In the early years,

In fact, between Yan and Chu, there is no deep hatred, because if you want to hate, you can't hate, because you can't hook it.

Yan Guo has been strong in the past hundred years, and the Jin State can only stubbornly shout that my Sanjin knights are not necessarily worse than Yan people, but in fact, I have been worried in my heart;

The Qianren were even more outrageous, not only were they so frightened that they spent huge manpower and material resources on the three sides to build a continuous fortress, but also forcibly diverted the Qianjiang River, and dug out a Bianhe River to defend the capital to block the Yanguo Iron Cavalry.

And the state of Chu, the Chu emperors of the past dynasties shouted two voices every once in a while, and after shouting, they continued to drive Shanyue in the nest or annex and annex the surrounding small countries.

But all this has changed dramatically after Yan wiped out the Wen family and Helian family, originally the Chu people had the Situ family on their heads, and it was Zhennanguan, and everyone occasionally fought and made trouble, just train the soldiers to find some eyebrows to toss and toss.

The State of Chu has not made great efforts to prepare for the north, because there is actually a lot of land waiting to be developed in the south and in the south, and at the same time, it is also very difficult for the Situ family to go south to invade the State of Chu with the strength of one family, and it is not enough.

But when the Chu State found that the neighbor above his head was suddenly about to become the Yan State, the Chu people panicked, because the swallowing aura displayed by the Yan people was too strong, so rich that it was almost suffocating.

As the largest warlord of the Yan Kingdom, the Marquis of Zhenbei fell directly to the Yan Emperor;

The Marquis of Jingnan did not hesitate to destroy himself, but also to clear the obstacles for the rise of Dayan;

In addition, since Emperor Yan succeeded to the throne, in addition to his ruthless methods, his every move is almost a template for the Ming monarch.

Unbelievers,

I don't like to be arrogant,

You can't find any of the faults and labels of the faint monarch in ancient times, in this Yan Emperor.

It can be said that

Being the son of Emperor Yan is indeed painful;

But in the eyes of outsiders, in the eyes of the monarchs and magnates of other countries, looking at this Emperor Yan is like looking in the mirror, and no matter how you look at yourself in the mirror, it looks so twisted.

It's a pity that the first emperor of Chu died early, although there were four princes who quickly closed the situation with strong hands, but after all, they missed the Three Kingdoms War, of course, in fact, it can't be said to be missed, but Yan Guo's hand of borrowing Qianhua Jin is really unexpected, and the Qianhuang party at that time issued an order not to allow the trilateral army to return to help.

And then on the 10th, he moved to Qianli Town, North Jingnan, and the elite swept away Wenren and Helian in one fell swoop, but they didn't give the Chu people time to react.

The only thing the Chu people could do was probably to hastily reach an agreement with the savage king after the Yan people had already occupied half of the land of the Three Jin Dynasty, and they entered the Jin Dynasty together to prepare to fight against the Yan Kingdom.

Because Situ Lei, the monarch of the Chengguo State at that time, rejected the resolution of surrendering to the Chu State as a vassal to the Chu State, and at the same time, the Chu people also smelled that Situ Lei had the intention to surrender himself to Yan and claim his subordination.

This forced the Chu people to seek external cooperation.

Originally, the situation should have been very good.

In the first battle of Wangjiang, the Ye Chu coalition army broke the Yan army, and for a while, the country of Chu was also boiling, from the nobles to the common people, everyone cheered, and they all felt that the nightmare of the black dragon banner hanging over their heads could finally disperse.

But the Marquis of Jingnan re-emerged from the mountain, and the thousand-mile raid of Pingye Bo finally buried the savage army in one fell swoop, and what made the Chu people even more desperate and angry was that under the premise that the peace treaty had been concluded, the Yan people actually broke the contract and slaughtered 40,000 Chu soldiers who put down their swords.

The killing of prisoners is the greatest humiliation to a country, which means that the matter is done to an end, leaving no room for good encounters in the future.

It's a kind of contempt for you from the heart.

These boatmen, you say that they are the people of Chu, they are, but they are not exactly, in any era, those who dare to engage in the smuggling industry are by no means good people, and serious and honest people do not dare to do it at all, and there is no channel to do this.

So, don't look at these boatmen who are not well-dressed, they look very "honest", but their information channels are actually very rich, and they can be said to be well-informed.

If there is any trouble, these boatmen can immediately draw their swords and fight the bandits.

