That's right, Lin Xiang is not his real name. As for his real name, he has forgotten it himself. Although he was in charge of Sima of Longxi County, he is a real spy from Shu Kingdom. When Zhuge Liang first made his first northern expedition, he had already lurked in Longxi and lurked.

Although Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition ended in failure, during his retreat, Zhuge Liang also left countless "fire seeds" and inserted countless carefully selected spies into the Guanlong area, allowing them to integrate into the civilians of Guanlong or into the bureaucratic military system of the Wei army to steal intelligence.

These people did make many amazing achievements in the Northern Expedition of the Shu army. They provided a lot of valuable information to the Shu army, and also assisted the Shu army in conquering cities and territories, becoming a surprise soldier on the Guanlong battlefield.

However, Sima Yi and Guo Huai also knew about the existence of this spy team. After that, for more than 20 years, the State of Wei spared no effort to carry out a dragnet-style investigation in the Guanlong area, and to uncover these spies from the State of Shu one by one.

The waves wash away the sand, and there are very few spies like Lin Xiang who can survive. Under the high-pressure cleaning of Wei, many spies were exposed. They either died tragically under the butcher knife of the Wei army or were forced to flee back to Shu. Lin Xiang has become a spy who can successfully invade the Wei army and get a high position.

The reason why Lin Xiang was able to lurk by chance was not only closely related to his cautious personality, but also the most important reason.

When Lin Xiang sneaked into Longxi, he happened to steal the household registration of an ordinary person named Lin Xiang. The original Lin Xiang family died of illness. He was just a little similar to that of the dead Lin Xiang. He was registered in the book with a dizzy eyes and then he had a legal identity.

It was this legal identity that helped him escape the investigations again and again and had the opportunity to get involved in the army. Because of his outstanding performance, he started from the rank of the sergeant and continued to become the Sima of the County and became a celebrity around the prefect.

But Lin Xiang never forgot his identity and mission. Over the years, he has been secretly contacting the Shu army and providing countless valuable information to the Shu army. Jiang Wei also knew that in Longxi, there was an ace spy code-named "Jin Crow".

The three flames that flashed in the Shu army just now were actually a signal. Although many people in the Wei army, including the prefect Yang Xin, also saw this signal, only Lin Xiang could understand the true meaning of this signal.

Lin Xiang sent away Yang Xin, who was full of suspicion, and glanced at the three flashing flames again. This was the secret code that Lin Xiang and the Shu army agreed to. At the third update tonight, the Shu army will launch a sneak attack at night. Jiang Wei asked Jinwu to cooperate with this sneak attack, open the city gate, and welcome the Shu army into the city.

If Yang Xin had been holding onto the city, Lin Xiang really wouldn't have this opportunity. But after a day of fighting, Yang Xin was already tired and his thin body could no longer hold on, so Lin Xiang took advantage of the situation to persuade Yang Xin to return to the house to rest.

Although Lin Xiang is just a county Sima, he is loyal and talented and has always been highly appreciated and valued by Yang Xin. If Lin Xiang was not from a poor family, then he would definitely be able to obtain a larger position now. He was restricted by the ninth-rank Zhongzheng system. It is indeed difficult for a person like Lin Xiang, who came from a poor family but had talent to advance in his career.

Moreover, Yang Xin is indeed no one available now. The commander Wang Liao was seriously injured and could no longer count on him. His body was indeed difficult to support such high-intensity combat, so Lin Xiang took the initiative to ask for his order. In Yang Xin's opinion, Lin Xiang was indeed understanding. Given Lin Xiang's consistent loyalty and reliability, Yang Xin naturally would not have any doubts at this time.

What's more, the Shu army may not come to sneak attack tonight. If the Shu army does not come to sneak attack, he will stay here for a night. How can he command the battle during the day tomorrow?

So Yang Xin went to bed with confidence, and he repeatedly reminded that if the Shu army came to attack, Lin Xiang would notify him as soon as possible, so that nothing would be wrong.

But what Yang Xin never expected was that Lin Xiang was actually a spy from Shu Kingdom hidden beside him. He assigned the task of defending the city to Lin Xiang, which was undoubtedly a tragedy to send a sheep into the tiger's mouth.

After Lin Xiang saw Yang Xin away, he quietly walked around the city, dispersed the people around him, and came to a corner of the city wall alone. Seeing that there was no one around, he lit the fire and swayed a few times towards the Shu army camp.

Soon the Shu army responded with a signal. Lin Xiang silently wrote down the fire, extinguished the fire note, and then looked around, be sure that no one could see it. Then he turned around and left the corner of the city wall.

The Shu army had retreated to their temporary camp, which was at least five or six miles away from Xiangwu City. Therefore, after the Shu army retreated, Xiangwu City seemed particularly quiet. On the dark night, a crescent moon hangs high in the sky, sprinkling cold light on the earth. The corpses lie coldly on the battlefield, which was particularly gloomy and terrifying.

But the Wei army guarding the city did not pay attention to these things. After a day of fighting, most of them were exhausted. They were eager to lie down and have a good rest, but no one dared to make their own decisions before they received the order.

Although Yang Xin did not order the Wei army, who was guarding the city, to rest, after Lin Xiang took over the position of urban management, when midnight approached, he ordered most of the Wei army to rest, leaving only a small number of people to take turns on duty.

Lin Xiang's reason is also high-sounding. After all, it is calm outside now, and the Shu army has not come to attack. It is meaningless to waste so many people in the Wei army. After all, tomorrow will be a fierce battle. If the defenders spend too much energy and physical strength in meaninglessness, it will seriously affect tomorrow's battle.

Therefore, Lin Xiang disbanded most of the troops on duty at night, leaving only some people on duty in turn, and most of these people were Lin Xiang's confidants or subordinates, who obeyed Lin Xiang. In this way, Lin Xiang firmly held the control of the city gate in his own hands.

Just as Lin Xiang was dispatching troops, a Shu army outside the city, led by Fu Qian, had quietly crossed the battlefield with a mountain of corpses and approached the city of Xiangwu silently. However, Fu Qian did not make a big fuss, but stung outside the city, quietly waiting for the arrival of the third week.
Chapter completed!