Liang Nanjing, which was full of smoke, no one knew that the Chu army had come to the city, and the entire Hedong County was in a place of life and death. From the moment Niujiao Mountain was lost, half of Hedong County had fallen into the hands of the Chu army. The last place to defend was only the county town, and Lin Zhong had been fighting hard for several days except watching the soldiers die one by one at the foot of Niujiao Mountain, and he could not see any favorable situation. In the face of the counterattack of the Chu army, it could only unite with the soldiers of Hedong County, and the defenders of less than 10,000 people would face the siege of the 30,000 army of Southern Chu.

At the same time, the Nanjing battle line was extremely long, and the 100,000 Changfeng army could not gather a group to fight. Under the extremely long defense line, Chen Geng did not dare and had no way to dispatch troops, so that only the local defenders remained in the Fenyang Military Town, which was a major border pass. It is even more foolish to want to take the initiative to attack, once the forces are gathered to attack, the entire Nanjing border defense is likely to collapse overnight.

Xue Liren, who has never been so aggrieved by you, smashed the teacup and shouted, "Damn, Lao Tzu led people to destroy them." ”

Chen Geng, who was still calm looking at the map, said: "General Xue's Changfeng Army is the last hole card, don't show up for the time being." Now you have to drag it out to have a chance of winning, calm down. ”

I don't know how many days I've heard this sentence, but from the day the army pressed the border, it was calm, etc. There was nothing else except these words, and the soldiers in front fought bloodily and retreated all the way. The elite of the Changfeng Army is sitting at home, drinking tea and eating pastries, which does not look like an army pressing the border at all, but more like welcoming the New Year.

Xue Liren, who couldn't get the order, still couldn't swallow that breath, picked up the knife and walked out without looking at it. Ma Duwei looked at Xue Liren's strong back and said, "If Chen Shuai wasn't for you, there would really be no one to suppress it." ”

Chen Geng was still looking at the map, and suddenly asked: "Find out if it is clear, who is hindering it, and the entire Nanjing is unable to transmit the news to Kyoto." ”

Han Duwei has always been hiding this matter and didn't dare to say it, let alone mentioning it by Chen Geng's side. Chen Geng, who felt distracted, immediately said: "Chen Shuai, it's none other than His Majesty today. Someone had prevented the post guards from leaving the south mirror, but nothing else happened after the local officials said a few words. ”

Hearing Han Duwei's words, Chen Geng didn't understand what he meant, and was about to ask Ma Duwei and said, "Chen Shuai is already twenty months old today. ”

Suddenly I realized that no one was deliberately stopping it, and now the court has taken a vacation. If you want to send the fold to the military department, and then to the emperor, I am afraid that you will have to wait until the fifteenth year after the year. But Nanjing can wait until then, and the concert that should have arrived in Kyoto early has become like this because of a day's delay.

To the surprise of the two, Chen Geng suddenly shouted: "Call me that kid Liu Zhixing." ”

The two lieutenants looked at Chen Geng inexplicably, looked at the two of them and said, "That Liu boy can't do anything if he doesn't listen to the general's order." ”

Han Duwei said: "Chen Shuai and Liu Zhixing have been driven back to Kyoto by you half a month ago, and now they are almost in the city." ”

Liu Zhixing, who was listening to the hand, was not there at such an important juncture, and Chen Geng couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Only now do I remember that Liu Ce, who is now the secretary of the Ministry of War, the previous Shangshu and the King of Qi are very close. With his old age, he can only retreat into the background, and Chen Geng doesn't know that this is His Majesty beating the King of Qi to calm the forces of the two princes. However, the crown prince was weak and could only let the king of Qi be transferred from the border pass to the court, but in just a few years, for a while, the news of the court changing the prince was very loud.

The letter was written with eagerness, as a father who wanted his son to be at the border all the time. used to be a squire in the military department and couldn't control the border passes, but now the military department has great power. Especially when he got military merits at the border and wanted to be promoted, it was actually not just a word from his father. Chen Geng actually wanted to see what was written in the letter for his son's right to a position, but unfortunately he only wrote to persuade Liu Zhixing to return to Beijing as soon as possible, and there was only one far-fetched and unrefusable reason, the child's grandmother missed her grandson. If Liu Zhixing established the Thirteenth Battalion and left, it is unknown whether the Thirteenth Battalion, which is comparable to the Changfeng Battalion, or whether it belongs to the Changfeng Army or not. Even if Liu Zhixing leaves and leaves the thirteenth battalion, whether there is Liu Zhixing's thirteenth battalion or not is a completely different army, just like the Changfeng battalion, if Lin Xie does not have Xue Liren after it, it is unknown whether the Chu army can still be frightened.

