In the Song Dynasty, there was no law or order.

In the deep underground world of Bianliang, the headquarters of Wuyou Cave is like a hell on earth.

The headquarters of Wuyou Cave is underground in the Cai River in the outer city, and above it is "Fantai Chunxiao", one of the eight scenic spots in Bianliang. There are many riverbanks here, and there are a lot of drainage pipes under the embankments, which are suitable for people to enter and exit.

And because it is close to Xuanhua Gate and Puji Gate, even if something happens, you can run out of the city, so it has gradually become a place where evil forces are stationed.

The pipes below are crisscrossed, weaving a dense water network system, and the headquarters of Wuyou Cave is in a secret cave. You need to take a boat to an underground dock, then climb a three-meter-high rock and drill in from below.

The entrance of the cave is narrow, but it will be much larger after drilling in. There are countless caves of various sizes dug out artificially inside, where thousands of people live, and there are underground rivers, no shortage of oxygen and escape routes.

In this case, Wuyou Cave is in a position that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if the water floods, unless the water can spread to the upper cave, it will be safe most of the time.

But the disadvantages are also obvious. It is too close to Caihe River. The government troops can take a boat to the entrance of the cave directly.

At this time, the cave at the bottom of the cave was full of various screams. Staying down there for a long time made these vicious people gradually twisted their minds and began to enjoy torturing the victims they captured.

In addition to rape, there are countless victims who have been tortured to death by them these days. Although they still have to rely on them to make money in the future, or take them as hostages, they are still restrained.

But if this continues, if there is no news from above. Or they can't get out yet, and the food down there is getting less and less, it is possible that the fate of these hostages will be even more miserable. Not only will they have no food, they may even be used as food.

Outside a cave in the lower level, several young men with sharp knives in their waists stared at everyone who came and went vigilantly. Now Wuyou Cave is not peaceful either. Sometimes they will hold fights to relieve everyone's pressure.

"When do you think the higher-ups will send someone down?"

"Soon."

"They won't wait until they run out of food before sending someone down."

"The chief is not that kind of person. Be patient and wait."

They whispered.

The ancients had anti-reconnaissance awareness, but firstly, not everyone had it, and secondly, it was far less strong than in modern times.

At least the underground evil forces in Bianliang couldn't screen out undercover agents.

They didn't even think that the government would send undercover agents.

So at this time, each force had an insider from the Imperial City Division, and when they came down, they all hid a piece of red cloth on their bodies.

The higher-ups had previously instructed that once a fight started, they would tie the red cloth on their right arms to distinguish between the enemy and us.

One of the men glanced at the cave not far away. There was a light in the cave, and seven or eight men on the table were playing dice, drinking and eating meat, and there were naked women serving them.

There were also women moaning in pain and excitement from inside the cave, and occasionally various screams and other messy sounds of beating, scolding, and reprimanding could be heard.

In this dark underground, there is basically no activity except gambling and having fun.

As gangsters who escaped from outside, they don’t have women of their own down there, so naturally they don’t have to watch like this. But these days, the crimes down there are more serious than they imagined.

The north is close to the river, and the stench is overwhelming. From time to time, you can see some people carrying corpses, some covered in blood, some missing arms and legs, and some are just bottles.

"A group of people will be sent up soon, this time it’s my turn."

One of the young men whispered: "I've been down there for a long time, I feel like I'm going crazy, I really want to draw a knife and kill people, kill these beasts clean."

"Okay, don't worry, even if no one is sent down from above for the time being, we can go up."

The leader said: "Now the blockade is strict up there, the cave owner will not send his confidants, but only people like us who are on the periphery or escaped from outside. As long as they need to send people up to inquire about information and collect supplies, we can contact Zhisi and know when to act."

"Hush!"

Another person hissed, indicating silence.

Sure enough, a drunk man walked out of the cave next to him, walked to a nearby place to urinate, and then staggered back.

Everyone fell into silence.

Everyone put their hands on their waists, tightly holding the sharp knife.

In such an environment, no one wants to be the next dead person, and their nerves are tense.

They will not provoke others, but they cannot be bullied at will.

Being an undercover is not easy.

At the same time, another thing happened in the upper cave of Wuyou Cave.

The upper cave is much more comfortable and spacious, and even houses have been built. Although it is just a simple wooden house, it is much better than the cave below.

Outside a wooden house, several middle-aged men were sitting on the flat ground, and the screams of women came from the cave next to it.

