The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 13 013 Late Night Meeting
At midnight, everyone in Pengcheng has gradually fallen asleep, snoring one after another, accompanied by the whistling wind, playing the tranquility of the night.

The moon was covered by a large group of black clouds, and the sky and the earth were pitch black. An owl circled down over the Earth Temple in the west of the city, and landed on a dead tree in front of the gate of the Earth Temple. With a pair of shining eyes, Watching a person standing under this dead tree, he uttered a few chirps from time to time, which further highlighted the depth and loneliness of the night.

This person was wearing a long robe, with his hands in the sleeves, standing there quietly, closing his eyes and resting his mind. It was Chen Deng, the captain of Diannong.

Not long after, a sound of footsteps came from far and near. Chen Deng slowly opened his eyes, and with the faint light shining against the snow, he saw a muscular figure walking towards this side.

A faint smile appeared on his face, and he said loudly, "I thought you weren't coming!"

The person who came was none other than Zhang Yan. He walked straight up to Chen Deng, cupped his hands and said, "Brother Yuanlong invited me, why didn't I come? I just don't know that Brother Yuanlong asked me to meet here, and it was the right time What's going on in the middle of the night?"

"It's cold, let's drink some wine first to keep out the cold." After speaking, Chen Deng separated his hands from his wide sleeves, holding a small jug of wine in each hand, and put one of the jugs directly Handed it to Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan took it unceremoniously, opened the wine seal, and said to Chen Deng: "Brother Yuanlong, do it first as a respect!"

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Yan picked up the jug and drank it all in one gulp. A full catty of wine fell directly into his stomach, and nothing happened.

After all, the wine at this time had relatively low alcohol content. Zhang Yan drank it like beer. He has always had a good capacity for alcohol, so it was no problem to drink this catty of wine.

Seeing Zhang Yan drinking so much, Chen Deng frowned slightly.He doesn't drink much, if he drinks like Zhang Yan, he will be drunk soon, then he won't be able to discuss big plans with Zhang Yan tonight.He laughed and said: "Brother Mingda is good at drinking, but unfortunately Yuanlong can't, so he can only drink lightly, not sea drink. I'll take a small sip first, and after discussing the matter with Brother Mingda, it's not too late to drink too much. Brother Mingda please Forgive me."

"It's okay."

Chen Deng took a sip of wine first, and then said to Zhang Yan: "Brother Mingda, I saw you looking sullen at the banquet tonight, do you think Tao Shijun gave you less rewards?"

"Tao Shijun is generous and rewards a thousand pieces of gold. I only think it's too much, but it's not too little." Zhang Yan said.

"Since that's the case, why does brother Mingda look like this? Could it be that he has something on his mind?" Chen Deng asked.

Zhang Yan didn't answer and asked instead: "Brother Yuanlong invited me to such a remote place so late, is it just for chatting?"

Chen Deng laughed and said: "I asked you to come here, naturally I have something important to discuss, if it's just for chatting, why come to this remote place?"

"Since that's the case, brother Yuanlong, please speak bluntly. I don't like to beat around the bush."

"Okay, then I'll be direct. The reason why I asked Brother Mingda to meet here late at night is because some words should not be heard by others. This place is remote and quiet, and it is late at night. Except for you and me, There is no third person, very suitable for our secret meeting."

"Then I don't know why Brother Yuanlong asked me to come here?"

Chen Deng's complexion suddenly became solemn, and he said solemnly: "I asked you to come here for the future of Xuzhou as a whole."

Zhang Yan listened carefully and asked, "What does that have to do with me?"

"The relationship is very important. The future of the entire Xuzhou will depend on you alone!"

"Me?" Zhang Yan was surprised.

"Could it be that my ambition has already been seen by Chen Deng?" Zhang Yan thought to himself.

Chen Dengdao: "Yes, it is you. This time you fought against Cao Jun, you first killed Cao Chun to gain power, then led the army to defeat Le Jin, beheaded Cao Ang, and burned down Cao Jun's food and grass camp; then you attacked Cao Jun's camp, forcing Cao Cao to retreat, You almost killed Dian Wei, all these performances are enough to prove your excellence."

Zhang Yan said modestly: "It's all because of Tao Shijun's command and Brother Yuanlong's ingenuity that I have such an outstanding performance..."

Chen Dengdao: "Brother Ming Da, you don't need to be humble. No matter how good my plan is, it will be in vain if I don't have a suitable general to carry it out. I heard that Brother Ming Da's ancestor was Zhang Liang, Marquis of Liu. I don't know if it's true or not?"

"That's true, but even if I'm a descendant of Marquis Liu, I have nothing to show off, let alone mention it."

Chen Deng continued to ask: "Hasn't Mr. Zhang thought that one day, he will restore the glory of the former Marquis Liu? Or even surpass his glory and open up a new glory that belongs only to you!"

Zhang Yan smiled slightly: "It's easier said than done..."

"Actually, there's nothing difficult about it. As long as brother Mingda can grasp the present opportunity, it's easy to open up your own glory." Chen Deng said while gesticulating.

When Zhang Yan heard Chen Deng's words, a glint of hope flashed in his eyes, and he asked: "Then dare to ask brother Yuanlong, what is the current opportunity?"

