Volume III, Chapter 585
Lin Haotian leaned over to Pan Yuan and asked in a soft voice, "Is there such a thing? Where did Brother Pan hear about such an important matter?"
"Hehe!" Pan Yuanthief said with a smile: "Brother, have you forgotten what I am doing? Guarding the city gate! Every day when grain enters and exits, it has to pass through my pass, and no one knows better than me how much grain there is in the city." After speaking, he straightened up, patted Lin Haotian on the shoulder, and said: "So, brother must not worry about the matter of grain and grass, even if we are trapped for a year and a half, as long as the Jin army can't come in, we won't starve to death...... However, I don't think we can stop the Jin army for so long, brother, you haven't fought with the Jin army, but brother, I have fought with them, those people are just red-eyed madmen......"
The next big chase of Pan Yuan Luo is nonsense for Lin Haotian, he doesn't care about the combat power of the Jin Army, how the Red Soldiers evaluate, he cares about the secret warehouse mentioned by Pan Yuan, this information is too important.
While pretending to listen carefully, he nodded in agreement from time to time, and finally waited for Pan Yuan to finish expressing his feelings, Lin Haotian sighed hypocritically: "Yes, listening to Brother Pan, Jin Jun is indeed very powerful!"
"It's not just powerful, it's terrifying, don't tell it to your brother, when you fought with the Jin Army, many brothers on our side even had the heart to die, and they would be relieved if they died early!" Pan Yuan shook his head and sighed.
At this time, Lin Haotian also understood that Pan Yuan was one of the Red Army that had retreated from Zeping County to Haowan County, and this group of Red Army had been frightened by their own side, so it could be said that there was already a shadow in their hearts, and whenever they fought against their own army in the future, they would have a sense of fear from the depths of their hearts. Moreover, the number of these Red Army troops is quite large, and the number should be more than 300,000.
This may be the effect of 'once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of the well rope'!
Afraid of startling the grass and snakes and arousing Pan Yuan's suspicions, Lin Haotian didn't dare to ask too quickly, and he hinted that Shao Lin wanted a few more pots of wine. Continue to drink with Pan Yuan.
Gradually, Pan Yuan's black face turned dark red, and his eyes looked a little confused, Lin Haotian felt that the opportunity had come, so he pretended to be curious and asked: "Brother Pan, where is the secret warehouse you said? I haven't seen any hidden warehouse in the city!"
"Ha Luha!" Pan Yuan smiled and said, "Brother, since it is a secret warehouse, how can people see it! Don't say that you just entered the city." Even those patrols who wander around the city every day don't know where the hidden warehouse is!" As he spoke, he looked around again, poked his head out, and said in a low voice, "Actually, the dark warehouse is in the ......."
Pan Yuan didn't finish his words, but looked at Lin Haotian puzzled and asked, "Why is my brother so concerned about this?"
Lin Haotian's heart moved. This Pan Yuan seems to be thick and leafy. Actually, it's quite cautious.
He said quietly: "I'm just curious! If Brother Pan doesn't trust his brother, don't say it!" As he spoke, he pretended to be lonely and lowered his head, picked up the wine glass, and drank it all.
Pan Yuan just asked casually, and he never doubted Lin Haotian's meaning. Seeing this, he hurriedly laughed and said, "How can I not trust you, brother!" After a pause, he leaned into Lin Haotian's ear and whispered: "The secret warehouse is in the county capital!"
"Oh?" Lin Haotian was stunned, when he was in the Jin Army camp. He had seen the city map of Pufeng, and felt that the county capital was not very large, could it accommodate so much grain? He also asked in a low voice, "Brother Pan has seen it with his own eyes?"
"That's not true!" Pan Yuan Zhengse said: "However, recently, as long as a larger grain transportation team arrives in the county capital, it will pull the grain directly to the county capital, and then it will never be pulled out, there are only a few people in the county capital, and it is impossible to eat so much grain, so I speculate that there is a hidden warehouse in the county capital." ”
If this is the case, then Pan Yuan's speculation is very likely to be true. thought so in his heart, but Lin Haotian didn't say so, he smiled disapprerovingly: "It turned out to be just Brother Pan's assumption." ”
"What, brother, don't believe it?" Pan Yuan, who was already three points drunk, narrowed his eyes.
"Letter, letter, letter!" Lin Haotian pretended to deal with it: "Brother Pan is a veteran and has a lot of experience, and Brother Pan's speculation will not be wrong." ”
"Well, you're still a brother, you'll talk!
