Jizhou City, which is known as one of the four major border towns of Jiliao Xuanda as the Gongwei Beijing City, is much more prosperous than Datong, Liaodong and Xuanfu. After all, Jizhou City is located in Tianjin, and it is not too far from Beijing.

However, this does not mean that Jizhou City is safer than the other three cities, on the contrary, because it is too close to Beijing, once this city is captured, the Beijing division will become unsafe, so it will become a special target for the Mongolian people, and in the past few years, dozens of Tartar spies have been caught in the city, and it can be regarded as the danger of facing enemy attacks at any time.

However, as long as you see the four walls that stand tall, nearly ten zhang high, the whole is made of loess mixed with glutinous rice and water, and the four walls of the hardest city bricks, as well as the elite border troops who guard the four sides of the city day and night, you can know that even if the Mongolian people really raise a large army to press the border, this Jizhou city has enough confidence to block the enemy from the defense line. Not to mention that there are countless large and small fortresses outside the city to detect the enemy's opportunities and contain the enemy. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Jizhou City has always been solid.

However, no matter how strong the fortress is, there are always flaws, and this flaw often occurs from the inside, making people unable to guard against it, today's Jizhou City, it is facing such a crisis scene, and the undercurrent has begun to surge in the corners that ordinary people and soldiers do not know.

At noon on the twenty-eighth day of the first lunar month, a man wearing a hat, covering most of his face with a scarf, and only a pair of bright eyes exposed, walked quickly to an inconspicuous courtyard in the southwest corner of Jizhou City. After making sure that there was no suspicious person following him, he walked to the courtyard gate and knocked rhythmically on the wooden door.

After a few moments, the door opened, and only one glance was exchanged with the man inside, and the man flashed inside, and it was not until the door was closed that he took off his hat and scarf, revealing a rugged face full of resentment and anger.

In front of him was also a man with a dark and rough face, and when he saw him like this, he quickly asked, "What, has the general been convicted of anything?" There was eagerness in his voice.

The man didn't rush to reply, but said, "Go in and talk to everyone." As he spoke, he walked forward through the front yard where there were many weeds, and entered a hall in the backyard.

It's still the coldest season of the year, and it's in the north, so the temperature is naturally lower. But there was only one stove in the room, so that the five or six strong men sitting in it could wear only a single coat. As soon as he saw this person come in the past few days, he quickly looked over and said urgently: "Lao Zhuang, but do you have any news to bring back?" ”

"It's not good, I just got the news that the dog eunuch actually planned to behead the general on the spot without waiting for the imperial court's will." Lao Zhuang said, and hit the table in front of him with a heavy punch, which shook the first few cups and jumped wildly, and one of them even overturned directly, pouring all the tea in it on the table.

But at this time, everyone couldn't care about such a trivial matter, and they all stood up one by one, and shouted one after another: "Is this true? The general is the chief military officer of Jizhou City, how can they kill them casually if they want to? ”

"I didn't believe it at first, but ...... Now that there are people preparing the execution table in the cross street, can this still be fake? It is said that it was because they knew that the general's backer, Wei Chengbo, had gone all out to rescue him in the court, and in order to prevent a long night and many dreams, they simply came to strike first. Lao Zhuang said, and slapped the table hatefully: "Those officials are too bold, aren't you really afraid that this will arouse the dissatisfaction of the soldiers?" ”

"How's that okay?" Someone immediately panicked: "General, he was obviously wronged, if he is really harmed by these bastards, how can we be worthy of the care he has always had?" ”

"What do you do with these useless words? Now, in my opinion, there is only one way left! One of them was full of anger, and with a few flashes of light in his eyes, he said: "We must not watch the general be killed!" ”

"You're saying we're going to get the general out?"

"Not bad! Judging from the fact that they are still building the execution platform, we can know that there should be some time. As long as we seize this opportunity to raid the prison cell of the government, we will definitely be able to rescue the general safely! ”

This person's proposal was immediately approved by many people present, in fact, as early as when Lin Lie was taken down, these henchmen had the intention of robbing prisoners and saving people. It's just that I still had some concerns at the time, and I felt that the imperial court might be able to return Mr. Lin's innocence, so I didn't really do anything. But now, the situation is so critical, it seems that there is only one way to go.