Chen Deng said with a smile: "Xuzhou faces the sea in the east, the Central Plains in the west, Jianghuai in the south, and Qilu in the north. , which further highlights the importance of Xuzhou. It is a pity that Tao Shijun is old and has no intention of dominating the hegemony. Although he occupies Xuzhou, he does not know how to use it. As a result, Yuan Shu in the south of Xuzhou, Cao Cao in the west, Yuan Shao in the north, no matter which one is eyeing Xuzhou, does not want to annex Xuzhou all the time. If Xuzhou does not strengthen itself as soon as possible, sooner or later it will become a piece of meat in the mouth of others. This time Cao Cao’s eastward expedition to Xuzhou was nominally to avenge his father, but in fact I want to occupy the entire Xuzhou..."

"If you want to spread benevolence and justice, govern the region, and make the people live and work in peace and contentment, Tao Shijun is naturally no problem. But if you want to lead troops to fight, Tao Shijun is definitely not Cao Cao's opponent... In this battle, Cao's army is like a broken bamboo. Tao Shijun was slow to react, so that Cao Jun drove straight in, as if there was no one in the land, and killed hundreds of thousands of people in Xuzhou. All of this, Tao Shijun can hardly be blamed!"

The more Chen Deng said, the more he was filled with righteous indignation, and at the same time, his dissatisfaction with Tao Qian and a bit of helplessness were highlighted in his words.

"Actually, Xuzhou has enough soldiers and food, and a lot of talents, but there is a lack of generals who can really lead troops to fight. It is a pity that Tao Shijun likes the expensive and dislikes the poor, and looks down on people from poor families, so many talented generals cannot be reused. This time Cao Cao suffered successive setbacks in Xuzhou, but it was only a temporary retreat. His father and son died in Xuzhou. Xuzhou has already formed a deep hatred with Cao Cao. According to my speculation, within half a year, Cao Cao will definitely make a comeback. At that time, if Xuzhou does not have strong troops to resist, then the whole Xuzhou will be in dire straits..."

Speaking of this, Chen Deng glanced at Zhang Yan, changed the subject, and said: "Brother Mingda is brave and good at fighting, and knows how to use troops. If he can train a strong army to resist Cao Cao, the future of Xuzhou will change." .Although Yuan Long doesn't have much talent, but as long as Brother Ming Da doesn't dislike him, Yuan Long is willing to follow Brother Ming Da to the death and give advice to Brother Ming Da."

Hearing this, Zhang Yan was very excited. He didn't expect that Chen Deng's appointment late at night was for the purpose of taking refuge with him.

"Brother Yuanlong, do these words of yours come from your heart?"

"Every sentence comes from the heart!"

Seeing the sincerity on Chen Deng's face, Zhang Yan immediately asked, "In this case, no matter what I do in the future, will you stick with me to the death and never leave?"

"As long as you don't violate benevolence, righteousness and morality, and don't do evil, Yuanlong will always be with you with your heart until you die."

"What if I want to take Tao Shijun and replace him, and separate Xuzhou?"

Chen Deng was taken aback, and quickly asked, "You want to kill Tao Shijun?"

"No! I just want to replace him and take charge of Xuzhou, and I don't want to kill him."

"If I just want to replace Tao Shijun, I have no objection. After all, Tao Shijun has the kindness to know me..."

"I understand your feelings, don't worry, I will never kill Tao Shijun. I just want to ask, if I want to replace Tao Shijun, are you willing to help?"

Chen Deng knew very well in his heart that it was absolutely impossible for Tao Qian to make Xuzhou prosperous and strong. Instead of letting Xuzhou be destroyed in his hands, it would be better to let Zhang Yan replace it.Perhaps, under the leadership of Zhang Yan, Xuzhou will gradually become prosperous and strong.

He nodded without hesitation, and said to Zhang Yan: "If brother Mingda really has such a heart, Yuanlong will definitely help him!"

"Very good, from now on, you and I will definitely make Xuzhou embark on the road to prosperity and prosperity. With Xuzhou's manpower, financial resources, material resources, and unique geographical location, we can definitely compete with the world!"

After listening to Zhang Yan's words, Chen Deng seemed to feel Zhang Yan's ambition, and his vision for the future appeared in front of his eyes.

The two chatted for a long time in the Earth Temple, and began to plan how to replace Tao Qian and make Zhang Yan the master of Xuzhou.

Early the next morning, Zhang Yan went straight to the prefect's mansion, and he wanted to meet Tao Qian.

At this time, Tao Qian was still lying on the couch and sleeping soundly because he drank too much last night.Hearing that Zhang Yan was coming, he hurriedly got up from the couch and hurriedly arranged for Zhang Yan to wait in the hall.

Zhang Yan came to the hall and waited for about a quarter of an hour before he saw Tao Qian walking out from the back hall.

"The last general, Zhang Yan, pay homage to Mr. Tao!" Zhang Yan stood up and bowed to Tao Qian.

"Mingda, hurry up and get rid of the courtesy, and you don't have to be so restrained in front of the government in the future, sit down quickly!"

The two sat down one after another, and Zhang Yan said first: "Tao Shijun, I am really embarrassed to disturb you so early, but I have a very important matter at the end, and I must report to Tao Shijun."

Tao Qian asked, "What is it?"

(End of this chapter)