Delong

Chapter 203 Walking in the Snow (2)

"In the end, no matter how we count, we still have some shortages in the number of masters.

"For example, as long as that inspector Shen is a master of alchemy, then we will lose one person among the masters of alchemy...

"Other than that, it's hard to say what the cultivation levels of Zhang Shizhao, Gao Jiang, and Cao Wang are; there are also the captain of Liangjun and the two generals of the Tunjun, all of whom should be masters of strange scriptures; finally, It is a group of fathers-in-law from the North Yamen. According to what some leaders from the Eastern Capital said, they should be generally somewhat cultivated, and even a few female officials have said... In other words, we are really behind in terms of masters above the Qijing , which cannot be ignored.”

After finishing the last sentence carefully, Yan Qing glanced at Zhang Xing, and sat down carefully after seeing the other party nodding his head.As soon as he sat down, the leaders below couldn't hold back, and couldn't help arguing fiercely.

"There are too many masters in the imperial court, do we have to make this deal?"

"That's the queen!"

"However, Mr. Zhang also made it clear just now that the masters above the level of alchemy are mostly useless, and they are not our opponents at all. As long as Xiong Tianwang wins the big Taibao, the rest will be as condescending as chopping firewood? "

"The other party has one alchemy, maybe two condensed alchemy, what about us? I know Xiong Tianwang is a master of alchemy, who else is condensed alchemy?"

"It should be Mr. Zhang..."

"It's Xu Dalang."

"Xu Dalang..."

"I don't think so!"

In the chaos, Niu Da stood up suddenly, attracting everyone's attention, and he was also the first to formally express his objection. "It's not a matter of one or two. It's just that there is too much difference in combat power at the level of a master of Qijing. It must be known that Qijing's move and Ningdan's move are not the same thing... Qijing's move wins in an instant. There are negative ones, and those with a stick of incense are rare; but the condensed alchemy masters often need to exhaust their true energy, and it is normal to let the opponent run away after fighting for half a day... In this case, how can we let the Xiongtian King be condescending, and once he breaks Completely broken? In my opinion, if we force ourselves to do such a big thing, we will probably suffer heavy casualties, and what will be lost are our core leaders and elites! Therefore, we must not be fooled by Zhong Gong’s name. In the eyes, our situation has been ruined for nothing."

What he said was well-founded, and after he finished speaking, someone immediately agreed with him, and the buzzing continued for a while.

"The tauren is too alarmist."

But just a moment later, Taoist Wei, the initiator, took the initiative to refute before the discussion took shape. "We are going to rob the Dao, not go to war, let alone a gang fight. The other party has more than 1 burdens, and there are many things that must be saved... To put it bluntly, as long as we work together, led by Xiong Tianwang , Take the queen directly, so what if there are more masters in the court?"

There seemed to be some truth in these words, and immediately brought up a new wave of discussions.

But soon, after discussing with Guan Xu next to him, Niu Da stood up again and refuted: "Chairman Wei, don't be joking... I just ask you, we are going to rob the road, but the other party has a lot of troops and horses." Add 3 to [-] people, and there are hundreds of cars alone. What kind of robbery? If you don’t have [-] soldiers, dare to rob? Can you move back? If you send [-] soldiers, the opponent also has almost [-] soldiers. What is it?"

Wei Xuanding, who had no time to sit down, choked.

"That's not counting." Niu Da continued to sneer. "As for taking the queen directly, let alone whether it will gather the opponent's masters together in turn, causing the most unplanned melee, what if the opponent's cultivation masters gather together, and there are enough to form an formation? What should I do? Zhu Shou from Jing'an Terrace, three black ribbons, and three patrolling teams are not ordinary practitioners. They will try to form the formation immediately. Once the formation is formed, even the ability of Xiong Tianwang will be overwhelmed. ! At that time, we will be frustrated in the snow, without supplies, and wait for self-destruction."

Wei Xuanding was completely at a loss for words, and could only stare at Niu Da and Guan Xu for a moment, then sat down and continued to think about countermeasures.

Zhang Xing, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but glance at Taoist Wei.

"Don't talk about the masters of cultivation, just talk about military affairs. The bull leader's worry about being frustrated in the snow must also be considered."

