Seeing the confusion of the generals, Fang Zan said seriously: "Everyone knows that the King of Qin is treacherous. He tore up the certificate of credence and took advantage of our country's unpreparedness to secretly use troops. What is impossible!"
"Besides, Mr. Gong is here, how can he still be fake!?"
The Wuxiang County Magistrate quickly followed: "Yes, Wuxiang was attacked by the Qin army, and I barely escaped death."
The doubts among them were just the sudden news, which was a bit unbelievable. Now everyone had serious expressions on their faces.
"This...if this is the case, the situation in Jingyang is not good."
"Yes, general, it's better to send a letter to the court quickly and ask for reinforcements."
"The letter has already made people work faster." Fang Zan said: "The question now is what will the Qin army do after they go north. They haven't come to attack Jingyang yet. From my point of view, I'm afraid Li Sichuan is in danger. ."
As he spoke, he also drew his war sword and pointed sideways at the military map on the wall: "Look at the locations of Wuxiang and Lichuan, and the military role they play in Jingyang."
The young generals stepped forward one after another, and soon someone said: "If Lichuan is in danger, our army will lose its retreat, and domestic reinforcements must pass through Lichuan before they can reach Jingyang."
"That's right!" Fang Zan said: "Therefore, no matter whether the Qin army attacks Lichuan or not, we cannot sit still and wait for death!"
After saying that, he immediately looked around and said: "Listen to the order! Immediately mobilize the elite and rush to Lichuan!"
The military orders on his side were very decisive. Although it was still just a guess, he still had to ensure the stability of the rear line. If the Jingyang army was about to move, the news would naturally reach the county guard quickly.
Just when Fang Zan ordered his troops and horses to prepare to march overnight, the Jingyang County Sheriff hurried over.
At this time, the Wuxiang County Magistrate was still here. When he saw him, he quickly raised his hands and bent his waist to the end: "I have seen Panda."
The Jingyang County Sheriff was his immediate superior. He waved his hand and ignored it. Instead, he faced Fang Zan and said, "What does the general want?"
"The Qin army is attacking now. I am afraid that I will be in danger from Sichuan, so I need support." Fang Zan said concisely and to the point.
"Inappropriate." Jingyang County Sheriff said: "I already know about this matter. Regardless of whether the Qin army really wants to attack Lichuan, the general must not act rashly. Once the defenders are transferred, Jingyang will be in danger!"
"But Panda, if we don't support Lichuan, the important roads in the rear will be cut off, and the overall situation will be unfavorable to me." Fang Zan said.
"Have you ever thought about it, general? If this is the Qin army's plan to attack the east and west and divert the tiger away from the mountain, once you lead the army away and Jingyang is attacked again, how will you hold on?" As the governor of Jingyang County, there is no problem with his considerations.
And his official position was higher than that of Fang Zan. The latter was just the garrison of ten thousand troops. Therefore, he did not dare to be presumptuous in his tone, but asked tentatively: "Then, what does Panda mean?"
Jingyang County Sheriff said: "In my opinion, it is better to be still than to move. No matter what happens in Lichuan, it will not be as important as Jingyang. The general only needs to guard here, and the court will be informed of the battle situation here immediately, and then urgently mobilize reinforcements." , when our army reaches the front line, Lichuan will be destroyed."
Hearing this, Fang Zan frowned slightly, paused, and said: "Although it is possible to stand and wait for reinforcements, if we sit back and watch Lichuan fall, the large supporting troops will most likely be blocked by then."
"Well..." Jingyang County Sheriff thought about it carefully and said, "It is indeed necessary to support Lichuan, but the general cannot take away all the soldiers, and Jingyang must not be left empty and undefended."
"Yes, your Excellency is right." Fang Zan did not refute this, and thought for a while and said: "In this way, I will lead three thousand troops and rush out of Sichuan to cooperate with the city to block this group of Qin troops. The remaining seven thousand people will , enough to make Jingyang as solid as gold. What do people think?"
"Well... well, general, you must be careful, but if anything goes wrong, you should return immediately. Don't be reluctant to fight." Jingyang County Sheriff said.
"Don't worry, sir, General Mo will go get ready right now." Fang Zan clasped his fists and left directly.
After he left, the Wuxiang County Magistrate came forward and said with a shy smile: "Haha, Mr. Pang is still thoughtful, and I admire him."
Jingyang County Sheriff glanced at him and said lukewarmly: "Master Gong, Wu Xiang just threw it away. Doesn't it have any defensive strength? If you can hold on for a while, even if it lasts half a day, it won't be like this. ."
Hearing this, the county magistrate was a little panicked: "This, this, Mr. Pangda, this is not the fault of the lower official, but Wuxiang does not have many officers and soldiers, and it is only a small county. How can we resist the Qin army... ....”
"Okay! You can explain this matter to your superiors yourself when the time comes. The most I can say in my official document is a few good words for you." Jingyang County Sheriff said impatiently, and turned to leave.
"My lord, my lord..." The Wuxiang County Magistrate hurriedly followed up.
Fang Zan here gathered three thousand spiritual troops, left Jingyang, and headed straight towards Lichuan.
On the other side, under Lichuan City.
Peng Shuang had already arrived with his army and was conducting a strong attack.
It was already late at night, and the 10,000 Qin army soldiers were marching non-stop without any rest. They passed through Wuxiang and directly attacked Lichuan.
Due to the urgent march, it was impossible to carry food and baggage, and there were no large siege equipment. Some were just some simple ladders.
On the top of the city and outside the city gate, there were torches everywhere, dotted with stars, and the scene was full of shouts of killing.
There are seven or eight ladders set up on the entire city defense. The Qin army soldiers on the top are climbing desperately, waving their swords from time to time to block random arrows above their heads.
The Qin army's crossbowmen formed several rows under the city. They kept loading their bows with arrows and fired volleys at the top to suppress them with their crossbows.
On the other side of the Spirit Army, every time they came forward to defend the ladder, many people would be shot over by random arrows. Some people had just raised rocks high, but before they could hit them down, their bodies were covered with arrows and they fell down with howls.
The siege has been going on for more than an hour.
Fortunately, Lichuan was not heavily guarded, and was also caught off guard. Under the sharp offensive, it was already in danger.
Seeing that Lichuan's defense line had been completely shaken, Peng Shuang was forced off the ladder again, pointing his sword and shouting: "Brothers! Take Lichuan! The Lingjun can no longer withstand it!"
"Kill--"
This Qin army was originally the elite of the elite. Now, under the leadership of the general, it stormed a county with a small number of troops. There was no suspense about the result.
After another round of sharp charges, soldiers jumped onto the city defenses on various ladders. After coming up, they slashed with their swords.
As the donated blood splattered, the remaining spiritual army could no longer resist and began to fight and retreat on the city wall.
In the city.
The Lichuan County Magistrate had already arranged for his family members to escape first, and was also packing up the last belongings at this time.
"My lord, my lord!" A guard ran over in a panic and said out of breath: "The city gate, the city gate is about to be lost..."
"Ouch! Where did the Qin army come from? Let's go! Let's go quickly!"
