After noon, Xiang Liang led his troops to Tuoxian.

Chen Sheng led his generals to meet him from ten miles away.

When the Xiang family's banner appeared far away at the end of the horse path, they saw a galloping horse coming. From a distance, they laughed and said, "A certain Xiang Liang family, is my nephew Chen Shengshi here?"

The knight on the horse has a majestic figure; his laughter is like rolling thunder, hearty and heroic.

Standing under the commander's flag with the word "Chen", Chen Sheng heard the voice of the incoming man and rode out to greet him with a smile on his face: "Uncle Shi can come, my nephew is not very happy!"

The two horses cross each other, and the horses pull together.

"Hahaha!"

Xiang Liang patted Chen Sheng on the shoulder and laughed loudly: "What nonsense are you talking about! There are outsiders who want to bully you, can Uncle Shi not come?"

Chen Sheng smiled and clasped his hands and said, "My nephew will always bear in mind Uncle Shi's helping hand!"

"Hey, you brat, you are so polite... Yes, your body is strong and you are energetic!"

Seeing this, Xiang Liang felt very unhappy and patted Chen Sheng's shoulder vigorously again. The force was so strong that Chen Sheng's people and horses trembled under his palm.

It is under Chen Zishuai's banner.

Chen Dao, Zhao Si and others' brows twitched as Xiang Liang's palms rose and fell.

Zhao Si: "The domineering power is exposed!"

Chen Dao: "There is no distinction between priorities!"

The expressions of both of them were slightly gloomy.

It's like Xiang Liang's palm slapped on Chen Sheng's shoulder.

But their faces.

Fan Zeng clasped his hands, looked at Chen Sheng and Xiang Liang who were still chatting in front with a smile, and said softly: "When looking at problems, you can't just look at performance."

Chen Dao and Zhao Si looked sideways at him.

Fan Zeng's smile did not change and he said calmly: "The problems that you can all think of can naturally be thought of by your Majesty and General Xiang."

"General Xiang's gesture is to express to your Majesty that the Xiang family's troops are here because of the friendship of family friends, and are not following the orders of your Majesty and County Governor."

"Your Majesty's attitude is telling General Xiang that he accepts the Xiang family's friendship and acknowledges that the Xiang family's army is a guest army and has no affiliation with our army."

"I shouldn't have said these words, as they may offend your Majesty."

"However, both generals are your Majesty's loyal ministers and confidant generals. If what I say can make you two jump out of the fence and broaden your horizons, I will blame you on your Majesty, and I will be happy with it."

Chen Dao and Zhao Si slowly opened their eyes, and silently looked at Chen Sheng and Xiang Liang in front of them, who were still talking and laughing like uncles and nephews.

Then they all looked back at Fan Zeng, who was smiling broadly.

After a while, the two of them raised their fists to Fan Zeng and exclaimed: "Thank you so much, Mr. Fan for your teaching."

Fan Zeng waved his hands casually and chuckled: "You two generals are very polite. From now on, we will all serve as ministers under your Majesty. Your Majesty's foundation is still in its infancy, so we should work together to help you."

That’s how you build your career!”

The two of them raised their hands in unison: "How dare you disobey me!"

…

After nightfall.

Chen Sheng finally received a report from the scouts who entered Qiaojun from Xinyang and Ruyin. It was said that the Yellow Turban Army had captured Mengcheng in Qiaojun. They raised the flag and called "Tu" and had 150,000 soldiers and horses.

After further verification, it was found that the distance from Mengcheng to Qiao County was about 400 miles, and it would take five days to march quickly.

Chen Sheng raised his tent overnight and summoned all the generals in the army to discuss countermeasures.

The final decision was made to assemble the army for two days, and two days later, raise the troops and march south.

…

midnight.

The lights in the main tent of the Mengcheng Massacre Sui Army were still brightly lit.

Dozens of yellow turban generals with rough faces and wild bodies were divided into two sides of the tent, holding the daughters of good families kidnapped from Meng City, drinking loudly and having fun.

The sound of toasts rising one after another, and the wailing and wild laughter of women outside the tent, intertwined into a cruel and chaotic scene of demons dancing around.

In the tent, Tu Sui, who is over forty years old, has a thick beard and a body as strong as a human-made tiger, is being served by two beautiful girls whose waists are not as thick as his arms, drinking heavily, eating meat, and eating a piece of grilled meat.

The golden leg of lamb was put into his bloody mouth and he tore it apart, and most of the meat was gone.

In front of him, kneeling was a young girl with beautiful appearance and luxurious clothes. The girl unbuttoned her clothes, held his smelly plush bare feet in her arms, and hung them down.

In tears.

"Cry, cry, cry, cry, your mother will die!"

Tu Sui was annoyed by the girl's crying. He picked up a dish and threw it on the girl's head. He cursed angrily with a violent expression: "You are the daughter of a mere county magistrate. How can you be insulted by serving a certain family?"

The girl's head was broken and bleeding, and she fell to the ground and cried out in pain, calling her father and mother.

