Chapter 82 Substituting one thing for another
Wait until the simple cart arrives at the city gate.
Anyue's spies directly threw out a dozen small balls.
This is a kind of explosive bomb that a skilled craftsman thought of while using lime after the fireworks exploded on the night of the first year of Li Yuan's Anyue.
Some people have done special research on this. They prepare round shells, pack lime into small bags, and then stuff gunpowder powder into the round shells.
The result is a lime bomb that has little lethality but can be used as a troublemaker.
The spies threw lime bombs, covered their mouths and noses, and noted the locations.
When the lime bomb exploded, lime powder covered the entire street.
The people and officials were suddenly in a panic.
What's worse, some people thought that the cavalry of Xu State were rushing in, so they hurriedly covered their heads and dodged.
The spies were very skilled. They closed their eyes and rushed out in an instant, groping their way to the location of the cart.
As Zhao Wanjun was choking and coughing, he was carried away.
One of the spies even carefully cut off a corner of Zhao Wanjun's robe.
At the same time, a spy remembered the location of some officials and rushed over directly, knocking out an official in the chaos.
Then they were tied to a cart.
This official was the one who had urged the cart to move faster.
Others still had some dignity and whispered, but he was the one shouting the loudest.
The lime smoke gradually dissipated, and seven or eight spies seized the opportunity and divided into two groups.
A group of people escorted Zhao Wanjun to the city wall, hoping to escape from the encirclement of the Xu State cavalry under the cover of night.
The other group stayed in the city to temporarily stabilize these people.
If they fled together, the noise would be too loud and they would be easily discovered by the Xu Kingdom cavalry.
When the lime smoke cleared, several officials hid for a long time and did not hear the sound of horse hooves, so they rushed out from the houses.
Some people are still in panic, hiding themselves and not daring to come out.
"What happened! Ahem..."
Several officials who rushed out were still choked by the remaining lime.
The spy stood next to the cart and had already smeared some lime on his face.
He is now the 'strong man' who moves the pallet truck.
"My Lords! It seems that the fire is burning the ash powder and it has exploded!"
Several officials coughed repeatedly:
"Really? Who is so careless..."
It was pitch dark, so they had no way of seeing what was happening on the street, nor could they tell that the 'strong man' with lime powder on his face had been replaced by a different person.
The officials quickly walked up to the cart and took a look, somewhat puzzled:
"Why did she cover it up?"
On the cart, a piece of gray linen covered the entire body of the people on it.
The 'strong man' quickly explained: "After all, we have received Lord Zhao's kindness. We were afraid that she would explode, so we quickly covered her up..."
As he said this, the 'strong man' seemed to be about to lift the sackcloth.
A corner of the linen cloth was lifted, revealing a hint of crimson under the faint light of the fire.
The 'strong man' pretended to lift it again, his heart beating fast.
An official recalled Zhao Wanjun's piercing look and hurriedly stopped him: "Well, forget it, it's fine to just build it."
"Because she won't keep staring at me!"
Someone looked around in the darkness and wondered, "Why are there so many people missing?"
A leading official snorted coldly: "Maybe he was frightened by the explosion of the dust powder and is hiding somewhere, not daring to show his head!"
They were just about to go look for it.
At this time, shouts were heard outside the city gate.
"The time has come. Is there no one left to send Qianguo out?"
"Then my Xu country's soldiers and generals will invade the city and conquer the land!"
Several officials cried out that something was wrong, and quickly called the scattered strong men back, urging a few people to push the carts out of the city.
Several spies mingled in the crowd, waiting for a chance to escape.
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When the Xu Kingdom cavalry's attention was focused on the city gate, several of An Yue's spies took Zhao Wanjun and escaped from the city.
Although they were still discovered by some Xu country cavalry, fortunately the spies were highly skilled and they fought back and killed the cavalry, seizing their horses and escaping.
The cavalrymen chased fiercely for a while, but in the darkness, they were not sure who their target was, so they went back to report.
They didn’t really care if a few people escaped.
What they want is the wealth of the entire city and the lives of the young and strong people of Qian State.
Now that the war has begun, we must defeat the Qian Kingdom so that it cannot rise again.
The spies escaped the encirclement and stopped in a ravine to rest.
"We accidentally alerted the enemy. Now it will be even more difficult for the brothers who stayed behind to escape."
The leading spy sighed, not wanting his brother of many years to die in the city.
The spy at the side comforted him: "The brothers who stayed behind are all highly skilled in martial arts. Although they are not as good as extraordinary people, there is still some hope that they can escape."
"Hopefully."
The leading spy could only think so, leaving a mark and leaving with the drowsy Zhao Wanjun.
When Zhao Wanjun regained consciousness, he had already arrived at a dilapidated temple.
Several spies were kneeling and worshipping the local mountain god, saying that they were passing by the Bao Temple and wanted to stay overnight under the temple's eaves.
They burned incense, worshipped the local mountain god, and then walked out without staying in the temple.
To rest, just stay under the eaves outside the temple.
Although the spies paid homage to the mountain god, it was only to show due respect in order to stay overnight.
In their hearts, they only recognized Li Yuan as their mountain god.
Zhao Wanjun regained some strength and felt numb all over.
The injured part on the back seemed to be covered with herbs.
"Are you...the people of Qian Country?"
She was still a little dazed.
"Don't let me drag you down anymore. I have no regrets since you are willing to save me."
"Once you have rested, then...quickly...run for your life."
Zhao Wanjun's voice was weak and his face was very pale.
The spy leader hesitated for a moment, but still said bluntly:
"We are not from your country."
Zhao Wanjun opened his eyes and suddenly got up from the ground, not knowing where he got the strength from, and looked at the spies vigilantly.
"Are you from Xu Country?"
Several spies shook their heads:
"We are from Anyue Country."
"An Yue?"
Zhao Wanjun's name sounds familiar, but I can't remember where it is right away.
The people in the border town seemed to have mentioned this name.
The spy leader asked several brothers to step back and rest, while he spread out his hands to indicate that he had no ill intentions, and sat down not far from Zhao Wanjun.
"Our Anyue Nation migrated here from far away in the south."
"The country is now established to the west of Qian Country, in the Gobi wasteland beyond the wild grass wasteland."
"With Anshan as the origin, the territory is not very large, but it is more than a thousand miles in radius."
When Zhao Wanjun heard the familiar words, he thought of what someone said three years before they parted.
"Anshan?"
Her eyes widened slightly.
At this time, the leader of the spies also thought of the words their superiors wanted them to convey.
"Yes, our Anyue is built in Anshan."
"Well...and we are in the same group with Li Xiaoyao."
This time, Zhao Wanjun really widened his eyes when he heard that distant but impressive name.
"You said that you and Li Xiaoyao are in the same group?"
The spy leader nodded seriously.
Although he didn't know who Li Xiaoyao was, he just did what his superiors told him to do.
Besides, isn't the common name of our mountain god Li?