Delong

Xue Changxiong led the Hejian battalion to send troops from the base of Hejian. They were fully equipped with armor, sufficient food and fodder, and banners and flags everywhere.

Faced with such a grand scene of dispatching troops, Zhang Xing, Zhang Dalongtou, the northward leader of the Dragon Gang, immediately ordered to abandon the several distant and prominent Wubao strongholds that he had just occupied, and shrink the defense first.

But only two days later, with the arrival of new military information, he further raised the corresponding strategy level.

"Youzhou camp sent troops? How many people?" Zhang Xing was obviously surprised. "Who is the leader?"

"Eight thousand, most of them are cavalry, and they directly followed the Hejian army's convoy." Even Xiong Bonan couldn't hide his exhaustion, obviously trying his best to send back the message. "I don't know the master general, but Luo Shu, the second general of the Youzhou Camp, and Li Li, the first general, are among them. It's just these two who make the decisions."

In the huge barracks, Zhang Xing said nothing, turned around and put his hands on the table behind him, and quickly began to analyze.

Youzhou Daying is a military power in Hebei that is not weaker than Hejian Daying, and it can even be said to exceed Hejian Daying. It is an important strategic fulcrum for the Wei court to maintain Hebei, including the Northland... In fact, two years ago After the turmoil, Youzhou Daying has been firmly controlling the surrounding states and counties of the Yanshan Mountains with Youzhou as the core, and its influence even extends to the three counties in northern Shanxi and the two leaders and one guard in the North. In terms of the number of counties and military strength, it is very exaggerated.

Especially the iron cavalry in Youzhou, mixed with local war horses, armor from the Central Plains, and soldiers from the North and Jin. Under the leadership of some practitioners, the iron cavalry played a role similar to weakening the army of true qi, rushing straight, often with miraculous effects.

However, there is a reason why the Youzhou camp is so powerful that it cannot easily expand in troubled times.

The first one, and the most core issue, is that the localization forces of Youzhou Daying are quite strong. In the past, when the imperial court authority was in place, they could still be suppressed. However, under the current situation, Li Cheng and his son, the general manager of Guanlong background, cannot fully grasp this theory. Above all, it is an integrated military group... Luo Shu is one of the representatives of the local forces, but it is only one of them.

The second one, which is also an important reason why Zhang Xing underestimated the enemy this time and was nervous after hearing the news, was that Xue Changxiong was a serious military commander in Hebei, and from a legal point of view, there was a saying that he controlled the troops of the Youzhou camp.

However, the more this is the case, the less likely it is that Li Cheng and his son will allow Xue Changxiong to intervene in the affairs of Youzhou and hand over such a huge power.And Xue Changxiong was doomed not to be reconciled, and even General Xue, who was clearly engaged in the Guanlong standard in the elite land of Hebei, chose to win over local forces in the Youzhou camp in an attempt to overthrow the Li family and his son.

The two sides were arguing.

According to Bai Yousi's report, before the turmoil in northern Shanxi, several people, including Taiyuan British Duke Bai Hengqiu, Hejian's Hebei Marching Chief Xue Changxiong, Youzhou Camp Chief Li Cheng, Shanxi Yanmen Prefect Wang Rengong, The local heroes from Youzhou and Jin, and the mixed-race tribes from the North and the Wu clan's territory, all fought there so hard that it was difficult to distinguish ourselves from the enemy.

Although Wang Rengong is dead now, it is impossible to change the internal and external chaos of Youzhou Camp.

Therefore, Zhang Xing once thought that Youzhou Daying would probably stand on the sidelines.

But they still came... Only Luo Shu and Li Li came together, but there was no leader, which showed that they were not as united as they appeared on the surface, and they were still procrastinating due to internal friction.

Thinking about this point clearly, Zhang Xing was relieved for a while, and then he turned around and said, "This is to fight against the wind, and I won't work hard for Xue and his son. As long as we don't show our flaws, they will come in vain...Of course , we must deal with it with all our energy."

Hearing this, some people nodded in conviction, while others showed embarrassment. Obviously, a tough battle of this scale and the reputation of Youzhou cavalry still make people feel guilty.

"The problem is that since the official army has such a large cavalry system, there are more tactics available. Even if they are not willing to mention Xue Changxiong's life, we must change our countermeasures." Cheng Zhi thought for a while, and seriously remind.

