Shen Mo knew what He Xinyin's 'good opportunity' was, but this kind of thing had a lot to do with it, and without the approval of Emperor Jiajing and Hu Zongxian, he couldn't do it. Thinking of this, he said: "I have to wronged Brother He for a few days first, and after a few days, I will let you go back, just say that the evidence is insufficient to release, and you can have an explanation." ”

"Okay." He Xinyin also knew that he wanted to ask for instructions, so he happily agreed, walked to the table as he spoke, picked up a pen and wrote a few lines on the paper: "Xu Hai, Ye Ma, and Xin Wulang are echoing each other in three places, this is the communication signal between them, only a few people at the highest level know, with this, you can transfer the Japanese at least once, but how to use it depends on the plan." ”

"Great!" Shen Mo was a step of idle chess, and now it has brought a rich return, how can he not be overjoyed.

"But you have to hurry up, they're very alert, and if they meet once, they'll fine-tune the code to make the original one invalid." He Xin poured cold water.

"I see." Shen Mo rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "This is really a good plan!" He began to inquire in detail about the strength composition of the Japanese Kou, the distribution of troops, and even the surname and ability of the leader.

While talking, the sky turned dark, and when it was time to eat, he silently ordered someone to set up a good banquet on the table, but He Xinyin refused: "Among the arrested people, there are my attendants, if I go back with a full meal, it will inevitably make them suspicious, so let's go back and eat prison with them." "The perennial undercover career has made him perverted at the same time, but also become meticulous.

"That's right...... Then I will be wronged by Brother He. Shen Mo nodded heavily and said: "When the success is over, I will write to the first merit of the cousin of the imperial court, and I will have to earn a deputy life for Sister-in-law Lianxin!" ”

"I'm not rare." He Xin hid himself and said lightly: "If it were for the sake of high-ranking officials, we wouldn't have paid so much." ”

Shen Mo said solemnly: "It's a little brother." ”

Seeing him like this, He Xinyin smiled with a rare smile: "If you feel guilty, be kind to the people." Let me tell you my personal feelings - if it weren't for the fact that there was really no way to live, who would be a widow? If the common people had a way to live, there would be no more robbers, no bandits, and no criminals in the world. At that moment, there was a holy look on his face.

Shen Mo nodded and said, "I'll do my best." ”

"Good, good." He Xinyin picked up the shackles on the table and put them on, and said to Mu Li Sanchi behind him: "Let's go." ”

"Yes." Three-foot lowered his eyebrows and said smoothly.

"Spirit point, I'm a prisoner, you're an official." He Xinyin said with a smile.

After He Xinyin left, Shen Mo immediately wrote letters to Yanjing and Hangzhou, asking for instructions on the next move. At the same time, he also sent people to contact Liu Xian, Wang Chonggu and Qi Jiguang to discuss the next battle plan.

In the afternoon, Gui Youguang returned, he was bruised and looked very embarrassed, and at the same time brought back the bad news - Hai Rui had been arrested by the Japanese Invaders! He told Shen Mo that they were patrolling the embankment when they heard someone shouting, 'The Japanese are coming, the Japanese are coming,' and the people were in chaos, and Hai Jui told him to flee with the people first, and he himself passed by the Japanese invaders.

"This Haigang Peak, why is it crazy?" Shen Mo stood up suddenly and said, "Does he think he is Sun Wukong, or does he have a Baolian lamp in his hand?" After speaking, he felt that his eyes were dark, his heart was like a knife, and he sat down on the chair in a dejected manner.

"My lord, you are wrong to blame Lord Hai," Gui Youguang cried: "He didn't want to be a hero, but he was worried that the would-be ruined by the Wusongjiang project, so he stepped forward to persuade him...... He said that hundreds of thousands of people have worked for more than half a year, and 1 million taels of fat and people have been thrown into it, and it must not be destroyed in one fell swoop. ”

"Persuade?" Shen silently pressed his Qingming acupoint, and sighed: "Reason with the widows? He was amused. ”

"But as a result, he persuaded the would-be robbers to change their minds, give up their plan to destroy the levee, and just take him with them." Gui Youguang said: "Xia Guan hid in the grass in the distance and watched them leave with his own eyes. ”

"How did he do it?" The silence was incredulous.

