The news of Zhang Han's troops entering Chen County has caused a stir. The bandit troops in every city and county have defended themselves one after another, fearing that the next target of the Qin army will be themselves.

But there were also loyal ministers who sacrificed everything for Zhang Chu and led their troops to assist Chen County. General Lu Chen was one of them.

At this time, he led 20,000 troops and horses under his command and marched from Nanyang area to Chen County in an attempt to break the siege of Chen County with a weak army. Although it sounds childish, in fact, this is a great cause.

But Lu Chen also knew very well that it was absolutely impossible to defeat Zhang Han's 500,000-strong army with 20,000 troops. However, Lu Chen's real purpose was to protect Chen Sheng, even if he rescued Chen Sheng.

, and if the capital is established again, the Kingdom of Zhang Chu will continue from now on.

At this time, the army had marched to Yangcheng, which was Chen Sheng's hometown. After Chen Sheng left here, he revolted in Daze, and today's Zhang Chu Kingdom came into being.

However, the snow continued to fall and the ground was covered with snow. Lu Chen relied on his light troops to advance quickly in order to march in the snow without delaying too much of the journey. However, the Qin army had huge military resources and had just won a great victory. Taking advantage of the snowy weather, Mao in Xu County

Winter, wait for the opportunity.

At this time, the defeated soldiers had fled to the Yangcheng area one after another. Lu Chen also learned from the defeated soldiers that the situation in Chen County was in danger and they must rush to Chen County as soon as possible.

After resting for a day in Yangcheng, Lu Chen ordered that all supplies be abandoned, each person carry half a month of dry food, and quickly march towards Chen County.

Half a month later, Lu Chen's army crossed the Ru River from Shangcai. At this time, the Ru River had frozen. The army crossed the river on foot and soon arrived at Nanton, which is only more than ten miles away from Xiang County and can be reached in half a day.

But a piece of news that shocked Lu Chen spread throughout Lu Chen's army.

Zhang He had been defeated as early as half a month ago and died in the battle. Chen Sheng sent troops to reinforce Zhang He, but was killed by his coachman Jia Fu. At this time, Jia Fu took up residence in Chen County and established a corner of his own.

But there is another theory that Jia Fu has surrendered to Zhang Han. It was only because of the heavy snow that blocked the road that Zhang Han stationed his troops in Xu County. However, in the past few days, the snow has begun to melt and the road has gradually reopened. Zhang Han will send troops to Chen County at any time to regain it.

After Chen Jun, he moved to Qi State.

There are various opinions, but the news of Chen Sheng's death really made Lu Chen angry. Besides being angry, Lu Chen was even more annoyed. He was annoyed that he had advanced too lightly and was trapped in Nanton without food and grass supplies.

If he cannot find the foundation, Lu Chen will not be able to return to Nanyang.

When Lu Chen was anxious, the chief secretary Chao Kaiji came to Lu Chen. He lightly brushed his beard and sneered: "What are you hesitating about, general?"

Lu Chen was interrupted from deep thought. He stared at Chao Kaiji and asked in surprise: "What are you referring to, sir?"

"King Chen Sheng died unjustly in Chen County, Zhang Chu's army was leaderless, Jia Fu hid the true identity of the regicide, controlled Chen County, betrayed the country for glory, and attempted to join the Qin army. Aren't these the best excuses?" Chao Kaiji sneered.

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Lu Chen fell into deep thought. Chao Kaiji's words were not unreasonable. Now, he had no way out. If he returned to Nanyang like this, where would he pay for the food and grass? Even if he had food and grass, his trip to Chen County would be in vain.

Before advancing, just because Chen Sheng was dead, he stopped and left. Will the soldiers support him?

After thinking for a long time, Lu Chen finally made up his mind. He looked at Chao Kaiji with bright eyes and sighed: "Sir's words made me enlightened. I know what to do."

Three days later, Lu Chen's army set up their formation at the south gate of Chen County, war drums roared, and nearly a hundred makeshift ladders were lined up. There were more than a hundred soldiers standing next to each ladder. The war was about to break out.

