Chapter 172: The Crusade (5)

When Yang Qiu returned to Fuping with a cart of silver coins, he first distributed the silver coins to his relatives in the clan, and then ordered a strict investigation of the case of the fire. Fuping is Yang Qiu's base camp, and if he really launched a ruthless attack, how can there be anything that can't be found? It only took two days, and the situation had already been sent to Yang Qiu.

"What do you say? How many of them are rabbit cubs again? ”

Yang Qiu found that he was not angry at all, because on the way back, he had already prepared for the worst..... That's weird! For the participation of the Yang family, he was mentally prepared, but he was still angry. He stared fiercely at Yang Hao, who was kneeling opposite, and asked, "Who else knows about this matter except you?" ”

Yang Hao was Yang Qiu's lieutenant general, and he lowered his head and said: "This matter was very troublesome at that time, but I am afraid that many people will know about it." ”

"........" Yang Qiu pressed his temples hard to prevent his blood vessels from being blown up.

Yang Hao raised his head and asked, "General, the matter has come to this, what should we do?" ”

Yang Qiu asked rhetorically, "What do you say I should do?" ”

Yang Hao said in a low voice: "If the general wants to fight ........"

"Smack!"

A wooden box smashed on Yang Hao's head, and Yang Qiu finally couldn't help but scold, "What do you fight?" Have you ever beaten it? I told you a long time ago that you can study and practice martial arts with peace of mind, so that you can keep the wealth of our Yang family, but you just don't listen! And you Yang Hao, I will hand over all the soldiers and horses to you, not just for you to lead the troops! If you usually strictly restrain those people in your family, how can you cause such a disaster? ”

There was blood dripping from Yang Hao's head, but he straightened up and didn't reach out to wipe it, "Big brother, you said so, but can I really take care of it?" They don't even listen to you, so where will they listen to me? They are not my soldiers, can I still send men to watch them every day? ”

Yang Qiu snorted and said, "You're out of luck now!" ”

Yang Hao said: "If the eldest brother wants to fight, then immediately levy Ding and collect grain, clear the wall, prepare for a hard battle, and ask for help from other princes at the same time." ”

"What if you don't want to fight?"

Yang Hao said calmly: "If the eldest brother doesn't want to fight, then immediately correct the people involved in this matter on the spot, and then present the household registration, terrain, and laws of the six counties, so as to avoid a catastrophe." ”

The muscles on Yang Qiu's face jumped, "Dedicate the household registration and terrain to the lord?" Isn't that going to cut off the roots of our Yang family? ”

Yang Hao persuaded: "Haven't you seen the bite between beasts, big brother?" The defeated side is lying on the ground, exposing the softest belly to the disposal of the strong. The lord has great ambitions, how can he stay in a remote place like Liangzhou for a long time? It's not necessarily a bad thing to be low and small now. ”

Yang Qiu looked at Yang Hao in a daze, thought for a while, then stepped forward, wiped the blood from Yang Hao's head with his sleeve, and said, "I know you are very embarrassed, why am I not like this?" If you are not deaf or dumb, it is difficult to be a family! ”

He patted Yang Hao on the shoulder and said, "Just do as you say, sort out the household registration and topographic atlas of Fuping, Chiyang, Maling and other counties, and then send a fast horse to Yinchuan." ”

Yang Hao asked, "What about those involved in the case?" ”

Yang Qiu's face was not sad or happy, "Prepare some good wine and good food, see them off." ”

When Chen Cheng received the household registration and topographic map sent by Yang Qiu, and then led his troops south, Song Jian of Jiuquan County, Zhang Heng and Cheng Yin of Zhangye County, Li Xiangru of Longxi County, Cheng Yi of Wuwei County, Ma Teng of Anding County and others had already reorganized their soldiers and horses and were ready to go to Hanyang, or had already gone to Hanyang.

