Chapter 217 Diagram Poor

Chen Cheng led his troops back to the west, first retreated slowly, and saw that the Han army did not chase him, so he quickly whipped up his horse and quickly rushed to Hanyang County. On the way, Wei Ran and the others near Jinshili converged, and because there were a large number of wounded, the speed slowed down. The army was no more than eighty miles a day, and after resting on the road for two days, the wounds of the seriously wounded were stabilized.

Then the army went north, and then west, before they reached Shangqi, just when they arrived near Maijishan, they heard the soldiers coming, "Lord, there are Han Sui's soldiers and horses in front of them who have cut off the road!" ”

Chen Cheng asked, "Who is leading the troops?" ”

"Look at the banner, it's Tian Le and Yang Kui, the generals under Han Sui!"

"Is it Tian Le and Yang Kui?" Chen Cheng said: "I have had several encounters with them........... The order was given, the army rested for the time being, and Zhao Si stepped forward with me. ”

At the sound of the trumpet, the army stopped and began to briefly eat and drink on both sides of the road. Chen Cheng went out with dozens of horsemen and saw tens of thousands of troops lying under Maiji Mountain. Although the number of troops on the opposite side was large, but the flags were crooked and the formation was loose, it seemed that the organization was very bad, and the morale was also very low.

Chen Cheng just glanced at it, and he already knew it in his heart. He rode to a place a hundred paces away, and said to each other in a loud voice: "I am Liangzhou Mu Chen Cheng, please answer General Tian in front of the battle!" ”

The drums and trumpets sounded, the soldiers and horses parted from them, and a general came to the front of the battle, saw Chen Cheng, and shouted: "Chen Yuanjun, I have never felt sorry for you, why do you want to use this method to deal with my lord?" ”

Chen Cheng rode a few steps forward and said with a smile: "Oh, your lord? You mean Han Sui? What's wrong with me? ”

Tian Le said angrily: "What you did yourself, and you still came to ask me?" You used tricks, seized Wudu, and let Yang Qiu and Ma Teng take Longxian, Ayang and other places, are we all dead? ”

Chen Cheng laughed and said without shame: "I just ordered Zhang Heng to take Wudu County, and let Ma Teng occupy Longxian and other places, but I didn't order Han Wenyue's life, how did Han Sui treat Bian Zhang in the past?" How did Han Sui treat Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou? How did Han Sui treat the kingdom? ”

Han Sui treated his sworn brothers, allies, and bosses as killers, and he cut down the grass and eradicated the roots, and even his family members were killed together. Who doesn't know these things in Liangzhou, and who doesn't know?

Tian Le naturally knew it, and when he heard Chen Cheng say this, he couldn't help but be speechless.

Chen Cheng raised his horsewhip and pointed at Tian Le and said, "General Tian, you also know my archery skills, now that you and I are so close, aren't you afraid of being killed by my arrow?" ”

Tian Le raised his head and said: "Chen Envoy is a hero in the world, how can he hurt people with secret arrows?" ”

"Hey, you're talking."

Tian Le said again: "If I die, there is still Yang Kui in the array, and I don't think you will be embarrassed by me!" ”

Chen Cheng laughed out loud and said, "General Tian Le is really sincere, Han Sui is now at General Zhang Heng in Wudu, if you are the Savior, why waste time with me here?" Why don't you quickly lead troops to the next debate? ”

Xiabi County is the seat of Wudu County, and there is a small plain around it, which is a rare and wealthy place in Wudu County.

Tian Le was shaken by what Chen Cheng said. Yes, if you want to rescue the lord, why not lead troops to Wudu and force Zhang Heng to hand over the people? But then he came to his senses again, it was not that they refused to go, but that Wu was not cooler than Xi, and there were mountains everywhere, and it was difficult for the cavalry to be useful. It was easy for them in the past, but it was very difficult to defeat Zhang Heng's Black Armor Army in that kind of terrain.

He shouted on horseback: "Chen Yuanjun, Zhang Heng is now obedient to you, and we only beg the envoy to repair a letter, let us take it to him for a replacement." ”

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "What's so difficult about this? General Tian waited for a moment. ”

He asked people to take pen and ink and bamboo slips, leaned on the horse's back and waved it, and then beat the horse and galloped to Tian Le's side, handed the bamboo slips over, and said, "It has been written, General Tian, please take a look." ”

Tian Le took the bamboo slip, but did not check it, but put it into the cloth bag hanging by the horse.

"Oh, you put it away without even looking at it, just trust me like that? Aren't you afraid that what I wrote in it was for Zhang Heng to kill Han Sui? ”

Tian Le was startled, pressed the hilt of the knife, and asked, "What is written in it is that Zhang Heng killed my father-in-law?" ”

Chen Cheng looked at the blade hanging from Tian Le's waist, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smile, Tian Le saw it, but he only felt a chill in his back. He said in his heart: Chen Yuanjun's martial arts are far above me, but he can't find an excuse to do it!

"Won't you take it out and take a look at it yourself?" Chen Cheng took his eyes off the blade on Tian Le's waist and said with a smile: "You still have to ask me about such a simple matter?" ”

Tian Le let go of his hand and said stupidly: "Aren't I illiterate?" Now that the envoy has already written the letter, then I will take my leave! ”

With that, he quickly turned his horse's head and ran back into his own military formation, as if he was afraid that Chen Cheng would regret it.

Maijishan is famous for the tens of thousands of acres of wheat fields nearby, and there are warehouses for storing wheat on the mountain. In the past, it was difficult to clean the husk of wheat, but after steaming, the wheat rice contained a hard husk, which was not only difficult to swallow, but also scratched the mouth and esophagus, so for a long time, it was one of the grains that the lower class people would eat.