Xu Dalang, who was just in front of Niu Da, listened to the discussion, and held his notes and spoke at the right time. "There were three or four snowfalls in the past, which were stacked in three or four layers. The bottom is ice and the top is snow. It has become a little warmer in the past few days, and the ice on the bottom two layers has also begun to soften, so the road will only become more difficult in the next few days. ... If it is snowing and the road is difficult, will it be too early or too late to catch it? If we force the way and rush to it designated, will we be exhausted and be left to work? After all, our two sides have almost the same strength. equal."

"According to this, we are short of troops, our generals are weak, and the right time and place are not with us, so what are we doing here?" Xiong Bonan asked in a muffled voice, as if he was dissatisfied because he was called back in a hurry but could not do anything.

Of course, it's not easy for him to do things there. Wang Wulang and Shan Dalang count as one, and they are both very powerful. They insist that Li Shu and Xiong Bonan should not go to support, as long as the newly surrendered soldiers and those who have just been sorted out Ordnance supplies, not even food.

"It's not like that." Zhang Xing finally said with a smile to comfort him. "King Xiongtian, please be safe and don't be impatient... Actually, the weather and the location are fair. For example, it is difficult for us to send troops in the snow like this, but isn't it more difficult for the big carts and small carts, the palace servants, and the servants?"

Xiong Bonan was startled for a moment, then looked at Wei Xuanding who was refuted but still sneered, and Xu Dalang who raised objections but held the meeting notes and refused to let go, knowing that these thoughtful people must have something to say, so he secretly called out Unlucky, he sat back obediently.

"Moreover, we still have the most important people and people."

Zhang Xing finally became serious, because he has noticed that not only Xiong Bonan, but many leaders are not up to the mark, at least on this occasion, they are completely copying what others say, whoever speaks and defecates, listens to whomever, if it is so Going on, I am afraid that many people still think that it is really impossible to fight, so they decided to spread the word.

"Why did you come up with this idea? Isn't it because the hearts of the world are growing grass at this time, and the court is on the weakest breath? Zhishilang was defeated and fled to Lu County in the end. And Jiang... Isn't it the same for Wang Wu and Shan Da? So, we don't need to hide it, that is, Renhe is on our side now, and at this time, seeing the Queen bring such a group of people from the eyelids I've been humble, let's not stab a knife, I'm sorry for our identity as a traitor."

As he said, Zhang Xingfu pointed to the paper in Xu Dalang's hand: "On paper, of course the imperial court is stronger than us, but from Juyi to now, which paper is not stronger than the imperial court? Don't you want to do it?"

"I understand, just kill them directly. The other generation's army is likely to be defeated just like the east. The masters of Jing'an stage may be surrendered directly." Xiong Tianwang couldn't help interjecting. "Then what's the meaning of this paper-holding discussion?"

"Of course we have to discuss it on paper." Wei Xuanding said impatiently. "Consider victory before defeat. What if all the people in the court are loyal and determined to serve the country? Therefore, we must try to make a reasonable plan from the known information. If there is an underpinning statement, then it can be done!"

As he said that, Daoist Wei glanced at Niu Da and Guan Xu behind Xu Dalang, and kept sneering: "King Xiong Tian thinks that everyone here is clamoring that they can't fight, but does he really think that they can't fight? Let me tell you, even if there are people I really don't want to fight, but I just feel that my home is too far away, I can't get many soldiers out, and I won't have much credit for it then!"

Niu Da was furious, ignored Xu's eyes, and got up on the spot: "Chairman Wei can talk nonsense here without money, but at the moment, is there a plan that makes sense?"

The hall did not know how many times it became quiet.

But this time, the time was inexplicably longer... After all, the silence at the beginning was probably because everyone was unwilling to meddle between Niu Da and Wei Xuanding, two big figures who had feuds with each other. sentence.

Nobody could come up with a plan that made sense.

And to be honest, with this grassroots team composed of local tyrants and low-level officials, it may be difficult to expect anyone to come up with a decent plan.

However, there is a real need for such a thing.

