Huang Chao led the army to Liangzhou, he did not send scouts to reconnoiter the situation in the direction of Luoyang, but Li Rupei will not be idle, he knows very well that Huang Chao still has an army of nearly 100,000 under his command, this is a force to be reckoned with, if these large armies are dispatched to attack Liangzhou, with the 10,000 iron-blooded soldiers led by Song Hu, they may not be able to defeat Huang Chao.

The scouts had already begun to spy on the Yellow Nest's every move.

According to Li Rupei's guess, Huang Chao will definitely lead the army back to Kaifeng first, rest for a few days, and then make a plan for the next move, whether it is to attack Liangzhou, or something that may not be said, but the information sent back by the scouts that the army under Huang Chao did not return to Kaifeng, but went directly in the direction of Shannan Dongdao.

It is impossible for Huang Chao to attack Xiangyang, and he is heading in the direction of Shannan Dongdao, and the only destination is Liangzhou.

Huang Chao made this decision, and acted so quickly, Li Rupei was puzzled, this was not the best decision, after all, the army under Huang Chao's command had been defeated by the Iron Blood Army several times, forming a shadow in the heart of the sergeant, without full confidence and certainty, Huang Chao wanted to avoid the Iron Blood Army.

After the scouts detected the information, Li Rupei also quickly made a decision.

The army was divided into two, he led 10,000 elite soldiers of the iron-blooded army, quickly rushed to Quanzhou, exterminated the foreign town soldiers stationed in Quanzhou, occupied the state city of Quanzhou, and waited for the army of Huangchao to enter Quanzhou, and then set up an ambush to deal with the army of Huangchao, Gao Chibang led the army behind, followed behind, ready to help, and at the same time sent scouts to inform Song Hu of Liangzhou, led the army to Quanzhou, ready to fight, once the three-way army met in Quanzhou, Li Rupei's purpose was not as simple as defeating Huangchao, if it was possible, He wants to completely wipe out the army of the Yellow Nest.

Once the action plan is decided, Li Rupei will not waste time.

Liu Yunzhang had already come to the barracks and followed Gao Chibang to Liangzhou, Li Rupei and Huang Biao led 10,000 soldiers to rush to Quanzhou as quickly as possible, each soldier was equipped with two horses, and guaranteed to arrive in Quanzhou within two days.

The plan to fight again was quickly conveyed among the senior officers of the Iron and Blood Army, and many officers asked for orders to follow Li Rupei to Quanzhou to fight, and the morale of the army was very high.

The time of departure of the army is dusk, which is also for secrecy.

Li Rupei didn't know if Huang Chao would send scouts to reconnoiter along the way, after all, the size of the 10,000 army was not small, and each person was equipped with two war horses, such a momentum was difficult to hide, after all, the army he led was only 10,000 people, and in the face of Huang Chao's nearly 100,000 army, it was still necessary to be cautious, if it could launch a sneak attack, it would be the best.

Moreover, the army also had to exterminate the soldiers stationed in the whole state, although such a battle was captured, but it always took some time.

What Li Rupei didn't expect was that the army arrived in Quanzhou in just one day and one night.

There was no trouble along the way, and no scouts of the Yellow Nest army were found.

Huang Chao's army has lost too many war horses, thinking about acting quickly, the possibility is not very large, plus Huang Chao has already suffered a loss, he will definitely not lead the army to catch up, it must be a unified action.

The battle to exterminate the soldiers outside the eastern province of Shannan took only half an hour.

As soon as the two sides fought, the leading generals of the outer towns surrendered.

Probably frightened by the momentum of the Predator.

Li Rupei easily occupied the state city of Quanzhou.

The iron-blooded army quickly blocked the news, according to Li Rupei's prediction, Huang Chao's army came to Quanzhou, and it would take two days to pass through the state city, and in these two days, Li Rupei could make all the preparations.

Unexpected situations happen one after another.

Huang Chao actually sent a messenger to Quanzhou in advance and entered the state city.

After the envoy saw the Thorn History, he conveyed the meaning of Huang Chao, that is, the army passed through Quanzhou and did not want to be the enemy of the army of Shannan Dongdao, and the purpose of the army was to go to Liangzhou, so please ask the Thorn Shi to give convenience, and at the same time prepare some grain and grass.

According to Li Rupei's request, Thorn Shi agreed with his mouth, and the two sides agreed on the time and place of delivering grain and grass.

Looking at the materials in his hand, Li Rupei's face showed a smile, this time the evidence he has is more sufficient, Shannan Dongdao Jiedu made Liu Ziheng collude with Huang Chao with bad intentions, such evidence is thrown out, I am afraid that Tian Lingzi will not be able to protect Liu Ziheng, and it is also an opportunity for the iron-blooded army at that time.

Everything is ready to go.

The place where the grain and grass are delivered is ten miles away from the state city of Quanzhou, next to the official road, the terrain here is a little dangerous, there are mountains on both sides, and the official road in the middle, once the army comes to this place, it is difficult to perform, but for the army that is prepared, it can occupy a great advantage.

Two days later, 10,000 troops were ambushed on both sides of the road.

The army of the Yellow Nest has arrived.

It was the vanguard that received the grain and grass, a total of 3,000 men.

Huang Chao did not come forward, and he was not required to come forward for such a thing.

Li Rupei on the hillside, smiling, he has enough confidence that at least these 3,000 people have no way to live.

