But Qiao Xuan just couldn't hear it, so he shook his head, trying to get rid of the uncomfortable feeling. When his head turned to his eldest daughter Qiao Ying next to him, he saw her face turned pale with fright.
Xuan has been able to guess how terrible the situation is.
"Prefect, the enemy is attacking!"
As the auditory hallucinations gradually disappeared, the first thing Qiao Xuan heard clearly was the news of the enemy's attack, and his expression changed drastically at the same time. Didn't it say that the enemy army still had one day to go to Shouchun? Where did this heavenly army come from?
Will?
Qiao Xuan didn't care anymore and asked Qiao Ying to take care of your mother, so he hurried to the tower with Wang Sima in his living room clothes.
When Qiao Xuan arrived at the east gate tower, he was shocked by the scene before him. A whole section of the city wall collapsed outside the urn city. What caused it to collapse? This was Qiao Xuan's first question at the time, but no one could
He told him that the soldiers who were present and saw the whole thing couldn't explain clearly. They just repeated that they saw a ball of fire, followed by a loud noise, and that section of the city wall and the people on it disappeared.
The damage to the East Gate Tower was far beyond the imagination of Qiao Xuan and Cao Zhi. Needless to say, those who died, because of the close distance, many soldiers on the East Gate Tower had their eardrums directly shattered, and some were scared to death.
The blow to the morale of the entire Shouchun garrison was also immeasurable. In addition to the barbican, the city walls inside were also cracked to varying degrees due to the shock waves.
When Qiao Xuan saw all this, his heart sank. It seemed that they had already lost half of the battle before it started. The only thing that made him feel relieved was that there were not as many enemy troops and enemy tents outside the city as he imagined.
It was all over the place. Even Qiao Xuan didn't even see a trace of the enemy. He only saw that Chen Yu and three thousand cavalry had formed a formation outside the city, protecting the collapsed city wall, preparing to accept the enemy's attack.
Facts have proved that they were a false alarm. In the evening, no enemy soldiers were seen harassing Shouchun City again. The scouting report further confirmed that Cao Zhi's vanguard camp and the subsequent army had not moved and were already in the area.
Set up camp twenty or thirty miles east of Shouchun.
Surprisingly, on the evening of that day, the garrison outside Shouchun City also welcomed a messenger from Cao Zhi. The messenger not only brought a letter written by Cao Zhi, but also brought a whole cart of property. The letter was written
It was given to Qiao Xuan, the prefect of Jiujiang. This situation immediately attracted the attention of the sergeants stationed outside the city. The letter was immediately handed over at all levels, and soon it was in the hands of Chen Yu.
Chen Yu pinched the letter. He really wanted to know the content of the letter. Why did Cao Zhi write to Qiao Xuan at this time? Was he trying to persuade Qiao Xuan to surrender? Through the attack of three unidentified objects during the day, the military morale in Shouchun City was already high.
Unstable, can Qiao Xuan resist Cao Zhi's persuasion and temptation?
Chen Yu pondered for a long time, and finally he took the letter and returned to the East City Tower. He decided to show the magnanimity that a Yangzhou governor should have and see Qiao Xuan's attitude. He neither wanted to lose his only ally in Yangzhou or
He was a subordinate, and he didn't want Shouchun to change. So, when Chen Yu entered the main building, thirty swordsmen and axemen were quietly arranged outside the conference hall of the main building of East City where Qiao Xuan was resting.
Since a section of the wall outside the Wengcheng outside the East City Tower was bombed during the day, Qiao Xuan has been doing his duty and has been staying in the East City Tower, comforting the wounded, inspecting the damaged walls, organizing emergency repairs, etc., and has been very busy.
When Chen Yu strode into the hall, Qiao Xuan had just finished allocating a batch of construction materials for the city. He was very tired this day, and now he was beating his lower back, picking up a bowl of herbal tea in front of him, and was about to moisten it.
His throat was almost dry.
"Where is the prefect? Let me find him easily!"
When Qiao Xuan saw Chen Yu coming, he quickly stood up and said respectfully: "Prince, you haven't rested yet!"
Chen Yu looked serious and sighed, and said bitterly: "Where can I sleep? People inside and outside Shouchun City are now panicked. They say that Cao Zhi has used the power of the God of Thunder to attack us. Many people have thought of giving up resistance.
…”
As soon as Chen Yu finished sighing, Qiao Xuan swept away his fatigue, shook his two fat cheeks, stared at his two small eyes, and said angrily: "Who said this, please tell me the governor."
, I will execute him first and execute him on the spot.”
Chen Yu didn't expect that such a refined person like Qiao Xuan would be so angry. He couldn't help but smile and dissuade him: "There is no need to be angry, the prefect. They are all insignificant people. We don't need to go to war over these people."
, now that we are faced with a formidable enemy, we should focus on how to defend the city, and wait until this matter is over before pursuing those who are deceiving the public with their monstrous words."
Qiao Xuan's expression softened greatly when he heard what Chen Yu said. To be honest, most of the soldiers in Shouchun City were his subordinates, and Chen Yu didn't have many troops. The several explosions in the morning really made Shouchun soldiers and people panic.
If someone is making lies to confuse the public, it is probably one of his people, so when Chen Yu said this, he must have such an indignant attitude, otherwise Chen Yu, the superior officer, would probably have some ideas.
Although Qiao Xuan's expression turned gloomy, he still insisted: "The war is coming, and these evil words have to be banned. If Cao Zhi is the god of thunder, then we are no longer gods. If he comes to invade our Jiujiang, he will become a teacher of justice."
, simply ridiculous!”
Chen Yu admired Qiao Xuan's words very much. After listening, he nodded and said: "Prefect Qiao is right. If Cao Zhi is a righteous master, the world will be turned upside down. But then again, this Cao Zhi
It's really terrifying that the 'firearms' that came here can blow up the city wall. If it comes again tomorrow, Shouchun City will probably destroy itself!"
Faced with Chen Yu's worries, Qiao Xuan couldn't help but look miserable and was silent for a moment. Then he recalled something and said quietly to Chen Yu: "Cao Zhi possesses powerful firearms. As early as when Wancheng was pacifying the barbarians, I
I have heard of it, and I heard that he also performed extraordinary feats in Anhui City to stop the rebellion of Jiangxia barbarians, but
I heard from Chen Wen that this thing was not capable of breaking the city, and it was said that it was not easy to deploy, so it was rare in quantity. When Chen Wen was in Wancheng, he asked Cao Zhi for it, but he said that he had used it up and did not give it to him.
Chen Wen is one, but now it seems that this guy is obviously hiding his secrets, maybe he wants to deal with me in Jiujiang."
Chen Yu said "Oh!" He disagreed with Qiao Xuan's Cao Zhi's statement that he had premeditated Jiujiang. If I, Chen Yu, hadn't come to Jiujiang, Cao Zhi would not have been able to get here. But Chen Yu
Yu was very interested in what Qiao Xuan said about the difficulty of preparing such firearms, and immediately gained more confidence in guarding Shouchun.
Chen Yu raised his hand and was about to ask further about Cao Zhi's "firearms" when the letter in his hand flashed in front of his eyes. Only then did he remember the topic of asking Qiao Xuan.
So, he suddenly said: "Oh! By the way, talking about this Cao Zhi is really interesting. I just sent someone to deliver a letter and some things, which are meant for the prefect. Take a look!"