Chapter 149: The Old Man

Regarding the advance of the imperial army, Han Sui didn't pay much attention to it at first. The officers and soldiers were very powerful in defending the city and fighting positional battles, and he thought that he was far behind, but if it was a field battle, the Xiliang cavalry had never been afraid of anyone.

However, Han Sui has always been a cautious person, although he is not afraid of the imperial court's soldiers and horses, he is not willing to face alone. Therefore, while transferring the soldiers and horses of Longxi County and Jincheng County to Hanyang, he sent letters asking for help to Ma Teng, Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi, Zhang Heng and other princes, and specially sent a letter for help to Chen Cheng in Lian County.

Didn't you Chen Cheng call yourself Liangzhou Mu? Now that the imperial army is pressing, I want to see whether you save it or not. Han Sui actually didn't expect Chen Cheng to send troops to the rescue, but just hoped to borrow this method so that the other party wouldn't pull back.

When Han Sui's distress letter was delivered to Lian County, the weather was already very cold, and it wouldn't be long before it snowed. Chen Cheng put Lü Fang in charge of mining open-pit coal from Helan Mountain to the west, and he himself received the old people who came all the way from Liaodong, that is, Zhao Si, Ding Yuan, Wei Ran and other old subordinates, as well as Jin Sanhuan, the leader of Wuhuan.

When they first saw Chen Cheng, Zhao Si, Ding Yuan and the others couldn't help but be surprised, Chen Cheng in their impression was not the rough man in front of them who was eight feet tall and had muscles as hard as rocks. Although Chen Cheng's eyebrows are still a bit of the image of a beautiful boy in the past, his temperament is completely different from his previous appearance of being as gentle as jade.

"You ........"

"This ........."

Several people were shocked, looked at each other, and did not dare to come forward to recognize each other. Chen Cheng put a smile on his face and said, "What? It's been less than a year since we separated, and you don't know old friends? ”

yes, it's been less than a year since we separated, how did you end up like this?

After Chen Cheng showed a kind smile, everyone connected the fierce general brother in front of him with the previous Chen Wenzheng. Ding Yuan said: "To make Junhu more powerful than in the past, is to dare not recognize each other." ”

Ding Yuan used to be a cavalry general in Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun's rebels, but he was captured because of defeat and surrendered to Tian Yu. Originally, a general like him should be a low-key person. Ding Yuan originally thought the same way, and he did things honestly under Tian Yu, and he didn't dare to do anything. Although Gongsun Chan is domineering, he is not bad to the generals under his command, at least he will not kill at will.

Originally, this was good, but everything changed with the arrival of Liu Yu.

Liu Yu was the son of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, after Liu Qiang, the king of Donghai Gong, took office as the pastor of Youzhou, and it didn't take long for him to surrender the Wuhuan people on the condition of "offering Zhang Chun's head". This was originally a good thing, but it hurt Gongsun Chan because of it. Maybe it was because of the disagreement of the concept of cunchu, maybe it was Liu Yu who recruited the Wuhuan people and snatched the credit that belonged to Gongsun Zhan, or maybe there were other reasons, anyway, the two of them fought with each other.

Chen Cheng interrupted Ding Yuan's narration and asked, "Even if Liu Yu fights with Gongsun Zhan, it has nothing to do with you, right?" As for the thousands of miles from Youzhou to Xiliang? ”

Ding Yuan smiled bitterly: "How can it be okay? After Liu Youzhou recruited the Wuhuan people, he not only allowed them to graze in Youzhou, but also gave them a lot of rewards. All this money, food, and cloth are all for us! ”

Liu Yu and Gongsun Chan were at odds with each other in their policies towards foreign races, one advocating "gentleness" and the other advocating "toughness". The two have their own ideas, and it is impossible to say which one is more clever and which one is more correct, but the money and food that Liu Yu used to win over Qiu Liju, the leader of Wuhuan, and others, were all collected from Youzhou.

This alone made Chen Cheng disagree. He said to Ding Yuan: "Go on." ”

Later, the contradiction between Liu Yu and Gongsun Chan became bigger and bigger. Because Tian Yu was a general under Gongsun Zhan, but he occupied the key place leading to the Wuhuan Department, he was reprimanded by Liu Yu for a few excuses, and he also released a rumor in Liaoxi, saying that Liu Yuanjun was very dissatisfied with Tian Yu. Tian Yu is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, and usually treats people kindly, but at the critical moment, he has a strong temperament. After being demoted by Liu Yu, he immediately resigned from his official position and defected to Gongsun Zhan.

Ding Yuan and the others were not treated by Gongsun Zhan, let alone Liu Yu, and heard about Chen Cheng's defeat of the Huns, so before the new county commander arrived, he fled to the west with his cronies.

"Well, if you can come all the way to defect, I will naturally not treat you badly. But Jin Sanhuan, you are a Wuhuan person, and now Liu Yuanjun is not kind to the Wuhuan people? What's the matter with you running along? ”

Jin Sanhuan knelt on the ground with a sad face, and said, "My lord, Qiu Liju and the others regard our tribe as traitors, and they have long been eager to get rid of me." Now that Lord Tian is gone, if we dare to stay in Liaoxi, we will be killed by Qiu Liju sooner or later. ”

Chen Cheng said: "I see. ”

He smiled and said to the people: "Now that winter is about to begin, you will first live in the city, and then we will allocate you arable land and pastures after the spring of next year." Do you think there is anything wrong with this arrangement? ”

Jin Sanhuan was overjoyed and shouted: "There is nothing wrong, nothing wrong!" ”

Ding Yuan, Wei Ran and the others glanced at each other, and then said, "We were originally from the old ministry of the envoy, and now we still want to serve the envoy." ”

"Oh, do you want to stay in the army?"

