Under the nameless hill outside Feicheng County, Zhang Xuan's soldiers divided into two routes, and he ordered Wei Chi Gong to lead 700 soldiers to make a detour and ambush the north of the nameless hill.

He himself personally led a thousand soldiers to the unnamed hill slowly, at this time the army at the foot of the mountain did not know that Xu Yuanlang had retreated south, they also found out that the Sui army had arrived, and more than 3,000 people began to quickly assemble to the south of the hill.

Zhang Xuan looked at the sky, the gorgeous sunset dyed the whole sky red, the mountains and forests and the city in the distance seemed to be on fire, bathed in the rose-colored glow, you are magnificent, the rain for many days made the heart almost moldy, suddenly there was such a magnificent sunset, it was refreshing.

He turned around and waved his halberd, the army immediately stopped advancing, and set up a position, Zhang Xuan held the halberd in his hand and urged the horse forward, shouting loudly: "Is the enemy commander willing to fight?" ”

The enemy's main general is called Jiang Shengwu, Xu Yuanlang's right-hand man, he led more than 3,000 people to surround the nameless hill, waiting for Xu Yuanlang's news, once Xu Yuanlang ambushed the enemy's main force successfully, he will also attack the mountain in a big way.

Jiang Shengwu was originally also a Sui military captain, with high martial arts, and he made a sixty-pound iron gun, he saw that it was getting late, which was not conducive to the fierce battle between the two armies, so he urged him to step forward and shouted: "Opposite Sui general, it's getting late, it's better to fight a decisive battle tomorrow!" ”

Zhang Xuan laughed, "I'm afraid it's too late for you to escape tomorrow!" ”

Jiang Shengwu was secretly surprised in his heart, what did the other party mean by this, could it be that there was something wrong with the king's side?

Zhang Xuan ignored him and waved his halberd, "This is your last chance, to fight or not to fight?" ”

Jiang Shengwu looked back at his army, although his army was numerous, but the army was not in order, most of them were old and weak, this was to lure the main force of the Sui army to rescue Luo Shixin to deliberately show weakness, and the combat effectiveness was not strong, and although the other party only had a thousand troops, the armor was bright, the formation was neat, and the murderous spirit was high. It is obviously a team with strong combat effectiveness.

Jiang Shengwu was really nervous in his heart, and he also understood that if he could stab the opponent's main general off the horse, there was probably a chance to win. This is indeed his last chance.

"The enemy will die!" Jiang Shengwu roared, urged the horse to kill Zhang Xuan, and stabbed with a spear.

Zhang Xuan sneered, poured his arms into his arms, and swept with his halberd. The halberds collided and burst into flames, just listen to 'dang! With a loud and piercing sound, Jiang Shengwu's iron spear was shaken out, Jiang Shengwu shouted, turned around and urged the horse to flee, Zhang Xuan shouted loudly, urging the horse to chase after him.

The war horse under his crotch was originally the mount of Da He'an, the leader of the Goguryeo cavalry, a rare BMW with a height of one zhang. The limbs are slender, strong and powerful, the whole body is red, there is not a single stray hair, and it runs like a flame, which can be called the king of horses.

The original name of the war horse was Fierce Dragon, although the name was good, but it was meant to be offended, so Zhang Xuan renamed it the Treasure Flame Beast.

Zhang Xuan's war horse was fast, and it only took a moment to catch up with the enemy general. He pierced Jiang Shengwu's heart with his halberd, Jiang Shengwu screamed miserably, and was killed instantly, and his body was lifted high.

At this time, the drums in the Sui army were loud. This was the order to attack, the enemy commander was about to be killed, and when he was in a panic, there was a sudden chaos in the back, and Wei Chigong led two hundred cavalry and five hundred soldiers to kill the enemy camp from behind.

Immediately afterwards, Luo Shixin and Shen Guang led a hundred Sui troops to fight out of the woods and into the enemy formation from the side. The back was attacked, and the 3,000 bandit army was suddenly in chaos.

