Zhenyang Gate finally squeaked open, Chen Xin and more than a dozen Chinese army guards appeared behind him, they followed Chen Xin into the city, and stayed at the city gate, Zhou Shifa originally arranged eyeliner in Shuicheng, and hid a bureau of soldiers in several temples in Danya Mountain, after the chaos, Lu Zhi closed the gate, the two sides lost contact, after seeing the fireworks at the north gate, the entrance lurking in the water city secretly entered dozens of people from the west wall, rushed to the north gate to participate in the battle, and played an important role in the defense of the north gate.

Although the news they reported was that there were not many Liaojin in Shuicheng, but at this time, there might be hidden dangers everywhere in Dengzhou, Chen Xin was still worried that something would go wrong, so he asked Zhang Dong to make sure that it was safe first, and then he appeared, and left the guards to control the gate of the city.

Lu Zhi was excited and didn't pay attention, Chen Xin knelt down to Lu Zhi at the city gate and said: "The last general heard that the rebels were besieging the city, and he has been worried about Lu Dajin's safety, Yu Dajin cowered near Laizhou, and the last general took the horse to Qixia by himself, but Sun Dajin had a previous order that he was not allowed to attack Li Jiucheng's rebels, and the last general was forced by the military order to stay in Qixia, and the former rì captured two rebels who escaped, they said that Li Jiucheng was going to send Nei Ying to break the city, and the last general was worried about the safety of Dajin, so he ignored Sun Dajin's strict order and led the horse to hurry, As soon as he arrived, he heard that the north gate had entered the defense, so he sent into the horse to support, and fortunately guarded the north gate. ”

"Okay, good, the wind knows the strength of the grass, our family didn't misunderstand you." Lu Zhi finally calmed down slowly, he didn't take Chen Xin to the city tower, the rebels' Hongyi cannon at the east and west gates would be fired from time to time, the city tower was not safe, and the Navy Garrison Mansion and the Prison Army Mansion were a little farther away, he was anxious to understand the situation in Dengzhou, so he went to the duty room downstairs of the city tower, drove away the other soldiers, and politely invited Chen Xin to sit down.

He personally saw the powerful combat power of the Wendeng battalion on Shenmi Island, and he knew very well what the standard battalion was like, although it was much stronger than the Shandong soldiers, it was not at the same level as the Wendeng battalion. Now that the safety was confirmed, Lu Zhi immediately began to care about other things, "General Chen, there was a sudden chaos last night, there was no news in Dengzhou, and the official has not been clear, so why did the rebels suddenly enter the city, do you know where Sun Dajin and General Zhang are?" Are they all safe? ”

Chen Xin looked lamented, "Some chaotic soldiers were captured in the city, according to their confessions, it was the former rì army who joined some Liao soldiers after entering the city, and broke through the east gate to let the rebels enter the city...... Killed. ”

Lu Zhi let out a long sigh, his tone was quite lonely, and he turned to scold loudly and angrily: "That Sun Yuan...... Sun Dajin first strictly ordered the armies along the way not to attack the rebels, let it drive straight in, the first few rì had to let the rout troops into the city, Zhang Zongbing tried his best to stop the failure at that time, he came to our house afterwards, wanted to ask our family to stop this, but at that time the rout had already entered the city, Zhang Tao was Sun Dajin's henchman, our family thought about the friendship of colleagues, it was inconvenient to stop it, Zhang Zongbing was worried when he left, which showed a heart to serve the country, and did not want to enter the separation, hateful, hateful. ”

Chen Xin also sighed softly, "General Zhang is indeed respectable, the last general heard about this, and he was also sad and indignant, and asked Lu Dajin to mourn, now the rebels are still entrenched in the city, if they can be cleared as much as possible, Zhang Dajin should be ordered to rest in peace." ”

Lu Zhi bowed his head slightly, after his mood was settled, his mind became active, and he found that there was actually an opportunity in front of him, an opportunity to expand the power of the prison army, he squinted his eyes and asked, "How many troops did General Chen bring this time?" ”

"More than 1,000 enters, and there are still 2,000 on the road, probably around noon, and the other is three or four thousand people from each guard station, and the subordinates have temporarily issued weapons, which can also be used, but the rebels are estimated to have tens of thousands of troops in the city, and there will be a fierce battle in the city."

