The large ship sent by Wang Shichong to Qi County to rob people was borrowing the grain ship from Liyang Cang. After completing the first step of the plan, hundreds of grain ships had returned to Liyang. △↗,

But there were still seven or eight large ships moored at the Yellow River Wharf in Zhua County, in order to transport a small number of soldiers to and from both sides of the Yellow River.

Wang Shichong obtained tens of thousands of people in Qi County, but his appetite was far from satisfying. He coveted the wealth accumulated by Qi County over the years of rest and recuperation. If the court could not allow him to serve as the governor of Qi County, he would find a way to seize everything he wanted to Qinghe County.

He needs more wealth, which means he can raise more soldiers.

The easy robbery made him a little unable to stop.

In fact, to a certain extent, Zhang Xuan did not dislike Wang Shichong moving the people of Qinghe County back to his hometown. He personally conquered Qinghe County and knew the tragic phenomenon of Chiye thousands of miles away in Qinghe County. If he served as the guard of Qinghe Tongshou, he might have tried every means to move the people of Qinghe County back like Wang Shichong.

So when Wang Shichong sent Wang Shiyun to Beihai County to discuss the immigration of the people, Zhang Xuan did not refuse at all. If Wang Shichong had generous conditions, he might agree.

But Zhang Xuan could never allow Wang Shichong to induce troops to rape and loot. Wang Shichong had already violated his bottom line, so the turn of their confrontation was inevitable.

At night, the pier was silent. More than a dozen Wang Shichong's soldiers were patrolling around a hundred steps away, looking vigilantly at the movements around. The garrison of Qi County had returned, and they became particularly vigilant.

But it is useless to be vigilant. There are no garrisons on the dock, and there are only a small number of ship guards in the large ship. It may be useful to ordinary people, but it does not have any effect on the real army.

Hundreds of arrows roared and more than a dozen patrolmen screamed and fell into the arrows. Then five hundred cavalrymen rushed towards the ships moored on the pier like lightning.

The bow and arrow turned into rockets, and rockets rose into the air and shot towards the big ship. The sails quickly caught fire and began to burn in the night wind.

The soldiers and boatmen who were sleeping on the boat were awakened and were in chaos on the boat. Many soldiers tried to drive the big ship away from the dock, but they couldn't walk far. The whole big ship was engulfed by fire, and the soldiers and boatmen jumped into the river to survive.

Zhang Xuan looked coldly at the already burnt ship, and ordered the captain Chen Xu, "Leave a hundred people to gather the prisoners, and follow me!"

He turned his horse's head and ran towards Linyi County. Chen Xu shouted: "The first team and the second team stayed to capture prisoners of war, and the other brothers followed the general!"

The cavalry turned their horses one after another and followed Zhang Xuan toward Linyi County.

One thousand soldiers left by Wang Shichong in Qi County were stationed in the north of Linyi County. Leaded by a side general named Lang Ling, his mission was to monitor the movements of Qi County's army, and at the same time put pressure on Qi County to prepare for the next plunder of Qi County.

But another order from Wang Shichong to Lang Ling was that if there was any disturbance in Qi County and any situation that was unfavorable to them occurred, he would immediately lead his army to retreat north by boat.

Today, a subordinate of Lang Ling led 300 soldiers to inspect Linji County. Lang Ling knew that he wanted to rob the city. But he did not stop him and turned a blind eye to let his men go. He would also have a copy of the property.

Unexpectedly, his subordinates never came back as soon as they left. Until the time he set, there was still no news. Lang Ling was really worried and sent several spies to Linji County to inquire about the news.

Lang Ling stood in front of the camp gate and kept looking eastward. He felt very bad in his heart.

"General, the brother who is inquiring about the news is back!" a soldier shouted on the mail tower.

Lang Ling immediately greeted him, "How is it, is there any news about them?" he asked anxiously.

The spy knelt down on one knee and reported: "Report to General. Things are not good. I heard that a cavalry had wiped out all three hundred brothers, and his head was hung above the city."

The spy got the news that Lang Ling was shocked, and everyone around was stunned. A captain whispered: "The only cavalry in Qingzhou is the five hundred cavalry in Beihai County. Could it be Zhang Xuan who sent troops?"

Lang Ling had the same idea, and it was very likely that this was the reason. Zhang Xuan sent his army to Qi County. He originally thought that Pei Renji had not returned to Qi County, so the Qi County army did not dare to act rashly, so he agreed to go to Linji County for inspection, but ignored Zhang Xuan.