Throughout the night,

Zheng Fan sat on the chair on the deck,

Half-squinted,

Watch the boatmen go back and forth in front of them.

There are waterways, but they are not very smooth, and there are many places to be careful when sailing at night, especially when the fleet turns south, the river becomes narrower and the danger factor increases a lot.

However, these boatmen are all veterans of smuggling, and no matter how difficult the road is, the more they walk, the more familiar they will be.

Siniang has been standing beside Zheng Fan and accompanying Zheng Fan.

No one knew what Uncle Zheng was thinking at this time, and it was a night when he thought about it.

When the dawn appears,

Uncle Zheng got up from the chair, and Siniang fetched water and washed her face.

Fan Yongxin came down from the second floor of the cabin at this time, he didn't ask why Zheng Fan didn't visit the three women last night, but said very respectfully:

"Uncle, the breakfast is ready, the authentic Chu flavor breakfast is ready."

Zheng Fan shook his head and said, "It's hard to worry, but we brought our own food." ”

"Uncle, this is strange, is it difficult to ........."

"Yes, I'm afraid you'll be poisoned."

"........." Fan Yongxin.

It can be seen that Fan Yongxin is very embarrassed, because he is still more accustomed to the way of dealing with smiling tigers, even if he secretly sent people to fight with his opponents in the past, but when they meet, they will give outsiders a feeling of meeting with confidants.

"Don't mind." Zheng Fan said.

"Uncle said it was funny, slave, slave ......"

Zheng Fan stretched out his hand and patted Fan Yongxin's shoulder, and said, "Do your best to do your thing, and what you do, I see it in my heart." ”

"Yes, uncle."

The breakfast is very simple, the fried noodles you brought, with hot water, are not very tasty, but enough to satisfy your stomach.

By noon, the fleet had docked and everyone had begun to disembark.

This is a small wharf, the wharf is surrounded by mountains on three sides and one side is surrounded by water, and there is a water village built on the mountain behind the wharf, here, it should be a den of the Fan family.

Guards with bows and swords can be seen on the wooden wall of the water village, and many of them are still wearing armor, although it is not a unified armor of the formation, but the kind of killing atmosphere is by no means comparable to ordinary water bandits.

When he was waiting for his subordinates to get off the boat, Zheng Fan stood on the shore, looking at the water village, and couldn't help but say to Siniang beside him:

"Before Yan Huangma stepped on the door valve, the private soldiers of the Yan country gate valve were more formal than this."

Like the Fan family, they only dared to build a water village between this "poor mountains and bad waters" to hoard a little armed force, but the gate valve of the Yan State back then could call on their servants to gather together and train when needed, and even in the long historical period of the Yan State, the private soldiers of the gate valve were an important part of the military strength of the Yan State.

Fan Yongxin came over at this time and said: "Uncle, the water village can be vacated, our people can all be withdrawn and your people will be stationed, and tomorrow, the villain will accompany the uncle into the mountain together." ”

The posture of the Fan family is very low.

"No need, we are guests, how can we have such a bothersome reason, our department will set up a small village here to rest and adjust, no need to alarm the brothers in the water village."

"That ........."

"Let's do it."

"Yes, uncle."

Zheng Fan's subordinates camped on the spot, and sent some pigs and sheep from the water village, and they accepted it here, but they didn't ask for any of the wines they sent.

Ruan San, the leader of the water village, stood on the tower and looked at the scene on the river beach, frowning slightly.

Fan Yongxin was standing beside him at this time;

Ruan San opened his mouth and said:

"At first, the Yan people didn't ask for alcohol, I thought they were worried that we would poison the wine, but now I don't think so, all of them didn't bring alcohol."

In this era, wine is almost an indispensable thing, especially for Qiu Ba.

"What does the soft commander think of this Yan army?" Fan Yongxin asked.

"The river beach camp, simple and effective, the steward can look at this side and that side, the two protruding divisions respectively, this is in the Gongwei camp, it can be so neat and orderly in a short period of time, this Yan army can be described as a well-trained elite.

It's just that since it is a personal soldier brought out by that uncle, he must also be a good hand in a hundred, and it is not strange to be able to do this. ”

"But Commander Ruan, you have to see clearly, there are Jin, Yan, and barbarians in these Yan troops, and even, I have seen a few savages."

Ruan San's eyes narrowed and nodded silently.

