Along the edge of the Qianshan Mountains, across the southeastern part of Liaodong, the army continued to march non-stop, and on the sixth day, finally arrived at the Po Sa Inspection Division.

Chen Hu's troops were all elite, and the speed of the march was much faster than Deng She, and when Deng She arrived, he had already arrived two days in advance. The Lord will come, Chen Hu greeted him ten miles away, accompanied by hundreds of people, hugging each other in front and back, and holding flags to cover the sun.

The afternoon sun is blazing. More than 100 drums and horns beside the road began to sound in unison. Chen Hu was surrounded by his own soldiers, and the horse's hooves were churning, rolling up the dust on the ground, like a dark cloud, galloping forward.

How to say it, Chen Hu is also an uncle, and Deng She will not hold it up. He jumped off the horse and stepped forward on foot, and Chen Hu also dismounted, and the two met in the middle of the road.

Deng She raised his eyes and looked at it, and saw that Chen Hu's face was full of wind and frost, and he hadn't seen it for more than a month, but he had a lot of wrinkles, and he looked a lot older. He looked at Chen Hu, and Chen Hu also held his hand and looked at him carefully. As usual, although Chen Hu did not smile, his face was like iron, and there was a faint smile between his eyebrows.

At the beginning of Deng She's entry into Liaoyang, Chen Hu was resolutely opposed, and about these days, he was very worried. Deng She's face was ashamed, and said: "I didn't listen to my uncle at the beginning, and my nephew insisted on going his own way, which made my uncle worried. Now Gaizhou has changed, and my uncle has been forced to travel for days and days, and my uncle has worked hard. ”

Chen Hu bowed slightly, patted Deng She's hand, and said, "It's okay." "Lift the cloak," the general asked to get on the horse, and the last general prepared a banquet in the city to wash the dust for the general. ”

His style, Deng She was already familiar with, and it was not surprising, first chatted with the generals in the army who accompanied him, talked for a while, and then got on the horse. Being in the Twin Cities Army, watching the tigers on the left and right, and no longer feeling like he was alone in Liaoyang, Deng She only had one feeling at this time: cordial and reassured.

"What about General Zheng?"

Chen Hu's face remained unchanged, and he said simply: "Zheng Sanbao opposed the last general's army, and met with the general to inspect the inspection department, fabricate Guan Pingzhang's military order, and make chaos. The last general captured him and is now detained in the city, waiting for the general to be released. ”

Deng She was taken aback, he knew that when Zheng Sanbao went to Shuangcheng, he brought a hundred and ten personal soldiers, the so-called "soldiers" of "arson and chaos", it was expected that it must be out of this, thinking of Chen Hu's consistent iron fist, he couldn't help asking: "His personal soldiers?" ”

"Participating in rebellion, committing the following crimes, violating the law of the ranks in the army. The last general has been beheaded according to military discipline. ”

Fang Buzhen rode slowly, and fell behind and didn't catch up; Xu Ren and Li Jing followed behind Deng Shezuo, looking at each other and changing their colors. Deng She was also stunned, this was almost a reproduction of the incident of Chen Hu slaughtering the two cities that day.

Fortunately, Zheng Sanbao is not dead, there is always room for redemption; Besides, strictly speaking, Chen Hu is not wrong about what he did, otherwise, how can he learn from himself? At that moment, Deng She smiled at Xu and Li: "I think it was a misunderstanding, I entered the city and met General Zheng, what is going on, it is naturally clear." ”

People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads. Xu Ren and Li Jing's faces turned red and white, white and red, and after a while, they smiled reluctantly and echoed: "What the general said is that there must be a misunderstanding. "The two of them have a low status and don't have a secret order from Guan Duo, but why does Zheng Sanbao dare to commit more with less? The mystery in this is just a guess.

The two glanced at each other, each other's old partners, and they both saw what each other thought. This is no wonder Chen Hu; and use other people's lives to prevent others, where is there a horse that only needs to run and not give the horse grass? No one can stand it if they change.

Deng She said with a smile: "Let me introduce to you, these two, Guan Pingzhang's favorite generals, fought with the Tartars a few days ago, and they are called heroic and martial." …… Xu Ren, Li Jing. Chen Hu and others were also introduced.

Xu Ren and Li Jingjiu admired Chen Hu's name, knowing that he was Deng She's right-hand man, and his official position was above them, so they didn't dare to slack off and bowed.

Chen Hu didn't care, nodded slightly, said hello, took out the document from his arms, and handed it to Deng She immediately: "Hong Jixun's letter." ”

Deng She took it and watched it, and Hong Jixun first reported the recent situation of the two cities: "The two cities are fine, everything is peaceful." Yao Haogu is skilled in political affairs, whether it is Han, Li, Jurchen, the people of all colors are safe; Zhang Zhen'er's generals are serious in the military, training day and night, and there are considerable cavalry and foot soldiers. Between the military and the government, there is a small mediation in the middle, and the general can rest assured. ”

Then the pen turned and wrote: "General Wen transferred General Chen, Pyongyang Wen, and Zhao, and met with the inspection department of the teacher, taking advantage of the changes in Liaoyang, and taking Gaizhou, which is wonderful." There is only one concern, it is not difficult to cover the state, but it is difficult to build the state. The key is when to start, and the general needs to think clearly. I started too early, for fear that I would not be able to do well; If you start too late, don't delay the opportunity. Small can be, the best policy should be to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and wait for Mao Jujing and Gao Jianu to lose and Liaoyang will be a good opportunity for me. ”

Deng She's head, Hong Jixun's advice on the timing of the attack is exactly the same as he thought. Turning the page, there were a few words at the end: "Deep Palace Luo skirt, the incense has drifted in." Within a dozen days, there will be conclusive news. ”

Deng She's spirits perked up, only he and Hong Jixun knew about the deep palace Luo skirt, and Chen Hu, Wen Huaguo and others did not know. He didn't say much to Chen Hu, and said with a smile: "Mr. Hong is far away in Shuangcheng, and his heart is in Gaizhou. Gave us a good suggestion, come, hurry back to the city. ”

Chen Hu nodded, urged the whip quickly, and said in a deep voice: "Collect drum music, where is Chen San?" …… The road was opened in front of him, and the general entered the city. ”

Chen San was the captain of his own soldiers, and when he heard the rumors, the prancing horse seemed to be swept away, leading dozens of people, and they rushed away. For a while, there was a red flag in front and an army behind, and nearly 10,000 people stretched forward.