Tu Sui became more and more impatient, grabbed a wine bowl as big as a person's head, and threw it on the girl's head.

The wine cellar shattered and blood splattered everywhere.

The girl who was wailing and screaming a second ago suddenly lost her life, and her beautiful face was scratched by the fragments of the wine bowl, making her look like a ghost.

When the generals in the tent saw this, they all laughed and raised their wine bottles and shouted: "The commander is mighty!"

"The handsome and majestic man!"

"The handsome man is so heroic!"

Tu Sui casually wiped the oil stains and water stains on his hands in the arms of the maid beside him, picked up the wine bottle, and said with a smile: "Two or three sons, please drink this cup to the full!"

"Here's to the commander!"

"Here's to the commander!"

Timely.

A messenger bowed in, knelt down on one knee and said: "Commander, the front army reported back. The vanguard army was ambushed in Tuo County, Chen County, and the entire army was killed."

"Bang."

Tu Sui lifted the food table in front of him, stood up suddenly, and said angrily: "You are incompetent, I am tired of you!"

The generals in the tent were also shocked by the news. It wasn't until Tu Sui finished speaking that he threw away the beauty in his arms. They all stood up and knelt down on one knee, shouting: "Commander, calm down!"

Tu Sui's eyes were red, and after taking a few deep breaths, he said angrily: "Who are you, a rat, to kill my son?"

The messenger replied: "Come back, Commander-in-Chief, according to reports from the remnants of the vanguard, the flag of the ambusher is 'Chen', and they should be soldiers and horses under the command of the governor of Chen County!"

Tu Sui raised his thick eyebrows, which were as messy as weeds: "Chief Chen County, is Xiong Wan?"

The general under the tent heard the sound and responded: "Commander, the Sheriff of Chen County is no longer the Xiong family. The last general has a relationship with the son of the Qu family. I once heard his words. The current Sheriff of Chen County is named Chen Sheng. He is not yet in his prime. He is originally a merchant in Chen County.

The son of a pawn, a man who is not allowed to be on the stage, but he did not know what despicable means he used to seize the position of the governor of Chen County of the Xiong family. The Qu family had previously invited Wu Mo's troops to go to Chen to assassinate this animal, but unfortunately it was not done secretly and the success failed."

"The son of a trafficker and a pawn? Not even young yet?"

Tu Sui became more and more angry and roared: "What a humble boy who doesn't know the heights of the world. He is passing on my commander's orders to the three armies..."

"Commander, calm down!"

At the right time, another general came out after hearing the sound and said in a low voice: "That boy with a yellow mouth is just a prostitute who wants to sell his head. He will only wait for the commander-in-chief to lead the army and present his head in front of the commander-in-chief's case. He is his true confidant."

The big problem is Shi Mengtian, the commander of the Yanzhou Dian Army!"

"That Meng Tian was able to fight with 50,000 soldiers and horses against Xuzhou Commander's 300,000 troops for half a month is definitely not an easy feat. Now that he has led his troops into Qiao County, he must be here to intercept our Yangzhou Heavenly Army. Commander, you must not

A small loss makes a big loss, which gives Meng Tian an opportunity to take advantage of it!"

As soon as this statement came out, all the generals in the tent were very dissatisfied and shouted angrily: "Chen Ying, what do you mean by this? Is it possible that in your eyes, the commander-in-chief is not as good as that little Mengtian?"

"Is there any reason to increase others' ambition and destroy one's own prestige?"

"Your surname is Chen, and that Huangkou boy is also surnamed Chen. Could it be that he is his long-lost brother?"

"that is……"

Chen Ying heard this and quickly defended: "Commander, my family has lived in Donghai County for a long time and has never set foot in Yanzhou. You know this. You must not listen to the instigation of villains..."

Tu Sui frowned and glanced around, feeling greatly hesitant.

He has known Chen Ying for many years, but he didn't know that Chen Ying's family has lived in Donghai County for a long time, and he can't even fight with Chen Ying's family with the surname Chen in Chen County?

He also knew that what Chen Ying said was reasonable.

That Meng Tian is indeed not an easy person, and he led the army north in a hurry, and he did not carry much food and grass. If Meng Tian is allowed to stay in the rear, once his food and grass supply line is cut off, the army will be in danger!

But the generals under his command were so excited that if he just listened to Chen Ying's advice, wouldn't it mean that he admitted that he was afraid of Meng Tian and weakened his own reputation?

After some careful consideration, Tu Sui waved his hand to stop the chattering of the generals in the tent, and then said slowly: "What you said is very much in line with my commander's wishes. I have twenty armored men from the Yangzhou Heavenly Army."

Ten thousand, only Meng Tian, ​​measuring tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, what's the point?"

"But what Chen Ying said is indeed a mature and prudent statement!"

"I, my commander, and my two or three sons are going north to open up a way forward for us on the Taiping Road. Every grain, fodder, and baggage will be provided by our heroic fathers in Yangzhou. This is a life-or-death line. How can we leave it to others?"
To be continued...