After issuing the proclamation against thieves, Liu Bei led his army across the river bridge to Luoyang. His troops joined Guan Yu's army. After a few days of reorganization, the 50,000-horse army slowly left Xuanmen Pass and then marched southeast along the Honggou River.
Arrive at Juyang, Liang State,
He then changed the route to Laosui and drove towards Yicheng at a speed of thirty miles a day. It was estimated that by mid-February, he would meet up with Zhang Xian who was besieging Yicheng.
Yang Feng, who was in Xiapi, received the news and thought that the Bafu had fallen into Chen Gui's plan to divert trouble to the east, so he trusted Chen Gui even more. Originally, some old men in the army were opposed to coercing the people.
Following Langya's strategy, he was also hesitant at this time.
I feel that Chen Gui is really wise and wise, so I might as well just listen to him.
After Chen Gui learned the news about Ba Fudong's arrival, he had another plan in mind. Although Chen Deng met with Liu Bei last year and made an appointment with him, he only needed him to try to delay the time. Now he has delayed his promise for one month.
It was completed, but Chen Gui was still dissatisfied, and privately discussed with Chen Deng, his eldest son: "No matter what the reason is, my family has served in the imperial court after all, and the family reputation is no longer innocent. If we just delay as promised, the establishment of the
Contribution can only protect the family wealth. In two years, it will inevitably be liquidated afterwards. We still need to find a way to make more contributions, so that the family's wealth and wealth can be stable."
This was exactly what Chen Deng had imagined. He actually had a plan in mind. At this time, he said: "My father has now moved all the 100,000 people in Guangling to Huaibei.
We have also given advice to Yang Feng, Han Xian and the others, haven’t we already gained the trust of the thieves? Why don’t we take this opportunity to go one step further and make the thieves become Peng Chong again!”
Peng Chong was the governor of Yuyang during the Xinmang period. When Emperor Guangwu was ordered to pacify Hebei, it was Wu Han who persuaded Peng Chong to support Liu Xiu and made great achievements in supporting Liu Xiu. However, because Liu Xiu was unfairly rewarded, he surrendered first and then rebelled.
, is the same as the previous deeds of Bai Bo, Yang Feng, and Han Xian. After Peng Chong rebelled, he did not dare to trust others, and was eventually killed by his family slaves. Then the national teacher rebelled and wiped out his entire family. Chen Deng's intention was to assassinate Han, Yang, and Dugu
Three people, leading the way.
Chen Gui's heart was pounding, but after thinking about the pros and cons, he shook his head again and again and said: "No, no, no."
Yang Feng does not need my plan to slow down the movement with the people,
It shows that I haven’t fully believed him yet,
If we take action, the chance of winning is less than 30%."
"If you don't have full faith, then take one step closer and get full faith, wouldn't it be enough?"
"How?"
Chen Deng laughed. He stood up, pointed to the west and said: "Since the general has arrived in Pei State, which is less than a hundred miles away, if we ask him to perform a play, are we still afraid that these northern thieves will not fall into the trap?"<
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After some deliberation, Chen Deng secretly sent a letter to Yicheng. Two days later, the messenger successfully brought a reply. In order to keep it confidential, the content of the letter was extremely concise. Apart from the seal of the general, there was only one sentence written on it:
"I have sent an order to Pengcheng. I hope you will hurry up."
On this day, Yang Feng rarely got up early. The spring breeze was warm, the sun was bright, and there were several clear orioles singing outside the window. Yang Feng thought: "It would be a waste to not go out and have fun on such a beautiful day."
So he rode his horse to Han Xian's residence, hoping to go hunting in the suburbs with his old friends.
Unexpectedly, before he arrived at Han Siam's residence, he smelled a burst of sandalwood in the distance, which made him shed tears. After taking a few steps closer, he could faintly hear the whispers of a group of people, like the sound of mosquito wings vibrating, seemingly nowhere.
It was not there, but it was nowhere to be found, and there were also crisp sounds of "dong" and "dong". Only then did Yang Feng remember that it turned out to be the sound of Monk Hu knocking wooden fish on Han Siam's house and reciting Buddhist scriptures.
