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Liu Jiao thought to herself, "Won't this make Wang An's army unhappy? They're fighting bloody battles on the front lines, while the governor's army is building walls in the rear and preparing for the loss of the southern city. This is a blatant disregard for them." However, she immediately remembered Wang An's arrogant attitude and felt a surge of anger inside. She thought to herself, "Why should I care about Wang An's attitude? He's just a low-ranking officer, far beneath my station. If I cared about his opinions, it would be laughable."
The relationship between Liu Jiao and Wang An was like that of an elephant and an ant. The elephant wouldn't care about the ant's attitude, even if the ant opposed it. The elephant would still move forward, trampling the ant's home, treading on its dignity, and even taking its life.
The new city wall was quickly built, and the defenders all let out a sigh of relief, thinking that this time they were safe, even if Wang An's defensive wall fell, it would not affect the overall defense of Puyang. The hundreds of soldiers sent by Wang An had smiles on their faces as they finally helped them build this city wall.
The soldiers sent by the king had smiles on their faces, but they were extremely angry in their hearts. Looking at the gradually rising new city, Wang An's soldiers were also angry, some even clenched their fists, thinking that even if they died in battle, they would not retreat a single step and absolutely would not go to hide behind the new city walls.
But they had no time to express their feelings, the Xiongnu army began to attack, and all directions of Miyang were attacked by the Xiongnu. Especially the Right Xiaowang led the attack on the south city, with even more troops. The Right Xiaowang in command was full of confidence, thinking that today he would definitely take Miyang City.
To let others witness this great moment, to let others see the bravery of the Youxian King's army, the Youxian King also invited the Xiongnu Chanyu, Zuo Xianwang and Qigui to watch the battle from his direction. The Zuo Xianwang and Chanyu ordered their subordinate, the Gudouhou, to take command of the siege in their place, while they went to observe the battle from the south city wall. They also believed that no matter what, the Jin army would not be able to withstand the Youxian King's attack this time.
The Xiongnu outside the city of Yu and the friendly army inside the city all thought that Wang An could not hold on to the city wall. Only the Jin army left in the south city, their eyes were firm, thinking that even if they all died in battle, they would never retreat a single step. If the Xiongnu wanted to capture this city, then let them trample over our corpses.
In the east city, Dulin was busy and worried, the Xiongnu used ladders to continuously climb up the city wall, causing great losses to his army. Dulin thought that our army is the regular army of the country, but defending against the Xiongnu's attack is still so difficult. As for Wang An, he had to deal with the main force of the Xiongnu, and it was likely that he would die in battle.
Dulin's army casualties exceeded one thousand, and Dulin was bleeding in his heart. He thought that if this situation continued, it would only take three days for the place to fall. He knew that Liu Jiao had no more reinforcements in her hands, but he still sent someone to report the emergency.
"Here comes another urgent report!" Liu Jiao said to Du Lin's soldiers, "Look at him, he was sent by Qian Xuegui from the Western City, and this one was sent by Wang Xueli from the Northern City. Now it's just missing the Southern City, otherwise all four directions would have arrived, and you're all reporting urgent news to me. Where can I get reinforcements?" Zhao Xiangqian suddenly realized and said, "Commander, hasn't the Southern City already fallen? Have all the soldiers been defeated? Otherwise, why wouldn't they come seeking help?" Liu Jiao's heart also ached with pain, after all, she had fought alongside Wang An, Jiang Cai, and others, and still cared about them deeply.
At this time, the second wave of urgent envoys sent by Duling arrived again. They told Liu Jiao: "The Xiongnu disregarded their casualties and rushed to our city wall fiercely. Although we repelled the enemy's attack several times, the casualties were heavy. If no reinforcements are sent out, the situation will become extremely dangerous." Liu Jiao's face didn't look good, thinking to herself that there was no reinforcement here. However, just as the urgent message from the East City had fallen, envoys from the North City and West City also came to report urgently.
Liu Jiao is now anxious in her heart, but she has no way to deal with it. Zhao Xiangqian saw Liu Jiao's difficulty and said to the soldiers who came to ask for help: "There are no more soldiers here, don't pin your hopes on this place, think of a way yourself, counterattack the Huns' attack!"
