At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 164 See Through
With two stone bows on his waist, Zheng Guangzhu stood on the archery tower and looked eastward. Seeing the red sun sinking in the west and the twilight in the west, his heart became more uneasy and his face became more solemn. His intuition told him that something happened to Li Zezhu, the captain. The ten remnants of the Sui army who passed by were most likely just a bait, otherwise Li Zezhu would not have been able to turn around after dark, and the two groups of scouts he sent out had also disappeared.

But Zheng Guangzhu couldn't figure it out. Although there were many Sui army routs remaining in Goguryeo, they were all stragglers like bereaved dogs, and after several rounds of siege, they were almost cleared up. It is unlikely that he has the strength to completely eat the 300 people under Li Zezhu's command, right?

But until now, Li Zezhu has not turned around, and even a single soldier has not escaped back, so there are only two possibilities: first, Li Zezhu is fine, but he chased too far and failed to come back before dark; Second, Li Zezhu's entire army was wiped out, and none of them escaped.

Zheng Guangzhu is more inclined to the second possibility, because based on his understanding of Li Zezhu, Li Zezhu is unlikely to be so "dedicated". The possibility of annihilation of the entire army is even greater, and with the fact that the two groups of scouts have not returned, Zheng Guangzhu is even more certain of his thoughts.

"Proceed with the order, everyone should strengthen their vigilance, and no one is allowed to rest tonight." Zheng Guangzhu decisively issued the first order. If the Sui army can completely eat a team of 300 people, it will definitely be very strong. I'm afraid there are more than a thousand people, and they are definitely here for the food here.

Because apart from food, those remnants of the Sui army could not risk attacking a camp guarded by thousands of soldiers for anything else.

Zheng Guangzhu was about to go down the archery tower, but there was a clump of flames in the distance of the official road outside the camp, followed by the faint sound of horseshoes, and someone came riding a horse holding a torch.

Zheng Guangzhu only thought that the scouts he had sent had finally returned, so he stopped quickly. Soon, two fast horses rushed to the gate of the camp, and one of them waved a small flag and shouted a password. , not the scouts sent by Zheng Guangzhu.

Zheng Guangzhu quickly ordered someone to open the gate of the camp and let the two messengers in.

"Where is Li Shoubei?" the messenger immediately asked after riding his horse to the battalion.

Zheng Guangzhu hurriedly said: "Li Shoubei went to pursue the Sui army, and he is not in the camp now. I am Zheng Guangzhu, the deputy guard."

The messenger frowned and said, "Where did the Sui army come from?"

"A group of remnants of the Sui army with dozens of soldiers." Zheng Guangzhu replied.

The messengers were not surprised when they heard the words. There are still many stragglers left behind after the defeat of the Sui army in Goguryeo. There are only a few dozen people in the area. The remnants of the Sui army between Xincheng and Xincheng have been completely wiped out, and now an east-west encirclement has basically been formed, and I ordered you to block the intersection here to prevent the remnants of the Sui army from fleeing south."

Zheng Guangzhu immediately accepted the order respectfully, and now the King of Koryo has appointed two generals, one is Lord Ulji Mundeok and the other is Lord Gao Jianwu.

The two messengers were about to leave after delivering the military order. Zheng Guangzhu hurriedly said: "Li Shoubei has not returned after chasing the Sui army. My subordinates are worried that he will have an accident, but this is where the granary is located, and my subordinates cannot leave without authorization. Inform the general, and ask the general to make a decision."

"How long has Li Shoubei been away?"

"It's been more than two hours, and the scouts sent by the subordinates have also disappeared. I'm afraid it's too bad."

The two messengers looked at each other solemnly, obviously realizing that it was unusual, and said: "Then Mr. Zheng has to strengthen his guard. It happens that General Liu Zaishang, the commander of the cavalry, is not far to the south at this moment. Let's take a detour to inform Liu General, let him make the decision, he is one of the commanders of this siege."

Zheng Guangzhu said happily after hearing the words: "I'm sorry for the two brothers, why don't you have dinner and rest for a while before leaving?"

The two messengers were dedicated, shook their heads and said, "We have brought dry food, just pack some water for us."

Zheng Guangzhu hastily asked someone to fill the water bags for the two messengers, and sent them out of the camp gate himself.

