"What a Cen Peng, who is really cunning and unfaithful."

Although Deng Feng was not inferior to Cen Peng when changing the lord, he suddenly heard that the Wei army suddenly turned against each other after delivering the second batch of 10,000 stones of grain in Deng County, and even almost pretended to be his confidant and sneered into the city. Deng Feng still cursed.

The thing that was most worried became reality. Although Deng Feng did surrender, he had no chance to attack Nanyang from the north as Cen Peng stopped moving south and attacked the three counties of Jingxiang, and he had no chance at all.

After the war broke out, the Wei army launched an offensive against Deng County with 20,000 troops, but saw that every bag of food and every strong man in the Wei army camp was collected by Deng Feng, and it was like shooting himself in the foot.

There is something more, Deng Feng also heard that the embroidered commander Zhang Yu sent people to gather thousands of civilians to promote the Wei army's policies, saying that they forced donations and recruit men and other matters were all done by Deng Feng. There was food in Deng County. As long as the city was captured, the Wei army would only leave food, and the rest would be divided by the civilians to make up for their delayed spring plowing.

This move did deceive some civilians to actively assist, and test Deng County for the Wei army and acted as a ravine filler.

As a "Denglin danger", Deng County's defense was strengthened. Deng Feng had occupied this place for two years and stocked up a large amount of food. Every lining in the city dug a well, so he would not have to worry about food and drink, and he could completely waste it with the Wei army.

However, after Cen Peng launched a tentative attack, he no longer had any interest in the strong city of Deng County. The three armies were stationed in Fancheng, and only blocked Deng Feng's contact with the outside world.

Deng Feng is also a good soldier, confused by this style of fighting: "There is not much time left for Cen Peng, and he will not attack, and he will not advance or retreat. What exactly does he want to do?"

As soon as he thought of this, Deng Feng suddenly thought of a possibility and was shocked for a moment!

"not good!"

With the rumbling drum beats, a small fleet of Wei army arrived from the upper reaches of the Han River, bringing great good news, which made the Wei army camp cheer and cheer, but everyone in Deng County was in danger:

Shandu County is lost!

...

In February of the third year of Wude, there were wars everywhere along the Han River. Not only Deng County and Xiangyang, two hundred miles downstream, the Zheng County located in the east of Han was also in a mess - this place was just captured by an army that emerged from Green Forest Mountain.

Rather than being soldiers, they are called bandits. Although they are wearing the red and scorching Han flag and the two leading generals are also dressed in decent Han clothes, the main body of this army is the remnants of the Green Forest Army. They were defeated by the Red Eyebrows and went up the mountain again after the Green Han escaped south. They can see that Nanyang and Luoyang's flower world, life in this mountain is too hard, but they can't beat King Li of Chu.

Therefore, when Wang Chang and Ma Wu came to recruit him on the order of Liu Xiu, the green forest bandits responded and turned into the Han lieutenant, the garrison leader, and then came out of the mountain.

After joining the Han Dynasty, Wang Chang was no longer the former Lulin princes, but just a marquis who served as the Nine Ministers. After the capture of Zheng County, nearly 10,000 old Lulin subordinates completely lost control. They broke the door and broke the stove like a vicious tiger that was ruined, burned and killed everywhere, and frowned.

His colleague, Liu Xiu's elder brother-in-law Ma Wu, looked at this familiar scene happily. Wang Chang was a small landlord in the past, and Ma Wu was a bandit and a gentleman. Although he was loyal to the Han Dynasty, the rules and regulations set by Liu Xiu's court made him feel uncomfortable. He was not surprised by the evil thieves in Green Forest, but instead stopped Wang Chang from interfering.

"Yan Qing, you and I have been together in the Green Forest Mountains. When you know what kind of virtue they are, and if you are profitable, you will be terrified. When you encounter a strong enemy, you will push me and let me go. Now the big man can take advantage of the fact that the number of Qu commanders who returned to the Green Forest was a few lords. Who had never been a marquis before? There were even princes! Only by letting them get rid of their kalpas can they tempt them to continue walking north."

"Don't I know?" Wang Chang just sighed: "But he does not change the nature of thieves, abuses the people well, and is incompetent in governing the country. This is also the reason why the green forest is prospering and destroyed."

