Compared with the situation when Ma Zhen came to Suizhou when he first retreated to Huaishan and did not see any important people, Chen Hansan came to Suizhou in person this time and the situation was much better.
In addition to the first few days after arriving, Luo Xiancheng hosted banquets every day in his Changle Palace. In the next ten days, he also asked his important adviser Wei Zhang to accompany Chen Hansan, Ma Zhen and others on a special trip, with beautiful women and fine wines.
Food is always available.
However, when it came to substantive issues such as borrowing food and troops, Luo Xiancheng was vague.
"There is news from the south that Chizhou has sent troops to Yicheng. From Jinghu, troops will soon be sent eastward, leaving us only a short time to go south to get Qichun!" In the library, Ma Zhen was there.
Under the lamp, he advised Chen Hansan not to stay in Suizhou for too long.
At the southwest foot of Huaishan Mountain, at the junction of Chu and Hubei, it was destroyed by the war and was located on the outskirts of Suizhou. After the Changle army withdrew, the refugees from Qichun and other remaining areas formed associations to reclaim wasteland. There were rogue bandits roaming the mountains and river bandits and bandits. But there were still
No big forces have entered, and we are basically still in a vacuum zone of forces...
In the early stage, Hu Wenmu of Jinghu focused on the western front, to guard against Cao's family going down the river. After Dongning joined forces with Cao to resist the captives, Jinghu troops moved eastward, but they did not dare to rush into the dilapidated territory. There were bandits and bandits in the territory, and there was no city defense.
It is located in the prominent area between Jiangzhou and Suizhou.
Although Chen Hansan had sent his direct line generals to change their names and surnames as early as March and April and led a small group of troops to infiltrate into Qichun, but to bring all the rogue bandits and refugee forces in Qichun under his command, he only needed two to three thousand remaining soldiers.
, there are still some shortcomings...
Chen Hansan retreated to the Huaishan Mountains. He was severely blocked by Xinyang and Nanyang, and suppressed intentionally or unintentionally by Suizhou. His life was very unsatisfactory. In addition to the three thousand remaining soldiers in his hand, he only had three to five thousand who were threatened by the mountain.
The people are strong.
With just this few manpower, if they rush to occupy the remaining land in Qichun, Yue Lengqiu and Hu Wenmu can send some soldiers and horses from both wings to kill them... Just dragging them in Suizhou is not an option. At this time
Just go to Qichun, you can get some money and food from the She family, collect the bandits from Qichun and other places, and the soldiers can deal with some of them. Ma Zhen still wants to go to Qichun as soon as possible.
Nowadays, Qichun is still an unowned land, and whoever goes first, first gets it, but once Jinghu or Chizhou are asked to send troops into Qichun first, they will undoubtedly declare war directly with Jinghu and Chizhou.
Maybe Jinghu and Chizhou will not be particularly eager to take over the remaining land in Qichun, but if there are forces challenging them, the situation is different - Jiangning, which is controlled by Huaidong, obviously will not see it either
Chen Hansan occupied Qichun comfortably.
"If we can't wait a few more days, I'll go to Qichun first." Chen Hansan gritted his teeth and said.
Chen Hansan has a withered appearance, a thin and narrow face, and scars and deep wrinkles are densely intertwined, which makes him not look old at all, but makes him look even more arrogant. His eyes are shining coldly under the lamp.
It's like a knife, it can dig into people's hearts.
At this time, there were footsteps moving in the yard, and the guard walked in and said: "General Zhong, Master Wei is here..."
Chen Hansan and Ma Zhen looked at each other, thinking that if Zhong Rong came over at night, there might be something going on, so he and Ma Zhen hurried out to greet him.
Zhong Rong is tall and tall, and although Wei Zhang is thin, he is not short. When he stands next to Zhong Rong, he looks like a child.
Zhong Rong looks fierce and sinister, but standing in the atrium, he gives people the impression of a mountain standing tall.