Zhang Xuan waved his halberd and shouted: "Kill!" ”

A thousand soldiers of the Sui army shouted and rushed towards the bandit army, the main general of the bandit army was killed, the morale was low, the Sui army collapsed in an instant under the attack on three sides, the three thousand bandit army scattered and ran, countless soldiers knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, begging for mercy.

Zhang Xuan saw that these bandits were all old and weak troops, and it was pointless to kill them, so he shouted: "Those who surrender can be spared death, and those who resist will be killed!" ”

Dozens of Sui cavalry rushed to the battlefield and shouted: "The general has an order, those who surrender will not die, and those who resist will be killed!" ”

The bandit army, which was surrounded by the Sui army and had nowhere to run, undoubtedly got a glimmer of life, and they threw down their weapons and knelt on the ground to ask for surrender, and a large number of bandit troops fell to the ground, and the fighting on the battlefield gradually stopped.

A team of bandits was escorted out of the battlefield, and at this time, Luo Shixin rushed over and shouted excitedly: "Brother Zhang! ”

Zhang Xuan turned over and dismounted, and walked quickly to meet him, he was also very excited in his heart, the two hugged each other tightly, Zhang Xuan smiled and gave him a punch in the shoulder socket, "If I hadn't arrived just in time this time, you stinky boy would have been planted." ”

Luo Shixin scratched his head and smiled: "Actually, I guessed that the eldest brother was coming, so I deliberately created an opportunity for the eldest brother to make meritorious contributions." ”

The soldiers next to him all laughed, and Zhang Xuan laughed, "Forget it, save face for your kid." ”

Luo Shixin suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "Big brother, this may be Xu Yuanlang's trick to lure the troops, I have to tell the marshal immediately that he can't be fooled." ”

"You only think about it now, it's too late, it is estimated that your commander has wiped out Xu Yuanlang's army, with me, you stinky boy is also a blessing in disguise."

Luo Shixin was overjoyed, he was very worried that the commander would have been tricked, if Shen Guang hadn't stopped him, he would have broken out of the siege to report the news.

Luo Shixin's heart was put down, he suddenly saw Zhang Xuan's horse, his eyes suddenly lit up, he stepped forward to stroke the mane of the war horse, salivated and smiled: "This is really a BMW!" Big brother will give it to me as a gift! ”

Zhang Xuan smiled and gave him a kick, "I haven't seen such a cheeky little brother, I won't give this horse, if you want, I'll give you another good horse." ”

Luo Shixin scratched his head and smiled, "As long as there is a greeting gift, hey!" What we lack the most is a war horse, the younger brother's war horse is already thirty years old, and every time I go into battle, I have to call it uncle. ”

Everyone burst into laughter, no wonder everyone liked Luo Shixin, he was really funny.

The army quickly cleaned up the battlefield and escorted the prisoners of war to Feicheng County.

At the gate of the county seat, the county commander Li Hua was bare-chested, kneeling on the ground with thorns on his back, with an official seal around his neck, and kneeling behind him were county officials, county lieutenants and others.

When Luo Shixin saw the county order and the others, he was immediately furious, and he drew his knife to rush forward, but Zhang Xuan grabbed him.

Zhang Xuan has experienced the defensive battle of Qinghe County, and knows the helplessness of these local officials, these local officials who are educated and Confucian, few of them are willing to surrender to the bandits, most of them are forced to be helpless, and even many people have to surrender out of order to protect civilians.

Zhang Xuan urged him to step forward and said: "Put on your clothes first, if the sin is not forgiven, it is useless to beg for mercy." ”

Li Hua's face was full of shame, he stood up and put on his clothes, sighed and said: "The military disaster is ruthless, so I can only steal my life and keep the people safe." ”

"I naturally know the merits in my heart, let's talk about it when I go to the city!"

Zhang Xuan led the army into the county seat of Feicheng, the situation in the county town was similar to that of Qinghe, dilapidated and desolate, all the shops were smashed and looted, every household closed their doors and windows, and there was no figure in the streets and alleys.