"This is only for him in the future," Gui Youguang said softly, "if there is still a chance." Saying that, he lowered his head and said: "Actually, the Wusongjiang project was initiated and promoted by me, and the person who should go should be me, but my subordinates are cowardly, and they really can't open their mouths, so they let Brother Gangfeng take the ......lead."

"Don't blame yourself," said silently waving his hand: "Everyone has a different understanding of life, and those who choose to be heroes are certainly respectable, but those who don't want to be heroes are also blameless." ”

"Lord Xie relieved ......" Having said that, there was a look of guilt on his face, but it did not decrease in the slightest, and he said that he wanted to send Hai Mu to the end of his life, and at the same time he said that he wanted to follow Hai Rui, obviously his mood was a little unstable.

Silence asked people to help him down, and he would raise him for a few days with peace of mind.

On the morning of the third day when the invitation was issued, Liu Xian arrived in the dust, and in the afternoon of the same day, Wang Chonggu also arrived. This is enough to show the urgency of the current situation and the danger of their situation -- the Songjiang defense line, which is known as 'cast of copper and iron', has been easily broken through, and now the Susong area is already full of pirates, and the cities of various prefectures and counties are as precarious as isolated islands on the sea.

It is no exaggeration to say that now the heads of the two border officials, Wen Yiwu and Wu, no longer belong to themselves, but the imperial court's edict has not yet come down, so it is temporarily stored around their necks. If there is no immediate improvement, the head is in a different place, and the family is ruined, it is not a scare.

Therefore, the two senior officers were willing to risk being captured by the Japanese and came from their respective lairs, not because they were brave, but in search of a glimmer of life.

Qi Jiguang was leading the troops and dealing with Ye Mabu, and he couldn't come out, but he was a military general under the dual leadership of Shen Mo and Liu Xian, and whether he came or not would not affect the effectiveness of the final resolution.

When the two adults arrived, he silently set up a banquet in the flower hall, and personally poured wine for the two who were worried, and he smiled: "This is a tribute wine to the emperor, or was it given to me by the eunuch of the wine vinegar noodle bureau when I was in Yanjing, and I have never been willing to drink it." ”

The two listened, but they didn't show any interest, Wang Chonggu smiled bitterly: "Thank you brother for your kindness, but foolish brother I am now worried, unpleasant to eat, and everything I drink is like water squeezed out of bitter gall, so don't spoil this wine......" Compared with the high-spirited appearance of last year, it is really incompatible.

Speaking of depression, Liu Xian is more than that, a month ago, he was still the deputy chief soldier of Zhejiang, although he was a deputy position, but he also controlled tens of thousands of troops, and was in charge of the front line of Ningshaotai, but he was fooled by the bright prospects depicted by Hu Butang, and left his foundation in Zhejiang, and ran to Chongming Island to take over Yu Dayou's sailors.

To be fair, he is a good general, brave in battle, hard-working, low-key and simple...... Of course, in the seventh year of the war, the generals of the southeast have already survived the fittest in the cruel war, and those who have survived until now are all real talents. Whichever one is better than any general before the war.

It stands to reason that such a well-known general should be able to complete the takeover of the troops in a very short period of time. But the problem is, he is an army general, where does he know what a navy is? I don't understand that naval warfare is compared to whose ships are larger, have more guns, and have a long range, and have nothing to do with personal bravery, and it is the only place where the officers and soldiers are better than the Japanese invaders. Therefore, he did not understand why Yu Dayou relied so much on naval warfare, and as soon as he took office, he ordered to reduce the expenses of the naval division and use the money saved to strengthen the strength of the army...... Even let sailors turn into infantry.

