In Nanguan City, Yao Xiang and his soldiers were vigilant all night, and the soldiers were all wearing armor to rest near the city wall, but Wang Wu's army did not attack Jinzhou City, which made Yao Xiang and his soldiers wait in vain for a night.

In the early hours of the morning, a general under Yao Xiang looked up in the direction of Wang Wu's camp, but still did not find any movement, and immediately reported to Yao Xiang.

Yao Xiang was surprised when he heard this, according to his understanding, Wang Wu's army was stationed in Erlidi outside the city, and it was stationed at such a close distance in order to attack Nanguan City at any time, but now, after such a long time, Wang Wu's army did not attack Nanguan City, which made Yao Xiang feel very surprised.

"Fifth brother, Wang Wu's army didn't attack Nanguan City all night, is there any conspiracy here?" Yao Chang looked at Yao Xiang and said suspiciously.

Yao Xiang frowned, looked in the direction of Wang Wu's camp, and said softly: "There is a conspiracy, there must be a conspiracy here, pass on the order, pay close attention to the enemy's every move, you must not relax your vigilance, Wang Wu's army may launch an attack at any time." ”

"Yes, Fifth Brother, I know what to do." Yao Chang answered loudly.

Subsequently, Yao Xiang's army once again began to actively prepare for the possible attack of Wang Wu's army at any time.

"Report, general, there is an urgent beacon fire from the direction of Jinzhou City, it seems that it has been attacked." At this moment, a subordinate general told Yao Xiang about the burning of the beacon fire in Jinzhou City.

"Report, general, more than 10,000 soldiers and horses of the Yan Kingdom in the city have left the city and are heading for reinforcements in the direction of Jinzhou City." Soon, another general reported the news of the departure of Yan reinforcements.

Yao Xiang heard this. He was shocked, and immediately looked in the direction of due north, and suddenly, a strong beacon fire came into Yao Xiang's eyes.

"Fifth brother, it's really a beacon! It seems that something is really wrong in the direction of Jinzhou City! Yao Chang looked at Yao Xiang and said in shock.

Yao Xiang's face was full of astonishment. looked at his subordinates and didn't say a word.

"General, could it be that the soldiers guarding the beacon tower accidentally lit the beacon fire." A general said.

"No, how important is the beacon, how can there be such negligence? It must have been attacked by the enemy army in Jinzhou City, so he released the beacon fire and asked for help from the front. Yao Chang Zhengse analyzed.

Yao Xiang thought for a moment. Zhengse said: "The main army of Jinzhou City has all reinforced the front, and there are less than two thousand soldiers and horses left in the city, if the enemy really attacks, it is very likely that it will not be able to hold it, if so, this beacon fire conveys the message that Jinzhou City has been lost!" ”

"What, Golden State City has been lost, so what can I do? If Golden State City is really lost. Isn't the rear road of our army cut off? A general said nervously.

"Yes! Checkmate. If Jinzhou City is really breached, Nanguan City will not be able to defend it for a long time! It's better for our army to withdraw immediately! Another general, said loudly.

Yao Xiang shook his head and said, "Don't worry, stabilize your position first." Plans will be made when the situation is ascertained. ”

"Yes, General." The ministers will answer with a loud voice.

Subsequently, Yao Xiang immediately dispatched his own soldiers to the direction of Jinzhou City. to probe the specific situation in the direction of Golden State City.

An urgent beacon fire suddenly ignited in the direction of Jinzhou City, and since the huge smoke made the soldiers and horses under Yao Xiang visible, it naturally also made the soldiers under Wang Wu's command stationed two miles outside the south gate of Nanguan City look at it.

Seeing the beacon fire burning in the direction of Jinzhou City, the soldiers of Wang Wu's army immediately reported the situation to their superiors, and soon reached Wang Wu's ears.

As soon as Wang Wu heard that the beacon fire was burning in the direction of Jinzhou City, he immediately thought that this was caused by the soldiers and horses under Li Ben and Li Long attacking Jinzhou City, but it was difficult for him to judge whether Jinzhou City had been captured, after all, it was impossible for Wang Wu to see it from such a distance.

"General, a beacon fire is burning in the direction of Jinzhou City, our army's partial division is already in place, should our army also launch an attack on Nanguan City." A subordinate general looked at Wang Wu and said loudly.

Wang Wu nodded and ordered loudly: "Order the whole army to immediately prepare to attack Nanguan City." ”

"Yes, General." The ministry general immediately accepted the order.

Soon, the main army under Wang Wu immediately began to line up and made full preparations to launch an attack on Nanguancheng.

The main force of Wang Wu's army was preparing for intense battles, and the soldiers and horses under the command of Yao Xiang, who was defending the city wall, naturally saw this qiē and immediately reported to Yao Xiang.

"General, the main force of the enemy army is arrayed, and it will soon launch an attack on Nanguan City." One of the generals looked at the Wang Wu army outside the city and said loudly.

Yao Xiang nodded, and said with a straight face: "Pass the order, let the army prepare for defense, and no one is allowed to retreat without the order of the general." After saying that, he personally went to the city wall to supervise the battle.