In the midst of the upright and blind thoughts, the soldier shouted loudly and even crawled to the outside of the hall, and Captain Ma Du stepped forward and pulled it up, "What do you look like, get up and speak." ”

The soldier stammered, "Will, will, ......"

Chen Geng stared at the soldier and said, "Just talk about things." ”

"The big marshal is back, right under the city. Whether to open the city gate and lower the drawbridge. ”

Looking at the nervous appearance of the soldiers, Ma Duwei smiled, as long as Wu Peng was alive, it was not a dead end. Chen Geng felt that something was wrong, if it was just Wu Dashuai returning to the city, why should he report it, just open the city gate. Now, as the deputy marshal, it is up to the commander to decide whether the boss can enter the city, and this matter is not so simple.

Turning around, he put on his helmet and raised his sword and asked, "How many people are here?" ”

"It looks dense, at least 200,000 troops."

Chen Geng smiled faintly, not believing that the Chu army really dared to use it, but the army attacked Fenyang Town with all its might. Unless the whole country is used to pour out the wealth of a country, even if the new emperor of Southern Chu has the courage to do so, how can the ministers under his command agree to the next decision of a new emperor who is only in his early twenties. But now it seems that there is no 200,000 army, and there will be no small number of Chu troops under the city. It's just that now Ma Duwei can't figure it out, Wu Dashuai, who lost the battle, only brought 30,000 people, how can he come back with 200,000 people now.

Suddenly, I heard an order from the old general Chen Geng: "The whole city is on alert, and all the soldiers who can pick up arms should go up to the city wall." ”

Walking out of the palace with a sword, he looked at the sergeants who were constantly coming and going, and felt a little scared. For decades, the border city of Daliang was rarely attacked by the Chu army, especially since the establishment of the Fenyang military town, there has never been a case of war. As one of the most important border towns, the Shuaifu is located here. Back then, he chose to establish the Shuaifu here, just because Marshal Lin Xie said: "The Marshal will not die in the Chu army." ”

Although it is only a few words, Lin Xie has done it for so many years, and even better. The Chu army had never arrived in Fenyang Town, and more than a dozen generals behind them had already reorganized their troops and horses and were waiting for military orders at any time. As the soldiers of the first echelon, they have already reached the top of the city, and countless boulders and logs are placed all over the city, leaving only a narrow path. Walking to the city, Chen Geng saw that there were already such fortifications in the outer city, and there were countless fire oils placed under the city. I admire Lin Xie's arrangement, and this batch of resources will be changed every other year. It will only increase at a time, not decrease by a fraction, which has become a common practice in Fenyang Town. Today's replacement materials arrived, just in time for the outbreak of war and did not send out, so that the entire city doubled the supplies out of thin air.

Chen Geng climbed to the top of the city and looked at the dust and smoke billowing in the distance, and there was an army of less than a thousand people rushing in front of him. The man at the head ran all the way towards the town with a spear in hand, while hundreds of soldiers behind him resisted only one person. The soldiers sitting on the head of the city saw very clearly that the Chu army had already approached the city, and Wu Peng actually wanted to use the lives of hundreds of soldiers to fight for his survival. Especially Ma Duwei, who was not convinced by Wu Peng, is now using the lives of soldiers to fight for his own life.

Thinking about it, everyone subconsciously glanced at Captain Madu. Originally, he was angry and casually stretched out his bow and arrows, and Chen Geng said fiercely: "What are you going to do." ”

Ma Duwei's eyes were red and he was pressed down by Chen Geng, staring at Wu Peng and shouting heavily: "There are no soldiers in the Changfeng Army who escape, let alone generals who use the lives of soldiers to steal their lives. ”

Under the city, in just a moment, hundreds of soldiers were wiped out in the sea of Chu troops, and less than a few dozen of the more than 30,000 people were still following behind Wu Peng. A soldier said: "In front of the marshal is the Fenyang military town, don't we have to lead the Chu army to the military town?" ”

Wu Peng, whose eyes were bloodshot, said: "As a commander, you must let the soldiers know that his commander has not surrendered and has not been captured. Only by dying in front of them can it be shown that the commander of the Changfeng Army is still there, and now there is only a big commander. ”

The soldiers who followed Wu Peng for more than ten days had a new understanding of this marshal who seemed to only talk on paper, and this battle was inevitable from the day Lin Shuai left. It's just that Marshal Wu Peng opened it in advance, but what was unexpected was that he did not get the reinforcements prepared by the imperial court in advance. The back road left early was cut off by Li Cheng's kid, and 30,000 soldiers died in Chu. The army of Southern Chu is even more soldiers under the city, and for this time, they can only wait for the ice and snow to melt in the next year.

