Chapter Thirty-Six: Calls for Help on Both Sides

Lou Fa surrendered, Chen Lin agreed without hesitation, this battle is redundant, it's just a group of ordinary people who have no food to take risks, Lou Fa can surrender with more than 40,000 people, why didn't Chen Lin agree, among these people, young and strong men account for sixty percent, and if they go out to the older and younger, Chen Lin can get more than thirty or forty thousand laborers in an instant, why not do it. Chen Lin only took Huang Yan, just two people, and walked over to Lou Fa's army in a dignified manner, wanting to talk to Lou Fa in detail. Lou Fa saw Chen Lin coming alone from a distance, admired in his heart, hurriedly squeezed to the front, and knelt down to greet Chen Lin: "Sinner Lou Fa, meet Lord Chen, this rebellion is Lou Fa alone, these are just poor people, I hope that Lord will go around a way to live." More than 40,000 people behind him also knelt down and kowtowed. Chen Lin saw that Jia Xu was still worried that Lou Fa would deceive himself, Lou Fa was a man, Chen Lin pretended to be displeased and said: "It is said that you are the deputy general of the county lieutenant of Suixian, and you are still resisting with the county when the people are in turmoil here, how did you become your own leader?" The voice was a little loud, and Lou Fa was even more ashamed when he saw Chen Lin talking about his identity.

Chen Lin saw Lou Fa's pride in doing things alone, and his face was full of guilt, he couldn't help liking this person, and said: "General Lou, get up, how can this official be a foolish person, these people are just asking for a bite to eat, this official promised General Lou that if he didn't kill someone because of this matter, General Lou would get up, right?" ”

Lou Fa looked at Chen Lin with a shocked face, full of disbelief, but seeing that Chen Lin didn't seem to be fake, he said again: "My lord, my lord is benevolent and righteous, and the sinner Lou Fa doesn't dare to doubt it, but in the future, when the adult returns to Hanzhong, the general will definitely settle the account after the fall, and it is not a dead end." After hearing this, Chen Lin laughed with Huang Yanhaha, laughing so much that people turned their backs and laughed so much that their stomachs hurt. Lou Fa's mind was full of doubts, and Huang Yan hurriedly explained: "General Lou, the four counties on the west bank of the Danshui River are now owned by Hanzhong, and are no longer owned by Nanyang. Lou Fa let out an exclamation, and then again, the first sound was doubt, and the back sound was horror. Hanzhong and Nanyang carried out? Doesn't it still have to be warned, and it is the people who suffer, do you think that this Hanzhong is too guarded, this person is also an ambitious person.

Lou Fa asked coldly: "Lord Chen is confident that he can beat the general?" Chen Lin was stunned for a moment, and then understood that Lou Fa had misunderstood, and said with a smile: "No need to fight, no need to fight." ”

Jia Xu in the distance looked at Chen Lin and Huang Yan nervously, but when he saw that the two had not arrived, Lou Fa rushed out and knelt on the ground, and saw that the three of them were talking and laughing at this time, Jia Xu was immediately relieved, but he still stared at the front intently, but there was an abnormality, and he had to save Chen Lin even if the whole army was wiped out with this thousand wolf horse.

"Oh, all the pearl treasures of the three counties are here?" Chen Lin exclaimed. It turned out that after Lou Fa became the leader of this mob brigade more than ten days ago, he ordered his 1,000 guards to watch closely at the treasures plundered in the other three counties. None of the large and small Shi clans in the three counties were not attacked by the mob, and even if they did not die, they fled and hid alone, and all the property in the houses of these Shi clans was plundered by the mob. Originally, these treasures were divided by the mob one by one, but after Lou Fa took the lead, he forcibly sealed all the gold and pearls in boxes to protect them. At this time, Lou Fa had already decided to surrender to Chen Lin, and he heard that he would not worry about Yuan Shu's pursuit in the future, and learned that Chen Lin did not attack the four counties of Danshui, but negotiated with Yuan Shu. Lou Fa did not hesitate to use this wealth as the capital to advance to Chen Lin, which really startled Chen Lin.

