Lu's relatives

Chapter 444 Chen Deng offers advice, Qin Xu breaks the city
It was already July, and it was the hottest time in the Central Plains.On the wide official road from Linzi County of Qingzhou to Xiapi, the prefecture of Xuzhou, dozens of riders were rushing under the scorching sun.

It was noon at this moment, and there was no wind at all. In the corn fields on both sides, the scorched tassels, which were heavily roasted, hung heavily on the ground, shaking gently with the sound of horseshoes.

"General Qin, we will leave Langya County and enter Xiapi County in another fifty miles." The speaker had a thin but tall body, and there was a sinister look on his handsome face. It's like facing a sword that is dripping blood. It makes people feel very uncomfortable. The voice is also gloomy. There is a bit of evil and sharp eyes, which seem to be able to penetrate people's hearts. Only when this young man was young did he show a respectful look in his cold eyes.

"Thanks for your hard work! Dead cat, let me tell my brothers to rest for a while before going on the road. Let's hurry up and try to reach Xiapi City by tonight. Mrs. Qin invites everyone to drink!" The leader is exactly Withdrew from the war in Hebei, in order to deal with the sudden anomaly, he brought Dian Wei, Sima Mao, Xu Shang, Kong Bin, etc., along with fifty veterans who first ascended, to Qin Xu in Xiapi County, Xuzhou. .At this moment, Qin Xu was like the other [-] or so soldiers of Lu Bu's army who were riding on them. His body was almost drenched in sweat. Sitting on the saddle, it was like sitting on burning coals doused with oil. No consciousness anymore.

Speaking of which, Qin Xu is also working hard.In my previous life, I struggled in the workplace, and under the test of alcohol, I came to the end of the Han Dynasty drunk for a thousand years. I wanted to rely on the golden fingers of the foresight, hold a thick thigh, build a few big houses, and marry a few beauties , In this troubled world, live a happy little life that was unimaginable in the previous life.But who would have thought that since "getting on" Miss Lu's bed by mistake, in the past three years, let alone a stable life, she has hardly had a serious life.Although there are many high-ranking officials and generous salary, beautiful wives and beautiful concubines, it is sad to see that the "big thick legs" have become antagonists who worry about their own lives all day long, and as Qin continues to Tossing, the trend at the end of the Han Dynasty is also more and more deviated from history. Yuan Shao died violently, Gongsun was imprisoned, the two Yuans fought, and Hebei was in chaos. Could it be a chess piece laid by Cao Cao, a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty who was trusted by the Emperor Han, in order to contain Yuan Shao's forces back then?Who would have thought that the black bandit, who had been a pawn for a long time, would take advantage of the turmoil in Hebei to betray Cao Cao, who was leading an army close at hand, in order to change his identity, and deceived the wind and water in Youzhou? Liu Bei, almost captured Yecheng and controlled Jizhou?Take Lu Bujun as an example, who would dare to think that Boss Lu, who fled to Chang'an three years ago, escaped from the bad luck of Baimenlou with the help of Qin Xu, in just a few years? , It has grown into a tyrannical force that controls the two states, deters Jiangdong, and targets Hebei. It can compete with Cao Cao, who is supported by the Wei family, a family that has been ruled by the Han Dynasty, and who holds the political card of the emperor in his hand?Although the situation is good, the future is unpredictable, which makes Qin Xu feel more and more uneasy.

Maybe this God doesn't want to see Qin, who has been relying on foresight to mess things up, live too smoothly.Just when Yuan Xi offered Jizhou under the banner of Lv Bu to protect himself, and Lv Bu's forces were able to control the three prefectures of Qingxu, Hebei and one of Yangzhou almost immediately, and their strength increased greatly, Qin Xu was quite worried at first, so he stayed with Guo. The situation in Jiangdong, which Jia was able to control, has deteriorated dramatically.

The Danyang soldiers rebelled!This is one of the best soldiers in the world that made Tao Qian rich. He has always had a "notorious reputation" for being difficult to train. It is also due to Qin Xu's previous intention to use his Qingzhou soldiers to replace Danyang soldiers to station Xiapi. Boss Lu's cheap old man Cao Bao transferred the Danyang soldiers to Guangling after the integration. He planned to use Guo Jia's wrist to stabilize Wujun and Kuaiji, and then gradually send the Danyang soldiers to Jiangdong to cause harm. Yangzhou, where the forces are intertwined and the resistance is quite large, is not easy to settle by war.Unexpectedly, this double-edged sword hurt himself now.

