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On the Bafang table, Zhao Dangshi tasted a glass of Chinese wine and smiled silently. Chen Hongfan's words were supposed to lead him in, but he didn't see the expected reaction, but showed some urgency, leaned forward, and said: "Zhao Zhangpan smiled, are you laughing at me Chen someone who is alarmist?" ”

Zhao Dangshi put down the cup gently, shook his head and said: "No, the eight kings are only able to analyze the situation between Yun and Xiang, and every word is reasonable. Xiangyang is the most important of the lake and the world, and it has always been the focus of the area. The reason why I laugh is not to laugh at right or wrong, but to laugh here. ”

Chen Hongfan's face pulled, and he said with some displeasure: "Then I want to listen to the truth." ”

Zhao Dangshi smiled, first picked up the wine jug, filled Chen Hongfan's cup, and then replied: "There is a road from ancient Huashan. Zhao has fallen into the grass, and there is no way back, only a glimmer of life ahead. Master Chen said that Xiangyang is dangerous, and I know it, but for me, what is the difference between danger and ease? Even if this Xiangyang is full of dangers, and now, the sea of swords and fires can only face difficulties, how can there be a reason to retreat and postpone? ”

Chen Hongfan was speechless, and turned his eyes to look at Zhang Xianzhong. Zhang Xianzhong laughed a few times, stroked his palms and said: "Brother Zhao doesn't say anything, and he is admirable in his words. This courage to regard the danger ahead as nothing, is very suitable for my old spleen. He raised his glass and said, "Come, drink this cup!" ”

Zhao Dangshi drank all the wine in the cup with him according to his words, and Yu Guang saw that Chen Hongfan, who was also drinking with him, had a very unsightly face.

"But ......" Zhang Xianzhong looked around at Chen Hongfan, who had nothing to say, and Zhao Dangshi, who was thoughtful, and spoke again, "Heroes start at the end of Wei, Brother Zhao, you are quite similar to Lao Zhang and me." I see that Brother Zhao, you look young, and here Tian shamelessly calls himself a brother. ”

Zhao Dangshi smiled and said: "The eight kings started early, and they are older than me, and the word brother deserves his name. ”

Zhang Xianzhong crooked his mouth and said: "That's fine, it's not a good thing to be a brother, but there are also some things to say to you." ”

Zhao Dangshi was stunned, and said in his heart: "I'm afraid he can't hold back." Squinting his eyes and looking at Chen Hongfan again, he was also in good spirits at this time.

"The elder brother has something to say, and the younger brother listens to it."

When Zhang Xianzhong heard this, he said: "If a few years ago, you and I were both fledgling calves, one shirtless and one rotten, just relying on a brute force to rush and beat hard, it wouldn't hurt." But as you said, it is not just those old brothers who are following you now, but tens of thousands of lives. Whether they die or live, it's all in your thoughts, and there is this burden on your body, so how can we not weigh one or two things when we encounter them? Thinking about it, Brother Zhao must be a person who understands things, otherwise he will not be able to create a huge foundation. ”

Zhao Dangshi first said, "Brother is serious", and before he could say anything, Zhang Xianzhong said again: "I told you about the situation of the rebels in Huguang and Henan before my head, and it was for your good." However, those who are human beings need to listen to both sides and sides, otherwise they will inevitably be biased. Now Brother Chen is going to reveal the arrangements of the official army to you, how can you easily spare such a great opportunity? ”

"Reveal it to me?"

Zhang Xianzhong nodded solemnly: "Naturally." Brother Chen has a very close personal relationship with me, and he doesn't have my face, how can others listen to such a major military incident? ”

Zhao Dangshi suddenly realized: "I see, the younger brother is shallow, I just thought that Lord Chen only intended to suppress and intimidate, but I didn't know that there was still this kindness hidden in it." I secretly thought in my heart: "Weasel gives New Year's greetings to chickens, what kind of heart does Ann have?" "Chen Hongfan, as an official soldier, will come together with the giant Zhang Xianzhong, something is abnormal, combined with some news and memories left in his previous life, in fact, Zhao Dangshi has been able to guess the intention of the two of them, and now it is just a false and wronged snake, and it is just a further temptation.

