Delong

Chapter 270 Pro Pop (3)

"Mr. Zhang, that's it... Li Longtou, Leader Du, and General Sima have united... They have different positions, but they are all afraid of you. Obviously they want to do something to prevent you from grasping the overall situation."

In Zhangqiu City, Qi County, the partition walls were clanging, and in the narrow passage next to an iron pot workshop, Miao Hailang bowed his head respectfully and said these words.

Hearing this, Zhang Xing didn't say a word, just passed the opponent with his hands behind his back, and saw a dozen barrels stacked on the car in the open space outside the narrow road, all the barrels were open, and the inside was covered with air-permeable, moist air. Fresh aquatic plants, and then there are pairs of fat autumn crabs with their claws bound on the aquatic plants.

Zhang Dalong stretched out his hand to poke it, and cut open the net rope. The released autumn crab immediately opened its teeth and claws, and even wanted to pinch its benefactor, but the pincers froze in mid-air.

In this way, like this many times, seven or eight crabs were abruptly frozen, and then they turned and returned to the narrow passage.

At this time, Miao Hailang in the narrow passage still bowed and did not move.

Zhang Xing smiled, and pressed the other person's shoulder behind him: "Guangzhu Miao... What you did today, I, Zhang San, will remember it in my heart. When we meet in the future, no matter what our respective identities are, we will always have a part of today." Think about it."

The muscles on Miao Hailang's shoulders instantly relaxed, but he hurriedly asked again: "Then dare to ask Mr. Zhang, what should I do next? Please tell me."

"What should I do? Just pretend that I just follow Sima Erlong's order to deliver an autumn crab." Zhang Xing calmly ordered. "You can go wherever you should go next, but you didn't say this to me... Go and rest, I will ask someone to give you a return gift and present later."

"Understand, understand." Miao Hailang nodded repeatedly.

Zhang Xing turned around and yelled to the next door. Immediately, Jia Runshi led the guards over to take some autumn crabs, and then went to call the blocked Miao Hailang's attendant, who was leading the Miao Hailang? Left with the rest of the autumn crabs.

As soon as he left, Zhang Sanlang just sat in the courtyard next door, caressing an already formed iron pot beside him amidst the jingling sound, but his expression obviously became painful.

After a while, Yan Qing, the confidant leader, appeared in front of Zhang Xing, and then he bowed his hands together and came up and said, "Third Brother...is this an opportunity?"

"What chance?" Zhang Xing asked in surprise while holding the iron pot.

"A chance to win Li Shu?" Yan Qing answered seriously. "He colluded with Sima Zheng to deal with you, third brother. From the perspective of the rules of the world, does it count as cheating on the outside? From the perspective of anti-Wei Daye, does it count as collaborating with external enemies?"

"It's too easy to say that a person whose status is the same as mine is a traitor." Zhang Xing shook his head. "If this thing works, so what if Li Shu just finds someone and says that I'm in collusion with the imperial court? Or in collusion with the Duke of England?"

Yan Qing nodded, but still didn't back down: "That's the truth, but the times are different, and we are the ones at this time."

"People's hearts will be dissatisfied." Zhang Xing shook his head. "And we're not big enough to dominate the gang."

"Then...how about starting with Du Pozhen first?" Yan Qing still didn't give up. "There must be no opinion in the gang about merging Du Pozhen. Merging Du Pozhen, combining the strength of Jianghuai heroes, and then going back to eat Li Shu."

"This operation is no problem." Zhang Xing thought for a while, and said something. "But I'm afraid that's exactly what the imperial court wants, and the imperial court is also happy to see us not move, so that they can free up their hands after eating Nanyang."

"It's like doing business. It's nothing more than a matter of time and capital." Yan Qing laughed on the spot. "As long as you do it quickly, steadily, and well, it has nothing to do with whether the court is willing or not? Besides, where can Nanyang be rescued?"

"That makes sense." Zhang Xing thought about it again, then nodded immediately, and tapped the iron pot next to him with his knuckles, the sound was clear and crisp. "But Yan Qing, do you think Du Pozhen and Li Shu would have thought of this?"

