Chu Chen understands his strengths and weaknesses very well, he is a general who can lead troops to fight, he is a straightforward rough man, he is not good at playing politics, power tricks, the kind of intrigue and intrigues, if he is not careful, he will try not to touch it, since he has taken refuge in the Jin country, he should work in the Jin country with all his heart, how much exhibition and future he can have, he is not sure, but at least this can protect himself and his family's lives, and he has no worries about food and clothing.

He thinks he is a simple-minded man, but in fact, he is a wise man.

This is Chu Chen, arrogant in front of others, and when he examines himself, he always puts himself at the lowest point.

Chen Xiu, Tao Yuanfeng, Zhang Cheng, and Guan Dai were all beaten away by him, and he himself took his own guards to first inspect the granaries and silver warehouses in the city, and then sat in the city lord's mansion to deal with a series of affairs after the war.

In the battle of Baitu City, the battle between the two sides lasted only an hour and a half, but the slaughter of the city ended in the early morning of the next day. The words he released at the beginning became a fact, after the First World War, the white clay city became the red clay city, not only 80,000 defenders were killed, but also with it, the 200,000 people in the city were not spared, and the vast majority of them were the swords of the Iron Lion soldiers, and there were only a handful of lucky people who escaped by luck.

After a bloody slaughter, almost all the soldiers of the Iron Lion Army made a lot of money, and many of them looted their breastplates.

However, the silver treasury and granary in the city are not dared to be touched, which must be directly owned by the legion, in addition, there is a tradition that soldiers are not allowed to carry money in the You army, so the money that you people have to hand over to the legion. The legion keeps the accounts and keeps them, and when the war is over, the armor is unloaded and returned to the field (when the country is not fighting, the imperial court does not raise the army, and most of the soldiers in the army have to go home to farm, and once the war starts, they will be temporarily recruited. The money will be returned in its entirety, and if a soldier dies in battle, the spoils will not be withheld or confiscated. It can be sent back to their homes according to the ledger.

The slaughter was followed by the aftermath. According to Chu Chen's meaning, Baitu City should be burned down, and You Jun did the same thing in the Jin Kingdom at the beginning, breaking the city, slaughtering the city, and destroying the city. This is also one of the traditions of the You Army.

However, the four deputy commanders insisted on objecting. This time, they moved Lin Haotian out. has a tough attitude, and has repeatedly said that what adults want is the city. It is not a ruin, and the White Earth City must be left behind as a logistical supply place for its own army to the south.

For such a trivial matter, Chu Chen did not agree with them, and agreed to leave Baitu City, but since this city was left, the corpses of the people in the city had to be properly placed, first, the slaughter of the city was not a good thing, and spreading the word would damage the reputation of the Jin Army, and secondly, if the corpse was not handled well, it would be easy to cause epidemics, and Baitu City would still become an abandoned city.

It was not an easy task to deal with so many corpses, and Chu Chen could only let the Iron Lion Army temporarily station in Baitu City.

But when dealing with post-war issues, Chen Xiu, Tao Yuanfeng, Zhang Cheng, and Guan Dai still had various differences with Chu Chen.

Of course Chu Chen disagreed, You Jun had never had such unreasonable rules.

When the war was fought, the imperial court could not afford to pay the huge military expenses, so there was a tradition of the You army plundering the spoils of war to their own, which was also a typical style of fighting to feed the war.

But the Iron Lion Army now belongs to the Jin State, and they all have a fixed salary every month, and the soldiers have a stable and rich income, and Chen Xiu and others have their reasons for proposing to hand over the spoils of war.

For this matter, Chu Chen insisted on not allowing it, and the two sides argued and argued back and forth, but there was no result, and Chu Chen could only say that everything in the Iron Lion Army is now done in accordance with the tradition of the You Army, and if there are differences, please ask the adults to decide when they arrive.

He said this, Chen Xiu and the others were not good at * him anymore, and the matter was not over for the time being.

In the battle of Baitu City, the Iron Lion Army won a complete victory, and the casualties of the whole army were not large, for the Jin country, it was a great joy to open their own battle flag, and the morale of the other legions was also greatly encouraged, and it was extremely high, but for the Red Kingdom, it was undoubtedly like a head-on blow, and the hard-working defense line of Zeping County was easily torn apart by the Jin army, and the next battle was probably much more difficult than imagined.

