Panyu attacked and destroyed!

As soon as Shi Qian said this, the tent suddenly became boiling. The clouds of worries on the faces of Mu Guiying and other generals were swept away in an instant, all replaced by excitement and surprise.

Tao Shang also breathed a sigh of relief and laughed: "Okay, you're doing a pretty job. Tell me quickly, how did you destroy Panyu?"

Shi Qian smiled and told him how he and Deng Ai attacked Sihui City, how he cooperated with Deng Ai, and how he sneaked into Panyu City, burned the cargo ship, and refused to stop the gate of the suspension bridge. He responded inside and outside and let Deng Ai lead his army to take advantage of the situation to attack Panyu City, and all the passages he passed out as soon as possible.

The generals in the tent heard the eyes and eyes shining, looking at the inconspicuous newcomer in front of him again with surprise and admiration.

No more contempt.

Not only him, but also the generals no longer have any contempt for Deng Ai. They have completely recognized their strength and recognized that they are qualified to fight side by side with them.

"Okay, Shi Qian, I have read you right. You and Deng Ai have made great contributions. I want to reward you very much." The Tao merchant was also very pleased and happily issued an order to reward you.

He immediately issued an order, conferring Deng Ai and Shishi to Marquis Ting, and their official positions were promoted to miscellaneous generals.

Shi Qian was so excited that he burst into tears at this moment that he never expected that as a thief, he would one day be able to be named a marquis and become a general of miscellaneous title. Compared with his previous self, this status is simply a different difference, and unimaginable.

Thankfully, Shi Qian fell to the ground on the spot and thanked the pottery again repeatedly.

"Your Majesty, Panyu has been... broken now, and the people of Qujiang Pass will inevitably collapse... and it is almost time for us to prepare to attack... and attack the city." Liu Ji reminded with a smile.

The pottery nodded and shouted, "Send the order and order the soldiers to prepare. I will launch a large-scale attack on the city, flatten Qujiang, and kick the gate of Jiaozhou!"

The order was passed down, and all the generals fell into fanaticism, their blood was boiling, and their fighting spirit exploded. They all returned to their base to convey the imperial edict and mobilized the soldiers to prepare for the challenge at any time.

...

Qujiang Pass.

The military palace lobby was silent like death.

Yang Xiuqing sat aloft on it, holding the urgent report in his hand, his fingernails deeply pressed into the flesh, his teeth were biting to pieces, and his face was so angry that it was twisted and deformed, hideous and terrifying.

"Waste, this waste, Ma Liang, I want to kill him, kill him!" Yang Xiuqing suddenly roared and tore the silk book information in his hand to pieces like crazy.

Xing Daorong and other generals at the stairs trembled, and they didn't dare to let out a sigh, but they could only shake their heads and sigh.

That piece of information comes from the bad news from Panyu.

It describes in detail how the young Wei army general Deng Ai led his army to the front of Panyu City with divine weapons, and how he played with Ma Liang in the inside and outside to defeat Panyu.

This damn bad news smashed all Yang Xiuqing's confidence and wishful thinking.

Yang Xiuqing had been defeated many times before. Although he had made excuses and pushed the blame for the defeat to others, he knew very well that the Taiping Army, from the Heavenly King to the Holy Soldiers, had already developed deep doubts about his abilities.

Therefore, this time, Yang Xiuqing tried his best to persuade Hong Xiuquan to return to Tianjing to recuperate and guard Qujiang Pass himself.

Yang Xiuqing's deeper intention was naturally to lead the army independently, retreat to the Wei army, and take all the contributions in his own hands.

In this way, he can reshape his prestige of the Eastern King.

Yang Xiuqing also had absolute confidence that with this Qujiang Jian Pass and his outstanding military command ability, he could definitely defend the old city of Tao Shangshi. There was a change in the north and he had to retreat.

His dream was shattered.

Yang Xiuqing never expected that Deng Ai, a genius who was familiar with the terrain of Jiaozhou, would dare to lead his army to cross the path, bypass his Qujiang Pass, and directly copy his side.

