Delong
Chapter 285
Chapter 285
In late October, on the north bank of the Great River.
This morning, the sun was still bright, but the clouds were already visible, and before noon, as the north wind picked up, the weather became gloomy. The troops crossed over in a grand manner from the north of Chiping City.
Before the arrival of the large group of troops, Han Erlang, the deputy captain of Chiping, had already sensed that something was wrong, and immediately ordered the city to be strictly guarded, and sent messengers to the north, trying to summon Cao Shancheng, the governor of the county.
However, Han Erlang still underestimated the determination of the dragon army. Almost at the same time when he noticed the strangeness and issued the military order, countless light cavalry appeared in his field of vision, almost blocking every intersection, every knight in the city went out, They will encounter hunting that is ten times or even dozens of times that of Qingqi.
Looking down from the city, groups of light cavalry running to drive the smoke and dust of the winter fields, it seems that dozens of invisible hands are constantly drawing lines on the Hebei Plain below the city.
But then, as the main force of the Dragon Army came into view, the previous Qingqi Patrol seemed childish again.
Besides, after crossing the pontoon bridge and entering Hebei, whether it was intentional or unintentional, the troops got rid of the previous leader marching system on the spot. Instead, at the request of Zhang Xing, Xu Shiying and Liu Zhouchen were the two superintendents, and directly followed the Dongjing version. "Six Secret Teachings" has stepped out of a decent large army marching regulation.
How effective is it? No one has more say than Han Erlang in the "military parade" on Chiping City-Xu Shiying and others, it's not easy to jump up and watch like a monkey, right?
Looking from the city, apart from the hundreds of light cavalry at the beginning, the rest of the main force is clearly divided into the front, middle and rear armies (actually the fourth armies, Niu Da led a small army of 2000 men to cover the flanks further north. It’s just covered by the smoke and dust), and the baggage carts, mules, horses, and peasants are in the middle, on which are not only all kinds of miscellaneous materials for camping and camping, as well as the simple military rations and fodder for several days, but also most of the soldiers’ armor and weapons. , and even a part of the heat took off the winter clothes.
This is because the marching troops are armored in proportion, and most of the soldiers in the inner layer are empty, and only the two rows of soldiers walking on the outermost layer are in the so-called state of combat readiness.
Except for the cavalry who blocked the city before and then left to be avant-garde, there were actually quite a few cavalry, and they were clearly divided into two categories.
One type is the "armored cavalry" who are unarmored, but they are extraordinary at a glance. They often surround the generals' flags and confuse the generals who are protecting the same outfit, which makes it difficult to beheaded in a surprise attack; the other type is not so much cavalry. It would be better to say that they are leather armored infantry on horseback, only holding spears or bows and crossbows on the two wings and cruising in formation, not close to the infantry formation in the middle.
Of course, there is a third type of cavalry, but even Han Erlang in the city can't see clearly, that's all, a very small number of military commanders and messengers who shuttle back and forth close to the periphery of the marching column, their horses are hung with bells , with a half-faced red cloak on the back, and a small leather bag designed by Mr. Zhang himself on the waist, which is specially designed to hold official documents.
On the top of the city, Vice Captain Han's mouth was parched... This was not rhetoric, but the truth, because he was always eager to learn while dipping his saliva in writing and drawing on the wall bricks in front of him, trying to remember Some things have already been done well.
At the same time, his subordinates were also dumbfounded.
And just as Han Erlang was watching it engrossed, he suddenly heard a cry of exclamation in his ears, and hurriedly raised his head, only to see a flag with the word "舍" on a red background appearing in his field of vision.This time, even Deputy Captain Han no longer learned to march in front of the battle, but just stared at the flag blankly, and became dazed.
Without him, although he is in Hebei, but he is next to the big river, he has heard about this flag countless times in the past two years, and he has also heard countless stories about related people.Even, what many people don't know is that before this flag became famous or even appeared, he was actually a participant in related stories.
"Second brother."
Team player Zhang Laowu, who was a circle older than Han Erlang, couldn't help but speak. "Could it be the group of people who drove the crows and set fire to Zhang Jincheng back then?"
Han Erlang nodded silently.
This aroused the uneasiness of a group of subordinate officers and soldiers around, especially the Boping County Township Party who followed Han Erlang to the present. Although they managed to escape with Han Erlang's outstanding performance that day, the fire broke out too suddenly , The way the fire started also impressed them deeply, and the rumors of gods and gods have never stopped.
There are really gods in this world.
And according to empiricism, although the gods have long ceased to appear in central areas like Hebei, when the world is in chaos, they often break the convention.
Han Erlang didn't stop the noises around him either.
For one thing, he himself still has lingering fears about what happened back then. Even though Governor Cao had explained to him what was going on, he understood it in his heart, but he was still terrified by the strangeness brought about by the attack method outside his cognition at that time. Second, he has already experienced formal low-level military training, and he has survived the chaos in Hebei in the past two years. On the contrary, it shows that the other party is just passing through, and the target is not Chiping, which he is responsible for, and judging from the direction, it is not even Qinghe County... In this case, the brothers can be allowed to vent a few words to avoid fear.
In troubled times, being able to protect his subordinates is a big deal, and it's okay to repay Cao County Sheriff for his kindness of not killing and his kindness, but for the rest, it's almost enough.
However, when Ju Longjun was about to leave from the official road in the north of the city, Zhang Laowu suddenly asked again: "Second brother, how many people do you think there are here?"
"Twenty to thirty thousand." Han Erlang replied calmly, but he used a vague number. In fact, he counted very clearly, it was just over twenty thousand, but he didn't know why, but he just felt guilty. "It's still a good number."
"The few of us also counted about the same number, about 6." Zhang Laowu hesitated for a while, and then expressed his impressions. "But why does it seem to be more than Zhang Jincheng's previous [-] or [-] people?"
Han Erlang was stunned, and wanted to tell the other party that this was because the army formation was stretched neatly and lengthened, but after thinking about it, he fell silent again, because he realized that sometimes, it is meaningless to be more realistic ...and the intuitive illusion is not necessarily meaningless.
The 2 people who dethrone Longjun are much stronger than Zhang Jincheng's [-] people.
"Pity."
After passing Chiping, he relaxed a little, and Zhang Xing chatted with the people beside him. "Wei Gong is not here, he only leads a few thousand people to cross the river, but he can't make a rapid progress like us, and get out of a fast-paced and fast-paced city."
The people around, from Xu Shiying and below, are so weird, it's easy to understand how the tigers and tigers are in a hurry, but how can we say that they are so fast?Moreover, does this describe walking fast, or does it describe this marching momentum?
Having said that, Xu Dalang still smiled and said: "The army is so powerful, this battle is bound to be victorious."
"Well said." Zhang Xing blurted out, and then calmed down and looked around to explain. "To be honest, our army ranks are not uniform at all, and the cavalry is too scattered. It is this hasty attack that can cover the logistics. The supplies are not much... But if you want me to say, it is still much better than before, because The cavalry can be used in a concentrated manner, the logistics can be arranged centrally, and the army of more than [-] can move at once, and stop at once... Before today, would you have thought that the number of horses in our Dragon Army can reach seventy-one? number?"
It was only then that everyone met Shangwei, no matter what they thought in their hearts, they all had smiles on their faces and echoed non-stop in their mouths, but they didn't dare to discuss in depth.
You must know that the Eastern Realm produces horses, and the horses in Dengzhou are even very famous, otherwise there would not be the hundreds of riders that Cheng Dalang started with.
It's just that the geographical environment and economic model of the Eastern Territory make the horse resources basically scattered among the people, and the advantages and disadvantages are different. This makes most of the horses in the army are logistics work horses, and it also makes it difficult to concentrate high-quality war horses... Of course, There is also the factor that Zhang Xing and several leaders and the elites in the gang almost said just now, which is the obstruction of the powerful mountainism... Therefore, the cavalry of the Dragon Army cannot be used in a concentrated manner, and the cavalry system is generally attached to the large army. Small stocks under the leader's mountain exist.
The method of use and scale are almost the same as Cheng Dalang's hundreds of riders before.
For example, Xu Shiying had more than a hundred armored cavalry guards, and his subordinate Guo Jingke had five hundred light cavalry (in fact, Zhang Xing knew very well that this guy had been buying horses privately from Hebei for the past two years. There are still hundreds of riders hidden in my father); Shan Tonghai is similar, but not used intensively, basically I, Xiahou Ningyuan, and Liang Jiading each have two or three hundred, serving as guards and scouts; Zhang Xing has always been very poor , Otherwise, there would be no such thing as hundreds of knights in white clothes. If there were thousands of knights, why bother charging in white?And after breaking Dengzhou to get horses and ordnance, it got rid of the embarrassing scene before, but it was also only [-] armored cavalry and [-] light cavalry. The latter were usually scattered in various ministries as scouts. The concentrated use for the first time was handed over to Wang Xiongdan.
