Although Chen Yingliang is one hundred people who are willing to run around like Zhang Xutuo every day, fighting south and north, and tying his head to his belt to suppress bandits at any time, he is destined to be more and more bandits when he is exhausted, but there is no way. With the salary of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, in front of the high-ranking officials of the deputy commander-in-chief of the bandit suppression in the twelve counties, he had to go through the motions no matter how unwilling he was. After presiding over the autumn harvest event in the base camp of Qiao County, Chen Yingliang finally led the army to fight with tears up.
The purpose of Chen Yingliang's dispatch of troops this time is mainly to train troops, to protect the safety of Xiapi County, which has the best money and food supervision among the four counties, and by the way, to prevent Du Fuwei and Li Zitong, two big thieves, from sitting in the East China Sea. In order to allow more new troops to have the opportunity to practice in actual combat, and also out of vigilance against Du Fuwei and Li Zitong, Chen Yingliang, who has always liked the expensive and the cheap, was generous once, leading twenty-five soldiers in one breath. More than 5,000 troops from the regiment set out, and Ma Sanbao, Cheng Yaojin and other four generals accompanied them, leaving only Changsun Wuji and Zhang Di to lead five regiments of troops to defend the safety of the Qiaojun base camp.
Chen Yingliang's military training goal was achieved very smoothly, because Dong Chun's main force was concentrated in the north of Pengcheng, and he was unable to look south. There are so many, but there are bandits and bandits wherever there are some mountains and forests. As a result, the three counties of Fuli, Xinxian and Guyang in the south of Pengcheng only dare to open the city for three hours a day, always on guard against the bandits invading the city. Chen Yingliang's team came In a place like this, of course there are plenty of opportunities to train soldiers.
With the opportunity for military training, opportunities for newcomers such as Cheng Yaojin and Niu Jinda to show their talents naturally also came. Under their brave battles with old men such as Ma Sanbao and Kan Leng, the Sui army in Qiaojun swept away the dead leaves like the autumn wind, The passing gangs, large and small, were smashed one by one, and one after another the bandit dens in the cottages were burned to ashes and ruins. The bandit bandits entrenched in the south of Pengcheng were destroyed and fled one after another. It was nipped in the bud by Chen Yingliang.
In order to facilitate the supply of food and grass, and to protect the smooth flow and safety of the Tongji Canal, Chen Yingliang marched along the Tongji Canal this time. After fighting for more than 20 years, Chen Yingliang's team entered the lower After arriving at Xiaqiu County in Pi, Chen Yingliang ordered the army to take a temporary rest in Xiaqiu. At the same time, he sent people to investigate the situation in Donghai, contacted the local officials of Donghai and Xiapi counties, and inquired about Du Fuwei and Li Zitong. The movements and positions of the big bandits, looking for fighters to destroy the enemy.
The envoy was sent out, but the prefects of Donghai and Xiapi counties hadn't sent any news yet. When Chen Yingliang was accepting the Xiaqiu magistrate's banquet every day, an unexpected envoy came to the camp of the Sui army in Qiaojun first, and returned it to Chen Yingliang. He brought another autographed letter from Wang Shichong, another great man at the end of the Sui Dynasty. Chen Yingliang was very curious when he heard the news, and hurriedly received the envoy in the Chinese army camp, but what made Chen Yingliang vomit blood was that the envoy sent by Wang Shichong turned out to be a blond, high-nosed, mixed-race young man who was clearly of western origin!
Chen Yingliang was dumbfounded that Wang Shichong's emissary was of mixed race, and the mixed-race youth was also dumbfounded by Chen Yingliang's young handsomeness, and cautiously asked Chen Yingliang: "Dare to ask this general, are you the famous little Chen Qingzhi, the general guard of Qiaojun, the new Henan Do you want to arrest Deputy Envoy Chen Yingliang and Chen Deputy Envoy in Twelve Counties of Dao?"
Seeing Chen Yingliang nodding his head in recognition, the mixed-race young man was taken aback. He quickly knelt down on one knee to Chen Yingliang.
"Wang Xiaowei please get up, come and arrange a seat for Wang Xiaowei."
Chen Yingliang generously greeted Wang Renze to get up, and asked his soldiers to arrange a seat for Wang Renze. Who knew that after Wang Renze thanked him and got up, he immediately knelt down on one knee to Chen Yingliang, and said again: "Little nephew Wang Renze, have you seen me?" Uncle Chen, Uncle Jin An."
