Great Sui Dynasty

"General! The South City Gate has been lost!" A rebel soldier who escaped from the South City Gate ran over and said.

"Clang~"

"What? Lost? How could it be lost?!" When Bai Zixi heard that the city gate was lost, his expression was in a daze, and he couldn't even hold the spear in his hand steadily.

"It's over, everything is over." The city gate is lost, the enemy can drive straight in, and the main force of one's own side has not yet returned to help, so there is no point in defending, and desperate resistance can only delay defeat.

"Run away, run away before the enemy has captured the entire city, run as far as you can." Bai Zixi commanded the troops to retreat slowly towards the west gate.

"General, where are we going to flee? If Rencheng is lost, Lu County will have no place for us." A rebel asked dejectedly.

"Yeah, where should I escape? The Qingzhou Army has controlled Rencheng, which is equivalent to controlling their foothold in Lu County. Most of these people are from the vicinity of Rencheng. Where else can they escape? His master doesn't know where he is, he doesn't even have a direction after leaving the city, and he will be wiped out sooner or later.

"Then let's stay in Ren Cheng. Doesn't King Qi claim to be benevolent and love the people? As long as you surrender at that time, I guess they won't hurt you." He can arrange for Bo's rebels properly, and he himself is also his subjects under the rule of Henan Province, so he will not harm them.

Bai Zixi's words caused a commotion. After all, no one wanted to be accused of being a rebel. Although they were all bewitched by Xu Yuanlang at the time, they are completely awake now. The bright future Xu Yuanlang gave is all They are all illusory things. The reality is that they will either fight to the end or surrender.There is still a chance to survive if you surrender, but if you fight to the death, you will definitely not survive and you will be infamous.

"General, what about you?" Someone noticed that Bai Zixi didn't seem to intend to surrender with them.

"Me? You don't have to worry about it. Those who want to surrender just don't go anywhere, just wait quietly. The Qingzhou Army will come over sooner or later." Bai Zixi didn't intend to surrender, and of course he didn't intend to fight to the death. Not serving two masters, although one's master does not seem to be worth following, but this cannot be an excuse for job-hopping, although the saying that a man who knows the current affairs is a hero does not apply to soldiers.

"General, look, the rebels have retreated, should we pursue them?" Seeing that the rebels retreated, the morale of the Qingzhou army generals guarding the gap was boosted and they wanted to pursue them.

"No need, General Cheng must have taken down a city gate, so the rebels gave up fighting for this place knowing that the situation is over. We are not many, and it would be bad if we chased them and angered them. Anyway, the end is already doomed, so we will Wait here for a while." Dou Jiande understood at a glance that it must be Cheng Yaojin who took down the city gate, and the rebels retreated. Since victory is in sight, there is no need to rush for a while, even if the rebels abandon the city and flee, they will not be able to leave No matter how far away, without the support of the city, they will only perish faster.

"Go and inform the other soldiers outside the gates. Once you see a large group of enemy troops fleeing through the gates, don't stop them forcibly. Let them leave, so as not to cause unnecessary casualties." Dou Jiande ordered the messengers to send orders. Army, if they really want to break out of the encirclement, they will not be able to stop them.

"Your power is over, how long will it be before you surrender?!" Cheng Yaojin opened the city gate and brought in the troops from outside the city, then shouted at the city wall.

"We surrendered, and forgot that the general let me go." After seeing the city gate fall and the Qingzhou army pouring into the city, those at the head of the city knew that resistance was useless, and they already had the idea of ​​surrendering, and they were afraid that the Qingzhou army would not accept it and would not accept it. They didn't want to make the Qingzhou army look down upon them first, so Cheng Yaojin yelled and they immediately expressed their willingness to surrender.

"Take them as a way to take the rest of the troops into the city. The rest of you, follow me to meet General Dou." Cheng Yaojin was not in a hurry to lead people to attack the remaining sects, but was worried about Dou Jiande. However, Dou Jiande's guarding the gap is the eyes of the rebels staring at him and he has to worry about it.

"Old Dou, what's the situation here? Why is there no sign of a rebel?" Cheng Yaojin rushed over to take a look, only to see Dou Jiande's men and horses, not a single rebel, and of course there were corpses all over the place that he automatically ignored.

"Have you taken down the city gate? The rebels retreated suddenly, maybe because they knew that you took down the city gate and they knew that things must be done, so they retreated." Dou Jiande replied, seeing Cheng Yaojin appearing, his heart finally fell to the ground.

"Have you withdrawn? Since the city gate has been seized, there is no need to guard it anymore. Come with me and take down the other city gates." Cheng Yaojin and Changli waved it. Since the rebels were afraid, they took the opportunity to take it down. Rencheng.

As soon as Bai Zixi left, Rencheng's rebels suddenly fell into chaos, and Rencheng was finally controlled by Cheng Yaojin under the cooperation of inside and outside.

"I don't know what's going on with Prefect Zhang?" After dealing with various matters after the war, Dou Jiande finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't worry, even if the rebels have [-] soldiers, they are no match for General Zhang's [-] elite cavalry. As long as they are not trapped in the forest or valley, they can easily break through even if they are surrounded. What we need to consider now is the post-war governance of Lu County. , I’m so worried, I’m old Cheng?” Cheng Yaojin put on a sad look, asking him to use his brains to fight the war is okay, but letting him manage the place is more painful than killing him.

"I know, you are not good at governing the country, you just know how to fight." Dou Jiande shook his head and said, he was really speechless to Cheng Yaojin, he is not smart, the tactics he used are all from Li Jing He learned it there, and he can even learn tactics that he has only heard of and never seen Yang Hao use, but he is unwilling to deal with the delicate work of governing the local area, and he rejects it from the bottom of his heart. Only now does he know whether Li Jing sent him here or not. It's just to give Cheng Yaojin someone to talk to, and let himself help manage it.

"Hehe, my old Cheng is not stupid. I'd better leave this kind of brain work to you. I'd better practice it a little bit to make it more comfortable." Cheng Yaojin smiled sarcastically. Laziness.

"Okay, it's almost dawn today, I have to go to sleep for a while, I've been tossing all night, and I may not have time to sleep when it dawns." Cheng Yaojin yawned, shook his hand at Dou Jiande and left, Zhang There is no news from Xu Tuo yet. According to the captives, Bai Zixi left and disappeared, and some rebels fled in the chaos. These are all potential safety hazards, and they all have to be dealt with by him, while Dou Jiande will stay in Rencheng to deal with the big and small. little things.

Early the next morning, Dou Jiande, who hadn't slept all night, rushed to Cheng Yaojin's big tent to wake up Cheng Yaojin from his dream, because someone was coming city.