When Yang Qiu returned to Fuping with a cart of silver coins, he first distributed the silver coins to his family members, and then ordered a strict investigation into the fire case. Fuping is Yang Qiu's base camp. If he really launches a ruthless attack, there is nothing he can't investigate.
It only took two days, and the situation was already in Yang Qiu’s hands.
"What did you say? Are they those bastards again?"
Yang Qiu found that he was not angry at all, because on the way back, he had already prepared for the worst... How strange! He had already been mentally prepared for the involvement of the Yang family, but
He was still furious. He stared hard at Yang Hao, who was kneeling opposite him, and asked, "Who else knows about this besides you?"
Yang Hao was Yang Qiu's lieutenant. He lowered his head and said, "This matter was a big fuss at the time. I'm afraid many people will know about it."
"..." Yang Qiu pressed his temples hard to prevent his blood vessels from exploding.
Yang Hao raised his head and asked: "General, the matter has come to this, what should we do?"
Yang Qiu asked, "What do you think we should do?"
Yang Hao whispered: "If the general wants to fight..."
"Snapped!"
A wooden box hit Yang Hao's head, and Yang Qiu finally couldn't help but cursed, "What are you using to beat me? Have you ever been beaten? I told you a long time ago that you can study and practice martial arts with peace of mind, only in this way can we save our lives."
The wealth of the Yang family, you just don't listen! And you, Yang Hao, I will hand over all the troops and horses to you, not just to let you lead the troops! If you usually strictly restrain those people in the family, how could you do this?
To cause such a disaster?"
There was blood dripping from Yang Hao's head, but he stood up straight and did not reach out to wipe it, "Brother, you said so, but can I really take care of it? They don't even listen to your words, where can I?"
Will they still listen to me? They are not my soldiers, how can I still send people to watch them every day?"
Yang Qiu snorted and said, "You are more promising now!"
Yang Hao said: "If the eldest brother wants to fight, then immediately recruit soldiers and food, strengthen the walls and clear the country, prepare for a hard fight, and at the same time ask for help from other princes."
"What if you don't want to fight?"
Yang Hao said calmly: "If brother doesn't want to fight, then immediately execute those who participated in this matter on the spot, and provide the household registration, topography, and laws of the six counties. Only in this way can we avoid catastrophe."
The muscles on Yang Qiu's face twitched, "Dedicate your household registration and terrain to the lord? Doesn't that mean you will break the roots of our Yang family?"
Yang Hao advised: "Brother, haven't you seen the bite between wild beasts? The defeated party always lies on the ground, exposing the softest belly, and lets the strong one deal with it. My lord has great ambitions, so how can he do it?
Staying in a remote place like Liangzhou for a long time? It may not be a bad thing to stay in a low position now."
Yang Qiu looked at Yang Hao blankly, thought for a long time, then stepped forward, wiped the blood on Yang Hao's head with his sleeves, and said: "I know you are in trouble, why am I not the same? I am not deaf.
It’s hard to be a family man if you’re not mute!”
He patted Yang Hao on the shoulder and said: "I will do as you say, sort out the household registration and topographic atlases of Fuping, Chiyang, Maling and other counties, and then send a fast horse to Yinchuan."
Yang Hao asked: "Where are the people involved in the case?"
Yang Qiu's face was neither sad nor happy, "Let's have some good wine and good food to see them off."
When Chen Cheng received the household registration and topographical atlas from Yang Qiu and led his troops southward, Song Jian of Jiuquan County, Zhang Heng and Cheng Yin of Zhangye County, Li Xiangru of Longxi County, Chengyi of Wuwei County, and Ma of Anding County
Teng and others have already organized their troops and horses and are preparing to go to Hanyang, or have already gone to Hanyang.
Yang Qiu ordered 6,000 elite infantry and cavalry, and lined up outside the city, waiting for Chen Cheng's arrival. They were said to be elite, but in fact, less than half of them were wearing armor. There were only more than 100 armored men, and the equipment was inferior to that of Chen Cheng's men.