Calculated in this way, the sum of Wang Xiongdan and Guo Jingke is actually close to a thousand riders, and it is no wonder that they are very effective in carrying out the task of blocking news.
Han Erlang, who is eager to learn and has always been lucky, has nothing to do, and it seems to be taken for granted.
Even, this is another angle of why Zhang Xing came to Hebei... With the power of unifying the eight counties before, he coaxed, threatened and lured half of the leaders, elite practitioners, troops, ordnance, and food to him. In Hebei, facing new boundaries and new enemies, the helpless heroes of the East can only follow the inertial tradition and follow the ranks of the army and the authority of the gang to hand over everything to the leader.
What I was reluctant to give before, I can’t give it now; what I didn’t like to give before, it seems that I can’t be happy if I don’t give it now.
And as long as Zhang Xingshun uses these resources according to the optimal solution, or just uses them in a way that is a little more efficient than their scattered use, wins the victory, and stabilizes the territory, he can lock the seemingly unsolvable and powerful mountain in the new world. Start everything clean.
It's a bit like transferring conflicts to the outside world, and it's also a bit like avoiding them deliberately, but it's really useful... Throughout the ages, there are countless success and failure examples of resolving internal conflicts like relocating capitals and expeditions.
In fact, at this moment, especially after the decision, many people have already recalled Zhang Xing's thoughts, and Xiong Bonan's expression is one of them.
But just like many people thought it was Li Shu's conspiracy before, now some people can only feel that this is Zhang Xing's conspiracy.
Not to mention anything else, just talk about the two ends of this contradiction, that is, between Zhang Xing and those leaders from the local tyrants in the Eastern Territory. In fact, they are afraid of both ends... Under the environment of the enemy and the enemy, if we solve this problem inside the Eastern Territory, will others dare?
Aren't they afraid of Zhang Xing?Aren't you afraid that the imperial court will come to suppress you?Aren't you afraid that the Huaiyou League will take advantage of the momentum?
Everyone knows that if they want to stay in the Eastern Territory, where the families of these leaders are located, to resolve this conflict, it will definitely require swords, bloodshed, and even civil war.
In the past two years, outsiders have said that the time, place, and people are harmonious for the Dragon Destruction Gang.
But whether it's inside or outside, everyone knows that among them, the one who jumped the most, transformed the most, and gained the most power is called Zhang Xing.
This guy is now on top of the former patron Bai Sanniang!
The army rumbled forward, relying on the cooked food prepared in advance, marched for a long day, and arrived at the border between Qinghe County and Pingyuan County in the evening of the same day, and camped here.
Compared with Zhang Xing's previously announced plan, this camp site is actually a little farther away from the target area.At the same time, according to the report from the sentries who ambushed early, the officers and soldiers were not unexpected, but as expected, they entered the preset location tonight, that is, between Ander and the plains. Set up camp, but also a little further north than expected.
At this time, it can still be said that the surprise attack of the Julong army was successful, and the original plan can be continued to a considerable extent, that is, if they attack early the next morning, they can still attack the enemy directly from behind.
However, the slightly longer distance between the two sides still left a little gap. Zhang Xing and the accompanying army leader began to worry that the [-] troops in the Hejian camp might get the news in time and go north overnight, or seek refuge in Ande.
That would be really troublesome.
how to say?There is no plan in the world that does not reveal its flaws, and this is not the time to complain, so the only way to remedy it is quickly.
"Wu Dalang, Wu Erlang, please take a trip to Ande City, don't enter the city, and don't disturb the military camp on the road, just patrol and control the south and west of the city, try to cut off the connection between the officers and soldiers of the Hejian Day Camp and Ande City, midnight As long as you don’t care about it later, you can withdraw directly.” Zhang Xing immediately looked at the two accompanying experts who were temporarily assisting him.
Wu Changzai frowned slightly, but Wu Jingfeng immediately agreed, and knew the biggest hidden danger of his attack: "Don't worry Zhang Sanlang, I'll go right away, don't worry about Erlang messing around, I will naturally look at him , don't let him make mistakes!"
Wu Changzai, who was like a giant, didn't dare to make a sound, so he could only turn his head away, but he was grabbed by the excited Wu Jingfeng, and he was dragged out of the camp that was about to stand in power but hadn't been erected yet.
"Chief Xiahou." Zhang Xing watched the two yellow lights disappear into the evening light, and then looked at another leader. "Bosses Wang and Guo and the Qingqi led by them have been exhausted for the past two days and need to rest. You and Jia Runfu will take [-] cavalry together and set off after dark... Put them farther away and monitor the movements and movements of the troops in the Hejian Camp. Pingyuan City, as long as they don’t cross Pingyuan City to spy on us, just ignore them, if it’s really a last resort to alert the other side, try to deal with it, and if it’s too dark to deal with it, we must mislead those people and make them think we are Hebei Rebels.”
Xiahou Ningyuan and Jia Runfu immediately surrendered.
But Zhang Xing thought for a while, and immediately added: "Leader Guo, let's go together... You are from Hebei, and you are familiar with geography..."
Guo Jingke wanted to agree.
"I'll go." At this moment, Jia Yue suddenly spoke, and it was rare for him to take the initiative to invite Ying. "Boss Guo is more familiar with the counties to the west, but I am familiar with this place."
Zhang Xing was slightly stunned, and immediately realized: "Alright, you can take a trip for the head of Guo... It's still the same sentence, there is no need to be greedy, if the other party still stands still at midnight, you can withdraw, so that you can calmly participate Tomorrow's battle."
Jia Yue bowed his head immediately.
Everyone was dispatched one after another. According to someone's six-point victory theory, Zhang Xing should have felt at ease, but unexpectedly, he was obviously a little restless.
Seeing this, Xu Shiying took the lead in persuading him: "Third brother, we have done a great job, and the remaining few matters of God's will have nothing to do with us. Besides, I don't think the officers and soldiers can open their eyes this time, and they can make decisions at night. That's right, let's escape."
"Xu Dalang thinks too much. Of course I know that there is no need to think too much about this punch. I am just worried about whether Wei Gong and the others will arrive in time tomorrow, and Xiong Tianwang has not returned since he left for the afternoon." Zhang Xing nodded and smiled. .
After finishing speaking, he waved his hands to signal for the leaders to return to the "camp", while he took off his armor and winter clothes, and went to help the soldiers build the camp.
Only Xu Shiying, who still followed the Chinese army, carried a shovel and helped dig trenches.
In fact, unlike the perfunctory treatment of the other leaders, Zhang Xing did have a little extra emotion, because the extra flaw behind the battle came from Zhang Dalong himself.
The marching distance was estimated incorrectly but there was nothing to be done about it. It was almost impossible to block the news after walking one more day, and rushing overnight might cause the troops to lose control, and no one could do anything about it; Lu Changheng went to continue "bombing" Qian Tang.
In case Qian Tang Fu's heart came, instead of being bombed, he realized everything because of himself, and instead of going through the city gate, he hung a rope out of the city, went to the officer's barracks in person to meet the officer leading the team, and then persuaded the officer to enter the city. What is that?
However, until now, he didn't even know where Lu Changheng had gone, and he couldn't change anything.
Therefore, I can only bow my head and knock on the stake.
"He wants you to persuade me to surrender?" In Ande City, Qian Tang, who became more and more anxious, and even had a bump on his forehead, became literally burnt out. "What treatment will you give me? The big boss? When he comes to Hebei, he can make his own decisions, right?"
"I didn't say anything." Standing in the hall, Lu Changheng shook his head with his hands tied behind his back.
"What kind of persuasion is that?" Qian Tang was furious. "Before, I just asked a passer-by to persuade me to surrender, but I just said something... How can I be so perfunctory as the magistrate of Qian Tangtang?"
"I guess he doesn't really want to persuade you to surrender. He should be in full control of the battle situation and arrange it now, so he just wanted to test me to see if I can use this person and whether I will escape. The intention is not on you... "Lu Changheng said something.
"So he misses his old colleagues?" Qian Tang sneered.
Lu Changheng thought for a while, then nodded seriously.
This is true, Lu Changheng is very clear, Zhang Xing's move is not only a test for his old department, but also a kindness and pardon for himself... He can escape at this point, Zhang Xing knows it well.
Moreover, both parties knew that he really wanted to escape.
"How could I just surrender like this?" Qian Tang was furious when he saw this. "I am from a poor family in Kansai. The kindness of the Duke of England and the Prime Minister of Zhongcheng made me the sheriff of a big county like Pingyuan. Everything is allowed in the east. The kindness of knowing you is as important as Hongshan is here... then The soldiers are approaching the city, how could they surrender?"
"People are mortal, and they are either heavier than Hongshan, or lighter than a feather." Tang Xia Lu Changheng's tone was deep and distant.
Qian Tang was dumbfounded: "You really want to persuade him to surrender?"
