Delong

Chapter 288

In the afternoon, due to waiting for Wu Jingfeng and Zhuge Yang to arrive, the execution began directly.

Zhang Dalong did what he said, even if he survived the trampling hell, he still drew one officer twice and one soldier five times. As for the two generals, no matter whether they were generals or local tycoons, they were all killed by Jia Yue. , Hanging on the gate early.

At this time, the number of people involved and the corpses were also taken advantage of the situation to check clearly. More than 1000 officers and soldiers survived, including more than 800 wounded... You know, when the Dragon Army ended, it cruelly and tacitly carried out a large-scale massacre. Make up the knife, so these injuries are basically caused by trampling.At the same time, the Dragon Army reduced its staff by [-] people, probably in the first half an hour.

It can only be said that in the state of cold weapons and when professional troops make no mistakes, the damage caused by the war itself is indeed limited, but at the same time, the damage caused by the war itself is often not caused by the battle itself.

Next, Zhang Xing still fulfilled his promise. All wounded officers and soldiers should bandage their wounds as much as possible, and help them set their bones if they have fractures. Then, they asked these captives who had taken off their armor and even their winter clothes to carry their lightly and seriously wounded with bare hands. , dragging the corpses that were also stripped naked, and immediately returned to the north-including even the heads of the two Zhonglang generals.

Let’s just say, it’s almost evening at this time.

And in late October, even if it is the tail of the so-called Xiaoyangchun, how can it be comfortable for one night?What's more, the north wind has obviously picked up in the past few days.

In this way, the [-] soldiers and horses dispatched by the Hejian Camp encountered the most painful day in their lives—the unexpected defeat and bloody trampling at noon, the brutal slaughter in the afternoon, and the cold wind in the evening. Miserable trek.

However, they seemed to be quite lucky, they only came to a big city after only twenty miles away from the camp, and this city happened to be Ande City, the prefecture of Pingyuan County.

As a result, these defeated soldiers began to beg and cry under the city. Combined with the wailing of the wounded soldiers and the wind at night in winter, the entire Ande City fell into panic.

"Kaicheng let the defeated army in, won't it be used by thieves?"

Seniority and political energy are here, Feng Wuyi certainly has the right to speak, so at the top of the city at the third watch, when Qian Tang decided to open the city after a fierce ideological struggle, this person could not help but sincerely remind him. "If one of them pretends to be a thief and takes the opportunity to enter the city as an internal response, wouldn't he be worried about the gains and losses of the city?"

Qian Tang smiled wryly in the cold wind with his hands behind his back on the spot, but didn't reply at all.

It was Lu Changheng who was at the side and explained seriously: "Mr. Feng, do you think we can really defend Ande City after the defeat of the [-] officers and men?"

"This... the city is safe and sound, and many of the county soldiers have fled back, and even tried to appease them...if you can keep it..."

"Feng Gong, let me put it this way." Lu Changheng said seriously. "At noon today, if it weren't for the thousands of Hebei rebels who suddenly turned back and went to the battlefield to support there, I am afraid that the city would have been lost. The reason why Mr. Qian hesitated before was because he was worried that these people would waste supplies for nothing after entering the city. , will harass the people in the city, I have never expected these frightened soldiers to be useful, let alone think about what they can do when the Dragon Army comes to attack."

Feng Wuyi obviously became uneasy, hesitated for a moment, but then persuaded again: "The city is tall and the people's hearts are stable, how can it be so easy to lose hope?"

"Feng Gong." Qian Tang finally became impatient, but suddenly turned around and asked. "Did you hide the private letter between Zhang San and me that day?"

Feng Wuyi was stunned for a moment, so he could only quickly explain: "That person's words are vulgar, not worth mentioning."

"Whether it's worth mentioning or not is one thing, but as a veteran of the court, what's the point of lying to the younger generation like this?" Qian Tang didn't even save any face. "Is this what elders should do?"

Feng Wuyi was completely helpless, but unexpectedly frank: "How did I think of this time? I just know that you are old friends, and I am afraid that you will be shaken... However, it is indeed my fault to hide the letter."

Qian Tang sneered.

"I'll go back right away and have someone bring it to you." Feng Wuyi sighed and could only turn down the wall.

As soon as this person left, the city was finally opened below, and the county soldiers began to carefully lure the defeated soldiers in, but the crying and wailing never stopped.

