Chapter 234: A Life-or-Death Situation, Escaping a Disaster

With the order of the brave general Pang Xianchu, the 100,000-man Longcheng Southern Expedition Army stationed thirty miles outside Yongzhou City immediately assembled and prepared to march towards Yongzhou City.

As a counselor of the Prince's Mansion, the Nanyue envoy looked at the orderly assembled Longcheng Southern Expedition Army, and then looked up at the August sun that made him unable to open his eyes, and a sly look flashed in his eyes.

In the central army tent, only Pang Xianchu and his two deputy generals were left.

Fan Wuji looked at the "surrender edict" of Nanyue Kingdom repeatedly, and said in disbelief: "General Pang, did Nanyue Kingdom surrender to the emperor just like that?"

"Why do I feel like I'm dreaming?"

Another deputy general, Tang Ziyi, immediately took over the conversation and said: "General Fan, this shows that Emperor Tiande of Nanyue Kingdom is afraid of the military force of our Longcheng Southern Expedition Army, and even more afraid of General Pang's bravery;"

"As the saying goes, a man who knows the times is a hero. It is the wisest choice for Nanyue Kingdom to open the gate of Yongzhou City and surrender to our Longcheng Southern Expedition Army at this time!"

"Otherwise, once the iron cavalry of the Longcheng Army breaks through Yongzhou City, Nanyue Kingdom will be in a bloodbath!"

Hmph!

At this time, Pang Xianchu sneered.

The following words, however, poured cold water on Fan Wuji and Tang Ziyi.

Pang Xianchu said: "General Fan, General Tang, you two should not be too happy too soon. This envoy of Nanyue and the edict of surrender, I always feel that there is something weird about it!"

Hmm?

Fan Wuji and Tang Ziyi frowned.

Weird?

Fan Wuji asked: "General Pang, are you saying that there is something wrong with the envoy of Nanyue and the edict of surrender?"

Fan Wuji picked up the edict of surrender again, looked at it carefully and said: "I have read it again and again, and this edict of surrender does not look fake?"

Tang Ziyi said fiercely: "General Pang, do you want me to arrest the envoy of Nanyue and interrogate him? At most three hours, I will make the envoy of Nanyue confess everything about his peeing in his pants when he was a child!"

"Not appropriate!"

Pang Xianchu waved his hand and said, "Without evidence, it is not in line with the etiquette and law of our great country to rashly use force against the envoys of the surrendered country."

Fan Wuji said, "Then, General Pang also agreed to the request of the envoys of the Nanyue Kingdom to enter the city to accept the customs. What if there is a fraud in Yongzhou City..."

Fan Wuji hesitated to speak, and finally frowned and said, "General Pang should remember that Wu Fengxian, the vanguard commander of the Yunhui Army, was deceived into Longcheng under the pretext of accepting the customs."

"So--"

Hahaha!

When hearing Wu Fengxian's name, Pang Xianchu suddenly laughed heartily.

Then, he said with a domineering face: "General Fan, you must know that in the face of absolutely powerful military strength, all conspiracies and tricks are futile;"

"This general would like to take advantage of the situation and see what the Nanyue garrison in Yongzhou City is up to!"

Speaking, Pang Xianchu waved his hand and ordered: "Pass the order down, the three armies will go out in armor and stay vigilant. If the surrender of Nanyue is a fraud, it is a good opportunity to attack Yongzhou City!"

"I have received the order!"

......

On the top of Yongzhou City, the crown prince of Nanyue, Li Shiyu, was in charge in person, and the deputy general Shi Feng was wearing armor and carrying a sword.

The gate of the north gate Yong'an Gate was wide open, and the Nanyue garrison in the city also showed a lazy attitude with low morale, as if they were really waiting for the Longcheng army to enter the city and take over the defense and military power.

However, out of sight outside the city, the 8,000 warriors that Crown Prince Li Shiyu brought from the Crown Prince's Mansion were already ready with armor and swords, ready to attack at any time.