The commander of the Central Army stationed in Zeping County of the Red Kingdom is Lieutenant General Yuan Cheng, who is the cousin of the great general Yin Liang, and he still has some real talents and learning, not a general person who climbed up by connections.

The fiasco of Baitu City made Yuan Cheng sit on pins and needles, and he had no idea how to resist the wolf-like Iron Lion Army next.

When discussing countermeasures with the soldiers under his command, Yuan Cheng couldn't help but lament in public, and said quietly: "The Iron Lion Army of the Jin Kingdom is actually the You Army, the courage of the You Army, unparalleled in the world, and there are as many as 400,000 people, this ...... What a good way to make this handsome!"

The red generals below looked at each other, and no one dared to answer.

The combat power of the You army is there, everyone can see it, the city defense of Baitu City is so strong, and there are 80,000 elite soldiers stationed there, but the You army didn't even use it for half a day, so it completely captured Baitu City, such a strong legion is no longer something that can be compared with the current strength of its own side.

At this moment, one of the strategists below stood up and said to Yuan Cheng: "General, although the Iron Lion Army is strong, it is not invincible, the general can send a man who can speak well to the Iron Lion Army to persuade its main general, Chu Chen, to surrender." The Iron Lion Army is a special person, they can take refuge in the Jin Kingdom, why can't they switch to our Red Country again?"

Yuan Cheng's eyes lit up first, then he shook his head and said, "If you want to persuade the Iron Lion Army to defect, I'm afraid it's not easy!"

"That's right, if you can successfully persuade the Iron Lion Army to surrender, it will be very good, and even if you can't, it's not a big deal. Now the Iron Lion Army has captured the White Earth City, next, to Jinpan, after the Golden Pan, is Panling, this place is steep, the general can be here, with the help of favorable terrain, and the Iron Lion Army a battle, this battle, our army can also fight, can not fight and retreat. Lead the Iron Lion Army in pursuit. As long as our army succeeds in introducing the Iron Lion Army into the hinterland of Zeping County and cutting off its supply and retreat, no matter how strong its combat power is, it will become a fish and meat without a fight!"

After listening to Shen Yuan's rhetoric, Yuan Cheng felt quite stunned, he nodded his head, and replied in a loud voice: "Good, good, good." That's a brilliant plan!" he said. He looked around at everyone again and asked, "What do you think of what Mr. Shen said?"

Everyone bowed their hands and said: "What Mr. Shen said is extremely true, the general can follow Mr.'s policy!"

"En!" the audience said the same, and Yuan Cheng nodded. He took a deep breath. Stand up. Zhengse said: "If we can defeat the Iron Lion Army in one fell swoop in this battle, then Ben Shuai and the generals will also become famous in a battle." In the future, the glory will be endless, if this battle fails, you and I ...... I don't have the face to go back to Jiankang to see the king. ”

All the generals also stood up and intervened to salute: "Don't worry, the general will swear to live and die with the general, advance and retreat together, and fight to the death with the enemy!"

Jinpan City is located in the south of Baitu City, more than 200 miles away from Baitu City, when Chu Chen commanded the Iron Lion Army to arrive in Jinpan City, without any engagement, the soldiers occupied the city bloodlessly.

Before the Iron Lion Army arrived, it was already an empty city, and not only the defenders had withdrawn completely, but even the people in the city had run away.

Although the Iron Lion Army has blocked the news of the massacre in Baitu City, how can this kind of thing be blocked, the ferocity of the Iron Lion Army has long been publicized, and the people of the Red Country have fled when they hear the news.

The war went smoothly, and Chu Chen was also very happy to send good news to the rear, and ordered the whole army to be stationed in Jinpan City, repair for a day, and wait until tomorrow, and then continue to go south.

Before the Iron Lion Army could march south, the envoys from the Red Kingdom came first, asking to see Chu Chen.

The two armies fought, and if they didn't kill the envoys, Chu Chen still had this kind of bearing, and he was patient and met with the envoys of the Red Kingdom.

The envoy of the Red Kingdom was a middle-aged man in his early forties, with a white face and a black beard, and a thin body, who looked like a weak student.

