Luo Shixin encountered the retreating bandit army just a coincidence. He and Pei Xingyan agreed to attack Yishui County together. Pei Xingyan led his army from Dongguan County to attack Yishui County from the north, and Luo Shixin led his army from Zhucheng County to surround Yishui County from the south.

But Luo Shixin was lucky, and he happened to meet the thief army retreating south in a hurry.

Sui soldiers came from all directions and ruthlessly killed more than a thousand surrounded bandits. Screams and wails resounded throughout the official road. The bandits were exhausted and exhausted, and there was no remaining energy to fight the Sui army. In an instant, hundreds of people fell in a pool of blood, and the remaining bandits knelt on the ground and begged for mercy and begged for mercy.

At this time, Luo Shixin waved his spear and the Sui army stopped killing. Luo Shixin ordered coldly: "Put down the weapons and line up, if there is any resistance, kill immediately!"

The bandit soldiers put down their weapons one after another, stood up tremblingly, and soon they lined up in a long line. Everyone raised their hands high, and a soldier untied the bag of grain and said to Luo Shixin: "General, it's all food!"

Luo Shixin nodded, "Contract weapons and property, and let them carry the grain and return to the city!"

The bandits continued to carry heavy grain bags and were taken back to Yishui County. Yishui County was particularly important to Luo Shixin. Any army that wanted to attack Gaomi County must first conquer Yishui County before continuing northward. Therefore, taking Yishui County, its defense line could advance a hundred miles south from Zhucheng County, ensuring the safety of Gaomi County.

The same is true for Beihai County. Dong'an County is the only way to enter Beihai County. To protect Dong'an County, it will ensure the safety of Beihai County in the south.

Dong'an County and Yishui County were captured by the Sui army, which means that Zhang Xuan completed the first step of the eastern front of Langya County and occupied the favorable terrain that could be attacked near and defended in retreat.

According to the plan agreed in advance by Zhang Xuan and Pei Renji, at the same time when Zhang Xuan sent troops, Pei Renji's army also launched an attack from Lu County to the western front of Langya County. This battle to attack Langya County was particularly important to Pei Renji, which was not only related to his control of the Flying Eagle Army, but also the first battle after he replaced Zhang Xutuo. The emperor was paying attention to him. He could only win completely without making any mistakes. He wanted to prove that he was no worse than Zhang Xutuo.

Pei Renji's Flying Eagle Army had 20,000 people. In order to completely defeat Sun Xuanya and Wang Bo, he only left 2,000 people to defend Qi County. He left 1,000 people to defend Jibei County. He personally led a 17,000 army into Lu County.

According to Pei Renji's initial division of labor with Zhang Xuan, Zhang Xuan would attack Yishui and Ju County, while his army attacked Xintai and Dong'an County. However, just as Pei Renji was about to send Qin Qiong to lead his army to attack Dong'an County, a cavalry rushed over.

"Master General Zhang, urgent news!" The cavalry handed a quick letter from Zhang Xuan to Pei Renji. Pei Renji opened the letter and read it hurriedly, but his face changed.

Qin Qiong walked up and asked, "Master, what happened?"

Pei Renji snorted dissatisfiedly, "Zhang Xuan has led his army to capture Dong'an County. He proposed to change the plan, and the army of Beihai County is responsible for Dong'an, Yishui and Ju County, while our army is responsible for Xintai and Zhuanyu County."

"Why is this?"

Qin Qiong asked in confusion: "Why did he change his plan?"

Pei Renji knew very well why Zhang Xuan changed his plan. The reason was that Dong'an County's strategic location was very important. The valley where Dong'an County was located was the only strategic channel for the Yishan Mountains to pass through tanks and supplies. Dong'an County was not only the southern gate of Beihai County, but also the southern gate of Qi County.

"He wants to control the entrance to Qi County!" Pei Renji said coldly.

Qin Qiong was always grateful to Zhang Xuan because Zhang Xuan tried every means to regain Qin's war horse in Luoyang. He quickly defended Zhang Xuan: "Master General, it is necessary to leave Beihai County. It is natural for General Zhang to capture Dong'an County. Beizhi felt that he had no special intentions."

Qin Qiong's explanation is indeed very reasonable. At the beginning, he only considered that Zhang Xuan would send troops from Gaomi County, but he did not expect that Zhang Xuan would send troops from Beihai County in the end. He remembered that Zhang Xuan said that Yuchi Gong had led two thousand troops to assemble in the southern part of Beihai County.

This is obviously what Zhang Xuan is planning to send troops from Beihai County. It seems that Zhang Xuan has had this idea for a long time, maybe he misunderstood.

Pei Renji's face was slightly gentler, "Okay! Since he has conquered Dong'an County, there is no need for us to go north again and attack Xintai County directly!"

Qin Qiong immediately bowed and said, "I am willing to be the pioneer!"

Pei Renji laughed, "What else does a small Xintai County need to be a pioneer? The army will press it up and crush it directly into powder!"

Pei Renji ordered Jia Runfu to lead two thousand soldiers to escort the supplies and food. He led a 15,000 army to attack Xintai County forty miles away. The army was approaching, with flags covering the sky and the sun, and the momentum of war swept across the earth.

Less than ten miles away from Xintai County, a former military spy rushed to report: "Master General, Xintai County Lord Luo Zhenyu sent someone to surrender!"

