Delong
Chapter 226
226 Chapter 9: The Way of the Armor ([-])
Zhang Xing returned to Jiyin with the prisoners, without any delay, he just threw Li Qingchen and his two subordinates into the prison, and immediately dispatched men to recruit Xu Shiying, Wei Xuanding and Niu Da.
These three people plus Zhang Xing, can be regarded as the so-called four people who really have the decision-making power regardless of their name and reality.When the four gathered, Zhang Xing immediately reported the information he had obtained, and then put forward his own suggestion.
"So, what does the third brother mean, eat Mahu first?" Xu Shiying frowned slightly.
"Yes." Zhang Xing nodded solemnly. "What do you three think?"
"This coincides with a certain general." Wei Xuanding twirled his beard and laughed.
The chief of the Dragon Gang was talking about Meng Sangong, who couldn't wait to call himself General Song Yi internally after he won the four counties in the uprising... Song was the chaotic period before the Baidi Lord, which was convenient for the establishment of the country around Liang County Its ancient country covers at least half of the Central Plains, and its ambitions are self-evident...and Meng Sangong had long ago proposed to concentrate superior forces to eat Mahu, but it was only rejected by Zhang Xing, Xu Shiying and others.
Because that suggestion was completely a blind move without knowing the main movement of Han Yingong's official army.And when Daoist Wei talked about this matter at this time, he was just laughing.
"It's really according to his idea, but it can be done by mistake." Zhang Xing didn't care about this. "Luck is also a part of fighting... When we get desperate, we have to do similar things."
"Having said that, I still object." Wei Daoshi thought for a while, returned to the topic, and gave a slightly unexpected answer.
"How?" Zhang Xing asked in surprise.
"I used to think that Ma Hu was a bait, thinking of Han Yingong behind him, no matter how scary he looked, but since Han Yingong was multi-tasking and didn't pay attention to us at all, Ma Hu's mere four or five thousand soldiers are nothing to us. What?" Wei Xuanding analyzed with a smile. "If he comes to us, let's resist at every level; if he wants to fight Monsanto, let the general go for it; Worry is that the group of white-skinned dumplings in the internal guards will collapse at the first touch, or they will just surrender."
Zhang Xing was silent.
"That's what I mean too." Xu Shiying hesitated for a while, and gave his own choice. "Chief Wei is absolutely right. The key point is not Ma Hu, but Han Yingong. Since we know that Han Yingong's thoughts are not with us, why bother to provoke him? It should be no problem to concentrate our troops to kill him, but there will definitely be some wear and tear. Han Yingong was angered, he no longer entangled in court disputes, and directly led troops south, so what about us?"
At this point, Xu Shiying paused for a moment, and still said seriously: "Of course, it all depends on what the third brother wants, it's just a superficial opinion."
Zhang Xing nodded, noncommittal.
Niu Da waited for Xu Shiying to finish, and finally said: "To tell you the truth, third brother, I think you can eat it if you can eat it, but there is one thing, we are actually short of troops. We are two counties, but the main force The horses were all transferred to the Eastern Expedition... The ones who stayed here were only five or seven hundred law and order and daily patrols in each county, and then Xu Datou led five thousand soldiers, the third brother had three thousand soldiers here, and my three thousand soldiers ...Even if the troops from the various counties are dispatched to Jiyin as much as possible, there will only be [-] more soldiers, so we have a total of..."
"A total of [-]..." Taoist Wei blurted out.
"Where are there so many?" Xu Shiying laughed awkwardly. "Chanyuan must be defended, and the white horse is also the key point. Jiyin needs to have a little backup... I estimate that even if we put all our strength together, we can only mobilize 1 people."
"That's what it means." Niu Da glanced at Xu Shiying, and then continued to speak earnestly to Zhang Xing. "Third brother, ten thousand recruits, can you really eat four or five thousand warriors from the Eastern Capital and the troops stationed in the Guanxi region? We must use men from Meng Shangong, men from the internal army, and Dangshan to assist, right? But, these people Is it really reliable? The internal servants said that they are proficient, but they just want to use the Beiya relationship to pull them off, but if they really give the right words, they will really surrender; people like Meng Sangong, even more It’s fear of power but not morality; that is, Dangshan can count on some, but its combat power is not enough..."
"I understand what you mean." Zhang Xing suddenly interrupted the other party with a blank expression. "Not to mention if you lose, even if you win, you have to consider the loss... If you lose a lot, it will be more difficult to deal with the pressure later, and it will also attract the unreasonable thoughts of the Meng brothers and the internal servants; even if you lose less It may also be regarded as ineffective, and it will also lead to inappropriate thoughts; the only good result is that we exert great strength, but the loss is very small, and the fight is extremely beautiful, so it can be appropriate...Is this what you mean?"
"Yes!" Niu Da gritted his teeth and answered.
"But that made Han Yingong even more angry and concerned..." Chief Wei added in time. "Instead of this, it is better to wait and see what happens, or call the army of Yuncheng, it will be safer."
"Yuncheng can't move." Zhang Xing replied simply. "It's not that I'm afraid that they will steal meritorious service, but that Yuncheng is too important... Now it seems that these court officials and soldiers have their own ghosts. Unless their roots are touched, few of them are willing to fight with all their strength. Instead, it is Qi County. Zhang Xuguo is a great hero, the most desperate, and the most troublesome to us. But with Yuncheng in hand, Zhang Xuguo is alone in the army, so he can't shake our foundation."
