Yang Qiu originally thought that Chen Cheng was from Luoyang and would be like those scholars. He would say some incomprehensible things first and wait for a long time before getting to the main topic. Who would have thought that Chen Cheng would be so straightforward. He was a powerful Han man.
, I have a close relationship with the scholars, but I am not intimate with them. I quite like this straightforward style.
"There has been no news from Lian County for three days," Yang Qiu said: "The area north of the Yellow River is full of Huns' cavalry."
"How many enemy troops are there and how many are our troops?"
"The Huns have no fewer than 80,000 cavalry. Excluding the defenders from various places, our army can still fight with more than 150 million people."
"There is a huge disparity in strength," Chen Cheng asked again, "Are there other reinforcements?"
Yang Qiu replied: "General Cheng Yi has promised to send 6,000 elite cavalry."
Cheng Yi was a prince from Wuwei County, and he had more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under his command who could be mobilized for field battles.
Chen Cheng asked: "When can we arrive?"
"We can reach Zhenmuan tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow!"
"Where are the others? Are there any other reinforcements? Have the princes from Zhangye County and Jiuquan County said they would send reinforcements?"
Yang Qiu smiled bitterly and said: "No, Han Sui is attacking Jincheng now. No one else dares to send out the army even if they have the intention."
Chen Cheng raised his fingers and said: "General Yang, you have 10,000 troops, Cheng Yi has 6,000, plus the 3,000 who are coming from behind me, the total is almost 20,000 troops, which is enough."
Yang Qiu said in astonishment: "We only have 20,000 people, and the Huns have no less than 80,000. How can there be enough?"
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "Soldiers are more expensive than more. Twenty thousand people are already a lot."
Yang Qiu comforted himself and said: Well, at least this Juluhou will not be like those Qiang tribes who ran away when they saw the Huns in large numbers.
He said to Chen Cheng: "Why don't Marquis Julu lead his troops into the city first, and then we can discuss the military situation together when General Cheng Yi arrives."
Chen Cheng called Lu Fang and Xu Rong and said, "This is our lieutenant general Lu Fang, and this is my army commander Ma Xu Rong. You can handle all matters with them."
Yang Qiu asked: "Okay, then I will hold a banquet in the house..."
Chen Cheng waved his hand and said, "There's no rush. General Yang will send me someone to be my guide. I'll go to the other side of the Yellow River to see first."
Yang Qiu was stunned for a moment, suspecting that he heard wrongly, "Julu Hou said he wanted to go to Lingzhou to see it, right?"
Chen Cheng said: "Of course I want to go to Lingzhou, and I also want to visit Lian County."
Yang Qiu opened his mouth in surprise and advised: "Juluhou, there are many Huns cavalry. If we accidentally encounter them, I'm afraid it will be in danger."
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "I just want to see the fighting power of the Huns."
Yang Qiu naturally refused to let Chen Cheng go to the front line to commit suicide. He finally got a helper. If he died like this... Well, if he died, then these elite soldiers and generals under his command would...
Wouldn't it be possible to capture them all? Although the cavalry led by Lu Fang was small in number, it was well-equipped and had high morale. It was obvious at a glance that it was a rare elite.
Once people think of something, they can quickly think of other related things. Yang Qiu thought: Maybe, you can pretend to be a Huns... No, now that the enemy is facing, if you do something like this
I'm afraid Cheng Yi will fall out immediately. If others find out about it, they won't help anymore.
But what if it was really the Huns who did it? Yang Qiu's thoughts became vivid. Anyway, he had already tried to dissuade him. If something happened, it would not be Yang Qiu's fault!
Thinking of this, Yang Qiu gave a few more words of false persuasion, and then called his close men and said: "This is the best riding sergeant in our army. His name is Yang Hu. How about letting him lead the way for you?"
Yang Hu was also a member of Yang Qiu's clan. He didn't look very majestic, on the contrary, he was a bit thin. But his eyes looked energetic. Chen Cheng looked at Yang Hu's legs and saw that they had obvious bow legs. It seemed that
There is some truth in saying that he is good at riding, so he agreed and said to Yang Hu: "Shall we set off now?"
Yan Xing said from the side: "Ask your subordinates to bring people to guard the general."
Chen Cheng nodded and said, "It's enough to bring ten people."
Yang Hu was in front, leading Chen Cheng and his group of twelve people to Lingzhou. Like Fuping, they led a city built on the edge of the Yellow River. Relying on the irrigation of the Yellow River, many farmlands and roads were reclaimed around the city.
Villages and farmland can be seen everywhere on both sides. The seedlings in the fields are green, but no one is taking care of them now. Everyone is busy repairing weapons and armor and strengthening the village's barriers.
Beidi County is one of the thirty-six counties in the world established by the First Emperor. It is close to the territory of the Huns. For a long time, every autumn, wars of various sizes broke out with the Huns. Or there were wars with the Huns.
Other villages may have fights with the Qiang tribe. Although the fights between villages are smaller in scale, they are equally bloody and cruel.
People here are no strangers to war. The only thing they didn't expect was that the Huns would send out so many soldiers and horses at this time. According to convention, the grass on the grassland is tender at this time, and it is the time when the war horses, cattle and sheep are getting fat. The Han people also
It was when I was taking care of the banker, but now with the war, everything has been ruined.
