In mid-August, three ships under the banner of the Northern Expeditionary Army anchored in Qingdao Port, and Chen Ping and Cao Shen glanced at each other and stepped forward together.

"Laisheng is a scholar from Jiaodong, thanks to Erjun's cultivation for many years, how dare Chen Jun and Cao Jun come here to welcome him?"

The person who came was a scribe in his thirties, and he didn't even dare to say anything, so he saluted the two of them.

Laisheng is a native of Jiaodong, a disciple of the great Confucian Fu Qiubo, but after the Jiaodong scholars gathered in the township school, he was the first to join the county school founded by Heifu and Xiao He.

When Xiao He went to the south, he also brought Laisheng, but now he is acting as an envoy of Marquis Wuzhong, returning to his hometown to get in touch with Chen Cao and the others.

Cao Shen said with a smile: "It has been almost half a year since the Marquis of Wuzhong raised troops, and Jiaodong has only contacted the army, how late, Chen Jun and I are like Wangfu stones on the seaside, and like wandering wanderers outside. ”

This is true, although with the cooperation of Cao Shen and Chen Ping, they encouraged Qidi merchants to join them to "protect themselves", and in July, each family attacked together, combined thousands of troops, killed the county lieutenant, expelled the county guard, and recruited the county soldiers, almost overnight, the situation in Jiaodong was controlled.

But Jiaodong is still like a flat boat in the sea, the left and right are either still loyal to the Qin court of the county, or the menacing Qi Chu group of thieves, the two of them to hold Jiaodong is not easy, today finally got in touch with the army, and suddenly happy.

As for who is coming? It doesn't matter, it's the message he carries, and the meaning of it.

Lai Sheng hurriedly said: "In June, when the commander of Weiyang captured Huiji, he listened to the past merchants of Jiaodong and said that the second monarch was dead, but the Marquis of Wu Zhong did not believe it, he thought that Chen Jun and Cao Jun would definitely save the day, and asked me to send this thing......"

As he spoke, he asked people to present the Jiaodong County Guard and Wei Yin silk robes that Heifu had made in Jiangling a few months ago, and officially appointed Chen Ping as Jiaodong Shou and Cao Shen as Jiaodong Lieutenant.

The two of them took over the silk robe, they were a little moved, and learned that although Heifu confronted Wang Ben in the front, he did not forget Jiaodong, and one of the tasks given to Wei Yang was to get in touch with Jiaodong!

Therefore, Wei Yang ignored Xu Shu's dissuasion, and without knowing the situation in Jiaodong, he still sent five ships to the north, and after a two-thousand-mile trek, only three were left, and there were obvious traces of arrows and fires on the hull, presumably along the way, he experienced a lot of dangers.

Sima Luoyu, the building boat escorting Laisheng to the north, also landed ashore, and talked to Chen Ping and Cao Shen about what they saw and heard along the way:

"Needless to say, the Guangling area has long been captured by the Chu thief Yingbu, but it is just across the river, blocked by our army's building boats, and they can't go to Jiangdong."

"As for the ports of Qu County in Donghai County and Ganyu in Langya County, they were also occupied by Chu thieves, and we wanted to dock to repair the ships, but we were attacked by them, and there were many casualties, so we could only land on uninhabited beaches to search for fresh water and replenish food."

Although it is a little dangerous, Luo Yu suffered a shipwreck in Haidong in his early years, and survived in the wilderness for a few months, so this trouble did not bother him.

When entering the vicinity of Langya, he met the fleet of Jiaodong merchants cruising on the sea, and Luo Yu and Laisheng learned what happened in Jiaodong......

The information brought by Laisheng and Luo Yu was very important, Chen Ping and Cao Shen immediately let them enter the port, and marked the sphere of influence of the "Chu thieves" on the map, only to realize that it had become a climate.

"The so-called Chu State, occupying Jiujiang and the East China Sea, now Xiang Ji has defeated Jingju and Qin Jia, who are kings in Pengcheng, and joined the Peixian group of thieves Lu Ze brothers, there are three counties, and the army has exceeded 50,000, which should not be underestimated."

What worries Chen Ping even more is the movement of the Chu thief's division, he pointed all the way north from Tancheng: "At present, Chu Thief Dragon and Zhang Liangbu have thousands of generals, going north from Tancheng, Donghai County, occupying Jucheng, and approaching Langya ...... day by day."

Langya is the buffer between Chuqi, once it falls, the next one to suffer is Jiaodong.

Cao Shen said: "Langya also has thousands of soldiers, Chen Jun, do you think who will win or lose?" ”

Chen Ping said with a smile: "I know this Zhang Liang, he is a Korean nobleman, his ancestors have been with Han for generations, he is a die-hard restorer, he scattered his family wealth when he was young, his younger brother died and was not buried, and he was bent on overthrowing Daqin and restoring Korea." This person is known for his conspiracy, he once planned the local people to assassinate the Marquis of Wu Zhonghou in Weishui, but he was unsuccessful, and went to Judi to assassinate Qin Shi Huang, and almost succeeded. ”

"This time, the heroes and thieves everywhere in Qi are also Zhang Liang's secret contact, Langya County was suddenly besieged, and the Chu thieves took advantage of the victory of Tancheng, and I am afraid that they will not be able to defend it."