"It makes sense." Lu Changheng looked at Qian Tang and replied seriously. "After I was captured that day, according to their rules, I had to be a laborer for the first three months, and the first job I did was to renovate the tomb of Alexandria...People in the east said that Zhang Sanlang cut down the mountain priests, and the tigers also I don't believe in avoiding his sharp edge, but there are a few words, although he obviously comforted the soldiers in the east, but I really think it makes sense. Later, he became the deputy helmsman and the county captain, and once he was in charge of the leader Going to transport ordnance, passing by there, thinking about it again, it makes more sense... Mr. Qian Jun, others don't know, but we should know that he is the truth, but the truth in his mouth is always right of."
Qian Tang looked at the other party as if he had seen a ghost, and when the other party finished speaking, he immediately shook his head: "I am the general governor of a county, and this is Pingyuan County, a large county with a population of millions. I have to be responsible for them. Surrendered like this in a daze? Cao Wang didn't dare to surrender with his horrible appearance in Liang County!"
"That's fine." Lu Changheng said seriously. "Anyway, he doesn't expect me to really persuade you to surrender."
"If I don't surrender, what will you do?" Qian Tang waved his hands angrily, and continued to ask. "Do you want to go back to the East? Or are you going to stay and help me? Or are you going to go home?"
"I'm not going to stay and help you, but I haven't decided whether to go home or not." Lu Changheng replied sincerely. "Zhang Sanlang gave his life twice, and he must be worthy."
Qian Tang waved his hand: "Okay, I am the court order officer, you are some kind of co-rudder master among the rebels... I know your identity, please go to the cell to deal with one or two tonight, when you want to go home, let me know, I let you go."
Lu Changheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded, and there were yamen servants on both sides to "catch".
But when he walked outside the hall, the man stopped again and looked back: "Mr. Qianjun... Thank you for your kindness, but with all due respect, you have never been on the battlefield of a real disadvantage, and you still neglected to guard against it. If I were you, from today From now on, I will not work in the lobby of this county mansion, but move to Cangcheng, and I will not wear official uniforms, otherwise ten or eight alchemy masters will come in, how can you hide? For the following, on the battlefield, sharing the same armor with the personal guards, do you think it is a white rule?"
Although Qian Tang had already condensed the pill, he was still startled when he heard the words, and then nodded quickly: "Thank you very much!"
In this way, Lu Changheng was dragged down, tossing and turning in the empty prison, spending the middle of the night, when he was suddenly called out, and hurriedly brought to Cangcheng, where he saw Qian Tang dressed in commoner clothes. There are also seven or eight guards of the same age and similar costumes.
Mr. Qian Fu was only wandering around in the public house. When he saw Lu Changheng brought in, he finally got angry: "Lu Changheng, Captain Lu! Did you really vote for Zhang Xing? Why did Mr. Cao Jun of Qinghe County send an urgent report all night, saying that Long Jun should be deposed?" Send the main force of more than [-] people to cross the river from Sikouguan, cross the Qinghe River without entering, and come straight to the plain?!"
"It's not from Chongpingyuan County." Lu Changheng was stunned for a moment, and then explained. "It's aimed at the elite [-] river camp twenty miles southwest of the city."
Qian Tang was stunned and speechless: "Is there any difference?"
"Governor Qian." Lu Changheng thought for a while, but instead of answering this question, he asked seriously. "What day is it now?"
"Fourth watch." Qian Tang answered seriously.
"If that's the case, I don't have any scruples." Lu Changheng sighed and told the truth. "It's not bad as I expected. The main force of the Dragon Defeating Army has arrived in the plains, and it should have already buried the pot for cooking. Now it's too late for you to do anything... Why don't you hurry up and make the pot, and lead the county after dawn?" Soldiers leave the city to aid the Hejian Army."
"How to say?" Qian Tang was a little confused again.
"There's nothing to say, but Zhang Longtou told you to surrender first when you came here. If you don't surrender, I advise you to lead troops to fight." Lu Changheng's tone was still sincere.
The public house was quiet for a while, before Qian Tang spoke out, and asked coldly: "What if I don't leave the city? Does he have a third explanation?"
"Yes, I advise you to stick to the city and wait for the army to besiege the city with peace of mind." Lu Changheng immediately followed. "I've said it all, he actually doesn't care about you at all, he just used this task to test me."
Qian Tang smiled, and then yelled angrily: "Captain Lu! Lu Changheng! What kind of ecstasy soup did he give you? Why? Do you know that if you told me that they had arrived in Pingyuan last night , I can't say that the Hejian army can be brought into the city in time!"
"Why am I like this." Lu Changheng also sighed. "To put it bluntly...Jun Qian, when I was promoted in Fulongwei that day, no matter whether it was on his head or Bai Sanniang's head at that time, my benefactor was still in the Dragon Sect What? And the grace of not killing, and the opportunity to be freed like this, are generous, people are not grass, I feel...Of course, I also want to go home, and I have some hesitation, but it’s not enough to get here as soon as I come here. People's military sentiments have been sold."
Qian Tang shook his head and smiled wryly.
"Mr. Qian Jun, don't laugh, I just said last night, are you sure you have the ability to bring the Hejian army here? Ten thousand troops, as well as looted goods and children, will enter the city at night without chaos? In the Dragon Army, they won't arrange cavalry and masters to blockade the city? They won't immediately launch a night attack?" Lu Changheng asked helplessly. "If I said it last night, not only would I lose to others, but nine out of ten I would also harm you. If you really think about it carefully, if people let me come, it is already calculated to be sure, and I will hit you hard. How about you?" It’s all wrong, and it’s too late.”
"The matter has come to this, there is no need to say more." Hearing the last sentence that he seemed to have heard somewhere, Qian Tang waved his hands immediately. "I am the general guard of a county, and I have the responsibility to guard the land. Now I will mobilize the county soldiers in the city, and prepare to send troops to help the Hejian army at dawn... The mission he gave you is considered complete. You can do whatever you want!"
Lu Changheng thought for a while, and answered seriously: "Then I am sorry for him, but I am a little sorry for you. I will fight this battle with you!"
Qian Tang didn't doubt it, but laughed instead: "No wonder Zhang San said you were ridiculously stubborn in Fulongwei that day!"
When Lu Changheng heard the words, he couldn't help but laugh for a moment. The two laughed for a while, and then stopped each other, but they both felt bitterness in their throats.
At dawn in the morning, Qian Tang indeed led the [-] county soldiers in the city, rode out of the city, and went to the field barracks, and even saw the three Zhonglang generals who were here in the Hejian camp.
The first two are called Zhuge Yang and Wang Qi respectively, and the third one sounds like the main general, Xue Wanliang.
That's right, Xue Changxiong, the marching chief of the Hejian Camp, has one advantage. He has seven sons, all of whom have joined the army since childhood. Dongyi had already entered the court and became a general before, and the last three also entered the court and served as generals or captains after Xue Changxiong took charge of the military power in Hebei.
In this case, there is no reason not to send a son when the [-] elite are going to the expedition.
When the four of them met at the Yuanmen, the three generals looked ugly, but they still maintained their basic attitude towards the sheriff of a county, and Qian Tang was too lazy to get used to these three: "I sent the letter on the fourth watch, it is said that It’s also delivered, why don’t the three of you break out of camp and go to the city to resettle as you did in the letter?”
Xue Wanliang came forward first and said, "Mr. Qian, why should you panic? There are only [-] bandit troops, which are naturally strong and weak, so they can be defeated head-on; The turmoil and chaos in the army gave the bandit army a chance."
Well, Qian Tang believed it, and it was useless to come by himself last night.
Even so, Qian Tang tried his best to remind: "The thief army is the elite of the Dragon Clan, not the Hebei Rebel Army. Zhang Xing, the leader, is extraordinary."
Xue Wanliang still frowned: "We discussed it, and we all felt that it didn't make sense. When will the Dragon Gang cross the river? Where will they cross the river? How can they cross the river and attack in a day? Gao Shitong hid the remnants of the state, and it happened to be activated at this time. Therefore, I am afraid that this time he is calling the son-in-law of the Bai family. Although you are a disciple of the Bai family, you are also the governor of Hebei. Don’t let this happen. And swayed without authorization."
Qian Tang was speechless, he just felt that the [-] to [-] elites of the Hejian camp were going to be abandoned alive in the hands of the Xue family who regarded the seven counties in the southeast of Hebei as their private property, but he could only suppress his anger and ask, "I'll be the cover, do you want me?" Go north to the city."
The three Zhonglang generals looked at each other and smiled. After a while, Zhuge Yang, who still had a relationship with him once, tried his best to smile: "Mr. Qianfu, forget it! And I'm afraid it will be too late. It has been detected that smoke and dust are everywhere on the official road to the southwest, and the bandit army seems to be coming."
