Chapter 25: Supporting Xu Wu
Tang Zheng took a shower and changed his clothes and came to the place where the alcohol was distilled, several barrels of wine had been steamed, Tang Zheng opened a barrel, and it smelled very fragrant, but he didn't know what the alcohol content was, Tang Zheng scooped a little out and tasted it, the taste was not bad, but the degree was a little low, Tang Zheng estimated that it was about forty or fifty degrees, but it was much stronger than the current wine.
Tang Zheng ordered to go down and wait until all the wine had been steamed again, and then steam the wine again.
"Brother Tian, Wuzhong's side has been handed over to you in advance, I will leave you with eight hundred men and horses to maintain law and order in Wuzhong County, and you can decide what to do. Now that the rebellion has been put down, everything is about the people. Tang Zheng said to Tian Chou.
"Brother Tang, don't worry, I will definitely hand over the endless to you." After this rebellion, Tian Chou also saw the weakness of the imperial court, the building was about to collapse, and it was the people of the world who suffered.
Tang Zheng treated the people and the scholars well, so Tian Chou was also moving closer to Tang Zheng intentionally or unintentionally.
"Well, then I'll go to Xu Wu first, and when everything is settled, we won't get drunk and won't return."
"I am waiting for Brother Tang's good news at the end, I wish Brother Tang an early annihilation of the Yellow Turban and a stable world."
"Brother Chengtian Jiyan, I'll go first." After Tang Zheng finished explaining, Tian Chou took the rest of the men and horses towards Xu Wu.
"Childe, this is news from Yama." Zhang Chao handed a letter to Tang Zheng and said to Tang Zheng.
Tang Zheng tore open the letter and rode directly on horseback to read it.
"What happened to Childe?" Zhang Chao asked Tang Zheng.
"The emperor appointed the queen's half-brother He Jin as the general, led the soldiers of the five battalions of Yulin to the capital pavilion, and sent Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun to lead an army to crusade against the Yellow Turban bandits in Yingchuan. Zhaoling Taishou Zhao Qian was also defeated by the Ruyang Yellow Turban, and now Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun are besieged by Bocai's army, and Luoyang may be in danger if it continues like this. ”
"Childe, we now have few soldiers and generals, even if we want to support, we are not enough, and we can barely guarantee the stability of the entire Youbeiping."
"I know this, I won't be ambitious, and now I can wipe out the Yellow Turban in Youbeiping, thank God." The two said as they walked.
"By the way, where are they now, Brother Wu, how far are we from Xu Wu now." Tang Zheng asked.
"Childe, we are still about seventy miles away from Xu Wu now. Brother Wu, they are all cavalry, and it is estimated that they are coming soon. ”
"Well, give the order to go down and speed up the pace, and strive to get to Xu Wu before evening." Tang Zheng said to Zhang Chao.
Zhang Chao took the order to go down.
"Childe, Xu Wuxian has arrived." Zhang Chao said to Tang Zheng that after a day's march, Tang Zheng arrived at Xu Wu before evening.
There was a group of people waiting here outside the city gate for a long time, and when they saw Tang Zheng's military horse arriving, Wu Yifan and Cheng Pu rode horses and stepped forward.
"Brother Xian has worked hard, Brother Wei has prepared toiletries for Brother Xian, and when Brother Xian finishes washing, we will discuss combat matters." Cheng Pu stopped Tang Zheng, who was just about to speak, and then ordered the entourage around him: "Take the brothers down to rest first, and talk about it tomorrow." The people entered the city under the leadership of Cheng Pu, and some of the soldiers led them to the camp that had been prepared long ago.
Tang Zheng came to the living room after washing up, and saw that everyone was already waiting here.
"Brother Xian, let me introduce to you, this is the county commander of Xu Wu Jiang Chenjiang, when we came, Lord Jiang was gathering the people of the whole city to resist the yellow scarf." Cheng Pu said to Tang Zheng with a smile.
"General Cheng is elevated, it is the responsibility of the official to ensure the safety of the party, what I do is only within my own responsibility, and General Cheng led the army to help me to make me admire." Jiang Chen said with a smile.
"This is my brother-in-law Tang Zheng, and it was he who led the troops to wipe out the endless Yellow Turban bandits." Cheng Pu pointed at Tang Zheng and introduced to Jiang Chen.
"Tang Gongzi had heard about it a long time ago, but he didn't have the opportunity to see him, but he didn't expect to meet Tang Gongzi in such a way. Tang Gongzi invented cement and found that coal did not know how many people had no worries about their lives, and even the people of Xu Wuxian County also got a lot of benefits from it. I thought that Tang Gongzi only had a certain understanding of the people's livelihood, but I didn't expect Tang Gongzi to know the way of military formation, and such a talented person would definitely ask the court for merit for Tang Gongzi when the war was calmed. Jiang Chen took Tang Zheng's hand and said eagerly.
