Pang Yue, who learned the news, hurried back to the city non-stop and met the uninvited guest in the living room in the front yard of the government office. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The person who came was similar to Lu Qiwu, but he was much stronger, disgraced, embarrassed, and was gobbling up a piece of bread, not noticing Pang Yue's arrival.

Pang Yue looked at it quietly for a moment, and recognized it: "Brother Chen? ”

Chen Youlong, the general of Wugang Town, who was like a starving ghost, was stunned for a moment, hurriedly put down the cake and stood up, eager to say something, but the food in his throat had not been swallowed, and he almost choked to death in the conflict between the two ends. Fortunately, someone next to him handed over a teapot in time, and Chen Youlong quickly grabbed a few large mouthfuls of it, and finally straightened out his breathing.

"Ding...... "Marquis of Dingwu" Chen Youlong knelt on the ground, out of breath.

Pang Yue hurriedly helped him up: "Brother Chen, what happened?" ”

"Nothing else, I'm here to go to Hou Ye, Hou Ye must save me!"

"Why did Brother Chen say this?"

"Fucking Liu Tieba, it's too much of a deception!"

When he was out of breath, Chen Youlong told Pang Yue the ins and outs of the matter.

In April this year, Chen Youlong and Pang Yue led their troops south to Liangguang. After the recovery of Liangguang, Pang Yue temporarily stayed in Guangzhou to assist Yang Tinglin in clearing the remnants of the Qing army and restoring order. Chen Youlong returned to Hunan first and returned to Wugang. Due to the many seizures made outside the expedition, coupled with Pang Yue's generous support from time to time, Chen Youlong's armor, weapons and other equipment have undergone earth-shaking changes compared to the beginning.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he returned to Wugang. Liu Chengyin was guilty of pink eye and asked him to hand over all the seized equipment. Although Chen Youlong was unhappy, he had to hand over most of it. After all, Liu Chengyin is his top official or his fellow countryman, and he can't tear his face in work or private.

But the matter did not end there, and after some time, Liu Chengyin heard from nowhere that Chen Youlong brought back tens of thousands of taels of silver copied from Tong Yangjiafu when he left Guangzhou, so he found Chen Youlong again and asked him to hand over the silver to the public. This time, Chen Youlong was dumbfounded. When he first entered Guangzhou, the whole city had already been taken by Huguang Town, and all important places were guarded. Where did he go to steal these tens of thousands of taels of silver?

But the more he swore by the curse, the more suspicious Liu Chengyin became. In the end, although it didn't work, it didn't take long for Liu Chengyin to start a series of actions. Several of Chen Youlong's subordinates were investigated and dealt with for various reasons. or removal from office or imprisonment. And gradually began to install his own cronies.

Of course, Chen Youlong realized that this was the prelude to Liu Chengyin's deprivation of his military power. Recalling the aggrieved days of working hard under Liu Chengyin for so many years but being repeatedly excluded and suppressed, the new hatred is even more than the old hatred, he can't help but be angry, and he no longer wants to be arrested. That day, taking advantage of Liu Chengyin's unpreparedness, he summoned his subordinates to leave Wugang overnight and go straight to Chenzhou.

Liu Chengyin was furious when he learned the news, and sent soldiers and horses to chase after him and captured some of Chen Youlong's foot soldiers. But Chen Youlong himself managed to escape. After that, he did not dare to relax at all, and led the army day and night. Finally arrived at the outskirts of Chenzhou today, and was picked up by the patrolling cavalry of the Flying Tiger Battalion.

"This time, Liu Tieba's chase was too close, and many of my foot soldiers were captured by him. Fortunately, the losses of the cavalry were not large, and there were more than nine hundred. After Liu Tieba's men left, I sent people back along the road to find the scattered foot soldiers, and gathered more than 500 people. Although the number of people is small, most of them are veterans who have followed me for many years, and although their combat strength is not as good as the elite in Hou Ye's army, they are still worthy of a battle. They, like me, have long been fed up with Liu Tiezhu's birdman's anger, and know that following him again will definitely not end well. When I came to Chenzhou this time, my brothers and I didn't dare to have any extravagant hopes, we just hoped that Master Hou could take us in and give us food! Chen Youlong's tone was very sincere and even close to pleading, but he still vaguely showed the weight in his hand.

