No Surrender

"Everyone was watching the fight outside the walls," Yun Ming said.

Wuyi sighed. "Secure the gates and all the passages. There is a passage under the main donjon which leads out of the fortress. Right now, it's blocked by our wagon-bodies, but put a pair of archers – good archers – on the stairs. Give me a nod when this is done."

"When you say I should secure—" Yun Ming paused.

"As if we were taking the fortress for ourselves," Wuyi said harshly. "As if we were in the south. Trust no one who is not one of ours. Use force if you have to. Secure the exits, Yun Ming!"

Yun Ming saluted. "Yes, my lord."

Jia had his shoes.