The Chu army barely managed to make do with the dilapidated camp overnight, and after dawn the next day, Sikong Wang Rong led nearly 5,000 troops to set off.

Wang Rong thought it was very good, but since they came, would Lu Chang let them escape back? This is clearly unrealistic.

The Chu army walked out of the camp for more than two miles, and met the Sui army that had been waiting for a long time, and the two thousand troops lined up and waited for it.

Sikong Wang Rong was furious and paralyzed, this is a rush to kill!

"Sons, if you want to go home, you must rush away from the enemy formation, rush me!"

Well, the soldiers of the Chu army were put to death, and the soldiers also knew that if they wanted to go home, they had to break through the current enemy, and with this thought, the soldiers of the Chu army burst out with a tragic courage and bravely moved forward to kill the Sui army.

But the Sui army was well-equipped with bows and arrows, not vegetarian, and their courage could not resist the power of the bow and arrow, and the dense bows and arrows shot at the Chu soldiers, which immediately made the attacking army of the Chu army turn over on their backs, killing and injuring countless people.

The Sui army's dense bows and arrows caused the Chu army to suffer heavy casualties, and several rounds of bow and arrow shooting caused nearly 1,000 casualties, the offensive was blocked, and the army was chaotic.

It was also at this time that the cavalry of the army began to assault, although the number was small, but it was very fatal.

An army of nearly 4,000 men is quite a lot, but unfortunately they are too poorly equipped, and the most important thing is that there are not enough archers. If the Chu army had a powerful archery like the Sui army, which was a great threat to the cavalry, then Lu Chang would not have attacked so freely.

Especially now, the Chu army was fired by Lu Chang's army with a volley of bows and arrows, and the army was in disarray, providing an excellent opportunity for the cavalry to charge.

Two hundred and fifty cavalrymen rushed into the enemy's group, especially the leading majestic sea, and the fierce gods picked up cooked copper sticks and swept away a large area, frightening people to death.

The Chu army was frightened by this cavalry and hurriedly avoided. And the cavalry led by Xiong Kuohai rushed left and right to chase and kill the rebel army, so that the frightened Chu army finally couldn't stand the fear and collapsed.

More than 3,000 Chu troops ran back desperately, but fortunately, the camp was not far from here.

More than 200 cavalry intercepted a large group of Chu troops in a circle, and the infantry that followed quickly came to disarm them. Then the cavalry pursued the rout again.

Sikong Wang Rong was very miserable, and fled back to the camp with only about a thousand people, and he couldn't shrink out. Fortunately, the Sui army did not attack, which gave Wang Rong a breath of breath.

As long as the Sui army does not attack, although this dilapidated battalion can be sheltered temporarily, the problem is that there is not much food! Fortunately, there are only nearly 1,000 people left, and the food can be eaten for a few more days.

The Chu army was trapped in the camp and couldn't get out, and Lu Chang was not attacking, so just arrange some cavalry to monitor them.

Lu Chang's camp was also burned down, and he built a large camp on the way back of the Chu army, blocking the return of the Chu army. At dusk, the 2,000-strong army returned to the camp to rest.

As a result, the return route of the Chu army was cut off, and there were cavalry wandering around, and Sikong Wang Rong, an army of less than a thousand, wanted to go back, which was wishful thinking.

Sikong Wang Rong was very frustrated, he knew that he had to wait for Lin Shihong to send troops to rescue. However, the several waves of people sent out to report the news were intercepted by the Sui army, and they were either killed or captured, and at this time Sikong Wang Rong was really desperate.

A few days later, a large number of reinforcements and supplies sent by Yang Guang, the Great Sui Emperor, arrived. Lu Chang was overjoyed, there were not many reinforcements of 1,500 people, it was better than nothing. What makes Lu Chang the happiest is the thousands of war horses, the Great Sui Dynasty is very **, the war horses are all sweat and blood, can Lu Chang not be excited?

The soldiers he selected from the prisoners of Minzhuang and Lin Shihong's army were not regular troops after all, and they really relied on the 4,000 cavalry and 6,000 infantry of the Xiaoguo Army. The presence of these servicemen can at least make the combat effectiveness of the army not weakened too much.

Those supplies are also very timely, and the army is expanding rapidly, although the original baggage battalion has a certain amount of equipment, but it always has to be consumed, right? Besides, if Lu Chang's army wants to be further expanded, the more weapons and equipment the better.

There is another thing that makes Lu Chang even happier, that is the holy decree given to him by Emperor Yang Guang of the Great Sui, that thing is good!

Although the world has begun to be in turmoil, the Great Sui Dynasty is crumbling, after all, the emperor is still there, and the trick of pulling the banner as a tiger skin is still useful.

If anyone doesn't look long and doesn't listen to the greeting, won't he give himself a reason to go all-in? Don't listen to the emperor's holy decree, and you didn't discuss it!

Holding the holy decree of Emperor Yang Guang of the Great Sui in his hand, Lu Chang was extremely excited.

As soon as he said it, Lu Chang immediately launched an operation, conducted a major assessment in the entire army, eliminated some weak soldiers, and supplemented the reinforced army.

Lu Chang asked the civil official Cao Minghui to set off with the holy decree given by Emperor Yang Guang of the Great Sui Dynasty and led five hundred cavalry and two regiments of infantry plus the city defense army formed by the eliminated soldiers.

Cao Minghui and the others set out from the station, from near and far to the east, and every time they arrived at a county town, Lu Chang asked them to show the holy decree and read it first.

The meaning of the holy decree of the Great Sui Emperor Yang Guang is very clear, and the counterinsurgency in the land south of the Yangtze River is handed over to the southern army. Part of this is the misunderstanding of officials in various places, thinking that Lu Chang, the land south of the Yangtze River, will have the final say in the future. No one in the county guards is stupid, and the people who come are armed to the teeth, and no county guard dares to be slow down.

Don't look at the chaos of the Great Sui Dynasty, almost all the ambitious ones who should rebel are reversed, and the rest are either guts and officials. Even if there are still a handful of ambitious guys, it will have to wait until Yang Guang dies to start up again.

This line was very smooth, almost a routine everywhere he went, sweeping away the local army and drawing it under his command. Then recruit troops locally, select qualified soldiers to return to the army, and leave the others to the city defense army. Then he searched for skilled craftsmen for later needs.

The city defense troops brought by Cao Minghui were all soldiers and officers who had been injured and could not continue to go to the battlefield, but they did not come to be soldiers, but to be officers. These people formed the skeleton of the city defense army everywhere, and then recruited soldiers at the local level to form the city defense army. Before Cao Minghui took the army away, he helped them complete the formation, and the place where the city defense army was completed was controlled by Lu Chang militarily.

Immediately after that, Cao Minghui will continue to pull the banner as a tiger skin in the next county, and try to collect all the troops around themselves in the Jiangnan region in their own pockets, and if there is time, Lu Chang will even control most of the Jiangnan in his hands. Of course, Lu Chang is close to the eastern region, not only does it matter, after all, it is close to Danyang, and there is no need to attract the attention of Emperor Yang Guang.

Lu Chang is a thief, and he knows very well in his heart that these troops scattered in the Jiangnan region will defect sooner or later. As soon as the emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty dies next year, who will still be loyal to the Great Sui Dynasty?

In order to prevent rebellions in various parts of the south of the Yangtze River, the army of each county should be controlled first, of course, this process must not be impatient, but must be carried out step by step.

It would be difficult for the counties to rebel without an army, and having Lu Chang's city defense army to guard all parts of the south of the Yangtze River would also play a deterrent role.