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Chapter 185 Taking advantage of his illness, killing him

Fan Yongdou, Wu Chun, and Liu Fei drank together, and Fan Yongdou asked suspiciously while drinking.

Fan Yongdou is the owner of the Fan family business, and Wu Chun is the hereditary official of a thousand households.

Liu Fei can sit on an equal footing with them now, and we often drink together and get along like good brothers.

This gave Liu Fei a sense of accomplishment.

When they usually go out, people on the street will respectfully give way and call Master Liu and Master Liu.

This feeling of mastering others is really very good.

In just a few days, Liu Fei has already regarded Fan Yongdou and Wu Chun as brothers.

He drank a little too much today, and Liu Fei's mind was dizzy.

Zhao Cheng...

When this name was mentioned, his mind seemed to clear up a little.

In the past few months, Zhao Cheng's identity and status in Qiangdi have become more and more lofty, and he is worshiped as a god.

However, Zhao Cheng was not in sight after all. Since the last time he defeated Dian Dengzi, Liu Fei had been ordered to station at Dongcheng Coal Mine, and he had never seen Zhao Cheng again.

This made some dissatisfaction with Zhao Cheng deep in his heart gradually grow.

At this time, he was drunk, and they were all his own brothers, and there were no outsiders. Liu Fei laughed dizzily and said:

"That's right. Zhao Cheng and I were indeed in the same Huodun before. The two elder brothers may not know that Zhao Cheng was called the second idiot before. I used to kick his ass and ask him to pour the chamber pot for me."

"Oh? There are such interesting things? Come on! Brother toast you. Let's have a good chat, brother, I like to hear these interesting things the most."

Fan Yongdou personally picked up the flagon and poured Liu Fei a glass.

Eight out of ten men like to brag after drinking.

Now Zhao Cheng is worshiped like a god, and Liu Fei used to treat Zhao Cheng as his younger brother, knowing Zhao Cheng's history of downfall, chatting after drinking, using it as a conversation resource, he was extra energetic.

"We at Huodun, there are only four people with real names. Except for the little flag officer, I am the one with the most status this night. Zhao Cheng was originally called the second idiot. He is at the mercy of others in our Tudun, and he can do any dirty work. It's him.

At that time, there was a guy named Skinny Monkey, who was like a second ruffian, and his greatest pleasure was to bully Zhao Cheng..."

When Liu Fei drank too much, he talked a lot, and the more he talked, the more excited he became.

Talking eloquently, he brought out many embarrassing things about Zhao Cheng in the past few years.

As well as Zhao Cheng's rise in the past few months, Liu Feifan knew about it and said it all.

For Fan Yongdou and Wu Chun, the more they listened, the more rare they became.

"According to what you said, brother Liu, Zhao Cheng was still a second fool a few months ago?" Fan Yongdou asked.

"That's right! It's because he got the mantle of Marquis Zhuge Wu and the inheritance of the Mohists that he suddenly became enlightened and prospered. Otherwise, he would have been just a small soldier all his life, and he couldn't even eat enough!" Liu Fei His voice was very loud.

"So, the mantle of Marquis Zhuge Wu and the inheritance of the Mohists are really powerful!"

Fan Yongdou let out a slight breath, his eyes flickering.

The more he listened, the hotter he felt.

Zhao Cheng is an idiot who can flourish with the inheritance of Zhuge Wuhou and the Mohists. What if it was him, Fan Yongdou?
He, Fan Yongdou, owns such a large family property of the Fan family, if he gets the inheritance of Zhuge Wuhou and the Mo family, wouldn't it be easy to become rich and invincible.

Even in this chaotic world, one can plot hegemony.

The so-called Qin lost its deer, and the whole world pursued it.

Fan Yongdou has been walking in the border town all year round, and he has a deep understanding of how bad the Ming army is.

He felt that Daming had "lost his deer".

Fan Yongdou poured Liu Fei another glass of wine, and took the opportunity to wink at Wu Chun quietly.

Wu Chun immediately asked: "Brother, according to this, you, Liu Fei, have contributed a lot to Zhao Cheng's status today! Although Zhao Cheng has the inheritance of Zhuge Wuhou, he must have talents under his command.

Brother, you don't accept at night, you are the most capable fighter in our frontier army.If it wasn't for your help, Zhao Cheng would be a clever woman who can't cook without rice.Speaking of which, he is the top spot in this strong place, you don't compete with him.But the second top spot should be yours no matter what!

Why did he leave Qiangdi and not entrust Qiangdi to you for management, but to that guy named Zhao Chunfa?
What is he, Zhao Chunfa?I heard that they were not even pier soldiers before, but just ordinary military households!He can manage a new army of 100 strong, and you only have more than [-] people under him? "

Liu Fei's face was a bit ugly, and the next moment, his face sank, and he said:
"Wu Qianhu, what do you mean by that? Mr. Zhao naturally has his own considerations for doing this. Moreover, Zhao Chunfa is not in charge of the strong land.