After listening to Chen Youlong's words, Pang Yue had already regained his composure from Fang Cai's secret shock. He didn't expect that the desperate Chen Youlong would actually come to join him, but of course he would not refuse in the face of this matter.

In addition to more than 1,000 veterans, Chen Youlong himself is also a fierce general, when he killed the Miao rebels in Wugang, he was frightened, known as the "King of the Five Yamas", and in the original history, he also surrendered to the Qing army first, and then raised troops anyway, even more than 20 cities of large and small sizes such as Ke Lijing, Wugang, and Baoqing, and were awarded An Yuanbo for their military exploits. Pang Yue had fought with Chen Youlong at Wanshouqiao and Qingyuan, Guangdong, and had seen his bravery and command ability with his own eyes. Now in the face of such a fierce general sent to the door, how can there be any reason to refuse?

As for how Liu Chengyin would react, Pang Yue didn't pay attention to it. This duke has always been jealous and hateful to him, and he is completely disdainful of him. Even without this, there is not much room for improvement in relations between the two sides. Liu Chengyin has any tricks, just use them.

Thinking about it, Pang Yue was not in a hurry to express his position, and comforted Chen Youlong with kind words, and then asked, "I don't know if Brother Chen's family members have escaped safely?" ”

"There is Lao Houye's concern, the last general's parents have passed away, his wife and children were originally in Wugang City, this time the last general also brought them out, and now they are in the army."

"Oh, that's good!" Pang Yue looked relieved, "If not, Liu Dashuai is a person with an anxious personality, if he does something unreasonable because of his anger, it will not be good!" By the way, Brother Chen wasn't injured either, right? What is the situation of the soldiers? How many injuries need to be healed? I'll have someone arrange it right away. ”

"Master Hou is really benevolent! Liu Tieba's sinister and vicious birdman is really not worthy of lifting shoes for Hou Ye! Hearing Pang Yue ask about these first, Chen Youlong was quite moved and said, "Master Hou doesn't need to worry about it, just rely on those wine bags and rice bags under Liu Tiebang's hands, and I can't help it." If I wasn't in a hurry, and I didn't want to hurt the feelings of the past robes, I would have to kill him a few times in and out! The soldiers were not injured much. After all, it's such a long way that even those who are slightly injured can't run away. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Youlong couldn't help but feel a little sad: "Speaking of which, it's still useless for me to bring out all the soldiers." Those soldiers who were captured back by Liu Tieba, the fate can be imagined! But. As long as the soldiers who follow me out, they will not regret it. When I left Wugang, I didn't say exactly where I was going. Just told a few cronies. Halfway through, as soon as I mentioned that I wanted to come to the Hou Ye, the soldiers all agreed. They have all fought side by side with Huguang Town, and they know that Hou Ye is a person, and only a hero like Hou Ye is worthy of my generation! ”

At this time, Chen Youlong was a little anxious, since he had completely broken with Liu Chengyin. If Pang Yue refuses to accept him, then he really doesn't have much to do. Go to He Tengjiao? With Lord He's temper, thank God if he didn't take himself down and send him back to Wugang. It's better to be under Liu Chengyin at the beginning. Although Du Yinxi has a good reputation, I am afraid that he will not accept himself as a "rebel general" under pressure. As for Ma Jinzhong, Wang Jincai, Huang Chaoxuan and others, they are not considered at all.

"Brother Chen's words are serious! Since Brother Chen trusts me, then I naturally can't turn people away from thousands of miles away. So be it. I don't say anything about defecting and not defecting. Brother Chen and his soldiers will live in Chenzhou for a while, if you really feel that it is in line with your wishes, then it will not hurt to join Huguang Town. I and all the soldiers of Huguang Town will welcome Brother Chen and others, with your help, Huguang Town will definitely be like a tiger with wings! In case Brother Chen doesn't want to stay any longer, he can leave at any time, and I won't be embarrassed, and I will also send him off! ”

"Is Master Hou looking down on Chen?" Chen Youlong was a little anxious. His eyes widened like copper bells, "Chen left Wugang." It's not for the sake of Qin Duchu, but that Liu Tieba's own evil forced us onto this road! Hou Ye is talented, and he is even more benevolent, which is naturally not the same as the viciousness and meanness of Liu Tieba. I have been admiring it for a long time before I came to join. In the future, as long as you enter Huguang Town, you must do your best to be loyal to Lord Hou, how can you still do those capricious and dirty things! ”

"Brother Chen, don't worry, I didn't mean that!" Pang Yue said with a smile, "It's just that the regulations and military regulations of my Huguang Town are stricter than those of other military towns, and Brother Chen should already know about this, I wonder if your soldiers can adapt to it?" ”

"Since Chen, there are more than 1,000 soldiers, if there is a slight violation, Hou Ye should be punished and beheaded!"