This reversal of the thinking on army building hurt the vitality of the troops the most, so his troops were almost paralyzed, and the combat readiness cruise no longer existed, so the door of the entire defense system of Suzhou was wide open, allowing the Japanese to take advantage of the loopholes, get rid of the disadvantage of water warfare, and have to go ashore in a down-to-earth land battle.

Speaking of which, Wang Chonggu is still the fish in the pond that was affected because of the fire at the city gate. Therefore, when it comes to accountability, it is still him, the chief soldier of Su Song, who is most responsible, and even implicates relatives and friends...... How could he not be upset?

Liu Xian was a straight temper who had something to say, and glanced at Shen Mo with envy and said: "It's easy to say that the old brother is clumsy, you, the prefect of Suzhou, have no responsibility for border defense, and no matter how you are investigated, you can't catch up with you." "The two have known each other since they were in Hangzhou, so there is nothing wrong with saying this.

Silent and solemn: "My brother's words are wrong, as a colleague, I will naturally advance and retreat with you...... There is a responsibility to bear together, and everyone's burden can be lightened. ”

Silent righteousness is already famous, originally in the hearts of the two, he is also a very interesting guy, but they still never imagined that he would take the initiative to wade into this muddy water. asked themselves, the two of them couldn't do it, so they both shook their heads and said, "Why do you need to hold hands and go to the ghost gate together?" I also expect you to help take care of the old and young. ”

"You take care of yourselves, young and old." Shen Mo laughed and said, "Don't worry, two brothers, as long as we fight the next battle, I believe that the lord of the ministry will excuse the two adults." ”

"It's easier said than done." Liu Xian shook his head and sighed: "Those small Japanese troops are as cunning as foxes, and we can't catch them; The strength of the large army is strong, we can't beat it, and this victory is not so easy to get. ”

"Yes," Wang Chonggu also nodded: "And their 20,000 horses and three-way army are each other's horns, and they respond to each other from afar. As for us, there are more than 10,000 infantry in the military gate, I have 5,000, and my brother has 3,000, adding up to less than 20,000, and we are still at a disadvantage in numbers...... Not to mention the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Bandits, which is much stronger than ours...... If you rely on the city, you can still defend, but if you go out of the city to fight, wouldn't you hit the stone with an egg and kill yourself? You can't do such a loss-making transaction. ”

"Both of you are right," said Shen Mo, "but I have a clever plan, so I might as well listen to it." The two of them gathered the letter suspiciously, and listened to the whisper of silence.

After listening to Shen Mo's words, the worried look on the faces of Liu and Wang gradually turned into surprise. After he finished speaking, the two looked at each other for a moment, and said in unison: "That's it!" Listen to my humble brother. ”

Silent and solemn said: "In this way, we have to unify the command of the troops participating in the battle." ”

"Brother, let's take care of each other, you can take care of the overall situation." Liu Xiandao: "Don't worry, we all listen to you, I can make a military order." ”

"Me too." Wang Chonggu Road.

"That's not necessary," he smiled silently, "; The two elder brothers have a promise, which is more effective than black and white. ”

"Just rest assured." The two of them also laughed, picked up the wine glass and touched it with Shen Mo, and drank it all, and couldn't help but praise: "Good wine!" At this time, his heart was wide open, and he was finally able to taste it, so he drank up the whole jar.

After drinking the wine and scrutinizing the details overnight, Liu Xian and Wang Chonggu went back to prepare.

Shen Mo ordered Tiezhu to personally convey the battle plan to Qi Jiguang and asked him if it was feasible. After Qi Jiguang read it, he replied to Shen Mo in eight big words: "It is completely feasible and resolutely implemented." ’

So he 'interrogated' He Xinyin again, worked out three text messages with him, and carefully transcribed them according to the handwritten letters of Xu Hai, Ye Ma and others that He Xinyin carried.

watched Shen Mo use three kinds of handwriting to write three kinds of handwriting of Xu Hai, Xu Hai, and Ye Ma, and they were completely fake and true. He Xinyin couldn't help but admire: "I said, Lord Shen, how can you still have this ability?" ”

Shen Mo blew lightly on the ink and said, "The family heirloom craft, if you are not an official, you will rely on this bastard to eat." ”

"That's pretty good, isn't it?"

