At the same time, the Sui army crawling in the mountains and forests also discovered the fire in the village, which was the signal that they had made an appointment with Shen Guang. The soldiers shouted excitedly, and Pei Xingyan couldn't help but say excitedly: "General, let the Beizhi charge!"

Zhang Xuan calmly stared at the mountain village. Although the mountain village was chaotic, the bandits had not left the wall. He shook his head, "Wait a little longer!"

Chen Guang led 300 soldiers into the mountain village. The village was in chaos, and there were cries from women and children everywhere. The families of soldiers in Zuo Xiaoyou's army were at the foot of the mountain, while all the families of generals above the brigade commander were in the mountain village, with thousands of people, most of them were the elderly, weak, women and children.●⌒,

The fire broke out in Juyitang and the Sui army's entry brought great fear to the women and children in the village. They were so scared that they cried and screamed, which further increased the chaos in the village.

Duan Xuande stomped his feet in a hurry. Zuo Xiaoyou's house was next to Juyi Hall. Juyi Hall was burned. Will something happen to his lord's family? He was anxious and ordered his subordinates to say, "You hold on to me, I'll go and save the little lord!"

He led dozens of people to Zuo Xiaoyou's mansion, and the king entrusted his family to himself. How could he explain to the king if there were any problems?

But Chen Guang's real purpose was not to create chaos, but to respond to the Sui army's attack on the mountain. He ordered more than a dozen people to continue setting fires to create chaos. He himself led hundreds of subordinates to attack the front gate of the mountain village. He took the lead in rushing up to the wall of the village and fighting with the bandit army.

Zhang Xuan also saw Shen Guang's figure. At this time, there was no defense on a hundred-step-long village wall in the northwest corner. The Sui army and the defensive soldiers fought fiercely. Zhang Xuan waved his sword and "Attack the northwest corner!"

Pei Xingyan roared, "Follow me!" He didn't want the shield anymore, picked up two sledgehammers and rushed towards the northwest corner. More than a thousand Sui troops behind him were following him like a tide.

In just a moment, Pei Xingyan attacked under the village wall. He swung his hammer and smashed it at the village wall. There was a loud bang. Gravel splashed everywhere, and the village wall made of stone swayed.

Pei Xingyan tried his best, but he saw four hammers hit him, and a loud bang. The village wall collapsed, revealing a gap of five feet wide. Several bandits fled in panic. Pei Xingyan was anxious and before the soldiers could break open the village wall, he jumped into the enemy camp.

The Sui army soldiers quickly opened a gap of two feet wide, and more than a thousand people quickly entered the mountain village. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the bandit soldiers knelt on the ground and surrendered.

In less than half an hour, the Sui army completely controlled the parish, all soldiers surrendered, and the fire was put out. Except for the families of the main generals who were detained separately, the families of the other ordinary generals were ordered not to go out.

At this time, Chen Guang took Duan Xuande, who was captured alive, into the unburned official hall. He bowed to Zhang Xuan, "I'm lucky that my subordinates will not be humiliated!"

"Thank you General Chen, General Chen will be the first to win this battle!"

"Thank you, General!"

Chen Guang waved his hand and said, "Come on!"

More than a dozen Sui soldiers took Duan Xuande and Zuo Xiaoyou's family up. Zuo Xiaoyou's wife was about thirty years old and was a little pretty. Behind her, two children of seven or eight years old, one man and one woman, both hiding behind her. There was also an old man, Zuo Xiaoyou's father, who was also brought up by the Sui army.

Chen Guang whispered a few words to Zhang Xuan, and Zhang Xuan nodded. He looked at Duan Xuande and saw that he was quite majestic, he said coldly: "The dignified Sui army commander has become a bandit. Don't you think you are slandering your ancestors?"

Duan Xuande's arms were tied up and his head raised, saying, "I don't think it's a slander for ancestors. The Sui army is too dark. Those who have made meritorious service are false, and those who are timid will be rewarded. No matter how hard the lower-class officers like me work, they will be a stepping stone for the children of powerful people. It's better to occupy the mountain and be free and free!"

Zhang Xuan pointed at Chen Guang, "Since you have participated in the first Goguryeo Battle, then you should have seen this Captain Chen!"

Duan Xuande glanced at Chen Guang, "I have seen him. He took down Liaodong City and was a man!"

Zhang Xuan smiled at Chen Guang and said, "Does Captain Chen feel that the Sui army is dark?"

Chen Guangxin felt something, and he sighed, "Why isn't it dark? If it weren't for the general, Chen Guang might have returned to his hometown to become a bandit."

Zhang Xuan said to Duan Xuande: "I am also from a humble background, but I have come step by step with my own efforts. In my army, there is a clear distinction between rewards and punishments. I don't care about family background, but only about credit. I think General Duan is also a loyal and protector of the lord. If General Duan is willing to surrender to me, Zhang Xuan, I will continue to let you become the commander of the brigade. As for whether you can be promoted to general, it depends on how much credit you have made."

After saying that, Zhang Xuan waved his hand and said, "Let him go!"

The soldier untied the rope on his body, and Zhang Xuan said to him again: "If you don't want to surrender, I will let you go. Go and send a letter for me Zuo Xiaoyou."

Duan Xuande lowered his head and said nothing. Although he was majestic, he was not stupid. He knew that Chen Guang, even an outstanding person like Chen Guang was willing to follow Zhang Xuan. It can be seen that Zhang Xuan was convincing. He felt a little tempted in his heart. He looked back at Zuo Xiaoyou's wife. Zuo Xiaoyou's wife was his eldest sister. The parents of the sibling died early and grew up dependent on each other since childhood.