He even unexpectedly, Shi Qian, a elusive person in the Wei army, could burn cargo ships, chop up suspension bridges, and resist the city gates. He used his hand to capture Panyu in one fell swoop, and the famous man Ma Liang, who was killed, fled in a panic.

Yang Xiuqing felt deeply ashamed and was humiliated by the Tao merchant's strange plan to smuggle across the Five Ridges. How could he not be angry and angry when Deng Ai and Shi Qian's two unknown soldiers win the victory?

Yang Xiuqing became more and more angry the more she thought about it. She couldn't help but curse again: "This waste, Ma Liang, I trusted him so much, and even recommended him to the Heavenly King as the prefect of Nanhai County. He couldn't even defend Panyu City. This waste, a big waste!"

Yang Xiuqing scolded Ma Liang in a break, as if all the responsibilities were caused by Ma Liang's unfavorable defense of the city, and had nothing to do with his negligence.

After cursing for a while, Yang Xiuqing gave up and gasped in big breaths.

At this time, General Xing Daorong said carefully: "King Dong, Panyu is now a fait accompli, and the brothers at the gate have been circulating. I know that our food route has been cut off and the morale of the army is in chaos."

Yang Xiuqing pondered silently and finally began to calm down and faced the cruel reality in front of her.

After pondering for a long time, Yang Xiuqing asked, "How many days will we have to close the food and grass?"

"Reporting to the King of Dong, the food and grass in Guancheng is only enough to eat for eight days at most, which is the limit." Xing Daorong replied with a bitter face.

Eight days!

This number shocked Yang Xiuqing's body again, and the clouds on her face became heavier.

After a moment of silence, Yang Xiuqing slapped the table violently and resolutely said: "If you send the order, the entire army will abandon Qujiang Pass tonight and follow me to go south immediately."

Xing Daorong was afraid that Yang Xiuqing would be dizzy for a moment, so he decided to defend Qujiang Pass to protect the Taiping Army who would rather die in battle than retreat.

At this time, when Yang Xiuqing said he wanted to withdraw his troops, Xing Daorong breathed a sigh of relief and bowed: "The King of Dong, Yingming, also thinks that the best way to abandon Nanhai County and retreat to Bushan City is to retreat."

Bushan City is located west of Nanhai County and is the capital of Guilin County.

After the Wei army captured Nanhai County, they could only advance from east to west, and the troops headed directly to Jiaozhi County, where the Jiaozhou Prefecture was located.

Now that the South China Sea has been lost, Guilin County has become a barrier to the east of Jiaozhi. Bushan, the capital of Guilin County, is located at the easternmost point of Guilin County, which is the only way for the Wei army to advance westward.

So Xing Daorong thought that Yang Xiuqing planned to give up Nanhai County and retreat westward to Bushan.

"Who told you that I am going to retreat to Bushan!" Yang Xiuqing glared at Xing Daorong fiercely, with an unhappy look on his face.

"Then King Dong wants..." Xing Daorong was confused for a moment.

Yang Xiuqing walked down from the high level, strode to the side wall map, pulled out the sword from his waist angrily, and stabbed it hard on the word "Panyu" on the map.

"I want to lead my army south and head straight to Panyu. I want to take back Panyu and kill the unknown soldier Deng Ai!"

In the lobby, Yang Xiuqing's angry but extremely conceited bold words echoed.

Xing Daorong was startled and hurriedly advised: "Dongwang must be calm. Now our army's morale has been shaken. If the entire army goes south to capture Panyu, if it cannot be taken back for a while, the main force of the Wei army in the north of Jieshi goes south to chase Panyu, and we will be trapped in the internal and external attacks of the Wei army, and there will be danger of annihilation of the entire army!"

Yang Xiuqing snorted coldly and said proudly: "I don't believe it anymore. If a little Deng Ai has great skills, I must kill him!"

