Chen Gui came from a well-known noble family and had known Yuan Shu since childhood. Because they were both from well-known families and were very close to each other, Chen Gui was very helpful to Yuan Shu when he led his troops to fight against He Jin. But when Yuan Gongliu waited
After brazenly proclaiming himself emperor, Chen Gui immediately drew a clear line between him and wrote a letter to reprimand him: "How dare you replace Han's virtue before he has lost it?"
As Chen Gui expected, Yuan Shu's proclaimed emperor aroused everyone's hatred, and he was quickly defeated and killed. After Liu Bei replaced Tao Qian as the lord of Xuzhou, Chen Gui was recommended as the governor of Guangling and the governor of Chang'an.
The imperial court agreed with Liu Bei's recommendation and appointed Chen Deng, Chen Gui's eldest son, as the Cheng of Guangling County.
It can be said that Guangling County is now considered the territory of the Chen family. However, Chen Gui and his son did not become arrogant because of this, but became more respectful to Liu Bei. When Liu Bei led his army to fight Cao Cong, Guangling County provided many
of food, grass, troops and horses.
Now that Xiapi was besieged, Chen Gui and Chen Deng discussed and mobilized four thousand soldiers and horses, and handed them over to Chen Deng to lead them to cooperate with Liu Bei in the battle. Liu Bei was the shepherd of Xuzhou appointed by the imperial court, while Cao Cao was the eunuch.
, as long as the situation is not completely desperate, the powerful people and scholars in Xuzhou will not side with Cao Cao.
Moreover, what Cao Cao implemented in Yanzhou was really annoying to the powerful people in Xuzhou. A ruthless man like Cao Cao, after turning soldiers into slaves and occupying a lot of land and people through farming, began to
The tycoons and scholars are being attacked. Yanzhou is already three feet high, and the tycoons in Xuzhou say that we can take care of ourselves and don't need the Yanzhou people next door to tell us what to do.
When Chen Deng rushed to Ling County with 4,000 troops, Liu Bei had another 20,000 troops. Xuzhou has always been rich, so the soldiers' armor and weapons were very good, but their bravery was not enough. Liu Bei
After fighting Cao Cao for more than a month, he was still able to hold on, which was mainly due to the contribution of the Gao Shun tribe and the Danyang soldiers.
Tao Qian was from Danyang. After becoming the governor of Xuzhou, he recruited 3,000 elite soldiers from his hometown. He relied on these 3,000 Danyang elites, combined with the troops in the state, to suppress the Yellow Turban Army in Xuzhou. Tao Qian died after
Later, these Danyang soldiers fell into Liu Bei's hands.
When Liu Bei passed through Danyang before, he also recruited a thousand soldiers and horses. In this way, he had 7,000 elites in his hands. With the 7,000 elites and the 30,000 local soldiers and horses in Xuzhou, Liu Bei's strength suddenly increased.
It has expanded more than ten times. Even if it is placed on the battlefield in Hebei, an army of nearly 40,000 people is still a decisive armed force.
When Liu Bei was in Hebei, he only had more than a thousand soldiers and horses at most. Compared with what he had under Gongsun Zan, it was already very different. But even with so many troops, he was still defeated by Cao Cao.
Hearing that Chen Deng had brought 4,000 troops and horses to support him, Liu Bei was very moved and went out of the city to greet him in person. He held Chen Deng's hands and said with emotion: "The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough waves know the loyal ministers. With these 4,000 soldiers and horses,
Of course I'm very happy, but if Yuan Long can come, that's what makes me even more happy!"
Chen Dengdao: "Cao's army was brutal and massacred the city at every turn, and the people of Xuzhou were all gnashing their teeth. I heard that General Guan was trapped in Xiapi, so he hurried over with the soldiers and horses from the county. May I ask Mr. Ming, how is the war going forward?"
Liu Bei took Chen Deng into the tent, and after both parties sat down, he said: "Cao Cao has led troops to surround Xiapi, but there are more than 10,000 soldiers and horses led by Yun Chang in the city, which is enough to resist Cao's army."
Chen Deng said: "Winter is coming soon. If Cao Cao cannot defeat Xiapi in a short time, he will have no choice but to retreat. But even if Cao Cao's army retreats this year, it will definitely come back next year."
Liu Bei said: "I also know about this matter, but I don't have a good way. Does Yuan Long have a good plan?"
Chen Dengdao: "The Taishan Army Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Chang Xi and others have tens of thousands of elite soldiers under their command. They used to rely on Tao Shijun. Now why doesn't Ming Gong send people to recruit them? If we can get the Taishan Army to attack Cao Cao's flank, then Xuzhou
The danger will be solved naturally."
Liu Bei said: "I also sent people to lobby Zang Ba and others, but they were afraid of Cao Cao's strong military force and did not dare to fight against him. Now they are just waiting and watching."
Chen Deng said: "So that's it."
When his plan failed, he came up with another plan and said: "The imperial court has now been moved to Chang'an. I heard that the general Chen Cheng and Ming Gong were on good terms. He had also ordered Cao Cao to withdraw his troops before. Why doesn't Ming Gong write to the court and ask the general to send an army?"
Come to attack Cao Cao? The Xiliang cavalry is brave and good at fighting. If they can leave Hulao in the east and attack Xuchang, Cao Cao will definitely not dare to leave his army in Xiapi!"
Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said: "When I came to Xuzhou, the imperial court had already appointed Zhao Yun as the shepherd of Bingzhou. The general's thoughts are now focused on capturing Bingzhou, so how can he still have the strength to send troops to deal with Cao Cao? Moreover, Henan has ten houses and nine empty houses.
If a general can send troops and horses, how can he be supplied with supplies along the way?"