At the gate of the city, more than 1,000 officers entered the city. Deng She passed the order, and the sergeants and soldiers of the army, except for the wounded, were all stationed outside the city. One is to make the city smaller, and the other is to prevent disturbance to the people. In fact, there are not many residents in the city, and although there are immigrants in Dunshe, there are still less than 10,000 people.

The city they entered was the seat of the Po Sa Inspection Division, which was built in the Golden Period. Deng She had never been here, Chen Hu pointed out while walking: "When the last general came the day before yesterday, I heard the aborigines say that there are nine ancient cities around this place, which are connected in size and are important places in the southeast of Liaoning since ancient times. On the way to the general's arrival, he should have seen that this city is bordered by the Yalu River in the east and the Dongshan Mountain in the north, and the terrain is dangerous, which is the only way for Goryeo to enter Liaodong. ”

Originally, there were two city gates, the city wall was about seven or eight meters high, after the later repair, now the city is more than ten meters high, the four city walls are slightly square, and it is more than 1,000 meters continuous. There are many new lookouts, watchtowers, and horse faces around the periphery, and six military camps are arranged outside the city, which surround the city on three sides, and are stationed in the armies from afar.

After Chen Hu's introduction, Deng She's understanding of the city was no longer just hearsay, but had a clear understanding. Chen Hu wanted to lead everyone into the marshal's mansion and ordered his soldiers to hold a banquet, but Deng She stopped him and said, "The banquet is not in a hurry, let's talk about business first." "Where is General Zheng detained?" ”

This is the top priority, and the face work must be done well. Chen Hu said: "In the prison in the city." ”

"Lead the way."

The dungeon is located in the east of the city, and there is a distance to walk over, and Deng She is thinking about how to explain when he sees Zheng Sanbao; While thinking about the upcoming war, he couldn't help but ask about the things he was most concerned about, and asked, "When will Zhao Guo from Pyongyang arrive?" ”

There were thousands of remnants in Deng She's headquarters, and only 8,000 of Chen Hu's 10,000 people came. He took many Han people captive and escorted them to the Twin Cities, where he needed to be escorted by men and horses. The two armies together are only 14,500 people, which is obviously not enough to attack Gaizhou, and this main force is none other than Zhao Guo.

"A military report was sent yesterday, according to the general's order, 20,000 military horses have been mobilized, and they will arrive within three or five days."

Not bad. Deng She was more satisfied, and then asked the second important matter, "The grain and grass are heavy, how are the preparations?" ”

"Since the day the general received the order, Pyongyang has been sending grain to the city. This year's harvest is good, and there is plenty of grain and grass, so it can be safe. ”

Well, with all the soldiers and horses, and plenty of grain and grass, this battle will be 50% certain.

When he was about to reach the dungeon, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves on the road behind, and Deng She turned around to look, and when he saw Fang Buzhen, he chased after him in a hurry. He heard from others that Zheng Sanbao was detained, riding a horse and rampaging through the streets, and rushed to Deng She.

In the hooves of the horses and the neighing of the horses, he pulled the reins, circled, angry, raised his eyebrows coldly at Chen Hu, and asked Deng She angrily: "What is this?" …… Yes? What is this?! He lifted his robe, jumped down, ran to Deng Shema in three or two steps, grabbed his bridle, and asked loudly, "Who is Zheng Sanbao?" Under the command of Lord Pingzhang, a famous marshal! Outstanding and loyal! You Dunshe,...... You ,......"

Under his anger, he didn't lose his mind, and when the words came to his mouth, he suddenly woke up, and his fingers slashed around the faces of the people, and fixed on Chen Hu, "What kind of thing are you Chen Hu?" Small ten thousand households, dare to commit such a crime? What are the following offenses? Look, you're the fucking offender! Wow, beware of Lao Tzu's anger coming up and spraying you in your face! ”

Fang Buzhen followed Yao Haogu to Shuangcheng, and was soon sent to Jiashan to assist Zhao Guo, while Chen Hu had been in Dingzhou, and the two had basically never dealt with each other. He recognized Chen Hu, and Chen Hu had long forgotten who he was. Chen Hu frowned, looking at his official uniform, he was expected to be an official in the Deng She army for Guan Duo; The soldiers behind him couldn't see that the master would be humiliated, Chen San sighed, and the saber was unsheathed: "Who dares to be so rude!" ”

Fang Buzhen didn't look at him, he jumped like thunder, saliva flew sideways, and pointed at Chen Hu's nose: "Little Wanhu, it's like this!" Are you really the King of Two Cities? You still have my Da Song in your eyes, you still have me in Liaoyang, do you still have me Guan Pingzhang in your eyes! ”

Xu Ren and Li Jing were very embarrassed, peeked at Deng She, and thought, "Referring to Sang and scolding Huai." Chen Hu had a cold face and said lightly: "It doesn't matter who I have in my eyes." You are just a five-grade petty official, in front of the roaring boss, do you still have military discipline in your eyes? ”

"You!" Fang Buzhen was speechless.