One of the middle-aged men couldn't stand it anymore and shouted to the inside: "Don't beat them to death, we still rely on them to make money in the future."

"Hehe."

A middle-aged man also walked out of the cave. He was dirty and wore a silk robe. The whip in his hand was stained with blood. There was a green tattoo on his arm. He said coldly to the people outside: "I'm not in a hurry, so why are you in a hurry? A group of poor outsiders are ordering me around?"

"Humph!"

The men outside snorted coldly, and the sturdy man in the lead said, "If you feel like fighting, why don't you fight me?"

The middle-aged man also had helpers, and more than a dozen people came around and shouted, "Who's afraid of you?"

The sturdy man stood up and was about to take action.

"Enough."

On the other side, another middle-aged man shouted, "Do you want to die?"

Seeing him, the two gangs stopped in disappointment and no longer confronted each other.

The middle-aged man who spoke was called Li You, the deputy cave master of Wuyou Cave, and his status was very high.

The cave master of Wuyou Cave, like the owner of Guifan Tower, was elusive and did not stay in their headquarters.

It is said that their identities have been bleached, and they are all wealthy businessmen in Bianliang, so the things below are basically managed by their left and right hands.

This has been recorded in historical materials.

For example, there was a leader of the Beggars' Gang in Lin'an Prefecture named Jin. His family had been the leader of the Beggars' Gang for seven generations. He did not live on the street like a beggar, but lived in a mansion and had slaves. The history books said that he "had a lot of grain in his granary, extra money in his pocket, and lent money to hire maids."

The middle-aged men from outside were originally from the Qinglong Society gang outside Wuyou Cave. The leader was Tian Sanlang, the sturdy man.

Tian Sanlang still had some conscience and did not help the people of Wuyou Cave do some unscrupulous things. He just became a thug of Wuyou Cave because of some things.

Before he escaped this time, he was caught by Zhao Jun. After checking his background, he found that apart from fighting and collecting protection fees, he did not kill, rob, or kidnap people.

So Zhao Jun considered again and again and decided to give Tian Sanlang a chance and detained his family members. As long as he made meritorious contributions, he could be forgiven.

Before coming down, Tian Sanlang was still hesitating whether to turn against the government, because the reason why he became a thug of Wuyou Cave was that the owner of Wuyou Cave had done him a favor and helped him find his relatives who were abducted by Guifanlou.

But after seeing the situation underground, he no longer hesitated and honestly became an insider of the Imperial City Division.

This was also within Zhao Jun's expectations.

The people Zhao Jun chose were all checked and they were men of the rivers and lakes who were loyal and had a bottom line.

Just like many people on Liangshan were forced to become bandits, some of them also became gangsters out of necessity.

In addition, their family members were controlled. As long as they went down the cave and saw the situation below, it was estimated that no one would turn against the government and betray the Imperial City Division.

After all, since ancient times, people have not fought against officials. They should understand which leg is stronger between the Imperial City Division and the evil forces below, and recognize the reality clearly.

At this moment, Tian Sanlang stared at Li You.

This time, because of his position as the president of the peripheral society, he could enter the middle and high levels after entering the cave, so the task assigned to him was to capture Li You.

He must not let the other party escape.

Time passed by minute by minute, and it was night.

Because it was dark for a long time, the day and night were reversed. Many people indulged themselves, eating, drinking and having fun when they got up, and lying down when they were tired, and they could not distinguish between night and day.

However, most people's basic biological clock was still there, and they felt tired and wanted to sleep at night, so the cave was much quieter.

By the beginning of the Hai hour, which was more than nine o'clock in the evening, many people had already fallen asleep.

Suddenly.

A sharp whistle broke the silence.

"Toot toot toot!"

This piercing whistle came from outside the quiet cave, and everyone in the cave woke up in an instant.

"What's going on?"

"The soldiers are coming in."

"Hurry, hurry, hurry."

"Run!"

In an instant, the cave of Wuyou Cave was in chaos.

Because the headquarters was too close to Caihe, they set up sentries on the periphery.

And it was only a mile from the entrance of the river to the headquarters, and there were seven or eight secret sentries in the middle, watching at any time.

However, what people did not expect was that almost at the moment when the whistle just woke up, there was a shocking shout of killing outside, and ships rowed in like arrows.

It turned out that the officers and soldiers had not made any movement for more than two months, which led to the slackness of the sentries below. They waited until the officers and soldiers came close to find out that when they were about to blow the whistle, they were shot with crossbows by the officers and soldiers who had already figured out the position of the sentries.

