Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chen Cang.

For Li Jue, Guo Si and other Liangzhou heroes who were in Panzhong, Chencang City was mostly insignificant. There was nothing to pay attention to, and there was no need to garrison guards. Although Chencang City was connected to Longshan Mountain to the west and Qinling Mountains to the south. The main road between Guanzhong and Longyou is also the throat between Guanzhong and Shu.

But in the eyes of Li Jue and Guo Si, their foundation is the Liangzhou warriors under their tent, the Liangzhou horse that dominates the world. They don't take the gain or loss of a mere city in their eyes, even if Chen Cang If it is occupied by others, they will be able to conquer it as long as they command strong troops.

Secondly, both Li Jue and Guo Si were unwilling to detach part of their forces to station in Chencang. They were not princes who separated themselves from one side, nor were they heroes who aspired to the world. They were more like rogue bandits, eating wherever they went. Which, regardless of the gains and losses of a city or a pool, it is the safest way to gather strength around yourself.

Just like now, Li Jue, Guo Si and other Liangzhou heroes are entrenched in Guanzhong. They have no interest in governing the place and have no long-term plans. He allowed his own children to harm the people of Sanfu, resulting in a tragic situation where bones were piled up and the roads were filled with filth.

But now there are more than a thousand soldiers commanded by Li Wu, a tribesman of Li Jue, stationed in Chencang City. Li Jue actually separated some of his soldiers and placed them in Chencang City. This is a bit confusing, but those who know the inside story are It is clear to see.

In March of the first year of Xingping, which was March last year, Liangzhou heroes Ma Teng and Han Sui joined forces with the minister Ma Yu, the former Liangzhou governor Zhong Shao, Zuo Zhonglang general Liu Fan, and Zhonglang general Du Cun to attack. Li Jue, Guo Si, Li Jue ordered his nephews Li Li, Guo Si, and Fan Chou to fight, and fought with Ma Teng and Han Sui at the foot of Changping Temple.

In the battle of Changpingguan, Li Jue and Guo Si won a great victory and beheaded more than 10,000 people. Therefore, Liangzhou governor Zhong Shao and Zuo Zhonglang general Liu Fan were killed on the spot, while Ma Teng and Han Sui were simply defeated. After returning to Liangzhou, he waited patiently to seize the opportunity of Li Jue and Guo Si, so as to wash away the shame of the battle of Changpingguan.

In this case, out of concern that Ma Teng and Han Sui in Liangzhou might invade at any time, Li Jue had to place more than a thousand people at Chencang, the passage between Guanzhong and Longyou, firstly to serve as a warning, and secondly. Then when Ma Teng and Han Sui invaded Guanzhong, they could resist Ma Teng and Han Sui for a while, and then they could not let Ma Teng and Han Sui raise their troops and then march straight to Chang'an, giving themselves some time to respond.

It's just that Li Jue had this consideration, but he was reluctant to place his elite soldiers in Chencang. He only wanted the elite soldiers to serve him, so he gathered more than a thousand refugees and let Li Wu, an estranged tribesman, command them. More than a thousand people were stationed in Chencang, which was better than nothing.

As for Li Wu, he had no military talent or the ability to govern. He only had a arrogant and extravagant heart. However, due to his estranged relationship with Li Jue, he did not get a big appointment. He just relied on Li Jue's prestige. They pretended to be powerful and did some burning, killing and looting in Chang'an City.

However, now that Li Wu was appointed by Li Jue to Chencang, he had a certain amount of authority and was able to do whatever he wanted and let himself go. So since he arrived in Chencang, he mostly drank excessively and indulged in singing and dancing every day. Li Jue asked him to monitor the movements of Longyou. Leave the tasks behind and enjoy the beauty of life to the fullest.

No, now there are several heaters in Chencang's official office, making the room warm as spring, and also allowing the dancers to not wear too heavy clothes. In this cold winter, they are actually covered with a layer of tulle. You can fully display your graceful and soft figure.

Li Wu, the guard of Chencang, was already so drunk that he couldn't tell the difference between east, west, north and south, but he still poured wine into his mouth vigorously, and from time to time he touched the bodies of Mei Ji who was waiting on his left and right, and reflected on his thoughts. , the world is full of strife and turmoil. God knows how long you can live, so why not enjoy the moment while you are alive? "Happy, beautiful." Li Wu drank to the fullest. He jumped up and trotted to the middle of the dancers, swaying left and right. With the mentality of having fun with the dancers, he danced gracefully, facing the dancers from time to time. Ji stretched out Lushan's claws and showed off her debauchery.

None of the officials from Chencang County accompanying Li Wu spoke up to Li Wu, warning Li Wu that he was still responsible for guarding the city and should not live like this. He was also an ignorant person who had been dismissed by Li Wu long ago. , the remaining officials generally have the same mentality as Li Wu, that is, living in the present. As for the future, haha, who knows what will happen in the future.

In troubled times, some people jump up and have the ambition to clarify the world, but more people are accustomed to seeing life and death in troubled times, and gradually become paralyzed in the journey of life and death. They worry that once today is over, there will be no tomorrow, so they indulge themselves. , release their desires, and indulge in temporary happiness. Most of the officials in Li Wu and Chencang County are such people.

Speaking of the previous summer and autumn, Li Wu was not so presumptuous. After all, Ma Teng and Han Sui were eyeing him in Longyou, and his family's life was hanging by a thread. But now it is the middle of winter, and on the flat roads, the strong winter winds are blowing. , the snow was several feet deep, and walking for a moment would result in chapped feet. On such a scorching day, there was no need to worry about enemy cavalry encroachment, as long as one could enjoy singing, dancing, wine and meat.

It's a pity that Li Wu's guess was very good, but right now there was a large group of troops heading toward Chencang in the heavy snow, quickly and quietly.

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Chen Cang said.

Although it can't be said that the breath turns into ice, it is easy to spit out a breath of white mist, and it is even more chilling to inhale a breath of cold air. Gan Ning was walking on the unobstructed Chencang Road. Under the howling cold wind, he couldn't help but wrap his fox fur tightly around his body.

The fox fur was light and warm, making Gan Ning feel a rare warmth. At the same time, his heart felt a little hot, because the fox fur on him was given by Liu Zhang. It was a fox armpit fur worth thousands of gold. , but the rich fox fur was used to keep warm during the march. It had already been messed up along the way.

Gan Ning, whose eyebrows and beard were covered with frost from the cold winter, raised his eyes to look at the road ahead, remembered what Liu Zhang said when he gave him this fox fur: "A thousand pieces of gold fox fur matches me." When a family is prosperous and hegemonic, it is just the right time. 'Ming Gong is as heroic as ever, and he also values ​​himself as much as ever. He treats himself as a national scholar and should repay him as a national scholar.

"Xingba, the mountain road is almost at its end." Lou Fa, who acted as a scout as a school captain, came from the front, exhaled a white breath, and told a piece of good news. (End of chapter)