Wu'an, Heavenly Prison.

Yuan Xingwei's old servant, carrying a bamboo basket covered with a red cloth, staggered in. The cell boss in the back was a little uneasy, and while playing with the gold coins in his hand, he followed the old servant impatiently.

In the past few days, this old servant has visited too many times, and he has to make the cell boss suspicious.

However, things seem to be a little different from what the cell boss thought. The old servant didn't bring anything illegal, a bottle of Fenjiu, a plate of pork belly from the chef of Meiyulou, and two large steamed buns. After chatting about trivial matters and watching Yuan Xingwei gobble up and eat, the old servant slowly left with the bamboo basket.

"Cut...... This man is really! ”

The cell leader shook his head and secretly scolded Yuan Xingwei for being neurotic. Not to say that the pork belly he helped buy was not authentic, and he was named to let his old servant bring it. But then again, when he brought vegetables for Yuan Xingwei before, he really tasted a few chopsticks, could it be that he was noticed by this product?

What he didn't know was that an exchange of information had been completed in front of his eyelids.

"Brother He, are you still awake?"

Seeing the cell head walking away, Yuan Xingwei called He Shixiang in a low voice.

"Don't worry, you won't be able to die for a while." He Shixiang muttered, got up from the ground weakly, smelled the smell of meat wafting in the air, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva subconsciously.

"Start in two hours, wait for Wu'an, and then I will invite you to eat every day!"

Yuan Xingwei didn't feel guilty about eating alone at all, and shared the information that the old servant had agreed with him just now.

"Two hours."

He Shixiang sighed, with his physical condition, it was impossible to fight with him. I can only come forward to help. Pacify those loyal men who are willing to join him in the rebellion.

I have to say. The rumors spread by Yuan Xingwei's subordinates were much more effective than imagined. Since Wu'an's energy was all about defending the city, he didn't even pay much attention to their small movements, and Shun attracted six or seven captain-level low-level officers in the name of He Shixiang, and with their help, he won ten times the number of officers and soldiers who were willing to rebel. This is also the result of their fear of leaking the news and not daring to visit those who are not determined.

With such a group of officers and soldiers who are willing to defect, plus Yuan Xingwei's own people, it is enough to form an officer and army brigade.

Such a military force is in Wu'an at the moment. Enough to play a decisive role in a critical moment.

In the recuperation of the two, time passed little by little.

It was almost the appointed time, and the door of the prison opened again, and the voice of the old servant was faintly heard: "...... The old man is dizzy, he must have left something in the prison, and I hope you will bear with me. ”

Being troubled twice a day, of course, the cell boss will not be in a good mood. But for the sake of filial piety for the gold coins all along, he couldn't refuse, so he could only let the old servant in with a straight face. But at this moment, he suddenly felt a chill in his chest. The strength of the whole body quickly disappeared.

In the severe pain, the cell leader reluctantly lowered his head. Saw the tip of a soft sword pierce his heart!

"You ......"

The cell boss had only time to spit out a single word before he fell to the ground with a thud.

The movement on this side immediately attracted the attention of the nearby jailers and guards. However, before they could rush over, the old servant's rickety body had already straightened up, and his cloudy eyes released the essence of martial arts masters. Rushing over at a speed that did not match his age, the soft sword in his hand danced with more than a dozen sword lights, killing three or four people in an instant.

A group of well-armed men rushed in through the gates of the prison.

The man at the head was dressed in an ordinary peasant attire, and seemed to have no conspicuous features other than his strong body. But no one knew that this man in his early thirties was Yuan Xingwei's loyal subordinate - Chai Yi!

"Kill it, not a single jailer or guard will be left!"

With a loud shout, Chai Yi led more than a dozen of his subordinates to fight with the guards in the depths of the prison.

Behind Chai Yi and the others, there were outlaw thieves hired by Yuan Xingwei's old servant, and there were more than 20 people. They were dressed in different costumes, and their names were all fakes, but their identities were roughly similar: either felons who had escaped from other counties, or swordsmen who dared to fight for their lives in the green forest.

In normal times, they don't dare to do this kind of work. But just in time for the unprecedented change of the Taiping army's siege of the city, coupled with the heavy money promised by Yuan Xingwei's old servant, these people were tempted.

Under the leadership of Chai Yi, he shouted and killed them together.

After two transfers, there were less than forty guards in the prison. If they were gathered together from the beginning, they might still have the strength to fight in the face of these outlaw swordsmen. But after the old servant sneaked in and killed several people in a row, and was directly rushed in by Chai Yi and them, the remaining prison guards were no longer afraid.

After killing five or six swordsmen, the remaining guards of the prison were all eradicated.

Seeing this unimaginable scene, the prisoners in the entire prison were shocked.

Except for a very small number of people with really valuable status, the rest of the prisoners, who were imprisoned in prison, basically committed serious crimes and were sentenced to death. Now there is such a robbery out of prison suddenly, and it is a killing spree, killing the entire prison guards, and they can't be allowed not to be excited.

Immediately after, after being released from prison, Yuan Xingwei's orders also confirmed their speculation.

