The thick black smoke column rolled upwards and soared into the sky.

This made Li Ling, who was already a little uneasy in Xiangyang City, breathe a sigh of relief, and a trace of splendor flashed in his eyes: "Okay! Zhang Jing and the others really deserve our trust and have taken down the Fancheng Sect. In this way, we still have a chance!"

"Mr. Li, let's send troops to support you as soon as possible, otherwise they would not be able to withstand the rebellious attacks from inside and outside Fancheng." Wang He even suggested quickly. As the prefect of Xiangfan, he naturally had a heavy responsibility and took the initiative to offer advice.

As he spoke, the officers below also stepped forward and asked: "Sir, I am willing to lead my troops out of the city to go around the south gate of Fancheng to be a support!"

"I'm willing to go too!"

"I'm willing to go too!"

Faced with the generals' performance of actively seeking a fight, Li Ling's smile on his face became a little more. This is exactly what he hoped to see. Why worry about not being able to quell this rebellion with such fighting spirit!

Of course, this is also related to the successive benefits. When Fancheng changes drastically, the chaos in Xiangyang has been quickly extinguished. Whether it is trying to set fire everywhere to disrupt the peace in the city, or trying to take advantage of the chaos to attack various warehouses to obtain more equipment, these Luotian Sect traitors were intercepted and defeated by the official troops who arrived in time.

The biggest difference between the rebels in Xiangyang City and the rebellion in Fancheng is that the latter has people who command it, so that they can act according to various plans. The rebellion in Xiangyang has long become a headless fly because of Zhao Chenghuang, Li Tong and others' successive arrests. Even Wang Zhenghe, who has a certain influence, has been captured by the government in time, so naturally there are no one who takes the lead and decides.

So when they set fire to raids and encountered the strong counterattack of the government troops according to their previous plans, these rebels completely didn't know what to do. And on the battlefield, not to mention such a clueless idea, even if they were unable to react, they would be the reason for defeat.

As a result, after several battles in the city, the chaos in Xiangyang City had been completely quelled, and thousands of Luotian Sect traitors were either killed or captured, and there was no more threat. Their demise made the government's morale from top to bottom. Even afterwards, urgent reports came from Fancheng, and even the news that the floating bridge connected to Xiangyang was seized and disconnected by the rebels came, no one was too worried, because in their opinion, with Lord Li planning and commanding the quelling of the rebellion, the victory of this battle must belong to the official army.

However, Li Ling was not as blindly optimistic as everyone. It was obvious that the Luo Tian Sect and other rebels regarded Fan Cheng as the top priority of this rebellion. Whether a gap could be opened during this period became the first step to win or lose, but it was far from the point where it could control the entire battle situation.

"It is probably too late to go to support the south gate of Fancheng at this time, and it is likely to run into the rebel army headed by Chen Da. So what I mean is to ignore the other side and find another flaw!" After calming down, Li Ling pressed the request of many generals below and said with a serious expression.

"Looking for another flaw? Sir, is there any place in Fancheng to attack?" Many officials looked puzzled. They have been in Xiangfan for many years and really don't know how to do this.

Li Ling smiled and clapped his hands again. Then everyone saw a man who was wearing a thick cloth clothes, thick hands and feet, dark skin. He saw that he was working in a hot sun and walked into the hall. The temperament of this man looked out of place with the officials present, which naturally made everyone feel confused. Finally, he looked at Li Ling with a questionable gaze.

Li Ling didn't keep it a secret, and smiled and said, "This Yan Chuangyan Lord is the master of the Cao Gang in Huguang. His other skills may not be as good as you, but in terms of some folk news from each city, he is far more flexible than those in the government."

Although Li Ling gave an introduction, the officials still couldn't understand the use of calling such a person. They didn't even know how such a big shot of Lord Li contacted people from such a gang.

At this time, Li Ling didn't care about explaining the relationship between him and the Cao Gang to them, so he nodded to Yan Chuang and signaled him to say the key to his master. Although the man was a little nervous among the many officials, he quickly adjusted his mind and said calmly: "Sir, on the surface, there is only that floating bridge connected to the two cities of Xiangfan, but in fact it is not the case. In addition to the floating bridge that everyone knows, there are waterways under the bridge that allow people to quietly enter Fancheng, but that requires a person with a good water nature to do it.

"With the ability of our Cao Gang many brothers who have made a living on the water, as long as the opponent does not deliberately keep an eye on them after dark, we can completely hide the rebellion from the bridgehead and appear behind them."

After he said this, the officials finally understood the importance of this turbulent gangster, and all showed surprise: "You... are you serious?"

