Delong

Chapter 254: He Ge Xing (8)

Before the time came to noon, there was an uncontrollable noise from the north of Lihu City.

It's not just that the decision documents of the big bosses were posted, showing a lot of sensitive and serious things, but more importantly, the rhythm of the meeting has been postponed from the high-level resolutions among the big bosses, and it has come to all the leaders. We are all involved in the process.

And soon, with the deepening of the discussion, under the unanimous suggestion of Wei Xuanding, Xiong Bonan, Li Shu and other important officials, the scale of the meeting was expanded again. Discussions with local backbones have also entered the discussion process, and the form of the meeting has also become a special discussion led by a single big leader.

That's right, even Li Shu quickly won the use of floating money to buy grain in the west before the autumn harvest in the follow-up meeting process, including the establishment of a patrol agency to clean up all the errands including lawsuits on the site... Compared with the second As far as Dongzheng is concerned, this is of course an idle job, but no one can deny that this is still an important job that can accumulate prestige and obtain obvious credit.

And Chai Xiaohe, in addition to the early material transfer, also got the important task of concentrating craftsmen and continuing to prepare and maintain the ordnance.

Relatively speaking, although Zhang Xing did not have any direct personal tasks, he had to face some direct problems at this time.

"Is there a commotion in the Huaiyou League?" Zhang Xing, who was sitting in a corner under the shed, asked in surprise. "What exactly is going on?"

Standing in front of him were Ma Pinger and Wang Xiongsheng. They seemed to have been a little depressed since they arrived here, and there were a lot of close or confidant leaders and helmsmen sitting or standing around them. , Dharma protector, deacon.

"Actually, it's nothing." Wang Xiongdan hurriedly explained under the attention of everyone. "It's the father-in-law and you who jointly dealt with a few bastards who wanted to separate their families... Whether it is according to the rules of the rivers and lakes or the laws of the alliance, they should be dealt with."

Zhang Xing thought about it for a while, and continued to ask: "Should I? I'm just curious...why are you breaking up at this time? Where are the people who are breaking up?"

Wang Xiongsheng was at a loss for words at once, which caused many sensible people from the Dragon Clan beside him to curl their lips.

On the other hand, Ma Ping'er was also a little impatient at this time, and complained directly from the side: "Speak directly, can this matter be hidden from the leader?"

"The Black Shark Gang from Weishui is the leader. There are about four or five small gangs, all of which are in Huaixi Northwest." Wang Xiongdan was reminded, but he had no choice but to answer in a low voice, appearing depressed. "They wanted to rebel, and there was a public discussion in the alliance. Most people still didn't want to rebel, but they couldn't help it, so they wanted to withdraw from the Huaiyou League and rebel on their own... Finally, they got into a fight, killed a gang leader, and imprisoned them. Killed two, and killed forty or fifty high-quality brothers."

Zhang Xingfu thought for a while, and continued to ask seriously: "The Black Shark Gang is Sha Datong?"

"Yes."

"The one who died was also him?"

"……Yes."

"I remember that Sha Datong was quite a tactful person. Why did he suddenly take the lead in doing this? Was it related to the battle of Lishan?" Zhang Xing couldn't ask.

"Of course there are." Ma Ping'er interjected. "But it's more that Huaixi Northwest originally wanted to rebel, and this time Xuzhou sent troops to ruin enough of the people there... No matter how tactful the leader of Sha Gang is, he must also take into account his intention to help the local people in the Central Plains... especially Han Yingong was defeated and retreated directly to Huaiyang, forcibly destroying the Woshui from the middle reaches to the upper reaches."

People around were stunned, and then sighed.

Zhang Xing was also taken aback, nodded, but shook his head again: "Let's see how long Boss Du can last... The embarrassing thing about this is that under the current situation, for the sake of the unity of the Huaiyou League, you can kill people and force them, but if the situation goes bad, In a year or two, the Huaiyou League may even rebel, how will we explain to the local heroes in Northwest Huaihe?"

There are quite a lot of discussions around. Obviously, not only from the internal perspective of the Huaiyou League, but also from the perspective of the Dragon Gang, the Huaiyou League, an ally who is unwilling to rebel, is also a very embarrassing existence. Expansion, this state cannot be maintained for too long.

