Zheng Guangzhu was holding two stone bows on his waist, standing on the archery tower and looking eastward. He saw the red sun setting in the west and the twilight was gray. His heart became more and more uneasy, and his face became more solemn. His intuition told him that something had happened to Captain Li Zezhu.

The ten remnants of the Sui army passing by were most likely just bait, otherwise Li Zezhu would not have been able to turn around even after dark, and the two groups of scouts he sent out also disappeared.

But Zheng Guangzhu couldn't figure it out. Although there were many defeated Sui troops remaining in Goguryeo, they were all stragglers like lost dogs. Moreover, after several rounds of encirclement and suppression, they had been almost cleaned up. Even if there were still some fish that slipped through the net, they were still there.

It’s unlikely that he has the strength to completely eat the three hundred people under Li Zezhu’s command, right?

But until now, Li Zezhu has not turned around, and not even a single soldier has escaped. Then 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 not a single one 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". Li Zezhu, who was born in an upper-class noble family, is indolent and indolent.

It was more likely that the entire army would be annihilated, and since the two groups of scouts had not returned, Zheng Guangzhu became even more sure of his idea.

"Go on, everyone is on alert. No one is allowed to rest tonight." Zheng Guangzhu decisively issued the first order. If the Sui army could completely devour a team of three hundred people, it would definitely be very powerful.

I'm afraid there are more than a thousand people, and they are definitely here for the food here.

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

Just as Zheng Guangzhu was preparing to descend from the archery tower, a cluster of fire appeared in the distance on the official road outside the camp, followed by the faint sound of horse hooves. Someone was riding a horse holding a torch.

Zheng Guangzhu only thought that the scouts he sent had finally returned, and he stopped quickly. Soon, two fast horses rushed to the camp gate. One of them waved a small flag and shouted a command loudly. He was a messenger.

, were not the scouts sent by Zheng Guangzhu.

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

"Where is Li Shou Bei?" he asked immediately after the ordering troops had gathered their horses to camp.

Zheng Guangzhu said quickly: "Li Guardsman went to pursue the Sui army. He is not in the camp now. I am the deputy guard Zheng Guangzhu."

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

"A remnant of the Sui army consisting of dozens of people." Zheng Guangzhu replied.

The soldiers who sent the order did not find it strange when they heard this. There are still many stragglers left after the defeat of the Sui army in Goguryeo. There are only a few dozen people who are not very popular, so they shouted the order: "General Gao Jianwu has an order to attack Liaodong City within three days."

We have carried out a thorough wipeout of the remaining Sui Army soldiers between the two cities, and now we have basically formed an east-west siege. I ordered you and others to block the intersection here to prevent the Sui Army's remaining soldiers from escaping southward."

Zheng Guangzhu immediately respectfully accepted the order. Now the King of Goryeo has appointed two generals, one is Lord Eulji Mundeok, and the other is Lord Go Jianmu.

The two messengers planned to leave after passing the military orders. Zheng Guangzhu said quickly: "Li Shubei has not returned from pursuing the Sui army. My subordinates are worried that something will happen to him. However, this is an important granary area and my subordinates cannot leave without authorization, so please two

Let the general know and ask the general to make a decision."

"How long has Li Shoubei been there?"

"It's been more than two hours, and the scouts sent by my subordinates have disappeared. I'm afraid the situation is already in danger."

The two messengers looked at each other solemnly, obviously realizing that something was unusual, and said: "Then Mr. Zheng needs to be more vigilant. It happens that General Liu Zaishang, the commander of the cavalry, is not far to the south at the moment. Let's take a detour to inform Liu."

General, let him make the decision, he is one of the commanders of this siege."

Hearing this, Zheng Guangzhu said happily: "Thank you, brothers. Why don't you have dinner and rest for a while before leaving?"

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

Zheng Guangzhu quickly asked someone to fill the water bags for the two messengers and sent them out of the camp in person.