"Master Jiang is here, I just did some trivial things, why don't I worry about it. However, under the governance of Lord Jiang, Xu Wu, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and it was the credit of Lord Jiang that he did not leave anything behind. Tang Zheng, who was held by Jiang Chen, said.
"Okay, don't be polite, everyone, what we're talking about now is the Yellow Turban coming to commit a crime." At this time, Wu Yifan spoke.
"What General Wu said is that everyone should sit down." Jiang Chen, who was the supreme commander of Xu Wu, invited everyone to sit down and said: "Deng Mao and his party arrived not long after General Cheng arrived, and they have been repelled by General Cheng from an attack, and now they are stationing troops 10 miles outside the county seat. ”
"When we came, we saw that the other party was building siege equipment, and we thought that we would attack the city in a few days." Tang Zheng said.
"Now this group of thieves is not afraid, I am afraid that they will send people to collude with Zhang Chun and others who fled to Xianbei, and when Zhang Chun leads troops to come, we will be attacked on both sides, I don't know what you think."
"What Tang Gongzi said is very true, I have arranged for someone to pay close attention to Wu Huan's movements, and once Wu Huan makes a move, we will also be prepared."
"Now the court is an eventful season, there are yellow turbans in turmoil, and there are Xianbei and Wuhuan outside, and the military officials don't know everything very well, so please ask you. As for the military logistics, I will definitely solve your worries. Jiang Chen directly shirked the matter of commanding the battle, he also knew that it was impossible to command these people, it was better not to ask for military power, which would be good for everyone.
"I just received a tip-off that Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song were besieged, and the emperor has sent Cao Cao to lead troops to the rescue." Cheng Pu told the news he had just received.
"How much do you know about Cao Cao, and whether it can be worthy of the emperor's trust." Wu Yifan asked.
"Cao Cao, I know, this person is the son of Cao Song after Cao Shen, since he was a child, he has a lot of insights into leading soldiers, Xiping was promoted to filial piety and honesty into Luoyang as an official in three years, and later was dismissed because he was implicated in the case of his brother-in-law Song Qi, until four years ago, he was reappointed as a speaker by the imperial court. That's all I know. Jiang Chen said to everyone.
"It seems that this Cao Cao still has some skills, otherwise he wouldn't have been used by the imperial court." Wu Yifan said.
"Brother Wu, don't underestimate this person, this person will definitely have a great job in the future, and it is better to be careful when you meet him in the future." Tang Zheng admonished Wu Yifan, and Jiang Chen next to him also glanced at Tang Zheng.
"Now we can't reach the yellow scarves in Kyoto, and we are still discussing how to calm down the yellow scarves in front of us." Cheng Pu said.
"It's better for us to take the initiative tomorrow, this yellow scarf has been wiped out by us in the end, and there are not many people left, so I will simply lead the troops with Brother Cheng tomorrow to exterminate them." Wu Yifan said.
Since he fought a few battles with the Yellow Turban in Wuzhong, Wu Yifan didn't take this Yellow Turban seriously anymore.
"Brother Wu, don't take it lightly, although Deng Mao was wiped out by us in the end, but those are all rabble, and almost all they have left now are the men and horses they raised, these people have gone through so many big battles, presumably the combat power is not low, we better be careful." Tang Zheng said to Wu Yifan.
"What Brother Xian said is, Brother Wu, we should be careful, after these battles, and the soldiers who have been on the road for days have long been tired, now only the 5,000 cavalry of Brother Wu and the 1,000 people I brought can fight, and the more than 2,000 people brought by Brother Wu have been exhausted for a long time after several battles and days of hurrying." This is Cheng Pu said.
"I mean let the warriors rest for two days, and then we'll fight the enemy two days later." Wu Yifan thought for a while and said, "Since this is the case, then let's rest for two days and then go out of the city for a decisive battle." ”
"Okay, since everyone has decided to fight in two days, let's take advantage of these two days to let the soldiers rest well, Zhang Chao ordered that the soldiers do not have to train for the time being in these two days, so that the logistics will increase the food supply for the soldiers, and the soldiers must eat well and rest well, and fight with the yellow turban in two days." Tang Zheng arranged for Zhang Chao beside him, and Zhang Chao went out to implement Tang Zheng's arrangement after receiving the order.
"If everyone has nothing to do, then disperse early, after a day's journey today, Tang Gongzi must be tired." Seeing that there was nothing to do with everyone, Jiang Chen said to everyone.
Everyone looked at Tang Zheng, and when they saw that he didn't have anything to say, they got up and went back to their rooms to rest.