Delong

Chapter 318 Tiger Row (19)

Before noon, the battle on the banks of the Horse Face River had ended.

Compared with the Mamian River, where countless pontoon bridges have been laid, the army camp in Hejian has become a real watershed. Most of the officers and soldiers who can escape in the first time can also continue to escape from the rear camp, while the officers and soldiers from the east side Counting from the beginning of the surrender of the troops, the troops that did not have time to enter the camp basically either surrendered or were killed or injured.

So far, according to the confirmed information only, it can be known that the coach Xue Changxiong fled, the Chengdan master Murong Zhengyan was seriously injured and left, and the other Chengdan master Dou Pi was beaten and killed by at least four Chengdan masters from the Dragon Gang. Died on the spot without even escaping from the battlefield, Zhonglang general Guo Shiping was also beheaded, Chen Bin, Qian Tang, Wang Fubei defected before the battle, Zhonglang general Feng Duan surrendered, Li Li, Luo Shu, Wang Yu, Wang Chang Xie, Xue Wanquan and Xue Wancheng fled, Luo Xin was captured, and Murong Huailian was captured.

In the Zhenghe River camp, there were more than [-] surrenders, and more than [-] casualties.

In the big camp, there are more than [-] auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands, and the Hejian camp has transferred countless military equipment, food, grass, and various miscellaneous materials from several counties.

This is a big victory beyond expectations, a big victory that changed the division of forces in Hebei.

At this time, for Zhang Dalongtou, it seems that he should say some big and useless words, that is, the style is very high, but just forget it after shouting, few people will remember the empty words.

In order to demonstrate the revolutionary nature of the Dragon Gang and his firm revolutionary belief in Zhang Dalongtou.

But in fact, starting from noon, from the moment when the victory of the Dragon Army was no longer necessary to discuss, the leader who had always maintained a certain optimistic attitude on the surface during the previous battles became visibly serious and even a little anxious.

"Where is King Xiongtian? Who will look for it?" When approaching the camp, Zhang Xing suddenly reined in his horse and asked left and right.

"Longtou, the Heavenly King has separated from Chieftain Bai, Chieftain Wu, and Chieftain Xu to track down those fleeing officers and generals." After a while, Wang Xiongdan hurried over to reply. "It will be a while, it will be difficult to recall."

"What about Duke Wei?" Zhang Xing continued to ask. "Send someone to invite Wei Gong, and let Xiao Zhou, Shang Huai'en, and Dou Lide come over...Try to find Jia Yue and Shan Tonghai...and Liu Zhouchen, try to call here too."

Wang Xiongdan wrote down one by one, and then he responded, and hurriedly sent someone to deliver the order.

But after the people left, Zhang Xing still stood still, and there was no tendency to enter the camp at all, which made the leaders and elites of the Chulong Gang around him obviously a little uneasy.

Chen Bin seemed to be the first to react, but surprisingly, he didn't speak as eagerly as he did before and during the war.

On the other hand, Qian Tang had no scruples, and quickly opened his mouth to ask: "Is Zhang Longtou worried that the officers and soldiers will suddenly arrive?"

"Yes." Zhang Xing responded immediately. "I know that the division will not arrive until tonight at the earliest, and it may not even arrive at all... But in the current situation, if we can't arrange it in advance, and encounter a ruthless and knowledgeable division commander, I'm afraid it will be a big defeat. "

As he said that, Zhang Xing pointed to the chaotic camp ahead almost angrily.

Qian Tang didn't say any more, and the people around him fully understood what Zhang Dalongtou meant.

Without him, as far as the eye can see, all the battalions of the Dethrone Dragon Army are scrambling to come to the official army camp. Before entering, they are fighting for military exploits, and after entering, they are grabbing spoils of war.At this time, it is of course difficult to say that these people's scrambling for spoils is a violation of the previous clear discipline principle of "it all depends on the present", because this kind of scrambling posture is more likely to occur between battalions.

They divided the territory inside the enemy camp, and distinguished the ownership of the captured prisoners outside the enemy camp. Disputes with each other can be seen everywhere.

It can only be said that there will always be new problems. If you don’t fight a battle of this scale and encounter such a large camp for reception, it is unlikely that there will be such problems.