The others naturally nodded their heads, but their eyes were fixed on Zhang Xing.
Obviously, this big dragon head intended to fight, otherwise he would not have called everyone to come over for a discussion, but after the other three people had finished expressing their views and clarified their interests, he has not nodded until now, and he can't say what is in his heart. with ideas.
"As for Ma Hu, I have some ideas." Zhang Xing sighed. "You guys think it's better to stay still than to move. It's reasonable to say that it's better if you can be late, but... if Han Yingong and Dongdu reach an agreement, Zhang Xuguo and Han Yingong will join together directly, what should we do?"
"Naturally retreat to the big river." Taoist Wei laughed dryly, and then became serious. "So, Zhang Longtou still wants to fight?"
"Naturally." Zhang Xing answered seriously. "My reason is that if you can procrastinate, you can procrastinate when the rebellion just started. Now that you have reached this point, you can't expect to avoid the war. Instead, you should seize the opportunity to win a game and destroy it. A little bit is a little bit, so that in the future, there will be less squeeze and more vitality..."
"There is some truth to it..." Daoist Wei nodded, and then wanted to say more. "However, since you..."
"But I respect your wishes..." Zhang Xing interrupted the other party directly. "Four people, although I am the leader, the three of you are determined not to fight, and I have nothing to say."
As he said that, he actually fell down on the chair behind him. It seemed that he was exhausted from the journey before, and it was revealed at this time.
Seeing that the opportunity was not good, Xu Shiying quickly got up and said, "That's absolutely not the case. The third brother is more knowledgeable and decisive than us. If the third brother really thinks that he wants to fight, then it is... I came to Jiyin to say it before, When the imperial army is pressing down on the country, we must be firm and unambiguous, and we must not order more than one sect."
Niu Da also opened his mouth to speak.
"That's the problem." Zhang Xing only waved his hand to stop him. "I'm just inclined, and I don't have an absolute reason and firm confidence to fight this battle... Otherwise, I would have called the leaders together to ask questions, and with my prestige in the past six months, I asked them in front of everyone. What do you mean? Call the three of you, and you all know what you mean, so how can you not listen?"
The three were silent together.
"Let's all go back, we all have things to do." Zhang Xing didn't say much, he just got up and waved his hands away, and then turned back to the room, leaving the other three people in the backyard of the county mansion.
Of course, there is no need to say too much, just judging from his expression and body movements, we can tell that this leader is very dissatisfied with the result of this impromptu high-level meeting.
The three people had no choice but to watch each other for a while, so they could only come out together, walked through the backyard and front hall where Jia Yue and Yan Qing, Wen and Wu, were in charge, came to the street outside, got on their horses, and walked another hundred steps , then stopped at a T-junction for a while, and then faced each other face to face, as if feeling a little unhappy and worried.
"I think Zhang Longtou is doing reconnaissance this time. On the one hand, of course, he noticed that Han Yingong was distracted and knew that we were not in danger for the time being; on the other hand, he also saw the power of the warriors in the Eastern Capital and the troops stationed in the Guanxi...so , I can't help but feel a little frustrated." Wei Xuanding opened his mouth to analyze first.
"That's all I can think of." Niu Da sighed. "Besides, it's true. Back then, Dongdu recruited warriors, and I almost went in. It was only a step too late, so I met Zhang Sange for this... The recruitment of the fifth army formed two years ago is basically a collection. The elite of the world; the Guanxi garrison army does not need to be said; as for Han Yingong... that is Han Bolong's younger brother, no matter what, he is much better than Ye Luzi in fighting."
"Who says it's not?" Wei Xuanding nodded, unexpectedly didn't argue, and just came to see Xu Shiying again. "What does Chief Xu think?"
"I'm a little worried..." Xu Shiying, who was a little dazed, came back to his senses and said thoughtfully. "You two, do you think that Zhang Longtou thinks that Wei Jun is too strong, but that we are too weak? Or that we are not dignified and serious, and we are not opponents of the official army at all?"
Taoist Wei and Niu Daqi were startled.
After a while, Niu Da was still speechless: "Doesn't this mean that the army is too strong? Anyway, I was worried that I would not be able to fight, and wanted to grab a bite as much as possible... Besides, when our rebellion went well last year, Zhang San Brother reminds me all day long that the official army is actually very strong, so let’s not be self-righteous?”
"Also..." Xu Shiying laughed dryly, and said no more.
And Daoist Wei wanted to say something for a while, but it was rare for him to shut up.
In this way, the three of them separated at the crossroads, and Taoist Wei went to the southeast to deal with the defense there... When the southern part of Jiyin was raided that day, two county magistrates fled, and chief Wei took advantage of the situation to take over the general affairs of a county. Because of the defense of Jiyin... Xu Shiying and Niu Da just went out of the city and crossed the river together, and then went to the north and the northwest to return to their respective defense locations.
I was speechless that day.
But in just one day, or just one night, the situation changed significantly—Jiyin received a new intelligence report, and Ma Hu actually divided his troops to encircle Xiayi.
Five thousand soldiers, one divided into two, two thousand stayed in Dangxian, and three thousand went to Xiayi, whether it is fierce or arrogant, it is that way anyway.
Of course, this was beyond the expectations of many people, and it was an absolute opportunity.
