C20 Internal and external correspondence
On the morning of the second day, after Yang Xiao and Yang Mengluo had asked around, they found Zhang Yang's residence. Zhang Liang was extremely happy to see Yang Xiao and Yang Mengluo. After taking a look, Zhang Zian dismissed the servants and began to discuss the plan to destroy the city with the two of them.
Yang Xiao said: "Uncle Zhang, as long as you are willing to help, we have an agreement to raise fire in the city as the signal tomorrow night. When our army outside sees the fire, they will attack the city, and then we will slaughter our way to the north gate, open the gates and release the suspension bridge, letting our Yang General in."
"It's a good plan," Zhang said. "It's just that it's not so easy to do. We still need to do a good calculation."
Yang Mengluo then said, "My seventh brother was captured by the city guards, I hope that Uncle Zhang can save him."
"I heard that the garrison caught a Song Army spy, and after torturing him, the spy did not recruit anyone. He insisted that the spy was a woodcutter, and was now locked up in his cell."
Yang Xiao asked: "Is there any way to save him?"
Zhang Jean said, "How about this, when my brother comes back, we will discuss this together. He is an official patrolling city envoy, and has a bunch of brothers who are about to die. He is also very familiar with the officers of the prison."
After hearing the details from his brother, he had met with Yang Xiao and Yang Mengluo before. Zhang He said, "We brothers have long abandoned the desire to go to the underworld, and now that you have brought our great army to the underworld, we brothers have always wanted to join, so you and your brother have come at the right time."
Yang Mengluo asked how he was going to save Qi Lang.
Zhang He said, "I have a sworn brother who is of the same mind as me. He is an official in charge of the cell. We can ask her to work together with us. Tomorrow night, we can rescue the seven generals together."
The four of them sat down and thought through all of this from start to finish. Finally, they made the decision to start work tomorrow night.
The Zhang brothers and Zhang He were able to gather around two hundred Bodyguard s and split these two hundred Bodyguard s into three groups. Zhang He led the way and rushed to the dungeon to rescue Qi Lang. After saving Qi Lang, they headed towards the north gate to meet up.
Along the way, Zhang Jean led the way to the granary on the Avenue of Drum Building to light the fire. As long as the granary was set alight, the city would be thrown into chaos and the people outside the city would receive the signal to attack. At this time, Yang Xiao and Yang Mengluo, who were leading the third way's men, were in charge of seizing the city gate, welcoming the Yang family into Shiu City.
After everything had been discussed, a day of meticulous preparation had passed. The next day, as soon as the sky darkened, the two hundred Bodyguard s arrived at the Zhang Residence to gather. Zhang He's sworn brother had also made his preparations in prison. Everyone split into three groups, but they would start their work in secret one more day.
Yang Xiao and Yang Mengluo led a hundred Bodyguard s and divided them into parts, sneaking to the entrance of the North City, after waiting for about an hour, they heard the chaos in the city, the soldiers all picked up their swords and spears, rushing to the main streets of the Drum Building, someone shouted: "Not good, the granary is on fire, quickly put out the fire!"
Yang Xiao and Yang Mengluo gazed in the direction of the Drum Restaurant's main street, and indeed, they saw the flames that soared to the sky, burning the night sky.
There was a fire inside the city, the Yang General that was already lying in ambush outside the Shiu City received the signal, Murong Feixue ordered, "Cannon! Charge into the Shiu City and kill for me! "
Bang! Bang! Two gun shots rang out, and the Yang family troops covered the mountains as they charged towards Shiu City …