Zhang Xing didn't have this supernatural power either.

Just like that, not long after, the leaders of the battalions closest to Zhang Xing arrived gradually, and after a while, Wei Xuanding and Liu Zhouchen, who were farthest away, also arrived on horseback from behind.

"Big leader Shan was ordered to chase down the enemy general before, and he probably won't be able to find him for a while, so let's do it..." Zhang Dalongtou said. "Leader Liu, the former army is fighting for the prisoners and occupying the camp. They have to be restrained. Can your soldiers come over in time?"

"Report to the leader." Liu Zhouchen was obviously ashamed. "There are soldiers and troops everywhere, I'm afraid it's too late..."

Zhang Xing shook his head, expressionless: "I don't blame you, what to do is, if there is a large-scale violation of military discipline, notify the military judges of each battalion, write down the matter first, and you will stay here to patrol... But now There is an important matter, the two battalions you have on hand are at the back, since you can’t squeeze in, let them go to another battalion, let them accept Jia Runshi’s command, and immediately go back to the chessboard battalion!”

Liu Zhouchen was taken aback for a moment, and although he didn't react for a while, he nodded immediately, and Jia Runshi quickly bowed his hands.

Zhang Xing didn't care about explaining, and looked at Wei Xuanding again: "Duke Wei, Guo Jingke's battalion is going back too."

Wei Xuanding originally just twisted his beard to see a few descendants, but after hearing the words, he paused for a while, but then came to his senses: "Is the leader worried that the 2-strong partial division will come over with a neck?"

"Yes." Zhang Xing answered frankly. "I am worried that they will attack at night tonight, and I am also worried that they will wait until Qu Tuda and join forces to attack!"

Wei Xuanding thought for a while, then nodded: "That makes sense, then I'll go back to Ban County... who will guard the official army camp?"

"Just let the battalion go back with me, how about you stay here to mediate disputes, gather surrendered troops, and supervise military discipline?" Zhang Xing seemed to be discussing with the other party. "There is no shortage of people here. King Xiongtian will stay here to preside over the situation with you when he comes back, but Sanniang and Wu Dalang are back, and they must return to the chessboard camp as soon as possible before dark. Both sides must have masters of Chengdan."

"Okay." Hearing this, Wei Xuanding nodded without hesitation. "You take people back. Xiongtian Wang and I will guard here, and Chief Xu also asked him to stay here. Let's stabilize the situation before we talk about anything else."

Zhang Xing nodded, and then went to look at the people around him: "You guys, lead your troops back to the camp immediately, gather our own field soldiers and auxiliary soldiers along the way, we must strengthen our defenses, and beware of sneak attacks."

The people around had already guessed when they heard it before, but now when they heard the end, they all knew that it was close, and they were arrested, but they couldn't do anything about it.

There was only one Dou Lide, who seemed honest, but had a lot of calculations in his heart. It was obvious that Zhang Dalongtou was anxious to go back because of the military situation, but he was also very dissatisfied with the military discipline, so he left a button, but he did not forget to find his uncle when he left. Cao Chen ordered the other party to look for Liu Heimei, and then turned back in a hurry.

In the end, Zhang Dalongtou actually turned back when he approached the gate of the official army camp after a big victory.

It also allows the leaders around to have their own ideas.

Zhang Xing not only chose to turn back to the chessboard camp, but also personally summoned the three leaders Fan Bao, Tang Bairen, and Lu Hongyue who were behind along the way, and directly recalled Shantong Haibu, so that today he was only bumped into by the Zhenqi army. Xie Minghe took the lead, and finally brought back a total of ten battalions.

Then he hurriedly put Tang Bairen's troops into Banxian County, and the other nine battalions were only stationed in the Qipan camp. The other party had an opportunity to gather the Qingqi from each battalion and let him take them to the other side of the Mamian River for reconnaissance. They also mobilized a lot of Hebei natives and let Lu Changheng, who had made great contributions, take them to Douzigang. There are checkpoints for support and unified dispatch.

In the evening, Bai Yousi, Wu Jingfeng, and Shan Tonghai turned back. Apart from Shan Tonghai hurriedly taking back his battalion, they also brought Xiahou Ningyuan, Cheng Mingqi, and Ma Ping'er with them.

