Feng Zhong's original purpose of suddenly sending troops to Xutai was not to help Xiang Bo and his son as he claimed, nor to recruit Chen Ying's righteous army for Xiang Kang, but to grab merit!

After finding out the news that the three armies of Xiang Bo and his son, Qin Jia and Chen Ying were entering Xutai City at the same time, Feng Zhong's personal soldiers surnamed Han immediately saw the opportunity, and suggested that Feng Zhong quickly send troops south to fight Xutai, taking advantage of the first-mover advantage of having two secret contacts with Xutai County Temple before, and sending secret envoys to persuade the desperate Xutai Qin army to surrender to the Xuxian Young Marshal Army. And Feng Zhongyi was greedy for merit and wanted to be in the limelight, and secondly, he had been ordered to be stationed in Xu County before Xiang Bo joined the young marshal army, I don't know how difficult Xiang Bo's character is, and the ignorant are fearless, so he took the advice of the soldiers surnamed Han on the spot, and personally led the army south to grab the merit.

In order to prompt the Xutai Qin army to surrender only to himself, Feng Zhong also deliberately smeared the two friendly armies of Qin Jia and Chen Ying, and let his secret envoy claim that if they were allowed to enter the city, they would definitely do everything evil to rob houses, rob money, and grab food, and it would be difficult for the Qin court officials who were hated by them to escape their opponents, and at the same time clearly pointed out that if the Xutai Qin army chose to surrender to the young marshal army led by Xiang Bo and his son, Qin Jia's subordinates, who joined forces with Xiang Bo and his son, would definitely take advantage of the situation to enter the city, bringing endless disasters and blood to Xutai. Therefore, if the Xutai Qin army wanted to save their lives and property, the only way was to surrender to the Xu County Young Marshal Army led by themselves.

Not to mention, Feng Zhong's despicable slander methods have really been effective, he has seen with his own eyes that Qin Jiajun is like locusts crossing everywhere he goes, no matter what is scavenged, and he knows that the discipline of the Xu County Young Marshal Army led by Feng Zhong is not bad, and the treatment of the Xu County officials who took the initiative to surrender is also quite passable, and the Xutai County Temple, which has been completely cornered, really chose to surrender to Feng Zhong and took the initiative to dedicate the Xutai City to the Xu County Young Marshal Army.

At the same time, on the way south to grab the merit, Feng Zhong received an order sent by Xiang Kang with a fast horse, asking him to come forward on behalf of Xiang Kang to recruit and incorporate Chen Ying's righteous army, so after arriving at Xutai, Feng Zhong didn't even have time to enter the city, and immediately sent someone south to contact Chen Ying, inviting Chen Ying to enter the city and discuss the merger in front of him.

The soldier surnamed Han stopped Feng Zhong's invitation envoy and clearly told Feng Zhong: "Captain, you can't just send an envoy to invite Chen Ying to come over to meet, first, it shows that you are not sincere, and second, if Chen Ying is afraid that you have no other purpose, he is likely to find an excuse to refuse." If you want to recruit him, there is only one way, that is, you go to his camp to meet him in person, and it is best to go now, so that Chen Ying will know your sincerity and the importance you attach to him, so that you can have a chance to recruit successfully. ”

As mentioned earlier, Feng Zhong has a weakness that is more timid and cowardly, although he felt justified after listening to the words of the soldier surnamed Han, he still said with some worry: "But will it be dangerous to do this?" What if Chen Ying takes the opportunity to do something to me? ”

"There won't be any danger." The soldier surnamed Han shook his head firmly, and then explained: "First, because Chen Ying has no reason to attack you, and after doing it to you, it will only do a hundred harms and no benefits. The second is that our young marshal army has an army next to it, and Qin Jia's army may also help us, Chen Ying will not weigh the consequences of doing it to you. Therefore, Captain, you just have to go boldly and boldly, there will be no danger. ”

He had seen the strength of the soldiers surnamed Han he had selected many times, and felt that his words were very reasonable, Feng Zhong just thought about it, and it was rare to rise up and say on the spot: "Okay, go now, leave immediately!" ”

In this way, Feng Zhong led several personal soldiers, including the personal soldiers surnamed Han, to immediately beat the horse and went south, and came directly to the camp of the Dongyang Righteous Army to identify themselves and ask to meet Chen Ying. After hearing the report, Chen Ying was very surprised and felt a little flattered, so he hurriedly led his generals out of the camp to greet him, and politely invited Feng Zhong into his Chinese army tent and set up a banquet to entertain him.

Because Xiang Kang had previously ordered Feng Zhong to establish contact with Chen Ying, and Feng Zhong also sent an envoy to visit Chen Ying according to the order, so although Feng Zhong and Chen Ying only met for the first time, they did not have too many estrangements. ”

"General Feng, please speak up and listen to you." Chen Ying nodded with a smile, but immediately guessed what Feng Zhong wanted to say next.