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After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Lin Haotian summoned the proprietress to settle the bill. They just ordered a few pots of inferior rice wine, four plates of vegetables, and six bowls of rice, but when they settled the bill, they asked for eight taels of silver.
Lin Haotian didn't have a big concept of money, so he took out all the broken silver and copper coins in his arms, scattered them on the table, and spread them out in a good piece, he pushed them in front of the proprietress and said, "Is the proprietress enough to make some money?" ”
"It's too much. Without waiting for the proprietress to speak, Pan Yuan staggered to his feet, picked out a few pieces of broken silver, checked them slightly in his hand, nodded, and said to the proprietress: "It's exactly eight taels!"
"Stingy!" Seeing that there was still more than half of the broken silver and copper coins left on the table, the proprietress rolled her eyes at Pan Yuan angrily, and muttered dissatisfiedly.
Pan Yuan didn't care, took the hand of the proprietress over, put the broken silver in her hand, and then said with a smile while gently stroking: "If the proprietress can serve me at night, all this money will belong to you......"
"Who is rare!" Before he could finish speaking, the proprietress had withdrawn her hand and walked back to the counter.
Lin Haotian was a little surprised by the reaction of the proprietress, it seemed that this woman was just a profligate, but not lewd.
Lin Haotian didn't care much about people or things that had nothing to do with him, he motioned to Tong Lei, asked him to put away the loose money on the table, and then smiled at Pan Yuan: "Liuhua is intentional, flowing water is ruthless, Brother Pan, let's go!"
Pan Yuan didn't have the slightest embarrassment and embarrassment at the closed door, Da Lang laughed, and walked out of the restaurant with Lin Haotian.
When he got outside, Lin Haotian said: "Brother Pan drank some wine, don't go on duty, otherwise you will be seen by General Deng and will inevitably be punished." ”
"It's nothing, it's nothing, this little wine is nothing, even if it is really discovered by General Deng, it will be a big deal to receive twenty military sticks, brother, I can still survive. As he spoke, he raised his eyes to see the direction of the sun. Then he said, "It's not early, I have to go back to the city gate, you go back to your lodgings first, and I'll come back to you later." ”
"Brother Pan, are you really okay?"
"It's okay!"
"That'...... Okay, be careful yourself!" The smile on Lin Haotian's face disappeared, and he shook his head at Tong Lei and Shao Lin, and walked quickly towards their residence. Now that the plan has changed, there is not only one granary on the bright side of the city, but also a dark warehouse, which requires them to destroy both places at the same time.
Back at the residence, Lin Haotian and the others immediately entered the main room, asked the demon martial artists to guard the surroundings, and then closed the door tightly. Several of them talked secretly in the room.
Zhang Shun first raised the doubts in his heart and said: "My lord, the fact that there is a secret warehouse in the city is just Pan Yuan's speculation, and it is difficult to argue whether it is true or false!"
Lin Haotian nodded and asked, "Shao Lin, what do you mean?"
Shao Lin pondered for a moment and said, "My subordinates don't think there's any need for Pan Yuan to lie to adults, according to what he said. A large amount of grain has been hoarded in the county capital, and there is a great possibility that there is a hidden warehouse in it. Maybe the red people are also preventing the spies sent by our army from mixing into Pufeng, so they make preparations with both hands and set up the granary as one bright and one dark, even if the open warehouse is destroyed, there are still dark warehouses available, in addition. The county capital is heavily defended, and there are no idle people, which is suitable for blocking news and is the best place to hide hidden warehouses. ”
Tong Lei continued: "General Shao's analysis is very reasonable, but. We are not afraid of 10,000, but we are afraid of what if, in case there is no hidden warehouse in the county capital? Therefore, our top priority now is to quickly find out the situation in the county capital and whether there is a hidden warehouse. ”
"En!" Lin Haotian nodded and said, "What Shao Lin said is reasonable, this matter ...... I'll look it up!"
"How do you want to check?" asked Shao Lin and Tong Lei in surprise.
Lin Haotian grabbed his hair and muttered in a low voice, "I have to think about it again." ”
In the evening, when it was almost dark, Pan Yuan came, just looking at his refreshed appearance, obviously not punished for eating and drinking. With his arrival, the small mansion where Lin Haotian and the others lived, the originally lifeless atmosphere immediately became lively.
As soon as Pan Yuan entered the courtyard, he shouted continuously: "Come out, come out, everyone come out, hurry up and take the bowl and pot, go to get the meal, if you don't want to eat dinner, go to the restaurant to eat!"
