Cheng Yi said: "If General Yang is unwilling to go to guard Lingzhou, why not appoint a deputy general to lead the troops? We can't let our guest troops stand in the front, and the masters can watch the fun from behind, right?"
Yang Qiu's face twitched. It would be better for him to lead the troops himself. He could only say reluctantly: "Who said I don't want to guard Lingzhou? Isn't it because I have to wait for your reinforcements? It's bitterly cold in the north, and the soldiers
If A is unfavorable, of course the army must be gathered together before we can go to war!"
Cheng Yi immediately said: "In this case, it is better to set off sooner rather than later!"
Yang Qiudao: "You just arrived, it's not too late to rest for a day."
Cheng Yi had a smile on his face, but what he said was very mean: "Rescuing troops is like putting out fires. General Yang doesn't even understand this?"
After all, Yang Qiu was also a prince, so how could he not understand this truth? He was helplessly squeezed out by Cheng Yi. When he saw Yan Zhong also showing doubts, he knew that he could not delay any longer, so he said: "Then we will do it today.
Set off!"
After a few minutes, we went to separate preparations. When the army travels and sets off, we don’t just frame it and then click A on the map. Especially when the number of armies is large. It is necessary to plan the marching route in advance, and it needs to be done every two or three days.
Ten miles away we will arrange accommodation, a place to eat and rest, etc., etc.
Yang Qiu had 15,000 elite men under his command. He had lost 3,000 in the previous battle with the Huns and had 12,000 more. Cheng Yi brought 6,000 cavalry. After Yan Zhong arrived in Fuping, there were local troops soon.
The powerful scholars came to join the army, and the number of soldiers in his hands instantly increased by 2,000, bringing the number of generals to 5,000.
In addition to the local soldiers and farmers recruited by Yang Qiu, a total of 35,000 people were divided into three groups and marched towards Lingzhou.
Before setting off, Yan Zhong said to Liu Qian: "Princess, the Huns are strong, it will be safer for you to stay here."
Liu Qian's little face tightened, and she pretended to have a serious expression, saying: "If we win, what's the difference between here and Lingzhou? If we lose, what's the difference between here and Lingzhou?"
What's the difference?"
She raised her head and said to Zhao Yun: "General Zilong, do you think this is true?"
Zhao Yun bowed to Liu Qian on horseback and said, "What the princess said is true."
A smile broke out on Liu Qian's face, and she said to Yan Zhong: "Don't you have confidence in us or Juluhou?"
Yan Zhongxin said: Of course I have confidence in Junhou, but I have no confidence in Cheng Yi and Yang Qiu.
But naturally he didn't know how to say these words, so he said: "Since this is what the princess means, please go with the army."
Lingzhou is only sixty miles away from Fuping. The cavalry galloped at full speed and could arrive in half a day. However, the speed of the large army was naturally unable to compare with the speed of a small number of cavalry. In the evening, more than 30,000 people arrived at the gate of Lingzhou City.
Xu Chao was ordered to arrange a place to stay for Yang Qiu and Cheng Yi, and used a cart to haul fruits and vegetables, and led cattle and sheep to reward them. But on the other side, he opened the city gate and released Yan Zhong's men.
Five thousand soldiers entered the city.
After Cheng Yi heard about this, he laughed loudly in the camp. Yang Qiu, on the other hand, turned blue with anger. He sarcastically said to Xu Chao who came to work for the army: "Have you found a new master so quickly?"
Xu Chao said, neither humble nor arrogant: "Why can't I understand what General Yang said? Wasn't it the general who gave Lingzhou to Juluhou?"
Yang Qiu was speechless. After a while, he said: "Hmph, when Chen Cheng stays here for a year and a half, he will know that you people are not good birds anymore."
Xu Chao said: "General Yang's words are becoming more and more profound."
"Tsk," Yang Qiu waved his hand and said, "Get out of here, or I can't help but do it."
Xu Chao cupped his fists and saluted, and said, "Then I will resign."
He turned around and didn't take more than two steps when Yang Qiu said from behind: "If the candidates come too, do you think you can still leave?"
Xu Chao paused for a moment and did not look back. Instead, he said to the empty space in front of him: "The Hou County Lieutenant is welcoming the Lord's army into the city. Naturally, he will not come here with me."
In Lingzhou City, the candidate was chatting with Yan Zhong. The candidate, who was wearing a blue official robe, was seven feet five tall. The muscles on his body made the clothes bulging. The most important thing was that he had a beard. Look.
It's better to look like a bandit than an official. However, in this era, in Xiliang, there doesn't seem to be much difference between officials and bandits.
"A candidate from a certain family, please pay a visit to Mr. Yan."
Yan Zhong thought for a while and asked, "Are you from the Hou family? How did you end up in Lingzhou?"
Hou Xuan said: "When General Li was killed by Han Sui, we were unwilling to surrender to Han Sui, so we moved our family to the north."
Yan Zhong asked again: "Besides you, are there also many of Beigong Boyu's generals?"
The candidate nodded and said, "Yes. Later, many of General Bian Zhang's subordinates also escaped. Although Han Sui is powerful, he can't reach here."
Yan Zhong said: "Let me just say, Yang Qiu is not easy to get along with. How could he bear this tone?"
Hou Xuan sneered and said, "The year before last, he led his troops to sneak attack on Yuwei, but Ma Teng and Cheng Yi joined forces to attack. If we hadn't helped him, he would have become a ghost by the sword. How could he still dominate?