"Naturally." Zhang Xing replied calmly, answering as if nothing had happened. "Pass down our military order to throw away all the outer strongholds including Leling, retreat the whole army to the area between Ban County and Pingchang County, hold the city from left to right, and lean on Douzigang as a defense...we must raise the base in a big way, Ban County -The distance between the two cities of Pingchang is only more than [-] miles, and a line of defense can be densely built to form a single piece... In addition, when all the peripheral soldiers and horses are withdrawn, they will destroy the roads and break the bridges along the way. The fighter plane is only a dozen days before and after the ice flood, and it will have a big effect if it can be delayed for one day."

There was no sound in the barracks, only the clerical officers and officials kept recording, but these words that seemed to have been prepared for a long time have already made some nervous people relax.

"Dragon head." At this moment, Jia Runshi hesitated for a moment, and then spoke. "I used to be in charge of the Western Front documents for Wang Yi (Staff Headquarters). After calculations, everyone felt that we should be careful about the west side...the west side may come to the army for reinforcements, and it is an elite support force capable of fighting. It is estimated that there will be Thousands of people."

Dou Lide thought about it for a while, and asked earnestly: "The leader of Xiao Jia is talking about the soldiers of Wu'an County?"

"No." Xiao Jia panicked inexplicably. "I really didn't think about it. We wanted to say that after our army crossed the river last year, Dongdu sent Qu Tuda to lead an army of [-] to cross the river and stand at the ferry in Jijun... It's just that we won too fast and they didn't come over. , this army should not have returned to the Eastern Capital, but at this time they received an invitation from Hejian, so they might not come... Isn’t the Li Taishou of Wu’an County a close friend? He also wants to attack us?"

When everyone heard this, they became even more flustered.

"Qu Tuda is almost certain to come." Zhang Xing thought for a while, but he was honest and right. "Cao Lin will not let go of this opportunity. Even Wu'an County may not be able to withstand the pressure to send troops... In addition, Cao Shancheng of Qinghe County is a die-hard. Fan also will inevitably send troops to help out, and it is very likely that he will try to integrate possible reinforcements on the western front in advance, and follow the marching route after we crossed the river that day to make a powerful blow to Ban County."

Many people turned pale.

"But it doesn't matter, since I guessed it, there is a way to deal with him." Zhang Xing said with a smile. "When Qu Tuda passes by, let Niu Da send troops from Chanyuan and attack Jijun from behind him. Jijun is the key point, and Qu Tuda must turn back; as for Li Ding, he is already far away, as long as there is a little delay If troops are sent out every day, they will miss possible battles, so I will send another letter to ask him to procrastinate for a while; but without these two strong soldiers, Cao Shancheng would only have one county soldier with him, and he would have no choice but to rely on him. Xue and his sons, let’s make some countermeasures and describe that he and Qian Tang hate Xue and his sons because of Zhang Shiyu’s matter, and then there will be rift between them.”

The faces of the people changed again, and they all praised Zhang Longtou for the arrangement, and they retreated tens of thousands of troops out of thin air while talking and laughing.

But there are still several leaders who have doubts.

Without him, this big leader has nothing to say about himself, but the question is, what is this? Retiring tens of thousands of troops out of thin air?
Niu Da was an unexpected Duizi at all. If there was no Qu Tuda, Niu Da could have been a surprise soldier. Those who came after him would be gone now... and the Youzhou camp cavalry mentioned earlier , Zhang Dalong said not to take it to heart, but in fact he was forced to make the most conservative response, abandoning the results of the whole winter.

As for Cao Shancheng leading troops to join Xue Changxiong's team, don't you think you have no choice?
There is also Li Ding, everyone thought we had a private communication with you, so he definitely wouldn't come, okay?The result is still possible?What is this?
"That's how things are. Leaders, if you have any good strategies to retreat from the enemy, you might as well talk about it face to face." Zhang Xing didn't seem to notice the faces of those people, and he just asked for military opinions while urging the order.

Of course, the Dismissing Dragon Gang was more open-minded and spoke out, but nine out of ten they still stick to the Banxian camp to fight back.

Of course, there are also some weird strategies and sayings.

"Can you send someone to surrender?" Zhai Qian asked curiously, but couldn't help looking at Dou Lide and the others.

