In the dead of night, a group of troops appeared outside the gate of Xi'an Fort House of Conduct.
"General, the east gate has been opened, and the people guarding it are trustworthy people." He Caoshou's soldiers came back to deliver the message.
He Caoshou looked at Mr. Zeng beside him and said, "Let's get on the road!"
"Let's go." Mr. Zeng nodded.
The two men mounted their horses and, together with a dozen of their close associates, rushed toward the east gate of Xi'an Fort.
When they arrived at the city gate, several defenders guarding the city gate hurriedly came up to greet them.
He Caoshou pulled the reins, causing his horse to stop, and said to the approaching defenders, "No one noticed, right?"
"General, except for a few of my subordinates, no one else knows what is going on here at the East City Gate. Even the young men on the city wall have been sent to other gates." A defender standing nearby answered. road.
He Caoshou looked left and right.
It was impossible to see anything clearly in the dark surroundings. Even if someone secretly noticed the situation here in East City, by the time the news spread to other city gates, they would have already left.
"Don't delay. The longer you delay, the easier it will be for the news to leak." Mr. Zeng on the side urged him.
Once the news of their departure was leaked, chaos would definitely occur inside Xi'an Fort. He was worried that it would attract the attention of the gangsters outside the city and would not allow them to escape easily.
He Caoshou nodded, then waved his hand and said, "Leave the city."
With that said, he took the lead in urging his horse to pass through the city gate.
Zeng Jiangzong and the others also passed through the city gate and came to the outside of the city.
There is silence all around outside the city. There is an official road out of the city gate. You will not lose your way if you walk along the official road. Even if you don't use a torch to illuminate it, you don't have to worry about walking in the wrong direction.
Although He Caoshou and others were riding horses, they did not dare to go too fast.
The road is more difficult to walk at night. Once the horse starts running, any small pit can trip and break the horse's legs.
The night passed, and until dawn there was no major commotion in Xi'an Fort. Except for a small number of people living near the East City Gate, the people in the city near the other gates did not know that the East City Gate had been opened.
The Tiger Banner Cavalry who stayed behind at Xi'an Fort discovered that the east gate of Xi'an Fort was opened only after dawn.
Early in the morning, a man wearing common people's clothes ran out from the east city gate.
Seeing the tiger-shaped flag cavalry outside the city, they shouted breathlessly: "Xi'an Fort, Xi'an Fort has turned into a pot of chaos. The guards and generals stationed in the city escaped overnight. The city is already leaderless."
After saying this, he pressed his hands on his knees and gasped for air.
"Who are you?" The cavalry captain of the Tiger Flag stared warily at the common man in front of him who brought news from the city.
The other party straightened up, took out a bronze medal from his arms and handed it over, and said at the same time: "I am a secret agent of the Foreign Intelligence Agency in Xi'an Fort. This can prove my identity."
The cavalry captain took the bronze medal from the opponent's hand, looked at it carefully before his eyes, and after confirming that it was correct, returned it to the opponent, and said: "Thank you for your hard work, but you can't go back for the time being, so stay here, I will take you Have someone protect you."
The reason for keeping the other party was, on the one hand, to prevent the other party from betraying the Tiger Flag, and on the other hand, if the other party went out of the city in broad daylight and talked with them here, it would inevitably not be seen by people in the city.
If you go back at this time, the people in the city will be so angry that they are likely to do something impulsive.
"I understand, I won't leave here." The secret agent from the Foreign Intelligence Agency nodded in understanding.
Moreover, his mission was about to be completed, and he also did not want to risk returning to Xi'an Fort.
The cavalry captain turned to the last subordinate next to him and said: "Go back immediately and send a message to the division, saying that something has happened in Fort Xi'an, and send troops to occupy Fort Xi'an as soon as possible."
"Yes." The cavalryman on the side agreed, turned his horse's head, and rode away.
The news about Xi'an Fort's conduct and the escape of the commander-in-chief was discovered at dawn, and soon spread throughout Xi'an Fort.
From the east gate of Xi'an Fort, people continued to escape with their families and their families. In addition, several other city gates were also opened by the defenders and young men who were guarding the city, and they fled one after another.
There was chaos in the city, and the ruffians living in the city took advantage of the situation and robbed everywhere, making the city even more chaotic.
Even the garrison in the city fled overnight. No one was optimistic that Xi'an Fort could survive the bandit army. The people who could escape rushed to escape from Xi'an Fort.
The tiger-shaped banner cavalry guarding outside Xi'an Fort just watched the people fleeing in the city. No one thought about stopping them, and even if they wanted to, they couldn't.
However, they believe that most of the people who escaped will eventually come back in the future even if they leave their hometowns for a while, and they cannot stay outside forever to make a living.
"Our people are here."
The cavalry captain outside the city noticed the movement of the cavalry brigade in the distance, and then picked up the monocular on his body and glanced in the direction of the cavalry brigade to confirm the identity of the person coming.
Soon, a large group of cavalry from a distance appeared outside the gate of Xi'an Fort.
The cavalry captain who stayed outside the city rode up to meet him. When he saw the leader, he immediately gave a military salute and said loudly: "The captain of the first team, Huang Pingguang, reported to the camp."
"Wu Zhang Huang, where is the intelligence officer from the Foreign Intelligence Service?" Tan Zaiwang asked straight to the point.
The Guards Division had to face the government troops from Taiyuan, so Tan Zaiwang and his cavalry battalion were arranged to operate together with the Guards Division.
"Bring the brother from the Foreign Intelligence Service here." Huang Pingguang turned around and shouted to his subordinates not far away.
Several cavalrymen and a man dressed as an ordinary citizen came over.
Tan Zaiwang looked at the person dressed as an ordinary citizen who came closer. Knowing that this person should be an intelligence officer from the Foreign Intelligence Service, he asked directly: "Are you prepared for the news that the city guard has escaped?"
"My subordinates confirmed with the people living at the East Gate. In the middle of the night, the city's guards and handlers led a group of flag troops out of the city." The Foreign Intelligence Bureau intelligence officer said with certainty.
Tan Zaiwang glanced at the wide-open city gate in front of him.
Originally, there were many people crowded in front of the city gate who were about to escape from the city, but when he and the large group of cavalry arrived, the people had already fled in droves.
The remaining few in front of the city gate are all old, weak, sick and disabled who cannot run fast.
"Enter the city!" Tan Zaiwang waved his hand and led the cavalry brigade into the city.
God will take the blame for not taking action. He will naturally not let go of such a good opportunity to capture Xi'an Fort.
The city has become a mess, with all kinds of vandalism, smashing and looting happening constantly on the streets.
"Chen Wu, bring your people to quell the chaos in the city." Tan Zaiwang ordered a cavalry general beside him to clear the chaos in the city.
Chen Wu was among the first batch of Ye Bu Shu to join the Tiger Flag.
Now he is working as a cavalry battalion captain under Tan Zaiwang.
More than three hundred cavalrymen, led by Chen Wu, separated from the team behind Tan Zaiwang and headed to various streets separately.