"In general, in fact, if you look closely, you can still see a little difference." As he said silently, he put the four letters into the envelope in turn, and continued: "But don't worry too much, I didn't write more than ten or twenty words, so I can't see the difference at all." ”

After the four letters were sealed, he handed them to He Xinyin silently and said: "It's just that in this way, your situation will be dangerous, so after you go back, take Lianxin's sister-in-law and escape, just say that you have been tortured into a trick, and you have no face to see them, so end this torture undercover and return to a normal life." ”

He Xinyin was obviously very moved, but he was silent for a moment, then shook his head firmly and said: "No, I want to start and finish well, if the two of us are gone now, the original efforts will be in vain...... Whether it's Wang Cuiqiao or Xu Hai, they're all smart people! ”

"But what if they suspect that you leaked the contact signal?" Silence is not worrying.

"Don't worry, I can handle it." He Xinyin said confidently: "Otherwise, I won't go back." ”

He said so, what else could Shen Mo say? He nodded vigorously and said, "Take care." ”

"Got it." He Xinyin also nodded.

The next day, the prefect's yamen released a group of unsubstantiated 'Tongwu annihilators' on the grounds that the cells were 'full', and He Xinyin was still among them.

At this point, Shen Mo has done everything he can, and all that remains is to wait for the news of victory...... Or to put it another way, in a helpless wait.

Confucius said that time is like water, and in one day, two days, or three days, it flows like a spring.

In a blink of an eye, it was the morning of the fourth day, and it was foggy in Jiangnan this season, and the sun was not seen for two consecutive days.

Standing silently under the eaves outside the door, he felt wet and uncomfortable after a while, so he withdrew his gaze, frowned, and returned to the signing room with his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth in the hall, sometimes looking at the map on the wall, sometimes stopping and looking up at the sky through the window, and even muttering to himself.

"This weather is a godsend......" I only heard him say to himself: "Monk Xu should set off according to my plan, right?" "That's right, he personally planned a plan for Xu Hai to 'repair the plank road and divert the tiger from the mountain' - since he has the high-level contact code of the Japanese Kou, of course Shen Mo has to use it to the limit. First of all, let He Xinyin go back and tell Xu Hai that at this time, Suzhou City's troops were empty, just an empty shell, and tried his best to persuade him to quietly march into Suzhou, don't alarm anyone, let them drag the other Ming troops, and he will concentrate on attacking Suzhou, and he will definitely be able to succeed in one fell swoop.

At the same time, in Xu Hai's tone, he wrote to Ye Ma and Xin Wulang, asking them to feint and attack Shanghai City; Let Xu Hong take his men to Jiaxing to meet him in order to meet the 10,000 true widows who retreated from Hangzhou.

Of course, all the demands are deceitful, and the only purpose is to separate Xu Hong, Ye Ma, and Xin Wulang from Xu Hai's side, so that they can concentrate their efforts to clean up this gang leader. There is a saying that shoots a man before a horse, and a thief captures the king first, which is what it means.

I don't know how long I waited anxiously, but finally a scout rushed in and said, "Report! The four sides of the Japanese are close to the city of Shanghai! ”

Not long after, another scout came in and reported: "Report! The Japanese Emperor Xu Hongbu began to move southward, and the target seemed to be Jiading City. ”

At noon, another scout galloped in, out of breath and said, "Report! The Japanese Xu Haibu who besieged Kunshan came to Suzhou under the cover of heavy fog! ”

Hearing the news, Shen Mo was not surprised, and forcibly suppressed his incomparable excitement and said: "Okay! The show begins! ”

(To be continued)