Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 99 Soliciting Chen Ying
The original purpose of Feng Zhong's sudden dispatch of troops to Xutai was not to help Uncle Xiang and his son as he claimed, nor to recruit Chen Ying's rebel army for Xiang Kang, but to grab credit!

After finding out the news that the three armies of Uncle Xiang, Qin Jia, and Chen Ying were attacking Xutai City at the same time, Feng Zhong's soldiers surnamed Han immediately saw the opportunity, and suggested that Feng Zhong should also send troops south to attack Xutai as soon as possible. Having had two secret contacts with the Xutai County Temple, he dispatched secret envoys to persuade the desperate Xutai Qin Army to surrender to the Xu County Young Marshal Army.But Feng Zhong was greedy for meritorious deeds, and second, he was ordered to be stationed in Xu County before Xiang Bo joined the Young Marshal Army. He didn't know how difficult Xiang Bo's character was, and the ignorant was fearless, so he decided to accept it on the spot. At the suggestion of the soldiers surnamed Han, he personally led the army to the south to claim credit.

In order to urge the Xutai Qin army to surrender to himself, Feng Zhong also deliberately discredited Qin Jia and Chen Ying, two friendly armies, and made his secret envoy claim that if they were allowed to enter the city, they would definitely commit crimes such as looting houses, money and food, and being hated by them. It is also difficult for the officials of the Qin court to escape from their opponents. At the same time, it clearly pointed out that if the Qin army in Xutai chooses to surrender to the young commander-in-chief army led by Uncle Xiang and his son, Qin Jia's troops who joined forces with Uncle Xiang and his son will definitely They will take advantage of the trend and enter the city, bringing endless disaster and blood to Xutai, so if the Qin army in Xutai wants to save their lives and property, the only way is to surrender to the Xu County Young Marshal Army led by him.

Not to mention, Feng Zhong's despicable slander methods have really paid off. I have seen with my own eyes that Qin Jia's army is like locusts crossing the border wherever they go. The discipline of the county marshal's army is not bad, and the treatment of Xu County officials who voluntarily surrendered is not bad. The Xutai County Temple, which has been completely desperate, really chose to surrender to Feng Zhong, and took the initiative to dedicate the city of Xutai to the Xu county marshal military.

At the same time, on the way to the south to grab merit, Feng Zhong received an order sent by Xiang Kang on a fast horse, asking himself to represent Xiang Kang to recruit Chen Ying's rebel army. Before he could enter in time, he immediately sent someone south to contact Chen Ying, and invited Chen Ying to come to the city to discuss the merger with him face to face.

The soldiers surnamed Han stopped Feng Zhong's invitation envoy, and told Feng Zhong clearly: "Captain, you can't just send an envoy to invite Chen Ying to meet, first, it will appear that you are not sincere, and second, if Chen Ying is afraid that you have other purposes, It is very likely that they will find an excuse to refuse. There is only one way to recruit him, that is, you go to his camp to meet him in person, and it is best to go now, so that Chen Ying will know your sincerity and your respect for him. He attaches great importance to it, and only in this way can he have a chance to attract success."

As mentioned earlier, Feng Zhong has a weakness that is timid and cowardly. Although he felt reasonable after hearing the words of the soldiers surnamed Han, he still said with some concern: "But will it be dangerous to do this? If Chen Ying takes the opportunity to treat me How about doing something?"

"There won't be any danger." The soldier surnamed Han shook his head firmly, and then explained: "One is because Chen Ying has no reason to attack you, and it will only do harm to you after doing it. Second, our young commander There is another army next to the army, and Qin Jia's army may also help us, Chen Ying will not care about the consequences of attacking you. So you just go there boldly, Captain, there will be no danger."

He had seen the strength of the soldiers surnamed Han he had picked up many times, and felt that his words were very reasonable. Feng Zhong just made some calculations, and he had a rare moment of courage. He made a decision on the spot: "Okay, let's go now. Go right now!"

In this way, Feng Zhong led several soldiers including the soldiers surnamed Han and immediately went south. He went directly to the camp of the Dongyang Rebel Army to show his identity and asked to meet Chen Ying.But Chen Ying was very surprised when he heard the news, and also felt a little flattered, so he hurriedly led all the generals under his command out of the camp to greet him, politely invited Feng Zhong into his central army tent, and hosted a banquet for him.

Because Xiang Kang had previously ordered Feng Zhong and Chen Ying to establish contact, and Feng Zhong also sent an envoy to visit Chen Ying according to the order, so although Feng Zhong and Chen Ying met for the first time, there was not much estrangement between them. After drinking for three rounds and finishing all the polite words that should be said, Feng Zhong went straight to the topic and said: "Mr. Chen Ying, I don't have much ink in my stomach, and I don't know how to say those polite words. Don't take it seriously if I speak rudely." , there is something important to you and our Young Marshal, I want to discuss it with you."