The tooth soldiers are much worse. In the past year, the Ministry of Industry has been producing agricultural tools most of the time. It has made very little armor, and all of it has been taken away by the tooth soldiers.
Even if he wanted to build some armor for his family, he couldn't make it out of nothing. Yang Qiu had stayed in Yinchuan for a long time, and all he saw were well-organized military camps and busy factories. Now when he came back, he only felt that his soldiers and horses
It's so unorganized that it can't even compare to those workers who have to queue up to do anything.
Yang Qiu thought in his heart: Comparing people with others will lead to death, and comparing goods with goods will lead to throwing away. I used to be proud of my own soldiers and horses, but now it seems that they are not enough to rely on! Moreover, the lord has occupied the west of the Yellow River, with the Wuyuan of Shuofang as his back, and the soldiers
With many generals and Lingzhou in hand, once they attack with all their strength, can they really stop them?
Thinking of this, he looked back and saw Yang Hao standing behind him, with the wound on his forehead just scabbing.
Among the five thousand infantry and cavalry brought by Chen Cheng, there were one thousand "trapped troops", one thousand "flying bear hussars", one thousand Xiongnu light cavalry, one thousand Qiang cavalry, and the rest were soldiers from Beidi County.
. Among them, the "Falling Camp" and the "Flying Bear Hussars" are tooth soldiers, which are standing military units. Not only do they have strong armor and sophisticated equipment, but most of the soldiers are big-bodied and round-waisted. They also train every day, and they look extremely energetic.
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Both Xiongnu cavalry and Qiang cavalry are light cavalry. The difference is that the former carry bows and arrows in addition to long spears, and are good at riding on horseback. Although some of the Qiang cavalry use bows and arrows, they are better at attacking with lances.
, the secondary weapons are mostly bones, axes and throwing spears.
Although the "trapped camp" was heavy infantry, it was also equipped with horse maneuvers, so the entire army moved very quickly. It set off from Lingzhou in the morning and arrived outside Fuping City in the evening. This time, Chen Cheng sent out troops with Yan Zhong as the remaining guard.
Let Zhao Yun sit in Yinchuan and supervise the progress of various projects.
He led 5,000 soldiers and horses himself, and after joining Fuping and Yang Qiu's 6,000 cavalry, he went up the Yellow River, and then moved along the Qingshui River. In this way, he could use the Qingshui River to transport grain and grass, avoiding the pain of long-distance transportation. According to the previous
The agreement with Ma Teng and Han Sui will transfer 100,000 shi of rice flour and 100,000 shi of miscellaneous grains from Lingzhou to Gaoping, and then let Anding transfer 200,000 shi of grain and grass to the vicinity of Long County to supply the army under Chen Cheng.
Of course, these grains and grass cannot be transported at once, and only one-third of them have been shipped now. In addition, Chen Chengjun brought a large amount of silver coins and copper coins, preparing to buy grain, firewood and other things in Anding, Hanyang and other places.
By the time Chen Cheng and Yang Qiu's troops arrived in Long County, Han Sui's army had already invaded Zuo Fufeng and was approaching Chencang. It wasn't that Xiliang was so strong that they had to fight Chencang to the death, but Chencang's geographical location was too good.
It is located in the western section of the Qinchuan River of 800 Li, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there are many rivers within the territory that can transport grain and grass. In addition to the largest Wei River, the larger rivers include Liuchuan River, Tongfu River, Xiaoshui River, and Qingshui River.
River, Mawei River, etc.
The Xiliang army did not dare to advance eastward without leaving Chencang. If their retreat was cut off, the people who rushed into Guanzhong would really be wiped out. In the past, Han Xin built the plank road openly and secretly attacked Chencang. Later, Zhuge Liang went on the Northern Expedition and followed Hao Zhao in Chencang.