The Danyang soldiers were originally Tao Qian's private soldiers. When Tao Qian was dead and Tao merchants and Tao Ying didn't know whether they were alive or dead, they were on their way to Guangling under the instigation of the captain of the army, Tao's clan relatives, and Tao Gen from Danyang. , In the night camp screaming, he took control of Cao Bao, the commander of Danyang soldiers, in one fell swoop, and under the guise of Cao Bao's soldiers' rune documents, he fraudulently opened Guangling County. Chen Deng, the prefect of Guangling, disappeared.And with the rebellion of the Danyang soldiers, who were entrenched in the hometown of the Danyang soldiers, Qin Xu deliberately stayed there, intending to use it to suppress Yan Baihu, Yan Yu and his son, who are now the prefect of Yuzhang Sun Ce, also showed up at the right time. Now that Tao Qian is dead, the elite soldiers of Danyang, who are Tao's private soldiers, should return to their hometown to protect the bait of their homeland, and get in touch with Guangling across the river.

But just when Guo Jia, who was entrusted with a heavy responsibility by Qin Xu, wanted to send troops to intercept the Yan family and his son and regain Guangling, Sun Ce of Yuzhang, who had always been relatively stable, suddenly showed his fangs that belonged to the little overlord of Jiangdong. When Lu Bu's army was the main force in Beishan, he brazenly sent out troops, and the troops were divided into two groups to attack Kuaiji and Wujun.Although Guo Jia is a unparalleled warrior in the country, Zhou Yu who is beside Sun Ce is also a character who takes three steps at a time. In addition, at the beginning, he was mainly on the defensive, so in the end only Tai Shici, a member of the Qingzhou Barracks who had a good personal relationship with Liu Yao, was left behind. Wu Commandery, lacking skills in doppelgänger and clever women can hardly cook without rice, Wu Commandery with only [-] troops at hand, even though Guo Jia is in command, can barely survive the three-way attack of Guangling Danyang soldier Tao Gen, Danyang County Yan's father and son, and Sun Ce. , to protect the two counties of Wujun and Kuaiji.

In fact, Qin Xu also knows how much he is. Although he is focused on the situation in Jiangdong, if he wants to regain Guangling, crack the three-way attack on Wujun and Kuaiji, and even make Yangzhou surrender in one fell swoop, he still needs his own army. Guo Jia, the commander of the left army, and Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, who are now accumulating food and grass in Xuzhou to prepare for the war, can contribute a lot, and what Qin Xu can do is to rely on the prestige accumulated in the recovery of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban. Arriving at Xiapi one day earlier, mobilized the enthusiasm of the Qingzhou soldiers whose reputation was not obvious, but their combat power was no less than that of the trapped camp.Therefore, even when returning to the army from Yecheng, passing by Linzi, or even passing by the gate of his own Qin Mansion, he could only grit his teeth and watch his sister-in-law Du Yan holding Zhen Mi's little hand, surrounded by Mi Zhen and Gan Qian With a big belly, Cai Yan, who was saying goodbye to her with a smile on her face, gritted her teeth and walked away.

"General Qin, there are more than ten people behind us who have been following me since we entered Langya County! They don't seem like people traveling between two states. Their intentions are unclear. Please ask for instructions on how to make a decision." The distance was [-] miles. Qin Xu and the others changed horses and did not change people along the way. It only took more than five days to reach Langya County in Xuzhou. As Sima Mao said, if you go another fifty li to the southeast, you will enter the prefecture of Xiapi County, and you will arrive at the destination of this trip.But just when Qin Xu ordered the whole army to rest for an incense stick, to recharge their energy and rush to Xiapi in one breath, Sima Mao leaned next to Qin Xu and said in a low voice.

"Someone is following us? Is it Qingzhou soldiers? Send someone to ask, if there is no malice, then don't bother!" Qin Xu, as long as he stops now, he will think of Cai Yan's swollen belly, and listened to Sima Mao's return , also suspected that Cai Yan also knew the danger of this trip and sent a "helper".

"Don't worry, General Qin, we can just leave this matter to our old Kong! Guarantee that there will be no more trouble, will it work?" Qin Xu's voice was just finished, and Kong Bin who was on the side spoke first.On this road, he only cared about rushing, and Kong Er's idiot had long been suffocated.After listening to Qin Xu's words, the guy was full of energy, and after he finished speaking, he realized that not only Qin Xu, but also Xu Shang Sima Mao looked at him with a nonchalant smile, and then smiled flatteringly at Qin Xu with a wide grin. , added the last sentence like a joke.

