Chen Shi was one of the few cronies brought from Huaibei by Shi Kan, the king of Wei, and one of those who advocated returning to Huaibei.

As one of the most powerful parties in the Zhao State today, the King of Wei naturally has many supporters under his command, in addition to some old Huaibei people whose loyalty is absolutely guaranteed, there are also Hebei Shiren who have been recruited in Hebei in recent years. There are many people under his command, and it is inevitable that there will be disputes and conflicts. In particular, there is a lot of controversy about where to go in the future.

On the one hand, Huaibei has its own local roots, and on the other hand, they are unwilling to get involved in the struggle for the supreme power of the Qiang Kingdom.

And some Hebei people, of course, hope that Shi Kan can stay, after all, in the past few years, Hebei is where the orthodoxy of the Zhao State lies, and only by staying in Hebei can they have the opportunity to fully inherit the legacy of the Zhao State. Of course, the most important thing is that neither Cheng Yao nor Shi Hu are the ideal candidates for these Hebei Jin people, Shi Kan himself does not have too deep roots in Hebei, and if he stays in Hebei, they have enough energy to influence them, and even create a situation where a big clan is in charge of the current situation.

Whether to the south or to the north are two major differences, and in these two camps, there are other small differences, such as Xiangguo and Pingyang to the north, and Luoyang and Huaibei to the south. Among them, Pingyang and Luoyang are linked, after all, they have the same direction in the early stage, they all bypass Taihang Mountain through Hanoi, and their respective forces are not high.

As for the two directions of Xiangguo and Huaibei, they are incompatible with each other, because these are two completely opposite choices. And once the decision is made, it is related to the survival of the entire Wei king's power.

Therefore, the atmosphere in Yecheng is really bad now, and all parties are in dispute, and even to the extent of fire, which is really chaotic to the extreme. Although Wei Wang Shikan is the co-leader of these people, it is really difficult to suppress the disputes of all parties, so he is afraid to express his position.

As the absolute descendant of the King of Wei, Chen Shi believes that the King of Wei is also inclined to return to Huaibei, and if nothing else is concerned, at least he can get rid of these disputes. But the problem is that if the current situation is not to return to Huaibei regardless of the bent on returning, one is very likely that the troops will fall apart immediately and their strength will be greatly damaged, and the other is that the momentum of Jiangdong Jinzuo will rise sharply, and once they return to Huaibei, they will have to fight alone and become a barrier for the two sides of Xiangguo in the south.

In the face of this situation, Chen Shi did not want to persecute the King of Wei too much, and as a general who grew up in the army, he was originally a person who was quick to speak and quick to act, so he simply led 5,000 people from his headquarters to cross the Yellow River south and occupy Yanjin. He believed that the king of Wei would not sit idly by and ignore him, and sure enough, when he arrived in Yanjin, the king of Wei had to prepare 20,000 horses in Jijun on the other side as his successor.

Yanjin is an extremely important ferry group in the middle and lower section of the Yellow River, there are more than a dozen large and small ferries in the left and near the surrounding area alone, among which the relatively large Shijindu, Baimadu, Lingchangjin, etc., are all large ferries that can transport 10,000 troops in a very short time.

Among them, the White Horse Ferry is the closest to Yecheng, towards the Yecheng Bridge, and the twilight crossing of the White Horse Jin. And Lingchangjin is the narrowest part of the Yellow River waterway, in the early years when the ancestor Shi Le was alive, Zeng Jin personally led the army to take advantage of the Lingchangjin ice to cross the river, straight into Chenliu County, and broke the Han Zhao Liu Yao.

In addition, there are other small ferries such as Dushijin, Jianjin, Xijin, Wenshijin, etc., although the scale and importance are not as large as those few large ferries, but they should not be underestimated. For example, in the early years, when Zhao Zhushile had not yet crossed Hebei, he went south to attack Shouchun without success, and the army was weak and tired.

There are more than 5,000 people in Chen Shi's headquarters, which seems to be a lot, but if you want to completely defend this section of the ferry, the Yellow River waterway that is hundreds of miles long is almost a dream. However, he crossed the river to the south, not for defense, but to take the initiative.

He knew that now Shen Weizhou in Huainan, Yuzhou, was vigorously encircling and suppressing Chen Guang, who was entrenched in Chen Liu, and at the same time, there was also Heluo Taobao for his left trouble, and before the two sides achieved a fixed position, their people would definitely not dare to start a war in the north.

Therefore, after crossing the river, he stationed the main force of 3,000 people in Suozao, and at the same time sent scouts to Xingyang Yangwu, Yuanwu and other places, and at the same time actively contacted Chen Guang's troops who were entrenched in Cangyuan, Xiaohuang and other places, waiting for an opportunity to move, preparing to flank the Huainan army in Chenliu and other places in the north and south. As long as he can achieve results here, no matter how fierce the dispute in Yecheng is, it is impossible to ignore the passage of this warplane, and the king of Wei will definitely increase his troops to the south and occupy a firm foothold in Chenliu.

In this way, the situation can suddenly become clearer. On the one hand, it completely cut off the intention of the Hebei people to seduce the king of Wei to go north to participate in the civil strife in Zhao, and on the other hand, after occupying Chen Liu, whether it is to go east to Huaibei or west to Heluo, the choice lies with the king of Wei. Now the King of Wei has more than 100,000 people, and although there are many opponents south of the Yellow River, it is difficult to stop the King of Wei! And with this feat, Chen Shi can also become one of the most important generals under the command of King Wei!