For the Huns, it's good to win. If they can't grab enough things, this winter will be very sad. But for the people on Yang Qiu's side, even if they can repel the Huns, the people in the fields
The harvest was about to be half lost. The people in the village were repairing the barriers and cursing the Huns.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves on the road, the villagers put down their work and raised their heads to look at the road. When they saw the person wearing the same style of armor, he looked very tough, and the villagers understood that this was one of their own. Although the Huns still had some heartache
Servants, how dare you go deep here with such a small number of people?
Someone stood on the wall and shouted loudly: "Is General Yang going to send troops? Our village can send six people!"
Yang Hu slowed down his horse, waved to the side, and said loudly: "Not yet, we are going to investigate first, and we will not send troops until we find out the Huns' movements!"
The villagers asked in disappointment: "When can we send out troops?"
Yang Hu was a little embarrassed. Although he was a member of Yang Qiu's tribe, he was just a small team leader. He usually managed seven or eight cavalry and did some reconnaissance, exploration and other chores. He couldn't control when to send out troops.
?Yang Qiu just suffered a defeat at Qingtongxia, losing more than 3,000 soldiers and horses. It is estimated that he will not take the initiative to attack for a long time.
At least until Cheng Yi's 6,000 elite cavalry arrived, Yang Qiu didn't want to move. This was evident from the fact that he didn't even wait for Lingzhou and retreated directly to Fuping.
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "The people in the North are simple and honest, so we have these righteous men!"
Yang Hu was stunned for a moment, then realized what Chen Cheng was talking about. He shook his head and said: "This is the richest place in the entire Beidi County, and it is also the place where the most wars are fought. Not only do the Huns often come here to rob, but even Liancheng.
..."
Having said this, Yang Hu paused and said, "Even the Qiang people come here to rob us from time to time."
Chen Cheng guessed that what Yang Hu just wanted to say was Cheng Yi, but he was not sure, so he pretended that the incident did not happen, turned to the village and said loudly: "When we come back, we will send troops in two or three days."
Conquer the Huns."
The villagers whispered to each other for a while, and the same person from before stood up and shouted: "Who are you, general? Why haven't you seen him before?"
Chen Cheng pointed to the flag held high by the soldiers beside him and said, "Don't you see my general's flag?"
The villagers shouted: "We don't know the words!"
"Uh..." Chen Cheng laughed and said, "I forgot about this."
He shouted to the dark-faced villagers: "I am Chen Cheng, and what is written on this is Chen."
"Chen Cheng? We have never heard of it. Where did you come from?"
Chen Cheng said loudly: "I'm from Luoyang."
He found it very interesting to talk to these villagers. As the saying goes, "The winds are different in ten miles, and the customs are different in hundreds of miles." Compared with Luoyang, the scenery here is naturally not exquisite and grand enough, but it is rough and simple, and it is also natural.
It has some flavor.
"Luoyang?"
The villager was surprised. Although he was a countryman from a remote border area, he had heard of the name of Luoyang, the sacred capital. But he was immediately confused. They were from the Xiliang rebels and had always been at odds with the court.
Deal with it, why do people from Luoyang come here?
He shouted loudly: "Why are people from Luoyang coming to Beidi? Are they here to recruit people?"
"No, I was kicked out of Luoyang and beaten into rebellion. I had nowhere to go, so I had no choice but to come here!"
The villager said "Oh" and shouted loudly: "I think you are quite good, just stay here and be a rebel!"
"Hahaha," Chen Cheng laughed, pointed in the direction of the village, and said to his left and right, "I like this guy!"
Yang Hu looked embarrassed, and the others laughed. Amidst the laughter, they speeded up and headed towards Lingzhou. Lingzhou is only sixty miles away from Fuping, and can be reached in less than half a day on horseback. The closer they get,
In Lingzhou, the atmosphere became more and more tense. Every village and Wubao were stepping up their preparations for war. They were all very nervous when they saw strangers approaching.
When passing some Wubao, if Yang Hu hadn't been there, the local soldiers would have fought with Chen Cheng and others.
It was already late when they finally arrived in Lingzhou. With the seal carried by Yang Hu, the city guard let them into the city. When they heard that Julu Hou was here, the local county magistrate immediately rushed over with his people.
As soon as they met, after confirming Chen Cheng's identity, the county magistrate prostrated himself on the ground and loudly said: "Your Majesty, Xu Chao, pays homage to your lord!"
Chen Cheng said with great interest: "You and I have never met each other, how come you call yourself a minister?"
Xu Chao stood up and said loudly: "Everyone in the city knows that General Yang Qiu dedicated Lingzhou to the prince as a place to stay. I am the magistrate of Lingzhou, so naturally I am the prince's minister!"
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "Even if you say that, I can't change the number of troops. To tell you the truth, when I came out of Luoyang, I only had 400 people. I recruited some righteous men in Pengyang, and the total amount was less than
Three thousand people. That’s all in total, there are no more.”
Xu Chao said: "The city only lacks generals, not soldiers!"
Chen Cheng said in surprise: "There is no shortage of troops in the city? How is this possible? General Yang Qiu said that there are only a little more than 15,000 troops capable of attacking."
