Duan Zhongming had a bad time this time, very badly, and he raised troops to fight Lantian in high spirits, but before the army could take a good position under Lantian County, the city gate was opened and surrendered. Just when Duan Zhongming thought that he would scare Chen Lin as soon as he released his domineering spirit, he heard the news that Huayin had been captured. Chen Lin is ruthless, Lantian was captured, but it was empty, there was not even a grain of food, unless it robbed the people, but how could Duan Zhongming dare to do such a thing, he still wanted to mix in Jingzhao Yin, Duan Zhongming was not a barbarian like Li Dao.

Returning to the army, you must go back, without stopping everyone's persuasion, Duan Zhongming only left five hundred people to guard Lantian and rushed back. Along the way, he wanted to cramp and peel Chen Lin, but when he returned to Huayin, he was stunned again, Liu? Henan Yiliu Xuande, who stole chickens and dogs, actually took advantage of the fire to rob it. What about Chen Lin? Duan Zhongming quickly figured it out, he was fooled again, and he was afraid that the five hundred soldiers and horses in Lantian would be more auspicious. But now that I can't manage Lantian anymore, Huayin is the most important, take back Huayin, and slowly settle accounts with Chen Lin in the future. In one day, nearly 1,000 people were killed and wounded, and the defenders of Huayin also suffered hundreds of casualties.

It's late at night, Duan Zhongming can't sleep, he just wants to live in troubled times. The soldiers are in chaos, and if there are no soldiers and horses, it is just a matter of being slaughtered, so Duan Zhongming keeps preserving his strength and tries not to offend anyone, and it is best for everyone to treat him as transparent. But is it possible, Duan Zhongming himself knows that this is impossible, with more than 10,000 troops and entrenched in the main traffic routes, Duan Zhongming knows that sooner or later he will be a thorn in the side of others. Duan Zhongming can only protect himself by developing and constantly strengthening himself. But things have developed so far, the foundation is gone, and the family doesn't know what happened, half of the army of more than 10,000 people is left, and there is still a shortage of food and money. Alas, Duan Zhongming couldn't help but sigh, it was a little cold in the middle of the night, and the two guards followed from a distance.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in the darkness like a ghost, coming slowly, Duan Zhongming couldn't help frowning, who was still wandering here in the middle of the night? No, it doesn't feel right. The two guards also saw the ghostly figure appearing, and hurriedly drew their swords and rushed forward. As soon as the guards moved, the ghost shadow also moved, fast, very fast, Duan Zhongming, who was a martial artist, had no weapons at this time, so he couldn't help but retreat in a panic. I saw it, Duan Zhongming saw it, this was a giant sword, he had seen it. Poof, straight to the stomach. There was no intense pain, only a slight tingling sensation, Duan Zhongming grabbed the heavy sword with both hands: "Why?" ”

The other party said a few words coldly: "The court, the people." The heavy sword was drawn, and Duan Zhongming only felt weak, knelt forward heavily, and fell.

In Lantian City, Chen Lin breathed a sigh of relief, and finally came back, only a few days had passed, and it was like a world away. "Lord, Shi Ah estimates that it will be done in the next two days, and we should be ready." Fa Zheng stepped forward in time and said, Chen Lin turned around and responded: "Well, pay close attention to the movement over there, and also, arrange a good place for Duan Zhongming's family, send someone to guard it, don't make it difficult." "It turned out that as early as when Chen Lin withdrew his troops from Huayin, he was taken away with Duan Zhongming's family, several sons and daughters, and several wives, but fortunately, Duan Zhongming's sons were still young.

"Lord, lord." Jia Xu ran over with a bang: "Shi Ah has succeeded, and there will be bad news about Duan Zhongming tomorrow morning." When Fa Zheng heard this: "My lord, I am willing to go to Duan Zhongming's camp." "Speaking of surrender, it's a very simple thing, Duan Zhongming is dead, four thousand soldiers and horses, oh, I don't know how many are left now, these people have lost their backbone, it is when the dragons are leaderless, it is the best time to surrender, so Fa Zheng immediately asked for help.