"This old man is not that stupid, nor is he a pedant. It is impossible for a fool and a pedant to follow the sage's residence all the way to the present, and he still needs to be used in front of the emperor." After waiting for a while, Feng Wuyi dispatched a The old man sent the original letter, but after Qian Tang received it, he just rubbed it indiscriminately, threw it into the fire without even looking at it, and then looked at the panicked but fearful defeated army who entered the city sighed. "So he really had fantasies at the beginning, but after you said that, he should also wake up to the fact that he has no military skills and knows that the situation is hopeless. The reason why he cares so much is because he is afraid that we will be too frustrated, so he directly sacrificed the city. surrender."

"But if the Dragon Army calls tomorrow, so what if you don't surrender?" Lu Changheng bowed his head. "The morale in the city is ruined, and these frightened routs are taken in, it is impossible to resist... According to what these routs said, the two alchemy masters are simply captured without fighting, so what about us?!"

"What can I do? Not to mention that it's impossible to escape, but I can escape. As a county magistrate, I can't easily escape in the county's main city... or die or surrender." Qian Tang also took a long breath, his face pale. Trance. "Let it be fate! Wait until he comes to attack, and see if I have the courage to die by then."

Lu Changheng remained silent, but rather looked forward to it—this is not to say that he was eager to see Qian Tang die or surrender, but that neither he nor Qian Tang could bear the current suffering of waiting for fate. .

They already knew the details of the battle during the day, and the two of them were the parties involved and had experienced more, so they naturally realized that even if the Dragon Army crossed the river hastily, it proved their strong strength and execution. It also proves that they are willing and capable of breaking the current balance in Hebei and reshaping the situation in Hebei.

On the land of Hebei, there is no mention of how Dongdu, Taiyuan, Youzhou, and Hejian will fight, and the final winner will not be mentioned, but at least from now on, in the short term, Hejian Daying will fight against the Dragon Gang in the southeast of Hebei. It is an undoubted fact that there is a fierce confrontation in this rich land of horns.

And all the local forces between the two, whether they are local officials appointed by the Great Wei, famous families whose influence has flooded the entire region, local tyrants with absolute strength in some areas, or powerful troops who come and go like the wind The rebels must be mentally prepared, and then succumb to these two forces on the surface in a short period of time.

Of course, there is also a certain possibility that he will always submit, and he will fully obey from the outside to the inside.

It was dark, and the winter wind was constantly blowing, occasionally bringing the smell of blood in the dry air. Zhang Xing was sitting in the big camp built with the help of the officers and soldiers, staring at the night sky in a daze.

Outside the door of his barracks, under the flagpole in front of him, there was a fresh human head hanging impressively.

It was Zhuge Yang's.

He did not escape Wu Jingfeng's pursuit. The latter's speed is the nightmare of all alchemy-concentrating alchemy masters. When they meet this, their most proud mobility will be blocked. If they can't confront him head-on If you have the upper hand, you will be exhausted and anxious, and in the end, you will be forced to make a choice—whether you want to shatter the sea of ​​true energy and die without a life, seek a happy life before death, and live in peace when you die, or hope to survive after being broken. A chance to surrender in the barracks?
Obviously, Zhuge Yang made the wrong choice.

But it doesn't matter, after today, the people of Hejian Daying will be much wiser when they face the Dethrone Dragon Gang.

Moreover, although Zhang Xing has been looking at this place, his attention is really not on this person... He is still thinking about the problem during the day. Taking the two big cities as a foothold, they still chose to travel eastward, gathering Wei Xuanding who had successfully contacted him, and tried to rescue Gao Shitong.

This is a very difficult choice, but for different people, the so-called difficult is actually not the same thing.

During the daytime, Zhang Xing asked Fan Dacloak, Fan Dacloak's reply was very tangled, he only said that it was okay to save or take the city, because he had to consider the future position of his weak rebel army: Ask Xu Shiying, this fellow I was also a little guilty, because Xu Dalang, who was going back to Dongjun after this trip, had to consider whether he was qualified to give instructions on Hebei's strategic issues; asked Zhai Qian and others, but these people in turn guessed Zhang Dalong's thoughts... The results of the battle also shocked the inside of the Dragon Clan.

The so-called wife is selfish, and the concubine is afraid of me, roughly like this.

As for Zhang Xing, he didn't have too many advanced ideas, at least he didn't consider any deep-level interests as many people speculated, but he wasn't too low-level, for example, he was satisfied with the results of this battle and wanted to enjoy After a while, he was just struggling with a very real little problem.

That is, if you continue to march, can you continue to win the next battle?
Although the troops were victorious, the exhaustion from the long-distance raids had already been revealed in the daytime battle. What would be the state of another raid?And can you catch the Hejian Army's East Road Division who is likely to get news?Or more seriously, if Marshal Gao is defeated too quickly, and the main force of the Hejian Army comes to him in person, it's hard to say who will be raided by then!