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Yan Zhong narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "If you can force Yang Qiu to return to Fuping, you will naturally have strong troops and horses, so why do you need to invite the prince to come over?"
Hou Xuan said loudly: "We have many soldiers and horses, but there is the Huns army in front of us, and Yang Qiu in the back has bad intentions. We are not all of the same mind, so we have to find someone with high reputation to come and take charge. Yang
Qiu thinks so, and so do we."
"We? Besides you and Xu Chao, who else are there?"
"There are still Li Kan and Liang Xing."
"Hey, you guys are good at calculating." Yan Zhong twirled his beard and said with a smile: "It's just that the means and scheming are not in the right place. Now that the Huns are approaching the border, and you are still scheming with each other, you are not afraid that the Huns will come in and destroy you all.
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The candidate said very honestly: "It was because I was afraid of the Huns that I asked Cheng Yi and Chen Cheng to come over. Originally, we also asked Han Sui, Ma Teng, Cheng Yin, Zhang Heng and other princes for help, but now they are all paying attention
Put it in Jincheng. If they can all lead their troops here, or send some reinforcements, it won't be a problem to deal with the Huns."
"what about now?"
"It's hard to say now," Hou Xuan said: "I don't know why the Huns went crazy. They sent out a large number of troops at this time. Don't they plan to do it in the future?"
Yan Zhong smiled and said: "I don't know about this. Lu Fang has already led his troops to the camp. You and Li Kan, Liang Xing and others, please come with me to meet the king."
Hou Xuan went out and asked people to find Li Kan and Liang Xing. After a while, soldiers came to report that Li Kan and Liang Xing were outside the city. Hou Xuan and Yan Zhong went to leave the county government office first.
Chen Cheng’s residence is far away.
In the backyard, Chen Cheng was talking to Liu Qian.
"It's good that you have such courage, but being too courageous is not necessarily a good thing." Chen Cheng said to Liu Qian: "You are still young, and children should do what children should do."
Liu Qian bit her lower lip and said unhappily: "I know."
Chen Cheng smiled and said, "What kind of expression are you looking at? Well, what you said to Mr. Yan is very good. Once you get rid of the Huns, I will help you make a shuttlecock and teach you how to kick it."
Liu Qianfu became happy again and said, "You also said you wanted to teach me how to ride horses and archery!"
"Haha, I will ask Zilong to teach you how to ride a horse when you are free. You go to the side and wait by yourself first. I want to discuss things with the generals."
Chen Cheng turned around and didn't see Liu Qian pouting behind him. He took a few steps forward and walked into the lobby. In the lobby were Zhao Yun, Xu Rong, Xie Hu, Jiegang, She Guangli, Bali Balos, and Li Jun.
, Wang Ling, Yao Qiong and others lined up on the left and right. Chen Cheng looked at it and asked, "Why hasn't Lu Fang come yet?"
Army Commander Ma Xu Rong said from his seat: "General Lu was inspecting the camp just now and will be there soon."
"Then let's wait for him for a while."
While waiting, a small meeting was held among the people. The Qiang and Hu leaders and the powerful Han people were all natives of Liangzhou, so they naturally leaned together and talked to each other about the relationship between the princes of Liangzhou. Xu Rong was from the north.
Jun, Zhao Yun came from Youzhou and was not familiar with the others, so he remained silent.
After a while, Lu Fang hurriedly arrived. Yan Zhongye and Hou Xuan waited at the door to see Li Kan and Liang Xing, so they also walked in. After they took their seats, Chen Cheng stood up and looked around the hall.
There was a rush of people, except for Yan Zhong, they were all powerful warriors from Kong Wu.
Needless to say, Zhao Yun and Yan Xing, one is one of the Five Tiger Generals, and the other almost strangled the other Five Tiger Generals to death. Naturally, they both have bravery beyond their ability. Among the remaining people, Lu Fang and Xu Rong came from the north.
When the army crossed the cavalry camp, they were all rare cavalry generals. Others, such as Jiegang, She Guangli, Bali Balshu, Wang Ling, Yao Qiong and others, were also brave warriors.
Although he didn't have many soldiers and horses at hand, so many heroes had gathered under his command in less than a month. Sure enough, sometimes choice is more important than hard work, right? Only in Xiliang
Only in this place could he pull out so many soldiers and horses in a short period of time without being surrounded and suppressed by the imperial army.
Chen Cheng saw Li Kan and Liang Xing and asked Yan Zhong: "These two are very familiar, what is their origin?"
Yan Zhong introduced the two of them with a smile. Li Kan was once an officer under Beigong Boyu, and Liang Xing was a cavalry officer under Bian Zhang. After the death of their old master, the two of them moved to Lingzhou with their people.
.They and Candidate Xu Chao were both powerful scholars, and they were inextricably linked to each other, so they quickly established a foothold in Lingzhou.
But when they had just opened up thousands of hectares of fertile farmland along the Yellow River, the Huns came.
Chen Cheng introduced Bali Balu, Yao Qiong, Zhao Yun, Lu Fang and others to each other, and then said:
"I went to the north yesterday and met a tribe of Huns. Their equipment is very poor, but they have a large number of people and they are all cavalry, so they are not easy to deal with." Chen Cheng said: "Moreover,
The equipment of the local soldiers and horses is not very good, so it is estimated that they will not be much advantageous in fighting."
