Map of the Kingdom's Warfare.

Summary

Lu Si Jian, now plump and relaxed, receives a letter from Jiang Yu, the son of the Jiang family, confirming reliable intelligence about Dou Jiande's family being held in Chong'en Temple. Zhang Xuan, upon receiving an urgent message, dispatches elite cavalry scouts to Gucheng County. The scouts, led by Song Ren Jie, learn from an old monk that Dou Jiande's wife and child are imprisoned there, guarded by about thirty soldiers. After gathering intelligence, Song Ren Jie plans a rescue operation, deciding to dig a tunnel to the eastern courtyard where the prisoners are held. As night falls, the soldiers successfully complete the tunnel and prepare for the assault. They execute their plan swiftly, taking out the guards and charging into the stone house just as reinforcements arrive to support them.

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