My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 88
The wood and location of the camp have already been arranged by Guqiu City. It is located in the southwest corner, about half a mile away from Yun Zhenhou's camp.

The banner with the word "Su" was flying. Li Jue was fully armored and led the renamed Flying Bear Army to patrol outside the stronghold to observe the terrain. Dong Zhuo directed the Xiliang Army to erect fences and build tents for soldiers.

Amidst the constant shouts, vehicles carrying food and fodder entered and exited the camp gate, and soldiers with spears patrolled by. Outside the Chinese army tent, Fang Xuejun, who had unloaded eight swords, ran past quickly holding a bowl of hot soup. Dian Wei, who was outside, got into the curtain. Dian Wei moved his body out of habit and blocked all the gaps in the curtain.

"Hot it..." The woman twisted the edge of the bowl with her hands, walked quickly to the long table, and put down the soup bowl, "Drink the sugar water I made specially for you."

Behind the long desk, Su Chen, who was looking at the map, turned around and looked at Fang Xuejun, who kept blowing his fingers, "You're not bad at martial arts, are you afraid of getting burned?"

"Don't be afraid." Fang Xuejun blew her fingers and said casually: "My maid said that women should behave softly..." At this point, she quickly closed her mouth and raised her eyes to see Su Chen smiling. He looked at himself, put his hands behind his back sheepishly, and nodded again: "Then... do you think you are afraid or not?"

Su Chen didn't say anything else to her. He picked up the sugar water, blew on it, and took a sip. "You're tired after a long journey here, so there's no need to boil sugar water for me."

After drinking the honey, Su Chen put down the bowl. Seeing the woman standing motionless, he frowned and said, "Go back to the tent and rest. Marquis Chang Ling will come over later."

"I am your guard, it is reasonable here!" Fang Xuejun stood still.

"With Dianwei here, there is a battalion of shield warriors around, and there are [-] Xiliang and [-] Ding'an troops outside." Su Chen handed the empty bowl back to her, "What can happen?"

Fang Xuejun held the bowl and twitched the bottom of the bowl with his fingers, "General Dian can't protect him personally, but I can."

"Ok?"

Su Chen stretched out his hand and put the back of his hand on her forehead. Fang Xuejun was startled and ducked back, blushing: "What are you doing?"

"It's kind of burning."

"Fever?" Fang Xuejun touched his forehead, "No."

Seeing that she didn't react, Su Chen couldn't continue teasing her. Just when he was about to ask Dian Wei outside to take her out, the giant man's voice sounded first.

"Lord, that guy here is here."

Immediately, a strange voice was heard: "General, Duan Jin has come to pay his respects!"

"Please enter the account with Marquis Chang Ling."

Su Chen hissed at Fang Xuejun and motioned for her to stand aside obediently and act as a guard. Then he turned around and walked back to the long desk to sit down. The curtain opposite opened and a figure came in wearing armor. There was no weapon on his waist. It was probably He was handed over to the guard outside. The man was about seven feet tall, with a long face and a high nose, about forty years old.

When he saw Su Chen in the first place, there was no expression on his face that said, "Su Chen is so young." Instead, he raised his hands with a calm expression: "Finally, I meet the general. He is younger than Duan expected!"

"Haha, thanks for the praise from Marquis Changling!"

Su Chen invited the other party to sit down and asked Fang Xuejun to get some drinks and pour them over. After a few words of greeting, he realized that the other party had already visited the military camps of Yonghuaihou and Yunqihou before coming here.

"Everyone can come to Lingzhou, why don't Duan show his kindness as a landlord? Come here today to see what else the general needs."

"It's not necessary if you need it." Su Chen clinked his wine glasses with him, "I just don't know when to form an alliance?"

The curtain was lowered and it was a little dark in the tent. The woman lit the oil lamp and moved the lamp to the long table. Duan Jin on one side glanced at Fang Xuejun and saw that she was wearing slim leather armor, so he didn't look any further.

