I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 425 Breakout
"The survival of Shu County all depends on Lord Jia's thoughts!"

"All we need to do is turn a blind eye and point out a gap for Ma Qin and Gao Sheng to break through."

"Now that Han'an County has gathered a large army, other places have been left empty-handed... Once Ma Qin and Gao Sheng break through, they can reverse the situation."

"Don't worry, Lord Jia. No one will doubt you for this."

But how can Jia Long be at ease?

The visitor was Ren Ju, the younger brother of the former Shu County Gongcao Ren Chong. With Jia Long's experience and knowledge, he would not be fooled by Ren Ju's sweet talk. He asked with concern, "Does anyone know that you are here?"

"Don't worry, Lord Jia, no one knows!" Ren Ju saw the doubt in Jia Long's heart, gritted his teeth and swore, "If this is false, just let me die with a thousand arrows piercing my heart! If Lord Jia doesn't trust me, you can just kill me with a sword, and I will have no complaints! I just regret that I can't avenge my brother's murder by Xun You!"

"Why do you say that, my dear nephew?" Jia Long patted Ren Ju on the shoulder and calmed him down.

"It's not that I don't want to help, but you have never led an army. You don't know that Zhao Jin has been in the battlefield for a long time. Ordinary tricks can't be hidden from him at all."

"If you really want to give the people in the city a chance to live, the best way is to persuade a county soldier to revolt..."

Ren Ju saw this and immediately asked, "I wonder which county soldiers should I try to persuade to revolt? Please teach me."

Seeing Jia Long stroking his beard without answering, Ren Ju continued, "After the matter is accomplished, I will obey your orders! By then, Ma Qin and Gao Sheng can also be under your command, and you don't have to worry about being known by the other two..."

Jia Long then shook his head and sighed, "It's not that I don't want to point you in the right direction, but it involves my life and property, and I'm not too sure in my heart!"

"Please give me your advice, Lord Jia! I am willing to give it a try!" Ren Ju bowed to Jia Long, "Even if I fail, I will never implicate Lord Jia!"

Jia Long hesitated for a moment before saying, "Well, considering your sincere desire to avenge your brother, Yuexi County was not affected by Ma Qin Gaosheng's rebellion, and its soldiers were hastily summoned during the farming season, and many of them are homesick."

Ren Ju was embarrassed when he heard this: "Mr. Jia, I don't know the commander of the Yuexi army, so I don't know how to start!"

"Then who do you know?" Jia Long asked back.

"There are many acquaintances in Guanghan County."

Jia Long said: "Tell me their names first, and I will think about it for you..."

Seeing Ren Ju was hesitant, Jia Long said angrily: "Well, today I will just ignore all my kindness. You can leave now. Today, just pretend that you and I have never met!"

Ren Ju immediately became anxious upon hearing this, and hurriedly said, "Don't be angry, Lord Jia. I was just thinking about who to start with..."

"it is good!"

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In Han'an County, the rebels who had not taken any action for many days finally made a move.

Under the arrangement of Ma Qin and Gao Sheng, the rebels in the city acted very cautiously.

The rebels, whose morale was originally wavering, began to obey orders because they received orders to break out.

This meant that they finally had the chance to take the looted goods and live happily elsewhere.

However, Gao Sheng looked at the soldiers under his command, all of whom were carrying large and small bags. He knew without unpacking them that there was not much food in them, only money.

He said to Ma Qin: "Bringing so many burdens with us during the breakout will only delay the operation."

"What else?" Ma Qin asked, "They have been able to accompany us to defend the city until now, all thanks to these treasures. If we let them give up now, I'm afraid we will meet in the underworld before we can break out."

Gao Sheng was speechless.

Ma Qin whispered again: "As long as we can break through, we will have a place to get food and fodder... and if the breakout fails, these treasures can also stop the pursuit of the enemy..."

After hearing this, Gao Sheng said nothing more.

The next day, just after dawn, a gate of Han'an County quietly opened. The rebels did not even dare to light torches, but lined up in a long line and left the city under the guidance of those who could see the road clearly in the dim light.

Ma Qin and Gao Sheng mixed in the team. They were afraid of becoming targets during the breakout, so they didn't even dare to ride horses.

But how could the Han army do nothing after besieging the city for many days? Soon a secret sentry issued a warning.

Seeing that they had been discovered by the Han army, the rebels immediately beat drums to speed up their advance. The rebels who had been besieged for many days were also motivated to break out with money.

Subsequently, the rebels, under the command of Ma Qin and Gao Sheng, marched towards the weak points in the intelligence they received.

As soon as he attacked the camp used to besiege the city, Ma Qin felt unprecedented relief and was convinced of the authenticity of the intelligence.

He and Gao Sheng immediately did not hesitate and rushed in with the army.

But as he was rushing forward, Ma Qin realized that something was wrong.

Even if the county soldiers here were transferred away in advance, why were there so much dry straw in the camp?
As he was hesitating, he suddenly saw another flaming arrow lighting up the sky, which was not bright enough. He was shocked - he had been fooled!

The flames immediately set the camp on fire.

First the straw, then the wood...

Ma Qin looked at Gao Sheng who was not far away. Unfortunately, the latter was shot in the neck by a rocket and fell to the ground without saying a word.

Ma Qin, who was watching this scene, was extremely frightened. He did not care about anyone else and took the troops in his family whom he trusted most, together with the troops following Gao Sheng, to find a direction and prepare to break out.

But it is easy to make mistakes when you are nervous. Ma Qin had only run a few steps when he missed a step and fell to the ground.

"Come and help me!" he shouted.

Ma Qin's followers were frightened by his past power and stopped, and several of them rushed over to support him.

But at the same time, Gao Sheng's followers completely ignored Ma Qin's plan. Their master had been lost, and it was their instinct to avoid the fire. Several of Ma Qin's followers also ran away, but Ma Qin didn't care about them now.

It was because his foot was sprained and he couldn't run.

Under the threat of the flames, more and more of Ma Qin's men abandoned him, and the few people who supported him felt the heat from the flames behind them, until one of them had his clothes catch fire, which became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Ma Qin was brought to the ground, and the flames behind him swept over like a long dragon.

He still tried to climb forward, but could not escape the punishment of the flames.

Amid the wailing, Ma Qin suddenly saw the people who had been slaughtered and humiliated under his orders. These people were cursing him in the firelight.

"Jia Long, you are a villain! You deceived me, and you will not have a good death in the future!" The captured Ren Ju watched the rebels being defeated by the fire and cursed.

Jia Long just sneered. It was just the wail of a defeated dog. It was not worth getting angry at all. "Humph, what? You are allowed to use me, but I am not allowed to use you in return?"

He thought of the handwritten letter he had received from Minister Zhao Qian some time ago.

In the letter, Zhao Qian persuaded him earnestly.

This old friend of his father's generation reminded him not to do anything that would bring shame to his ancestors, and also reminded him that fame, fortune and wealth can be found in chaos.

To be fair, Jia Long was dissatisfied with the new tax system and Xun You's arbitrary killing of the local tyrants in Shu County.

Without Zhao Qian's advice, he might have really done something...but Zhao Qian had said it beforehand, and in the process of following Xun You to suppress the rebellion, he also saw that the rebels were on the verge of collapse.

After understanding all this, it was not difficult for Jia Long to make the choice - as long as my Shu County Jia family can take this opportunity to soar to the sky, what does your Ren family's life or death have to do with me?

Who is your family!

(End of this chapter)