With his shouting, Lin Haotian and the others walked out of the house one after another, their faces were dazed, and they didn't know what kind of nerves Pan Yuan was making.
Seeing that they were all stunned and didn't move, Pan Yuan hurriedly said: "What are you still in a daze, come with me to get food, there will be nothing left when it's late." ”
It turned out that it was dinner time, Lin Haotian and the others ran to the kitchen together, and all the pots and pans were taken out and followed Pan Yuan to receive the meal.
Walking on the road, Lin Haotian asked Pan Yuan: "Brother Pan, our brothers don't come to the county town often, and we don't know what is interesting in the county town of Ludao. ”
Pan Yuan only wanted to get the meal quickly, and while looking forward, he said absentmindedly: "Now that everyone is almost gone, how can there be any fun......
"That'...... Is there a ...... Qinglou or something......" Lin Haotian asked in a low voice in embarrassment.
"Pounce!"
Pan Yuan was so angry that Jin Jun was almost beaten under his nose, Ma Wu and these people were still thinking about Qinglou! What a hillbilly! He looked at Lin Haotian twice, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "With the appearance of a brother, what kind of woman can't be found, and you still use Qinglou?" I think, the boss lady likes you very much, if you really want a woman, my brother will say it for you!"
"No, no, no, it's not me, it's my brothers who want to ...... If you want to go to the Qinglou to see, it can be regarded as seeing the world. ”
"Ha Luha!" Pan Yuan smiled and said, "Those who are still in the city now, except for those who are soldiers, are those who make money and don't want to die." Speaking of which, there really is a green building, but don't think about it, it's for the generals, if you want to spend the night, you can't have silver, people want gold now!"
Lin Haotian's heart moved, and he asked, "Where is that Qinglou?" Even if we don't go in, we can take a look at the door." ”
Pan Yuan shook his head and said, "On Xuanwu Street in the west of the city, it is obvious that you can see it when you arrive. ”
"Thank you, Brother Pan!"
"I don't think you should go to ask for hardship, that kind of place is not something people like us can go to......"
Lin Haotian smiled and didn't say anything more.
When I arrived at the place where I received the meal, it was already crowded with people, and as far as the eye could see, the spacious streets were full of red soldiers, and some people were queuing up to receive food. And some people who have already received the food just sit on the side of the street and eat it in large gulps.
When queuing up with the flow of people, Lin Haotian raised his eyes and watched, there was a bucket of rice and a bucket of soup in the food receiving area, no one distributed the rice, and they all did it themselves. Whoever had their turn picked up the rice spoon and desperately put it into the bowl, for fear that they would not be able to eat enough.
Seeing this, Lin Haotian smiled secretly in his heart, and he whispered to Pan Yuan beside him: "Brother Pan, try to come early when you get food in the future, it's best to be the first in line." ”
Pan Yuan said disapprenorovingly: "It's the same if you come early and late, and wait until you're done." The food is long gone. ”
Lin Haotian said with a smile: "That's why I have to come early, first only serve half a bowl of rice, eat it up as quickly as possible, and then line up to serve a bowl, this bowl can be filled as much as it can, so as to ensure that you are full." "Even if you die in battle one day, you can be a full ghost!" he added silently in his heart.
Yo, why didn't I think of this method before! Pan Yuan looked at Lin Haotian with surprise and joy. Praised: "Brother is so smart, this is a good way." ”
Lin Haotian smiled secretly in his heart. When China ate big pot rice, many people did this, especially in the countryside. He said with a smile: "Brother Pan has won the award." "You've helped me a lot, and that's a little bit of repayment for you!
After a hasty meal, Pan Yuan went back to his own residence to rest, and Lin Haotian and the others also returned to the small dilapidated house where they settled.
Wait until the third watch. A black shadow emerged from the courtyard of the small house, and the black shadow moved extremely fast, and appeared and disappeared, like a ghost.
This black shadow is none other than Lin Haotian! He had seen Pufeng's city map before. Knowing what the general direction of Xuanwu Street that Pan Yuan said, he sometimes walked through the street, sometimes used Fengling to walk, and it didn't take long for him to arrive at Xuanwu Street.
It is the main street of Pufeng, the road is spacious, there are many shops on both sides, but now most of them have been closed, Ruochang Street, only two shops still hang strings of lanterns, one is a restaurant, the other, is a green building called Baihuayuan.
Lin Haotian quickly approached the vicinity of the Qinglou, first hiding in the shadows opposite the Qinglou, and looked closely.