Looking at his age, Wang Renze is at least 23 or 24 years old. Chen Yingliang, who is only 18 years old, suddenly has such a big nephew, who is also a nephew of mixed race. Of course, Chen Yingliang is also taken aback. Taking Wang Renze by his side, he asked suspiciously: "Lieutenant Wang, you and I have never met before, why do you call me that?"
"Uncle may not know something, but we are actually related." Wang Ren explained: "Wang Shichong Wang Juncheng is my nephew's uncle, and his second sister-in-law is also my nephew's second aunt. She was born in Wenxi Pei. Shi, is the granddaughter of Li Guogong's uncle of the same clan, and is of the same generation as you. Uncle, he heard that Chen Fushi, you are Li Guogong's distant nephew, and you can be regarded as the younger nephew's distant uncle, so he asked the younger nephew to give you a junior gift after meeting. Uncle He also said that when he has the chance to meet you, he will also treat you like a brother."
"Is there still such a relative?" Chen Yingliang was a little dumbfounded, thinking that this distant relative is worthy of the name, and it is indeed far away.
It was useless to be dumbfounded. Wang Renze, who was five or six years older than himself, even called himself a nephew without blushing. If Chen Yingliang, a distant uncle, refused to recognize this nephew, it would be too embarrassing. In desperation, Chen Yingliang had no choice but to brazenly recognize Wang Renze, the eldest nephew, calling him a good nephew, and then hurriedly asked: "My good nephew, your uncle Wang Juncheng, what did he send you here for? Qiu's?"
"Uncle, this is how it happened." Wang Renze explained: "Recently, the rebel Du Fuwei's department has been rampant in the southern part of Donghai County. It is directly adjacent to the border. Uncle, as the magistrate of Jiangdu County, naturally had to beware of these two thieves crossing Huainan and harassing Jiangdu, so he personally led the army to the north and stationed troops on the south bank of the Huaihe River. Jin, after uncle heard the news, he immediately arranged for his nephew to go north to meet him, first to recognize you, and second, to discuss with you about joining forces to hunt down the thieves."
"Oh, so that's the case." Chen Yingliang let out a sigh, and asked again: "Nephew, where is Wang Juncheng's army now?"
"Currently in Shanyang." Wang Ren replied respectfully, and quickly added, "Uncle Chen, don't worry, my uncle brought 20,000 troops this time. Reliable enough to assist my uncle in eradicating Du Fuwei and Li Zitong, two gangs of thieves!"
"Really?" Chen Yingliang showed joy, and hurriedly asked: "When did Wang Juncheng's army arrive in Shanyang? Why have I never heard of it before?"
"I arrived in Shanyang four days ago." Wang Renze replied casually, and quickly took out a letter from his arms, held it in front of Chen Yingliang with both hands, and said respectfully: "This is a letter written by my uncle, please have a look at it."
Chen Yingliang took the letter and opened it, and found that what Wang Shichong said in the letter was similar to Wang Renze's introduction, except for a lot of nonsense about acknowledging relatives and relationships, and he offered to send troops to help Chen Yingliang to wipe out the people who seriously threatened the security of the northern part of Jiangdu. Du Fuwei's team, and Chen Yingliang will not give anything in return after the matter is completed. Even Chen Yingliang will pay half of the food, grass and military supplies. The attitude of making friends with Chen Yingliang is very sincere.
After reading Wang Shichong's letter, Chen Yingliang thought about it for a while, and then smiled and said: "I never thought that Wang Juncheng would be so enthusiastic about state affairs that he would take the initiative to help our army. I am really overjoyed. I ask my nephew to give Wang Juncheng a word. On behalf of Ambassador Zhang Xutuo and the officers and men of the twelve counties, I would like to thank him for his support. I also ask him to cross the Huai River as soon as possible and join hands with our army to hunt down the thieves."
Seeing that Chen Yingliang agreed to invite the Jiangdu army to cross the river to kill the enemy, Wang Ren was also overjoyed. He hurriedly saluted Chen Yingliang, and asked Chen Yingliang to issue an invitation letter so that the Jiangdu army could cross the river and cross the county to fight. , don’t worry, come here, hurry up and prepare the banquet, I will personally clean up the dust for General Ren Ze, and thank Wang Juncheng for his kindness in taking the initiative to reinforce him.”
Ordered to prepare a banquet, Chen Yingliang summoned Wei Zheng, Yuan Tiangang and a group of lackeys, and showed Wang Shichong's offer of reinforcements in public, and once again thanked Wang Renze in public. The people under Chen Yingliang's command were very sincere in their deliberate friendship. The generals of Qiao County, who were not less aggressive when they joined forces with Qi County's allies before, saw such a sharp contrast. Of course, they talked and laughed very happily with Wang Renze. Chen Yingliang also stayed in the barracks to rest overnight, and promised to give Wang Renze the official document inviting troops to send the next day.
