Chapter 220: Xiangping Besieged

In Xiangping City, Wang Tong, the prefect of Liaodong County, has been promoted again!

However, Wang Tong, who is a standard official fan, looked at the appointment edict, but he was not happy at all!

Xianbei invaded on a large scale, and the officers and soldiers in Yuyang and other counties were unable to resist.

Such big movements naturally alarmed the Eastern Han Dynasty court. Seeing the news that cities above the middle level had been captured, the bigwigs in the court finally realized the seriousness of the problem and began to discuss countermeasures.

The countermeasures are nothing more than those old routines, ordering the counties of Youzhou to be vigilant and stick to the city, and at the same time ordering the surrounding counties to send troops to retreat from the Hu.

Now that troops have been dispatched, it is natural to have a suitable commander. And who is the most prestigious and the closest?

Naturally, Wang Tong, Wang Wenzhong, the Liaodong prefect who "wiped out millions of enemies" and handed over the enemy's golden staff in the first battle not long ago!

After everything went smoothly, Wang Tong was named Yulu Zhonglang General, responsible for commanding the soldiers of the eastern counties in Youzhou to resist Xianbei.

At the same time, he was also required to send troops within half a month to support Yuyang, Shanggu and other counties that were struggling.

Looking at the edict, Wang Tong's mouth was bitter, tears were about to fall. He has the ability to lead ah! If it is about governing the people, with years of experience as an official, he can barely make do, but he really doesn't know anything about leading the army!

Most of the achievements that were crazily preached before were made up, and a small part was robbed, and had nothing to do with his own ability!

Is Xianbei easy to provoke now? Are Yuyang, Shanggu and other counties stronger than Liaodong County? Just like this, he was beaten to death by the Xianbei people. Wouldn't it be death for him to resist Xianbei?

Wang Tong was thinking about breaking his own thigh now, pretending to be a success in dismissing the appointment, when suddenly a subordinate officer rushed in in a panic!

"You bastard! How tactful is it to panic!" Wang Tong, who was in a bad mood, cursed immediately.

"Fujun! Fujun! It's not good, a large number of Xianbei troops have come from outside the city!" The man shouted anxiously, not caring about Wang Tong's scolding at all.

"What?" Wang Tong was startled, stood up abruptly, and asked in a panic, "How many troops are here in Xianbei?"

"There are too many people, so dense that you can't see the edge at a glance, you can't tell how many there are!"

When Wang Tong heard the words, his eyes went dark and he almost fainted. He tried his best to gather his mind and said, "Quickly invite the county lieutenant to come to the mansion to discuss matters!"

"Oh! Fu Jun, why are you so confused! Didn't the county lieutenant just transfer away a few days ago?" The subordinate officer was sweating profusely. If the prefect is still confused at this critical moment, what should we do?

"Crack!" Wang Tong slapped his forehead and said angrily, "This grandson is leaving at the wrong time!"

The subordinate officials pretended not to hear Wang Tong's words, and continued: "Fujun, you have to find a way!"

"Is the city gate closed tightly? Did any Xianbei rush in?" Wang Tong asked suddenly after wandering around the room twice.

"You asked such nonsense after riding a horse for a long time?" The subordinate official cursed in his heart, but said helplessly on his face: "Tighten it, shut it up, all the captains are waiting for the governor to take charge of the overall situation! Please hurry up and appease the governor People's hearts."

"Oh, that's right, that's right, it's soothing!" Wang Tong said again and again.

After taking two steps, he suddenly turned around and asked, "Are you sure the Xianbei people can't rush in?"

"Hey, my lord, if you don't go, something will really happen!" The subordinate officer said anxiously.

Wang Tong laughed twice, and finally came to the city wall with his subordinates.

As the only giant city in Liaodong County, Xiangping City is naturally very magnificent. The city wall is nearly ten feet high. The Xianbei army does not have suitable siege equipment. As long as there is no chaos in the city, it is possible to capture it no matter what.

Behind Wang Tong, ten lieutenants of Liaodong County stood bowed and followed Wang Tong to observe the enemy's situation.

Looking up, I saw countless war horses galloping, roaring outside Xiangping City, and the murderous aura formed by the condensed army rushed towards my face. Wang Tong, a frail scholar, had never seen such a scene before, and the two were immediately terrified.

Swallowing his saliva, Wang Tong turned around and asked, "I don't know if you generals have a good strategy to defeat the enemy?"

The ten captains looked at each other,

Silent.

After a while, an older captain said: "Your Majesty, the enemy army is powerful. The enemy army in front of you is only the part at the east gate. There are also many enemy troops at the south gate and north gate. Add up the Xianbei bandit army. I am afraid that there will be no less than a million people, and now I only have 500,000 soldiers in Xiangping City, the defense of the city is okay, but the field battle may fail, please think twice!"

"Okay, okay, don't fight in the field, don't fight in the field, just order the soldiers to defend the city with peace of mind!" The frightened Wang Tong nodded repeatedly.

Several school captains breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the words, and they assured each other: "Please rest assured, Mr. Fu, I will ensure that nothing will go wrong in the city!"

"Good good!!"

"Your Majesty!" The subordinate just now pulled Wang Tong and said in a low voice, "The Emperor's order!"

"What?" Wang Tong was taken aback.

"Order of the emperor! Disobedience is a serious crime that will cost you your head!" The subordinate officer said anxiously.

Now that Wang Tong reacted, he continued to support Yuyang and other places to resist Xianbei's order!

Wang Tong's face suddenly turned ugly. He could tolerate the yelling of the Xianbei army outside the city, and he could sit and watch the people outside the city fall into the water, but he dared not resist the order of the court.

The imperial court ordered him to send troops to support Yuyang and other places within half a month, but now he is trapped in Xiangping City, unable to move. The imperial court would not understand his difficulties. This battle is destined to cause heavy losses to Youzhou. Someone must be responsible for such a major mistake. If he fails to lead the army to arrive on time, he will definitely be thrown out as a scapegoat!

"Order the defenders from all over Liaodong to rush to Xiangping for support. In addition, issue tasks to those aliens and order them to lead the army to support. At the same time, order all aliens with military status in Liaodong County to rush to Xiangping within five days and arrive on time. Those who are promoted to a higher rank, those who exceed the deadline will be dealt with by military law!"

Wang Tong ordered with a sullen face, and then turned to the captain who had spoken just now and said: "Captain Zhou, start recruiting troops with all your strength immediately, our soldiers are still too small to fight against the enemy!"

"Your Majesty, the current military expenditure in the barracks is insufficient to expand the recruitment of the army on a large scale!" Colonel Zhou wondered.

Wang Tong's face darkened when he heard the words, and he wanted to get angry, but he remembered that a large part of the army's military expenses had been corrupted by him and the county lieutenant, and he was choked and speechless. After a while, Wang Tong gritted his teeth and said, "It's okay! Lieutenant Zhou can just recruit soldiers, and I'll solve the problem of military expenses!"

"In this way, we will guarantee that the task will be completed in the end!" Several captains, including Captain Zhou, suddenly looked happy and said excitedly.

"Pass me an order to invite the heads of the Tian family, Wang family, Zhang family, Du family, etc. to come over, and I will discuss important matters with them!"

After hesitating for a while, Wang Tong said again: "In addition, invite the shopkeeper of Zhen's shop!"

Although the money was stolen by Wang Tong, the blood must not be paid by him himself! In Xiangping City, one counts as one, and no one can escape!