Others don't mention it, Wei, Xu, and Niu saw such a situation and thought of the unhappiness they met yesterday, but they all agreed to send a letter to Zhang Xing, suggesting that they should take advantage of the situation as soon as Meng Sangong opened his mouth. Join forces and swallow Mahu.
Zhang Xing had nothing to say, the situation had indeed changed.
However, Meng Sangong, who has always been the main battle, did not propose to fight with the Dragon Gang again this time. Instead, he kept a strange silence. Anyway, everyone was very surprised...and just when these people were puzzled, just another day later, that is, on the third day in mid-April, the news came that Monsanto directly sent troops.
Send out troops alone, 1 people, rush out from the four counties together, and then go straight to Dang County.
When the news came, the first reaction of Xu Shiying and others was stunned, and the second reaction was to be pissed off... Meng Sangong's gesture was too self-righteous. Basically, he didn't believe anyone and wanted to do it himself.
However, it is impossible to let the qi return to the qi. Xu Shiying reacted the fastest, and immediately mobilized [-] soldiers, took the initiative to lean over to Jiyin, and only one and a half days later, he hurriedly marched to Jishui, which is opposite to Jiyin City. north shore.
Niu Da also returned from Chanyuan crossing the river immediately after hearing the news, prepared two thousand soldiers in Puyang, and even took the initiative to let Guan Xu lead a small number of Puyang soldiers to go first after hearing that Xu Shiying sent troops quickly.
In this way, coupled with the four or five thousand soldiers that Jiyin itself gathered rhythmically, it seems that a small [-] soldiers and horses have been assembled.
However, by this time, basically everyone has realized that no one is a strategizing supreme, and no one can control anyone in the overall situation.
Or to borrow a sentence from Zhang Longtou, the development of the situation will never be carried out according to the will of a certain person.
On April [-]th, Xu Shiying's entire army crossed the river and joined Zhang Xing and Wei Xuanding's Jiyin tribe on the south bank of Jishui River, and then began to wait for Niu Da while reorganizing the army... As a result, Niu Da did not wait, but another Unprepared news.
Monsanto won.
More than 1 people divided the roads to attack, and by virtue of their familiarity with geography, they went straight to Dang County, and the road was unimpeded. After the vanguard arrived at the city all the way, someone set fire to the city in the daytime to respond... The guards in the city were very worried. Seeing that the Meng's rebel army under the city had not yet fully assembled, they directly asked the troops to put on their armor and hold their swords, and abandoned the city to go west to Xiayi.
It is said that the forward Meng Yigui was quite a general, and he was not in a hurry to enter the city. Instead, he turned to follow and chased him, beheaded dozens of soldiers, and calmly let the follow-up troops take down Dang County.
The situation changed three times a day, and no one knew what to say.
Especially at this time, the troops have been assembled, and many core members of the gang have also been assembled... Whether it is the civil and military leaders at the beginning of the righteousness, such as Zhang Jinshu, Chai Xiaohe, Guo Jingke, the Lu brothers, etc., or Zhou Weishi, Guan Guan, etc. Xu and other descendants who participated as deputy helmsmen, or the new military officers and local officials who were selected as deacons after the year, so that they were deposed by the Dragon Gang because of their cultivation and ability. The so-called "law protectors" who are mainly of local origin, even Ma Ping'er and Wang Xiongdan who are stationed there are all with the army... It is estimated that the total number will exceed one hundred.
Under such circumstances, many people dared not speak up, and it was not easy to hold a meeting. They just gathered around Zhang Xing, Xu Shiying and Wei Xuanding.
"Then we withdraw?"
Wei Xuanding was sweating profusely. He has a certain level of understanding of the situation and the so-called general strategy. Whether it is written government orders, he has a little talent in the so-called great wisdom, but military issues and specific details It is more than a little worse.
"How could it be possible to withdraw again?!" Xu Shiying was equally anxious, but blurted out, and refuted it in front of everyone in the barracks outside the city, and even scolded him. "If the front foot is withdrawn, what should the Meng brothers do if they lose again? If they win, they will still be the Meng brothers. They succeeded in one blow and swallowed Mahu. The army is in their hands. What should we do if we get dizzy and beat us?"
Wei Xuanding was speechless at once, but he was angry at Xu Shiying's tone, so he stomped his feet and remained silent for a while.
Many newcomers watching this scene were speechless, and some even shook their heads secretly... After all, these people were not discovered by the Dragon Gang until after the Chinese New Year, partly because they didn't catch up and were suppressed by Juyi's qualifications The other part is naturally somewhat resistant to rebellion, and belongs to the eliminated... and they all have strange eyes on these high-ranking members of the gang.
"Since the troops are assembled, it's not easy to disband directly." Zhang Xing, who was relatively silent in this meeting, also said patiently. "Otherwise the morale of the army will be chaotic."
"Then what should we do?" Wei Daoshi remembered the previous promise to Zhang Xing, gritted his teeth and maintained a respectful gesture. "The big leader ordered it."
Xu Shiying also realized that she had lost her composure, and immediately bowed to Taoist Wei, and then looked at Zhang Xing seriously.
Seeing this, the peripheral core members all stared at the famous Zhang Dalongtou.
Zhang Xing knew that he had to make a decision at this time, but he was silent for a long time before he collected himself and ordered seriously: "We can't retreat, but we must press forward immediately, so that we can support or defend when things change... Niu Da Don't wait any longer, let him follow up."
