Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 664 I'm Back Again

When Zhang Xutuo appeared at the banquet in Qi County, it caused a commotion among the people attending the banquet.

In the battle of Daihai Temple, everyone thought that Zhang Xutuo was really killed in battle, and the whole army was wiped out.Who knew that Zhang Xutuo was not dead.

Before, the Luo family summoned the four counties to protect themselves, and Luo Cheng's wife was still recruiting soldiers under the banner of Zhang Xutuo in Qi County. Everyone thought it was just borrowing Zhang Xutuo's name.

Unexpectedly, I really saw Zhang Xutuo.

Seeing Zhang Xutuo, everyone was both surprised and excited.

Now the Henan rebels are powerful, and Zhu Can and others are brutal and ruthless. Wherever they pass, they are like locusts crossing the border, sweeping them all away.At today's banquet, many people came from the eight prefectures that had been breached, among them there were also famous noble families such as the Zheng family in Xingyang, and noble families such as the Cui family in Xingyang.

Naturally, there are also powerful families in many places such as the Lihu Xu family, the Dongjun Zhai family, the Jiyin Shan family, and the Licheng Fang family.

These gentry tyrants are fairly well-informed, and they ran faster at the beginning. Although they couldn't bring many things such as fields, houses, shops, etc., at least they brought out their family members.But when they thought that the ancestral halls, ancestral tombs, and house fields were all taken by the rebels now, and even given the land by them, it was hard for everyone to swallow the sullenness in their chests.

When Luo Cheng proposed to raise money and food, recruit soldiers and horses, and protect himself from thieves, everyone was more active.

However, while everyone was positive, they were also worried that the Luo family would not be able to last until the summer when Luo Cheng led the loyal army back.

Now seeing Zhang Xutuo, everyone's confidence has greatly increased.

Even if Zhang Xutuo Daihai Temple's entire army was wiped out, after all, in that battle, he had only 1 people, but he fought hundreds of thousands of rebels, and he was defeated by the tricks of luring the enemy and ambush.

Zheng Yaozu of the Zheng family in Xingyang was inexplicably happy.

He said to Zhang Xutuo, "I knew that Mr. Zhang will be fine. With Mr. Zhang, you will lead everyone to fight against the rebellion. The situation in Henan will be stable soon."

He is Zheng Guanyin's uncle. When Li Mi attacked Xingyang, he led the Zheng family to resist resolutely. In the end, the city was destroyed. Fortunately, Li Mi did not touch the Zheng family in Xingyang in order to buy people's hearts.Later, Li Mi deceived Zhang Xutuo by deceitful defeat, and deliberately abandoned Xingyang.

The Zheng family arranged for people to escape.

It didn't take long to hear that Zhang Xutuo died in battle, and after the whole army had no news, the Zheng family fled Xingyang City in a hurry.

Now Qi County has gathered people from all walks of life, about [-] people, and this is not counting the bandits who are willing to surrender, they add up to [-] people, but Zhang Xutuo is worried about them, so let They are still stationed at the foot of Mount Tai.

However, in Langya County in the southeast, Li Xiuning also recruited about 2 horses.

In addition, there are still 2 horses in Donglai Luogui, so their number is still very impressive now, known as a hundred thousand people.Even if a new army recruited in a hurry is at best a joint defense, it can at least boost their morale.

Besides, with Zhang Xutuo, the famous general, everyone's self-confidence increased sharply again.

"Zhu Can, the commander-in-chief of the bandit, led a bandit army stationed at the foot of Liangshan in the north of Dongping County. He was known as a hundred thousand. We will slaughter the city!"

Because Zhu Can eats people, people fear him, and his soldiers and horses have no military discipline at all, they will grab and kill wherever they go, and there will be ruins wherever they pass.

Everyone was very afraid that this man-eating demon king would kill him. After all, Qi County is only one Jibei County away from Liangshan.

Zhang Xutuo knew everyone's worries. He was very clear that the Self-Defense Forces of the various counties claimed to have [-] people, but in fact they had no combat effectiveness, and everyone felt unconfident.

