Qiu Fu and Zhang Xiu led an army of 30,000 men under their command and swept forward in a mighty manner, covering the sky and the sun. When they faced them, General Zhang He of the Sui army formed a formation to treat them.
"The Sui general who doesn't know whether to live or die, does he know what it means to use a mantis as a chariot?"
Qiu Fu shouted loudly, slapped his horse and wielded his sword to attack Zhang He.
"Ding dong, it has been detected that Qiu Fu has entered a critical attack state. The force is +6. The base force is 100. The current force has been increased to 106."
Zhang He also roared when he saw this, and immediately faced him with his gun raised.
"Ding dong, it has been detected that Zhang He has entered the brave state, his force is +4, his base force is 96, and his current force has increased to 100."
The two horses were close, swords and guns collided, and the battle lasted for more than ten rounds. Zhang He could not resist Qiu Fu's sharp edge, so he hurriedly used a flaw to force the horse to escape.
"Brothers, kill!"
Zhang Xiu, who was holding the battle, saw that Qiu Fu had defeated the enemy general. He immediately raised his gun and shouted, and the leader charged in fiercely.
"Escape quickly!"
Zhang He did not choose to confront Zhu Jun head-on, and immediately sent an order to withdraw.
The Zhu army was in hot pursuit. Fortunately, Zhang He led his troops in a well-organized manner, and the Sui army was in strict discipline and did not suffer a large-scale retreat. Qiu Fu and Zhang Xiu saw that it was difficult to defeat the Sui army, so they took advantage and stopped their pursuit.
"Bring me some of the prisoners of the Sui army captured today!"
As soon as Zhu Jun finished setting up camp, Qiu Fu ordered someone to bring over several prisoners of the Sui army for interrogation in person.
Not long after, several prisoners of the Sui army were tremblingly pushed into Qiu Fu's tent. These prisoners were also selected by the general who went to lead the people. They were all new recruits who had just joined the army and were still timid.
Before Qiu Fu could say anything, the prisoners fell to their knees with a plop and cried: "General, please spare your life, General, please spare your life! There are young ones, old ones and young ones!"
Qiu Fu's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a playful smile: "It's not impossible to spare your lives, but I have a few questions to ask you."
"The younger ones must recruit them all, recruit them all!"
Several people kowtowed and cried.
Qiu Fu slowly stretched out his finger: "First question, where are you from?"
Several people looked at each other, and a leader reported to Qiu Fu tremblingly: "General, we are all locals from Zhao County."
Qiu Fu continued to ask: "How many Sui troops are currently stationed in Zhao County, and do you know who their generals are?"
The leader quickly replied: "Come back to the general, they are gone. General Zhang He is leading the last troops in Zhao County. We originally planned to withdraw tomorrow, but we didn't expect the general to come so quickly!"
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Fu stood up immediately, glared at the soldiers and shouted, "How dare you lie to me?"
"General, no!"
Several surrendered soldiers were so frightened by Qiu Fu that they trembled and kowtowed: "General, we dare not deceive you! More than half a month ago, General Yue Fei, who was in charge of Hebei Province, sent an order to the garrison troops from all over the country to assemble in Yecheng. Even Zhao County and Linqing are already empty."
"Could it be that Yue Fei found out that our army and the Tang Army's Turkic coalition troops were outnumbered, and planned to abandon the periphery and gather the main force to fight our coalition forces in the Yecheng area?"
Qiu Fu thought about it secretly, then suddenly relaxed his brows, waved his hand to take a few prisoners away, turned to look at the deputy general Zhang Xiu on the side and said: "General Zhang, maybe this is a good opportunity given to us by God, Yue Fei The main force will be gathered in Yecheng, and there will be emptiness in all parts of Hebei. We can take advantage of this opportunity and capture Linqing and other places in Zhao County in one fell swoop."
"General, is this necessary?"
Zhang Xiu frowned and said, "As long as Yue Fei's main force can be defeated, the whole of Hebei is at your fingertips. Why bother to capture the cities that no longer have any defenders at this time?"
Qiu Fu shook his head and said: "Although we are allies with the Turkic Tang Army, we may not be able to wait until we defeat Yue Fei. At that time, the Turks and the Tang Army will not divide the territory with us calmly. It is better to take advantage of this opportunity to seize the territory. Yue Fei's command The Sui army also has about 200,000 troops, and it is difficult to determine the winner in a short period of time. At this time, the Ming King can send officials to govern the prefectures and counties that we have seized. By the time we defeat Yue Fei, these places will have been completely destroyed It belongs to us.”
"What the general said makes sense!"
Zhang Xiu kindly reminded: "It's just that the words of a few prisoners cannot be believed at all. You should still be careful."
"Wealth is found in danger!"
Qiu Fu stubbornly insisted on his opinion: "I am the vanguard of this expedition, and you are the deputy general. I have made up my mind, and the matter is settled!"
Although Zhang Xiu persuaded Qiu Fu not to believe the words of several prisoners easily, Qiu Fu refused to listen and had no choice but to agree.
The next day, as fate would have it, the 30,000-strong army rushed towards the Linqing area after resting. Little did they know that there, Yue Fei personally led 80,000 elite troops and was waiting for him.
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On the official road leading to Linqing, in an unknown valley, 80,000 Sui troops lined up neatly, with bright helmets and sharp spears. The heroic generals Gao Chong, Yue Yun, Zhang Xian, He Yuanqing, Zhang Han, Xue Wanche, Yang Cunzhong and Zheng Huai each stood on horseback with their swords in hand, while the rest of the generals were garrisoned in Yecheng, led by two deputy commanders, Fu Youde and Shi Dakai.
A group of Sui army generals stood solemnly here, quietly waiting for the order of their commander Yue Fei.
The commander Yue Fei, who was in military uniform, suddenly took off his heavy armor. When the generals were confused, the four characters "Serve the Country with Loyalty" suddenly appeared in front of everyone on the strong back.
"My fellow soldiers, this is my mother who was stabbed in the back when I was in the army. My mother taught me faithfully, served my country with all my heart, and will be remembered forever. Yue will never forget me! Today, the traitor Li Yuan colluded with the Hulu and invaded Hebei. If If we cowardly avoid the war, the people of Hebei and the Sui Dynasty will be destroyed at the hands of foreigners! Yue Fei remembers his mother's teachings of loyalty to the country, and even if he dies in battle, he will never let the aliens and barbarians succeed in their conspiracy!"
"We are willing to follow the general and be loyal to our country until death!"
Eighty thousand officers and soldiers of the Sui army were in uniform, and they roared in unison, which shook the sky.
With tears in his eyes, Yue Feihu cupped his fists and said, "Yue thanked all the generals and brothers!"
"Report, General, the thieves Qiu Fu and Zhang Xiu are leading an army of 30,000 people and are heading towards Linqing. They are expected to arrive at noon!"
As soon as Yue Fei put on his armor, the scout flew up to report.
"Just in time!"
Yue Fei raised the Liquan gun in his hand and shouted loudly: "Commanders and soldiers, the time has come to serve the country with loyalty and kill the enemy. The heads of these traitor soldiers will be used to tell the foreign barbarians, traitors and traitors, that our great Sui soldiers are dead." Iron-blooded will and a heart to serve the country with every fist!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The officers and soldiers of the Sui army, whose morale had reached its peak, raised their weapons in response to Yue Fei, as if the world had changed.
