The clans in Fuzhou City took the initiative to express their loyalty, hoping that the official army would arrive in Fuzhou as soon as possible. Fang Zhiwen's troops were heading south from Wanling and would soon take over Yixian, Hanxian and Guzhen. Zhe Xin received an order and would lead his troops to station in Fuzhou, and with Fuzhou as the center, isolate the rebels in southern Yuzhang.

Zhe Xin led his troops through Jingde, intending to go to Poyang, and Yu Khan then arrived in Fuzhou.

Zhe Xin was worried that the clan forces around him were too sensitive and could easily cause conflicts, so he personally brought his personal guards as a vanguard, fought for the front station for the large army, paved roads and built bridges along the way, explained to the local clans that the troops were transiting, and purchased food and food supplies.

On this day, Zhe Xin and his troops passed Poyang shortly after they were caught up by several messengers chasing him from behind.

"General, General!"

"Who are you? Why are you chasing me?"

"The general is a small official in Poyang City. The Poyang County Magistrate ordered the villain to send a letter to the general. The county magistrate received information. Tens of thousands of thieves Peng Hu and others in Poyang Lake are coming towards Poyang City. Please help me for the sake of the tens of thousands of people in the city!"

Zhe Xin looked at the messenger kneeling on one knee under the horse, then looked at the horse with the government seal, and reached out and said, "Does there be a letter seal?"

"Yes, yes! The county magistrate's handwritten letter is here!"

Zhe Xin took the letter and looked carefully, and said in a harmonious voice: "Get up, I'll go back to Poyang now, but the Poyang city wall is broken and difficult to defend, and the situation of the thieves is not clear. I can't defend the whole city, and you can't go back to the city. Tell the county magistrate that I will order the central army to speed up the road and arrive in Poyang as soon as possible. Please organize people to repair the city wall first and maintain public order. I will lead my troops to meet Peng Hu, at least delay their time."

"There are at least 30,000 or 50,000 thieves in this general, and only more than 2,000 cavalrymen."

"Haha, don't worry, you don't know how to fight. Go back quickly to report the message."

"General, the villain asks his companions to go back to report the news. The villain should be a guide for the general!"

"Oh? What's your name? Are you not afraid of danger?"

"The villain is called Huang Gui. The general is not afraid. The villain is from the city of Poyang. His family and young are in the city. If there is a situation, the villain cannot bear to live alone. If he can sacrifice his life to save his relatives, it will be worth it if he dies!"

"Okay, good man! Just as you said!"

Zhe Xin's forward turned north and ran towards Poyang Lake.

"Huang Gui, who is Peng Hu? What are the abilities?"

"Peng Hu, this man was originally a landlord. It is said that there was a farm on the east bank of Poyang Lake. Later, for some reason, he had a conflict with the local clan. As a result, his family was destroyed and his people were killed. Peng Hu died in Poyang Lake. A few years later, Peng Hu was entangled in a large number of water thieves and slaughtered the clan that originally had a grudge against him. Then he occupied Poyang Lake and became more and more powerful. Sun Ce had also surrounded him when he was still alive, but Poyang Lake was so big that he was not caught."

"So, Peng Huxiao gathers tens of thousands of times, so it should not be difficult to find traces. So many people need to take medicine and drink, so how can there be no trace to be found?"

"This may have something to do with the clans around Poyang, and these clans all"

"I understand, I'm forced or spent money to buy peace, right?"

"General wise!"

"But why did he take the initiative to attack Poyang this time? Has this happened before?"

"Never, this may have something to do with the new policy that Lord Zhu is implementing. The villain thought that if the land around Poyang changes, their survival will probably be more difficult, so"

"Sincerity, Huang Gui, you are good!"

"The general has been too rewarded, and the villain has heard of it, plus he is just thinking about it!"

"Haha, you don't have to do this. In Youzhou, many high-ranking officials in the city are from minor officials. In the future, Yangzhou will also implement the same policy. Those who are capable will eventually make a name for themselves. Do not underestimate themselves because of their identity!"

"The general's golden and beautiful words, the villain keeps it in mind!"

Zhe Xin's cavalry moved very quickly, and in about an hour, he could see some water surfaces.

"Is this Poyang Lake?"

"Return to the general, these are just some branches of Poyang Lake, water siege. If you move forward, there will be more terrain. General, please don't move forward anymore, which is not conducive to cavalry operations!"

"If Peng Hu wants to attack Poyang, what's the best route?"

"The nearest route is naturally the Lujiazhuang area to the north, and from there, it is less than thirty miles away from Poyang City!"

"Then go there, Yang Zhi, take a song and accelerate from the east to Lujiazhuang, and I will go north along the lake shore in case they get ashore somewhere else."

"promise!"

"General, we still divide the troops."

"Don't worry, the division of troops is to discover the enemy first. Our purpose is not to defeat the enemy, but to restrain it. When the enemy discovers our existence, they will be suspicious. The more strange our actions are, the less careless the other party will dare to be. When they understand that we don't have many people, the most precious time has been wasted. My central army will arrive in Poyang, and it will be fine to wipe out Peng Hu at that time."

