Chapter 445 Targeting Chenjun Chen Clan
Yuzhou, Chenjun.
Yuzhou, among the nine states, also belongs to the Central Plains. However, compared with Jizhou, Yuzhou became a border because Jingzhou fell too early. Later, when Xia State was unable to protect itself, it became the main location and key target of the war of guishi, and natural and man-made disasters followed one after another.
As a result, Yuzhou, which was originally one of the Central Plains with sufficient food, became a place despised by the world.
But now it is different.
The Great Zhou Dynasty successfully resolved all the rebellious forces in Yuzhou and brought Yuzhou under its rule. Moreover, the natural disasters that lasted for several years also stopped quietly at some point. Yuzhou, where the population was less than one in ten, finally ushered in the long-lost peace.
In this situation.
A black-armored army marched towards the border with great momentum.
They were the army of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The Crane Control Army.
There were 50,000 people, belonging to the elite troops, and Zhao Wuliang, Zhou Rong's confidant, served as the general. Among them, there was a special team that was on the edge of the team.
Three thousand cavalrymen, red armor and red robes, bows and crossbows, everyone is fierce, just one look can tell that this is an absolutely powerful army!
Chen Tang, who was also wearing red armor, rode a scale horse and walked at the front of the team. Suddenly, a horse rushed over.
Opening the visor, it was his wife Youmeng.
"Meng'er, what's wrong?"
"Brother Tang, Zhao Wuliang is deliberately blocking us."
Youmeng's voice was a little low.
"Huh?"
"The food and grass we needed just now didn't arrive. I sent someone to get some supplies mixed with waste food. The quartermaster actually said that the food and grass delivered were like this and had nothing to do with him."
At this point, Youmeng's tone was obviously a little angry.
Obviously, the experience there was probably not as simple as she said.
"This Zhao Wuliang is getting more and more excessive. Before, he just didn't assign us tasks, but now he actually started with food and grass. We only have enough food and grass for five days. What should we do, Brother Tang?"
Hearing this, Chen Tang's eyes became fierce.
From the time he sent troops to join the war, he was appointed as a general of a detachment. He did not hand over his 3,000 elite soldiers, but it was not that no one had thought about it, but he beat them back.
In the subsequent wars, he made many contributions, and because his soldiers were extremely elite, they did not suffer many losses, and even recruited more soldiers.
But Zhao Wuliang was targeting him for some reason, and was biased in many things. It was not obvious at the beginning, and he just thought it was because he was a guest army, but later it became more and more obvious, and even transferred some of his recruited soldiers in the name of reinforcement, and now, he is not avoiding people at all!
If this continues, I am afraid that he will be issued a mission to die...
"Meng'er, don't worry, you go to appease the people first, and then we will act on our own to seize food and grass."
"Okay."
After Youmeng left, Chen Tang lit a stick of incense. The incense was a bit strange, and it lasted for a long time, with a very slight fragrance.
After a while, a cavalryman rode over, and the cavalrymen who were responsible for the vigilance around him did not react at all.
Chen Tang did not care, because these people belonged to Longyuan.
That's right.
Chen Tang was borrowing the power of Longyuan, which was agreed by Chen Nuo. After all, when going out to fight, the clan naturally had to give support. In addition to military force, intelligence was also indispensable.
After the arrival of this cavalryman, he said nothing and just looked at Chen Tang quietly.
Chen Tang frowned.
Judging from this appearance, it should not be the Yuan head, could it be the Yuan claws?
He did not know much about the situation inside Longyuan, so he could only guess. The Longyuan members who communicated with him before were not so cold and taciturn.
Of course, these had nothing to do with him, and these thoughts were just fleeting.
"Help me find out why Zhao Wuliang suddenly dared to target me like this now."
Nodding.
Not a word.
People left quickly.
Afternoon.
A stack of papers inexplicably appeared in his tent.
He opened the papers, which contained all the information about Zhao Wuliang, including his family, network of contacts, and recent changes.
He was one of the first low-ranking officers under Zhou Rong. Later, when Zhou Rong became rich, he rose to prominence with this status. Now, he has become the chief general of a main force, but this is not the fundamental reason why he is so arrogant now.
The reason why he is so arrogant is that his sister was selected by Zhou Rong, who started to select concubines, and was favored. Now she has become one of the official concubines.
