Delong

Chapter 235 Array Row (1)

The Eastern Front troops of the Chulong Gang withdrew to Lihu.

Facts have proved that as long as some grassroots backbones are persuaded and some core troops are driven to turn, the entire army that is half out of control will also turn.

As for pulling the team to Lihu, what works is no longer one mouth, but tens of thousands of mouths—there is nothing like a bowl of hot soup or a hot cake after a long journey in the rainy season. It can soothe people's hearts.

And it would be even better if there are dry tents and a shared fire source under the greenhouse.

But it is a pity that Zhang Xing and his left-behind organization on the western front of the Dragon Gang do not have the ability to continue to provide everyone with a hot water for soaking their feet.In other words, if he could do that, Dawei's confidant, Zhang Laosan, the traitor, wouldn't be cornered.

He dared to take the initiative to attack, and first led [-] soldiers to fight Xuzhou.

Of course, it wasn't just these soldiers who were mentally reversed. Those exhausted leaders also had some reversals, but it was not enough, because Zhang Xing was obviously determined to fight, and the reason why they were in such a mess was because they were at the gate of Dongjun County. When they were in the city, they suddenly heard the news that the imperial army had been dispatched, so they continued to retreat.

In other words, this battle is coming soon.

And in this case, just like what Wei Xuanding said before, everyone must be convinced, and it must be done as soon as possible.

"In terms of military strength, we now have [-] troops... and there may be [-] reinforcements. I have already sent people to Mangdang Mountain, so that Wang Zhen can go north immediately." In a larger tent, a table beside the stove On the table, Zhang Xing stood by the side, and was talking about the map, but it was a more sincere talk, and beside him, there were so many people standing that the tents were filled with the leaders of the Chulong Gang and other gangsters. The central figure in the crowd. "And the enemy army? How many enemy troops are there? You must know better than me."

"Zhang Xuguo has a total of 3 people."

The attitude of the big boss Shan Tonghai is very interesting. In theory, he is the one who is most resistant to Zhang Xing in terms of political stance among the big bosses, but this does not prevent him from being the one who wants to fight this battle the most. "But at the beginning, the number of soldiers he could dispatch to Yuncheng was at most 2, and the number of soldiers and horses who came to chase me was even less. Even if he is the best, [-] people will come."

"That's [-] or [-] to [-]." Zhang Xing stretched out four fingers and gestured towards the people around him. "The advantage is with me."

This is a big truth, and no one refute it.

"As far as morale is concerned, by the time we engage in battle, we must have rested and may even have a solid position, but they have come from a long distance, exhausted by the rain and mud, just like half of our soldiers now...so The advantage is still with me." Zhang Xing continued to speak with certainty. "There is also the battlefield. We are fighting in the local area. Our generals and soldiers must know better about the geographical environment of the battlefield. They must know nothing... I mean, it is too late, so let's take Xu Shiying's plan to do it." Basically, it’s okay to sew and mend, and Xu Shiying will go to verify it with Shan Tonghai, Xiahou Ningyuan, Liang Jiading and other local leaders later, and it’s about as good as it gets, don’t expect it to be perfect.”

Xu Shiying responded immediately, and Shan Tonghai and his two generals gritted their teeth and nodded together.

The latter really wanted to fight.

"I won't talk about other logistical preparations." At this point, Zhang Xing took advantage of the situation and stretched out his fingers. "We still have the upper hand... If they can come from afar, the logistics will still be better than ours, and if they lose, they will let it go... So, in this battle, if we add the white woman who relies on the sword to this point, we are clearly superior in terms of masters , We actually have five victories, they have five losses, there is no reason not to fight."

The tent was quiet for a while, but the sound of breathing was generally heavy, coupled with the unique sour smell mixed with sweat and rain, the smell of hot oil soup and pancakes, and the people kept thinking about it inside the door and at the table. Zhang Xing's gaze changed, and the atmosphere was actually a bit weird, with a little bit of uneasiness and restlessness in the weirdness.

In human terms, whether it is the leaders who retreated from the Eastern Front or the leaders who stayed behind on the Western Front, in general, they are still a little timid. Some people are afraid of being beaten, and some have no military experience, but they are all Some timid.These people, facing Zhang Xing's five victories and five losses, instinctively felt that something was wrong, but they couldn't refute it no matter what they thought.

There are also some people who have indeed thought of some key flaws, but dare not easily open their mouths to refute.

But if you don't refute, there will be a war. A battle of 4 people against 3 people will cause rivers of blood.

