After a fierce battle for a day, Yang Xin was so tired that she could hardly stand up. Strictly speaking, Yang Xin was only a civil servant, not a military general in the orthodox sense.

However, in this era, there was no strict distinction between civil officials and military generals. For example, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi, if they were from the perspective of later generations, they were definitely civil officials, but they could still lead the army and achieve outstanding results. Even the famous generals who were well-known were much inferior to them.

Therefore, in this era, the difference between civil officials and military generals is not so obvious. If we must distinguish it, it is that most generals from literary origins are command-type generals, planning in the tent and winning thousands of miles away. Most generals from serious military officers are charge-type generals, leading by example and charging forward.

Yang Xin belongs to the first type. He was born in Xiayang County, Fengyi County and was a native of Guanzhong. Although the Yang family is not a prominent family, his family can also be regarded as a prominent family in the local area. Yang Xin studied six arts diligently since childhood and was rated as a middle-lower by the Zhongzheng official. He was appointed as a middle-lower scholar and was promoted to the magistrate of Tianshui County. Until the Wei army entered the pass, Yang Xin was promoted to the prefect of Longxi.

Although Yang Xin was born into a scholarly family, the folk customs in Guanlong were much more powerful than those in the Central Plains, especially Fengyi County, which was close to the north and had many contacts with the Hu people. Yang Xin was also proficient in bows and horses since childhood, and was able to be literary and martial.

So during the battle, Yang Xin was not afraid of the bloody swords and swords on the battlefield. He was not afraid of the danger and was determined to command, but Yang Xin's body was thinner and her heavy armor was a little overwhelmed. Especially after a day of fatigue, Yang Xin was sweating through the armor and was almost exhausted.

Seeing the Shu army retreating, Yang Xin let out a long sigh and immediately relaxed, but the heavy armor immediately pressed him down and almost fell to the ground with a slight slack.

Sima Linxiang beside him hurriedly supported him and said with concern: "Premier Yang, you might as well go down and rest."

Yang Xin waved her hand, stabilized her body, and stopped, saying, "It's okay, I can hold on. Sima Lin, please send him the Wang Duwei to come. I want to discuss with him about the matter of being on duty tonight."

Although the Shu army temporarily retreated, Yang Xin did not dare to slack off. He knew very well that the Shu army failed to attack during the day, Jiang Wei would definitely not give up and would launch a sneak attack at night, so Yang Xin had to be more careful, but Yang Xin was seriously overdrawn now. If he stayed at the city wall all night, he would definitely not be able to bear it physically. So he wanted to summon the Duke Wang Liao to discuss the night rotation to ensure the safety of Xiangwu City.

Lin Xiang heard this and said, "Premier Yang, Wang Duwei may not be able to come. Before this afternoon, Wang Duwei was injured by a wandering arrow while fighting in Nancheng. He penetrated his chest with an arrow. After being rescued by a doctor, although it was a matter of life and worries, he is still seriously injured and unconscious."

Yang Xin was shocked. Wang Liao and him guarded the two most important places, Ximen and Nanmen respectively. Unexpectedly, Wang Liao would be injured by a hawkish arrow and his life was in danger. I think this battlefield is really dangerous. If you are not careful, you will lose your life.

The commander Wang Liao is Yang Xin's right-hand man. Yang Xin is not good at military affairs. Many times he has to rely on Wang Liao. As soon as this arduous battle to defend the city began, Wang Liao was seriously injured and withdrew from command. Yang Xin could only support the next battle alone. The difficulty can be imagined.

Lin Xiang seemed to see Yang Xin's difficulties and said, "Premier Yang, please go and rest. The matter of duty today will be handed over to Huye. Huye must do his best to do his best and never give the opportunity to attack against Shu."

Yang Xin was originally worried that Lin Xiang would take on this great task. After all, Lin Xiang was just a Sima, and in the Longxi Army, he was just a relatively low-level official. How could Yang Xin dare to explain such an important matter to him easily?

But Wang Liao, the only person who can be trusted, is now lying on the couch and is unconscious. Yang Xin is now out of place. Even if Yang Xin wants to be on duty by herself, her health cannot allow it. Now he is commanding the battle for a day and is already exhausted, and it is impossible for him to stay up for another night.

Even if he barely persisted for a night, the Shu army's offensive would definitely be more fierce tomorrow, and that would be the battle that would test him. If Yang Xin had not been asleep all night, how could he face the more intense battle tomorrow?

So Yang Xin thought about it and finally agreed to Lin Xiang's proposal, and he would be responsible for the night duty. However, Yang Xin only handed over the power of patrol and surveillance at night. Once the enemy attacks, Lin Xiang must report it immediately. Even if Yang Xin is in her sleep, she must wake him up.

Without thinking, Lin Xiang immediately agreed. After all, he was just a small army Sima. If he patrols and monitors the movements of the Shu army, he would be competent. However, once the Shu army came to attack in the middle of the night, with Lin Xiang's identity and ability, he would not be able to perform this extremely important responsibility.

That's why Yang Xin gave such an order. If nothing happened tonight, he could sleep peacefully, but if the Shu army really had to come and attack, he would have to sleep for half a night and get up to fight.

At this time, the sky gradually darkened, and the Shu army retreated like a tide. After a day of hustle and bustle in Xiangwu City, it finally returned to peace.

Yang Xin arranged the night duty matters, got up and prepared to go down the city, and went back to the prefect's mansion to rest. Before leaving, he looked at the Shu army's camp, but saw three torches on the Shu army camp, shining in the darkness and moving back and forth.

Yang Xin couldn't help but wonder. This should be the Shu army passing on some kind of order. However, it was obvious that the Shu army adopted a special method. After watching for a long time, Yang Xin could not understand what kind of signal the Shu army was sending. However, these three beams of fire made him feel a little uneasy. Could this be the signal that the Shu army planned to launch a night attack?

Lin Xiang said: "Prince Yang was too worried. With the view of humble officials, even if he was preparing for a night attack, he would not send a signal so blatantly. Bei Zhi believed that this was probably a way for the Hushu to summon the army, and the prefect didn't have to worry."

Yang Xin thought about it, even if the Shu army really had to launch a sneak attack, it wouldn't have sent a signal so obviously. It seemed that he was thinking too much, so he turned around and left.

Just after he left, Lin Xiang looked at his back, but there was an indeceptible strange smile on the corner of his mouth.
Chapter completed!