"But once you really do this, you will completely implement the general's crime, won't it fall into the hands of those dog officials and dog eunuchs?" There was that cautious, but still raised a trace of concern: "And how should the general deal with himself in the future?" ”

"Maybe tomorrow the general will be killed by them, can we wait? So far, there is only one way to go. It's a big deal that after saving the general, we run outside and fall into the grass to become a coward, which is much better than dying here in vain. What do you think? ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present fell into silence again, and after a while, several people nodded one after another: "Just do it!" General Lin has always treated us well, and we must not let him be victimized by traitors! As he spoke, several hands stretched out one by one, and then shook them together, and the eyes of several men flashed with determination.

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The night was getting deeper, the wind was tighter, and the icy north wind was constantly blowing in the empty city of Jizhou, and the cold climate made the officers and soldiers who should have been patrolling outside disappear.

This made the movement of the more than a dozen figures who were heading towards the government prison at night more comfortable, and there was almost no pause along the way. Soon, they were in front of a solemn, high-walled prison. With the help of the two dead wind lamps in front of the gate, they could easily see the number and distribution of the guards, but there were only eight people in a row.

"Are you really going to kill them?" A few people flipped their hands and took out a few delicate crossbow machines from their sleeves. Even if there is wind, with their superb archery skills and the power of the crossbow machine, they can accurately shoot the target seven or eight feet away. But before making a move, several people still hesitated.

In the face of the fierce Tartars, the few people here will not have the slightest timidity, even if they die on the spot, they will move forward. But now, when the weapons in their hands were aimed at their own people, they obviously hesitated.

"If you don't get rid of them, you won't be able to go to prison at all, so you can only live with them." Lao Zhuang said with a serious expression, and then raised his crossbow and aimed over.

Although the other people couldn't bear it, the movements in their hands quickly followed, and the arrows flashing with cold light were immediately aimed at the guards in front of them, and at the same time that Lao Zhuang pulled the hanging knife, several other people had also shot arrows.

"Woooooooooooo A few strange noises suddenly covered the blowing north wind, and by the time the guards realized that something was wrong, several powerful arrows had been poured into their throats accurately, so that they could not even scream, and they fell to the ground one after another, and the blood immediately spread under them.

Without much hesitation, the prisoners quickly pounced, but instead of rushing over the wall in front of them, they drew their knives and stabbed them again in the hearts of the guards without mercy. Now that they have decided to kill, they will never leave any hidden danger for themselves.

After they were sure that all eight guards had been killed, several people quickly stepped forward, one stood by the wall, one jumped forward suddenly, and then leaned on the people below to support them, and the people had gently and skillfully climbed the wall more than three feet high.

Then the person who climbed the wall bent down and pulled it, and helped his companions below to climb the wall smoothly. The movements of these ten people are extremely clean and skillful, and it is obvious that the cooperation on weekdays is also quite tacit.

After everyone had gone up the wall, they jumped into the courtyard, and at the same time looked ahead alertly, only to find that there was a quiet darkness ahead, and there was nothing to worry about at all.

"It seems that this government prison is really careless, which shows that Su Mudao is a mediocre official with no skills." Several people couldn't help but feel a trace of disdain in their hearts, and then they looked at Lao Zhuang.

Lao Zhuang hurriedly lowered his voice: "I know that the general is locked up in the Tianzi cell inside, you just come with me." With that, he took the lead and walked forward quickly.

Among these people, he was still working in the government at this time, and the others had already left the barracks with Lin Lie's arrest. So everything here is dominated by him.

So, under the leadership of Lao Zhuang, everyone quickly passed through a slightly empty area and came to the cells separated by wooden bars. Due to the limited funds of the government, the cells here can only be built on the ground, and they are ventilated on all sides.

"The general is in the last cell." Lao Zhuang said again, which made the other people more anxious, and they hurriedly rushed forward. It's just that they didn't notice that Lao Zhuang, who was supposed to be at the front, suddenly stopped and fell last. And after seeing them running forward, he even turned around and shrank into a nearby corner.

"General, we've come to save you......" several loyal subordinates shouted as they hurried forward.

But what answered them was the sudden light of fire from all around, and the sudden flurry of arrows.

The light of the fire came so suddenly, in the darkness of the night, that the eyes of the prisoners were dazzled, and for a short time they could barely see everything in front of them. At this time, the arrows suddenly hit, and the good fighters in these armies couldn't even dodge and parry, and they were shot like hedgehogs by this random array of arrows, and none of them were spared.

And before they fell, there was only one sentence left in their hearts - why, why is this happening?