… Bei Bei Chen Cao said with certainty that there would be Murong Ke avoiding soldiers within half a moon point, and there would be a fear of slackness. I don't dare to believe it or believe it, although Murong Ke failed to occupy Puqi, but Guanzhong is undecided due to the Sihe Rebellion, and it is also a good time to use troops, since the 80,000 army has crossed the river, how can it be easy to withdraw the army! But Chen Caozhi is a young man who is crazy and leans on his left and right arms, and Jiang Zuo praises Wang Zuozhi's talent, Chen Caozhi dares to say so firmly that Murong Ke will withdraw from the army, presumably there is also a basis, and the half-moon period is not far away, and it will be verified at that time

Tian Luo said: "Sima Chen is far away. How about staying in the dock for a few days, and then discussing the rebuilding of the Beifu Army? ”

Chen Caozhi smiled slightly, Tian Luo was playing to see if his prophecy could be fulfilled, and said at the moment: "I will visit some other dock forts to discuss the important matter of building the army." I'm afraid I won't be able to stay here for long

Tian Luo had already made up his mind that if Murong Ke could really withdraw as Chen Caozhi expected, then he would accept the appointment of the imperial court to lead his troops to join the Beifu Army, of course, he still had some relevant conditions, and if Chen Caozhi was just talking. Then he'd rather stay on the sidelines. Wait for the times to change

Tian Luo said with a smile: "The Jianghuai Five Great Dock Castles are the Xiao Dai Clan, the Cai Clan, the Guo Clan, the Wei Clan, and my Tian Clan." Among them, Dai's family lives in Xiao County, Linhuai County, and Guo's family lives in Xiang County, Pei County, which is not far away. and my Tian family are also in-laws, Chen Sima and General Liu's father and son live in our dock, Tian sent someone to invite the suzerain of these two dock forts to come here to meet, and I also invited some of the dock fort sect masters around Xuzhou, okay? ”

Chen Caozhi was overjoyed and arched his hand: "In this way, there is General Lao Tian." ”

In this way, Chen Caozhi, Liu Jian, Liu Gaozhi, and Su Dao stayed in Tian's Wubao, and Tian Luo sent more than ten capable villagers to Xiao County, Xiang County, and Xuzhou counties with his letters, and asked all the Liumin Marshals to gather in Xiapitian's Wubao on the 25th of this month to discuss important matters

Chen Caozhi was very happy, which saved him from running around, and Liu Jian, Liu Gaozhi's father and son were quite worried, Chen Caozhi said that the news of the Yan army's withdrawal would be transmitted back within half a month. What if this is not expected. That would be a loss of face in front of so many Wubao Sect Marshals, Liu Jian shook his head secretly, thinking that although Chen Caozhi was talented. But after all, he is young, his words and deeds are not prudent, and he doesn't need to talk so badly, but Chen Cao's words have been exported, and it is difficult to collect the water, so he can only wait anxiously

Seeing that Su Kai didn't seem to be worried at all, Liu Jiaozhi knew that Su Dao had followed Chen Caozhi to envoy Chang'an and Hancheng. So he asked Su Dao: "Su Jun Cao." Chen Sima said that Murong Ke would withdraw from the army. Don't know what to do? ”

Su Zhu was the only one who knew that Chen Caozhi had induced Murong Ke to submit to Wushisan, a secret person. He knew that he would never talk about this matter to others, and said with a smile: "I don't know what Chen Sima is based on." But in the past year of following Chen Sima, Chen Sima is expected to be successful, and the fulfillment is like a god, and he is so impressed that he does not need to be anxious to join the army, and the news will arrive soon

Liu Gaozhi nodded, he had heard Dan Sheng say. The rebellion of Guan Jin Sihe was from Chen Caozhi's scheme, but the ridiculous Hejian was kept in the dark, thinking that it was the slander of the Xianbei people, and he hated it to the bone

