Delong

"Let the third brother worry about it."

In Pingyuan City, seeing Zhang Xing stepping into the door surrounded by several people, Niu Da's complexion was pale, and he just struggled hard on the couch, struggling to speak. "My situation is clear to me...with a little self-cultivation, it will be back to normal."

Zhang Xing was obviously stunned for a moment... The news he got before he came was that the person had internal injuries and external injuries, and he looked like he was going to die or be disabled, so he rode over immediately after he got off.

What's going on here?
"It's not to comfort the dragon head." Without waiting for Niu Da to speak again, Xiong Bonan answered first. "Niu Datouling's injury is indeed serious, but we have to look at it from two sides, one is his own injury, and the other is his internal injury in his dantian... As long as the internal injury of his dantian is cured, with the body and bones of Niu Datouling slowly warming up, the external injury will also be healed. It's always the same... Even if you take ten thousand steps back, this right foot will never get better, but with Ningdan's cultivation base, how can it delay things before and after battles?"

Niu Dan is condensed.

Zhang Xing suddenly came over, but he didn't have any puzzlement in his heart. Niu Da's cultivation base and talent were basically slightly inferior to Xu Shiying's. Putting it there, Xu Shiying was late for two years to condense the pill, which made people wonder if there was something unclear in his heart.

"So that's the case, how about the internal injury?" After thinking up to this point, Zhang Xing hurried forward, grabbed the opponent's hand on the couch and asked.

"The internal injury is not too serious, the main reason is the exhaustion of true qi, and the external injury. The external injury is more serious. The stomach and the right foot are more difficult." It was Xiong Bonan who made the introduction.

"Regardless of internal and external injuries, it's fine when you come back, and the next step is to take care of yourself." Zhang Xing sighed, and continued to comfort him, but couldn't help but continue to ask. "Since the pill is condensed, why is the true energy exhausted? The dantian is damaged?"

"It's a pill that was congealed not long before the battle, and it's still not stable." Xiong Bonan continued.

"It's mainly because of the loss of Chanyuan City!" Niu Da suddenly clenched Zhang Xing's hand, and his face turned red, and he burst into tears, obviously because of both emotions and injuries. "The defeat was expected. I just thought I could retreat to the city to defend, so I didn't spare any effort. I just thought it would be easy to go back to the city... But the officers and soldiers chased too eagerly, and unexpectedly Early on, two lines of ambushes were arranged in the back, and after I was defeated, they pretended to be our army and took the city... and then thousands of sons, and there was no basis for it... Most of them were the children of the eastern part of Dongjun, and they were all scattered, which one? Can you not save it? In the end, after saving one place, the other one fell into it again, and after saving the other place, the person who was just rescued has been wiped out... I... third brother, I am at odds with Qu Tuda for the rest of my life!"

"We are at odds with Bao Wei." Zhang Xing replied immediately. "Since Qu Tuda has done this, he will surrender in the future, how can he be given a chance to kill him?"

Hearing this, Niu Da gritted his teeth, he was finally relieved.

But Zhang Xing hesitated for a moment, recalled the method of autopsy in Jing'an Terrace, and said again: "Just relax, let me try to probe your body with true energy, if it comes to something important, don't resist it, there is pain .”

Although Xiong Bonan had already done it, after all Zhang Xing came to check on the wound himself, Niu Da of course had nothing to say and just nodded quickly.

In this way, Zhang Xing radiated his true energy, and went against the opponent's meridians, he found out clearly, one is the extra meridian passing through the chest and abdomen;

On the contrary, in the dantian, although Niu Da's forehead was sweating due to pain, there was still a faint but obvious source of qi.

After confirming that it was correct, he calmed down a little and said a few words of comfort, only letting Niu Da, who was sweating profusely, to rest, then Zhang Dalong turned around and came out to talk outside the courtyard.

When they came to the outside of the courtyard, they continued to walk for a while, and came to the green tree in front of the stables. Jia Runshi was in the middle and pushed back the others. After the four big leaders Wei Xuanding, Xiong Bonan, Wang Shuyong, and Xu Shiren were left, Zhang Xingfang Ask in a low voice: "Heavenly King, according to the situation you sent someone to tell you, you feel that Zhang Changfeng has no good intentions and wants to exchange the head of the cow with the government, but has he ever abused the head of the cow?"