"But……"

"No, but!" Yang Xiuqing shouted fiercely, interrupted Xing Daorong's persuasion, and said resolutely: "I have decided to take Panyu and kill Deng Ai's nameless thief. I will not give up. Who dares to persuade him again? Military law will deal with it!"

As soon as this said, Xing Daorong held back the persuasion to his mouth and had to swallow it, and he was so scared that he trembled all over and showed a little panic.

He knew very well that Yang Xiuqing was extremely confident and had extremely ruthless in his actions. Now that he had made a decision, if he dared to persuade him again, it would be nothing new to be executed directly by Yang Xiuqing in anger.

In desperation, Xing Daorong had to shut up and retreat silently.

Yang Xiuqing pulled out the sword on the map and walked outside the hall door. His blood-covered eyes stared at the north side, gritted his teeth and said, "Tao Shang, Yang Xiuqing, I, Yang Xiuqing, will never allow you to humiliate me again and again, and will never allow you!"

...

Early the next morning.

Before the sky was clear, tens of thousands of Wei soldiers, under the leadership of the generals, opened the camp in an orderly manner and gathered silently in front of Qujiang Pass.

With the cover of the night, a hundred thousand troops quickly lined up in front of Guancheng. The hundred thousand people did not have a trace of noise. They were unified and quiet like a person, quiet like a ghost soldier who was seeking life, hiding in the darkness, with pairs of hideous and excited eyes staring at the city where the lights were flashing.

Tao Shang stood in front of the formation, with a pair of eagles looking at the enemy city from afar, with a calm expression.

He is waiting.

According to the prior agreement, Shi Qian should have sneaked into Qujiang Pass at this time and was preparing to set off a fire, which would disrupt the morale of the enemy on the one hand and serve as a signal of attack on the other.

Qujiang Pass is in a strict guard. With Shi Qian's ability, he may not be able to ignite the important cargo ship's land as he did in Panyu, but this is no longer important.

What is important is that after the Taiping Army heard the news of the fall of Panyu, people must have been uneasy at this moment. No matter what Shi Qian ignited, as long as he could ignite a fire, he could add insult to the spirit of the enemy.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the east gradually turned white, and the Wei army hidden in the darkness gradually showed a vast formation.

The fighting spirit of the soldiers of the three armies has reached its peak, but there is still no sign of fire.

Just when the soldiers were anxious, they suddenly saw that the holy flag of heaven fell down without warning on the Qujiang Pass city tower.

Immediately afterwards, I saw the suspension bridge falling down, and a figure jumped onto the battlements at the city gate, waved and shouted at the outside of the city.

Seeing this scene, the Wei army soldiers immediately became suspicious and didn't know what it meant.

"It's Shi Qian!" Li Guang had excellent eyesight and recognized Shi Qian's figure at a glance.

"Didn't this guy make an appointment to ignite the fire? Why did he run to the top of the city and scream?" Yuchi Gong muttered.

Tao Shang Yingwu's face raised a look of enlightenment and sneered: "There is no need to fight this battle today. Yang Xiuqing is already tactful and oiled. Let's go and enter the pass!"

Before he finished speaking, he rode his horse and whipped straight to the city gate.

The Qin Qiong generals were stunned at first, and hurriedly followed. Thousands of Wei soldiers also broke into the formation and rushed towards the city gate.

The pottery merchant took the lead, stepped across the suspension bridge, passed through the city gate, and entered the Qujiang River.

At this time, Shi Qian had already rushed down the city tower and waited at the gate of the city, bowing and saying, "Report to Your Majesty, I sneaked into the city and walked around for a few times. I saw half of the Taiping Army. I caught a few abandoned wounded soldiers and realized that Yang Xiuqing led the entire army to escape after the night of the night last night."

As expected!

"Yang Xiuqing, you are very tactful and you are so quick to escape. Unfortunately, the gate of Jiaozhou has been kicked open by me. I see when you can escape!"

Amid the fierce laughter of Bajue, the Tao merchant's towering golden body rode his horse and whipped it into the land of Qujiang City.
Chapter completed!