Chapter 15 Open the nest

Everyone in the hall talked about it.

He Chen also lowered his head and meditated. If it can be implemented smoothly, this is certainly a bad idea. It's just that there are a lot of talents from the Xiangyang Shi family. There has never been a shortage of wise men. Let's not talk about it far away. During this period, there were Xiangyang's famous scholar Pang Degong, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang, Xiang Jiaxiang Lang and Xiang Sheng Chuan. In history, his reputation is second to Pang Tong, but it is higher than Ma Liang's Xi Jia Xi Zhen and the loyal and righteous Xi Zhen, and Zhuge Liang's father-in-law Min Nan Mingshi. Huang Chengyan and others, as for other people such as Pang Tong, Ma Liang and Yang Yi, they are still wearing open crotch pants or have not been born at all. It's just such a simple way to wolf down the tiger and kill people with a knife. With their ability, it is estimated that they can see through it at a glance. Guo Jia is known as a ghost, and he should not have such a simple trick. He Chen looked at Guo Jia in confusion and doubted whether he still had a backhand.

Sure enough, Guo Jia's next words dispelled He Chen's doubts. He smiled gently, glanced at the people at the meeting with clear eyes, and then mysteriously smiled and said, "This matter is like pulling out his teeth from a tiger's mouth and taking millet in the fire, so the law can't be passed on to six ears, and the secret of heaven can't be leaked. After everything is over, Jia's fine will be the main justice."

"Good." Although He Chen was itchy in his heart, he readily agreed.

Since Guo Jia is so confident and has a backhanded preparation, He Chen is not thinking about this matter, but then asked, "Gongming, how is the training progress of the "Shengun Forbidden Guard" now? Can he catch up with this Xiangyang battle?"

Xu Huang came out of the line, with an expression of pride on his face, and his voice was full of confidence: "Huizhou Mu, although the "Shen Gun Guard Corps" was good at training, but at the time of recruitment at that time, the soldiers called were one out of a hundred. Both physical quality and spiritual will far exceeded ordinary soldiers, and the training was a thousand miles away. Although there is a slight gap in experience and skills from the "Burning Legion" led by General Huang, it is certain that once the front-line war is needed, the "Shengun Guard Regiment" will be able to rise up at the first time and become a winning division.

When Xu Huang said this, he was envious of the generals. Even if Zhang Liao and Wen Pinggui are the leaders of the army, they are also drooling at Xu Huang's thousand long gunmen, strong physical quality, high morale, strong individual combat ability, skilled small team attack level, impeccable overall formation attack and defense, plus a special long gun in his hand, wearing the latest type of armor, this damn It is the elite of the elite, born as the army that the commander of the three armies is most eager to get.

Although Xu Huang is burly and tall, his strength is not as strong as Huang Zhong and Dian Wei. He is not as handsome as Zhang Liao. The commander's ability can't see how strong he is than Wen Ping in a short time. Is it because his appearance is somewhat similar to that of Zhou Mu? They are all powerful Kong Wu, full of flesh on their faces. At first glance, they are a crude product, but in fact, they are sinister and cunning in their hearts, with a variety of tricks. That's why I'm lucky to be treated differently by the state pastor and lead this "Shenzhen Gun Guard Corps" that can definitely be famous all over the world?

The generals say no to envy and hatred.

He Chen nodded with satisfaction and said to Li Yan, "Are all the strategic materials ready?"

Li Yan is a senior figure of He Chen's family. As He Chen rose step by step, he naturally rose. Now he has been represented by He Chen as the governor of Nanyang and the county. Hearing He Chen's question, he respectfully said, "Huizhou Mu, all the workshops of the Huang family and the Wen family have been fully open. They have worked overtime overnight. The production of 50,000 military bags is coming to an end. It is estimated that the whole army can be equipped in ten minutes. The subordinates also carried out spot checks on the samples, and the workmanship, materials and quality were all good. The camp tents, clothes and quilts have been stored in place. As for the grain depot, due to the influx of a large number of people some time ago, the strategic grain storage was urgently opened, and the consumption was huge. Nowadays, grain storage should not be moved lightly, and state animal husbandry should also prevent all kinds of natural and water disasters. Therefore, the military grain can only wait for the warehouse after autumn, and then unified deployment.

He Chen nodded to show his understanding, and asked Lou Gui, "Are all the halberd swords, arrows, armor and siege aids in place?"

"In return to the Lord, three thousand lock armor, five thousand leather armor, 100,000 arrows and all kinds of weapons have been received." Lou Guidao.

He Chen nodded with satisfaction and asked a lot of questions. Then he disbanded and let everyone speed up the preparations for going south. Only after leaving Guo Jia and the two of them talked secretly for a long time, they dispersed.

Now everything is ready. As soon as the food and fodder are cooked, the troops will be sent south to Xiangyang.

In the first year of Chuping, in October 190 A.D., all counties in Nanyang were happy to have a good year. The newly launched rice yield was extremely high, and farmers' harvest increased by several times compared with previous years. Nanyang County Government then issued a decree to allow counties to buy grain and fodder at regular prices and hoard warehouses. For a while, the valleys were full of warehouses all over the country, and they were piled up like mountains. The peasants also smiled happily, showing all the same.

In mid-October, He Chen ordered Humen Zhonglang to take He Man's "Night Legion" as the advance force, and Liao turned into a vanguard and go to Xiangyang. Subsequently, he led the Chinese army, with a total of 10,000 troops. There were more than ten generals in Wenpin, Ji Ling and other departments, among which the "Singgun Guard Corps" embarked on the journey for the first time. Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao and his "Burning Legion" were stationed in Wancheng, and there were some changes in the prevention of Yuan Shu.

The so-called soldiers and horses do not move, and the food and fodder go first.