The army, which received the grain and grass, finally came to the agreed place.

It was at this time that the offensive began.

Among the 3,000 men, there were sergeants who had participated in the battle of the Iron Blood, and when they saw the uniforms of the Iron Blood, these soldiers lost the confidence to resist and began to flee by the road.

It's a pity that they have no chance to escape, the iron-blooded army is outflanked from the front and back, there are mountains not far from both sides of the official road, there are almost no roads to escape, 3,000 people face 10,000 troops, such a battle does not need to be carried out.

Half an hour later, all the sergeants who had not yet been killed surrendered.

Dozens of sergeants who broke out of the encirclement returned to the army with pale faces.

Hearing the sergeant's report, Huang Chao's face was also pale, he never dreamed that the Iron Blood Army had actually set up an ambush in Quanzhou, waiting for his army to arrive.

The sergeant who fled back reported in detail the momentum of the Iron Blooded Army.

One of the sergeants said that, in just half an hour, the three thousand sergeants were all wiped out.

Huang Chao suddenly had no idea, and continued to move forward, there must be a fierce battle with the Iron Blood Army, but after this battle, if he fails, then he will lose everything, even if it is a success, maybe it is not the main force of the Iron Blood Army that is blocked in front, Li Rupei may lead the Iron Blood Army, and he is waiting somewhere in front.

Huang Chao looked at the chief of the guard and Zhu Wen beside him, and said his decision, the army retreated, left Quanzhou, followed the direction of Lizhou, entered Huainan Road, and returned to the south.

The chief guard didn't speak, but Juwen spoke.

Zhu Wen's meaning is very clear, the front must not be the main force of the Iron Army, otherwise the Iron Blood Army will not attack the team receiving grain and grass, and will wait for the arrival of the army to start a fight, the reason why the Iron Blood Army made such a move may be because there is no army waiting in the direction of Liangzhou, and the rear air defense is weak, so the army can raid, as long as it passes through Quanzhou and enters Yangzhou, the situation can be clear.

Zhu Wen's opinion is good, Huang Chao actually thought of this, but as the commander of the army, he would not make such a risky decision, the losses in front were already very heavy, the bravery of the Iron Army, he personally understood, in case the Iron Blood Army really set up an ambush, he led the army into the circle, then there would be no chance.

Huang Chao did not listen to Zhu Wen's advice, and decided to move the army in the direction of Lizhou, and enter Huainan Province by the way, as long as he reached the south, he could recruit troops and start to expand the ranks again.

Zhu Wen insisted on his opinion, and begged some of the sergeants to go to the attack, and if they could not succeed, they would be willing to accept the punishment.

Zhu Wen's attitude made Huang Chao hesitate, if it was really as Zhu Wen said, the army could win, and it would be able to attack Liangzhou, such a result was what Huang Chao was most willing to see.

After much thought, Huang Chao agreed to Zhu Wen's request and let Zhu Wen lead an army of 20,000 to attack.

Zhu Wen, who received the order, quickly began to act, he wanted to lead many officers he was familiar with, but unfortunately his action did not get the consent of Huang Chao, Huang Chao designated 20,000 people, led by him, to attack.

After Zhu Wen led the army to leave, Huang Chao did not lead the army to follow, but waited for news on the spot.

At this time, the chief of the guard spoke, and suggested that scouts be sent to find out the news. Looking at the situation of Zhu Wen's battle, Huang Chao didn't know if it was okay, seeing such a situation, the chief of the guard sent scouts to reconnoiter the news along the road.

Zhu Wen's mind has long changed, the reason why he asked to lead the army to attack is not to think about fighting with the Iron and Blood Army, the 80,000 army led by Huang Chao was still defeated under the command of the Iron Blood Army, and less than half of the sergeants who came back, he led an army of 20,000, if he met the main force of the Iron Blood Army, there was no chance of survival at all, even if he could escape back, he would have to encounter the punishment of Huang Chao, so this was the best time for him to break away from Huang Chao.

It's a pity that Huang Chao still took precautions and didn't let him lead the original troops.

This completely angered Zhu Wen, thinking of the ending of Huang Kui, Zhao Zhang, Shang Rang and others, Zhu Wen thought clearly, and continued to follow Huang Chao, sooner or later he will also end like this, he is not yet thirty years old, and he has a lot of prospects in the future, and he doesn't want to be buried with Huang Chao.

At present, it is not possible to lead the army out of the Yellow Nest, there is no food and grass, no preparation, the 20,000 army will collapse in the shortest possible time, and the only choice that can be made is to surrender the Iron Army.

On the way forward, Zhu Wen gathered many officers and said his decision very simply.

The soldiers around him killed several officers who objected in the shortest possible time, and the rest of the officers did not speak, expressing their agreement with Zhu Wen's decision.

Huang Chao waited left and right and waited for no news, and the scout did not come back in time to report.

An hour later, the officers who had fled finally reported that Zhu Wen had led an army of 20,000 and surrendered to the Iron Army.

Huang Chao, who heard the news, had no blood on his face, he didn't say anything, led the rest of the army, quickly left, and headed in the direction of Lizhou.

At this time, Huang Chao would never have thought that the news of the surrender of Zhu Wen led an army of 20,000 quickly spread throughout the army, and some sergeants began to leave the army under the pretext of excuses, and some even left directly during the march.

When the army entered the territory of Lizhou, Huang Chao counted the number of sergeants, and there were only more than 30,000 people left.