Due to the delay in reinforcement, the second line of defense had been almost taken. Therefore, although the reinforcements came up with artillery fire due to the supervision team, the second line of defense was finally taken down.

"Let the artillery extend the artillery fire to the fourth line of defense, and let the 7th Regiment go up too."

"Yes!" Although he received the order, Zhu Qinglan still hesitated for a moment. "But if the governor, if the 7th Regiment also goes up, our defense here..."

"Isn't there any guard battalion? Just leave the defense work to them. And if there is really something, you can also withdraw the troops in front."

"If there is really something, can they still withdraw it in time?" Although he thought so in his heart, Zhu Qinglan still nodded. "I understand."

At this time, the two regiments in front had already rushed to the third line of defense. Although the number of troops had been reduced to more than 2,700 due to the loss of war, there was no sign of decline in morale. At this time, the 7th regiment, which served as the reserve team, came up with reinforcements, which made the entire unit look even more imposing.

"Sir, let's retreat first..." Looking at the Sichuan Army soldiers who were about to rush in front of him, the adjutant on the side advised.

He nodded and realized that it was not a hero now. Wang Tianjie and his personal guards retreated from the third line of defense back to the fourth line of defense.

At this time, in addition to the cavalry regiment responsible for buying at the bottom in the rear, the four infantry regiments on both wings also slowly rushed up.

"You said, can we really stick to the reinforcements of the governor?" Looking at the Sichuan Army who surrounded him, Wang Tianjie glanced at his adjutant.

"I don't know..." The adjutant only had a bitter smile on his face.

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"Get out of the way, get out of the way, get out of the way, get out of the way, get out of the way!!!" On the outer defensive position of Tongliang, a soldier riding a horse shouted to the dozen or so Shu soldiers blocking the road.

Hearing that it was an emergency military situation, more than a dozen soldiers quickly removed the roadblocks that blocked the road.

"Thank you!" Leaving this sentence, the cavalry continued to run towards the Tongliang County Government.

Looking at the cavalry running away, more than a dozen soldiers looked at each other, and in the end, a soldier who seemed to be in his early twenties spoke first. "What are you talking about?"

"I don't know, but seeing that he is coming from Tongnan, maybe something happened there..."

"Can't it be that Tongnan has fallen, right?" A soldier of seventeen or eighteen said in a panic.

But then a veteran retorted. "It's impossible, there are 30,000 people in Tongnan!"

"Is it because Tongnan won the battle? He has driven the Sichuan Army back?"

"Hey, that's even more impossible than the fall of Tongnan!"

Just as the dozen soldiers were speculating and joking about this, the soldier who was riding his horse had already arrived at the county government office of Tongliang County.

"Who?" As a temporary headquarters, the soldier could not be allowed to break in randomly, so as soon as he arrived at the gate of the county government, several soldiers stepped forward to stop him.

"I came from Tongnan and I have urgent military information to report to the governor!" After understanding this, the soldier took out his ID to prove his identity and clasped his fists at several soldiers. "Please hurry up, brothers, it's really a very important emergency military information."

After reading the ID, I made sure there was no problem. I looked at the soldiers' appearance and it was really urgent. The soldier in charge nodded. "You wait a moment, I'll go in and report it."

"Thank you then."

After a few minutes, the soldier led ran out. "The governor is inside, please come in with me."

At this time, Zhang Peijue was discussing the defense with Yang Shukan and others. After seeing the soldier coming in with a dusty man just now, he waved to them to come. "I heard you have an emergency military situation? Tell me, what happened in Tongnan."

"Governor, our army has been surrounded by the Sichuan army in Tongnan. Lord Wang sent me back to ask the Governor to send troops to rescue him!"

"What?" Zhang Peijue stood up in shock, and the other people were the same. "How could they be surrounded? Didn't the Sichuan Army have only 20,000?"

Originally, Zhang Peijue heard that it was an emergency military situation and thought that at most Tongnan could not withstand it, but the encirclement? Didn’t the Sichuan Army have only 20,000 people? How could it surround 30,000 people?

"That's the truth. Before I came, one of the five lines of defense had already been lost. If the governor did not send troops immediately, I'm afraid Lord Wang would not be able to hold on for long..."

"Wait first, let me ask you, why did the battle situation in Tongnan become so corrupt? Isn't there any guns that were removed from the gunboat in Zixiang?" Yang Shukan, who felt a little strange, interrupted. No wonder he thought so, after all, it's less than a day.

"The Sichuan Army has a weapon that looks similar to bombs, but it is easy to use and its power is not inferior to that of shells. Every time the Sichuan Army rushed up, it would throw that weapon. Even if the brothers hide in the trenches, it would be useless." As the soldiers secretly glanced at the leaders of the Ge Laohui next to him. "As for the cannons removed from the gunboat, it is said that an officer fired an arbitrary gun and exposed the location, which attracted the attack of the Sichuan Army's artillery group. As a result, the cannons removed from the gunboat were blown to the sky before they could work..."

Although the soldier did not explicitly say what the officer was called, from the actions of several leaders of the Ge Laohui just peeked at the movements of several Ge Laohui, Zhang Peijue still guessed that the officer was from Ge Laohui. Zhang Peijue could guess, and the others could naturally guess it, but now it is not the time to hold the responsibility, so Zhang Peijue could only take it lightly.

"Let's talk about Tongnan first. Now Tongnan is surrounded by Sichuan troops. What should we do now?" Zhang Peijue rubbed his temples. But this happened on the first day, and he really didn't expect it.

After a few wry smiles, Yang Shukan also rubbed his head. "Now we can only send troops to rescue us, otherwise if Zixiang's 30,000 people are gone, we may not be able to hold on for much time."

"That's right!"

"Governor, you must send troops immediately!"

No one here is fool, and they naturally understand the principle of losing their lips and cold teeth.

"Okay." Nodded, Zhang Peijue looked at Zhang Dasan. "Brother Zhang, you can gather troops now."

"Governor, how many people do you have to bring?"

"Two towns, if there are fewer ones, I'm afraid it won't work."

"clear!"

After Zhang Dasan and a few people left, Zhang Peijue looked at Yang Shukan. "Brother Cangbai, the affairs of Tongliang County will be left to you..."

"Please rest assured to the Governor..."

"Especially pay attention to those who are in charge..."

"clear…"

Half an hour later, with the two gathered troops from the towns, Zhang Peijue advanced quickly towards Tongnan. However, after 3 hours, Zhang Peijue, who had already walked halfway through the journey, learned from a group of defeated soldiers that all the 30,000 Shu troops in Tongnan had surrendered.

At this time, Yan Guang was wiping the corners of his mouth with a tissue. "It's really delicious."

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