Delong

In November, with an obvious cold current blowing violently from Bohai Bay into Bohai County, the land in Hebei was frozen for a while, the river was frozen as promised, and the traffic was flat. Military materials and troops finally arrived in Hebei.

Besides, in the previous battle of Leling, from a political point of view, Zhang Shiyu's surprise was naturally worthy of praise. Zhang Xing's last words, of course, took the opportunity to brag about his military achievements, but they were by no means flattering.Correspondingly, from a military point of view, this battle is a bit lackluster. It can only be said that the siege of Leling was solved, and the soldiers of Bohai County and the thousands of Hejian troops after the break were defeated. many.

However, the previous battle in Pingyuan was exceptionally brilliant, and it really shocked the world, so there is no need to worry about it. Therefore, before the Dragon Army was rushed to the north, it was really a good start, and it was not an ordinary good start.

And next, those Hebei rebels were all probing their brains and eager to try, all preparing to see how the Chulong gang took advantage of the victory and pursued them to sweep the counties, and they were also ready to wave their flags in the process.

However, what the third master Zhang and the Dragon Gang did next was surprising. They didn't fight a single battle, including Wudi and Rao'an who were right in front of them. , and limited the control area to one-third of the Bohai Sea and one-third of the plains previously occupied by Gaoshitong, which is a triangular control area north of Douzigang.

So what has the Dragon Gang been doing before the freezing of the river until now?
The heroes of Hebei can only say that they have really seen the characteristic of "there are many" in the rumors in the rivers and lakes before.

Just a meeting!
Seven or eight meetings were held in ten days!
Open in Leling, turn back to Ban County and continue driving!Holding small meetings after the general meeting, and holding branch meetings after the general meeting, is just a lip service, just trying to make sense!The meeting made the scalps of the heroes in Hebei go numb, and the reasoning made the faces of these men who survived the bloody storm turn pale!

But people are under the eaves, so they have to bow their heads, and they just wiped out the elite of the Hejian camp and relieved the siege of Leling. Deeply comprehended the spiritual gesture.

What kind of meeting are you having?
The first wave will be in Leling. It is a conference. Hebei heroes with names and surnames will listen to it. Those people from the Shulong Gang go back and forth, and they only talk about one thing. Leader, this is recognized all over the world. The Hebei Rebel Army’s Marshal Gao has already recognized him in Dengzhou. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Marshal Gao; The Nanyang Rebels also recognized it. Wu Dalang and Wu Erlang are sitting here.Therefore, it is the internal affairs of the rebel army to cross the river. It is to support the subordinates, not to grab the territory. Whoever brings the thoughts of the two families will get out.

In a word, everyone should have a big structure.

In all fairness, this meeting was held so well that everyone could understand that the core of the Dragon Clan was originally a member of the Eastern Realm, but suddenly they went northward and crossed the border. People of all ages know everything.The second wave of meetings was held back in Ban County, and this one did not exceed the expectations of the Hebei heroes.

That is, the Chulong gang put on a posture, the big bosses were inside, and the bosses were bluffing through the door, and they pretended to fill the position of the big boss with handsome Gao, and then put him who had been invisible for a long time. , but Sun Xuanzhi, the leader of the Pingyuan Rebel Army who is still influential, also added a leader, plus Hao Yide, the most powerful of the many rebels who stayed in Hebei before, Mr. Hao, Dou Lide, who made great contributions this time, and this time Fan Wang, Fan Da, who was the first to vote at the door, and a man called Zhuge Dewei who was said to have frequent contacts with the Dragon Gang and Gao Dashuai, were also given the title of leader.

So far, Hebei Hero has officially joined the group.

However, this logical decision caused a lot of shock inside the Dragon Gang, because even if there were clear words before, it was clear that Zhang Xing and Wei Xuanding had the right to hold relevant resolutions after crossing the river, but for the first time in another In the absence of a big leader, it is unavoidable to make people think about directly deciding on a big leader, five leaders, etc.

But this is not over yet. In the next few days, the meeting will be very successful.

It stinks and grows.

What about reorganizing the troops, placing prisoners, distributing winter clothes, and chopping firewood? Meetings are held. Meetings are held when people come, and meetings are held when people leave. Print up the version of the stuff and give it to this or that.