"General Feng, please be blunt and listen carefully." Chen Ying nodded with a smile, but she immediately guessed what Feng Zhong wanted to say next.

"I would like to ask Mr. Chen to take your team and directly join our Young Marshal Army." Feng Zhong spoke directly, and said: "This is also what our Young Marshal Xiang meant. He is now in Xiapi, and he is about to go north to seize The city of Baoqin in the northern part of the East China Sea is really inseparable from coming to see you, so let me represent him, please join us with your army, and work together with us to overthrow Tyranny and rebuild the Great Chu Kingdom."

"General Feng, what do you mean, let us join you and follow your command, Young Marshal Xiang?" Chen Ying asked calmly, "Instead of joining forces and forming an army?"

"That's right." Feng Zhong nodded calmly, and said: "Just like General Zhujishi who defected to us in Fuli, let your army change to the banner of the Young Marshal Army, and obey the orders of our Young Marshal Xiang. Under the command of Young Marshal Xiang, we will send troops to fight."

"Why?" The general of Chen Ying's department next to him was not happy when he heard it, and said one after another: "We are living a good life now, why should we join you? And why should we obey your orders? What good does this do for us? ?”

"Dongyang County was brought down by us. If we join you, do we still have to hand over Dongyang City to you?"

"We only obey Chen Xianzun!" Some rude people said directly: "What is Xiang Kang? Why do you want to command us and want us Chen Xianzun to be his subordinates?"

Eloquence is also not Feng Zhong's strong point. Chen Ying deliberately did not stop the generals from speaking, and watched Feng Zhong's reaction quietly. Bing understood, and said: "Generals, please calm down. Please listen to me for a few words. I have a question to ask you. Have you ever seen bluebottles (flies) in summer?"

"Who hasn't seen a bluebottle? Why are you asking such nonsense?" Chen Ying's generals snorted coldly.

"Then I would like to ask the generals, how far can the bluebottle fly fly?" the soldier surnamed Han asked again.

The generals under Chen Ying's command were finally caught by this question, recalling that they all said that they could not fly very far, Chen Ying was also whetted by this question, and said, "It's only a few (half) steps away."

"Very good." The soldier surnamed Han nodded, and then asked: "Then, may I ask Mr. Chen, if the bluebottle is attached to the body of a horse and is carried forward by the horse, how far can it go?"

Chen Ying vaguely understood the meaning of the soldiers surnamed Han, and said, "Of course, as far as a horse can run, as far as a bluebottle can go, it is possible for hundreds or thousands of miles."

"Mr. Chen, to use an inappropriate analogy, aren't you and your soldiers like a bluebottle that can't fly very far?" The soldier surnamed Han asked again, and then said, "That's right, Mr. Chen and you I won Dongyang County, and I have a place to settle down, but what next? What else can you do? Continue to attack the city and expand the land, are you sure? Continue to stick to the land of Dongyang County, there is no future at all. Let’s say, you may face the counterattack of the Tyrant Qin army and the prying eyes of other troops at any time, when the enemy’s army is approaching the city, how long can you fight alone?”

Chen Ying was silent, and the generals of Chen Ying's army, who had no courage to continue to expand after the formation of the army, stopped talking, and then the soldiers surnamed Han said again: "But if you join us, the situation will be completely different. Now our Young Commander Army The soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, and the commander, Young Marshal Xiang, is even more skilled in using his troops. Since the beginning of the army, he has not lost a single defeat. He defeated the main forces of the Tyrant Qin army in Sishui County and Donghai County one after another. You have joined us, and under the command of our young marshal Xiang, go to battle to kill the enemy, expand the territory, and fight for prosperity and wealth in the future, and seal your wife and children. Isn't it just a matter of hand? Isn't it far better than you Is it safe to defend the entire city of Dongyang?"

When Chen Ying and Chen Ying's generals were very moved, Feng Zhong nodded again and again and said, "That's right, Mr. Chen, I am an example. Before I made friends with Young Marshal Xiang, I was just a small pavilion chief. Seven or eight out of ten days I don’t see alcohol or meat, but since I followed Young Marshal Xiang, I was promoted first, and then I became the captain of the Young Marshal’s Army, and was ordered to guard the big city of Xu County. Drink spicy food, and married two concubines, and lived a happy life that I couldn't even imagine before. If you are like me and keep up with a noble person like Young Marshal Xiang, I will take care of your future future. Limited."

Chen Ying was even more shaken, and said hesitantly, "Feng Duwei, may I ask, how is Young Commander Xiang's bearing? Will he reuse us newcomers who only attached to him later?"