Yang Qiu ordered six thousand elite foot riders and lined up outside the city, waiting for Chen Cheng's arrival. It is said to be elite, but in fact, less than half of the people wear armor, and there are only more than 100 leaders in iron armor, and the equipment is much worse than the tooth soldiers under Chen Cheng's command. In the past year, the Ministry of Industry has been producing agricultural tools most of the time, and very little armor has been made, and it has been taken away by the tooth soldiers.

Even if he wanted to draw some armor for himself, he couldn't make something out of nothing. Yang Qiu had been in Yinchuan for a long time, and all he saw were well-organized military camps and busy factories, but when he came back, he only felt that his own soldiers and horses were scattered, and even those workers who had to queue up to do everything were not as good as them.

Yang Qiuxin said: People have to die more than people, and goods have to be thrown away. Originally, he was proud of his own soldiers and horses, but now it seems that he is not ashamed at all! Besides, the lord has possessed the west of the Yellow River, backed by Shuofang Wuyuan, with many soldiers and generals, and Lingzhou in hand, once he comes to attack, can he really stop it?

Thinking of this, he looked back and saw Yang Hao standing behind him, the wound on his forehead had just scabbed.

Among the 5,000 cavalry brought by Chen Cheng, there were 1,000 "trapped camps", 1,000 "flying bear hussars", 1,000 Hun light cavalry, 1,000 Qiang cavalry, and the rest were county soldiers from Beidi County. Among them, the "trapped camp" and the "flying bear hussar" belong to the tooth soldiers, which are standing arms, not only the armor is strong and the equipment is excellent, but most of the soldiers are big shoulders and round waists, and they practice every day, and they look like they are spirited and unusual.

The Hun cavalry and the Qiang cavalry both belong to light cavalry, the difference is that the former is in addition to the spear, most of them carry bows and arrows, and they are good at galloping on horses. Among the Qiang cavalry, although there are some who use bows and arrows, they are better at assault with guns, and most of their secondary weapons are bones, axes and spears.

Although the "trapped camp" was heavy infantry, it was also equipped with horse mobility, so the whole army moved very quickly, starting from Lingzhou in the morning and arriving outside Fuping in the evening. This time, Chen Cheng took Yan Zhong as the guard, and Zhao Yun sat in Yinchuan to supervise the progress of various projects.

He himself led 5,000 soldiers and horses, and after the confluence of Fuping and Yang Qiu's 6,000 cavalry, he went up the Yellow River and then advanced along Qingshui. In this way, it is possible to borrow the Qingshui River to transport grain and grass, avoiding the pain of long-distance transshipment. According to the previous agreement with Ma Teng and Han Sui, 100,000 stone rice noodles and 100,000 stone miscellaneous grains will be transferred from Lingzhou to Gaoping, and then An Ding will transfer 200,000 stone grains and grass to the vicinity of Longxian County to supply the army under Chen Cheng's command.

Of course, it is impossible to transport this grain and grass at one time, and only a third of it has been delivered now. In addition, Chen Chengjun carried a large number of silver and copper coins, preparing to buy grain, firewood and other things in Anding, Hanyang and other places.

By the time Chen Cheng and Yang Qiu's soldiers and horses arrived in Longxian, Han Sui's army had already attacked Zuo Fufeng and approached near Chencang. It's not that Xiliang has a head iron, so he has to fight with Chen Cang, but Chen Cang's geographical location is too good. It is located in the western section of the Qinchuan River of 800 miles, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there are many rivers in the territory that can transport grain and grass. In addition to the largest Weishui, the larger rivers are Liuchuan River, Tongfu River, Xiaoshui River, Qingshui River, Mawei River, etc.

Chen Cang is not down, and the Xiliang army dares to advance eastward. If the back road is cut off, the people who rush into the pass will really be wiped out. In front of Han Xinming repaired the plank road, dark Chen Cang, and then Zhuge Liang Northern Expedition, and Hao Zhao fought in Chen Cang for dozens of days, it's not that they don't know the detour, it's really that Chen Cang's position is too important, if this nail is not pulled out, no one dares to advance lightly.

