Chapter 247: Expansion of the Army

Outside, the north wind was howling, and it was snowing heavily, but it was warm inside. The fireplace is burning with wood, the kang is also burning with coal, and the house is also made of red bricks with double walls, which can effectively insulate the heat, so the room is very warm.

Li Xiangru sat on the kang and said with some worry: "Wen Yue, I heard that it is rumored in the city now, Song Jian said that he had made an appointment with you before he died, and he set himself up as the king." Now that Song Jian is dead, you say, will Chen Yuanjun deal with us next? ”

Han Sui was also sitting on the hot kang, his face was a little gloomy, but he said nonchalantly: "Don't worry, Chen Yuanjun won't deal with us." ”

"How do you know?"

Han Sui sneered: "Chen Wen is a man who wants to annex the world, how can he be punished without teaching?" Now is the time for him to show his bearing and mind to the people of the world, how can he do it to us before there is no evidence, isn't he afraid of chilling the hearts of the heroes of the world? ”

"But........ What if Chen Yuanjun has evidence? Li Xiangru swallowed his saliva and asked, "Tell me honestly, does Song Jian's claim to be the king have anything to do with you?" ”

Han Sui's face twitched, snorted, and said, "After Chen Wenzheng broke through Lufu, he burned the letters he found on the spot. Song Jian and the ministers he canonized were also dead, that is, there was no human and material evidence. Person. If it weren't for the man surnamed Chen, where would I dare to sit here and drink? ”

Li Xiangru shouted, "Does it really have anything to do with you?" ”

"Silence!" Han Sui said angrily: "Do you want everyone in Yinchuan to hear it?" ”

Li Xiangru complained: "If you don't notify me if you do this kind of thing, you will be killed now!" ”

"Humph!"

"Wen Yue, you have always had no last resort, since you provoked Song Jian to be the king, then there must be a backhand....... Now that Song Jiandu is dead, and Chen Yuanjun has also returned to Yinchuan with soldiers and horses, where is your backhand? ”

yes, where is your backhand? Every time he thought about this question, Han Sui felt ashamed and felt a deep sense of powerlessness. He did prepare a backhand, even if he was assigned to the state, those backhands were still going on. And he also returned to Yinchuan before the agreed deadline.

It is said that when things come to this point, it is "ready to fly, and it has to be sent". However, when it came to the last step, Han Sui suddenly became timid. Usually, he thought many times that he must kill Chen Cheng, but the more it was time to launch it, the more scared he became.

The reason why I feel scared is because of Chen Cheng's past record on the one hand, and because of the changes near Yinchuan on the other hand. When he first saw those workers in Yinchuan lining up to get off work, he was shocked in his heart, even the elite under his command could not do it to this extent.

When I asked carefully, it turned out that they were all working in a nearby factory. Even the workers are so orderly, how majestic will the soldiers and horses in Yinchuan be? The longer he lived in Yinchuan, the more dull Han Sui's heart became. In the face of absolute strength, no matter how many strategies there are, they can't be used.

Facing Li Xiangru's question, Han Sui said depressedly: "Where can I have any backhand?" Even if you don't know the details of those tooth soldiers, the forbidden army and the county soldiers here can also be seen every day. What else can I do when I see such strong soldiers? ”

Li Xiangru's eyes widened, and he said in surprise: "That means Wen asked you to conspire with Song Jian, but you retreated later?" ”

Han Sui became angry, "Who called Song Jian so blind?" I was sent to Merge State, and he dared to set himself up as a king! ”

Li Xiangru seemed to hear the sound of something shattering, he had been following Han Sui since he rebelled against the imperial court, thinking that Han Sui could lead the people of Liangzhou to do a great job. But year after year passed, although the Xiliang army became more and more powerful, it has not been able to enter the pass, but its own people have killed each other.

Over the years, Lee Sang-ru's ambition has gradually been exhausted, and now he only thinks about saving his life. But he didn't expect that Han Sui would become like this, and he would be able to retreat at the last moment!

Think about how wise and resolute Han Sui was when he killed Bian Zhang, Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou, and how high-spirited he was? Why is this the way it is? It was just at this moment that Han Sui's image collapsed in his mind.

He looked at Han Wen's pale temples, and suddenly understood that Han Sui was no longer the same Han Sui as before, but he himself had not paid attention to what was happening in front of him.

Li Xiangru's tone became gloomy, "Wenyue, we are all old and can't stand the toss." It's a good thing that you didn't do it this time, and we'll live here in Yinchuan in the future. I bought a piece of land outside the city, and you can also go to the side and buy a house, and when the time comes, let's take the yellow dog and go out of the village together, and come back in the evening to drink together, wouldn't it be happy? ”

"Take the dog for a walk outside," Han Sui imagined that kind of picture for a moment, and couldn't help laughing, "It's not like we haven't hunted before, you and I have also hunted fierce beasts, it's just a matter of taking a hound to hunt prey, what about taking a yellow dog to wander around the village?" ”

Li Xiangru laughed and said: "People will always get old, don't be reckless when you are old, we can still walk the dog, which is already better than many people!" ”

"yes, it's better than many people." Han Sui first sighed, and then said; "But it's not good enough."

