In terms of geographical location, heading east past Pi County, you will reach Tancheng. On the open plain, there is a team of chariots and horses meandering. Two large chariots and a team of more than a hundred riders dragging for many miles.
The low hill half covered with peach trees on the front slope was an outpost of the Tancheng refugee army. Several cavalrymen galloped down from the low hill and approached the chariots and horses.
Several cavalrymen also galloped out here and shouted: "We have come to Tancheng to meet the Tianyi Zuo Guard Army on the order of the Governor of Jianghuai to discuss the matter of stopping the war. Are you the outpost sent by General Chen to greet you?
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Just as Liu An'er was demanding high prices for the four Huaisi prefectures to be independent, Yue Lengqiu insisted that Chen Hansan lead his troops to withdraw from Tancheng before discussing recruitment and security.
Liu An'er occupied Xuzhou, and Yue Lengqiu led the Huai army to retreat to the east bank of Surabaya to camp. Pi County and Tancheng to the east were occupied by Chen Hansan. Yue Lengqiu was actually in a situation of being attacked by Liu An'er and Chen Hansan.
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Yue Lengqiu issued an edict asking Chen Hansan to lead his troops to withdraw from Tancheng and Pi County first, which was not too much.
The refugee army fighting in Huaisi was led by Liu An'er, but it was actually divided into two groups, one was Liu An'er's direct troops, and the other was Ge Pingtian's army. Chen Hansan initially invested in Liu An'er, and he wanted to lead the army to march eastward alone, becoming
The left guard of the Tianyi Army has a special status.
Tancheng, Shuyang, and Pixian are all places Liu An'er wants to take. Even if Tancheng and Shuyang cannot come, Pixian, as the east wing shield of Xuzhou, must be taken.
Liu An'er plans to station his direct troops in Pi County in the future, and does not want to occupy it for Chen Hansan. He is thinking of carving out one or two counties in the north for Chen Hansan to defend, but he cannot say this now.
Yue Lengqiu proposed that Chen Hansan lead his troops to withdraw from Tancheng and Pi County first, but Liu An'er did not firmly oppose it. Instead, he asked Yue Lengqiu to send someone to negotiate with Chen Hansan. That's why such a team of chariots and horses appeared on the western border of Tancheng.
"Who is taking the lead?" The general of the refugee army reined in his horse, whirled along the overgrown official road, and looked at the team of carriages and horses.
"I am a member of the military and royal administration in front of the governor of Jianghuai. May I ask this general's name?" An official wearing a green official robe opened the curtain and leaned out half of his body.
"You corrupt officials have forced you to have no food to eat. How can I have a name?" The general of the refugee army laughed and arrogantly refused to tell Wang Zheng his surname. He pointed the horse's tip at Wang Zheng and said, "It seems that
You are the leader, I allow you to take two followers with us, and everyone else must stay here..."
"What! How presumptuous!" Seeing the bandit leader's rudeness, the cavalry captain who was in charge of escorting him withdrew his sword from his hand and glared angrily, "My lord has come here to surrender you and give you a way to survive. You have taken the courage of a leopard."
Are you tired of living? How dare you be rude to my lord? Do you believe that my lord will immediately return to Pi County and lead an army to wipe out the bandits who were just around the corner from Tancheng like you?"
"Everyone eats with his sword and gun. If you have the ability to suppress it, you can just lead a large army to suppress it. We are waiting here. Grandpa frowns like a turtle's grandson." The general of the refugee army was not annoyed or angry, but just stood in front of the road.
, said, "But I'm sorry today, only three of you are allowed to go, otherwise please come back."
"You..." The guard riding school was so angry that he couldn't even curse him.
"What do I do?" The general of the refugee army raised his nose in the air and looked down upon the officers and soldiers.
"Okay, let's just go there with the three of us. We can also trouble the general to send a driver to help us drive the carriage." Wang Zheng said loudly from the carriage behind him, and opened the curtain to let the refugee army general see that besides him, there were other people sitting in the carriage.
