After occupying Li Xiucheng's barracks, Li Zhen ordered the soldiers to remove the dry food in the army, and the ordnance in the army, and then set fire to Li Xiucheng's barracks.

The fire was shining brightly in the sky, dispelling the viscous night, and the foothills were as bright as day.

Smith scratched his head, looked at Li Zhen, and asked, "Dashuai, you let Li Xiucheng go, and the news of our appearance in Yushan has also leaked out." Next, Yang Xiuqing will definitely raise troops to encircle and suppress. If you continue to stay in Yushan, it is easy to be trapped, what are your plans? ”

Li Zhen didn't think about it, and said directly; Hide your tracks and avoid Yang Xiuqing's sight. The enemy is strong and we are weak, and we cannot fight head-on. Our strength is only 3,000 people, and Yang Xiuqing is at least 50,000 soldiers, even if the quality of weapons and individual soldiers is far superior to that of the other side, it is not cost-effective to fight hard. ”

Lu Shaochuan looked anxious and asked, "Dashuai, what are your plans?" ”

Li Zhen thought for a moment and said, "The next thing is to subdue Li Xiucheng first, and then deal with Yang Xiuqing." Let's go, I've got a plan. Now, taking advantage of the fact that Yang Xiuqing does not know our specific location, he bypasses Yushan and rushes to the north of Changshu County. To the north of Changshu County was where Yang Xiuqing had passed, and he certainly didn't expect that we would run to his rear. ”

"Yes!"

Lu Shaochuan and Smith nodded in response, and immediately summoned the soldiers to gather.

……

Li Xiucheng led his army to the county seat of Changshu County, and when he arrived, the sky was still bright and the city gate had not yet been opened. Li Xiucheng's clothes were ragged, his angular cheeks were covered with dirt and dust, and his bright eyes were also bloodshot, revealing a thick sense of exhaustion and weariness. The soldiers who followed Li Xiucheng were staggered, disheveled, dirty, like beggars who came out of the middle of nowhere.

These soldiers were still carrying guns, but they were weak and had no energy. There were not many soldiers who returned with Li Xiucheng, and more than 500 people became more than 300 again.

Li Xiucheng looked at the soldiers on the city tower and shouted: "I'm Li Xiucheng, open the city gate quickly!" ”

At this moment, Li Xiucheng looked at the soldiers on the city tower, and his face was hot and feverish. At the beginning, he had countless opportunities to eliminate Wu Qigong, and if he eliminated Wu Qigong, it would not be affected. Now it is true that the soldiers who have eliminated Wu Qigong have also killed Wu Qigong, but only one-tenth of the three thousand elites are left, and the mood is so complicated that it seems that they have tasted all the sweet, sour, bitter and salty.

Soon, a burly man wearing armor stood up on the castle tower.

The man was one hundred and ninety centimeters long, tall and tall, with thick eyebrows like a short sword lying across the eyebrows, single eyelids, small eyes, a straight nose like a ridge, slightly thick lips, a thick beard on the lips, and a stubble like steel needles erected under the chin. This person's name is Pan Qingyang, and he is a general under Qin Rigang.

On that day, Qin Rigang suggested to Yang Xiuqing that Pan Qingyang assist Li Xiucheng. It was only Yang Xiuqing who flatly refused, and Pan Qingyang was assigned by Qin Rigang to guard the city tower.

Pan Qingyang knew about Yang Xiuqing's refusal, secretly hated Yang Xiuqing, and also hated Li Xiucheng.

Two kings, two camps, each with their own interests.

Pan Qingyang looked at Li Xiucheng's embarrassed appearance, and laughed: "Yo, who is next?" Isn't this our General Lee? General Li is resourceful and invincible, how did he become like this? I remember that General Li said that as long as he stretched out a finger, he could crush Wu Qigong to death like an ant. Could it be that the ant-like Wu Qigong instead designed to defeat General Li and beat General Li into this appearance. ”

"Hahaha......"

The soldiers defending the city also laughed, with a look of contempt in their eyes.

Li Xiucheng looked up at Pan Qingyang and shouted angrily: "Pan Qingyang, open the city gate and let me enter the city." Otherwise, when I enter the city, don't blame me for being unkind. ”

"You're welcome??"