Of course, this means that under normal circumstances, there are also abnormal situations. Huang Taiji sneaked past Jizhou, that is abnormal. However, these have nothing to do with Chen Cheng for the time being, after he led his troops to Longxian, he did not immediately rush to Chen Cang, but first converged with Cheng Yijun and Ma Tengjun.

These two men each brought tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and they consumed a lot of money every day. During the siege of Chencang last year, the farmland and villages outside Chencang had already been destroyed, and most of the people had fled eastward. Although the wind and rain are good this year, if there are no people, where will there be food and grass?

Hearing that the Xiliang army was attacking again, General Chen Cang had already cleared the wall and moved the people and grain outside the city into the city. Even if there were some missing, they were all cleaned up by Han Sui, Song Jian and others. If they also went to the vicinity of Chencang, they were afraid that the soldiers would be hungry. In addition, they had some scruples in their hearts, and they didn't want to get too close to Han Sui.

Therefore, Cheng Yi Ma Teng set up camp hastily near Longxian County, waiting for the supply of grain and grass in the rear. They didn't move, and Han Sui's soldiers and horses didn't dare to send out, so Han Wenyue himself took the main force and stationed it a hundred miles east of Shangqi. , just sent cavalry to wander outside Chencang City. Hearing that Chen Cheng had finally arrived, Han Sui was overjoyed and immediately sent a messenger to invite Chen Cheng and others to go to the camp and join forces.

After Chen Cheng waited for Han Sui's envoy to leave, he asked, "Han Taishou sent a letter asking me to wait to join the army, what do you think?" Do you go now, or let the soldiers fix it for a few more days? ”

When Ma Teng saw Chen Cheng for the first time this time, he was surprised. In his impression, Chen Cheng was a young man with slender limbs and a handsome face, half a head shorter than him. But what appeared in front of him now was a strong man of five big and three thick, not only with broad shoulders and broad body, thick limbs, but even a little taller than him.

If it weren't for Cheng Yi Yang Qiu's respectful attitude towards Chen Cheng, and the dozens of armor soldiers behind Chen Cheng were wearing iron armor, still moving freely, and looking extremely strong, Ma Teng really couldn't believe that this person was Chen Cheng.

Hearing Chen Cheng's question, Ma Teng was still shocked by the change in Chen Cheng's appearance, and Cheng Yi had already smiled and said: "Since Han Wenyue asked us to join forces in the past, then we can join forces, so that we can save some expenses for grain and grass." ”

Yang Qiu had handed over the household registration and topographic maps of Fuping, Chiyang and other counties before, but Chen Cheng naturally could not accept them all, he accepted Chiyang, Maling and other counties, but left the richest Fuping City to Yang Qiu. Hearing Chen Cheng's question, Yang Qiu also said, "Since Han Sui asked us to go, let's go over as soon as possible." Chen Cang is extremely strong, if it can't be captured before winter, I am afraid that it will repeat the mistakes of last year. ”

Chen Cheng looked at Ma Teng again, Ma Teng suppressed the surprise in his heart, and said, "The minister also agreed to go to join the troops immediately." ”

"Since you've all said so, let's go at once. However, you can't count on Han Sui for all the grain and grass matters. Chen Cheng asked: "Who wants to leave troops to guard this place and supervise the transportation of grain and grass in the rear?" ”

Cheng Yi, Yang Qiu, and Ma Teng were all unwilling to stay here. If they are willing to stay near Longxian, wouldn't it be better to stay at home? What are you doing with your troops in Hanyang? Sending troops to war is to plunder and make a fortune. Wuwei and Anding are both poor jingles, which are not only environmental factors, but also the reason for Liangzhou's successive wars. At the root of this, there are more reasons for man-made disasters.

Chen Cheng saw that the princes were unwilling to stay here, so he said: "Then I will leave Lu Fang to garrison here, and each of you will leave a thousand soldiers here to help transport grain and grass." ”

Cheng Yi, Yang Qiu and Ma Teng all agreed.