In his early years, Zhong Rong was a giant bandit who roamed Tongbai Mountain. It was said that he liked to eat human flesh and was extremely powerful. When he was a bandit in Baiyuan, he had a great reputation. The officers and soldiers suppressed the bandits, resulting in heavy casualties and repeated defeats. Later, he was subdued by Luo Xiancheng. Zhong Rong was greedy for money and lustful.
, likes killing, but does not like to exercise power. He is also loyal to Luo Xiancheng, and together with the king, he becomes Luo Xiancheng's right-hand man.
Although the Changle Army is said to have approximately 200,000 soldiers, it does not have more than 50,000 capable soldiers. Among these 30,000 to 50,000 capable soldiers, the one who can be called the elite in all battles is Zhong Rong's Kashiwabara Wolf Army.
Although the Kashiwabara Wolf Army only has more than 10,000 people, less than half of the notoriety that the Changle Army has gained over the years is due to the Kashiwahara Wolf Army. Whether it is attacking cities and plundering strongholds, or burning, killing, and looting, they are not willing to lag behind others.
Luo Xiancheng was also conniving. He had the same idea as Chen Hansan. If you want your soldiers to be able to fight, you must develop a ferocious spirit - you cannot raise 200,000 soldiers and horses as elites. A division of more than 10,000 tigers and wolves will become
Luo Xiancheng's pressure box substrate.
Wang had always been indifferent to Chen Hansan, and he was also worried about Liu An'er's betrayal and murder by Chen Hansan; but Zhong Rong did not refuse anyone who came, and he had earned Chen Hansan a lot of money over the past year, and he also made some conveniences -
—Chen Hansan came to Suizhou this time mainly through Zhong Rong’s route.
Chen Hansan looked at Zhong Rong and Wei Zhang, clasping his fists and saying: "Zhongshuai, Mr. Wei came here at night, and Han San was not prepared. Please forgive me for being negligent!"
"Let's not talk to each other between you and me," Zhong Rong's giant palm was like a thin fan, patting Chen Hansan's shoulder, and laughed like thunder, "Those two girls you sent from the mountains are really fun.
Tight, the two girls are stacked together, and the lower part looks like a fish mouth. Lao Wei said this is a rare name and weapon. It is rare that Chen Shuai couldn't help himself from enjoying it, thinking about my brother, I will enjoy this..."
After all, Chen Hansan was officially appointed as an envoy to the imperial court and took charge of the military and political affairs of the area. However, a phoenix with its feathers was no better than a chicken. Zhong Rong laughed so hard that he also smiled in a flattering manner, and his usual fierceness was gone.
He calmed down and said, "As long as Zhong Shuai likes it, then my efforts will not be in vain?"
Chen Hansan welcomed Zhong Rong and Wei Zhang into the house, and Ma Zhen immediately went to arrange the night banquet.
Although they were in Suizhou territory, Chen Hansan and the others came over this time and brought almost all the rare and exotic objects from the Huai Mountains. A pretty girl also brought a dozen people over, trying to please them in the hope of borrowing military rations.
Zhong Rong held a girl with slightly dark skin but charming face and figure on his knees. He opened her clothes and exposed the pair of delicate breasts to the air. He slowly moved them, not looking at the girl's surprise at all.
With a fearful face, he said to Chen Hansan: "It's not that I don't want to help Han San, but Wang Xiang and the other guy are trying to obstruct it in every possible way, and Luo Shuai and others can't make up their mind either..."
"Are you afraid of angering Jiang Ning?" Chen Hansan asked.
"Afraid of him!" Zhong Rong cursed angrily, and the strength in his hand increased unknowingly. The girl's breasts were squeezed painfully, and she was not afraid to cry out in pain. Tears welled up in her eyes, but no one showed any pity.
"Shuai Luo asked me not to tell you what Mr. Wang said, but in general, as you can imagine, there is nothing I can do about this matter."
Chen Hansan frowned and saw Wei Zhang winking at him. At that moment, he stopped talking about business and tried to persuade Zhong Rong to drink. Finally, he asked Zhong Rong to take the girl in his arms back with him. Wei Zhang also left with Zhong Rong first, followed by Zhong Rong.