Sure enough, when Yang Feng walked to the door of the mansion, he was stopped by Han Xian's personal guards, who said that the master was fasting, chanting Buddha's name, and holding rituals with the monks. If the general did not have military matters, it was better not to disturb him. Yang Fengda
In order to spoil the fun, I stood in front of the door and shouted a few times to the inside. The sound of chanting sutras inside was the same as before, but there was no response.
Yang Feng felt that his boss was boring and even lost most of his interest in hunting. He thought, should he go find that barbarian in Qubei? Forget it. Although he had been with Dugu Qubei for nearly five years, he usually discussed matters with him.
But Yang Feng always had a prejudice in his heart, thinking that if the Tiefu Xiongnu had not rebelled, he would not be in this situation. Therefore, the safari was left in the dust. Yang Feng returned home via the original route and summoned a few old friends from the army, obviously intending to drink.
Have fun.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the banquet and wine utensils were brought in, the guards outside the door came in and announced that the Guangling Prefect had sent an envoy to ask for an audience.
The visitor was none other than Chen Deng. As soon as he entered the hall, he smelled the smell of alcohol, which made him frown slightly, but he forced himself to calm down. He knelt down to Yang Feng as usual and said, "Master Chen Dengfeng."
I was ordered to meet Duke Ming."
The word "Ming Gong" cannot be spoken without the friendship between monarch and minister, so Chen Deng's words were quite flattering. Yang Feng naturally heard it and was extremely satisfied, but also a little worried. He asked: "Chen Deng is fair."
Japan easily sends people to communicate, but today Yuan Long is sent here. Could it be that there is trouble caused by the emigrants?"
Chen Deng shook his head and said, "No, my lord, the relocation of the people is going on as usual. I sent Chen Deng here today because I heard some news, so I want to discuss military matters with Duke Ming."
"Military?"
"Although your Excellency has been relocating people in the past few days, you are always paying attention to the movements in the west. It turns out that the attack on the west is not going well, and Zhongli was not captured until yesterday. Probably due to the lack of troops, there are flaws in the operations in the west. It seems
Even the last defenders of Pengcheng were transferred south." Speaking of this, Chen Deng paused slightly and said loudly, "Now that Pengcheng is extremely empty, isn't it a good opportunity for Ming Gong to regain the border defense?"
Unexpectedly, when Yang Feng heard the words, he showed hesitation. He first asked: "Is this true?" After confirming that it was correct, he shook his head and said: "Even if it is true, I will surrender to Yuan Shao soon. What is the use of this land?"
It’s better not to provoke him, let Xibian let Yuan Shu go, and fight here first.”
Chen Deng quickly stated his interests for Yang Feng. Now that the Han army was attacking Jiujiang, it was in a hurry to relieve the siege. However, Yuan Shu was outnumbered and would be defeated in a few days. By that time, Bai Bo was leading his people to the north, followed by the Han army.
It is inevitable that there will be no casualties. But if Pengcheng can be recaptured and Bai Bo garrisoned it with a small number of troops, it will have the miraculous effect of using Surabaya as a dangerous strategic point and most of the Han army cannot attack. Moreover, Pengcheng, as the foundation of Zhang Xian, must have a lot of money and supplies. Once attacked,
If you drop it, you can harvest a large amount of supplies and relocate the people of Pengcheng. It can be said that it kills multiple birds with one stone.
When Yang Feng heard this, he couldn't help but feel excited, but why did he say: "But there are not many soldiers who can be mobilized in the army, and there are no good generals who are good at attacking cities."
This was what Chen Deng was waiting for. He immediately clasped his fists and asked for orders: "Chen Deng is not talented, but I am willing to share the worries for Duke Ming! As long as Duke Ming and Deng have three thousand soldiers, Deng will definitely be able to capture Pengcheng. If he fails, Deng will take the lead."
Come and see me!"
Yang Feng was overjoyed and hurriedly stepped forward to help Chen Deng up and said: "In the five counties of Xuzhou, only your family knows the etiquette! Regardless of success or failure, as long as I get to Hebei, I will rely on your family!" Then he called Cao Bao and Lu You of the Xuzhou tribe, and ordered
He led four thousand men and attacked Pengcheng with Chen Deng.
