Humane Yongchang

Chapter 122 Entering Chen County
The bright and clean Qiuyang gently scattered over the two young people sitting opposite each other.

Wang Cain tried his best to maintain his upright sitting posture, but his body was like sitting on the back of a horse, constantly leaning forward, backward, ups and downs.

It's like a nail has grown under the buttocks, and it's always uneasy to sit still.

Chen Sheng sat quietly opposite him.

He drooped his eyelids, sat calmly with one leg leaning slightly, and moved the simple wine bottle in front of him leisurely with one finger.

No one spoke.

But the two completely different mental states of indifference and anxiety have formed a sharp contrast in silence.

Like black and white.

Suddenly, an ant the size of a grain of rice flew into the wine bottle and accidentally fell into the wine.

The little ants "buzzed" their wings vigorously, trying to fly out of the wine bottle.

But it can only set off tiny ripples in the calm amber liquor.

Chen Sheng stretched out a finger, dipped the little insect ants from the wine liquid, put it gently on the ground, and scolded with a faint smile: "Little thing that is beyond its own power..."

The opposite Wang Ji heard the words, his body trembled suddenly, and he sat back on his heels heavily.

"Last night, Gongzizheng summoned Mrs. Li, saying that he has led his army to Yan County, Liang County, and will soon enter Chenliu to meet the Taiping rebels. Please ask Li Gong to sit in Chen County. When the crusade against the Taiping rebels is successful, he will Please invite the clan of the county governor of Chen Jun for the Li family!"

Wang Yan said with a drooping head like an eggplant hit by frost.

Chen Sheng raised his eyelids and said, "The original words?"

This content is full of errors and omissions, how can it impress an old fox like the head of the Li family.

Wang Jin shook his head: "Report... Li's family promised me Wangjiazhuang, as long as I, Wangjiazhuang, help him, after the completion of the matter, the position of Chen Junjun will be taken up by my Wang's family, and there will be no change."

Chen Sheng frowned: "He said, you believe it?"

Wang Jin smiled bitterly, "What's the difference between believing and not believing?"

Chen Sheng frowned, that's it.

Wangjiazhuang is not the same as his businessman, the Chen family.

The merchant Chen family has the strength to lift the table, the only question is whether to lift it or not, and what benefits can be obtained if it is lifted.

But Wangjiazhuang does not have this strength, they can only go with the flow, desperately grab all the life-saving straws they can catch!
Don't rely on Lee.

In the end, he could not escape the fate of being cleaned up by the Xiong.

Take refuge in Lee.

Maybe there is still a fight... At least, compared to the Xiong family, the Li family needs the help of their Wangjiazhuang more, both now and in the future!
As for escaping from Chen County.

For the big landlords like Wangjiazhuang who rely on the land to gather tenants to maintain the lintel, if they want them to throw away the wealth accumulated by dozens of generations and flee to other counties to start over again, it is better to wait for the Xiong to clean them up. !

At the very least, even if the Xiong Clan cleaned up their Wangjiazhuang, they would at most just take away their family property, and there is a high probability that their lives would not be harmed. This is the basic rule of the game between noble families.

Chen Sheng got up and said with a chuckle, "Brother Xie Chin explained the confusion for the younger brother. Before today, please don't step out of this yard again, so as not to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings and hurt Brother Chuck's life."

At this moment, Wang Yan has given up all his extravagant hopes and ambitions, and nodded like a salted fish: "Brother Sheng, rest assured, I cherish my life for my brother!"

Chen Sheng nodded and led Chen Dao out of the courtyard. When he was in front of the door, he suddenly stopped and said without turning his head: "Brother, with your intelligence, you will be willing to be killed by a half-sister. The waste brother of the scorpion is on the top of his head, and he has been drinking and drinking for a lifetime?"

Wang Jin heard the words, his face that had just relaxed, suddenly stiffened.

……

not yet.

Chen Shou led his troops into the city.