With two people.
"Thieves are capricious, adults must not take risks rashly!" the guard riding school said anxiously.
"We have our own sense of proportion," Wang Zheng said. "When we enter Tancheng, the rebels will take good care of us. There are a hundred more of you or a hundred of you less. It makes no difference!"
The large escort stopped and waited to the west of the short hill. More than a hundred civilian army cavalry galloped out from behind the short hill and surrounded the carriage carrying the peace envoy from the Jianghuai Governor's Mansion heading east into Tancheng.
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Since the talk of recruiting peace, Chen Hansan withdrew the Zhaiqiao camp and gathered troops in Tancheng.
Chen Hansan did not want to express any sincerity, but he was more wary.
Lin Fu opened the blockade of Si River and released Sun Zhuang's general Chen Zhi. Zhang Gou led his troops across Si River to Siyang, but Chen Han's three troops continued to be blocked on the east bank.
Chen Hansan could not fail to see that his troops were actually isolated on the east bank of the Sishui River. He divided his troops into several locations in the east of Sishui, and the Zhaiqiao camp was in the middle of a pincer attack between Shuyang and Shukou.
If the move is a trap, this situation will be dangerous.
Therefore, Chen Hansan abandoned the Zhaiqiao camp and concentrated his main force in Tancheng, except for guarding Pi County along the way.
If something unexpected happens, you will have the troops and horses in your hands, so it will be easy to escape.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather became cooler. Chen Hansan took off his armor, put on his robe, and stood in front of a rockery made of lake stones in the back garden.
This is Tancheng Dutingyi. King Ning stayed here when he went to Jiangning to join the feudal vassal. This is not the most luxurious house in Tancheng, but because King Ning stayed there, he felt it was very meaningful. Chen Hansan specially made this place his own.
Xingyuan.
Counselor Ma Zhen hurriedly walked in through the Moon Gate and reported: "The envoy sent by Yue Lengqiu has entered the city. The leader is the Governor-General's Office of Military Affairs. He is an official of the fifth rank, and his background is not small----
Do you want to make things difficult for them again?"
"I had a show of force before, but I couldn't drive them away. It seems that there is sincerity in the talks, but I can't really drive them away." Chen Hansan said, "I will personally pick them up and bring them to the mansion. The general will be free at home.
Everyone, come over to the banquet. Please tell me carefully to keep your mouths clean and not to spit out feces while eating wine. Whoever wants to spoil my good deeds will be the first to be spared. When eating wine, you
Talk to Wang Zheng's two attendants more and find out clearly what Wang Zheng is good at. Give him everything Tancheng can have. If you don't miss this little benefit, you must dig out their bottom line."
"The left guard is wise." Ma Zhen said.
Ma Zhen turned around and went out to do business. Chen Hansan and his retinue went to Chang Street in person to greet the envoy sent by Yue Lengqiu.
At night, a banquet was held in the garden behind the camp, and the generals were invited to accompany them.
Cups and cups went back and forth, and there were songs and dances during the banquet. Wang Zheng, the messenger of peace, and his two subordinates quickly forgot about the unhappiness they had before entering Tancheng. They drank so much that they were very happy, but they did not talk about the peace talks.
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Late at night, the banquet in the garden had not yet ended. Wang Zheng and his two subordinates were all focused on the charming and flimsy dancing girl in their arms. They touched and pinched her here and there, causing the dancing girl in her arms to laugh and smile, and also made the generals at the table feel upset.
He was impatient and his heart was unbearable. However, there were only a limited number of dancers at the banquet. Moreover, these dancers were Chen Hansan's favorites and could be used to entertain guests, but their generals had to know the appropriateness.
The banquet seemed to be delayed indefinitely. Chen Hansan couldn't hold back his anger at first. He felt anxious and winked at Ma Zhen.
