On July 14, south of Dongpingling, Xuzhou Army Camp.

A heroic military official was walking violently towards the Chinese army's tent in the camp, where Wang Lang and other Xuzhou civil and military officers were drinking and singing.

This military official is none other than the handsome man of Xuzhou, the hero of the Han family, Chen Deng and Chen Yuanlong, who have the spirit of the lake and the sea.

At this time, he was twenty-three years old, and it was the time of his majesty, and he was also a powerful person who advocated going north to Qingzhou to fight against the Taishan Army this time.

The reason why this is so is precisely because there are both national enemies and family hatred.

In that year, Zhang Chong went north from Fenggao to conquer Jibei, and the minister of Jibei was Chen Deng's father Chen Qi.

Chen Qi finally died in office, and he also presented a "Ping Thief Policy" to Liu Hong in Kyoto, but obviously the court could not use it, so that the Taishan army could enter the sea and could no longer be controlled.

Chen Jue's death may be a loyal courtier who sacrifices his life for Liu Hong. But for Chen Deng, for Huaipu Chen, it is the collapse of the pillars.

The Huaipu Chen family was originally only a 2,000-stone family in Xuzhou, but its ancestor Chen Qiu became a lieutenant in the Guanghe period, so that his family finally stepped onto the doorstep of the family house.

But unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and Chen Qiu was imprisoned and died because he was suspected of the eunuch actions of Yang Qiu and others. After that, Chen's family process was interrupted.

However, at that time, the Chen family also had Chen Qiu's sons Chen Yu and Chen Cong, two brothers, and nephew Chen Qi as pillars. So Chan was able to maintain the situation for a while.

Originally, the division of labor between the three brothers was like this, Chen Yu raised hope, Chen Cong guarded the house, and Chen Qi was the official. And Chen Jue, who is the official face of this, is the face of the Chen family.

But after Chen Jue's death, the decline of the Chen family was inevitable.

The other clan houses are all family members, so even if the elders fall, the younger generations can still revitalize the clan. But Chen Qiu's time as a lieutenant was too short, and he didn't leave much political connections to his family's children and grandchildren.

Therefore, it is inevitable that the trees will fall and scatter, and it is inevitable that people will take tea and cool down.

And the Chen family also knew the truth that there was no hundred days of red flowers, so they withdrew the clansmen in Kyoto to their hometown Huaipu and shrink their power.

And this contraction is so that Chen can avoid the disaster in Kyoto behind, and it is also a blessing and a curse.

After the Chen clan withdrew to Huaipu, it was still the strongest clan in the area, controlling all aspects of the local area.

When Chen Jue was dying, he left a letter to the clan, saying that the troubled times were coming, so that the clansmen could prepare early. Among them, Chen made two preparations.

With Chen Yu and Chen Cong's generation, they quickly chose to enter the shogunate of Mu Taoqian in Xuzhou, and let a junior like Chen Deng practice in his hometown to deal with the troubled times.

Chen Deng is the most outstanding clansman of Chen's generation, he has the ambition to help the world and the people when he was young, and he also has a wide range of books, elegant literature and art, and old classic articles. Coupled with his heroic and dry character, he often makes friends with the heroes of his hometown, and he always has outstanding words.

Therefore, the Chen family began to spread the family wealth, raise the tribes, and hand them over to Chen Deng. Those who think that they can prosper the clan must be here.

And Chen Deng also lived up to expectations, first following the stories of his predecessors, so that he would not forget the revenge of killing his father.

Yes, he regarded the Taishan army as a thief early on, and he had to avenge his father by slashing the thief.

Then Chen Deng sought the support of Zhao Yu, the Taishou of Guangling.

In the generations of Xuzhou's Shilin circle, Chen Deng can only be regarded as a newcomer, and there is a generation before him, among which Zhang Zhao, Zhao Yu, and Wang Lang are the most outstanding.