Everyone was speechless, and after a sudden crash, they set off for the south that day.
On the afternoon of April [-]th, six or seven thousand troops marched to Zhouqiao. At this time, the front reported that the opposite Mengshan Gong's old lair, Chuqiu, was safe and sound, but the guards of the Meng family left behind by Chuqiu asked The Xilong army detoured to the east and transferred to Jiyin Shanfu County, which directly borders Dang County, for support.
Don't be too defensive.
At this time, the leaders, guardians, rudder masters, and deacons in the marching army gradually became familiar with the marching army, but they finally dared to speak, but there was a lot of discussion:
Some people suggest that the overall situation is the most important thing, there is no need to care about this kind of person, just go around quietly;
Some people said that this trend must not rise, and suggested that Zhang Dalong take advantage of Chuqiu's emptiness and take it directly;
Others suggested setting up camp here at Zhouqiao, waiting for news from the front, and Niu Da leading his troops to follow behind, so as to stay calm before moving and strike later.
In the end, it was still Zhang Xing who made the decision. There was no need to detour, no need to pay attention to the warnings ahead, and no need to attack other people’s lairs. He just took the fastest and best way and continued to march south... At the same time, he repeatedly shared the purpose of this trip with Meng’s. The volunteers made it clear that the Dethrone Dragon Gang was here as a reinforcement, not as an enemy.
At the end of the temporary meeting, about [-] members of the Dragon Defeat Army crossed the border from Zhouqiao Town in Zuohui City, which was still crowded with people last month, and entered Chuqiu County, Liang County without hesitation.
That night, they camped about ten miles away from Chuqiu County.
On April [-]th, the troops still did not wait for Niu Da's subordinates who were only half a day away, but continued southward under Zhang Xing's insistence.
On April [-]th, the Xilong army crossed the Bian River and entered the territory of Yucheng County. At this time, they had marched continuously for four days, and had just crossed a river that was not too narrow. The Qing Meng's rebel army... the collapse of the army.
This is not the same thing as the previous intelligence, but it seems to be justifiable, because Meng Shangong has stopped providing military information since the entry of the Dragon Army, and the sentry cavalry of the Dragon Gang also because they fought in the territory of the Meng Rebel Army He needs to relax his vigilance... In fact, this is the hinterland of the original Meng's rebel army.For various reasons, the dethrone dragon army was almost completely stunned at this time, completely caught off guard.The troops didn't have time to put on their armour, and a lot of ordnance and flags were still thrown on the shore. The hundreds of wheelbarrows and luggage carts accompanying the army didn't have time to load and unload. In addition, many members of the army were recruits and mixed with some civilian husbands.But it caused the panic to spread from the defeated Meng's Rebel Army to the entire army in an instant.
Under the setting sun, Zhang Xing got on his yellow horse and stood on the embankment to look around. He could almost see the crowd instinctively retreating towards the pontoon bridge.
If this retreats, I am afraid that I will be drowned in the Bian water for more than half, and the leader of the Dragon Clan here will become a joke... Even if there are ups and downs in the future, it will become something, and there will be a Cao Mengde More than half of the stalks were recruited.
"Xu Shiying!"
Zhang Xing set up the awning to look at it, and immediately sighed, but when he reined in his horse and turned around, he had already summoned up his energy and sternly reprimanded him. "You come to organize the army! All the military leaders obey his orders! The deputy helmsmen accompanying the counties assist in the army formation! Hurry up to put on the armor, hold the weapons, and set up the flag! Put up your flag first."
Xu Shiying, who was also somewhat absent-minded, responded immediately. What's more, those chiefs and helmsmen who were like headless flies everywhere, and the first-level officers who automatically received the status of deacons after the year, seemed to have found the root cause, and immediately began to call their own people. Subordinates, or gather here under Xu Shiying's banner.
"Wei Xuanding!"
Seeing Xu Shiying's flag raised, Zhang Xing immediately turned around and gave the order again. "Let Guan Xu follow you and lead his hundreds of Puyang soldiers along the river embankment to maintain military discipline... The army will be killed if the broken troops collide, and their own soldiers and horses who run around will also be killed. The most important thing is that no one is allowed to act without permission. Cross the boardwalk!"
Daoist Wei, who seemed to have been relatively calm all along, also responded, but when he tried to get on the horse, he failed several times in a row. It was Jia Yue who ran over under Zhang Xing's eyes and supported the leader of the Dethrone Dragon Gang. Ass on the horse.
After Taoist Wei and Guan Xu left, Zhang Xing continued to turn his horse to look at it. At this time, Jia Yuezao had already gathered with two hundred guards, waiting for orders, but after he glanced over, he fixed on the original Just follow my core group of helpers:
"The rest of the people, as long as they join the Dismissing Dragon Gang, regardless of whether they have cultivation bases or positions, come with me! Xu Shiying, give us the horses together! Jia Yue, take my 'dismissal' The big banner! Take people and follow me!"
As he said that, he went down the river embankment first, and it was Tima who headed towards the direction of the already black and broken soldiers in the south.
"Zhang Longtou, why don't you put on your armor first!"
In the chaos, someone tried to remind them.
Zhang Xing looked back, but he didn't see who it was, and he couldn't explain in public, so he just shook his head: "It's okay, let's go to battle in white today!"
PS: Thanks to the new leader, Master Zongyue Qianli, 120 alliances!So lucky!
