Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 539
Chapter 3 Forty: Zhao Jun Attacks Pengcheng

After Fan Yang revealed the identity of the Fan family's children, everyone present had no doubts about Xiang Quan's identity. There were four major families in the state of Chu back then, namely the Fan family, the Long family, the Zhong family and the Yu family. These four families are all descendants of powerful generals under the command of the overlord Xiang Yu, the founding king of Chu State in the past. It was Zhong Lixuan. They all made outstanding contributions to the establishment of Chu State. After the Battle of Gaixia, Xiang Yu retreated to Pengcheng.

Among the four major families, the Zhong family fell first, the Yu family and the Long family betrayed the Chu State successively, and only the Fan family remained loyal to the Xiang family, so the Fan family's prestige in Chu was very high, not inferior to the royal family Xiang, and Fan Can, Fan Ting and his son died for the country successively. They were unparalleled in loyalty and righteousness, and they won the sympathy of many Chu people.

"It turns out that he is a direct descendant of the Fan family, what a disrespect!" After hearing about Fan Yang's identity, an old man stepped forward and said, cupping his hands.

"Exactly, I don't know what to call this old gentleman?" Fan Yang asked the old man.

The old man smiled and said: "This old man is Tang Yuan, the patriarch of the Tang family in Wuxian County. He once went to Pengcheng and got advice from Fan Lao Xiangguo. He never thought that he would see the descendants of the Fan family in his lifetime."

"It turns out to be my father's old friend, what an honor!" Fan Yang didn't expect to meet his old father's old friend here, and quickly saluted.

Tang Yuan shook his head and said, "How dare you claim to be an old friend of Fan Lao Xiangguo? Back then, I only had a relationship with Fan Lao Xiangguo and got advice from Fan Lao Xiangguo. Bao Zhao, we should do our best to support it, but the Zhao country is so powerful that it is invincible, and we are all burdened by clan and family affairs, so I am afraid that we will be powerless."

What Tang Yuan said hit the hearts of everyone present. Since Zhao State annexed Chu State, it has been suppressing the gentry and nobles in Chu with all its strength, especially the four major families. They also wanted to resist. But without strength, although Xiang Quan and Fan Yang led the uprising today, what is it compared with the powerful Zhao State?If they support Xiang Quan and Fan Yang hastily, when Zhao Jun breaks through Wu County, what awaits them is that they will only be slaughtered, so they dare not.

Xiang Quan and Fan Yang looked at each other. They also understood that it was not so easy to persuade them, and they also understood their concerns.

Fan Yang said to the crowd: "Everyone, I understand your concerns, but the Zhao people have been suppressing us Chu people vigorously, taking what we give and taking. If we don't stand up and resist, then there is only a dead end waiting for us. Now Deng Zhao fought fiercely in the Central Plains, and all the elites of the State of Zhao were deployed in the south and north. The hinterland of the Central Plains was completely empty. This is our opportunity. As long as we Chu people are united, we will be able to deal with the State of Zhao. Don’t you all want to get rid of Zhao? country's oppression?"

After hearing this, everyone was silent for a while, and all turned their attention to Tang Yuan. It was obvious that Tang Yuan was the leader of them. As long as Tang Yuan agreed, they would not have too many opinions.

Tang Yuan was also thinking deeply about Fan Yang's words. As Fan Yang said, they also wanted to resist, but they couldn't find a good opportunity, and now Zhao Guo's elite are not in the Central Plains, except for a few local defenders Besides, they are all in an extremely empty state, and they may not have no chance to take advantage of the situation.

Tang Yuan weighed it again and again, and said to Fan Yang: "Mr. Fan, you occupy Wu County. If the old man guessed correctly, I am afraid that Zhao Jun will come to encircle and suppress it in the near future. If you can repel Zhao Jun, then the old man will kill you." Go out and summon the whole city to support you, but if you can't stop it, don't blame the old man."

After weighing again and again, Tang Yuan also felt that he could not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but he also put forward a condition, that is, Xiang Quan and others need to repel the Zhao army who came to encircle and suppress Wu County, and they will fully support it.

After Tang Yuan's promise, Xiang Quan and Fan Yang smiled knowingly. The result was exactly as they expected. They never thought that these gentry and nobles who are good at protecting their lives would support them in the first place, but it doesn't matter. , as long as I and others can defeat the Zhao army who came to encircle and suppress, when they see their own strength, they will naturally choose to support them.

"Okay, Mr. Tang, we've made a deal!"

After meeting the gentry and nobles, Xiang Quan and Fan Yang returned to the backyard again, while Guan Ling, Li Fang, and Dong Ning were already waiting here.

Seeing Xiang Quan and Fan Yang coming back, several people rushed to meet them and asked anxiously, "How is it going?"

Fan Yang smiled and said: "Everything is as planned. As long as we can defeat the Zhao army who came to Wu County to encircle and suppress, they will support us."

"it is good!"

"Next, we have to think about how to deal with Zhao Jun. This is the most important thing. If we can't defeat Zhao Jun, then everything will be in vain," Fan Yang said.

"How is the integration of Wuxian County? How is the progress of the army expansion?" Xiang Quan asked, Zhao Jun is still far away in Pengcheng, and will not be able to reach Wuxian County for a while. The most urgent task now is to fully control Wuxian County and expand it as much as possible. Only in this way can we have more bargaining chips when facing Zhao Jun.

