The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 101 Rise
On this day, Lu Chu and Duan Da arrived at Hulao Pass with [-] reinforcements, and Wang Shishi came out to greet him in person, "We are looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally Lord Shangshu is here."

Lu Chu is a Confucian general, he is upright and has great prestige among the Kanto gentry. He has outstanding literary talents and can lead troops to fight at the same time. , asked coldly: "How is the current situation of the Wagang rebels?"

Wang Shishi was angry in his heart, but still greeted him with a smile, and said: "The Wagang army is dealing with the corpses in the city, and their morale is not too high!"

"Really?" Before Lu Chu left, Huangtai Emperor Yang Tan repeatedly asked him to focus on the overall situation. Thinking of the heavy responsibility of attacking the Wagang Army, Lu Chu stopped asking and nodded, "If you enter the city, you will be careful." Let's talk!"

He urged his horse to go into the city, Duan Da and Wang Shishi exchanged glances inadvertently, and they followed Lu Chu into the city knowingly.

In the military conference hall, Wang Shishi hung up a map and said to Lu Chu and Duan Da: "This time the Wagang Army attacked Hulao Pass mainly by the troops of Shan Xiongxin and Meng Rang. Zhai Rang and Li Mi are currently leading the main force at the Hulao Pass. Liang Jun may be preparing to intercept Yu Wenhua and his northward and westward advances, so this is an opportunity for us."

"How many people are there in the Wagang Army outside the city, and where are they now?" Lu Chu asked.

"After more than a month of fierce fighting, they are also a little exhausted. There are still about [-] people. Now they retreat to Xingze County, Xingyang County to rest and recuperate."

"Can General Wang be sure?"

Wang Shishi nodded, "Their military rations are mainly supplied by the Tongji Canal, so Xingze is the logistics center for their military rations."

Duan Da asked again: "How does General Wang think we should deal with the Wagang Army?"

Wang Shishi said with a smile: "I have dealt with the Wagang Army for more than a year, and I also know something about the Wagang Army. Their biggest problem is that they are handsome, weak, and strong. Rather than saying that Zhai Rang is the leader of Wagang, it is better to say that Zhai Rang is Wagang. The army is a force, except for Li Mi, who is comparable to him, the other allied forces are self-contained. Take Shan Xiongxin and Meng Rang as examples, they are clearly divided, and neither of them can command the other, and they work independently. Zhai Rang and Li Mi were at odds with each other, causing their subordinates to be hostile to each other. Although the commander-in-chief this time was Shan Xiongxin in name, Meng Rang was Li Mi's man, and he didn't listen to Shan Xiongxin's deployment at all. Together. And the Shanxiong Xinfang Army is outside the city of Xingze, so the best tactic to annihilate the Wagang Army is to concentrate our forces and defeat them one by one!"

It is well known that Zhai Rang and Li Mi are at odds with each other. They both wish that the other party would be wiped out by the court. The same is true for Shan Xiongxin and Meng Rang. Annihilate a Wagang army before dawn."

Duan Da and Wang Shishi glanced at each other and said, "Master Shangshu, this is too risky."

Lu Chu waved his hand and said: "The Wagang army is also a tired army, and they didn't know that our reinforcements arrived. This army is extremely fast and can catch the enemy by surprise."

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As the night gradually deepened, Lu Chu led an army of [-] to Xingze.

Lu Chu was cautious all the way, and led his army to the east. After walking for about two hours, the army gradually approached the camp in Xingze County.Lu Chu was more careful, he sent someone to inquire about the news, for a while.The soldiers came back and reported to him: "My lord, the Wagang Army's defenses are lax."

"Immediately send an order to attack the camp in a quarter of an hour and put General Fang Qian in the rear to ensure safety." Lu Chu ordered.

"promise!"

After the order was issued, the soldiers clenched the weapons in their hands one by one, and there was a murderous look in the eyes of the camp.

After time passed slowly like a trickle, Lu Chu glanced at the night, got on his horse, drew out his sword, and shouted: "Warriors of the Great Sui Dynasty, today is the beginning of destroying the Wagang Army, kill!! !"

"Kill!!" The lurking army immediately charged towards the Wagang Army barracks under the leadership of the general.

Upstairs at the gate of the barracks, the drowsy soldiers immediately looked up when they heard the loud shouts, and looked at the oncoming army, and immediately rang the big bell, shouting: "Enemy attack, enemy attack. "

However, just after shouting, feathered arrows flew horizontally, and a feathered arrow shot at him. After a wailing cry, the whole person fell from the barracks.

But the soldiers in the barracks also heard it, and immediately shouted. The soldiers woke up from their sleep and rushed out after hearing about it.