Jia Xu came, the wolf rode over, and all the mobs put down their weapons under the command of Lou Fa and slowly gathered together, not daring to move. Nanxiang County cheered, and Lin An also came out of the city, followed by the county order that did not die. Everyone admired this county order so much, including Chen Lin, who thought that this was a loyal and loyal person, but now the four counties of Danshui are all under Hanzhong County, and if they don't surrender, they will die. The county order is also stupid, and it has become the territory of Hanzhong? The county commander looked at Huang Yan and Chen Ze who were eyeing the surrounding people again, and when he saw the ability of the wind to make the rudder, he immediately exerted his skills, knelt down to meet the adults, and was willing to surrender to Hanzhong. As a result, it immediately became the prefectural order of Nanxiang again, and as before, the prefectural order thought.

After sending the county order back to the city to settle the people's hearts, and after Zhang Bang calmed the people, Jia Xu came back, with a look of shock and joy, Chen Lin looked at it, and the number of treasures was counted? Jia Xu was followed by Lou Fa, and Lou Fa was also shocked at this time, hadn't Lou Fa counted it before? Lou Fa really didn't count it. I saw Jia Xu trotting over, and when he saw Chen Lin looking at him, he stretched out a finger at Chen Lin with his teeth and claws. Chen Lin shouted: "One million taels? This is a huge amount, Jia Xu shook his head excitedly, and opened his mouth and said in a low voice: "A year's harvest in Hanzhong County." ”

Lou Fa was named the military commander, temporarily under the direct command of Chen Lin, and when Zhou Tai came to Shangyong, he joined the Zhou Tai Navy and became Zhou Tai's deputy general. Shangyong seven counties newly built a county, named Shangyong County, Shangyong County, the governance of Shangyong County, the management of Shangyong, Xicheng, Fangling, Yu County, Danshui County, Nanxiang Champion County seven counties. The whole county is exempt from tax for one year, and Shangyong County is temporarily reluctant to be too guarded, and Chen Lin personally governs it. Just when Chen Lin was so happy with the money he offered to Lou Fa, the scout came to report that Zhang Ba had sent a letter at the Danshui Ferry, and Yuan Shu and Liu Biao asked for help at the same time, hoping that Chen Lin would send troops to Fancheng to help him.

The battle of Fancheng had already started secretly when Chen Lin had just left Danshui County, and Yuan Shu had no idea that Liu Wei had already reported to the guards of Fancheng. Yuan Shu took advantage of the night to lead an army of 50,000 to the south in a majestic and high-spirited manner, running for a day and a night to reach the city of Fancheng, at this time the mob outside the city seemed to cooperate with Yuan Shu. It has begun to attack Fancheng, there are 30,000 or 40,000 people, in the middle of the night, Yuan Shu suddenly attacked at the east gate, 50,000 troops stormed Fancheng, but Fancheng defender Lu Gong had already prepared, the defenders attacked Yuan Shu's army head-on, the two armies fought until dawn, Yuan Shu just couldn't climb the city wall. At dawn, 10,000 reinforcements from Jingzhou entered Fancheng from the south gate, and at this time, the tens of thousands of mobs were very calm, and they fled north in a panic, and they no longer dared to say anything about attacking Fancheng. Yuan Shu almost lost his mind, 50,000 horses could not take Fancheng, he felt that his face was gloomy, and he attacked Fancheng continuously for a day and a night, and both sides suffered heavy casualties. Yuan Shu went to half of the people, and there were not many soldiers and horses left in Jingzhou.

Yuan Shu listened to Yang Hong's advice and asked Hanzhong for help, hoping to get Chen Lin's help, and at this time Yuan Shu no longer had to hide his intentions to seek Jingzhou. And Liu Biao has been asked for help again and again by Fancheng, now there are only 10,000 horses in Xiangyang, and there are 5,000 sailors, leaving Xiangjiang is to give up the advantage, that is to say, Liu Biao only has 5,000 men and horses in the eagerness, but Xiangyang is not guarded, Liu Biao is unwilling, and the scholars in Jingzhou are unwilling to lend troops to Liu Biao. Liu Biao remembered that Zhang Song had come to borrow grain, so he also hurriedly wanted to move the rescue troops to Hanzhong. Only then did there be two messengers who asked Chen Lin for help at the same time, Zhang Ba didn't know if it was a lack of heart or deliberate, and he actually arranged the messengers in both places together, and the envoys were even more anxious. Yuan Shu is still Han Yin here, and Liu Wei sent Kuai Liang, Chen Lin couldn't understand how these people came so quickly when they moved the rescue troops. Jingzhou comes to Danshui, Fancheng comes to Danshui, it's not close.