Yes, just to be honest, act according to the current situation, try it if you have dates, if you succeed, it will be famous all over the world, at least it can make those people in the east look at you; but no, it is an outright military An adventure, and it is a military adventure initiated by the initiative without a major crisis... To put it bluntly, when the time comes, you deserve to die and you will laugh for the world.

"You can't underestimate the heroes of the world." After a while, Zhang Xing sat still in his seat and stopped making a sound. "There must be a plausible plan. As long as it makes sense on paper, you can win by three to five points, which is enough to attack. Even if it fails by then, it will be enough to give an explanation to the gang members; No, that means we are incompetent, we are not wise enough, so we should stop doing things like hitting a stone with an egg...Xu Dalang!"

"Hey!" Xu Shiying was inexplicably nervous and got up quickly. "Third Brother, please tell me."

Niu Da, who was sitting on one side, looked at it in surprise, but could only remain silent.

"You just said that it was not good in military affairs, one was about marching on the snow, and the other was that there were not enough troops... right?" Zhang Xing still sat still.

"Yes."

"So what are you going to do?"

"It's best to wait for them to pass through Liang County and go to Qiao County. The army in Qiao County is only [-]. In addition, they can use Dangshan as a foothold, take a rest in the middle, and then take the troops from Dangshan. It may not be impossible to become an advantage in military affairs. ..." Xu Dalang answered seriously. "And if this is the case, even if the local officers and soldiers are alarmed by crossing from Dang County, the report will only be reported to Liang County. After the report on Song City of Liang County, we will notify the queen. We have already done something."

Speaking of this, Xu Shiying sincerely added: "This is an idea that I came up with when my third brother said that the imperial army only sweeps the snow in front of my house. I don't know if it is right."

Zhang Xing nodded slightly, and the people around him were more relieved.

Because this is at least a solution to the problem, and it does sound feasible.

"Cook Fan." After nodding his head, Zhang Xing turned to look at the leader from Dangshan. "Wang Zhen told you... How many soldiers can Dangshan send?"

Cook Fan was startled, but stopped talking.

"I killed all the chief executives, and I was the leader who robbed the queen here, and I also set up the Dragon Gang." Zhang Xing was speechless. "Do you still think that I am the former Jing'an station performing official duties?"

Cook Fan touched his fat belly, swallowed his breath, and tried to calmly say: "Four to 5000 people!"

"So few?" Zhang Xing was surprised for a moment. "Is the world in a good place? When did Dangshan lack bandits?"

"Not good, but it's better to rebel than to be a thief now. Everyone is going to rebel, and there are really not many thieves." Fan Chef spoke earnestly.

Zhang Xing had nothing to say.

"Four 5000 people are enough." Xu Shiying said quickly. "Besides, in Liang County, it's [-] to [-], and in Qiao County, it's [-] to [-]..."

"If that's the case, we can do it." Xiao Zhou finally expressed his opinion. "As long as there are many troops, maintain the formation and intercept the practitioners from the front and back. If you can't stop the opponent's practitioners, as long as you deal with them properly, the Zhonggong team will definitely collapse in the wilderness, and we will slaughter them at that time."

Zhang Xing still didn't speak.

But many people have already agreed with this plan, especially after Wei Xuanding and Xiong Bonan expressed their views successively, the matter seems to have been settled.

"wrong."

"No."

But soon, Zhang Xing and Xiao Zhou spoke out almost at the same time, arousing others' surprise, and after the two looked at each other, Zhang Xingfu directly signaled Xiao Zhou to speak.

"Xuzhou Daying Camp." Xiao Zhou seriously reminded. "Xuzhou Camp is not far from Qiao County. We know that Qiao County is short of soldiers, and those who escorted the queen will know better, so they must invite troops to the direction of Xuzhou to the west of Qiao County. In case Xuzhou Camp sends elite troops to What about Qiao County?"

The scene turned cold again.

"More than that." Zhang Xing held his chin thoughtfully. "There is also the Huaiyou League, which is the core territory of the Huaiyou League in Qiaojun... The officers and soldiers must be worried that the Huaiyou League will fall to us, so they will definitely ask the Xuzhou battalion to respond, but we should also know I understand that the Huaiyou League has never been a family with us, so what if they help the queen instead?"

I don't know how many times it was silent in the hall.

