The signal soldier walked quickly to Xu Kuang and handed the telegram in his hand to Xu Kuang.

"good.".

"What's wrong?" A group of counselors came together.

Xu Kuang handed the telegram to everyone to read and said:

"Tzuyu is really amazing. Within one day, he has completely surrounded Xiangcheng Town."

Xu Zheng frowned slightly and asked:

"Then what should the people of Xiangcheng Town do?"

Xu Kuang's expression changed. He had indeed not considered this issue.

Xu Zheng said to Xu Kuang:

"I suggest that your lord withdraw the troops on the north and west roads ten kilometers back."

Xu Kuang frowned and asked:

"But the city gate is closed, and the people can't come out, right?"

Xu Zheng smiled and said:

"My Lord, you must believe in the abilities of the people.".

Xu Kuang thought seriously for a moment and said to Xu Zheng:

"I can't make the decision on this matter myself. I'm not on the front line and don't know the specific situation. I need to let Tzuyu know about this matter and listen to Tzuyu's opinion."

Xu Zheng saluted Xu Kuang:

"this is necessary.".

Xu Kuang informed Zhou Jin of the matter, and soon Zhou Jin's telegram arrived.

There was only one word on the telegram: Yes.

Xu Kuang nodded, looked at everyone and said:

"In this case, let the army retreat.".

…

Forio and Victor looked at the retreating Mushroom Ridge army in bewilderment, both confused.

What they didn't know was that the retreating posture of the army had been seen by the soldiers guarding the city and the soldiers below the city.

Jack is one of the soldiers defending the city.

In the evening, Jack got off work and ran back home secretly instead of returning to the military camp.

When Jack's wife saw Jack coming back, she was about to say something, but Jack covered her mouth.

Jack whispered:

"Stop talking, listen to what I say, Orange Town is surrounded.".

The wife's eyes widened suddenly.

Jack said again:

"But the people from Moguling have retreated again. You think of a way to quietly leave Xiangcheng Town with the elderly and children at home."

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The wife frowned and asked:

"How do we escape?".

Jack said to his wife:

"Look at whose house is close to the city wall. Discuss with them, take them with you, dig a tunnel or something in his house, and you can think of a way on your own. Okay, I should go back."

The wife looked at Jack speechlessly, but she had no choice but to know that what Jack said must be the truth.

She hurriedly greeted the children, explained some things to them, and then hurried out the door.

She came to the house in the far north corner of the city and knocked on the door nervously.

With a creak, a little head popped out first. He saw Jack's wife and asked:

"What's matter?".

Jack’s wife smiled and said:

"Is your adult here? I have something to ask him."

Soon, a man with a broken leg came out on crutches.

He looked at Jack's wife unkindly and asked:

"Is there anything you need?".

Jack's wife asked:

"Can we go in and talk?".

"cannot.".

"I have something very important to tell you.".

"That's not possible either.".

Jack's wife had no choice but to pull the man on crutches to a corner where there was no one around, and tell the truth about Mushroom Ridge's siege of Orange Town.

The man on crutches asked:

"So what do you want?".

Jack's wife said:

"Your house is closest to the city wall. I am going to dig a tunnel to escape. Can you donate your house and we can escape together. I can give you all the valuable things in my house...".

The man on crutches frowned, seeming to be thinking. After a moment, he said to Jack's wife:

"No, I agree. You can come back after lunch tomorrow and leave before curfew."

Jack's wife immediately knelt down and said to the man on crutches:

"Thank you very much...".

The man on crutches frowned and said:

"No need, we are all poor people, we don't need to do this."

At noon, Jack's wife and her eldest son, who was about to grow up, knocked on the door of the man on crutches again.

The man on crutches looked at Jack's wife, then at his eldest son, and asked:

"is that OK?".

Jack's wife only said:

"this is my son.".

The man on crutches said to Jack’s wife:

"come on in.".

The two entered the yard and found that the yard was filled with wood.

The man on crutches led the two of them into the house, which was full of people.

The man on crutches said:

"After you told me in the afternoon, I felt that I couldn't go alone. I invited these people. Without further ado, I will assign them to you. The men are responsible for digging tunnels and the women are responsible for transporting soil. Understand Yet?".

Everyone nodded heavily.

Soon everyone started to do it.

Not only Jack's family got the news, but also many soldiers guarding the city took advantage of getting off work to tell their families the news. For a while, everyone showed their talents, including those who dug tunnels, those who walked through sewers, and those who could swim through the north gate. Diving in the waterway, he swam directly to the Pearl River and was rescued by the army on the other side...

…

Seventeen days later, the man on crutches leaned against the wall of the tunnel and gently pushed the top of the tunnel with his crutch. A small hole was directly pushed out of the top, and a beam of light came in.

Two or three men quickly lifted the man on crutches up and asked him to look outside through the small hole.

The man on crutches looked carefully and found that the city had been dug out and was far away from the city wall.

The man on crutches asked everyone to put him down, and everyone immediately looked at him expectantly.

"It's done, we've dug outside the city wall."

Everyone wanted to cheer, but was immediately stopped by the man on crutches.

The man said to the men, fill in this place first so as not to be discovered, and we will go back to discuss what to do specifically.

The crowd seemed to be led by the man on crutches. When the man on crutches spoke, they naturally did not dare to violate anything.

Everyone returned to the messy living room.

The man on crutches said:

"Dozens of us dug for seventeen days, working in three shifts, day and night, but I estimate that we only dug out about a hundred meters. From this distance, it would be easy for the lord's cavalry to catch up with us, so we must not be discovered. ."

The man on crutches looked at Jack’s wife:

"Jenny, you said your man is patrolling the city wall, right?".

Jenny, Jack's wife, nodded quickly.

"Well, I want you to find your husband and ask him, if we are discovered at night, how will the soldiers on the wall react?".

Jenny nodded.

The man on crutches looked at everyone with a serious face and his tone was unquestionable:

"Everyone is not allowed to bring anything except money, otherwise, if someone catches up, they will die! Everyone must gather here before the curfew."

Everyone nodded again.

"Jenny, you go home and send the children over first, and then go find your husband. Go quickly.".

Jenny didn’t say anything, and just left here quickly.