Pengcheng and Xiapi are only a hundred miles apart. After Chen Deng led the troops, he arrived at the eastern suburbs of Pengcheng in just one day and night. Pengcheng is also a big city in Xuzhou. It was originally the place where Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, established his capital. It is four feet high.
, the earth bag was dozens of miles away. Cao Bao and others were frightened and couldn't help asking Chen Deng how to break the city.
Chen Deng replied with a smile that he had news. There were less than a thousand guards in the city, so why attack by force? So he asked the soldiers to stay in the dense forest on the outskirts of the city until late at night. When it was estimated that most of the guards in the city had fallen asleep, he ordered the soldiers to suddenly
Light torches, and in addition to the two held by each person, they also planted many more on the ground, which looked like stars from a distance. Then they set up thirty large drums two miles outside the city.
The roar continued until dawn. Chen Deng then ordered his sergeants to march forward and attack the gate of Pengcheng. However, there was no one defending the city. When he asked the people in the city, sure enough, the defenders in the city heard this.
Due to the momentum, they thought it was Baibo's main force coming to attack. In panic, they abandoned the city and fled.
Overnight, Chen Deng was able to recapture Pengcheng without any blood, and by the way, he harvested 100,000 hu of wheat flour, 6 million new money, and countless arrows, swords and bows. Even though Yang Feng was prepared in his heart, he was still a little nervous when he got the news.
Unbelievable, he murmured for a long time: "The next generation is to be feared, and the next generation is to be feared." He immediately sent an envoy to Pengcheng and named Chen Deng the prefect of Pengcheng. Chen Deng declined and said politely: "Why does this place need such an empty name when it will soon be abandoned?
"Ming Gong, please don't forget your promise that day", and then began to relocate the people of Pengcheng.
At the same time, Ji Ling received the news of Yuan Shu's surrender and decided to surrender in Kaicheng. Liu Bei accepted it and transferred it to the rule of Huangfu Li in Yuzhou. This also announced that Yuan Shu's power in the three states of Yu, Jing and Yang was once powerful.
, and has completely sunk into the long river of history.
It was February 14th at this time, Liu Bei's army had just had a small trial, and his morale was at its peak. After learning the news of the fall of Pengcheng, he did not intend to retreat. Instead, he divided his troops into two groups, with more than 30,000 soldiers on each side.
Guan Yu leads the attack into Guangling, and he will personally lead the way. Forty thousand people will besiege Pengcheng.
At this time, Guangling had almost been evacuated, and the people of Xiapi and Donghai were heading north via Donghai. Nearly 600,000 Xuzhou people were driven by the soldiers and had to leave their homes and drive farther away. Now most of them have arrived in Houqiu.
North, in a small area east of Jushui. If the migration progress is carried out at this rate, they will be able to enter Qingzhou in less than twenty days, and the Han army will be helpless.
However, Yang Feng and others still did not dare to relax. They were deeply afraid of the Bafu cavalry. Seeing the Han army approaching, they immediately led their troops to evacuate.
However, its speed was far less than that of the Han army. On the 16th, Bai Bo left Xiapi and marched to Tan County, where he heard that the Henan knights had arrived. It turned out that Wei Yan ignored Pengcheng and led the Henan knights to swim across the Surabaya River on horseback, marching two days in a row.
Running at a speed of hundreds of miles in Xuzhou, I don’t know where I got the news, but Bai Bo’s rear army collided here!
During the hurried encounter between the two armies, the Henan knights were as powerful as rainbows and their horses' hooves were like lightning. The first charge pierced the enemy's rear formation. Wei Yan was in front in his red armor, flying like thunder and fire, invincible on the battlefield, and then broke through the white wave behind.
The army was cut down to more than a thousand ranks, and they chased Bai Bo for fifty miles. After he crossed the Shu River and escaped into the relocated people, Wei Yancai led his troops to retreat slowly.
After this battle, Yang Feng was extremely frightened, but he could not understand the retreat of the Han army. It was not until a few days later, when Chen Deng and tens of thousands of Pengcheng people broke through the siege of Bafu and joined him that he suddenly realized: It turned out that Chen Deng
Gui's strategy of taking the people as hostage actually worked wonders.
From then on, the Han army faced Baibo for ten miles, within reach, but it was still unable to advance.