Chapter 59: A Generation of Famous Generals

Under the leadership of Chen Wanrong, the army set out from Suye City to the west, passed Talas, and then crossed the Yaosha River to reach Bukhara, another important town in Khorasan. Bukhara is not far from Samarkand, which is a ready-made road and also the route for Geshuhan to march.

On that day, while Chen Wanrong was walking, Cheng Xiaotian came on horseback and reported: "Supervisor, someone wants to see you."

"Brother Brother Shu sent someone here?" Chen Wanrong was surprised and looked at Cheng Xiaotian's face. He saw that he looked like a smile and was a little disdainful. He couldn't help but wonder: "Who?"

"Who? A person who is overestimating his abilities!" Cheng Xiaotian pulled the corner of his mouth, and he felt a little ridiculous: "Judge Supervisor, this man is really arrogant. He looks like a pig, and is ugly. He is as thin as a bamboo pole, his eyes are crooked, his feet are long and short, and he limps when he walks. Such a person actually wants to see the Junvisor, but he can't say anything, he must see him!"

According to him, this person was indeed very ugly. Chen Wanrong couldn't help but be surprised: "What's the name?"

"It's called Feng...what is Feng Qing? Oh, it's called Feng Changqing!" Cheng Xiaotian rolled his eyes and remembered the man's name for a long time.

Feng Changqing? A famous general of a generation! Chen Wanrong's heart was thrilled and he asked, "Where is he? Take me there quickly?"

Cheng Xiaotian was extremely puzzled: "Judge Supervisor, what's wrong with you? You want to see such an ugly person too? Military Supervisor, just let me pass it."

Chen Wanrong said with a solemn face: "General Cheng, people should not behave like a person, and the sea water should not be measured. You must not judge people by their appearance. If you judge people by their appearance, you may lose your son! Many wise men have their own shortcomings. As long as they are talented, we must use them."

Cheng Xiaotian still looked disapproving: "Military Supervisor, can a person like him be Ziyu? Ziyu is a hundred times better than him!"

"Where?" Chen Wanrong's voice turned up, a little impatient.

Cheng Xiaotian then said unwillingly: "There is Hu Cheng ahead, and he is at the gate of the city. It is easy to recognize and you can see it at a glance."

Chen Wanrong rushed straight to the city gate without saying a word. Sure enough, he saw a unique person from afar. This person was different, not because he was handsome, but because he was ugly and ugly. As Cheng Xiaotian said, this person was as thin as a bamboo pole.

When he rushed closer, Chen Wanrong sighed that Feng Changqing's appearance was not "not bad", but not bad, and it could be said that it was very ugly. No wonder Cheng Xiaotian disdained him, which was indeed a bit annoying. Tang Jun, who was driving in, would glance at him from time to time, with a look of ridicule on his face.

Chen Wanrong knew about Feng Changqing's name. He was a famous general in the Tang Dynasty, but he didn't expect that he was so ugly. If Chen Wanrong had not heard of his name, it would be hard to believe that the person in front of him was a famous general who had been famous throughout the ages.

Chen Wanrong flew off the horse and came closer to see Feng Changqing's appearance was indecent, with his eyes squinted, and lame. He sighed in his heart: "You should not behave like a person, and the sea water should not be measured, which is true!"

"Chen Wanrong has met Feng Zhuangshi!" Chen Wanrong clasped his fists and bowed to Feng Changqing.

"Heroic man?" Cheng Xiaotian, who came afterwards, heard it and laughed in his heart. If it weren't for the etiquette, he would have laughed out loud.

Feng Changqing took a step forward, his eyes slanted to the sky, and his voice was a little harsh: "Feng Changqing has seen the military supervisor!"

Although the sound is harsh, it is not lacking in loudness, which is the only highlight.

Chen Wanrong asked, "I wonder what happened to Mr. Feng Zhuang asked me?"

Feng Changqing's eyes were still crooked: "The military supervisor, the young man has nothing to ask for. I want to ask the military supervisor to take him in. I am willing to follow the military supervisor and serve on the battlefield."

Before Chen Wanrong made a statement, Cheng Xiaotian spoke: "Nothing! Above the battle formation, there is no eyeless sword and gun, so don't be useless!"

Feng Changqing was not showing any weakness: "This general should not judge people by his appearance. Although Feng Changqing is not elegant in appearance, he still has some skills. If he fights in battle, he is not as good as the general and is not as good as the general, and he will not be inferior to the general."

"Haha! I, Cheng Xiaotian, have lived this age. It's the first time I have seen such a bragging person!" Cheng Xiaotian smiled so hard that he almost fell down from his horse.

