Fifty miles southeast of Zhengcheng, Liji Fort was blazing with fire, burning into a ball of fire, which was particularly eye-catching in the night.

Three hours ago, Chen Qingzhi led his troops here and launched a strong attack while the sky was still there. Pei Guo was brave, held the flag first, and jumped off the city to disperse the Wei army's guards, and opened the fort gate with one force. The Liang army then rushed in and took Liji Fort.

After this fort, there is no Wei army in front of you, and you can go directly to Zhengcheng. Calculate the time, there is one night left from what Pei Di wants, which is not too abundant.

So Chen Qingzhi shouted loudly, commanded his subordinates to carry the captured grain and ordnance, escorted the prisoners, and lit a fire to Liji Fort to avoid future troubles... On the go.

Jiuzhen also did not touch the ground, galloping at night on horseback, going back and forth for nearly a hundred miles, spreading a message to Pei Di's main force, and even patrolling the surrounding situation, so as to facilitate Chen Qingzhi's troops to march overnight.

Soon the soldiers and horses set off and went straight to the northwest Zhengcheng. Pei Guo and Yang Zhong led 800 cavalry troops as the vanguard, and plunged into the boundless night.

The two of them opened the way first, and they galloped slowly. The road is long and the night is long, and the time is inevitably a little boring, and it is also to pass the sleepiness, Yang Zhong said to Pei Guo: "The uncle and nephew of the Chen family are also strange, one is a weak scholar, and the other is a fair lady, but he came to do this martial arts business. ”

Pei Guo smiled: "In this world of great controversy, who doesn't want to fight for military merits and get ahead?" ”

"I look at the appearance of his uncle and nephew, they are definitely not poor people, why do they have to work so hard? Before, I went to the country for thousands of miles, deep into the desert, tsk, how could ordinary people be so risky? At present, the unified army is also conscientious and conscientious, and does not dare to slack off, which is really convincing. ”

Pei Guo said "um" and said, "There is actually a reason why his uncle and nephew are so diligent. ”

"Oh?"

When there was nothing to do, Pei Guo opened the conversation: "I also heard when I was talking to my uncle that this Chen Ziyun is by no means an ordinary person. It is said that more than 20 years ago, the current Liang lord Xiao Yan was only the Yongzhou assassin of the Southern Qi Dynasty, and General Chen was familiar with Xiao Yan at that time. Although the two are a lot of age apart, they are inseparable from each other, and they often talk about elegant gatherings together. Soon after, Xiao Yan raised troops to attack Xiao Baojuan, the marquis of Eastern Qi in the Southern Qi Dynasty, and General Chen immediately scattered his wealth and recruited scholars to join Xiao Yan. When Xiao Yan ascended the throne as emperor and established the Liang Dynasty, he worshiped General Chen as an invitation to the court. ”

Yang Zhong was puzzled: "In this way, General Chen is really a confidant of Lord Liang, and he has the merit of following the dragon, and he worshiped the position of the court earlier, why did he go to Yuzhou to do a small clerical work later?" ”

"That's the crux of the matter." Pei Guo sneered: "General Chen is indeed an old friend of Lord Liang. It's a pity that in the present world, whether it is north or south, it is all based on the door. And his Chen family, although he has some money, is not a big family, but it is just a poor family in Yixing (now Yixing, Jiangsu) County. No matter how much Xiao Yan appreciates General Chen, it is inconvenient to promote him without authorization. ”

"Then he is invited by the court...

"What kind of official do you think Feng Chao is inadequate?" Pei Guo said with a smile: "Although the Feng Dynasty invites you to attend the class court meeting, that's all, to put it bluntly, it is a vacant position, and it is not even an official name." It is said that during the Southern Qi Dynasty, the imperial court sealed more than 600 Fengchao invitations in one breath in order to show its superiority, hehe, you say, is this Fengchao invitation worth it? ”

"That's really not worth much." Yang Zhong shook his head: "With General Chen's outstanding talent and wisdom, it is not worth it to only do this invitation." ”

"Isn't it?" Pei Guo said again: "Uncle also said that General Chen is bent on the lintel of the gate and wants to make the Chen family among the scholars. Therefore, after he was invited by the court in Jiankang for a few years, he felt that he was really wasting his time, and he was ruthless, so he simply said to Xiao Yanming, the lord of Liang, that he was willing to give up the position invited by the court and go to the border town to join the army, so as to accumulate military merits and win the title of real job. Xiao Yanzhan is accurate. ”

"It's also bad luck, Wei Liang Zhongli After the war, the two countries quit the army, and the border was peaceful for nearly 20 years, but where did General Chen go to win military merits? So it has been lost to this day. Pei Guo continued: "Later, General Chen heard that Xiao Yan, the lord of Liang, and his uncle both had the heart to win Shouyang, so he did not hesitate at the moment, and went to Hefei to worship under his uncle's account, so he served as a clerk. As for the future, you know all about it. ”

"I see." Yang Zhong nodded again and again: "General Chen has been bumpy for more than 20 years, but he has never fallen into his ambition, he would rather be invited by the court, and be willing to be a border soldier, tsk, he is a character!" After a pause, he asked again: "What about Jiuzhen Xiaoniang?" I look at the territory of the Southern Dynasties, most of the girls are married and taught their children at home, and there are not many who show their heads outside. She's good, she's not too young, but she's still in the army, and she's harder than men like me. ”

"To put it mildly, Fang is down today, the country is the second, and the family is the first." Pei Guo smiled bitterly: "As a child of the Chen family, Jiuzhen Xiaoniang has learned a stunt, how can she not contribute to the family?" All in all, now that the Gaomen family is in charge, it is really difficult to move to a poor family like the Chen family. There is no choice, and everyone can only do their best to earn a family future. ”

Yang Zhong burst out laughing: "Xiaokuan said bitterly and hatefully, but he seems to empathize. But you are obviously from the Pei family in Hedong, where do others disrespect you? ”

"This..." Pei Guo was stunned: "Brother Zhong speaks like this, what do you mean?" ”

Yang Zhong teased: "If you want me to say, Xiaokuan, you don't empathize, but pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, right or not?" ”

"Fuck off!" Pei Guo's face turned red, he turned his head and ignored Yang Zhong, and Yang Zhong laughed in his ears.

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On the tower of Zhengcheng City, the Wei army's guard turned pale, turned his head, and said to the deputy general's staff: "The Liang people are strong and strong, and they are strong. Wait a minute, can this Zhengcheng still be defended? ”

The adjutant general's staff took a trembling step, covered their eyes, and saw tens of thousands of Liang troops arrayed under the city, black and oppressive like dark clouds covering the sun, unable to see the end or the tail.

Suddenly, the drums sounded loudly, rumbling like thunder in the nine days, and the Liang army under the city shouted together: "Open the city early, you can avoid death, if not, the chickens and dogs will not stay!" ”

The Wei army at the head of the city, together with the guards and staff, all turned pale.

The drums continued to beat, and the banner was unfurled, and the Liang army was in great motion. Red, yellow, black, blue, blue... All kinds of phalanxes came out one after another, dazzling and deafening, and the power was terrifying.

"Bang", an adjutant general sat down on the ground and ate: "General! This Zheng Cheng can't be defended! ”

The story of Anfeng repeats itself, the Liang army does not send an arrow and an arrow, and Zheng Cheng opens the door and surrenders. Pei Di took Xincai County, reorganized the soldiers and horses, and returned to the east.