At the wharf of a fishing village near Yu'er Town, Changyi County, several fishing boats are drifting towards the Liaohai Sea in Weishui. Hundreds of rebels were fighting for the last two fishing boats in the fishing port, the boats were already crowded, the rebels on the shore knew that this was the last chance, regardless of the freezing water of the river, jumped into the water and grabbed the boat gang to prevent them from leaving, pulling the hull of the fishing boat to shake, and some of the rebels in the water howled loudly, took out the gold and silver in their arms, and raised their hands high, trying to exchange this for the opportunity to get on the boat.

Where can the boat take care of them, with scabbards and bamboo poles desperately hit those soldiers in the water, from time to time they were accidentally pulled into the water, splashing a large ball of water, the remaining hundreds of rebel families on the shore howled and cried, most of them were separated from the original family in Pingdu Prefecture, and there were no relatives of their white spoons among the accompanying rebels, so they were all thrown down by Kong Youde.

The dull sound of hooves was faintly heard, and the cavalry of the Wenden battalion appeared two miles away and were rushing towards the fishing village. The family members who were crying and grabbing the land scattered in a hurry and fled for their lives to the west bank. The soldiers on the shore were even more anxious, and the soldiers who were still on the shore did not care about the cold water, and rushed into the water in a swarm, scrambling to climb the boat, and a fishing boat was pulled over with a bang, and one boat fell into the water, and the other boat saw this, and all the soldiers on the side of the ship drew their swords, and aimed at the soldiers on the side of the ship, and the blood of the soldiers flew sideways, and the surrounding river was soon dyed red, and the boat got rid of those fetters, and finally left the shore, and drifted downstream with the blood.

"You chase you! See if you white-spooned horses can swim in the water. Kong Youde laughed on the bow of the ship, shouting taunts at the pursuing cavalry, and at the same time was complacent about the success of his plan.

They pretended to attack the city in Changyi, and destroyed several wooden bridges above Weishui, and sent troops to garrison the only stone bridge, and the Wendeng camp behind really stopped. Then Kong Youde suddenly withdrew north at night, and soldiers on horseback robbed the boats along the way, and Li Jiucheng took some of the horses to the mule shop, and the sentry horse said that there were many fishing boats and several large boats, and groups of rebels boarded the ships one after another, and the final meeting point was on the east bank of the mouth of Weishui.

Kong Youde volunteered to attract the Wendeng battalion to pursue, along the way constantly destroying and burning bridges, snatching fishing boats, hitting the Wendeng camp for a time difference, so that Liu Pojun behind could not catch up, Kong Youde set an example to cover the whole army, and only got on the boat in the end, he expected that he would gain the support of this rebel army.

"Kong Dajin." Chen Guangfu, who had some hope in his eyes, looked at Kong Youde with admiration, "Da Jin is wise and martial, and he teased that Chen Xin in the palm of his hand, I knew that this was the case, and I should have let Da Jin call the shots in Dengzhou." Why did we end up here? ”

Kong Youde put away his smile and said lightly: "Li Jiucheng still has a hand in fighting, but outside Dengzhou City, he should be appeased, everyone took those yellow and white things in Shandong, and they didn't have to worry about food and clothing for a few years." Lao Tzu was also dizzy at the time, otherwise how could Chen Xin have a chance to pick up our white spoon cheaply. ”

"Brother Kong, we have gone to sea now, but we have gotten rid of the Wendeng camp, but where are we going? This fishing boat can't run fast, if we go slowly, as soon as Dengzhou and Wendeng sailors come out, we will still die. ”

Kong Youde was silent, and Chen Guangfu said tentatively: "Or go to Lushun or Guanglu, Chen and Mao Chenglu are old brothers, maybe they can help us." If you can pull them together to ask the court for appeasement, maybe it will be done. ”

"Request? How to ask, Lu Zhi and Chen Xin wear a pair of pants, how can we hand over the Tang Bao to the imperial court? Chen sometimes and Mao Chenglu are both old brothers, if we are powerful, they will come to add firewood, and now we are like lost dogs, will they help us in vain? Not to mention Phi Dao, the Dongjiang River is unreliable. ”

Chen Guangfu was surprised: "Then Brother Kong, why did you say that you went to the sea to go to the Dongjiang River under the city of Changyi?" ”

Kong Youde sighed, "If you don't say that, how can you say it, if you don't know the future, these people around you may not be willing to follow us." ”

Chen Guangfu's newly ignited hope was shattered in a blink of an eye, and he said in a daze: "The death is so big, you and my brother have no place to compete." ”

"There's one more place."

"Kong Dajin, please speak."

"Come here." Kong Youde waited for Chen Guangfu to lean over, and lowered his voice to the lowest, "Go to Fuzhou and invest in Houjin." ”

Chen Guangfu's mouth was wide open, he never thought that there would be such a death.

While they were talking, the cavalry of the Wendeng battalion had already arrived at the fishing village, and began to kill the rebels who were running around, and a red flag of the deputy general was chasing along the river bank surrounded by a large group of cavalry, and some of the riders had already taken out their rifles.