The land of sour jujube is the place where the princes of Shandong will march west to defeat Dong Zhuo in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the folk customs are quite strong. After Chen Shi crossed the Henan River, he first led the people to clear the Zongwu wall of Lin Lixiang near the left, so he received more than 2,000 people, and the grain and rice were used for 70,000 or 80,000 Hu, even if there was no follow-up assistance from the King of Wei, these gains, plus the follow-up gains, were enough for his subordinates to hold on to this until the end of the year.

Moreover, under Chen Shi's repeated contact and lobbying, Yang Zhao, the general of Chen Guang's department who was entrenched in Cangyuan, was already interested in joining him. In this way, Chen Shi could not only gain nearly 2,000 more people, but also extend the scope of control hundreds of miles to the south, directly into the hinterland of Chen Liu.

In this way, not to mention what kind of feats Chen Shi can create in the future, at least at the moment he is backed by the banner of King Wei, and the Huainan army is blocked by Chen Guangqiang to the south of Chen Liu, during this time he can develop and expand his power without distraction.

To be honest, Henan is so rich that even Chen Shi himself was surprised. Previously, when they were in Yecheng, although Yecheng was the core hinterland of Zhao State and there were a lot of people, they were strong dragons after all, and even if they had the trust of King Wei, they did not dare to encroach on interests excessively. Wei County, Ji County and other places with Yecheng as the center, where there are many advantageous plans, have long been carved up, unless they brazenly launch internal strife to completely engulf the opponent, it is difficult to gain great growth in strength in the short term.

The counties along the south bank of the Yellow River have been war-torn for a long time and have not been rectified, and they were originally just a barren land in the eyes of people. Even Chen Shi himself crossed the river before, mainly to seek merit. But he didn't expect that the gains here were far beyond his imagination, and almost every time he broke through a dock wall, he could get amazing returns.

And the reason why this place is so rich, Chen Shi gradually got the answer, mainly because of the opening of the market in Huainan. Although it is still far away from Huainan here, it can also come and go two or three times a year, Huainan is rich in products, as long as there are goods that can be transported back, in this place where production is seriously damaged, the profit is at least several times higher.

After learning this, Chen Shixin became even more fiery, like the area he controlled, or far away from the edge of Huainan, the income was already so rich. From this, we can imagine how rich the counties in southern Henan are further south. Even if he can't occupy it for a long time, just a plunder, the reward will be extremely rich.

Of course, if you want to have income, you also need to have the strength to match, and Chen Shi plans to double his subordinates as much as possible in the next two or three months. When he has a crowd of 10,000 people, he is one of the most powerful forces under the command of King Wei, and then he will have a little insight to the King of Wei, attract more people from Hebei to the south, and then occupy Chen Guang's counties, and then plunder south, and the strength will snowball.

Of course, although the prospects are very good, Chen Shi does not dare to underestimate Huainan, a great enemy. After all, even the King of Zhongshan was defeated by Huaishang in the early years, and after a few years of recuperation, Huainan's strength must be much greater than a few years ago.

But this does not mean that Chen Shi is afraid of Huainan, even a small trouble like Chen Guang can be entangled with Huainan for several years. And his troops are all the elite Praetorian Guard troops at the core of Zhao State, and their combat effectiveness is by no means comparable to Chen Guang's. Moreover, he occupies Yanjin, a key place along the Yellow River with dense ferries, and can advance or retreat, as long as he can be careful and not too greedy, it will not be easy for the Huainan army to defeat him.

Although Chen Shi does not understand this truth, he knows that those who dare to fight for their lives are outlaws who have nothing, and if they have no worries about food and clothing, people will inevitably lack fighting spirit. Nowadays, there are countless wealthy sects in the north and south, but those who can succeed at that time are still the ones who are uprooted in the cold.

So in his opinion, the Huainan Army is not weak, but it is inevitable that it is not enterprising enough, otherwise it will not be able to solve even a single Chen Guang for a long time, it is lacking the spirit of fighting for life! Such an opponent, no matter how powerful it is, if it encounters an outlaw, it is just a fat cow that can be slaughtered.

Previously, the Huainan army launched an attack on Chen Guang in Yongqiu, but was defeated by stubborn resistance, which also made Chen Shi breathe a sigh of relief and confirmed his conjecture. Since there was no sign of a solution to the war in Chen Liu's short term, his movements became more frequent during this time, and his soldiers even reached as far as Fengqiu.

The only thing that is a little dissatisfied is that with the surge in his strength, some others have also noticed the great interests of Henan. Tian Ni, who served as the Taishou of Ji County, also divided his troops to cross the river, occupied the upper Xingyang Huting, and began to plunder the surrounding counties and townships in Henan. Although Chen Shi was dissatisfied with this, he was helpless, Tian Ni was the son of King Wei, and in the short term, King Wei still had to bear the name of the false son of the first master, so he regarded Tian Ni as the choice of his original family heir. Although Chen Shi's strength has risen sharply recently, he still does not dare to turn his face with Tian Ni in the short term.

On this day, after the patrol was completed, Chen Shi found that several people still had not returned within the time limit, although he was a little dissatisfied, but he did not take it to heart. With the plundering of the surrounding counties and townships, Zuo Jin gradually did not have much income, and the soldiers wanted to be as rich as before, and they must wander further. He, the main general, has a lot of contempt for the Huainan army, and the soldiers under his command are naturally crazy.

After nightfall, there was a sudden noise outside the camp, and even someone rushed into the big tent and shouted: "Huting was attacked, and General Chen ordered General Chen to quickly rush to the rescue and relieve the danger!" ”

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