On the fifth day of Chenliu County, Liu Lancheng was keeping a quiet warehouse in the north, and finally there was movement in the warehouse.

That morning, more than a dozen warriors guarding a carriage slowly parked in front of the gate. The door opened. Gao Hui came out of the carriage and walked quickly into the warehouse.

Liu Lancheng, who was sitting on the second floor of the tavern opposite, quickly asked Ling Jing in a low voice, "Sir, who is this woman?"

"She is Gao Hui, the leader of the Bohai Association." Ling Jing said, looking at Gao Hui's back.

"Since we are the leader of the Bohai Association, will it be more convenient for us to arrest her directly?" asked another scout deputy Cao Anxin.

Ling Jing thought about it and shook his head, "Our plan has been formulated and there are no loopholes, so don't change it easily."

After waiting for five days, the other party finally made a move. Ling Jing became a little excited. He whispered to Liu Lancheng: "Go to find Wang Shun, we need information at any time."

"I understand, let's make arrangements!"

Liu Lancheng winked at his deputy, Cao Anxin quickly got up and hurried with him. Ling Jing took a sip of wine. In fact, he also wanted to catch Gao Hui, but Liu Heita was obviously more important than Gao Hui, so he suppressed this idea.

In the inner hall of the goods store, several subordinates bowed to Gao Hui. Gao Hui sat on the couch, took a sip of tea and asked, "Is there anything unusual here recently?"

"Report to Madam, Chen Liu's side is very calm and there is nothing unusual."

"But there was something unusual in Luoyang. Both managers wanted to slip away. One was executed and the other was unknown. Both managers knew the situation in Chenliu County. I was very worried that the government would take over this store."

"Madam Qi, if there is any bad news in the government, the King of the King will definitely notify us in advance. But now the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the

"But I'm worried that the night is long and the dreams are too long, so that the batch of goods will be shipped away immediately."

The head of the head said: "I want to be lucky, but the Sui army has been strictly investigating pig iron. The road is not safe. We are waiting for the opportunity, but I heard that I have relaxed in the past two days."

Gao Hui said coldly: "I came here just for this matter. Now I relax because of the Empress Dowager's birthday. All counties in the world celebrate ten days of celebrations. So I did not check these ten days of checkpoints. I did the test and pig iron could pass the checkpoints. So the batch of goods must set off immediately and leave immediately. Go north to the East County and cross the Yellow River. It must be fast! You must arrive at Shanggu County within ten days."

Everyone took action and loaded bags of goods on mules. Using the cover of transporting tea, they used more than 200 mules to transport tea, cowhide and five hundred pieces of Mingguang armor to the north.

Just as he was busy in the warehouse, Wang Shun quietly slipped out from the side. Liu Lancheng's use of both soft and hard work played a good role in him. Wang Shun has now become the Sui army's inner support in the warehouse, staring at the five hundred pieces of armor for the Sui army.

Wang Shun quickly walked to the alley across the street. A carriage was parked here. He got on the carriage. The carriage slowly started. Wang Shun said to Liu Lancheng in the carriage: "The batch of goods was on the road after an hour, and they were on the road with tea and cowhide. They were going to Dongjun to cross the Yellow River."

“Is the message accurate?”

“Absolutely accurate!”

Liu Lancheng took out an inlay of gold weighing about thirty taels and handed it to him, "Your son will let go after you turn around. Thank you for your hard work these days, and someone will continue to contact you in the future."

Wang Shun took the gold, got off the carriage without saying a word, and walked back quickly. Liu Lancheng immediately ordered: "Go to the inn!"

One hour later, a caravan composed of 200 mules left the Northland cargo shop and left the North City Gate. Their goods were tea and cooked cows. The Sui army ordered the slaughter of cattle, but cattle also had birth, old age, sickness and death. Sick and dead cows were generally slaughtered by the government. Merchants could buy cows from the government. As long as there was a certificate from the government, it was not illegal to traffic in cooked cows.

Just as the caravan left, Liu Lancheng immediately led thirty Sui troops to follow him from afar, and Ling Jingze returned to Zhongdu directly.

That night, Zhang Xuan received a secret report from Fang Xuanling. At Fang Xuanling's suggestion, Zhang Xuan sent a hundred inspectors to various counties in central Hebei to temporarily serve as the leaders of each checkpoint. Their task was to ensure that the Bohai Association's goods went north smoothly and prevent any accidents.

This is a large-scale secret operation and the largest operation since the establishment of the Northern Sui Intelligence Agency.

