Just after Fei Yao, Dai Ling and other Longxi generals led their troops to retreat back to the county, they respectively defended Didao in the north and Xiangwu and other important towns in the south.

They didn't even have time to deploy effective defenses.

According to military intelligence, the front lines of the Han army have already moved forward and are pointing directly at the hinterland of Longxi County.

"Reporting to General Fei, Shu General Zhao Tong and most of the main force went north along Lintao and have reached more than thirty miles south of Xiangwu."

"General, there is an urgent report from Longsang City that the Baima, Shenlang and Qiang tribes are stationed in Wangjin Valley and may want to attack Longsang City at any time."

"Come... General, Baishi, Daxia, 10 barium magpies are in urgent need of miscellaneous stars, 20 are dancing in the haze, and Ke Gan bustard is causing chaos, seemingly in response to the Shu army."

After the scouts returned one after another to report, the news was like a wave, as if it overwhelmed the general Fei Yao and was somewhat breathless!

"Come so quickly?"

Deep in his heart, he was suddenly slightly surprised.

Although before withdrawing his troops, he had a premonition that his retreat would inevitably lead to a counterattack.

After all, he and Zhao Tong had been fighting against each other for several years, and they had a certain understanding of each other's personalities.

It's just that Fei Yao didn't expect that the Shu army would come so fast, almost with the effort of both front and rear feet.

He was not given the slightest chance to deploy his defenses.

Time was running out, and he no longer had any extra thoughts to worry about this matter at this moment. His mind started to spin rapidly, as if he was thinking of a countermeasure.

After what seemed like a long time, Fei Yao looked serious and summoned the generals to discuss military matters.

In the military mansion.

All the generals of the Longxi Army gathered together with solemn expressions on their faces.

As soon as they came in and looked at their general's extremely serious expression, they quickly realized that something might have changed.

As expected, Fei Yao glanced around, saw that everyone had arrived, and immediately ordered in a stern tone:

"According to reports from spies from all sides, Shu general Zhao Tong has united with Qiang and Di tribes to attack Longxi."

"Now, I have given an order, Dai Ling, to rush to Xiangwu and lead your troops to defend against the main force of the Shu army."

"The rest of the generals stationed in Longsang City to resist the Qiang thieves."

"This general will be stationed in Didao to stabilize the surrounding areas and prevent Qiang and Di thieves from causing trouble!"

After a series of words, even though the situation was critical, Fei Yao still kept his head clear and responded quickly.

He knows very well that the current situation is delicate.

To defend Longxi, the most critical thing is to ensure the safety of Didao and Xiangwu.

North of Didao is the area where Daxia, Baishi and other Qiang and Di tribes are entrenched.

Fei Yao must be in charge personally, otherwise, without his deterrence, the Qiang and Di tribes in the hinterland of Longxi may be instigated to rebel.

This is no exaggeration at all!

After fighting against Zhao Tong for so many years, his method of winning over the Qiang people and making friends with him was indeed very clever.

Not to mention, there is Ma Chao behind him who was once powerful in Liangzhou and was known as the "Mighty General", so he will not dare to underestimate him.

It is safest to sit in Didao yourself.

Then he ordered Dai Ling to defend Xiangwu and withstand the pressure from the main force of the Shu army.

Then he dispatched generals to rush to Longsang City, an important border town in the west, to intimidate Baima and Shenlang Qiang, forcing them not to act rashly and cooperate with the Shu army to attack.

After the orders were passed down one after another, Fei Yao quickly wrote a letter and ordered people to rush to Jicheng, the capital, to report the emergency.

He now has fear deep in his heart!

He was worried that it would be difficult to defend Longxi with his own strength.

After all, Zhao Tong had been able to compete with him many times before with his weak military strength, and he often gained the upper hand.

This time, the opponent gained ground and received reinforcements from the cavalry army.

There was also external support from the Qiang, Di and other tribes.

Facing Zhao Tong's offensive again, Fei Yao was already a little timid before fighting, so he decisively called for reinforcements.

After arranging these, the various tribes who had just returned from the Lintao front line and had not had time to rest were now forced to mobilize again helplessly.

Run in all directions.

Cao's army in Longxi was mobilized frequently.

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At this moment, on the outskirts of Xiangwu City.

The main force of the Han army slowly advanced towards the city. The entire army was in solemn formation, with ever-lasting majesty and fierce fronts.

After the general Zhao Tong arrived, he quickly summoned all the generals in the army to discuss how to attack.

"Dexin, I asked you to be responsible for contacting Baima and Shenlang Erqiang. How are the Erqiang prepared now?"

After waiting for the generals to gather on both sides, Zhao Tong, who was in the general position, turned his head and looked at Ma Zhong with a very solemn look and asked in a deep voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Zhong did not hesitate at all, and immediately answered, "General Qi, Prince Yang Wanwan of Baima Qiang and King Ni of Shenlang Qiang have all sent back the latest military information."

"They have already assembled tribesmen and are now stationed in Wangjin Valley. They are waiting for a reply from our army, saying that they can respond to our actions at any time."

As soon as he finished speaking, he told the truth in detail!

After Zhao Tong heard this, he fell into deep thought for a while.

He kept tapping his fingers on the desk, reading a book, and seemed to be thinking about a solution.

The generals on both sides were not idle, and they also started discussing in low voices.

How should we capture the important town of Xiangwu in front of us this time?

After thinking for a long time, Zhao Tong coughed slightly, causing the generals to focus their attention. Then he raised his head and looked at everyone and said:

"Xiangwu City has high walls and thick walls, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack!"

"But if the city is not taken out, our army will not be able to penetrate deep into the hinterland of Longxi."

When the words came to this, the generals were immediately curious. Did their general have a good strategy to break the city?

As if he had been pondering for a long time, Zhao Tong looked serious and said again, "The losses in a strong attack will be too great, which will be detrimental to our army's subsequent combat plan!"

"General, how do you plan to attack?"

The words fell silent, but Liu Yin, who had always been impatient, couldn't bear to be the first to ask about his inner confusion.

The other generals also nodded frequently, seeming to echo his words.

Hearing this, Zhao Tong, who originally had a serious face and solemn eyes, seemed to force out a smile on his face and said: "This general has issued a military order in front of General Zhang, and he will definitely take Longxi and return."

"However, we cannot attack Longxi by force. I want to outwit you!"

"How to outsmart him?"

At this time, the general Ma Zhong on one side moved his eyes slightly and couldn't help but ask.

"Dexin, please send an order to all ministries to besiege Xiangwu City tonight, and then build fortifications around the outside of the city."

"My general's principle is to build it like an iron barrel so that the defenders in the city cannot break through."

As for this, Zhao Tong seemed to have already had an idea in mind, and he quickly expressed it at this moment.

Hearing this, Ma Zhong quickly took the order and left!
Chapter completed!