If the sentries at the entrance of the headquarters cave were not hiding in the dark cave, and the crossbows could not be shot from the river below, I am afraid that they would not have reacted when the officers and soldiers entered.

Almost at the moment when the whistle sounded, the internal forces of the Imperial City Division under the cave became alert.

The young men below immediately drew out the sharp knives at their waists and tied the red scarf on their right arms. In the cave on the side, the people who ran out hurriedly looked at them in surprise and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Fighting with knives."

Someone answered.

"The officers and soldiers have come in, can you resist?"

The man sneered and was about to escape.

A sharp knife suddenly stabbed into his back. In his unbelievable eyes, the young man whispered: "I'm not fighting with the soldiers, I'm fighting with you!"

At this moment, the cave was in chaos. The shouts of the soldiers were getting closer and closer. A large number of torches poured in, adding heat to the already turbid air.

As a large number of soldiers poured in from the cave entrance, the cave became even more chaotic.

As soon as the people in the caves came out, they met the soldiers head-on, and the fight began in an instant.

These were all bloodthirsty men. Seeing that they could not retreat to the escape passage, they gritted their teeth and fought with others with the knives in their hands.

Di Qing's friend Zhang Zhong led two teams of guards and rushed to the front. He happened to meet more than ten men from the cave on the right. He grinned, raised the knife in his hand and chopped one of them on the head.

The man was caught off guard and fell to the ground with blood splattered all over his head, still with a warm smell.

The others saw this scene and became much more timid. In horror, they dared not rush to fight again. They turned their heads and screamed, running like crazy into the depths of the cave.

This is not a flat land with a wide view, but a lot of winding passages, and the passages are connected to a lot of caves.

Zhang Zhong shouted: "Chase!"

They chased for less than two or three minutes, and the group running in front was stopped.

Everyone rushed forward, and someone inside shouted, "We are one of them!"

Zhang Zhong looked intently, and saw that the cave was now full of torches, which was quite clear. He could vaguely see several young men with red bands tied on their right arms fighting bloody battles, so he shouted, "Go and help them."

The guards at the back door rushed forward and helped them to chop down several enemies. The rest of them were injured and rushed deeper, some knelt down to surrender, and some simply went to the cave next to them, but there was no way out, and they were completely seeking death.

"Go, kill the people, and rescue the people inside."

Zhang Zhong shouted.

Then a group of people rushed down.

The young men were members of the outer gang of Wuyou Cave, and their status was not high, so they were below.

Seeing the soldiers finally rushing in, he said with tears in his eyes: "We are the inspectors sent by the prefect to investigate the situation in Wuyou Cave. I wonder who this great official is?"

"I am Zhang Zhong, the head of the Imperial Horse Guard. I am usually responsible for protecting the safety of the prefect. This time, the prefect sent us to rescue people."

"Great, I will lead the way for the head!"

Everyone was delighted. They had been undercover for more than two months and were almost crazy down there. Now they finally sent someone to kill them.

Everyone was eager to show off and immediately led the soldiers to chase the enemy in various caves.

At this time, Wuyou Cave was in chaos. The soldiers poured into the caves like a river. Those who resisted were killed without mercy. The ground was full of corpses, scattered weapons and body parts.

Accompanied by the screams of those evil forces, the panicked screams of the victims, and all kinds of chaotic sounds, the cave of Wuyou Cave headquarters was in chaos.

"Run."

"Save me, save me."

"Damn it, I can't live anymore, just kill all those people, it's these people who led the soldiers here."

"Retreat to the back cave first, go quickly. Don't block the road, get out of my way."

"Kill!"

"Don't let any thieves escape."

"The court has ordered that anyone who resists will be killed without mercy."

"Save people first."

The voices of the bandits and soldiers intertwined.

Various whistles also sounded.

Amid the chaos, the upper level of the cave was relatively quiet at the moment.

First, there were few people on the upper level, and second, the distance was far, the soldiers had not come to kill them, and Li You immediately gathered his men, so there was no panic.

"What should I do?"

"Retreat first, the bottom can't hold on."

"Where to run, there are soldiers everywhere."

"Follow me!"

Li You glanced around, about forty or fifty people gathered with him, and waved his hand to signal everyone to follow.

They turned around and around in the back of the cave, and the people in front suddenly realized that Li You had disappeared without a trace, and they were panicked for a moment.

Only a few pairs of eyes had been staring at Li You's figure, and they saw him and a few of his confidants go into the side passage, and they immediately followed.