"Go, let Zhou Cang Liu Zhao accompany you." "Lord, rest assured, as long as Duan Zhenmin is not a fool, he will know what to do at this time, and he is afraid that Liu Xuande will also take this step." Fa Zheng couldn't help but worry, after all, as soon as Duan Zhongming died, as long as the news leaked, it was hard to guarantee that Liu Bei would not think the same as Chen Lin and recruit Duan Yu. Chen Lin smiled: "That's why I took Duan Zhongming's family over." ”

Fa Zheng is a smart person, and he is immediately overjoyed, and Duan Yu is a loyal and righteous person, which can be seen from the few days he was captured. Although Duan Zhongming is dead, Duan Zhongming's wife and children are all in Lantian, as long as Duan Yu knows the news, Duan Yu will definitely take care of Duan Zhongming's family in order to repay Duan Zhongming in the end, so the possibility of choosing Chen Lin is much greater than that of Liu Bei. Fa Zheng rushed away, Chen Lin didn't have much joy when he saw this, and said to Jia Xu: "Wenhe, it's no surprise that Duan Zhenmin will surrender, but the situation in Chang'an is still very unclear, Guo, Li, Fan and others know that Duan Zhongming is dead, and they will definitely send troops to stop our army from going west to rescue Chang'an." As long as three thousand iron horsemen are sent, Liu Xuande and Liu Xuande can only guard the small county, and Chang'an has no effect, alas. "In a field battle, the foot soldiers suffer a lot compared to the cavalry, Chen Lin couldn't help but worry.

How could Jia Xu not know the disparity, Jia Xu couldn't help but squint and think about the movements around him, Liu Bei is in Luoyang, and now he is here, it is said that there are thousands of soldiers and horses, but I am afraid that Liu Bei is at the limit in front of him, and it is impossible to increase Liu Bei's troops. Yanzhou Cao*, Cao* is now busy dealing with the Qingzhou soldiers who surrendered and rebelled, and he has no time to come. Yuan Shao had just been annexed to the state, and he was pinched with Gongsun Zhan, so it was even more impossible to come. If Yuan Shao can't come, Gongsun Zhan can't move, and Xuzhou Taoqian is too far away. Yuan Shu was in Huainan and wanted to take Jiangdong, which basically touched Sun Jian's interests, and it was impossible for Yuan Shu to send troops from Wuguan in Nanyang. Jingzhou Liu Biao, don't even think about it. Jia Xu suddenly remembered the two of them, and couldn't help but say loudly: "Lord, now the matter in Chang'an is not unalleviable, and the lord can remember Xiliang Ma Shoucheng Han Wenyue." ”

As soon as Jia Xu spoke, Chen Lin exclaimed in surprise: "Could it be that Ma Shoucheng and Xiliang celebrity Han Wenyue after Ma Yuan, these two people-" seemed to think of something, Chen Lin looked at Jia Xu with wide eyes, Jia Xu saw Chen Lin's expression, knew that Chen Lin might have guessed, and nodded. Chen Lin: "These two people have lived in Xiliang for a long time, it is reported that Ma Shoucheng is even more respected by the Qiang people, and has a great influence in the Qiang camp, Han Wenyue is Wen Taowei, known as a great talent, if these two can send troops to the south, the Xiliang rebels will be attacked behind the back, Chang'an will be relaxed, and there will be changes at that time." ”

Jia Xu said: "Lord, after Su asked Ma Shoucheng to be loyal, he must be the heart of the Han, at this time, I am afraid that they have already gathered troops to go south, plus Ma Han and the two are righteous brothers, and the Xiliang rebels will have a big disaster at that time." The lord thought that if he ordered the second general of Hanzhong to send troops to Yangping, the north could threaten Tianshui, and the south could go straight to Fufeng, and Chang'an would be less than a thousand miles. Although it is impossible for my Hanzhong to send troops on a large scale now, it is also good that the three thousand wolf cavalry can stir up peace in the west of Chang'an, so that the rebels cannot attack Chang'an with all their strength. "3,000 men and horses are in danger in the territory of 200,000 rebels, and it is even more impossible to conquer the city, but it is the best to attack the grain route. This is Jia Xu's idea, but he doesn't know that Chen Linshe is reluctant to let the only cavalry in Yizhou go out and take risks.