In the tiger hall, the 4000 gang members cooperated with each other, without any fighting, they took down the south gate in one fell swoop, and [-] people drove straight in!

Chen County is horrified!

……

Under the protection of Chen Dao, Chen Sheng strode into the Nancheng County Army Camp.

In the military camp, [-] red-clothed soldiers opened their arsenals, and in an orderly manner, they put on armor to each other, and then tied a white silk on their arms to distinguish them.

Putting on the armor, the four thousand red-clothed soldiers, even if they were stragglers, had truly transformed into professional soldiers.

Chen Sheng found Chen Shoushi, and Chen Shou, who was wearing red armor, was riding on a jujube red horse, urging his soldiers to be quicker while running.

"Father!"

Chen Sheng stepped forward and grabbed the nibble of the jujube red horse and asked, "How's the situation?"

Chen Shou was also overjoyed to see Chen Sheng: "I was about to find you, so come here... There are still about [-] soldiers left in the county, and now they have retreated to the county government, and the thousand and five soldiers from the Li family are surrounded by outside the city. On the way back to the county, there are still about two quarters of an hour to arrive at the county office, and the tribes of every household in the county are also trying their best to rush to the county office."

Chen Sheng's expression did not change, all of which were within his expectations.

"You can't divide your troops to fight with the private soldiers of each household!"

He said decisively: "Father, put up the flag of my merchant Chen's family, and tell every family that this team is a part of my merchant's Chen family!"

"Send someone to invite the heads of each household to come to Nanda Camp to discuss matters!"

Chen Shou shook his head solemnly: "At this moment, I'm afraid there won't be a few families willing to come!"

Chen Sheng smiled: "Even if you don't want to come, there won't be a few more county offices to help soldiers... These people are so talented!"

He had already figured out the temperament of Chen Jun's aristocratic families.

If the Red Army is an army of refugees.

Or it may be the part of the powerful man in his county.

Then, in order to protect their own interests, Chen County, these aristocratic families, will definitely help the county government to retreat from the enemy.

After all, the red-clothed army only has 4000 people, which is not enough to scare the land tigers and local snakes in Chen County.

When Lu Zheng summoned them to welcome the food, they had easily gathered 3000 troops.

But as long as they raise the banner of the merchant Chen family, tell them that this team is a part of his merchant Chen family, and make it clear that this is not an invasion by foreign enemies, but just an internal fight!
So Chen County, these aristocratic families, out of the mentality of being wise and protecting themselves, will definitely choose to watch the fire from the other side and watch it from the sidelines!
This is the same as Taiping Road chaos!

Whether it is the Da Zhou Ji family who sits in the world, or the Taiping Taoist Zhang family who sits in the world!
In the end, wouldn't they all have to rely on them, these aristocratic families, to govern the world?

Whether Chen Jun is the master of the Xiong family, or the businessman Chen family is the master!

Don't we have to discuss all affairs in Chen County with them?

……

Chen Shou suddenly realized, and immediately nodded: "I will send someone to do it!"

Chen Sheng let go of the purplish red horse's mouth and said loudly: "The most important thing now is to win the county government office, and things will change later!"

Chen Shou beat the horse and continued to patrol the camp, and waved at him without looking back, indicating that he knew.

Chen Sheng looked at his back, and watched him speak loudly and loudly, urging the soldiers in red with vulgar street language with laughter and cursing.

Everywhere he went, all the Red Shirts looked at him with a look of reverence and tameness.

Looking at where he went, all the Red Shirts became excited as if they had taken stimulants.

He is a mass of radiant and hot flames, quickly igniting the three or 4000 people.

Chen Sheng couldn't help but smile.

As a family owner, my father may not be qualified enough!

But as a leader, he is very good!
"Dalang!"

Chen Dao, who had already changed into his armor, walked over with a soldier's armor: "Let's change it first, to avoid the arrows."