Chen Deng shook his head and said: "The Huns in Bingzhou are just a plague of scabies. Cao Cao is the great enemy that brings trouble to the world. How can the imperial court put the cart before the horse?"
From Chen Deng's point of view, the Huns far away in Bingzhou were of course nothing. Cao Cao, who had attacked Xiapi, was a serious concern. But for Chen Cheng, of course, he had to clean up the weak enemies around him first.
When Liu Bei led his troops to the east, Chen Cheng told him that within a year or two, the imperial court would not be able to use troops on a large scale against Guandong, and he would have to rely on himself for everything.
The scene of that day appeared in Liu Bei's mind, and then he said to Chen Deng: "The general has the same difficulties as the general, we should find a solution ourselves! In this way, I will write to Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao and Yangzhou Mu Liu Yao, asking them to send troops
Rescue!"
When the whole world was at war, Chen Cheng was not idle either. Before he got married to Princess Liu Qian of Wannian, he had appointed Zhao Yun as the shepherd of Bingzhou and ordered him to lead more than 10,000 tooth soldiers through the territory of Yang Feng, the prefect of Hedong.
, went to attack the Huns entrenched near Taiyuan.
Although Xu Rong was good at fighting, he only had 20,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, but he had to guard Wuyuan, Shangjun, Yanmen and other places. Although the Huns in those places had been defeated, there were still some soldiers on the vast grasslands of Mobei.
The Xianbei people are watching eagerly. If all the soldiers and horses on the border are withdrawn, it will be difficult to defend the Hetao.
That's why Chen Cheng sent Zhao Yun over to make preparations to completely eliminate the Huns. Yu Fuluo and the Huchuquan brothers had been fooling around for too long, so it was better to press the ball early. This way, they could also defeat the Bai Bo army in Hedong.
The Black Mountain Army on both sides of the Taihang Mountains. Let them know that even though the imperial court has moved to Chang'an, it is not something they can despise.
In fact, Chen Cheng had a good impression of Zhang Yan and thought it was a rare thing for him to be able to gather millions of people in troubled times. Although the Black Mountain Army kept invading surrounding counties and counties, the people who survived because of Zhang Yan could not help but
How many do you know? Similarly, Chen Cheng also admired Zhang Lu who was entrenched in Hanzhong.
Zhang Lu's personal character was somewhat stained because he attacked and killed his colleague Zhang Xiu. However, after he captured Hanzhong and Dongchuan, the people under his rule were much better off than before under the rule of the imperial court.
However, a good impression is a good impression. In Chen Cheng's eyes, both Zhang Yan and Zhang Lu are feudal lords belonging to one side, and they are all targets to be punished. It just depends on when they take action. On the contrary, his feelings for Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are
The senses are much worse. In troubled times, killing people is understandable, but killing cities like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao at every turn has exceeded Chen Cheng's bottom line.
When Yuan Shao and Zhang Yan's army fought, the killings were very heavy. After breaking through the barriers of Zhang Yan's tribe, they often slaughtered all the men, women, old and children inside. Cao Cao killed more people than Yuan Shao. In the process of capturing Yanzhou, he slaughtered the city at every turn.
,.The same thing happened when we attacked Xuzhou. We killed heads and rivers of blood.
In comparison, Chen Cheng's treatment of the powerful people in Liangzhou and Guanzhong can be considered benevolent.
In the eyes of the court ministers, people like Zhang Lu and Zhang Yan were more hateful than Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. Cao Mengde and Yuan Benchu were from official families after all, and the separatist side was just not submissive enough. Zhang Lu and Zhang Yan were also
What is it? Isn't it ridiculous that they are just some idiots who dare to imitate others and dominate?
As the saying goes, "The punishment is not good for the officials, and the courtesy is not good for the common people." The scholar-officials are scholar-officials, and the mud-legged people are the mud-legged people. This is destined by God, how can it be easily changed?
Emperor Liu Bian deeply agreed with this and praised: "What Wang Situ said is true!"
The books that Princess Wannian brought him were as big as a man's head, and it was more interesting to talk to Wang Situ, Shi Sunduan and other old ministers. These ministers were all pillars of the imperial court, and they were all very talented and well-spoken.
It sounds good, full of words from saints, and is more than a hundred times more interesting than answering questions.
Seeing the emperor's intention, Wang Yun took the opportunity to say: "The general controls the government and excludes loyal and good people. If I wait until his wings are full, I may not bear to say something!"
Liu Bian's expression changed drastically and he said in disbelief: "Chen Cheng is already very domineering now, what else can he say that he can't bear to say?"
Scholar Sun Duan said from the side: "Has Your Majesty forgotten the story of the domineering general Liang Ji?"
Liang Ji was a general during the reign of Emperor Shun of Han, Emperor Chong of Han, Emperor Zhi of Han, and Emperor Huan of Han. He controlled the government for twenty years. His most famous deed was that he once fed the little emperor cakes. Emperor Liu
When Ben heard Shi Sun Duan talk about Liang Ji, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
He said in horror: "Chen Cheng still dares to kill the king? He just got married to Princess Wannian, and he is my brother-in-law!"
Wang Yundao: "The general established three provinces and six ministries and seized the power of the imperial court. Now all the affairs of the government and the public are in his hands alone. If he was really a loyal minister, how could he be like this? He has not raised any trouble now, just because there are external forces.
Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Liu Yao, etc. each had strong troops and loyal ministers.
Now that Zhao Yun has sent troops to merge with the state, your majesty has also seen the Xiliang Ya soldiers before. Zhao Yun is a famous general. It will be a matter of time to pacify the Huns. When Bingzhou is pacified, the power of the general will be at its peak and unshakable! At that time, even if your majesty
I want to continue to sit in the palace and let myself be manipulated, but I’m afraid that’s not possible!”