When Tao Qian first entered Xuzhou, he needed to seek the support of the Xuzhou scholars, so he recruited Zhang Zhao, Zhao Yu, and Wang Lang. But these three people don't look down on Tao Qian's old leather at all, and they can't do it.

The angry Tao Qian directly detained Zhang Zhao, who had the most no background, and threatened Zhao Yu and Wang Lang. Among them, Tao Qian values Zhao Yu the most.

Because this person showed strong military and political talents when the Yellow Turban was in rebellion, he was not an ordinary scholar who could only talk, so Tao Qian valued him very much.

After that, Zhao Yu and Wang Lang were both coerced into office, and Zhao Yu was appointed by Tao Qian as the Taishou of Guangling.

This is a heroic position, because Xuzhou has five counties, from north to south, Langya near Qingzhou, Donghai County near the sea, Pengcheng State in Surabaya, Xiapi State in Huaishui, and Guangling with the sea on the left and the river on the river.

Among them, Guangling is the largest county, and Zhao Yu can be said to be reused by this appointment.

And Zhao Yu is a person who is innocent and evil, knowledgeable and righteous, and takes great care of Chen Deng for his juniors, knowing that Chen Deng intends to rejuvenate his troops and avenge his father, Zhao Yu appreciates his heroism and often supports Chen Deng's armor.

In addition, another person also contributed to Chen Deng's fundraising, that is, the wealthy Mi family in Xuzhou.

To be honest, the Mi family and the Taishan Army have cooperated, and they have previously purchased and raised military rations for the Taishan Army in the dormant mountain, but this is for the sake of money.

The Mi family is a giant room in the East China Sea, with thousands of servants and hundreds of millions of dollars. According to the Taishan Army, if the Taishan Army really wants to come to Xuzhou, the accumulation of their ancestors will be ruined.

Therefore, after learning that the heroes in the state were also from the Gong family, Chen Deng intended to make a big fuss, and Mi Zhu, the head of the Mi family, decided to bet on Chen Deng.

Mi Zhu is not a short-sighted businessman, he is a typical scholar, his person is graceful and generous, generous and elegant, and he is familiar with archery and horseback.

If it weren't for the family's low rating, this Mi Zhu would not be able to be called a state junyan.

As a first-rate wealthy family in Xuzhou, Chen Deng is its leader, and Mi Zhu certainly knows this person.

Therefore, as soon as Chen Deng erected the flag to recruit soldiers, Mi Zhu visited Chen Deng many times and discussed with him the important matter of fighting thieves.

Mi Zhu said to his younger brother Mi Fang:

"The person who can protect my Xuzhou Township must also be this person."

So, Mi Zhu had the heart to marry this Chen Deng, but unfortunately Chen Deng had a wife, and Mi Zhu's sister was too young, so she just did it.

With the help of the Mi family's money, Chen Deng finally gave full play to his past contacts.

After hearing that Chen Deng had recruited troops, many heroes from Guangling, Jiujiang, Wujun, Danyang and other places came to vote, including Jiang Qin, the water kou on the river, Gao Cheng, the heroic Gao Cheng of Guangling, and the heroic Dong He of Xiapi.

They all respected Chen Deng's character, and even the overseas Dahai Kou knew about Chen Deng's recruitment, and specially sent a group of Vietnamese slaves.

It can be seen that Chen Dengzhi is a man from all over the world, and he is really a hero.

But such a hero, he also deliberately fought with the craftsmen before, and the name of the knife was "hatred".

Chen Deng's friend Zhang Qiu once saw Chen Deng like a blacksmith breaking the forging blade, and ridiculed him for ignoring major matters and camping between the stove tongs.

But Chen Deng said:

"There is no big or small thing in the world, and there is no difficulty or difficulty, only a heart. Before, I never knew this sword, but now I can refine the treasure sword, and everyone thought that I had never led a soldier, and thought that I was a person who talked about it on paper. But I just want to tell them that as long as I, Chen Yuanlong, want to do it, I can do it. Whether it is this forging or leading soldiers, it is the same truth. ”

Zhang Qiu Daqi felt that Chen Deng was a hero, so he joined Chen Deng as his counselor.