"Hahahahaha." Feng Zhong laughed loudly, and said with a big laugh, "Mr. Chen, you don't have to worry about that. Our Young Marshal Xiang is so magnanimous that you can't even imagine. I, Feng Zhong, have lived for more than 30 years, and I haven't seen him for a long time." Someone who is more handsome and powerful than us Xiang Shao!"

After saying that, Feng Zhong hurriedly told the story of his friendship with Xiang Kang in detail, especially about the fact that he first had an enmity with Xiang Kang, and then Xiang Kang repaid the grudge with virtue.After hearing this, Chen Ying no longer hesitated, and immediately turned to her generals and said, "Everyone, I think you can hear the opinions of Captain Feng and the others more clearly than you. That's right, it is absolutely impossible for us to achieve anything with our own strength alone. For big things, it is still difficult to stop the counterattack of the Tyrant Qin army, and other enemies are peeping at our Dongyang. Only the young commander Xiang Kangxiang is our best choice, so that we can not worry about the threat of the enemy. , and under his command, we can expand the territory and achieve great things, so that we can seal our wives and sons in the future, and be rich and honored for life."

"Also." Chen Ying said again: "Feng Duwei and the others haven't said just now, in fact, Young Marshal Xiang Kang and Xiang are descendants of Xiang Yan, Wu Xinjun of our state of Chu, and Wu Xinjun's reputation, I think there is no one like you. People don't know. Young Marshal Xiang raised the flag against Qin Yi for the first time, and continued Wu Xinjun's great cause of restoring Chu. Not only is there no shame in us submitting to him, but it is also our honor. So I think we don't have to hesitate, and we will now How about accepting Feng Duwei's invitation and directly joining the Young Marshal's Army?"

Persuaded by Feng Zhong and the soldier surnamed Han, and seeing that Chen Ying had also made up his mind, the generals of Chen Ying's army, who generally had no opinions, said nothing more. They all bowed their hands and saluted, expressing their willingness to join Chen Ying together Shuai Jun.Feng Zhong was overjoyed, and hurriedly took out the seal sent by Xiang Kang on a fast horse, and on the spot on behalf of Xiang Kang, Chen Ying was canonized as the commander-in-chief of the Young Marshal. Do not betray.

When he was beaming with joy, news came from outside the tent that Uncle Xiang asked to see him again. Chen Ying, who had already decided to join the Young Marshal Army, did not hesitate to lead the generals out of the tent to greet him. Feng Zhong also led a few soldiers to follow. .But when he met Uncle Xiang in front of Daying Gate, Uncle Xiang just saluted casually, and immediately asked impatiently: "Mr. Chen, I heard that Captain Feng of our Xu County came to you. Where? I have something urgent to discuss with him."

Hearing this, Feng Zhong of course quickly stood up and saluted Xiang Bo, and Xiang Bo grabbed Feng Zhong and said: "Feng Duwei, come here, about how to invite Mr. Chen to join our Young Marshal Army , the old man wants to discuss it carefully with you."

"Reporting to Master, there is no need to discuss." Feng Zhong replied with a smile: "Chen Duwei has accepted the invitation of the last general and agreed to lead the Dongyang Rebel Army to join our Young Marshal Army. The captain sent by Xiang Shaoshuai The seal, the last general has already issued it to him on behalf of Young Marshal Xiang."

"So fast?!" Uncle Xiang yelled in disbelief, "Have you already agreed? Have you already been canonized? Is it true?"

I don't know why Uncle Xiang's reaction was so fierce, but Chen Ying still showed the seal of the young commander-in-chief who had just received it, and said with a smile: "Master Xiang, of course it is true. If you don't believe me, please take a look, this is Feng Du Weigang The seal issued to me on behalf of Young Marshal Xiang."

Looking at the seal letter in Chen Ying's hand, Xiang Bo, who originally wanted to force Feng Zhong to give up the opportunity to recruit him, was struck by lightning, and he stammered after a long while: "Chen Duwei, you..., what are you doing this time?" , why are you so cheerful?"

"Of course it was Captain Feng's sincerity that moved the general." Chen Ying had something to say, and said, "Captain Feng just arrived in Xutai, and he didn't even enter the city. If the last general refuses to agree, wouldn't he be too sorry for Feng Duwei's kindness?"

Uncle Xiang was dumbfounded, and immediately repented, screaming in his heart: "If I had known it would be so easy, I should have listened to Zifang and just went to the camp to show my sincerity! Why didn't I listen? Why didn't we just listen?" Didn't you hear me?"