But this time it didn't last long, Wei Xuanding immediately corrected the plan seriously: "Let's do it in Liang County! We will go from north to south, Dangshan soldiers will go from south to north, and stop at both ends. Fourteen to five thousand soldiers are against ten thousand. The force is superior. Still with me."

Zhang Xing didn't say a word.

But some people have been frightened by the Xuzhou camp, and took the initiative to remind: "What if the Xuzhou camp sends troops to Liang County?"

Wei Xuanding was at a loss for words for a while.

"No." Zhang Xing, who was thinking about something, blurted out. "Cao Wang from Liangjun obviously voted for Dongdu. Xuzhou obviously listens to the emperor more, and there will be disputes... Those people in Xuzhou can go to Qiaojun, but they dare not go to Liangjun. Maybe Wang wants to take advantage of the situation and annex them."

Everyone was confused, but they could only nod their heads.

But soon, someone else carefully reminded: "Chairman Wei, the queen is going down the Huanshui Avenue. There are dense cities along the way, and there are big cities every few tens of miles. If it is in Dangshan, there seems to be a gap in the town. Go directly, but if we want to go there, we have to go through Yucheng, Chuqiu and other places, as I said before, the soldiers of Liangjun stationed in early."

"Then take these two cities as a foothold first." Taoist Wei seriously discussed the plan. "It's just right, if you can't take it down, let's do it; if you take it down, you will use these two cities as the foundation to attack."

"But what if we startle the snake?" Niu Da was a little impatient, and stood up to object again. "It was taken down, but the queen turned directly to the west, what should I say? Is it in vain to start a massive war with Cao Wang for two counties? Do you fight sooner or later, when a bunch of central masters pass by Liang County?"

"Then take advantage of the snow and go across the city?"

"It was discovered, the back road was cut off by the city, and the army in front was overwhelming? Are we going to carry a month's worth of food to rob?"

"Actually, it's not impossible to go down the two cities quickly." Another person suddenly joined the discussion. "Didn't Meng Sangong say before that he wanted to come back and make trouble? He said that if we help them take down Chuqiu, he is willing to give up the land of Zhouqiao, and he is even willing to let his brother, Meng Yigui, join us to destroy the dragon gang...Meng's He is very powerful in the eastern part of Liang Commandery, so it would be no problem to let his clan deploy manpower early, and suddenly cooperate with outsiders to directly take down these two cities, right?"

"But Meng Sangong is really disgusting, he still wants to make a gesture in front of us..."

"We didn't want to touch Liang Jun. Wouldn't it be good to support him to fight Cao Wang? It's also for the stability of the border."

"If that's the case, everyone can take what they need... But they still haven't said how to deal with their masters..."

Everyone is arguing, and it seems that there has been no real suitable solution, but it seems that the door to that possibility has not been closed.

It can only be said that whether the intelligence is summarized or the plan is discussed, the whole process is muddled and mixed with some subjective emotions, and there are even some obvious emotional disputes and factional differences.

As for Zhang Xing, even though he didn't lose his airs the whole time, he sat there all the time, as if he had a plan in mind.But in fact, this is also the first time he has planned a proactive military plan, and he has no clue in his mind. He is basically following the trend, but it makes sense to listen to this, and it seems to be right to listen to that, and it is generally similar to the place here. The local tyrants are the same as the low-ranking officials of the Wei Dynasty. It is a pity to abandon them, but if they really want to do it, they will feel numb.

However, with the in-depth discussion of the grass-roots team, Zhang Xing's heart gradually moved, but he seemed to have grasped something vaguely, and gradually connected it.

"I have a plan."

After an unknown period of time, Zhang Xing suddenly spoke, causing the leaders who were arguing in the room to be stunned, and then almost everyone sat down in silence. "The plan is actually very simple, and it was just cobbled together according to everyone's ideas. Let's listen to it and see how it goes... First of all, if you want to do this, you can't go to Qiao County, you have to solve it in Liang County."

Everyone nodded one after another, Qiaojun's thinking trap has just been said.

"Secondly, if it is settled in Liang County, it should also be settled in the second half of Liang County after Song City. This is to facilitate the troops from Dangshan to come out and form an advantage in strength."

There is no problem with that.

