~Date: ~October 02~

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In the study, Yuwen Shu was busy packing his things. He was about to go with Yang Guang to inspect Jiangdu for ten days. During this period, he had to arrange everything. He had already accumulated enough money and food in Danyang County, so he was waiting for the last time.

He remembered his eldest son Yu Wenhua and, he was still in Shangluo County. The guards who went to capture Pei Renji yesterday came back, bringing news that Pei Renji was running away for fear of crime. This made Yu Wenshu breathed a little relieved, so it was confirmed that Pei Renji was indeed a problem, and he could explain to the emperor.

But why didn’t Huaji come back? Now is the critical moment, and you can’t delay the big thing for a little money. Yuwen Shu pondered for a moment, and had a bold idea in his mind. He simply asked his eldest son to lead his army to Danyang County, and this ten thousand troops were used as the basis for his uprising.

This thought made Yuwen Shu very excited. He immediately returned to the table and was about to write a letter. As soon as he picked up the pen, the butler's voice came from the door, "Master, the eldest son has sent someone to deliver the letter, and the situation seems to be very urgent."

Yuwen Shu was stunned. Has something happened? "Bring it in!"

Soon, a confidant servant of Yu Wenji was taken into the study. When he entered the house, he knelt down and cried, "Master, something happened to the eldest son!"

"What happened?" Yuwen Shu asked in a trembling voice, a very ominous premonition was shrouded in his heart.

"Young Master Yuwen was caught."

The servant hurriedly took out a letter and presented it with trembling hands. Yuwen Shu grabbed the letter and opened it impatiently. He hurriedly read it. He froze as if he was struck by lightning. The letter floated down from his hand. Zhang Ji, the prefect of Shangluo County, rebelled, and his son fell into Zhang Ji's hands.

Yuwen Shu felt a burst of heartache and fainted suddenly. The concubine next to her was so scared that she ran out and shouted: "Come here! Come on, come on! The master fainted."

More than a dozen personal guards rushed into the room to rescue Yuwen Shu. He was old and could not faint easily. Yuwen Zhiji also rushed over. He picked up the letter from the ground and read it hurriedly. His heart was half cold. Zhang Ji, the prefect of Shangluo County, rebelled and took his elder brother as a hostage.

Yuwen Zhiji felt very hatred. It was probably because his elder brother extorted money too ruthlessly and forced him to rebel.

At this time, Yuwen Shu woke up leisurely. His first sentence said: "Keep the secret and no one is allowed to mention this matter."

"Where is the faith? Where is the faith?"

Yuwen Zhiji quickly handed the letter on it, "Father, do you matter?"

Yuwen Shu took the letter and gasped, "I'm not in the way, you let everyone go."

The guards all retreated. Yuwen Shu read the letter again. There were two pages of paper. The first page was written by his son Yu Wenhua and his son, so that his father would not make any noise. The Yuwen family's handle fell into Zhang Ji's hands, which made Yuwen Shu frightened. What was the handle?

The next page of letter paper was written by the prefect Zhang Ji, saying that Yu Wen and his blackmail were too cruel and forced him to rebel. If he dared to send troops to wipe out, he would cut off Yu Wenji's head and make the Yu Wen family public, so that he could destroy the Yu Wen family.

The following lines say that if he agrees to his conditions, he can put it back to Yu Culture and other conditions, but he has not written any of them.

Yuwen Shu looked over and over again several times, but couldn't find where Zhang Ji's conditions were? He immediately ordered: "Call the servants who reported the news."

The servant of the news was quickly brought in again. Yuwen Shu asked him, "Does the prefect Zhang Ji want you to bring?"

The servant shook his head, "I said nothing. I accompanied the young master to the county magistrate, and I stayed at the door to wait. As a result, a soldier captured me, but I didn't even see the young master's face."

Yuwen Shu had completely calmed down. He realized that Zhang Ji was delaying time. Perhaps he had other purposes. This matter was still too anxious. If Zhang Ji was forced to force him to become anxious, he would jump to the wall. Fortunately, Yang Guang was about to leave and this matter would not be exposed.

Yuwen Shu immediately summoned another guard with a strong martial arts skills. He said to the guard and the servant: "You bring another 500 taels of gold to Shangluo County and tell Zhang Ji that I will not hurt my son's life. If you have something to do, you can discuss it. If he dares to touch a hair of my son, I will let his whole family die without any death."

The guard and servant left, and Yuwen Zhiji asked worriedly: "Father, what should I do about this?"

"How do I know?"

Yuwen Shu gritted his teeth in hatred and said, "That useless thing, holding ten thousand troops in his hand, was caught by others."

After a while, Yuwen Shu said again: "There is no way to do this, you can only wait. Your cowardly and despotic brother has no value in use. Sooner or later they will put forward conditions. Remember, the news must be blocked. If someone asks, you will say that your brother is in Shangluo to suppress bandits."

Yuwen Shu remembered the court again, and he had to find a way to prevent the court from being suspicious. An unexpected incident caused him a headache.

.........

In Qi County, Zhang Xutuo rectified the remaining troops of Qi County and borrowed 5,000 troops from Beihai County and Lu County. He led 20,000 troops to Beihai County and Qi County. After several months of fierce battles and more than 30 battles of all sizes, he defeated Guo Fangyu's troops, Qin Junhong's troops and Zuo Xiaoyou's troops, strengthened his troops to 50,000. Finally, Lu Mingyue gave up Licheng County and led his army to retreat west to Changqing County, Jibei County.