After fighting for dozens of days, it wasn't that they didn't know how to take detours, it was because Chencang's position was too important. No one would dare to advance quickly without pulling out this nail.
Of course, this refers to normal situations, and there are also abnormal situations. It would be abnormal for Huang Taiji to sneak across Jizhou. However, these have nothing to do with Chen Cheng for the time being. After he led his troops to Long County
, did not rush to Chencang immediately, but first reunited Cheng Yijun and Ma Tengjun.
The two men each brought tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, which consumed a lot of money every day. When they besieged Chencang last year, the farmland and villages outside Chencang had already been destroyed, and most of the people fled eastward. Although this year
The weather is good, but if there are no people, where will the food and grass come from?
Hearing that the Xiliang Army had invaded again, General Chencang had already cleared the ground and moved all the people and food outside the city into the city. Even if there were some missing items, they were all looted by Han Sui, Song Jian and others. They
If they also go near Chencang, they are afraid that the soldiers will be hungry. In addition, they have some scruples in their hearts and do not want to get too close to Han Sui.
So Chengyi Ma Teng camped hastily near Long County, waiting for supplies from the rear. They didn't move, and Han Sui's troops did not dare to send out all their troops. Han Wen appointed himself and the main force to be stationed a hundred miles east of Shanggui.
, just sent cavalry to wander outside Chencang City. When he heard that Chen Cheng had finally arrived, Han Sui was overjoyed and immediately sent an envoy to ask Chen Cheng and others to go to the camp and join forces.
After Han Sui's envoy left, Chen Cheng asked, "Prefect Han sent me a letter, asking me to go and join forces. What do you think? Should we go now, or should we let the soldiers repair for a few days?"
When Ma Teng saw Chen Cheng for the first time this time, he was surprised. In his impression, Chen Cheng was a young man with slender limbs and a handsome face. He was half a head shorter than him. But what appeared in front of him now was a tall and thick man.
A strong man, not only has broad shoulders and a broad body, thick limbs, he is also a little taller than him.
If it weren't for Cheng Yi and Yang Qiu's respectful attitude towards Chen Cheng, and the dozens of armored soldiers behind Chen Cheng who could still move freely and looked extremely tough, Ma Teng would not have believed that this man was Chen Cheng.
Hearing Chen Cheng's question, Ma Teng was still shocked by the change in Chen Cheng's appearance. Cheng Yi already smiled and said: "Since Han Wen asked us to go over and join forces, let's join forces. This way we can save some food and grass."
expenditure."
Yang Qiu had previously handed over the household registration and topographic atlases of Fuping, Chiyang and other counties, but Chen Cheng naturally could not accept them all. He accepted Chiyang, Maling and other counties, but left the richest city of Fuping
Gave it to Yang Qiu. After hearing Chen Cheng's question, Yang Qiu also said: "Since Han Sui asked us to go, let's go there as soon as possible. Chencang is extremely strong. If we can't capture it before winter, we may have to repeat what happened last year."
Same mistake."
Chen Cheng looked at Ma Teng again, and Ma Teng suppressed the surprise in his heart and said: "I also agree to go and join forces immediately."
"Since you all say so, let's set off immediately. However, we can't rely entirely on Han Sui for food and grass matters." Chen Cheng asked: "Who is willing to leave troops to guard this place and supervise the transportation of food and grass to the rear?"
Cheng Yi, Yang Qiu, and Ma Teng are not willing to stay here. If they are willing to stay near Long County, wouldn't it be better to stay at home? Why bring troops to Hanyang? The purpose of sending troops to fight is to rob
Those who want to get rich by plundering, both Wuwei and stability are poor. This is due to both environmental factors and Liangzhou's consecutive wars. Ultimately, it is more caused by man-made disasters.
Seeing that none of the princes were willing to stay here, Chen Cheng said, "Then I will leave Lu Fang to garrison here, and each of you will leave a thousand soldiers here to help transport food and grass."