In other words.
He has become a real royal relative!
Concubines are different from those low-ranking concubines in the palace. This is a real relative of the emperor.
According to insiders, this lucrative job to Jizhou was assigned to him for this reason.
So, he now really has the confidence to suppress him, a member of the Han royal family.
After reading the intelligence, Chen Tang's eyes were gloomy.
Trouble.
"Royal relatives... Tsk..."
"Forget it, it seems that I have to be a lone wolf."
Soon.
The three thousand cavalrymen in red armor and red robes chose to leave the camp without saying goodbye and headed in another direction.
Such a movement naturally could not be hidden from the center of the camp.
Soon, a general who looked very burly got the news.
"General, it is obvious that Chen Tang does not take you seriously. He dared to disobey military orders and send troops without authorization. This is a violation of military regulations and he will be beheaded!"
"Haha, there was no response from his soldiers when he was mobilized before. I thought this man was a tortoise and could hold back. Unexpectedly, now he is moved by just some food and grass. Tianhe Chen's, that's all."
Zhao Wuliang swallowed a leg of lamb in his hand, chewed the bones and swallowed them whole.
The generals nearby were not surprised when they heard this. Without him, it was their consensus to target Chen Tang.
"Then, do we need..."
"Ignore it, there are only three thousand people, no matter how elite they are, what can they gain in Jizhou? What's more, this general is the commander in chief!"
Zhao Wuliang sneered.
As everyone knows.
Even if the leader does not work, the leader must still share the credit of his subordinates.
This is especially true for the military.
For a moment, the generals in the camp burst into laughter. How could they not be happy that there was one less strong man to compete with them for military glory?
Zhao Wuliang devoured the food with big mouthfuls, but there was a lingering indifference in his eyes.
Of course he is not targeting Chen Tang for no reason, he is just executing some will...
Haha, the dynasty has been established. Once it has established a firm foothold, it is time to liquidate these things of yours...
While Zhao Wuliang and the generals were eating and drinking.
Jizhou border.
Chen Tang had already led his soldiers to rush over.
With Long Yuan providing information, he was not afraid of getting lost at all. As for violating military orders or anything like that... he never thought he was a general of the Zhou Dynasty, and none of his soldiers were named Zhou!
"There is someone ten miles ahead."
A man in red armor said in a low voice.
Chen Tang nodded, "Keep going!"
The direction in which Chen Tang was heading happened to coincide with a certain person's position.
…
Yuzhou, Chenjun.
As one of the nine counties in Yuzhou, Chen County is different from the neighboring Yingchuan County, where literati families often produce talented people.
Chen County is famous for its food. It is the largest food county after Runan County and Lu County. However, as the saying goes, there are no silkworms in the land.
In this land of food, many people starved to death.
Gululu.
The sound of wheels rolling across the land attracted the attention of some "people".
carriage.
Guard of honor.
Guard.
convoy.
Since Chen Nuo decided to travel in a big way, it was naturally impossible to keep a low profile.
As a well-known genius in the viscera realm, what's wrong with being more imposing?
Therefore, Chen Nuo sat on a specially made luxury shock-absorbing carriage pulled by eight scale horses, which was deodorizing, warm, gentle and safe.
In this carriage, there are also maids who wait on you, asking whoever is there to wipe your face and hands with a towel to keep them moist, and feed them cut fruits...
Behind them are carriages carrying heavy cargo, leaving deep ruts.
There are a large number of guards below. They have strong backs, muscular bodies, piercing eyes, and are holding sharp blades. They are all warriors!
There are a large number of riders ahead of them clearing the way, majestic.
Such a team has received a lot of attention since it started and caused a lot of uproar.
But when he came to Yuzhou, he became unnaturally silent.
This land has just emerged from war and natural disasters.
The road was full of hungry people, and there were many red-eyed "people" lying in the pile of corpses, squirming and not knowing what they were doing.
The big tree was bare, not to mention the leaves, not even a piece of bark. There were fish in the river, but it was filled with soaked, white and swollen corpses, and insects were flying everywhere.
Such water cannot be drunk even if it is living water.
Looking around, it seems that no one is living well.
This was the scene when Chen Nuo came to this county.
At this time.
Phew!
