wine at this time, his ears were red, and he said: "A month ago, my cousin and two fellow villagers went into the mountains to chop wood. Because I heard that people have often gone into the mountains and disappeared recently, for the sake of safety, the three of them specially walked to the top of the hill near the Surabaya River, because a military camp was built nearby half a year ago, thinking that it would be safer to be close to the military camp, but the three of them did not come back! I went with some of my neighbors to look for people, but when we got to the top of the hill, we were brutally driven away by the soldiers, and I heard one of them whisper, 'If only there were fewer people...... so I thought that they must have been taken away! I went to the county with Liu Sange to report this, but the county didn't send anyone down! ”
Liu Ji on the side smiled bitterly. This Fan spoke too bluntly and didn't think much about it. The other party is a military camp, and the position of the army in the empire has always been in a transcendent position, such a thing, the county lord Zhao can't afford to provoke, and he won't be willing to provoke.
Listening to Fan Xu's words, Chen Sheng and Fusu glanced at each other again. Chen Sheng thought for a moment and asked, "When was that military camp established, and when it was established, did you have any conscription in the vicinity?" ”
Liu Ji and Fan Xu shook their heads together and said, "That's not true. ”
"I see." Chen Sheng nodded at Fusu. Both of them can basically conclude that the military camp in Fan Xu's mouth was definitely not built by the empire. The two naturally understood that the whereabouts of the batch of grain they had been tracking for a long time had fallen here.
"Brother Liu, Fan Xu, can you take us to see what the barracks looks like?" Fusu said.
"Good!" Liu Ji's face was embarrassed, but Fan Xu replied loudly. Liu Ji knew that the identity of Fusu in front of him was not low, and he didn't dare to let Fusu take risks. also knew that Fusu's identity was not low, and he could vaguely hope that Fusu would be able to solve the matter. When he saw Lord Juncheng (Meng Yi) just now, he deliberately said this depression in his heart and sought Meng Yi's help. But in the end, because he was wary of this group of people, Liu Ji didn't say anything.
"Do you want me to find a few more people?" Liu Ji asked. He was originally the chief of the Surabaya Pavilion, and he also had more than a dozen shrimp soldiers and crab generals. He knew very well that with these dozen or so people, it was very dangerous to go around in a heavily guarded military camp.
"No need." Chen Sheng shook his head. He knew very well that with the strength of the Praetorian Guard, even if he was discovered, he would be able to escape easily.
"You guys rest here for a while, I'll go up and discuss with Uncle Meng, and after dark, we'll set off again." Fusu said.
After the guards had eaten and drunk, they all returned to their rooms to rest, and after a while, snoring erupted. Chen Sheng settled Liu Ji and Fan Xu, and also seized the time to rest for an hour.
By the time he woke up, it was completely dark outside. Fusu and the others were ready to go, but Meng Yi and Liu Ji were missing, and after asking, Chen Sheng knew that Meng Yi set off to the county government at this time, first controlled the county government that was very suspicious, and then led the guards and officers and soldiers to set off to encircle and suppress this military camp. And Liu Ji led the way for Meng Yi.
However, in the end, due to the lack of numbers, there were still five more young soldiers from the Surabaya Pavilion in the team. These soldiers were all loyal and reliable farmers in the vicinity, the youngest of them was named Zhou Bo, and the eldest was named Zhou Cao, who was about the same age as Liu Ji. Chen Sheng saw that Liu Ke's face was a little familiar, and after asking, Chen Sheng learned that Zhou Ke was actually the cousin of Zhou Chang, the governor of Pengcheng County. However, Zhou Cao didn't speak like his cousin had a stutter, and he spoke very neatly.
The soldiers did not know why they had been summoned, but they were soon given weapons and horses by the Praetorian Guards, armed and armed, and marched into the distance at night, under the guidance of Fan Xu.
By this time all the men had been dressed in black, and the hooves of the horses were wrapped in sackcloth, so that they could go forward without making a sound. The military camp in Fan Xu's mouth is the military transfer station referred to by Xiao He, the county magistrate of Pei County. Both Chen Sheng and Fusu knew its approximate location, but the specific terrain was not clear. With the guidance of Fan Xu and a few local soldiers, this section of the journey was very smooth.
According to the appearance described by Fan Xu, this barracks was built next to a valley on the edge of the Surabaya River, surrounded by mountains and rivers, with a good geographical location, and it was also fenced off and heavily guarded. From time to time, a large number of boats appear on the river, usually arriving at dusk and leaving before dawn.
"Childe, this place is already very close to the barracks, we can't go forward on horseback anymore." Although Fan Hao looked rough, his mind was also very thoughtful, and less than five miles away from the valley, he stopped his horses and said to Fusu and Chen Sheng.
Fusu and Chen Sheng nodded quietly and ordered everyone to dismount and walk. Chen Sheng thought for a while, and said to Fusu: "Childe, this place must be very important to those people, maybe there are sentries patrolling nearby, why don't I take the two of them to the front to reconnoiter first, and then move forward after making sure it is safe?" ”
Fusu was impressed by Chen Sheng's proposal. However, he looked at Chen Sheng's appearance younger than him, and said with a smile: "Very good, but leave this matter to Hu Huiyong." You're with me. "Chen Sheng is a master disciple of Master Wei Yi, he doesn't want Chen Sheng to take risks, in case something happens, he has no face to face Master Wei Yi.
"Childe, I know that all of your subordinates are strong in martial arts, but I'm not too weak, and they may not be as good as me if they are able to disguise and stealth in the dark." Chen Sheng replied.
"That's good." Seeing Chen Sheng's confident appearance, Fusu couldn't argue, so he had to say, "Be careful in everything." ”
Chen Sheng nodded and said, "Childe too." After speaking, he beckoned Fan Hao to set off together. Before leaving, Chen Sheng dug up some sludge from the ground and put some dead weeds on it and smeared it on the black cloak on himself and Fan Xu. After dressing up in disguise, Chen Sheng squatted on the ground, as if he was integrated with the surrounding environment, which made Fusu admire.
Seeing the two pieces of "turf" rushing towards the front quickly, Fusu nodded, and then suddenly thought of something, and said, "Quick, all disguise like Chen Sheng!" ”