Don't look at it is late at night, but there are still a lot of people in and out of the Qinglou, looking at their dress, they are basically Red Army generals wearing general armor, even if there are Red Army soldiers, they are all the followers of the generals, standing outside the Qinglou and waiting.
Lin Haotian looked down at his dress, and felt that it would definitely not be possible for him to walk in directly, and he had to sneak in quietly. Thinking of this, he retreated, avoided the main entrance of the Qinglou, and quickly walked around to the small alley behind the Qinglou.
Seeing that there was no one left and right, he jumped up, supported the wall with one hand, and jumped to the wall. He squatted on the wall and looked around the backyard of the Qinglou, there was no light here, it was dark, and Lin Haotian's eyes flashed with a strange ghostly light, and he could see the situation in the backyard clearly.
After squatting quietly at the head of the wall for a while, he took out two stones, one large and one small, from his bosom, and then threw the larger one into the courtyard first.
This is the pathfinder.
As the stones fell to the green bricks of the backyard path, there was a crisp snapping sound, and the sound was not loud, especially in the green building where singing and dancing was leveled, it seemed insignificant, but it was this insignificant sound that still caused trouble.
I saw a black shadow quickly popping out of the corner of the backyard of the Qinglou, moving so fast, like a black lightning, rushing towards the place where the stone landed.
It was a pure black hound, and although it heard a strange noise, the hound did not bark, but rushed straight over, with two eyes like small green lights, and long canine teeth sticking out of its mouth.
Lin Haotian, who was squatting on the wall, sneered in his heart, and waved his palm holding the small stone outward, and the stone shot out, impartial, hitting the head of the hound.
The hound whined, rolled on the spot, and went forward two or three meters before stopping, and fell to the ground, motionless.
Lin Haotian waited for a while, and saw that there was no change, then he jumped off the courtyard wall, took three steps into two steps, came to the fallen hound, reached out and grabbed the dog's neck, and threw it back into the corner of the backyard, and then, he walked through the courtyard and went straight to the pavilion in the front yard.
There are three floors in the building, there is a sound of laughter and slapstick from time to time, Lin Haotian thought about it slightly, took a deep breath, and walked quickly, only to see that a black mist suddenly appeared around his body, and then, the person disappeared, and he was already in mid-air, he lifted his foot and tapped the wall of the pavilion, and once again cast the wind and walked quickly, and the person had flashed to the roof of the pavilion.
He bent down, his feet hooked into the eaves, his body dangling in the air, slowly pushing a window open a gap, and then squinting his eyes to look inside.
Inside the window was a private room hall, where several red generals were drinking and having fun, and young and beautiful girls were sitting beside them.
After looking at it, Lin Haotian retracted back to the roof with his waist and eyes.
There were so many people in this room that he couldn't kill them all without alerting them, so he had to choose another target. He walked cautiously around the eaves, moved three or four meters away, came to the roof of the lower room, and repeated the same trick, still hooking the eaves with both feet, and pushing open the window with his head and feet to spy on the inside.
Inside the window was a bedroom, and on the bed, a man and a woman were happy, and the sound of heavy gasps came and went.
Lin Haotian's heart moved, and his hand slowly touched his back waist, and he pulled out the dagger. The situation in the room gave him the confidence that he could kill the man and woman of the bed at the same time in an instant, without making any noise or arousing anyone's suspicion.
He came this time, not to assassinate, but to inquire about intelligence, he hoped to find out whether there was a secret warehouse in the county capital, and those who could know about this matter were either the soldiers guarding the county capital or the generals in the Red Army. But if you want to start from the county capital, the risk is too great, and the opportunity is difficult to encounter, so Lin Haotian decided to go to the Qinglou to come to the Red Army generals.
At this time, he had already drawn the knife, and his eyes shot a terrifying cold light, and just as he was about to rush directly into the room, he thought about it and pressed back the killing intent.
Killing a woman in a Qinglou is nothing, but the sudden disappearance of a red general will definitely arouse a high degree of vigilance among the Red Army in the city.
After thinking about it repeatedly, Lin Haotian felt that the risk of attacking the red general was too high, and he didn't know whether the other party's military rank was high or low, and whether he could understand the matter of the secret warehouse.
He withdrew the dagger in his hand, and the body hanging from the eaves shrank back again.
The red general who was enjoying the gentle township in the room never dreamed that when he was enjoying himself, in fact, one of his feet had already stepped into the ghost gate, but because Lin Haotian temporarily changed his mind, he was lucky to escape. (To be continued......)