On the city tower, Li Yong was anxious. He had also heard that Jia Fu might have killed Chen Sheng and begged Zhang Han to surrender, but there was no evidence, so Li Yong ignored it. As long as the Qin army did not come to the city, he would not expose this.

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But he never thought that Lu Chen would catch on to this matter and raise an army to attack. Although Lu Chen had a small army, only more than 20,000 people, Lu Chen was justified, and he himself had 7,000 defenders.

Can we defend Chen County?

Li Yong was secretly upset and regretful, which made him undecided, not knowing what to do. At this time, under the city, the drums were getting louder and louder, and at the flag gate, a man wearing leather armor walked out of the array.

That person was Lu Chen. At this time, he raised his eyes and stared at the city. Looking at Li Yong who was also looking at him, Lu Chen took a few steps forward on his horse and shouted: "On the city

Listen, we have raised troops for no other reason than to avenge the king. You can hand over the murderer Jia Fu, and we will keep you alive, and we can fight the Qin army together.

There was an uproar on the top of the city, and the soldiers secretly discussed whether this rumor that was once popular in Chen County was true or false? Could it be that King Chen Sheng is really dead?

Just when the city was in an uproar and there were a lot of discussions, Jia Fu took more than a hundred people with him and walked up to the city. He found that there was a murderous look in the eyes of the people on the city, and he couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

He said coldly: "Li Duwei, what's going on?"

At this time, Li Yong looked coldly at Jia Fu, pointed towards the city, and said bitterly: "Explain it to them yourself."

Jia Fu was a little surprised. He looked down and saw that it was also the flag of Zhang Chu, but he didn't recognize the general below, so he asked coldly: "Where are the soldiers and horses?"

Beside Lu Chen, a personal guard who had followed Chen Sheng pointed at the city head and said, "He is Jia Fu."

Lu Chen's eyes widened, he looked at the city, and said with great hatred: "Jia Fu, you are a thief who seeks honor behind your back. If you still have any good knowledge, you can kill yourself to thank the world, and I can keep your whole body.

Otherwise, when the city is destroyed, everything will be destroyed!"

After hearing this, Jia Fu felt a little panicked. He couldn't help but look at Li Yong aside and said anxiously: "Quick, shoot him to death with an arrow!"

Li Yong ignored Jia Fu and asked coldly: "Is what he said true?"

"Definitely...there is no such thing!" Jia Fu was a little panicked. Li Yong looked at the city again. Under the city, drums roared. Lu Chen's army had begun to form. The war was about to start. At this time, he was looking at Jia Fu.

, Jia Fu had hurriedly fled to the city. At this moment, Li Yong finally knew that Jia Fu had indeed killed Chen Sheng, the former king of Zhang Chu.

There is no absolute good or evil in this world, but Li Yong had to surrender to Lu Chen. At this time, he had already ordered to his generals: "Hang the white flag and open the city gate!"

Under the city, Lu Chen was swearing an oath. He warned all the soldiers to avenge King Zhang Chu. The soldiers were angry and responded to Lu Chen one after another. Just as they were preparing to attack the city, the city gate slowly opened. On the tower, white flags fluttered, beside Lu Chen

, Chao Kaiji reminded: "General, don't miss this opportunity, enter the city quickly!"

"Avenge King Zhang Chu! Go in! Those who resist will be killed without mercy!" Lu Chen pointed forward with his sword, and Zhang Chu's army swarmed up and rushed into Chen County.

Jia Fu was tied up by more than a hundred Zhang Chu troops and escorted to Lu Chen. At this time, Lu Chen had already controlled the entire Chen County. Li Yong was also willing to surrender to Lu Chen and be loyal to his subordinates. When the people learned that Chen Sheng was dead, some people were filled with emotion.

, some mourned in silence, and some were secretly happy.

"Jia Fu, where are the bones of the king?" Lu Chen already held the sword in his hand and placed it across Jia Fu's neck.