"General Chen needs our family's support, just say it."

"The last general needs food and horse material, please Lu Dajin to help Zhenhaimen's horses."

Lu Zhi agreed, "Yes, Chen Xin, you came in a hurry, you must not have brought any food, but fortunately, there are still a lot of them in Shuicheng." ”

Chen Xin pretended to hesitate and said: "In addition, Sun Dajin is now in the hands of the rebels, and the subordinate officials are afraid that the rebel dog will jump over the wall and harm Sun Dajin's life, and secondly, I am also afraid that Sun Dajin will issue some orders against his will under the coercion of the rebels, and he will be in a dilemma at the end of the day. ”

His mention of yì was exactly what Lu Zhi wanted, and the two had already colluded together in Shenmi Island, and Chen Xin made it clear what he meant in a few words, that is, to ask Lu Zhi to take charge of the governor's power.

Lu Zhi stood up and walked left and right, Chen Xin didn't bother him, Lu Zhi stopped and stared at Chen Xin and said: "Our family is a castration, originally just to supervise the army, and the governor's affairs can't be managed, but now is a very time, so I have to reluctantly pick up the burden first, but this matter needs to be reported to the court immediately, it must be explained that Dengzhou has fallen, Sun Dajin was captured by the rebels, our family has to do it, otherwise those saliva of the imperial history are afraid that they can drown our family, General Chen is willing to sign a Tang newspaper?" ”

After listening to it, Chen Xin knew that Lu Zhi wanted to cut off Sun Yuanhua's retreat, settle the crime of Sun Yuanhua's loss of the city and land, and then implement his own military exploits, so as to divide some important powers from the governor of Denglai to his own hands, now that Dengzhou has been lowered, Chen Xin does not want Sun Yuanhua's life, but the news sent by Geng Zhongming to report made him have to choose so, he needs a reason to continue the plan later, but he is only a deputy commander-in-chief, and Lu Zhi must be in front, and Sun Dajin can only let him obey his fate.

Chen Xin arched his hand and said: "The lower officials listen to Dajin, from now on, Sun Dajin will not carry out any military orders, and all the documents that draw the governor's customs defense will not be accepted." ”

Lu Zhi nodded, "Then our family will immediately start writing and playing the emperor, and General Chen had better write it immediately." ”

"Yes, Xia Guan will send Tang Ma to send it to Beijing urgently tonight."

The two into the pen immediately began to write, each other to discuss the details, the description must be the same, the two into the full half an hour to write, Lu Zhi found the master to moisten the pen, re-copied, the two into the report is generally in line with the facts, Sun Yuanhua sent to various places to strictly prohibit the attack on the rebels The document is undeniable, and it is also his idea to let the troops enter the city, the two into the report are determined that the rebels have conquered Dengzhou, and the guide zhì Dengzhou is erosive, Lu Zhi personally led the troops to hold the water city, defeated the rebels and attacked many times, fortunately Chen Xin arrived in time, It just so happened that the righteous people of the North Gate responded, so as to recapture Dengzhou City, Lu Zhi's recital was all about the impeachment of Sun Yuanhua in the end, Chen Xintangbao roughly had the same meaning, but emphasized that the current Dengzhou rebellion army reached as many as 20,000 or 30,000, and the shape was not optimistic, so he could only do his best.

Recently, Cao Huachun also sent him news that the emperor is increasingly lacking trust in officials in various places, and more internal officials are dispatched, and the power of supervising the army and guarding the eunuchs in various places may be expanded.

