Feicheng County is not far from Licheng County, Qi County, about 200 miles, mainly based on plains and hilly terrain. Zhang Xutuo has been appointed as the ambassador of the Twelve Henan Road County to attack the bandits in the Twelve counties. At the same time, the Twelve counties also supply the military rations of Zhang Xutuo's army.

But in fact, the situation is much more complicated. First, there are too many riot bandits, with more than a dozen large and small bandits already hundreds of thousands, distributed throughout Henan and Hebei. Zhang Xutuo's Flying Eagle Army had only 20,000 people, which could not handle it at all.

Secondly, the governments in various places did not cooperate with Zhang Xutuo to suppress the bandits. Many governments have become double-faced. In order to protect themselves, they were nominally local officials of the Great Sui Dynasty, but in fact they had secretly surrendered to the rioters.

Especially this spring, after the four Henan counties suffered a crushing defeat in the encirclement and suppression of Zhang Jincheng, they completely destroyed the last bit of confidence in local governments' resistance, and it was also the beginning of the Henan counties' rebellion with Zhang Xutuo.

Without the support of the local government, Zhang Xutuo's army fell into extreme passiveness. Due to insufficient military rations, Zhang Xutuo had to give up the offensive that was originally scheduled to be launched today in autumn. The only local government they can control is Qi County. This is because Zhang Xutuo himself is the governor of Qi County.

At this time, Zhang Xutuo personally led 5,000 troops to Feicheng County. He had already received a letter of help from Luo Shixin. Luo Shixin was besieged near Feicheng by thousands of Xu Yuanlang's troops and was in danger.

Of course, Zhang Xutuo also knew that Zhang Jincheng's army was watching Dandan in the north. Once his main force left Licheng, Zhang Jincheng would definitely take advantage of the situation and slaughter Licheng County. Almost all the family members of the Flying Eagle Army were in Licheng County. Once Licheng fell, his Flying Eagle Army would collapse.

Zhang Xutuo knew that Licheng would not allow any mistakes, so he ordered his deputy general Pei Renji to guard Licheng strictly. He personally led 5,000 troops to Feicheng to rescue Luo Shixin.

Five thousand Flying Eagle Army soldiers marched rapidly on the official road. On both sides were endless wilderness. The continuous autumn rain made the sky and the earth particularly bleak. At this time, a cavalry rushed from a distance and shouted: "Master!"

"What's the matter?" Zhang Xutuole held the war horse.

"An army came from the other side of the road, saying that General Zhang Xuan sent him, and there was something important to see the general."

Zhang Xutuo was overjoyed. He had already received the news that Zhang Xuan was coming to the Flying Eagle Army. Unexpectedly, it came so quickly. He hurriedly said, "Please come up!"

After a moment, his personal soldiers came with dozens of cavalrymen. The leader was Wei Yunqi. Wei Yunqi bowed and smiled and said, "Marantor Zhang, I haven't seen him for many years!"

Zhang Xutuo recognized Wei Yunqi, "Are you the Censor Wei?"

Wei Yunqi smiled bitterly. "I have been not as a censor for almost ten years. I am now aide to General Zhang Xuan, and I will sort out the documents for him."

In fact, Zhang Xutuo also knew that Wei Yunqi had been deposed for many years. He sighed slightly, "Brother Wei is just a county official. It is really regrettable that the court is so incompetent, but General Zhang is an extraordinary person, and he will have a future."

Wei Yunqi had no time to greet Zhang Xutuo. He hurriedly said, "This time Xu Yuanlang ambushed Luo Shixin is a fraud. Please stop advancing immediately."

Zhang Xutuo frowned, "How do you know Brother Wei?"

"We are coming from Feicheng. General Zhang is leading his army to monitor the enemy in Feicheng. He asked me to inform the general."

When Zhang Xutuo heard that Zhang Xuan was in Feicheng, his heart hanging in the air immediately relaxed. He immediately ordered: "Stop moving forward!"

