Torches have been lit on the walls of Van City.

At the north gate, several Yan army scouts rode horses into the city quickly.

"Report, General Qiyu, the enemy army is still more than ten miles away from my Fan City."

"Got it, it's hard work, go down and rest." Ma Liang said to several of the scouts who reported the military situation.

The grain and grass trucks had just entered the east gate at this time.

"Hurry up and get into the city, the enemy will be there soon." Adjutant General Gu Tao shouted loudly at the east gate.

At this time, the Navy King Youde Brigade and the grain and grass escorted had just entered Fan City.

After the last baggage truck entered the city of Fan, military orders were heard from the city:

"The general has an order, the gates of the city are closed, they are blocked, and the whole city is on alert."

After hearing this, many officers and men of the navy were so tired that they lay on the ground, "whirring" and panting.

It's been a really difficult walk for more than 20 miles!

The naval brigade commander Wang Youde and the deputy general Gu Mulin, who did not care about fatigue, accompanied the deputy general of the reserve division, Gu Tao, to the North Gate City Tower to meet the defender of Fan City at this time, Brigadier General Ma Liang.

"The 2nd Brigade of the 3rd Division of the 1st Army of the Navy was ordered to join the battle and came to report to the general."

Wang Youde and Gu Mulin said to Ma Liang in unison.

Ma Liang knew that the officers of the navy, especially the young officers, basically graduated from Xiangping Academy.

Facing the two colonels and naval officers in front of him, he raised his right hand to his head and gave a college military salute.

"What class did you two graduate from?" Ma Liang said to the two.

Wang Youde and Gu Mulin immediately felt cordial when they saw Ma Liang saluting like this.

also raised his right hand in return, and said in unison:

"Report to the senior, both of us are graduates of the fourth phase of Xiangping College."

Ma Liang said cordially: "Two juniors, welcome, I and political commissar Gu Tao are both graduates of the second phase. ”

The four of them looked at each other and laughed.

They are all young people under the age of thirty, and they are all graduates of the same college, so their words are naturally speculative.

Regarding this brigade of the navy joining the battle to defend Fancheng, Wang Youde and Gu Mulin did not have the slightest opinion, and they originally thought so in their hearts.

As soon as Ma Liang finished inquiring about the situation of the naval brigade, he heard the roar of many war horses galloping outside the city.

The Zhao army led by Lian Po has arrived at the foot of Fancheng.

Lian Po, who was in his seventies, looked at the small city in front of him and ordered:

"Let people go to the city now and shout and let the Yan army garrison surrender, otherwise, after the city is broken, there will be no chickens and dogs."

"No." Several Zhao generals bowed down to receive orders.

After a while, more than a dozen Zhao soldiers came to the head of Fancheng City and shouted loudly towards the city:

"The brothers of the Yan army who defended the city listened, and General Lian Po told you to surrender. Our Zhao army guarantees the safety of the soldiers of the Yan army who surrendered, and gives them generous treatment. Otherwise, on the day the city is broken, the chickens and dogs will not be left. ”

shouted several times, waiting for Fan Chengyanjun's response.

After a while, a person's voice came from the head of Fancheng City:

"I am Ma Liang, the defender of Fan City, and now I solemnly inform General Lian Po that since my king ascended the throne, my Yan army has never said to surrender, so don't be delusional."

"All the soldiers of our Yan army would rather die in battle than surrender to you. If you have the ability, you can send troops to attack the city! Let Lian Po Lao'er, don't use your name to scare me Yanjun, I'm not afraid. ”

After hearing this, Lian Po's brows furrowed, and he said to the generals on the left and right:

"Since the Yan army is unwilling to surrender, our army does not need to shout surrender. Our army has come from afar, and they are very tired. Pass my general's order, order our army to set up camp and gather the rear army. Order the logistics personnel to assemble the siege equipment and attack the city early tomorrow morning. ”

It was already the third watch, and in the military and horse governor's mansion in Gaotang City, the lights were lit up in turn.

General Wang Shi came to the front hall, and after reading the urgent report from the intelligence bureau personnel, his face was grim.

"This honest old man, really cunning, actually did this trick. In the past two days, the general was still wondering, why did the Zhao army that entered Jixi County march so slowly? It seems that he is waiting for our army here! ”

Wang Shi said to his Gao Tang guards Liu Shou, Zhang Tian, Su Yuan and others.

Liu Shou stepped forward and hugged his fists to Wang Shi and said:

"General, Lian Po has such a layout, which can be described as extremely ambitious. This is to prepare to capture my Fan City, completely surround my front hundreds of thousands of troops under Diqiu City, and prepare to flank my main army. ”

"If it is allowed to succeed, the consequences will be devastating. At present, it seems that the possibility of the Zhao army attacking Gaotang City is very low, and our army should send troops to reinforce Fan City as soon as possible. I just don't know, can my defenders of Fan City hold out until the arrival of reinforcements? ”

Wang Shi didn't answer, walked to the map in the hall, and looked at Fan Cheng on the map.

In the face of Lian Po, he is still too careless!

Although he felt remorse in his heart, Wang Shi's face did not show the slightest.

Turning his gaze to the Emperor Hill City on the map, he said slowly:

"Fancheng is only garrisoned by a reserve division of our army, and the city is not very strong, in the face of the 100,000 army led by Lian Po, the disparity in strength is too great, I am afraid it will be difficult to hold Fancheng."

At this time, Wang Shi, including the generals in the hall, no longer had any expectations for Fan Cheng.

"Although Diqiu City is newly occupied by our army, the city is high and thick, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. In addition, our reinforcements have arrived in Diqiu, and the military strength has been greatly enhanced. Even if the coalition forces capture Fancheng and want to flank our army, they will definitely be in a hurry. ”

"Lian Po Lao'er's move seems to be a clever move, but in fact, from the general's point of view, his move is also a risky move. As long as Diqiu City is not lost, my reinforcements have arrived, who will kill the deer? We don't know yet. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Shi no longer had any hesitation in his heart.

Turned to Liu Shou and the other generals and said:

"Pass my general order and order Liaocheng Hu Guiliang's Third Army to go south to Xinyi, and join the reserve army of Xinyi to prepare to reinforce Diqiu; Su Yuan accompanied the general, led the reserve army of Gaotang, and went south to Xinyi to join the Third Army and other departments. ”

Then he looked at Liu Shou and Zhang Tian:

"Liu Shou and Zhang Tian, Gao Tang City is extremely important to my Yan Kingdom, so you two will lead the Second Army of the Navy to garrison here. And report this message to my king as soon as possible. ”

When Liu Shou heard this, he bowed down to Wang Shi and said:

"General, you have a great responsibility, it is better to let the last general lead the army to reinforce the Emperor Qiu, and the general will stay behind ......"

Wang Shi waved his hand, and without waiting for Liu Shou to finish speaking, he said to him:

"The decisive battle of Diqiu is a matter of life and death for my Yan Kingdom, and I will lead the army to go there in person. Liu Shou and Zhang Tian, the two generals, remember that if the enemy army comes, no matter how provocative, you and the others will lead their troops to hold on, and they must not go out of the city to meet the enemy, and they must defend Gaotang City to the death. ”

The generals said to Wang Shi in unison: "No." ”