Chapter 15: "Strangulation"
When Chen Xun and Zhou Cang finished the competition, Chen Xun spread out the two cronies guarding the door, first looked at the tent that was still brightly lit, and then gave Zhou Cang a look. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Boy, hit too hard, your eyes twitched?" Zhou Cang asked suspiciously.
Hearing this, Chen Xun was full of black lines in his mind, don't turn his head and stop paying attention to this stupid big man.
Half an hour later, Chen Deng and Xi Zhicai came out together. Looking at the drama that came out, Zhou Cang hurriedly followed behind him.
"Brother Zhicai, a word is a certainty." Chen Deng said with a smile.
"I hope Brother Chen won't forget your promise." Xi Zhicai responded, with a smile on his face.
"Definitely, definitely."
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"Big brother, what did you say to that Zhang Mancheng?" After Zhou Cang and the others left, Chen Xun asked.
Hearing this, Chen Deng said with a straight face: "Zhang Mancheng back then is dead, and now there is only Xi Zhicai, little brother don't say the wrong thing." As for what I told him, of course, it was a ploy to break the yellow scarf. Tomorrow, you will lead the troops to attack Pengcheng, be careful not to cause too many killings, and kill the wrong good people,"
Chen Xun was stunned for a moment, and then came back to his senses and responded in a harmonious voice.
On the second day, Chen Xun led the soldiers and horses to attack the city, but found that Pengcheng had been emptied, and there were many unrecognizable and stenching human heads on the head of Pengcheng, so that Chen Xun couldn't help pinching his nose, Chen Xun ordered his subordinate Wang Mai to clean up the city, and he himself rode a horse leisurely to Chen Deng.
When Chen Xun arrived at Chen Deng's tent, Chen Deng was writing the merit book. Chen Xun stepped forward to take a look, and a few lines of beautiful big characters fell into his eyes.
"Chen Xun, the captain of the Danyang Battalion of the Guangling Army, took the lead in the first battle, captured Pengcheng in the first battle, beheaded 30,000, and recorded special merits."
Looking at these lines, Chen Xun opened his mouth wide and said, "Brother, isn't it a little unauthentic for us to do this." ”
Chen Deng said with a serious face: "I, Chen Yuanlong, am a good official, and I never remember my military exploits, and Chen Duwei wants to buy me." Although the Yellow Turban Army was newly defeated in Pengcheng, there were still no less than 100,000 people under Xuzhou City, and I hope that Chen Duwei can work together with me to break the Yellow Turban. Chen Deng said that he was clear-eyed, and Chen Xun was stunned when he saw it.
"What Taishou said is extremely true, Captain Bendu will definitely make persistent efforts to break the yellow scarf with Taishou." Chen Xun's face also became solemn, and he said.
"Dare to ask Captain Chen, where is General Cao Bao, the first general of Xuzhou."
Chen Xun arched his hand and said, "General Cao has been a guest in my Danyang camp for many days. Having said that, Chen Xun was slanderous in his heart: "Didn't you annoy him, so you asked me to let him disappear for a few days." ”
"Take me to General Cao." Chen Dengdao.
The two came to the Danyang camp, and Chen Xun called Wang Mai and asked, "Where is General Cao Bao?" Under Chen Xun's earnest orders, Wang Mai didn't dare to slack off for a day, even if he went on an expedition, he didn't dare to slack off Cao Bao.
"General Cao Bao, I don't dare to slack off for a day, little ones, bring General Cao up." Cao Bao was carried up by two soldiers, and at this moment he was no longer human, and his face was swollen like a pig's head. When Cao Bao saw Chen Deng and Chen Xun, the two brothers immediately cried.
"Wang Mai, didn't you want to entertain General Cao Bao well." Chen Xun asked, with anger in his words.
"General, I just did what you told me to take care of General Cao." Wang Mai was a little confused.
Chen Xun was angry, he knew that his original meaning was misunderstood by Wang Mai.