Lu Zhi had already mastered the Dengzhou arsenal and granary after Shenmi Island, and then he took advantage of Chen Xin's impeachment of Liaohai smuggling to report all the officers of the water battalion of other factions to Qincha, which had been wiped out by Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and the rest of the water camp was on his side. He didn't dare to think about the performance appraisal of local civil officials, his goal was to obtain the power to govern military salaries again, which would be equivalent to most of the governors, and then he could become Cao Huachun's strong reinforcement.

After reading it, the master's forehead was a little sweaty, he didn't dare to ask a word, and hurriedly handed it to Chen Xin after finishing the pen, and immediately a few Tang horses went out of the city with documents, and they would detour to Qixia and go to Beijing by land.

Chen Xin rubbed his red eyes, he had been insomnia for this time, after receiving the urgent report from the buckteeth, he let the army rest for most of the night before setting off, but Chen Xin couldn't sleep at all, and then drove dozens of miles to Pingshan, when the troops rested again, Chen Xin and Zhu Guobin and others had been studying various plans, and they couldn't rest later, and they had not slept for two or three nights at this time.

The First Battle of Dengzhou was of great significance to him, it was a key step in the development and growth of the Wendeng battalion system, in which the steps were complex and wide-ranging, as soon as he closed his eyes, he kept thinking about where there was something missing, and under the high level of tension of the god of Jīng, various factors had a great impact on his psychology, and he thought too much, and he didn't even know how to fight, which made him know that he was not a really qualified commander, but fortunately, Zhu Guobin played the role of chief of staff this time, and many times helped him clear his thoughts.

At this time, another link was completed, he was in a relaxed mood, and suddenly felt tired, Chen Xin tried to hold his eyelids, forcing himself not to doze off, he seemed to remember what else was going on, and he desperately recalled it in his head for a while before he finally remembered.

Chen Xin whispered to Lu Zhi: "After the last general entered the city, Geng Zhongming saw that the general trend had gone, and planned to do it anyway, the last general wanted to invite the big general to settle his heart." ”

Lu Zhi naturally agreed to this, he also has his own plans, he needs his own henchmen, and the one who takes refuge now is the best place to start.

Chen Xin's affairs were done, and he knelt down to Lu Zhi and said: "Da Jin, the streets and alleys in the city are dense, the rebels are scattered everywhere, and they may appear from the side at any time, plus there are still Hongyi cannons at the east and west gates, and everything in the city is not safe. ”

Lu Zhi understood Chen Xin's words, that is, he wanted to share the seized property to himself, and this subordinate was both capable and sensible, and he really received it correctly.

When Chen Xin walked out of the Zhenyang Gate again, two four-pounder guns were passing in front of the door, they were pulled by four horses, two gunners sat on two horses on the left, and a two-wheeled ammunition cart was dragged behind, two gunners sat on the ammunition cover, the gun carriage of the four-pounder gun was hung behind the ammunition car, the head and foot dragged action, the gun carriage was inserted with loading equipment, and at the back were two gunners walking with torches, looking very tired when they entered the horse, the horses were moving very slowly, and they kept snorting.

Zhang Dong, who was waiting outside the door, greeted him, and couldn't hide the joy on his face, "Da Jin, the artillery has arrived, this is the four-pounder gun of the third company and the third thousand headquarters." In addition, Dai Zhenggang's Tangma also arrived, and they could arrive before noon. ”

After the artillery arrived, the firepower of the Wendeng battalion would be far superior to that of the rebels, and there would be no problem in holding out until noon in both the north and the south, and Chen Xin's last worries were also eliminated.

At this time, Dengzhou City became less noisy, neither Zhenhaimen nor Mishenshan sent out an emergency signal, the east was already slightly white, and Chen Xin let out a long breath.

Zhang Dong asked respectfully: "Da Jin, how can his subordinates reply to Geng Zhongming's entry?" ”

"Let's just say that this official and Lu Dajin have agreed, and other things will be arranged according to our consultation."

Zhang Dong raised his eyes and looked at Chen Xin, "After the matter is completed, do you want to ......?"