It’s not that I’m completely opposed to it. For example, when reorganizing the army, in addition to selecting those who are strong and skilled in martial arts, you also need to ask how many members of your family you have, what enmity you have with the officers and soldiers, and how much you have suffered in the past two years... If you have bitterness or hatred, you can speak it out in public... and when you say these words, the Hebei guys can basically listen to them. Who has had a good time in the past two years? But if it directly affects the future because of this, for example, those who are obviously related to the army Hatred, those who have suffered a lot in the past two years have directly formed a team to be a regular soldier. If they are a little confused, they will go to the other side and say that they are preparing to farm. Naturally, some people can't help but make it up, and they are discovered. They have to hold meetings to criticize, and even have to drive them out in the winter.Gradually, many heroes became impatient, and soon some complaints also came out, saying that the people who dethroned the dragon gang missed their chance and didn't take it from the empty city, but just held a meeting here.

"Where do you hate meetings? And where is it that you hate us for not expanding? It's simply because you are afraid of being reorganized." On this day, the cold wind lingered slightly, and the air-conditioning was still there. Yes, after someone mentioned this matter, Chief Wei Xuanding sneered and said on the spot: "But if that's the case, I just went away, and it's not like I didn't go to Hongshan directly to join Wang Huchen without my whole body. ?”

"Who knows? Maybe it's because they're afraid of the cold." Yan Qing, who was sitting at the bottom of the table, said with a smile, which caused many leaders from the Eastern Realm to laugh together.However, the faces of the newly joined Hebei leaders are not good. This is the question raised by Dou Lide just now.

To put it bluntly, who doesn’t know who? It’s winter, and it’s freezing cold. As long as the higher-ups make a decision not to go out to fight for the time being, there’s nothing else to do. When will the meeting be considered a matter? If it counts, In the past two years, I was killed by the officers and soldiers so much that my blood flowed like a river, and I stayed in the swamp to eat mussels and voles. What is the point of freezing to death dozens of people in one night at this time last year?
Essentially, the meetings these days are different from those of the previous few days. Brothers, those big bosses who feel oppressive went back to welcome the supplies sent from the other side, and they were all enthusiastic; but now, they are actually reorganizing their troops. Select the elite according to the "Six Secret Teachings" version of the Dragon Gang, and recompile.

Moreover, the intensity of reorganization is very large. Originally there were more than hundreds of thousands of people in total. Skilled craftsmen were also specially gathered for farming, preparing to start work on a piece basis.

In fact, for the low-level soldiers, it doesn't matter if they are just asking for a fire in the winter, but for these leaders, it is basically equivalent to touching their lifeblood.

It would be strange if it didn't make trouble.

The new leaders in Hebei are naturally also worried.

After a pause, it was still Dou Lide who looked at Zhang Xing who was sitting at the head drinking cold water, thought for a while, and then seriously asked the question again: "Leader, we are actually clear about this matter, it is indeed not a matter of a meeting, but Many rebels are dissatisfied with the reorganization...not only feel that there are too few soldiers left, but also feel unwilling to be scattered like life and death brothers."

"Indeed, there are some things that need to be clarified." Zhang Xing, who was sitting on top, thought for a while and put down the cold tea.

"What I mean is very simple... It will be broken up and reorganized, and only 2 people will be selected. Those who are not convinced and want to leave will be sent out of the country as gifts. They will never be forced, but they cannot be forced or collude with others to leave, and In the future, don’t expect to fight under the banner of the rebels. The next time you meet them, you will have to watch their behavior. If they do something bad, they will be slaughtered and executed. If they rob a city and block our way, they will be defeated by the enemy army. Unavoidable rules."

The simple barracks with burning braziers and chimneys suddenly fell silent.

Obviously, the test had the most direct result, and the leader's reply was very tough.

"That's the case with the Dragon Gang." Wei Xuanding spoke boldly, and said some words, "Can we
With the situation in the Eastern Territory, it depends on rules, opinions, and organization... This is our magic weapon, and it is our foundation... If you want me to say, it's not just that the black sheep leave early, if someone really wants to stay, And thinking of doing things on their own, they should be killed if they should be killed!Let Leader Liu deal with it, and deal with foreign enemies according to the military law!"

Zhang Xing nodded: "Good point."

As soon as this remark came out, all the leaders of the East Territory who were joking before were completely honest. Liu Zhouchen immediately got up, and formally avoided the table and handed over his hands: "This subordinate has orders." After the military judge sat back, the barracks was completely There was no sound, but Zhang Xingfu looked at Dou Lide, who had a dusty look on his face: "Boss Dou, since you have noticed something wrong in the army, and you don't bother the two masters with one thing, you will be fine if you go back and warn them... Make it clear to those people that if you want to leave, you really won’t be stopped, but you must keep your winter clothes. For those things, I even #made clothes for the female officials around the queen. It didn’t fall from the sky. It’s not good to say Yes, there is no second rebel army in the world that can prepare tens of thousands of winter clothes by itself, even if they have a territory. Also, if you want to leave, you must leave before the next sentence of this month. If it is too late, it will be Liu Tou-ling .”

