Delong

Chapter 272 Pro Pop (5)

After winning Dengzhou and taking all the land of the eight counties, the prestige of the Dragon Gang has reached a point where it will cause pressure and influence if it just sits there and does not move.

In fact, after Dengzhou went down to the city, for most of the autumn, the whole of the Dragon Gang was indeed only dealing with internal affairs, but the surrounding area was already rippling.

The three most immediate things.

A hundred thousand Hebei rebels from the north were repelled back to Hebei, and Pingyuan County, which bore the brunt, fell into a state of all-out war. Defend the city and use their own civil and military strategies to deal with it.

But this matter is destined to never end, because the remnants of the Hebei rebels who were swept to the swamps, hills, lakes, and islands by Youzhou cavalry and Hejian elites have already stirred up, and began to swarm here to meet, and their disturbance again and this year The broken autumn harvest is likely to trigger a new round of large-scale uprisings.

In the west, the entire Eastern Capital felt threatened, and then successfully dispatched Huaiyang Han Yingong and Jingxiang Chief Bai Hengyuan. Under the encirclement, they were the first to rebel, and they were the strongest at the beginning. At the same time, they were still a threat to the court. For this reason, the largest Nanyang Wu's rebel army fell to the brink of extinction.

And the first reaction of Wu's Rebel Army at this time was to find a way to the Dragon Gang.

Not to mention the south.

The Huaibei River Basin in the middle of the Jianghuai River was suppressed by the Deposed Dragon Gang condescendingly, and the impact was the most direct and deepest. The Huaiyou League has given up its illusions, and even if it wants to cut off its own forces in Huainan and Huaidong, it will take action Raise troops.Moreover, the leadership of the Huaiyou League clearly realized from the very beginning that the situation is such that it is impossible not to recognize the dominant position of the Dragon Gang, and can only strive for the independent status of 01:30 as much as possible.

In these days, countless messengers came and went along the Huan River, about the plan of the Huaixi uprising, about the number of reinforcements, the areas they entered, about the inducement of officials in the Huaixi area to surrender, the local tyrants and the Huaiyou League gang members. Status, and even discipline after the incident... This winter, a major incident that will sweep across Huaixi is also inevitable.

This is the huge impact of laying down the eight counties and completing the previously conceived Jishui channel strategy.

No matter how weak the power of the government and army in this place is, and there is no strategic support, it is a strategy that runs through the entire region. Once it is completed, its influence will change qualitatively.

"Xu Shiren, the hero of Duke Lu?"

Zhang Xing claimed that he was very busy, but in fact his mouth was not idle. Zhang Xing was extremely surprised. He quickly wiped away the crab roe, and then he put down the crab shell and asked. "I know this name. He was a master at the top of the local list back then, but when did he become a hero of Lu County? Isn't he from Guanlong? Why didn't I hear it before when we fought in Lu County?"

"Reporting to the leader, when this man was called the hero of Lu County, he probably was..." Fan Bao, who was sitting on the last seat diagonally across from him and eating crabs, thought for a while, but couldn't figure it out.

"It was almost 20 years ago." Zuo Caixiang, who was a little ahead of Fan Bao and had a clear scar on his face, interrupted. "At that time, the Eastern Qi Dynasty had just died not many years ago, and the first emperor was still there. He was a man who was rampant in the Eastern Realm. At the age of 20, he opened the second meridian of Ren Du out of the eight meridians. Absolutely, building a manor, taking black and white, and doing business in Surabaya... The behavior of several big leaders in the gang is actually to learn from him, and Wang Datou should also learn from him when he learns archery."

Zhang Xing was stunned: "What happened later?"

"It was later taken down by Jingantai." Fan Bao hurriedly said. "It is said that he was sent to some kind of black prison. Later, I heard that he was released and became an officer. He only established a career in Guanxi'an. A few years ago, I heard that he was a sheriff. At that time, there was a saying that he was Dongfang. People in the realm can only enter the hall when they have become alchemy, and it seems that they went back to Lu County at that time, paid homage to their ancestors' graves, and then heard that they became generals of Zhonglang..."

"That's right." Yan Qing, who reported the news before and was the latest to sit at the end, held up a crab claw and said seriously to the people present. "He set out from Jiangdu and returned to Dongdu to preach the decree. On the way, he heard that we had taken all of Jishui and Dengzhou. After entering Xingyang, he secretly took away his family, and when he came back, he dismissed his entourage. Escort the family over here."

