Chen Yingliang has always been good at dealing with old stubbornness. After listening to Chen Yingliang's urging, Wei Xuan finally stopped being stubborn this time and followed Chen Yingliang honestly and quickly, while Liu Changgong's team in front kept cutting down trees on the roadside and piling up piles of trees.

The fire was ignited in the narrow section of the road to block and delay the pursuit and harassment speed of the rebel cavalry, ensuring the speed of the advance to Hongnong without much delay.

Of course, there is another problem. It is still the physical strength of the Sui army. After losing no more, Wei Xuan, no matter how stubborn he is, has to consider the strategy of retreating to Tongguan with all his strength. After careful calculation, Wei Xuan

The county soon discovered this big problem, and asked Chen Yingliang: "Chen Ji's Office, have you ever thought about this? After our team withdrew to Hongnong, what if Yang's team also followed them?

Hongnong, what should we do? Liu Changgong’s team doesn’t have the energy to march westward to Tongguan overnight.”

"Regarding this point, I originally thought of Hongnong before making suggestions to you, sir." Chen Yingliang said respectfully: "His Royal Highness King Cai and the villain also considered this issue at the same time before. We have agreed to obtain your consent.

Hongnong's garrison was allowed to move westward and rushed to Tongguan overnight to reinforce the garrison, while General Liu's team took over Hongnong's defense on the spot."

"Let Hongnong's garrison go to reinforce Tongguan, and let Liu Changgong's troops take over Hongnong's defense on the spot?" Wei Xuan's eyes lit up and he said happily: "What a great idea, why didn't I think of this way to allow the fresh army to continue marching westward?

Tongguan, the tired army stays to defend the city, so that you don’t have to worry about the physical strength of the Tongguan reinforcements.”

"That's right." Chen Yingliang nodded, then raised his hands and said respectfully: "The guards are left behind. Hongnong only has more than a thousand defenders, and some troops have to be left to help General Liu's troops get familiar with the city defense. At most, they can only send a thousand troops.

When we go to Tongguan for reinforcements, even if we include the villain's troops, there are less than 2,000 troops. The number of troops is too small. Therefore, the villain is bold and wants to ask you to dispatch the garrison from Nexiang County to Tongguan to participate in the defense, plus Tongguan's troops.

Two thousand defenders, which is about 5,000 people, is enough to stop Yang's rebels for a period of time and win back reinforcements from my main force in the Sui Dynasty."

"Yes!" Wei Xuan agreed, and then said: "After arriving at Tongguan, I will not only mobilize the troops from Luxiang to participate in the battle, but also immediately mobilize the army from Huayin for reinforcements. No matter what, I will not let Yang Xuangan's rebels step into the pass.

."

"I hope this won't happen." Chen Yingliang sighed secretly in his heart: "I hope Yang Xuangan's advance of troops can be slower. If Liu Changgong's reliable team can reach Tongguan to participate in the war, just relying on some local soldiers,

There are also those unreliable Guanzhong troops. In fact, I cannot guarantee that they will be able to defend Tongguan."

Amidst the intense suffering, when the sun set in the middle of the Youshi period, the exhausted Liu Changgong team finally saw the towering Hongnong city wall and entered the relatively open terrain of Hongnong area. Before the exhausted Liu Changgong team cheered, the Sui army behind them

Suddenly there was another thunderous killing, and the rebel cavalry team came from behind. Chen Yingliang was forced to order the Nationalist Army to form a formation to fight, intimidating the rebel team chasing after him. What made Chen Yingliang miscalculated was that the rebels

This time, the cavalry team actually came directly in front of the troops of the National Guard Army. Chen Yingliang was caught off guard and almost suffered a loss. The reaction speed of Xin De BaoGuo Army soldiers was much faster than Chen Yingliang's reaction. He immediately launched a fierce battle with the rebel cavalry with guns and swords.

, Liu Changgong's team, despite being in extremely poor physical condition, barely pulled up their bows and arrows to cover and serve the national army in the battle.

For some reason, the rebel cavalry's attack was obviously unreasonable. Even though the number of troops was far outnumbered, they actually rushed directly to the enemy.

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In the formation of the Baoguo Army, they directly engaged in close combat with the Baoguo Army who had been waiting for work for the past few days. Not only did they lose the inertial advantage of the charge of the war horses, but also because the soldiers seemed very tired, the Baoguo Army had a physical advantage.

The soldiers were completely at a disadvantage in terms of strength, and were quickly killed by the troops of the Patriot Army, who were fighting with infantry and cavalry. They fell on their backs and retreated continuously.

The Baoguo Army had the upper hand, but Chen Ying's conscience was full of confusion and confusion, because the rebel cavalry on the opposite side fought very tenaciously. Even if they were at a disadvantage, they would not fight to the death. At most, they could only retreat slightly to reorganize their formation.

Immediately they started to kill again and entangled the Patriot Army, forcing the Patriot Army to continue fighting with them. Yang Wanshuo, who led the team, also took the lead and fought bloody battles with the Patriot Army soldiers. He was shot twice and stabbed in the body, but he was still undefeated and refused to escape. He still persisted.

He was entangled endlessly with the soldiers of the Patriot Army.

"Are the Yang brothers looking for death?" Chen Ying was even more confused in his heart, and said secretly: "Why do the rebels do this? The battle consumes the strength of the national army? Holding us waiting for reinforcements? No, we are all going to Hong Kong.

Outside Nongcheng, we can withdraw to Hongnong at any time. Whether it is a wheel battle or holding on until their main force arrives, it will not have much effect on us anymore? Also, the physical strength of this rebel cavalry is obviously insufficient...

."

"Ah! Could it be...?!"