"How many people are there in the county?" Jang Hyun asked.

Li Hua sighed, "There are less than 10,000, most of them are old and weak women and children, and the young and strong men either fled or were arrested." ”

"And how do you make a living?"

"Plant some beans and wheat inside and outside the city, and promise to hand over half of it to Xu Yuanlang, he will send someone to check, if it is handed in in time and sufficiently, he will not come to harass for the time being, and this summer the wheat will be handed over two days late, and he will come to kill more than 30 of us, which is extremely cruel."

Next to him, Luo Shixin asked hatefully: "Then a thousand stones of grain are fake?" ”

Li Hua was so frightened that he trembled and said: "It is true that there are 1,000 stone of grain, but it is not our grain, it is the bait that Xu Yuanlang put in the county seat, he moved all of them yesterday, it is their military rations, in fact, we can't have surplus grain at all." ”

"Humph! We don't have any food left, and we would rather give it to the bandits than give it to our army, just because we are easy to talk to, aren't we? ”

Li Hua and other officials were speechless, if the Sui army also asked for food like bandits, they would all starve to death in the end

Early the next morning, Zhang Xutuo led the victorious army to Feicheng County, Zhang Xuan and Luo Shixin went out of the city, Zhang Xutuo turned over and dismounted and said with a smile: "General Zhang is really a believer, and he really came to the Flying Eagle Army." ”

Zhang Xuan stepped forward and knelt down on one knee and saluted, "The last general, Zhang Xuan, see the handsome!" ”

Zhang Xutuo hurriedly helped Zhang Xuan up and said to him gratefully: "Thanks to the arrival of the general, otherwise I would really suffer a big loss this time." ”

"The end will just be just the right time."

"Good!"

Zhang Xutuo was overjoyed and said: "There is another elite army and a good general, my Flying Eagle Army is even stronger, it is said that the general also has a cavalry, it is like a tiger with wings!" ”

Luo Shixin stepped forward to see the commander and said hatefully: "This time, it is all these magistrates who collude with the bandits, and they must not be spared." ”

Zhang Xuan hurriedly said: "The blame is not on them, please don't blame them." ”

Zhang Xutuo also sighed slightly, "Actually, I also know, but according to my temper, I will never spare them, but since General Zhang intercedes, I will not care about it for the time being." ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Xutuo said excitedly: "This battle was fought beautifully, and the harvest was unexpected, even I couldn't imagine that Xu Yuanlang was uprooted." ”

When several officials heard that Xu Yuanlang had been uprooted, they couldn't help but cry with joy, hugged each other, and two officials rushed to the city, shouting: "Xu Yuanlang is dead!" Xu Yuanlang is dead! ”

Every house opened its door, people ran out of the street, and they couldn't help but cheer, and the cheers in the county town rang out.

Zhang Xutuo was stunned, the Sui army only annihilated Xu Yuanlang's main force, Xu Yuanlang did not die, he escaped, but he didn't want to explain too much, and let the people cheer.

Last night, the Sui army ambushed Xu Yuanlang's 20,000 main forces, killed 5,000 enemies, captured more than 7,000 enemies, plus the 3,000 captured by Zhang Xuan, they had tens of thousands of prisoners of war.

The Ministry of War allowed him to expand his army to 3,000 men, but now he had only more than 1,700 men, and there were still 1,300 vacancies, and he wanted to select the elite from the prisoners of war to be incorporated into his army.

He told Zhang Xutuo his thoughts, and Zhang Xutuo groaned and said: "Generally speaking, we will send these prisoners of war back to their hometowns, mainly because our military food is insufficient and we can't support so many people, if the general wants to increase to three thousand, I can transfer 1,500 people from the Flying Eagle Army to you, so you don't need to transfer them from the prisoners of war, in fact, they don't have any elite." ”

Zhang Xuan nodded and smiled: "I listen to the arrangement of the big handsome." (To be continued.) )