At this point, Licheng County, which had been trapped for nearly half a year, was finally recaptured, but Licheng County had been ravaged and the city was devastated, and nearly 60% of people were tortured to death, especially the family members of the officers and soldiers were even more severe. Zhang Xutuo's two daughters were both humiliated and died, and the family of generals Luo Shixin and Niu Jinda all died at the opponent's hands. Only Qin Qiong's wife and mother happened to escape from Licheng County.

Zhang Xutuo was full of grief and comforted his subordinates, buried the bodies, rebuilt the city, and rectified the troops. The more hatred he was suppressed, the less he would not fight easily. He had been rectifying and training the army for nearly two months. The court sent weapons and armor from Jiangdu, and his 50,000 troops became an elite army.

In October, Zhang Xutuo left 20,000 troops and ordered the general Jia Wuben to defend the city. He sent another 10,000 troops to divide them into ten battalions and stationed on the south bank of the Yellow River to prevent the bandits from rioting in Douzigang from crossing the river to the south.

He personally led a 20,000 elite army to advance to Jibei County. Before leaving, the soldiers made a vow in front of the large monument of the victims in Licheng County that they would kill Lu Mingyue's army without leaving any one.

The flags were waving, the armor was shining, and there were 10,000 cavalry and infantry each, and a total of 20,000 troops marched westward.

Zhang Xutuo urged the horse to catch up with Luo Shixin. When he saw Luo Shixin's mood was depressed, he patted him on the shoulder, "The deceased is gone, and we living people should avenge them and use the heads and blood of our enemies to worship their relatives.

Luo Shixin nodded silently, tears flashing in his eyes. His father, wife and children died at the hands of the bandits. If this revenge is not avenged, Luo Shi vows not to be a human being.

"Master, why is this bandit so vicious?"

Zhang Xutuo sneered: "Many of these rioters are good farmers. Their homes were affected by disasters and their families died tragically. They held grudges in their hearts. They should have vented hatred to the court, but they dared not. The bad roots and timidity in their bones made them dare to vent hatred to the weaker people."

Luo Shixin slowly straightened his waist. He knew that the master's grief was not suppressed by anyone, but the master would not reveal his grief. This is the real iron-blooded man, and he should follow his example.

"Master, Lu Mingyue has an army of 150,000, eight times that of us. How should we deal with it?"

"We have hatred in our hearts, and he is timid in his heart. Just watching them abandon the city and flee, we know that they are already timid. Hate can make us burst out ten times more powerful, but timidity weakens their morale. If one goes away, they will definitely lose."

Zhang Xutuo smiled again, "But hatred can only be accumulated in the hearts of soldiers. For generals, they must remain calm and not let hatred blind their eyes. Then Lu Mingyue is also a smart person. He was defeated by Yuan Qing in Zhuo County and could make a comeback. Moreover, he defeated Xu Jinfang by using the trick of digging the tiger away from the mountain. This shows that this person has extraordinary ability, and should not be underestimated, nor should he underestimate the enemy."

Luo Shixin was silent for a moment and asked again: "Why is Master unwilling to help his senior brother?"

Zhang Xutuo's face changed and he said coldly: "What should I help him? Help him usurp the throne and seize the great Sui Dynasty? A real man should be loyal to his king and father, loyal to the Great Sui Dynasty, and be worthy of the world. If he, Yang Yuanqing, dared to have a strange intention, I, Zhang Xutuo, would never admit that he was my disciple."

Perhaps he felt that his words were too heavy, and he smiled and said, "Let's not talk about this, we should focus on dealing with Lu Mingyue now."

.........

Two days later, Zhang Xutuo's army entered Changqing County, Jibei County. This was where Lu Mingyue's nest was located. Zhang Xutuo rode a horse to a low hill and looked into the distance. The terrain was flat and there were many rivers. Large areas of reed marshes could be seen everywhere, which were easy to hide and were more suitable for ambush battles.

At this time, a Sui army scout rushed over from afar, rushed up the hill for a moment, and bowed to report: "Report to the commander, the main force of the enemy was found thirty miles ahead, and was coming quickly towards us."

“How many people are there?”

“There are about 130,000 to 140,000 people.”

Zhang Xutuo looked into the distance with his hand curtain. Now he could not see anything. He immediately ordered: "Tell me my order, and the army will camp on the spot. Within half an hour, the camp must be completed!"

His army came from afar and he didn't want to fight the enemy immediately. The Sui army quickly set up camp. In less than half an hour, they set up a neat camp.

More than half an hour later, Lu Mingyue personally led the army several miles away from Zhang Xutuo's camp. Lu Mingyue hated and feared Zhang Xutuo. This man led 10,000 remaining troops to sweep Beihai County and Qi County. He fought more than 30 battles, but never failed. He recovered his 50,000 troops in just a few months and became an elite army. It can be seen that this man's ability to lead troops and train his army is extraordinary.

However, Lu Mingyue is also different from the general leader of the bandit. He has a keen eye and the ability to capture fighter jets. He found that Zhang Xutuo came west and did not have supplies to follow him, but instead carried light troops and simple movements, which means that the Sui army's food and grass would sooner or later have problems.

Lu Mingyue was not in a hurry to fight Zhang Xutuo, and also ordered, "The army camped on the spot!"

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Chapter completed!