Chapter 101: The Northland (1)

Yang Qiu originally thought that Chen Cheng was from Luoyang, and he would be like those scholars, he would come up and say something inexplicable first, and wait for a long time before he would get to the point, but he didn't expect Chen Cheng to be so straightforward. He was born in a Han dynasty and had a close relationship with scholars, but he was not intimate, but he liked this crisp and neat style.

"There has been no news from Lian County for three days," Yang Qiu said, "The place north of the Yellow River is full of Hun cavalry. ”

"How many enemy troops, how many are our troops?"

"There are no less than 80,000 Hun cavalry, and in addition to the defenders in various places, there are still more than 150 million people in our army who can fight."

"There is a huge disparity in troops," Chen Cheng asked again, "But there are other reinforcements?" ”

Yang Qiu replied, "General Cheng Yi has promised to send six thousand elite cavalry. ”

Cheng Yi is the prince of Wuwei County, and there are more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under his command who can pull out field battles.

Chen Cheng asked, "When will it arrive?" ”

"You can arrive tomorrow, and you can arrive the day after tomorrow!"

"What about the others? But are there any other reinforcements? Did the princes of Zhangye County and Jiuquan County say that they would send reinforcements over? ”

Yang Qiu smiled bitterly: "No, now that Han Sui is attacking Jincheng, even if others have the heart, they don't dare to send the army out." ”

Chen Cheng wrenched his fingers and said, "General Yang, you have 10,000 people in your hands, Cheng Yi 6,000, plus the 3,000 people who are about to come behind me, a total of almost 20,000 soldiers and horses, which is enough." ”

Yang Qiu said in astonishment: "We only have 20,000 people, and the Huns are no less than 80,000, where is enough?" ”

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "Soldiers are not expensive, 20,000 people are already a lot." ”

Yang Qiu comforted himself and said: Okay, at least this Juluhou will not run away when he sees the Huns like those Qiang tribes.

He said to Chen Cheng: "Julu Hou might as well lead his troops into the city first, and then discuss the military situation together when General Chengyi arrives." ”

Chen Cheng called Lu Fang and Xu Rong and said, "This is Lu Fang, the deputy general of our army, and this is my military Sima Xu Rong, you can hand over everything to them." ”

Yang Qiu asked, "Cheng, then I will set up a banquet in the mansion........"

Chen Cheng waved his hand and said, "This is not in a hurry, General Yang will send me someone as a guide, and I will go to the other side of the Yellow River to have a look first." ”

Yang Qiu was stunned for a moment, suspecting that he had misheard, "Juluhou said to go to Lingzhou to have a look, right?" ”

Chen Cheng said: "Lingzhou is naturally going to go, and Lianxian is also going to see it." ”

Yang Qiu's mouth opened wide in surprise and persuaded: "Julu Hou, there are many Hun cavalry, if you accidentally run into it, I'm afraid that there will be danger." ”

Chen Cheng smiled: "I just want to see how the combat effectiveness of the Huns is." ”

Yang Qiu naturally refused to let Chen Cheng go to the front line to die, and finally came to a helper, if he died like this........ Hey, if he dies, won't all these elite soldiers under his command be in his pocket? Although the cavalry led by Lu Fang was small in number, it was well-equipped and had strong morale, and at a glance it was a rare elite.

Once one thinks of something, one can quickly think of other related things. Yang Qiu thought: Perhaps, you can pretend to be a Hun ....... No, now that the enemy is present, if he does such a thing, I am afraid that Cheng Yi will immediately turn his face. Others know about it and won't help anymore.

But what if it was really the Huns? Yang Qiu's mind was alive, anyway, he had already dissuaded him, something really happened, but he couldn't rely on him Yang Qiu's head!

Thinking of this, Yang Qiu pretended to persuade a few more words, and then called his henchmen and said, "This is the best sergeant in my army, named Yang Hu, let him lead the way for the prince, how about it?" ”

Yang Hu is also a member of Yang Qiu's clan, and he doesn't look very majestic, on the contrary, he is a little thin. It's just that his eyes look very energetic, Chen Cheng looked at Yang Hu's legs, there are obvious looped legs, it seems that he is good at riding There is some reason, so he agreed, he said to Yang Hu: "Let's set off here?" ”

Yan Xing said on the side: "Let your subordinates bring people to protect the general." ”

Chen Cheng nodded and said, "It's enough to bring ten people." ”

Yang Hu was in front and led Chen Cheng and his party of twelve people to Lingzhou. Like Fuping, Lingdao is a city built on the edge of the Yellow River. Irrigated by the Yellow River, a lot of farmland has been reclaimed around the city, and villages and farmlands can be found everywhere on both sides of the road. All of them were busy repairing their weapons and armor and reinforcing the village ramparts.

Beidi County is one of the 36 counties in the world established by the First Emperor, which is close to the territory of the Xiongnu, and for a long time, every autumn, there will be wars with the Xiongnu. Or there are fights with other villages or with the Qiang tribes, and the battles between the villages are just as bloody and cruel as they are not large.

The people here are no strangers to war, the only thing they didn't expect was that the Huns would send so many soldiers and horses at this time. According to the usual practice, at this time, the grass on the grassland is tender, it is the time when the war horses, cattle and sheep grow fat, and the Han people are also taking care of the dealer.