"I would like to ask Mr. Chen to take your team and join our young marshal army directly." Feng Zhong spoke directly enough, and said: "This is also what our Young Marshal Xiang means, he is now in Xiapi, and he is about to go north to seize the Tyrannical Qin city in the northern part of the East China Sea, and he really can't come to see you apart, so let me come forward on his behalf, please join us with the army, and work together with us to overthrow the tyrannical Qin and rebuild the Great Chu State." ”

"What does General Feng mean, let us join you and obey the command of your young marshal Xiang?" Chen Ying asked quietly: "Instead of joining forces and forming an army?" ”

"Not bad." Feng Zhong nodded calmly and said, "Just like General Zhu Jishi, who defected to us in Fuli, let your army also change to the banner of the young marshal army, obey the orders of our young marshal Xiang, and send troops to fight under the command of our young marshal Xiang." ”

"Why?" The generals next to him were not happy when they heard it, and said one after another: "We are doing well now, why should we join you?" And why do you have to obey your commands? What's in it for us? ”

"Dongyang County was fought down by us and joined you, do we have to hand over Dongyang City to you?"

"We only serve Chen Xianzun!" There are also a few more rude people who say directly: "What kind of thing is Xiang Kang?" Why do you want to give us a command, and we want Chen Xianzun to be his subordinate? ”

Eloquence is also not Feng Zhong's strong point, Chen Ying deliberately did not stop the generals from speaking, and waited to see Feng Zhong's reaction, and was questioned by everyone at a loss, Feng Zhong had no choice but to turn his gaze to the pro-soldier surnamed Han standing behind him, and the pro-soldier surnamed Han understood, and said: "Generals, please calm down, please listen to me say a few words, there is a question I want to ask you below, have you ever seen the green flies (flies) in summer?" ”

"Who hasn't seen a green fly? What is this nonsense for? Several Chen Ying generals snorted coldly.

"Then I would like to ask the generals, how far can the blueflies fly?" The soldier surnamed Han asked again.

Chen Ying's generals were finally stopped by this question, recalling that they couldn't fly far, Chen Ying was also whetted by this question, and said: "It's just a place of martial arts (half a step)." ”

"Good." The soldier surnamed Han nodded, and then asked: "Then may I ask Chen Xianzun, if the blue fly is attached to the body of the horse and is carried forward by the horse, how far can it go?" ”

Chen Ying vaguely understood the meaning of the pro-soldier surnamed Han, and said: "Of course, how far the horse can run, how far the blue fly can go, hundreds of thousands of miles is possible." ”

"Mr. Chen, to use an inappropriate analogy, aren't you and your soldiers like a green fly that can't fly far?" The soldier surnamed Han asked again, and then said: "Yes, Mr. Chen, you have taken Dongyang County and have a place to settle down, but what next?" What else can you do? Continue to conquer the city and expand the land, can you be sure? Continue to stick to the land of Dongyang County, there is no future to speak of, and you may face the counterattack of the violent Qin army and the prying eyes of other armies at any time. ”

Chen Ying was silent, and the generals of Chen Ying's army, who did not have the courage to continue to expand after the army, were no longer silent, and the soldiers surnamed Han said again: "But if you join us, the situation will be completely different, now our young marshal army is strong and strong, and the main general Xiang Shao Marshal is even more like a god, since the start of the army, there has not been a defeat, and the main force of the violent Qin army in Surabaya County and Donghai County has been broken one after another, and it is only a matter of time before the land of the two counties is swallowed, and the future is even more limitless." You have joined us, under the command of our young marshal Xiang, to go into battle to kill the enemy, expand the territory, and fight for glory and wealth in the future, and seal the wife and son, isn't it just a matter of hand-to-hand capture? Isn't it far better than you being trapped in a city in Dongyang, and the day is precarious? ”

When Chen Ying and Chen Yingjun's generals were greatly moved, Feng Zhong also nodded again and again, and said: "That's right, Mr. Chen, I am an example, before I befriended Xiang Shaoshuai, I was just a small pavilion chief, and I could not see wine and meat for seven or eight days in ten days at home, but since I followed Xiang Shaoshuai, I was first promoted to the rank of You, and then became the captain of the Young Marshal Army, and was ordered to guard the big city of Xu County, not only can I eat and drink spicy food every day, but also married two concubines, and lived a good life that I couldn't think of before." If you follow a noble person like Xiang Shaoshuai like me, I will keep your future limitless. ”

Chen Ying was even more shaken, and said hesitantly: "Captain Feng, take the liberty of asking, how is the strength of Young Marshal Xiang?" Will he reuse us newcomers who clinged to him later? ”