Pan Qingyang sneered twice, and his playful expression disappeared, replaced by anger, irritability, disdain, and deep hatred. With his hands propped up on the city wall, Pan Qingyang yelled: "If you don't pee and take care of yourself, look at your current ghost appearance." You lost 3,000 elites, and you fled back like a beggar, and you are still so arrogant. ”

"Do you really think that with the protection of the East King, you can empty your eyes?"

"Absolutely not!"

"Ben will tell you that you are not the only one in the army who can fight, but the rest of the people can do it too. Look at what you look like now, can you threaten me? A waste who has lost a battle and fled back in embarrassment is not qualified to compete with me. ”

Speaking of this, Pan Qingyang paused for a moment, his eyes kept on Li Xiucheng.

Seeing Li Xiucheng bow his head, Pan Qingyang continued to roar: "General Li led the army to attack Shanghai, lost his troops and fled back to Tianjing in embarrassment. If it weren't for the East King's protection, you Li Xiucheng would be where you are today? It's a pity that the mud can't always hold up the wall, and even if the East King gives you countless chances, you still have to lose the battle. Rubbish, rubbish! ”

Pan Qingyang found a place to vent, and poured out all the dissatisfaction in his heart in one go.

The corners of Li Xiucheng's mouth twitched, and his heart was even more uncomfortable.

The more than 300 soldiers who fled back with Li Xiucheng knew the situation, and they also admired Li Xiucheng very much, knowing that this battle was not Li Xiucheng's fault, but because Li Zhen intervened sideways to change the situation.

A young soldier looked up at Pan Qingyang and shouted, "General Pan, this battle is not General Li's fault. Wu Qigong and the soldiers of the Jiangbei battalion had all been wiped out, and Li Zhen's sudden appearance in Yushan changed the situation. ”

"Li Zhen??"

Pan Qingyang muttered, his slender and narrow eyes narrowed into a small slit, and the light in his eyes flickered.

He had joy in his heart, and at the same time a fighting spirit.

Li Xiucheng lost to Li Zhen twice, and now that Li Zhen is here, if he defeats Li Zhen, he can prove that he is better than Li Xiucheng. Not only that, but it can also prove that his master, Yan King Qin Rigang, has a more accurate vision than Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East.

Pan Qingyang no longer made things difficult and ordered the city gate to be opened.

Immediately, Pan Qingyang got off the city tower, rode a horse, and ran in the direction of the county government. He had to tell Qin Rigang the news first, so that Qin Rigang could know it. Li Xiucheng entered the city with more than 300 embarrassed soldiers. In front of everyone's eyes, Li Xiucheng couldn't wait to find a gap to get into.

However, Li Xiucheng had to face it, so he could only go to the county government.

……

Prefectural hall, in the hall.

The generals of the Taiping Army gathered here, and Yang Xiuqing, Qin Rigang, Pan Qingyang, and Li Xiucheng were among them. It's just that Li Xiucheng is standing in the hall. Yang Xiuqing looked at Li Xiucheng, who was disheveled and disheveled, and was very angry in her heart. Li Xiucheng's failure slapped Yang Xiuqing heavily, making Yang Xiuqing, who was full of confidence, almost at a loss.

Unexpectedly, Li Xiucheng would fail miserably again.

Qin Rigang had already learned of Li Xiucheng's situation, and said without yin or yang: "Li Xiucheng, you led the army to exterminate Wu Qigong, but now you have ended up with the annihilation of the whole army, what should you be guilty of?" ”

"Shut up!"

Suddenly, Yang Xiuqing shouted.

Qin Rigang's eyes widened, he didn't expect Yang Xiuqing to be so arrogant. Qin Rigang's eyes widened angrily, and he said, "Brother Dongwang, Li Xiucheng is indeed defeated, shouldn't he be punished?" ”

Yang Xiuqing snorted, flicked his sleeves, and said lightly: "This king is the commander of the army, and he hasn't spoken, what are you doing when you interject?" Don't you know how to be inferior or inferior? ”

Qin Rigang was very humiliated in his heart, and there was an unwilling look on his face, but he hugged his fists and said: "Brother is reckless and rude, and he collided with Brother Dongwang, please forgive Brother Dongwang." ”

Qin Rigang didn't want to give in very much, but he had to give in.

ps: two of the three watches;