Dou Lide immediately smiled wryly: "Boss Zhai is thinking too much, Xue Changxiong sent troops this time to aim at the battle last winter, and the slogan he used was to avenge Zhang Shiyu, if anyone goes to feign surrender at this time... Mo If you call it a false surrender, you are really surrendering, and I am afraid that you will be captured in person and beheaded for public display."

Zhai Qian came to his senses: "This will save trouble, and you don't have to worry about someone turning to the enemy."

The crowd laughed.

But when the laughter stopped, Dou Lide became serious again, glanced at many people in the barracks, and then announced boldly: "Hebei Rebels are incompatible with Xue Changxiong and others! Although they can't pretend to surrender, they are willing to be the vanguard in the battle and fight to the death. Let's fight!"

Hao Yide, Fan Yuan and other leaders followed immediately, and even Gao Shitong, Sun Xuanzhi, Zhuge Dewei and others also expressed their opinions one after another.

The rest of the leaders of the Eastern Realm also became more awe-inspiring.

However, after the atmosphere was cleared up a bit, the following discussion did not have much effective content... To put it bluntly, when the army was organized here in Banxian Daying, the "Wang Yi", that is, the staff officer, although it belongs to the cat and the cat, but the matter is For those things, several people are responsible for considering the weather, several people are responsible for considering the geographical environment, and several people are responsible for calculating the situation of all the enemies and friends around them, and it is impossible to say that there are too obvious omissions.

Back to the present, under the current situation, the most unfavorable point for the Dragon Army is the ice flood. The weather is getting warmer, and the north and south of the river are basically completely isolated from the military point of view during the period of thin ice and ice melting.

Of course, the officers and soldiers also have to pay the price for the timing of sending troops at this time. The roads are muddy, and the logistics will be very difficult, and the soldiers will be very hard.

In fact, it is difficult for the two sides to say that they can spell out an absolute advantage or disadvantage from the right time and place.

In the end, the meeting naturally ended with Zhang Dalong's statement that justice is for me, our army is united, and the officers and soldiers seem to be strong, but in fact they constrain each other inside, so in the end justice must win.

"Is the leader really confident?"

The leaders dispersed, and Zhang Xing left the huge barracks with a lot of people. Only a few confidants and a few core members of the gang who came across the river were left beside him. At this time, the chief Wei Xuanding, who had been silent before, finally asked said that sentence.

"Don't hide from Wei Gong." Zhang Xing was also sincere at this time. "I don't have much hope for this battle. After all, they are coming to attack, and they have more troops than we thought. The Great Wei court does have some appeal, so that they can try their best to maintain a united front to overwhelm them. But the other way around Said, if we don't make mistakes, we just gather together and defend honestly, and the soldiers come to cover up the water and the earth, and we don't realize how much advantage the other party can take... My original intention is to hold on to the ice flood season and wait for the weather to heat up , the official army will inevitably retreat, and taking advantage of the situation to obtain results is... It doesn’t even matter if they don’t get the results, because the official army will only weaken day by day, and the Youzhou Camp, Hejian Camp, Taiyuan, and Dongdu will only be weakened day by day. Alienated day by day, time is with us."

Wei Xuanding nodded: "That's the truth, avoiding battles and being cautious, this is also the result of everyone's discussions before."

Several big bosses around and Zhang Sanlang's confidant leaders also felt relieved when they heard this conversation.

"But..." Wang Shuyong thought about it for a while, and was really puzzled. "Does Xue Changxiong really think he can win this time?"

"If he doesn't think he can win, what's the point of beating us?" Shan Tonghai sneered. "But what's the use? Back then, the emperor thought he could win Dongyi! In the end, he lost three times."

Everyone was stunned, and the atmosphere became more relaxed.

Not to mention that Zhang Xing saw the Hejian army rushing down the mountain like a tiger, and made up his mind to defend and avoid the battle. He only said that on the other side, in Wu'an County, Li Ding also received the relevant military documents. After reading it for a long time, he just withered Sitting, no response.

"Master..." Su Jingfang, who delivered the letter, never seemed to hesitate, and asked directly from the side. "Master once said before that Mr. Zhang would definitely lose in Hebei. Is this the case?"

Li Ding came back to his senses and sneered: "No."

"That……"

"I mean..." Li Ding said calmly. "If Zhang San doesn't make mistakes and fights steadily, with his top-notch political methods and personnel tactics, no one in Hebei can match him... However, he thinks a lot, and his brain is always hot, and sometimes he knows No matter where the interests are, they will still do some unimaginable behaviors, which is easy to make flaws, and even kill themselves."