"Lean on the East Coast." Kong Youde gave a loud order, and the family hurriedly forced the two fishermen to come closer to the east bank, which was already near the shore of Weishui, the river was very wide, sixty or seventy steps from the shore, and the boats ran down the river very fast, and it was difficult for bows and arrows to threaten them.

The cavalry on the west bank pursued for a while, and finally stopped, seeing that the ships were approaching the east bank, unable to pursue them any longer.

Kong Youde looked at the one under the red flag, his eyebrows were vaguely recognizable, and he said to Chen Guangfu at the moment: "This entry under the red flag is Chen Xin's killing talent." ”

Chen Guangfu turned his head to look at it stiffly, and under the red flag of the deputy commander-in-chief, a tall horse with a helmet was looking over here, and he saw that his figure was quite tall.

Chen Guangfu had only seen Chen Xin from afar in Dengzhou, and the two had no relationship, but he was deeply informed. If it weren't for this Wendeng camp under the leadership of this leader, he would have made a fortune in Dengzhou a long time ago, living a life of brocade clothes and jade food, but now he is desperate here, thinking of this, his face gradually changed to a fierce look.

"Your mother, it's all you Chen Xin who don't give Lao Tzu a way to live, and Lao Tzu and Brother Kong will go with you."

Kong Youde persuaded Chen Guangfu and felt a little relieved, but he had never had contact with the slave chief before, and it was unknown whether the other party would accept it, and the future was still confused.

Looking at Chen Xin, who was slowly moving away, this was the leader in the martial arts, he was not even afraid of civil officials, and he was very good to the Liao people in Wendeng. Kong Youde also occasionally had the idea of defecting to him. By now, he also understands that he and Li Jiucheng were used by Chen Xin, and they are ruthless, and they must be heroes in this troubled world. If you say goodbye after rì, you will never die. Kong Youde had mixed feelings in his heart for a while, and he bowed his hand slightly to Chen Xin on the shore.

Chen Guangfu didn't pay attention to him, opened his mouth and scolded loudly on the shore: "Chen Xin, you are a dog, Lao Tzu is Chen Guangfu, there will always be a time to crush your bones and scatter ashes...... ......

The scolding came from afar, Zhu Guobin was furious when he heard it, and asked Chen Xin unwillingly: "Dajin, are you still chasing after you?" ”

The cavalry behind him were all pro-guards and Chinese scouts, and when they saw the big fish fleeing, they also spoke ill of the commander, and these strong men were all angry. Liu Pojun stayed aside cautiously, didn't dare to make a sound, this time he broke into a big basket by himself, and now that the fake play has come true, he can't say that the black pot will become real, so he is quite worried in his heart.

Chen Xin didn't respond to Zhu Guobin either, but just looked at the several fishing boats in the river with a deep face, deaf to the cries of the surrounding soldiers, and his heart was full of remorse, he saw that there seemed to be Kong Youde on one of them.

Song Wenxian, who accompanied him, said in a low voice: "My subordinates have something to say. ”

Chen Xin nodded, and walked away more than ten steps alone, Song Wenxian turned his head to look behind him before saying, "Why did Dajin want Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde to die?" ”

"Why?" Chen Xin was a little stunned, "The Wuqiao Rebellion has spread to this day, Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde are the first two entrants, if you don't arrest and kill the two of them, you haven't done your full job, and the court will definitely be dissatisfied with this official, and you may not give me a promotion to Denglai General Soldier." ”

Song Wenxian shook his head, "Dajin is in this mountain, and in the eyes of his subordinates, with the combat power of the Wendeng battalion, it is a matter of time before he makes another meritorious service." Even if there is a Denglai general soldier, it is only the number of soldiers in a regular barracks, and his subordinates do not believe that the imperial court will not give this Denglai general soldier. ”

Chen Xin frowned, Song Wenxian originally had Kong Youde's choice, but he knew it. In addition to the great political benefits that Huang Taiji has obtained as a result, the Hongyi cannon technology is also something he is worried about.

When Li Jiucheng evacuated from Dengzhou, he did not take Fran into the army, and only the gunners of the battalions in Dengzhou remained. Zhang Dong arranged to enter the chaos and killed some of the Dengzhou Hongyi gunners, but there were still some on the city wall, and then the situation was chaotic, and I don't know how many of these entries were left.

Chen Xin thought of this and worried: "Once the two of them go to sea, they may defect to Jiannu in a desperate situation, and the Xinnu chieftain is very jīng Ming, if these two enter the Qianjin City Bone, the imperial court will definitely be angry......"

"What if the court is angry?"

Chen Xin was slightly stunned, his eyes slowly turned to Song Wenxian's face, the two have known each other for a long time, and they both know each other, Song Wenxian now has complete trust in Chen Xin's ability, with his understanding of Chen Xin, Chen Xin is extremely ambitious, and he dares to put it into practice. He deduced from the various orders sent by Chen Xin since last year that the chaos in Dengzhou was deliberately connived at by Chen Xin, and he did not show any loyalty to the imperial court.

