Chen Nuo was relieved to see that Pan Zhang was able to immediately understand the righteousness and reconcile with Zhu Ling under his own words.

Although Pan Zhang had promised him before, for the sake of the overall situation, he would not worry about Zhu Ling, and Zhu Ling also had a similar statement. But in Chen Nuo's opinion, although the two of them said this verbally, after a long time and when they stayed away, the two of them might not remember today's promise. The so-called symptomatic treatment is not a cure. So, Chen Nuo decided to scrap his tongue again and defend Zhu Ling. It can be regarded as Pan Zhang's deep understanding of righteousness, and he immediately had a heart of repentance, and he was able to take the initiative to compensate Zhu Ling. In this regard, Chen Nuo is very satisfied, knowing that the two of them are truly reconciled.

I think as long as Pan Zhang and Zhu Ling can work together, are there any difficulties that they can't overcome?

Seeing that the two of them complained to each other for two sentences, and the words were rare and humble, Chen Nuo knew that the fire was almost over, so he pulled the two of them up, patted them on the shoulder with a smile, and said: "I am very relieved to see that the two virtuous generals can relieve each other's suspicions and reconcile their cultivation!" After I leave for the west, the matter of staying in the camp will have to bother the two generals! ”

Pan Zhang and Zhu Ling hurriedly claimed that it was.

Chen Nuo nodded, and the three of them sat down separately, and talked about some things about the arrangements for staying in the camp after leaving. It's just that Zhu Ling and the others saw that it was a little late, and Ming'er had to continue to hurry, so they got up and said goodbye to Chen Nuo. Chen Nuo was also a little tired at this time, so he didn't do anything to keep it. After Pan Zhang and Zhu Ling walked two steps together, Pan Zhang suddenly patted his head, turned around, and said with a smile: "Look at my brain!" ”

Pan Zhang took two steps forward, bowed his hand to Chen Nuo, and said, "General, there is one more thing Zhang forgot to mention, that is, about the iron pot......

Another iron pot? During the day, it was because of an iron pot that the two generals in his hands fell out! Chen Nuo couldn't help but glance at Zhu Ling, and Zhu Ling was also very embarrassed, so as soon as he surrendered his hand to Chen Nuo, he wanted to say goodbye first, not wanting to be held by Pan Zhang. Pan Zhang's face turned red and said, "The general misunderstood, and listen to me." ”

Chen Nuo saw Pan Zhang's behavior like this, and he didn't know what he was going to say, so he nodded his head and signaled that he could speak.

After Pan Zhang persuaded Zhu Ling, he immediately said to Chen Nuo: "That's the case! Because of the events of the day, Zhang suddenly remembered something. Thinking that my army came out, the grain, grass and equipment were all supplied by General Yuan, so there should be no other worries. But to put it mildly, like the usual daily use of the soldiers, the amount of loss is large, and it is often unsustainable, which is indeed a headache. Just like today...... Today's iron pot matter, I am ashamed to say it, I think that I am a dignified army of the Western Expedition, and I almost made a discord between the soldiers for an iron pot, how can outsiders believe it? After Zhang went back, he thought about it, in order not to make this happen again today, did the general consider setting up a city in the army? ”

Pan Zhang said this and glanced up at Chen Nuo.

When Chen Nuo heard this, he raised his eyebrows and thought of Zhao Xue.

Before Zhao Xue left the camp, she had raised similar questions with Chen Nuo several times.

She said that the daily necessities of the officers and men in the battalion were worn out too quickly, but the application process was too troublesome, and the quartermaster was harassed everywhere, and he refused to provide help, so that there was often a shortage in the battalion. For this reason, these missing items had to be purchased on an ad hoc basis. It's okay to come across a market place, but what if it's in the middle of nowhere? Although the shortage is not very valuable, sometimes it can be related to the morale of the soldiers of a battalion, and it cannot be ignored.

And Chen Nuo, although he knew this situation, he also knew that there was no standard for this kind of item that was too consumed, and it was not surprising that he would be harassed by the quartermaster, as for the countermeasures, he really didn't dare to talk about it. Why? In the final analysis, this matter is still entangled in the relationship between supply and demand. Who told him that this kind of army has relied on Yuan Shao for everything so far? This is an indisputable thing. If you are a maverick in the army, I am afraid that the overseer will not agree to it in the first place.

As Pan Zhang mentioned today, setting up a city in the army, Chen Nuo did not think about it, but in the end, it will still do more harm than good. Let's put aside the pressure on the frustrated side, and just talk about the disadvantages of setting up a market. The disadvantages of this are actually not difficult to imagine. If an army does not think about marching and fighting, but is calculating small profits, what will be the consequences? Let's not talk about anything else here, just talk about Pan Zhang's deeds back then.

At that time, Pan Zhang, as a subordinate of Sun Quan, was also a general of the army. There is a saying in the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, saying that when Pan Zhang was a general, his conquest stopped, and he established a military city. These words alone can indeed read from them the advantages of setting up a city in the army. At present, if there is a market in the army and there is a shortage of pots to make rice, it is completely possible to go to the military market to buy it, and there will not be a situation like today. But what about the consequences of doing so? I'm afraid that it is tantamount to drinking water to quench thirst, it is indeed able to meet the temporary shortage, and then the future will be endless. Why? Next, the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms said: Ran (Pan Zhang) is extravagant, and in his last years, he is very good, and his clothes are arrogant. Those who serve the rich or kill their goods are not in accordance with the law.