The soldiers sat in the wilderness to rest. Some soldiers set up a simple tent. Zhang Xutuo asked Wei Yunqi to take the account to discuss military information. Another military blanket was laid on the ground.

Zhang Xutuo sat down and sighed slightly, "After the autumn harvest, Feicheng County had a thousand stones of official grain. The county government promised to organize civilians to send official grain to Qi County ten days ago, but the deadline was over. Feicheng County had not moved at all, so I asked Shixin to urge military grain, but I didn't expect to be surrounded by Xu Yuanlang. Now it seems that this is a trap from beginning to end."

Wei Yunqi felt incredible, "The county government actually made a trap for the general?"

Zhang Xutuo sighed and said, "The situation is now chaotic and the relationships are complicated. Although the county magistrate has set a trap for me, I cannot blame them. Sometimes they are also for the sake of protecting the people, and sometimes they are also coerced. Many counties that are unwilling to surrender to the rioters have been massacred. I have seen too many such things and my heart is calm."

Wei Yunqi nodded silently and said to Zhang Xutuo: "This time Xu Yuanlang used his good intentions and set up a trap to deal with the general. I believe he should have come in full swing. In this way, his Lu County lair will be empty. Why didn't the general use his plan and send troops to take Xu Yuanlang's lair first, and then attack him while he was withdrawing in a hurry. The enemy would inevitably be defeated. What does the general think?"

Zhang Xutuo pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "It's indeed a good plan. I'm afraid that Shixin won't support it for so long."

Wei Yunqi smiled slightly, "Please rest assured, our people have already gone up the mountain. General Luo has no problem supporting him for five or six days. Besides, as long as the bandits attack the mountain, General Zhang will immediately send troops to rescue him."

"If so, I'll be relieved!"

Zhang Xutuo also laughed. In fact, he also hoped that Wei Yunqi would say the last sentence for Zhang Xuan. After all, he was an aide! He didn't even have this influence, so he was a nonsense!

Zhang Xutuo immediately wrote an order and handed it to a report soldier with the order arrow, "You should immediately return to Licheng to tell General Pei, and ask him to send Qin Qiong to Xu Yuanlang's nest at the end of Lujun."

"Abide by the order!" The soldier rode away on his horse.

Zhang Xutuo immediately ordered: "Tell me my order, and the whole army will go to the north forest to camp."

The thief general Xu Yuanlang is from Lujun. He is about thirty years old and has a strong figure. He was born as a military captain and participated in the First Goguryeo War.

Because he was born in a humble background and had no future in the army, after the end of the Goguryeo War, he led dozens of people to flee back to Lu County, and then he immediately rebelled. In just two years, he gathered more than 20,000 troops and proclaimed himself King of Lu.

In fact, many of the leaders of the bandits were born from the Sui army, such as Zuo Xiaoyou from Donglai County, who was born exactly the same as Xu Yuanlang.

Xu Yuanlang is not only skilled in martial arts, but also cunning and deceitful. This time he took advantage of the weakness of the Sui army's urgent need for military rations and set up a series of plans to annihilate the main force of the Sui army. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xuan led him to Feicheng and saw through his plan.

Xu Yuanlang is currently leading an army of 20,000 to hide in Bailonggang. Bailonggang is located east of Feicheng County. It is a hill that stretches for more than 20 miles, with high mountains and dense forests. At the foot of the mountain is a wide official road, which is the only way to Feicheng County and an ideal place to ambush the Sui army.

The sky was gradually coming to dusk, and the drizzle that had been falling for several days finally stopped. A brilliant sunset appeared in the western sky, but Xu Yuanlang's mood became more and more anxious. Three days passed, and the reinforcements were not seen.

The 20,000 troops were ready as early as when Luo Shixin led his army to the city to urge grain. They lie on Bailonggang and sent 4,000 weak troops with incomplete equipment to besiege Luo Shixin's two hundred soldiers, and forced Luo Shixin up the mountain as they wished.