"Thirdly, King Xiong Tian went there personally to ask Meng Sangong to come back and agree to his conditions. The Dragon Clan will support the Meng Clan to raise troops in Liang County. We will also send troops to help him as promised, but we will not invade the territory of Liang County... ...The so-called he took advantage of the situation to raise troops, and we took the opportunity to go south, each taking what he needed...But instead of helping him take Chuqiu in front of him, we helped him take Yucheng, which is relatively southeast. He takes the empty crops and the lower lands."

The first half of the third article is still roughly in line with what everyone is talking about, but the second half has left many people confused.

"Wonderful!" After a pause, Daoist Wei suddenly stood up and punched the pillar. "Wonderful! Let them attack us! Throw the difficulties to them! Let them be in a dilemma and collapse in the snow!"

Xu Dalang also showed his face in an instant, and then Zhou Xingfan, Niu Da, Guan Xu and a few other leaders also seemed to be a little bit stunned, but most people were still puzzled.

"The key point here is to be fast and accurate." Zhang Xing said the key point calmly. "Make sure that when the Zhonggong team reaches the middle of Gushu and Xiayi, they will take down the two cities at the same time."

Everyone was stunned.

It turned out that Gushu and Xiayi were on the Huanshui Passage. What Zhang Xing meant was that since it would be troublesome to attack the team directly on the snow, it is better to directly attack the towns along the way that are doomed to be empty, and then gather superior troops to trap the Queen's army with the help of the towns. team.

"What if the timing is not right and the two cities are not taken down in time?" Someone asked nonsense.

"Just return it!" Daoist Wei sneered before Zhang Xing could reply. "Let's forget it... Why did you want Meng Shangong to come, why did you attack Yucheng first? Just to keep the retreat!"

"What if the other side concentrates their cultivation masters and sieges the city with all their strength? Can we stop it?" Someone further raised a question, which seems to be the last question that must be answered.

"Then we will also gather the masters of cultivation and rein in the side of the Central Palace team. If they dare to attack the city, we will go straight to the Central Palace!" Niu Da, who had been opposed all along, suddenly blurted out, repeating a statement that Taoist Wei had said before. ...It's a doctrine. "After all, if the city is in my hands, they won't be able to delay it... The third brother's move is called turning against the guest!"

Everyone came to look at Zhang Longtou, but Zhang Xing, who didn't expect the last addition, suddenly felt stunned, but it didn't delay his complexion as usual, and nodded slowly, as if he was holding a wisdom pearl.

"Then let's make it so!" After a while, seeing that no one objected, Zhang Xing slowly ordered. "King Xiong Tian went to find Meng Sangong, and asked Wei Gong to discuss the details with him when he came back; Yan Qing and Jia Yue tried to dispatch some elites to enter these cities in advance as an internal response; Chief Fan took my letter back and contacted him at any time. Wang Zhen is ready to send troops; Xu Dalang and Niu Da are responsible for the overall dispatch of troops, and come to Jiyin to gather...Meng Shangong agrees, and the plan is started, and then Yucheng, Gushu, and Xiayi are successively taken. If there are setbacks in the middle, they will stop immediately Step down, step back, and ignore it."

As he said that, Zhang Xing looked around, just to see who had any opinions.

Unexpectedly, Niu Da Guan Xu flashed out immediately, and then Niu Da took the lead in handing over: "I would like to obey the third brother's military order."

Xu Dalang also immediately bowed his hands: "I would like to obey the third brother's military order."

Xiong Bonan came to his senses, and quickly cupped his hands: "Follow the leader's orders."

Taoist Wei hesitated for a moment, it was rare for him to surrender, so he wanted to put on a show.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xing stood up before the other party, and stretched out his hand to shake: "Please trouble Wei Gong."

Daoist Wei gave a dry laugh, and took advantage of the situation to hold hands with the other party: "No trouble, Zhang Longtou's clever strategy is enough to secure the world."

"Let's see success or failure." Zhang Xing was still calm. "Moreover, this is the work of collective wisdom and efforts. All the details were discussed by everyone."

Many leaders who stood up in the hall couldn't help showing their faces slightly.

PS: Good night everyone.

(End of this chapter)