In this way, Chen Deng, with his personal charm, family fame, and his heroic spirit from all over the world, finally pulled out a team of 2,000 people and established his own armament.

After more than a year, Chen Deng was compiling and training his troops, sharpening his knives, and decided to use it to fight with the Taishan army.

And now that Chen Deng has finally waited for this opportunity, the state pastor has finally made up his mind to support Qingzhou, and he Chen Yuanlong can finally avenge his father.

……

Chen Deng, who was full of resentment in his heart, took Jiang Qin and Dong He to stride on the military road.

Outside the big tent opposite, a team of armored halberders in front of the tent saw Chen Deng rushing towards him angrily from a distance, his face was bitter, but he still stepped forward to stop Chen Deng.

Chen Deng saw a young account official at the front and snorted angrily:

"Zijing, you get out of the way for me. This matter is related to the safety of Xuzhou and the future of the world, and it is not something you can interfere with. Stand down. ”

This one is called Zijing, a son of a local tyrant from Xiapi, named Lu Su.

The children of local tyrants like Lu Su can be described as a vehicle in the Xuzhou army, but Chen Deng finds this interesting.

Before he was in the army, he had heard a group of halberders chewing their tongues outside.

These people were talking about how they would be able to buy some land again after the war. But only Lu Su said:

"The world is in turmoil, and this field is a dead thing, and no matter how much it accumulates, it will be a disaster. If we can win this battle, it is better to use the money to buy some prisoners of the Taishan thieves and take these people back to practice the troops. I've heard that this Tarzan thief is a good soldier, and now is the opportunity. ”

Lu Su and these people are all the children of local tyrants, and their families have more or less some parts, and they all think it makes sense after hearing Lu Su's words.

Chen Deng, who was listening in the tent next door, felt that this person named Lu Su was extraordinary and different, so he befriended him as a sibling.

But now, even if it is his siblings in front of him who want to stop Chen Deng, he can't do it.

I saw that after Chen Deng finished saying that, he directly pushed away Lu Su's hand and was about to go straight into the account.

At this time, Lu Su spoke:

"Brother Chen, how can I not know what you said. I also understand what you mean by saying that the world is about the world, but I really ask: If you really enter the account, you can fulfill your wishes, this big thing? ”

Chen Deng was silent for a moment, he didn't turn his head back to Lu Su, turned his back to him and said:

"Yes, you have a point. The matter of sending troops, even if I enter the account, will not necessarily be decided, but is this something I have to consider? This is considered by Wang Shuai, Zang Shuai and others. All I have to do is enter into the account and advise. If it doesn't work out, I'll say something else, but that's not a reason for me to give up, and if I don't enter the account, I'm not at ease. ”

After speaking, Chen Deng glared angrily at the dozen halberders in front of him:

"You dare to stop me?"

Subsequently, Chen Deng entered alone, and more than ten halberders really did not dare to stop him.

And Jiang Qin and Dong He, who were behind Chen Deng, followed left and right, especially Jiang Qin who also pushed the stunned Lu Su aside with his shoulder, and then grinned at Lu Su for a while.

But Lu Su still cares about this, he was enlightened by Chen Deng's words.

Yes, things in the world can be very simple, do what you can do, do what you should do, as for the result, how can they consider? If you just give up on the beginning with a pessimistic attitude about the outcome, then what is the difference between the so-called smart people and the stupid people who are never confused?

At this moment, Lu Su suddenly understood why a person like Chen Deng was called as heroic as a lake and a sea.

It's just because they never ask about their hearts, not about the results.

Lu Su's growth was completed in an instant, and Chen Deng also strode in front of the big tent.

At this time, there was a clear voice in the tent, which was the voice of Wang Lang, the commander of the left army:

"Outside the tent, it's Yuanlong?"