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Zhang Xing returned to Jiyin with the prisoners, without any delay, he just threw Li Qingchen and his two subordinates into the prison, and immediately dispatched men to recruit Xu Shiying, Wei Xuanding and Niu Da.
These three people plus Zhang Xing, can be regarded as the so-called four people who really have the decision-making power regardless of their name and reality.When the four gathered, Zhang Xing immediately reported the information he had obtained, and then put forward his own suggestion.
"So, what does the third brother mean, eat Mahu first?" Xu Shiying frowned slightly.
"Yes." Zhang Xing nodded solemnly. "What do you three think?"
"This coincides with a certain general." Wei Xuanding twirled his beard and laughed.
The chief of the Dragon Gang was talking about Meng Sangong, who couldn't wait to call himself General Song Yi internally after he won the four counties in the uprising... Song was the chaotic period before the Baidi Lord, which was convenient for the establishment of the country around Liang County Its ancient country covers at least half of the Central Plains, and its ambitions are self-evident...and Meng Sangong had long ago proposed to concentrate superior forces to eat Mahu, but it was only rejected by Zhang Xing, Xu Shiying and others.
Because that suggestion was completely a blind move without knowing the main movement of Han Yingong's official army.And when Daoist Wei talked about this matter at this time, he was just laughing.
"It's really according to his idea, but it can be done by mistake." Zhang Xing didn't care about this. "Luck is also a part of fighting... When we get desperate, we have to do similar things."
"Having said that, I still object." Wei Daoshi thought for a while, returned to the topic, and gave a slightly unexpected answer.
"How?" Zhang Xing asked in surprise.
"I used to think that Ma Hu was a bait, thinking of Han Yingong behind him, no matter how scary he looked, but since Han Yingong was multi-tasking and didn't pay attention to us at all, Ma Hu's mere four or five thousand soldiers are nothing to us. What?" Wei Xuanding analyzed with a smile. "If he comes to us, let's resist at every level; if he wants to fight Monsanto, let the general go for it; Worry is that the group of white-skinned dumplings in the internal guards will collapse at the first touch, or they will just surrender."
Zhang Xing was silent.
"That's what I mean too." Xu Shiying hesitated for a while, and gave his own choice. "Chief Wei is absolutely right. The key point is not Ma Hu, but Han Yingong. Since we know that Han Yingong's thoughts are not with us, why bother to provoke him? It should be no problem to concentrate our troops to kill him, but there will definitely be some wear and tear. Han Yingong was angered, he no longer entangled in court disputes, and directly led troops south, so what about us?"
At this point, Xu Shiying paused for a moment, and still said seriously: "Of course, it all depends on what the third brother wants, it's just a superficial opinion."
Zhang Xing nodded, noncommittal.
Niu Da waited for Xu Shiying to finish, and finally said: "To tell you the truth, third brother, I think you can eat it if you can eat it, but there is one thing, we are actually short of troops. We are two counties, but the main force The horses were all transferred to the Eastern Expedition... The ones who stayed here were only five or seven hundred law and order and daily patrols in each county, and then Xu Datou led five thousand soldiers, the third brother had three thousand soldiers here, and my three thousand soldiers ...Even if the troops from the various counties are dispatched to Jiyin as much as possible, there will only be [-] more soldiers, so we have a total of..."
"A total of [-]..." Taoist Wei blurted out.
"Where are there so many?" Xu Shiying laughed awkwardly. "Chanyuan must be defended, and the white horse is also the key point. Jiyin needs to have a little backup... I estimate that even if we put all our strength together, we can only mobilize 1 people."
"That's what it means." Niu Da glanced at Xu Shiying, and then continued to speak earnestly to Zhang Xing. "Third brother, ten thousand recruits, can you really eat four or five thousand warriors from the Eastern Capital and the troops stationed in the Guanxi region? We must use men from Meng Shangong, men from the internal army, and Dangshan to assist, right? But, these people Is it really reliable? The internal servants said that they are proficient, but they just want to use the Beiya relationship to pull them off, but if they really give the right words, they will really surrender; people like Meng Sangong, even more It’s fear of power but not morality; that is, Dangshan can count on some, but its combat power is not enough..."
"I understand what you mean." Zhang Xing suddenly interrupted the other party with a blank expression. "Not to mention if you lose, even if you win, you have to consider the loss... If you lose a lot, it will be more difficult to deal with the pressure later, and it will also attract the unreasonable thoughts of the Meng brothers and the internal servants; even if you lose less It may also be regarded as ineffective, and it will also lead to inappropriate thoughts; the only good result is that we exert great strength, but the loss is very small, and the fight is extremely beautiful, so it can be appropriate...Is this what you mean?"
"Yes!" Niu Da gritted his teeth and answered.
"But that made Han Yingong even more angry and concerned..." Chief Wei added in time. "Instead of this, it is better to wait and see what happens, or call the army of Yuncheng, it will be safer."
"Yuncheng can't move." Zhang Xing replied simply. "It's not that I'm afraid that they will steal meritorious service, but that Yuncheng is too important... Now it seems that these court officials and soldiers have their own ghosts. Unless their roots are touched, few of them are willing to fight with all their strength. Instead, it is Qi County. Zhang Xuguo is a great hero, the most desperate, and the most troublesome to us. But with Yuncheng in hand, Zhang Xuguo is alone in the army, so he can't shake our foundation."