Liu Jiao jiao sent away several envoys who came to seek help, and her heart was filled with anxiety. She thought to herself: "Is heaven really going to destroy us?" Zhao Xiangqian said to Liu Jiao jiao: "There is no news from the south city now, but the situation must be bad. The governor should make preparations and deploy troops to defend the newly built city wall." Liu Jiao jiao said: "Where can I get troops now? I have no soldiers to deploy at all." Sun Zhicheng said: "Governor, don't have any illusions. Look, the east, west, and north cities are working together to deal with the 200,000 Huns, and the situation is already precarious. But Wang An was originally dealing with the 190,000 people of the Righteous King, and the Khan has also deployed 50,000 troops from various directions to strengthen his attack. It seems that the Khan is determined to take the south city, and the city wall of the south city is originally shorter than others and has been neglected for many years. Yesterday, Wang An's army suffered a defeat, with more than 3,000 soldiers killed and many wounded, and their combat effectiveness is greatly reduced. Moreover, their troops are all new recruits with no combat experience. It seems that the situation in the south city is precarious." Liu Jiao jiao said: "Since the south city is so dangerous, why don't they come to seek help?" Sun Zhicheng said: "Wang An and Jiang Cai are proud and self-respecting, and they see the governor's construction of a new city as a sign of distrust. They feel humiliated, so even if they all die in battle, they will not come here to beg for help." Liu Jiao jiao said: "Nonsense! Is pride more important than the war situation? He doesn't report to me, and I can't grasp the overall situation or adjust our deployment in time. This will lead to mistakes. Wang An is really reckless, ignoring the entire battlefield situation. It's absurd!" She ordered someone to go and check on the situation in the south city. The guards looked at each other and didn't dare to go, thinking that the south city was now extremely dangerous and it wasn't worth taking the risk. Seeing the guards' expressions, Liu Jiao jiao became even angrier and pointed at one of them: "Tian Xuan, you go and check on the situation in the south city!" Tian Xuan's face turned pale, and he thought to himself: "I'll probably not come back if I go." But he didn't dare show it and pretended to be happy as he headed towards the south city.
Sun Zhicheng and Zhao Xiangqian were also concerned about the situation in Nancheng. They thought that if Nancheng fell, they would have to assemble troops to defend Xincheng, but where could they find the troops? All directions were under pressure at the moment, and sending people to ask the Jiedushi for reinforcements was not easy. If they went there to mobilize troops, wouldn't it be extremely difficult? By then, even if they managed to hold onto Xincheng, other directions would have fallen.
As they thought of this, Sun Zhicheng and Zhao Xiangqian paced nervously on the ground. The fighting in other directions was extremely intense, a soldier reported to Liu Jiao: "Wang Xueli has been injured", Sun Zhicheng's face changed, he said: "Wang Xueli is always afraid of death, when going into battle, he will definitely be very careful to protect himself, every time he goes out to fight, he chooses the elite soldiers as his guards, and always keeps a distance from the battlefield. Now that even he has been injured, it means that the situation in Beicheng is really dangerous". Zhao Xiangqian said: "If Beicheng is so dangerous, then isn't Nancheng likely to fall?", The two men looked at each other, both seeing the worry in each other's eyes.
Liu Jiao Jiao now only wants to have a good cry, although she is the governor, but after all, she is still a young girl, growing up in a family like a flower in a greenhouse, where she has never experienced such storms.
Tian Xu returned, as soon as he entered the door, Sun Zhicheng asked: "Is Nancheng still there? Is Wang An still alive?", Zhao Xiangqian asked: "How many people are still alive in Nancheng", Tian Xu said: "Nancheng is still there, Wang An is still alive". Sun Zhicheng, Zhao Xiangqian and Liu Jiaojiao all let out a sigh of relief, thinking that as long as they were still there, it was good. Although they didn't think they could get good news, they also didn't want to get worse news.
Liu Jiao felt a sense of relief in her heart, and casually asked: "What's the situation in Nancheng, how long can it be defended?" Sun Zhicheng and Zhao Xiangqian, who had just put down their hearts, became tense again. Tian Xu did not respond, and Liu Jiao also became tense, thinking that Nancheng was already on the verge of collapse.
Sun Zhicheng said: "You'd better speak quickly." Tian Xu said: "It's hard to say." The hearts of the several defense envoys became even more tense. Liu Jiao stood up, staring at Tian Xu with a tense expression and saying: "Speak quickly, what's going on? Is Nancheng already in great danger?" Tian Xu said: "The danger is not visible, but I saw that the soldiers on the city wall are very... relaxed."
Liu Jiao exclaimed in surprise: "Leisurely" and "relaxed". Sun Zhicheng and Zhao Xiangqian looked at each other and asked: "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?" Tian Xu said: "Absolutely not." Liu Jiao, Sun Zhicheng, and Zhao Xiangqian all had incredulous looks in their eyes, thinking that it was impossible. Had the Huns not attacked Nancheng?
Tian Xu said: "I didn't dare to look down from the city wall, but I saw that the arrows on the city wall were densely packed, and the shouting of the troops below was enormous. The Huns' attack on Nancheng is with all their might, using a massive scale of forces." Liu Jiao said: "Impossible! If the Huns attacked Nancheng like this, Wang An would absolutely not be able to hold it."
Tian Xu also told Liu Jiao: "Wang An is calm and composed, wearing light clothes and a relaxed expression. He asked me to tell the defense envoy that the soldiers in Nancheng are united as one, determined to defend the city to the death. This place is as safe as Mount Tai, as solid as a rock. Please don't worry."
Liu Jiao, Sun Zhicheng, and Zhao Xiangqian all exclaimed in surprise: "This is absurd!"
At this time, a blood groove appeared on Wang An's back, and Jiang said: "Just now you shouldn't have worn light clothes and not worn armor to show off your bravery. As a result, you were shot by the Huns' arrows and bled a blood groove."
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