However, before getting tired, Zhang Xing still followed the mentality of making a decisive decision, and made up his mind, that is, if possible, he would try his best to help Hebei heroes to win people's hearts, but he needed information and marched cautiously.

In this way, early in the morning of the next day, Zhang Dalong gave the official order to continue his journey eastward, and in the morning he joined Wei Xuanding, Cheng Zhili, Cheng Mingqi, Fan Bao and others who had been in contact with him in the southeast of Ande City in the morning. The Fan Dacloak Department, which has been cruising on the north side, has officially broken through [-] people.

Immediately, the large army turned around and headed for Ban County, Gao Shitong's previous base camp.

After leaving, Ande City and Pingyuan City felt relieved.

But some people were frightened in turn—the main force of the Delong Army had not yet arrived in Banxian County, and there was news that the Hejian Army's East Road Division in Pingchang County, on the east side of Banxian County, had been conquered. After the news that the entire army was wiped out within a few days, I was shocked, and then I heard that the [-] main force of the Dragon Army was marching there, so I simply chose to abandon the city and go north.

This is of course good news.

Without bloodshed, the Dragon's Army took advantage of the opportunity to occupy Gao Shitong's original base camp, and received a considerable number of remnants and supplies... Some of them were originally stationed here, and some fled because of the fall of Pingchang. Generally speaking, it is mostly the miscellaneous or weak ones left behind after Gao Shitong concentrated his elites to the north, mainly the plain rebels who had been slaughtered in the past.

These people showed amazing obedience in the face of the dethroning dragon army.

But soon, just after the Dragon Army occupied Ban County and Pingchang, another large group of rebels fled from the north.

Moreover, they brought a battle situation that could not be considered good or bad—it turned out that the main force of Gao Shitong's troops had been besieged in Leling City, a hundred miles away, by the elites of Hejian Camp and the soldiers of Bohai County.

It's not good, because Gao Shitong really fell for the trick. Although Gao Shizan's death shocked all parties, it didn't prevent the trap from starting. Tongbu still "attacked" Leling City easily, and then quickly fell into the reverse siege of [-] Hejian troops and nearly [-] Bohai County soldiers.

Not only that, after the Hejian army left the east road in panic and went north in panic, they were also stopped by Zhang Shiyu, the prefect of Bohai County, and then participated in the siege.

In other words, at this time in Leling, there are about [-] members of the elite Hebei Rebel Army gathered by Gao Shitong. However, due to the limited area of ​​the city, the supplies have already been emptied by the officers and soldiers in advance, so the peripheral troops have been fleeing non-stop, and the food is also in short supply. It is about to be exhausted, and the severe winter is coming, I am afraid that it will not be able to last for a few days; while the Hejian Army has [-] people, coordinating with nearly [-] county soldiers. The stronghold easily blocked the main force of the Hebei Rebel Army, which was obviously much weaker in combat power, in and under the city of Leling.

As for the fact that it is not bad, it is because the appearance of the Dragon Army was too fast and abrupt. Not only were the two partial divisions behind the Hejian camp swept away, but the Hejian army in the direction of Leling did not act without authorization in order to preserve its strength. Launched an encirclement campaign against the main force of the Gaoshitong Ministry.

This left room for the Dethrone Dragon Army and the Hebei Rebel Army.

Frankly speaking, the [-] people in the main force of the Hejian Army did exceed Zhang Xing's expectations, but even so, he had to go north to rescue at this time.

And there must be no hesitation and timidity.

Because once you show your timidity, it is very likely that chickens will fly from eggs to eggs. Only if you are determined enough can the Hejian army hesitate, and then create a flaw.

In fact, just like the time in the south of Ande City, although Zhang Xing had obvious struggles and hesitation, he did not let these hesitation show up and affect the relevant actions. He almost immediately ordered the troops to prepare and set off, but it was just a rest. It's only one day, on October [-]th, in the increasingly cold winter weather, the Dragon's Army still set off forcefully, all the way to the north.

Pointing directly at Leling, trying to clear the siege.

Of course, the guilty Zhang Xing had already asked for help from behind him as soon as he knew the news, and asked Wang Zhen, who was going to Dengzhou, to lead his troops to come to support from Douzigang, and asked Bai Yousi to come to support him in person, and let Xu Dalang turned back to Jibei and brought the troops and some leaders who were planning to cross the river but failed to gather in a hurry.

He even asked Wei Xuanding to choose from the rebels left behind by Gao Shitong and the rebels who fled from the front line, and be ready for support at any time, before the collapsed and disorderly Hebei rebel army began to gather and reorganize in Banxian County.

And Zhang Xing's tough stance, of course, immediately alarmed all parties.