The others naturally nodded their heads, but their eyes were fixed on Zhang Xing.
Obviously, this big dragon head intended to fight, otherwise he would not have called everyone to come over for a discussion, but after the other three people had finished expressing their views and clarified their interests, he has not nodded until now, and he can't say what is in his heart. with ideas.
"As for Ma Hu, I have some ideas." Zhang Xing sighed. "You guys think it's better to stay still than to move. It's reasonable to say that it's better if you can be late, but... if Han Yingong and Dongdu reach an agreement, Zhang Xuguo and Han Yingong will join together directly, what should we do?"
"Naturally retreat to the big river." Taoist Wei laughed dryly, and then became serious. "So, Zhang Longtou still wants to fight?"
"Naturally." Zhang Xing answered seriously. "My reason is that if you can procrastinate, you can procrastinate when the rebellion just started. Now that you have reached this point, you can't expect to avoid the war. Instead, you should seize the opportunity to win a game and destroy it. A little bit is a little bit, so that in the future, there will be less squeeze and more vitality..."
"There is some truth to it..." Daoist Wei nodded, and then wanted to say more. "However, since you..."
"But I respect your wishes..." Zhang Xing interrupted the other party directly. "Four people, although I am the leader, the three of you are determined not to fight, and I have nothing to say."
As he said that, he actually fell down on the chair behind him. It seemed that he was exhausted from the journey before, and it was revealed at this time.
Seeing that the opportunity was not good, Xu Shiying quickly got up and said, "That's absolutely not the case. The third brother is more knowledgeable and decisive than us. If the third brother really thinks that he wants to fight, then it is... I came to Jiyin to say it before, When the imperial army is pressing down on the country, we must be firm and unambiguous, and we must not order more than one sect."
Niu Da also opened his mouth to speak.
"That's the problem." Zhang Xing only waved his hand to stop him. "I'm just inclined, and I don't have an absolute reason and firm confidence to fight this battle... Otherwise, I would have called the leaders together to ask questions, and with my prestige in the past six months, I asked them in front of everyone. What do you mean? Call the three of you, and you all know what you mean, so how can you not listen?"
The three were silent together.
"Let's all go back, we all have things to do." Zhang Xing didn't say much, he just got up and waved his hands away, and then turned back to the room, leaving the other three people in the backyard of the county mansion.
Of course, there is no need to say too much, just judging from his expression and body movements, we can tell that this leader is very dissatisfied with the result of this impromptu high-level meeting.
The three people had no choice but to watch each other for a while, so they could only come out together, walked through the backyard and front hall where Jia Yue and Yan Qing, Wen and Wu, were in charge, came to the street outside, got on their horses, and walked another hundred steps , then stopped at a T-junction for a while, and then faced each other face to face, as if feeling a little unhappy and worried.
"I think Zhang Longtou is doing reconnaissance this time. On the one hand, of course, he noticed that Han Yingong was distracted and knew that we were not in danger for the time being; on the other hand, he also saw the power of the warriors in the Eastern Capital and the troops stationed in the Guanxi...so , I can't help but feel a little frustrated." Wei Xuanding opened his mouth to analyze first.
"That's all I can think of." Niu Da sighed. "Besides, it's true. Back then, Dongdu recruited warriors, and I almost went in. It was only a step too late, so I met Zhang Sange for this... The recruitment of the fifth army formed two years ago is basically a collection. The elite of the world; the Guanxi garrison army does not need to be said; as for Han Yingong... that is Han Bolong's younger brother, no matter what, he is much better than Ye Luzi in fighting."
"Who says it's not?" Wei Xuanding nodded, unexpectedly didn't argue, and just came to see Xu Shiying again. "What does Chief Xu think?"
"I'm a little worried..." Xu Shiying, who was a little dazed, came back to his senses and said thoughtfully. "You two, do you think that Zhang Longtou thinks that Wei Jun is too strong, but that we are too weak? Or that we are not dignified and serious, and we are not opponents of the official army at all?"
Taoist Wei and Niu Daqi were startled.
After a while, Niu Da was still speechless: "Doesn't this mean that the army is too strong? Anyway, I was worried that I would not be able to fight, and wanted to grab a bite as much as possible... Besides, when our rebellion went well last year, Zhang San Brother reminds me all day long that the official army is actually very strong, so let’s not be self-righteous?”
"Also..." Xu Shiying laughed dryly, and said no more.
And Daoist Wei wanted to say something for a while, but it was rare for him to shut up.
In this way, the three of them separated at the crossroads, and Taoist Wei went to the southeast to deal with the defense there... When the southern part of Jiyin was raided that day, two county magistrates fled, and chief Wei took advantage of the situation to take over the general affairs of a county. Because of the defense of Jiyin... Xu Shiying and Niu Da just went out of the city and crossed the river together, and then went to the north and the northwest to return to their respective defense locations.
I was speechless that day.
But in just one day, or just one night, the situation changed significantly—Jiyin received a new intelligence report, and Ma Hu actually divided his troops to encircle Xiayi.
Five thousand soldiers, one divided into two, two thousand stayed in Dangxian, and three thousand went to Xiayi, whether it is fierce or arrogant, it is that way anyway.
Of course, this was beyond the expectations of many people, and it was an absolute opportunity.