Hearing this, Qian Tang knew that this battle was unlucky, and he didn't even bother to give the last bit of face: "You tell the truth, I will send you a letter at the fourth watch, and you will know it at the fifth watch, but you don't want to move at all. Isn't it because the camp is full of plundered children and money from Changhe County?"
The countenance of the three generals immediately changed, Xue Wanliang snorted coldly, and turned around.
At this point, Qian Tang also turned dark: "I don't care about the looting of the people's property. Now I will send out the innocent children in the camp and let them escape into the city, so that the swordsmen will not be blind."
Xue Wanliang immediately scolded: "Where did the wealth and children come from?!"
"I've fought countless saliva lawsuits with you in the past few days, but now I don't admit it?" Qian Tang grinned grimly, and his Lihuo Qi appeared on his body. The three were stunned for a moment.
"Mr. Qianjun." Seeing this, Zhuge Yang rushed to persuade him. "Let me be honest...it's not that I can't let it go, but I really can't let it go now. If the bandit army comes to attack, if the sergeants in the camp see the children of the looters and disperse, they might also disperse with them...On the contrary, because the children of the rich and the goods are all In the battalion, it is impossible to say that we can fight to the death."
Qian Tang was unable to refute.
"These arrogant soldiers are capable of fighting, but they just look like this. I will guarantee them and release them after the battle." Another Zhonglang general, Wang Qi, also hurried forward to appease them.
At the same time, he gave Xue Wanliang a wink, but Xue Wanliang was actually a little angry.
Qian Tang looked back at Lu Changheng who was expressionless, looked up to the sky and sighed, and suddenly grabbed Zhuge Yang: "Aren't you a master of alchemy? Can you please walk around and see where the enemy army is? How many people are there? Is it the Dragon Army or the Hebei Army?"
The latter was stunned for a moment, and really wanted to avoid the embarrassing situation here, so he simply cupped his hands, then turned around and jumped up.
After a while, Zhuge Yang hadn't returned yet, but a sentry cavalry belonging to Qiantang County suddenly came and reported on the spot: "Your Majesty! Fan Dacloak suddenly moved! They had eaten early in the morning, and then the whole army threw down Dazhai, Instead of attacking the city, they came here instead!"
Qian Tang shook his head, but after a long while he just waved his hand to let people go down.
At the gate, the other two Zhonglang generals finally turned serious, and about two quarters of an hour later, when Zhuge Yang turned back suddenly, the expressions of these two didn't turn back either.
"There is no [-], only [-]!" Zhuge Yangfu reported with a pale face as soon as he landed.
The two generals were slightly relieved, but the next sentence completely shocked them.
"But the [-] troops are organized in an orderly manner, no less than the elite of the imperial court, and there are actually three alchemy masters. Although I escaped quickly, I recognized them. The worst one among them was the one who fled back to the east. He is Xu Shiren, the Dingshanjian of the neighbors in the Western Capital!" At this point, Zhuge Yang has been an officer for many years, but he held Xue Wanliang with one hand and Qian Tang with the other, and spoke sincerely. "The thieves rely on their masters and come very fast! There is no time to escape. General Xue, the only hope now is to form an formation in the camp and wait for the victory in the east to take advantage of the situation to send reinforcements! Junjun Qian, please look at it. For the sake of the Wei court, go to the southwestern side first to set up an army, and you must delay a little bit, we will take you into the camp later, if it is really impossible, you will directly retreat back to the city along the camp, and we have nothing to say!"
After finishing speaking, this person went straight into the stronghold, beating the drums without authorization to send troops to the formation, and the two of them, King Xue, followed closely behind.
Qian Tang stayed there alone, stunned by the surrounding noise for a while, thought for a while, sighed, turned around and mounted his horse, and led his troops around the army camp.
Sure enough, just as Zhuge Yang said, the bandit army came very quickly. In the morning, when Qian Tang had just led four thousand soldiers to form a simple formation in the southwest of the camp, smoke and dust rose in the distance.
First, the cruising and light cavalry appeared in the field of vision, followed by the dense army formation, long spears, large shields, bows, armored cavalry, flags, war drums, golden gongs and horns. They really looked like the elite of the imperial court, as if they were not pretending.
But soon, Qian Tang's attention was attracted by a large flag on the opposite side, with the word "见" on the red background, and Qian County Sheriff, who was concerned about the movements in the east, naturally knew who this flag represented.
The other party seemed to be forming an formation, and after a while, probably noticing the scene here, coupled with the fact that they were confident, or maybe they were covering up for the formation of the rear army, the red flag with the word "拍" suddenly came forward .
Qian Tang was fully clothed, standing under his "Qian" flag, watching the scene coldly, until the opponent stopped just two hundred paces away following the tentative shooting of Qingqi from both sides.
Then, he saw a familiar figure and face appearing in his field of vision, and he didn't even change his mount——the yellow puma that belonged to Qin Bao.
Qian Tang thought about it for a while, knowing that the strength of the two armies is very different, at least the headquarters is no match for the enemy, and the masters are even more different, but he didn't have the slightest fear, instead he took the initiative to rush forward.
The two flags were fifty steps forward, and the two were thirty steps closer, only thirty or forty steps away from each other.
"Qian Tang." Zhang Xing only cupped his hands immediately. "Have you read the letter of persuasion written by you and me?"
Qian Tang was stunned for a moment, and immediately asked back: "You only let passers-by and Captain Lu insult me, when did you write the persuading letter to me?"
"That's why Changle Feng's old man didn't write to you?" Zhang Xing sighed. "What a pity! What a pity!"
"What's the pity?" Qian Tang asked seriously. "Do you think that a handwritten letter can say that I surrender?"
"I really want you to surrender." Zhang Xing said sincerely, holding the rein of the horse. "Whether you surrender or not is another matter."
Qian Tang thought for a while, pretended to turn his head inadvertently, and didn't see the signal from the rear camp. His heart moved slightly, and he immediately asked: "I hear what you mean, but you actually want to persuade me to surrender? In your letter that I haven't seen, allow me to do it." Is the big boss?"
"No." Zhang Xing also turned his head, and then continued to smile at the old man in front of him. "For a person like you, it's natural to be a big boss, so that letter is mostly a sense of righteousness... If you really haven't seen it, can I read a few words to you?"
Qian Tang also laughed.
Seeing this, Zhang Xing cleared his throat, used his true energy, and raised his voice:
"Since Wei established the country, although he has unified the world eighty-nine times, he has made some achievements. However, the first emperor often lost his strictness when he founded the country. When he waited for the current dynasty, he regarded the people as dung and was tyrannical. Within a few years, he conquered Dongyi three times. , There are more than a million people who break the family? As a result, the imperial court and society are on the verge of falling apart, and the people of the world are in a hurry to hang upside down.
Today, although I dethroned the Dragon Army with only eight counties, the system was initially created, and the victory or defeat is uncertain, but it is for the righteous army to fight against violence.Although Wei Jun still has seven or eight people in the world and looks like a tyrannical force, he is abandoned by the world and will be crushed into the dust sooner or later.
And what about you, Qian Tang?Self-proclaimed talent, quite a conscience, and an old friend, why should he force himself to act against the laws of nature and humanity?Don't you hear that the Supreme Master said: "Those who follow the sky will prosper, and those who go against the sky will perish." '
Didn't you ask the big boss?
Well, in front of the two armies today, there are heroes from Hebei and the East, and there are also three brilliance and four royals. I promise in public that if you turn your back and drop your armor and surrender with courtesy, you will still be the leader of the gang.At that time, the people in Hebei will be able to live, and you and I will join hands to achieve a great cause together, wouldn't it be beautiful? ! "
Qian Tang stopped laughing.
After a while, this person came to ask seriously: "'Subsidiary is prosperous', you have only won the land of eight counties, and you are so arrogant, do you call yourself the sky?"
Zhang Xing also became serious, and refuted it on the spot: "The key point of that sentence is 'those who defy the sky will perish'. I am by no means the sky, and I dare not say that the fate of the dragon gang will be given to me! You know, those who help Wei are thieves against the sky!"
Qian Tang's lips moved slightly, but he hesitated to speak.
At this time, Xu Shiying rode forward and nodded to Zhang Xing.
Zhang Xing understood, immediately drew out the long sword without scabbard, pointed at a distance, and then raised his voice and announced: "Whoever wins this person's head, the leader will be promoted to the leader, and the leader will be promoted to the big leader! That's all! Let's go to war!"
So far, the battle drums of the Dragon Army are beating, the flags are moving in unison, the gold and iron horses, the true energy of armor, all moving at the same time, rushing straight to the opposite side, as if they have been taking advantage of the opportunity to form an formation, ready to smash the official in front of him with one blow. military.
Pingyuan Tongshou Qian Tang's face immediately changed, he wanted to do something, but he didn't know how to do it, while Lu Changheng simply stepped forward, grabbed the former's mount, and walked straight north.
Although the four thousand soldiers of the county had no power to fight, they fled with the county king at this time, and simply left without fighting.
PS: Good night everyone.
