Just when the main force of the regular army led by Shao Xun and Hou Tuo had a series of pursuit battles in the Wanye Corridor, Chen Yougen, who was a surprise soldier, was a little unsmooth.

It's embarrassing, but they're really lost......

Chen Yougen was so angry that he directly beat the guide. If it weren't for the fact that this person was from the Le clan, and he needed to continue to lead the way, he would have been cut directly.

On the ninth day of October, they finally crossed the difficult mountain road and arrived at the first crow of the Three Crows Valley Road: Pheasant Heng Mountain.

This mountain is also known as Baizhong Mountain, located in the north of Pheasant County.

Seeing that there was still enough food and grass, they did not alarm anyone, and continued to walk through the desolate mountains.

That night, after passing through Xi'e County, Zhang Heng's former residence is located in this county.

On the 11th, after galloping fifty miles in half a day, and connecting with the people of Nanyang Leshi, he went straight to Wancheng in the middle of the night in the second half of the day.

There are a few enemy soldiers left behind in Wancheng, and there are a large number of enemy women and children, and the defense force is not strong, but it is not a one-shot defeat.

In the second half of the night, the outside world was as dark as ink, and you couldn't see your fingers - in the physical sense, you couldn't see your fingers, and the cloudy night was really too dark.

Because of the news of the defeat in front of him, the people in Wancheng were panicked.

Especially those rebel families who have just moved into the city to live, they are even more at a loss.

Some even wept and lamented that maybe they shouldn't have done anything. It's good to go back to Guanzhong, although most of them will starve to death, but it's not that there is no life at all.

But what about now? More than 10,000 men and horses were defeated, and they collapsed all the way from Fangcheng Mountain to Duyang and Bowang, which was not tenable at all.

Yes, just don't hold water.

Some people have suffered defeat, but they can still slowly gather the defeated troops, reorganize the troops, and turn defeat into victory.

Even if you can't turn defeat into victory, you can at least go deep and high and continue to hold on to the enemy.

But if you are chased all the way by someone's buttocks, every time you go to a place, when you just want to take a breath, the pursuers will kill you, this is untenable.

The consequences of not being able to stand are terrible, because you don't know where to run to the end.

It is more likely that the way to escape is constantly "slimming", and the rout is becoming fewer and fewer, and in the end, it is impossible to return to fight.

There are more than 2,000 families living in Wancheng, and everyone is very well-informed, and after communicating with each other, they only feel more and more desperate.

But at this point, there is nothing that can be done.

It really can't be done, just flee south with the whole army, young and old. It is better to go to Xiangyang and defect to General Wang than to stay in Wancheng and let others slaughter them.

And just as they were anxiously waiting for their father, brother and husband to return, and then retreated together, the people of Nanyang Le's clan had armed their troops and servants, gathered a hundred and ten people, sneaked to the west gate at night, and suddenly attacked and seized the city gate.

When the "squeak" sounded, the soldiers of the second army of long swords and righteous servants swarmed into the city.

After a modest battle, he basically took control of the city at dawn and did not let anyone escape.

The whole Wancheng was like a giant beast, turning over and continuing to fall asleep. But when it slept, it still squinted one eye and looked to the northeast.

******

When the sun was full of the western sky, Hou Tuo fled to Wancheng in embarrassment.

Before entering the city, he was still carefully calculating.

There were only a thousand soldiers left in the city, and the defeated soldiers he brought back were just over a thousand. This kind of strength is not enough to defend a famous city like Wancheng.

Fortunately, there are still more than 2,000 Guanxi homeless people in the city, and if all the men over the age of 50 and under the age of 15 are conscripted, and some Wancheng Ding Zhuang are forcibly recruited into the army, the strength of the army can probably be increased to about 5,000.

At this time, it is possible to defend the city.

After retiring from the official army, it is still necessary to gather the people scattered in the counties. Then find a way to gather some of the defeated troops and restore their strength as much as possible.

This time, he suffered too much loss.

Confidently going north to the city and mountain, the camp did not hold out for even half a day, and was defeated under the tactics of the officers and troops who rushed and attacked fiercely regardless of casualties.

The tens of thousands of troops that were full of people before the war were wiped out in ashes, which made people feel through the heart.

Alas!

The gates had been opened, and the guards watched them with a blank eye.

Hou Tuo saw it, almost covered his face with his sleeves, he was really shameless!

More than 100 horsemen rushed to the front and had already entered the dark city gate.

Hou Tak rode forward, picking up his speed slightly.

He just wants to have a hot meal and get a good night's sleep right now.

Running for my life all the way, I was exhausted, and I really couldn't stand it.

......The painful neighing of the horses suddenly sounded, followed by the sound of a dense burst of crossbow arrows breaking through the air, and the screams of dying people.

Hou Tuo was shocked, someone made a rebellion and demoted the officers and soldiers?

Just as he was about to turn the horse's head and withdraw from the city first, more than 100 officers and soldiers rushed to the left and right.

They came out of the cave of the city gate, with excellent armor and weapons of all kinds.

As soon as he looked at him, Hou Tuo felt that the world was spinning, and the war horse under his crotch had fallen to the ground.

He fell heavily to the ground, and just wanted to get up, but when he saw seven or eight long swords against his neck, chest and abdomen, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to move.

"Tie it up." Chang Cang, the deputy governor of the Long Sword Army, shouted.