Rong left and went back to the hotel to see Chen Hansan.
Chen Hansan asked: "What's Luo Shuai's attitude?"
"At night, Wang Xiang and Zhong Rong were arguing about the borrowing of troops in the palace. Zhong Rong was not as good-mouthed as Wang Xiang. He was speechless in the argument. Later, he got confused and almost wanted to beat Wang Xiang and scold Luo Shuai in the palace.
After scolding him, he became sulky, thinking that borrowing troops was hopeless. Although there was a lively debate in the palace tonight, Luo Shuai never said a word..."
"Oh, is that really so?" Chen Hansan asked happily. Judging from Zhong Rong's appearance, he must have lost the argument with Wang Xiang and held back his anger. However, no matter how sharp Wang Xiang's words were, Luo Xiancheng obviously had another problem.
Have an opinion.
"Master Wei, please tell Luo Shuai that my marshal has been living in Suizhou for more than half a month. He misses his brothers and will leave and go back the next day..." Ma Zhen said.
"You really want to leave?" Wei Zhang asked in surprise, "It seems that there is something going on about this matter. Luo Shuai has a soft ear. Maybe he will agree after two days of talking."
Chen Hansan thought that Luo Xiancheng was an old scalper and would not go south without a whip.
When Liu An'er led his troops eastward to Xu Si, Luo Xiancheng was in Xiangyang and Nanyang was hesitant. In his opinion, he had escaped the disaster and became more and more indecisive. When the She family invaded Jiangning, they also sent people to Suizhou to invite Luo Xiancheng to join forces.
When he made up his mind to send troops to the south, the She family's soldiers and horses had already been driven out of Jiangning. Maybe Luo Xiancheng was lucky enough not to take action early - don't look at the issue of borrowing troops and food. Luo Xiancheng was also relaxed, but he definitely couldn't do it.
A decision can be made within three to five days.
"Food is currently a problem for my three to five thousand men. They can't afford it in the mountains. Suizhou has been silent, so I can only take my people across the east to Jiangzhou!" Chen Hansan said, "I hope I can come again in the future.
Suizhou meets Mr. Wei, Luo Shuai!"
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Chen Hansan asked Wei Zhang to resign on his behalf, so Luo Xiancheng held a banquet for Chen Hansan in the Changle Palace that he had occupied and rebuilt as the Suizhou government office. Ma Zhen went on a farewell trip without much fanfare, except for a few confidant generals such as Wang Xiang and Zhong Rong.
Inviting him to the banquet was also a sign of respect for Chen Hansan.
"After Han San voted for Jiangzhou, he flew to a high branch again. I have no other words. Han San will remember to go back to Suizhou often in the future. There are not many old friends left!" Luo Xiancheng squeezed.
On the couch, the two maids on the left and right almost choked him with fat.
Chen Hansan was also a little confused for a while. He couldn't figure out whether Luo Xiancheng was touched by his plan to provoke the general. Could it be that Luo Xiancheng was indifferent to him leading his troops to surrender to Jiangzhou? Could it be that Luo Xiancheng was still worried about the old events in Xuzhou?
Any worries?
"My handsome is willing to go back to Suizhou often, but I'm afraid that Suizhou won't be able to maintain peace for a few days. My handsome will come back to Suizhou in the future, and I'm afraid I won't be able to see my old friend!" Ma Zhen sat down and said aloud.
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Luo Xiancheng's face darkened instantly. Chen Hansan slapped the table and scolded Ma Zhen: "You are so impudent, you have room to speak in front of Luo Shuai!"
Luo Xiancheng's dark face turned away in an instant, he smiled with squinted eyes, and said: "Everyone knows everything, so I have the guts to listen to different opinions. Master Ma is Han San's think tank. If there is anything he can advise Suizhou,
Please tell me!" His narrowed eyes were full of coldness, and there was quite a lot of murderous intent hidden in his fat body.