(End of this chapter)
In late October, on the north bank of the Great River.
This morning, the sun was still bright, but the clouds were already visible, and before noon, as the north wind picked up, the weather became gloomy. The troops crossed over in a grand manner from the north of Chiping City.
Before the arrival of the large group of troops, Han Erlang, the deputy captain of Chiping, had already sensed that something was wrong, and immediately ordered the city to be strictly guarded, and sent messengers to the north, trying to summon Cao Shancheng, the governor of the county.
However, Han Erlang still underestimated the determination of the dragon army. Almost at the same time when he noticed the strangeness and issued the military order, countless light cavalry appeared in his field of vision, almost blocking every intersection, every knight in the city went out, They will encounter hunting that is ten times or even dozens of times that of Qingqi.
Looking down from the city, groups of light cavalry running to drive the smoke and dust of the winter fields, it seems that dozens of invisible hands are constantly drawing lines on the Hebei Plain below the city.
But then, as the main force of the Dragon Army came into view, the previous Qingqi Patrol seemed childish again.
Besides, after crossing the pontoon bridge and entering Hebei, whether it was intentional or unintentional, the troops got rid of the previous leader marching system on the spot. Instead, at the request of Zhang Xing, Xu Shiying and Liu Zhouchen were the two superintendents, and directly followed the Dongjing version. "Six Secret Teachings" has stepped out of a decent large army marching regulation.
How effective is it? No one has more say than Han Erlang in the "military parade" on Chiping City-Xu Shiying and others, it's not easy to jump up and watch like a monkey, right?
Looking from the city, apart from the hundreds of light cavalry at the beginning, the rest of the main force is clearly divided into the front, middle and rear armies (actually the fourth armies, Niu Da led a small army of 2000 men to cover the flanks further north. It’s just covered by the smoke and dust), and the baggage carts, mules, horses, and peasants are in the middle, on which are not only all kinds of miscellaneous materials for camping and camping, as well as the simple military rations and fodder for several days, but also most of the soldiers’ armor and weapons. , and even a part of the heat took off the winter clothes.
This is because the marching troops are armored in proportion, and most of the soldiers in the inner layer are empty, and only the two rows of soldiers walking on the outermost layer are in the so-called state of combat readiness.
Except for the cavalry who blocked the city before and then left to be avant-garde, there were actually quite a few cavalry, and they were clearly divided into two categories.
One type is the "armored cavalry" who are unarmored, but they are extraordinary at a glance. They often surround the generals' flags and confuse the generals who are protecting the same outfit, which makes it difficult to beheaded in a surprise attack; the other type is not so much cavalry. It would be better to say that they are leather armored infantry on horseback, only holding spears or bows and crossbows on the two wings and cruising in formation, not close to the infantry formation in the middle.
Of course, there is a third type of cavalry, but even Han Erlang in the city can't see clearly, that's all, a very small number of military commanders and messengers who shuttle back and forth close to the periphery of the marching column, their horses are hung with bells , with a half-faced red cloak on the back, and a small leather bag designed by Mr. Zhang himself on the waist, which is specially designed to hold official documents.
On the top of the city, Vice Captain Han's mouth was parched... This was not rhetoric, but the truth, because he was always eager to learn while dipping his saliva in writing and drawing on the wall bricks in front of him, trying to remember Some things have already been done well.
At the same time, his subordinates were also dumbfounded.
And just as Han Erlang was watching it engrossed, he suddenly heard a cry of exclamation in his ears, and hurriedly raised his head, only to see a flag with the word "舍" on a red background appearing in his field of vision.This time, even Deputy Captain Han no longer learned to march in front of the battle, but just stared at the flag blankly, and became dazed.
Without him, although he is in Hebei, but he is next to the big river, he has heard about this flag countless times in the past two years, and he has also heard countless stories about related people.Even, what many people don't know is that before this flag became famous or even appeared, he was actually a participant in related stories.
"Second brother."
Team player Zhang Laowu, who was a circle older than Han Erlang, couldn't help but speak. "Could it be the group of people who drove the crows and set fire to Zhang Jincheng back then?"
Han Erlang nodded silently.
This aroused the uneasiness of a group of subordinate officers and soldiers around, especially the Boping County Township Party who followed Han Erlang to the present. Although they managed to escape with Han Erlang's outstanding performance that day, the fire broke out too suddenly , The way the fire started also impressed them deeply, and the rumors of gods and gods have never stopped.
There are really gods in this world.
And according to empiricism, although the gods have long ceased to appear in central areas like Hebei, when the world is in chaos, they often break the convention.
Han Erlang didn't stop the noises around him either.
For one thing, he himself still has lingering fears about what happened back then. Even though Governor Cao had explained to him what was going on, he understood it in his heart, but he was still terrified by the strangeness brought about by the attack method outside his cognition at that time. Second, he has already experienced formal low-level military training, and he has survived the chaos in Hebei in the past two years. On the contrary, it shows that the other party is just passing through, and the target is not Chiping, which he is responsible for, and judging from the direction, it is not even Qinghe County... In this case, the brothers can be allowed to vent a few words to avoid fear.
In troubled times, being able to protect his subordinates is a big deal, and it's okay to repay Cao County Sheriff for his kindness of not killing and his kindness, but for the rest, it's almost enough.
However, when Ju Longjun was about to leave from the official road in the north of the city, Zhang Laowu suddenly asked again: "Second brother, how many people do you think there are here?"
"Twenty to thirty thousand." Han Erlang replied calmly, but he used a vague number. In fact, he counted very clearly, it was just over twenty thousand, but he didn't know why, but he just felt guilty. "It's still a good number."
"The few of us also counted about the same number, about 6." Zhang Laowu hesitated for a while, and then expressed his impressions. "But why does it seem to be more than Zhang Jincheng's previous [-] or [-] people?"
Han Erlang was stunned, and wanted to tell the other party that this was because the army formation was stretched neatly and lengthened, but after thinking about it, he fell silent again, because he realized that sometimes, it is meaningless to be more realistic ...and the intuitive illusion is not necessarily meaningless.
The 2 people who dethrone Longjun are much stronger than Zhang Jincheng's [-] people.
"Pity."
After passing Chiping, he relaxed a little, and Zhang Xing chatted with the people beside him. "Wei Gong is not here, he only leads a few thousand people to cross the river, but he can't make a rapid progress like us, and get out of a fast-paced and fast-paced city."
The people around, from Xu Shiying and below, are so weird, it's easy to understand how the tigers and tigers are in a hurry, but how can we say that they are so fast?Moreover, does this describe walking fast, or does it describe this marching momentum?
Having said that, Xu Dalang still smiled and said: "The army is so powerful, this battle is bound to be victorious."
"Well said." Zhang Xing blurted out, and then calmed down and looked around to explain. "To be honest, our army ranks are not uniform at all, and the cavalry is too scattered. It is this hasty attack that can cover the logistics. The supplies are not much... But if you want me to say, it is still much better than before, because The cavalry can be used in a concentrated manner, the logistics can be arranged centrally, and the army of more than [-] can move at once, and stop at once... Before today, would you have thought that the number of horses in our Dragon Army can reach seventy-one? number?"
It was only then that everyone met Shangwei, no matter what they thought in their hearts, they all had smiles on their faces and echoed non-stop in their mouths, but they didn't dare to discuss in depth.
You must know that the Eastern Realm produces horses, and the horses in Dengzhou are even very famous, otherwise there would not be the hundreds of riders that Cheng Dalang started with.
It's just that the geographical environment and economic model of the Eastern Territory make the horse resources basically scattered among the people, and the advantages and disadvantages are different. This makes most of the horses in the army are logistics work horses, and it also makes it difficult to concentrate high-quality war horses... Of course, There is also the factor that Zhang Xing and several leaders and the elites in the gang almost said just now, which is the obstruction of the powerful mountainism... Therefore, the cavalry of the Dragon Army cannot be used in a concentrated manner, and the cavalry system is generally attached to the large army. Small stocks under the leader's mountain exist.
The method of use and scale are almost the same as Cheng Dalang's hundreds of riders before.
For example, Xu Shiying had more than a hundred armored cavalry guards, and his subordinate Guo Jingke had five hundred light cavalry (in fact, Zhang Xing knew very well that this guy had been buying horses privately from Hebei for the past two years. There are still hundreds of riders hidden in my father); Shan Tonghai is similar, but not used intensively, basically I, Xiahou Ningyuan, and Liang Jiading each have two or three hundred, serving as guards and scouts; Zhang Xing has always been very poor , Otherwise, there would be no such thing as hundreds of knights in white clothes. If there were thousands of knights, why bother charging in white?And after breaking Dengzhou to get horses and ordnance, it got rid of the embarrassing scene before, but it was also only [-] armored cavalry and [-] light cavalry. The latter were usually scattered in various ministries as scouts. The concentrated use for the first time was handed over to Wang Xiongdan.