"It's Zhang Longtou." A middle-aged man with a cloak on his armor, who seemed to be one of the white knights before, that is, the so-called guardian who joined in the later period, trembled inside the door far away from the center of the tent. Ask seriously. "I just want to ask one thing, what if Han Yingong comes to help? Han Yingong is now in Dang County and Xiayi. If the king leader of Mangdang Mountain can come, he can come... He has come, and his combat power has been reversed. A few victories Is it worth a few defeats?"

There was a sudden breath in the stuffy tent, followed by a buzzing sound.

Zhang Xing was not in a hurry, and waited for the voice to calm down before looking at the person. However, he was full of words, but at this moment he was a little stuck, because he didn't know how the other person should address him.

"Is it Protector Shen?" At this moment, Wei Xuanding, the leader of the Dragon Clan who had been silent today, suddenly twitched his beard and laughed. "I remember that you were in Bianshui that day, and you were very brave. Zhang Longtou told me that you are a great hero, and you must be promoted! It's just that we were in such a hurry this time. Too late!"

As he said that, Wei Xuanding looked at Zhang Xing again under the suspicious eyes of others: "Leader, this is Shen Qing, Protector Shen, who you asked about last time by pointing to the military achievement form. He is a martial artist with a rich family and a large population. "

Zhang Xing understood it, and immediately wanted to speak.

Of course, when the middle-aged man came back to his senses, he probably didn't expect Wei Xuanding to know him, so he hurriedly bowed his head first: "Chief Wei, Zhang Longtou, I'm not afraid of death, but..."

"I know." Zhang Xing answered immediately. "If Han Yingong really came, it would be difficult for the family to take care of him. This is human nature..."

"What kind of human nature is it that you don't care about your family's wealth, your wife and children, and you are greedy for life and afraid of death? What kind of a man is this?" Before Zhang Xing finished speaking, someone in the crowd couldn't bear it, laughed loudly, and attracted echoes.

Of course, it also attracted Wei Xuanding and a few big leaders who understood the situation to stare at him, but there was nothing good to refute.

This is the opposition between people who were born in a reckless rivers and lakes and people who were born in a good family. When the Dragon Gang was first established, it had a strong color of the rivers and lakes, and it has been affecting it until now. one of the reasons.

"I'm also afraid of death!" Zhang Xing was taken aback for a moment, and immediately raised his voice to interrupt the laughter. "Also, Shen Hufa asked a very good question... We must make it clear, if Han Yingong comes, what should we do? Don't talk about human nature, but we must also make it clear from the military point of view."

Hearing this, the protector Shen didn't have time to turn around angrily, so he bowed his hands again and everyone around became quiet.

And Zhang Xing also gave the answer without hesitation: "I make it clear... Han Yingong is coming, the whole army is coming, and he will come in person, come before we start the war, and come together with Zhang Xuguo, Then we have only one retreat, that is, don’t fight this battle, and disperse quickly... Those who are willing to go follow us to Hebei and escape from Puyang; family members, so that they don’t end up in the same situation as the common people in Dang County.”

The impact of these words was huge, and the coverage was also huge. People on the eastern front were shocked with panic, and people on the western front were shocked with panic... But a considerable number of people quickly returned to normal, after all , They were still in the defeated army in the afternoon, and they were going to do it after they arrived in Puyang.

"Zhang Longtou, why are you here?" Someone still asked anxiously, and it was Zhai Kuan, one of the Zhai brothers who were all based in the east of Dongjun. Beside him, Zhai Qian and Huang Junhan also had similar expressions.

"If the two families join together, we really can't win, because although there is Jishui, it is not a natural barrier, and then we will be attacked from both sides...Of course, the most important thing is that we can see from our previous combat experience. It’s true that the army’s soldiers are inferior to those of the imperial court, and if they don’t gain enough advantage in field battles, they won’t be able to fight, in fact, it’s hard to say that Zhang Xuguo’s 3 or [-] people will face head-to-head.” Li Shu also spoke suddenly. "So Zhang Longtou's words are right, and I think so too."

The complexions of many leaders changed slightly, but most of them became more and more restless.

"If the field battle is not enough, what should we say when we go back to defend the city?" Another person came to ask, but it was Shang Huaizhi, the former captain of Jiyin County. "Go and defend Jiyin City."

"That's even a dead end." Xu Shiying said suddenly, making a statement before Wang Shuyong, another powerful leader, and Niu Da, the powerful leader. "Ignore them, sweep around, and finally join the army to surround them. What should we do? However, this is why we must fight this battle together... If we want to fight desperately, we must take advantage of our strongest Sometimes, when they haven't realized it yet, break one of them, and the situation will be resolved automatically...Third brother, is that what you mean?"