"Yan people are good at fighting." Fan Yongxin sighed, "So, since we have this opportunity, why don't we leave a way back for ourselves?" ”

"Yan people are not trustworthy." Ruan San said.

"Hehe, where are the truly trustworthy people in this world? In business, who is doing business properly and must not be compensated to death, pit to death, and play to death?

Whether we are trustworthy or not lies in whether we are valuable to the Yan people.

What is the difference between being a dog of Qu's and being a dog of a swallow?

Now that I've become a dog, I'm honestly thinking about how to survive. ”

"Is the steward teaching me?"

"I'm afraid you're not convinced."

"Don't worry, my family members live in the Fan family, how can I not be convinced?"

"Saying this, it's going to be divided, go down later, lower your posture, and talk to that Uncle Hirano, after all, Commander Ruan was once from the imperial forbidden army, and he will definitely be able to talk together."

Hearing this, Ruan San was a little surprised and said, "Bet so big? ”

"If your lips are touched, you won't be poisoned, but you can't taste what it tastes like, can you?"

"I see."

"Cheng, I'll immediately send someone to contact a few forts on the road tomorrow, and then take care of it."

"After Mengshan, do you still have to do something?"

"After Mengshan, it will not be in the management of my Fan family, and it will have to be replaced by someone else."

Ruan San pursed his lips and couldn't help laughing.

"Funny, isn't it?" Fan Yongxin asked.

Ruan San nodded.

"If you're not diligent, you won't even have the opportunity to be a dog."

It seems that it is a little unsafe,

Fan Yongxin stood on tiptoe, put his mouth to Ruan San's ear, and lowered his voice:

"Yan people are making their own sailors."

……

Xu was bumpy on the boat for a whole day, Uncle Zheng couldn't talk about seasickness, but his spirit was really not very good, and he ate something hastily and prepared to go into the tent to rest.

Unexpectedly, a man came and asked to see him.

"Ruan San?"

"Yes, it's the villain."

"Good feelings, I have a subordinate named Xue San here, all of them are San'er."

"It's a villain's honor."

Xue San is not on this river beach now, he may be in front or behind, in short, it will not be around Zheng Fan.

It's not clear whether the Fan family is reliable or not, but for the sake of insurance, eggs can't always be put in one basket.

"You said earlier that you were from the forbidden army of the royal family of the Chu State?"

"Yes."

Zheng Fan stretched out his hand and pointed to the water village in front of him, and said:

"Here, aggrieved."

"Uncle is serious, Uncle and the villain are just meeting for the first time, and they have just spoken a few words, why do you think that the villain is succumbing here?"

"Everyone carries the sedan chair, and the scene is just a little saliva, just get used to it."

"Uncle, refreshed."

"I can't talk about it, but at the moment, there are not many people around me who are familiar with Chudi, if Brother Ruan is willing to come, Ben Bo is welcome."

"The villain is a member of the Fan family."

"The Fan family may also be my person in the future."

Saying,

Zheng Fan, who was a little tired, stretched out his hand and pointed around,

Road:

"Benbo has Jin people here, Yan people, barbarians, savages, Benbo employs people, he has never looked at his background, Ruan Commander is a Chu person, the sooner he comes, the greater the benefits."

"Uncle's way of wooing people is really direct."

"I'm not usually very busy, and I have a lot of time, but I still don't like to waste time, Ben Bo has given you face today, and you have agreed, and we are all happy."

"What if not?"

"Otherwise, Ben Bo will let Fan Yongxin take your head tomorrow to make a vote."

Ruan San's facial expression twitched.

He didn't expect that he just came over as instructed to "respond politely" a few times, but he actually ended up in such a situation.

This Uncle Yanren is extremely strong, obviously this is in the territory of Chu State, and it is clear that the people in the water village behind him listen to him, how dare he!

Zheng Fan raised his eyelids and glanced at Ruan San.

"Uncle, can you let the villain go back and discuss it with Steward Fan, and let the villain ...... later?"

"Can you come over and prove Fan Yongxin, no, the Fan family is already planning to give you to Benbo as a gift, as a gift, you are twisting and pinching here, is it interesting?"

Hear this,

Ruan San gritted his teeth and knelt down in front of Zheng Fan,

"Ruan San is willing to look forward to the uncle, but the villain's family is still in the Fan family."

"I'll let them send it."

"Thank you, uncle."