Continuing Su Chen's inquiry: "... I estimate it will take two days. Marquis Haixing is still on the way. He just drove away a prefect a few days ago, and it took some time to organize the troops. Marquis Hun of Zhangzhou needs to detour to Junzhou. , arrived through Huaizhou together with the Five Marquises of Junzhou. The Liaoxiang Marquis of Fenzhou did not send a summons, but sent a confidant to lead five thousand troops. His eldest son Wang Huaiyi is still in Yanjing, and is kept by the emperor as a hostage. .”

Stay in the capital?

That should be the time during the court meeting.

If the brother did not die, he would probably be thrown into a prison and kept as a hostage. Then the Su family would really have no choice but to swallow their anger and not dare to rebel.

After all, once he rebels, Su Yong may be forced to death.

Just like what Ma Chao did back then, his father and brothers were all killed.

Su Chen sighed, and the Marquis of Changling across from him thought he was lamenting Wang Huaiyi, so he smiled and said: "The emperor's thoughts, the princes from various states and counties are not blind, they all see it, so chatting The Marquis of Xiang was also in trouble, so he could only send out the only 5000 men under his command. But even so, the strength of the Seven Marquises, plus the 8 of the Marquis of Liaoxiang, amounted to more than [-] people, and they all fought to Yanzhou together. I don’t believe that the emperor can hold on!”

Marquis Changling said some more words intermittently, and then he was ready to leave.Su Chen walked him outside the camp gate and said, "Marquis Chang Ling, walk slowly!" Su Chen's eyes turned cold as he watched the other person get on his horse, turn sideways, cup his hands to say goodbye, and urge the horse to leave.

He realized a problem and pushed his troops to Yanzhou and captured Yanjing. I am afraid that these seven princes will not lead their troops back to their respective fiefdoms. We will talk about it then.Su Chen shook his head, turned around and walked towards the Chinese army's tent.

There are still three princes, one of Liaoxiang Hou's confidants is on the way. In the next two days, Su Chen, Yunqihou Wu Huizhi, Yonghuaihou, and Changlinghou mostly stay in their own army, and occasionally visit each other. , after all, Su Chen had fought with the imperial court several times, and several people would usually come over to ask about the imperial army's formation and the quality of the soldiers.

On the third day after arriving, Haixing Hou Zhao Guangwei, Hun Hou Zhou Heng, and Liaoxiang Hou's confidant general Zhong Ji arrived one after another in the morning and afternoon and set up camp around Guqiu City.At dusk, Chang Ling Hou Duan sent envoys to send invitations to the seven princes to go to the city to discuss some matters before the alliance. A banquet was held at Chang Ling Hou's house.

Regarding entering the city, everyone tacitly cooperated with the master's rules and only brought [-] troops and horses. Similarly, Su Chen only brought Dian Wei, Fang Xuejun, and [-] shield halberds. Dong Zhuo and Li Jue did not remove their armor or rest. Horses, the whole army camp is on standby in case of any eventuality.

After night falls, a curfew has been implemented on all streets in Guqiu City, and people are not allowed to go to the streets to facilitate the passage of the soldiers and horses of the princes.When they arrived at Chang Linghou's mansion, it was brightly lit. Su Chen took Dian Wei inside, while Fang Xuejun was outside with five hundred soldiers.

One is for safety reasons, and the other is that the princes have discussed that it is not good to have female relatives around after all.

The courtyard inside the mansion was almost completely filled with soldiers and horses under martial law. In the meeting hall, the maids and servants retreated from the front yard after serving food and drinks, and no one was allowed to approach again.

"We will form an alliance tomorrow, but we have to discuss some things clearly tonight. This will prevent the three armies from mobilizing and being in a hurry, not knowing how to deal with themselves."

"That's right, then everyone should come up with the charter."

"Then do we need a leader? Our Eighth Lords Alliance must have someone to direct it, right?"

The lights were bright, and in the hall in the front yard of the Hou Mansion, as everyone sat down, Duan Jin, the head of the family, spoke first, followed by Haixing Marquis who followed, and along the way, he also glanced at Su Chen opposite, and finally Yongxing Hou then expressed his thoughts.

Although all eight families have rebelled, the distance between them is still too far. It is okay for all states to send troops at the same time, but to concentrate the troops and go directly north, it is obvious that a leader is needed. If we really do that, no one will be convinced.