"No, leave him alone."

Zhang Dong was a little puzzled, Geng Zhongming entered the wall grass this time, and the leader of the troops was just ordinary, he always felt that it was useless to stay.

Chen Xin said tiredly: "It is impossible for the imperial court to let Dengzhou be all our white spoons, rather than another one who does not know the depths, it is better to leave this wall grass, and then leave a Dongjiang soldier, which can transfer the grievances of the affected people, and we have more room to turn around, leaving him can also let those islands of the Dongjiang River know that there is still a way to live here, which will be of great benefit to our future strategy, and he has another very important use." ”

Zhang Dong's mind turned sharply, as if he had grasped something from Chen Xin's words, but he never thought it through, he gave up his plan to think through it after a while, and just said admiringly: "I understand, Dajin is really far-sighted." ”

Chen Xin turned his head and smiled at him, "This time you are excellent, you have your own reward when you talk about your merits, in the future, the territory is bigger, your horizons need to be broader, your brain needs to be honed like your kung fu, think more and use more, your brain will get better and better, whether you kill or not, you have to look at the gains and losses, not simply extinguish the mouth, this time it is not only Geng Zhongming, Li Jiucheng, Kong Youde, how can they see that they are useless, in fact, they can still be useful, Dengzhou's affairs not only affect Dengzhou, we want to take this opportunity to grow, to achieve full effect." Chen Xin sighed softly and looked at the thin smoke over Dengzhou, "Otherwise, such a tragic price will be in vain." ”……

Penglai County Bureau, Sun Yuanhua just stamped the governor's seal on the document, Li Jiucheng carefully picked up the document and blew the ink, and said respectfully to Sun Yuanhua: "Thank you Du Ye regardless of the past suspicions, after the small entry, he must change the past and do things for the big entry." ”

Sun Yuanhua said coldly: "You don't have to say these nonsense, the official has understood many things now, thanks to your generals, this governor naturally can't do it, you have this lesson, so do it yourself." ”

Sun Yuanhua sighed and closed his eyes, he had actually guessed Li Jiucheng's thoughts, he hated Li Jiucheng to the core, and he was reluctant to let Li Jiucheng go, but for Sun Yuanhua, the guilt was far from being a matter for him, he was originally being investigated by Qin, and now if Chen Xin was allowed to exterminate all the rebels, it would be confirmed that he had lost the city and lost his land. At the same time, he also wants to reduce the disaster of the people in Dengzhou, and now recruiting rebels can always save some people.

So after thinking about it, he finally agreed to Li Jiucheng, on the condition that Li Jiucheng immediately stop the burning in the city, and he did not mention the other conditions, because both sides knew that Sun Yuanhua's position as governor was not long, just waiting for the imperial court's cavalry to arrest him, and Li Jiucheng wanted to alleviate the great crisis in front of him, and agreed, because he needed to assemble into the horse in case the Wendeng camp suddenly attacked.

Li Jiucheng instructed several rebels who were guarding Sun Yuanhua: "Go and take Sun Dajin's family to take it, and find some maids and sisters-in-law, so that you can take care of Dajin." ”

Sun Yuanhua replied coldly: "Let the official's family come in, the old man lost the city and lost his land, and he is already waiting for a crime, so why don't you care about some trivial matters." ”……

The rebel generals sent their families and junior officers to collect their horses after the dawn, and the people in the city hid in various hidden places, hoping that the turmoil would pass sooner.

In a large mansion on the west side of the state government south of Caoqiao, Geng Zhongming was restless in the courtyard, and his condition to Chen Xin was to retain his official position and battalion, and to keep the proceeds of plunder. In return, Geng Zhongming will let go of the grass bridge and the east gate, and let Wen Dengying enter the city smoothly, the condition is proposed, but he doesn't think Chen Xin will agree, the bottom line in his heart is to save his life, leave the looted property and go to the other place to become a rich man.