The eloquent Wang Ren went out shoulder-to-shoulder with the equally slick Ma Sanbao, and the generals of Qiaojun also followed. It was also when only Chen Yingliang, Wei Zheng, and Yuan Tiangang were left in the Chinese army camp. Smiling, he asked Wei Zheng and Yuan Tiangang, "You two, what do you think of Wang Shichong offering to help us?"
"A good thing, a rare and great thing." Yuan Tiangang replied: "With the current strength of our army, it is really difficult to eradicate the two big thieves Du Fuwei and Li Zitong at the same time. With the help of Wang Shichong's 20,000 troops, The grasp is much greater."
"Unexpectedly, Wang Shichong is still a person who has the courage to take responsibility." Wei Zheng also said: "I have heard for a long time that Wang Shichong is a smooth person. I really didn't expect him to be so loyal to the court and diligent in state affairs. See you more."
"Reinforce us?" Chen Yingliang smiled, and said slowly: "If you think that Wang Shichong's reinforcements are for the sake of being diligent in state affairs and loyal to the court, then you are very wrong."
"What do you mean?" Yuan Tiangang and Wei Zheng looked at each other in surprise, but they didn't understand the meaning of Chen Yingliang's words.
"Wang Shichong is saving himself." Chen Yingliang said slowly: "At the beginning of this year, the Holy One sent Wang Shichong to quell the chaos of Liu Yuanjin, and authorized Wang Shichong to recruit troops in Huainan to form a new army. As a result, this guy took the opportunity to recruit 35,000 troops. Among the local officials in the world, he has the most troops. In terms of military strength, even Zhang Xutuo's military strength is not as good as him. However, after Liu Yuanjin was put down, there was no more fighting in the Jiangdong Huainan area. Wang Shichong's more than 30,000 troops have been If he is idle, if he doesn't hurry up and find something to do, I am afraid that it will not be long before the imperial court's order to reduce or even disband the army will come."
"Deputy envoy, what do you mean, Wang Shichong didn't have the sincerity to help us, but just wanted to use this war to keep his troops?" Yuan Tiangang asked in surprise.
"It must be more than just one purpose." Chen Yingliang said with a sneer: "Wanting to make further contributions, get promoted and make a fortune, this must be another purpose of his Wang Shichong. Maybe he also wants to count on me to suffer one or two defeats so that he can take the opportunity to prove himself Stronger than me, and more suitable than me to be the deputy envoy of the twelve counties."
"Vice Envoy Chen, are you too maliciously speculating about Wang Shichong?" Wei Zheng asked with a frown.
"Of course I didn't speculate maliciously." Chen Yingliang sneered even more, and said: "When Du Fuwei was wandering in the East China Sea, why did he, Wang Shichong, go? Why didn't he immediately dispatch his army to kill Du Fuwei in the bud? Now that Du Fuwei has made a comeback, he has enough weight in His Majesty's dragon case, and he found out that I sent troops to the east, and he sent troops in a hurry, didn't he want to share the credit and make extraordinary achievements?"
Wei Zheng was silent, and Yuan Tiangang hurriedly asked: "Deputy envoy, since you think Wang Shichong has such malicious intentions, why did you invite troops to the East China Sea?"
"Three reasons." Chen Yingliang held up three fingers, and said in a deep voice: "First, our strength is really insufficient, and we are not sure to kill Du Fuwei and Li Zitong. We need Wang Shichong's help to suppress the rebellion. Second, I want to see Meet this Wang Shichong, learn about his specific situation, and find out who he is, so that we can get along with each other in the future. Third... "
Speaking of this, Chen Yingliang paused, and then smiled and said: "I have heard for a long time that the Jianghuai soldiers are strong and brave in battle. Wang Shichong worked hard to form and train them into an army. It would be a pity to leave them idle in Jiangdu where there is no war, so I want to see , can these troops be brought to Huaibei, under my command to suppress rebellion and kill thieves? Good steel, it should be used on the edge of the knife."
Wei Zheng and Yuan Tiangang didn't say a word, they just cursed together in their hearts, "You despicable villain! You still have the face to say that Wang Shichong has bad intentions, you two are like dogs!"
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There is a waterway from Xiaqiu to Shanyang. After the autumn harvest, the north wind gradually picked up, and the wind was smooth. Wang Ren took Chen Yingliang's official documents for just over a day and returned to Wang Shichong, who was stationed outside the city of Shanyang. before. After the uncles and nephews met, Wang Shichong, a purebred barbarian, saw Wang Renze smiling all over his face, and asked with a smile, "Have you got it?"