"I have also had the honor to witness Brother Chen's heroic posture galloping on the field, he is brave and strategic, and he can be called a good general! It's just that there are no vacancies in the current important positions in my Huguang Town. If the arrangement is not good, I am afraid that Brother Chen will be wronged. ”

"Ning is a pawn under the command of Hou Ye, far better than a general elsewhere!"

"Haha, Brother Chen, this is tormenting me! In this way, the Flying Tiger Battalion in our town still lacks a deputy battalion officer, and if Brother Chen does not dislike it, he will temporarily occupy this position. Nearly 1,000 cavalry of your unit have also been incorporated into the Flying Tiger Battalion, which is still under your direct jurisdiction. The 500 foot soldiers were temporarily sent to the training camp to help train the recruits and be distributed later. Does Brother Chen have any objections to this? ”

"Dare to disobey!"

Pang Yue laughed: "Okay! In this way, there will be one more good general and more than a thousand tigers in our town! Brother Chen, on behalf of all the soldiers of Huguang Town, I welcome you and others to join! ”

This is considered an official acceptance.

Chen Youlong was solemn when he heard this, and bowed down: "The last general has thanked the handsome!" ”

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The addition of Chen Youlong's ministry can be regarded as adding another boost to Huguang Town, and at the same time, it also makes Liu Chengyin of Wugang angry. Only three days later, Liu Chengyin's envoy arrived in Chenzhou with a letter, and demanded that Pang Yue return the "rebel general" Chen Youlong and the more than 1,000 men.

Although Chen Youlong's department only has 3,000 people, it is one of the few elites under his command, especially the nearly 1,000 cavalry, which accounts for the majority of the total number of cavalry in Wugang Town.

If you know today, why bother in the first place? In this regard, Pang Yue did not give a direct reply, and entertained the envoy with good food and drink and sent it back.

Under the tense situation, this matter is also like a small wave flashing.

At the same time, military reports from the direction of Xiangyang came like snowflakes: at the beginning of this month, Shang Kexi, the king of Zhishun, led his army from Jingzhou, and Sun Dingliao, the governor of Qinghuguang, led his army from Wuchang to jointly attack Xiangyang; Outside Xiangyang City, Wang Guangtai set up an ambush, won a small victory, and captured Sun Dingliao's deputy general Li Xiangong. However, Shang Kexi then waved his army to cover the killing, Wang Guangtai's troops were overwhelmed, and many counterattacks were ineffective, and he retreated and returned to the city to defend. Shang Kexi, Sun Dingliao then besieged Xiangyang; To the north of Xiangyang, Zhang Yingxiang, the general soldier of the Qing Henan, and Gao Di, the general soldier of Kaigui, waved the army to the south, and the Qing official servant Ka Kamu also led 3,000 Manchu and Han troops from Beijing to the south, and the soldiers pointed directly at Xiangyang; Wang Guangtai was attacked on many sides, and repeatedly sent messengers south to Changde, Changsha, Chenzhou and other places to ask for help......

Upon learning of the military situation, Pang Yue convened military meetings one after another, stepped up efforts to improve the plan for sending troops, and determined the route to the north. The officers and men of the battalions in Huguang Town were gearing up and training more diligently.

On October 24, the Fubo camp from Guangzhou arrived in Chenzhou. For a time, the Yuanshui River outside the city was covered with sails, and hundreds of boats competed for the current. He Guoyuan, the battalion officer of the Fubo battalion, Chen Shangtu, the deputy battalion officer, Liu Tianyong, Lu Wang, and the three thousand sailors all arrived.

Upon learning this news, Pang Yue was overjoyed, and most of his nerves, which had been tense for many days, relaxed for the time being, put aside his military affairs, and personally led the main generals in the army to the riverside to greet him. (To be continued.) )