allonlinenovel Chapter 285 People are panicked
Chapter 285 People are panicked
Chenshi.
Guangning County Government Office.
An official came to Pan Hou with anxious steps and said, "It's bad, sir!"
"Who's broken?"
Pan Hou frowned and his eyelids twitched.
When he got up early this morning, he felt uneasy and always felt that something bad was going to happen.
At this time, the subordinate said in a panic: "The Yan army has crossed the river! The beachhead has been seized by them, and the main force of our army has returned to Guangning City!"
"What?! How many soldiers do they have?"
Pan Hou was extremely surprised.
He could never have imagined that the Yan army would actually dare to cross the river and attack.
Pan Hou had been prepared before and had continuously dispatched additional troops, so he built up his momentum, but this time he failed to stop the Yan army.
The attack from the direction of Changzhou City was indeed just a feint by the Yan army.
If the main force of the Yan army crossed the river, the next target to attack would obviously be Guangning City where Pan Hou was.
All this happened too suddenly, and Pan Hou felt extremely uneasy.
The subordinate replied: "The Yan army has at least 30,000 men, and they have all crossed the Ling River."
"They have all crossed? What are the soldiers guarding the riverbank doing? Isn't there any resistance at all?"
There was a hint of anger on Pan Hou's anxious face.
The subordinate said, "The Yan army took advantage of the fog and killed us by surprise. Now part of our main force has returned to Guangning City."
Pan Hou stamped his feet anxiously and said, "I have already issued a death order. Not a single soldier from the Yan army can be allowed to cross the Ling River. You are a bunch of rubbish!"
The subordinate also had an embarrassed expression on his face, and explained: "Sir, it's not that the soldiers are incompetent, but the Yan army seems to have a terrible weapon in their hands, which makes our soldiers completely unable to hold their positions."
"A terrible weapon?"
Pan Hou frowned.
The subordinate said: "Yes, we heard a deafening sound, but we couldn't see where it came from. It directly smashed our position, and the city that was still under construction was also destroyed by the Yan army..."
"A deafening noise?"
Pan Hou punched the wooden table and suddenly remembered something.
When Jiang Zuo first arrived at Guangning City, it seemed that he used a weapon they had never seen before to destroy the city gate of Guangning.
"Could it be that the Yan army is also using that kind of weapon this time?"
Pan Hou felt uneasy.
After all, he had witnessed the power of that thing with his own eyes.
"I heard that the commander of the Yan army heading south this time is that Jiang Zuo?"
Pan Hou said in a low voice.
The subordinate thought for a moment before saying, "My Lord, it seems to be him. Is there anything wrong with that?"
Whenever Pan Hou thought of this name, he had some bad memories.
"Where does this person come from..."
Pan Hou couldn't understand why nothing good would happen to their Chen State as soon as Jiang Zuo appeared.
"How far is the Yan army from Guangning City?"
Pan Hou asked anxiously.
He also knew that this question was unnecessary. After all, Linghe River was so close to Guangning City. The Yan army only needed to rest for a while before marching south to threaten Guangning City.
"It's less than ten miles away. The Yan army will soon be at the gates of the city. Sir, why don't we retreat quickly?"
The subordinate said.
"Retreat? Where can we retreat to?"
Pan Hou looked solemn.
"Retreat to Zhucheng. The Yan army is in high spirits right now. We need to avoid their attack."
The subordinate said in a nervous tone.
Now, a negative atmosphere has spread among their Chen army.
There were even rumors that the Yan army had a terrible weapon that could kill them at any time.
"I'm not going anywhere. I will live and die with Guangning City!"
Pan Hou gritted his teeth and said that as the prefect of Guangning, if he gave up defending Guangning City at this moment of life and death, he would not be considered an official appointed by the court.
"Sir, this is absolutely impossible. For your safety, we should retreat to Zhucheng first and then ask the court for help!"
The subordinate persuaded.
But Pan Hou had made up his mind and said, "If you want to leave, go by yourself. I will never leave. As long as I am here, those Yan people will never be able to enter Guangning City."
Pan Hou has been running Guangning City for many years, so of course it is impossible for him to leave.
What's more, Guangning City is located in a strategic border area with high walls and thick walls. It is a strong military town and must not be handed over.
Pan Hou firmly believed that they could hold out for ten days, and then the imperial court would be able to send reinforcements to annihilate all the Yan troops!
"Gather all the troops and defend Guangning City. No one is allowed to surrender or retreat, otherwise they will be punished by military law! Also, ask for help from Changzhou City immediately!"
Pan Hou ordered anxiously.
He must defend Guangning City.
At this moment, the city was already shrouded in gloom.
On the streets, people were walking in a hurry.
"Run away! The Yan people are killing us soon!"
"The Yan army has already moved south, let's run away!"
People in Guangning City were in panic.
The news that the Yan army was crossing the river and heading south had already spread throughout Guangning City.
"Those Yan people are all demons who kill without blinking an eye. Do you expect them to let us ordinary people live? It's impossible. We should pack our bags and flee south!"
For a while, rumors spread.
The discussion about the Yan army has become more and more outrageous.
Moreover, the power of the cannon shocked the hearts of every soldier of Chen’s army. After returning to Guangning City, this group of new recruits kept telling others about this terrible weapon.
"The Yan people have already mastered the power of demons. We are doomed to lose this time!"
"Demon power? There is such a thing. Don't exaggerate..."
"What do you think? I have a brother who is a soldier in charge of guarding Linghe River. He managed to escape from those monsters with great difficulty."
"Our Chen army must be defeated, otherwise the Yan army would not have crossed the Ling River so easily."
"We are doomed this time. How are we, the lower-class people, going to survive?"
For these civilians, there was no way they could escape, and they could only stay in Guangning City and continue to survive.
The Yan army had just arrived at the south bank of the Ling River. In the Guangning City area, many wealthy and powerful gentry, dragging their families with them, hurriedly fled to the south.
In fact, this was not the first time that the Guangning City area was attacked by the Yan army. Many battles had taken place in this place before, but the Yan army had never captured Guangning City. In this regard, some people in the city still had an optimistic attitude, believing that the Yan army would definitely return in defeat like before.
"These Yan bandits are really warlike. No matter what, I will also go into battle and kill the enemy. I will kill all of these Yan soldiers without leaving a single piece of armor behind!"
Many people were filled with righteous indignation and wished they could go to the battlefield and kill the Yan people right now.
"Okay, the Yan army is just a few miles outside the city. You go out and destroy them. The Yan army has tens of thousands of people and many terrible weapons. We only have 30,000 defenders in Guangning City. What can we use to fight?"
A pessimistic attitude permeates the city of Guangning.