Chapter 178: Mysterious Secret Passage
The two captives glanced at each other, and one looked up at Cheng Zhongdao:
"The little one doesn't dare to hide it, but it's ...... I've heard that this armory has a passage to the outside of the mountain, it seems to be ...... It seems that the back is blocked again for safety, but I don't know where the hole is. β
One of the captives said with a wink.
"yes, yes, we've talked about it in private, and it's like ...... For example, in order to facilitate the mining of iron ore into the cottage that day, it was ...... later Later, when I came here as a guard, everyone mentioned this matter as if it was a taboo, and no one dared to investigate it. β
The other captive nodded and added.
"Okay, let's put this matter aside for now.
Let me ask one more thing, how many soldiers are guarding the armory?"
Cheng Zhong asked as he thought.
"Report to the lord, there are ten people in total, divided into two groups, one group is on duty for three days. β
One captive replied, and the other nodded in agreement.
"Today, how many days are you on duty?"
"My lord, it's the next day, and the morning after tomorrow, that group of people will come and take over. β
"Well, that big manβthe one who fought against me, isn't it your leader?"
"Yes, my lord, he is the leader of our ten-man squad, only he is not on duty, he has been staying in the armory, and he knows the situation here best. β
"Hehe, I won't hide it from you two, he wanted to escape, and now he's dead. β
Cheng Zhong said with a chuckle.
When the two captives heard this, they immediately lowered their heads in fright.
Cheng Zhong left the captives and came to the vicinity of the wounded Azuo, and summoned Ah Shang, Ah Xia, and Ah You to gather with him.
His gaze swept over the faces of each of the guards, and he spoke:
"Everyone, you have worked hard, everyone fought bravely in this battle, I will make a note of the merit book for each of you, and when you return to the tribal enclave, each of you will be promoted to a higher level and take up more important positions in the guard battalion or the new army.
If it goes well this time, we are expected to bring back all the semi-finished products of these iron weapons, so that we can not only weaken the 'Wyvern Gang', but also enhance the combat power of our army, killing two birds with one stone."
Now listen to my order, ask Ah Shang and Ah Xia to quickly enter the secret passage in the backyard cave to reconnoitre, until the end, and report back immediately after figuring out the situation of the secret passage.
Together with Ayou, I opened the warehouse in the backyard, and then organized all the blacksmiths to bring all the finished and semi-finished weapons to the yard and bundle them so that they could be easily carried.
Ask Aszo to guard the captives.
It's less than three hours before dawn, so let's split up immediately!"
Cheng Zhong asked Ayou to guard the blacksmiths first, and led Ashang Asha to the backyard and into the cave.
Looking at the corpse of the big man on the ground who was missing an arm, Ah Shang Asha gave Cheng Zhong a look of surprise and adoration, but Cheng Zhong shook his head disdainfully.
He raised his hand and pointed to the dark passage on the wall, telling them his guess and his request for scouting.
The two of them received the order in unison, then each lit the torch and candle and went into the hole.
Cheng Zhong came to the body of the big man, squatted down and rummaged carefully, and took a string of wooden keys with the thickness of chopsticks in his hand.
He carried a candlestick to the door of the locked warehouse, tried one by one, and opened all the warehouses.
Then he returned to the front yard and spoke to the blacksmiths in Chinese.
Cheng Zhong was in front, Ayou was holding a sharp spear behind, and more than 100 blacksmiths came to the door of the armory in the backyard and began to carry ordnance to the yard.
Curry didn't have many weapons, all iron spears with wooden handles, less than five hundred.
Most of them are unfinished sword embryos, and it should be that the quenching technology is not up to par, so they are only halfway done and put down temporarily.
These semi-finished products are about 300 pieces.
Cheng Zhong ordered the craftsmen to divide these things into more than 100 parts, and tie them all with iron chains or ropes.
was busy, Ah Xia quickly ran to Cheng Zhong and whispered in his ear.
The two followed each other into the cave.
As soon as Cheng Zhong entered the door, his eyes widened in surprise.
Next to the big bed, there were two women wearing linen trousers.