After seeing off the two messengers, Zheng Guangzhu finally felt more at ease, and it was already dark at this time. He had just returned to the barracks and just sat down to drink a sip of water, when a soldier rushed in and said: " Report to Mr. Zheng, it seems...it seems that Mr. Li is back."

Zheng Guangzhu was overjoyed, and hurriedly ran out of the barracks, and flew up to the watchtower. Sure enough, he saw a fire dragon appearing on the official road to the northeast. Under the firelight, there were faint figures. Judging from the attire, they should be his own people, and the number of them was right. An officer was walking in the middle of the team on horseback. He also looked like Li Zezhu, but due to the distance, he couldn't see his face clearly.

Zheng Guangzhu was overjoyed at first, but a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes. Li Zezhu took 300 people out, and now the number of people coming back is about the same. Could it be that he didn't catch the prisoners?And why didn't any of the four scouts I sent report back in advance?This is not right!

Zheng Guangzhu was originally a cautious person. Since he became suspicious, he immediately became vigilant and ordered people to light a large number of torches on the fence to illuminate the road in front of the camp gate as bright as day. At the same time, all the archers were on standby.

At this time, the men and horses coming from a distance are the soldiers of the Sui Army who have been dressed overseas. The one sitting on the horse is a soldier. The figure of this person is somewhat similar to Li Zezhu, but Li Zezhu's name is Fat, this person is strong.

Liu Wuzhou was leading the horse on the left side with an iron and wooden gun, while Pei Xingyan was dragging the horse on the right side, walking unhurriedly, never within ten steps of Liu Wuzhou.

"General Pei doesn't need to lead the cavalry tonight?" Liu Wuzhou glanced at Pei Xingyan's long spear, and chatted up with a smile.

Pei Xingyan said indifferently: "It will be difficult for the cavalry to be used in attacking the camp later, but Su Dingyue's leadership is enough."

Liu Wuzhou sighed suddenly. In fact, he knew in his heart that Pei Xingyan couldn't trust him, so he personally supervised him. If he dared to work without effort, or even took the lead in retreating, the horse in this kid's hand would definitely fall on him without hesitation. call.

At this moment, the camp in the distance was brightly lit, the torches on the fence more than doubled, and the archery tower and the fence were full of Goguryeo soldiers holding bows and arrows.

Seeing this, Liu Wuzhou looked ugly and said: "The leader of the Bangzi Army is very smart, he must have seen a flaw, our disguise has not deceived them, and a forced attack is absolutely impossible, what does General Pei think?"

Pei Xingyan's heart sank when he saw that posture, but there was no change on his face, and he said three words lightly: "Wait for the signal."

Liu Wuzhou's eyes flashed, he hadn't seen Gao Bufan until now, and he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd, waiting for the signal?What signal are you waiting for?
When all the government soldiers saw the archery towers of the camp and the rows of archers protruding from the fence, they couldn't help but feel a little hairy. Grandma, did the Bangzi army see through us?Then how to fight this battle?
"Go ahead!" Pei Xingyan shouted in a low voice.

The government soldiers did not dare to disobey, so they had to continue to move forward. The government soldier on the horseback was terrified. After all, he sat the highest and had the most obvious target. If the Korean soldiers shot arrows, he would definitely die the fastest.

Fortunately, Pei Xingyan finally gave the order to stop when he got close to the range of the bow and arrow.

At this time, the front of the camp was illuminated like daylight, and there was nowhere to hide at such a distance. Zheng Guangzhu recognized at a glance that the soldier on horseback was not Li Zezhu at all.

"It's Sui Dog, they are wearing our clothes!"

"What a bloody Sui dog!"

At this time, more Goguryeo soldiers saw Duan Jian, and the whole camp was in an instant commotion, some were terrified, some were indignant, some were roaring...

Zheng Guangzhu's face was gloomy. Obviously, Li Zezhu and the 300 people he brought out were indeed dead. These cunning Sui people even stripped off their clothes and put them on, trying to get away with it. Fortunately, he was alert, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous .

Zheng Guangzhu broke out in a cold sweat, feeling unbearable grief and indignation, he untied the two stone bows around his waist, and shot an arrow at the government soldier on horseback.

As soon as Pei Xingyan stretched out his hand, he pulled the soldier off the horse. At the same time, he stretched out the spear and sent the arrow flying. Pei Xingyan is here, and if he is interested, he will immediately open the camp gate and surrender, and I will leave you with a dead body."

(End of this chapter)