Bae In-ki laughed and immediately ordered: "Bring it up!"

After a moment, a soldier from the thief was brought up and knelt down to present a letter, "This is my general's request for surrender. I hope the general will be grateful!"

A soldier took the letter and handed it to Pei Renji. Pei Renji opened the letter and read it. It was Luo Zhenyu's handwritten letter. The letter said that he wanted to surrender to Pei Shuai, and his tone was quite flattering. Qin Qiong next to him reminded: "Master General, there are 3,000 troops stationed in Xintai County. Be careful that Luo Zhenyu is cheating!"

Pei Renji smiled slightly, "Shubao, you don't know. Luo Zhenyu was also the Eagle-Strike General of Lu County. Last year, the Sui army wiped out Xu Yuanlang of Lu County. Luo Zhenyu wrote to Zhang Shuai, expressing his willingness to return to the Sui army and surrender, but Zhang Shuai never agreed. Not many people know about this, and I am also an insider."

"Why didn't Zhang Shuai agree?"

"Because Luo Zhenyu's father died at the hands of the bandits, Zhang Shuai hated Luo Zhenyu for not wanting to avenge his father, but instead regarded the thief as his father, so he refused to agree. In fact, I also advised Zhang Shuai at that time. Things would not be that simple. Luo Zhenyu must have a hidden secret, but you also know that Zhang Shuai's temper is jealous of evil, so I can't persuade him in the end."

Qin Qiong then realized and asked with a smile: "Does the Grand Marshal want to accept Luo Zhenyu's surrender?"

Pei Renji nodded, "I believe in his sincerity!"

He immediately said to the sending soldiers: "Go back and tell you General Luo, I will accept his surrender!"

An hour later, Pei Renji led a large army to the city of Xintai County. The gate of the county was already wide open. Three thousand soldiers of the thief army carried white flags out of the city to surrender. The leader of a burly general, with his upper body naked and a stinging stick on his back, walked up to kneel in front of Pei Renji's horse and cried, "The unfaithful and unfilial general Luo Zhenyu asked the general to surrender to the general, and would be punished by all the commander!"

Pei Renji quickly dismounted and helped him up, "General Luo knew that he would return to the court after he was lost. Please get up quickly."

Pei Renji pulled out the jingzi for him and ordered someone to put on the clothes for him. Then he patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "The whole thing is to regain Langya County, General Luo."

"I will do my best to help you! Please come to the city."

Pei Renji glanced at the tall Xintai County and shouted loudly: "The army entered the city!"

The Sui army accepted the surrender of three thousand bandit troops and drove into Xintai County.

Seeing that Pei Renji took down Xintai County without any effort, Qin Qiong couldn't help but sigh to him: "The Grand Marshal is broad-minded and has a great respect for his humble duties!"

Pei In-ki smiled slightly, "People say that the prime minister can hold a boat in his stomach, but in fact, the head coach also needs to be generous. This is the reason why those who are good at fighting have no great achievements."

"I understand!"

At this time, Luo Zhenyu, who had already put on the Sui army uniform, walked over quickly and bowed and said, "Please visit the warehouse by the Grand Marshal!"

Luo Zhenyu was the few generals on Wang Bo's side who could lead troops to fight. His surrender played a crucial role in Pei Renji's extermination of Wang Bo's army. Therefore, Pei Renji valued him very much and temporarily appointed him as a side general. He promised to appoint him as the military envoy of Langya County after he seized Langya County.

Luo Zhenyu is a person who is proficient in officialdom rules. He is very good at speaking and every sentence is just right. He can't tell that he is deliberately flattering him, but it also makes Pei Renji very helpful.

"Master, this is the main grain warehouse!"

Luo Zhenyu led Pei Renji into a tall and majestic warehouse, where the food was piled up like a mountain. Luo Zhenyu said respectfully: "I know that the general loves the people as much as his son, so he dare not use the people's food without authorization. This is actually the grain of the official warehouse, with a total of 8,000 stones. In addition, the military food is 6,000 stones, a total of 14,000 stones, all handed over to the commander!"

Pei Renji nodded, "After capturing Langya County, refugees need a lot of food to return home. It is rare for General Luo to be willing to leave these foods for the time being. When our army's logistics supplies enter Xintai County, the army's food should not be short of food."

"The Grand Marshal is considerate and admires his humble position!"

"This is the minimum idea for every coach. You don't have to flatter me deliberately."

Although Pei Renji said this, she smiled very happily and asked again: "What are the troops on Wang Bo's side?"

Luo Zhenyu's face became serious, "It's not a humble official and exaggerated statement. If the general underestimates Wang Bo's army, he will definitely lose!"

Pei Renji nodded. He got the information sent by Zhang Xuan and had some understanding of Wang Bo's army. Zhang Xuan's intelligence also said that Wang Bo's army was relatively elite and was no longer the rioters from Changbai Mountain in the past.

"Continue talking!"

"You are the general, Wang Bo's army has about 25,000 people, of which 2,000 are his personal guards and will never send a battle. The other 3,000 people are here with me. In fact, Zhuanyu County has 20,000 elite soldiers, all equipped by the Sui army, which is completely different from Sun Xuanya's army."

"What's Sun Xuanya's army?" Pei Renji asked with a smile. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!