Not long ago, Chen Cheng and Yan Zhong discussed whether they should help Ma Teng attack Han Sui or go north to help Yang Qiu resist the Huns. Yan Zhong said without hesitation: "Of course we should go north to attack the Huns."
Chen Cheng asked: "Why?"
Yan Zhong said: "Although Han Sui captured Yuzhong and seemed to be more powerful, the scholars in Liangzhou have always looked down upon him since he killed Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou. Recently he killed Guo Feng again.
The review is even worse. Although the Qiang people are good at fighting, how could Han Sui unify Liangzhou without the help of scholars? I am afraid that as soon as he breaks through Jincheng with his front foot, the backyard will burst into flames."
"You mean?"
Yan Zhong said: "Although Han Sui occupied Hanyang County and Longxi County, the powerful Han people in the two places were never subdued by him. These powerful scholars married each other and occupied Liangzhou for tens or hundreds of years.
Han Sui didn't dare to do it easily even if he had to use his whole body. It would be okay if he didn't have any hope of reunification for two weeks, but if there was really a possibility of annexing the Xiliang counties, it would be strange if the powerful people in Hanyang and Longxi didn't rise up in rebellion."
He said to Chen Cheng: "If we cannot weaken the power of these local scholars, no one will be able to unify Liangzhou."
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "Bo Dao, you are also a famous scholar in Liangzhou. Isn't it too much to say that?"
Yan Zhong said disapprovingly: "Those powerful men in Liangzhou only see an acre and a half of land in front of them. What I want to do is to assist the princes in reorganizing the country, and then be famous in history and be famous for generations. How can I be limited to just Liangzhou?"
One state and one place?”
Chen Cheng asked: "Then if we want to unite the entire Xiliang in the future, wouldn't we also do it?"
"Use it first," Yan Zhong waved his hand and slashed it down, saying, "Then kill it!"
Chen Cheng shook his head and said: "I am not a person who kills donkeys in an attempt to get rid of others. As long as I abide by the rules and laws, I will never kill anyone indiscriminately."
Yan Zhong laughed loudly, "Are there any powerful people who abide by the law in this world? In my opinion, it would be unfair to kill all the powerful people, scholars, and officials in the world, but if you kill every other one, then
There must be a lot of things slipping through the net.”
Chen Cheng said: "There should still be people who abide by the law."
The previous conversation flashed through his mind. Chen Cheng picked up his horsewhip, pointed in the north direction, and said loudly: "The Huns have surrounded Lian County, and the North is in danger. We have to speed up!"
After saying that, he immediately hit the horse and ran forward, followed by Yan Xing, Lu Fang, Yao Qiong, Xu Rong and others with troops. More than two hundred people under Yao Qiong also had horses, plus Chen Cheng's
There were more than 400 people, as well as about 100 people sent by other ministries to his command, and there were more than 700 riders who set off first.
These 700 people spared no effort in power, abandoned all their baggage, and each carried only three days' rations. They went from Pengyang to Sanshui first. Sanshui was also the territory of Ma Teng's army, but it was not far from the Yellow River. The Huns followed the Yellow River to fight.
When they came over, Sanshui's guard had already heard the news. It was a tense moment. Hearing that Chen Cheng and others were going to rescue the North, they were very cooperative. Not only did they provide a large number of war horses for them to transfer, but they also sent
A large amount of grain was harvested.
When the soldiers were eating and resting, Chen Cheng asked the guard of Sanshui: "General, we all remember your righteousness, but we don't know what you call the general?"
The guard said: "A certain family plays with horses."
"Oh, the general's surname is also Ma?" Chen Cheng asked: "But is he the same clan as General Ma Teng?"
In this feudal era, blood is the most reliable guarantee. From the court to the local area, from the aristocratic family to the powerful people in the countryside, they all vigorously promote their relatives. Although in many cases, the more relatives they have, the more ferocious they behave.
Ma Wan shook his head and said, "It's just the same surname, not the same family."
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "Then General Ma Teng must have great trust in his subordinates. Otherwise, why would he entrust such an important place to you?"
Ma Wanxin said: A desolate place like Sanshui is also called important?
Chen Cheng added: "Passing by this time has caused a lot of inconvenience to the general. There are still some people coming from behind, and I have to trouble the general to receive him. There are some small gifts here, so please don't dislike it, general."
He opened the two wooden boxes, and the golden copper coins appeared in front of Ma Wan. There were at least 200,000 coins in these two large boxes. If these money were placed in Luoyang City, they might not be enough for a luxurious home.
The price of a meal is very rare in the poor Xiliang.
Most of the soldiers and horses under Ma Wan that Chen Cheng saw outside the city didn't even have leather armor. They only had a cloth robe or fur on their body. No wonder Xiliang has a large number of people and brave warriors, but they are often beaten by Han
The army can't find the north. In the era of cold weapons, if you don't have good armor, you will be at a disadvantage in a fight.
When Ma Wan saw these coins, his heart moved, and his eyes shone with blazing light. It wasn't that he was greedy for money, but Sanshui was really too remote. Although he could grow crops and herd by the clear water and the Yellow River, he could only eat grain and sheep.
There was nothing but the horse. Two hundred thousand dollars was not much, but it would last him a long time.
"Please don't worry, Marquis Julu. I don't have anything else here, but I still have some food. I will take care of the brothers behind me." He thought for a while and then said to Chen Cheng: "I have the important responsibility of guarding this place.
We cannot lead the troops north together, but we can provide a hundred cavalry for the general to drive!"
Chen Cheng stepped forward, held Ma Wan's hands, and said with a smile, "Thank you very much!"