Uncle Xiang's torment was still to come. After being dragged into the camp by Chen Ying and Feng Zhongqiang for a tasteless banquet, Qin Jia had just returned to Xiang Youjun's camp when Qin Jia once again sent an envoy to contact Uncle Xiang and demanded that Xiang Bo fulfilled his promise and immediately handed over the city of Xutai to him for garrison.Xiang Bo had no choice but to go into the city with the cheek to meet Feng Zhong and discuss countermeasures with Feng Zhong face to face, but Feng Zhong was confident and said: "Master, Xutai City was taken by the last general, and the last general did not fight with Qin. Whatever agreement Jia concludes, of course it cannot be handed over to him. There is also money and food in the city, for the sake of the friendly army, the last general may be able to give him some support, but it is absolutely impossible to give him half of the money and food."

"Then how will the old man explain to Qin Jia?" Xiang Bo asked with a painful moan.

"Master, what do you need to explain? Wouldn't it be enough to reason with him, Qin Jia?" Feng Zhong asked back, and then said: "Also, master, you can ask Shaoshuai Xiang for orders directly, as long as Shaoshuai Xiang orders the last We will be handing over the city, and without further ado, the last general will immediately lead the army to leave, and let him Qin Jia enter the city to garrison."

Being forced to do nothing, and unable to force Feng Zhong to hand over the city, Xiang Bo had no choice but to meet Qin Jia the next day and reason with Qin Jia in the wilderness where the wind was as cold as a knife. Unfortunately, Qin Jia was a The naughty master insisted that Uncle Xiang had promised to give Xutai City to him before, and forced Uncle Xiang to fulfill his promise immediately.In a hurry, Qin Jia pulled out his sword and roared with red eyes: "Xiang! You promised the matter, and you have to honor it. If you don't give up Xutai City to me today, Don’t even think about passing this level!”

Xiang Bo's guards also drew their sabers and swords one after another. Qin Jia, who was red-eyed, was furious, and simply slashed at Xiang Bo with a sword. Although Xiang Bo, who was quite skilled in martial arts, dodged in time, he was also caught by Qin Jia's sword. His face was wounded, leaving a bloody mouth.Then, when the swords of the guards on both sides intersected, more than 200 cavalry rushed out of Qin Jia's barracks, which had been prepared for a long time, and charged directly in this direction. Relying on the speed of the horse, he fled back to his son's camp with injuries, but all the guards brought out by Xiang Bo were killed, and they were all killed by Qin Jia's cavalry.

The matter was not over yet, and the well-prepared Qin Jiajun quickly dispatched a large number of troops to directly attack the camp of Uncle Xiang and his son. It took a lot of effort to come to the rescue, and finally killed Qin Jia's army, but many soldiers on both sides were killed and injured, and most of Xiang You's camp was reduced to ruins.At the same time, the reason why Qin Jiajun suddenly turned against each other gradually spread, and Xiang Bo's reputation was completely discredited. The young generals were angry with Xiang Bo for selling his land for glory and luring wolves into his house. Qin Jiajun hated Xiang Bo to the extreme. Constantly spreading the ugly behavior of Xiang Bo's unfaithful words and fattening to various places, completely ruining Xiang Bo's poor reputation.

After failing to attack Uncle Xiang and his son's camp, the furious Qin Jia's army withdrew overnight. Seeing that they were also anti-Qin friendly troops, the young commander did not send troops to pursue them.Xiang Bo, on the other hand, was angry and ashamed, and dared not meet outsiders for several days on the pretext of being ill.However, when Uncle Xiang was so ashamed and angry that he wanted to commit suicide several times, Xiang You suddenly came to him beaming, and said joyfully, "Ah, good news! Good news! The second uncle has raised his army! The second uncle has raised his troops!" We also raised troops in Kuaiji County! We even captured the entire Wucheng! If all goes well, we will soon be able to join forces with the second uncle's army!"

As if he had been given a shot of heart booster, Uncle Xiang, who hadn't moved much for several days, suddenly jumped up, and after carefully asking about Xiang Liang's rebellion, blood quickly returned to Uncle Xiang's face, and he slapped his thigh. He said: "Hurry up, write to your brother Kang and ask him to hand over the mission to go south to Guangling and Tangyi. Our father and son will go south together to meet your second uncle going north!"

"Father, this is unlikely, isn't it?" Xiang You said with a wry smile, "It just happened a few days ago, boy, my camp was broken by the enemy, and the army was also damaged a lot. How could brother put this Leave the errand to me?"

"Isn't this job going to you? Do you want to give it to Feng Zhong?" Uncle Xiang roared again, "Write a letter immediately and ask your younger brother to hand over Chen Ying's army as well." You command, let's go south together to meet your brother!"

After the rant was over, Uncle Xiang couldn't wait to fantasize about Xiang Liang going north, joining hands with his compatriot brother, and manipulating his unfilial nephew Xiang Kang to death.

(End of this chapter)