Several subordinates rushed up and tied Hou Tuo with a leather rope.

The killing continued not far away.

The government soldiers first released their crossbows, and then stepped forward to fight in close combat.

They were full of energy and high morale, but the defeated army was like frightened birds and tired.

The battle lasted only a little time, and it was soon over.

Rivers of blood flowed from the streets, and the smell of fish rose to the sky.

Hou Tuo looked at the slaughtered soldiers blankly, and couldn't help but feel sad and wept bitterly.

"You say I want to be opposed?" With tears in his eyes, he said loudly: "It's really not a good way to live in this world." ”

A government soldier stepped forward, stuffed a ball of rags into his mouth, and then kicked his feet twice, saying, "Don't howl, it's not too late to cry before you die." ”

Hou Tuo was kicked and stumbled, but there was no reaction, as if he had lost all thoughts and didn't want to do any struggle.

Chen Yougen squatted on the roof on the right side of the street, still holding a bow in his hand, seeing Hou Tuo's embarrassed appearance, after hearing his words, he shook his head and said to himself: "If it was before, maybe I would have done it with you, and the world would have been turned upside down." But now—alas, you can't do that. ”

Without any foundation, the people who are only a few thousand families of Guanxi refugees are still burning and looting in Nanyang counties, and the relationship with the locals is extremely stiff, and it is a matter of time before they are defeated.

At the same time, Chen Yougen was also a little creepy.

If Le's is willing to help Chen Hou, he can make Wancheng change hands.

If Le's and Chen Hou turn their faces, won't Nanyang change their banners in an instant?

Wancheng, Xiongzhen, is one of the eight major metropolitan governors of the country, how can there be such a hidden danger?

He couldn't figure out how to deal with this matter for a while, and maybe he could only wait for the prince to go south to discuss it.

******

On October 15, Le Kai hurried to Wancheng from his hometown in Huaiyang.

When he entered the city, he happened to see the arrival of the Silver Spear Army.

"Le Gong." The king bird saluted from afar.

"General Wang." Lekai returns the favor.

For this person, Le Kai still likes it more.

Compared with Jin Zheng, another deputy governor of the Silver Spear Army, Wang Que Er is more gentle and courteous, and is easier to touch.

Hearing that this person has not yet married a wife, Le Kai secretly pondered that maybe he could choose a talented and good-looking clan girl from the distant branch of the Le clan and marry this person as a wife to consolidate the relationship.

Of course, this matter may cause Shao Xun's suspicions.

But if the major life events of the generals under his command can't make their own decisions, it seems that they can't be explained.

There are still opportunities.

"Le Gong, has the army set off?" Wang Qi'er took a few steps closer and asked.

"I went out yesterday, uniting several big clans in Shuyang and Nieyang, with a total of more than 2,000 riders." Le Kai said: "The Yu clan has also responded, but the people have not yet gathered. ”

In the northern part of Jingzhou, there are about a few scholars.

One of them is Le's, which started in Nanyang County, and its influence covers four counties: Shuyang, Nieyang, Jianyang, and Wanyang.

The second is the Zong family, who is from Ye County, Nanyang, and is quite influential in the Ye and Duyang areas.

The third is the Yu family, which has been separated from the Yingchuan Yu family for many years and is the most prestigious family in Xinye County.

There is also a Fan family in the west, which is mainly active in Shunyang.

In Wancheng, there is also a Liu family, which is said to be the son of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. Liu Qiao, the former assassin of Yuzhou, was born in this family and called himself "Anzhong Liu" to the outside world.

The clans of Jingzhou are mainly concentrated in the north, more precisely, in Nanyang and its surrounding counties and townships.

Now the situation is very clear, if the various families have ideas, they can gather the small families attached to them and start to contribute, so as to occupy a good position in the political reshuffle of Nanyang after the war.

Nanyang Le's and Yu's took the lead, and if Fan's, Liu's, and Zong's didn't want to be left behind, they should take action in the next few days.

When the family is organized and is no longer a plate of loose sand, the overall strength is still considerable.

To be optimistic, it is easy to gather 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers, and I don't know how they were frightened by Wang Ru, Hou Tuo, and Yan Wei and the thieves.

"Le Gong still has to send someone to urge him." When Wang Que'er heard that the Le family and the Yu family had been assembled, she nodded and reminded: "The prince will come to Nanyang soon, and he will have to go to Wang Ru and Yan Wei later. The Nanyang clans should still be active, so as not to misunderstand the princes. ”

When Le Kai heard this, he sighed in his heart.

People from all walks of life come back and forth, and everyone has to look for them to fight the autumn wind, and they are annoyed. Fortunately, it was Shao Xun who came, and Lejia invested a lot there, and it was not in vain.

Moreover, this time they fought neatly, defeated Hou Tuo in a battle, and captured many people. Next, attack Wang Ru and Yan Wei, if the old things can be repeated, it is worth investing more money in Lejia.

As the contemporary head of Le's, Lekai has carefully calculated the gains and losses.

There are too many families in Nanyang, and the competition is very fierce. If you want to stand out and leave the other families far behind, you have to rely on this opportunity to reconstruct the order.

Considering Chen Hou's extremely weak foundation in Nanyang, Lejia has already taken the lead, and the next step should be to seize the opportunity to further consolidate this advantage.