Chapter 482 Exposure
After moving dozens of steps eastward, in the faintly visible light, Song Nan and Wang Yong actually found an arrow tower standing high above the inner wall. They were so frustrated that they had to stop.
"Your Excellency, you can't go forward, or you will be found. Our current position is between the Arrow Tower and the patrol point of the royal guard just now. Let's decide whether to advance or retreat.
Song Nan squatted under the wall and thought for a moment: "The guard of the royal palace is much stricter than we thought, but I think at least we have to figure out the law of the guard patrol on the inner wall, otherwise this trip will come in vain. Zhu Changshun's map said that this should be a large garden. Perhaps the inner wall is the most important pass, but it will be much easier after passing the inner wall. Brother Wang, I want to have a try again.
Wang Yong whispered, "Well, since the adult said so, I will follow the adult."
Song Nan gritted his teeth and said, "Never mind, since you come, you have to break through the Longtan Tiger Cave. If you are timid and afraid that you can't do anything big things."
Wang Yong secretly admires Song Nan's courage. Unlike other court officials, daring to take risks is a unique characteristic of the commander. I'm afraid this is also one of the reasons why the commander can go straight up. Whoever is in such a situation, I'm afraid he can only retreat, but Song Nan knows If it is difficult, I will never retreat.
The distance from the root of the outer wall of Song Nan and others to the inner wall where the guards haunted is about 30 steps. This distance naturally arrived within ten breaths, but Song Nan and Wang Yong moved gently like slow motion, taking half an hour. Even so, the snow-covered ground will still make a creaking sound, making the two of them walk on thin ice.
During this period, the guards of the royal palace on the inner wall appeared again. At that time, Song Nan and Wang Yong went like scarecrows halfway, just at the trunk of a tree. The two held their breath and did not dare to stick out. More than a dozen guards on the wall looked in their direction for more than ten hours, but it was hard. I didn't find them. Maybe it was too dark, and the two of them were covered with ink on the trunk. The trunk of the tree looked much bloated, but they could not see that it was because people were attached to it. Even so, after the guard disappeared, Song Nan and Wang Yong both sweated coldly.
Song Nan estimated the time interval, and the guards of the royal palace on the inner wall should come to inspect the wall every quarter of an hour. Judging from the fact that the guards can walk quickly on the wall, the width of the inner wall should be wide enough for people to move.
It is easy to understand that the inner wall is the defense facility on which the royal palace relies. Manpower is arranged on the inner wall. If there is an enemy, the inner wall must be full of manpower defense. In fact, it is the wall of the city of the royal palace. Look at the clearly visible wall stacks. This is the standard construction for defense. With the protection of the wall stacks, the guards in the palace can use this as a shelter to shoot arrows and throw stones to launch firearms. Slowly speaking, it is said that thieves enter, even if a large number of people and horses attack may be rare for a while.
Successfully arrived at the root of the inner wall, and the two were already sweaty and chilled. There was not much time left to patrol the next wave of guards. Wang Yong quickly threw ropes to hook the wall, and the two climbed up the inner wall one after the other. When they came up to the wall, they looked at each other in shock. The inner wall was not ordinary and spacious, and the width was several cars parallel. On the side near the inside side, there were piles of things on both sides of the aisle, covered with oilcloth. Song Nan couldn't help cutting a recent snow-covered oil cloth with a dagger and reached in and touched it. The tentacles turned out to be a bundle of arrows, and she couldn't help licking her tongue.
The commander of the guard immediately shouted: "All gathered. The first team blocked the back house passage and notified the brothers in the front yard to be prepared. The second team searched on the spot. The third team followed me to search on the inner wall and whistled immediately after finding the thief."
The guards dressed in a hurry and began to act separately. A team of guards rushed by the trees where Song Nan hid, shouting for orders were endless. At the same time, a guard leader led hundreds of guards to search from south to north.
Song Nan understood that she couldn't stay here. She and Wang Yong quickly left the guard station, but as soon as they went out of the door, they took a breath of cold air. The whole area behind them were full of torches and lanterns. Hundreds of guards were falling in the corner for a carpet search, not the shout of the guard leader: "One place also You can't leak it. Every house and every corner has to be searched. The prince has been shocked. If the thief is not caught, everyone will have no good fruit to eat.
"What should I do, my lord? I'm afraid it won't be done if I go back the same way."
Song Nan frowned and said, "You can't go back the same way. The hook left there has definitely been found, and you can't get out when you go back there. Now we can only find a place to hide so that they can't search, and then deal with it.
Wang Yong squeaked his lips and said, "Where to hide?"
Song Nan frowned and said, "There is a Buddhist temple near here on Zhu Changshun's map. Let's look for it. There will be no one to live in the Buddhist hall. Maybe there is a hiding place."
Wang Yong said, "Okay, let's go. The back is searched."
Song Nan sighed and said, "Brother, there seems to be something wrong with Zhu Changshun's map. I don't know if the Buddhist hall can be found. In short, I will do my best to listen to fate. I beg my brother for one thing.
Wang Yong stamped his foot and said, "Let's talk about it later. I'm not free now."
Song Nan said, "No, now it must be said that if the guards find us, I will strang myself. At that time, I will ask my brothers to stamp my face so that they can't see who I am. Otherwise, I will die. I'm afraid there will be many people involved. Be sure to promise me.
Wang Yong was shocked and said, "Your Excellency, why did you say this? We haven't been caught yet."
Song Nan said, "Be prepared. This is my last order. You must follow it, otherwise I will not forgive you if I die."
Wang Yong sighed, "If you agree, your excellency, let's go quickly."
Song Nan patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "Good brother." Behind him, the torch flashed, and more than 100 guards who searched the station were walking towards the door. Song Nan and Wang Yong moved and walked along the wall of the door.