Mrs. Duan nodded, "Erlang, you surrender!"

Duan Xuande gritted his teeth and said, "As long as the general doesn't kill them, I will be willing to surrender!"

Zhang Xuan shook his head, "I, Zhang Xuan, never kill the elderly, weak, women and children."

Duan Xuande knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists and said, "Duan Xuande is willing to serve the general!"

Zhang Xuan quickly helped him up and smiled, "From now on, you will be the commander of our army."

The reason why Zhang Xuan was willing to surrender Zuo Xiaoyou's generals was because he found that Zuo Xiaowu's army had many elite soldiers, and he could take this opportunity to expand his military residence to 5,000 people.

There is no precedent for the military mansion of 5,000 people. For example, the military mansion of Yuwen Chengdu has been expanded to 6,000 people, and in the Feiying Army, Qin Qiong's subordinates are also 5,000.

More importantly, their military rations and supplies were raised by themselves and had nothing to do with the court. As long as he had a good relationship with the court, even if the court knew that he had broken through the military limit, he would turn a blind eye. Moreover, the court allowed them to temporarily collect grain and transport civilians. The added two thousand soldiers could be completely evaded by the civilians. The key is that Zhang Xutuo did not object.

Zhang Xuan came from Gaomi County and considered the whole way. He wanted to pick people from Meng Rang's army, but Meng Rang's military discipline was chaotic and his reputation was too bad. Zuo Xiaoyou's army was relatively better. He finally decided to expand his troops from Zuo Xiaoyou's army.

Zhang Xuan immediately wrote a letter asking Duan Xuande to take it to Zuo Xiaoyou

Although the soldiers squatting in Goushan urged the main army to return to the rescue more than once, they never expected that the army led by Zuo Xiaoyou had encountered a more severe test.

At this time, the 40,000 army led by Zuo Xiaoyou was located in a hilly valley about fifty miles away from Snagou Mountain, which was also the place where Zhang Xuan ambushed Zuo Xiaoyou's grain team.

Zuo Xiaoyou retreated overnight, and even the camp was not demolished. Just to confuse the Sui army, he retreated north without knowing it. How could he know that Zhang Xutuo was a lion. Just when Zuo Xiaoyou raised his troops to retreat, Zhang Xutuo led 15,000 elite soldiers and soldiers to set off at the same time.

They followed closely behind the enemy like a hunting lion. At the fourth hour, Zhang Xutuo led his army to attack Zuo Xiaoyou's rear army like lightning, and seized all their supplies and food.

Zuo Xiaoyou did not expect the problem to be so serious. They marched lightly, so they didn't bring much food. After a little food was taken away by the Sui army, they had no food. Before dawn, Zuo Xiaoyou got a bad news. Zhang Xutuo led his army to take a small road and cut off their way back.

The grim reality is placed in front of Zuo Xiaowu. What should I do? Will I rush over the bloody battle?

Although Zuo Xiaoyou had been determined to fight the Sui army before, he no longer had that idea. Since the defeat in the Bow and Crossbow Battle, the morale of his army has been extremely depressed. If he fought hard with Zhang Xutuo, it would have ended with a crushing defeat.

He could turn around and go south, but without food, the soldiers couldn't support it for a long time, not to mention that from the generals to the soldiers, everyone was eager to go home, and they wanted to go south again.

Zuo Xiaoyou was like an ant on a hot pan, paced back and forth in the temporary tent with his hands behind his back. He placed a letter of decisive battle on his small table, which was sent by Zhang Xutuo, which made him upset. A few days ago, he tried his best to challenge the Sui army, but the Sui army ignored it, but now it has turned around. Zhang Xutuo challenged him, but he dared not respond.

Zuo Xiaoyou was thinking about countermeasures when, at this time, the voice of his general Zheng Dabiao came from outside, "I have something urgent to see the king!"

"What's the matter?" Zuo Xiaoyou walked to the door of the tent and asked impatiently.

"King, deserters have appeared in the army."

Zuo Xiaoyou was shocked, "How many deserters are there?"

"There are about 3,000 people, mainly those wounded soldiers released by the Sui army. They fled, leading many other soldiers to escape, and the situation was almost out of control."

Zheng Dabiao said impatiently: "King, let's go back to Squat Dog Mountain with a long way! You can go back in at most two days."

Zuo Xiaoyou sighed, "Do you think the squatting on Dog Mountain will still be in our hands?"

Zheng Dabiao was stunned, "What news has the king received?"

Zuo Xiaoyou said helplessly: "I dare not say it because I am afraid of causing chaos in the army. In fact, I have received the news that Sanggou Mountain has been captured by the Sui army."

"ah!"

Zheng Dabiao was stunned. After a while, he said: "Or else fight to the death with the Sui army. The king can kill the horses in the army and give the soldiers a meal. We will have a decisive battle between the Sui army today. Forty thousand vs. fifteen thousand, Beizhi thinks there is still a great chance of victory."

Zuo Xiaoyou shook his head, "It would be great if things were so simple. If we were to kill horses and eat, it would be equivalent to telling the soldiers that our food and grass have been cut off and our morale was already sluggish, and we might collapse completely now."

Both of them sighed at the same time. Are they really no way out?

At this moment, a soldier quickly stepped forward to report: "King, General Duan is here!"
Chapter completed!