"Bo Dao, you go with old Kong!" Although Kong Bin is a little slow-witted, he is simple-minded, and he is not only brave in battle, but also has the strength of his arms to wrestle with Dian Wei. Gao Shun's favorite, as well as Xu Shang and Sima Mao's personal education, is known as the "Iron Triangle", and everyone who is familiar with him will not take him seriously.This time, seeing Kong Bin's flustered energy came up again, Qin Xu didn't take it seriously. Hearing what Sima Mao said, the dozen or so people couldn't do any harm to Kong Bin, so he nodded and told Hao Zhao beside him, Let him go with Kong Bin.

But who would have thought that Kong Er and Hao Zhao went and returned quickly, and their faces were full of depression, and the displeasure on Kong Bin's face could be seen from a long distance away.Qin Xu was wondering what happened to these two people to get this look, but when he saw the familiar face of the first of the dozen or so people behind Kong Bin and Hao Zhao, he was shocked for a while and understood.

"Yuanlong? Why are you here? Didn't you mean..." Qin Xu asked in surprise.The one who followed Kong Bin to Qin Xu was none other than the eldest son of the Chen family, one of the three old Xuzhou families who lost his whereabouts in Guangling county in the transmission of a letter, and whose life and death were unknown, was appointed by Qin Xu as the prefect of Guangling. Chen Deng and Chen Yuanlong.

"Your envoy! Deng is ashamed! Being counterattacked by the thieves, taking advantage of the chaos to defraud the city, he lost Guangling carelessly! Please punish me severely!" When Chen Deng saw Qin Xu, he immediately got off his horse and knelt down. He fell on the ground, bowed his head and said.

"Yuanlong, get up first, let's put the punishment aside first, as long as you are fine! Let's talk about what's going on first?" Qin Xuben was resting under the horse, seeing Chen Deng like this, he hurried forward Helping Chen Deng up, he asked in a deep voice.Others, Qin Xu didn't know, but Chen Deng was Qin Xu's favorite counselor.Among other things, Chen Deng in history was also a leader with an intelligence of over [-], but in the reality Qin Xu lived in, when Tao Qian, the former Xuzhou Mu, was still alive, it was Chen Deng who was at the time of the Yellow Turban Allied Forces. Besieging the city, when he was about to break through Xiapi, he stepped forward and led [-] soldiers. With the power of the city, he resisted tens of thousands of bandits who attacked the city for a few days. It can be said that in terms of the ability to defend the city, at least Lu Bu In the army, Chen Deng is also good enough to send the top five.But this time it was so easy to break through Guangling by Danyang soldiers. Danyang soldiers are naturally the most powerful in the world, and Guangling City is also a small city with few soldiers, but according to the rumors, it was destroyed by fraud. Qin Xu can still succeed in front of him, but he can't figure it out.

"My lord, the Danyang soldiers suddenly rebelled when they were dispatched to defend Guangling, and the momentum was huge. There were only a few small soldiers in Guangling County. Cao Bao was bound to perish. What's more, Yan's father and son, the bandits of Danyang County, echoed across the river. Deng Sui was born with the desire to escape, and he never fought hard to protect the situation. It was time, so I had to go north to Linzi to fetch reinforcements, but unexpectedly met the envoy in Langya County, and after several attempts of chasing him, he followed far behind the team, and there was nothing wrong with this one after another, I hope Qin envoy will deal with it strictly!" Chen Deng explained the situation of Guangling in a few words, then took a step back, and knelt down on the ground again, begging Qin Xu to punish him.

"Yuanlong is asking for credit!" After listening to what Chen Deng said, Qin Xu frowned and pondered for a while, then suddenly smiled and said: "With Yuanlong's ability, he can lead a dozen people from Guangling surrounded by rebels." The retreat of the city is a great achievement in itself. It is also a great achievement not to expose its whereabouts hastily and arouse the vigilance of the Danyang rebels. Besides, Yuanlong must have a plan to retake Guangling and defeat the rebels this time, but this is a great achievement. , we still have to wait for the day of Guangling's return before we can make calculations with Yuanlong."