"The Emperor Jianwu is completely different and attaches great importance to military discipline. Your Majesty once said that the struggle with the fifth relationship is not only the world, land, city walls, and people's hearts! The generals are not unhealthy to fight, but they like to plunder, so they are expeditions outside. If there is no need, they should not slaughter the city and try their best to restrain the officials and soldiers."

"How to restrain this?" Ma Wu also cried out and pointed at the Green Forest Soldier who had fallen into madness: "Not even the same generation as me, even those coach Qu can't stop him. Whoever dares to stop him must fight and then go their separate ways."

The huge advantage of the fifth relationship was actually not overwhelming after it was dispersed to all battlefields, but the Eastern Han Dynasty was still the weaker side. This time, Feng Yi's troops alone might not be enough to fight for Jingxiang, so it was necessary to borrow the power of the old subordinates of the Green Forest, even if they could make trouble for the Wei army.

Ma Wu watched several Green Forest soldiers chasing a family and killing the male owner, and then dragged his wife and daughter into the house, but he was not surprised: "It can only make the people in this county suffer, which can be considered as a force for the revival of the Han Dynasty."

"That's all." Wang Chang was convinced by him: "Didn't Feng Yi say that? People are hungry for a long time and are easily satisfied with fullness. Because of the riots of Jie and Zhou, Tang and Wu's virtues were shown."

"You and I will bring the Green Forest soldiers to riot, so that Feng Yian would gather the people later to promote His Majesty's kindness. Feng Gongsun was the best at this matter. He was ordered to expedition the West and preach in Jingnan. He had countless people who surrendered to the road."

But Wang Chang seemed to be guilty and told his confidants: "Let the coaches of Green Forest Qu, put away the Han flag..."

The dazzling and radiant Han banner was now covered with a dark red blood stain, and there were many innocent blood. Two Chinese characters could not be written in one stroke. The Han regimes have been consuming the power of this character. Now that they shake it, it is difficult to arouse the emotions of "people's hearts thinking about Han". Wang Chang only hopes that this is the last time this flag is defiled.

After the Green Forest soldiers were almost venting their nature, the two generals ordered the sword seal, bury the corpse, and plundered the food. At the same time, they talked about the opponents in this battle.

"Zi Zhang Ke still remembers that when Cen Peng gathered at Lankou to intercept the Jiang soldiers?"

"Of course I remember." Ma Wu nodded. At that time, there was a plague in the Green Forest Mountains. Twelve or three dead people decided to run away, so they divided into two. Wang Chang walked north, while Ma Wu went south. He had already arrived at the Hanshui Ferry, but was attacked by Cen Peng, who had rushed to 100 miles. Xiajiang soldiers, who had an absolute advantage in their troops, were defeated. In a frightened state, they did not dare to confront Cen Peng again, and turned north. This led to the confluence of Green Forest and Chongling.

However, fate played a big joke on Cen Peng, the winner. He suffered a lot of losses. He was infected again. When he returned to Nanyang, he found that the weather had changed...

There was a bloody feud between Green Forest and Cen Peng: He buried thousands of Green Forest soldiers in Han River, and they also killed countless Cen Peng's commanders, village party members, and tribe members.

Now, fate has brought these past opponents together into this Jingxiang land like a hundred rivers entering the Han Dynasty!

Ma Wu commented on Cen Peng this way: "When Cen Peng surrendered, he could not tell that he used troops, but he was like a strong wind and rain."

According to this style, they believed that Cen Peng might have forced his way through the Han River and taken down Xiangyang in the nearest Nanyang.

"Cen Peng is known for his speed, but we are General Feng." Ma Wu couldn't help but complain about the future designated by Liu Xiu: "When we were in exile, we were concerned about our food and drink day and night, and now we are commanding the army, but we still do not change our temper. We insist on taking the fleet and supplies to walk slowly. I am afraid that when we arrive, Qin Feng has surrendered to Cen Peng, and Xiangyang has already had the five-color Han flag!"

However, the next day, the war changed dramatically.

A fleet of ships escorted by Qin Feng went south along the Han River and found Wang Chang, Ma Wu, who was actually Deng Chen who was carrying an important mission!

"General Wang, General Ma!"