Dou Lide was silent for a moment, then stood up and said yes.

After Dou Lide sat down, Hao Yide stood up again and cupped his hands and asked: "The leader, dare to ask again, how much of the reorganized tribe can be distributed to the original leader?"

"Regardless of the original number, it will only be distributed fairly according to the identities within the gang." Zhang Xing answered seriously, "The big bosses each keep two hundred personal guards, the chiefs keep one hundred, and the rest of the troops should be distributed as evenly as possible according to the type and number of troops. Some... What I'm thinking of is that if we form an army of 30 to 2000 troops, apart from military judges like Liu Touling, personnel officers like Yan Qing, and local officials who are staying behind, the rest of the leaders of the army, There are about two or thirty people, about [-] each, but besides the headquarters, the big boss also has corresponding bosses for permanent upper and lower collocations."

Up to this point, Zhang Xingfu looked at Fu Boshi again: "Boss Fu, for example, your Huaixi sword soldiers are very effective, of course they won't be scattered, but I will arrange another thousand soldiers or crossbowmen for you, Or mixed soldiers to make wings."

Fu Boshi's face remained unchanged, but judging from the frequency of nodding, he was very excited inside.

But at this time, the camp became quiet again, many people were quickly settling accounts, and the leaders of the Hebei Rebel Army who had just become leaders after crossing the river almost opened their eyebrows quickly, even Dou Lide remained stern and silent.

Without him, according to this arrangement, they took advantage of it, and no one thought that their 5000 people were worth the main army of the Dragon Gang.Especially after the first battle in Pingyuan, and when they returned to the army, they saw the Longjun walking out of that kind of marching ranks, and they got a copy of "Six Secret Teachings" when they came to Ban County. Luzi troops are not the same thing.

Even the many leaders from the Eastern Territory, after a little calculation, fell into a certain kind of silence. Not to mention those like Fu Boshi who made a lot of money, most of them actually didn't suffer, and even the general There are a little more soldiers... because after all, there are [-] more troops.It can only be said that Zhang Longtou took advantage of the situation after crossing the river to centralize his power more and more.
The answer is that those who did not enter the venue, the leaders of the Hebei Rebel Army who did not become the leaders actually lost their military power and became the meat of others, otherwise how could there be trouble?
As for Zhang Xing's method, everyone knows it well, it is very simple to call and call, to hit a stick and then give a red date.

Vulgar, without technical content, and without any heroic spirit, but useful, at least after eating dates, the atmosphere in the camp suddenly became very harmonious.

"I'll try my best to talk about it..." Dou Lide's face remained the same, but he expressed his stance more seriously and earnestly. "But I don't have enough prestige. If Hao Da... Hao, Gao Da and Sun, let's talk together. There are still quite a few who are willing to obey, and I think they can be suppressed," Hao Yide and Fan Wang immediately nodded, and Zhuge Dewei nodded the fastest, he had already become short sellers before.

Gao Shitong also looked around and coughed dryly: "Even if there is no order from the leader, I will go to find those bastards to explain. I was afraid that those bastards would be disobedient, ignorant of the seriousness, and cause trouble."

Sun Xuanzhi, who had been silent all this time, also said: "I won't go, the Pingyuan Rebels who followed me to Dengzhou and came back
There is no trouble, and I am not qualified to talk about other things. "

Zhang Xing nodded knowingly.

In other words, today it was said that he was attacked at the double-day routine morning meeting, but in fact Zhang Xing, like many leaders from the east, had been waiting for him for a long time.

Even, they already knew that during the trouble, the reorganized rebels reacted differently. The most honest ones were the Pingyuan rebels who had been slaughtered in Dengzhou before. They didn't say a word and obeyed very Thoroughly, on the one hand, it is the psychological shadow of killing, and on the other hand, it is out of resentment towards the Bohai Navy; I don’t know why, but the most noisy one is the Bohai Rebel Army under Gao Shitong’s command; The Hebei Rebel Army showed a strong and pragmatic attitude.Either go directly, or stay silent, and if you have any opinions, go to the famous leaders of Hebei such as Hao Yide and Dou Lide to explain.

Obviously, the anti-sweeping experience in the past two years has made these remaining Hebei rebels know better than the Bohai rebels from Dengzhou what it means to be warm and cold in the world.However, it was precisely because of this that Zhang Xing, Wei Xuanding and the others had discussed it well for a long time, and they all felt that the Bohai Rebel Army could be easily suppressed. On the contrary, the Hebei New Rebel Army needed to be dealt with carefully to avoid any major troubles.

Turning back to the front, seeing all the leaders of Hebei obeying, Chief Wei, who was the first to taunt today, took a sip of hot tea slowly, then let out a little breath, and couldn't help laughing on the spot.

