Chen Cheng led his troops back to the west. He retreated slowly at first. When he saw that the Han army was not pursuing him, he then hurriedly rushed to Hanyang County. On the way, he met Wei Ran and others near Jinshili. Because there were a large number of wounded,
Therefore, the speed slowed down. The army only traveled eighty miles in one day, and after resting on the road for two days, the injuries of the seriously injured soldiers stabilized.
Then the army headed north and then west. Before they reached Shanggui, and just when they arrived near Maiji Mountain, they heard soldiers reporting, "Lord, there are Han Sui's troops ahead and have blocked the road!"
Chen Cheng asked: "Who is leading the army?"
"Look at the flag, it's Han Sui's generals Tian Le and Yang Kui!"
"Are they Tian Le and Yang Kui?" Chen Cheng said: "I have met them several times... I sent an order to the army to rest for the time being. Zhao Si came forward with me."
At the sound of the trumpet, the army stopped and began to eat and drink briefly on both sides of the road. Chen Cheng led dozens of horses forward and saw tens of thousands of troops lying at the foot of Maiji Mountain. Although the number of troops on the opposite side was large, the flags were crooked.
The formation is loose, the organization seems to be very poor, and the morale is also very low.
Chen Cheng just took one look and understood in his heart. He rode to a place a hundred steps away and shouted to each other: "I am Chen Cheng, the shepherd of Liangzhou. Please answer me in front of General Tian!"
The drums and trumpets sounded, and the soldiers and horses separated. A general came to the front of the formation, met Chen Cheng, and shouted: "Chen Chengjun, I have never felt sorry for you, why do you use this method to deal with my lord?"
Chen Cheng took a few steps forward on his horse and said with a smile: "Oh, your lord? You mean Han Sui? What happened to me?"
Tian Le said angrily: "Why do you come to ask me about what you did? You used tricks to capture Wudu, and then let Yang Qiu and Ma Teng capture Longxian, Ayang and other places. Do you think we are all dead?"
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Chen Cheng laughed loudly and said without any shame: "I just ordered Zhang Heng to take Wudu County, and Ma Teng to take Long County and other places, but I didn't order Han Wenyue to be killed. Compared with Han Sui's treatment of the border areas in the past.
How does Zhang compare? How does it compare with Han Sui's treatment of Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou? How does it compare with Han Sui's treatment of the kingdom?"
Han Sui treated his sworn brothers, allies, and superiors with the utmost brutality. He also killed all his family members together. Who in Liangzhou didn't know these things?
Naturally, Tian Le knew about it. Hearing what Chen Cheng said, he couldn't help but became speechless.
Chen Cheng raised his riding whip, pointed at Tian Le and said: "General Tian, you also know my shooting skills. Now that we are so close, aren't you afraid of being shot to death by my arrow?"
Tian Le raised his head and said: "Chen Shijun is a hero in the world, how can he stab someone in the dark?"
"Hey, you can talk."
Tian Le said again: "If I die, there will still be Yang Kui in charge of the formation. I hope you won't embarrass me!"
Chen Cheng burst out laughing and said, "General Tian Le is really sincere. Han Sui is now at General Zhang Heng's place in the military capital. If you are eager to be the savior, why waste time with me here? Why don't you quickly lead the troops to argue?"
Xiabian County is the administrative seat of Wudu County. It is surrounded by a small plain and is a rare and wealthy place in Wudu County.
Tian Le was shaken by what Chen Cheng said. Yes, if you want to rescue your lord, why not lead troops to Wudu and force Zhang Heng to hand him over? But he soon realized that it was not that they refused to go, but that Wudu
None compared to Xiliang, where there are mountains everywhere and it is difficult for cavalry to use them. It was easy for them in the past, but it is very difficult to defeat Zhang Heng's black armored army in that kind of terrain.
He shouted on horseback: "Chen Envoy, Zhang Heng is now obedient to your advice. We only ask the envoy to write a letter and let us take it to him to replace him."
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "What's so difficult about this? General Tian will just wait for a moment."
He asked people to get pens and ink and bamboo slips, and he wrote them with a single stroke while leaning on his horse. Then he galloped to Tian Le's side, handed the bamboo slips over, and said, "It's already written. General Tian, please read it."
Tian Le took the bamboo slips over, but did not check them. Instead, he put them into the cloth bag hanging beside the horse.
"Oh, you put it away without even looking at it, and you just believe me? Aren't you afraid that what I wrote in it asked Zhang Heng to kill Han Sui?"
Tian Le was startled, held down the handle of the knife, and asked: "What does it say in it is asking Zhang Heng to kill my lord?"
Chen Cheng looked at the weapon hanging on Tian Le's waist, and couldn't help but smile. When Tian Le saw it, he only felt a chill on his back. He said in his heart: Chen Shijun's martial arts is far superior to mine.
But I can't find an excuse for him to take action!
"Don't you know how to take it out and take a look at it yourself?" Chen Cheng moved his eyes away from the weapon on Tian Le's waist and said with a smile: "You still want to ask me about such a simple thing?"
Tian Le let go of his hand and said angrily: "Am I illiterate? Since the envoy has already written the letter, I'll leave soon!"
After saying that, he quickly turned his horse's head and ran back to his own military formation, as if he was afraid that Chen Cheng would regret it.
Maiji Mountain is famous for the tens of thousands of acres of wheat fields nearby and the warehouses that store wheat on the mountain. In the past, it was difficult to clean the husk of wheat. After steaming, the wheat rice contained a hard husk, making it difficult to eat.
It is not suitable for swallowing, and it can also scratch the mouth and esophagus. Therefore, for a long time, it was one of the grains eaten by the lower class people.