Deng Chen had just finished his imprisonment, with a depressed look and a thin body, but his face was filled with joy:

"Where is Feng Gongsun's army? Go north quickly. Qin Feng is willing to return to Han. This is a rare opportunity!"

...

Wang Chang and Ma Wu complained that Feng Yi was slow to advance. This "big tree general" was indeed as stable as an old tree. He knew that if the branches and leaves wanted to grow, the roots had to be planted deeper.

On the way north, the Han army marched along the plain road on the west bank of the Han River. The road each unit had to take was clearly arranged one day in advance.

The Han River next to it was followed by a fleet of ships. This fleet was composed of two "boats" formed by parallel connections. Compared with the warships that could only travel on Yunmengze, their flat bottoms could adapt to the inner channel, with a total of as many as 100 ships, and the boats were loaded with southern rice.

Although the Jianghan Plain has a small drop and the water flows in spring are not fast, you still have to respect it when sailing against the current. Therefore, there are dozens of sailors on each boat, rowing in turn, and there are even more boatmen on the shore. Whenever you go to a ferry terminal occupied by soldiers, you will unload some of the food and fodder.

But even so hard, it is much easier than land transportation. The Han River coast is often flooded with water and muddy, and no matter what kind of car it is, it is difficult to walk.

"Only by walking on land and sailing on water can you walk the most steadily."

Feng Yi arrived at Zheng County, where the embers had not disappeared step by step. Before he could teach the city a lesson, Ma Wu and others attacked him first!

"General Feng, how slow! Have you never received the documents we sent?"

Feng Yi and Ma Wu's impatient problems were broken in a row, and then he slowly said: "I already know the Deng and Xiang Incident, but..."

"But?" Ma Wu was very anxious. In his opinion, the Wei army had already put the flesh bone in Xiangyang into his mouth, but now he suddenly choked and vomited it out! If he didn't rush over and take it away, what are you waiting for!

Feng Yi shook his head: "But there are many suspicious things about this matter, and there may be fraud!"

"I was first invited out of prison and became a guest of honor, but the Wei army did fight with the Chu army and is now besieging Deng County. Qin Feng had no choice but to accept our conditions."

Deng Chen told Feng Yi about these complicated experiences of his time, and Feng Yi began to ask Cen Peng's troops in detail.

When he heard that Cen Peng divided his troops into three parts, separated from the Han River, and the main force was busy dealing with the defending Deng Feng, his thick eyebrows were even more exaggerated.

"It shouldn't be."

Feng Yi has studied this enemy a lot: "I have always heard that Yan Boshi has outstanding military skills and gathered the achievements of ancient military geniuses. He had two disciples in front and behind. The fifth relationship was correct, while Cen Peng got the wonders. Cen Peng used his troops to change strangely. When he attacked the Jiang army in the south, he marched for three days and nights, like a strong wind and rain."

"It is also like the battle at the Yiguan Pass, where there are many suspicious soldiers and bluffing to attract the main force of the enemy, but they send strange soldiers to cross mountains and ridges to break through the three kings of the Green Forest."

"But today's military use of Jingxiang was something he was familiar with, but he used his stupid moves frequently. Why?"

Ma Wu subconsciously guessed: "Some generals fight well, while others fight poorly, which is ordinary. Xiang Yu, the king of Chu, had a great victory in Pengcheng and a defeat at Gaixia."

Feng Yi felt that this was unlikely: "Others may think that Cen Peng is not true, but General Ma once fought with him, so he would not underestimate the enemy?"

Ma Wu quit. Although he knew that Feng Yi had a good personality and was humble, he would not mock him as a defeated general under Cen Peng, but he still said with some annoyance: "I underestimate the enemy? Then General Feng, is it because he is afraid of the enemy?"

Feng Yi was usually humble, but he could also stand up at the critical moment. He immediately said solemnly: "Your Majesty always said that when you encounter a great enemy and a small enemy, you will be so timid!"

"For example, if Cen Peng makes a move step by step and rushes around, I will fight against Dalong; but now Cen Peng uses strange weapons and is full of evil hands. Who knows if he will lay a secret trick? When I fall into a trap, I will naturally have to be careful."

Wang Chang was fighting to smooth things over and guessed: "Gongsun should not regard Cen Peng too well. For generals, they will not attack the city or fight in the land. If they encounter enemy wars, they will also be limited by other things."

