To be honest, Yu Wenhuaji was able to hold on, which was beyond Pei Ju's expectation. He believed that with the combat power of the Tang army, it should be a matter of course to take down Yu Wenhuaji, who was exhausted and at the end of his rope.
I didn't expect Li Shentong to be so incompetent.
"It looks like we have to continue to survive." Pei Ju lamented and looked at Yang Gongren opposite.
"Hey." Yang Gongren sighed heavily, "Even if Li Shentong can defeat Yu Wenhuaji, we may not be able to survive."
"Now that the matter has come to this, I am no longer afraid of death." Pei Ju said indifferently.
Ever since Yu Wenhuaji killed his brother Pei Yun, Pei Ju had completely hated Yu Wenhuaji.
While the two were talking, an attendant hurried over.
"Yu Wenhuaji is about to retreat, let us set off immediately!"
retreat?
Pei Ju asked his entourage in confusion, "Why the sudden retreat?"
"I heard that the outer city is about to be destroyed, and the soldiers don't want to fight anymore."
It was indeed the end of the road, Pei Ju sneered.
Over the past year or so, Pei Ju and Yang Gongren have become accustomed to running away temporarily, and have already developed it. Therefore, they calmly packed their belongings, loaded their carriages, and began to evacuate Wei County.
Although Li Shentong couldn't stand Zhao Junde, Zhao Junde was capable of fighting, and he just fought his way through and broke through a city gate.
At this time, Li Shentong seized the opportunity and ordered the army to press forward.
Faced with this situation, Yu Wenhuaji immediately gave up resistance and took his younger brother Yu Wenzhiji to fight and retreat.
"Brother, where should we retreat?" Yuwen Zhiji rode on horseback and ran wildly.
Yu Wenhuaji said directly without thinking: "Go north!"
They had to cross a large river to the south, but they had no ships prepared and could not retreat southward at all.
Weizhou, Qiankou.
This place belongs to the junction of Weizhou, Mingzhou, Beizhou and the three states. According to the calculations of Li Zhiyun, Du Ruhui and other advisers, if Yu Wenhuaji fled north, he would definitely retreat to the northeast. Qiankou is located in the middle area and can make the most of it.
Intercepted and killed Yu Wenhuaji at a fast speed.
However, it had been five days since Li Zhiyun arrived in Qiankou, but he still had no news that Wei County had been breached, which made him really depressed.
Will Li Shentong capsize?
"Is Your Highness worried about the King of Huai'an?" Du Ruhui walked up to Li Zhiyun.
There are thousands of soldiers and horses hidden under the two men's feet, hidden by the trees, making it difficult for ordinary people to detect them.
Li Zhiyun nodded, "In my opinion, it takes at most three days to capture Wei County, but it has been five days now. I don't know what the situation is in Wei County."
Chu Suiliang came over and said: "Wei County is not a fortified city. With the ability of King Huai'an, it will be captured sooner or later. Your Highness does not need to worry too much."
"I hope so."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Junxian and Qin Qiong rushed over.
"Your Majesty, the enemy has been spotted!"
Li Zhiyun turned around suddenly, "Where are you?"
"Coming from the direction of Guantao, judging from its marching route, it should be heading to Yongji County, Beizhou."
"Is it Yu Wenhuaji?"
"yes!"
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun breathed out softly and ordered: "Send the order and the three armies will set off to Yongji County to intercept and kill the rebels!"
"As you command!"
Li Zhiyun clenched his fists and looked at Du Ruhui, both of them smiled.
Counties are also divided into high and low counties, including Xiaxian, Zhongxian, Shangxian, Zhixian, and Jixian. The most inferior among them is undoubtedly Xiaxian, and Yongji County is an out-and-out Xiaxian.
A run-down small town with a street of about ten miles running through the east and west gates of Yongji County.
In fact, this small town was only born because of the opening of the Yongji Canal. It initially existed as a cargo transfer station. It was also prosperous back then, but it was a pity that the war destroyed everything in Yongji County.
When Li Zhiyun arrived with his army, he immediately asked his scouts to find a pine forest. After the entire army was hidden, Li Zhiyun sent out his scouts to detect Yu Wenhuaji's movements.
The trees were high and the forest was dense. Li Zhiyun found a thick tree and took off his armor to climb up.
