"That's the case, Xu Yuanlang is cowering in Rencheng, he has no intention of going to war, the previous battle didn't leave us, they don't seem to dare to fight hard, to be honest, I didn't expect Xu Yuanlang to have such a capable person." Dou Jiande roughly told Zhang Xutuo about the situation.

"Strange, it stands to reason that the first thing to do after a rebellion is to take the opportunity to plunder the territory and expand the sphere of influence, but why does this Xu Yuanlang only occupy one place in Rencheng and not develop his forces around?" Zhang Xutuo has also done a lot of things to suppress the rebellion, but he has never encountered such a situation.

"No matter what he does, since he dares to challenge the authority of the prince, then no matter who he is, he can't let it go! If he doesn't come, why can't we go? Aren't we here to suppress the rebellion? Cheng Yanjin felt that it was useless to think too much, and it was better to solve the problem directly by force and violence in a simple way.

"General Cheng is right, no matter what the reason, it's always right to fight him, it's just a matter of how to fight, the other party has Ren City as a backing, our combined army is only 40,000, and it is not easy to attack a city guarded by 40,000 or 50,000 horses." Zhang Xutuo was worried that Xu Yuanlang would be a little troublesome if he refused to defend the city.

"Nope! They won't defend the city, at least they won't defend the city with all their troops, as long as he Xu Yuanlang is not stupid, then he should know that rejecting the city and defending it is just a way to bring about his own destruction, let the city not be strong, and they don't occupy many places, and they don't loot on a large scale, so food and grass are also a big problem, he won't be stupid enough to wait for us in the city to besiege, they will definitely confront us or escape. Cheng Yanjin said something amazing, even he himself was a little surprised, if he would never do such an analysis in normal times.

"Now I just don't know if they're going to fight or flee." Cheng Yanjin added.

"It should be a battle, just like the original Zhishilang, once the preparations for rebellion against the imperial court are made, then there is no way to retreat, and we will definitely resist to the end, I am afraid that we will not be so easy to win this battle." Dou Jiande is a person from the past, and he knows that once he chooses to confront the imperial court, he can't turn back, so he can guess Xu Yuanlang's final choice.

Cheng Yanjin looked at Dou Jiande when he heard this, it turned out that the general sent Dou Jiande not only to give himself a person to discuss, but also to find a person for himself who was familiar with the rebels' hearts, so that he could worry less about it, the general was really well-intentioned!

"What General Dou said is true, since we have roughly analyzed the movements of the rebels, then ask General Cheng to issue a combat mission, and I will fully cooperate!" Zhang Xutuo saw that the two of them analyzed the general situation of the rebels as soon as they sang and harmonized, so he didn't say much.

"Okay, since General Zhang doesn't have any opinions, then General Ben will give an order. The defenders of Rencheng will be handed over to me and Jiande to deal with, and if the rest of the rebels leave Rencheng then they will be handed over to General Zhang, and I am afraid that there is nothing on the plain that can stop General Zhang's 20,000 elite cavalry. Now that it has been decided, then Cheng Yanjin is not hypocritical, and immediately puts on the appearance of a coach, and issues combat orders one by one.

Rencheng Xu Yuanlang camp

"Zixi, Lone has decided, we can't sit still like this, we alone can't stop the attack of the Qingzhou Army, so Lone decided to expand our forces to resist the Qingzhou Army, but it took too much time in front, and now we can only find a way to make up for it." Xu Yuanlang finally made up his mind to fight with the Qingzhou Army, otherwise he would be the king, and if he ran away when he met the Qingzhou Army, he would not let others laugh at him?

"Command, please, the king!" Bai Zixi was overjoyed in his heart, sure enough, his master was not a soft bag, but still ambitious. At least not to be frightened by strong enemies.

"In order to gain time, Rencheng needs people to stay behind to hold back the footsteps of the Qingzhou army, and this task is none other than Zixi, the rest of the people are afraid that they are not competent, and the lone general will lead the rest of the men and horses to attack the Quartet, collect the men and horses, as long as Zixi can hold on to the lone return to help, then the enemy will be wiped out under the cooperation of the inside and outside!" Xu Yuanlang's plan is to use Rencheng as a bait to attract the attention of the Qingzhou army, and he can lead people to calmly attack the Quartet and strengthen his strength.