"General, what should I do?" the subordinates asked one after another.

Lang Ling hesitated for a moment and resolutely ordered: "I will order my brothers to pack up your belongings and return to Zhua County Wharf immediately!"

He had realized that the unfavorable situation that the Grand Marshal said had occurred, and they had to return to Qinghe County immediately.

Half an hour later, more than 700 soldiers simply packed up and left the barracks and marched quickly towards the Yellow River Wharf in Zhua County. Everyone was very scared and wanted to put their wings on their bodies and fly directly across the Yellow River.

In the dark night, more than 700 Huainan soldiers marched along the official road. They were all well-trained soldiers. Although Wang Shichong would indulge them in plundering people's wealth, the army itself was very elite. They were especially good at water wars and night wars, and night marching was stressful for them.

It is about 80 miles apart from the Linyi County Military Camp to the Yellow River Wharf in Zhua County. It is forced to march for one night and can arrive at dawn.

At the fourth update, the army had already passed Zhua County, only more than twenty miles away from the pier. The soldiers were a little tired, but they thought they could get on the boat and cross the river immediately. They all endured their fatigue and accelerated the marching speed.

At this moment, a soldier pointed to the front and shouted: "Look! There is a fire."

I saw that the fire was rising to the sky about twenty miles ahead, accompanied by the rolling smoke. Lang Ling was a little stunned. The place where the fire was lit was clearly the dock. Was it the big ship burned? A premonition suddenly arose in his heart.

Several lieutenants also looked at each other. If the big ship was burned, what's the point of going to the dock?

A captain suggested: "General, it's not too late to send a spy to check the situation first, and then make a decision!"

Lang Ling nodded and immediately ordered: "The whole army rests on the spot, and the scouts go to the front to inquire about the situation."

Just as Lang Ling finished speaking, a muffled thunder sound came from a distance, and the ground was trembling slightly. The soldiers in Huainan did not have the experience of combating the north. They did not realize what this muffled thunder and ground trembling meant?

But soon they knew that the scouts who had just set off rushed back like crazy and shouted, "Cabinets are coming!"

I saw yellow dust rolling hundreds of steps behind them, and the black cavalry swept here like a flood breaking the dike.

All the soldiers were so scared that they were scattered, and the team suddenly became a mess.

Lang Ling was so shocked that his heart was about to burst, and he shouted: "Go away to Zhua County!"

He knew that they had only more than 700 people, and the other party had at least four or five hundred cavalry. When the two armies fought in a melee, his army would inevitably be destroyed.

Without the order to fight, the soldiers turned around and ran wildly towards Zhua County, several miles away. This was a wise decision. Using the city to refuse to defend was the best way to deal with the cavalry.

But they also had a fatal flaw. They were too far away from the city and the cavalry were less than five hundred steps away from them, so they didn't have time to run to the county town.

Less than a mile away, the soldiers in Huainan were caught up by the cavalry. The horses knocked the enemy out, and the cavalry's spear pierced the enemy's chest.

Lang Ling yelled anxiously, "Resist!"

But it was too late. Seven hundred soldiers were gradually swallowed up by the torrent of the cavalry. The soldiers in Huainan knelt down and surrendered one after another. The cavalry rushed past them. The soldiers who refused to surrender were killed mercilessly by the cavalry. The chief general Lang Ling was also picked off the war horse by Zhang Xuan and tied up.

This time, Zhang Xuan did not issue a killing order, and arrested these soldiers as prisoners of war, which gave him the capital to negotiate with Wang Shichong.

On the north bank of the Yellow River, although Wang Shichong had sent people to drive 70,000 to 80,000 people to settle in Qinghe County, Wang Shichong himself was still in Gaotang County. He knew that the Feiying Army had not been able to send troops in Langya County and had withdrawn from Qi County.

At this time, Wang Shichong was very concerned about what corresponding strategies the Flying Eagle Army would take and whether it would go north to Zhua County to confront him. If the Flying Eagle Army still stayed in Licheng County and refused to go north, it means that Pei Renji gave up the confrontation by force, but was preparing to use the court to put pressure on him.

If this is the case, Wang Shichong would go south again without hesitation and plunder other counties in Qi County. He was like a hungry wolf, staring at the prey with blood-red eyes. As long as the other party showed a little weakness, he would immediately pounce on him and tear off a piece of meat.

On the bank of the Yellow River, Wang Shichong was looking at the south bank from afar. He had just received the news that a fire was found on the south bank, which surprised him and hurried from Gaotang County to the Yellow River.
Chapter completed!