All the doors of the prison were opened, and all the shackles were opened, and all the keys found from the cell boss were opened. A rough count shows that except for a few prisoners whose bodies have been tortured to the point of collapse, there are still seventy or eighty prisoners left. It's just that the gate of the prison is guarded by Chai and the others, and these people are not allowed to escape for the time being.

"What do you mean by that?"

The hope of freedom was only one step away, but the passage was blocked, leaving the excited felons to look at each other. After a moment of confrontation, a big man who took advantage of the chaos to secretly pick up the weapons of the prison guards stood up separately from the other prisoners and took the initiative to communicate with Yuan Xingwei.

"Oh, it's One-Eyed Law!"

Yuan Xingwei recognized this bearded man with one eye.

When he was bored in the past few months, Yuan Xingwei had inquired about him. I heard that it was the leader of the horse bandits who came from Anqing County in the north, and in a black-and-black scuffle, he was unlucky and was caught by the officers and soldiers of Wu'an. Because he was carrying at least three or four major cases, he should have been sentenced to death directly. It's just that the whereabouts of the treasure robbed when he was a horse bandit have not yet been clarified, so he was left with a dog's life.

"Mr. Yuan!"

One-eyed Luo knew that this person used to be Qian Boming's staff, and he had a lot of energy in Wu'an, so he didn't dare to make a mistake, so he arched his hand and said: "You led people to wash the prison in blood and rescued everyone by the way, we have to accept this favor." But now that the guards have also been killed, and they refuse to let everyone out, what does it mean? If you don't leave, when the Wu'an official army comes, everyone won't be able to leave if they want to! ”

"Get out of the way, let everyone out, and remember to run separately."

"It's still too late to run, maybe the officers and soldiers haven't closed the city gate yet!"

"What One-Eyed Luo said is extreme, if you don't want to die, get out of the way!"

A group of felons shouted one after another, and there were even those with violent tempers and fierce temperaments, and their eyes immediately flashed, and they hesitated to do it directly.

Yuan Xingwei didn't speak, and gave Chai Yi a look.

Almost immediately, one of the most screaming young men screamed and was slashed to the ground.

Seeing that Yuan Xingwei said that he would do it, without the slightest hesitation, a group of felons suddenly became honest. One-eyed Luo also took a few steps back, raised his knife and looked at Yuan Xingwei with fear, not understanding his thoughts.

"Rest assured, the officers and troops of Wu'an can't control us!"

Under the gaze of everyone, Yuan Xingwei was not in a hurry and threw out this bombshell news.

Without waiting for the felons in the prison to be in an uproar, he told the Taiping army about the siege of the city. Although it is hard to believe, many prisoners have actually noticed all kinds of abnormalities these days. It's just that there is no information from outsiders, so it is difficult to judge accurately. Now that Yuan Xingwei said it, everyone was shocked and couldn't help but be excited.

Wu'an's official mansion is about to end!

If so, what else are they afraid of?

It's not that no one doubts Yuan Xingwei's words, but thinking about the fact that the other party dared to kill the entire Heavenly Prison guards mercilessly, and stopped here leisurely, without the slightest hurry to leave, they really couldn't find a reason to be suspicious.

"Anyway, that's the way it is!"

Yuan Xingwei put on a vulgar style at the right time, and incited these repeat offenders in a seductive tone: "Wu'an's official army is almost finished, and now my lord is wise and martial, and the army under his command is only one step away from breaking through Wu'an City." If you don't want to help, you can go back to the prison and wait for the government to cut off your heads. Otherwise, if you get out of this door, you will obediently follow this son. When the army breaks through the city, each of you will have a copy of the gold and silver in this Wu'an City, and you will be free and rich for a few lifetimes! ”

It's already obvious.

Either choose to work with Yuan Xingwei, or stay in the prison and wait for death. However, looking at Yuan Xingwei's style, many prisoners suspect that as long as they choose to stay, they will be killed by the other party on the spot.

In fact, they don't have much to choose from.

Now the four gates of Wu'an City are closed, and the people in the city are unable to fly. Either help the Taiping army break Wu'an, and make a fortune by the way; Either wait for Wu'an to quell the rebellion, and still be able to recapture them hiding in the city.

Under the malicious gaze of Chai Yi and the gang of outlaw swordsmen, One-Eyed Luo was the first to raise his knife, expressing his willingness to participate in the grand event.

With a leader, all the inmates, without exception, chose to join!

Yuan Xingwei knew that these people would definitely not be able to help sincerely, but the matter had come to this point, and he was not worried about what tricks the other party could play. After telling them some necessary matters, Yuan Xingwei divided them into several groups, temporarily incorporated them into Chai Yi's men, and rushed out of the prison.

At the predetermined location, the soldiers who were willing to follow He Shixiang had already gathered and waited for his arrival. These distrusted soldiers of the 3rd Wing, with the convenience of their status and the chaos of wartime, not only succeeded in bringing out a batch of weapons, but also managed to get enough military uniforms for 150 people to wear.

Seeing the batch of subordinates he had worked hard to plot and put together, Yuan Xingwei was full of pride in his heart.

Qian Boming, when you put Ben Gongzi out of prison, you shouldn't have imagined that there would be such a scene, right? (To be continued.) )