Diao Chan said angrily: "If you fell asleep, how could you still talk?"
Zi Jiaer, who was lying on the bed, replied seriously: "I was talking in my sleep."
"Nonsense, talking in sleep is definitely not like this!"
Diao Chan hummed twice, then became agitated and upset by the sound next door. She used the moonlight to find her way to Zi Jia'er's bed and asked in her ear: "Every time the general and princess
Are you planning to make such a big noise and take so long?"
Zi Jia'er softly said "Yes", and suddenly exclaimed, "Just say what you say, don't do anything...ah!"
The moist and soft object stretched into the lips, bringing a sweet and hot breath. After a while, there was a rustling sound here, as if it was echoing the sound next door.
The moon rose to the top of the sky and set quickly. In the early morning, Chen Cheng took off the octopus-like girl from his arms and placed it on the bed. He got up and put on his clothes, and then put them on
Armored, put on weapons and helmets, and walked out of the General's Mansion.
On the street outside the courtyard wall, the bodyguards were ready to go. Holding a torch in his left hand, Pound knelt down on one knee and said in a deep voice: "My lord, all three hundred bodyguards have arrived!"
Chen Cheng looked to the side and saw Lu Bu, Fazheng, Meng Da and others standing in line. He got on his horse and said, "Okay, let's go and join the army immediately!"
The heavy sound of horse hoofbeats immediately sounded on the street, awakening many people from their sweet dreams. Riding horses on the long street in the early morning? Could it be that something big happened? Some people couldn't help but think so. After the Xiliang Army entered Chang'an, the curfew was also imposed
Become strict. If it weren't for an emergency, no one would do this.
Three hundred cavalrymen galloped for ten minutes on the wide and straight deserted streets, quickly passed by Changle Palace and went straight out of the Ba City Gate. Five miles outside the city, densely packed infantry and cavalry were already listed according to their establishment.
Square formations formed one by one. After Chen Cheng arrived, he didn’t say much, but simply said: “Let’s go!”
The desolate horn sounded in the darkness before dawn, and the cavalry and infantry battalions set off one by one, pulling out a queue of more than ten miles and embarking on the road east. The ten thousand army was equipped with many mules, horses and cannons.
The car traveled hundreds of miles a day along the official road, and it took only three or four days to reach Tongguan.
The army repaired in Tongguan for a long time and continued to set off the next morning. Chen Cheng and his army moved quickly. Even when they encountered the city, they did not go in to rest. At most, they only replenished some food and grass and replaced the pack horses. In this way, it took another five days.
, finally arrived in Luoyang.
Starting from Chang'an and heading to Luoyang, it took eight days to march on the road. After arriving in Luoyang, Fu Qian and Xu Rong had already received the news in advance and led hundreds of people to greet them outside the city.
When marching on the road, you can often see farmers busy in the fields on both sides of the road. After nearly a year of self-cultivation, Hongnong has recovered a lot, but the situation in Henan is not good.
It looks like large areas of fields are deserted, with weeds half as tall as a man growing out, but no one is taking care of them, and only some wild animals are in and out of them.
Only near Luoyang did the population increase. After Fu Qian took office as Henan Yin, he made recruiting refugees and developing production his top priority. He distributed fields and seeds to the tens of thousands of refugees he recruited, and promised them that in the first year
The harvest needs to be paid 10%, and the annual tax in the future will be set at 3% of the 10% tax.
These actions quickly stabilized the people's hearts, and Fu Qian recruited more than a thousand young men from these people to form a police force to maintain public security. Chen Cheng looked around and saw that a police force had been established near the city wall.
There are many simple camps. Fishing nets and clothes are hung on wooden poles in the camps, as well as some food, such as chili peppers, garlic and so on.
"Your Majesty, Fu Qian, pays homage to the Lord!"
"Your Majesty, Xu Rong, pays homage to the Lord!"
Chen Cheng jumped off the horse, helped the two of them up, and asked: "How is the war in Xuzhou now?"
The information received in Chang'an is always outdated, and it is still outdated for a long time. Luoyang is closer to Yanzhou and Xuzhou, so the situation of outdated information will be better, but it will still lag behind for several days. This is because
Limited by the technological level of the times, even if the technological level develops to a very high level, the phenomenon of information lag still exists.
After Fu Gan stood up, he said: "Liu Shijun's troops have retreated to the front line of the Huaihe River and are now defending Xuyi City."
Xuyi is located in the lower reaches of the Huaihe River, in the central and eastern part of the Jianghuai Plain. Like most places in Xuzhou, it has flat terrain and crisscrossed waterways, making it very suitable for military operations.
Chen Cheng asked again: "How much food and grass is there in Luoyang City now?"
Fu Qian showed a troubled look on his face and replied: "There are only 20,000 shi of grain and more than 40,000 shi of miscellaneous grains, which is barely enough for the people and the army. I am frightened and have failed the lord's trust."
Chen Cheng shook his head and said: "You have done a good job. When I came here last time, this place was still overgrown with weeds and a desolate scene."
He said to Fu Qian and Xu Rong: "Let's go back to Luoyang first and then talk."
The army was stationed outside the city as usual, and Chen Cheng only brought a few hundred people into the city. Luoyang City has suffered from repeated wars over the years, and many palaces in the city have been burned down. Fu Qian did not have enough manpower and materials, so he did not send anyone
To restore the palaces and just clear the streets.