Ma Zhen understood the idea and said to Wang Zheng, the envoy to recruit security: "The governor is in Pi County and is very urgent to urge our troops to withdraw from Tancheng. But seeing Lord Wang coming, it seems that he is not urgent at all, so Ma Zhen is a little confused..."
"No rush, no rush," said Wang Zheng, who was in his early thirties and had a short mustache. His official robe was stained by soup, but he didn't mind. He put his arms around the slender waist of the dancer in his arms and touched it, feeling how delicate the skin was.
Hearing what Ma Zhen said, he was distracted and responded, "Zuo Hujun was so generous, invited so many generals to accompany him, and was accompanied by beautiful women. It is only suitable to talk about romance, and it is too embarrassing to talk about official matters. The matter of recruiting peace, it will be too late.
Talking for two days won’t stop anything.”
Chen Hansan understood clearly that Wang Zheng felt that there were too many people here and drank all the wine in his arms, so he asked the generals to disperse first, leaving only Ma Zhen and two close associates to accompany him during the banquet.
At this time, a middle-aged servant who followed Wang Zheng into Tancheng pushed the dancer away from his arms and stared at Chen Hansan: "Staying here are all people Zuo Hujun can trust?"
Chen Hansan asked several dancers to retreat, and glanced at Wang Zheng, the retinue. At first, he didn't pay much attention to him. When he saw him talking, he felt that he had an extraordinary bearing and looked quite familiar, and said: "They are all.
What secrets can’t be heard from my brother who has been with me through life and death? May I ask this gentleman’s name? Have we met before?”
"Zuo Hujun has been fighting with my commander-in-chief for so long, but he didn't ask about the appearance of my commander-in-chief?" Wang Zheng laughed beside him.
"What!" Chen Hansan's expression changed in shock. He subconsciously pulled out the saber from his waist and placed it in front of him. The two generals on the left and right stood up in shock, as if Yue Lengqiu was coming with thousands of troops and horses. Their expressions were astonishing.
Collapse.
Yue Lengqiu calmly picked up the light jade cup on the table and drank the wine in it slowly before saying: "I have admired Zuo Hujun for a long time, and I came to Tancheng to meet Zuo Hujun in the name of peace talks.
The first sight of the army is indeed better than the first sight. Zuo Hujun is a true hero and a true hero..."
Only then did Chen Hansan realize that he was overreacting. He sheathed his sword and stared at Yue Lengqiu's face with squinted eyes. He analyzed carefully. The middle-aged man in front of him was indeed exactly the same as the rumored Governor of Jianghuai, Yue Lengqiu.
Chen Hansan didn't blame Ma Zhen for not finding out his identity earlier. Who would have thought that Yue Lengqiu, the governor of Jianghuai, would disguise himself as a retinue and enter Tancheng? Even if someone saw the suspicious appearance earlier, they would probably be the first to do so.
One would deny this possibility.
Yue Lengqiu spoke beautifully, but Chen Hansan was surprised and suspicious. He was not a three-year-old child, so how could he believe that Yue Lengqiu entered Tancheng disguised as a retinue of his officials just to meet him.
"Although Tancheng is not a dragon's den or a tiger's den, Governor Yue can break in in person, so he is a true hero and a true hero." Chen Hansan laughed, trying to cover up his gaffe, "But Governor Yue also knows Han San's nature, and maybe he is the same as Yue Governor."
There is a gap between a real hero and a true hero in the eyes of a governor. Isn’t it true that it is easier for Yue Du to get in than to get out?"
"I'm here to save your life and give you a road to wealth and wealth. Why do Zuo Hujun want to make things difficult for me?" Yue Lengqiu asked in return.
"Yue Du's words are nice," Chen Hansan said, "I have lived all these years, and I only know that life is earned by myself, and wealth cannot be forced. I don't know how Yue Du saved my life, and how can he give me a path to wealth?