Suddenly thinking of a possibility, Chen Yingliang's little face immediately changed color, and he suddenly broke into a cold sweat. He immediately turned to Liu Changgong next to him and shouted: "Brother Liu, hurry up, let your team come up! Don't ask why, immediately!"

He had never been given such an order by the always gentle Chen Yingliang, and seeing Chen Yingliang's stern expression under the sunset, Liu Changgong didn't think much, and immediately shouted the order for a general attack, ordering the exhausted subordinates to go up to help, but in the end, they were reporting to the national army.

Having gained the upper hand, the Sui army officers and soldiers under Liu Changgong also took exhausted steps and rushed forward to help, to contain and interfere with the enemy for the national army.

"Boy, your team has the upper hand, and Liu Changgong's team is so exhausted, why do they need to go into battle?" Wei Xuan asked Chen Yingliang.

"Weishang Shu, I'll give it to you later\u

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89e3 explanation." Chen Yingliang replied solemnly: "I hope my guess is wrong, but to be on the safe side, we must kill this rebel team as soon as possible, the sooner the better!"

With the help of Liu Changgong's exhausted troops, while the Baoguo army continued to gain the upper hand, the rebel cavalry team finally couldn't resist it. One by one, they began to flee towards the road they came from. Although Yang Wanshuo, the leader of the team, was still fighting to the death with injuries.

, but his soldiers did not have the tenacity and determination to fight to the death like him, and they fled faster and faster. Soon, Yang Wanshuo was left with only a dozen cavalrymen who were defeated by the Nationalist Army and the Sui Army.

Surrounded by groups.

"Catch them alive! Catch them alive as much as possible!" Chen Yingliang shouted, but Wei Xuan's eyes nearly popped out of his sockets. He was both curious why Yang Wanshuo committed suicide and charged to the end, and was angry that he didn't have such luck.

such an easy chance of victory.

Finally, the spear in Yang Wanshuo's hand was smashed into the air by Chen Ci's wrought iron rod. Then two more soldiers of the Nationalist Army who were fighting on foot pulled Yang Wanshuo off the horse and captured Yang Wanshuo alive, who was already seriously injured.

, then the last two cavalrymen around Yang Wanshuo also laid down their weapons and surrendered, ending this purely suicidal attack.

Although he won the victory, Chen Yingliang was still not happy at all. He just ordered the soldiers to hold Yang Wanshuo who was shot three times and twice in front of him, then grabbed Yang Wanshuo, whose face was covered with blood, and shouted loudly: "Your partial division team

, has it been interspersed there?”

Yang Wanshuo's dying lips moved slightly, as if he was saying something. The anxious Chen Yingliang quickly put his ear to Yang Wanshuo's mouth. Unexpectedly, Yang Wanshuo suddenly spit a mouthful of bloody spit into Chen Yingliang's face. Then his head tilted, and he died on the spot.

Before he died, he only left the last word, "Bah!"

After confirming that Yang Wanshuo was dead, Chen Yingliang calmly wiped the blood from his face and shouted: "Are there any other prisoners? Bring them all."

Seventy-eight rebel prisoners with varying degrees of injuries were escorted in front of Chen Yingliang. When Chen Yingliang asked the previous questions again, several prisoners shook their heads and said they didn't know. They didn't even know if there was a rebel team crossing forward. Chen Yingliang

He was furious and shouted: "Now that things have happened, do you still want to resist and die? I don't know if your team is interspersed forward. Why are you committing suicide and charging in vain?"

"General White Robe, we really don't know." A rebel soldier who was slightly injured said with a cry: "We only know that when we were putting out the fire just now, Deputy Military Advisor Li caught up with us and said to the fifth general alone

What, and then the fifth general led us and rushed over directly."

"Well, Li Mi, in order to buy some time, you can even use ruthless moves to make Yang Wanshuo die in vain!" Chen Yingliang stamped his feet angrily and shouted: "No need to clean the battlefield, enter the city immediately!"

The worst situation finally happened. When the Sui army arrived in front of the east gate of Hongnong, Yang Zhiji, who had returned here in advance, led the city officials to greet Wei Xuan and Chen Yingliang. After the meeting, Yang Zhiji did not wait for Chen Yingliang to ask.

He had already taken the initiative with a wry smile: "Chen Jishi, you are a step too late. When you were fighting with the rebel cavalry just now, I sent Pegasus to report that there was an unknown number of rebels on the official road to the west.

From the mountain road to the south, we detoured back to the east of Hongnong and headed towards Tongguan. An unknown number of rebel infantry teams were also found on the ancient Qin Dynasty road to the north."

"Sure enough! Sure enough, we still failed!" Chen Yingliang's heart sank, and his childish face suddenly became whiter than rice paper.

"How is it possible?!" Wei Xuan screamed in disbelief: "The traitor team is not much more exhausted than us. How can they still get in front of us?"

"Xiao Wang also finds it unbelievable." Yang Zhiji smiled bitterly and said, "But the rebel team just crossed in front of you. As for why the rebel team has such physical strength, Xiao Wang doesn't know."

"I know that the rebels asked their cavalry team to dismount and walk through it." Chen Yingliang replied weakly: "When I saw that the cavalry under Yang Wanshuo's command was weak, I had already thought of this possibility. The rebels asked them to really

If the cavalry team dismounts and walks on the mountain road, they will have enough strength to cross in front of us."

"Ah!" Yang Zhiji was so frightened that he blurted out: "How could I forget this method? There are not many rebel cavalry. Yesterday, they marched hundreds of miles in one day without expending much physical strength. Today, they are walking

Intersperse, and it is possible to intersect in front of your tired army!"

"Tongguan, it's over! Guanzhong, it's over!" Old Wei Xuan, who knew his family's affairs and the situation in Tongguan, screamed, fell off his horse, and fainted without knowing what happened.
Chapter completed!