"Then what does he mean?" Wei Xuanding, who was clearly darkened, only took a sip of rice wine beside Zhang Xing. "Do you want to do big things together or live a small life at home."

"Wei Gong's question is on point." Zhang Xing also began to break the crab claws, and at the same time gestured towards Yan Qing. "How to say?"

"Reporting to the third brother, the man's original words are: 'The world is in chaos, and there is nowhere to stand, but if you can return to the ancestral house in Lu County, you must do your best to defend the whole area for the Dragon Gang'." Yan Qing blurted out.

"This is to live a small life. Theoretically speaking, it should be the deputy queen, but in fact, he should be the commander of the county captain." Zhou Xingfan also interjected.

"Having said that, after all, he is an early senior in the Eastern Territory. The key is to be a master of alchemy. He has served as a county guard and a general of Zhonglang. With his combat strength, identity and reputation here, he should be given a big leader, right? "Wang Xiongdan suddenly asked with a tentative smile.

"But if it is given to the big boss, he will have the right to discuss matters. When major matters are decided, one hand can be used to decide the strategy directly. How can it be a small day? If you only stay in Lu County to manage the city defense, what about the upper and lower levels?" Can you just treat him as a deputy and let the captain watch?" Wei Xuanding suddenly interrupted coldly. "Today, let me say something unpleasant in public. We have worked hard to win the land of the eight counties, but the thirteen chieftains... two of them are false... none of the chieftains led by Wang Zhen To be honest, he is still working hard in Dengzhou. This person is a fugitive returning from his hometown. He can become a big leader with only his cultivation and his official position in Baowei. Make a statement and disagree with giving him the big boss!"

"What Duke Wei said is true."

"What Duke Wei said makes sense..."

"That's what people want."

Seeing that Zhang Xing was just gnawing on crab legs, everyone immediately expressed their support to Wei Xuanding.

"Actually, it's not just Wei Gong's reasoning. I have a bit of a bad word here because of my duties." At this moment, Zhang Jinshu, the leader of Zhongyi and nicknamed the Eight-Armed King, also spoke. "Think about it, everyone. He has been away for more than ten years, but he has been an official of the Wei Dynasty for many years, and he is a high-ranking official. Once he returns, he will come back directly from Jiangdu, and he will be in Lujun, which borders Xiapi. Working locally, who can guarantee that he is not a spy? The opposite of Xuzhou Daying is that Sima Erlong... I don’t know what this person is capable of, but our Zhang Longtou always compares this person with himself, with the White Woman, and with him. With that Fourth Master Li as a comparison, there must be something there... What if we lure wolves into the house?"

"This... Master Cheng Dan abandoned his position as General Zhong Lang to become a spy?" Jia Runshi, the youngest, asked with a blank face.

"We are the leader of the world's rebel army who has unified the eight counties. Isn't it normal for Zhonglang to be a spy?" Yan Qing looked disapproving.

For a while, there was a lot of discussion in the audience, only Jia Yue and Zhang Xing were eating crab legs seriously.

"Okay." After a while, after eating the crabs and listening quietly for a while, Zhang Xing suddenly said. "The sea is tolerant to all rivers, tolerance is great, in troubled times, employing people, defending and defending, must be used, otherwise things will not be able to be done... But as Wei Gong and others said, the position of the big boss cannot be given away easily. It's not that they don't have this ability, but that they are too contemptuous of their own brothers, and it is not an argument to abuse the ranks and rewards. But the chief and deputy lieutenants are still needed. The ancestral house is also found, and the Lu County is also After going through some wars, there is no shortage of unowned land. According to the equalization system of the Wei Dynasty, enough land was given to a county guard for his own disposal. By the way, after letting Bing stay there, he knew it well and observed it carefully. At the same time, the people in Zhongyi also Watch out."

"But how can I tell him?" Zhang Jinshu quickly answered the question.

"Just to be honest, if you want to be a big leader, you must participate in the decision-making. It is really high and powerful. If he has the heart, it is not impossible. He is ready to lead the army and make a decision after one year... Otherwise, he will start from the top! "Zhang Xing did not hesitate.

"Yes."

"Here!"

Zhang Jinshu and Yan Qing answered almost in unison, and glanced at each other by the way.

"Personnel recruitment and diversion belong to Yan Qing." Zhang Xing immediately realized what was going on, and made it clear on the spot. "Zhang Jinshu is the local disciplinary picket and inspection; Liu Zhouchen is the military picket. Except for the left and right leaders and Wei Gong, they report exclusively to Xiong Tianwang and don't disturb each other."

"Yes."

"Here."

