"Wait!"

Wen Chen raised his hand and squinted at the thin man.

"Military intelligence, you say?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

The man nodded again and again, "As long as Your Highness promises not to kill me, I will tell Your Highness all the secrets I know!" ”

Pei Zhi frowned slightly, and looked at Wen Chen, who also looked puzzled, "Your Highness, something is wrong with this kid......"

Although King Zhennan and Nanqi have a ten-year agreement, and Hekou has recently signed a glass order of more than one million taels of silver with Sun Wuji, the two sides seem to be peaceful, but the temptation and suppression of the other party has not stopped for a moment, and there is still an undercurrent surging in private.

The seven Nanqi spies caught before, all of them were very hard-boned, and they didn't have such a greedy behavior of this kid who was afraid of death, and before His Highness could ask questions, he took the initiative to ask for an explanation of the facts.

Wen Chen's face was slightly gloomy, and he looked at the man and said lightly, "Sun Wuyi sent you to mislead this king?" ”

"How is that possible?" The man's face was straight, and a pair of small eyes were still wandering on the steam engine intentionally or unintentionally, "The little one is called a person who knows the times as a handsome man!" ”

Wen Chen was stunned, why did this sound so familiar?

Before he could recall it carefully, he heard the man Balabala say, "Our dynasty has transferred 50,000 soldiers and horses from all over the country and is rushing to Lucheng, and the assembly can be completed before the end of July. ”

Although there is a border between Lucheng and Hekou City in Southern Qi, the distance is less than thirty miles, and once the army moves, it can be pressed on the whole line within three days!

"Flattening the estuary?" Pei Zhi's face changed slightly, slapped the back of the man's head, and said sharply, "Don't frame Lao Tzu, it's okay to make a small fight on weekdays, why does Sun Wuji dare to take the initiative to provoke such a big war?" Has he forgotten the covenant made between my prince and the lord of Southern Qi? ”

The man quietly glanced at Wen Chen, "Isn't it because of the glass and firearms in His Highness's hand?" ”

"As the saying goes, a gentleman is innocent and guilty, probably this is what it means, maybe the lord of the country thinks that the weight of the treasure in the hands of His Royal Highness is worth tearing up the covenant and taking the initiative to provoke a war......"

Wen Chen touched his chin, he was suddenly a little unsure of the truth of the information that the man said.

If you want to say that it is fake, but there are no obvious loopholes in the logic of the intelligence, put yourself in your shoes, if you are the lord of Nanqi, in the hands of a foreign state near the border, he suddenly has a means of making money that is enough to boost his own economy, and he will also try his best to get the method of making glass, which is much more valuable than the agreement with the king of Zhennan!

And the time at the end of July is the day when he and Sun Wuyi agreed on the delivery, if this old thing wants to receive both money and property, there is no problem in choosing the date.

But if what the man said is true, then the information is too easy, right? It is inevitable that people will think that there will be some kind of conspiracy in this......

Unreliable, absolutely unreliable!

"Master Pei, what do you think?"

Pei Zhi frowned, "This is indeed like something that Sun Datou can do, this is still the ability to cross the river and tear down the bridge, and I feel that the credibility can be eighty percent!" ”

And the remaining 20% suspicion is the same as Wen Chen's thoughts, this Nanqi spy explained that the process of the matter was too smooth, so smooth that people had to be suspicious.

Seeing that the two of them were hesitant, the man had a flattering smile on his face, "Your Highness, the lowly position has always been very familiar with the layout of the city defense in Lucheng, if Your Highness does not give up, the lowly position is willing to follow the work of dogs and horses, charge into battle for Your Highness, and take Lucheng!" ”

"Ridiculous!"

Pei Zhi raised his eyebrows, and pressed the back of the man's neck with his big hand, "You are a three-year-old child?" Deceived people to Lao Tzu's head? ”

"No matter how stupid Lao Tzu is, he will not use a Southern Qi spy as the vanguard of the battle!"