So far, half of the troops have turned back, and the situation can be considered completely stable.

But Zhang Dalong still frowned, obviously a little uneasy, after convening a military meeting to check and fill in the gaps, after confirming that there were no omissions, he even chose to take people to watch the night in person.

This performance, in turn, inevitably makes others feel puzzled and uneasy.

"Isn't Zhang Longtou too much?"

Many leaders bit the bullet and imitated and went to patrol the camp. For a while, only a few Jiangren, Bai Yousi, Wu Jingfeng and others who were not directly under the camp leader were left in a place full of tables and chairs but few people. In the barracks, and among these people, Qian Tang didn't have too many scruples, so he blurted out the question. "Such behavior makes everyone a little uneasy, Chang Jian...won't San Niang persuade him?"

The rest of the people cheered up and pricked up their ears when they heard the words.

Bai Sanniang smiled, but didn't answer directly, instead she raised her head and asked, "Big Qian, what do you think of how the Dragon Gang fought this battle?"

"I won't talk about the winners and losers. The battle was indeed beautiful. Not only was this battle beautiful, but the movements of the dragon gang after crossing the river were basically beautiful. It should be fast and slow. If you have to bear it, you can bear it, if you have to make a move, you can make a surprise attack, shrink, reorganize the army, winter camp, knock down the fort, return to the defense, and attack, all of which are good." Qian Tang said one thing. "It's like Zhang San, who at first glance is just a little clever, tricky, and loyal. The so-called superficially takes advantage of everything and puts on all kinds of gestures, but in private, it will naturally attract caring and self-righteous people to think that he is a bit clumsy. I feel that he is nothing more than that, full of flaws inside. But in fact, if you really think he is clumsy and really go to gamble and fight, you will know that there is actually great wisdom, courage and true benevolence hidden behind him, and there is real ability It's close to the truth... It's a bit like being wise and stupid, and deliberately adding a layer of cleverness, specifically to lure those who think they are smart to be fooled."

The people around just bowed their heads and said nothing, but secretly kept these words in their hearts. After all, this Mr. Qian Fu was the same as Zhang Dalong in the past, and has always been equal in name.

"If you start with your method, I will have two replies." Bai Yousi stroked his long sword and spoke seriously. "First of all, Saburo is a man with a great way inside, a dull man in the middle, and a clever trick outside, all of them are not fake, they are not pretending, and he is not sincerely trying to deceive anyone. Secondly, if there is really a person who is caught by his set It's probably just him who got tricked into being dizzy."

"How to say?" Qian Tang's heart moved slightly.

Several other people were also surprised, especially the descendants, who were very serious at this time, because they wanted to know some real statements from their immediate superiors in the future, and were also worried that the other party was deliberately warning... But it was even more serious. get serious.

"In fact, he himself is very aware that his superficial actions are petty cleverness and tricks, and he often feels that he is extremely stupid, extremely weak, and extremely incompetent, but it is different from what you think, but he always doubts what is deep inside him. Those sincerity, bravery, resourcefulness, and benevolence are of no use." Bai Yousi continued to answer frankly, without any shyness. "You said that since Hebei, including this battle, he has done extremely well, and I think so too... Not to mention taking care of both inside and outside, the key is to organize the army in advance, prepare 25 battalions of soldiers, and the winter camp has also appease He has a military spirit. And he is very restrained in strategy. No matter how hastily he decides to block reinforcements like me and Niu Da, he is very decisive when making decisions. But according to his personality, he is always worried about the use of these actions. ? How good is your own decision?"

At this point, Bai Yousi smiled again: "As for the state of affairs today, it must be because the soldiers on the front line are fighting for success and frustrated by the fact that I have not been able to organize the army before, and even because the officers and soldiers still have a chance of victory. I feel that my decision is not appropriate enough.”

Qian Tang remained silent.

Wu Jingfeng was thoughtful, but Feng Duan just bowed his head.

But Chen Bin didn't hold back, and sighed: "Things in this world are so strange. He is obviously a wise man with both civil and military skills, but he feels that he is cowardly, opportunistic, and incompetent; the same reason, even the most stupid person , and may also feel that he is wise and powerful, wise and decisive."

"Boss Chen is talking about Xue Changxiong?" Feng Duan lowered his head and asked.

