Traveling through the emperor, overthrowing the empress dowager at the beginning

The people from the Inspectorate quickly went deep into the forest.

Soon someone brought the news.

"Your Majesty, we have discovered the location of the iron mine."

"Where is it? Take me there immediately."

"Your Majesty, the iron mine is surrounded by a wooden wall and a wooden fort, with a watchtower inside."

Shen Qiu's expression was somewhat serious as he said, "The people we captured earlier, and those we killed in the forest, were most likely just scouts."

Hearing this, Ye Chen narrowed his eyes.

Scouts were deployed around the iron mine. It seemed that these powerful people valued the iron mine very much. Even though all the roads leading to the Qinling Mountains had been blocked, they were still worried that the secrets would be leaked.

Ye Chen wanted to go and see the iron mine even more.

"Qiu'er, can we capture that wooden stronghold?"

Ye Chen asked.

"can."

Shen Qiu bit his lip and said, "However, if we have enough time and find out the rotation schedule of the soldiers on the watchtower, the possibility of eliminating them silently will be greater."

"Oh, then wait."

Ye Chen laughed.

He also knew that you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.

Some times.

You have to wait if you have to.

"Your Majesty, we have already eliminated all the scouts around here. After a while, the people in the wooden village will definitely notice something is wrong, right?"

"We can't just sit there and wait."

Murong Yan on the side asked with a worried look on her face.

"Ah."

Ye Chen frowned, pondered for a moment, and suddenly said to Shen Qiu: "Qiu'er, is there any wind on the mountain now?"

"Your Majesty, there is no wind."

Shen Qiu looked at Ye Chen with some doubt, then clasped his fists and said.

"Once we find out the rotation schedule for the soldiers in the watchtower, have someone choose a location and light a small fire on the wooden wall to create chaos. Then we can seize the opportunity to attack!"

Ye Chen said decisively.

In the mountains, even a small fire can turn into a catastrophic disaster.

He understood this principle, and those powerful people in the Beijing camp must have understood it as well.

Just light the fire.

The people in the wooden village would definitely be in a panic.

As long as the people inside panic first, it will be easy to break in from the outside.

But the fire cannot be too big.

It would be terrible if it spread like wildfire.

"Yes!"

Shen Qiu immediately went to pass on the message.

Ye Chen waited silently.

In the deep mountains and old forests, the air is moist and the chirping of insects and the howling of monkeys are endless.

Ye Chen felt a little cold, and Murong Yan, who was standing next to him, was shivering slightly.

Compared to Ye Chen, she was dressed more lightly.

"Yan'er, if you really feel too cold, you can tell me and I will help you solve it."

Ye Chen sensed Murong Yan's situation and spoke in a gentle tone.

"what?"

Murong Yan was slightly stunned, a strange light flashed in her eyes, but she immediately shook her head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I'm fine."

As soon as Murong Yan finished speaking, a mink cloak was already draped over her.

Murong Yan's whole body trembled, and she instantly felt much better. She looked at Ye Chen with some emotion.

Ye Chen gave her his clothes, but in Dayu, where men are superior to women, most men would not do such an intimate thing to a woman.

And this is only in Dayu. If it were in Xianbei, the status of women would be even lower.

A big reason why Murong Yan was kicked out was because she was a woman.

Therefore, as she touched the clothes draped over her body, Murong Yan's eyes flashed with strange light.

Ye Chen's actions made Murong Yan feel flattered.

At this moment, Shen Qiu looked at Murong Yan, frowned slightly, then walked forward and said softly to Ye Chen: "Your Majesty, we have already investigated the soldiers' rotation time and the location for setting the fire has been selected."

"Well, it should be lunchtime soon. Let's wait until smoke starts to rise from the village before we start."

Ye Chen said again.

He wanted to do it as stealthily as possible.

"Yes!"

Shen Qiu took the order and left.

Soon, Ye Chen saw wisps of thick smoke rising.

Then, the Inspectorate started setting fires.

Then, even though he was far away, Ye Chen heard the sound of a gong.

He was very calm about this. He said, "You've already started the fire, it's impossible not to make some noise."

And Shen Qiu came over quickly to report.

"Your Majesty, there were no other people from the Beijing camp around the iron mine to put out the fire. Only the people from the Kanmu Village came to put out the fire."

"Then do it!"

Ye Chen waved his hand and gave the order.

"Yes!"

Following Ye Chen's order, Lu Niudan, who had already reached the edge of the wooden village, took a deep breath and raised his spear.

Because the wooden wall was burning and a group of people were constantly putting out the fire, no one noticed that they were surrounded.

The soldiers on the watchtower are changing shifts again.

"let's go!"

Lu Liudan wanted to rush forward, but unexpectedly several people suddenly jumped out from his side.

These are all imperial guards, but they are all from the Jing'an Marquis Mansion and are soldiers trained by Ye Chen.

Pick up the crossbow and load the arrow.

Under the astonished gaze of Lu Niudan and others, the imperial guards shot arrows one after another.

After a round of arrows.

The few soldiers who were climbing up the watchtower were immediately shot into hedgehogs.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of imperial guards rushed to the location where the wooden wall was burning.

And that place was not far from the gate of the wooden village.

There was no shouting or killing.

There were only screams and curses.

Kill people, seize the door, and charge.

The imperial guards quickly rushed into the wooden village.

At this time, Lu Niudan came to his senses and quickly led his men into the wooden village.

The number of people guarding the wooden village was not large, only about a hundred people.

Moreover, these people usually fail to take precautions, after all, nothing has ever happened in the past.

They were caught off guard and had no time to organize a resistance before they were killed to pieces by the imperial guards.

After Lu Niudan led his men and followed the imperial guards into the wooden village, he looked around. He didn't need to interfere in the affairs on the front battlefield, but if he wanted to make a contribution, he had to do something else.

Then he noticed the largest house in the wooden village.

"Brothers, rush with me!"

Lu Niudan roared and rushed forward with his men.

"Made!"

The ruler of the entire wooden village, General Chang Guangde of the Beijing Camp, learned that the village was about to fall after he left the wooden house.

He was horrified and asked someone to bring him a bamboo tube.

This bamboo tube can emit fireworks, and people around will come to support when they see the fireworks.

But Chang Guangde had just received the bamboo tube and had not yet had time to pull the fuse when Lu Niudan, who had rushed over, had already seen him.

Just by looking at his clothes, Lu Niudan knew that Chang Guangde was definitely an official.

Chu Ji, who was beside Lu Niudan, immediately took out a bamboo tube.

So, Chang Guangde just pulled the fuse.

A poisonous needle pierced Chang Guangde's arm.

Chang Guangde's eyes widened, and his body softened as he fell to the ground.

But the bamboo tube had already started to smoke, and was about to burst into flames. Lu Niudan was quick-witted and quick-handed, and with a sudden pounce, he pressed the bamboo tube under his body.