Zhang Yan and Zhang Yan answered again, but they got up together, their postures were completely different from before.

"What else is there besides this?" Zhang Xing leaned on the back of the chair and continued to ask.

The surrounding leaders of Qi County and Zhang Xing's entourage who had come to eat crabs all came to watch.

"The governor of Huaiyang, Zhao Tuo, wrote us a letter. He said that Han Yingong's military discipline in Huaiyang was unscrupulous and lost the hearts of the people, so he intends to lead the whole county to do justice, and then join us." Yan Qing continued to speak.

The surrounding leaders shook again.

This is more exciting than Xu Shiren's return home alone, the whole county.

"Shit." Zhang Xing was speechless. "Why did he vote for us? He saw that Han Yingong was gone, Huaixi was going to make a big deal, and he didn't want to live under the recklessness of Du Pozhen, so he found us as an excuse to maintain the power in the county... Huaiyang and us It's across from Liang County!"

"That also voted for us." Everyone only looked at Wei Xuanding, but Wei Xuanding thought for a while, and immediately gave words and attitudes. "Ji County and Liang County didn't fly anti-flags, we can all be friends and do business, not to mention that Huaiyang is going to hang our flag here."

"But we must consider offending President Du." Zhang Jinshu followed immediately, reminding him cautiously and tactfully. "President Du may have some objections if he finds out."

Chief Wei was taken aback for a moment, then hesitated,

"As far as I'm concerned, I want to remind him so that he doesn't have to think about messy things." At this moment, someone suddenly sneered.

Everyone followed the sound and saw that it was Zheng Detao, the descendant of Qi County, who had only echoed a few words before. They couldn't help being a little surprised, and then each became careful.

Without him, it goes without saying that the qualifications of this post-stay in Qi County are self-evident. He is a veteran of the gang who was at the head of the incident at the beginning of the incident. He is a civil servant who has been an official in Dong County. He has been promoted this time. It seems to be a matter of course that a rising tide lifts all boats.But when he first joined the gang, he was attracted by Li Shu, but now that he is staying in Qi County, he was nominated by Zhang Xing, the former leader of the Eastern Expedition.

Therefore, everyone does not know this position, nor do they know what to say.

"Ask Li Gong about this matter." Zhang Xing thought for a while, and actually pushed it to Li Shu. "He felt that it was necessary to restrain the Huaiyou League, so he used it. He felt that it was more important to unite the Huaiyou League, so he told Du Pozhen the news and asked Lao Du to deal with it... The main reason is that I will go to Dengzhou soon. Jiyin is close, so it's easy to deal with... Is there anything else?"

The front yard of Fan's mansion, where the crab feast was held, was quiet for a moment, only the rustling sound of the autumn wind shaking the trees.

Obviously, no one is a fool and knows what is most sensitive.

After a while, it was still Yan Qing who continued to report: "Actually, there is another person... a school lieutenant from the three garrisons of Liang County, Chang Ling, also came to us. He is from Ji County. He moved to Liang County when he was young. He is half a local, and he made up for it... He also said that he wanted to join us. He could vote for us in Kao City, and he could lead 500 people from the headquarters with all armor and armaments to vote. It’s okay to bring his family to vote. .”

"native?"

This is obviously a small fish, but his attitude is commendable, so Zhang Xing naturally wants to ask.

"Yes."

"Wang Wulang and the others should know each other?"

"nature."

"Isn't Wang Wulang going back to Jiyin? Let him handle the matter."

"Yes."

"Any more?"

"Personnel is temporarily gone..."

Zhang Xing nodded and looked around: "Everyone, let's stop talking about these things today, and steal half a day off... There is no need to send them off tomorrow, I will go directly to Dengzhou to check the ordnance, and wait for me to come back."

Everyone naturally agreed.

In this way, Zhang Xing ate up all the autumn crabs in Qi County, including Bai Yousi's share, and set off on the road the next day, heading east to Dengzhou.

This road, the first half is the first time, and the second half is the third time.

Halfway through the walk, he hesitated for a moment, and turned to a village on a yellow puma... Then without any accidents, what he saw was a completely dilapidated village, which had been destroyed as early as the Three Expeditions to Dongyi. At that time, there were only eleven villages in the past.

And Zhang Xing didn't go in either, he just rode his horse at the intersection and stopped to watch from afar.

"Third brother..." Seeing the big leader suddenly stop, Yan Qing, who was the closest among the accompanying leaders, stepped forward to remind him.

