Even though there are more than 300 county soldiers in Jinhe City and more than 50 jailers in the county jail, there is no reason to be a thief for a thousand days to prevent a thief for a thousand days.
Xuzhou not only provided detailed intelligence support, but also had a group of elite personnel such as Diao Xiazi and Pei Pu to directly participate in the formulation and implementation of specific plans. They also transported necessary weapons, armor and some equipment into the city in batches.
Although Jinhe City is dilapidated, the county jail built next to the north city wall is the most heavily guarded place.
Except for the north side of the county prison, which is close to the north city wall, the other three courtyard walls are all high rammed earth walls three feet thick and more than two feet high. Sharp broken porcelain pieces are inserted on the top of the walls, and there are sentry towers at the four corners.
Tan Yuliang and others joined Zhang Guangli, and the manpower Dong Qing had gathered before was only about thirty people.
They want to forcefully break through the main gate of the county prison, which has a structure similar to an urn city. The casualties will be difficult to control, and the time will be delayed. The city's defenders will soon come with reinforcements from all directions, and they will be trapped in a desperate situation of isolation and helplessness.
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The final plan, in addition to contacting the imprisoned Dong Tai, Dong Ping, Zhang Guangli and others through the guards who secretly participated in the prison robbery, on the one hand, organized and prepared the trustworthy prisoners in the prison, and on the other hand, occupied
In a yard adjacent to the county jail, they used winches and giant ropes at night to pull down the three-foot-thick rammed earth prison wall, causing it to collapse. The lanes on both sides were also blocked with carts and horse-drawn carriages, delaying the jailers from pinching them from the lanes.
The speed to come and seal the gap.
Nearly five hundred prisoners became restless, gushing out from the gap like a tide.
Even if Tan Yuliang and Dong Qing had already sent people to the prison to contact them, in order to avoid leaks, it was impossible to notify every inmate in the prison and organize them.
The prison wall collapsed, and someone set fires everywhere in the city. The jailers were at a loss and couldn't figure out what to do for a while. The prisoners ran away screaming and irritated, and there were people everywhere shouting that horse thieves were attacking the city. The city soon fell into chaos.
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Except for those people who were called in advance, most of the prisoners who were kept in the dark fell into chaos and excitement. In the night, the fire was dim, and everyone tried their best to escape through the gap. Except for the prisoners who had been contacted earlier, the others were at this time
How can you listen to Tan Yuliang, Dong Qing and others?
Most people rushed directly to the nearest North City Gate, thinking of escaping from the city, and many people wanted to find a place to hide in the city.
In short, the situation was like a pot of porridge and chaos.
Tan Yuliang and others initially gathered more than a hundred people.
In addition to Dong Qing and Zhang Guangli's previous preparations, Tan Yuliang and others also brought more than 20 sets of swords and armors into the city and hid in the city for several days. They also made an additional batch of wooden shields and bamboo spears and hid them in the yard next to the county prison.
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More than a hundred people were equipped as quickly as possible, and then walked along the long street to the west city gate, which was the weakest defense.
There are benefits to chaos.
Most of the nearly five hundred prisoners rushed to the north gate, set fire, killed and wounded the guards, and snatched weapons, swords, and armor. The momentum was extremely high in a short period of time.
This made the county officials and defenders in the city immediately judge that the North City Gate was the breakthrough point for the troubled prisoners to escape from the city.
In addition to the more than a hundred guards and more than fifty jailers near the North City Gate, the other three cities also mobilized troops and horses as much as possible to reinforce the North City as quickly as possible.
Under the cover of darkness and chaos, Tan Yuliang and his group of more than a hundred people became less obvious targets. It was not until they approached the inside of the west city gate that they were discovered by the defenders at the top of the city.
However, at this time, only half of the team at the West Gate was left, with only twenty-five or six guardsmen still on alert and not leaving their posts without authorization.
Not to mention that Tan Yuliang, Tan Xiuqun and the nephews and nephews of the Tan family are all extremely brave. Dong Tai, Dong Ping, Dong Qing, Zhang Guangdeng, Zhang Guangli and other private salt traders regarded the state government as the leaders of salt lords and attacked them. There are also several people who are not Kong Wu.