We can't blame Cheng Xiaotian, it's really ugly like Feng Changqing. If someone takes it into the army, he will be blind.

Without saying a word, Feng Changqing pulled out his sword from his waist, and his wrist trembled, and a beautiful sword flower appeared. Cheng Xiaotian was a person who knew that this skill was not something that ordinary people could use. He couldn't help but widen his eyes. He looked at Feng Changqing in disbelief and thought to himself: "The person who fell down like this wind actually had such a beautiful skill. It's really evil!"

"The general is planning, not courage!" Feng Changqing's next words surprised Cheng Xiaotian even more: "Military Supervisor, during this battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Great Food, General Geshuhan was unable to win for a while. If the military supervisor followed General Geshu's march, he would probably have been a long time to know a path. Hurry up to Samarkand could save nearly ten days."

There are many things you can do in ten days, which is very valuable. Chen Wanrong immediately asked, "How to go?"

Feng Changqing squatted down, picked up a stone, and drew it on the ground and said, "Feng Changqing dared to guess that the military supervisor was going to follow General Geshu's march route. Now it was different from General Geshu's march, so there was no need to do so. Supervisor, this time, he did not have to go to Talas, and he went southwest from here. He could reach Yaoshahe in about three days. After crossing Yaoshahe, the army gathered in seclusion, divided into three groups, and left and right to detour behind Hachazhi. He concentrated his main force in the middle, headed straight to the city of Samarkand, and fought with Hachazhi.

"The army in the middle suddenly rushed to Samarkand and only launched an attack on Hacha, caught him off guard. General Geshu in the city must go out of the city to attack him. In the face of other sudden attacks, Hacha must be unable to deal with it, and he can only retreat. The left and right armies blocked his retreat, with interception in front and pursuers behind. Hacha was only good at fighting and clever, and it was difficult to do anything.

"As long as Hacha's army is wiped out in Samarkand, even if Hacha's army flees back to his nest, Baghdad, it will become a frightened bird. This battle should be annihilated Hacha's life force as much as possible. If there is no army, Hacha's army can do nothing in Baghdad. If the army arrives, it can go down in one go."

Chen Wanrong pondered silently, thinking about his suggestions. Cheng Xiaotian asked: "Although your idea is good, Hacha is only very smart, why didn't he send people to inquire along the road? General Geshu chose to march on the New Year, but still let Hacha find out. Now, even if we march as you said, can he not know?"

This is the key point, Chen Wanrong echoed: "Yes, this is very important!"

Feng Changqing said calmly: "Please rest assured, I have figured it out. Although Hacha calculated General Geshuhan's advance, he miscalculated this time. As he thought, after the court defeated the Turks, he would definitely have some time to prepare before he could advance westward. Hacha was only familiar with the situation in the Western Regions. He knew that the biggest difficulty for the imperial court to march into the Western Regions was that the road was not smooth, and even if the army was coming, it would not be too many, at most 30,000 or 20,000. He didn't take the three-two armies seriously for him."

Speaking of this, I kept silent and didn’t need to continue talking about the following words.

There was another thing he didn't say, and what Chen Wanrong couldn't imagine was that Hacha's main energy was delayed by Geshuhan, and even if he sent scouts, there wouldn't be too much. He only needed to send capable scouts to counterattack, and the secret could be kept.

Chen Wanrong asked without comment, "What do you think General Cheng thinks?"

Cheng Xiaotian blushed, turned over and jumped off the horse's back, rushed to Feng Changqing and bowed: "Cheng Xiaotian has offended many people, so please forgive me!"

He has been rolling on the battlefield for so many years, and the benefits he had for Feng Changqing's proposal can be seen at a glance. The advantage of this suggestion is that it shortens the marching time, and secondly, it increases the suddenness of the action.

Geshuhan's march was from north to south, from Talas to Bukhara, and then Samarkand. According to Feng Changqing's march route, the Tang army did not follow this route, but went from east to west, which was completely unexpected.

It can be imagined that Hachazer's scout was mainly on the route of Geshuhan's march. If the Tang army did not follow this route, but took other routes and suddenly appeared in Samarkand, the consequences would be self-evident.

He was clear about his own affairs. Feng Changqing was often ridiculed because of his ugly appearance, so he did not take it seriously. He looked at him and replied: "General Cheng is so serious. Feng Changqing is abrupt. Please forgive Cheng Xiao."

Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "General Cheng, you are still called Feng Zhuangshi. This is too exaggerated. If you want to call General Feng. General Feng, you stay in the central army and directly add the general."