After seeing off the two messengers, Zheng Guangzhu finally felt a little more at ease. By this time, the sky was completely dark. As soon as he returned to the barracks and sat down to take a drink of water, a soldier ran in and said in a hurry: "

Report to Master Zheng, it seems...it seems that Master Li is back."

Zheng Guangzhu was overjoyed. He quickly ran out of the barracks and climbed up to the arrow tower. Sure enough, he saw a fire dragon appearing on the official road in the northeast. There were figures in the firelight. Judging from the attire, he should be one of his own, and the number of them was about the same.

An officer was walking in the middle of the team on horseback. He also looked like Li Zezhu, but because he was too far away, he couldn't see his appearance clearly.

Zheng Guangzhu was overjoyed at first, but then there was a trace of doubt in his eyes. Li Zezhu took 300 people out, and now the number of people who came back is about the same. Could it be that he didn't capture the prisoners? And why didn't any of the four scouts he sent report back in advance? This is wrong.

ah!

Zheng Guangzhu was always a cautious person. Once 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.

The people and horses coming from a distance at this time were the soldiers of the Sui army passing by in overseas uniforms. The person sitting on the horse at this moment was a soldier. This man's body shape was somewhat similar to Li Zezhu, but Li Zezhu's name was

If you are fat, this person is strong.

Liu Wuzhou was holding the iron-wood spear and leading the horse on the left, while Pei Xingyan was dragging the horse on the right and marching unhurriedly, never leaving within ten steps of Liu Wuzhou.

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

Pei Xingyan said calmly: "We will attack the camp later, and the cavalry will not be able to be used. Su Dingyue will be able to lead it."

Liu Wuzhou suddenly exclaimed. In fact, he knew in his heart that Pei Xingyan couldn't trust him, so he personally supervised him. If he dared to work hard or even take the lead in retreat, the horse in this kid's hands would definitely be used on him without hesitation.

call.

At this moment, the camp in the distance became brighter, the number of torches on the fence more than doubled, and one could clearly see the archery tower and the fence being filled with Goguryeo soldiers holding bows and arrows.

When Liu Wuzhou saw this, he looked ugly and said: "The leader of the Bangzi Army is very smart. He probably saw the flaw. Our disguise has not deceived others. A strong attack will never work. What does General Pei think?"

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

Liu Wuzhou's eyes flashed. He had never seen Gao Bufan until now, and he didn't know what medicine was sold in the gourd. Waiting for a signal? Waiting for what signal?

When all the soldiers saw rows of archers emerging from the archery towers and fences of the camp from a distance, they couldn't help but feel a little hairy. Damn it, could it be that the Bangzi Army has seen through us? Then how can we fight this battle?

"Keep going forward!" Pei Xingyan shouted in a low voice.

The soldiers did not dare to disobey, so they had no choice but to move forward. The soldier on the horse was scared to death. After all, he sat the highest and had the most obvious target. If the Korean soldiers fired arrows, he would definitely die the fastest.

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

At this time, the front door of the camp was illuminated as bright as day, and there was nothing to hide from this distance. Zheng Guangzhu recognized at a glance that the soldier on the horse was not Li Zezhu at all.

"It's the Sui dogs, they're wearing our clothes!"

"What a damn Sui dog!"

At this time, more Goguryeo soldiers looked at each other, and the whole camp was in commotion. Some were frightened, some were angry, some were roaring...

Zheng Guangzhu's face was gloomy. It was obvious that Li Zezhu and the three hundred people he brought out were indeed all dead. These cunning Sui people even took off their clothes and wore them in an attempt to get through. Fortunately, he was alert, otherwise there would be consequences

Unimaginable.

Zheng Guangzhu broke out in a cold sweat, feeling extremely sad and angry. He took off the two-stone bow from his waist and shot an arrow at the soldier on horseback.

Pei Xingyan stretched out his hand and pulled the soldier off his horse. At the same time, he stretched out his horse to deflect the powerful arrows he shot. He then turned over and jumped on the horse, shouting majestically: "Thousands of cattle in the Sui Dynasty are ready."
Chapter completed!