"Besides him, who else?" Chen Bin sneered.

"It's not bad as I expected." Bai Yousi smiled leisurely looking at the fire pit in front of him. "If you asked him how Xue Changxiong was doing in this battle, he would definitely say that Xue Changxiong didn't make any mistakes, but he was in the overall situation, unable to advance or retreat, and was coerced by the situation of Wei, so he suffered this defeat."

Several people raised their eyebrows almost in unison.

Outside the barracks, the cold wind gradually came as promised, and the ground gradually stiffened. Inside the brightly lit chessboard camp without firewood, Zhang Xingzi brought Xie Minghe, who had become a well-known guest, and his confidants Yan Qing and Wang Xiongdan were in the camp. Navigate through the view.And as he kept walking, there were more and more people behind him, and some people even started talking loudly.And he didn't care about it at all, just shared a bag of fried millet with salt and beans with Dou Xiaoniang who didn't know when to follow up halfway.

However, this stuff is too hungry to eat, that is to say, Dou Xiaoniang, who has been hungry for two years, will always take it as a baby. bag for drinking water.

After finishing the drink, the big leader finally felt bloated and bored, and began to have a mouth addiction:
"If you ask me, Xue Changxiong is not as miserable as you said, and even behaved quite well... Your words are both a little proud and complacent, and a little contemptuous of him."

Immediately there was silence behind him, only Xiaoniang Dou, who was following with a saber, didn't understand what is called an invisible class. She couldn't help asking seriously: "If that's the case, why did the officers and soldiers lose to us so easily? We wanted to Those who participated in the battle, as a result, just passed the torch of the earth mountain, they all said they won, and they went on, but before they reached the enemy camp, they met my father head-on and were driven back."

"Xue Changxiong was indeed defeated quickly, but he lost to us not because he was not good at fighting and commanding the army, but because he did not keep up with the general trend of the world, changed his identity and policy in time, so that he did not unite the forces that could have been united. But if you want me to say, it’s not his fault.” Zhang Xing answered with a smile on his hands.

The leaders behind him, no matter whether they understood Zhang Dalong's meaning or not, were naturally unwilling to argue with the leader.

Xie Minghe, on the other hand, still has aristocratic illnesses, and always likes to criticize people, so he couldn't hold back: "What the leader said is a bit too much, Xue Changxiong has ability, and it's right that the times are not as good, but in this battle, he still made a lot of mistakes. Wrong, otherwise, why did Chen Bin come up with such a thing and end up in such a big defeat?"

"The mistakes Xue Changxiong made were not tactical or technical." The cold wind continued and night patrols were difficult, so Zhang Xing followed the conversation without hesitation. "Essentially, it still comes back to one problem, that is, Xue Changxiong can't figure out who he is!"

Including Xie Minghe, many people's hearts moved slightly, and they were somewhat awakened.

And Zhang Dalong just continued walking while talking:
"Think about it, who is Xue Changxiong? He is General Yiwei, the head of the army from Guanlong, the general manager of the Hebei army, and the commander-in-chief of the military who came to suppress the bandits. Based on this theory, what he did in the past two years Isn’t it good? If it’s not good, why would the Hebei Rebels hate him so much? Why does Miss Dou have to carry a bag of fried rice all day long at such an age?”

Dou Xiaoniang hesitated to speak, but in the end she clutched her bag of fried rice and the military sword tightly, and didn't say a word.

"But the times have changed, the emperor has gone, and Wei is on the verge of collapse. In this position, his previous experience and methods will not be useful. And the most important thing is that his identity has also faintly changed, and he clearly I guessed and thought about it, but I didn’t dare to take the initiative to complete the change of identity or stick to the original identity, I just half-pushed and froze there. This is equivalent to hanging myself on the wall and roasting myself on the fire.”

Zhang Xing continued to speak.

"For example, did he need to face four masters of Chengdan in the past to suppress the bandits? Where did the bandits have 25 battalions? Now he has to face such opponents; in the past, as the chief of the army, he should be domineering If it wasn’t because he couldn’t unify the counties, why would there be such a battle? It’s been a long time ago The manpower and material resources of more than a dozen counties in Hebei have piled up, or our Dragon Clan will not dare to come at all."