"This is Qin Er's hometown, and it is also the first big village I encountered after escaping from the mountains over there. An aunt named Liu here took me in..." Zhang Xing said frankly.

"Then do you want to..."

"It's nothing you want." Zhang Xing replied with a sigh. "During the three expeditions to Dongyi, the village was completely ruined. Qin Bao took his mother to Dongdu. Aunt Liu wanted her son to die earlier... What is there to see? It's in the mountains, I bet, If I go around at this time, maybe I can come across an allusion related to the gods and real dragons, so I can come up with some good things... But I don’t have much interest, I have my own way to go.”

Yan Qing and the others knew the reason, they only thought that Zhang Xing was thinking about the situation, so they naturally stopped talking.

Sure enough, after a while, Zhang Dalong reined in his horse and turned around, continuing to head towards Dengzhou City.

And arrived in the city in the evening.

It was very late, so I didn't go to see the leaders in Dengzhou, but went directly to Cangcheng, where Bai Yousi lived here, where she personally taught many orphans how to build a foundation.

Of course, this time is also over.

When the two met and had a little meal, Zhang Xing recounted the experience one by one, took out many letters from his arms, and threw them on the table.

"What is this?" Bai Yousi was curious for a moment.

"Old Wei also has the answers from the leaders of Qi County about where to send troops." Zhang Xing said one by one. "I received it when I left Qi County, but I haven't read it since I took it."

"Why?" Bai Yousi was still puzzled.

"I want to gather together and watch together." Zhang Xing was still frank. "Xu Dalang, Wang Zhen, and the others will also accept it here. Xiong Tianwang and Xie Minghe know that I should come back when I arrive, and Cheng Dalang and others are probably on the way."

Bai You thought for a while, and asked seriously: "What about you? What do you think? Where should you send troops next?"

"After the tour of Dengzhou, let's go to Jiyin together, and I'll tell you on the way." Zhang Xing was silent for a moment, before replying.

Bai Yousi didn't ask any further questions.

In the early morning of the next day, Bai Yousi was busy first, Zhang Xing got up and got ready, and when Xu Shiying, Wang Zhen, Guo Jingke, Tang Bairen, and Fang Jingbo, who was in charge of armament preparation, who were stationed in the city at this time, came to pick them up, they set off together. The craftsmen in the east of the city concentrated on checking the maintenance and preparation of ordnance.

However, when they were halfway there, the team encountered a small accident.

"Zhang Sanlang, Zhang Sanlang stay here."

Dengzhou was gradually declining due to the rebel army entrenched for a year. After the Dragon Army took control, it recovered a little bit, which was also fashionable. Therefore, there were few pedestrians on the road. When he was in the middle of the road, a person suddenly flashed out from the side of the road, shouting hastily and timidly. "Your stuff fell into the mountains, and I brought it to you."

Zhang Xing reined in his horse in the middle of the road, when he took a closer look, he was a middle-aged man wearing a loose brocade jacket of inferior material.He was thin and dazed, holding a bronze mirror on his chest with one hand, and holding a book high up with the other hand.

"Is Zhang Sanlang calling me? Is that my thing?" Zhang Xing squinted his eyes, he was surprised, because he noticed right away that the autumn wind couldn't move the corner of the opponent's clothes, as if he had a protective body, but Just before this person came out, he didn't notice it.

In fact, the leaders of the entourage also noticed something strange, Zhou Xingfan and Jia Yue only stayed on the sides, Jia Runshi stepped back slightly, and Wang Xiongdan moved forward more and more.

Yan Qingdu obediently hid behind Xu Shiying and Wang Zhen, who were squinting and frowning.

"Yes." The man didn't seem to notice the tension in the atmosphere at all, he just nodded quickly, and at the same time tried to stand on tiptoe, and tried to lift the scroll in his hand.

Seeing this, Zhang Xing thought for a while, then laughed again: "I am Zhang Sanlang, so who is your Excellency?"

Unexpectedly, such a simple question actually caused the other party to be at a loss for a while.

"I am... I am..."

The man thought for a long time in the morning sun before he suddenly realized who he was and waved the scroll in his hand excitedly. "I'm Wang Huaiji, and I'm Taiyuan Wang Huaiji."

This time, it was Zhang Xing's turn to be in a daze, and after he was in a daze for a long time, he finally said earnestly immediately: "Wang Huaiji, your brother has called you home for dinner for many years, do you know that?"

Wang Huaiji was stunned again, but Xu Shiying's eyelids suddenly twitched.

PS: Thank you Master Cao Ya for the third alliance!Thank you!

(End of this chapter)