In the next few days, Chen Caozhi, Liu Gaozhi, and Su Li played on horseback at the foot of Yisu Mountain, and Huang Xiaotong set up "Heaven." and "Fuyao." Two Eagles. This pair of Liaodong white falcons flew like lightning. Whistle back. was already very tame, Chen Caozhi asked Liu Gaozhi, Su Dao and others to wear the black helmets and black armor of the Xianbei army. Go to Aishan's side to act covertly, and then train the Twin Eagles to pursue these black-clothed soldiers. At first, "the sky." And "Fuyao" turned a blind eye to these black-clad soldiers. He only searches for beasts in the mountains. Chen Caozhi ordered Liu Gaozhi and Su Cao to catch two big bobcats, put a rope around their necks, and the big bobcats ran along. At this moment, the "Lutian" and "Fuyao", which were flying at a height of 100 zhang, soon showed the traces of the black-clothed army, hovering in the air, following the black-clothed army reluctantly. I practiced like this for a few days, "It's a day." And "Fuyao" doesn't need to see big lynx and other beasts, and they will track when they see the black-clothed army

Liu Gaozhi was pleasantly surprised: "This big white bird can be used for sentry, and it flies quickly, it doesn't need to be half a catty within a radius of thirty miles, and it can be searched in an hour, which is much more powerful than cavalry scouts." ”

Su Zhu was worried: "This white falcon is produced in Xianbei, but I am afraid that the Xianbei people will also use the falcon to sentry."

Chen Caozhi said with a smile: "Xianbei people are only used for political hunting, and they don't know how to practice eagles to sentry. However, this can only play a role as a scout's emergency aid. The march and war must not be too dependent on this ignorant beast

On April 21, the weather was fine. The blue sky was cloudless, Chen Caozhi and Liu Gaozhi, Su Zhu, and Huang Xiaotong were flying eagles on horseback between Yisu Mountain and Aishan, and Tian Luo sent people to ride horses. Asked Chen Caozhi to return to the fort to discuss matters, Su Kai immediately said: "The news of Murong Ke's withdrawal has returned?" ”

The farmer replied, "There is a report from the north that has come back to report the news." Liu Gaozhi said happily: "That's definitely it." ”

Chen Caozhi, Liu Gaozhi, and Su Xiao rode back to Tian's Dock Fort, and Tian Luo stood under the corridor in the lobby to greet each other. Snatched his palm and laughed: "Sima Chen." What a calculation! After Chen Cao got off the horse, he held his hand and said, "Tian wants to ask, how did Chen Sima know that Murong Ke was going to retire?" I heard that Chen Sima was good at easy reasoning, but it was because of divination

Chen Caozhi said with a smile: "No, I saw Murong Ke last year, and I knew that he had a thirst-quenching disease, and I knew that he would be very sick in the spring

Tian Luo was surprised, he also heard that Chen Caozhi was a disciple of Dan Dao Master Ge Xianweng, who cured the stubborn illness of the Xie girl of Chen County and tied the knot, so it was entirely possible for Chen Caozhi to see that Murong Ke was seriously ill last year

Tian Luo asked, "Can Murong Ke's illness be cured?" ”

Chen Caozhi said: "I can't live more than this winter." ”

Tian Luo hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "Sima Chen is working tirelessly to build an army, could it be that the imperial court will have a Northern Expedition?" ”

Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "Murong Ke is dead, the Yan Kingdom will be in chaos, isn't this a good opportunity for the Northern Expedition?" General Tian wants to establish a career and return to the ancestral habitat. When".

Chen Caozhi was calm and confident, but a few words had a strong appeal, Tian Luo suddenly felt a fever in his heart, Northern Expedition, Northern Expedition. Returning to the hometown of Lulong, Hebei, this is what Tian Luo often heard from his grandfather and father, especially his grandfather, who dreamed of his hometown. Tian Luo when he was a child, often listened to his grandfather talk about the hometown of the Drinking Horse River and Dawu Mountain under his grandfather's knees, his grandfather spoke like a fairyland, so that Tian Luo was yearning, now, it has been 50 years since Yongjia Nandu, the ancestors who were forced to leave their hometown have withered away, and the young generations have become less and less thinking of returning to their homeland, they think that the suburbs of Xuzhou are their homeland, forgetting that Lu Long of Liaoxi County in Youzhou is the homeland of their Tian ancestors who were born and died in Si, Tian Luo as the suzerain, both worried and helpless, And Chen Caozhi's words ignited Tian Luo's inner desire, Dawu Mountain, and Yinma River. This is the mark in his blood, the Northern Expedition, crossing the river, and returning to the homeland where his ancestors lived. Let the bones of my grandfather and father be buried in the Lu Longtian Cemetery. This is filial piety for the son and the heir, and filial piety is greater than the sky

That night, Tian Luo invited Chen Caozhi and Liu Jianbing to have a long talk, and when it came to the fierce place, he couldn't help but sigh and cry.