A strong and strong man?
Yan Xiaojianghu, in the final analysis, fight with fists and speak with strength.
Although there were no rules, the numbers of people were overwhelming. Everyone raised their swords and spears, their shields and their spears. They swarmed up and stabbed and hacked at random, killing the Xicheng defenders who numbered less than one-fifth of them.
Like birds and beasts scattered.
Afterwards, everyone rushed to open the west city. They did not dare to make any stop in the city, so they blasted out of the city and fled to the east foot of Panlong Ridge.
There is no ready-made post road or galloping road deep into the eastern foot of Panlong Ridge. As long as the path between the grass is submerged, everyone can't walk fast even if they feel their way through the darkness.
After walking for more than an hour, when a hint of fish belly white appeared in the eastern sky, Tan Yuliang and the others climbed up a broken ridge and hid in the woods. Only then did they realize that they had only escaped from Jinhe City for fourteen or five miles.
At this time, a group of cavalry, approximately two to three hundred people in number, could be seen from a distance, holding torches high, rushing from the direction of Hujian Pass to the east gate of Jinhe City.
At this time, if the prisoners have not escaped from the city, they will naturally have no chance to escape.
No matter how brave the Yan Owl is, without armor, he has no chance of escaping from the encirclement and killing by Yang Shouyi's elite cavalry.
Of course, Tan Yuliang and others were the first to open the West City Gate. There were quite a few prisoners in the city who saw the chaos and stormed the North City Gate but were unable to do so, so they turned around and fled to the West City Gate.
At this time, almost hundreds of prisoners escaped from the pressure of the guards and jailers and escaped from the west city gate. They were almost eight or nine miles behind Tan Yuliang and others, and were escaping deep into the eastern foot of Panlong Ridge.
The reinforcement cavalry coming from Hujian Pass did not enter the city through the east city gate. Instead, they bypassed the open fields to the north and ran straight to the west of the city.
"Let's go, this is not a place to stay for a long time. We have to go deep into Panlong Ridge before we can get down safely." Tan Yuliang said.
At this time, the riots in the city should have been almost suppressed. More than two hundred elite cavalry have not entered the city. You can tell from your toes that their main task has been changed from suppressing the riots in the county jail to chasing down the fugitives who escaped from the city.
The number of prisoners escaping from the west city gate to the depths of Panlong Ridge was the largest and densest. Even a ghost could guess where Fan Qi's main pursuit direction was.
There are more than a hundred of them, and although they have many good players, they are still a mob.
If we were overtaken by more than two hundred elite cavalry, we would be thankful if half of them survived, let alone a plan to start an incident.
The five fugitives who were chopped by the guards and jailers in the chaos of the escape were bandaged again. The others also ate dried meat, wheat cakes and mountain spring water to satisfy their hunger.
After covering up their footprints, they continued to escape deep into Panlong Ridge - in midsummer, the mountains were lush with vegetation, and it was difficult to cover up the traces trampled by hundreds of people. Most of them chose to climb in dangerous places where horses could not climb.
This will increase the distance between you and your pursuers.
As they walked to a higher place, they could still see the escaped prisoners behind them. Except for those who had escaped earlier and fled into the dangerous mountains, almost fifty people died directly at the hands of the Banqi deserters - being chased.
It was useless to surrender. The sharp blade of the fanqi's spear slashed and stabbed like lightning, and the blood surged like a small spring.
Tan Yuliang and the others climbed over the Yanying Peak at the east foot of Panlong Mountain in the afternoon. The surrounding terrain became more and more steep. They were sure that the cavalry would not dare to drive straight in easily, so they relaxed a little and rested - they had escaped on the steep mountain road for so long.
In most places, there are no people even on the narrow paths, and most people lie down from exhaustion.
"Thank you for your kindness. From now on, whenever Mr. Tan greets you, whether it's a mountain of knives or a sea of fire, as long as Dong Tai frowns, he's a son of a bitch!" Dong Tai is a burly and strong man.
