Chapter 769 Entrusted with 'Heavy Responsibilities'

If that wasn't enough for Xia Yan to order a retreat.

Then what the third scout said undoubtedly made Xia Yan make a decision in an instant. Stay in the green mountains, not afraid of no firewood, if he does not order a retreat.

Let the reinforcements of the judgment army arrive, and outflank them left and right. At that time, the city guards will rush out with their guns in their hands. ...... of the Siege on Three Sides Then he will inevitably lead people to plug his wings.

The third scout came to report.

It is said that the defenders have already received the news, and they have already arranged it, and the city wall is burning with boiling oil. Once they attack the city, the defenders will pour boiling oil and set fire to it, not to mention the destruction of the ladders, and the thousands of soldiers who rushed up in the first wave will not be able to save their lives. And Xia Yan did see that there was a few zhang on the city wall, and a puff of smoke came out early.

The scout said that he was disguised as a potential underneath the walls, barely able to hear the voices of the defenders on the walls. Moreover, before the siege, there was a loud steward who shouted loudly that the fire should be burned, and that the oil should be burned as hot as possible, and that it would be better to pour people to death directly. The scout got the news and cautiously returned to report it.

At that time, the first wave of besieging soldiers had already rushed out, and they were about to rush to the bottom of the city......

Xia Yan hesitated, and watched as someone on the city wall lifted a cauldron. Xia Yan made a quick decision and quickly withdrew his troops.

Regardless of the loss of his armor and the loss of his armor, he immediately ordered him to retreat.

It took thirty miles to retreat before he could relax. That's when they set up camp.

It was only at this time that Xia Yan came back to his senses and felt that he was afraid that he had been fooled by the other party. If the army really had so many reinforcements, why didn't they catch up? Before the siege, he sent scouts to carefully investigate, and there was no ambush nearby. Could it be that reinforcements could not fall from the sky?

In short, this matter is full of strangeness.

But Xia Yan will definitely not admit that he was miscommanded and fell for the enemy's tricks.

He wants to find a scapegoat, and the best candidate is naturally the lieutenant general next to him. If it weren't for the escape of the surnamed Yu last night, the scapegoat must be Deputy General Yu.

At this moment, Xia Yan raised his eyes to look at the two people in front of him.

"Vice General Wang, how many evil things have you done on your back this way? You are still recruiting from the truth, and this general can still do a thing or two for you, if you don't recruit, you will stop blaming this general for killing your relatives in righteousness. ”

Vice General Wang naturally wouldn't be stupid enough to speak.

Although he is not smart, he can also see that Xia Yan is finding fault.

Xia Yan really didn't know anything about him? Not really...... Xia Yan never spoke, and in the eyes of Vice General Wang, he acquiesced to his actions.

Anyway, Huaiyang Road is full of judges, what is a big deal to kill a few women who are sentenced to the army?

This can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people. Since his subordinates have been following the general, it has always been the general who has spoken eastward, and his subordinates have not dared to take a step westward. The loyalty of his subordinates to the general can be learned from heaven and earth. Xia Yan looked at Vice General Wang with a cold face. At this time, the best way he thought of was to abandon the car and protect the handsome. Although Vice General Wang can fight, he is a straw bale. I used to know how to cover up, but since I entered Huaiyang Road, I have become more and more bold.

As Adjutant General Yu said last night, there is a good chance that there is something going on.

If the gate of Huaiyang Dao is successfully broken today, Xia Yan will not plan to pursue it. As long as Vice Admiral Wang is cautious in the future...... But Vice General Wang was the first to turn around on the battlefield...... It really made Xia Yan feel that he had lost face, and his lieutenant general was so greedy for life and afraid of death, it seemed that he was very incompetent as a general.

Vice Admiral Wang stiffened his neck, not feeling that he had ever had it at all.

As for what Xia Yan cared about, he was the first to turn around and run.

That's because when the scout reported to Xia Yan, he heard it. Knowing that the city wall is only boiling oil, if he doesn't run, will he still wait to be scalded by the hot oil.

Vice General Wang felt that he knew the danger ahead, but he still rushed forward, which was already very remarkable. didn't want the city to be captured, but Xia Yan put the fault on him. Vice Admiral Wang is not a dumb loser.

"Today's events are clearly behind someone's back. The general thinks, could it be Adjutant Yu?"

Xia Yan's eyes sank. "There are only a few dozen people around him, what can he do. A disdainful tone.

"A few dozen people are enough to make trouble...... Deputy General Wei only had a few dozen guards with him, but that night there was no trace of the fire, and his subordinates kept sending people to look for him, but he didn't even find any clues. Perhaps Vice General Yu is also following Wei Chen's example. Therefore, the suspicious array was set up to take revenge on the general. ”

Xia Yan naturally knew that this was false.

That formation was too big for a few dozen people to do. What's more, Adjutant General Yu doesn't have that brain. If he had been so smart, he wouldn't have been an obscure lieutenant for years.

However, Vice General Wang's words made Xia Yanmao pause.

He wondered, could it be that Wei Chen was secretly causing trouble, but this idea was lost in Xia Yan's mind.

Along the way, Wei Chen's incompetent look, Xia Yan saw it very clearly.

What's more, he only had a few dozen guards with him. And he has more than 10,000 men and horses in his hands, and he doesn't dare to provoke Wei Chen if he has ten dares. What's more, Wei Chen has no reason to deal with him.

You must know that he and Wei Chen can also be regarded as sharing honor and disgrace.

He failed to attack the city, and when Qi Jun punished him, Wei Chen was also indispensable.

Xia Yan's eyes stared gloomily at Vice General Wang, Rao is Vice General Wang thought he was bold, and he was also looked at by Xia Yan and his hair stood on end. Fortunately, Xia Yan also knew that now was not the time to deal with Vice General Wang. The top priority at the moment is how to capture Huaiyang Town and occupy the lair of the judgment army.

Since the strong attack fails, then it can only be a sneak attack.

He didn't believe that the oil could burn for twelve hours a day.

There will always be a time when the flame will go out.

As for the reinforcements, Xia Yan had already concluded that there were people who were suspicious during the day. Maybe the Huaiyang Dao judgment is just a danger that has been passed on by word of mouth.

If there is really a judgment army, how can he sit back and watch him drive all the way into the hinterland of Huaiyang Road.

As for the idea of catching turtles in the urn during the day, it was already in Xia Yan's mind. "Vice General Wang, this general ordered you to take 5,000 elite soldiers to attack Huaiyang City overnight...... Be sure to take advantage of the emptiness of the defenders and take advantage of their unpreparedness. Capture the town of Huaiyang. Vice Admiral Wang complained bitterly in his heart, he really didn't want to take over such a drudgery.

But now he has shortcomings in Xia Yan's hands.

If it is disobedience......

Vice General Wang took the order with a bitter face.

Xia Yan's face turned slightly pale. At this moment, someone came to report that a military general who claimed to be surnamed Zhong asked to see him.

He said that he knew the inside story of the Huaiyang Dao Judgment Army.

As soon as he heard that his surname was Zhong, the deputy general who was silent on the side opened his mouth. "It should be Zhong Yuxiu...... This person is so happy, his temperament is a little unpredictable, he was originally a fierce general under Qi Ling. Now that Prince Ling is far away in the capital, this person ...... I'm afraid that I came to vote for the general, after all, without a master, normal people should think of a way back for themselves. ”

Xia Yan nodded.

pretended to have an unfathomable look and asked people to bring General Zhong in.

The curtain was lifted, revealing the old face of General Zhong......