Chen Cheng took his guards and soldiers to live in some houses near Nangong, and then continued to discuss with Fu Qian and Xu Rong about sending troops to Yanzhou. Previously, Cao Cao led troops to attack Xuzhou. The court first issued an edict to reprimand, and then sent envoys to go there.
came to mediate, but Cao Cao did not care about what the court said on the grounds that "the general was away and military orders were not accepted".
In order to seize territory and population, princes all over the world are fighting bloody battles. Who will pay attention to what the court says unless it is absolutely necessary?
The imperial court was not polite, and then issued a "Crunt Order", ordering the surrounding princes to send troops to attack Cao Cao, and deprived Cao Cao of his position as Yanzhou Shepherd. However, Liu Biao, Liu Yao and others were too incompetent, and after expressing their will to the angels
After obeying the imperial court's will, there is no more practical action.
"The army only has enough food for ten days, and we don't know when the food purchased from Hanoi and Nanyang will arrive." Chen Cheng said, "We must fight quickly and capture Yanzhou as soon as possible."
He said to Xu Rong: "How many troops and horses does Cao Cao have left in Yanzhou? How is the combat effectiveness of those Yanzhou soldiers?"
Xu Rong had brought two thousand cavalry into Yanzhou to investigate a month ago, so he had some understanding of Yanzhou's reality.
"The main force of Cao's army is attacking Xuzhou, and those remaining in Yanzhou are weaker troops, but their numbers are not large."
"How many can there be?"
"After Cao Cao recruited 300,000 Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, his military strength increased greatly." Xu Rong said: "Although the main force of Yanzhou soldiers are trapped in Xuzhou, there are still 100,000 troops that can be mobilized in Yanzhou!"
"No wonder it is said that the Central Plains conquers the world. With such a large population, Cao Cao can keep sending troops to all directions." Chen Cheng said with a smile: "Fortunately, we are not here to confront him head-on."
Before the war, Dongjun alone had 150,000 households and a population of more than 600,000. The entire population of Yanzhou was more than 4 million, twice that of Guanzhong! It was because of such a large population that Cao Cao was able to
In a short period of time, he became one of the most powerful princes in the world.
But at this time, Chen Cheng was finally able to reveal his trump card. He took out the imperial edict he had prepared in advance, showed it to Fu Qian and Xu Rong, and asked: "If these people can join the imperial court, it will not take much effort to pacify Yanzhou."
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Fu Qian was the person in charge of this matter, so he was not surprised by the names appearing in the imperial edict, but he also admired Chen Cheng's judgment. A position like Yanzhou Mu was sealed at the first sign. Xu Rong only vaguely knew about it, so when he saw it
After reading the content of the imperial edict, he couldn't help but be shocked and said in surprise: "Female Chen Palace as the shepherd of Yanzhou? Zang Ba as the general of Zhendong?"
Chen Cheng saw the surprised look on Xu Rong's face and asked with a smile: "How?"
Xu Rong thought for a while and said: "If Chen Gong and Zang Ba can really submit to the imperial court, then Cao Cao's retreat will be cut off. No matter how many soldiers and horses he has, they are nothing but a tree without roots.
The source of water. But Chen Gong is Cao Cao’s confidant, how could he suddenly turn to the imperial court?"
Fu Gan coughed and said, "Actually, it's not that sudden. Before General Xu came to Luoyang, Chen Gongtai had already secretly written to me. After Cao Mengde took over the leadership of Yanzhou Mu, he oppressed the local powerful scholars too much.
, many people have long been dissatisfied. Previously, Cao Cao killed Bian Rang, the former governor of Jiujiang, which aroused the indignation of many people. It was probably for this reason that Chen Gong decided to join the imperial court."
Xu Rong looked at Fu Qian, then at Chen Cheng, with a smile on his face, "If this is the case, great things can be accomplished!"
He prostrated himself on the ground and asked for battle: "I ask you to be the vanguard and conquer all the counties in Yanzhou for my lord!"
Chen Cheng made strong remarks and ordered Xu Rong to lead three thousand soldiers and horses eastward out of Hulao Pass and rush towards Yanzhou. Because Chen Cheng canonized Chen Gong as the shepherd of Yanzhou in the name of the emperor, after leading the troops east, basically
There was no decent resistance. Most of Yanzhou soon fell into the hands of the imperial court, or Chen Cheng.
After Zang Ba led the Taishan Army and Chen Cheng's troops to join together in Yongqiu, Juancheng was the only one left in Yanzhou, with Fan Cheng and Dong'a still holding on. Zang Ba was wanted for rescuing his father before the chaos in the late Han Dynasty.
.After the Yellow Turban Army launched a great uprising that swept the world, or called a great rebellion, they gathered a lot of troops and entrenched themselves near Mount Tai.
When Tao Qian was in charge of Xuzhou Mu, he recruited Zang Ba and others to conquer the Yellow Turban Army in Xuzhou. Later, Zang Ba marched westward, but was defeated by Cao Cao on the plains, and then returned to Taishan County.
.Because he had been beaten by Cao Cao many times, Zang Ba was not willing to be Cao Cao's enemy again. When Cao Cao's army fought with Liu Bei, he just sat back and watched.
But the situation is different now. The imperial army has come, and even Chen Gong has betrayed Cao Cao, so what else does he have to fear? So he happily accepted the title of General Zhendong, and led more than 30,000 people to set off in a mighty manner.