The head of the Ding family came back at night, Chen Xin did not arrive at the north gate at that time, Zhou Shifa agreed to accept him as the chief official of the north gate, but he did not dare to agree to the conditions, saying that he would wait for Chen Da to enter the north gate to decide. After the head of the family came back and said it, Geng Zhongming sent him to wait for Chen Xin again, this time he went for a long time and didn't come back, I don't know if he was cut off by Wen Dengying, if so, it means that Chen Xin doesn't plan to stay alive.

There are small groups of horses from the Wendeng camp on the side of the grass bridge all night near the north bridgehead, blowing some trumpets and a kind of unheard military horn from time to time, and the rebels in the south bridgehead are all soldiers, and they use artillery, muskets, bows and arrows to beat them all over the place as soon as there is movement, and many of them have fled and scattered overnight, Geng Zhongming has even found a set of people's clothes, ready to change clothes and abscond at any time.

Geng Zhongming had just sat down for a moment, then stood up abruptly and walked to the door, looked around and came back disappointed again, when he tripped over a corpse on the ground on the way, he almost fell and kicked the corpse twice.

As soon as he finished scolding in a low voice, the voice of the head of the family sounded at the door, "Da in!" ”

Geng Zhongming turned around and dragged him to the corner, "Did you see Chen Xin, what did he say?" ”

"When I saw it, he was very kind, saying that he knew that Dajin was wrapped up in chaos and had to do it as a last resort, which was extenuating, and promised to keep our official position and battalion for us, and also promised to protect Dajin's family."

"O?! He agreed? Geng Zhongming didn't expect to ask for a price, but Chen Xin actually agreed, "Then, what terms does he have?" ”

"Let us stop plundering the people, gather the horses, and ......"

Geng Zhongming interrupted: "Do you want this official to arrest Li Jiucheng and send him to his account?" ”

"No, he asked you not to sue you for any entry, no matter what Li Jiucheng is, let you follow him, he will give you instructions again halfway, in short, in the end, I will ensure that you are appeased."

"O?" Geng Zhongming was stunned for a moment, but after a while, the doubts on his face slowly turned into a smile, "This Chen Xin is really a bastard, he wants Lao Tzu to help him do things that lack virtue, and finally let Li Jiucheng take the blame." ”

After he finished speaking, he frowned and asked: "The terms are good, but this is so dangerous, Zhang Ke is dead, after this battle, he must be the chief soldier of Denglai, when the time comes, he will be strong and strong, how do you know that in the end, the bridge will not be demolished?" ”

The head of the family said with a smile: "There is Lu Jianjun, he asked Xiao Jin to pretend to be a personal soldier, and took Xiao Jin to see Lu Zhi, then Lu Zhi told Xiao Jin personally, and Lu Dajin also said that in the future, we will change our middle camp to a strange military camp, which will be directly led by him." ”

"Really? Your mother, didn't you say that Lu Zhi had seen you earlier. Geng Zhongming kicked over a few times, his trust in Lu Zhi's entry was greater than that of Chen Xin, and he finally saw a glimmer of hope, following Lu Zhi was obviously a better treatment than following Wen Dengying.

Geng Zhongming was still hesitating, and suddenly there was a strange cannon sound on the north city wall, he jumped on the wall to see, there were bursts of white smoke coming out of the side near the east gate, and the cannon sound was endless, and the female wall on the east side was beaten to stone chips, and the rebels who were deployed there were retreating.

The Wendeng camp had already transported the artillery to the camp, and before Geng Zhongming could decide, a family member ran in, he was sent to the south wall to see the shape, and he shouted when he came in: "That dog rì Wendeng camp has soldiers coming again, Xiao Jin saw it with his own eyes in Chaoyaomen, I am afraid that there will be thousands of people coming from Qixia's side, and all of them have gone into our Bailaomi Shenshan camp, Kong Youde's face is white." ”

The head of the family was completely desperate, and said to Geng Zhongming urgently: "Da Jin, this ......"

"Your mother, you go and talk back, we're a thousand."