Dong Ning, who was in charge of these matters, said: "The more than 400 captured Zhao troops have all surrendered, and after we played the banner of Crouching Tiger Mountain, a large number of people also joined the army. The number of troops under our command has reached more than 500, and after occupying the warehouse in Wu County, we distributed a large number of weapons and armor to the soldiers. As long as we intensify our training, we will be able to start fighting within ten days. "

"Okay, if that's the case, then step up the training and send out all the scouts at the same time to find out the movements of the Zhao army in the surrounding cities of Wu County, especially the Zhao army in the direction of Pengcheng, which cannot be ignored." Xiang Quan is very satisfied with the current progress , nodded and said.

"Here!"

In the 27th year of Qianyuan, on August 28, the news that Pengcheng, Zhao Jun's camp, and Wu County were captured by the rebel army had spread to Pengcheng, and Zhang Long, the defender of Pengcheng, also called his generals to discuss immediately.

"General, the main force of our army is now fighting fiercely with Deng's army on the southern front, and we can't move easily. If we want to wipe out the rebellious army in Wu County, we can only rely on our own strength." The chief secretary of the army said to Zhang Long.

"But Pengcheng only has five thousand soldiers and horses, and according to the news that there are thousands of rebels in Wu County, I am afraid it will be difficult to wipe out with my Pengcheng troops alone." Zhang Long said with a frown. .

"General, of course Pengcheng's military strength alone is not enough, but there are still troops in Lu County, Liu County, and Fuyang. As long as a few soldiers and horses are dispatched from various places, plus my Pengcheng troops, we can dispatch eight troops." Qian Jingrui went to encircle and suppress the rebellious army." The master said.

"Eight thousand soldiers, is that enough?" Although Zhang Long could mobilize 8000 people, Zhang Long still seemed a little lacking in confidence. After all, there were two or three thousand rebels in Wu County. Is 8000 enough?
"Don't worry, general!" The master said confidently: "It is understood that the rebellious army occupying Wu County this time is a group of bandits, pure mobs, while our army's [-] soldiers and horses are elite soldiers and strong generals. It is easy to wipe out the rebellious army."

Speaking of this, the master secretary walked up to Zhang Long slowly, and said in Zhang Long's ear: "General, General Zhang Jie is fighting fiercely with Deng Jun on the front line, and there must be no trouble in the rear. If the general can rely on himself at this time Annihilating the rebellious army with his strength will definitely impress General Zhang Jie."

Zhang Long's words fell right into Zhang Long's arms. Zhang Long is Zhang Jie's cousin, but because of his mediocre ability, Zhang Jie has never been able to use him, so he can only stay in Pengcheng. Zhang Long also wants to make some achievements. Let my cousin look at me differently.

Zhang Long thought for a while, and then said: "Okay, if this is the case, then send people to send orders to each place, ordering them to dispatch a troop to Pengcheng to follow this general to wipe out the rebellious army in Wu County, and they will arrive within five days , otherwise it will be dealt with by military law."

"Here!"

In the 27th year of Qianyuan, on the second day of September, under Zhang Long's order, the defenders from Liu County, Lu County, and Fu Yang came to Pengcheng one after another. After Zhang Long integrated the army, he led the army to leave Pengcheng. Go south to Wu County.

Not long after Zhao Jun left Pengcheng, the news of Zhao Jun's large-scale southward movement reached Wu County, and Xiang Quan immediately called everyone to discuss.

"Everyone, the spies are here to report that Zhang Long, the guard of Pengcheng, has left Pengcheng with [-] troops and is heading for Wu County. According to the distance calculated, it will take no more than five days to reach Wu County." Xiang Quan said.

"Eight thousand soldiers? There are only 8000 Zhao troops in Pengcheng, and this time there are [-] people who went south to Wu County. Don't think about it, it must be Zhang Long who gathered all the soldiers and horses from the nearby cities together, intending to complete their work in the future." In one battle, we will be wiped out in one fell swoop." Fan Yang thought for a while and said.

"This dragon is really bold. After the main force of the Zhao army went south, there were only more than 8000 defenders left in the entire Pengcheng County. He actually brought [-] people at one time. Isn't he afraid of being defeated in Wu County? Sha, will the whole Pengcheng County fall into crisis?" Dong Ning on the side asked in puzzlement.

"This is not right. As long as we can defeat Zhang Long's 8000 men, the entire Pengcheng County will be like a bag for us. As long as Pengcheng County is turned upside down, we can cut off the supply of food and grass for Zhao Jun. There is no food and grass. How can Zhao Jun be our army's opponent?" Guan Ling, who had been silent all this time, also spoke at this time.

From Guan Ling's point of view, the more Zhao Jun came, the better. It would be best for Zhang Long to bring all the soldiers and horses from Pengcheng County. Wipe out all the Zhao troops in Pengcheng County?Now is a great opportunity, don't look at the number of Zhao soldiers, but Xiang Quan and others are not bad, with [-] soldiers and horses, plus the advantage of the city, it is still unknown who will win in the end.

"General Guan is right. Since Zhang Long is so overreaching, we will teach him a profound lesson in Wu County. As long as Zhang Long is defeated, there will be nothing in the entire Pengcheng County that can stop us. Pengcheng County Once something goes wrong, the logistics of Zhao Jun in Guangling will be cut off, and our army can easily defeat Zhao Jun!" Xiang Quan said with a smile, Xiang Quan is also confident in this battle, even though Zhao Jun has 8000 people , twice as many as myself, but I have five hundred elite Yongping guards here. This is the elite division of Deng Jun's sixteen guards. How can it be compared to the local defenders of Zhao Guo?This battle has a great chance of winning.

(End of this chapter)