At this juncture, he did not bother to explain in detail to the crowd at large. He waved his long sleeves and quietly ordered: “We’ll do as planned!”
Sun Yan looked at Wang Hong in uncertainty. Nonetheless, he became assured by the composure on his handsome face. “Excellent!”
He swiftly took off.
As soon as the Ox hour (1-3 am) arrived, the reed music in the mayor’s estate came to a stop and was replaced by the sound of drums from three directions.
From the east gate, west gate, and north gate, loud beating of drums and the lighting of torches suddenly launched!
The city broke into a commotion.
Panicking cries and footsteps ensued; torches and lanterns came alive.
While people dashed out of their houses to ask what was happening, a dozen knights galloped toward the south gate, declaring loudly: “The south gate is empty. If you don’t want to die then follow General Sun to break out from the south gate!”
Their booming echoes woke everyone up.
In the mayor’s estate, a clan elder dashed out and shouted at one of the knights: “Who’s breaking out from the south gate with Sun Yan? Come back, come back this instant!”
The reply he received was the knight’s galloping past like the wind.
Another clan elder hastily exclaimed: “Wait, give us a minute. We’ll pack and break out of here with you.”
Again, answering him was just a whirlwind of smoke.