On the afternoon of 27 April, 130 selected commandos, including Zhao Ta, arrived at the headquarters, most of them from the special operations brigade of the Guards Division and the internal guard brigade of the prince. Next, the assault team began to plan, organize and distribute rations, water, ammunition and explosives.

That night, the assault team began to march towards Pingjiao, they first rode to the vicinity of Pingjiao, and then dismounted and walked through the area occupied by the Jin army, avoiding the Jin army's scouts, and arrived at the periphery of the destination without stopping. Early in the morning, the city gate was opened, and the spies sent by Wuma Cottage to understand the situation in the city met with the commando team, and sent a reconnaissance team to reconnoiter the situation and learned the latest situation in the city.

The news brought by the spies of Wumazhai is not good news, a golden army team of 500 people is said to have entered the compound, and the reconnaissance team cannot conduct a thorough reconnaissance of the situation inside the compound, and now the top priority is how to enter the city, and it is useless to say anything if you can't enter the city.

"Today is the birthday of the Medicine King, and a temple fair will be held in the Medicine King Temple every year, so you can take the opportunity to blend into the city!" The spies in Wumazhai are all locals and are familiar with the situation here, he said.

"Oh, then this year, the Jin army has occupied the city, will people from outside the city be forbidden to enter?" Zhao Ta asked, he was also moved in his heart, this is indeed a good opportunity.

"Chief, the Jin army has not closed the city gate these days, this place has been occupied for several months, and the surrounding area has also been lost, and the Jin people regard Zhaozhou as their territory, so they do not close the city on weekdays, but open and close the city gate on time. Yesterday I heard that the weather is getting warmer, and the Jin people are not accustomed to the water and soil, and there are many patients, and they also want to take the opportunity to pray for blessings and eliminate the epidemic, and they don't want to close the city! The spy said. He didn't know that the person in front of him who was dressed like everyone else was the prince, but he could see that everyone was headed by him.

"Hmm. This is an opportunity! Zhao Ta said, "Second baby." You take someone to explore the road first, find out the situation, and choose a foothold and assembly place! ”

"Yes, Second Master!" The second baby agreed, changed into a casual costume and pretended to be a pilgrim, and led two people into the city to reconnoitre...

It wasn't until the end of the day that Erwa returned to the lurking place outside the city to bring detailed information, and the Jin army did not block the people from entering and exiting the city gate, and the vigilance of the city gate was relatively lax. But the Qi family's compound was heavily guarded. The nearby streets were guarded by the Jin army, and it was strictly forbidden for the people to pass, and it was very difficult to get close, but he still managed to sneak in.

There are no buildings or trees to provide cover around the courtyard, but there is a small ditch at the back of the courtyard, which was used to divert water or drain water from the master's garden.

The west gate is in the middle of the west city wall, the north side of the city gate retracts to the east, forming a curved void, the west gate enters the west street, and intersects with the south street in front of the Guandi Temple. The West Street extends to the front of the Qijia Compound, obliquely turns to the north, and crosses the North Street to the North Gate at the northeast corner of the city.

"Second master, Emperor Guan's temple was built relatively large, and Miao Zhu also fled. It became a shelter for beggars and homeless people, and the Jin army rarely searched there, which could be used as a temporary foothold for us! Erwa said.

"Where is the Jin army stationed in the city?" Zhao asked again.

"There were about five thousand men in the city. They lived in the vicinity of the county front street and the north gate, and there were about 200 troops stationed on the west gate. Outside the south city gate, there are several miles of company camps, and the scale can garrison more than 50,000 troops. But Han Li didn't take some of it, and the exact amount is unknown! Erwa said.

"How are the enemy forces in the courtyard disposed?" Zhao Ta nodded and asked again.

"Second master, the whole courtyard is a courtyard with three roads and three entrances, and there are two ten-man teams of the Jin Army at the main gate who are responsible for guarding, and there are only four sentries guarding at ordinary times, and the rest of the people live in the gatehouse to be on duty; Outside the back door is a trench, no one enters or leaves on weekdays, only a ten-man team; Then there is a corner gate in the east road cang, for the carriage and horses to enter and exit, there is a ten-man team of the Jin Army to guard, and there is no door in other places! ”

As she spoke, Erwa marked the number of people and locations on the map, and said: "The courtyard wall is about three feet wide and about two feet five feet high, and there are battlements and women's walls, and there are corner towers at the four corners of the courtyard, on which the Jin army takes turns to guard the lookout. The main hall in the courtyard is Zuo Si Xiaoqing's residence, and he is responsible for the management of the captured monarchs and ministers here on weekdays, and there are his own soldiers stationed in the side buildings on both sides, about a team of 100 people! ”

"The front hall is the residence of Wu Ling Ka Simou, he is responsible for the protection and care of this place, the original army of 200 people, today it is actually two hundred people, not the 500 people found before; The back hall is the line of the emperor and the queen mother, there are several princes waiting in turn on weekdays, and there is a team of ten people here to take care of it; The east road of the courtyard is detained by all the princes, concubines and clans. On the west road, there were more than 1,000 captured courtiers and their families and provincial officials, and the conditions were very simple and bad, most of them could only live in the open air in the courtyard, and the Jin army guarding them was about 50 people. That's all we know now! Erwa said, this information is really not easy to come by.