Especially the team of warriors hidden in the secret compartment of the city gate, using a winch to pull up a huge iron fence high and hide in the city gate.

This heavy iron fence weighing a thousand pounds was the "gift" that Li Shiyu carefully prepared for Pang Xianchu and the generals of Longcheng!

Li Shiyu's plan was also very simple. First, he used a fake surrender edict to trick Pang Xianchu, the commander of the Longcheng Southern Expedition Army, and his generals into Yongzhou City.

After Pang Xianchu and his generals entered the city, he immediately ordered the iron fence hanging high on the city gate to be lowered, dividing the generals and soldiers of the Longcheng Southern Expedition Army into two, so that they could not take care of each other.

Next, eight thousand soldiers from the Prince's Mansion came on the scene and killed the generals of the Longcheng army led by Pang Xianchu.

The last step was to lead the 100,000 Nanyue defenders in Yongzhou City to attack and defeat the leaderless Longcheng army in one fell swoop.

The plan has been half successful so far.

Li Shiyu has received a report from the pretending envoy that Pang Xianchu, the commander of the Longcheng Southern Expedition Army, has fallen into the trap and is gathering troops to rush to Yongzhou City.

"Report--"

"Your Highness, the enemy troops in Longcheng have all set out and are advancing towards Yongzhou City in a long snake formation!"

It was 5 p.m.

Li Shiyu, the prince of Nanyue, who was sitting in Yongzhou City, had received a report from the scouts that the Longcheng Southern Expedition Army was heading towards Yongzhou City.

He stood up and stood at the battlement of the city wall, with his hands on the awning and looking out. Under the bright sun, he could indeed see a dark mass of people.

However, what surprised Li Shiyu was that the Longcheng soldiers heading to Yongzhou City were all wearing armor and carrying swords. They marched under the scorching sun and high temperatures without any fear of getting heatstroke!

Originally, in Li Shiyu's guess, after receiving the surrender edict from the Nanyue Kingdom, Pang Xianchu should relax his vigilance. Considering the high temperature, he should be considerate of his soldiers and let them march lightly.

In this way, Li Shiyu's plan was 70% successful.

You know, on the battlefield, there is a world of difference in combat effectiveness between soldiers wearing armor and those not wearing armor.

The Nanyue defenders in Yongzhou City were all wearing armor.

Who would have thought that the Longcheng army under Pang Xianchu actually marched under the scorching sun wearing heavy armor, which was somewhat beyond Li Shiyu's expectations.

Hum!

Li Shiyu snorted coldly and said, "These northern barbarians are not afraid of being roasted!"

Although the appearance of the Longcheng army in armor disrupted Li Shiyu's plan to a certain extent.

But this matter has already been set in stone and has to be launched.

Li Shiyu had no choice but to bite the bullet and give orders, asking the death squads of the Prince's Mansion and the Nanyue defenders in Yongzhou City to prepare for battle.

Half an hour later, the vanguard of Longcheng's southern expeditionary army had arrived outside Yongzhou City.

The left and right Yuhou troops, responsible for protecting the safety of the central army commander, had also begun to pass through Yong'an Gate, the north gate of Yongzhou City, and entered Yongzhou City one step ahead to investigate military information.

Everything went so smoothly.

It was so smooth that the brave general Pang Xianchu, who was riding on a warhorse, had an illusion: Could it be that the Nanyue Kingdom really surrendered to the emperor, and this general was overthinking it?

After the left and right Yuhou troops entered the city and found nothing unusual, Pang Xianchu, Fan Wuji, Tang Ziyi and his party also began to ride their horses to Yong'an Gate of Yongzhou City.

When the front half of Pang Xianchu's warhorse had already stepped into the Yong'an Gate gate.

Suddenly, Pang Xianchu's ears moved and he heard something.

When he subconsciously looked up, he saw an iron fence the same size as the city gate, falling from the sky at lightning speed.

The next moment, the sharp fence directly cut off the neck of the warhorse under Pang Xianchu's crotch.

After landing, there was a loud bang.

"General Pang——"