Su Jingfang thought about it for a while, but was still puzzled: "But in this way, isn't it possible for the Deposing Dragon Army to be defeated in this battle?"

"This is about the opponent." Li Ding said calmly. "I often say that this guy doesn't know how to fight, but that's compared to his political tactics and personnel methods. He doesn't seem to know how to fight. In fact, he is very talented, especially good at grasping vital points and killing with one blow, including timely pursuit. , turn a small victory into a big victory, expand the results of the battle, and move the overall situation... Therefore, his defeat must be defeated by someone like me, or at least by a military commander of the same level, but what about Xue Changxiong? Win Zhang San?"

"How is Xue Changxiong?" Su Jingfang asked sincerely.

"Xue Changxiong is quite well-behaved. It's okay to call him mediocre, but the problem is that he always thinks that he is very good and everything is correct." At this point, Li Ding seemed to think of something suddenly, and laughed on the spot. "The so-called cherishing one's life when doing great things, forgetting righteousness for small gains, this sentence may not be correct to evaluate him, but it is particularly appropriate to evaluate his military habits...

"For example, last year, the Dragon's Army was obviously not stable after crossing the river, and it was a long-distance attack, and it was absolutely possible to fight, but he was frightened by the battle in Pingyuan, and he retreated directly, missing the best opportunity for nothing.

"And until today, the dethrone dragon army has been prepared, and [-] troops can't be called elites. With a solid city defense camp and more than [-] field soldiers, it is enough to deal with the situation of all parties. However, Xue Changxiong, because of a short ice flood During this period, I thought I had some great opportunity to attack at all costs, but I don’t know that a well-known opportunity is not an opportunity. If he can't attack, what will happen to him?"

Su Jingfang nodded in conviction, stopped discussing the matter, and turned to ask the official: "So, will our Wu'an County send troops?"

"Send troops." Li Ding blurted out. "But it's not sending troops now... as soon as the urging document from Dongdu arrives, we will send troops immediately."

Su Jingfang understood, this is to be a spectator, an impeccable spectator.

However, just as Su Jingfang was about to leave, Li Ding, who had already closed his eyes and rested his mind, suddenly opened his eyes and said, "You go ahead! Stop by and see how many soldiers the Youzhou Army has dispatched, and whether they have exerted their strength... Report in time...you should also be careful at home."

Su Jingfang was slightly taken aback, and immediately agreed.

"Look, such a mighty soldier, who can take a thunderbolt?" Xue Changxiong, riding a horse on the north bank of the Zhuozhang River in Leshou County, Hejian County, looked around and spoke boldly.

Beside him, many generals praised him one after another, even Luo Shu and Li Li didn't spoil the scenery, they were just flattering.

Because the army is indeed powerful.

And just when the army began to march proudly while the turbid water had not yet thawed, Chen Bin, the supervisor of the army, suddenly noticed that several cavalry came against the direction of the advance, and the leaders were the forwards Xue Jiasanlang and Shiro, that is, Brothers Xue Wannian and Xue Wanbi couldn't help being surprised.

After all, this is not out of Hejian yet!

"Father!" Xue Wannian, who came to the front and held a big fish, hesitated for a while, as if he was a little shy, but Xue Wanbi snatched the opportunity to speak. "Just crossing the river, I met a good omen! While marching, the soldiers broke through the ice to observe the gap in the thickness, and there was a white fish jumping out! If I remember correctly, this should be the incident that the ancestors experienced in the past when they launched an expedition!"

Others didn't mention it, Chen Bin was stunned for a moment, and then his teeth became sore on the spot... After Baidi, the world collapsed, and the ancestor emperor, a small country in Xiliang, marched in all directions, with a journey of seven or eight thousand miles, almost inheriting Baidi's great achievements, Domination of the world, but it just fell short later, you Guanlong warriors... why don't you just change the allusion of the black emperor's southern expedition?

There are a lot of crows on the head!Isn't it easier than catching fish in the cold spring?
PS: Thanks to Master Zongyueqianli for his third alliance.

Everyone should have seen the event. It is the official draft of "Shao Song". One feeling, I admire those double-opening masters too much, because I always label Zhao Jiu as Zhang Xing.