Others don't mention it, Wei, Xu, and Niu saw such a situation and thought of the unhappiness they met yesterday, but they all agreed to send a letter to Zhang Xing, suggesting that they should take advantage of the situation as soon as Meng Sangong opened his mouth. Join forces and swallow Mahu.
Zhang Xing had nothing to say, the situation had indeed changed.
However, Meng Sangong, who has always been the main battle, did not propose to fight with the Dragon Gang again this time. Instead, he kept a strange silence. Anyway, everyone was very surprised...and just when these people were puzzled, just another day later, that is, on the third day in mid-April, the news came that Monsanto directly sent troops.
Send out troops alone, 1 people, rush out from the four counties together, and then go straight to Dang County.
When the news came, the first reaction of Xu Shiying and others was stunned, and the second reaction was to be pissed off... Meng Sangong's gesture was too self-righteous. Basically, he didn't believe anyone and wanted to do it himself.
However, it is impossible to let the qi return to the qi. Xu Shiying reacted the fastest, and immediately mobilized [-] soldiers, took the initiative to lean over to Jiyin, and only one and a half days later, he hurriedly marched to Jishui, which is opposite to Jiyin City. north shore.
Niu Da also returned from Chanyuan crossing the river immediately after hearing the news, prepared two thousand soldiers in Puyang, and even took the initiative to let Guan Xu lead a small number of Puyang soldiers to go first after hearing that Xu Shiying sent troops quickly.
In this way, coupled with the four or five thousand soldiers that Jiyin itself gathered rhythmically, it seems that a small [-] soldiers and horses have been assembled.
However, by this time, basically everyone has realized that no one is a strategizing supreme, and no one can control anyone in the overall situation.
Or to borrow a sentence from Zhang Longtou, the development of the situation will never be carried out according to the will of a certain person.
On April [-]th, Xu Shiying's entire army crossed the river and joined Zhang Xing and Wei Xuanding's Jiyin tribe on the south bank of Jishui River, and then began to wait for Niu Da while reorganizing the army... As a result, Niu Da did not wait, but another Unprepared news.
Monsanto won.
More than 1 people divided the roads to attack, and by virtue of their familiarity with geography, they went straight to Dang County, and the road was unimpeded. After the vanguard arrived at the city all the way, someone set fire to the city in the daytime to respond... The guards in the city were very worried. Seeing that the Meng's rebel army under the city had not yet fully assembled, they directly asked the troops to put on their armor and hold their swords, and abandoned the city to go west to Xiayi.
It is said that the forward Meng Yigui was quite a general, and he was not in a hurry to enter the city. Instead, he turned to follow and chased him, beheaded dozens of soldiers, and calmly let the follow-up troops take down Dang County.
The situation changed three times a day, and no one knew what to say.
Especially at this time, the troops have been assembled, and many core members of the gang have also been assembled... Whether it is the civil and military leaders at the beginning of the righteousness, such as Zhang Jinshu, Chai Xiaohe, Guo Jingke, the Lu brothers, etc., or Zhou Weishi, Guan Guan, etc. Xu and other descendants who participated as deputy helmsmen, or the new military officers and local officials who were selected as deacons after the year, so that they were deposed by the Dragon Gang because of their cultivation and ability. The so-called "law protectors" who are mainly of local origin, even Ma Ping'er and Wang Xiongdan who are stationed there are all with the army... It is estimated that the total number will exceed one hundred.
Under such circumstances, many people dared not speak up, and it was not easy to hold a meeting. They just gathered around Zhang Xing, Xu Shiying and Wei Xuanding.
"Then we withdraw?"
Wei Xuanding was sweating profusely. He has a certain level of understanding of the situation and the so-called general strategy. Whether it is written government orders, he has a little talent in the so-called great wisdom, but military issues and specific details It is more than a little worse.
"How could it be possible to withdraw again?!" Xu Shiying was equally anxious, but blurted out, and refuted it in front of everyone in the barracks outside the city, and even scolded him. "If the front foot is withdrawn, what should the Meng brothers do if they lose again? If they win, they will still be the Meng brothers. They succeeded in one blow and swallowed Mahu. The army is in their hands. What should we do if we get dizzy and beat us?"
Wei Xuanding was speechless at once, but he was angry at Xu Shiying's tone, so he stomped his feet and remained silent for a while.
Many newcomers watching this scene were speechless, and some even shook their heads secretly... After all, these people were not discovered by the Dragon Gang until after the Chinese New Year, partly because they didn't catch up and were suppressed by Juyi's qualifications The other part is naturally somewhat resistant to rebellion, and belongs to the eliminated... and they all have strange eyes on these high-ranking members of the gang.
"Since the troops are assembled, it's not easy to disband directly." Zhang Xing, who was relatively silent in this meeting, also said patiently. "Otherwise the morale of the army will be chaotic."
"Then what should we do?" Wei Daoshi remembered the previous promise to Zhang Xing, gritted his teeth and maintained a respectful gesture. "The big leader ordered it."
Xu Shiying also realized that she had lost her composure, and immediately bowed to Taoist Wei, and then looked at Zhang Xing seriously.
Seeing this, the peripheral core members all stared at the famous Zhang Dalongtou.
Zhang Xing knew that he had to make a decision at this time, but he was silent for a long time before he collected himself and ordered seriously: "We can't retreat, but we must press forward immediately, so that we can support or defend when things change... Niu Da Don't wait any longer, let him follow up."