"Yes! The subordinates will definitely defend the city of Ren, the people are in the city, and the people are dead! Bai Zixi replied firmly, defending the city is certainly aggrieved, but helplessly their lord decided, and this plan is really good, with Ren Cheng as bait they have to attack, looking at their own people and horses suitable for staying to defend the city is only themselves, others are afraid that it will be difficult to defend, or the rest of the people may not attract the attention of the Qingzhou army, and they are different, they have a feud with the Qingzhou army, they will not ignore it, so they may not be free to take care of others, although their lord puts himself in danger, But he didn't complain, taking care of the big picture is the most important thing.

"Good! I knew that Zixi would not let Gu down, and when Gu came back, you would be Lone's protector general, under one person, above ten thousand people! Xu Yuanlang threw empty checks, although such empty checks were a huge temptation for some people, but he didn't know that it might backfire for a military general like Bai Zixi.

After Xu Yuanlang made the arrangements, he took people away, and the vacancy of Lu County's troops allowed him to take advantage of the loophole, but now if he wants to expand his strength, he must face the resistance of other counties, and the situation is far from being as simple as he thought. To the east is Langxie County, and to the south is Pengcheng County, both of which are large counties, so it will be difficult for him to go wherever he goes.

When Cheng Biting Jin's army arrived at Rencheng unimpeded, Rencheng had already closed its gates, and the Luzi banner and the Xuzi banner were extremely conspicuous, as if they were afraid that others would not know who occupied the city.

"Xu Yuanlang, hurry out of the city and surrender, lest the lives be ruined, you can't afford this crime!" Cheng Yanjin put on an offensive outside the city and shouted at the city. However, there was no reaction on the city wall, only the two flags kept flying.

"Is there no one? Or are you singing about the empty city plan? Cheng Yanjin was puzzled for a while, and couldn't figure out what Xu Yuanlang was doing.

"The real is the virtual, the virtual is the real, the virtual is the real is unpredictable, but they can't use the essence, exposing their own details. If you think about it, if all their troops are in the city, there is no need to pretend to be a ghost, and their arrogance will definitely be arrogant, and they just expose their lack of confidence, and it seems that their main force is no longer here. Zhang Xutuo is worthy of being a veteran on the battlefield, his eyes are not covered, and he can see the greasy in it at a glance.

"General Zhang's eyesight, I admire Lao Cheng, since this is the case, then leave it to me here, and as for the main force of the enemy, I will hand it over to you, General." Hearing Zhang Xutuo's words, Cheng Biting Jin made a decisive decision, since the main force of the enemy army is not there, then Xu Yuanlang will not be able to stay here, and he will definitely go away, so he can only let Zhang Xutuo lead the cavalry to chase, no matter what, he can't let Xu Yuanlang go, otherwise he will suffer endlessly.

After Zhang Xutuo left, Cheng Biting Jin did not attack the city, just surrounded Rencheng, fortunately, Rencheng is not big, 20,000 people are enough to surround it, Cheng Biting Jin does not want to capture Rencheng earlier, but although it is certain that the main force of the rebels is not here, it is still unclear how many defenders in the city there are, and rash attacks will only cause unnecessary losses.

"What do we do now? You can't go on like this. Dou Jiande asked anxiously.

"Wait!" Cheng bit the old god Jin and said, when it was night, he would be able to use the trick that the prince had used in Licheng, although he had not joined the army at that time, but it did not prevent him from hearing it from other people, so he wanted to see what kind of effect he could achieve by using it.

"Wait? When will this be? Dou Jiande didn't understand what Cheng Yanjin wanted to do.

"Not bad! By nightfall, everything will be clear, hehe! Cheng Yanjin smiled mysteriously at Dou Jiande, looking at Dou Jiande inexplicably, but when the time came, he would be completely puzzled.

When Cheng Biting Jin besieged the city and Zhang Xutuo was pursuing, news came one after another, all the counties in the south of Lu County were attacked, and all the grain was looted or burned.