"It's ?。。 Fancheng is about to fall。。 Send reinforcements now. ”

Standing at the head of the city, Wang Simian, the judge of Shannan Dongdao and the deputy envoy of Xiangzhou water and land transfer, looked at the noisy movement of the fireworks on the other side of the Han River with a blank face, and shouted hoarsely.

"There are no reinforcements available, the marching soldiers and united children in the city have all gone out with Liu Shuai and have not returned yet."

However, another official in a dark scarlet robe said in mourning.

"Now, in addition to the defense cabinet and the secretary of the Yaxia, only the newly recruited five battalions are left. . . ."

"Aren't there thousands of volunteers?"

Wang Simian said a little eagerly.

He is a relative and clan member promoted by former Prime Minister Wang Duo in office. So after the backer fell, in the face of Liu Jurong's strength, he behaved submissively and never had a sense of existence. was even given a nickname - mud judgment.

This time, because of the highest official position and rank among the remaining generals, he was elected to preside over Xiangyang City by a duck, but he did not have the intention of being ordered to do something in this situation. For example, according to the custom in this world, add a title to one's own rights.

However, reality quickly poured him a basin of cold ice water on his bones. In the huge city of Xiangyang, although there is a united "people's heart" available, there are not many available troops. And there are not many soldiers and horses to call on the queen, and it is only in vain to increase the laughter.

Therefore, the rescue of Fancheng is still secondary; Of course, he will not let it go easily, taking advantage of the current situation when the thief army is pressing the city and the great enemy is now, he justifiably integrates the military power of Xiangzhou and seizes the opportunity in his own hands.

"Back to the deputy envoy, isn't this volunteer battalion soldier on this city right now? It's just that the ownership is scattered.,I'm afraid it's difficult to act in a unified order.。。 ”

However, this quite capable official smiled helplessly and embarrassedly.

This so-called righteous camp army is from the wealthy families in the city, in the Taiping Army's consistent behavior of the death of lips and teeth, rabbits and foxes under the sorrow, the same hatred of the enemy have donated money, food and materials, and also sacrificed the courtyard, family and private tribes, and incorporated the soil regiments, township soldiers and town troops from other places.

Now most of the strong people have been taken away by the festival marshal Liu Jurong; The rest of the men are enough to maintain some order in the streets, to intimidate those who are traitors, or to be stupid and uneasy about the status quo;

Now it is on the wall, of course, it is a heroic appearance of unity; But to expect them to take the initiative to attack and rescue the defenders of Fancheng at the risk of being cut off by the bandit army on the river is undoubtedly a fool's dream.

Not to mention, this deputy envoy Wang Simian himself is just a temporary leader who lacks prestige in the army and is pushed up to deal with the situation; It is even more difficult to give these soldiers and horses with strong private colors to the command.

"Is there anyone who wants to save the city when it is in danger?"

However, Wang Simian would have misunderstood the meaning and immediately said angrily.

It was only a moment later that the sound of alarm drums and the irrepressible noise on the city walls made them no longer bother with this.

The lineup of swords and guns like a forest and the flag like a sea is at its peak, and the thief army that is neat and tidy all over the mountains and fields and slowly attacking is already a terrifying existence. And most of the thief army did not start the battle under the city, and the town of Fan, Jiangbei, which fell in an instant, was even more terrifying.

Then the thieves withdrew from many of their vehicles, and then a large group of sturdy horsemen came out, and threw bundles of banners on the ground in turn, and in a short time they were piled up like a hill;

The situation of flags scattered as they were trampled and struck. There is no shortage of soldiers and horses in Shandong, Xiangzhou uniting children, and even accompanying them to fight in various states to guard and train the military flags of their subordinates.

In the end, what was displayed was actually the Liu Zijiang flag that had become tattered and the dusty but vaguely recognizable Daxu; and the court edict to Liu Jurong, with a full set of honor guards including the titles of the school inspector, Pengcheng County Marquis, and the southern camp envoy;

This is like the last straw that breaks the camel's back, and it suddenly caused an uproar, exclamations, and shouts in Xiangyang City, and then converged into a trend of despair.

"Liu Shuai is defeated."

"The Shannan Army is gone."

"It's over, it's all over."