"Hahaha." Feng Zhong laughed, laughed and said: "Mr. Chen, you are worried in vain, our Xiang Shaoshuai's strength is so great that you can't imagine, I, Feng Zhong, have lived for more than thirty years, and I have never seen anyone more handsome than our Xiang Shaoshuai!" ”

After that, Feng Zhong hurriedly talked carefully about his friendship with Xiang Kang, especially when he said that he first made a feud with Xiang Kang, and then Xiang Kang repaid his grievances with virtue. Chen Ying no longer hesitated when he heard this, and immediately turned to his subordinate generals and said, "Everyone, Captain Feng has heard their high opinions more clearly than you. Yes, it is absolutely impossible to achieve anything great with our own strength alone, and it is difficult to resist the counterattack of the tyrannical Qin army, and there are other enemies peeping into our Dongyang, only by attaching to Xiang Kangxiang, it is our best choice, so that we can not only not worry about the threat of the enemy, but also under his command to expand the territory and achieve great achievements, so that we can be crowned with wives and children in the future, and be rich and noble for life. ”

"And." Chen Ying said again: "Feng Duwei, they didn't say it just now, in fact, Young Marshal Xiang Kangxiang is still the descendant of Xiang Yan, Wu Xinjun, our Chu State, Wu Xinjun's reputation, I don't want to be better than you, there is no one who doesn't know." Young Marshal Xiang was the first to raise the banner of anti-Qin righteousness, continuing Wu Xinjun's great cause of recovering Chu, and we attached ourselves to him, not only did not have any shame, but on the contrary, it was our glory. So I don't think we need to hesitate, how about accepting Captain Feng's invitation now and joining the Young Marshal Army directly? ”

was persuaded by Feng Zhong and the soldier surnamed Han, and seeing that Chen Ying had also made up his mind, the generals of Chen Yingjun, who generally had no opinions, did not say anything more, and all bowed their hands, expressing their willingness to join the young marshal army with Chen Ying. Feng Zhong was overjoyed, and hurriedly took out the seal letter sent by Xiang Kang with a fast horse, and canonized Chen Ying as the commander of the young marshal army on behalf of Xiang Kang on the spot.

When he was jubilant, the news of Xiang Bo's request to see him suddenly came from outside the tent, and Chen Ying, who had already decided to join the young marshal's army, did not hesitate, and immediately led the generals out of the tent to greet him, and Feng Zhong also led a few personal soldiers to follow. When he met Uncle Xiang in front of the camp, Uncle Xiang just saluted casually, and then immediately asked impatiently: "Mr. Chen, I heard that our Feng Duwei from Xu County came to you, where is he?" I have urgent matters to discuss with him. ”

Hearing this, of course, Feng Zhong hurriedly stood up and saluted Xiang Bo, but Xiang Bo grabbed Feng Zhong and said, "Captain Feng, come here, the old man wants to discuss with you carefully about how to invite Mr. Chen to join our young marshal army." ”

"Master Hui, there is no need to discuss." Feng Zhong replied with a smile: "Duwei Chen, he has accepted the invitation of the last general, and promised to lead the Dongyang Righteous Army to join our young marshal army. ”

"So fast?!" Xiang Bo yelled in disbelief, "Already agreed? Still canonized? Really? ”

I don't know why Uncle Xiang's reaction was so fierce, but Chen Ying still showed the seal letter of the young marshal military captain who had just gotten his hand, and said with a smile: "Master Xiang, of course it's true." If you don't believe it, please see, this is the seal letter that Feng Duwei just issued to me on behalf of Major Marshal Xiang. ”

Looking at the seal letter in Chen Ying's hand, Xiang Boru, who originally wanted to force Feng Zhong to give up the opportunity to recruit him, was struck by lightning, and only after a while did he stammer: "Duwei Chen, you ......, why are you so happy this time?" ”

"Of course, it was Captain Feng's sincerity that moved the last general." Chen Ying had something to say in his words, and said: "Feng Duwei just arrived in Xutai, and he didn't even enter the city, so he immediately came to the camp in person to meet with the last general, and the sincerity of the solicitation was so sincere, if the last general didn't agree again, wouldn't he be too sorry for Feng Duwei's hospitality?" ”

Xiang Bo was dumbfounded, and suddenly regretted his intestines, and screamed in his heart: "I knew that it could be so easy, I should have listened to the words of the ovary, and went directly to the camp to show my sincerity!" Why didn't I listen? Why didn't we listen? ”

Xiang Bo's pain was still to come, and after being dragged into the camp by Chen Ying and Feng Zhongqiang to eat a banquet with the same taste as chewing wax, and just after returning to Xiang Youjun's camp, Qin Jia once again sent an envoy to contact Xiang Bo, asking Xiang Bo to fulfill his promise and immediately hand over the Xutai City to him for garrison. Xiang Bo had no choice but to cheekily go into the city to meet with Feng Zhong and discuss countermeasures with Feng Zhong in person, but Feng Zhong was justified and said: "Master, Xutai City was taken by the last general, and the last general did not conclude any agreement with Qin Jia, so of course it cannot be handed over to him." There is also money and food in the city, for the sake of friendly troops, the last general may be able to give him a little support, but it is impossible to give him half of the money and food. ”

"Then how can the old man explain to Qin Jia?" Xiang Bo asked with a painful groan.