Ma Wan felt disgusted in his heart. He was a rough-looking military general, but he couldn't play with Lord Rabbit's stuff. He quickly took his hand out and said, "I'm going to select elite soldiers and generals and send them to the general's command!"
It's true that Chen Cheng looks too delicate, and he doesn't have the same style as the heroes here in Xiliang. He was not born like this, but after his "agility" value increased, he gained more and more control over his body.
In addition to accurately controlling every muscle in the body, it is also gradually able to control the secretion of technology in the body.
In order not to get into some troubles, he reduced the content of male hormones in his body, so his appearance became more and more neutral. The effect was also very obvious, and he was able to focus more time and energy on other things.
On top of that, when doing things, my concentration has also improved a lot.
After leaving Sanshui, under the leadership of the locals sent by Mawan, more than 800 riders continued north, passing through the mountain roads, directly to Fuping. Fuping is on the edge of the Yellow River, surrounded by rare plains and land.
It is fertile and can provide a large amount of grain every year. It has a better environment than the land in Sanshui.
From Fuping to Lingzhou and even to Lian County on the west side of the Yellow River, the essence of Beidi County lies. Except for this long plain area, the rest of Beidi County can be said to be barren. There are eight hundred
Many elite cavalry came from the south, and the guard at Fuping City Gate nervously closed the city gate.
Along with Chen Cheng and others, there was a man sent by Yang Qiu to Pengyang to move reinforcements. His name was Yang Cheng, and he was said to be a member of Yang Qiu's tribe. Yang Cheng rode out on horseback and shouted toward the city: "I am Yang Cheng."
Cheng, behind you is Marquis Julu and General Chen Cheng, why don’t you open the city gate quickly?”
After hearing this, the guard general said loudly: "Wait a moment, I will call the general over."
More than 800 cavalrymen were divided into several groups. The soldiers and horses of each group were resting loosely outside the city. However, one of the soldiers and horses was in an orderly queue with no signs of laxity. Although the soldiers jumped off their horses and were feeding beans to the horses.
He Maizi, but there weren't many voices in the queue, which made it obvious that they were elites.
After a while, Yang Qiu stood on the top of the city with his helmet on, looked down, and shouted loudly: "Yang Cheng, is that you?"
Chen Cheng was stunned when he heard this. Why did this sentence sound familiar and strange at the same time?
Yang Cheng responded: "It's me!"
Yang Qiu laughed heartily on the top of the city and shouted down below: "Hurry up and open the city gate and go out to meet Julu Hou!"
There was no reason for him to be unhappy. In the past few days, he had been beaten badly by the Huns. In fact, he was not afraid of the Huns. If both sides had equal strength, he could beat the shit out of the Huns. But this time the Huns had six soldiers.
70,000. Although the equipment is poor and the combat effectiveness is average, there are many people.
All the men registered in Beidi County combined were not as powerful as the Huns. In the battle outside Lingwu Valley, he first defeated the Huns' forward with 10,000 troops, but then the Huns' army arrived and relied on
The overwhelming number of people directly overwhelmed the troops under his command.
When the follow-up troops arrived, he used nearly 30,000 troops to fight with the Huns for a whole day. As a result, the rural soldiers and Qiang troops retreated first, causing the entire battlefield to panic. If he hadn't seen the situation, he would have retreated.
It's early, I'm afraid he may have died in the battle.
Yang Qiu felt a headache when he thought of the overwhelming Hun cavalry. There were too many, and it was really scary. Xiliang was already poor enough, and the Huns were even poorer. Those Huns were covered in animal skins.
The people had nothing but weapons and horses, and were simply poor and unruly.
Yang Qiu occupies such a fertile territory from Fuping to Lian County, and can support more than 10,000 soldiers and horses every year just by collecting rents. How can he be willing to fight with the Huns? I don't know what is crazy about those Huns.
When the time comes, we send out troops to fight, and we are not afraid of killing our horses.
He also sent letters of request for help to other Xiliang princes, but Yang Qiu knew very well the nature of his companions. Those who had the ability to rescue him were all ambitious people, and he was afraid that it would be easier to ask the gods than to give them away. Those who were not so ambitious
, they are all not strong enough. There are also some Qiang people who are usually dissatisfied with being oppressed by him. After the Huns came over, they had no idea of defending their homes and the country. Anyway, they were semi-nomadic, driving cattle and sheep.
It just ran away, and the little things in the fields couldn't escape. Just wait until autumn to come back to collect some food.
Therefore, after hearing that Chen Cheng was in Pengyang, he immediately sent people to rush there. Chang'an said that Chen Cheng "ran a massive plunder" and "burned Luoyang", and laid many charges on him, describing him as a heinous person.
A bad guy. However, it was because of this description that Yang Qiu made up his mind.
The Xiliang side is much more barbaric than the Central Plains. The more ferocious the guy, the more he will be respected by the Qiang and Hu people. It just so happens that Chen Cheng doesn't have many soldiers at his disposal, so after he was brought over to help fight, he was not afraid of him.
After Yang Qiu thought of such a good idea, he immediately put it into practice without wasting any time.
After the soldiers opened the city gate, Yang Qiu walked out in person. When he was on the top of the city, he was already surprised by Chen Cheng's appearance. Now that he got closer, he looked more carefully, and he was even more surprised.
Yang Qiu looked at Chen Cheng's face for a long time and then said, "I've seen Julu Hou."
After coming out of Luoyang, he traveled for many days and stayed in Pengyang for a long time. Chen Cheng's height jumped up a little and his body became stronger. He returned the salute to Yang Qiu and then asked directly: "Now