Chen Sheng first took the bag and put it on his head, and then with the help of Chen Dao, he put on a single piece of bronze armor: "Uncle Dao, my father will ask you and all uncles to protect you later. The Xiong family has occupied Chen County for 500 years. , there must be martial arts masters, do you think you can handle it?"

"Master?"

Chen Dao smiled, and asked calmly: "When did Dalang see a thousand horses raised in the courtyard?"

Chen Sheng thought about it and felt that this was what he said, but he still said sternly: "Uncle Dao, don't take it lightly!"

Chen Dao glanced at him, and said with a broken smile: "Little brat, Uncle Dao, I went to the grassland with my uncle when I was 16 years old. I had to take off my armor and return home after many battles. I need you to remind me not to take it lightly?"

Chen Sheng laughed and didn't feel embarrassed.

……

A quarter of an hour later.

Four thousand red-clothed troops surrounded Chenjun Prefecture.

The gate of the county government office was closed, and the sound of chaotic and heavy footsteps broke out within the high wall.

"Fire arrows!"

Chen Shou straddled the jujube red horse, waved his spear and shouted loudly.

The voice fell, and rows of archers took their arrows and stretched their bows, aimed at the top of the courtyard wall, and loosened their bowstrings!

In an instant, the dense rain of arrows passed through the border like locusts, streaks a parabola in the air, and shot into the back of the courtyard wall.

But the screams of the arrow were few.

Obviously, archery is a technical job, and these red soldiers who just picked up bows and arrows from the arsenal of the Nanda Camp can only shoot the arrows out.

Seeing this, Chen Shou did not feel disappointed.

He let the archers shoot freely, then raised the spear and waved it silently forward.

Immediately, seven or eight teams of people rushed out of the crowd with wooden ladders two or three feet long, and put the wooden ladders on top of the high wall.

The archers stopped firing, and the hordes of fighters, with knives in their mouths, rushed behind the walls along these wooden ladders.

The fight sounded.

Not long after, the closed gate of the county government opened.

Many red-clothed troops waiting outside poured out.

……

Chen Sheng, who was wearing a soldier's armor, and surrounded by a hundred brave soldiers headed by Li Zhong, stepped into the county office in the last wave.

I saw corpses everywhere in the solemn and solemn county government temple.

There are county soldiers in red armor.

There are also various servants and officials.

A cloud of red blood.

The square and elegant pavilions are painted like a slaughterhouse!
The battle is drawing to a close.

In the absence of any natural dangers to rely on, the 4000 troops of the Red Clothes Army faced the [-]-country soldiers without any surprises.

Standing in the crowd, Chen Sheng searched for a while with his toes on his toes, and finally found an acquaintance... Chen Qi, who was dragging a county soldier out from behind a rockery with a ferocious face and hacking him to death.

He rushed forward and shouted loudly, "Seventh Uncle, where are my dad and the others?"

Chen Qiyi turned his head and saw that it was Chen Sheng, the twisted expression on his face was fierce and sinister, and instantly switched to a friendly smile: "It's Dalang... Your father and the others are heading to the county governor!"

Chen Sheng nodded, and walked towards the county governor's office. After stepping out, he remembered something, grabbed Chen Qi who was beside him and seamlessly switched to a ferocious and twisted expression, and said, "Seventh Uncle, the battle is over. Don't indulge your soldiers to slaughter these remnants of defeated generals, quickly wrap up your soldiers, and prepare to face the thousand and five county soldiers behind!"

There are 4000 people in the red army, and the leader of the army is Chen Sheng.

However, because Chen Shengde had the overall situation, he didn't have so much time to catch the Red Shirts for training, and many soldiers in the army didn't even recognize Chen Sheng.

Ever since, Chen Sheng appointed Chen Shou, who often haunted Panlongzhai, as the school captain, with 4000 troops in charge.

Under Chen Shou, there were four military marquis, that is, two or five hundred lords.

In addition to Li Zhong, the iconic figure of the refugees who was picked up by Chen Sheng, the other three military marquis are all from the Chen family of merchants: Chen Qi Chen Man, Liu Wu Liu Hei, Zhao Er Zhao Niu.