"Replace the general?" Feng Changqing originally thought that it would be good to take Chen Wanrong in, so he would be a staff member. Unexpectedly, Chen Wanrong directly asked him to be a general, which was too unexpected. He was stunned for a moment and delayed, "Thank you for the good intentions of the military supervisor, but Feng Changqing has no merits and dare not take the position of general!"

It can be heard that this is the truth. Cheng Xiaotian nodded and his favorability for him increased greatly.

Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "General Feng's words are wrong. You have made great contributions! Your idea is thoughtful, and I decided to adopt it. The command will be sent to the army to change direction and move forward quickly. General Feng, you are familiar with the situation in the Western Regions. How to stop, just say, I will listen to you."

Although he had some understanding of the situation of Dashi, Chen Wanrong knew that it was not as familiar with Feng Changqing as this place, so he would not be wrong to listen to his suggestions.

This is extremely trustworthy. Feng Changqing was moved, and his eyes were filled with tears in his eyes, and he shouted: "Thank you, the general! I dare not die if he fails to serve you!"

Chen Wanrong waved his hand and said, "Give General Feng a horse!"

The personal guard responded and took a horse and handed it to Feng Changqing. Feng Changqing took it to his hand and flew on the horse, and his movements were very quick, not like a long and short foot at all.

After Chen Wanrong got on the horse, he walked with Cheng Xiaotian and Feng Changqing together and asked, "General Feng, how did you get here?"

Chen Wanrong had only heard of Feng Changqing, a famous general, but he did not understand his life experience and was a little curious.

Feng Changqing sighed and began to tell his life experience.

Feng Changqing was originally from the Yi family of Puzhou, but was exiled to Anxi because his grandfather committed a crime. His grandfather was ordered to guard the south gate of Hucheng, and Feng Changqing followed his grandfather to guard the gate. His grandfather liked to study and used his spare time to write on the gate to teach Feng Changqing to learn to read. Although Feng Changqing was not good-looking, he was extremely smart and could learn to read and read, which surprised his grandfather.

Although life was hard, I could live a life with my grandfather. However, the good times didn't last long. Not long after, my grandfather died of illness, and Feng Changqing's life was particularly hard. Fortunately, Feng Changqing knew how to read, wrote good articles, and helped others write letters to live.

Feng Changqing originally wanted to join Geshuhan, but Geshuhan's advance was very sudden. To his surprise, he was not in Hucheng at that time. He only received the news until Geshuhan passed, and he regretted it.

Firmness was Feng Changqing's advantage. He later learned that Geshuhan was advancing and chased him from behind. However, he was poor and had no horses. He chased him on foot, and could not catch up with his long and short legs. When he chased Talas, Geshuhan had attacked Samarkand. By the time he arrived in Samarkand, Geshuhan had already attacked the Iraqi border.

Feng Changqing rushed all the way, but not long after, Geshuhan was frustrated and retreated. The Dashi army then chased after him. Feng Changqing wanted to find Geshuhan several times, but he could not do it as he wished, so he had to return to the Western Regions.

This time, Feng Changqing's biggest gain was that he had a new understanding of the geography of the Western Regions, where he could march and rest, and remember it firmly in his heart.

He knew that the Tang Dynasty would definitely send reinforcements to Dashi territory, so he waited in Hucheng, hoping to follow the reinforcements. The emperor and heaven lived up to the hard work, and today he would wait for Chen Wanrong. However, when he first saw Cheng Xiaotian riding a tall horse, he showed his intention. Cheng Xiaotian saw that others were ugly and ignored him at all.

Feng Changqing was anxious and had to say loudly: "I have a strange plan to offer to the military supervisor. You can't make the decision. I want to tell the military supervisor in person."

Cheng Xiaotian would not take it seriously. Thinking he was joking, Feng Changqing said sternly: "You can tell the military supervisor. If I am joking, I am willing to give you the head of my neck. If you know that you don't report it, you will not be responsible."

Seeing that he was very serious, Cheng Xiaotian was a little unsure and had to tell Chen Wanrong that what happened later.

After he finished speaking, Cheng Xiaotian's face turned red and surpassed the second brother Guan. He apologized again: "General Feng, Cheng Xiaotian is not bad, so please forgive me."

Feng Changqing was open-minded and laughed and said, "Feng Changqing has such a look. It was given by his parents, and he couldn't change it even if he wanted to!"