At the very least, he, Zhao Chunfa, can't control me, Liu Fei.Mr. Zhao explained before leaving that Zhao Chunfa will guard the strong land and the eastern front, and I will be responsible for the western front!

You don't want to provoke the relationship between our strong army! "

"Brother Liu misunderstood. The brother is also for your own good, just fighting for your injustice. With your aptitude, you don't even have to follow Zhao Cheng's lead. Now you have to submit to Zhao Chunfa..."

Wu Chun looked aggrieved for Liu Fei.

Boom!
Liu Fei put the wine glass heavily on the table.

"Wu Qianhu, if you say that again, we won't be able to drink this wine."

Liu Fei was just slightly dissatisfied, not ungrateful.

He complained verbally, with some elements of bragging, joking about Zhao Cheng's past scandals.

But he also knew that without Zhao Cheng, Liu Fei would not be where he is today.

Therefore, he was grateful to Zhao Cheng from the bottom of his heart.

Now that Wu Chun spoke ill of Zhao Cheng face to face, the meaning of provocation was obvious, so of course he would be unhappy.

"Hey! We're all brothers, it's just a joke, why break the friendship? Come on! Let's drink."

Fan Yongdou came forward at the right time and poured a glass of wine to ease the atmosphere.

It was enough for Liu Fei not to break the case and leave.

He had seen the iron plate of the Qiangdi army in Qiangdi, and it was not so easy to knock down a piece of this iron plate, and it was definitely not something that could be accomplished overnight.

He wants to come a little bit.

He is very confident that he can win Liu Fei.

After drinking a few more cups, Fan Yongdou sighed and said:
"Master Zhao is really a genius, and he is dedicated to serving the people. It's a pity that he is too young to take the enemy lightly. Our Fan family has business outside the Great Wall. A few days ago, I happened to be leading a caravan outside the Great Wall. I saw Master Zhao leading the army. Going out of the fortress, I heard they want to go to Shengjing."

"What? My lord is going to Shengjing?" Liu Fei was taken aback.

"Brother Liu, don't you know?" Fan Yongdou pretended to be surprised, "Brother Liu, you are a strong general. Didn't Zhao Cheng tell you about such an important battle plan?"

Liu Fei's face was gloomy, he raised his head suddenly, and drank the wine in the glass.

"Ah, I'm sorry. It's because of brother Meng Lang." Fan Yongdou pretended to apologize.

The more this happened, the more embarrassing Liu Fei was.

In fact, Zhao Cheng's decision to fight Shengjing was originally a temporary decision.

At that time, an army of 10,000+ Jin Kingdom was between him and Xuanfu Town, even if Zhao Cheng wanted to send someone back to report the news, he couldn't do it.

For positional warfare, Zhao Cheng led more than 1000 people, had unlimited logistics, and coupled with the powerful firepower of thermal weapons, he could withstand it.

However, if he took the initiative to attack, go to the battle, and attack Huang Taiji's 10,000+ army, Zhao Cheng would not be able to win.

Sending people to report the letter will not break through the blockade of Huang Taiji's army at all.

Fan Yongdou thought of this, and provoked a little, another thorn pierced Liu Fei's already aggrieved heart.

"But Brother Liu, you need to make more preparations!" Fan Yongdou lowered his voice, and said in a heart-to-heart tone, "Zhao Cheng's going, I'm afraid it's a bad luck.

Beyond the Great Wall is extremely dangerous.Not to mention how brutal the Tartars are.Even if the strong army can fight again, the number is too small after all.

Moreover, there are not only grasslands outside the Great Wall, but also deserts. Once people stray into it and lose their way, they will never be able to get out.

This time, Zhao Cheng took the courage of his blood to attack Shengjing, but he might not be able to come back alive!
At that time, who should take over this huge foundation?Could it be that Zhao Chunfa is really cheap? "

A touch of blood flashed across Liu Fei's face.

Cheap Zhao Chunfa?

Let him obey Zhao Chunfa's orders?

That is absolutely impossible!

only……

"Master Zhao is an auspicious person and auspicious person! It is impossible for something to happen!"

Although Liu Fei said so, his eyes flickered, and he obviously had other plans.

Fan Yongdou saw everything in his eyes and secretly smiled.

When it comes to fighting, he is not good, and when it comes to manipulating people's hearts, he thinks that no one can match him.

……

Shengjing.

Rumble!
A cavalry came galloping, and the dust was steaming.

There are 700 cavalry in total, but there are more than 2000 horses. They are the powerful army led by Zhao Cheng.

