Fang Jie couldn't help but look away when he saw Fang La looking in the direction of Qi County in a daze, and couldn't help but widen his eyes. I saw that the direction of Qi County was blazing and thick smoke was billowing out, and it looked like a large Sui army was storming the county seat.

The Wagang army that was struggling to fight also saw the fire in the direction of Qi County, and they all understood what was happening, and suddenly the army's heart collapsed, the formation was chaotic, and the soldiers of the Sui army took the opportunity to kill the Wagang army like tigers and wolves, killing tens of thousands of Wagang troops to pieces, killing and wounding everywhere, and leaving a river of blood.

Fang La felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and at this time he had forgotten the pain from the arrow wound on his shoulder, and waved his horsewhip hatefully, "Damn, Du Fuwei, this reckless man, has ruined the overall situation!" ”

Fang Jie's face was full of panic, and he hurriedly asked, "Father, what should we do now?" ”

Fang La sighed helplessly, "Qi County can't go back, so I ordered the whole army to retreat in the direction of Pengcheng." ”

When Fang Jie heard this, he immediately waved the Fang Tian painting halberd in his hand to protect Fang La's Sui army that had scattered and surrounded him, and ran all the way to the Pengcheng defense line to evacuate, shouting from time to time along the way: "Listen to the soldiers, follow me, and break through in the direction of Pengcheng." ”

Fang Jie is strong in martial arts and has a high prestige in the Wagang army, and when he heard his roar, most of the Wagang army subconsciously followed him towards Pengcheng County.

I don't know why, when Fang Jie broke through, he found that the Sui army was not very strong in blocking them, and some Sui troops even left when they contacted them, which was quite a bit of a release, as if they were inducing them to break through in the direction of Pengcheng County.

However, at this time, Fang Jie didn't think about it so much, just protected his father all the way, and rushed over with the remaining Wagang sergeants.

Xue Rengui saw that most of the Wagang Army had broken through in the direction of Pengcheng, and a smile quietly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He only has 50,000 people in his hands, and in order to encircle Fang La and Du Fuwei, they are already elite, how can they still have troops to attack Qi County, which is still garrisoned by nearly 10,000 people? It was just Lu Xiangsheng's bluff, and he put a few fires not far from Qi County, scaring Fang La, so that he didn't dare to go back to Qi County, in fact, Lu Xiangsheng led only two or three thousand soldiers and horses, if Fang La led the army to retreat to Qi County, he couldn't stop it.

However, Fang La was suddenly ambushed, coupled with the fact that Du Fuwei and Si Xingfang were killed in battle, panicked and confused, but when he saw the flames of Qi County, he subconsciously thought that the Sui army had captured the county seat, and led the whole army to retreat to Pengcheng County without careful inspection.

Xue Rengui led the whole army to follow Fang La's rout all the way to pursue, chased forty or fifty miles to the north, killed seven or eight thousand prisoners, and lost Liu Lancheng, the general of Wagang who was sitting in Pengcheng, worried about the battle situation in Qi County, and personally led tens of thousands of troops to come to help, which was able to stop Xue Rengui's pursuer.

Xue Rengui saw that the Wagang Army was coming to reinforcements, and because Qi County had not yet been captured, he was afraid that other changes would occur, and in this battle, he killed Du Fuwei and Si Xingfang, two fierce generals and nearly 10,000 soldiers, and gained a lot of gains, so he led the whole army to turn around and take Qi County directly.

Let's talk about Liu Lancheng, the general of Wagang who came to help this time, this person is a native of Beihai County, Qingzhou, and was born in the Liu family of Qingzhou. Since childhood, he has been familiar with the history of the scriptures, good at success or failure, talented and brave at fighting. Participated in the imperial examination, passed the Ming Classics Examination, and once served as the secretary of Poyang County, and then went home to relax.

During the Great Cause, Gongshun rebelled and attacked Dongyang City. Liu Lancheng assisted the defenders in the city to give advice, and was repeatedly defeated and was able to lead an army alone. Unexpectedly, he was jealous of a scholar surnamed Song in the city, and repeatedly sowed discord and took away Liu Lancheng's military power. Liu Lancheng was indignant and feared that he would be killed, so he escaped from Dongyang City alone, took refuge in Qi Gongshun, and joined the rebel army.

With his assistance, Su Gongshun soon became the top force in Qingzhou. After Li Mi heard about Qi and Liu's power, he sent someone to contact him. Qi Gongshun and Liu Lancheng admired Li Mi's prestige for a long time, so they supported the army and gathered in Yiwa Gangzhai.

Liu Lancheng rescued Xia La, Fang Jie's father and son, and saw that Fang La's left shoulder was seriously injured, so he quickly found a doctor to bandage Fang La's wound, and took the opportunity to send a small group of people to search for and recruit defeated soldiers.

About an hour later, Fang La, whose injuries were under control, found Liu Lancheng and told him about the previous battle. Liu Lancheng listened to Fang La's narration of the past, pondered for a while, and couldn't help beating his chest and said: "General Fang, you have fallen for the Sui army's suspicious plan!" ”

Fang La was stunned when he heard Liu Lancheng's words. After a while, he hurriedly grabbed Liu Lancheng and said, "General Liu, what are you talking about, I fell for the Sui army. Suspicious tactics? ”

"yes!"

Liu Lancheng nodded heavily, "General Fang, you think, Xue Rengui only has 50,000 troops in his hands, and you and General Du Fuwei have 30,000 soldiers and horses, and if you want to surround you, you have to say 40,000 or 50,000." Where does he have an army to attack the county seat? Nine times out of ten, the fire and smoke were set on fire by a small group of Sui troops outside the city to confuse you. ”

Fang La said hurriedly when he heard this: "Then General Liu, what are we waiting for, hurry back to Qi County, the city will be lost if it is too late!" ”

Liu Lancheng shook his head helplessly, "It's too late, it's been almost an hour since Xue Rengui led the army to leave, General Du Fuwei died in battle, and you are not in Qi County." There were no generals in the city to command, and the Sui army was a victorious army, and the period was like a rainbow. I'm afraid the city has been lost at this moment! ”

Although Fang La felt that what Liu Lancheng said was very reasonable, he still said a little unwillingly: "General Liu, I still left nearly 10,000 horses in the city, so I won't lose so quickly." I think we'd better go back and have a look, in case Qi County hasn't lost it yet! ”

Liu Lancheng saw that Fang La was stubborn, and he and Fang La's status in the Wagang Army was equal, so no one could command anyone. I thought about it for a while, and felt that what Fang La said was not unreasonable, if Qi County hadn't lost it, wouldn't it be a missed opportunity!

Thinking of this, Liu Lancheng nodded and agreed with what Fang La said, but he still proposed a different plan, "General Fang, in my opinion, it is better to let Ling Gongzi lead three thousand light horsemen to Qi County to inquire about the situation, and the army will follow." If Qi County unfortunately has fallen, with Ling Gongzi's ability, he will definitely be able to escape from the predicament and warn the army. ”

Fang La thought about it and felt reasonable, so he nodded, turned his head to call Fang Jie, and commanded in a low voice: "Jie'er, I discussed with General Liu and ordered you to rush to Qi County with three thousand cavalry, if the city has fallen, immediately collect the army and withdraw the troops, and do not engage the Sui army." If the city is still in the hands of our army, then try to hold off the Sui army as much as possible, and quickly fly to report, and General Liu and I will quickly lead a large army to help. ”

Fang Jie clenched his fists and took the order, lifted Fang Tian's painting halberd, and rushed to the direction of Qi County with three thousand elite horses.