Sure enough, how could Chen Lin not know the trade-offs, and couldn't help but bow his head and think deeply, Jia Xu didn't speak, as a strategist, it was his duty to give advice, but he couldn't interfere too much in the lord's choice, otherwise he would be disgusted by the lord, and Jia Xu wouldn't do such a thing. After a long while, Chen Lin raised his head and said: "Spread the message to Hanzhong, order Zhongzhi to pay close attention to the situation in Xiliang, as long as Ma and Han send troops to cross the Yellow River and confront the rebels of Xiliang, the wolf cavalry will immediately march out of Yangping Pass." After leaving the customs, all actions changed according to the situation, without restraint, and fought the rebels with all their might, mainly on the grain route. ”

Jia Xu was shocked and unrestrained, which means that what Chen Ze did outside Yangping Pass could be arranged freely, even if it was to recruit soldiers and horses privately, this was the greatest power of a military general. However, Jia Xu saw that Chen Lin was thoughtful, and only Ma Teng and Han Sui crossed the Yellow River before sending troops, which also fully considered Chen Ze's safety. When the time comes, Ma Han in the north, Chen Ze wolf cavalry harassment in the south, Chang'an can not be attacked for a long time, and Liu Bei and Chen Lin in the east are ready to support, and the life of the Xiliang rebels is not easy.

After setting the basic direction, Chen Lin was in a slightly better mood, and went down the city wall with Jia Xu, the scholars of Lantian still had to comfort and comfort them, after all, Chen Lin ran away without righteousness before, fortunately, Duan Zhongming didn't do anything excessive in Lantian, otherwise it would be strange if the people here didn't hate Chen Lin to death.

"Count the property brought back by Huayin, and the grain and grass must also be counted, I am afraid that I will have to stay in Lantian for a long time in the future." Chen Lin hurriedly ordered, Jia Xu stepped forward and said: "Lord, the statistics have already been counted, now Commander Huang Yan is arranging soldiers and horses, the whole army has more than 2,100 people, after two major battles, plus the people here are advocating bravery, so 2,000 men and horses are also a decent army." The property collected from all places, including the one brought back by Huayin, was worth more than 30,000 taels, and the grain was enough for the army for three months. ”

When Chen Lin heard this, the money and food were sufficient, this is also because Chen Lin had few soldiers, you must know that two soldiers can use one or two gold in a month, not to mention if Chen Lin plans to govern Lantian, this money is good for a month. Chen Lin: "More than 3,000 people left Lantian and thousands died, Wenhe, these are all locals, double the pension, and those who are alive will be given an extra month's military salary each, which can be regarded as making amends for the people of Lantian." ”

When Jia Xu heard this, Chen Lin was too soft-hearted, but it was okay to do this, the people would return to their hearts, and at least Chen Lin would have a good reputation in the Sanfu area.

For two days in a row, there were scouts to report Huayin, Duan Zhongming died, the whole army wore filial piety and stopped the attack, Duan Yu relied on his martial arts and the majesty of the past, controlled the army, and there were more than 3,000 men and horses. There was no news from Fa Zheng for two consecutive days, and the scouts couldn't enter the barracks, and it is said that Liu Bei really sent people to go, but he also didn't leave the camp. Chen Lin was very worried in his heart, on the third day, Duan Yu's army raised troops and came to Lantian, which frightened Chen Lin, but in a blink of an eye, he received the news of Fazheng, and laughed with joy, Duan Yu still decided to surrender to Chen Lin.

Two days later, outside Lantian City, at the gate of the city, Chen Lin personally went out of the city to greet Fa Zheng and Duan Yu, the generals who fought with Chen Lin for their lives in Liu's Mansion.

"The last general, Duan Yu, meet the lord."