In the next military strategic trend, Wang Kui and Su Chi broke out into a quarrel.

The current situation is that Yunzhou Jiedu made Huang Ji lead 15,000 troops, with the aftermath of the great victory, and forced Qiyang City, Puzhou Jiedu made Yunji also lead nearly 20,000 troops at this time, stationed ten miles south of Qiyang City, and more seriously, Chuzhou Jiedu made Wang Huailie's 20,000 troops stationed in Huzhou, although it was immovable, but the geographical location of Huzhou was important, and it was the only way to enter and exit Henan and Huainan, Wang Huailie occupied Huzhou, which was equivalent to cutting off the last retreat of the rebels.

Wang Kui has courage and no strategy, a victory in the previous time, let him be arrogant, no one in his eyes, despise the imperial court, in his opinion, he retreated from Luojing to Qiyang City, is the initiative to retreat, not defeated, he still has more than 60,000 troops in his hands, enough weapons, grain and grass are abundant, and the total strength of the official army is less than 50,000, the strength is weaker than himself, and he still has the strength to fight, so Wang Kui disregards everyone's opposition, resolutely sticks to Qiyang City, and is ready to fight with the official army here.

For Wang Kui's decision and plan, Su Chi disdained, in his opinion, the generals who led the army to quell the chaos this time, Huang Zhi and Wang Huailie, are all famous generals and generals in all directions, although Yun Ji is a civilian official, not as famous as Huang Zhi and Wang Huailie, but he has also been in charge of local military power for a long time, and he should not be underestimated.

Moreover, regardless of the comparison of the strength of the two sides, or the level of the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, as far as the current local war situation is concerned, Wang Kui's strength does have the upper hand, but this is only temporary, the rebel army has no base, is wrapped in Qiyang City and other small cities, there is no place to vacate, and the local armies of various states are still rushing to Henan, once the time drags on for a long time, the rebel army has no way out at all.

Su Chi suggested that Wang Kui, don't fall in love with the war, immediately abandon the city and flee eastward, enter Laizhou through Qinshan, and then flee from Dengzhou by boat to the sea, whether it is to Goryeo or to Northeast Uluo, Dengzhou There is also a chaotic force, although the strength is not strong, but most of them are local fishermen, with a large number of fishing boats in their hands, as long as they can escape to Dengzhou, through the boat to the sea, the official army is strong, and it can only be beyond the reach of the whip.

Su Chi's suggestion is very good, jump out of the encirclement of the official army and go to the border, as long as the soldiers and horses in his hands are not scattered, there is still a chance to make a comeback.

It's a pity that Wang Kui is stubborn and self-serving, does not listen to good words, insists on defending Qiyang City, and is ready to live and die with the officials and soldiers here, he thinks simply, as long as he wins the official army here, the overall situation in the world will definitely change, the idea is good, but if you want to succeed, there is almost no possibility.

The armies of Huang Ji and Yun Ji quickly joined forces and immediately launched a fierce attack on Qiyang City, and the two sides fought fiercely until the evening, and each rested for the time being, and fought again in the next day.

Late at night, Wang Kui opened the city gate, led the army 30,000 to raid at night, intending to surprise and defeat the officials and troops outside the city in one fell swoop, this move is surprising, the idea is really good, but unfortunately he is facing Huang Ji and Yun Ji, both of them are not general, Huang Ji is strong in governing the army, known for his bravery, Yun Ji is rigorous in governing the army, known for his stability, after the two retreated back to the camp, they did not relax their vigilance, and still defended tightly, obviously to prevent Wang Kui from having such a move, and also hoped that he would come, sure enough, what do you want, Wang Kui took advantage of the night to attack, mainly attacking Yun Ji's camp, Fought for nearly half an hour, there was no progress, at this time, Huang Xu's whole army was dispatched, killing from the side, Yun Ji also took the opportunity to open the camp and lead the army to fight, Wang Kui did not hold out for long, defeated, 30,000 troops, most of the damage, only less than 10,000 people returned to Qiyang City.

After that, Wang Kui did not dare to fight anymore and defended the city.

The war in Henan lasted for five days, in fact, it didn't take so long, that night attack, the rebels were defeated, the morale of the whole army almost collapsed, early the next morning, Huang Xuan was to organize the army to launch a fierce attack, almost hit Qiyang City, quickly ended the war, at this time, news came from Huzhou, close to a small county town occupied by the rebels, Chuzhou Jiedu made Wang Huailie break through the city, it was not allowed the rebels to surrender, all the thousands of soldiers were killed, and the soldiers burned and looted, tens of thousands of people in the city, most of the dead and wounded.

Wang Kui got the news, immediately spread the news throughout the city, and spread rumors that the imperial court had issued an order not to accept surrender, to kill, as soon as the news came out, the whole army was frightened, the morale that had collapsed to the extreme, but under the instinct of survival, began to give it a go, determined to fight to the death with the officers and soldiers, never to the death.

The people in the city, for Wang Kui and others, at first were very disgusted and disgusted, after getting the news of Wang Huailie's slaughter of the city, they were also afraid, afraid that after the official army broke the city, they would also kill Qiyang City, so some people began to take the initiative to help Wang Kui's army.

As a result, the whole city worked together to defend desperately, and Huang Ji and Yun Ji attacked for five days in a row, but it became more and more difficult to fight, and the war fell into a stalemate.

Fengjing.

A eunuch led the way in front, followed by Lu Baijiang.

Lu Baijiang frowned, his face was gloomy, and he was obviously in a very bad mood.

The recent atmosphere in the palace seems to be a little strange, the soldiers on duty and patrolling the Royal Forest Army are much more than usual, and they are much stricter, this sudden change makes Lu Baijiang have some guesses, is there something going on in the palace? This situation started three days ago, and Lu Baijiang also asked Zhao Xun about this, but the latter found a reason and did not say much about it.

The reason why Lu Baijiang hurriedly entered the palace today and took the initiative to meet Zhao Xun is because, just two hours ago, Zhao Xun issued an order, this order is not internal, but external, the target is Henan, the content of the order, recruit the rebels of the rebels, just to investigate the great crime of the first evil Wang Kui, the rest of the people, as long as they give up resistance and take the initiative to lay down their arms, the court will open the net and pardon everyone's sins.

Getting this news, Lu Baijiang was extremely surprised, in his opinion, the overall situation of Henan has been decided, although Qiyang City has not been breached for the time being, but the rebels have been surrounded by regiments, and they can't hold out for long at all, the end of the war is at most a matter of three or five days, but at this time, Zhao Xun suddenly issued an order to open the net, which really made Lu Baijiang very puzzled, so he hurriedly entered the palace, just to ask for an understanding.

Coming to the gate of the Prince's East Palace, the eunuch stopped and said to Lu Baijiang: "Lord Lu, the villain is waiting for you here." ”

"I'm tired."

Lu Baijiang nodded and walked into the gate of the East Palace.

The prince's east palace is in the palace, which is where the emperor and the harem concubines live, so for the ministers to enter the palace, whether it is to meet the emperor or go to the east palace to meet the prince, there is a limit to the number of people, and there are also restrictions on time, at most they can only stay for an hour, which is why after the eunuch arrived, he did not leave, but waited outside the gate, after an hour, if Lu Baijiang did not come out, the eunuch would go in to urge him to leave, and the prince Zhao Xun could not stop it.