For the Huns, it's good to win the war, but if they can't grab enough things, I'm afraid they will be very sad this winter. And for the people on Yang Qiu's side, even if they can repel the Huns, half of the harvest in the field will be over. The people of the village were mending the barrier and cursing the Huns.

Hearing the sound of horses' hooves on the road, the villagers put down their work and raised their heads to look at the road. Seeing that the person who came was wearing a uniform style of armor, he looked extremely strong, and the villagers understood that it was their own people. Although the Huns still have some hearts, how dare they use such a few people to go deep here?

Someone stood on the wall and shouted, "Is General Yang going to send troops?" There can be six people in our village! ”

Yang Hu slowed down his horse, waved his hand to the side, and said loudly: "Not yet, we will go to reconnoiter first, and we will send troops when we figure out the movements of the Huns!" ”

The villagers said in disappointment: "Then when will we be able to send troops?" ”

Yang Hu was a little embarrassed, although he was Yang Qiu's clan, he was just a small team leader. On weekdays, he is in charge of seven or eight cavalrymen, doing some reconnaissance, exploration and other miscellaneous work, where can he manage when to send troops? Yang Qiu had just suffered a defeat on the Qingtongxia side, losing more than 3,000 soldiers and horses, and it was estimated that he would not take the initiative to attack for a long time.

At least until Cheng Yi's six thousand elite cavalry arrived, Yang Qiu didn't want to move. It can be seen from his behavior that he didn't even wait for Lingzhou and retreated directly to Fuping.

Chen Cheng said with a smile: "The people of the north are simple, so there are these righteous people!" ”

Yang Hu was stunned for a moment, then he understood what Chen Cheng was talking about, he shook his head, and said, "This is the richest place in the entire Beidi County, and it is also the place where the most wars are fought. Not only did the Huns often come to rob, but they also became ......."

Speaking of this, Yang Hu paused and said, "Even the Qiang people will come over to loot from time to time. ”

Chen Cheng guessed that what Yang Hu wanted to say just now was Cheng Yi, but he couldn't be sure, so he pretended not to have this incident just now, turned his head and said loudly to the village: "When we come back, in two or three days, we will send troops to recruit the Huns." ”

The villagers exchanged their heads for a while, but the person from before stood up and shouted, "Which general are you, why haven't you seen it?" ”

Chen Cheng pointed to the banner held high by the soldiers on the side, and said, "Don't you see my flag?" ”

The villagers shouted, "We don't know how to read!" ”

"Forehead .......", Chen Cheng smiled and said, "I forgot about this stubble." ”

He shouted to the dark-faced villagers, "I'm Chen Cheng, and that's what is written on it." ”

"Chen Cheng? We haven't heard of it, which pimple did you come from? ”

Chen Cheng said loudly: "I am from Luoyang. ”

He thinks it is very interesting to talk to these villagers, as the saying goes, "ten miles of different winds, a hundred miles of different customs", compared with Luoyang, the scenery here is naturally not exquisite enough, nor is it grand enough, but in the rough and simple, it also has its own flavor.

"Luoyang?"

The villagers were taken aback, although he was a countryman from a remote border area, he had also heard of the name of Luoyang, the capital of the gods. But he was immediately confused, they were on the side of the Xiliang rebels, and they had always been at odds with the imperial court, why did the people from Luoyang come here?

He shouted loudly: "Why did the people from Luoyang come to the Northland? Are you here to recruit An? ”

"No, I was kicked out of Luoyang, and I was beaten into a rebel, and I had nowhere to go, so I had to come here!"

The villagers let out an "oh" and shouted, "I see that you are very good, so stay here and be a rebel!" ”

"Hahaha," Chen Cheng laughed, pointed in the direction of the village, and said to the left and right, "I like this guy!" ”

Yang Hu's face was embarrassed, and the others laughed. With laughter, they sped up and headed towards Lingzhou. Lingzhou to Fuping is only sixty miles, and it takes less than half a day to get there by horseback. The closer they got to Lingzhou, the more tense the atmosphere became, and the various villages and Wubao were stepping up their preparations for war, and they were all nervous when they saw strangers approaching.

When passing by some Wu forts, if Yang Hu hadn't been there, the local township soldiers would have to fight with Chen Cheng and them.

I finally arrived in Lingzhou, and it was getting late. Relying on the seal letter that Yang Hu carried, the city guards let them into the city. Hearing that Juluhou was here, the local county magistrate immediately brought people over.

As soon as they met, after confirming Chen Cheng's identity, the county magistrate bowed to the ground and said loudly: "Minister Xu Chao greets the lord!" ”

Chen Cheng said with interest: "You and I don't know each other, why do you call yourself a minister?" ”

Xu Chao stood up and said loudly: "Everyone in the city knows that General Yang Qiu dedicated Lingzhou to the prince as a place to stay, and the minister is the county commander of Lingzhou, so he is naturally the courtier of the prince!" ”

Chen Cheng smiled: "Even if you say so, I can't turn into soldiers." To tell you the truth, when I came out of Luoyang, I only had 400 people in my hands. A number of righteous men were recruited in Pengyang, and the total number of righteous men was less than 3,000. There are so many people in total, and there are more than that. ”

Xu Chao said: "There is only a shortage of generals in the city, not soldiers!" ”

Chen Cheng said in surprise: "There is no shortage of soldiers in the city? How is this possible? General Yang Qiu said that there were only a little more than 15,000 soldiers and horses that could attack. ”