Chen Hongfan heard Zhao Dangshi say this, his face softened a lot, Zhao Dangshi gave him a glass of wine in a timely manner, he was depressed, and said: "Zhao Zhangpan is a friend of Lao Zhang, and he is also a friend of my Chen." I, Chen, have always treated friends like relatives, and I know that Zhao Zhangpan is a chivalrous and courageous hero, so he is in this barren mountain pavilion, and he has also thrown away his identity and status, but he tells what he knows, hoping to help Zhao Zhangpan. ”

Zhao Dangshi nodded slightly, and listened to him say in a straight voice: "Xiangyang is sinister at the moment, it is by no means deliberately exaggerated by Chen, the imperial court has already laid a net of heaven and earth, just waiting for a hero like Zhao Zhangpan to throw himself into the net, and then catch it all." After a pause, Guan Zhao was dignified in the world, and secretly rejoiced, "At present, Yunxiang and Jianghuai are all coordinated by Premier Xiong in the center, and he is in charge, Yunfu Dai Dongmin, Yufu Chang Daoli, Chu Fu Yu Yinggui, Cao Fu Zhu Dadian and others can be twisted into a rope." ”

"Don't want this Xiong Wencan, and still have such ability?" Zhao Dangshi suddenly smiled and said, "I went first to King Lu Yan, I was lucky, but who knew that this Lord Bear on the back foot was also a bad star." ”

Chen Hongfan was interrupted by him, didn't pay much attention to it, coughed lightly and continued: "Lord Xiong has completed the reorganization of his troops in Anqing, and he has moved to Henan to supervise the battle at the beginning of this month. Lao Zhang said that there are several thieves...... The boss is all anxious under his apportionment. ”

Zhao Dangshi asked, "What's the problem?" ”

"Today, Yu, Yun, and Chu are still called the big palms that can fight, and only Guibu, Lao Zhang, Lao Huihui and Cao Cao are the only ones." Chen Hongfan said eloquently, as if he knew all the situation, "First of all, Cao Cao, he and the king of Zuojin, the king of troubled times, the king of Zhengshi and the mixed 100,000 are hidden in Guangshan and Gushi's Dabie Mountains. Lord Xiong and the pacesetters and the Yongwei battalion personally besieged these families, and these families were in panic all day long, and they could only hold their heads and run away. ”

The "Cao Cao" he said was Luo Rucai, who was one of the few giants after Gao Yingxiang's death. And the "Zuojin King" He Jin, the "King of the Troubled Times" Lin Yangcheng, the "King of the World" Liu Xiyao, and the "Mixed 100,000" Ma Jinzhong are all relatively large camp heads that are currently united with him, and the rest of the camps such as "Shooting the Sky" Li Wanqing, "One Dragon" Zhang Li, "Little Qin King" Wang Guangen, "Tuotian King" Chang Guoan and so on have too many smaller camp heads, which are naturally ignored by him.

The situation of Luo Rucai and others, Zhao Dangshi probably knows a little, generally speaking, the words "hugging the head and running away" are used on them, but it is really appropriate, without the slightest exaggeration.

At the beginning, Xiong Wencan took office lightly, which was similar to the situation when Sun Chuanting went to serve as the governor of Shaanxi, and there was only a Zhejiang military model battalion of less than 2,000 people. However, Xiong Wencan was more able to toss than Sun Chuanting, he went up one after another, and at the same time sent someone to find Yang Sichang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Dongge University, who sponsored him, to complain. Yang Sichang was deeply favored by Emperor Chongzhen, and under his activities, the court proposed to send additional Jingshi Yongwei battalions and border soldiers from Shanxi and Zhending to help under his command.

Among them, there were 6,000 soldiers and horses in the Yongwei battalion, Sun Yingyuan, the deputy commander-in-chief on the left, Huang Degong, the deputy commander-in-chief on the right, and Zhou Yuji, the guerrilla, who were all brave and good at fighting, and they went to Henan to meet Xiong Wencan under the leadership of Liu Yuanbin, the eunuch of the supervising army. However, the guerrilla Miao Youcai and other troops in Jizhou Town have not yet arrived. Although Liu Yuanbin is a lieutenant official, he is quite bold and knows the strategy, and is called "Little Tong Guan", he cooperated with Xiong Wencan, and defeated the rogue in a row, so that Luo Rucai and other tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were invincible, and they cowered in the ravine and did not dare to move. With him and Xiong Wencan staring at Guangshan and Gushi, the days of Luo Rucai and others can be imagined.

