Chapter 448: The Crisis in Wenjing Town

?Chen Tiao took the opportunity to quietly size up the strength of this army along the way, and couldn't help but secretly startled.

This is a huge army consisting of 400 armored knights, 400 archers and 400 swordsmen, and more than 800 "servants" accompanying the army.

Even if such a force directly forcibly attacked the city, the city might not be able to defend it.

When Chen Diao came to the Chinese army, a man dressed as a Lang Guan came out with a special envoy's talisman.

When Chen Tiao saw this person, he unexpectedly recognized this person, and hurriedly said hello, "Brother Wen He, do you still recognize Chen?"

It turned out that the man dressed as a Lang Guan was Jia Xu.

When someone called out her name, Jia Xu was taken aback, thinking that she had been found out.

Thinking about it carefully, this person's tone is very enthusiastic, it doesn't look like he has seen through himself.

He looked carefully for a long time, and said embarrassedly: "Excuse Jia for his poor eyesight, I really failed to recognize brother, please forgive me."

Chen Tiao wasn't angry either, and said with a smile, "Brother Wen He couldn't remember, and I should have. Ten years ago, I waited for dozens of Hanzhong Rangers to admire Mr. Yan Zhong, and went to Hanyang to ask for an audience."

When he said this, Jia Xu suddenly remembered, and said: "You are the Chen Tiao Chen Yuanju who fights tigers, I think of you."

Chen Tiao felt a little embarrassed now, and said with a reddish face, "Unexpectedly, brother Wen He still remembered what he did when he was a young man back then. I'm really ashamed."

At this time, a young general next to Jia Xu was surprised and said: "Dear brother is capable of fighting tigers, he is really a hero in the world, I admire him very much."

After hearing this, Jia Xu smiled slightly, while Chen Tiao smiled awkwardly, and said to Jia Xu, "I don't know who the angel is this time? What is the purpose of coming to Hanzhong? Can you tell me something."

Jia Xu said with a smile: "It's not a secret, why can't I tell you, brother. The person who came was Guang Luxun Zhao Qianyan Xingong, who is now a former general. This time, Liu Yizhou was recruited by the imperial court to return to the capital to take up the post of Zongzheng." .”

Chen Tiao was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid it's too late, Liu Yizhou's wings are already formed, and it's hard to shake."

Jia Xu didn't answer, and handed over the envoy Fu Jie to Chen Tiao.

Chen Tiao looked at it, and it was undoubtedly the envoy's talisman, so he quickly returned it to Jia Xu and said, "The army is here to enter the city to rest?"

Jia Xu thought for a while and said, "Of course it would be best if they can be settled in the city.

If it is inconvenient, just arrange for cavalry to enter the city. "

Chen Tiao thought for a while and said, "There is a place to resettle in the city, but it is difficult to prepare food and grass for a while. If the former general does not give up, can I take everyone to Nanzheng to rest directly?"

The young general and Jia Xu looked at each other, unable to make up their minds for a while.

Seeing this, Chen Tiao quickly stated: "Now Liu Yan's intention of not being a minister is very obvious. If the angel enters Yizhou with this amount of people and horse trade, I'm afraid something unexpected will happen."

The young general asked in surprise: "Does he dare to intercept and kill the angel?"

Chen Tiao didn't answer, but asked Jia Xu, "I wonder who this general is?"

Jia Xu introduced, "This is General Huangfu's son, Captain Huangfu Qiong."

Chen Tiao said with a smile: "Sure enough, from a famous family, this kind of demeanor is beyond the reach of ordinary people, but I don't know enough about the sinister heart of this person."

"Liu Yan would not do this kind of thing himself. He has colluded with the traitor Zhang Xiu for a long time, so he must pretend to be this person to escape the court's investigation."

As Chen Tiao expected, Huangfu Qiong obviously hesitated after hearing his words.

After a while, he raised his head and asked, "In Brother Chen's opinion, how should we deal with this matter?"

Chen Tiao has been here for so long, just waiting for this opportunity, and said quickly: "Although Liu Yizhou is full of arrogance, he is not invulnerable."

"Now the scholars in the local area dare not speak out, because they don't have a righteous name and a leader."

"As long as General Zhao can be in charge of Nanzheng, heroes like Liu Yan and Zhang Xiu will surely gather while we run around."

Jia Xu smiled and said, "I didn't expect the prefect Su's situation to come to this point. Please tell Brother Chen the truth, so I can weigh it carefully."

Chen Tiao blushed, and argued: "This is a discussion for the best of both worlds, not just out of selfishness."

However, he still gave a general overview of the situation in Hanzhong.

It turns out that since Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, the population of Hanzhong County has not returned to the level of the Western Han Dynasty, and the economy has plummeted.

The continuous Qiang invasion and Ban Xunman rebellion made the situation in Hanzhong even worse.

In particular, Shangyong and other three counties in the east, due to the severed traffic caused by floods and wars, have basically been out of the control of the prefect's office in the past ten years.

So now the population that Su Gu can control is about 100,000.

But among the 100,000 people, quite a few people are against Su Gu. Why?

Because the country is chaotic and the people are poor, and there is no guarantee of survival and basic medical conditions, religious belief is the best spiritual sustenance, and wizards are doctors who cure diseases and save lives.

Therefore, in the past two decades, Zhang Xiu's "Five Dou of Rice" Taoism has been widely active in Hanzhong County and Berkshire, preaching and curing diseases, and has more prestige and strength in these places.