At this time, the Sui army had already entered the barracks. The cavalry was the vanguard followed by the infantry. The great battle broke out in an instant. With the advantage of the surprise attack and the huge impact of the cavalry, the Sui army quickly gained the upper hand, throwing torches one after another. To the tents in the barracks, the fire spread suddenly, and the flames spread to the sky, illuminating the night sky.

Shan Xiongxin's more than [-] people were shot and killed, and the screams rang out.Seeing that the gate of the city of Xingze County was erected, they all retreated to Guancheng!

The Sui army covered up and killed him all the way, killing him until his blood was scattered all over the field, and the blood flowed like a river.

Before dawn, the Sui army chased them to a forest, and Lu Chu ordered: "Don't chase the poor, the whole army stops advancing! Rest on the spot."

And just as the Sui army was resting on the spot, 'Boom!Boom!Boom! The earth-shattering sound of war drums sounded, which was an order to encircle and attack. Tens of thousands of Wagang troops suddenly shouted and rushed from all directions. Meng Rang led [-] cavalry to the front and rushed towards the back of the Sui army.

The Sui army was completely bewildered by this sudden Wagang army. Although they fought desperately, after the fierce battle in the middle of the night, they were exhausted and were rushed by tens of thousands of troops. The formation was torn apart, and the Sui army suffered countless casualties on the battlefield, crying and screaming.

Five thousand cavalry rushed continuously, dividing the Sui army into more than a dozen pieces. The soldiers of the Sui army were in a mess, no longer obeying the commander's command, and began to break through individually.

Lu Chu was so frightened that he was out of his wits. He drew out his saber and hissed loudly, "Rush out of the siege, get out! Retreat to Hulao Pass at all costs!"

At this moment, a stream arrow shot towards him, Lu Chu couldn't dodge it, and hit his chest, the sharp armor-piercing arrow pierced his chest and fell into his body, Lu Chu yelled, turned over and fell off the horse.

Lu Chu's personal soldiers hurriedly rescued him, their eyes were red, and they tried their best to kill the overlapping enemy troops, but there were more and more Wagang Army soldiers, and it was impossible to break out of the encirclement.

The place where Lu Chu's army was ambushed was not too far from Hulao Pass. Although they couldn't see it, the scouts at Hulao Pass urgently reported the information to Wang Shishi.

A scout lieutenant knelt down in front of Wang Shishi and begged: "General, Lord Shangshu was besieged by tens of thousands of Wagang troops. He suffered heavy casualties and was in danger. I implore the general to rescue him urgently!"

Wang Shishi has no expression on his face, in fact, he already knew that it would end like this.Wang Shichong and Li Mi, the former wanted to eliminate Lu Chu, and the latter wanted to eliminate Shan Xiongxin, and they hit it off, and they made a plan for tonight, first to send Shan Xiongxin to Lu Chu, and then Meng Rang eats Lu Chu.But if he didn't go to the rescue, he really couldn't explain to the emperor.

A ferocious sneer gradually appeared on Duan Da's face. He quickly glanced at the begging captain, pulled out his knife, and stabbed it into the captain's heart. With a scream, the captain fell to the ground and died.

Duan Da wiped the blood from the blade on him, and said to Wang Shishi: "The situation outside the city is unknown, and the Wagang army is about to attack Hulao Pass in a big way. It is not allowed to open and close the gate. Anyone who dares to open the gate will be killed without mercy!"

Wang Shishi said happily: "Yes, the sky is big and the earth is big, it is not as big as Hulao. Close the city gate, close the city gate."

However, another change occurred on the battlefield outside the city at this time.

After Meng Rang wiped out Lu Chu's army, when he was cleaning the battlefield excitedly, he unexpectedly killed a Sui army.

When Meng Rang saw that the general was Wang Shichong, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

At this time, Wang Shichong waved his hand, "Attack!"

Suddenly there was a loud drumbeat, and two armies rushed out from both sides of the forest, one from the left and the other from the right. On the left was Wang Renze, Wang Shichong's nephew, and on the right was Wang Xuanying, Wang Shichong's son. Army to kill.

The Wagang Army was caught off guard and was defeated by Wang Shichong. Countless people surrendered. Meng Rang shot three arrows in a row in the melee and fled back to Liang County in embarrassment. Prisoners of war, all the more than [-] surrendered soldiers were executed.

After that, Wang Shichong's troops swept forward and recovered Xingyang County in the First World War. Then, he besieged Luokou City with heavy troops and attacked day and night.The main force of the Wagang Army is currently being captured by Yu Wenhua, Liangjun, and Pengcheng, and the rest of the army is strictly guarding Luokou City and dare not come out.

Wang Shichong's reputation was greatly enhanced.

But Wang Shichong was the first to betray his righteousness, and then he betrayed and killed the prisoners. From then on, he and Li Mi tore off the disguised mask of cooperation, and forged an incomprehensible and deep hatred.

(End of this chapter)