Everyone in the room was talking to each other, but Su Chen was sitting at the table inconspicuously. He was more than ten or twenty years younger than them, but he was the most powerful.Everyone knew this, but naturally they were not very happy to obey someone younger than them.

When the conversation at the table stopped for a while, Su Chen slowly opened his mouth and expressed what he had just thought.

"It's better to fight each other. Marquis Yun and I are together in Rongzhou, go directly north to the west of Yanzhou, beware of the border troops at Yantang Pass, and at the same time advance eastward to Yanjing. Marquis Haixing goes north along the coast to attack Yanzhou Wanghai County, pass Feiyungang, and then turn to the west. The troops of Chang Linghou, Hunhou, Yonghuaihou and that General Zhong will leave Lingzhou and go north, directly to the south of Yanjing!"

Su Chen glanced at the people in the banquet. They were all the Marquis who had just started fighting recently. For such a proposal, it was actually not bad. They didn't have to be controlled by others and relied on their own abilities.

They thought about this for a while and nodded.Haixing Marquis Zhao Guangwei's eyes were serious: "But this also has drawbacks. The imperial court still has a lot of troops in the capital, and the equipment is better than the soldiers in places like us. If we divide our troops to attack them, the imperial court will also divide our troops to resist. Just like before when the two states attacked Ding'an, they were defeated. What should I do if the general defeats them one by one?"

"Look ahead and look behind, then there is no need to fight." Marquis Yunqi put down his chopsticks. He had a rough temper and slammed the table, "We have many worries when we join forces. We divide our forces and advance together, but we are afraid of being defeated one by one. If we are indecisive, it is better to lie down." At home, play with women for a while, enjoy enough, and wait until the court comes to chop your neck!"

When he said this, he looked at Su Chen. Most of the people followed his gaze and glanced at Su Chen.Zhong Ji, the confidant general of Marquis Liaoxiang, pursed his lips and raised his hands to everyone: "I actually think that the general's suggestion is good. Even if it is defeated along the way, there are other ways to reach Yanzhou. The capital will be exposed to us and others." Under the attack of the army, the emperor would be frightened and recall other troops. The frustrated Marquis, whose pressure was suddenly reduced, could still send troops to Yanjing."

The others were silent for a while, and then expressed their agreement to act this way.

As for the interests, everyone has tacitly agreed not to raise them. On the bright side, the eight characters are just mentioned. Talking about this content can easily collapse the alliance.

Everyone added some details, time, and route of the march, and when it was almost Hai, they stopped the banquet and came out of the hall.

Chang Linghou smiled and walked to the gate of the mansion and said to everyone: "You really don't want to stay overnight?"

He looked at the general of the Sixth Marquis who was walking back to the team, and pointed at the house.

"The house at home is comfortable. You have traveled a long distance and it was hard on the way. I have prepared concubines at home. If you are not satisfied, I can also recruit some top brothels to relieve your fatigue."

"Haha, thanks for the hospitality of Marquis Chang Ling. Forget about those beautiful concubines. It's already late at night, so there's no need to see them off!" Marquis Yunqi cupped his hands, said goodbye to Su Chen who got on the carriage over there, and left with his soldiers on horseback.

The rest of the people also raised their hands and dispersed from different streets.Su Chen also reached out to Duan Jin at the gate, then sat back in the car. Dian Wei, who was standing on one side, raised his hand: "Get out of the city!"

The wheels pressed against the ground and moved slowly. The five hundred shield warriors stepped forward and quickly stepped forward to defend the carriage.

……

Hour two quarters.

There were few lights in the city. Under the dark sky, figures stepped on the tiles and passed silently through the air.It seems that I chose this street after looking at other places.

The crescent moon in the night sky was gradually obscured by black clouds.

On the long street, the wind whined by, blowing the lanterns under the street eaves, creaking and groaning.

The voice of the night owl sounded in the darkness, and the team coming from afar turned around the street and headed this way.

The carriage shook slightly, and at the corner of the curtain, the woman knelt down and poured a cup of tea. Su Chen put the cup to her lips and blew the hot air away.

(End of this chapter)