"The old man is conceited and strategic, and Ge Li is fierce and cruel, but unfortunately these two are also inevitably declining." Chen Hongfan sneered and continued, "Mr. Zhang is capable, and he and Chen Yongfu, Kong Xigui, Song Huan and other subordinates are chasing these two people in Yuncheng, and they are victorious and undefeated. These two families are discouraged, and they have no way. ”

"Old Huihui" Ma Shouying is also a giant of the world with Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others, who is known for his resourcefulness and is known as a think tank of rogues. And this person is very courageous, he has raided Fengdu Dayi such as Kaifeng and Xiangyang more than once, even if he has returned many times, he is also a rare person with both wisdom and courage among the rogues. After Liu Guoneng surrendered, in order to protect himself, he and the "King of Shunyi" Shen Wandeng, the "King of Xingshi" Wang Guoning, the "King of Anshi" Hu Keshou, and the "King of the World" Xu Chang were dependent on Ma Shouying.

"Zhang Zongrong" is Zhang Renxue, the chief soldier of Henan, this person was born as a jinshi, before patrolling Henan and supervising the army, and then saw that the officers and soldiers were weak and unbearable, and angrily threw his pen from Rong, and asked to change to the military rank. He has a lot of enthusiasm, takes the extermination of thieves as his own responsibility, and with his spur, Chen Yongfu, deputy chief soldier of Henan, Kong Xigui, a general of staff, and Song Huanduan, a guerrilla soldier, do not dare to have the slightest slackness, and they all do their best. In the face of such a group of Henan officers and soldiers who are like wolves and tigers, although there are many of these battalion leaders, most of whom are mainly returning to the camp, most of them are wine bags and rice bags.

"As for Wu Taiyu, Bai Taiwei, Sheng Zhiyou, etc., in the Zhenyang area, they are all local bandits, and the people with ringworm are not enough to worry about." The more Chen Hongfan spoke, the more excited he became, and his face was slightly red, "Lord Xiong and Lieutenant Envoy Liu are now in Xinyang, and the Runan soldiers in the north are preparing for Song Yihe, and Lord Song is clamping down on Cao Cao and other battalions in the north and south. Zhang Zongrong and others continued to force Lao Hui to retreat to the south, and in the south, the 24th battalion set up by He Tengjiao and Lord He of Nanyang Zhixian County held on, which was also a flanking attack. Further to the southwest, Zuo Liangyu, Qin Yiming, Luo Dai and other troops are still waiting for the opportunity to move, with them sitting in isolation from Yu and Chu, whether it is Lao Huihui or Cao Cao, even if they break through the encirclement, they need to be hit first! Speaking of this, he took a long breath, "This is the situation of the two sides in Henan, Zhao Zhangpan, how do you feel when you hear it?" ”

What he said, Zhao Dangshi knew that it was the truth, even if there was some moisture, but it was not bad. Seeing Zhang Xianzhong beside him, he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, so he followed Chen Hongfan's words and said: "It's not optimistic." ”

Chen Hongfan twisted his beard and chuckled: "That's right, if you enter Huguang and hope to find the old man to return to these mud bodhisattvas who crossed the river as Austrian aid, in my opinion, it is unrealistic." ”

Zhao Dangshi was calm in his heart, thinking: "The deployment of these imperial court troops covers a wide range, and with the strength of Pang Jinming and others in our camp alone, it will be difficult to investigate for a while. When he said that, it saved me a lot of effort. Then he thought, "Lao Huihui and Cao Cao are too busy to take care of themselves, and they really can't count on it, so I can listen to him again and make plans again." ”

When Zhao Ying first arrived in Huguang, the first step was actually as Chen Hongfan expected, to find a few allies to help each other gain a foothold. Originally, there were three options to choose from, Zhang Xianzhong, Ma Shouying, and Luo Rucai, Chen Hongfan said so, and the latter two could be ruled out for the time being. The plan couldn't catch up with the changes, and the situation was so sinister, so it touched Zhao Dangshi's original arrangement, and he couldn't make up his mind, so he decided to act at the opportunity for the time being. So he arched his hand and said solemnly: "The little brother doesn't know the height of the sky, and he began to scorn Lord Chen between words, please Lord Haihan." The guidance of the adults is like an initiation, and the younger brother is inexhaustible, so please continue to teach. ”