Carrying a heavy bag of groceries, he walked up to Tan Yuliang and said.
If there were no other plans, they should really part ways here.
In this case, even if some people will eventually have trouble escaping capture, most of them have a much greater chance of successfully escaping.
Tan Yuliang looked at the heavy bag in Dong Tai's hand and knew from the edges that it contained Dong Qing. Zhang Guangli came to the door and promised to give him a hundred cakes of gold.
This is almost the only property Dong Tai and the others can get away with.
"After we say goodbye, Mr. Dong, where do you plan to go and what do you plan to do in the future?" Although Tan Yuliang is still only forty-six years old, he is very tired from this escape. He also knows that his body has already passed its peak.
It went downhill from then on. He did not rush to take the bag of gold, but looked at Dong Tai calmly and asked.
"I don't know either. Maybe we should take it one step at a time." Dong Tai was in prison five hours ago, and he didn't know if he could escape the fate of beheading.
At this time, he only thought about finding a secluded ravine deep in Panlong Ridge to hide and avoid being pursued by officers and soldiers. As for his future plans, he had not yet considered.
"Will Mr. Dong fall into the trap of being a bandit?" Tan Yuliang asked.
Dong Qing, Zhang Guangli and others' eyes lit up. As the party organizing the rescue, they had naturally considered their plans after the rescue was successful. Falling in love with the enemy was the only way out they could think of.
Dong Tai's eyes were still confused.
To be honest, he didn't think falling in love with a bandit was really a solution.
There are eight mountains, one river and one land in Sizhou. The mountains are continuous and steep. There are many dangerous places where you can build strongholds and defend yourself. However, the problem is that Sizhou Fan soldiers all grew up in the mountains and fields since childhood. They were born in Fanzhai and are very good at fighting mountain warfare.
, and brave and fearless, not weaker than them.
They had thirty or fifty men and wanted to build a stronghold in a dangerous area, but they turned into bandits. Dong Tai didn't think they could hold on for long.
But, having said that, what can they do if they don’t turn a grassroots into a bandit?
Maybe turning into bandits is the only way they can go now?
However, in any case, Dong Tai felt that Tan Yuliang had helped them to this point, which was enough. He thought that they could use the cover of being a business traveler to evacuate Sizhou without exposing their identities. At this time, he did not want to continue to drag Tan Yuliang down.
Nurture them well.
"Mr. Dong, have you ever thought about why people are divided into nobles and thieves when they are born? The noble surname does not work in farming and weaving, but eats fine things and wears silk. The poor people and low-mouthed people are trampled and enslaved like animals. They live and die without a single person.
We have a rest every day, but we don’t have enough food to wrap our bellies, and we don’t have enough clothes to cover our bodies.” Tan Yuliang stood up and said, “Not to mention anything else, Mr. Dong, tell me how many people in Panlong Ridge are driven around like animals by their noble surnames.
Are they really willing to be enslaved and trampled on forever without feeling the slightest bit of resentment?"
"Master Tan, what do you mean?" Dong Tai said with confusion in his eyes.
"If we gather our strength, we will win, if we disperse, we will lose," Tan Yuliang said firmly. "At this time, everyone will pat their butts, go their separate ways, hide for a few days and go back to their homes. When the time comes, even if three or five government officials come to chase you, you will have to
We were captured without restraint, and there was no room for resistance until our heads fell to the ground. Although we only have a few hundred people now, it is difficult to stop the state soldiers from advancing and suppressing them, but the thousands of slaves inside and outside Panlong Ridge and the poor people who have been trampled under their feet by the common people are full of heart.
We are angry at the injustice of the world. As long as we raise our arms and speak out, there will be a cloud of people who will respond. It will be easy to gather three to five thousand soldiers and horses. When the time comes, are you still afraid of the Yang family's suppression?"
The eyes of Dong Ping, Dong Qing, Zhang Guangli and others were shining brightly at this moment, and they all gathered around and advised Dong Tai: "Brother Dong, we have no way out, let's follow Mr. Tan and do something big!"
