Lai Xu had just gotten up and was shocked when he heard the report.

This battle report was sent by Yangcheng County Magistrate.

Yesterday morning, a man appeared near Yangcheng, with only more than a thousand people, all of them cavalry. They did not enter Yangcheng and went straight to the south.

After hearing the news, Yangchengwei was very surprised. Although the team was dressed as their own, it was unusual for them to come from the direction of the Luyuankou. Yangchengwei knew that the Luoyang soldiers were attacking the pass, so Luyuankou could only ask for additional troops, but there was no reason to withdraw troops. Moreover, the pass was small and there were only three thousand people in total. How could there be so many cavalry?

Yangchengwei was very alert and hurriedly led people to chase after him. Unexpectedly, without saying a word, more than a thousand cavalry suddenly launched an attack, rushing Yangcheng's people into a state of turmoil. Fortunately, the other party did not kill them all, but just rushed to the road, left them and left.

Yangchengwei knew that they did not attack Yangcheng, which was close to him, but they were so anxious to go south that they did not like Yangcheng at all. Their target was Yangdi, the county seat, and the entire Yingchuan County.

He quickly sent someone to take a shortcut to Yangdi to report the letter. The people sent the letter were running wildly, and they ran desperately like crazy. Finally, they arrived in Yangdi before the enemy arrived.

After reading the letter, Lai Xu immediately reacted, thinking of Guo Hong's cousin at the mouth of the lord, and thinking about Guo Hong's return home yesterday. The more he thought about it, the more he became, the more wrong it was.

Lai Xu ordered the thief Cao to take people to the Guo family. The thief Cao was about to leave, but Lai Xu suddenly remembered that he had always had a good relationship with Guo Hong, and at this critical moment, he had to send someone who could trust him. So Lai Xu called the thief Cao again and said, "The Guo family is a big family, so it's better to go there in person!"

He instructed the county magistrate: "Go out of the south gate and head to the Guo family. Take all his soldiers with him when he passes by the village pavilion and arrive at the Guo family. If Guo Hong gathers the clan, no matter what he says he wants to do, he will be killed!"

As soon as Lai She arrived in Yingchuan, she asked the townships to organize young and strong men and train battle formations. At the extraordinary moment when the Luoyang army entered the country, the powerful men and strong men and strong men were no longer reliable. They might turn against each other at any time. If these young and strong men did not gather together and came to the county command, they might stand in an opposing camp.

After sending the county magistrate away, Lai She ordered the gathering of soldiers, close the city gate, and chase the soldiers one by one to the city. The city gate had just been closed, and smoke and dust were rolling in the north, and Mu Hong and Guo Jing had already brought people to kill him.

Seeing that the opponent was full of elite cavalry, Lai Xu rushed to set up a defense and went up to guard the city himself. The opponent didn't talk nonsense and immediately attacked the city.

Neither side prepared, and they were in a hurry. After fighting for a long time, the enemy failed to break through the city and retreated. Lai She finally breathed a sigh of relief. The initial danger passed and the city was temporarily stabilized.

Lai She knew that this was just a vanguard, and there must be a large army behind him. Whether he could defend Yangdi and Yingchuan would at least have to withstand the next large-scale attack.

"I hope Yingyang and Xiangcheng will not fall into the opponent, otherwise the General of the Conquest South will have no way back."

Lai She was worried that while there were few enemy soldiers and could not siege the city from all directions, he sent fast horses everywhere to send letters to all counties in the county and asked them to strengthen their defense and not give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it. At the same time, he mobilized foreigners to Yangdi to reinforce.

The thief Cao said, "There are few enemy soldiers and our soldiers are numerous, why don't we go out of the city to fight the decisive battle with him?"

Lai She said: "Although the enemy has fewer troops, they are elite cavalry and cannot be beaten. Although our army is crowded, they suddenly encounter the enemy's attack on the city and are in panic. You must not leave the city at this time to prevent changes. When the morale of the army is stable and reinforcements arrive, then make a decision."

He sighed: "Guo Hong is not brave or wise. If he could bring a hundred clan into the city yesterday, we were not prepared. We might be harmed by it. We wanted to do a major rebellion, but we were so timid that we only knew to hide at home and prepare secretly, and we would not accomplish anything."

As he was talking, he saw that the Han army suddenly retreated under the city, and more than a thousand cavalry disappeared in a while.

Lai Xu quickly sent someone out to inquire about the news and learned that the enemy had been divided into two teams, one heading west and the other heading south.

"Those who go south may want to contact the Guo clan." Lai She suddenly paused: "Those who go west must go to Tuxiangcheng and Yingyang, and they must cut off the retreat of General Nan!"

At this time, the general of the Southern Expedition was in Ye County. Yangdi replenished it, mostly through Yingyang and Xiangcheng. If these two cities were occupied, it would be difficult for Cen Peng to retreat.

Now Lai She can only hope that the messenger he sent could arrive in various counties in advance and convey the news of the Han army entering Ying to the local chief.

Twenty miles southeast of Yangdi City, the Guo clan and nearby neighbors gathered to guard the walls of the dock. There were about 2,000 people, including 400 young and strong, all of whom were on the walls. Because they encountered thieves many times in recent years, everyone knew how to act in the docks. There were also organizations of Guo Gong and others, so they were busy but not in trouble.

When the sun grew higher, a large group of people came from the north. After a closer look, it was the county magistrate who brought people over. He walked along the way and withdrew his troops. There were less than a thousand people when he left Yangdi. Now it has more than doubled, with a total of three thousand people.

The county magistrate saw that the gate of the Guo family's dock wall was closed, and there was a young man standing on the dock wall, and said to the people around him: "It turns out that the prefect did not expect, the Guo family was about to gather people to cause trouble."

The county magistrate commanded the county soldiers to attack the Wubi. He thought these people were just mobs, but they were destroyed in one go. Unexpectedly, they defended very tightly. The county magistrate attacked for a while but did not gain any advantage.

While sending people back to Yangdi to report the news, the county magistrate surrounded the Guo family's wall.

Guo Hong kept stretching his neck and looking around in the city, asking Guo Tong: "When will the Han army come?"

Guo Tong: "The vanguard team is coming soon, so Zong Bo doesn't have to worry. When the Han army captures Yangdi, the troops here will inevitably retreat."

Unlike Guo Hong who was worried, his grandson Guo Zhen was very excited. He liked to read military books and study military tactics since he was a child. He also gathered some peers to fight eagles and horses every day, galloping and hunting. At this time, he finally had the opportunity to fight, and he was bound to run around and get involved everywhere.

The Guo family is really responsible for Guo Gong and Guo Tong. Guo Tong has been familiar with the battle formation for a long time in the army. Guo Gong is in his prime and is the actual head of this clan.

Guo Tong: "The enemy came in a hurry and did not bring any equipment to attack the city. Although my Guo family has few people, fortunately the wall is not big, so it is enough to defend."

As he was talking, he saw the county soldiers carrying long ladders that they had found from somewhere and pounced towards the dock wall.

Guo Tong said intimately: "It's broken! It's okay to be through this dock wall, but I can defend it no matter how hard it is. If the county soldiers climb up to the top of the city and fight directly, how can these people who usually only know how to farm?
Chapter completed!