In this battle, the Wagang army suffered heavy casualties and had to retreat north in a hurry. Zhang Xutuo did not chase after him and quickly rectified the army to prevent the Wagang army from coming and making a comeback. Zhang Xutuo knew very well that the Wagang army had at least 50,000 troops in Songcheng County, but there were only 30,000 troops on the battlefield. Obviously, Zhai Rang did not do his best. ⊙,

The 20,000 Sui army quickly rectified its team. At this time, the army leading the army to attack the back of the Wagang Army also rushed over quickly, with about 3,000 people, and the general led was Qin Qiong.

"Master!"

Qin Qiong rode his horse and bowed to salute, "See the Grand Marshal!"

Zhang Xutuo was overjoyed, "It turned out to be General Qin, why did he come to Liang County?"

"Report to the Grand Commander, we marched into Jiyin County. The Wagang Army in Jiyin County is all newly recruited soldiers, vulnerable and defeated in one battle. The remnants of the army fled to Dongping County. Pei Shuai is not worried about the Grand Commander's side, so let me come and take a look."

"This time, thanks to Shubao attacking the bandit army from behind, otherwise it would take some troops to defeat them."

"Don't dare to take it, it's a matter of humble position!"

Qin Qiong approached Zhang Xutuo and took out a letter and handed it to him, "This is a letter Pei Shuai gave to the Grand Marshal. Please check it out."

Zhang Xutuo took the letter and read it. In the letter, Pei Renji hoped that his army could also go south to Liangjun and defeat Wagang with Zhang Xutuo's army.

Zhang Xutuo frowned slightly. He understood Pei Renji's meaning. Pei Renji attacked Wagang on the eastern front, but there were all weak brigades in Wagang. The real Wagang main force, including the leader Zhai Rang, was in Liangjun, and Pei Renji also wanted to give some credit.

Pei In-ki is responsible for the Eastern Front, so he cannot kill himself to the Southern Front without authorization. However, if he takes the initiative to invite Pei In-ki to come to help in the war, that is another matter. The emperor will not blame him. This is the main purpose of Pei In-ki's writing this letter.

Zhang Xutuo pondered for a moment and said, "If Pei Shuai is willing to come to Liang County to annihilate Zhai Rang, of course I welcome it, but what should I do if Dongping County?"

Zhang Xutuo's meaning is very clear. Pei Renji is responsible for Dongping County and Jiyin County. Although the rioters in Jiyin County have been wiped out, does Pei Renji, the rioters in Dongping County, don't they want to take care of it?

Qin Qiong hurriedly said: "Ship Pei planned to let Bei Yi attack the rebel bandits in Dongping County. He led the main force to go south to cooperate with the Grand Marshal."

"If this is the case, I have no objection, but Shubao must be careful. There is Juyeze in Dongping County, which is easy to hide the chaotic bandits and should not underestimate the enemy's carelessness."

"I understand, that I will take the lead."

Qin Qiong bowed on the horse and led his army to run northeast.

Zhang Xutuo waited for Qin Qiong to walk away, and then ordered: "The army continues to go north and targets Songcheng County!"

Although Zhai Rang fell into a trap when ambushing Zhang Xutuo and suffered heavy losses, the Wagang Army did not completely hurt its muscles. Zhai Rang still had 40,000 troops and 20,000 new troops just recruited from the hungry people, and had as many as 60,000 troops, so he could completely defend Songcheng County.

However, Zhai Rang was a little panicked at this time. He received accurate news from Congjiangdu that the Sui Dynasty was about to launch a large-scale sweep of the Wagang army, which made Zhai Rang suddenly realize that he had made a strategic mistake. He shouldn't have been encouraged by the Bohai Association to expedition the East, and eventually became the head bandit that the court wanted to eradicate.

Zhai Rang seemed anxious and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. The Sui army general launched an attack on him from the third route. Zhang Xutuo from the south route had already caused him a great loss. Pei Renji from the east route didn't care. First, Pei Ren had basically not much military force, and secondly, Dongping County and Jiyin County had no important benefits to him.

But it was the Western Front that really scared Zhai Rang. King Yang Qing of Xun led 20,000 troops to attack Dongjun, which was obviously to take his lair. His main army fought eastward, and another part of the army followed Li Mi to the northward expedition, with less than 5,000 defending Wagang Village. How could he defend Wagang Village?

Zhai Rang became more and more scared the more he thought about it, and he was already anxious.

At this time, Shan Xiongxin's voice came from outside the door, "General, I'm humble in my position and ask for a meeting!"

"Come in!" Zhai Rang sighed. He really needed someone to share his worries.

Shan Xiongxin quickly walked into the room and whispered to Zhai Rang: "General, news came from Wagang that Lingchang County is lost!"

"ah!"

Zhai Rang was shocked. Lingchang County was the western gate of Wagang. Lingchang County was lost, and Wagang Village was completely exposed to the Sui army.

"What should I do?" Zhai Rang was so anxious that he was at a loss.

Shan Xiongxin quickly advised him: "General calm down first, it's not a solution now!"

