When Miantang led the four brothers and a dozen brothers from the escort agency out, she grimaced and said to Lu Quan, “What are you shouting about just now? What about an expert in the field? If I remember anything, do I have to bring you guys along?”
Although she has some Jianghu experience, she has obtained it from her grandfather and uncle. As for the surging winds and clouds on the Mountain of Yang, she couldn’t remember anything!
Nowadays, she also put hope in the Mountain of Yang brothers to exert their efforts to see if there was a way to rescue Marquis Zhao.
Lu Quan was reprimanded by the leader and didn’t dare to answer back. He only muttered in a low voice, “We are really the experts…”
Miantang doesn’t have time to give her younger brother a lesson now. She just hopped onto her horse and rushes to the location of the accident with her people first.
When they arrived there, it was indeed a mess, with corpses everywhere. Lu Yi examined the wounds of the deceased and found that they were all pierced by narrow knives, which should be a common Japanese technique.
Miantang asked them to expand their search on the outskirts and find the path where the thieves were holding the Marquis to evacuate.
Lu Zhong was an expert in tracing and soon discovered from the broken branches and messy horseshoe prints on the path that they had evacuated in a southeast direction.
Since they had identified the direction, they naturally mounted their horses and chased southeast. Miantang left a note for Lu Liang, waiting for the reinforcements to see it so that they could come over.
Miantang held a torch and looked at the grassy path, but there were no bloodstains. At least from the traces, Zhao Quan should not have been seriously injured.
Further on, there was a vast expanse of black mountains and fields. It was said that the Japanese people who landed on the shore loved to hide in this mountain, and many women who were looted are sent to a shipyard on the other side of the mountain and sold to various places.
Miantang ordered her brothers to blow out the torches, looking at the pitch-black mountains in front of them, thinking incessantly about what to do. But after thinking for a while, her head was buzzing, empty, and without a clue, so she waved to Lu Yi and said, “If you were me, what would you do?”
This kind of question was often asked by her on the Mountain of Yang before, to test whether the subordinates she had nurtured were thoughtful.
Lu Yi thought that the leader was testing himself again, and after careful consideration, he answered, “A few days ago, the prince explored the nearby mountains. As we had collected vines and mountain goods near the village and were slightly familiar with the terrain, he also took us with him. At that time, it was said by the local people that these Japanese people would occasionally land on that cliff. However, since the arrival of soldiers from the State of Zhen, the Japanese people have been afraid to go ashore for a long time. The prince once pointed to this mountain and said. Although this place is dangerous, one part is a cliff, but it has become dark under the lights. If we climb this cliff, we will surely catch them off guard. So if we want to save people, we might as well climb up the cliff, capture an enemy alive, determine the location of the Marquis, and then find a way to rescue… Leader, am I right?”
Since it was what Prince Huaiyang said, they can rest assured to use this method. Miantang nodded and said, “It’s quite thoughtful of you to say it, we’ll do as you say.”
Since they had decided on a strategy to attack the mountain, a dozen of them took advantage of the moonlight in the sky and secretly went forward to the cliff.
The loyal brothers are well prepared with tools, including rope flying claws, deerskin gloves, chisels, and axes.
The most skilled climber, Lu Quan, was the first to jump up and lead the way ahead.
He grabbed the pedals and climbed up a few feet in just a few clicks. After reaching a high place, there were gradually fewer places to climb, and there were no places to rely on, so he used an axe and chisel to chop and chisel out the landing points. Every few feet of climbing, he used iron nails to nail the rope into the stone wall and hang it down. Lu Zhong, Lu Yi, and Lu Quan climbed up the rope and pedaled the stone wall effortlessly.
Miantang and the remaining brothers couldn’t help but marvel at the robust figures of the four brothers, saying, “These mountain climbing methods are very good, they are amazing.”
The other Mountain of Yang Brothers on the side cautiously said, “Leader, these tools were all created by you! When you led someone to sneak attack the Prince’s barracks, you climbed along the cliff and then surrounded their end… At that time, you were so angry with the prince and offered a reward of one hundred taels of gold for his head.”
The person spoke loudly but was stared at by Miantang and he was dumbfounded.
Miantang turned her head and looked at the agility of the four brothers climbing. Suddenly, she felt that amnesia was also very good. At least, she can praise her bravery back then without any burden.
Due to the high cost of leading the road, they took turns. At this time, the two of them climbed ahead and reached the top of the cliff. He listened cautiously for a while, but when there was no sound, he slowly poked his head out. He looked carefully left and right for a while, confirmed that there was no one, and then turned over. Lu Zhong, Lu Yi, and Lu Quan also climbed up one after another, tying the rope to the root of a tree by the cliff. They patrolled around again and found that there were no Japanese people around. They believed that the Japanese people must be very confident about the cliff and never thought anyone could come up from there, so they didn’t arrange for anyone to be on guard there.
Lu Zhong grabbed the rope with his hand and lifted it five times. This was something they had already agreed with the leader, indicating that there was no problem with it. Soon, Miantang and the remaining few people climbed up the cliff along the rope.
In the middle of the night, Miantang was standing on a desolate cliff, gazing at the undulating peaks around her, letting the slightly fierce mountain breeze blow against her body, feeling a sense of inexplicable mystery in her heart.