Everything was working according to his plan. But he didn't know which link was wrong. Zhang Xutuo's reinforcements should have arrived as early as yesterday, but now it's almost dark and there is no movement yet.

In a temporary thatched house, Xu Yuanlang paced back and forth impatiently with his hands behind his back, pondering every link.

Could it be that Zhang Xutuo doesn't care about Luo Shixin's life and death? This is his apprentice and his future successor. Maybe it's his future son-in-law, it's wrong. It seems that Zhang Xutuo's two daughters are already married. The granddaughter will run away, and the grandson-in-law will be

Xu Yuanlang was upset and his thinking was a little deviated from normal. He thought Zhang Xutuo would definitely come to save Luo Shixin. He kept reminding himself to wait patiently, but Xu Yuanlang still had a vague concern. Perhaps Zhang Xutuo saw through him.

"Master!"

A personal soldier rushed over and reported nervously: "News came from Lu County. Zhang Xutuo's army appeared in Liangfu County."

"What!"

Xu Yuanlang stood up in a panic, his scalp almost exploded. Liangfu County was only a hundred miles away from his nest, Gongqiu County, and Zhang Xutuo's army actually went to attack his nest.

Cold sweat wet his back. He knew that Zhang Xutuo had seen through his plan and did not come to rescue Luo Shixin, but instead took his lair.

Xu Yuanlang stomped his feet in an anxious manner, turned around and ran towards the military camp. He quickly walked into the army and shouted loudly: "Get together immediately and the entire army retreated back to Lu County!"

The news of the Sui army's attack on the old nest of Lu County had already spread among Xu Yuanlang's army. The army was in panic. Their families and property were all in Gongqiu County. Once the Sui army entered Gongqiu County, would they not be alive?

Some people may want to walk around during the war because it will kill people, but when they rushed home to defend their property, everyone was brave enough to compete for the first place without whipping them. The soldiers ran faster than anyone else. Xu Yuanlang took the lead and retreated to Lu County anxiously.

The 20,000 troops were getting longer and longer. By the first update, the 20,000 bandits were stretched out nearly ten miles, and marched wildly on the official road to the south. The torches formed a long fire dragon.

At the same time, the five thousand flying eagle army led by Zhang Xutuo were quietly waiting in a forest not far from the official road. He coldly looked at the crowds running south hundreds of steps away, and suddenly waved the sword, "Kill!"

"Dong!Dong!Dong!" The drums sounded loudly in the woods, and five thousand Flying Eagle Army soldiers shouted, rushing out of the woods and killing the bandits on the official road.

The bandits were in chaos, and the sudden killing of the Sui army caught them off guard. Many people saw Zhang Xutuo, which scared them even more terrified. The screams, screams and screams were mixed together. The morale of the bandits' 20,000 troops collapsed. They trampled on each other and rushed to escape.

Five thousand Flying Eagle Army chased and killed Xu Yuanlang's army, killing corpses all over the field, blood flowing like a river, countless people kneeling on the ground and surrendering, and the vast field was full of fleeing soldiers.

Xu Yuanlang was even more frightened. There were countless troops coming in the darkness. He shouted loudly: "Don't panic, gather the army for me!"

But at this time his military morale was already in chaos. The soldiers were worried about their property and relatives at home. In addition, they were extremely afraid. No matter how Xu Yuanlang shouted, it would have no effect.

"King, go quickly! The morale of the army is already in chaos, and it will be too late if you don't leave." The personal soldiers loudly urged the lord to escape.

Xu Yuanlang saw that there were running soldiers everywhere in the wilderness, and there were as many as ten thousand people running, but they just ran and ran away, throwing their arms and armor all the way, and hating their parents for giving birth to two feet. No one listened to his call.

Xu Yuanlang thought of his careful plan, but ended up like this. It would be better not to fight. He couldn't help but sigh, "This is called stealing a chicken, but he lost all his money."
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