As Wang Xiongdan and Ma Ping'er, who have been in constant contact with the two big gangs recently, naturally they also know some things, and are even more sensitive to some things.

"Forget it, I also know what Boss Du means, and I also know his difficulties. The second Eastern Expedition is coming soon, and I don't want to point fingers at Huai Shang." Zhang Xing shook his head in response. "It's the two of you who were sent back again. It's not only the face that Boss Du gave me, but also his love for the two of you. It's also a room for both of you in the future... How many people did you bring this time?"

"No one, just the two of us." Wang Xiongdan became more and more embarrassed. "After the hundreds of people went back, they were collected by the foster father, and all of them were added to the long knife team newly formed by him and Fu Bo."

Zhang Xing nodded immediately. It would be strange if Du Pozhen didn't know this kind of basic artistic ability: "That's all right, Wang Xiongdan, I have officially added your name to the leader today, and you will join Jia Yue immediately. Go to the battalion, pick out two hundred soldiers, and be the leader of my personal guards... we will set off immediately."

Wang Xiongsheng nodded, and was curious again: "Where are the old brothers in front of the third uncle? Are they dispersed in the army?"

"That's not true." Zhang Xing explained briefly. "Some promotions have been made, but the foundation is still there. I asked Jia Runshi to make up the number of people to lead it... You two should cooperate more in the future and pay attention to the allocation of weapons. These 400 people will be an important support for the formation of the army for practitioners in the future. .”

The young Jia Runshi turned around and bowed his hands to the slightly older Wang Xiongdan, who immediately returned the salute, and then bowed to the cold-faced Jia Yue who was familiar with the way, and the three of them went to the barracks together gone.

As soon as they left, Zhang Xingfu came to see Ma Ping'er again: "Ping'er, what do you think? Do you want to lead the army or do things? Can your father explain to you?"

"My father told me to be more on the safe side, not to show off, and I also said, not to lead the army." Ma Ping'er shook his head again and again. "I personally thought that if there is a team of female soldiers, no matter what else, I will come out to lead the army no matter what, but right now there is still no..."

"This is a big problem." Zhang Xing nodded in approval. Even if there is such a thing as true energy cultivation, and there are real female masters, the vast majority of people in this world still have no cultivation. The typical medieval atmosphere is still present in the division of labor. "There may be a chance to form a team in the future... But before that? Do you still want to lead the army?"

Ma Ping'er bowed his head and answered: "My father's words are a bit heavy..."

Zhang Xing understood it, and wanted to give instructions.

Unexpectedly, Bai Yousi sat on a chair a few steps away, and said directly when he heard the words: "Lead a team of soldiers out, and then follow me to do things!"

Zhang Xing went to see Ma Ping'er, saw the latter nodded, and pointed to Zhou Xingfan: "Xiao Zhou led the horse leaders to catch up with Jia Yue, and also led 500 people out, and listen to Sisi's orders in the future."

Ma Ping'er nodded, turned around and left with Zhou Xingfan.

At this moment, there were fewer and fewer people beside Zhang Xing, and he finally looked at Wang Zhen, who also sat down immediately.

"I want you to come from Chuqiu. You bring 500 people yourself, and Meng Yigui leads a thousand Meng clan rebels to be your lieutenant general." Zhang Xing under the shed cut to the chase, ignoring the surrounding crowd. "Let Jia Yue divide you into 500 people, and then you, Jia Yue and Xiao Zhou will be the core leaders directly under my subordinates..."

Wang Zhen hesitated for a moment, and asked directly: "Can I become a big boss in this way?"

Even though people around were discussing in full swing, this statement still attracted the attention of many people.

"That's what it means." Zhang Xing was still straightforward. "Your qualifications are here, and your credit is actually not bad. It's just like Niu Da this time. It's just a gimmick... The Eastern Expedition is over, and there is no such thing as being pinned down before, so it's natural."

Wang Zhen nodded immediately: "That's fine."

It's so simple and cute.

Zhang Xingfu looked back at Wang Zhuo again. For this man, his advice was simple enough: "Leave the southern line to Mr. Wang. I can rest assured that you will handle the matter."

Wang Zhuo got up immediately and saluted seriously.

Besides, at this time, not only under the shed, but also on the official road began to stir up.