"Yes." Zhang Xing smiled slightly at Xu Dalang, showing some big white teeth.

Xu Shiying's reputation and strength speak for themselves. As soon as he spoke, many people around him breathed deeply again amidst the smell of sweat. Xiong Bonan, who was the most anxious before, also clenched his fists.

After Zhang Xing laughed, he glanced at many people in the tent, and took advantage of the opportunity to look at the guardian:
"Old Shen, I will continue to answer you. If Han Yingong comes, but it is too late, we will ignore it, just defeat the enemy in front of us, and then turn back; if there are fewer soldiers and horses, for example, he may only send the front When the army came, we gritted our teeth, divided our troops and relied on the city or Jishui to block, and then turned back after winning here. The reason why I must fight now is because it is raining, the roads are muddy, and They split up and joined forces, didn't realize that we were joining forces, and were caught off guard by the large-scale engagement itself, do you understand me?"

"Understood." The protector surnamed Shen bowed his head repeatedly.

Zhang Xing also looked at the people around him: "Do you also understand? This battle not only has five victories and five losses, but also a reason to fight."

The people around did not hesitate at this time. Wang Wulang and Niu Da, who had no time to express their opinions before, responded first, attracting Ding Shengying, Zhang Shanxiang, Guan Xu and others to join in. Yan Qing, Zhang Jinshu and others even took the opportunity to make a gesture. Xing held the knife behind him to look around.

Things have come to this point, it seems that the battle thinking has been unified, Zhang Xing looked around, saw a person, remembered something, and quickly ordered again: "Boss Cheng!"

"Your subordinate is here!" Cheng Zhili, who was among the crowd, was shocked and quickly cupped his hands. "Master Zhang ordered."

"Have you congealed the pill yet?" Zhang Xing spoke sharply.

Under the attention of everyone, Cheng Dalang wanted to fool him, but he didn't dare, he just bowed his head: "I just condensed the alchemy, but I was hit by an arrow, it's really not safe."

"Whether you are safe or not, after the meeting is over, you go back immediately, go to Putai, and try your best to bring the Putai army from the river!" Zhang Xingru ordered.

"Reporting to Mr. Zhang, it's not that I don't want to go." Cheng Zhi thought for a moment. "I can still protect the two leaders and chiefs here, and I will go to Putai, and nine out of ten it will be too late. Is it really useful?"

"Useful." Zhang Xing nodded immediately. "If we lose, you just come to pick us up and go to Putai; if we win, you just go to cut off the Qilu army's retreat, capture and kill as much as possible; if we haven't fought yet, or Han Yingong comes, you come Help... This battle is a battle with all the strength of the gang, and we must do everything we can."

"Understood!" Cheng Zhili gritted his teeth and responded.

"This time, don't act on your own." Zhang Xing paused, but decided not to save face for the other party. "This is not aimed at you, and the same is true for other people. You must realize that this is an all-out war, a life-and-death battle. You must abide by military discipline and military orders, and there must be no delay... If I say something that is not loyal, if it is because of something After the defeat, Li Gong, Wei Gong, Xiong Tianwang and I will do nothing, and go to take care of the bastards in the gang first!"

The tent was completely awe-inspiring.

"Whoever has other questions, or offers advice normally, hurry up and say, we can't delay... even a quarter of an hour." Zhang Xing was already parched.

"I have a question."

At this moment, Li Shu, who had been extraordinarily quiet since the village, but was extra cooperative after entering the tent, spoke for the second time. "It's a purely military question..."

"Please tell me, Mr. Li." Of course Zhang Xing didn't dare to be negligent, but he became vigilant again, and his eyes were fixed on the other party.

The reason couldn't be simpler, he didn't mention Qu Tuda in the north and his ten thousand Dongdu elite from the beginning to the end, he thought that Li Shu, Niu Da, Xu Shiying had a tacit understanding with him.

But if Li Shu wants to tear down the stage, pointing out this news at this time is likely to shake the morale of the army.

"Now the situation is very clear. This battle should be fought, and it must be fought, but it must be fought quickly, and Zhang Xuguo's Qilu army will be caught off guard. Therefore, it is also necessary to wait for work in Lihu." Lihu Shu didn't seem to understand Zhang Xing's eyes, he just looked around and spoke seriously. "Are you right or not?"

