Yuan Shu first broke through the Tiger Prison Pass, then broke Luoyang City, and defeated Zhou Angjun, and the momentum reached its peak for a while. He has Sun Jian as a general, Zhang Yan outside, and Gongsun Zan as an Olympic aid, and he is in the limelight, not to mention Cao Cao, even Yuan Shao, who Cao Mengde is relying on, cannot be compared.

People of insight in the world all believe that in the current view, Yuan Highway is the most likely leader to come out and clean up the old mountains and rivers. Without it, Sun Wentai is really too capable of fighting, and Yuan Shu's prestige is too high, and he can get a steady stream of soldiers and grain and grass from all over the world, and the power of the two is even more than the combination of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

After Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao's brothers tore their faces, Cao Cao hurriedly dispatched troops and prepared to fight Sun resolutely to the death. Yuan Shao also sent an envoy to contact Liu Biao, the assassin of Jingzhou, and agreed to form an alliance to jointly fight against the growing power of the Yuan Shu group. Jingzhou is on the edge of Yuzhou, how could Liu Biao not worry about Yuan Shu?

So he hit it off with Yuan Shao, and the two sides made a military alliance. Yuan Shu was about to break Cao Cao first, and then attack Yuan Shao, when he heard that there was a fire in the backyard, he immediately sent someone to Liu Biao, saying, "Yuan Shao is just a concubine, and he is in an alliance with Yuan Benchu, why not form an alliance with me Yuan Highway?" ”

Liu Biao formed an alliance with Yuan Shao, because he was afraid that Yuan Shu would come to attack Jingzhou. Yuan Shu's family background is too good, and his protégés and former officials are all over the world, if he sends troops to take Jingzhou, I don't know how many people will respond in droves. Liu Biao categorically rejected Yuan Shu's solicitation, and then Yuan Highway transferred Sun Jian back, ready to sweep away the enemy behind him, and it was not too late to attack the Central Plains.

So Sun Jian led his troops to attack Jingzhou, first defeated Huang Zu near Deng County, crossed the Han River with victory, and came to the city of Xiangyang. Liu Biao was afraid of Sun Jian's strong soldiers and horses, so he didn't dare to fight with him, so he chose to stick to the city. He also secretly sent someone to contact Huang Zu and asked him to mobilize soldiers and horses from various counties in Jingzhou to help.

Sun Jian sent a part of his troops and horses to besiege Xiangyang, and he led less than half of Huang Zu's men and horses to meet the battle, and defeated Huang Zu again. Huang Zu fled to the mountains, Sun Jian chased after him, but he chased too quickly, and the soldiers in the rear opened a distance, and was shot by Huang Zu's crossbowmen who were ambushed in the mountains and forests.

Sun Jian and Sun Wentai, who once dominated the world and strengthened the princes, ended his magnificent life so dramatically. Looking at its use of troops, in fact, there is not much surprising, the training and establishment used are all inherited from the old Han system, and there is no new thing like Chen Cheng or Cao Cao.

But every time Sun Jian fights, he is in the battle formation, and he can know the suffering of the soldiers, so he can get the support of the soldiers. Because he was always on the front line, he was often able to seize the fleeting opportunity in the battle formation, lead his army to fight through the enemy's weak points, and then achieve victory.

Therefore, although Sun Jian did not have much innovation in the military system, he was one of the strongest generals in this era. Liu Biao's 80,000 or 90,000 soldiers and horses were directly beaten to the city of Xiangyang like paper paste in front of Sun Jian's more than 20,000 people. The soldiers and horses who came to help from all over the world were also killed, and according to the normal situation, the next thing was that Liu Biao was isolated in Xiangyang City, and he couldn't hold on for a few months, and then played a wave of GG.

But who in the world would have thought that Sun Jian would die like this? Well, Chen Cheng, who is far away in Chang'an, is not among these people. As soon as Sun Jian died, the troops under his command were in turmoil and could only withdraw from Jingzhou. At about the same time, the tentative attack launched by Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses to Yanzhou was also photographed back by Cao Mengde.

At this time, Cao Cao had already merged with the local scholars in Yanzhou, and the quality and quantity of the army were ranked first in the whole world. Hearing that Sun Jian was dead, Cao Cao unceremoniously dispatched troops and horses, ate Yingchuan County into his stomach, and also sent troops to occupy the Tiger Prison Pass, which could march to Luoyang at any time.

It's just that the current Luoyang is almost burned into white land, where the red land is thousands of miles, and the grain and grass along the way cannot be replenished at all.

When there were changes in various parts of the Kanto region, Chen Cheng had also taken more than 10,000 tooth soldiers out of Tongguan. He had planned to send troops to Luoyang to participate in the siege of Luoyang after capturing Guanzhong. However, two major earthquakes in a row have greatly damaged Guanzhong's vitality. After Yan Zhong came to Chang'an with officials from three provinces and six ministries, it took a long time to stabilize the situation.

While Yan Zhong and Jia Xu were handling government affairs, Chen Cheng was taking soldiers and horses around to clear out the robbers. Although those bandits were able to take advantage of their familiarity with geography and wander around Guanzhong, how could this be difficult for Chen Cheng? As long as he is within forty miles of him, enemy troops will automatically appear.

Relying on cheating, Chen Cheng and his cavalry chased after him, sometimes killing several bandits in one day. With his unremitting efforts and the government's condition of "dividing the land, tax-exempting for one year, and only collecting half of it in the second year", Guanzhong quickly settled down.