Calculated in this way, the sum of Wang Xiongdan and Guo Jingke is actually close to a thousand riders, and it is no wonder that they are very effective in carrying out the task of blocking news.
Han Erlang, who is eager to learn and has always been lucky, has nothing to do, and it seems to be taken for granted.
Even, this is another angle of why Zhang Xing came to Hebei... With the power of unifying the eight counties before, he coaxed, threatened and lured half of the leaders, elite practitioners, troops, ordnance, and food to him. In Hebei, facing new boundaries and new enemies, the helpless heroes of the East can only follow the inertial tradition and follow the ranks of the army and the authority of the gang to hand over everything to the leader.
What I was reluctant to give before, I can’t give it now; what I didn’t like to give before, it seems that I can’t be happy if I don’t give it now.
And as long as Zhang Xingshun uses these resources according to the optimal solution, or just uses them in a way that is a little more efficient than their scattered use, wins the victory, and stabilizes the territory, he can lock the seemingly unsolvable and powerful mountain in the new world. Start everything clean.
It's a bit like transferring conflicts to the outside world, and it's also a bit like avoiding them deliberately, but it's really useful... Throughout the ages, there are countless success and failure examples of resolving internal conflicts like relocating capitals and expeditions.
In fact, at this moment, especially after the decision, many people have already recalled Zhang Xing's thoughts, and Xiong Bonan's expression is one of them.
But just like many people thought it was Li Shu's conspiracy before, now some people can only feel that this is Zhang Xing's conspiracy.
Not to mention anything else, just talk about the two ends of this contradiction, that is, between Zhang Xing and those leaders from the local tyrants in the Eastern Territory. In fact, they are afraid of both ends... Under the environment of the enemy and the enemy, if we solve this problem inside the Eastern Territory, will others dare?
Aren't they afraid of Zhang Xing?Aren't you afraid that the imperial court will come to suppress you?Aren't you afraid that the Huaiyou League will take advantage of the momentum?
Everyone knows that if they want to stay in the Eastern Territory, where the families of these leaders are located, to resolve this conflict, it will definitely require swords, bloodshed, and even civil war.
In the past two years, outsiders have said that the time, place, and people are harmonious for the Dragon Destruction Gang.
But whether it's inside or outside, everyone knows that among them, the one who jumped the most, transformed the most, and gained the most power is called Zhang Xing.
This guy is now on top of the former patron Bai Sanniang!
The army rumbled forward, relying on the cooked food prepared in advance, marched for a long day, and arrived at the border between Qinghe County and Pingyuan County in the evening of the same day, and camped here.
Compared with Zhang Xing's previously announced plan, this camp site is actually a little farther away from the target area.At the same time, according to the report from the sentries who ambushed early, the officers and soldiers were not unexpected, but as expected, they entered the preset location tonight, that is, between Ander and the plains. Set up camp, but also a little further north than expected.
At this time, it can still be said that the surprise attack of the Julong army was successful, and the original plan can be continued to a considerable extent, that is, if they attack early the next morning, they can still attack the enemy directly from behind.
However, the slightly longer distance between the two sides still left a little gap. Zhang Xing and the accompanying army leader began to worry that the [-] troops in the Hejian camp might get the news in time and go north overnight, or seek refuge in Ande.
That would be really troublesome.
how to say?There is no plan in the world that does not reveal its flaws, and this is not the time to complain, so the only way to remedy it is quickly.
"Wu Dalang, Wu Erlang, please take a trip to Ande City, don't enter the city, and don't disturb the military camp on the road, just patrol and control the south and west of the city, try to cut off the connection between the officers and soldiers of the Hejian Day Camp and Ande City, midnight As long as you don’t care about it later, you can withdraw directly.” Zhang Xing immediately looked at the two accompanying experts who were temporarily assisting him.
Wu Changzai frowned slightly, but Wu Jingfeng immediately agreed, and knew the biggest hidden danger of his attack: "Don't worry Zhang Sanlang, I'll go right away, don't worry about Erlang messing around, I will naturally look at him , don't let him make mistakes!"
Wu Changzai, who was like a giant, didn't dare to make a sound, so he could only turn his head away, but he was grabbed by the excited Wu Jingfeng, and he was dragged out of the camp that was about to stand in power but hadn't been erected yet.
"Chief Xiahou." Zhang Xing watched the two yellow lights disappear into the evening light, and then looked at another leader. "Bosses Wang and Guo and the Qingqi led by them have been exhausted for the past two days and need to rest. You and Jia Runfu will take [-] cavalry together and set off after dark... Put them farther away and monitor the movements and movements of the troops in the Hejian Camp. Pingyuan City, as long as they don’t cross Pingyuan City to spy on us, just ignore them, if it’s really a last resort to alert the other side, try to deal with it, and if it’s too dark to deal with it, we must mislead those people and make them think we are Hebei Rebels.”
Xiahou Ningyuan and Jia Runfu immediately surrendered.
But Zhang Xing thought for a while, and immediately added: "Leader Guo, let's go together... You are from Hebei, and you are familiar with geography..."
Guo Jingke wanted to agree.
"I'll go." At this moment, Jia Yue suddenly spoke, and it was rare for him to take the initiative to invite Ying. "Boss Guo is more familiar with the counties to the west, but I am familiar with this place."
Zhang Xing was slightly stunned, and immediately realized: "Alright, you can take a trip for the head of Guo... It's still the same sentence, there is no need to be greedy, if the other party still stands still at midnight, you can withdraw, so that you can calmly participate Tomorrow's battle."
Jia Yue bowed his head immediately.
Everyone was dispatched one after another. According to someone's six-point victory theory, Zhang Xing should have felt at ease, but unexpectedly, he was obviously a little restless.
Seeing this, Xu Shiying took the lead in persuading him: "Third brother, we have done a great job, and the remaining few matters of God's will have nothing to do with us. Besides, I don't think the officers and soldiers can open their eyes this time, and they can make decisions at night. That's right, let's escape."
"Xu Dalang thinks too much. Of course I know that there is no need to think too much about this punch. I am just worried about whether Wei Gong and the others will arrive in time tomorrow, and Xiong Tianwang has not returned since he left for the afternoon." Zhang Xing nodded and smiled. .
After finishing speaking, he waved his hands to signal for the leaders to return to the "camp", while he took off his armor and winter clothes, and went to help the soldiers build the camp.
Only Xu Shiying, who still followed the Chinese army, carried a shovel and helped dig trenches.
In fact, unlike the perfunctory treatment of the other leaders, Zhang Xing did have a little extra emotion, because the extra flaw behind the battle came from Zhang Dalong himself.
The marching distance was estimated incorrectly but there was nothing to be done about it. It was almost impossible to block the news after walking one more day, and rushing overnight might cause the troops to lose control, and no one could do anything about it; Lu Changheng went to continue "bombing" Qian Tang.
In case Qian Tang Fu's heart came, instead of being bombed, he realized everything because of himself, and instead of going through the city gate, he hung a rope out of the city, went to the officer's barracks in person to meet the officer leading the team, and then persuaded the officer to enter the city. What is that?
However, until now, he didn't even know where Lu Changheng had gone, and he couldn't change anything.
Therefore, I can only bow my head and knock on the stake.
"He wants you to persuade me to surrender?" In Ande City, Qian Tang, who became more and more anxious, and even had a bump on his forehead, became literally burnt out. "What treatment will you give me? The big boss? When he comes to Hebei, he can make his own decisions, right?"
"I didn't say anything." Standing in the hall, Lu Changheng shook his head with his hands tied behind his back.
"What kind of persuasion is that?" Qian Tang was furious. "Before, I just asked a passer-by to persuade me to surrender, but I just said something... How can I be so perfunctory as the magistrate of Qian Tangtang?"
"I guess he doesn't really want to persuade you to surrender. He should be in full control of the battle situation and arrange it now, so he just wanted to test me to see if I can use this person and whether I will escape. The intention is not on you... "Lu Changheng said something.
"So he misses his old colleagues?" Qian Tang sneered.
Lu Changheng thought for a while, then nodded seriously.
This is true, Lu Changheng is very clear, Zhang Xing's move is not only a test for his old department, but also a kindness and pardon for himself... He can escape at this point, Zhang Xing knows it well.
Moreover, both parties knew that he really wanted to escape.
"How could I just surrender like this?" Qian Tang was furious when he saw this. "I am from a poor family in Kansai. The kindness of the Duke of England and the Prime Minister of Zhongcheng made me the sheriff of a big county like Pingyuan. Everything is allowed in the east. The kindness of knowing you is as important as Hongshan is here... then The soldiers are approaching the city, how could they surrender?"
"People are mortal, and they are either heavier than Hongshan, or lighter than a feather." Tang Xia Lu Changheng's tone was deep and distant.
Qian Tang was dumbfounded: "You really want to persuade him to surrender?"
