Although the Xiangfan Prefecture and many important yamen are located in Xiangyang City, there are not all official yamen in Fancheng. The most important yamen among them is located in the east city of the city.

Since receiving the order last night, Shi Wenhai, the garrison general of the city, has been staying here with his subordinates. While sitting in the city just in case, he has also issued military orders to guard the city gates everywhere, so as to prevent the Luotian Sect’s rebels from causing even more noise in Fancheng.

Xiangyang City, separated by a bridge, was already in chaos at this time. The constant firelight could make Fancheng see clearly and make officials such as Shi Wenhai feel the hearts of them. After all, compared with Xiangyang's military defense, Fancheng is much weaker, so there should be no slackness.

However, as long as the garrison from the three major military camps outside the city arrives, the situation will be alleviated. Shi Wenhai thought so, and his subordinates also mean so, so many people rushed to the yamen gate to Zhang Tan after dawn, waiting for news of the arrival of reinforcements.

But just after Chen Shi, when Shi Wenhai wanted to send someone to the city gate to find out the news, there were sounds of killing coming from the direction of the west city, which made him and his subordinates in the hall suddenly feel excited, and then stood up one after another and walked out. Could it be that the traitors' accomplices actually came one step earlier than the garrison outside the city? What should we do?

Just when they arrived in the yard and wanted to say something, an officer with blood and a panic expression stumbled into the yamen. When he saw the officials and generals in front of him, he immediately turned over and bowed and shouted: "General Shi, sir, you are not good... The official army of the Liebat suddenly rebelled and tricked the Ximen and suddenly started a massacre. We, the brothers guarding the city, died and injured, and we hope that the lord will send troops to rescue him quickly... Otherwise... otherwise..." In a hurry, he couldn't even say what happened next.

But the words in front still made Shi Wenhai and others change their expressions sharply: "How is this possible!" Liezi Camp is the elite troops of the three major garrisons in Xiangfan. They are their guarantee to defend Fancheng against the Luotian Sect. Why did they suddenly change?

However, the general who reported the news looked at him coming from the city gate for help, and many people still remember that he was a veteran of the city gate guards, so it was impossible to have a false statement. It seemed that he was ordered to come for help. Once the Ximen was broken at a later date, Fancheng might fall into the hands of a thief.

"General..." For a moment, everyone's eyes fell on Shi Wenhai's face, waiting for his orders, and his deputy Shen Tai even pondered and said calmly: "General, Ximen must not be wrong. Why not let Bei Yi lead his troops to support him and ask the general to continue guarding the city..."

"No, I personally led my troops to support Ximen, and the matter in the city will be left to you." Shi Wenhai was quite responsible. Knowing that the success or failure of Ximen was related to the entire battle situation, he immediately decided to say, "I will take two thousand soldiers to defend the city, and the other two thousand defenders will be handed over to you. Shi Xuan, you must also obey General Shen's orders and do not relax at all!" As he said that, he looked deeply at his nephew whom he had cultivated, and he was also his most trusted subordinate.

Shi Xuan immediately put his face in a tidy face and intervened, saying, "I am obeying the general's order!"

"Well..." Shi Wenhai felt a little surprised when he heard Shi Xuan's response. In the past, his nephew was used to calling himself a nephew, both in public and private. He had corrected it several times but failed. Why did he change his words today?

Perhaps he saw frequent changes in the city and became mature. Because he was rushing to Ximen to rescue, Shi Wenhai did not do too much inquiry. He just nodded slightly at Shi Xuan, then walked out, crossed his horse and led the army, and quickly headed towards Ximen.

The other officials from the ministry looked west with some anxiety for a while before returning to the yamen. However, Chen Tai, after flirting with his eyebrows and pondering, waved at Shi Xuan and said, "Come in with me."

Shi Xuan nodded calmly and followed closely behind and entered the public housing next to him. The others had no idea, but they went back to their rooms and went to work hard for their own errands.

This public housing is used by Chen Tai. Not only are there many documents and files placed on the table shelf, but a huge map is also hung on one wall with a bird's-eye view of the entire Fancheng, as well as the specific locations of the three military camps and the city.

After entering the room, Chen Tai had already headed straight to the map, moved his hand quickly on his head, then frowned and said, "Did you see anything wrong here?"

"What does the general mean?" Shi Xuan closed the door after entering the room, then stepped forward and came to the other party and asked in a low voice.

"This Liezi Camp is not near my Fancheng. Even if he is ordered to come to rescue, he should go straight to Xiangyang. Why do you have to go around such a big circle here?" Chen Tai continued. He had thought of this just now, but before he could tell, Shi Wenhai had already hurriedly led his troops to the west gate.