Deng Zhi led 500 grain trucks full of wood and grain and drove forward in the direction of Xiangyang.

After seven days, He Chen led the army to Dengcheng to camp, and it was only ten miles to Fancheng. He looked at Xiangyang across the Han River.

At this time, Xiangyang had already exploded into a mess.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, with the development of the landlord's pastoral economy, a number of rich surnames were formed. They not only have a large amount of land and many dependent peasants, but also have private parts; they collude with local warlords to strengthen their military strength and accelerate the development of separatist forces; some of them are representatives of the social intellectual class, with a prominent social status and prestige. This situation was extremely obvious in Xiangyang at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

It can be rude to say that a small Xiangyang city is almost the epitome of the rich warlords of the Han Dynasty.

According to the Jingzhou Record in the Taiping Royal Review, Xiangyang's Mountain is only a hundred miles from the south to Yicheng. At the end of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, there are four county guards, seven captains, two ministers, two servants, one Huangmen Shilang, three Shangshu, and six assassins. Zhu Xuan Gao Gai will meet at the foot of the mountain. Later, because of the name of Guan Gai Mountain, it is called Guan Gai Li. It can be said to be the concentration of bureaucratic landlords and upper-class groups at the end of the Han Dynasty. There are countless famous families and surnames here.

In the south of Xiangyang County, one mile south of Shandong, there is Cai Zhou in the river, where Cai Mao, a lieutenant of Han Changshui, lives.

Speaking of Cai Mao, he can be regarded as the leader of Xiangyang. His father, Cai, was once an official, and his aunt was the wife of the former lieutenant Zhang Wen, and his eldest sister married Huang Chengyan, a famous scholar in the south. A door is extremely illustrious. Although Cai Mao is proud and compladent, he also has some real skills in his hand. There are thousands of private soldiers under the clan, and it is convenient for Cai Zhou to practice when he has nothing to do. For a long time, he has also trained a group of not weak sailors.

At this time, Gao Peng was full of seats in Cai Mao's house, and many famous scholars in Xiangyang were separated.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Cai Mao, the host, took the lead in cutting into the main topic and said, "Today, I invite you to come here. There is a big deal to discuss. All of them are well-informed people here. I guess you can also guess Cai's intention. You can speak freely about what you think."

After Cai Mao finished speaking, a man said loudly: "Why do you need to work so hard on this matter? Whether He Chen killed the regular servant in anger or fought against Dong Zhuo, he showed his determination to help the Han Dynasty. Since his debut, this man has won a hundred battles and has been a tiger general in the world. If he can enter Xiangyang. It's also a good talk."

Everyone regards it as a holy pass on to the family. Everyone may not be familiar with Xiang Sheng Zhuan, but if you want to talk about Xiang Chong, a famous general in Sichuan and Shu, you should know it. And Xiang Sheng's biography is the father of Xiang Chong.

"No. Although He Chen is a state herdsman, this person was born in cloth clothes and was attached to the He family to the top. He has always been disrespectful to many scholars. After chasing Dong Zhuo's victory, he immediately crossed the river and demolished the bridge and promulgated the tenant system. Obviously, it is to weaken the power of the scholars. Easy to control. If this person enters Xiangyang, I'm afraid you'll be waiting for a good day. It was Xi Zhen who spoke, and everyone nodded frequently, and it felt that it made a lot of sense.

"All of them are small profits and short-sighted people. Although He Chen promulgated the tenant system, he still attracted the great clan of the Shi family to help. Huang Zhong and Wen Ping are all members of Nanyang Wang, and now they are in charge of the strength of the Nanyang elite army. If we fight against each other, there are Sun Hu, Chen Sheng's wolf in the front, and Wan Bing's tiger in the back. In such a situation, do you think you can defend Xiangyang? Someone thinks that on the contrary, if you are honest and attached, you can save the foundation, and maybe it can be led to arm strength. Otherwise, even with the solidity of Xiangyang, it is difficult to block He Chen's tiger and wolf's division. If you don't believe it, you can turn over and check how the Wanbing was led by He Chen, tossing a hundred miles and steal Luoyang. It is also how to attack Kailuo in Dong Zhuo's open big net, and finally the tiger's retreat, and Luoyang was defeated. This man not only has the courage of the three armies, but also has a lot of tricks. Someone can definitely tell you that once He Chen refuses to enter Xiangyang, Chen Sheng and Sun Hu must be the vanguard and vanguard of the Xiangyang Shi clan. Another person was present, with a strong tone.

Everyone was shocked and hurriedly looked at it. It was after the famous minister of the Western Han Dynasty, Kai Yue.

Cai Mao was in a dilemma. When he saw Kuai Liang's words, he couldn't help but brighten up and hurriedly asked, "Yi Du once served as Dong Cao Yue under the command of General He Jin. I don't know if I can understand He Chen?"

Kuai Yue is profound and intelligent, with a burly figure and a powerful appearance. He muttered a little: "When He Chen entered Beijing, he had been established as a Ruyang order. He didn't know much about this, but there are two things that can be confirmed. First, this person seems to be a wild collision, but he is actually wise; second, this person is a hero in prosperous times and a hero in troubled times.

"Brother Yidu, why didn't you help the other day? Do you want to help He Chen this time? The He family in Wancheng, what makes you so highly respected? In a certain way, He Chen is simply a jackal, tiger and leopard, ambitious. In just a few years, they fought in the east and the west, fought in the south and the north. If they let them lead Xiangyang, I'm afraid that everyone here will be either visiting a foreign land or dying in the battlefield. In addition, this person was born in cloth clothes. With such a humble status, he is even more ashamed to think of the army. If this person leads Xiangyang, are you really not afraid of losing your scholar identity? Let the world laugh?

(to be continued)