Huang Gui nodded in a slight sense of understanding. In fact, no matter what he said, Zhe Xin naturally had his own idea.

Two moments later, Feiying discovered the enemy's traces. Not long after, Yang Zhi also sent information. Zhe Xin urged the horse to hurry up and finally caught up with Peng Hu's troops about twenty miles away from Poyang City.

The appearance of the two official cavalry made Peng Hu a little nervous. According to the news in Poyang City, there should be no large number of official troops. Peng Hu wanted to capture Poyang before the official troops took over Poyang. This was all because Zhe Xin was blamed. He did not want to go into the city to disturb the residents in the city, so he just bought food and grass from entering the city and sent it to the outside of the city on time. Therefore, the people in the city basically did not know that a large number of official troops were going to pass through.

The unlucky Peng Hu was cheated by Zhe Xin's behavior. Of course, Peng Hu's own eyeliner level is too low. In fact, Peng Hu mainly managed eyeliner in Jiujiang and Pengze before, because that was a place with abundant water and oil, a poor place like Poyang. If it weren't for the fact that Zhu Zhi's navy on the river had nowhere to go, Peng Hu wouldn't have come here!

Peng Hu had actually contacted the rebels in the south. When the rebels started, someone found Peng Hu and encouraged him to rebel together. He could not say that he could become a glorious family in the future. But when Peng Hu made up his mind and prepared, the rebels had already been defeated and resolved.

However, the rebels in the south still sent a sincere invitation. Peng Hu was invited to go south to Gan County to discuss major events. Since Zhu Zhi vigorously began to implement the new policy, Peng Hu's survival has become increasingly difficult, so he had the plan to go ashore and go south.

Of course, attacking Poyang is also a test. If it goes well, continue to attack south and go ashore completely. If it doesn’t go well, continue to retreat to Poyang Lake and plan another way.

However, not long after landing, he encountered two official cavalrymen. This made Peng Hu very uneasy. Although the number of official troops was not large, it was obvious that the official cavalry suddenly appeared in Poyang, which was not a good sign. Peng Hu gathered his troops and wanted to see the situation before talking about it. While writing to the city's eyeliner to ask if there was any definite news.

Zhe Xin drove his horse to a hill. Looking at the messy water pirates gathered around the road, he couldn't help but widen his eyes. This is also called a water pirate, this is a refugee!

This cannot be blamed on Zhexin, really! On the northern grasslands, the so-called horse thieves and bandits are all wild monsters, and they are all serious troops. Although their combat effectiveness is not particularly strong, their discipline and command are no different from those of the army.

But Peng Hu is not a wild monster, but a serious historical figure. His troops were not made by the intelligent brain, but were composed of refugees he recruited and villagers he hijacked. Their equipment and food were also snatched and built by himself, including those harpoons and wooden sticks, so let's be considered equipment.

"Huang Gui!"

"The villain is here!"

"Are you sure this is Peng Hu?"

"Yes, isn't the flag they are Poyang King Peng Hu?"

"But this is a water thief? This is obviously a group of refugees! No equipment, no weapons, no formation, nothing. Can this be called a force?"

Huang Gui smiled awkwardly. In his eyes, although these people were like refugees, they were indeed water thieves, ferocious and terrifying water thieves.

"General, this is the pirate!"

"All the thieves in Poyang Lake are like this?"

"Well, I don't know, but these are indeed Poyang water thieves. The one wearing armor and holding a big knife in the middle is Peng Hu!"

Zhe Xin shook his head, curled his lips disdainfully and said, "Messenger!"

"exist!"

"The command Yang Zhi was ordered to go west to the lake. If the thief's ships were found, they would destroy and burn it!"

"promise!"

"General, this is you"

"Huang Gui, today I will let you see what is the real army and what is the elite of Youzhou! Follow closely, don't leave me!"

"General, you, aren't you going to rush forward?"

"Haha, if you rush to the formation, you must have a formation to rush! Look at the mob below, they really think that being arranged like a battle formation?"

"this"

"Haha, don't worry, I'm not going to die, this kind of person is hehe. Form a formation, the vanguard formation! Crack the camp, attack!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The sound of a thousand people roared like thunder in the nine heavens, which made the thieves sway their feet slightly. Then they realized that the sound of rumbling hooves was shaking the ground.

"Get a formation, form a formation! The sword and shield soldiers come forward, others retreat, don't be confused!"

"Where are your baby going? Damn, you are a sword and shield soldier, go up to me!"

"Go up and surround the left and right sides! The cavalry is nothing to be scary. Once you stop, you will be killed!"

"The heavy crossbow attacks quickly, prepare and release!"

“Turn!”

‘Rumbling ~’

"Shit"

The powerful crossbow arrow like a locust shot at the thief with shameless face. The thief, who had almost no equipment defense, immediately became unlucky! (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!