Because with the deepening of the discussion, many policies that do not need to be kept secret have been improved, and they were simply released in accordance with some previous personnel resolutions.

The wealthy merchants and landlords couldn't bear it any longer, and began to rush forward. On the separated official road, they talked about something newly posted on the big tree, hesitated, and some even pricked up their ears. Come and listen to the discussion across the ranks of warriors, or just watch.

What the local landlords care about is whether they will increase taxes due to the second eastern levy, and whether they should express their cooperation or even take effect?What the wealthy businessmen care about is whether there are new business opportunities. After all, because of the previous three expeditions to Dongyi and the subsequent war turmoil, the Jishui River Basin, which was almost commercially integrated and extremely developed, has been blocked for a year.

Naturally, there is no need to say much about the minds of the high-ranking people in the Jianghu. They were shocked by the scale and results of the Battle of Lishan, and most of them came to apply for jobs. A good bird has the mentality of choosing a tree to live in, so it has always been reserved.

Of course, there must be spies from all sides.

However, as the meeting progressed and deepened, no matter whether it was the landlords and rich businessmen, the gangsters, or the spies, they were all obviously surprised by this way of making decisions.

It has been a long time since the rise of the Dragon Gang, and the characters in it are all under the so-called reputation. They have naturally heard the relevant rumors, but as the saying goes, seeing is better than seeing it. I dare not believe it until I am in front of you today. It's really the big guys who decide together. A big leader can really decide the final result by raising one hand. The following leaders, rudder masters, team generals, guardians, and deacons can really discuss it face to face with the big leader in charge, and then Make the negotiated things into documents, copy them down, post them, and implement them.

Although these wealthy customers, businessmen, landlords, and Taoist priests may not understand the truth inside, nor can they properly sort out and speak out, some things naturally belong to the kind of stuff that can be understood without much advanced knowledge.

For example, when the big guys discuss openly together, will they have to show their faces, and will the things formulated be more open and aboveboard?And can it also minimize the fires, assassinations, and other bottomless things brought about by private resolutions?For example, the result of everyone's discussion was confirmed by everyone on the spot. Could it be possible to filter the opposition's opposition force on the spot as much as possible and avoid unnecessary actions by the opposition afterwards?Will it make the vast majority of people implement these resolutions without pressure or even become resolute, and even have a sense of mission?

It can only be said that, no matter what, this makes these gangsters feel refreshed.

"A gang of rebels, they regard themselves as the government! The government only puts up a notice, and knows to close the door to do business!"

After watching for a while, under the big tree opposite the official road, a rich man in brocade clothes with a big sword on his back suddenly sneered, and then walked away with his arms in his arms, attracting the attention of the people around him.

Obviously, merchants and landowners who are disadvantaged but have wealth in their hands seem to like this kind of open and transparent scene very much. Some of the high rollers in the rivers and lakes are tired of it.

And soon, as this person left, many people left one after another—not everyone can accept this kind of thing.

"The cloak sword is quite right... The Dragon Clan has become like the government."

Seeing those people leave, under the tree next to him, a fat Dayoufang Taoist priest with a bare head, wearing a tattered Taoist robe with the logo of Baidiguan, and sitting with a double-headed crescent shovel sighed slightly... Baidiguan Among them, there is a monk who specializes in losing hair, known as King Kong, just like the handmaid in the Red Emperor's view... and this person is obviously a loser Taoist who broke the door.

"So let's forget about it?" A friend next to him who was wearing a curly head, except for the short hair, was dressed in an ordinary Jianghu and asked in surprise. "Go back to Nanyang directly? Or go to Hebei?"

"No..." The fat, bald Taoist priest thought for a while, touched his bald head and sighed. "I don't know what the boss thinks, but I think, since the rebellion, just like the Chulong Gang said, they want to overthrow the violent Wei and restore the world, but if they want to stabilize the world, they have to establish a new government, no Isn't it normal to have quack air?"

"Then stay?" The partner continued to ask.