This year, however, a new flour grinding tool has appeared in Northland County, which can grind wheat into snow-white flour with two grinding discs. After the appearance of this tool, it quickly became popular in the land of Liangzhou. The wheat is processed into flour, and its value has increased tenfold. Powerful and warlords from all walks of life have set up mills in their own territories, and Maijishan is no exception.

The reason why Tian Le and Yang Kui stationed troops at the second time was because they could get the grain on Maiji Mountain nearby. After Tian Le went back, he discussed with Yang Kui for a while, and then left this place with thousands of stones of flour and headed towards Wudu County.

Chen Cheng stood beside the horse road and waited for more than an hour before all the soldiers and horses on the opposite side were finished. He shook his head and said in his heart: The army is not in order, the morale is low, and it was much better a few days ago, why did the combat effectiveness of this army decline so quickly after Han Sui was gone?

But after thinking about it, if he knelt down, although the Liangzhou army under his command could still maintain a certain combat effectiveness, it would also be very bad. When they returned to the army, Ding Yuan, Li Kan and other generals said: "The enemy army is not in order, the morale is low, and it can be broken with a snap of a finger, why should the lord talk nonsense with them?" ”

Chen Cheng said: "They are loyal to their duties, and they can be regarded as righteous soldiers, and now they are not enemy soldiers, so what can they do?" If they meet each other in the coming days, they will naturally not stay any longer. ”

The army continued on its march and reached the foot of the city of Shangqi. Because of recent events, the guards closed the gates of the city and did not let the foreign troops enter. The soldier stepped forward and said loudly: "Liangzhou Mu Chen has arrived, and you won't open the city to greet you?" ”

The guard poked his head out of the city, and saw that the soldiers and horses outside the city were neat and well-armed, which was not the same as the Xiliang army he had seen in the past, and he believed it a little in his heart. But he was still not at ease, and asked the city: "You said that Chen Zhijun arrived, do you have a certificate?" ”

When Chen Cheng heard this, he went to the city and said, "I am Chen Cheng, do you recognize me?" ”

Seeing the iconic tall horse, and seeing the knight on horseback so majestic, the guard general immediately relieved his heart, and said to Yang Fu on the side: "Since it is Chen Zhijun who has arrived, then open the city gate, and everyone will go out of the city to greet him." ”

Yang Fu said: "General, slow down!" I've seen Chen Yuanjun ........."

"Wouldn't it be better to have seen it?"

"What I saw that day, although Chen Yuanjun was majestic and heroic, it made people forget the vulgar, but it was by no means as majestic as it is today, which made people feel afraid when they saw it." Yang Fu said: "If someone pretends to be Chen Yuanjun to come to earn the city, and the general goes out of the city to greet him, wouldn't it be terrible?" ”

The Shou General hesitated again and asked, "Then what should we do?" ”

Yang Fu said with a smile: "The general might as well stay in the city for the time being, let me go out of the city to observe nearby in the name of rewarding the army, if it is true, it is not too late for the general to go out of the city to greet him." ”

The guard was overjoyed, held Yang Fu's hands, and said: "Yishan is my Hanyang hero, with your help, I don't have to worry about it!" ”

So Yang Fu led the family ministry, drove the cattle and sheep out of the east gate, and went straight to Chen Cheng's army. When he arrived, he looked more carefully, although Chen Cheng's posture had changed a lot, his appearance could still be vaguely seen when he was in Pengyang. The most important thing is that he has a special temperament, which is very different from the princes of Xiliang, and people will never admit their mistakes.

Yang Fu ordered the tribe to serve the cow wine, and then bowed down in front of Chen Cheng's horse, and said: "Hanyang Yang Fu, meet Chen Envoyjun." ”

Chen Cheng saw that the other party was shrewd and capable, and he had a slight good impression in his heart, and said on horseback: "I have never liked others to bow down to me, please get up and speak." ”

Yang Fu saw that Chen Cheng was strong in martial arts, more awe-inspiring and domineering than the last time he saw him, and he saw that the army behind him was strict and murderous, although he had been running around for a long time, but there was no mess, so he made up his mind at that time. He stood up, took out the cloth, raised it above his head, and said, "I am overjoyed to hear that the envoy is coming, and I want to present some gifts to the envoy." ”

Chen Cheng saw that the other party took out a roll of cloth, thinking it was a list of gifts, so he shook his head and said, "You can just add some food and water, but you don't need money." The war here has been fought for a long time, and the army and the people are tired, so let the people eat an extra bite of food. ”

Yang Fu smiled: "There is no money in this. ”

Chen Cheng was a little more interested and asked, "Oh, what are these here?" ”

It is not that he does not need money now, but on the contrary, the amount of money and food he needs to carry out the projects is incomparably great. Whether it's money, food, or even the population, the better. But what good things can Hanyang's Haoqiang give? Shangtai has changed hands several times, and even if there is some floating wealth, it has already been scraped clean.

Yang Fu took a few steps forward, handed over the cloth, and said, "You will know it at a glance." ”

Seeing that he was getting closer and closer, the tooth soldiers around Chen Cheng became vigilant, holding the hilt of the knife in their hands, intentionally or unintentionally blocking between the two. When Chen Cheng saw it, he said in his heart: Can it still be a poor dagger?

He said to the left and right, "Take it." ”

When he took the cloth into his hand and unfolded it, Chen Cheng's palm couldn't help but shake slightly. I saw that the geography of the mountains and rivers of Hanyang County was drawn on it, and the number of households and the geometry of the garrison were marked near the city. The text is simplified and the numbers are Arabic, both of which are new things that began to spread in the three northern counties.