The displaced people who were incorporated into the government soldiers, together with the people of Guanzhong, rushed to plant some potatoes and sweet potatoes under the guidance of the government, hoping to be able to mix up this year. Although the summer harvest is less than half, the autumn harvest can still return some blood. That is, Guanzhong and Bingzhou and other places have already promoted new crops, otherwise, I am afraid that many people will starve to death this winter.

Then, He Jin was driven out of Luoyang by Sun Jian. Under the critical situation, the general He Jin issued an edict to all the princes asking for help, including those sent to Chen Cheng in Chang'an. At that time, Sun Jianfang broke Luoyang, and Yuan Shu's prestige reached its peak. At the secret meeting, Yan Zhong and Jia Xu agreed that Yuan Shu must not be allowed to control the imperial court.

Although Chen Cheng was very confident in Yuan Shu's ability to mess things up, when he saw Yuan Shu's posture, he couldn't help but start muttering in his heart. History has its own inertia, and the original trend of the situation in the world has been very different from what he remembers, but now it seems to have returned to the original track.

Yuan Shao still pacified Hebei, Cao Cao still rose in the Central Plains, and Luoyang and Yanzhou were both in the Central Plains, not far apart. If the emperor fell into the hands of Cao Mengde, then things would be very difficult. So after receiving the edict of the Son of Heaven ordering the rescue of the princes of the Quartet, Chen Cheng immediately took 10,000 tooth soldiers, doubled the way, and rushed from Chang'an to Tongguan, and then from Tongguan to the east, towards Luoyang.

As soon as the army came out of the customs, they got the news that Sun Jian chased him halfway and reflexively rescued Yuzhou. The Son of Heaven, who had fled to Mianchi, ordered Chen Cheng to return to Guanzhong with the Xiliang army. The angel is still Wei Li, compared to two years ago, Wei Li seems to be much older, not only his hair is a little gray, but the corners of his eyes are wrinkled.

Seeing Chen Cheng, Wei Li took out the edict of the Son of Heaven and read it in public. Chen Cheng waved his hand and said, "Don't talk nonsense, He Jin asked me to bring troops to the rescue before, and now that we have all arrived in Hongnong, what does He Jin have to say?" ”

Wei Li said in a low voice: "This is the meaning of the Son of Heaven, not the ........ of the general."

"Alas, don't talk nonsense in front of the clear-eyed," Chen Cheng shook his head and said, "Isn't He Jin now representing the Son of Heaven?" They are two sides of the same coin, so why should they be so clearly separated? Could it be that the imperial court is not in the hands of the great generals now? Say, what does He Jin have in mind? ”

Wei Li sighed in his heart, and said: "Now that Sun Jian has retreated, Yuan Shu's remaining soldiers and horses are not to be afraid. Hanoi Taishou Zhang Yang brought another 20,000 soldiers and horses, and there was no need to bother Liangzhou Mu anymore, so he asked Chen Zhijun to return to Guanzhong with his troops. ”

Before Chen Cheng could speak, there was a sneer around him. Someone said loudly: "He Jin thinks that we are prostitutes/women in the Qin Lou Chu Pavilion?" Say let's come and we'll come, say let's go and we'll go? Things are so easy! ”

"Yes, now that Luoyang has been occupied by Yuan Shu, He Jin can no longer represent the imperial court!"

Wei Li said in a low voice: "On the edict of the Son of Heaven, the princess of Wannian will also be married to Chen Envoy, so that the envoy will control Liangzhou and Guanzhong in the name of the imperial prince!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the big tent suddenly became weird. Many generals looked at Chen Cheng and Liu Qian, and then showed a look of sudden realization. But many more lowered their heads and stared at their toes, as if there was something particularly interesting underneath.

Chen Cheng had a stunned look on his face, he never thought of marrying a wife and having children in this era, and he never showed his closeness to any woman. Because he knows that he is only a passerby in this world, not a returnee. Liu Qian was overjoyed, snatched the edict from Wei Li's hand, and then looked at it with a fluttering eyebrow.

"Very good, He Jin has done a good thing!"

After reading the edict, Liu Qian was very satisfied, but then said: "But don't want to ask us to withdraw from the army!" ”

The army has already reached Hongnong, and it is "the arrow is on the string and has to be sent", how can it be so retreated?

Chen Cheng came back to his senses, glanced at Liu Qian, who was overjoyed, and felt a little headache. He can't be considered very smart, but he is not stupid at all, and of course he can see that Liu Qian likes him. I have been pretending to be stupid all the time, I thought that when Liu Qian was older, if she had not responded, she would naturally fade that kind of thought, but now He Jin will break the matter, it will be difficult to do.

He said angrily: "It's enough for the general to take care of the affairs of the imperial court, and also to take care of the affairs of marriage?" Don't you think your hand is too long? ”

Wei Li was stunned, not knowing why Chen Cheng was angry. In his opinion, it is a great honor for the Son of Heaven to marry and marry the royal family, how can anyone not be interested in this?

"Hmph, you go back and tell He Jin, I will go to the court to see the Son of Heaven first, and then lead the troops back to Guanzhong."

He Jin issued an edict in the name of the Son of Heaven and asked Chen Cheng to lead the troops back, but he continued to lead the troops eastward in the name of meeting the Son of Heaven. Both sides speak of high-sounding reasons, but they are both planning for their own interests. After going through a lot of things, Chen Cheng has been able to overcome the moral cleanliness in his heart and start to say something insincere.

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