Chapter 3: Morning Dew (No. 6 Middle School)

Challenging an army of 35,000 with 500 light horsemen, such a bold move that only a madman can do. But no one in the cavalry of the Zhaozhou Army felt that Cheng Mingzhen was ready to take everyone to death, they accepted this order without hesitation, and even felt a little proud and honored to be selected to participate in the battle.

They believe in their own heads.

They believe in Cheng Mingzhen, because in the summer of three years ago, Cheng Mingzhen once withstood Zhang Jincheng's army of more than 100,000 with thousands of village warriors. They believe Cheng Mingzhen, because last night, Cheng Mingzhen told everyone that he hopes everyone will live well, not die in someone's dream, and don't sacrifice their lives for someone's ambition. This "someone", of course, also includes Cheng Mingzhen himself. Since he didn't want everyone to die for no reason, he naturally wouldn't take everyone to a dead end.

They crossed the river overnight and slowly moved along the official road in the direction of Ping'en County. They don't dare to go too fast, because it takes time for both humans and horses to regain their strength. Tactical command requires skill, but when it comes to flesh and blood, there is little ingenuity to speak of. A little more strength, a little more speed, the more certainty that you will hack the enemy to death and let yourself survive.

Such a swaggering march was naturally easy to be spotted by enemy scouts. In fact, since the second half of the night, some nasty black shadows have appeared one after another two miles around the team. It flew like a fly, and then it "buzzed" like a fly into the distance. From time to time, they also used horns to sound alarm signals to relay the news of the "enemy attack" to a farther reacheration.

Zhang Jiajun's scouts were all trained by Cheng Mingzhen in Juluze, so the information contained in those horns was almost a secret to him. But he didn't want to stop the scouts from sending the news that they had rushed back, and even commented with a bit of critical glance on whether the actions of the former robes met a scout's requirements. While the Lord was relaxed, the tension of the brothers gradually became relaxed. Someone simply tore his throat and shouted at the scouts: "Grandpa is back, hurry up and inform the big boss to prepare the meal!" ”

"Hurry up and inform the grandson in front of him, so that he will have a kind of rush to the grandfathers. Bullying grandpa's wives and children when grandpa is not at home, are you still considered a man?"

The night was quiet, and the scolding carried far along the night wind. The scouts pushed everyone's questioning into their ears word for word, but they didn't dare to talk back, and they didn't have the face to talk back. Just do your best to complete the tasks assigned to you by your boss without provoking conflicts between the two sides. A few people are still kind-hearted, or out of guilt, when they find that the ranks on the official road will not exceed 1,000 people at most, and there is no follow-up response, they will try their best to blow the horn of the news louder.

"Woo, woo......, woo lest the companions echoing in the distance transmit the wrong information, and lest Cheng Mingzhen and others do not realize their own strength.

"Woo, woo, woo...... between seven hundred and one thousand, all cavalry, no follow-up troops......

"Woo, woo, ............woo,

"Woo, woo............, woo

"Woo, woo......" From the second half of the night until dawn, the horn sound will not stop for a moment. The marching people did not sleep, and Zhang Da's house outside Ping'en City was also so noisy that he did not sleep all night.

He was Pin who arrived yesterday afternoon with a large group of men. thought that with the old friendship and the comparison of strength in his hands, he could persuade or scare the seven masters of the cuckoo, so that the other party obediently opened the city gate and was captured. But he didn't expect that although the jade-faced Rakshasa was married, his majesty had not diminished at all. First, he stood at the head of the city and said, "My man is not at home, if you uncles and brothers have something to look for him, please come back in a few days", so ashamed that the elders and colleagues in the past had no face to scold. Then another cold arrow shot Zhang Hu's mount, causing the few people who dared to try to besiege the city to shrink their necks.

Zhang Jin said he was ashamed and angry. is ashamed to have so many apprentices and grandchildren, but his archery skills are even comparable to a woman. I was so angry that I obviously took advantage of the reason for coming this time, but I was robbed of the opportunity by the other party's nonsense. I am the big boss of Juluze, and the three counties of Pingen are the territory under Juluze, why can't I come? Besides, he Cheng Mingzhen was ungrateful first, and he couldn't bear it anymore so he had to make this decision, how did it become "taking advantage of other men's absences to bully the door"?

But he couldn't tell why he didn't directly announce Cheng Mingzhen's charges when he was at home, and then waved his army to quell the rebellion. Is it to maintain his face as a big boss? Or is he really a little afraid of this young man who once resisted his more than 100,000 coalition troops with thousands of village bravery?

The battle in Guantao that year left a deep impression on Zhang Jincheng. He didn't even dare to imagine that without the close "cooperation" of Lin Xianling and others, he would have been able to bargain for any bargains under Guantao City back then. This led to his love and fear of young people, his talent, and his hope that he could become his own Zhang Liang Hanxin. I am afraid that its wings will be too hard, and one day I will not be willing to lie dormant under myself again. Therefore, in the past two years or so, he has continued to woo Cheng Mingzhen and take precautions. On the one hand, treat it as a knife in your own hand and let it kill people and fight for yourself. On the other hand, I hate to destroy him immediately, so as not to be injured by it immediately if I mishandle it one day.

And cutting off one's arms for no reason will chill the hearts of the brothers, and it will also become a laughing stock of fellow believers. Zhang Jin said that he was not a reckless man, and he was unwilling to lose big because of his smallness. is even more reluctant to cut off his way to recruit heroes in the world because of a Cheng Mingzhen's improper handling. After careful consideration, he even set a few limits in his heart, which ones, as long as Cheng Mingzhen does not commit crimes, he will try to tolerate him and not "take it seriously" with him.

Therefore, when he found out that Cheng Mingzhen was under the banner of collecting debts for himself, he actually ran to Ping En to avoid his edge, instead of being angry, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It's okay to be far away from each other, and no one will be upset. As long as he is still under Julu Ze, he can bring benefits to Julu Ze.

In fact, Cheng Mingzhen's actions in Ping'en have indeed brought unimaginable benefits to Juluze. The surrounding counties were so frightened that they didn't say anything about it, and Juluze became safer and safer because he had a barrier to separate from the outside world. If the official army wants to attack, they must first destroy the Jinzi battalion of Cheng Mingzhen and his wife, and then they can threaten Zedi. And before they defeated Cheng Mingzhen and his wife, Julu Ze had plenty of time to prepare for the battle.

But reality and hope are always at odds with each other. Cheng Mingzhen did not have obvious betrayal, nor did he collude with the government to betray Juluze. But in Zhang Jincheng's eyes, he made an even more unforgivable mistake, which will never be forgiven.