As soon as this sentence came out, Chen Deng didn't want to break in directly.

He stood outside the tent and replied in a warm voice:

"Back to Wang Shuai, it is the last advance."

After that, Chen Deng heard a sound of footsteps in the tent, and then saw the tent open, and a handsome minister with no wrinkles on his face suddenly appeared in front of Chen Deng.

This person is the commander of the Xuzhou army going north this time, Wang Lang.

Wang Lang smiled and pulled Chen Deng into the big tent, at this time, there were still some disheveled dancers in the big tent who had not had time to retreat, and were retreating.

Chen Deng looked at the generals in the tent again, especially those Langya generals who were Zang Ba, they were even more red-faced, and some even took off their coats, like beasts.

Seeing this, Chen Deng couldn't hold back any longer, he slid away Wang Lang's hand, shook it for a long time, and asked:

"Marshal, our army has been here for three days. In the past three days, not a single soldier of our army has come out, they are all drinking and singing, and the morale of the army is low. ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was quiet, and even Zang Ba, who was the top on the right, put the wine on the table, and then looked at the nose and nose, and did not say a word.

Seeing the young and vigorous Chen Deng questioning like this, Wang Lang's face couldn't hold back.

But he didn't scold Chen Deng, because he knew what Chen Deng was going to say, he actually blamed him, a handsome man, for being old and patrolling.

But the junior scolded him for not understanding military affairs, but Wang Lang knew that these people didn't understand politics.

This soldier can't be dispatched, not because of military problems, but because of Xuzhou's internal affairs.

Wang Lang belonged to the pro-Han faction in Xuzhou, and his tutelage was under the Kansai Confucian Yang Ci, and he was familiar with the scriptures and worshiped Langzhong when he was young.

In the current Xuzhou scholar circle, it can be roughly divided into three factions, one is such as Wang Lang, Zhang Zhao such a pro-Han faction, they are generally in the central government, the family is more or less a family of 2,000 stones, in short, and the central government is very deeply connected.

The people of this faction are also the mainstream of Xuzhou today, and they surround Zheng Xuan and have always maintained the responsibility of supplying taxes for the Eastern Han Dynasty.

In addition to Wang Lang's faction, there is also a faction called the local faction. This kind of people are all local heroes, local tyrants and junjie in Xuzhou.

They saw that the world was in turmoil, and the Han family could no longer shelter Xuzhou, so they decided to protect themselves. These people are Chen Yu, Linyi Wang, Langya, and many Liu of Pengcheng.

The main purpose of these people is to maintain the tranquility and stability of Xuzhou, and they are also more supportive of Tao Qian. Tao Qian, the old Ge, can still protect Xuzhou, but when he gets old, these localists will inevitably find another master.

After all, what they want is the stability of Xuzhou, and they don't care who will maintain it.

The surname Tao is okay, the surname Cao is also a pity, and the surname Liu is even better.

In addition to the pro-Han faction and the local faction, it is Tao Qian's own Danyang faction.

Tao Qian himself is a native of Danyang, and after he entered Xuzhou, he promoted a large number of fellow clans and fellow villagers, such as Cao Hong, Cao Bao, Xu Tan, Zhang Zhen, Lu You, and Zhenrong.

These people are closely dependent on Tao Qian's side, which is Tao Qian's basic plate in Xuzhou. But almost all of these people are from the martial arts, and they can rush and kill in battle, but they can't touch the rear.

Therefore, the current pattern of Xuzhou is that Tao Qian needs the local faction to supply money and grain, and the local faction also needs the force of Tao Qian's Danyang faction to protect Xuzhou.

And in this process, Tao Qian's identity was granted by the Han family, which could gain the support of the pro-Han faction.

Therefore, from the current point of view, the troika in Xuzhou seems to be able to go hand in hand.

But only Wang Lang, who was promoted to another driver, understood how fragile this pattern was.

Let's ask, can this soldier under his command come out?

(End of chapter)