After setting off from Guihua City, Zhao Cheng hurriedly marched all the way. It took more than 2000 miles to arrive in ten days.

Counting the time it took them to stop Hauge's army on the road, this speed is definitely a miracle.

As a result, when they rushed to Shengjing City, there was no news at all in the city.

It's not that the Jurchen sent out scouts around, but Zhao Cheng sent people to deal with all the scouts they encountered.

Therefore, when Zhao Cheng led his people to the front of the city, he could even see the city gate closing and jumping around in front of the gate from a distance.

Zhao Cheng secretly said it was a pity.

But he also knew that it was almost impossible to take down Shengjing City by sneak attack.

No matter how fast they were, they couldn't stop the city gate soldiers from closing the city gate.

Zhao Cheng did not rush to attack the city.

Shengjing City, the former Shenyang Zhongwei, was a fortified city under the rule of Ming Dynasty.

After Huang Taiji moved the capital to Shengjing, he managed it carefully.

The current Shengjing City is definitely the largest city outside the pass. The city walls are strong, the city has a large population, and there are eight banners left behind.

What worried Zhao Cheng the most was the red barbarian cannons erected at the top of the city.

Relying on the hundreds of people at hand to attack such a big city, it is absolutely impossible to attack such a big city with a pebble.

Zhao Cheng first asked the army to retreat a certain distance, keeping it out of the range of the Hongyi cannon.

Only then did he take out the binoculars and look towards the top of the city.

It can be seen that the head of the city is crowded with people, and some important people are going to the city to watch.

Obviously, the people in the city couldn't figure out why a Ming army suddenly appeared here.

"My lord, let's take the lead in a team! I'll take people to charge first, and show some color to the Tartars at the top of the city."

Niu vigorously asked for a fight.

"Let's team up!"

"My lord, our team is willing to take the lead!"

"..."

All the teams called for battle one after another, each team leader looked at Zhao Cheng with burning eyes, and the battle was turbulent.

Zhao Cheng smiled lightly.

He likes this militant atmosphere very much.

"No! We don't need to attack the city. We won't be able to take this city for a while. However, they will come out to die soon. The Tartars in the city haven't suffered from us yet. They are very arrogant. Look When our Ming army dares to attack the city, they will definitely come out of the city to fight in the field, so we just need to build a position and prepare for battle.!"

"Hahaha!"

All the strong officers looked up and laughed.

Indeed it is.

The Tartars in the city have not yet suffered from them.

In the inherent concept of the Tartars, the Ming army would not dare to fight against the Jurchens.

Now, there were only a few hundred of them, and they appeared outside the city in a big way. It's no wonder the Tartars could bear it.

"If the Tartars are acting as cowards in the city, we will still have some troubles. If they come out, they will really be sent to death!"

"Huang Taiji and Hao Ge were scared of being beaten by us, and they didn't dare to attack our position casually. We will wait for the eggs in the city to hit us later."

"..."

Niu Dali and the others were joking and laughing.

Zhao Cheng chooses a good place first.

During this period, the maximum range of the Hongyi Cannon could reach about 500 meters.

But in the mid-Kangxi period, due to the improvement of casting technology, the range of the Hongyi cannon had reached 500 meters.

Zhao Cheng started to build a position at a distance of 500 meters.

From 500 meters away, a small castle with a radius of one mile is surrounded by containers.

This time, Zhao Cheng was preparing for a protracted war, with three containers side by side, and the city wall was very thick.

"Turn around and fill in some soil again. If Shengjing City is not destroyed, this small castle will not be demolished."

Zhao Cheng's original plan was to encircle Wei and save Zhao.

Because Huang Taiji attacked Xuanfu Town, he came to attack Shengjing.

You hit yours, I hit mine.

Let Huang Taiji have concerns and give up attacking Xuanfu Town.

But now Zhao Cheng has changed his mind.

Because along the way, when he blocked Hauge's army, he discovered that the plague had spread among the Jurchen army.

The plague, called the Black Death in medieval Europe...

All over the world, great disasters have been caused.

In Europe in the fourteenth century, the Black Death killed one-third of the population.

The Eight Banners army, people are in the barracks, and the population is even denser.

Once the plague broke out, its power doubled.

Whether it's Huang Taiji, Hauge and other flag owners, they absolutely have no scientific means of epidemic prevention.

These more than 2000 miles have come... The Eight Banners army has been devastated, and it is almost abolished.

Therefore, Zhao Cheng adjusted his strategic goals in time.

Take advantage of his illness and kill him.

Zhao Cheng is now going to be nailed here like a nail, and he will not stop until Shengjing is taken down.

There is another very important reason why he dared to set this goal - Liaodong was once the territory of Ming Dynasty.

Sheng Jing used to be Daming's Shenyang Zhongwei.

There are many Han Chinese here.

(End of this chapter)