When the three of Ater followed a group of fishermen who came to the city to sell fish, they walked out of the city and returned to the monastery in a circle. Several other groups entering the city who had received the mission had already returned to the monastery.
After hastily drinking a large bowl of minced meat and wheat paste, Art summoned several incoming teams and task force commanders to the dilapidated and leaky temple of the monastery to gather the situation. A group of people randomly pulled up a few worn-out benches and sat down haphazardly, surrounding Art in the middle.
Att took off the deerskin water bag from his waist, pulled out the cork, brought it to his mouth, poured a large mouthful of cold water, wiped the water stains, and said: "Without further nonsense, let's talk about your respective situations, Stanley will talk first."
Stanley stood up from the bench, and Art waved his hand to indicate that he should sit down and talk.
“Sir, I have already inquired about it. The guards at the East City Gate and the North City Water Gate are the most interrogative and the most stringent. People who enter the city must be searched, and any items they carry must be carefully checked. However, their purpose is mainly to prevent people from carrying personal work to evade business taxes. The Southwest City Water Gate and the South City Gate are relatively loose, because the main gates of these two gates are According to the rules, people leaving the city do not have to pay any taxes when carrying goods out of the city, so the gate guards did not bother to check. Although the other gates are not heavily guarded, they still have to check the carriages of people entering the city one by one. "
"Have you inquired about the opening and closing times of the city gates and the curfew in the city?"
"My lord, the six dry gates of Thorn City will be closed when the church evening bell rings for the first time (note: around 7 p.m.), and the water gate will be closed a little later, but not later than the second evening bell (note: around 7:30 p.m.); after the third evening bell rings (note: around 8 p.m.), a curfew will begin in the city, and the city guards and security guards will patrol throughout the city."
"Sir, that's all for now. In order not to arouse suspicion, I simply asked the citizens a few questions and didn't ask any more questions." Stanley regretted not asking for more information. He thought that the information was enough.
Matt actually did not blame Stanley, because the task he gave Stanley did not mention other detailed investigation tasks. "Stanley, you have done a good job. Tomorrow you will continue to inquire into the city to find out whether the patrols of the city guards and security guards are tight; yes. Can anyone leave the city after the curfew? How tight are the city gates during the day and night? "
"Yes!"
"Have you found the dark cave?" Art continued to ask.
"We found it, just in the northwest corner of the city. The water and grass in the moat there are very dense. Someone hid a wooden raft in the water and grass. I led the people to quietly row the famous raft close to the root of the city wall. Sure enough, there was a gap, but it was not wide enough for people to get in and out. After remembering the location outside the city, we sneaked into the city from the north city and found the corresponding location in the city, and we also wrote it down. "
Matt nodded and encouraged, then turned to Angus, "Sergeant Major, have you found the place where we live and hide?"
"Found it. There is a two-story house near the water gate in the north of the city, next to a tavern. There are many people coming and going and it is not easy for anyone to notice the abnormality. Although the house is very narrow and only has one room, there is a cellar in the house where soldiers can be hidden."
"The owner of that private house went to Besançon for business last month and couldn't come back for a while, so he gave the house to a neighbor to help rent it out. We have escaped with the owner and neighbor on the pretext of temporarily staying for business. If you think it is possible, you can pay the rent and move in tomorrow."
Angus said with some regret: "That private house is indeed too narrow. Thirty people will definitely be squeezed to death if they live in it. But Salt and I have toured the northern city, and there is only one place that can meet the conditions you require." It was really difficult to find a house with all the conditions. He lowered his head and pondered for a while, and thought of a solution in his mind. He replied: "Sergeant, if you want that house, you have to pay three months' rent tomorrow. As for the problem of not being able to accommodate everyone, I will arrange it later."
"Yes!" Angus replied simply.
"Ron, tell me the results of your sentinel inspection in the city."
Ron was originally arranged to follow Art into the city to find a safe house, but after some thought, Art decided to let him take a soldier to the city to investigate the wealthy businessman's mansion in the North City. He wanted to make sure that the target of the operation was still there.
: "Today I took Smith to investigate the mansion. Those bastards are still in the mansion. The surrounding secret sentries are basically the same as what the traitor said. They are on the second floor of the tavern, the apple stand in the free market, and a beggar at the gate of the mansion. However, the walking vendor selling bread was replaced by one selling groceries. In order to prevent them from being alert, we did not go close to the mansion to spy."
After briefly talking to the others about finding the safe house but not being able to reveal the location until the end, Art began to formulate the next action plan.
ifier will start from tomorrow. According to the previously formulated strategy and combined with the information gathered over time, I will inform you of the final plan.」
"This operation is divided into three parts - sentinel, raid, and retreat. Correspondingly, I divided all the personnel involved in the operation into several groups."
"Stanley picked the four most alert and slightly ordinary-looking soldiers to form the sentinel team. You are responsible for the actual number of sentry targets, the terrain and interior of the mansion, the target's weapons, etc. "
"Smith and Dawson picked three more flexible soldiers to form a response team in the city. They sneaked into the city to observe around, memorized the terrain and road distribution in the city, and thought of ways to respond and get out of the city." The support team outside the city is responsible for staying in this monastery to take care of the carriages and horses. Once we leave the city, you must have the carriages and horses take action immediately. "
"The remaining soldiers of the task force all belong to the assault team, which is the last sword of this operation. The assault team will be led by Ron."
"The sergeant major and I will make flexible arrangements, and we will go wherever we are needed."
"Early tomorrow morning, the sentinel team and the city response team will follow me into the city and hide in the houses in the north of the city. Ron and the assault team will stay here to continue training on night attacks, crossbows and short weapon combat. When we have the city sorted out, I will send people to pick you up and bring your weapons and armor into the city."
At said this, he looked around at the crowd and asked, "Do you have any questions?"
"Master, how can we escape from the city after a night attack?" Smith still stuttered a little, but he was no longer as panicked as before.
"The response needs to be discussed carefully after entering the city." Art didn't have a perfect plan in mind.