Chen Deng coughed lightly, then ran to Cao Bao's side, grabbed his hand, and said affectionately: "General Cao has taken the lead since I set out on the expedition, General Cao burned the Tianfang Valley in the first battle of Guangling, and Pengcheng joined forces with his brother to defeat the Yellow Turban Army and beheaded more than 30,000 people, which is a great achievement. And for his brothers, he went to resist the fist of the general of the Yellow Turban Army, such a feat, such a sentiment really makes Yuanlong ashamed, if you have something, Yuanlong should be a lifelong regret. ”
Chen Deng burst into tears when he said it, and Chen Xun and Wang Mai were stunned.
Cao Bao was stunned at first, and then his eyes rolled and his eyes suddenly became sharp, and he held Chen Deng's hand and said: "Brother Yuanlong, Gao Fengliangjie, is really Cao's only confidant, what is this small injury, tomorrow I will go out with Brother Yuanlong and cut off the head of the Yellow Turban thief." ”
"Brother Cao, you and your brother's defeat of Pengcheng's Yellow Turban Army in this battle is already the first credit, and some of the credit should be given to my brothers in the Guangling Army. General Cao should have a good rest and enjoy it," Chen Dengyi said sternly, and when he said the last few words, he also accentuated his tone.
"Brother Yuanlong is right, since I have already received the first credit, I should give the rest of the credit to the brothers, I am also tired these days, it is time to enjoy it." Cao Bao let out a lewd laugh from his mouth.
Cao Bao and Chen Deng talked for a long time, and they hated to see each other late, and half an hour later, they said goodbye, and Chen Deng took Chen out of the Danyang barracks.
"Then Cao Bao is very familiar with current affairs." Chen Xun pursed his lips and said.
"Cao Bao can endure what others can't bear, and he can judge the situation, no wonder he can sit in the position of the head of the Cao family and the first general in Xuzhou." Chen Dengdao, with a bit of appreciation in his words.
"Cao Bao, as the first general of Xuzhou and the head of the Cao family of the wealthy family in Xuzhou, was beaten by a deputy lieutenant but could still maintain his sanity, and did not ask me to kill him at the first sight of me, which is to show me goodwill and express his willingness to unite with my Chen family. When I reciprocated the favor and presented him with his exploits, I saw no greed in his eyes, only a deep scheming. This matter is over, but in addition, you must remember that Cao Bao should be a friend, if he is an enemy, he must be killed quickly by thunderous means. ”
Listening to Chen Deng's analysis, Chen Xun couldn't help but have a trace of admiration for Cao Bao.
"Supplement, tomorrow you will lead your troops to the north to pursue and kill the Yellow Turban Army, remember, fight a few more battles, kill a few fewer people, and pursue until the Qingxu border. In this way, we can also make a few more entries in our credit book. ”
"Brother, you said that this will not make Tao Tingshi and the imperial court suspicious of us, after all, our battle report seems to be too good." Chen Xun frowned and asked worriedly.
Chen Deng couldn't help but say when he heard this: "Isn't it that we have dragged Cao Bao into the water over there, he must speak for us, as for who your eldest brother's backer is in the court, you won't know." ”
The next day, Chen Xun led his troops to chase and kill the Yellow Turban Army, winning thirteen battles of the Yellow Turban Army in a row, "beheading 40,000", and pursued it all the way to the Qingxu border.
On the same day, a scribe in white clothes fled into Qingzhou with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in dozens of batches, and the grain and grass transportation team of the Guangling army of the Chen family also moved frequently in the direction of Qingzhou.
This incident made Kong Wenju, the Taishou of Beihai, suspicious, and wanted to send troops to exterminate these remnants of the Yellow Turban who fled to Qingzhou, and asked Chen Deng why he was transporting grain and grass in a large area, and received letters from Chen Deng from time to time.
The letter said that his younger brother Chen Xun wanted to annihilate the Yellow Turban Army in one fell swoop, and he was quite supportive, so he first transferred a large amount of grain and grass into Qingzhou, and a large number of his reinforcements were still in the rear.
After receiving the letter, Kong Rong was also happy to be idle, and no longer asked about Chen Deng's transfer of troops and the defeat of the Yellow Turban Army into Qingzhou.
When Chen Deng led the soldiers and horses to Qingzhou, he carried out a "crazy" encirclement and suppression of the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army.
And this encirclement and suppression also made Chen Xun have a lot of fame in Qingxu.