Zhai Rang finally calmed down slowly. He had the idea of ​​withdrawing his troops when he was defeated by Zhang Xutuo. Now that Lingchang County is in decline, his idea is even more firm. Zhai Rang asked, "Is Zhang Xutuo still stationed in his troops five miles away?"

Shan Xiongxin nodded, "It can be seen that the Sui army does not want to attack the city!"

Even if the Sui army was not ready to attack the city, Zhai Rang didn't want to stay there. He swallowed Liangjun easily, but found that he could not digest it, so he still had to vomit it out in the end.

Zhai Rang immediately said to Shan Xiong: "There must not be any mistakes in Wagang Village. Since the Sui army has counterattacked across the board, it is necessary for us to shrink the front line. Pass my order and prepare to withdraw the troops!"

Shan Xiongxin understood the helplessness behind Zhai Rang's withdrawal, but in fact he admitted that this expedition was a wrong decision. It was just because he was not good to say it clearly because of his poor face. Shan Xiongxin nodded, "I understand the humble position and withdraw the troops immediately!"

The north gate of Songcheng County was wide open, and tens of thousands of Wagang troops began to quickly evacuate the county town and run northwest. Many new recruits who had just joined the Wagang army had to say goodbye to their wives and daughters. Their parents were crying near the north gate, which was unbearable.

But war will not pity the weak. The Wagang army retreated very resolutely. Amid the reluctance of crying, the army quickly retreated to the north.

Half an hour later, Zhang Xutuo's army slowly entered Songcheng County.

The Wagang Army's retreat to the north was as expected by Zhang Xutuo, but he did not expect the retreat to the north to come so quickly. It seemed that King Yang Qing of Xun had seriously threatened the Wagang Army's nest.

King Xun Yang Qing was about 60 years old and was one of the few royal families in the Sui Dynasty. He was Yang Guang's uncle. He was always good at flattery and favored Yang Guang's preferences. In the end, he was not eradicated by Yang Guang and was protected.

Yang Qing was ordered to station in Xingyang County for a long time and stayed in Xingyang County for nearly ten years. Xingyang County has almost become his fiefdom. Although he was responsible for the security of the Central Plains, he was negligent in preventing it. It can be said that the Wagang Army grew stronger and he turned a blind eye to it.

It was not until this time the Wagang Army expedition caused a strong response from the court that Yang Qing was denounced by the emperor that he realized that he had caused a great disaster.

In order to pacify the trouble of the Wagang Army, Yang Qing did not care about his old age and weakness, and personally led 20,000 troops to attack Dongjun and conquer the Wagang Army's nest.

This is an extremely vicious move and is also the life gate of the Wagang Army. This does not prove how clever Yang Qing is. On the contrary, it can only prove Yang Qing's dereliction of duty and prove his negligence to the Wagang Army over the years. The Wagang Army's Eastern Expedition did not even consider the threat Yang Qing was behind.

Yang Qing easily conquered Lingchang County, which had only more than a thousand people guarded. The defenders of Wagang fled in sight, allowing Yang Qing's army to occupy Lingchang County without bloodshed.

Although Lingchang County was easily captured, it was the western gate of Wagang Village and was crucial to Wagang Village. When conquering Lingchang County, Wagang Mountain suddenly appeared in front of them.

The Wagang Mountain is hundreds of miles in a radius, with a dangerous and savvy mountain, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The land is fertile, the mountains are lush and forests are lush, and there are dozens of hills, which are known as the 72 peaks of Wagang.

Although the Wagang Mountain is hundreds of miles in a radius, it is not difficult to find the Wagang army. Locals know that it is actually located near the main peak, about fifty miles away from Lingchang County. However, once Lingchang County is broken, there is no obstacle to going to Wagang Village. The army quickly marched east along the foot of the mountain.

About twenty miles away from Wagang Mountain, the Sui army entered a valley. At this time, the sky was almost dusk. The valley was about fifty steps wide, and there were dense pine forests on both sides. This was the most widely distributed tree in the northern region. Under the obstruction of tall straight pine forests, the light in the valley seemed a little dark.

The valley is not long, only three or four miles away. When you pass through this valley, there is an open land in front of it, and a small river flows by.

"After crossing the valley, rest by the river in front!"

Yang Qing ordered loudly, and the dark pine forests on both sides made him a little uneasy.

The army vanguard had already entered the valley. At this moment, a frightening bird suddenly flew up above the pine forest on the left. Zhao Yicheng, the general beside Yang Qing, suddenly felt something was wrong and said to Yang Qing: "Your Highness, a large frightening bird is flying up. I'm afraid there will be ambush in the forest!"

Yang Qing immediately woke up and immediately shouted: "Retract quickly!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a sound of chuckling from the mountain, and arrows on both sides shot like storms. Sui soldiers were killed and injured and screamed in pain. The sudden attack caused the Sui soldiers to become chaotic.

Then there was a loud drum sound, and many Wagang troops killed from the woods. The general led by Xu Shiji, who shouted loudly, "Kill me!"

Tens of thousands of Wagang soldiers shouted, and rushed towards the chaotic Sui soldiers like a tide. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!