"After all, he is incompetent and dare not step forward." Yan Qing also interjected at this time. "Even if you are afraid of being the target of public criticism, you will work hard on the surface, but you will use your strength secretly, and it will not stop there."

"That's the reason." Zhang Xing nodded in front. "But I really don't think it's his problem, because the vast majority of people just don't dare to step forward, and the vast majority of people just don't dare to make up their minds."

Xie Minghe took a long breath and didn't interrupt.

"But third brother dares." Zhou Xingfan also spoke. "Third brother dares to break bottles and cans, and make deeds and methods unique in the world."

Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment, and then immediately shook his head in front of him: "To be honest, I gritted my teeth and did some things, but in hindsight, many things may not be the best and best way... because no one is just speculating, Everyone is just betting... Let's say it's outrageous. Have you ever thought about it? What if the saint suddenly repented and returned to the court just after we raised our troops? After returning to the court for two or three years, he died and King Qi ascended the throne , wise and powerful, what shall we do? Flee Dongyi?"

Yan Qing pursed his lips, and immediately followed him: "Doesn't this mean that the third brother's eyes are as bright as a torch?"

"It's not that your eyes are sharp, it's that you can't get over that hurdle in your heart." Zhang Dalong's tone suddenly calmed down. "There are all kinds of entanglements, but if you don't do it, you will feel uncomfortable, so you will do it."

Yan Qing thought for a while, and did not argue any further.

Zhou Xingfan was just silent and distracted, not knowing what happened.

I don't know how long later, in the barracks, Bai Yousi, who was sitting dry watching the night, suddenly said again: "Actually, according to what Daqian you and I said tonight, Sanlang still has a great advantage, that is, no matter how hesitant he is in his heart No matter how hesitant, no matter how frightened, he can always grit his teeth and do things that are fundamentally reasonable... This is what I like and admire the most."

Qian Tang nodded calmly.

It was late at night, in Douzigang, where the officers and soldiers camped.

Unexpectedly, there was no more disputes and confusion here after having learned some news. On the contrary, everyone maintained a dead silence. Jing looked at a tall warrior sitting on a rock with a knife under the moonlight, waiting for the other party's orders.

"This Zhang Sanlang is really amazing." The tall warrior finally spoke, but it was Xue Changxiong who had been defeated during the day, and his words were full of exhaustion. "Under such a great victory, they are still so well prepared. They brought ten battalions back to defend during the day...there is no better general in the world! I am convinced to lose to this person. But such a character is still young. Why did he become a thief when he appointed the sheriff and became a relative of the Bai family? People like Bai Sanniang also followed him to become a thief? Was Great Wei really abandoned by God's will?"

"General!" Cao Shancheng, Qinghe Tongshou, opened his eyes wide and burst into anger. "Is this what you should say?"

"Whatever." Xue Changxiong suddenly lost interest. "Today's defeat, I can't do anything anymore. I am willing to gamble and admit defeat, and I will plead guilty... As for Cao Tongshou, I really regret not being able to trust you sooner and obey your advice, but it is useless to say more now, especially after today, you If you want to bear the weight of the Dragon Gang face to face, I will not be able to support you, so it is normal for you to have any grievances."

Cao Shancheng was angry and speechless.

"Withdraw your troops!" Xue Changxiong stood up and ordered seriously. "It's not a question of whether to enter or not. It's a question of whether to enter or not. It's just a little later. If the opponent detects here, according to the opponent's decisiveness, I am afraid that they will have to use all their strength to fight more and hit less... The terrain in Douzigang is complicated. Once the army is defeated , it’s hard to run.”

"Where are you withdrawing to?" Xue Wanbi couldn't help asking with hatred, his tone seemed a little weird.

"Retreat to Hejian." Xue Changxiong glanced at his son in surprise, but did not pursue and express it, as if he had really been reduced to a toothless tiger. "Where else can it be? Do you think that if you retreat to the plains or Ender, they won't dare to pull out their teeth and fight?"

Xue Wanbi sneered, gritted his teeth and turned his head away, but the surrounding generals, starting from Gao Zhan, including Xue Wannian, Wang Changhe, Xue Wanbei and others, started to get frustrated early and obeyed the order.

(End of this chapter)