"It's hard to say." The bald Taoist priest continued to rub his head under the tree. "I'm still a little guilty about Shangguan's government... If we can endure those constraints, why did we escape from the temple with the boss that day? And you think, An Tianxia should do this, but An Tianxia had to get rid of violence before. Wei, if you want to get rid of Wei, you should twist into a rope and follow one head... The Chulong Gang is like this. Today it is the head of the surname Li, and tomorrow the surname Zhang will overwhelm it. It doesn't look like it! "

"That's the reason." The short-haired partner sighed. "If you say that the rebel army rebelled and gathered together, then there is no need to do this, but if you want to do this, who will be the emperor? But if one of them becomes the emperor, how can we continue to do this? Even the northern land There is also a single-headed commander in the Demon Guards!"

"That's what it means." The fat, bald Taoist priest nodded quickly. "I guess, among the people who have just left, it's not that this set is too much like a government, but that this set looks like nothing. I haven't seen it before, and I feel frightened... It just looks like a wealthy family, a gangster. The appearance of righteousness is also left behind."

"Then wait a little longer?" The partner thought for a while and asked immediately. "Or should I go back and make it clear to the boss that you stay here and continue watching?"

Just as the bald Taoist was about to say something, suddenly there was another commotion in front of him.

He raised his head in surprise, and even couldn't help sniffling... and when he got up, he suddenly realized.

It turned out that at noon, the Dragon Gang brought out many wooden barrels from the barracks, which were filled with hot meals, including green vegetables, pickled vegetables, fried sauce, steamed buns, rice, porridge, and soup... This is the Jishui River Basin. The north-south border, the transportation is developed, and the variety of materials is still very guaranteed.

Smelling the aroma, the people under the shed and on the square stopped discussing. Whether it was the big boss or the ordinary law-protecting deacon, they all went to fetch food, and then quickly continued to talk with their rice bowls and steamed buns, as if they were in a military camp. Habitual rudeness, not much manners.

However, the food was delicious, and the people on the official road looked vain, and many people who were not used to lunch were going to go to the city to find a meal.

The bald Taoist also rubbed his stomach, hesitating for a moment.

But at this time, under the shed, some big leader noticed this, and with an order, someone actually distributed a few buckets of food soup and porridge, and a food soldier greeted him there.

It turned out that the Chulong Gang actually wanted to invite these onlookers and wealthy businessmen and landlords who were waiting for news to dinner.

The gangsters didn't care about it, they swarmed up directly, and even felt that the Dragon Gang had finally gained a bit of loyalty, and those rich merchants and landlords didn't have a shortage of their own homes, and even those with rich habits felt that the food was inferior, but from a distance Seeing those big bosses and bosses all gathered together to eat the same thing, they couldn't help being amazed, they came to try it one after another, and decided to try it for themselves.

The fat, bald Taoist priest also served a large bowl of rice, spread half a bowl of vegetables, sprinkled half a spoonful of sauce, and ordered a special steamed bun, sat back in the shade of a tree to eat, and ate it clean after a while I was ready to return the bowls and chopsticks, and I was overjoyed when I saw a large bucket of sour plum soup next to me...Jianghuai Central Plains are rich in plums, so the plum rain is named after it, which happens to be in June after the rainy season The most useful, cheap and delicious, suitable for men, women and children, so sour plum soup has appeared in large and small cities.

However, when the bald Taoist came to scoop up the sour plum soup excitedly, he saw a pair of Liuhe boots suddenly appear behind the bucket, and then stretched out a hand inexplicably, grabbing the big iron spoon first.

The fat Taoist raised his head in surprise, but just as he saw a young man looking at him with a smile, he laughed too. Before he had time to speak, he noticed something strange again, and then lowered his head, only to see that the surrounding area of ​​the big iron spoon was already chilling. People even faintly saw ice edges appear, but they didn't freeze from around the iron spoon, but emerged from the entire bucket, and they were shocked for a while.

Without him, there is probably only one person in the Dragon's Army with this level of cultivation of ice true energy!
Or it can be said that at this very moment, the most well-known master of ice true energy in the world seems to be in the process of defeating the dragon army.

"Okay." Just a moment later, Zhang Xing, who was starting to get bored, said with a smile, and handed over the iron spoon. "The public spoon, everyone, be careful, don't fall into it, or you will spoil your stomach by drinking it."

The fat Taoist priest nodded, took it, lowered his head and scooped up a bowl of iced sour plum soup, and passed the spoon to the person behind him, but he was holding the bowl beside him, watching the Dragon Slaying Swordsman turn and leave, and then returned to the tree.