Then he turned his head to look at Wen Chen, "Your Highness, this kid is useless, let's get rid of it." ”

"You're going to unload the mill and kill the donkey?" The man exclaimed when he heard this.

"That's right! Kill you, a bold donkey who doesn't know whether to live or die! Pei Zhi snorted coldly, and was about to push him into the stove with the man, and the craftsman on the side took the initiative to open the furnace door.

A trace of anger flashed in the eyes of the man with his head down, damn, this Wen Chen is not as easy to talk as the rider will describe, it seems that he has to rely on himself in the end!

Just as he was about to get out of the force, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Wait!"

Pei Zhi turned back in surprise, "Your Highness, this kid must have bad intentions, now is not the time to be soft-hearted, don't worry about killing!" ”

Wen Chen smiled slightly, "This brother is kind and offers the enemy, how can this king take revenge and brutally kill him?" If this is spread out, what will those people of insight who are planning to abandon the darkness and turn to the light and submit to the king? ”

"Your Highness, don't worry, this matter can't be spread!" Pei Zhi obviously didn't understand the meaning of his words, and he was about to do it if he continued.

Wen Chen shook his head helplessly, "Master Pei, stop it!" ”

Stride hurriedly came to the two of them and rescued the man from Pei Zhi's hands, "This brother, this king thanks you for your contribution to Hekou City, but due to the situation, this king can't promote you at present." ”

"In this way, you will investigate and report again, if you bring more important information next time, this king will be rewarded!"

The man breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and glanced at Pei Zhi dissatisfied, "Do you see it, this is called knowing the general situation!" ”

After saying that, he hugged his fist towards Wen Chen, "Your Highness, rest assured, the little one must be conscientious and live up to His Highness's trust!" ”

"Well, go ahead."

Looking at the back of the man leaving, Pei Zhi was so angry that he stomped his feet, "Your Highness, just let him go?" ”

Wen Chen smiled on his face and snorted, "Send someone to follow him, if he leaves the city immediately, let the defenders of the city release arrows and pretend to be a little deliberate, so that people think that we deliberately let him go." ”

"Why is that?"

"If he is really greedy for life and afraid of death, and betrays the military intelligence, then Sun Wuyi will definitely not let him go when he learns of this situation."

"But if he is sent by Sun Wuyi to confuse this king, the next time he appears again, won't we have the bottom in our hearts?"

Pei Zhi suddenly realized, "Your Highness is still thoughtful, and I will do it immediately!" ”

"Wait, the defenders under Master Pei, how have you practiced your marksmanship during this time?" Wen Chen asked.

"According to the method taught by His Highness, five thousand soldiers equipped with guns have increased their strength by leaps and bounds!"

"Let them adjust their state in the past two days and be on call at any time, this king has a hunch that a large part of that kid's information is true, although there are still some unreasonable things to think about, but we must not sit still, since we have decided to do it, we must do it as soon as possible before the assembly of troops in Lucheng!"

Pei Zhi's face was solemn, and he clenched his fists heavily, "No!" ”

Although he had prepared in his heart, Nanqi might tear up the covenant, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly!

But fortunately, Wen Chen took precautions, the defenders in the city have always been in a state of readiness, coupled with the popularization of advanced firearms, even if they don't ask for help from Lincheng, the current combat effectiveness is definitely not something that the current defenders of Lucheng can resist!

Since the assembly line driven by the steam engine has just been put into production, many equipment and technologies need to be debugged and taught to the workers below, Wen Chen has been staying in the workshop for the past two days and has not left.

But waiting, waiting for something to happen.

An hour later, Pei Zhi suddenly hurried back again, with a strange expression, his face was red and his neck was thick.

"Your Highness, it's not good, it's not good......"

Wen Chen was squatting and screwing, and he didn't raise his head in response, "What's the fuss, what's wrong?" Take your time. ”

Pei Zhi glanced at the busy workers around him, cautiously approached, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "That spy just now climbed over the wall into Your Highness's mansion!" ”