Chen Geng looked at Wu Peng's appearance and felt bad in his heart, so he immediately shouted: "Open the city gate." ”

Turning his head to see the Southern Chu army pressing the border, Wu Peng suddenly raised his spear and shouted: "General Chen can't open the door, because it's not worth it for a mere Wu Peng to lose the military town." ”

Watching the drawbridge slowly fall, the Nanchu cavalry had already started to charge, and they did not kill Wu Peng or live to gamble on this moment. Where is a captured marshal compared to Fenyang, a major town on the border, once the two marshals of Fenyang Military Town are captured, they are all arrested, and the Changfeng Army has no command. In a matter of moments before the army collapsed, hundreds of cavalry had already charged.

Seeing the suspension bridge slowly falling, Wu Peng was not nervous, but looked calm, and the dozens of soldiers around him watched the suspension bridge fall is the hope of life. The hundreds of Southern Chu cavalry rushing from the opposite side had already approached, obviously not to kill the marshal, but to seize the city gate first, and take the Fenyang military town in one fell swoop. Chen Geng was already in a dilemma at this time, at this time, he put away the suspension bridge and resisted the Southern Chu army with the strength of the Fenyang army, and he did not dare to say that it was foolproof, at least it was impossible not to pay a great price. What is needed now is time, and once the border troops scattered all over the country are calmed down, they will turn around and decide the danger of Fenyang.

But he saw Wu Peng carrying a spear and shouting towards the city: "Chen Gengben Shuai came back not to be greedy for life and afraid of death, but just to tell you that the Changfeng Army only has soldiers who died in battle, and there are no commanders who surrendered." Now that you are the commander of the Changfeng Army, please tell the soldiers that I Wu Peng was not captured, and this time I went out to kill the three battalions of Nanchu and eliminate the Baijia heavy cavalry. ”

The soldiers defending the city couldn't help but look at Wu Peng, the commander of the Changfeng Army, who had not been for a long time, and the 10,000 Baijia Army had always been proud of the Changfeng Battalion. Lin Shuai has never gnawed this hard bone for more than ten years, Wu Pengju did it, if it wasn't for Li Cheng's greed for life and fear of death, how could the 30,000 Changfeng army die in Nanchu. It's just that everyone doesn't know, and no one will know about it in the future.

Chen Geng held his sword tightly, only to hear Wu Peng shouting: "Order to put away the drawbridge and close the city gate, no one is allowed to open the city gate without the commander's order." ”

First, hundreds of cavalry, and nearly 100,000 troops of Southern Chu fought without declaring a war. Now a gap has been opened, as long as the Fenyang military town of Nanchu is captured, it is qualified to negotiate with Daliang to recover the lost territory. Liang Nanjing, who had been peaceful for decades, fell into the war again, and everyone seemed to be proud of Wu Peng's self-use in this battle. Without 30,000 troops, how could it attract 100,000 troops from Southern Chu to attack Fenyang, and another army had already broken into Hedong County and killed indiscriminately.

I saw that after Wu Peng finished speaking, he turned his head to stare at the charging Nanchu cavalry, and shouted to the soldiers around him: "You are still blaming Ben Shuai for going on the expedition, so many people died this time." You can blame me, but you can't blame the soldiers who died in Nanchu. We eradicated the White Armor Army at the lowest cost, as well as the elite three battalions. With 30,000 people, 50,000 people were beheaded, and the white armor cavalry army was pulled out of the heart of the Great Liang. This credit will be remembered, and everyone will remember. ”

The soldiers who were still cowering looked at the big handsome, and the momentum before the expedition appeared in front of everyone again. For half a month, this marshal has always been greedy for life and afraid of death, and now he seems to be a god of war. Wu Peng pointed his spear at the cavalry and shouted, "Draw your sword." ”

Dozens of people seemed to be instantly elevated to the extreme, and shouted at the same time: "Kill, kill, kill." ”

Wu Peng carried a spear and galloped on his horse and shouted, "What is the fear of Changfeng boy's death?" ”

Seeing that Wu Peng was not heading back to the city but rushing towards the Southern Chu cavalry, Chen Geng didn't know what to say, so he ordered the drawbridge to be put away. Seeing Wu Peng's dozens of Changfeng sergeants annihilated under the cavalry, there were 100,000 people rushing in front of them. Dozens of people actually fought to kill hundreds of cavalry, until Wu Peng's spear broke, and the whole person was still lying on horseback. Chen Geng shouted with tears in his eyes: "Release the arrow." ”