Chen Hongfan listened and said, "Don't get in the way, it should be." After speaking, he glanced at Zhang Xianzhong, and his eyebrows smiled. After that, he said, "After talking about Henan, let's talk about this Yunxiang." "Swallow your saliva," your camp is now stationed between Yun County and Fang County, and to the west is to return to Sichuan or Shaanxi. To the north, you need to cross the mountain to Yunyang Fucheng, where Dai Futai has been waiting to be fortified, which is no different from the iron and copper wall. If you go south, you also need to climb over the mountains to Baokang and Xingshan. Baokang has been in the army for many years, broken and barren; Xingshan has Yunyang's deputy general Feng Shizao to deploy defenses, which is by no means a good place to stay. This mountain is not a long-term place, so from this point of view, Zhao Zhangpan will inevitably have to go east to the mountain. ”

Zhao Dangshi pursed his lips and didn't answer, but Chen Hongfan didn't wait: "But to the east, is it really a splendid future, Yangguan Avenue?" As he spoke, he asked himself, "Definitely!" ”

Zhao Dangshi answered at this time: "Lord Chen has said, you are stationed in Xiangyang, and Long Zaitian is in Yicheng. ”

Chen Hongfan responded: "I'll put it aside for now." What kind of place do you think, Xiangyang? Soldiers must fight for land, and even more so, the king of Xiang and the king of Guiyang are on the ground, so there is no me, and it is also like an iron bucket to guard against death. ”

The geographical location of Xiangyang is not to be mentioned, and the fact that there is a prince to divide the seal cannot be ignored. Zhao Dangshi had been in Hanzhong for a long time before, and he knew very well that the current saint was quite bloodline, as long as there was a city with relatives in Tibet, it was all a key concern. Hanzhong City has been attacked by Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Zhao Dangshi and others many times, and it is still standing, which shows that it is strong. Moreover, Hong Chengchou was able to ignore the war situation in northern Shaanxi and rush to help Hanzhong in his busy schedule, which also shows the pressure put on him by the imperial court. Chengdu, Chongqing, Luoyang, Xiangyang, Wuchang, etc., which are equivalent to Hanzhong, and so on, are all the same truth.

"Long Zaitian is also brave and extraordinary, with him in Yicheng, he is better than 20,000 male soldiers."

Long Zaitian is the Shiping Tusi in central Yunnan, in the early years because of the crusade against the rebellious An Xiaoliang, Zhang Shichen and appeared, and gradually promoted to the capital with military exploits. The Central Plains thieves were in turmoil, and he should go to Jianghuai to help suppress them, and he was promoted to deputy commander-in-chief because of his merits. Later, he was transferred to Huguang and obeyed Chu Fu's moderation until now. He now has 2,500 native soldiers in his camp, a lot of war horses, firearms, and even a few war elephants, and his combat effectiveness is very strong. Chen Hongfan's statement that his 2,500 men were "better than 20,000 soldiers" was an exaggeration, but there was no problem at all in outbeating 20,000 rogues.

Zhao Dangshi had never dealt with Long Zaitian, but he had heard the news of this person from Du Chunchen's mouth in Sichuan a few months ago, and knew that his connections and resources were so strong that he also intersected with the maritime merchants in the southeast, so he was secretly jealous.

Chen Hongfan saw that Zhao Dangshi was silent, and made persistent efforts: "In addition to Long Zaitian, and then to the south, Wang Ruihan, the commander of Yunxiang's soldiers, is defending on the front line of Yiyang, and Xu Chengming, the general soldier of Huguang, Yang Shien, the deputy chief soldier, and the Ran clan of Youyang native soldiers are all stationed in Chengtian Mansion, all of which are powerful characters. ”

Xu Chengming and Yang Shien are very famous, they are famous generals in Chuzhong, and Zhao Dangshi has known them for a long time. The Youyang native soldiers were known because they passed by Shizhou Wei that year. In order to extinguish the thief rebellion, the Ming court requisitioned many Tusi native soldiers from Sichuan, Yunnan, Huguang and other places to participate in the war, and Youyang was located in Chongqing and the junction of Shizhou Weizhong Road. Shizhouwei was in civil strife, and the factions were fighting each other and did not want each other's people to serve as the main generals of the outgoing war, so the imperial court simply handed over the responsibility of the commander of the Shizhouwei and Youyang joint native soldiers to the Youyang Ran clan.