Seems familiar, seems nostalgic, and also seems… A bit passionate? She shook her head, suppressing some indescribable feelings in her mind, and then asked Lu Yi what to do next.
After Lu Yi arrived, he kept observing the surrounding mountains and, based on their previous experience in the Mountain of Yang, determined where the best place to stay was and where to set up obvious and secret checkpoints.
Upon hearing the leader’s question, he said, “If the Japanese had some military skills, they would have set up their camp between those two peaks, which are high and easy to defend but difficult to attack, If we set up a few checkpoints here, we can observe everything around. If there is any situation, we can immediately notify the camp. If the Japanese are not military, then the camp may be in the basin below the mountain peak because the terrain is flat and surrounded by mountains, ordinary people will feel safe there.”
Miantang nodded and said, “The Japanese have defeated the official army several times in the North Sea over the years. I heard from the prince that they have fought several battles well, and at first glance, he knows that they are skilled in military affairs. The camp may be between the mountains you mentioned. Let’s sneak up there and grab an enemy for trial.”
Quickly, Miantang led Lu Zhong and Lu Liang to the edge of the Japanese camp next to the low fence wall and could hear the constant cries of women and the sounds of men coming from inside.
Miantang looked in through the gaps in the fence, and these Japanese people seemed to be picking up a dozen women.
The one with a beautiful appearance was pulled up and sent to the tent of the Japanese thief. At first glance, those girls looked like good people, crying and unwilling to go, but they were dragged into the tent.
There are also a few people with numb expressions, wearing only thin clothes, serving wine and meat among the Japanese people who drink and have fun, and occasionally being dragged into their arms by the drunken ronins for a frivolous time
Miantang even saw three or four teenage children among the women locked in cages
At this moment, Miantang couldn’t suppress her anger in an instant. She had originally planned to save Zhao Quan and ensure the safety of the Marquis before quietly evacuating. Then, wait until Fan Hu gathers the elite troops before confronting this gang of people.
But now, if these weak and helpless women were left alone and left to be belittled, then Liu Miantang will never sleep soundly for a lifetime!
Thinking of this, Liu Miantang suddenly untied her headscarf and half unrolled her bun, letting the hair at her temples fall loose. Then she began to take off her coat again.
Lu Zhong and Lu Liang were a bit dumbfounded, each turning their heads and nervously asking, “Big… Big boss, what are you doing?”
Miantang tore the collar of her inner garment a bit and said, “I still have an inner garment inside my outer garment. Why are you panicking?”
As she spoke, she casually grabbed a handful of mud and lightly wiped it onto her forehead and inner garment, then said to them, “Have you brought the medicine that causes people to lose consciousness?”
Lu Zhong nodded, and Miantang hid a small willow leaf knife in her hair bun and said to them, “Tell Lu Yi and the others that there has been a change in plan. I will first put the medicine that causes people to lose consciousness into their wine tank and then sneak into their leader’s tent. With the whistle as the signal, we will chop off these bastards and rescue these women together down the mountain.”
Lu Zhong listened and his head shook like a wave. There are so many Japanese people on this mountain that they don’t have enough manpower. Moreover, the meaning of the leader was clearly to use oneself as bait. Those Japanese people see women like tigers and wolves, and if anything unexpected happens to her, Prince Huaiyang will chop up their brothers and throw them into the sea to feed the fish.
But before he could say anything more, Miantang had already bent down and jumped into the fence like a civet cat.
She was also bold enough, she sneak to the back of a woman who was serving wine, took the tray in her hand, and naturally pretended to refill the jar, walking to the side of the large wine jar.
The other women were already familiar with each other, and when they suddenly saw an unfamiliar face, they naturally looked suspiciously at each other.
Miantang raised her head and smiled slightly at the woman, whispering, “Turn around and block me.”
Although the women did not know who she was, they could only guess by looking at her actions. The clever ones quickly turned around and silently raised their glass, blocking Miantang’s figure.
Besides, these Japanese came to the land as undercover agents to get more information and found out that the Yan’s Commander was the one who led his men to sea.
They only took advantage of the emptiness of the troops on the shore to rob the village. Luckily this time, they unexpectedly encountered a fat sheep on the way. They wondered where the wealthy young master was, not only had a lot of money and silver but also brought four or five beautiful maids. Just these few women, selling back to Japan would be a considerable sum of silver.
When killing all his guards, the young master shouted not to kill him. He would have his family come over and take out a large amount of redemption silver. Now that the unlucky bastard was being hung in a cage by them, crying like a baby.
After Miantang finished putting the medicine that causes people to lose consciousness, she took a few steps and saw Zhao Quan hanging in the cage. Seeing him crying with great anger, it shouldn’t be a big deal, and she was slightly relieved.
Miantang lowered her head and walked out. Suddenly, a drunken guard grabbed Miantang’s hair and exclaimed in Japanese, “Why is this person with such a dirty face? Haven’t you all been washed before?”
As he spoke, he splashed the wine in his hand on Miantang’s face with a loud splash. The mud was washed away, revealing the beautiful and moving eyebrows and eyes of Miantang.
The guard’s eyes were straight, and his face grew bigger and bigger. He exclaimed, “Oh my god, I just realized there’s such a beautiful one here!”
Moonlightjie On GD (QT) Chapter 2