He looked at Cao Shen and said something that everyone was surprised by: "The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, we must save Langya!" ”

Cao Shen shook his head when he heard this: "Chen Junshou, did I hear it right?" We have just killed the lieutenant of Jiaodong County, and we have also exchanged troops with the soldiers who came from Langya, and many people have died on both sides, but now you want to support Langya? ”

Chen Ping didn't think there was anything wrong with this, and said as a matter of course: "Brother Cao, Marquis Wuzhong raised troops for the Northern Expedition and reorganized the dynasty, not to rebel and restore the country. So you and I are still Qin officials and captains. But the Qi Chu group of thieves is different, in the eyes of their generation, there is no difference between us and those officials who are still loyal to the Qin court, they should all be killed and killed. ”

"If the rabbit dies, the fox is sad, before the rabbit is captured, it is better to abandon the grievances and face this vicious jackal together."

Cao Shen felt a little unconvinced: "Langya officials, are you willing to abandon your prejudices and join forces with us?" ”

Chen Ping was confident: "Langya has 30,000 Central Plains relocated households, all of whom are immigrants who have enjoyed tax exemption for three years, and they are afraid of being slaughtered by thieves. ”

In Chen Ping's view, the current situation in the world has almost returned to the time of the Spring and Autumn Six Kingdoms, when the Qin Dynasty and the Twilight Chu Dynasty are united vertically and horizontally, cooperation and betrayal are all things in the blink of an eye, and friends and enemies are not fixed.

Chen Ping hoped that Cao Shen could personally lead his troops to the cities of Langya County to block the way for the Chu thieves to go north, while the thirteen merchants would provide support from the sea and transport those who wanted to take refuge in Jiaodong.

"Not only Langya, but also Linzi County, we have to send people to lobby."

Since last month, Linzi is not having a good time, after hearing the news from the south, the thief Peng Yue of Dayozawa, together with the Wanqu people Chen Xuan, the wronged sentence Jin Shu and other local heroes, together raised troops, attacked Xue County, and Qufu's Zhu family, and Taishan robbers converged, more than 10,000 soldiers.

Although this force is new, it has developed rapidly, a few days ago it had fallen to Xue County, and occupied half of Jibei, and was attacking Linzi in the east, and it is said that they really found Tian Rong's son Tian Guang and made him the king of Qi......

Poor Linzi has to send troops to defend Jiaodong on the one hand, and has to deal with many rebels on the other, and he has already been stretched.

Chen Ping said: "Tell the county guards of Linzi and Langya, for the time being, turn the war into jade silk, our common enemy is the Qi Chu group of thieves!" Jiaodong is willing to protect each other with their three counties! ”

"Over there in Langya, Guan Yan's father and son can do it for you."

As for Linzi?

Chen Ping glanced at the newly closed staff, and his gaze was fixed on a soap-clothed little official with triangular eyes, but his eyes were full of enthusiasm and eager to try.

"Lou Jing! You are eloquent, you go! ”

……

Chen Ping was busy making appointments with the remnants of the Qin court forces in Linzi and Langya to engage in "co-indulgence", in a vain attempt to hold this corner of land in the troubled times.

Zhang Liang is not idle, he has been trying to match the heroes of Qi and Chu, in order to complete the "entry into Qi to attack Zhao" listed by him, and comprehensively launch the strategy of the heroes of the Six Kingdoms.

But it backfired, in late August, not only Long who marched to Langya was stopped in Zhucheng by Cao Shen, the "Jiaodong Captain", but the news from Chu did not make Zhang Liang feel relieved.

"The so-called Northern Expeditionary Army, Guo and Qin Ting are still the same dog."

When the news was transmitted back to Tancheng, Zhang Liang looked at Xiang Tang: "Uncle Xiang, General Xiang has destroyed Jingju and Qin Jia, and unified the Great Chu, but he really doesn't want to join Qi?" ”

In Zhang Liang's view, once Xiang Yu enters Qi, he will sweep through several counties, and after taking Qi and mobilizing Hebei Yanzhao to raise troops, the battle between Wang Ben and Heifu should be divided into winners and losers, no matter who wins, just take advantage of its fatigue and enter the Central Plains......

Xiang Tang handed over the letter written by Xiang to Zhang Liang from the south: "Ji'er didn't want to attack Qi, and he didn't attack Shangqiu first, as Fan Gong said, but led the army to fight Huaiyang, Chen County!" ”

Zhang Liang was stunned: "Hit Huaiyang? I heard that Heifu is winning a decisive battle with Wang Ben between Nanyang and Yancheng, and at this time, General Xiang went to fight Huaiyang, and he will inevitably contain Wang Ben's troops in Yingchuan. What a damn one! ”

Xiang Tang shook his head and said: "It's not the Zhang Er who is hidden in Huaiyang, he sent Chen Yu to Pengcheng to lobby Ji'er, saying that if the Great Chu is established, Chen Ying must first be taken to recover the whole territory of Chu State, so as to call on the world to punish Qin in the west." Ji'er thought it was reasonable, so he really took someone to attack Huaiyang, Fan Gong was not around, and no one could persuade him. He also ordered Xiang Sheng to go north from Jiujiang County to recover Xiang County......"

"Xiang Ji loves fame so much, although he has to recover his hometown, but in fact, he has suffered it from generation to generation, and I am afraid it will lay the foundation for the future."

Zhang Liang felt that something was wrong, but with his understanding of Zhang Er and Chen Yu's consistent style, he also vaguely felt that for the restoration of Korea, this might be an opportunity to come in advance, and he didn't care about it, so he immediately said:

"I have to go to Huaiyang in person!"

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PS: The second chapter is in the evening