When Wang Simian felt that something was wrong, he hurriedly ordered someone to block the news and remove the defenders who were within the range of the witness; However, things still became irreversible in a short time;

In the midst of these shouts one after another, not only the defenders near the gatehouse, but also the officers and soldiers on the front city wall, and even the city walls in other directions, all received corresponding news and rumors.

Moreover, the group of gatehouse defenders who were removed to the city also became a failure. Because of the lax restraints, they talked and shouted to each other, and spread the corresponding information to other soldiers and people who were waiting under the city.

And so, a frustrating scene happened. Although the officers and soldiers who were waiting for the plane were panicked, they were still waiting for orders in place under the constraints of habit; But the people who are so easy to get anxious obviously do not have this kind of consciousness and order;

After a short period of brewing and fermentation, they almost shouted to each other and scattered on the spot, and many people fled, and the officers and soldiers who were caught off guard could not be caught for a while.

The people who fled were more and more frightened to spread the news of the destruction of the Shannan Army in the city; When Wang Simian reacted again, he was still facing the situation of representatives of various families who came to inquire in the city.

Then he couldn't help but become angry, and wanted to kill chickens and set an example for the scum, these scum in the army who "spread rumors" indiscriminately under the city and shook the hearts of the military and the people; But when the order went down, there was another mistake;

The password of "punish the first evil, kill one and make an example", after going down layer by layer, it was passed down as "punish the first evil, kill one and make an example"; And among the people responsible for execution, there are also people who are familiar with and old friends with the replacement of the defenders under the city, so they naturally can't help but leak the news.

As a result, after hearing the news, these supervised officers and soldiers felt that they were about to suffer from this calamity and were inexplicably sad and indignant, and they were not angry on the spot and instigated and coerced the officers and soldiers who were close to them; The anti-water snatched the equipment and attacked the upper city tower, claiming to eradicate the treacherous and rebellious to set the record straight.

And Wang Simian could only make people resist for a while, and he hurriedly ran along the aisle of the city wall and ran to other gatehouses to ask for help and avoid trouble. At this time, the Taiping army outside the city was still proceeding in an orderly manner, and the corresponding preparations for the siege and attack were carried out.

"Fan Chengcheng took it down, and also defeated the Tutuan and the town guards who came to the rescue? So very good. ”

Zhou Huai'an nodded in affirmation.

"It's just that Master Wu is receiving treatment because of this, and I'm afraid he won't be able to continue to preside over the war."

Yu Hou Chang Mi Bao followed up with the report.

Zhou Huai'an was somewhat aware of the other party's hard work and hard work, but he also sighed and moved on to other things; After all, compared with the survival and loss of just one subordinate, he still has to bear and lead the fate and future of more people.

"There seems to be some civil strife in Xiangyang City, and there is no stopping fighting between the South Left Gate and the West Middle Gate?。。 The generals in front of him joined forces to fight? ”

Then he was surprised to receive this real-time message.

"Then let Wang Tianming, the captain of the jumping city, the first general Zhou Ben, and the lieutenant Min Miao of Guiyi, each lead the headquarters to attack the west middle gate, the west right gate, and the south left gate respectively;"

Zhou Huai'an only thought about it for a moment before making a corresponding decision.

"Before the equipment of the model team is dispatched, the shooting team and fire throwing team to which each battalion belongs to the formation will be used to support and respond at the moment. By the way, let Ge Congzhou take the teaching team and some people from the pro-direct camp to use my banner to make a feint in the northwest corner. ”

Subsequently, Wang Tianming, Zhou Ben, and Min Miao, who received the order, also got up automatically, and shouted encouragement and instruction to the subordinates who were armed to the teeth all over their bodies:

"Cheer up, don't let those newly voted calves underestimate it, and stay to prove that we (the old brothers) are the most powerful."

"As I risk my life to do things, the greater my ability, the more preferential and reused I will be."

"Do your best to kill him, and you'll have a good day of drinking and eating meat."

。。。。。。。。。

At the same time, thousands of miles away in the land east of the river.

Wang Renshou, who is a distant relative of Wang Simian, also walked out of Jinyang City in a reluctant mood, and looked at the "Selected Poems of the Xu" and "Taiping Notes" in his hand with mixed feelings.

(End of chapter)