Since Pan Zhang had already followed him at this time, there was nothing to do with Sun Quan, and it was impossible for him to still do that thing when he knew that there would be such endless consequences. Regarding the idea put forward by Pan Zhang at this time, Chen Nuo could only use Yuan Shao and the frustration of the prison army as an excuse, and vetoed Pan Zhang's suggestion. Pan Zhang heard that Chen Nuo did not agree, and moved out Yuan Shao and Fu Zhu, and immediately thought that the two of them were afraid that they would not agree, so he had to dispel this idea and quit the account with Zhu Ling.

When he got out of the account, Zhu Ling saw Pan Zhang's sullen look, thinking that he was a little uncomfortable with Chen Nuo's rejection of his suggestion, so he comforted him a few words and said a few good words for Chen Nuo. Pan Zhang also heard it, and then smiled: "General Chen has a point, how can I not know?" It's just that I think it's convenient for the whole battalion of officers and soldiers in the military neutral city, why can't you do it? Speaking of which, if the general can stand on his own feet and no longer rely on Yuan Shao, then is my suggestion feasible? ”

When Zhu Ling heard this, his face was shocked, and he hurriedly whispered to persuade him not to say anything more about this matter.

Pan Zhang also realized at once that he was reckless, although he was in Chen Nuo's camp, there was no guarantee that there were no spies who were bought by Yuan Shao. If this word reached Yuan Shao's ears today, not only him, but also Chen Nuo, so he hurriedly stopped saying it, but smiled and covered up the past with his words.

Early in the morning of the next day, the army pulled out the camp from Heyang according to the itinerary, and went all the way to the west, along the river to Mengjin. Mengjin is Jindu, and Chen Nuo is ready to cross the river from here to reach the boundary of Wanluo. By the time the army arrived at Mengjin, it was still early. If Xiliang had prepared for it, he was afraid that there would be an obstacle for the armies to cross the river, so Chen Nuo asked the army to temporarily camp in a hidden area not far from Mengjin, and asked the soldiers to temporarily collect boats along the river for the purpose of crossing the river at night.

After the war, the ancient capital of Luoyang, the land of Wanluo, has been destroyed by the war, almost to the point of being uninhabited for thousands of miles. It is precisely because of this that the Xiliang army felt that there was no oil and water to fish here, and the garrison was of course much less wealthy than Chenliu and Yingchuan, which was why Chen Nuo chose to cross the river here.

Of course, although the general situation is like this, but the Xiliang army is mostly iron cavalry, if once there is a foreign army found here, it will also alarm the armies of Chen Liu and Yingchuan, and these armies ride very fast, and they will also come to reinforcements in a very short time, so Chen Nuo did not let the army cross the river during the day. And as long as the army crossed the river and waited for Yangcheng to join Zhou Ang, they would not be afraid of harassment by other horses. After all, Zhou Ang can stand alone between Yuan Shu and Dong Zhuo, so he is even more afraid that the two armies will be horns against each other, and he will dare to have other people and horses attack easily.

Of course, at the beginning of entering Wanluo, it will also alarm the attention of Xiliang, and there will be a big war in the future, but this is unavoidable. Think Zhou Ang was besieged by Yuan Shujun's Sun Jian when he was in Yangcheng, and in the end, Yuan Shu was defeated after a battle? After this battle, neither Yuan Shu nor Dong Zhuo dared to easily underestimate Zhou Ang's existence. And what he wants to do is that he urgently needs a big battle to establish his power after entering Wanluo. When the Xiliang army was afraid, naturally no one would dare to invade his garrison easily, so that he could rest assured that he would leave the army behind and go west to Chang'an.

For Chen Liu, the Xiliang Army on the Yingchuan side, of course, Chen Nuo still did some reconnaissance in advance. Among these Xiliang troops, in addition to the general Zhang Ji and his nephew Zhang Xiu, who were encountered outside the city of Beijing last time, there are also generals Li Dao and Guo Yan. As for Niu Fu, Xu Rong and others, they don't seem to be here, they should be in the area of Shaanxi County.

Although before this, Chen Nuo had already killed Hu Zhen, the general of the Xiliang Army, and Yang Ding, the general, but the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was famous all over the world, and Chen Nuo was truly knowledgeable, so naturally he could not be underestimated. Therefore, he also understood that it was a bit of a big deal for him to invade this place alone, but at the same time, he knew that the Xiliang army might not be able to work together, as long as he killed one of the people, the other horses might not dare to advance.

This is actually not difficult to understand, the reason why Zhang Ji and others gave up Wanluo and plundered the land of Chenliu and Yingchuan is just for the sake of profit. Since they can ignore Zhou Ang's existence, they naturally have their own interests to consider. So for Wanluo's trip, Chen Nuo is still very confident.

When night fell, Chen Nuo's 3,000 men and horses came to Mengjinjindu.

The vast river is rolling to the east in the night, piercing through the sandy stones, and there is no way forward. He, and the army in his hands, like the river in front of them, are about to use this as a stepping stone, and they will not move forward. With an order, the three thousand soldiers were divided into several batches and slowly crossed the river. Due to the lack of ships, they could only let the infantry go first, and the cavalry pressed the formation.

After the ships had made several round-trips, more than 2,000 infantry had basically crossed the river, and it was known that Chen Nuo, Dian Wei, and the 300 horsemen behind them were left.

However, at this moment, under the cover of night, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves behind Meng Jin, as if something big had happened.