"Go back to Nanyang. I've figured it out, so I'll stay here." The fat Taoist looked at his companion who was still eating, and only drank the cold sour plum soup in one gulp, before wiping his mouth. "According to the announcement, go find that Yan boss to join the group."

"I bought you just for a bowl of soup?" The partner who was still eating next to him could see clearly before, so he couldn't help but couldn't bear it now. "How come our Bashu Thirteen Diamonds are so cheap?"

"You know what a fart!" The fat Taoist blurted out, dismissively.

In the afternoon, it may be that the enthusiasm of many backbones in the gang to participate in politics is too high, and many leaders in power seem to be willing to take this opportunity to emphasize their special powers, so that the meeting tends to be delayed and further expanded... But very soon Soon, all this was forcibly stopped by Zhang Xing, the new leader of the left and the commander-in-chief of the second Eastern Expedition.

Meetings are a good thing, but if the core issues are successfully resolved, there is no need to continue to perfunctory here.In other words, to solve the core problem itself is to quickly and decisively launch the Second Eastern Expedition.

In fact, under Zhang Xing's urging, Wang Shuyong rode his horse and turned back to the front line that night, and Wang Zhen and Meng Yigui also turned back to the south line that night.

On the second day, after breakfast, the army here at Lihu started to take advantage of the situation... The Chulong army began to advance in an orderly manner, one after another, with flags all over the official road, and it was impossible to see the end.

What's interesting is that, with the entire Eastern Expedition army numbering as high as [-], the largest marching force of the Yilong Army, that is, the left leader Zhang Xing's side, only had a mere [-] people.

But this seems to be taken for granted, because after crossing Mount Li to the east, the entire Dongping County, Jibei County, and Lu County, regardless of officials and bandits, do not have any army with a total of more than [-] troops.

On June [-]th, Zhang Xing's red-bottomed "见" flag reached Yuncheng. At this time, Niu Da and Wang Shuyong, the forwards, had already captured Lu County, the prefecture of Jibei County, and Xiaqiu, the prefecture of Lu County.

At the same time, the leaders below Xu Shiying have quickly controlled at least [-] cities in [-] counties in the three counties, plus seven large rivers and Jishui ferries, nine famous specialty and commercial towns, five mines, seven It is a large temple.

And took advantage of the trend to sweep away eleven permanent and semi-permanent military villages of various origins, including Liangshan Dazhai.

Each leader has a special appointment, and they are strictly implemented along the way.

An Min announced that with the huge army pouring in everywhere, the government buildings, city gates, towns and any settlements with more than 300 people will be covered.This time, considering the future food risks, Xi Longjun did not release food on a large scale, but chose to provide targeted emergency relief to food-deficient places, and began to encourage everyone to use wild vegetables, fruits and vegetables for food in summer.

Of course, it is inevitable to distribute the money seized in the treasury, and at the same time carry out a larger-scale debt burning strategy.

As part of the three counties that were the main battleground between the Dragon Army and the Qilu Army before, and as the enemy area closest to the Lishan battlefield, the forces in and out of the three counties showed great obedience.

Almost all the government surrendered, the routs were swept away, the former defectors were liquidated, the war orphans were collected, the food was specially protected, and the military supplies were transferred to the Lihu and Jiyin areas for refurbishment. The structure was established and various military and political policies were implemented.

On June [-]th, Xiong Bonan gave the answer. According to the investigation of this purple-faced king, the so-called rebel army with as many as [-] people on the south side of Juyeze, known as the Golden Boring Army, had repeatedly robbed houses. It was a bad act that was close to massacring the village. Therefore, even though they asked to surrender, they should not be regarded as rebels, but should be regarded as bad bandits and cut off.

Wang Zhen's troops, who had just come from the southern line, quickly attacked and won the first battle easily. They beheaded the enemy's head and surrendered his troops. Then, according to Zhang Xingjun's order, they were killed on May [-]st, and the corpses were thrown in the lake. The snake is strong.

On June [-]st, Zhang Xing started from Yuncheng to Sucheng, and the surrounding army moved eastward again from various places. This time, the three counties, which were so empty to the extreme, almost fell into the hands of the Chulong army.

Before autumn comes, the autumn wind is already sweeping the fallen leaves.

PS: good night

(End of this chapter)