Three days later. The gate of Anyi City. Five thousand troops and horses were arrayed in front, and Xu Huang stood on a high platform to review the entire army.
The golden Pangu ax stood aside, giving people a full sense of intimidation. Yang Feng, who had just surrendered, served as his deputy, with his hands folded across his chest and a strange-looking deerskin bag tied around his waist.
Feeling the weight of the bag, Yang Feng couldn't help but reach out and touch the mouth of the bag, as if he was afraid that the contents in the bag would fall out.
Inside was a powerful earth-shattering weapon specially 'built' by Wei Cheng for him. Its strange shape was not something ordinary people could control.
However, it only took Yang Feng just half an hour to make full use of the magic weapon in the bag. Even Wei Cheng, who 'forged' the weapon, found it incredible and immediately decided that the weapon should be his.
"Ahem. Xu Huang coughed lightly, looked at Tian Feng who was standing respectfully by the high platform, and said:
"Mr. Tian, do you have anything else to say? Tian Feng's state at this time is completely different from three days ago. He looks better and more energetic. When Xu Huang came to ask, he cupped his hands and said:
"Instructor Xu is too polite. I am just a scholar, how can I know about military affairs? Xu Huang laughed and stopped inviting me.
"In that case, let's set off. I have to ask Mr. Tian to lead the way. I am very unfamiliar with the counties in Jizhou."
"It should be." Tian Feng handed over his hand. This expedition was led by Xu Huang and had three lieutenants, namely Yang Feng, Zhang Fei, and Huang Xu. In addition, a logistics team was also formed, led by Hua Li and Fei Yao, mainly composed of former troops. Provide supplies such as grain, grass, ordnance.
HEE's former army totaled four thousand, all of whom were veterans of the original city guard. Yang Feng led an army of two thousand, mainly light cavalry armed with spears, responsible for assault and harassment. Zhang Fei led an army of one thousand, mainly heavy cavalry, responsible for attacking cities and villages; Huang Xu led an army of one thousand, all equipped with repeated crossbows and long rifles. The bows are responsible for scouting and covering; the last thousand are the new recruits Danzi recruited in the past three days, mainly responsible for escorting grain and logistics supplies. The leaders are Hua Cun and Fei Yao.
Not far away from the city gate, Wei Cheng looked at the mighty army heading east with a meaningful smile on his lips.
The second uncle Wei Min was also watching from the side. His injuries were mostly healed, but he still needed to rest.
"Chen'er, Han Fu is not an easy person to get along with. He is a disciple of the Yuan family. He was taken care of by the Yuan family. He became the censor Zhongcheng. Now he is attached to Dong Zhuo, so he was recommended as the shepherd of Jizhou. This man is two-faced. This time I'm afraid I borrowed troops for other reasons." Wei Cheng heard this, nodded in agreement, and said:
"There are not many Yellow Turban rebels left in Jizhou, and it is different from the ringworm disease outside Youzhou. After a few years of recuperation, Jizhou has already been prosperous with Yin people, and the army and food are abundant. Why ask my Wei family to borrow troops." Min's expression changed, and a hint of approval flashed in his eyes.
Wei Cheng continued:
"It's just that although Jizhou has the capital to fight against the Yellow Turban thieves, it is still too weak to lose. Han Fu's new official position must have offended the interests of some people, so he is under the control of others. He has no choice but to turn to me for help."
"It can be seen from Han Fu's move of sending Tian Feng to ask for help. Han Fu's move is to treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor. He does not really expect that I, the Wei family, can lend troops to him, but is doing it for some people. Just watch." Wei Min chuckled and said:
"That's right, there are many aristocratic families in Jizhou, and the defense power of each county is basically in the hands of the aristocratic families. The county's army and horses are not even as sufficient as a medium-sized aristocratic family. Han Fu is also a cross-river dragon. It is really unwise to provoke the local aristocratic families." Wei Cheng' "Hmm" said.
Wei Min asked again:
"Since Zheng'er also knew about Han Fu's situation, why did he agree to borrow troops?" Wei Cheng heard this, held the stone pier with both hands, and said with a smile:
"Second uncle may not believe it, but I have indeed taken a fancy to Tian Feng's talent and am interested in winning over him. This is one of them.
"Oh!" Wei Yi frowned slightly,
"What more?" Wei Cheng smiled slightly, looked at the smoke and dust rolling away in the distance, and said:
"Of course, recruiting Tian Feng is just a casual move. My ultimate goal is to build up the reputation of my Wei clan. Let the entire Han Dynasty know that my Wei clan's army is invincible wherever it goes. He is truly an invincible master." Wei Min was stunned and said with a smile:
"That's it? I thought you were going to take Jizhou." Wei Cheng looked at Wei Min and laughed:
"Capture Jizhou? Why do you want to capture Jizhou and ask for trouble? Before I build Hedong into an iron wall, I am not going to expand outwards. To conquer the outside world, I must first secure the inside. If I take too big a step, it will easily break the egg. First, It's good to practice training.
"To deal with the outside world, we must first make peace with the inside..." Wei Huang chewed carefully and felt that what Wei Cheng said did make sense.
"Sir, please report urgently from Longshan!"
"It's you, Heizi, did something happen in Longshan?" Wei Cheng frowned slightly and looked at the young man running over. Heizi is a villager in Haojia Village. He has been responsible for guarding the lift platform. He is also familiar with Wei Cheng, although there are more than one. Yue didn't see him, but Wei Cheng recognized him at a glance.
Heizi gasped for air, tried hard to smoothen his breathing, and said:
"Mr. Gongzi, everything is fine in the village. Yes, it's the mute. The mute is back. Wei Cheng was delighted when he heard this.
"Zhong Xian is back from Luoyang. That's a good thing." Heizi shook his head, patted his chest and said:
"No, no, the mute was injured. Aunt Manhua and the others found it when they went to get water. When they found him, the mute had fainted and the wounds on his stomach were rotten."
"What?" Wei Cheng frowned. Heizi said anxiously:
"Master, Uncle Dadao said that the mute may not live long. Last night, the mute woke up and wrote the word "Master" on the ground, and then fainted again. Uncle Dadao said that the mute probably wanted to see you, and asked me to report the news quickly. "After listening to Heizi's story, Wei Cheng guessed that Zhong Xian's trip to Luoyang must not have gone well, otherwise he would not have returned seriously injured.
Thinking of this, Wei Zheng nodded without hesitation and said:
"I'll go back right away." He looked at Wei Min aside, considered it for a moment, and said:
"Second uncle, I'll leave this to you. The injured person is a long-time friend of mine. Although I don't know what kind of trouble he encountered, he managed to hold on just to see me. I have to go back no matter what. "Wei Min also knew that the matter was urgent, nodded and said:
"Go ahead and ask Zhong Kang to follow you." Wei Cheng nodded slightly and turned to leave. Looking at Wei Cheng's back, Wei Huang frowned slightly.
Just now he heard clearly, Wei Cheng said [Zhong Xian is back from Luoyang... If it involves Luoyang, no matter what it is, it will always become troublesome, and the person was seriously injured, I just hope he is just a small person, If all the forces in Luoyang City are involved, I am afraid that we will make enemies again.
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