"Everyone, don't panic, and don't worry. I have already sent people to investigate the enemy's situation and find out an important news. The imperial court sent Wang Shichong, Fan Zigai, and Li Yuan to lead [-] troops to attack Li Mi. Now Li Mi is very frightened, so he is mobilizing The bandits from all walks of life in the east returned to Xingyang to help out, and even asked Meng Rang in Huaixi for reinforcements. He is too busy to take care of himself at this time, so he has no energy left to commit crimes in the east."

As soon as the news came out, everyone burst into surprise.

"Although thieves don't come to commit crimes, we can't miss this opportunity. Now Li Mi is facing the invasion of the eastern capital, and he is busy dispatching troops to the west to help. So we can take advantage of this opportunity to send troops to suppress and regain the lost ground! "

Many of the gentry tyrants present here have had their hometowns captured by bandits, and they have a strong will to fight back to their hometowns.

In order to be able to fight back to their hometown earlier and recover their property, they even voluntarily contributed a lot of money.

Zhang Xutuo also struck while the iron was hot, and immediately re-established the banner of the Henan appeasement envoy's yamen, and re-numbered the recruited soldiers and horses, and appointed generals.

Although the appointed generals are mainly those gentry tyrants who have paid for the troops, at least this time they are considered to be uniformly organized and commanded orderly.

It took a few days, and 3 people completed the rehearsal.

Zhang Xutuo formed a team of one hundred soldiers, one regiment of twenty infantry, and one regiment of ten cavalry.

Among the 3 people, the cavalry formed two regiments, while the infantry formed fourteen regiments.

The fourteenth regiment of infantry consisted of five regiments, front, rear, middle, left, and right, and three regiments of infantry in each of the front, rear, left, and four chambers.

Zhang Xutuo personally commanded the 3 horses, and gave Shan Binbin to command the middle chamber, Luo Chengzong to command the front chamber, and the remaining three chambers also appointed generals.

Then, he ordered the whole army to march into Jibei County, and at the same time, he ordered the [-] recruiting bandits stationed at the foot of Mount Tai to also march into Lu County.

The two roads slowly advanced towards Dongping County.

Along the way, all the armies made great publicity, with gongs and drums blaring, and banners unfurling.

Also let the cavalry deliberately gallop back and forth on the official road and plain, making a huge momentum.

Zhu Can, who was stationed in Liangshan at the junction of Dongping, Lu County, and Jibei County, was also confused about the situation for a while. He heard the scouts kept saying that he had seen Zhang Xutuo's handsome flag in person, and even saw Zhang Xutuo's queen in front of the army formation. , and was also a little frightened for a while.

When Zhang Xutuo was in Henan, Zhu Can only dared to wander around the south of Huainan, but did not dare to enter the border of Henan.

Last time he was in charge of luring the enemy Zhang Xutuo, but as soon as he fought, he immediately became a real loser. That experience told him that Zhang Xutuo was really dangerous.

"I heard that Zhang Xutuo returned the letter and ordered Chen Leng, the prefect of Pengcheng, to lead his troops northward and flank our army with him."

When Zhu Can heard that Chen Leng was going north, his scalp went numb with shock.

A single Zhang Xutuo is enough to make him fearful, and now there is Chen Leng who is very capable of fighting, how can this be messed up?
Originally, he had been staying in Liangshan during this period of time, because in fact, seven of the bandits from the Eight Routes who had moved eastward had already been transferred back to Xingyang, just to face Wang Shichong, Li Yuan, Fan Zigai and the others, and prepare for a decisive battle.

So he was left alone here to bluff all the way. He claimed to be 3, but in fact, there were only [-] or [-] armed people under his command, which were still mobs.

"Send the order, and then withdraw to Dongjun."

After thinking about it, Zhu Can was afraid that if he withdrew like this, he would be condemned by Li Mi, "Let's go to Ji County to attack Li Yangcang!"

As for the eastern part of Henan, it doesn't matter who he loves, anyway, he will definitely not hold Zhang Xutuo and Chen Leng here.In case Li Mi wants to blame him, he will stay in Hebei and never come back. Anyway, there is no place for him to stay here, and he has his own place to stay. As long as he has soldiers and horses in his hands, he can be at ease wherever he is, and he can eat fat and tender food wherever he is baby.

But before he left, he didn't forget to send a letter to Li Mi, telling Wei Gong Li Mi that Zhang Xutuo was not dead, and Zhang Xutuo had killed him again!
(End of this chapter)