Chu Chen sat upright in the tent of the Chinese army, glanced at the envoy of the Red Kingdom for a moment, and asked, "Who is coming, report your name!"

The middle-aged man lowered his head, did not dare to squint, bowed respectfully and deeply at Chu Chen, and said, "Xiaguan Liu Dong, meet General You Guo Chu!" He deliberately added You Guo in front of Chu Chen, and also deliberately reminded Chu Chen that he was a You person, not a Jin person.

Chu Chen is not a reckless man, how can he not hear what he means, he looked up and smiled, and said: "You are really lonely and unheard, don't you know that this general has already defected to the Jin country? Now that this general is the commander of the first army of the Jin country, if you dare to slander again, you can blame the general for being ruthless." ”

When Liu Dong heard this, his face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly changed his words and said: "It's a mistake by the lower officials, and I hope the general won't be surprised." ”

"Hmph!" Chu Chen snorted coldly, raised his head and said, "Tell me about your Excellency's intention!"

"Xiaguan is on the order of my general, and he has come to visit General Chu. As Liu Dong spoke, his eyes were rolling around his bones, thinking about how to lure him to surrender.

He reached into his arms, pulled out a brocade box, and before he could pass it forward, the guards around him rushed forward, and several steel knives pressed against his neck.

Liu Dong was frightened, and hurriedly explained: "Don't get me wrong, this is a little heart from my general to General Chu. ”

Chu Chen smiled, the commander of the Red Army actually gave him a gift, this is new! He waved his hand to the guards to make them stand back, and then said, "Send it up." ”

Liu Dong was overjoyed and hurriedly handed the brocade box forward.

Chu Chen took it, opened it and took a look, okay, it contained a night pearl the size of a quail egg, even in the daytime, the bead was still shining, and it was dazzling when looking at it directly.

Chu Chen is a person who has seen the world, such a pure and such a big night pearl, it is so valuable that he can't even buy it with money. He looked at Ye Mingzhu and narrowed his eyes, then closed the brocade box, without any intention of sending it back, and put it on the table at hand, with one hand still covering it, as if he was afraid that others would snatch it away.

He smiled and said, "How can I be embarrassed to accept such a valuable gift!"

The generals on the left and right almost laughed out loud when they heard this, and the general's actions were diametrically opposed to the general's words.

Since Liu Dong was sent as a lobbyist, he was naturally good at observing words and feelings, and just looking at Chu Chen's expression, he judged that he was a greedy person, as long as the other party had weaknesses. Then things will be easy to do, I'm afraid that the other party is hard-hearted, and no matter what treasure he sees, he will not be moved.

He rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "This is just a small gift, not a tribute, compared with my general's admiration for General Chu, it is really insignificant, and I hope the general must smile." ”

Chu Chen nodded with a smile and said, "Since this is the case, Ben will ...... But it's disrespectful!"

Liu Dong saw that the opportunity had come, and said busily: "Actually." With the talent of General Chu. It's a pity to only be the commander of a mere army. ”

"Oh, what do you mean......"

"As long as the general is willing to switch to my red country, he will definitely be able to worship the prime minister and be rich for a lifetime. The adults of my family also have great appreciation for General Chu. It is often said that General Chu is actually the commander of today's generals. General Ruochu was willing to come to the country of Chi. The adults are willing to worship General Chu as brothers with different surnames and share the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in Dachi. His words were half-truths and half-truths. It is true that Shi Huai appreciates Chu Chen, but it is impossible to say that he shares the country equally with him.

After he finished speaking, the faces of everyone present changed, and their bodies trembled, the conditions thrown out by the Red Kingdom were tempting enough, and the Red King wanted to share the Red Kingdom with the general, which was also incredible.

At this time, even Chen Xiu and the others on the side couldn't help but get nervous, in case Chu Chen couldn't resist the temptation and really switched to the side of the Red Kingdom, the blow to the Jin Kingdom would be too great, and even the Battle of the Red War was likely to evolve into the Battle of the Golden Kingdom.

The other generals also looked at Chu Chen with wide eyes, waiting for him to make a statement. They didn't have any feelings for the Jin Kingdom, and if Chu Chen really turned against the Red Kingdom, they would not hesitate to follow.

Chu Chen snorted with a smile and said, "Lord Wang is saying that as long as Ben Shuai is willing to take refuge in the Red Kingdom, the Red King will become brothers with Ben Shuai?"