"Get up, do what you have to do, do what you have to do, Ben Bo is tired."

"Yes, the villain is retiring."

Ruan San left, Zheng Fan walked into the small tent, Shaoqing, Siniang also followed, and said:

"The Lord was very imposing before."

Zheng Fan smiled and didn't take this stubble.

Actually, it doesn't make much sense to accept Ruan San here, and Zheng Fan doesn't value it very much, at least, before the Fan family sends Ruan San's family over, there is actually no way to talk about accepting Ruan San.

"Siniang, do you know what I was thinking on the boat last night?"

"The slave family doesn't know, but I know that the master seems to have been thinking about it for a long time."

Zheng Fan nodded and said:

"I've been thinking about it for a long time, because I seem to have overlooked one thing before, to be exact, some authorities are confused."

"Why?"

"Yan Kingdom, in fact, is quite powerful, although we know in our hearts that Yan Kingdom is now tired because of years of war, and the territory expansion is too large, resulting in the dispersion of military strength, and there are all kinds of problems.

But it is undeniable that Dayan, who had just destroyed the land where the Jin Kingdom had absorbed the Three Jins, now looked extremely powerful, at least in the eyes of outsiders.

The Qingluan army of the Chu people was also slaughtered, this is might, and at the same time, it can also become fearful. ”

"The Lord Means ......"

"I think we may not be so nervous about our trip to Chu this time."

Saying,

Zheng Fan lay on the freshly laid mat,

Continued:

"It may even turn into a trip to the countryside."

……

was really righted by Uncle Zheng,

When the troops marched to Mengshan the next day, it was indeed a trip to the countryside.

The Chu people gathered a heavy army in Zhennanguan, with Xue Rang, the pseudo-Dacheng established by the original Situ family, in the front, and the forbidden army of the Great Chu royal family led by Nian Yao himself, the purpose was to completely block the possible southward path of the Yan people here.

But in the area of Mengshan Mountain in the west, Uncle Zheng, who is the youngest military earl of the Yan people, led his subordinates under the leadership of the Fan family to walk the Mengshan trail leisurely.

On the way, I encountered a few fortresses, some of which were still completely unavoidable, and if you wanted to go around, you had to climb cliffs and climb mountains, but those fortresses were quiet.

Not without people, for below you could clearly see the heads of the people on the fortress shaking, but there was not the slightest smoke from the light.

Zheng Fan's team didn't even disguise, everyone was wearing the armor of the Yan Army of the Snow Customs, mainly black, it was not the Chu Army system at first glance, the only low-key point was probably that no one carried the flag.

But that's it, walking in the Mengshan realm, but it is still like entering a no-man's land.

Even, when it was time to camp at night, Fan Yongxin also brought a garrison officer from a nearby fortress to come over and ask Zheng Fan for peace.

This person's surname is Sun, his name is Sun Lianren, and the fort under his rule is a big fort, with no less than 300 soldiers, less than ten miles in front.

Sun Lianren's diligence made Uncle Zheng a little smacked, and even took the initiative to invite Uncle Zheng to spend the night in his fort after working hard, saving him the hard work of sleeping outside.

In the end, he was rejected by Zheng Fan, and Sun Lianren specially sent some wine and meat to reward Yanjun, and also explained that Uncle Zheng must enjoy his face to eat in his fortress during the lunch season, and he must do his best to Uncle Zheng as a landlord.

Uncle Zheng agreed.

After Sun Lianren left,

On the one hand, Ah Ming, who had recently looked a little decadent because he hadn't drunk human blood, couldn't help but speak:

"Why are there so many traitors? Lord, remember when you went south to Qianguo, there weren't so many traitors, right? ”

is so enthusiastic, there will be no conflict, no conflict, no fresh blood, Ah Ming brought a drink when he came, he thought that he would eat and drink all the way, but he miscalculated.

Zheng Fan shook his head and said:

"When I went south to Qianguo, I fought too fast and fiercely, and I didn't give the cadres a chance to surrender, besides, there are actually a lot of surrenders, isn't it a blind daughter-in-law."

Ah Ming glanced at his empty wine, a little sad.

Siniang spoke; "Lord, it's a pity that the road here is really not easy to walk, but if we bring not a thousand soldiers and horses this time, but 12,000, or even 100,000, wouldn't it be .........?"

Zheng Fan shook his head,

Meaningful:

"Then they wouldn't be so attentive."

(End of chapter)