Now that he will have a big leap forward in financial and military strength, it is entirely possible that he will do even greater things. And Song Wenxian himself has selfishness, he has a desire for power, but he has failed the imperial examination many times, and turned to become an official's staff, which is also a disguised pursuit of power. He suddenly thought of another possibility in Jingshi, so he rushed back impatiently, hoping to gain greater attention and lay a good foundation for gaining greater power in the future.

Song Wenxian also said without concealment: "Now that there is chaos, you have wealth and soldiers, and the Wendeng camp is not the thousand households in Weihai back then." What can the court do if it is angry, even if you are in chaos like Li Jiucheng, and the imperial court does not dispatch all the border troops to fight for a year and a half, can you defeat Denglai? Not to mention that the imperial court couldn't even transfer 10,000 border troops. ”

"Then why is Mr. Song worried that the imperial court will transfer me to Liaozhen, according to what Mr. said, this official doesn't need to pay attention to it."

"Because the power of Dajin is not strong enough, if the imperial court is ruthless, it is still possible to defeat the Wendeng camp, and when Dajin manages Denglai well and expands the Wendeng camp several times, Denglai can protect itself in this troubled era."

Chen Xin closed his eyes and thought, he had never thought of working for the imperial court in his heart, and he had already had the intention of fighting for the unborn, and the struggle was just for himself and to eliminate Jiannu. But after leading the troops for a long time, in the bureau, there is always a habit of considering the attitude of the imperial court.

After a while, he asked in a deep voice: "What does that have to do with this Li Jiucheng going to sea?" ”

"If Li Jiucheng defects to Jiannu, the slave chief can be a thousand gold and bones, but Yu Dajin is not without benefits, Dajin sits on Denglai Lushun, with this lesson from the past, which Shangguan would dare to coerce Dajin?"

Chen Xin exhaled, "Mr. Song, you know that this official will not take refuge in Jiannu. ”

"That's just that the general himself knows that his subordinates say something inappropriate, in the eyes of those big entrants, the general is the same as Li Jiucheng, he is a martial artist, and they will use Li Jiucheng to infer the general. Moreover, Li Jiucheng Kong Youde went to sea, which was a good time to enter Lushun. ”

Chen Xin finally shook his head and smiled, and when he looked up again, the haze on his face disappeared, and he smiled professionally again: "Please Mr. Song write and inform Lu Jian Jun that Li Jiucheng has gone to sea, according to Geng Zhongming and Wang Bingzhong, it is very likely that he will collude with Lushun's deputy general Chen Shi to take refuge in Jiannu, and Lushun may fall into the hands of Jiannu." ”

Song Wenxian saw that he had returned to normal, and he also smiled and responded: "My subordinates obey orders." That Lu Zhi has no soldiers available now, I am afraid that he will not have the courage to go to Lushun to arrest Chen, and he will have to worry about the great crime of losing Lushun. The only option he had was to invite Da into the camp to go to Lushun, as long as we went, there would be a good reason. Zhou Yanru wants to drag us into the quagmire of the Daling River, Wen Dajin is waiting for this reason, and he will definitely vigorously promote this matter, as long as he uses a little force in the court, he can merge Lushun into Dengzhou Town. ”

"Liang Tingdong should not block this matter, it only depends on whether the emperor agrees."

Song Wenxian said calmly: "In the three years since Chongzhen, how many baskets have been stabbed in Dongjiang Town, and Huanglong, the commander of Dongjiang, is even so wolf that even his nose and ears have been cut off by the rebels; Da Jin has made great contributions, Lushun controls the throat of Liaohai, Da Jin you say, the emperor is relieved that we will guard Lushun, or rest assured that Huanglong will enter Lushun. ”

"Haha, thanks to Mr. Song's cocooning for the official, I asked Mr. to stay by my side to mention more. Now it is necessary to do a good job in the finale of the Battle of Dengzhou. After Chen Xin finished speaking, he took a deep breath and shouted to the back, "Liu Pojun!" ”

Liu Pojun was startled, thinking that Chen Xin was going to settle accounts with him now, so he came over and asked, "My subordinates are negligent for a while, please enter the ......."

Chen Xin interrupted him and said: "Your matter will be discussed by the military, and immediately send an order back to Wendeng, let Scar lead the water battalion to Dengzhou Shuicheng to listen to the transfer, and the 2,000 headquarters, the first division of the reserve battalion and the cavalry battalion will set off for Dengzhou." ”

Liu Pojun hurriedly responded: "Yes!" ”

"Zhu Guobin!"

"The subordinates are here!"

Chen Xin looked at the north and asked, "Do you want to go back to Liaodong?" ”

Zhu Guobin's eyes were red, and he responded loudly: "I dream of it." ”

"Take your horse and sword, and this official will take you back to Liaodong! If we go back this time, we won't retreat again, let's drive the Tartars back to the deep mountains and old forests to go wild. ”

Zhu Guobin excitedly arched his hand and said: "My subordinates swear to follow Dajin to the death!" ”

"Let's go!" Chen Xin whipped the horse stock, turned around and rode the horse to and from the road, Zhu Guobin shouted, and the cavalry behind him responded loudly and hurried away with the fluttering red flag.