The route of the cowhide caravan is not difficult to determine. After crossing the Yellow River from Dongjun, they entered Jijun, and then transferred to Wuyang County, Wu'an County, Xiangguo County, Zhao County, Boling County, and finally entered Shanggu County. After entering Boling County, the caravan began to leave the official road and walk the wilderness path.

Liu Lancheng, who followed the caravan all the way, found that the other party began to walk the mountain road, so that they were easily discovered. Liu Lancheng decided to make an adventure attempt. He asked his deputy Cao Anxin to lead the team to follow him far away from sight, while he pretended to be a mountain farmer carrying two loads of mountain goods to follow him up close.

After walking about five or six miles of mountain road, Liu Lancheng was stopped by two caravan guards and led him to the caravan. At this time, the caravan was resting in an open area on the mountain road. The surroundings were covered with snow, and the thick snow covered the entire mountain area with white.

The head of the caravan was named Jiang, and he was a capable general under Gao Hui. He looked at Liu Lancheng and asked, "What is in the basket?"

Liu Lancheng smiled honestly and said, "Reporting to the master, there are all winter bamboo shoots and two pheasants, I'm going to sell them in the county."

"Are you not a local?" Manager Jiang glanced at him again.

"The villain is from Qi County. After being separated from Daye for eight years, he became a son-in-law here."

"oh--"

Manager Jiang did not ask much. Everyone knows that in the eighth year of Daye, the imperial court launched the Liaodong Battle, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers enlisted in Qingzhou and countless people displaced. It is normal for Qingzhou people to appear in Youzhou.

Manager Jiang took a fancy to his strength and could walk the mountain road with a load weighing hundreds of pounds. He smiled and said, "I bought all your goods. In addition, I will hire you for half a month. You can offer a price!"

Liu Lancheng lowered his head and thought, "If the master could give me 100 cents a day, I would be willing."

Manager Jiang smiled and said, "Then we will make up for it!"

Liu Lancheng did not disappoint Manager Jiang. He was very capable. He took care of thirty mules by himself, and worked hard to unload goods. He was also honest and honest. He took the initiative to take care of mules and horses, and cut branches to burn fire to everyone to keep warm, which made Manager Jiang very satisfied. Two days later, his wages increased to 300 cents a day, and Liu Lancheng worked harder.

But Manager Jiang never dreamed that the special mark left by Liu Lancheng when cutting down the branches pointed at the subordinates behind, so that their subordinates could follow from a distance without being discovered.

Five days later, the caravan bribed the level officers with twenty coins and successfully passed the last level in Boling County, which was also the caravan's ultimate skill.

They used a lot of money to bribe all the way through various checkpoints, and their goods were never searched, which surprised Manager Jiang, who had been in business for many years, that they could actually pass through the entire Hebei. In addition to proving that they were lucky, Manager Jiang also secretly sighed at the corruption of the Sui army at the bottom.

But if this was a large-scale cooperation operation by the Sui army, Manager Jiang would not believe it even if he was beaten to death. After all, intercepting the armor is a great achievement. Who would let the armor go?

On that evening, the caravan settled and rested in Suicheng County. Liu Lancheng and the caravan stayed for six days. They were very familiar with each other. The caravan's wariness towards him was completely eliminated. Everyone liked this honest and diligent young man. Manager Jiang even had the idea to recruit him for his subordinates.

Liu Lancheng was busy in the livestock shed in the backyard, carrying water and cutting grass, and taking care of more than 200 mules by himself. Manager Jiang looked at it for a moment, walked up and smiled, "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Liu."

"It's okay, I'm used to it at home."

"Oh! Brother Liu is the pillar of the family!"

"There is no way. There is a wife and children, a father-in-law and mother-in-law at home. My father-in-law was originally a hunter. He broke his leg last year and has since fallen and has since fallen. I am the only labor force left in the family. They treat me well. Not only do they take me in, but their son also takes my surname. I cannot repay their kindness."

"Brother Liu is a kind person. From now on, Brother Liu will do it with me! I will give you twenty coins a month, which is enough for you to support your family. How about it?"

Liu Lancheng pretended to be pondered for a moment and said, "I have to go back and discuss this with my wife."

Liu Lancheng scratched his head again, "Why do I go back tomorrow? I'll see if the company can do it?"

Liu Lancheng has become the most important friend in the caravan. It is inconvenient to leave his caravan. Liu Lancheng also understood in his heart, so he deliberately tried it.

Manager Jiang was not willing to let him go, so he smiled and shook his head, "Brother Liu, don't worry, we will deliver the goods in Langshan. We will arrive in three more days, and then we will go back together."

Liu Lancheng's heart suddenly jumped. He finally knew where Liu Heita's army was hiding, and it turned out to be in Langshan.
Chapter completed!