"Master, what does this need to be explained? Wouldn't it be okay to reason with him Qin Jia? Feng Zhong asked rhetorically, and said: "Or, master, you can directly ask for an order from Young Marshal Xiang, as long as Young Marshal Xiang orders the last general to hand over the city, the last general will leave without saying a word, and immediately lead the army to leave, and let him Qin Jia enter the city and station." ”

was forced to have no choice, and he couldn't force Feng Zhong to hand over the city, Xiang Bo had no choice but to meet with Qin Jia the next day, and reasoned with Qin Jia in the cold and windy wilderness, but unfortunately Qin Jia was a nonsense master, and insisted that Xiang Bo had personally promised to give up Xutai City to himself before, forcing Xiang Bo to fulfill his promise immediately. In a hurry, Qin Jia directly pulled out his saber and roared with red eyes: "Surname!" The thing is what you promised, and if you promise it, you have to fulfill it, if you don't give me Xutai City today, you don't want to pass this level! ”

Xiang Bo's guards also drew their swords one after another, Qin Jia, who was red-eyed, was furious, and simply slashed at Xiang Bo directly, although Xiang Bo, who was quite skilled in martial arts, flashed in time, but he was also injured in the face by Qin Jia's sword, leaving a bloody mouth. Then, between the swords and swords of the guards on both sides, more than 200 cavalry rushed out of the Qin Jia military camp that had been prepared, and they killed directly in this direction with great momentum, Xiang Bo was shocked, and hurriedly got on the horse and fled for his life, but Xiang Bo relied on the speed of the horse to escape back to his son's camp with injuries, but the guards that Xiang Bo brought out of the camp were all killed, and they were killed by the cavalry of Qin Jiajun.

The matter is not over, the well-prepared Qin Jiajun quickly dispatched a large number of troops to directly attack the camp of Xiang Bo and his son, Xiang Youjun was caught off guard, and was directly attacked by Qin Jiajun's camp, and was forced to fall into hand-to-hand hard fighting, fortunately, Feng Zhong and Chen Ying sent troops to rescue in time, and it took a lot of effort to finally kill Qin Jiajun, but the soldiers on both sides were killed and wounded, and most of Xiang Youjun's camp was also in ruins. At the same time, after the reason for Qin Jiajun's sudden defection gradually spread, Xiang Bo's reputation was completely swept away, and the young marshal soldiers were angry at Xiang Bo's selling land for glory and luring wolves into the house, and Qin Jiajun hated Xiang Bo to the extreme, and continued to spread Xiang Bo's ugly behavior of not believing in his words and breaking his word to all places, completely ruining Xiang Bo's poor reputation.

After the failure of the attack on the camp of Xiang Bo's father and son, the angry Qin Jiajun withdrew his troops overnight and retreated. Xiang Bo was angry and ashamed, and he didn't dare to meet outsiders for several days under the pretext of being sick. However, just when Xiang Bo was so ashamed that he wanted to commit suicide several times, Xiang You suddenly came to him with joy and said happily: "Ah Weng, good news! Good news! The second uncle has raised his army! The second uncle also raised troops in Huiji County! also directly took down the entire Wu City! If it goes well, we will soon be able to join the army of the second uncle! ”

It was like a shot of heart booster, and Uncle Xiang, who hadn't moved much for several days, jumped up suddenly, and after carefully asking about Xiang Liang's army, the blood color quickly returned to Uncle Xiang's face, and he patted his thigh and said: "Quick, write a letter to your brother Kang, and ask him to hand over to you the envoy of the southern expedition to Guangling and Tangyi, and our father and son will go south together to welcome your second uncle to the north!" ”

"Father, this is unlikely, isn't it?" Xiang You smiled bitterly and said: "Something like that happened just a few days ago, my camp was broken by the enemy, and the army suffered a lot of losses, how could my brother still hand over this mission to me?" ”

"Won't this messenger be handed over to you? Do you want to hand it over to Feng Zhong, who has a foreign surname? Xiang Bo roared again in a high voice, and roared: "Write a letter immediately, ask your brother to hand over Chen Ying's army to your command, and we will go south together to meet your brother!" ”

After the roar was over, of course, Xiang Bo couldn't wait to imagine the beautiful scene of Xiang Liang going north, joining forces with his fellow brothers and putting his unfilial nephew Xiang Kang to death.