amaotonovel Chapter 192 New Plan
Chapter 192 New Plan
Li Weikang said solemnly: "The reason why we disrupted our plan is because someone gave us something and said something."
Chen Dawei pulled out an envelope from his pocket and said, "This is it. Is there anyone who can read and see what's written on it?"
The people present were all villagers who originally lived at the foot of the mountain. Some of them had children who had gone to school for two or three years and could read a few words.
A fifteen-year-old young man named Liu said that he had studied in the town's school for three years and could read. He stood up and asked if he could see the letter.
After receiving the letter, he read out the contents of the letter as he looked at it.
The text was very literary, and the general meaning was that the rain had not stopped, floods were raging, and the refugees were suffering. The owner of the letter urgently hoped that the recipient would send more people to Lianfeng Mountain for support as soon as possible.
In addition, a large section was written about how the owner of the letter had rescued the confidant of the King of Yue and the trivial matters he had dealt with, and that the recipient was also promoted by that confidant. The implication was that they were fellow disciples, and the recipient was urged to send troops and food over as soon as possible, otherwise he would suffer in the future.
The last paragraph of the letter said that if troops were to be sent, a carrier pigeon would be sent first to reply, and the owner of the letter would agree on a place and then send someone to pick them up.
"There are reinforcements?" The Liu family boy was surprised after reading it. "There's even an official seal at the end of the letter!"
For a moment, everyone was discussing the matter heatedly. Everyone passed the letter around. Most of them were illiterate, so they glanced at it and passed it to the next person. When it came to Xia Qingyue, she quickly glanced at it and found that the content of the letter was the same as what the boy from the Liu family had said.
Han Zhibai came closer and read the letter. His eyes lingered on the last line of words for a long time. He murmured, "Niutou Mountain."
Xia Qingyue, who was standing next to him, heard it and turned her head to ask, "What did you say?"
Han Zhibai pointed his slender index finger at the agreed meeting place written on the letter, "Niutou Mountain."
"The writer of the letter was Qian Zhongsheng, and the recipient was the lord of a neighboring county. This letter was written two days before Guan Jianshan started the riot, and letters with the same content had already been circulated.
This letter is a reply." Li Weikang took out another letter and gave it to the boy from the Liu family.
The young man from the Liu family read the letter as he looked at it. The general content of the letter was that the county lord of the neighboring county agreed to send troops to transport food, and stated the specific date of the dispatch, and the approximate time when they would arrive at Niutou Mountain.
According to the letter, reinforcements should arrive at Niutou Mountain more than half a month after the day of the riot.
Li Weikang went on to say: “Guan Jianshan suddenly started a riot and no one went to receive reinforcements, so the matter was shelved.
A turning point came more than a month ago, when the mayor of a neighboring county sent another letter, saying that last time there was heavy rain, there was a sudden landslide on the mountain, causing heavy losses, so he was unable to arrive as scheduled. He had recently reorganized and arranged for reinforcements to come. "
Hearing this, the crowd burst into joyful laughter. With reinforcements, their loved ones could be rescued.
However, Li Weikang changed the subject and said, "Unfortunately, this letter fell into the hands of Guan Jianshan's people. They sent people to intercept the reinforcements three days ago!"
The scene suddenly became quiet, so still that one could hear a pin drop.
Hearing this, Xia Qingyue guessed why Li Weikang and Chen Dawei, who had been hiding in the village, ran out again.
In addition to this, she was also very curious about who gave them the two letters.
Not only was she curious, but everyone else was too.
Someone asked aloud, "Where did these two letters come from, who were the people you met, and what did they say to you?"
Chen Dawei said bluntly: "It was a letter from Qian Yurou, the daughter of the Qian family. We are illiterate, and she briefly told us about the reinforcements."
"Miss Qian?"
"It turned out to be her?"
"I heard before that she was taken away by Wang Gui and his wife. How could she be in such a cruel place? What kind of life must she be leading..."
Fang Xiaoyu stood up and asked loudly: "Is Sister Yurou okay?"
They all had the chance to escape that day, she should have forced Qian Yurou to go with them!
Half of the people in the garrison were refugees who left the mountain village because of the unrest. They all knew Qian Yurou, and most of them had received her help.
When they mentioned Qian Yurou, they felt worried and distressed, and they all rushed to ask Chen Dawei and Li Weikan.
When Xia Qingyue heard the name, she was also surprised. She didn't expect it would be her.
Hey, wait, Qian Wentao and Guan Jianshan are in cahoots. Isn’t Qian Yurou’s doing this tantamount to betraying her brother?
She frowned, wondering if this was a trap set by the enemy.
"Don't worry, everyone. According to what we have learned, it is said that Qian Yurou was not originally in the village. One day, she was taken back by Qian Wentao and presented to Guan Jianshan. Since then, she has stayed in the village."
People who learned the truth were shocked and overwhelmed. All kinds of unpleasant and vicious curses against Qian Wentao were heard everywhere.
Xia Qingyue couldn't help but feel sympathy for Qian Yurou, who was also a woman. She regretted even more why she didn't take action against Qian Wentao, the troublemaker.
Without her father and with a selfish and vicious brother, she was broken.
"Oh!" Xia Qingyue sighed. Now she understood why Qian Yurou did this.
Amidst the scolding, Li Weikang and Chen Dawei said frankly: "We came back to head to Niutou Mountain to stop the bandits and bring back reinforcements.
This plan is the same as the poisoning plan. It is voluntary to choose whether to participate. Let's go back and discuss it tonight, and wait until tomorrow..."
Before he finished speaking, the vast majority of people, regardless of gender, age or status, raised their arms and shouted: "Participate! Participate!"
Such an enthusiastic and quick answer shocked Li Weikang and Chen Dawei.
Li Benfu stood up and said loudly, "Okay, everyone please be quiet. Such a big noise may easily attract ferocious beasts. It is very dangerous."
People were silenced.
"Participating in the plan is not a small matter. It is a matter of life and death. Go back and think it over carefully. We will coordinate the number of people tomorrow."
It was getting late, and gatherings to chat were especially prominent at night, so everyone went back to their sheds to rest.
Xia Qingyue and Han Zhibai followed the Li and Fang family members to leave the camp and go to a secluded place.
"At this point, things can't be concealed anymore. Qingyue, I will tell you everything you want to know." Li Benfu looked at Xia Qingyue with guilt, blaming himself for not doing better and instead implicating them.
A quarter of an hour later.
Xia Qingyue was stunned.
Han Zhibai looked at her, paying attention to her emotions.
"It turns out that Brother Youmao was arrested. I should have thought of it earlier!" Her voice was dry.
She didn't see Chen Youmao tonight, and she thought the Li family was being too cautious and let him hide in the village.
When talking about these things, everyone looked gloomy and the atmosphere was depressed.
Li Weikang couldn't bear to watch it, and said hopefully:
"Qian Yurou said during the day that as long as the bandits can't catch us, Youmao's life will not be in danger. We just need to gather the number of people tomorrow and hurry up to bring back reinforcements!"
"Where is Niutou Mountain? Which convenient route should I take to find reinforcements before the bandits? This matter is not as simple as it sounds!"