"That's right!" Liu Dong agreed.

"It doesn't matter if what you say is true or not, but one thing is clear. Chu Chen leaned forward, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by a gloomy face, and he said word by word: "You want to harm Ben Shuai!"

After Liu Dong heard this, his legs weakened, he knelt on the ground with a plop, and said repeatedly: "Wronged, wronged! General Chu, the villain has the courage to dare not harm you, the general, what the villain said is from the bottom of his heart......

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Chu Chen waved his hand and sneered: "Today, no one knows that the Red King Shi Huai has already killed his brother cleanly, whoever is his brother is unlucky, and now you want Ben Shuai and Shi Huai to worship brothers, isn't this to harm Ben Shuai or what?"

Hearing Chu Chen's words, everyone present couldn't help it, and they all burst out laughing.

Chu Chen's words are certainly ridiculous, but what he said is also true, Shi Huai's cruelty to the same sect has already caused a lot of uproar, and the difference in his reputation is comparable to that of You Wang Nie Xing, who established himself as the emperor at the beginning.

Liu Dong was red-faced and dumbfounded by him, his mouth was open, but he couldn't speak for a long time.

Guan Dai on the side sneered and said: "Lord Wang, what is the character of your family, the world knows, I advise you to die to persuade my general's heart, where did you come from, hurry back to where, otherwise, make my general unhappy, your head will have to move." ”

Seeing that there was a way to persuade him to surrender, but because of his flattering words, things took a turn for the worse again, and Liu Dong was really unwilling.

He took two steps forward and said urgently: "General Chu, my family and the general sincerely invite General Chu to defect to the Red Kingdom, and I hope General Chu will think twice......"

Chu Chen didn't care about Dai with such a good temper, he had a particularly murderous nature flowing in his blood, the corners of his mouth were raised, and he said with a sneer: "General Guan, it's hard to persuade damn ghosts with good words, and so on, what are you talking about with him?!" As he spoke, he raised his head and shouted outside the tent: "Someone!"

As he spoke, two guards walked in from outside, intervened and said, "What does the general command?"

Chu Chen pointed at Liu Dong and said in a deep voice: "This thief has bad intentions, wants to disturb the hearts of our army, plots to kill Ben Shuai, drags him out of the city, and digs out his heart to set an example!"

"Obey!" the two guards agreed, and one of them grabbed Liu Dong by the arm and dragged him out.

Liu Dong was so frightened that he sweated like rain, the blood on his face faded instantly, and he shouted repeatedly: "General Chu can't kill me, General Chu spares his life——"

Chu Chen didn't look at him anymore, and said to the generals on the left and right: "It is reported that the Red Army has deployed heavy troops in Panling in the south of Jinpan City, with an estimated number of no less than 400,000 people, relying on the favorable terrain and establishing more than ten villages. If we do our best, our army will be defeated, so our army must be quickly decisive, and in one blow, defeat the enemy's main force, take Panling, and open the passage to the south!"

All the generals nodded in unison, feeling that what Chu Chen said was reasonable.

Chu Chen looked around at the generals and said, "Chen Xiu listens to the order!"

"The last general!"

"Your unit is the first group of our army to attack, and within an hour, you must take the first camp of the enemy army. ”

"The last general obeys!"

"Tao Yuanfeng listens to orders!"

"The last general!"

"Your unit is the second batch of our army, after General Chen's first unit breaks through the enemy camp, your department immediately launches an attack on the enemy's second camp, the time is still an hour, you must break through!"

"The last general obeys!"

"Zhang Cheng listens to orders!"

"The last general!"

"Your unit is the third group, mainly attacking the third camp of the enemy, and within an hour, take ...... of it"

Chu Chen successively issued orders, Chen Xiu, Tao Yuanfeng, Zhang Cheng, Guan Dai four divisions, divided into four batches, when the first team attacked, the other three groups rested, after the first team broke the enemy, the second group immediately topped, continued to attack the enemy, and so on.

His tactics were well thought out, although the mountain road in Panling was not narrow, but it could not accommodate an army of 400,000 to launch a joint attack, and dividing the whole army into several groups could make full use of his own troops, and at the same time could ensure the full combat strength of the whole army. (To be continued......)