At this moment, Chen Shou was not there, and it was just right for Chen Qi to come forward to rectify these red-eyed soldiers.

Chen Qi did not suspect him, and immediately raised Hong Yanyan's waist knife and inserted it into the scabbard: "Yes, let's assemble the army... don't kill the motherfucker, the whole lineup!"

There were many red-clothed soldiers around with swords, spears and spears looking for the county soldiers to kill like crazy. After hearing his rude and fierce voice, they all hesitated for a moment, and forcibly pressed down the desire to continue the killing. , Qi Qi rushed towards Chen Qi's direction.

Although they are not yet mature, they have undergone more than a month of training, and they still have the basic concept of military discipline, rather than a pure rabble.

Chen Sheng was relieved, and led Li Zhong and others to the highest official temple in the county government.

……

When Chen Sheng rushed to the outside of the county guard, he saw that on the wide flat ground outside the county guard, thousands of soldiers in red were attacking the gate of the county guard like a tide.

Dozens of dark silhouettes block the gate, harvesting the red-clothed soldiers who are rushing forward like mowing grass.

These swarthy shadows are all wearing black half-armor, bronze demon masks on their faces, holding human-high narrow-edged long knives, and all kinds of fine weapons hanging all over their bodies. At a glance, they know that they are dead men and killers. Top-notch characters.

I don't know how long this fight has been going on.

The dozens of corpses piled up at the feet of the dark shadows were already approaching the middle of the majestic county gate.

Most of them are red-clothed soldiers in red armor.

A small number of them are black armored dead men dressed like them.

"Father, Uncle Knife!"

Chen Shengxing went to Chen Shou, Chen Dao and others who were at the rear of the many red-clothed troops and called softly.

Chen Shou was still straddled on the jujube red horse, staring at the battle ahead with a sullen face... This is not because he has to ride on the horse to pretend to be aggressive, just because this is the first battle of the Red Army, and he is the coach. , must always be in a position that can be seen by all the soldiers in red, in order to reassure the army.

Hearing Chen Sheng's voice, Chen Shou turned his head and glanced at Chen Sheng, the gloomy expression on his face slightly improved, "Come on, don't worry!"

He said.

Chen Sheng glanced at the door behind the dead men in black armor, shook his head and said, "It can't be delayed any longer... It must be determined as soon as possible, whether Xiong Wan is inside or not!"

The speed of the advance of the Red Army is actually very fast.

But it was much slower than Chen Sheng expected.

I haven't seen Xiong Wan's shadow yet.

Although Chen Sheng had confirmed before he started, Xiong Wan never left the county office.

But the Xiong family has used the county government office as their own courtyard for four to five hundred years, so it is normal to reserve one or two secret passages, right?
In Chen Sheng's overall layout, attacking the county government was actually the simplest part.

hard.

How to settle the big and small families of Chen County after capturing the county government.

And, how to force the state government to recognize the control of the businessman Chen family over Chen County and realize the family upgrade!
And before doing these things, he must be sure whether Xiong Wan is dead or alive!

The Xiong family has controlled Chen Jun for 500 years, and they are very powerful!

The difficulty of attacking Chen County while Xiong Wan is alive is completely different from the difficulty of attacking Chen County when Xiong Wan is dead!

In the words of the big guy with the pockmark on his face.

Junya and Xiong Wan, which is more important to Chen Sheng?

It doesn't matter!

A county government without Xiong Wan is important to Chen Sheng!

"Let me do it!"

Chen Dao slowly pulled out his waist saber and said with a sullen face.

Chen Shou tightened the spear in his hand, and was about to speak when he heard Chen Sheng say, "Come together!"

He slowly pulled out the sharp sword on his back and held it in his hand.

　PS1: Happy Lantern Festival, gentlemen!
　　PS2: Let's make up for it tomorrow!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)