"Well, it's not easy to get these materials in a hurry!" Zhao Ta said, very satisfied with Erwa's performance, "Now the focus of the enemy's defense is on the front hall and the main hall and the three gates, but there are not many people guarding the northbound monarchs and ministers, this is a favorable condition, I want to arrange it this way, we are divided into three assault groups: the first group is composed of fifty people, using the trench as a cover to attack from the back door, clean up the guards in the backyard and spread out to the two wings, divided into several groups, respectively clear the enemy guards on the two roads and Xiao Qing's personal army in the main hall!" ”

"The task of the second assault group is composed of thirty people, hiding in the Guandi Temple, and after the courtyard starts, quickly attack and control the city gate and the urn city, blow up the city gate, put down the drawbridge, and receive the three brigades into the city!"

"The third assault group is composed of fifty people, and their task is to quickly launch an attack from the main gate after receiving the attack signal, quickly clear the Jin army in the courtyard and control the entire compound with two flanking attacks, so as to wait for the reinforcements of the third brigade to enter the city, and then cover the northbound monarchs and ministers to withdraw from Pingjian and escort them to Wuma Mountain!" Zhao said.

"Yes, Second Master, we understand!" Erwa, Wangfu and the two captains nodded.

"The stakes are very high, the action must be fast, clean and neat, do not drag mud and water, in case of emergency, you can deal with it first, do not have to wait for orders!" Zhao Ta said, "Let's cross the sea with eight immortals to show their powers, I don't care how to enter the city, but when I act, I have to see you appear in front of me, I must be calm in case of accidents, and I want to get out, if I die, the captain Lei Zhenshan will take over the command, and his death will be replaced by Wangfu!" ”

"For the country and the king, although there is no regret in death!" Everyone Shi Li said, everyone knows the danger of this mission, robbing people from the army of ten thousand horses, and it is a well-fortified city to rescue thousands of people, the difficulty can be imagined, but the prince will be with them, so that the confidence of the people participating in the operation is doubled!

Then, the commandos broke into pieces, hid their weapons, dressed up as various characters, and mixed in through the four gates...

When the time came quickly, there was a curfew in the whole city, and the sound of the clattering hooves of the Jin Army's patrol horses beating the stone road was heard on the street, and there was an early silence. Zhao Tan lay in the trench behind the compound of Qi Mansion, waiting for the opportunity to attack, and he couldn't help but feel apprehensive in his heart, this raid was still a little different from the special operations he had experienced in the past in the strict sense.

In response to this operation, the commando team did not conduct special training or special equipment, and even never conducted exercises during the preparation stage, which was decided and organized on an ad hoc basis, so to speak, seriously deviated from the mode of special operations and took great risks.

On the question of whether the combat goal is worth the risk, Zhao Ta believes that it is completely worthwhile, whether it is ancient or modern, the captivity of hostages or prisoners is directly related to the dignity of a country, and if it involves soldiers, it is also related to the honor of the army.

Therefore, the people of the world generally believe that the rescue of prisoners of war is of great significance, and the status of the prisoners this time is very high, and their status is even more special, which is related to the fate of the country and the trend of history, and it is also a nation that bears the shame of a thousand years, so even if they sacrifice themselves, they must be rescued.

"Second master, firelight!" Wangfu lightly touched the prince and pointed to the night sky in the north and said, It is the end of the month, there is no moon in the sky, and the fire in the north is very large, reflecting half of the sky.

"Second master, the fire was also found in the south!" Xifu also quietly came over to report.

"The first and second brigades have already started, and as soon as the Jin army in the city moves, let's start moving!" Zhao Ta said that according to the plan, once the 1st Brigade and the 2nd Brigade succeeded, they would immediately set fire to transmit the signal, and in this era, there was no radio station, let alone a mobile phone, so they could only use this method to transmit information.

The Jin army in the city soon discovered the fire, and immediately sent scouts to check, and soon the news came that it was the Wumashan rebels who were attacking the two cities of Gaoyi and Baixiang, and the battle was extremely fierce, and the defenders of the two places were already exhausted, and asked Zhaozhou to send reinforcements.

At this moment, Han Li and Liu Yanzong are not there, and the Dutong Wanhu Eluguan is the supreme chief, he knows that the two cities have plundered Song Dynasty craftsmen and countless treasures, and he did not dare to slack off after receiving the report, but he was worried that the Song people's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain made them take advantage of the loophole and seize Zhaozhou City. So Erluguan sent 2,000 reinforcements to the two cities, and sent people to report to Han Libu under the city of Zhending, so that he could send troops back to help, and the city also sent reconnaissance cavalry to the four directions.

Hearing the chaos in the city and then falling back into silence, Zhao Ta waved his hand, and the archer under the wall shot a crossbow arrow, and the Jin soldiers on the corner tower fell silently holding their throats. The assault detachment, which was lying under the wall, immediately set up a ladder and sent the sand pile into the courtyard. Soon the back door was opened, and the 1st Commando, hidden in the ditch, rushed in, divided into five groups and pounced on their respective targets, and the prelude to the battle began... (To be continued......)