"But they are rebels... Maybe they are ordered by Luo Tian Sect to act." Shi Xuan leaned against him and said again."

"Even so, there are problems. Since the Liezi Camp has been rebelled, what they should do most is to take Xiangyang. Although I, Xiangfan, are two cities, really, the importance of Xiangyang is much bigger than my Fancheng. Taking Fancheng may not necessarily defeat Xiangyang, but if it goes backwards, it will be different. So I am worried about any conspiracy in this..."

"Conspiracy?" Shi Xuan's body shook slightly, and he repeated it, and the person and the other party were almost stuck together.

Chen Tai did not react to this and still followed his own ideas: "They were probably doing this to disperse the defenders in my city, and I even doubted whether Ximen had been attacked. But there was one thing I could already be sure that there must be a secret son of the Luotian Sect in my Fancheng Yamen and the army. So what I mean is to investigate immediately, start from the people around you and me, and not let anyone go..." Speaking of this, his expression suddenly changed, and an unprecedented chill rose from his back. The eyes that had originally fallen on the map also quickly turned and looked at Shi Xuan beside him.

Shi Xuan was still looking at him calmly. The moment he looked at him, his hands were already poked out, one hand was pressed on his mouth, completely blocking the sound behind him, and the other hand was as fast as lightning, squeezing the other person's throat. With a slight force, he could only hear a click. This general who was smart enough but not cautious enough was killed by him, and he had not alarmed anyone outside.

After killing Chen Tai, Shi Xuan smiled lightly and put his body on the long desk over there, causing him to lie on the desk as if he was asleep due to fatigue. After doing all this, he walked out the door like nothing happened and explained to the two guards guarding the door: "General is tired, you are here."

Then he went out and returned to his public housing. After closing the door, he gently touched his face. The young Shi Xuan turned into another middle-aged man with a thin face and a gloomy look. When he jumped out of the back window and left the public housing, a sound arrow had already swept the air directly in the alley outside the garrison yamen.

After seeing this sound arrow soaring into the air, many seemingly calm courtyards in the city quickly began to gather, and excited voices followed: "Everything has been arranged according to the Holy Church. Now Fancheng has no leader, which is the perfect time for us to take this place!"

"Blessed by the true god of the Sun and Moon, now is the best time for my Holy Sect to capture Xiangfan and enter the world!"

In less than half an hour, thousands of Luotian Cult members holding various weapons, holding murderous and resolute faces suddenly appeared in the streets and alleys of Fancheng, which were originally empty. Under the leadership of their respective leaders, they gathered in the stream, divided into several teams, and rushed straight to the granaries and weapons in the city...

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At this time, Ximen's killing sound had gradually subsided.

On the high walls of the urn and the outer city, many soldiers and generals looked down at the corpses lying on the ground below with expressionless faces.

After being trapped in a desperate situation like catching a turtle in a jail, more than 3,000 elite troops in the Liezi Camp could hardly even use any means of resistance. They were killed by the arrows and stone wood that attacked at the same time, and the final result was that the entire army was wiped out!

Even the sounds and killing sounds heard in the city before were all from the defenders at the city. It sounded like a fierce war, but in fact it was just a one-sided massacre from beginning to end.

However, this victory did not show any pride in the city guards. Instead, after the battle, they quickly transported more weapons and organized the team. Then when they saw a group of soldiers and horses coming in the city, they all showed excitement on their faces.

Because the next battle is the key to whether we can successfully win Fancheng today, and compared with the complete geographical advantage of the battle against the Liezi Camp just now, the troops coming from the city are difficult to deal with.

But Liu He's eyes were still sharp, and there was even a bloodthirsty smile on his lips. He quietly watched the team with the stone flags approaching. When he arrived at the city gate, he saw an officer coming forward and asked, "How is the Ximen here?"

At this time, Liu He's eyes fell on Shi Wenhai in the middle of the team, and immediately reported loudly: "General, the rebels in the Liezi Camp have been repelled by us, but because they have the responsibility to defend the city, I dare not open the city to pursue it. I also asked the general to decide whether to open the city."

When Shi Wenhai heard this, his heart became wider. Looking at the city gate that was still closed tightly, he immediately became concerned about whether he could take over the credit for defeating the enemy. But then, he thought of a little inconsistent point. The officer who came to ask for help just now did not act like this. According to him, the city gate of Wengcheng had been broken, so why is the city gate safe and sound now?
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