Feng Changqing in history was still unknown because of his ugly appearance and over thirty years old. At that time, Gao Xianzhi was a rising star in the Western Regions Protectorate and was well-known. Feng Changqing wanted to be Gao Xianzhi's personal guard. However, he was too ugly and Gao Xianzhi didn't want him. As soon as he became ruthless, he waited outside Gao Xianzhi's mansion for several months. Gao Xianzhi could not resist him and had to barely take him in.

Once, Gao Xianzhi won a battle and needed to write a battle report. Feng Changqing wrote it privately and showed it to Gao Xianzhi. What Gao Xianzhi wanted to say was written by Feng Changqing, like a roundworm in his stomach. Since then, Gao Xianzhi has looked at Feng Changqing with a different look.

This battle report was sent to the Anxi Protectorate Palace and was widely praised. People asked who wrote Gao Xianzhi. Gao Xianzhi said it was written by Feng Changqing, and Feng Changqing was famous. From then on, Feng Changqing was smooth sailing, his military talent began to be revealed, and he eventually became a famous general.

Today, when he met Chen Wanrong, his military journey was much smoother than in history. He directly made up for the general, let alone asking Gao Xianzhi for help.

After hearing this, Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "No wonder General Feng is so confident. It turns out that you have already surveyed it. It's so good that you lead three thousand people to lead the way, open the way across mountains and build bridges across water."

Cheng Xiaotian's prejudice against him is gone now, and his favor for him has increased greatly. He relaxed his right hand and slapped Feng Changqing's shoulder, saying, "General Feng, please keep it confidential."

This is needless to be said, Feng Changqing said happily: "General Xie Cheng reminds the general. The army supervisor, the last general is gone!" He clasped his fists and galloped away with the people.

Since Feng Changqing, a general familiar with geography, was the leader, the Tang army's marching was extremely natural, where to rest and where to hurry up. Chen Wanrong didn't need to worry about these things. Feng Changqing would naturally arrange them, just do what he said.

As Feng Changqing said, three days later, the Tang army rushed to the Yaoshen River.

Looking at the turbulent river water, Chen Wanrong couldn't help but frown and said, "How can we cross the river? The river surface is so wide that even if we want to build a floating bridge, we will need more days."

Cheng Xiaotian complained a little: "This Feng Changqing is really true. We want us to come here. Building a floating bridge with a wider and more troublesome river surface. It's better to find a place with a narrower river surface."

Just when Chen Wanrong was worried, Feng Changqing rode his horse and flew off the horse, limping his feet, and saluted Chen Wanrong: "I have seen the military supervisor! I have reported to the military supervisor that five floating bridges have been built."

"Five floating bridges, these are not enough, right?" Cheng Xiaotian frowned.

Even the army of Tuqishi had a total of more than 200,000 troops. To cross the river, there were so many floating bridges needed, not a hundred, and twenty or thirty. Five floating bridges were simply not helpful.

Chen Wanrong's eyebrows were also furrowed together, and he said worriedly: "It's too little, hurry up and build a bridge. Otherwise, there would be too late."

This time I marched, I was caught off guard by the attack of Hacha. If I stayed by the Yaoshen River for a long time, it would be difficult to keep it confidential.

Feng Changqing was not worried at all, saying, "The military supervisor doesn't have to worry. The floating bridge is for artillery and supplies. Five are enough. There is no need for floating bridges to cross the river here, so you can walk around."

"Can you interfere?" Chen Wanrong's chin hit the foot.

"You're not lying, are you?" Cheng Xiaotian grabbed Feng Changqing's shoulder with his right hand.

Feng Changqing threw Cheng Xiaotian's hand away and said with great certainty: "When I returned from the Western Regions, I heard the local people say that this place can be interfered here, so I rushed here to measure it myself. The ten miles of river here can be interfered. Military Supervisor, look, the brothers on the other side have all been interfered from here."

Chen Wanrong almost jumped up with joy, and kept patting Feng Changqing's shoulder: "General Feng, your tight voice is so tight that we have hidden us so much. He sent the order to cross the river." He slapped the blue and white porcelain and rushed into the river.

As Feng Changqing said, it is easy to walk here. It is only at the deepest part of the river that reaches the horse's back. With just one breath, Chen Wanrong arrived on the other side.

Chen Wanrong stood on the other side of the shore and looked back. The river was turbulent, and the people who were not sure about the investigation would definitely be confused. Chen Wanrong thought very excitedly: "God helps the Tang Dynasty!"

On the surface of the ten-mile-wide river, the Tang army was crossing, and they were crowded with people. They quickly came. I thought it would take a long time to cross the river, but I didn't expect it to be over, but in just a short while, the morale of the Tang army suddenly became high, and the people were happy and the horses were full of excitement.
Chapter completed!