"Now it seems that Cen Peng's original intention was to go south to fight with me step by step, but he had a confrontation because of his distrust of Qin Feng. His plan was disrupted and he was not able to withdraw it, so he could only arrange it in this way."

He was hinting that Feng Yi was fighting for Xiangyang, which was an imperial edict from Liu Xiu!

Wang Chang and Ma Wu really hoped to make great contributions in this war. Back then, when Feng Yi was a surrendered official in the new dynasty, Wang Chang and Ma Wu had tens of thousands of soldiers! Later, Wang Chang even became a prince, but unfortunately the army was defeated in Tongyuan and stood up with Liu Xiu's brothers, so he was dismissed by Emperor Gengshi and lost his military power. The two also participated in the Kunyang War, but they went to Liu Xiu later than Feng Yi and ate fewer "Gongsun Bean Rice" and "Gongsun Mai Porridge". Now they have fallen to recruit the help of the old thieves in the Green Forest. They only hope that after this battle, Liu Xiu will reuse them again.

Feng Yi hesitated and found the map to look at it. The current situation was indeed a favorable situation that the Han army never dreamed of. It was neither like a surround and aid, nor like doing it on purpose. It was like Wang Chang said that it was a hasty move caused by an emergency and a rebellion with the Chu army.

If such an opportunity is missed, he may become a sinner of the great man and will let down His Majesty's trust.

Under the repeated persuasion of the other three people, when the military situation was urgent and Liu Xiu was not allowed to be rewarded, Feng Yi's balance in his heart was still biased in "taking his own initiative" and "doing his loyalty".

"So, General Ma, I will give you three thousand soldiers and Mr. Deng to be the vanguard of the battle. Xiangyang is only 150 miles away. You will arrive in three days! Since Qin Feng is willing to welcome the Han army, the cities in the middle cannot stop us, and we must provide food and fodder. I will follow 10,000 main forces and arrive in Xiangyang in five days."

Ma Wu was immediately overjoyed. Feng Yi gave him more soldiers than the elite bandits in the Green Forest.

Feng Yi looked at Wang Chang again, who was eager to try: "General Wang has always been steady and is the pillar of the country. The Wei army is strong and the Green Forest soldiers are not suitable for confronting him. This town is the throat of the north and south of the Han River. I hope General Wang can rule those people well, guard this place for me, and protect the reinforcements and food sent by His Majesty from Chaisang."

"If you win this battle, the three armies will be triumphant!"

But Feng Yi still had a vague concern. For some reason, when he led his army northward and looked back at the surging Jianghan, he only felt...

"If you can't win."

"Feng Yi, probably won't return it from now on!"

...

At the same time, Cen Peng, on Fancheng opposite Xiangyang, sat here safely, sitting on the little Hu stool called "Maza", in the fifth reinvention, and played chess with Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu looked down at the messy moves on the chessboard and shook his head and said, "May General Cen be interested in the war? He just started this game and he used a bad move several times."

This made Cen Peng unfavorable at the beginning and was already several behind. In Zhang Yu's opinion, if he lost at the beginning, it would be difficult to recover later. The winner and loss of this game have been decided.

"Is that true?"

Cen Peng smiled and said, "How do you know that he must be a bad guy?"

He raised the dark spot in his hand, shook it in front of Zhang Yu's eyes, then observed the place, thought about the position countless times, and gently put it down.

Zhang Yu wanted to fight back with a white piece, but after picking it up, he was shocked to find that with Cen Peng's just now, the "bad hands" of the previous black chess were suddenly activated, becoming the key factor to defend, and instead trapped the long dragon he had worked hard into the trap.

Before Zhang Yu could think about what to do next, a close aide of Cen Peng hurriedly stepped in, walked into the hall, and bowed and whispered: "General Zhenxi, Embroidered Commander, Feng Yi has gone north!"

Zhang Yu immediately jumped up and looked at Cen Peng happily.

"I'll go after the war is over, and I'll go when I have free time."

Cen Peng nodded, slowly stood up, gently put the black piece in his hand back into the chess basket, and let his subordinates tie a big cloak for him, then he said calmly:

"I'll go and have another master to compete first!"
Chapter completed!