"It makes sense." Lu Changheng looked at Qian Tang and replied seriously. "After I was captured that day, according to their rules, I had to be a laborer for the first three months, and the first job I did was to renovate the tomb of Alexandria...People in the east said that Zhang Sanlang cut down the mountain priests, and the tigers also I don't believe in avoiding his sharp edge, but there are a few words, although he obviously comforted the soldiers in the east, but I really think it makes sense. Later, he became the deputy helmsman and the county captain, and once he was in charge of the leader Going to transport ordnance, passing by there, thinking about it again, it makes more sense... Mr. Qian Jun, others don't know, but we should know that he is the truth, but the truth in his mouth is always right of."
Qian Tang looked at the other party as if he had seen a ghost, and when the other party finished speaking, he immediately shook his head: "I am the general governor of a county, and this is Pingyuan County, a large county with a population of millions. I have to be responsible for them. Surrendered like this in a daze? Cao Wang didn't dare to surrender with his horrible appearance in Liang County!"
"That's fine." Lu Changheng said seriously. "Anyway, he doesn't expect me to really persuade you to surrender."
"If I don't surrender, what will you do?" Qian Tang waved his hands angrily, and continued to ask. "Do you want to go back to the East? Or are you going to stay and help me? Or are you going to go home?"
"I'm not going to stay and help you, but I haven't decided whether to go home or not." Lu Changheng replied sincerely. "Zhang Sanlang gave his life twice, and he must be worthy."
Qian Tang waved his hand: "Okay, I am the court order officer, you are some kind of co-rudder master among the rebels... I know your identity, please go to the cell to deal with one or two tonight, when you want to go home, let me know, I let you go."
Lu Changheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded, and there were yamen servants on both sides to "catch".
But when he walked outside the hall, the man stopped again and looked back: "Mr. Qianjun... Thank you for your kindness, but with all due respect, you have never been on the battlefield of a real disadvantage, and you still neglected to guard against it. If I were you, from today From now on, I will not work in the lobby of this county mansion, but move to Cangcheng, and I will not wear official uniforms, otherwise ten or eight alchemy masters will come in, how can you hide? For the following, on the battlefield, sharing the same armor with the personal guards, do you think it is a white rule?"
Although Qian Tang had already condensed the pill, he was still startled when he heard the words, and then nodded quickly: "Thank you very much!"
In this way, Lu Changheng was dragged down, tossing and turning in the empty prison, spending the middle of the night, when he was suddenly called out, and hurriedly brought to Cangcheng, where he saw Qian Tang dressed in commoner clothes. There are also seven or eight guards of the same age and similar costumes.
Mr. Qian Fu was only wandering around in the public house. When he saw Lu Changheng brought in, he finally got angry: "Lu Changheng, Captain Lu! Did you really vote for Zhang Xing? Why did Mr. Cao Jun of Qinghe County send an urgent report all night, saying that Long Jun should be deposed?" Send the main force of more than [-] people to cross the river from Sikouguan, cross the Qinghe River without entering, and come straight to the plain?!"
"It's not from Chongpingyuan County." Lu Changheng was stunned for a moment, and then explained. "It's aimed at the elite [-] river camp twenty miles southwest of the city."
Qian Tang was stunned and speechless: "Is there any difference?"
"Governor Qian." Lu Changheng thought for a while, but instead of answering this question, he asked seriously. "What day is it now?"
"Fourth watch." Qian Tang answered seriously.
"If that's the case, I don't have any scruples." Lu Changheng sighed and told the truth. "It's not bad as I expected. The main force of the Dragon Defeating Army has arrived in the plains, and it should have already buried the pot for cooking. Now it's too late for you to do anything... Why don't you hurry up and make the pot, and lead the county after dawn?" Soldiers leave the city to aid the Hejian Army."
"How to say?" Qian Tang was a little confused again.
"There's nothing to say, but Zhang Longtou told you to surrender first when you came here. If you don't surrender, I advise you to lead troops to fight." Lu Changheng's tone was still sincere.
The public house was quiet for a while, before Qian Tang spoke out, and asked coldly: "What if I don't leave the city? Does he have a third explanation?"
"Yes, I advise you to stick to the city and wait for the army to besiege the city with peace of mind." Lu Changheng immediately followed. "I've said it all, he actually doesn't care about you at all, he just used this task to test me."
Qian Tang smiled, and then yelled angrily: "Captain Lu! Lu Changheng! What kind of ecstasy soup did he give you? Why? Do you know that if you told me that they had arrived in Pingyuan last night , I can't say that the Hejian army can be brought into the city in time!"
"Why am I like this." Lu Changheng also sighed. "To put it bluntly...Jun Qian, when I was promoted in Fulongwei that day, no matter whether it was on his head or Bai Sanniang's head at that time, my benefactor was still in the Dragon Sect What? And the grace of not killing, and the opportunity to be freed like this, are generous, people are not grass, I feel...Of course, I also want to go home, and I have some hesitation, but it’s not enough to get here as soon as I come here. People's military sentiments have been sold."
Qian Tang shook his head and smiled wryly.
"Mr. Qian Jun, don't laugh, I just said last night, are you sure you have the ability to bring the Hejian army here? Ten thousand troops, as well as looted goods and children, will enter the city at night without chaos? In the Dragon Army, they won't arrange cavalry and masters to blockade the city? They won't immediately launch a night attack?" Lu Changheng asked helplessly. "If I said it last night, not only would I lose to others, but nine out of ten I would also harm you. If you really think about it carefully, if people let me come, it is already calculated to be sure, and I will hit you hard. How about you?" It’s all wrong, and it’s too late.”
"The matter has come to this, there is no need to say more." Hearing the last sentence that he seemed to have heard somewhere, Qian Tang waved his hands immediately. "I am the general guard of a county, and I have the responsibility to guard the land. Now I will mobilize the county soldiers in the city, and prepare to send troops to help the Hejian army at dawn... The mission he gave you is considered complete. You can do whatever you want!"
Lu Changheng thought for a while, and answered seriously: "Then I am sorry for him, but I am a little sorry for you. I will fight this battle with you!"
Qian Tang didn't doubt it, but laughed instead: "No wonder Zhang San said you were ridiculously stubborn in Fulongwei that day!"
When Lu Changheng heard the words, he couldn't help but laugh for a moment. The two laughed for a while, and then stopped each other, but they both felt bitterness in their throats.
At dawn in the morning, Qian Tang indeed led the [-] county soldiers in the city, rode out of the city, and went to the field barracks, and even saw the three Zhonglang generals who were here in the Hejian camp.
The first two are called Zhuge Yang and Wang Qi respectively, and the third one sounds like the main general, Xue Wanliang.
That's right, Xue Changxiong, the marching chief of the Hejian Camp, has one advantage. He has seven sons, all of whom have joined the army since childhood. Dongyi had already entered the court and became a general before, and the last three also entered the court and served as generals or captains after Xue Changxiong took charge of the military power in Hebei.
In this case, there is no reason not to send a son when the [-] elite are going to the expedition.
When the four of them met at the Yuanmen, the three generals looked ugly, but they still maintained their basic attitude towards the sheriff of a county, and Qian Tang was too lazy to get used to these three: "I sent the letter on the fourth watch, it is said that It’s also delivered, why don’t the three of you break out of camp and go to the city to resettle as you did in the letter?”
Xue Wanliang came forward first and said, "Mr. Qian, why should you panic? There are only [-] bandit troops, which are naturally strong and weak, so they can be defeated head-on; The turmoil and chaos in the army gave the bandit army a chance."
Well, Qian Tang believed it, and it was useless to come by himself last night.
Even so, Qian Tang tried his best to remind: "The thief army is the elite of the Dragon Clan, not the Hebei Rebel Army. Zhang Xing, the leader, is extraordinary."
Xue Wanliang still frowned: "We discussed it, and we all felt that it didn't make sense. When will the Dragon Gang cross the river? Where will they cross the river? How can they cross the river and attack in a day? Gao Shitong hid the remnants of the state, and it happened to be activated at this time. Therefore, I am afraid that this time he is calling the son-in-law of the Bai family. Although you are a disciple of the Bai family, you are also the governor of Hebei. Don’t let this happen. And swayed without authorization."
Qian Tang was speechless, he just felt that the [-] to [-] elites of the Hejian camp were going to be abandoned alive in the hands of the Xue family who regarded the seven counties in the southeast of Hebei as their private property, but he could only suppress his anger and ask, "I'll be the cover, do you want me?" Go north to the city."
The three Zhonglang generals looked at each other and smiled. After a while, Zhuge Yang, who still had a relationship with him once, tried his best to smile: "Mr. Qianfu, forget it! And I'm afraid it will be too late. It has been detected that smoke and dust are everywhere on the official road to the southwest, and the bandit army seems to be coming."
Hearing this, Qian Tang knew that this battle was unlucky, and he didn't even bother to give the last bit of face: "You tell the truth, I will send you a letter at the fourth watch, and you will know it at the fifth watch, but you don't want to move at all. Isn't it because the camp is full of plundered children and money from Changhe County?"