As soon as this remark came out, Zu Chenyan, Fang Yanlang, Du Caigan and other confidants echoed and responded... How could it be possible to embarrass the dignified Li Dalong with his words?Young bastards like Zhang Laosan are also popular with such shabby settlers like Taoist Wei.

"But there are loopholes in this plan." Li Shu continued to look at the crowd and said. "It's not Han Yingong, no one understands Han Yingong's Guanlong army head better than me... I can guess what they are thinking when I close my eyes... Zhang Longtou's design seems dangerous, but it is actually very right. I just said that Han Yingong is here It is the truth that I can only run, but I still have a truth to say, that is, if there is no accident, Han Yingong will probably not move. They are also moving slowly. In other words, the southern line seems to be empty, and there seems to be no room for it, but there is not much danger. The real danger lies with Zhang Xuguo's subordinates."

At this point, Li Shu suddenly turned around to look at Zhang Xing and the leaders with different expressions around the table case: "Zhang Longtou, everyone, have you ever thought about... What if the pursuers arrive in Dongjun, why don't you stop chasing them?" What should we do? They know that we are in Lihu, but instead go directly to Puyang, or stay in Zhencheng, what should we do?"

The people around were visibly confused.

Zhang Xing was also one of them: "What do you mean? They were chasing soldiers, why didn't they chase them? Was it because they were worried that Zhang Changgong would discover our army's recovery? We have the Yitian Sword and the Purple Faced King, and it's not up to that little boy to come and go freely." .”

"I know." Li Shu replied with a wry smile: "Zhang Longtou, you actually planned very well, which is already the best way to solve the situation... But, I don't think you underestimated the officers and soldiers, but You overestimate them."

Zhang Xing's heart moved slightly, but instead he laughed, and said something inexplicable: "I neither overestimate anyone nor underestimate anyone, because I know that the upper limit and lower limit of a person cannot be measured by oneself. Heroic bear It’s just a thought, and it’s only here and there.”

Li Shu was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly: "That's right, what I mean is that Qilu officers and soldiers may be very tired, and I noticed before the battle that Zhang Xuguo, Zhang Changgong, Yu Baimei and other outsiders and Fan Hu The locals, Fan Bao, Jia Wugen are not of the same mind at all... Therefore, it is very likely that they will stop in Zhencheng, take a breath, and wait for a military order before attacking us... If so, we will be self-defeating and useless scheming gone."

"Indeed." Zhang Xing nodded heavily, and then heaved a long sigh. "then what should we do?"

"Someone has to be the bait to lure them here." Li Shu answered seriously, as if he had already thought about it. "This bait must be a real defeat, not a fake defeat, and it must be worthwhile for them to chase after it in the rain... It must be so hard for the Qijun people and Zhang Xuguo and those Kanxi people who are loyal to the imperial court to give up this bait."

The surroundings became inexplicably quiet, and even Bai Yousi, who had been restraining himself and didn't participate in it, looked back from the tent door holding his long sword... Obviously, Bai Yousi had understood what this uncle meant.

Zhang Xing seemed to be the same, he smiled, and asked seriously: "What Mr. Li said, could it be that you want a big leader to be a bait?"

The Dismissing Dragon Gang is a mixed bag of good and bad people, even a mob. There are indeed a lot of people who have no brains, or the situation is too small. After hearing this, everyone thought that Li Dalongtou wanted to force Zhang Dalongtou to go over, and Zhang Dalongtou made it clear on the spot It's over.

In the next moment, there will be an annexation, right?Then what else?
But in the next moment, the tent quickly became so clear that even a needle drop could be heard clearly.

"That's right." Li Shu turned around, turned his back to Zhang Xing, and faced all the backbone of the Dragon Clan, pointing his finger at himself, speaking clearly. "Who else is I, Li Shu, for this matter! You must know that Ji Ji sent people to harass Qi County several times. Below Zhang Xuguo, the officers and soldiers of Qi County hate me to the bone! Ladies and gentlemen, is there anyone willing to fight with me, a long-standing black list thief? Go back to Zhencheng to lure the enemy in?"

This is what Zhang Xing said just now.

Don't care how scheming Li Shu was before, don't care how pustulous he was when Yuncheng was lost, or even what kind of trouble the two of them will have in the future, or even at this moment, is this leader on the Eastern Front doing it for his own selfishness? In order to continue to maintain his influence in the gang with hope of victory, and continue to fight against Zhang Xing, without delaying this long-standing gangster, he is a great hero at this time.

PS: Happy Tanabata everyone.

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