Southern Ming Rebel Army

After Lu Ping received this important news, he hurried to Yuhuchun Teahouse to look for Liu Guquan. When Liu Guquan saw Lu Ping coming back, he frowned and asked, "Why are you running to me instead of staying in the store?"

"I got an important piece of information. I have a way to get out of the city," Lu Ping said mysteriously.

"Leave the city? What's the point of leaving the city?" Liu Guquan rolled his eyes. What kind of important information was this? It wasn't like he had instigated the city guards to rebel, nor had he found a secret passage into the city. What was the point of leaving the city?

Seeing that Liu Guquan was nonchalant, Lu Ping said anxiously: "Sir Liu, the commander of Dinghuai Gate has been selling the quota to enter the city these days. Only those generals who are involved in this business can get through. Moreover, after the hour of Yin, the guards at the city gate will be transferred to patrol elsewhere, and only those who know about it will be left. If we cooperate inside and outside, we can take down Jiangning City in one fell swoop." As he said the last part, Lu Ping slapped his thigh excitedly.

"Wait... wait, who is the city guard of Dinghuai Gate?" Liu Guquan's heart moved when he heard this, but for such a big matter, he didn't dare to make a decision easily.

"The commander of Dinghuai Gate is Tian Xiong, but I have never met anyone as high-ranking as him. My connection is just a small captain. However, Tian Xiong must be involved, otherwise a captain would not be so bold," Lu Ping said quickly.

Seeing Liu Guquan turning around and still not making up his mind, Lu Ping couldn't help but urge him, "Sir, do you want to do it or not? If you don't want to do it, I will go back to the store. If you want to do it, do it quickly."

"Okay, I know, don't rush me." Liu Guquan sat on the chair irritably. Meng Bian was not in the city. With such a big incident, if he was not careful, hundreds of spies from the Eavesdropping Department would be killed in Jiangning. It was too dangerous! Too dangerous!

But Liu Guquan was unwilling to miss it. After hesitating for a long time, Liu Guquan gritted his teeth and said, "You go back to the store and wait. I will go to Dinghuai Gate to observe it myself."

"Okay," Lu Ping nodded.

Afterwards, Liu Gu put on simple clothes and looked like an ordinary Jiangning citizen. However, due to the war, there were few people on the streets, and the occasional pedestrians were in a hurry.

Liu Guquan knew that he only had one chance and must not attract the attention of the defenders. He walked lightly and quickly, and did not slow down when passing Dinghuai Gate. He secretly observed the guards at the gate and how difficult it was to open the gate.

At the city gate, it just flashed by, and then Liu Guquan secretly evaluated the possibility of sneak attacking the city gate. On the way back, he kept thinking, maybe he could really give it a try. Without great achievements, how could he stand out? He was no longer the original minor official, and he also had ambitions. He wanted to achieve great achievements in order to seek wealth and honor!

He decided to launch an attack with all his strength and gather all the spies in Jiangning City. However, he had to contact the army outside the city. However, the army was near the Shen Ce Gate in the east, while the Ding Huai Gate was in the west. No matter what, he went to the store to talk to Lu Ping first.

There was determination and courage in Liu Guquan's eyes. He was well aware of the danger of attacking the city gate, but as long as the strategy was right, they might be able to break through the city gate.

Thinking of this, Liu Guquan walked quickly towards the tea shop. After a while, when Liu Guquan entered the tea shop, he looked around. There was no customer in the shop. Only Lu Ping was sitting behind the counter, still flipping through the account book.

Seeing this, Liu Guquan was furious. At such a critical moment, you still have time to settle the account. When Lu Ping heard the voice, he looked up and saw Liu Guquan's angry expression. He was a little puzzled and asked: "Liu... Manager Liu, what's wrong?"

Liu Guquan took a deep breath and said, "Forget it, the important thing is more important." He said to Lu Ping, "Let's go to the quiet place at the back to discuss it."

Lu Ping nodded and closed the door lightly so that if someone came in, there would be a sound. Then the two of them entered the backyard.

Liu Guquan whispered: "I have decided to do it. You will leave the city tonight. It's just a matter of how to contact each other."

Lu Ping frowned and said, "But I'm out of the city, so I definitely can't come back in. There are ways to leave the city, but it's not something that ordinary people can do to enter the city now."

Liu Guquan scratched his bald head anxiously. Yes, if they couldn't communicate with each other, what would they do if the army didn't come? That would be like putting himself in danger.

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Ping saw Liu Guquan's hesitation, and thought for a moment, and said, "How about this, I will leave the city tonight and contact the governor. If it works, tomorrow afternoon, we will bombard the Shen Ce Gate in the East City for half an hour. If there is no sound, it must be an accident, so we will stop the action."

"If the cannon sounds, we will act at the hour of Yin the day after tomorrow evening. As soon as the city gate is opened, the army must come to support as soon as possible. Among the one hundred or so people in our reconnaissance department, only about sixty can really fight. In my opinion, the Qing troops will definitely return to defend in two quarters of an hour at most." Liu Guquan strengthened his confidence and then said to Lu Ping in a serious tone.

"it is good"

After Liu Guquan left, Lu Ping stayed in the store for a while before walking into the next store and whispered to Shopkeeper Fang: "Shopkeeper Fang, I have decided to leave the city, but I am still a little worried about the first trip. I want to split it into two trips. Tonight, another person and I will leave the city first, and tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, my relative will leave the city."

Shopkeeper Fang frowned and said unhappily: "Why doesn't Shopkeeper Lu believe us?"

"No, no, it's just too much money, I'm not very reassured," Lu Ping explained with a smile.

Shopkeeper Fang curled his lips and said, "That's fine, but since you and your partner are leaving the city tonight, I can't give you a discount on the price. Two hundred taels, not a penny less."

Lu Ping hesitated for a moment, but still nodded reluctantly and said, "Okay, but tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, these people will be considered big business, so we must pay the original price."

"Alright, alright, you are so greedy that you are trying to save money even though there is a war going on. I will just stick to that price," Shopkeeper Fang replied unhappily.

At night, Lu Ping and another spy Sun Qi, led by Shopkeeper Fang, quietly came to the vicinity of Dinghuai Gate. Shopkeeper Fang walked to the city gate alone and said something softly. Then Shopkeeper Fang waved towards where Lu Ping was, motioning him to come over.

Lu Ping and Sun Qi ran over in a hurry, glanced at the city gate, and turned their heads away. Seeing this, a Qing army commander didn't say much, but pointed to the top of the city wall and motioned the two to go up.

At this time, Sun Qi pretended to have just remembered and asked in a low voice: "Hey, Manager Fang, if they come over tomorrow and don't recognize you, will there be any problems? Otherwise, I will bring someone over tomorrow."

Shopkeeper Fang was startled, and then he looked at the general, who was also frowning. After a while, the general nodded to show his agreement. Then Sun Qi said, "Then I won't go up. Brother Lu, you go first, we will go out the day after tomorrow."

"Okay," Lu Ping said in a low voice, but no one noticed that there was excitement flashing in Lu Ping's eyes.