In early April, the Allied forces moved together to officially start the battle to attack Qin.

The Ling Army took the lead in sending troops from the east, gathering 300,000 troops, and its target was directed towards Yiyang.

Based on the distance and the speed of the march, the troops will be at the city in about five or six days.

After Xiao Yuan's supreme order, he decided to give up Yiyang strategically.

Su Yi also immediately conveyed military orders, ordering the Qin general He Zhen, who was still guarding Yiyang, to retreat to Shanyuguan.

Yiyang.

Because he received the order in advance, the county magistrate Zhang Gongyou had already prepared it and could evacuate at any time. Before leaving, he naturally found He Zhen.

At this time, the Qin soldiers at the city of Yiyang were still standing in three steps and one whistle in five steps, waiting for battle. He Zhen was also doing fortifications, commanding the soldiers to roll some stones and wood and prepare one by one with other guardian equipment.

When Zhang Gongyou came, he saw this scene and couldn't help asking: "What are you doing?"

He was wearing a county magistrate uniform. Seeing this, the soldiers quickly stopped their hands and said respectfully: "Sir, the general has an order. The enemy is coming. The whole army is ready for war."

"What?" Zhang Gongyou frowned and ignored the soldiers. Instead, he quickly stepped forward, walked to He Zhen, and shouted anxiously: "General!"

"Ah? Lord Zhang?" The latter turned around and bowed his fists.

Zhang Gongyou pointed to the busy soldiers around the city defense: "Hasn't the imperial court decided to give up Yiyang? The general should immediately lead his troops to Shanyuguan and join our main force."

"No! I would rather die than retreat!" He Zhen refused decisively.

"What did you say!" Zhang Gongyou was shocked when he heard this: "Has the general not received the military order?"

He Zhen said: "Supervisor Su's military order has indeed been received, but as a general of the Qin army, my duty is to guard Yiyang! How can I retreat without fighting and leave the city and flee!"

"But this is the highest order! It is a strategic deployment!" Zhang Gongyou said.

"I don't care about these things!" He Zhen said stingyly: "I can't just escape like this! Even if there are too many enemies, what's the point! At worst, you can fight to the death! Even if the city is broken, the enemy will pay a heavy price!"

As he said that, he said again: "I, Daqin, was so poor before. No matter how fierce the enemy I faced, the whole army had never been afraid to fight! What's more, the mere Spirit Army! You don't have to say much!"

This is a reckless man. Among the middle and low-level generals of the Qin army, there are many such people, most of whom are from the Wushu. They fight all the way up, and their blood is visible!

They have the determination to fight to the death, but sometimes, in terms of grand strategies, they need to make concessions.

After hearing this, Zhang Gongyou was also anxious: "General, this is not a time to show off. If you want to have a momentary aura, then what you throw will be the blood of the soldiers! How can you let them sacrifice in vain!"

"How can this be sacrificed in vain! We swear to defend the city to the death! We want to fight bloody battles with the enemy! Isn't this what a general and a soldier should do?" He Zhen retorted.

This is really a scholar who meets a soldier, and it is hard to explain it. Zhang Gongyou took a deep breath and had to say again: "I will now let you lead your troops to evacuate immediately. I will have the final say in this entire Yiyang!"

"No." He Zhen said seriously: "Although the magistrate is a county magistrate, he has no command authority over the military headquarters."

"You!" Zhang Gongyou was so angry that he knew it was useless, so he could only swing his sleeves and leave.

As soon as he walked down the city defense, the county magistrate hurriedly came over, "Sir, after the notice was posted, the people were panicked, and many people began to take their families and prepare to escape to Shanyuguan."

This is not surprising, because the Qin State's policy is the best for the people among the countries, and it is reasonable for people to refuse to give up a stable life and flee to Shanyuguan.

After hearing this, Zhang Gongyou pondered for a moment: "It's okay, this is not a bad thing. Open the city gate and don't need to stop it."

"Yes." The county magistrate responded, and Zhang Gongyou said again: "Is there anything missing on the county government?"

"No, the sects and books were recorded, and all the officials went to Shanyuguan." The county magistrate said: "But, the grain and grass reserve..."

"Leave it to He Zhen for treatment." Zhang Gongyou had no choice but to He Zhen refused to withdraw. He was worried that his troops would not have food and grass, so he had to make this decision.

After saying that, he immediately said: "In addition, I will immediately post a book on Shanyuguan to explain the situation of He Zhenyi's work."

"Yes! The minister will go and do it now." The county magistrate took the order and left.

This is a very qualified county magistrate. It is not difficult to see from the fact that the people fled to Shanyuguan that his governance in Yiyang was deeply loved by the people.

Moreover, even if you evacuate, you will arrange everything before leaving, rather than being the first person to escape by being afraid of death.

Yiyang is not far from Shanyuguan, and the next day, the news reached Su Yi.

After reading the letter, the latter was furious and slapped the handsome case on the spot, stood up and said, "He Zhen Man! How dare you disobey the military order! People come!"

"Supervisor Su." The sergeant immediately entered.

Su Yi pointed his hand and said angrily: "Go to Yiyang immediately! Tell He Zhen that this is the king's order, and ask him to retreat immediately! If he doesn't listen, behead him on the spot! Military law is in use!"

"No!" The soldier left with his fists.

Although Su Yi looks weak, his heart is harder than a stone on the battlefield! If He Zhen really dares not obey the military order this time, Su Yi will definitely behead him and show him no matter how much water is!

It was almost time for the horse to go back and forth, and it had been three days since the commissar arrived in Yiyang.

Along the way, people everywhere, dragging their families, pushing wooden carts and carrying luggage.

Yiyang city entrance.

He Zhen was wearing general armor, with a helmet on his head, and a cloak behind him, and was still pointing his fingers and commanding.

Soon, a messenger ran over quickly, knelt on one knee, raised his hands and said, "General, Su Shuai's military order."

He was holding a silk book in his hand. He Zhen heard this and reached out and twitched it. At the same time, he said in a calm voice: "This second military order is still an order to retreat, right? Is it annoying to report to Su Shuai that the last general would rather die in battle than abandon the city."

"General, give up Yiyang, it is the king and king's order. Su Shuai said that if the general dares to disobey the law, immediately engage in military laws!" The commander said seriously.

Hearing this, He Zhen took a deep breath and pinched the silk book and didn't say anything for a long time.

The messenger secretly glanced at him and said tentatively: "General, military orders are like mountains. If you die under military orders, you will not even be a service to the country."

This sentence is in He Zhen's heart. Of course, he is not a disobedient, but he is just unwilling to give up Yiyang.

It was not until a while before he spoke, "I understand, please tell Su Shuai that I will evacuate immediately."

"No!" The messenger left.
Chapter completed!