Yan Qing immediately asked back: "If you want it, how can they stop it?"

Zhang Xing remained silent.

This time it was Yan Qing's turn to think about it, and then smiled again: "I understand what the third brother means. The third brother wants to say that they are also smart people, and they will readily admit defeat or bow their heads for peace, or simply jump over the wall in a hurry. It’s only convenient for us to act... But with all due respect, we have to prepare ourselves for how they are, and we have to go on solidly, just like what the third brother did to Zhishijun in Weishui that day, otherwise how can we force them to fight? Make them move?"

"It makes more sense." Zhang Xing came back to his senses, and knocked on the iron pot next to him again. "We must be prepared for the big and small matters...especially the preparations for sending out troops. We also need to contact the leaders and ask them what they think about the current situation...don't ask anything else, just ask how to fight next? Where to send troops?"

Yan Qing thought about it again, and nodded again and again: "That's right, everything can't be compared to the army's pressure! It's also not as good as mobilizing the army to wrap the leaders in it."

Zhang Xing nodded heavily: "Then do this, you go to send a letter, and when the pot here is ready, I will go to Dengzhou to check the ordnance repair, and then I will turn around and go to Jiyin to check the winter clothes, then I will chat in Jiyin, Let's talk about where to march."

Yan Qing, who had obtained the permission to connect in series, of course had nothing to say - that's how things are, Zhang Xing now holds the absolute initiative and the greatest military power, as long as he doesn't make mistakes, no one can stop him.

In the second half of autumn, the Jishui River Basin has entered the busiest season of the year.

First of all, there are all kinds of intense military and political activities on the surface, as well as the rest of the troops... Yes, the rest of the troops is also very tense. They need to make winter clothes, pickles, order iron pots, repair ordnance, and write summary military articles. , To collect ships and prepare for the ferry, but also to collect land taxes and autumn taxes.

Therefore, ships full of cargo are everywhere on Jishui, and small groups of dispatched troops and craftsmen are everywhere on official roads.

It seems like there are endless things to do.

At the same time, in private, undercurrents are also surging everywhere. Messengers are running around along the Jishui official road. An unknown spy.

Everyone seemed to be discussing something, everyone seemed to be busy with something, and everyone seemed to be waiting for something.

Outside Jiyin City, the trees are green and yellow, while the Cangcheng inside the city is full of noise. Standing on the pier of the outer wall of Cangcheng, Li Shu looked down, and saw a large courtyard full of teenagers yelling. Laugh.

Many of them were dressed in old and tattered clothes, but there were also a lot of people in clean clothes. The majority were teenagers, but there were also some girls hiding in the Cangcheng courtyard.Everyone is divided into groups, but it does not seem to be based on the simple age of the rich and the poor.

Li Shu looked at it for a while, then suddenly asked a person beside him, "Is this gathered by village or town?"

"Yes." Fang Yanlang frowned. "But the biggest group is the children of the gang and the orphans who died in battle."

Li Shu was stunned, then nodded slightly: "Not bad."

"Not bad, what?" Fang Yanlang, who was already behind Ji Yin, immediately sneered. "Wasting time, wasting money and food, and causing anger and resentment. In the end, there will be one out of a hundred? It's better to take in some orphans, or do this foundation building for the younger generation."

"Is there really a lot of resentment among the people?" Li Shu asked in a low voice.

"It's not just big?!" Fang Yanlang shook his head in response. "I can see the tricks of some people. He gave an order lightly, but the wicked want us to do it, and we are busy with things... The common people below only think that we want to conscript labor, free labor, and girls , even more so when we wanted to plunder people to serve as handmaidens for his leaders, but there was a lot of scolding. It is amazing that three of the ten families finally handed over people, and they were all urban residents who were connected to the gang. This is still Jiyin! Jiyin has been governed steadily for a year and a half, and has a deep foundation. I don’t know what happened in other places, but half of the reputation of the Dragon Gang is ruined by this matter.”

"That's the trouble."