When the generals heard the order, they immediately mobilized their soldiers and horses to prepare to meet the attack of the main army under Wang Wu's command.

Outside the south gate of Jinzhou City, when more than 10,000 troops of Yan arrived here, they were surprised to find that Jinzhou City had been firmly controlled by the soldiers and horses under the command of Li Ben, they only had more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and they did not occupy a great advantage in terms of troops.

More than 10,000 cavalry of Yan State, in order to preserve their strength, evacuated to the hinterland of Liaodong in a gray manner, however, watching the withdrawal of the Yan cavalry, the soldiers and horses under Li Ben's command did not pursue the Yan cavalry, because the soldiers and horses under Li Ben did not occupy an advantage, and the pursuit may not be able to achieve victory.

The personal soldiers sent by Yao Xiang saw Li Ben's army occupy Jinzhou City outside the south gate of Jinzhou City, and watched more than 10,000 cavalry of Yan State withdraw to the hinterland of Liaodong.

At this time, in the direction of Nanguan City, the main army under Wang Wu has been completely prepared for the attack, although it may not be able to break through Nanguan City, but it is enough to deter the soldiers and horses under the command of Yao Xiang in Nanguan City.

Seeing that the army under his command was fully prepared for the attack, Wang Wu ordered loudly: "Beat the drum and march and take Nanguan City." ”

......As soon as Wang Wu's military order was issued, a deafening sound of war drums sounded in the military formation.

"Killing ......" Inspired by the sound of war drums, the soldiers of Wang Wu's army launched a fierce attack on Nanguancheng.

Seeing that Wang Wu's army had launched an attack, Yao Xiang immediately stood at the city gate tower to command the defense of the city, he looked in the direction of Wang Wu's army, and ordered loudly: "Soldiers, defend with all your might, you must hold Nanguan City." ”

"General, it seems that the soldiers and horses of Wang Wu's army are 10,000 fewer than when they attacked yesterday." A subordinate general looked at the soldiers of the Wang Wu Legion who were killing and said in surprise.

Yao Xiang looked up and saw that this was indeed the case, when he attacked yesterday, there were still 50,000 troops, and the soldiers and horses attacking today were only 40,000 troops, which is enough to show that the situation in the direction of Jinzhou City is very likely to be caused by the 10,000 soldiers and horses who disappeared.

"Fifth brother, it seems that Wang Wu has allocated 10,000 soldiers and horses to the direction of Jinzhou City, but our army is well defended, except for Nanguan City and the passes on both sides, there is no path leading to the direction of Nanguan City at all! How did the enemy's 10,000 soldiers and horses get around Nanguan City? Yao Chang looked at Yao Xiang and said in surprise.

Yao Xiang thought about it carefully, and suddenly realized: "The 10,000 troops under Wang Wu must have bypassed our army's defense line by water and arrived at Jinzhou City in the rear of our army. ”

"The general is right, it seems that the enemy's soldiers and horses are indeed going around the back of our army by water, but in this way, our army will be attacked by the enemy, and Nanguan City does not seem to be a place to defend for a long time!" A general said worriedly.

"Fifth brother, I have a hunch that Jinzhou City is very likely to have been lost, so it will be meaningless for our army to hold on to Nanguan City." Yao Chang said loudly.

"Report, general, Jinzhou City has been broken by the enemy, after more than 10,000 cavalry of Yan State arrived in Jinzhou City, they saw that Jinzhou City had been occupied by the enemy, so they took a small road and evacuated to the north of Jinzhou City." The personal soldiers under Yao Xiang's command truthfully reported what they had seen to Yao Xiang.

When Yao Xiang and his subordinates heard this, they were all taken aback, and felt that it would be meaningless to stick to Nanguan City, after all, the back road had been cut off.

"General, our army is in a critical situation, and we should evacuate Nanguan City immediately." One of the generals said loudly.

"Yes! General, the army of Yan has been evacuated, and our army is under the enemy's back, and if we don't evacuate, it is very likely that we will be annihilated by the whole army," another general exhorted loudly.

Yao Xiang is naturally also very aware of the dangerous situation faced by his army, but at this moment, the soldiers and horses under Wang Wu's command have been killed, if he retreats immediately at this time, it is very likely that he will be pursued by Wang Wu's army, for this reason, he decided to stick to Nanguan City first, block the first wave of attack of Wang Wu's army, and then, after giving Wang Wu's army a certain amount of damage, and then quickly evacuate.

"Pass the order, the whole army will defend with all its might, and we must block the first wave of enemy attacks." Yao Xiang ordered loudly.

"Yes, General." The subordinate general received the order loudly and immediately conveyed the order.

Soon, the 40,000 troops under Wang Wu's command slaughtered under the walls of Nanguan City, and immediately set up a ladder to attack the walls of Nanguan City.

The soldiers and horses under Yao Xiang's command, according to Yao Xiang's orders, made every effort to resist the strong attack of Wang Wu's army, and all kinds of rolling wood and stones were smashed towards the attacking soldiers and horses of Wang Wu's army like rain. (To be continued......)