A sharp arrow flew out and hit a man with a big belly and red eyes hiding behind a tree and stone.
Bang!
"Ahhhhhh!!"
Following a wild roar, more than twenty people with big bellies and red eyes emerged from behind the large pile of rocks, more men than women.
They were holding rusty iron tools and looked ferocious. When they saw the convoy, they showed no fear at all. Instead, they looked fanatical and licked their lips and swallowed.
He roared and rushed over.
Whoosh whoosh! ! !
There was a sound of piercing the air, and crossbow arrows fell like rain, stabbing everyone to death, and blood flowed all over the ground.
Some people with red eyes couldn't help vomiting blood, but they spit out an incompletely digested finger bone...
After eliminating this group of red-eyed people, the convoy continued to move forward without any stagnation.
Behind the big pile of rocks.
A large pot that was still stewing something was steaming. In the center of the stone crevice not far away, there was a dark and thin figure holding a child tightly and hiding. It was not until there was no sound that he quietly left. Climb out of the cracks in the rocks.
Looking at the child in her arms, she smiled reassuringly.
But.
Gululu...Gululu...
Gudu.
She couldn't help but look at the pot, and...the bodies that had been shot to death...
The evil continues.
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On the carriage.
Chen Nuo remained silent.
He stopped eating the fruit next to him and frowned, looking at the desolate scene outside.
"Due to the impact of natural and man-made disasters, no one can safely grow food, and because there is no food, they can only flee from famine, participate in wars, and even become a part of the crime, and it snowballs..."
"If we want to solve it, either enough people have died or external forces have intervened."
"The Zhou Dynasty hasn't provided disaster relief yet?"
"..."
After a moment, Chen Nuo shook his head.
The team sped up and headed in the predetermined direction.
The team passed by, leaving many deep tire marks, passing by uninhabited villages, uninhabited townships, bone pits, and human head temples...
Finally saw human habitation.
A small town with curling smoke.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief silently. This journey was really a bit depressing.
No one expected that the situation in Yuzhou could be so miserable. It's not that they haven't seen it before, but it's not because they have seen it that they can feel accustomed to it.
The feeling of depression, grief, and sadness is simply difficult to suppress.
Now seeing human habitation means returning to human society and having a sense of security at the social level.
They received a warm hospitality from the town here. When they left, they specially left some food for them, and received thousands of thanks from all the residents of the town.
It's called all, but in fact it's just the remaining two hundred people.
Soon.
Under the powerful power of the scale horse, Chen Nuo and his party arrived at a county town.
The county town looked very desolate, but it was not bad compared to the small town before. At least, there were people coming in and out of the city gate and there were traces of carriages.
The most important thing was.
There were many people waiting at the city gate.
They were dressed in gorgeous clothes, looked strong and powerful, and had fleshy faces. They should be warriors.
But they were only the ones at the front. The further back they went, the thinner they were. The ones at the back were even skinny.
Obviously, the real situation was not very good.
Even the person at the front looked like a sickly person. He coughed from time to time, and the white clothes on his body even looked like mourning clothes.
When Chen Nuo's team appeared.
They immediately came over. The person at the front was wearing white clothes and saluted in the direction of Chen Nuo.
"I am Chen Ziyun, the patriarch of the Chen family in Chen County. I meet the general."
Now Chen Nuo only has the position of Tiannan General. In terms of status, he is actually not as good as his own second son and daughter.
Therefore, Chen Ziyun called him the general at this moment, which was a kind of elevated title.
Chen Nuo got off the tall carriage.
Looking at this young-looking clan leader, an inexplicable feeling came over him.
He found that the other party was actually quite similar to him in some aspects.
Both were entrusted with tasks in times of crisis, both became famous at a young age, both were peerless geniuses, and both led the clan to solve the crisis and rise...
The only difference was probably that the other party was too weak, only at the tendon and bone realm, and did not completely solve the crisis, let alone lead the family to rise, but was just lingering on.
It can only be regarded as a degraded version of himself.
Of course.
This is not important.
The important thing is that when he saw these people, his panel responded.
It was a feeling of the same origin, extremely mysterious.
Prove that they are really his clansmen, and prove that he can really subdue them and obtain life points! !
Chen Nuo raised a smile at the corner of his mouth.
Step towards the other party.
"Hello, Chen Ziyun."