Looking at King Chu who was climbing the tree extremely fast, Cheng Yaojin smacked his tongue and said, "This man can climb trees better than me, old Cheng!"
Qin Qiong glared at him and signaled him to shut up.
"Yizhen, let's see who can climb faster next time." Li Zhiyun's teasing voice came from the tree.
Cheng Yaojin scratched his head, feeling naive.
How could a martial arts practitioner not know how to climb trees? Although Li Zhiyun's martial arts skills could not defeat fierce generals like Qin Qiong, they were more than enough to deal with ordinary soldiers.
After a few clicks, he climbed to the top.
Taking out the telescope from his arms, Li Zhiyun began to scan around.
At this time, the sky was getting darker and the light disappeared, and Li Zhiyun was extremely reluctant to see. However, it was enough to spot the light spots of torches in the distance.
After staying in the tree for half an hour, Li Zhiyun finally discovered the enemy.
After getting off the tree, Li Zhiyun immediately ordered: "Let the scouts go to the east to check."
"As commanded."
The five knights set out for the east.
Yu Wenhuaji and Yu Wenzhiji were not walking fast with dozens of baggage vehicles, not to mention that he was not willing to give up Empress Xiao and a group of Sui Dynasty ministers, which further slowed down the marching speed.
After finally getting rid of Li Shentong's pursuers, Yu Wenzhiji couldn't bear it anymore. He found Yu Wenhuaji and said, "Brother, what are those wastes doing here? All we need is money. We can't escape with them!"
Yu Wenhuaji took a bite of the dry food and remained silent.
Of course he knew what Yuwen Zhiji said was right, but in his heart he still wanted to keep Empress Xiao and those Sui ministers.
Because he never gave up his dream of being emperor.
Gulu gulu.
He drank a large mouthful of cold water and wiped the corners of his mouth.
"Don't worry, Li Shentong just captured Wei County, he can't catch up with us."
"Brother!"
"I am the coach, listen to me!" Yu Wenhuaji said stubbornly.
Yuwen Zhiji stamped his feet hard and turned around.
Yu Wenhuaji looked at the motorcade not far away, where there was Empress Xiao.
Just as he was resting, a horn warning suddenly sounded, and Xu's army immediately became jittery and on alert.
Yuwen Zhiji, who had just left, returned again. He said in panic: "Brother, there is an ambush by the Tang army in Yongji County. They are coming to kill! They are coming to kill! What should we do, brother!"
Facing the hysterical Yu Wenzhiji, Yu Wenhua himself was also panicked.
"run!"
Apart from running, Yu Wenhuaji could think of no other way. At this time, Xu Jun had already been exhausted from the previous battle with the Tang Army, and now that he was ambushed by the Tang Army, he would definitely die.
He doesn't want to die yet!
In the deep night, the wind is like an arrow, and the Tang army is as sharp as a sword.
Three thousand Tang troops, led by Xie Shufang, Qin Qiong, Li Junxian and others, attacked Xu Jun, and the killing spree began around Yongji County.
Facing the powerful Tang army, Xu Jun was almost massacred one-sidedly.
"General Qin, let's see who kills more!" Uncle Xie Fang Ma Shu waved his head and the heads exploded.
Qin Qiong laughed, "I accept the challenge!"
The two men rushed into the enemy group and turned the river upside down. They killed Xu Jun and threw off his armor.
The general was so brave that the soldiers howled and tore to death.
Yu Wenhuaji and Yu Wenzhiji managed to fight their way out under the protection of their own soldiers.
"Queen Xiao!" Yu Wenhuaji escaped from the battlefield and then remembered that the woman was still inside.
Yuwen Zhiji was too lazy to pay attention to his elder brother. He was now focused on running for his life and ignored what was going on outside the window.
Seeing the Tang army chasing after him, Yu Wenhuaji endured his heartache and fled with his troops.
His Queen Xiao!
Dozens of convoys loaded with baggage, Sui ministers, and clan members were in a panic. Some followed Yu Wenhuaji and fled, some scurried away with their heads covered, and some stood still, obviously frightened and lost their souls.
At this time, Xu Jun had no time to take care of them. Some of the soldiers grabbed some valuable jewelry before escaping, and some simply drew their swords against them.