"In...in Dangshan, I..." Before Jia Fu could finish his words, Lu Chen exerted force with his right hand, and the copper sword swiped across it, blood spurted out, and Jia Fu died in a pool of blood.

In the early morning, Lu Chen ordered Li Yong to guard the city. He personally led more than 500 people and rushed to Dangshan Mountain. He coerced the personal guards who participated in the execution of Chen Sheng that day. He found Chen Sheng's body and buried it in Dangshan Mountain with royal ceremony. After setting up a monument,

Lu Chen just rushed back to Chen County.

...

The heavy snow gradually melted, and the supplies transported from Aocang also arrived in Xu County. After resting for more than half a month, Zhang Han finally decided to continue marching. At this time, when the soldiers and horses were marching to Nanton, some soldiers rushed straight to the center.

The army left.

"General, Chen County guard Jia Fu has been executed, and Chen County has entered a state of war preparation again." A scout said with his hand.

Zhang Han was slightly surprised. He couldn't help but asked: "Have you heard the specific details?"

The scout nodded, cupped his hands and said, "I heard that it was Lu Chen who led the troops eastward from Nanyang. When he arrived in Nanton, he learned the news that Chen Sheng had been killed. He swore an oath to go straight to Chen County and forced the captain Li Yong to open the city.

Surrender and kill Jia Fu."

After Zhang Han heard this, he couldn't help but hate him. Jia Fu had shown goodwill to him and wanted to surrender to him. In this way, Chen County could take it back without any bloodshed. This was an opportunity, but Lu Chen's eastward advance and Jia Fu's death disrupted it.

Thinking of his own plan, Zhang Han couldn't help but said with hatred: "Move troops to Chen County!"

Several messenger soldiers received the order and conveyed Zhang Han's order to all the armies. At this time, the scouts also handed over and left. They thought they could recover Chen County without any worries, but a Lu Chen suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Zhang Han was furious.

My teeth are about to be broken.

On the side, Sima Xin let out a long sigh. He rode his horse to Zhang Han's side and sighed: "General, we can't advance eastward at this time."

"Why is this?" Zhang Han was surprised and turned back to stare at Sima Xin. Sima Xin saw that Zhang Han was carried away by anger and couldn't help but sigh: "I heard that Song Liu led his army to attack Nanyang County. At this time, he had already attacked Wu

If Wuguan is lost when the pass is advanced, what will be the use of the general regaining Chen County?"

Speaking of this, Sima Xin paused for a moment, giving Zhang Han time to think. After a while, Sima Xin continued: "Wuguan has been lost, and the pass is in danger. If the Qin State is destroyed, the general will be a sinner for the ages, even if he has merit in suppressing the rebellion.

, it cannot offset the humiliation of the country’s subjugation, so I ask the general to take a closer look.”

Sima Xin's words hit the mark, and Zhang Han felt that his back was wet with sweat. At this time, he had calmed down. Looking at the mighty and marching Qin army, Zhang Han knew that he was in no hurry to regain Chen County.

At the moment, the key is that Guanzhong must be stable so that he can have no worries and focus on suppressing the bandits.

Thinking of this, Zhang Han looked at a messenger soldier and ordered: "Send the order, the army turns around, crosses the Ru River, diverts from Shangcai, and goes to Nanyang!"

...

At the top of Chen County City, Lu Chen had not slept a wink for several days. He came to the city in person to patrol the city every day, urging the soldiers to tighten defense.

On this day, when Lu Chen was patrolling, a rush of soldiers came to report that the Qin army was already in great strength and marching westward, possibly taking Nanyang.

This news made the soldiers and civilians in Chen County excited. Chen County, which had been under strict restrictions for several months, finally opened its city gates and allowed people to come and go freely. Chen County, which had been at war for a while, calmed down again.

In the early morning of the next day, Lu Chen went out to pacify the people and told the public that the Kingdom of Zhang Chu would not be destroyed. He would replace Chen Sheng and continue to establish Chen County on his own, and he would be named King of Zhang Chu.
Chapter completed!