"Huh?" Li Xiangru was stunned and asked, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Han Sui's voice cooled, "How can the foundation we have worked so hard to lay be cheaper than the surname Chen so easily?" ”

Li Xiangru said in surprise: "But we don't have many soldiers and horses in our hands now, how can we win against Chen Yuanjun?" Didn't you see that Song Jian was wiped out in less than twenty days? ”

"It's not enough to rely on me alone, and it's not enough to add you, but what if you add Dong Zhuo, the pastor of the state?"

"You.......... What is your conspiracy with Dong Zhongying? ”

"Conspiracy is not a matter of taking what you need." Han Sui sneered: "Otherwise, how could I just forget it this time?" Hmph, it's also good to use Song Jian's head to pave a way for us. From now on, whether it is Chen Cheng or Yan Zhong, he will probably not be wary of me in every way. ”

Li Xiangru said in his heart: Obviously, you didn't dare to do it yourself, but now you are making so many excuses.

He suddenly felt that he was very strange before, obviously Han Sui had so many shortcomings, why did he still follow him with all his heart? Even Han Sui's killing of his sworn brother was regarded by himself as a decisive killing.

"Wen Yue," Li Xiangru said with some embarrassment: "Since we have lost, let's admit it!" No matter how bad Chen Yuanjun is, he is also a broad-minded master, as long as we don't go against him in the future, we can still enjoy wealth and wealth. Dong Zhuo is saying it well now, who knows if he will turn his face then? ”

"Hmph, I'm just unwilling!" Han Sui lowered his voice and gritted his teeth and said, "He Chen Cheng has only been in Liangzhou for two or three years, and he has taken everything from us!" All! I don't believe it, Yang Qiu Chengyi will really be dead set on the surname Chen! You wait and see, as soon as Chen Cheng shows his fatigue, Zhang Heng and those people will pounce on him like hungry wolves and bite him to pieces! ”

Li Xiangru looked at Han Sui with a hideous face, and said in his heart: Wen Yue, isn't this crazy?

With a long sigh, he said helplessly: "Okay, you can do whatever you want, but don't tell me this kind of thing in the future." I'm getting older, and my body isn't as good as it used to be. ”

Li Xiangru patted his fat belly and said self-deprecatingly: "I can't ride a horse or pull a bow, and the ambitions of my youth have long been consumed by the drunken beauty." ”

"Wenyue, the road .......... in the future", he paused and said, "......... Go by yourself! ”

"Hmph, you want to clear yourself now?" Han Sui said disdainfully: "It's late!" Who doesn't know you're in league with me? If something happens to me, will you be able to escape? ”

He was completely disappointed in Li Xiangru, and he was secretly happy because of the other party's depression, because in this way he could better grasp the soldiers and horses in Longxi. But now it seems that the previous idea was very wrong! It's because he raises a bunch of waste that he can't even find a decent helper at a critical time!

Chen Cheng had Yan Zhong as the mastermind, first wooed Yang Qiu Chengyi, and later coaxed Ma Teng Zhang Heng, so that he could take the Xiliang princes to carve up Hanyang Wudu and other places!

Han Sui thought hatefully: If I can have so many helpers, I can easily trample Chen Cheng under my feet!

He looked at the depressed Li Xiangru and thought that if Bian Zhang and the others did not die......... It's just that, it's useless to think so much, no matter how unbearable Li Xiangru is, that's the only person he can use.

Li Xiangru sighed, shook his head at Han Sui, and said, "I've drunk enough today, I'll go back first!" ”

After that, he stopped looking at Han Sui, got up from the kang, shook his fat body a few times, and walked out of the room.

After Song Jian was given the head, Cheng Yin and Cheng Yi's soldiers and horses naturally returned to the county, and Chen Cheng stayed in Jiuquan for ten days, and after finishing the aftermath, he also led the army back to Yinchuan. Subsequently, the tooth soldiers began a new round of expansion, adding an infantry battalion and two cavalry battalions, as well as a baggage battalion and an engineer battalion, and the strength was close to 10,000 in an instant.

Because of such a large-scale military expansion, the economy, which had just improved greatly, was immediately beaten back to square one. Xu Chaoran to the office and reasoned with Chen Cheng for most of the day, but finally he could only pinch his nose and agree. The tooth soldiers doubled in an instant, and the original officers were a little insufficient, so those who had participated in the crash course training were all promoted to the commanders, and some even crossed the level of "100 generals" in one step and became the commanders of the "500 masters".

Although the field force has expanded a lot, the outside world has not received much information, because many soldiers are directly transferred from the county soldiers or the government soldiers near Yinchuan. Moreover, compared to the forces of the major princes in the world, 10,000 people is nothing at all.

Not to mention the far away, just He Jin, Dong Zhuo, Ding Yuan and others near Liangzhou, doesn't that have tens of thousands of troops? Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo have been expanding their army, and after fighting for a long time, their strength has further swelled to more than 100,000 people. He Jin, who is already anxious in Luoyang, has more soldiers and horses, more than 200,000!