However, this year a new type of flour grinding tool appeared in Beidi County, which can use two millstones to grind wheat into snow-white flour. After this tool appeared, it quickly became popular in Liangzhou. Wheat is processed into
The value of flour suddenly increased tenfold. Powerful men and warlords from all over the world have established mills in their own territories, and Maiji Mountain is no exception.
The reason why Tian Le and Yang Kui stationed their troops here is because they can get food from Maiji Mountain nearby. After Tian Le returned, he discussed with Yang Kui for a while, then left here with thousands of stones of flour and headed towards Wudu.
Go to the county.
Chen Cheng stood by the horse road and waited for more than an hour before all the soldiers and horses on the opposite side were gone. He shook his head and thought to himself: The troops are not in order and morale is low. Things were much better a few days ago. Why is Han missing?
After that, the combat effectiveness of this army dropped so quickly?
But then I thought about it, if I kneel down, although the Liangzhou Army under my command can still maintain a certain combat effectiveness, it will still be very bad. When they returned to the army, Ding Yuan, Li Kan and other generals said: "The enemy's military capacity
They are not in good order, their morale is low, and they can be destroyed at the snap of a finger, so why should my lord talk nonsense with them?"
Chen Cheng said: "They are loyal to their duties and can be regarded as righteous soldiers. Now that they are not the enemy, what can we do if we just let them go? If the Japanese soldiers come to meet each other, they will naturally not hold back."
The army continued to move forward and arrived at the foot of Shanggui City. Because of recent events, the guard closed the city gate tightly and refused to let foreign troops in. The soldiers stepped forward and loudly said: "Liangzhou Mu Chen Envoy has arrived, you are not here yet."
Welcome in Kaicheng?"
The guard general poked his head out of the city and saw that the troops outside the city were in good order and well-armored. They were completely different from the Xiliang army he had seen in the past. He felt a little convinced. However, he was still uneasy and asked to the people below the city.
: "You said it was Ambassador Chen who arrived. Do you have proof?"
When Chen Cheng heard this, he rode his horse to the bottom of the city and said to the city: "I am Chen Cheng, does anyone recognize me?"
Seeing the iconic tall horse and seeing the majestic knight on the horse, the guard immediately felt relieved. He said to Yang Fu next to him: "Since Ambassador Chen is here, let's open the city gate. Everyone
Let’s go out of the city to greet him together.”
Yang Fu said: "General, wait a minute! I have seen Chen Shijun..."
"Isn't it better to have seen it before?"
"Although Chen Shijun was so majestic and heroic when he saw him that day, he was definitely not as majestic as he is today. He made people feel fearful after seeing him." Yang Fudao said, "If someone comes pretending to be Chen Shijun.
Isn't it extremely bad if the general goes out to greet us when we win the city?"
The general then hesitated again and asked, "Then what should we do?"
Yang Fu said with a smile: "General, why don't you stay in the city for the time being, and let me go out of the city to observe closely in the name of rewarding the army. If it is true, it will not be too late for the general to go out of the city to greet you."
The guard general was overjoyed, held Yang Fu's hands and said, "Yi Shan is a hero of Hanyang. With your help, I have nothing to worry about!"
So Yang Fu took the family song, drove the cattle and sheep out of the east gate, and went straight to Chen Cheng's army. When he arrived, he looked more carefully. Although Chen Cheng's body shape had changed a lot, his appearance was still vaguely the same.
You can see what he looked like when he was in Pengyang. The most important thing is that he has a special temperament, which is very different from the Xiliang princes, and people will never mistake him.
Yang Fu ordered his troops to serve cattle and wine, and then he prostrated himself in front of Chen Cheng's horse and said: "Yang Fu, Hanyang, pays homage to Chen Chengjun."
Seeing that the other party was smart, capable and articulate, Chen Cheng felt a little favorable in his heart and said on horseback: "I never like others to kneel to me. Please get up and speak."
Yang Fu saw that Chen Cheng was so powerful that he was more majestic and domineering than the last time he saw him. He also saw that the army behind him was well organized and murderous. Although he had been running for a long time, there was no chaos at all. He made up his mind at that time.
He stood up, took out the cloth, raised it above his head, and said, "We are very happy to hear that your envoy is coming. We have some gifts that we would like to present to your majesty."
When Chen Cheng saw the other party taking out a roll of cloth, he thought it was a gift list, so he shook his head and said, "Just add some food and water, but money is not necessary. We have been fighting here for a long time, and the soldiers and civilians are exhausted. Let the people eat more."
Just a bite of food."
Yang Fu smiled and said: "There is no money in this."
Chen Cheng became slightly more interested and asked, "Oh, what are these?"
It’s not that he doesn’t need money now. On the contrary, in order to implement various plans, he needs an extremely huge amount of money and food. Whether it’s money, food, or even population, the more the better. But what can Hanyang’s powerful people give?
Where are the good things? Shanggui has changed hands several times, and even if there was some frivolous wealth, it has long been wiped out.
Yang Fu took a few steps forward, handed over the cloth, and said, "You will know it as soon as you see it."
Seeing that he was getting closer and closer, the tooth soldiers around Chen Cheng became alert, holding the handle of the knife in their hands, intentionally or unintentionally blocking the way between the two of them. When Chen Cheng saw him, he thought to himself: Could it be that he was trying to make a fool of himself?
Not successful?
He said to his left and right: "Bring it here."
When he took the cloth into his hand and unfolded it, Chen Cheng's palm couldn't help but tremble slightly. He saw that the mountains and rivers of Hanyang County were painted on it, and the number of household registrations and the number of troops stationed near the city were indicated. The text was in simplified Chinese characters, and the numbers were
The Arabic numerals used are new things that have been popularized in the three northern counties.