Li Shu sighed, but put his hands behind his back on the pier. "The problem is not that there are public grievances. What is public grievances in this world? It's not that you are afraid of trouble. It's appropriate to have trouble. It's just that everyone disagrees with this matter, but it passed in the end; everyone agrees. I thought it would be useless and would cause resentment, but the resentment came, but it was not directed at him alone, but our entire Dragon Clan..."

Although Fang Yanlang has stumbled, he is by no means an idiot. In fact, he is very sensitive and concerned about some things, so he heard it right away.

"That's right." This Ji Yin answered with a frown. "The Dragon Clan has become a big trend. Although everyone has their own ideas, and they can't talk about political harmony, no one dares to get rid of these three words. Everyone from top to bottom has been won over by this gang. We all agree... we have to go from here if we want to do something."

"Zhang Sanlang is a gifted talent."

Li Shu looked at the gradually quiet Cangcheng, and witnessed a handsome old man coming from outside, cupping his hands at him from a distance, and waited until the other party had entered the courtyard all the way, and began to teach the foundation building method, then he turned around, but turned his back Facing Cangcheng, looking at the slightly crowded street outside, there are many people crowded there, all of them are the parents of these children who are learning the foundation building tutorial. "That day outside the city, I was shocked when I saw thousands of rebel troops conjured up out of thin air. I felt that this man was really as talented as Zhang Shizhao, and there was something I couldn't do; after the Battle of Lishan , he is almost out of thin air to conjure countless grains and civilians, and abruptly turned the disadvantaged battlefield into the superior battlefield; this time, he was fully prepared, well-paced, and overwhelming... Cheng Dalang's praise I deeply agree Yes; as for the laying of the Dragon Gang's structure, it is the foundation of these things. Lao Fang, he is a born rebel!"

"No one is born to rebel. I have to say, I think he is a prime minister." Fang Yanlang was silent for a while, and gave his own answer. "But the talent of a prime minister is not the talent of an emperor..."

In the middle of the speech, Fang Liu swallowed it by himself, while Li Shu stared blankly at the situation in the city and remained silent.

After a while, Fang Yanlang frowned, took a step forward, and said in a low voice: "It's really inappropriate to say this at this time, it's my fault. But what does Du Pozhen say? The alliance is an alliance, but I'm afraid it's only I'm afraid that forming an alliance is useless, everyone recognizes and dismisses the Dragon Gang, but Zhang Sanlang has made great achievements, his prestige is flourishing, and everyone in the gang obeys him..."

Li Shu turned his body slightly, as if he was avoiding it for a while.

"I can figure out his tricks!" Fang Yanlang didn't care at all, and went up to keep up, continuing to speak harshly. "Don't mention you, the right-wing leader, as long as he stands up and says, we must subdue Jianghuai and subdue the Huaiyou League! The whole gang, even Shan Tonghai, will agree, and you can't oppose it in person. Then, once the decision is over, then Lead the army to press down on Huaixi! At that time, what can Du Pozhen do? Besides, Du Pozhen is our ally at this time, but it is because he wants to save his own power now. Once he is subdued, he will become a leftist The important town over there!"

At this point, this Ji Yin stayed behind and simply grabbed the sleeve of the opponent who was still hiding: "It will be our turn then! What are you hiding from? Where can you hide?"

Li Shu sighed, turned around and said to his confidant: "I understand everything you said! But what can I do? Do you want me to pull the pole? Or do you want me to fight?"

Fang Yanlang was silent immediately, but after a while, he still shook his head: "Leader... This matter is like this, if you don't act, they will be annihilated... Think about it, if we have the power of the other party now , will you let it go easily?"

Li Shu could only nod his head indiscriminately: "If that's the case, go and talk to the big bosses first, just to express the meaning that being alone is more important than helping the gang."

"That's the only way to go." Fang Yanlang sighed for a moment. "I'll do it!"

After a while, the man spread his hands again: "You can't vote for Wei, can you?"

Even though Li Shu was in a heavy heart, he was also amused by the words, and just walked down with his hands behind his back... He, Li Shu, was dead, so how could he throw himself into Wei after jumping off this pier?
PS: Good night everyone, that's all for this chapter.

(End of this chapter)