"Of course I got it." Wang Renze took out the official document with a smile, and said with a smile: "Not only did I get it, but Chen Xiaozi is also very grateful to my nephew, and I am also very grateful to my uncle. Thank you words."
"Very good." Wang Shi nodded with satisfaction, took the official document and opened it to read, and asked, "What kind of person is Chen Yingliang? ?”
"Bullshit!" Wang Renze scolded a dirty word very bluntly, and said angrily: "We have all been deceived by rumors, that kid Chen Yingliang is only eighteen years old now, and he is completely a helpless little boy. The soldiers under his command told me that the kid has never killed an enemy with his own hands, and he has basically never seen blood! But the generals under his command, what are Ma Sanbao, Kan Ling and Cheng Yaojin? Hard points, especially Cheng Yaojin and Kan Leng, my nephew made gestures with them a few times, and felt that even if they really fought, they might not necessarily be their opponents."
"What?" Wang Shichong raised his head, with a vigilant expression on his face, and said slowly: "So, this Chen Yingliang boy is more difficult to deal with than I expected, and he is a real ruthless character!"
"Why?" Wang Renze asked in surprise.
"It's very simple, if you think about it." Wang Shichong said coldly: "Since he, Chen Yingliang, is a helpless little boy, how did he establish so many meritorious deeds, winning consecutive battles and never losing How did so many brave generals bow their heads and obey orders? From this, I can conclude that this little thief Chen Yingliang must be a scheming, skilled and treacherous person, and we want to take it from him. Thanks to Du Fuwei and Li Zitong, it is definitely not as easy as imagined."
Wang Ren thought about it carefully and found that it was true, he quickly nodded in agreement with Wang Shichong's judgment, and then quickly asked: "Uncle, what should we do next?"
"Order the three armies to prepare for crossing the river immediately." Wang Shichong ordered calmly: "Crossing the river tomorrow, station troops on the north bank of the Huaihe River, and set up more banners and war drums, so that Du Fuwei and Li Zitong can find out that we have crossed the river."
"Uncle, there's no need to be in such a hurry, right?" Wang Renze was taken aback, and said, "Chen Yingliang is still in Xiaqiu, and he won't be able to make it to the East China Sea battlefield in five or six days?"
"Silly boy, why don't you think about it, why did uncle do this?" Wang Shichong said with a wicked smile: "How many troops do we have? Twenty thousand! How many troops does Chen Yingliang have? Twenty-five regiments with more than five thousand people! What do you think Du After Fu Wei heard that we crossed the north, would he be willing to fight us first? Or would he be willing to fight Chen Yingliang first?"
Wang Ren suddenly realized that he burst out laughing and praised his uncle for his wisdom. It just so happened that at this time, outside Wang Shichong's large tent of the Chinese army, a girl in a hunting suit suddenly walked in quickly. She was about fifteen or sixteen years old, tall and graceful, with black hair and blue eyes, snow-white skin, and both Chinese and foreign charms. It was Wang Shichong's only daughter, Wang Xueji, who held a dead wolf in her hand and said loudly: "Daddy, look, how big is this wolf? Daughter, I shot it to death with only one arrow. My arrow Has your technique improved again? Hey, starling, why are you smiling so happily?"
"It's nothing." Wang Renze quickly shook his head, and said with a smile, "Thirteen Younger Sister is good at archery, and even hit the wolf's waist with one arrow. This archery skill has almost caught up with me."
"Go! My archery skills are better than yours!" Wang Xueji said disdainfully, then stepped forward quickly, threw the dead wolf on Wang Shichong's handsome case, and shook Wang Shichong's arm coquettishly, "Father, The army is here, and the prey is too little. I searched for a long time before I found this wolf. I heard that there are many wild animals in the mountains in the east. How about you take me to the mountains to hunt tomorrow? My daughter wants to shoot a few more wolves, and I will make you a wolf Leather blanket."
"No, Dad can't go." Wang Shichong patted his daughter's hair and said with a smile: "Tomorrow I will take the army across the Hebei, but it doesn't matter, there are more prey on the north bank of the Huaihe River. After crossing the river, Dad Not only will I take you to hunt wolves, but I will also take you to hunt a bigger prey."
"Bigger prey?" Wang Xueji froze, and quickly asked, "What prey? A tiger?"
"Of course it's not a tiger." Wang Shichong smiled, and said lightly, "It's military exploits, and holy grace."