Ying Xuan returned to the army and immediately fired the crossbow arrows.
All the officers and soldiers were stunned. How could the censor have gained such a result after going around for a while?
They found that as long as the imperial censor stepped forward, the missing things would surely come out many times over.
This is true for grain, and it is still true for arrows now!
This number of crossbow arrows is given to hundreds of powerful crossbowmen.
The empty quiver felt heavy again.
It seemed like they all had an illusion.
Didn't we just launch a siege? We just sent troops from the garrison.
This scene once again confirmed the governor's point of view. He kept raising his eyebrows and questioning the county lieutenant with his eyes.
"Look, look! Really?"
"He can do whatever he wants! He has everything he wants!"
The county lieutenant also scratched his head. Is he really the chosen one?
The army continues to advance. It is already Mao hour, and it will be dawn soon.
Ying Xuan looked up.
The moon has gradually lowered over the mountains, and a thick dark cloud is rushing against the skyline in the distance.
The air becomes increasingly humid.
The torches of the soldiers were almost burned out.
Ying Xuan looked to the east, and the dark and deep royal city looked like a huge mouth.
The scouts ahead kept returning.
"Report! The rebels are all shrinking in two streets outside the old royal city."
"Report! The rebels are setting up defensive positions, with hay piled on both sides. They may set fire to block it!"
"Report! The rebels have blocked the civilian men in front. If they want to defeat the enemy, they are afraid of killing all the civilians!"
There is no good news.
Everyone's mood became heavier and heavier.
What Ying Xuan is most worried about are the people who have disappeared.
There are nearly 100,000 people in Shouchun City. Even if you exclude those who died in the chaos and wars, plus the relatives of refugees captured from the surrounding areas, the number will not be much less than before.
But there are no traces of these people now. Where did the Yue people hide them?
Ying Xuan frowned.
The outline of the royal city is gradually becoming clearer.
The sky has begun to turn blue.
The soldiers threw away their burned out torches, and there was silence.
Shouchun City was left with only the sound of neat and heavy footsteps.
Chang Lin and a group of refugees who were following behind also noticed something was wrong at this moment.
This is about to knock Shouchun down!
But there are no traces of relatives yet?
They also started to get a little anxious.
Zhang Wangcai, who was not far behind Ying Xuan, felt more and more panicked as he went eastward.
I always want to stand behind people.
Zhaohan and Zhaoyi clenched their fists nervously, while the other stared ahead and trembled in fear.
The county guard and the county lieutenant frowned and looked at the gradually revealed defense line in front of them in silence.
More than 10,000 soldiers were divided into arrays and marched neatly through the streets.
Finally came to the enemy.
"Whizzing!"
The crossbow arrows were fired, but the target was not Ying Xuan and others. They had not yet entered the shooting range.
The flaming arrows set fire to the hay in the street and the wagon logs lying across the road.
The flames shot straight up along the walls on both sides.
Soon, the houses and streets were connected into a line of fire, dividing the entire Shouchun into two halves.
At this time, the army simply could not move forward.
The thick smoke brought by the blazing fire blocked the sight of Ying Xuan and others.
If someone is sent to clear the obstacles on the road, they will break into the opponent's crossbow range and be shot dead on the spot.
If you don't go, you can only wait for the fire to get smaller.
Ying Xuan frowned. The other party didn't seem to want to fight, but was delaying.
But is time on their side?
When Da Qin's reinforcements arrived, they had no room to resist.
Unless something goes wrong in Sichuan County.
Let the rebels have the strength to return to defense.
But that's impossible! There are only three small towns in total there.
There is also a Dazexiang military camp in Sichuan County, so the total number of troops mobilized will only be greater than that of the Huaiyang Army!
No matter what, it's impossible to suppress the rebels in three small towns!
Ying Xuan looked at the thick smoke and was puzzled.
It seemed that the fire was too strong.
The sky, which was about to light up, gradually darkened.
The thick dark cloud finally pressed over everyone's heads.
A strong wind blew, bringing with it some dust that made people squint their eyes.
Zhang Han said softly.
"It's going to rain! Their fire won't last long!"
Zhaohan also spoke up.
"Yes, there are only a few thousand soldiers in the city originally. With the private soldiers mobilized from several surrounding counties and the nobles of the three surnames, the total number of soldiers in Shouchun City is only 20,000."
"Looking at the appearance just now, I'm afraid we have lost a lot of people while defending the city."
"Their troops are also stretched thin! Once the rain falls and the fire is extinguished, we can easily put down the rebellion!"
Seeing Zhaohan's excited look, Ying Xuan suddenly frowned and asked.
"Since you know all their information, let me ask you! Where are the nearly 100,000 people in Shouchun?"
Unexpectedly, this question made Zhaohan calm down.
He turned around and saluted.
"The people are at the front."
"If the sinners lied to you, the whole family will suffer a terrible death!"
He raised his head and stared at Ying Xuan firmly.
"Please trust me!"
This oath did not even let go of the granddaughter who had left her alone!
After hearing this, Ying Xuan was not relieved, but instead frowned even more.
…
At this moment, on the road from Juyang City to the Huaiyang Army's station in Fengtang, Shaopi'an, a Qin soldier slapped his horse hard.
He saw that there were still people moving in the nearby Huaiyang Army garrison.
Suddenly he breathed a long sigh of relief.
"The imperial decree!"
"Army from all counties! Guard your positions!"
"Huaiyang County and Sichuan County immediately withdraw from Jiujiang to this county! Be prepared for someone in this county to cause rebellion!"
"Huaiyang County Sheriff takes the order!"
The shouts were heard far away.
Several soldiers in the station heard it and immediately stepped forward and opened the camp door.
The Qin army who sent the order rushed into the camp, only to find that except for the few people in front of them.
The entire camp was empty.
he asked anxiously.
"Where are the people? Where are the thirty thousand soldiers?"
Several soldiers who were cooking quickly replied.
"The army went to attack Shouchun City last night under the orders of the imperial censor!"
Suddenly the herald's expression changed drastically.
"Censor? Where did the censor come from? I came all the way from Xianyang and I never knew there was a censor sent from the imperial court!"
As soon as these words came out, several soldiers were immediately panicked.
"It shouldn't be! The censor even helped us raise food and grass!"
The messenger's face was full of anxiety!
"That might be a ruse!"
"The Sichuan County side is closer, and we have already notified you according to the time!"
"Once they retreat and the rebels have enough strength to move south, the 30,000 Huaiyang army will become rootless duckweeds!"
"How can Shouchun City be so easy to capture? As long as the rebels are delayed to support the Huaiyang Army, they will be completely defeated. By then, I'm afraid Huaiyang County will also be unstable!"
The herald was angry, it was too late!
Ignoring this, he turned his horse's head and ran towards Shouchun City again.
I just hope that I can save the Huaiyang army before the army is besieged.
But when he approached Shouchun City, he saw the battlefield outside the south city full of Qin army corpses from a distance.
My heart felt cold.
Has the Huaiyang Army been completely defeated by the rebels?
As he continued to approach, the tragic battlefield became clearer and clearer.
Just as he became more and more disappointed.
Suddenly, it was discovered that Shouchun South City Gate seemed to have been knocked open.
His eyes widened immediately. Did the Huaiyang army really capture this huge city?