"How many people can enter the underwater road? Are the men of your Cao Gang really sure to help us regain control of the floating bridge?"

...All kinds of questions came to Yan Chuang, and he was obviously not a person who could speak and speak well. At this time, facing so many questions, he was a little confused about how to reply.

Fortunately, Li Ling was prepared, so he immediately coughed and said, "Everyone, I have already decided on the specific situation. To be honest, I asked Zhang Jing to lead the army to take the South Gate to stand in order to attract the attention of the rebels and let them ignore the other side of the floating bridge, which is to attack the west. What we have to do next is to make them believe that we have no other plan, and then we will wait until it gets back to control the floating bridge."

Speaking of this, Li Ling's expression became extremely solemn. He issued several orders in succession, and divided some of the troops to pretend to support the south gate of Fancheng, but more of them were bluffing and not fighting with the enemy; he selected real elites to start gathering, ready to cross the pontoon bridge at any time and launch an attack on Fancheng...

In the end, Li Ling even said in a deep voice: "Next until we regain the floating bridge, this is the key to the outcome of this battle of quelling chaos. I cannot let any mistakes, so you have to raise your spirits. Also, from now on, everyone is not allowed to leave the government office, and we cannot let our army's strategy leak, but if there are those who do not follow it, they will be treated as spies in Luotian Sect! Have you recorded it all?"

When Li Ling glared at him, all the officials were shocked. They did not dare to question and hesitate at all, and they all responded loudly: "Here!"

It was noon now, but there were still several hours before the sun set and the night fell.

...

A fierce battle is underway at the south gate of Fancheng.

After confirming that the South Gate was really in the hands of the official army, both the Luotian Sect and the Cai clan, were shocked and angry, and immediately made the decision to regain control of the city gate at all costs.

So less than half an hour after the black smoke rolled upwards, a team of thousands of people launched a fierce attack on the south gate from the city.

This team is dominated by Luotian scholars, and the hundreds of warriors inspired by Cai's money are all equipped with the best armor in the city, which looks really amazing. In particular, they also have sufficient arches and crossbows that the official army must have. When they arrived at the city gate, they laid several rounds of arrows on the defenders at the city and sent elite troops to launch a surprise attack under the cover of the arrows.

This siege strategy cannot be considered wrong. Unfortunately, they encountered well-trained imperial guards. Faced with such a strong attack, these two thousand soldiers were not timid at all. They all hid in the battlements of the city walls under the command of their respective officers, and avoided the waves of arrows while seeing the time, and fighting back with a crossbow.

With the help of the favorable terrain that was condescending, the government army killed the rebels who rushed to the front at a very small price, and finally had to retreat in a hurry. Seeing this, the rebels who wanted to seize the door were also worried and began to stalemate.

However, the official army was not happy for a long time, because soon, a bigger challenge came. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from Yizi camp outside the city had arrived in murderous spirit. Seeing the defense of the city, Chen Da knew that the thing he was most worried about had happened, so he immediately ordered the siege: "Soldiers, the rebels have captured the gate of my Fancheng City. It is very likely that our relatives in the city are suffering from disaster. Kill me and save our parents, wife and children!"

Now he can only call the government troops on the city a rebellion, and use the parents and relatives of the soldiers under his command to inspire their fighting spirit. As for how to calm the morale of the army after the truth is revealed, he cannot consider it at this time.

Although the soldiers of Yi's camp were suspicious, they still launched rounds of offensives against the city due to military orders and concern for their relatives.

However, as a strong military city since ancient times, Fancheng is at the forefront of the city city of Dayue, whether in terms of the height and thickness of the city wall or the preparation of various defense weapons. Although there are not too many military troops, it is still enough to defend this city wall.

However, the Yi-Campaign did not think about attacking its own city when they came, so there were no useful siege equipment in the team, just ropes, bows and crossbows. Although the soldiers took risks to rush to the towering city wall under strict orders, the threat to the towering city wall was pitifully small. Not to mention breaking into the door, they could not even touch the edge of the city wall.

However, after hearing a large army attack outside, the rebels, who had already lost their fighting spirit, reorganized again, demolished many residential shops near the South Gate, pieced together simple siege equipment such as ladders and rushing cars, and launched another offensive against the walls of the city.

Now, Zhang Jing was caught in a situation where he was caught in a pair of bread. The situation was really dangerous. He could only divide his troops and continue to shoot arrows to the enemy while planning countermeasures.

But this idea hasn't been brought out yet, a new problem has emerged again-

"General, the wooden rolling stones are about to be exhausted!"
Chapter completed!