Everyone was speechless, and after a sudden crash, they set off for the south that day.
On the afternoon of April [-]th, six or seven thousand troops marched to Zhouqiao. At this time, the front reported that the opposite Mengshan Gong's old lair, Chuqiu, was safe and sound, but the guards of the Meng family left behind by Chuqiu asked The Xilong army detoured to the east and transferred to Jiyin Shanfu County, which directly borders Dang County, for support.
Don't be too defensive.
At this time, the leaders, guardians, rudder masters, and deacons in the marching army gradually became familiar with the marching army, but they finally dared to speak, but there was a lot of discussion:
Some people suggest that the overall situation is the most important thing, there is no need to care about this kind of person, just go around quietly;
Some people said that this trend must not rise, and suggested that Zhang Dalong take advantage of Chuqiu's emptiness and take it directly;
Others suggested setting up camp here at Zhouqiao, waiting for news from the front, and Niu Da leading his troops to follow behind, so as to stay calm before moving and strike later.
In the end, it was still Zhang Xing who made the decision. There was no need to detour, no need to pay attention to the warnings ahead, and no need to attack other people’s lairs. He just took the fastest and best way and continued to march south... At the same time, he repeatedly shared the purpose of this trip with Meng’s. The volunteers made it clear that the Dethrone Dragon Gang was here as a reinforcement, not as an enemy.
At the end of the temporary meeting, about [-] members of the Dragon Defeat Army crossed the border from Zhouqiao Town in Zuohui City, which was still crowded with people last month, and entered Chuqiu County, Liang County without hesitation.
That night, they camped about ten miles away from Chuqiu County.
On April [-]th, the troops still did not wait for Niu Da's subordinates who were only half a day away, but continued southward under Zhang Xing's insistence.
On April [-]th, the Xilong army crossed the Bian River and entered the territory of Yucheng County. At this time, they had marched continuously for four days, and had just crossed a river that was not too narrow. The Qing Meng's rebel army... the collapse of the army.
This is not the same thing as the previous intelligence, but it seems to be justifiable, because Meng Shangong has stopped providing military information since the entry of the Dragon Army, and the sentry cavalry of the Dragon Gang also because they fought in the territory of the Meng Rebel Army He needs to relax his vigilance... In fact, this is the hinterland of the original Meng's rebel army.For various reasons, the dethrone dragon army was almost completely stunned at this time, completely caught off guard.The troops didn't have time to put on their armour, and a lot of ordnance and flags were still thrown on the shore. The hundreds of wheelbarrows and luggage carts accompanying the army didn't have time to load and unload. In addition, many members of the army were recruits and mixed with some civilian husbands.But it caused the panic to spread from the defeated Meng's Rebel Army to the entire army in an instant.
Under the setting sun, Zhang Xing got on his yellow horse and stood on the embankment to look around. He could almost see the crowd instinctively retreating towards the pontoon bridge.
If this retreats, I am afraid that I will be drowned in the Bian water for more than half, and the leader of the Dragon Clan here will become a joke... Even if there are ups and downs in the future, it will become something, and there will be a Cao Mengde More than half of the stalks were recruited.
"Xu Shiying!"
Zhang Xing set up the awning to look at it, and immediately sighed, but when he reined in his horse and turned around, he had already summoned up his energy and sternly reprimanded him. "You come to organize the army! All the military leaders obey his orders! The deputy helmsmen accompanying the counties assist in the army formation! Hurry up to put on the armor, hold the weapons, and set up the flag! Put up your flag first."
Xu Shiying, who was also somewhat absent-minded, responded immediately. What's more, those chiefs and helmsmen who were like headless flies everywhere, and the first-level officers who automatically received the status of deacons after the year, seemed to have found the root cause, and immediately began to call their own people. Subordinates, or gather here under Xu Shiying's banner.
"Wei Xuanding!"
Seeing Xu Shiying's flag raised, Zhang Xing immediately turned around and gave the order again. "Let Guan Xu follow you and lead his hundreds of Puyang soldiers along the river embankment to maintain military discipline... The army will be killed if the broken troops collide, and their own soldiers and horses who run around will also be killed. The most important thing is that no one is allowed to act without permission. Cross the boardwalk!"
Daoist Wei, who seemed to have been relatively calm all along, also responded, but when he tried to get on the horse, he failed several times in a row. It was Jia Yue who ran over under Zhang Xing's eyes and supported the leader of the Dethrone Dragon Gang. Ass on the horse.
After Taoist Wei and Guan Xu left, Zhang Xing continued to turn his horse to look at it. At this time, Jia Yuezao had already gathered with two hundred guards, waiting for orders, but after he glanced over, he fixed on the original Just follow my core group of helpers:
"The rest of the people, as long as they join the Dismissing Dragon Gang, regardless of whether they have cultivation bases or positions, come with me! Xu Shiying, give us the horses together! Jia Yue, take my 'dismissal' The big banner! Take people and follow me!"
As he said that, he went down the river embankment first, and it was Tima who headed towards the direction of the already black and broken soldiers in the south.
"Zhang Longtou, why don't you put on your armor first!"
In the chaos, someone tried to remind them.
Zhang Xing looked back, but he didn't see who it was, and he couldn't explain in public, so he just shook his head: "It's okay, let's go to battle in white today!"
PS: Thanks to the new leader, Master Zongyue Qianli, 120 alliances!So lucky!
(End of this chapter)
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