At least half of the people in Hanzhong are his followers.

In this case, Su Gu can only rely on more than 3,000 troops.

There are 500 people in Chenggu, Mianyang and Baozhong each have less than 300 people, and Nanzheng has about 2,000 people.

As for the support of the powerful landlords in Hanzhong, don't expect too much.

Because Hanzhong is poor, the power of landlords in Hanzhong is generally weak.

The Zhao family in Nanzheng is the strongest, but there are less than a thousand members, which is not at the same level as those wealthy families in the Central Plains who can easily mobilize thousands or even tens of thousands of people.

This is the current situation in Hanzhong, and it is also the reason why Chen Tiao is eager to bring the imperial troops to Nanzheng.

When the well-equipped central army appeared on the streets of Hanzhong, everyone had to reassess their positions.

Look! Su Taishou is an official appointed by the imperial court, and opposing Su Taishou is opposing the imperial court.

This is the effect Chen Tiao wants to achieve.

And if this troop just passes by without stopping, I am afraid that most people will not see it, how can it show such an effect?

After listening to Chen Tiao's introduction, "Huangfu Qiong" thought for a while, and said decisively: "According to what Chen Gong said, I will take the whole army to Nanzheng."

"However, Zhao Gong was infected with the wind and cold on the road, so he couldn't continue on the road, so he had to leave the servants with the army to take care of Mr. Zhao."

Chen Tiao said happily: "Of course, it's not too late, let's go now."

"Huangfu Qiong" said slightly angrily: "After a long journey, the soldiers are already exhausted, let's take a rest before leaving."

Chen Tiao said with a smile: "This place is only more than 50 miles away from Nanzheng, and it can be reached in one day. The Nanzheng barracks are comfortable, and it would be better if the prefect rewarded the army?"

"Huangfu Qiong" felt contemptuous, didn't he just want to entertain him on his own territory? These aristocratic families are really hopeless.

In fact, he blamed Chen Tiao this time.

Chen Tiao is the number one hero in Hanzhong, how can he be stingy with property?

He was afraid that the army would enter the city. Once the soldiers started messing around, the city would be too weak to maintain order.

And Nanzheng has nearly 4,000 armed forces from the government and various powerful families, so they are not afraid of soldiers rioting.

After the discussions were over, everyone made their own arrangements, "Huangfu Qiong" called an officer to give some instructions, and the officer nodded in agreement.

And Chen Tiao was even more simple, he didn't even return to the city, he just yelled a few words to Cao Zhen and finished the matter.

Billowing smoke and dust rolled up, and Chen Tiao led the army south to Nanzheng.

At this time, Cao Zhen had also come down to the city, and saluted the remaining officers: "Please appease the soldiers and don't harass the people, Zhen is very grateful."

The officer squinted his eyes and looked at him, then smiled and said: "This is a matter of duty, He Lao ordered it. It's just where are the troops stationed in the city. Don't make any trouble to disturb the general."

Cao Zhen thought for a while and said, "There are many vacant houses near the grain depot in the city. Why don't we bring all the defenders there to settle there, and the general will invite you to the county government office to rest temporarily, okay?"

The officer smiled and said: "Then I will lead people to guard the city gate and temporarily separate the two families to avoid conflict."

Cao Zhen nodded and said yes, and went to arrange it.

After the officer led his men to occupy the north city gate, he immediately deployed his troops and advanced along the city wall.

And the defenders of the city had already received orders, happily went down the city wall and returned to the new barracks to rest, and the members of the Chen family also went back to the mansion.

At this time, smoke and dust rose up outside the north gate, and countless Di people appeared in the distance. After a while, the army swarmed in from the north gate, advancing towards various key points in the city.

At this time, Cao Zhen had just assembled the defenders near the granary, and was at a loss for a sudden change.

At this time, a burly man among the soldiers stepped forward and said: "The officers and soldiers who came this time must be deceitful. We are willing to protect the envoy to break out of the encirclement and go to Nanzheng to report the letter."

But the leader of the army was pale, and he said: "The enemy is powerful, for the safety of the people in the city, please don't act rashly."

Cao Zhen was even more hesitant when she heard the words, coupled with being overly nervous, she even fainted.

Seeing this, the soldier spat angrily and said, "You two are so cowardly and fearful of the enemy, it's in the hands of people like you that the big things can go wrong."

The military marquis said angrily: "Ban Kuang, after you are a sinner, if you dare to be rude to the superior like this, I will kill you."

The soldier said disdainfully: "You are dying now, what else can you do?"

Sure enough, at this time dozens of people in the team gathered around Ban Kuang and said in unison: "Brother Ban, we all listen to you, what should we do now?"

Ban Kuangchang sighed and said: "I originally wanted to serve the court to death, but why did I meet these pig-like officials? For now, the only way to save everyone's life is to take the initiative to surrender the person who came here."

After he finished speaking, he looked at the military officer again, and couldn't help feeling evil from his guts.

Thinking of how this guy has humiliated him and suppressed his achievements over the years, he has never been able to revive his family business.

Just then, it was this coward who ruined the morale of the army and lost the last chance to escape, so he immediately made up his mind.

He said to all the soldiers: "Whoever is willing to follow me to fight for glory and wealth will follow, and those who dare not come please don't hinder me."

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