Maoji is located in the northeast , only a few dozen miles away from Tongbai County. Tongbai is located at the junction of Nanyang County and Xiangyang County. Wang Shichong personally led 10,000 troops to Maoji. He rode a warhorse and looked around. Traces of wheels could be seen faintly around him. He led 10,000 troops to chase here. He was actually uneasy in his heart. The army had been chasing until now, but had not seen Li Yu's army. Could it be that Li Yu's army went to Wancheng? Wang Shichong shook his head. There were many soldiers and horses in Wancheng. If Li Yu went to Wancheng, he would be courting death.
"Sir, Tongbai Mountain is ahead. I'm afraid the enemy is heading towards Tongbai Mountain." The captain of the personal guard, Wang Qinghong, came on horseback. Although the troops were divided, Wang Shichong still brought the more than one hundred cavalrymen who were his personal guards with him.
"Gone to Tongbai Mountain? Do they want to escape into the mountains?" Wang Shichong couldn't help but say, " Even if escape into Tongbai Mountain, we have to stop them. Hurry, seize the time and move forward quickly." Wang Shichong felt a little excited when he thought of this.
Wang Qinghong did not dare to delay, and hurriedly urged the army forward with the guards around him. The army's advance speed suddenly increased. Wang Shichong knew that once the enemy entered Tongbai Mountain, it would be difficult for him to capture Li Yu alive.
The army advanced only three miles, and the road gradually became narrower, and the surrounding dense forests also increased a lot. It was obvious that they were about to enter Tongbai Mountain. Wang Shichong glanced around and frowned slightly. Chasing Li Yu was important, but saving his life was more important. He immediately ordered the army to advance slowly.
"Bang!" At this time, a sharp whistle was heard, and a sharp arrow broke through the air, bringing a sharp sound.
"Not good! Retreat!" Wang Shichong's face changed, and he lay on his horse, turned his horse around, and prepared to escape. He knew he was ambushed. The entire Sui army was in chaos.
"Wang Shichong, today is the day you die." A roar was heard in the chaos of the army, followed by a volley of arrows shot out from the dense forest. The Sui army was in chaos for a while, with screams one after another. The surprise attack happened in an instant. All this was because Wang Shichong had no scouts. He did not realize that everything in front of him was a trap, a trap aimed at him.
"Kill!" Suddenly, a drumbeat sounded from the opposite side. Then, from the far side of the narrow official road, groups of infantrymen slowly approached. These infantrymen held long spears in their hands. The pitch-black spears slowly moved forward, and the ground shook with each step. The leader, with a purple face and long beard, was Wu Yunzhao of the Selected Front Battalion. Following Wu Yunzhao's order, the Selected Front Battalion came roaring like a tiger coming down the mountain. In the blink of an eye, they charged into the Sui army, and their spears pierced through the leather armor of the Sui army.
The Sui army, which was just dodging, never expected that Wu Yunzhao's elite camp would be so ferocious. Although someone occasionally shot their sharp arrows, these scattered arrows could not stop the charge of the Qihuo Army at all. The sharp spears instantly pierced the enemy's chest, and the Sui army let out screams.
Wu Yunzhao rode his warhorse and rushed into the chaotic army first. With his spear flashing, he forcibly created a huge gap in the chaotic army, and the army instantly penetrated into the heart of the enemy.
"Kill!" Wang Shichong saw countless people rushing out of the forests on both sides. These people held knives in one hand and shields in the other, and rushed out of the dense forest. The leader held a sledgehammer and swung it, destroying the surrounding trees one after another. The army rushed into the chaotic army and there was another round of chopping and killing. This was the Xuanwu Camp led by Li Gu.
The Xuanwu Camp attacked from both sides, cutting the Sui army in two. In the front, they encountered a fierce attack from Wu Yunzhao, and in the middle, they were blocked by Li Gu's army. One thousand soldiers of the Xuanwu Camp were divided into two parts to block the armies on both sides respectively.
"Quick, kill them, unite together." Wang Shichong looked flustered. Li Yu's army had not yet appeared, at least Li Yu himself had not yet appeared. Wang Shichong thought he still had a chance. If he united his troops, there might be a glimmer of hope. He only hoped that Li Yu would do the same as himself and divide his troops to lure Wang Renze away.
Unfortunately, when the sound of horse hooves came from afar, Wang Shichong fell into the cold pool. This was cavalry. Such a large-scale cavalry was only Li Yu's cavalry. Wang Shichong no longer considered why Li Yu's cavalry appeared behind him. The cavalry appeared from behind him, and the blow to the army was imaginable. The rear army could not be saved. Now, what lay before him was how to escape. With the appearance of Li Yu's cavalry, the beggar army would appear one after another. It would be too late if he didn't escape.
Li Yu charged forward with a long spear in his hand, and stabbed the spear into the chaotic army at the speed of his horse. Unfortunately, the Sui army had never expected that the enemy would attack from behind. By the time they reacted, Li Yu's personal cavalry had already crashed into the chaotic army. These cavalrymen were all holding long spears or long guns, and the infantry were no match for them at all.
"Capture Wang Shichong alive." Li Yu shouted in the chaos. He saw that Wang Shichong was not found in the chaos. Ten thousand people were crowded on the narrow road, so dense that he could not see clearly. He could only shout loudly, hoping to scare Wang Shichong away. With so many people and mountains and forests around, it would be very difficult to capture Wang Shichong alive. So what Li Yu needed was to defeat the ten thousand troops to give himself more chances of survival.
"If I had known earlier, I should have played it safe. Even if I would be punished by the court, I should have advanced slowly. It is better than seeing my 10,000-strong army being wiped out here." Wang Shichong had already jumped off his warhorse. While riding on his warhorse, he clearly told Li Yu that these people were not simple people and would definitely fight to the death to kill him.
Not only Wang Shichong himself, but also the personal guards around Wang Shichong abandoned their horses and escorted Wang Shichong to escape into the dense forest. Now there were enemies all around him, and the only place they could escape to was the dense forest beside the official road. As for what would happen in the future, Wang Shichong no longer had the mind to think about it.
Li Yu did not notice Wang Shichong's escape. Ten thousand people were too many and so densely packed that he could not tell who was Wang Shichong. He only knew that anyone with a different armor from his was the enemy. The Beggars' Army formed into square formations, holding spears in their hands, and stabbed at the enemies in front of them. One team after another, slowly moved forward, constantly compressing the enemy's living space.
The Xuanwu Camp, located in the middle, was strong and powerful, holding a large shield in one hand and a sword in the other. The people standing in the front row were all wearing heavy armor. Although it only protected the chest, it was very difficult for the enemy to break through their defense.