Who would have thought that this time, Shi Zhouwei's toasts had no opinion and settled down. Therefore, with only 500 native soldiers of their own, Youyang Ran led 2,500 Shizhou soldiers with a total of 3,000 people to Huguang, and has been used as the main force to guard Chengtianfu and Xianling. Originally, this garrison lasted for one year, but the original Huguang patrol was worried that there would be no soldiers available, and always used various reasons to keep this local army in Chengtianfu, until now Yu Yinggui himself has become the governor for nearly three years, and there is no intention of letting them go home. By the way, if this army could return to their hometown on schedule at that time, I am afraid that the resistance that Zhao Ying encountered when he passed Shizhou Wei would be much greater.

"Dangyang, Jingzhou still has the town of Zhou Yuanru, Jingnan Branch Patrol Tao Chongdao Tao ......" Chen Hongfan's mouth was like a river gushing, but he didn't know that later, Zhao Dangshi, who seemed to be able to hear the Hong Kong in front of him, had actually already flown out of the sky.

"Zhao Zhangpan?"

At the end, Zhao Dangshi, who was not thinking about it, suddenly heard a soft call, he came back to his senses and squeezed out a smile at Chen Hongfan: "Little brother, listen." ”

Chen Hongfan licked his dry lips, picked up the wine glass and took a sip: "I'm done." Zhao Zhangpan, what do you think? ”

"What do you think?"

Zhao Dangshi didn't know how to answer, Zhang Xianzhong smiled and said, "What is there to answer this?" Brother Chen has explained the situation so thoroughly, this Yunxiang is the patio, Henan is its cover, Chengtian Jingzhou is its foundation, fluttering and fluttering, between the small Yunyang, Xiangyang and Nanyang, what kind of splash can it make? Speaking of this, he threw a look at Zhao Dangshi, "Brother Zhao, I answered for you, what do you think?" ”

Zhao Dangshi sneered: "It's a pertinent remark...... However......"

Speaking of this, Zhang Xianzhong only felt that he was a little cramped, glanced at Chen Hongfan again, and said: "In the past two years, first of all, the old king is gone, and the old Li of Shaanxi is also tired of running for his life. It's a pity that both of them are not open-minded, and they will hit wherever there is a south wall, and I have saved them once or twice, but it is difficult to take care of them forever. Now the momentum of the rebel army has long since disappeared, and it has become a fact. Brother Zhao, you are a hero, and you can be described as a rising star in my righteous army, but to be honest, compared to me, Lao Ma or Lao Luo, you still owe some heat. With you alone, it is impossible to turn the sky of Huguang and Henan upside down. That's it, do you admit it or not? ”

Zhao Dangshi had a calm face and nodded.

Seeing this, Zhang Xianzhong continued: "My old Zhang invited you to drink and have fun here this time, because I didn't want to let out some fart and say some sad words, if so, don't eat this wine." The reason why I came this time was to cherish Brother Zhao as a talent and a handsome man, so I couldn't bear to sit back and watch Brother Zhao repeat the mistakes of the past and take the old road. ”

Whose mistakes have you repeated, and whose old path have you taken? Zhang Xianzhong didn't say it explicitly, but Zhao Dangshi didn't need to ask to know what he meant. Although he came prepared, he couldn't help but be preoccupied now.

Zhang Xianzhong waited for a while, didn't listen to his reply, and then looked at his muffled appearance, only to feel that the time had come, suddenly raised his pitch by three points, suddenly stood up, and said loudly: "It's not a secret, I don't want to see Brother Zhao walk into the quagmire, and now there happens to be a wealth that I want to give to Brother Zhao." At this point, he nodded at Chen Hongfan, and Chen Hongfan immediately stood up.

When it was, the two of them said in unison: "As long as Brother Zhao nods this time, the position of the deputy chief soldier of the Ming Dynasty is yours!" ”

When Zhao Dangshi heard this, he was also shocked.