"Wenhe, a certain two families don't want to help each other, I don't know what Wenhe has to deal with the past?" Chen Lin now thinks that he can get the four counties of Danshui, and he should be able to manage with peace of mind, and there are so many refugees to arrange this time, if he didn't get Lou Fa's treasure, he didn't know what to do this time, and he would definitely have to borrow money from the Shi clan again. Therefore, Chen Lin and his family didn't want to help, and their life and death in Fancheng had nothing to do with Hanzhong.

Jia Xu: "Lord, if you want to help each other but it seems simple, as long as the lord stays in Nanxiang and does not return to Danshui, it will be fine, consume two or three days, the battle for Fancheng is afraid that it has ended, the general has been preparing for a long time, Liu Jingzhou hurriedly met the battle, although there is some trouble, but the general will definitely take Fancheng, that is the lord is not important." But he thought that the lord should send troops. ”

Chen Lin was taken aback and asked, "Oh, who does Wen He think our army is going to help?" If you help Yuan Highway, Jingzhou will become the enemy of our army, and Fanglinggang must strengthen its defense, and the food that Ziqiao finally asked for has not yet arrived. If you help Liu Jingzhou, then our army occupies the four counties of Danshui is already the bottom line of Yuan Highway, if you send troops to provoke at this time, I am afraid of annoying Yuan Highway, this person is very confused, if he is desperate to abandon Jingzhou and attack my Hanzhong, I am afraid that ......" Chen Lin did not finish speaking, but the meaning was obvious, and it was not easy to mess with both sides now. If a year or two later, the situation will be different, at that time, Guanghan and Brazil, as well as Shangyong and other counties, will be stable and stable, and at this time Chen Lin can increase his troops by at least one or two thousand. Chen Lin couldn't understand why Zhiru Jia Xu couldn't see this, and suggested that Chen Lin send troops.

Jia Xu laughed: "Lord, I suggested that the lord send troops, but he didn't say which side he wanted to help." ”

At this time, in Danshui County, Zhang Ba had to go back to the county seat to accompany him because of the arrival of these two big men, Zhang Song had already returned to Shangyong, and he was also in Danshui County at this time. I saw that Zhang Ba was sitting on the main seat, Zhang Song and Zhou Cang were beside him, and there were two factions in the lower hall, one left and one right, naturally Kuai Liang and Han Yin. I saw Kuai Liang shouting excitedly: "Mr. Han, both of them are Dahanzhou County, and the general attacked my Fancheng for no reason, it is really too much to see the king's law." ”

Nanyang did not get any benefits from attacking in front of him, Han Yin-for-tat: "What did Mr. Kuai say, General Hou just wanted to find a way to live for hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Danshui, and now that Nanyang is in a catastrophe, as long as Mr. Kuai goes back and tells Liu Jingzhou that he will borrow one million stone of grain to Nanyang and distribute it to the victims, and the general will withdraw his troops." ”

One million stones, Zhang Song, Zhang Ba and others sitting on the upper seat are stupid, this can really be said to be a name for nothing. Zhang Ba and the others just secretly laughed or despised it in their hearts, it's none of their business, they are lazy, and they can watch the excitement. The people of the following two factions insulted and accused each other about this, one saying that it was unrighteous and the other saying that it was ruthless, and the other quarreled cheerfully. Suddenly, a shout reported: "Zhonglang General, Hanzhong Taishou, Lanting are waiting." Zhang Ba and the others in Hanzhong hurriedly stood up and ran out to greet them. Kuai Liang and Han Yin also stopped and glared angrily.