"Yes."

Chen Cheng thought about it, Ding Yuan, Zhao Si, and Wei Ran did not have to doubt their martial arts and courage, and being able to lead people from Liaoxi to Liangzhou proved their ability in itself. Especially Ding Yuan, who was originally a rebel cavalry general, but his ability to command infantry was not bad, and he had seen his ability to command in battle, although he was in the enemy camp at that time.

Even if these people go to participate in the selection of tooth soldiers, most of them will be able to pass, but .......

He shook his head and said regretfully: "This year's selection of tooth soldiers has ended, and the officers of other departments have also been selected, but there are still some vacancies in the official positions in many county towns, so you can serve as county lieutenants or chief bookkeepers in the past, I don't know what you think?" ”

Before a few people could respond, there was a "pop" sound outside, and Yan Zhong walked up to the lobby and said with a smile: "Junhou, Han Sui asked us for help!" ”

"Han Sui asked us for help?" Chen Cheng was stunned and said, "What's the situation?" ”

Yan Zhong said: "The imperial court appointed Ding Yuan as the general of the expedition to the west, and merged with the Huangfu Song Department stationed in Fufeng County, with a total of 60,000 foot cavalry, and the force is westward, and now it has invaded Hanyang County!" ”

Chen Cheng looked outside the lobby and asked, "It's almost winter now, and there is a war at this time?" ”

What's going on this year? First, the Huns sent troops to attack the north at the beginning of summer, and now Ding Yuan sent troops at the beginning of winter. Although now is also a good time to use soldiers, but the imperial court just fought with the Xiliang soldiers once in April, and both sides suffered heavy casualties that time. Where did the imperial court get the money and food?

Yan Zhong stroked his beard and said, "I'm afraid that Ding Yuan is fighting the idea of giving food to the enemy." ”

"What do you mean?"

"I guess Chang'an doesn't have so much grain and grass to supply the army, so this Ding Yuan's westward expedition is to seize the grain and grass in Hanyang."

Chen Cheng stood up, his eight-foot-tall figure cast a black shadow on the ground, which seemed even more oppressive, he walked a few steps back and forth in the lobby, and asked, "I know that the imperial court is already unable to make ends meet, but it has not reached this point, right?" ”

He said to Zhao Si Ding Yuan and the others: "You can stay in Lian County, and I am going to set up a staff office..... Well, it's still the General Staff, you all come and give me a hand. ”

Ding Yuan, Zhao Si, Wei Ran and others bowed to the ground together, and said in unison: "No! ”

Seeing this, Jin Sanhuan hurriedly said: "The villain is also willing to give the adult a hand." ”

Chen Cheng said with a smile: "There will be a place where you can be useful, you go down first, and someone will arrange a place for you to graze later." Well, I will give your tribe a hundred sheep and thirty horses. ”

He said to Zhao Siding Yuan and the others: "You also go down first, and someone will arrange a place for you to live." ”

"No!"

After these old departments from afar left, Chen Cheng said to the court: "Immediately summon Shi Wang Yue, Yang Qiu, the secretary of the military department, and Zhao Yun in the middle of the service!" ”

He sat back in his chair and said to Yan Zhong, "Han Sui admitted that I am a Liangzhou pastor?" ”

Yan Zhong said with a smile: "We used to be afraid of him, but now it is he who is afraid of us." Although it is not explicitly stated, it is the same meaning in and out of the words. ”

He handed the bamboo slip in his hand to Chen Cheng and said, "The words are sincere, I am moved by it when I see it!" ”

"It's good for you to handle these paperwork, I won't look at it," Chen Cheng waved his hand and said, "Then let's send some troops to rescue Han Taishou?" ”

Yan Zhong sneered, "What are you doing to save him?" The worse he was beaten, the better it was for us. ”

Chen Cheng shook his head and said, "Anyway, he is also one of the princes of Liangzhou, and his strength has been weakened, that is, the power of Liangzhou has been weakened." Isn't Yan Xing about to get married? When he got married, he appointed him as an envoy and asked him to bring some changed weapons, such as spears and ring-headed knives, to Han Sui. ”

Yan Zhong said: "He has just been selected as a tooth soldier, and now he is going to be the envoy, but I am afraid that something is wrong." ”

Chen Cheng said: "It's a matter of urgency. ”

While he was talking, Yang Qiu, the secretary of the military department, Wang Yue, and Zhao Yun, the commander of the service, had already arrived, Chen Cheng first told them about the situation, and then asked: "The imperial court sent troops to attack, how do you think to deal with it?" Should troops be sent to help Han Sui? ”

Yang Qiu was theoretically in charge of all the armies in Chen Cheng's shogunate except for the tooth soldiers, and the official document received by Zhongshu Province had already been copied and sent to the military department because it was related to military affairs, so Yang Qiu already knew what was going on before he came. He was the first to say: "Immediately send five thousand horses to the rescue, and pass the book to Cheng Yi, Ma Teng, Zhang Heng and others, and order them to send reinforcements together!" ”

Hey? Chen Cheng was a little surprised, Yang Qiu was obviously jealous and disgusted with Han Sui before, why did he have to send troops to rescue him at this time?

Yang Qiu explained: "Although Han Sui is hateful, it is not the turn of outsiders to interfere in the affairs of our Liangzhou people!" ”

Chen Cheng smiled: "I'm not from Liangzhou, according to what you say, then I, the state pastor, don't do it." ”

Yang Qiu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then said hurriedly: "Lord, I didn't mean that!" ”

Chen Cheng saw that Yang Qiu seemed to be really anxious, so he put away the smile on his face and said, "Fang Cai is just talking and playing, please don't mind Yang Shangshu." ”

He turned his head again and asked Wang Yue and Zhao Yun, "What do you say?" ”