The countenance of the three generals immediately changed, Xue Wanliang snorted coldly, and turned around.
At this point, Qian Tang also turned dark: "I don't care about the looting of the people's property. Now I will send out the innocent children in the camp and let them escape into the city, so that the swordsmen will not be blind."
Xue Wanliang immediately scolded: "Where did the wealth and children come from?!"
"I've fought countless saliva lawsuits with you in the past few days, but now I don't admit it?" Qian Tang grinned grimly, and his Lihuo Qi appeared on his body. The three were stunned for a moment.
"Mr. Qianjun." Seeing this, Zhuge Yang rushed to persuade him. "Let me be honest...it's not that I can't let it go, but I really can't let it go now. If the bandit army comes to attack, if the sergeants in the camp see the children of the looters and disperse, they might also disperse with them...On the contrary, because the children of the rich and the goods are all In the battalion, it is impossible to say that we can fight to the death."
Qian Tang was unable to refute.
"These arrogant soldiers are capable of fighting, but they just look like this. I will guarantee them and release them after the battle." Another Zhonglang general, Wang Qi, also hurried forward to appease them.
At the same time, he gave Xue Wanliang a wink, but Xue Wanliang was actually a little angry.
Qian Tang looked back at Lu Changheng who was expressionless, looked up to the sky and sighed, and suddenly grabbed Zhuge Yang: "Aren't you a master of alchemy? Can you please walk around and see where the enemy army is? How many people are there? Is it the Dragon Army or the Hebei Army?"
The latter was stunned for a moment, and really wanted to avoid the embarrassing situation here, so he simply cupped his hands, then turned around and jumped up.
After a while, Zhuge Yang hadn't returned yet, but a sentry cavalry belonging to Qiantang County suddenly came and reported on the spot: "Your Majesty! Fan Dacloak suddenly moved! They had eaten early in the morning, and then the whole army threw down Dazhai, Instead of attacking the city, they came here instead!"
Qian Tang shook his head, but after a long while he just waved his hand to let people go down.
At the gate, the other two Zhonglang generals finally turned serious, and about two quarters of an hour later, when Zhuge Yang turned back suddenly, the expressions of these two didn't turn back either.
"There is no [-], only [-]!" Zhuge Yangfu reported with a pale face as soon as he landed.
The two generals were slightly relieved, but the next sentence completely shocked them.
"But the [-] troops are organized in an orderly manner, no less than the elite of the imperial court, and there are actually three alchemy masters. Although I escaped quickly, I recognized them. The worst one among them was the one who fled back to the east. He is Xu Shiren, the Dingshanjian of the neighbors in the Western Capital!" At this point, Zhuge Yang has been an officer for many years, but he held Xue Wanliang with one hand and Qian Tang with the other, and spoke sincerely. "The thieves rely on their masters and come very fast! There is no time to escape. General Xue, the only hope now is to form an formation in the camp and wait for the victory in the east to take advantage of the situation to send reinforcements! Junjun Qian, please look at it. For the sake of the Wei court, go to the southwestern side first to set up an army, and you must delay a little bit, we will take you into the camp later, if it is really impossible, you will directly retreat back to the city along the camp, and we have nothing to say!"
After finishing speaking, this person went straight into the stronghold, beating the drums without authorization to send troops to the formation, and the two of them, King Xue, followed closely behind.
Qian Tang stayed there alone, stunned by the surrounding noise for a while, thought for a while, sighed, turned around and mounted his horse, and led his troops around the army camp.
Sure enough, just as Zhuge Yang said, the bandit army came very quickly. In the morning, when Qian Tang had just led four thousand soldiers to form a simple formation in the southwest of the camp, smoke and dust rose in the distance.
First, the cruising and light cavalry appeared in the field of vision, followed by the dense army formation, long spears, large shields, bows, armored cavalry, flags, war drums, golden gongs and horns. They really looked like the elite of the imperial court, as if they were not pretending.
But soon, Qian Tang's attention was attracted by a large flag on the opposite side, with the word "见" on the red background, and Qian County Sheriff, who was concerned about the movements in the east, naturally knew who this flag represented.
The other party seemed to be forming an formation, and after a while, probably noticing the scene here, coupled with the fact that they were confident, or maybe they were covering up for the formation of the rear army, the red flag with the word "拍" suddenly came forward .
Qian Tang was fully clothed, standing under his "Qian" flag, watching the scene coldly, until the opponent stopped just two hundred paces away following the tentative shooting of Qingqi from both sides.
Then, he saw a familiar figure and face appearing in his field of vision, and he didn't even change his mount——the yellow puma that belonged to Qin Bao.
Qian Tang thought about it for a while, knowing that the strength of the two armies is very different, at least the headquarters is no match for the enemy, and the masters are even more different, but he didn't have the slightest fear, instead he took the initiative to rush forward.
The two flags were fifty steps forward, and the two were thirty steps closer, only thirty or forty steps away from each other.
"Qian Tang." Zhang Xing only cupped his hands immediately. "Have you read the letter of persuasion written by you and me?"
Qian Tang was stunned for a moment, and immediately asked back: "You only let passers-by and Captain Lu insult me, when did you write the persuading letter to me?"
"That's why Changle Feng's old man didn't write to you?" Zhang Xing sighed. "What a pity! What a pity!"
"What's the pity?" Qian Tang asked seriously. "Do you think that a handwritten letter can say that I surrender?"
"I really want you to surrender." Zhang Xing said sincerely, holding the rein of the horse. "Whether you surrender or not is another matter."
Qian Tang thought for a while, pretended to turn his head inadvertently, and didn't see the signal from the rear camp. His heart moved slightly, and he immediately asked: "I hear what you mean, but you actually want to persuade me to surrender? In your letter that I haven't seen, allow me to do it." Is the big boss?"
"No." Zhang Xing also turned his head, and then continued to smile at the old man in front of him. "For a person like you, it's natural to be a big boss, so that letter is mostly a sense of righteousness... If you really haven't seen it, can I read a few words to you?"
Qian Tang also laughed.
Seeing this, Zhang Xing cleared his throat, used his true energy, and raised his voice:
"Since Wei established the country, although he has unified the world eighty-nine times, he has made some achievements. However, the first emperor often lost his strictness when he founded the country. When he waited for the current dynasty, he regarded the people as dung and was tyrannical. Within a few years, he conquered Dongyi three times. , There are more than a million people who break the family? As a result, the imperial court and society are on the verge of falling apart, and the people of the world are in a hurry to hang upside down.
Today, although I dethroned the Dragon Army with only eight counties, the system was initially created, and the victory or defeat is uncertain, but it is for the righteous army to fight against violence.Although Wei Jun still has seven or eight people in the world and looks like a tyrannical force, he is abandoned by the world and will be crushed into the dust sooner or later.
And what about you, Qian Tang?Self-proclaimed talent, quite a conscience, and an old friend, why should he force himself to act against the laws of nature and humanity?Don't you hear that the Supreme Master said: "Those who follow the sky will prosper, and those who go against the sky will perish." '
Didn't you ask the big boss?
Well, in front of the two armies today, there are heroes from Hebei and the East, and there are also three brilliance and four royals. I promise in public that if you turn your back and drop your armor and surrender with courtesy, you will still be the leader of the gang.At that time, the people in Hebei will be able to live, and you and I will join hands to achieve a great cause together, wouldn't it be beautiful? ! "
Qian Tang stopped laughing.
After a while, this person came to ask seriously: "'Subsidiary is prosperous', you have only won the land of eight counties, and you are so arrogant, do you call yourself the sky?"
Zhang Xing also became serious, and refuted it on the spot: "The key point of that sentence is 'those who defy the sky will perish'. I am by no means the sky, and I dare not say that the fate of the dragon gang will be given to me! You know, those who help Wei are thieves against the sky!"
Qian Tang's lips moved slightly, but he hesitated to speak.
At this time, Xu Shiying rode forward and nodded to Zhang Xing.
Zhang Xing understood, immediately drew out the long sword without scabbard, pointed at a distance, and then raised his voice and announced: "Whoever wins this person's head, the leader will be promoted to the leader, and the leader will be promoted to the big leader! That's all! Let's go to war!"
So far, the battle drums of the Dragon Army are beating, the flags are moving in unison, the gold and iron horses, the true energy of armor, all moving at the same time, rushing straight to the opposite side, as if they have been taking advantage of the opportunity to form an formation, ready to smash the official in front of him with one blow. military.
Pingyuan Tongshou Qian Tang's face immediately changed, he wanted to do something, but he didn't know how to do it, while Lu Changheng simply stepped forward, grabbed the former's mount, and walked straight north.
Although the four thousand soldiers of the county had no power to fight, they fled with the county king at this time, and simply left without fighting.
PS: Good night everyone.
(End of this chapter)
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