April 24. Dai Xun, the patriarch of the Dai clan in Xiao County, Linhuai County, and Guo Xuan, the patriarch of the Guo clan in Xiang County, Pei County, arrived at the same time, and Chen Caozhi and Tian Luo greeted each other. On this day, the lord of the big and small dock forts within 300 miles of Xuzhou basically arrived, counting 19 people, the 19 large and small homeless people under the jurisdiction of more than 200,000 people and nearly 40,000 private soldiers, gathered together The huge power of the night, Tian's Wubao had a feast, Tian Luo invited Chen Caozhi to live with him in the master's seat, Tian Luo said to the homeless people present: "Tian is entrusted by Chen Sima, please come here to discuss important matters.

Chen Caozhi first toasted to everyone, and then said that the imperial court wanted to rebuild the Beifu Army, and it was necessary for the sages present to help Yunyun

Dai Xun, Guo Xuan and others looked at the young Chen Caozhi. Although he had heard of this person's name for a long time, Chen Caozhi was only a second-class scholar and a sixth-grade Sima after all, what favorable conditions could he bring to recruit them?

Guo Xuan's temperament was straightforward, and when he spoke: "Dare to ask Sima Chen, the imperial court wants to requisition us to serve the country, do you know that you don't take this opportunity to weaken our armed forces and compete with us for the displaced people?" You must know that the homeless handsome who crossed the river except for Du Taiwei, no one can have a good death! ”

Chen Caozhi: "What is it to cross the river?" In addition to meeting the emperor and accepting rewards, you don't need to cross the river, the imperial court rebuilt the Beifu Army for the Northern Expedition, and you all led the private soldiers of your headquarters to accept the Beifu Army system. Receive military rations, wait for the opportunity, make contributions, and return to your hometown

When the Zhuwu homeless marshal heard this, the conditions were good, and the headquarters of each leader still had a supply of grain and grass, and he knew that it was really stretched to raise a large number of private soldiers in these dock forts. Outside of farming, it was only sustained by raiding. If there is a court to supply grain and grass, of course, it will be much easier. As far as the imperial court is concerned, these homeless people are well-armed, with complete weapons and armor, and they can be supplemented slightly, and once they become an army, they will have combat power. This is several times less than recruiting new troops

Seeing that Tian Luo was the host, these homeless handsomes came forward to invite everyone to discuss this matter for Chen Caozhi, then Tian Luo must have supported Chen Caozhi, and the Tian family is the largest homeless sect in Xuzhou. The Tian clan was attached to the Beifu army, and some other small sects were naturally only Tian clan's horses, but they each had their own concerns, worried about being annexed and worried about being bullied, they asked Chen Caozhi one after another, and Chen Caozhi answered, basically according to the number of private soldiers they led, they were given corresponding military positions, from cavalry commanders to guerrilla generals and dragon explosion generals, and those exile marshals agreed with this. After all, it is most reasonable for whoever has more soldiers under his command and whose martial arts rank is high, and then it depends on military merit and meritorious service promotion

And Chen Caozhi's information is like a god is also spread through Tian Luo among the homeless marshals, these homeless marshals from the Shu clan admire Chen Caozhi very much for the rise of the Hanmen, Chen Caozhi's words are even more infectious, giving them hope that through the Northern Expedition, they can return to their homeland, and the children of the family can enter the office, instead of being cramped in the dock fort

The sole of my foot is sprained, I can't walk, and I take a few days off to rest at home, and it seems that I won't break the shift in the next few days. sweat