Cheng Zhong swept his eyes and found that the two girls were not very old, and they both had a bit of beauty, but their skin was pale and their faces were bloodless, like patients.
Seeing Cheng Zhong's gaze, the two women lowered their heads, their bodies trembling slightly.
"Report to Lord Angel, these two women are locked in a dark hole, I have already asked, they are both Wusun. β
Ah Shang clenched his fist to Cheng Zhong and lowered his voice.
"yes, I see. β
Cheng Zhong responded to Ah Shang, turned his face to the two women, and asked in Wusun language:
"When did you two come to the Wyvern Gang, and why were you locked in this dark hole?"
Hearing Cheng Zhong also speak Wusun language, and his tone was gentle, the tears of the two women began to flow out, and then they began to talk while crying.
It turned out that they were two of the 500 women who were decided by the head of the Wusun Gang, the ancestral grandmother, to pay tribute to the "Flying Dragon Gang" last year.
Because the armory was building iron weapons, which was related to the rise and fall of the whole army, Liu Qiankun rewarded these two women to him in order to gather the big man who led his troops to garrison the armory.
The big man already had a wife and children, so he smuggled the two women into the armory and hid them in a dark hole that only he knew.
The big man is a person who is admired by the gang leader, and he is also a demon who has killed countless people and is extravagant like Liu Qiankun.
Not only did he ask for two women for his amusement and to satisfy his animal desires, but he also chained them in a dark hole that would never see the light of day, fearing that they would escape.
After listening to the two women's complaints, Cheng Zhong couldn't help but spit on the corpse of the big man, and the guilt of killing just now was gone.
"I said how did you die so easily, it turned out that it was full of evil, and God wants me to kill you!"
Cheng Zhong stared at the corpse, and there were words in his mouth.
"Alright, don't cry anymore, please see, I've avenged you both!
From now on, you have finished your sins and sufferings.
We are the team of the Wusun people, follow us, and you two will definitely return to the Wusun Alliance as soon as possible and return to your hometown.
It won't be long before we, the Wusun people, will sweep away the 'Flying Dragon Gang' and rescue all the sisters who suffered with you!"
Cheng Zhong was excited, and his voice was getting higher and higher.
It was at this moment that he realized more deeply all the meaning and value of his efforts.
What a noble cause it is to help the weak and the poor, suppress evil and promote goodness, sweep evil into the garbage heap of history, and let goodness and beauty grow in the sun, and this is the greatest providence of heaven.
Let yourself devote yourself to all the processes of your life, and Cheng Zhong will have no regrets in this life.
The two women listened to the handsome young man in front of them say a wonderful and intoxicating language, and nodded their heads again and again, thanking them a thousand times.
Cheng Zhong ordered Ah Xia to lead them to the cave next door to rest and wait for a while, then looked at Ah Shang and asked:
"How deep is the dark hole, and have you found anything else?"
"Report to the angel, this dark hole has a small belly, and the inside is very wide, less than two miles deep, and the end was artificially blocked later.
Judging by my sense of orientation, it should go straight beyond the cottage, it seems...... It seems that it is not far from the secret passage.
I want to lead dozens of blacksmiths over and dig through the blockage.
Maybe...... Maybe it will save you a lot of trouble going out. β
Ah Shang said while thinking.
"Oh, this Ah Shang is not only good at martial arts, but also has a good brain, maybe he is still a general!"
Cheng Zhong thought appreciatively.
He nodded again and again:
"Very well, your judgment of orientation is the same as mine, this is a recess of this mountain, very close to the straight line of the secret passage.
I interrogated the captives earlier, and the answers I got were more or less the same.
The dark hole in front of us should be the channel for the 'Wyvern Gang' to transport iron ore.
Ah Shang listened to the order, and according to what Fang just said, you and Ah Xia will take some blacksmiths to dig the hole first, and go out to check it out.
I organized the blacksmith to carry the bundle of weapons on his shoulders and carry the bundles of weapons, and then arrived. β
Ah Shang took the order and went out.
Cheng Zhong also followed out of the cave and came to the courtyard.