Not to mention the official army of Pingyuan County and the scattered rebels around, Leling also got the news immediately, whether it was the troops of the Hejian Camp in the outskirts or the soldiers of Bohai County, or those who were destined not to be tightly surrounded. Both inside and outside Leling City got the news.

Then the reactions vary.

Others don't mention it, but on the evening of October [-]th, when Gao Shitong was in a daze in the hall inside the city, someone suddenly sent a message saying that Dou Lide, the leader of a new rebel army stationed outside the city, had come to the city to see him.

Gao Shitong naturally had nothing to say, and immediately invited someone in.

Dou Lide entered the hall, seeing no one around, he didn't care what was appropriate, he walked up to the other party and cupped his hands, and asked earnestly: "Marshal Gao! You Yijun brothers came around from the south again, and they all said that it would be within [-] days for the Dragon Army to be defeated. Is it true that we defeated the ten thousand troops in the Hejian camp, beheaded the three Zhonglang generals, including Gao Shizan before, and directly led the whole group to help?"

Gao Shitong gave a dry laugh and nodded: "Mr. Zhang, the leader of the army, is naturally true... To tell you the truth, I know these things are true as soon as I hear them, because it is Mr. Zhang who His style... is tough, unrelenting when he gains power, and never leaves half a point.”

Dou Lide nodded, and continued to ask: "But the [-] main force of the Hejian Army is here, and the tens of thousands of the main force of the Dragon Army are crossing the river. Who will win and who will lose?"

"I don't know." Gao Shitong shook his head and smiled bitterly. "I really don't know...but it doesn't matter, because I'm afraid that within a few days, there will be a showdown."

"Marshal, I think so." Dou Lide stood up in awe. "If we really sit here and wait for the Dragon Army and the Hejian Camp to easily decide who wins, our Hebei Rebel Army will be silent, and the official army won. Needless to say, but If the Dragon Army wins, we Hebei people may have nothing to say...so we must not wait for the outcome, we must do things ourselves."

Gao Shitong let out a long breath: "How can I not understand the truth you said? Old Dou, otherwise, why do you think I took the risk to fight Leling?"

"I understand now." Dou Lide said solemnly. "The head of the Gao family went north this time, and the plan is the plan, but the truth is indeed correct...It's us who didn't understand the painstaking efforts of the commander-in-chief before."

"What's the point of saying this now?" Gao Shitong felt more and more bored. "I have been caught in the mind, and I have been tricked."

"It's just at this time that you have been tricked, and if you work harder, the other party will not doubt it." Dou Lide sincerely persuaded him.

"Tell me, what do you want to do?" Gao Shitong said helplessly.

"I want to bring thousands of people to surrender." Dou Lide took a step forward and explained his intention without hesitation. "Waiting to do things."

"You're crazy." Gao Shitong thought about it for a while, and persuaded him seriously. "The Chulong army just killed three Zhonglang generals from the Hejian camp, and Xue's second son. If you go to feign surrender, so what if the Xue brothers directly behead you to vent your hatred?"

"I'm going to find the camp of Bohai Governor Zhang Shiyu to surrender." Dou Lide's face remained unchanged. "To put it bluntly, we rebels are able to deal with Zhang Shiyu's pawns at this time, and only starting with Zhang Shiyu's pawns can we shake the current battle situation."

Gao Shitong was silent, and asked after a long while: "You have thought clearly, and you are determined. If you want to do it, you can do it directly. There is no encirclement outside. If you just want to make an explanation, you can just send someone to find that Zhang Sanlang. , why ask me an incompetent cripple?"

"Uncle Gao is the coach and the leader of the Hebei Rebel Army. Since I came to vote, as a member of the Hebei Rebel Army, I should report according to the rules." Dou Lide replied earnestly. "The situation in this world, if you don't follow the rules, how can things happen?"

Gao Shitong was stunned, and finally got up, but he held the opponent's hands and sighed: "The so-called wind knows the strength of the grass, it's not that it has fallen to this point today, I hardly know that you Dou Lide is a real hero! You really have eyes but no eyes! You deserve me I ended up looking like a lost dog, fled from Hebei to Dengzhou, and then from Dengzhou to Hebei, but failed to achieve anything! Old Dou, I dare not make any guarantees, but if you can come back, if we Hebei Rebels can have an explanation , I am willing to push you to be the second master, and entrust the future of the Hebei Rebel Army to you!"

Dou Lide accepted the promise boldly.

PS: Thank you for the many rewards, Mr. Ryan, the chef who saved it... I didn't say in this chapter that I was suffocated... And I really feel that when people get older, their body will slide down visible to the naked eye. Can't come back.

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