"Huh? Your Excellency, this..." As soon as Qin Xu finished speaking, Chen Deng, who had stood up again with Qin Xu's support, was stunned for a moment.Strictly speaking, Chen Deng was like Jia Xu in history. His own interests and safety were always put first, and he would not be truly loyal to anyone.But if the forces they are loyal to are strong enough, or if the people they are loyal to really understand them, it is not ruled out that such people will use their wisdom a little bit to feed back some.Jia Xu now recognizes Qin Xu as his lord, and is "seconded" to listen to Lu Bu's side, let alone talk about it.Chen Deng is a real official of Qin Xu's subordinates, and he is the prefect of a county. He has replaced the master of other forces. If such a big incident happened and such a big mess was made, he would definitely take action.But Chen Deng really didn't expect that Qin Xu not only didn't go down the ladder he handed over, but instead acted uncharacteristically for himself. Chen Deng really felt that he had underestimated this person who was at least younger than himself. A round of immediate bosses.

"Qin believes in Yuanlong. Since he can come out of Guangling Haofa unharmed, there must be a way to get in safely!" Qin Xu said confidently even more confidently than Chen Deng.As for Chen Deng, a talent from the prefectures and counties that both Liu Bei, the big-eared brother in history, and his wife accused Cao Cao, Qin Xu would not believe that Chen Deng, who is a veteran native of Xuzhou and has been very popular in Guangling County for a year, would do so To easily abandon the city and leave, one must be prepared.

"I will teach you a lesson!" Seeing that Qin Xu seemed to be able to see through his own thoughts.Chen Dengcai put away the slightly over-the-top drama he acted before.With a solemn face, he said in a deep voice: "Deng must be responsible for the death of Guangling County, but the disaster that Deng encountered this time is really too strange. See, it’s not necessarily that simple.”

"Oh? I don't know what Yuanlong has taught you?" Chen Deng said seriously.At first, I also felt that someone seemed to be planning behind the scenes, and the target had basically been locked on Qin Xu who was on the head of Jiangdong Mei Zhoulang. He was also surprised how Chen Deng could see it, so he asked.

"Your lord should know that the Danyang soldiers were originally the private soldiers of the Tao clan Gong Zugong, the former state herdsman. Because he wanted to win over the forces in Xuzhou, he split half of them to be taught by Cao Bao." Chen Deng paused, glanced at Qin Xu carefully, and continued. : "Although Danyang soldiers are known as the best soldiers in the world, and have been famous all over the world since the time of Emperor Wu, but with this prestige, there is also the notoriety that the Danyang soldiers are notoriously disobedient. Among the Danyang soldiers, there are quite a few relatives. There are many, so they are extremely united. The reason why Tao Gongzu was able to use it to determine Xuzhou at the beginning was also because Tao's ancestral home was in Danyang. However, General Lu handed over the Danyang soldiers to Cao Bao. How about Cao Bao? As a colleague, it is inconvenient to discuss, but it is said that the Danyang soldiers are the most dissatisfied with this general. Before the pottery merchants followed the false emperor to rebel At that time, many Danyang soldiers defected, but half of them chose to help Xuzhou because of General Lu, but when the whole army rebelled within a year, it is unknown."

"Yuanlong's words have been written down. However, Cao Bao is the father-in-law of the lord after all. There are some things... ahem, Yuanlong, you understand! But don't worry, Yuanlong, Qin can guarantee that after this incident, if there is really a Because of Cao Bao, Xu guarantees that only his life will be spared!" Although Qin Xu knew that Cao Bao could almost be compared with the homonym of his name, he only believed Chen Deng's words. After all, as the three old families in Xiapi City, Everyone knows that these three families are superficially friendly, but God knows what kind of intrigue it is.This time Cao Bao hit the muzzle of the gun, so Qin Xu could only reassure Chen Deng first.

"Qin Shijun really has sharp eyes!" Chen Deng bowed again and said.

"Don't worry! After this matter is reported to the lord, Yuanlong will definitely give a satisfactory explanation." Qin Xu nodded, not wanting to get entangled in this topic, so he asked Chen Deng in a joking tone: " Previously, I had a message from Mr. Zibu and Zigang, saying that Guangling City was surrounded by soldiers. I don’t know how Yuanlong successfully escaped from Guangling City? Seeing that Yuanlong and Guicong are fully dressed, it seems unlikely The way he fled in a hurry, could it be that there are secret passages, secret doors and the like in Guangling City, could it be possible for Yuanlong to leave calmly?"

Originally, Qin Xu just wanted to adjust the slightly awkward atmosphere just now, but Chen Deng suddenly looked as if he had seen a ghost after listening to it, and asked with a look of surprise that did not seem to be fake: "Eh? How did the envoy know? "

(End of this chapter)