A moment later, that is, at three o'clock, Zhang Qi's second wave of attack began, in order to win the jackpot of the southern expedition to Jianghuai as soon as possible, Zhang Qi sent another two teams of troops, bypassing Puyang City with great fanfare, and marching to the southeast, in order to confuse the attention of the defenders of Puyang City, so that Chen Shi thought that Zhang Qi was besieging and not attacking, and directly copied the old bottom, that Chen Shi fought desperately, and sure enough, in the battle, Chen Shi sent troops from the east gate to rush out, but Zhang Qi had already been ambushed on all sides of the cavalry took the opportunity to rush in, half an hour but, Puyang City was broken, Chen Shi and more than 1,000 soldiers and more than 30,000 people in the city were all bound.

It's just that Chen Shi stubbornly refused to surrender, and the rest of the soldiers and the people worked together, which made Zhang Qi furious, and the order landed, and more than 30,000 heads filled the moat of Puyang City, and the news was transmitted back to the Xishan Army Tent, Du Shu was so happy that he immediately asked for credit for Zhang Qi, but Lin Sheng was shocked when he heard the news.

"General Du, what Zhang Qi did may cause a catastrophe!"

On the occasion of joy, Lin Sheng's words naturally aroused Du Shu's dissatisfaction: "Lin Xianxian, you can't say a word along the way, and you don't invite you to fight, that's all, now our army has won a big victory in the first battle of the southern expedition, but what do you say to cause a big disaster, what are your intentions?" Don't think that if you have Lin Dadu standing behind you, you won't be able to cure your crimes!"

In the end, Lin Sheng had already heard Du Shu's threat, and it was for this reason that Lin Sheng swallowed all the words he wanted to say into his stomach.

"General Du, don't be angry, it's the last general who has said it!"

Lin Sheng had just left, Zhang Qi came in, and Du Shu said, "Zhang Xianxian, aren't you friends with Lin Daduhu in the academy?" Why did his men just slander you again? ”

"Oh?"

Zhang Qi was slightly surprised: "What does General Du mean by this?" There is no contradiction with Lin Dadu's subordinate generals! ”

"That's it, don't say those things that spoil the fun!" Du Shu casually brought it: "Zhang Xianxian, you won the first battle, beheaded more than 10,000 people, such a great achievement, I will definitely ask for credit for you alone, Your Majesty, I hope you will fight more and more bravely in the future, and strive to win Jianghuai in one go!" ”

Dongjun, after Zhang Zhong arrived here, he had already obtained the news from the west that the Zhongdu army broke Puyang City, and calculated carefully, Puyang City to Dongjun was less than a hundred miles, if it was a rapid march, it would arrive in half a day at most, even if it was flooded and the roads were muddy, it was only a day's work, and the people of the 30 townships in the east county were scattered everywhere, these people were Jianghuai people, if they faced the Zhongdu alone, they would be slaughtered as Jianghuai thieves, so Zhang Zhong ordered the county guards of Dongjun to act immediately in all directions to gather these people.

At night, the Xishan army rushed to Puyang City, while Zhang Qi continued to lead his troops, carrying the power of a great victory, all the way to Dongjun.

"Lord Zhang, Lord Zhang, there are more than 60,000 people who have gathered now, and the rest of the people are too scattered, and the roads are affected by floods, and the people of the lower officials cannot pass, so it is difficult to gather!"

The county guard of Dongjun told Zhang Zhong that Zhang Zhong was distressed when he heard it, but he couldn't help it, so Zhang Zhong said: "Immediately replace the soldiers in the county with the messenger's mansion, and according to the scale of the households in Lizheng Village, divide the people into batches, and let the officials slowly go west!" ”

"Ahh To the west! The county guard of Dongjun was shocked: "My lord, aren't you confused, the west is full of soldiers from the central capital, if we meet them, do we still have a way to live?" ”

"It is precisely because the soldiers of the Central Capital are in the west that this official takes them to the west, only in that way can they avoid the scourge of war, otherwise after going east, they will either enter the city or hide in the flooded wilderness, and both roads will die!"

Zhang Zhong had a clear mind and knew what to do, so the county guard of Dongjun had to obey the order.

Until the early hours of the morning, Zhang Zhong led 60,000 people to the west, and at Shijiazigou, Zhang Zhong met Zhang Qi's scouts.

For a while, the scouts were frightened by the oncoming array, and dozens of scouts scattered the horns to warn Zhang Qi's team while being vigilant against the incoming enemy.

Zhang Qi was in a hurry all night and was about to rest, when he suddenly heard this sound, he immediately attacked, and 5,000 soldiers and armor surrounded him, but when Zhang Qi knew the identity of the enemy, he was relieved.

"Zhang Xianxian, these people are all ordinary people, and they look like they have fled!"

The scout ordered the cavalry to reply, Zhang Qi pondered for a moment, and said: "Since it is a refugee, such an array, someone must supervise it, go, bring their leader!" ”

In just half a moment, Zhang Zhong was brought to Zhang Qi by the scout.

"Sinner Zhang Zhong meets the general!"

Zhang Zhong ignored the mud and cold on the ground, and knelt directly to worship, and Zhang Qi was also from the academy, and he felt quite a little about Zhang Zhong's salute, knowing that this person was the master of identity, so he said: "Don't be polite, old man, a certain is Zhang Yuzhi, the vanguard of the Xishan Army in the Central Capital, and by the grace of His Majesty, he came here to fight, recover Jianghuai, and raise my Majesty's heavenly might!" ”

"I see, the old man has found someone!" After Zhang Zhongxu babbled and explained the matter, Zhang Qi had a longing: "The old gentleman is righteous, I will admire it, and the old gentleman can rest assured, these people will definitely send someone to take them to a safe place!" ”

thought that this was the end of the matter, but Zhang Zhong saw that Zhang Qi agreed, so he said: "Then the old man will be relieved!" ”

In Zhang Qi's confusion, Zhang Zhong got up and went to a clearing lot, facing the southeast: "Everyone thinks that the old man is afraid of death, but in fact, the old man is worried about the people, since the people are safe, the old man should also be loyal to His Majesty!" ”

When the words fell, Zhang Zhong actually committed suicide, which can be regarded as Zhang Qi, those Zhang Zhong's house slaves learned that their master committed suicide, and they followed, so loyal and righteous, let Zhang Qi cry out again.

"Loyalty, such a faithful man... Why didn't I stop him..."

In order to show Zhang Zhong's loyalty, Zhang Qi ordered someone to wrap Zhang Zhong's body in cowhide, and let him send a car to send him back to Jianghuai, after all, his home was in Jianghuai, and he died for King Yan. It should be known to King Yan and buried for him.

It was precisely because of this incident that Zhang Qi ordered his subordinates to stop moving forward for three days, which was regarded as a tribute to the old gentleman's integrity, but when Du Shu found out, he was immediately furious.

"Presumptuous, simply presumptuous!"

Du Shu thundered and rushed: "The Jianghuai traitor committed suicide, what does it have to do with our army, immediately send an order to Zhang Qi, let him continue to attack, there must be no mistake!" ”

"General Du, this is not appropriate!"

The lieutenant whispered, but Du Shu ordered with a look, and the lieutenant immediately shut up, as for Lin Sheng next to him, he watched all this and remained silent, and he already felt that if Du Shu continued like this, the battle of the southern expedition to Jianghuai would definitely cause a big mess.

Two days later, Zhang Zhong's body was sent back by Zhang Qi's command, and when King Yan learned of Zhang Zhong's actions, he immediately burst into tears, and as for those generals, they were also overshadowed.