Obviously, not participating in the first battle did not affect the excitement of the former downcast Taoist back to Hebei in the slightest.

"However." Zhang Xing thought for a while, and then spoke seriously in Wei Xuanding's surprised eyes who thought it was over. "It's true that the army felt restless. Not only the reorganized Hebei Rebel Army, but also the soldiers from the east came to Hebei. We can't just pay attention to the top and ignore the thoughts of the people below... We have to find a way to get the winter camp in order and boost morale."

"The boys below are fed and clothed, so everything will be fine." Hao Yide persuaded with a wry smile on the spot, "The leader really doesn't have to worry."

"How about a martial arts competition?" Shan Tonghai, who had been watching the excitement, but just settled the score, suddenly interjected.

"Yes!" Zhang Xing immediately agreed.

"However, when fighting and competing, it will inevitably fall on the practitioners, which is not very interesting to the soldiers." Wang Shuyong said seriously, "When I was in the Zhuangzi, I often hung out wine and meat, so that the villager and Guolu People come to try archery."

"That's a good idea!" Wei Xuanding immediately agreed, "I remember seeing it that day. However, only some people in the army know how to shoot archery. We need to do something else, so that soldiers who have no cultivation base and are not good at archery can throw it. How about wrestling?"

"It's all right." Zhang Xing immediately patted his knee. "Have a meeting."

The people around were slightly taken aback.

"That's not what it means." Zhang Dalong explained calmly: "It's a sports meeting for the winter military camp. It will be held after the reorganization is about finished, archery today, dragon ball competition tomorrow, wrestling the day after, tug-of-war and stone throwing the day after, and you can Compete in groups according to the barracks, or take the lead with Ruo Datou... Each item will be given a ranking, and the individual will give wine, meat, money, and silk, and score points at the end. Whoever belongs to the most rewards, the whole battalion will have awards, and logistics supplies are also available. Choose first."

This is interesting.

"It's very good. If this kind of thing is done, it can be said that morale will be done." Wei Xuan Dingfu became a little uneasy again, "But such a conference, if it wants to go smoothly, it must be carefully designed, and more things need to be done. , and the venue, logistics, and time must also be thoughtful... It's really troublesome.

"Then hold a special meeting, gather relevant leaders together, and make a preparatory meeting." Zhang Xingyi said, "Wei Gong leads the way and finds Chief Zheng."

Wei Xuanding and Zheng Ting, the leader in charge of logistics with the army, naturally agreed, but immediately, not only the two of them, but everyone in the simple barracks felt that something was wrong with Ye Li—after the Dragon Gang crossed the river, there seemed to be many meetings. A little bit.

Just when Zhang Xing was in the winter camp in Ban County with great interest, preparing to imitate Wang Jian for the sports meeting, he didn't know that in the afternoon of that day, thousands of remnant soldiers finally returned from the plain to the river slowly.

In broad daylight, these thousands of defeated soldiers walked into the camp almost without saying a word. Occasionally, someone greeted, ordered, and greeted them.

Of course, there are also different responses. Some people laugh, some cry, some speak, and some remain silent.

However, almost everyone, whether laughing, crying, talking or moving, seemed a little cautious.

Chang Xiong, the general manager of the Hebei March who hadn't reacted much to the death of his son before, saw this scene on the general platform, his eyes were almost tearing apart, and then the master who once wobbled and stepped into the master's place with half a foot, of course he would not really fall down , but General Xue really lost his mind.

Without him, at this point, Xue Changxiong finally confirmed that his [-] soldiers were completely gone. The remaining five or six thousand soldiers seemed to be alive, and they were indeed alive, but they were completely abolished and could no longer go into battle.

Just like the Ganyan that came as a tribute from Nanling, after being gnawed, the scum looks quite heavy and heavy, but it is useless.

However, the sugar cane dregs are thrown away. These soldiers who look good are not easy to throw away. If they are thrown away easily, what do other soldiers and horses think? I am afraid they can only be raised and put in the camp to scare people who don't know why. up.

"Thief! Thief!"

Thinking of this, under the glare of the winter sun, Xue Changxiong finally couldn't bear to yell at the stage, and he no longer had the demeanor of Zhang Laosan when he gave birth to a child. "How vicious?! How vicious?! If you don't kill this person, I, Xue Changxiong, will not be a human being!"

No one answered him, and the five parents and children beside him just stood dumbfounded, inexplicably flustered, and his confidant Chen Bin looked back, but he was just speechless.

In some battles, the process only took an hour, and in some battles, only one leader was killed, but it was destined to have a far-reaching impact.