"Anyway, I won't treat you kindly." Xiong Bonan said sternly. "During the march, of course, the treatment was not very good. It's hard to say this, but at least there were some who intentionally delayed the injury to control the big boss.
Suspected, the matter of exchanging military rations is even more convincing.

"Why is he like this?" Wang Wulang, who had just received the news and turned back from the direction of the boundary ditch in the northwest, interjected in surprise. "Isn't he a rebel?"

"It's not a righteous army." Wei Xuanding replied with a sneer. "Children of the Zhang family, who call themselves Fengliu, who have been with Dongdu, what kind of rebel army? They are just abandoned sons of the Zhang family."

"You can't say that completely." Zhang Xing, as always, was seeking truth from facts. "Old Master Zhang, I've seen him before, he doesn't look like someone who would be so deliberate about playing chess, and judging from how he escaped from Hedong in such a mess, it seems more like he thinks he's right... If you have to say Rebel Army, he can be regarded as Rebel Army ... As for what he did, it was nothing more than being beaten. He knew that he was very heavy, but he chose the location of Heishan. Whether it was Dongdu or Hedong, or even Jijun, Hanoi, and Wu'an Weijun, they were all stubbles of the imperial court. So in order to survive, he dare not flirt with us. But no matter what, the court is not easy to mess with, so we are easy to mess with? He has already been arrested by Qin Er?"

"Yes." Xiong Bonan immediately agreed.

"Chief Wei went to send a letter, saying that the previous handover discussion is still countable, but we don't want Niu Da to live, as long as Zhang Changfeng's body is exchanged for the Bohai prefect... If he is alive to exchange, he will beat the Bohai prefect to death. .” Zhang Xing simply waved his hand.

"Understood." Wei Xuanding responded quite readily.

"Don't disperse all the Chanyuan captives who have been exchanged. Carefully select a thousand people and divide them into two groups of 600 people. When the army is reorganized this time, each of them will be placed in two battalions... Let Niu Da lead the two battalions, By the way, I will also be a direct subordinate... When the time comes to see Niu Da's injury, if he recovers quickly, these two battalions will be placed here on the westernmost front line to prepare for the next stage of combat... These things in the entire army will require Xiong Tianwang Go to Banxian County and do it yourself, Wei Gong should handle the transfer of defense." Zhang Dalong continued to order.

"sure."

"this is necessary."

After several people agreed, Zhang Xing hesitated for a moment, and then looked at them again: "You are here, in charge of internal and external affairs on the western front, do you think there is any other way to say this battle?"

"The ambushed soldiers and those who pretended to surrender probably have their own explanations. Before, I thought that Li Ding and Li Qingchen might have participated in this battle. Looking at it now, I guess Qin Bao is also involved." Wei Xuanding said seriously. "But Big Boss Niu doesn't want to say..."

"What are you worried about?" Zhang Xing's face suddenly darkened. "If Qin Bao and Li Qingchen were caught in the battle, he should have a sword. If they surrender, they will also draw a lot. The matter of the army is as simple as that. On the other hand, Li Ding can say something, but because He has a strong army in his hand, and he has promoted the leaders of Cheng Mingqi and Fang Yanshi, and he has built an army for Mrs. Pu, plus other scattered transactions, so he is qualified to dethrone the Dragon Gang with us Make articles, not friendship with anyone."

"Actually, it's not good to talk about the fraudulent city." Wei Xuanding nodded and continued talking. "According to the soldiers who were in the city at that time and were returned later, it was Guan Xu who opened the city directly, but now Guan Xu's life and death are unknown, and his whereabouts are unknown...

As soon as these words came out, Xiong, Wang, and Xu all frowned.

"If there are no solid clues or evidence for this kind of thing, don't say anything." Zhang Xing also hurriedly interrupted and said seriously. "Just keep it in your heart, and you can't even delay people's promotion and appointment... On the other hand, once there is definite evidence, even the ends of the world must find it!"

"Yes." Wei Xuanding nodded.

"Is there anything else going on here?" Zhang Xing didn't have time to ask, and at the same time glanced at Taoist Wei. This guy's few words were rejected by the people around him, but he was always in high spirits. He didn't have his personality at all, but he didn't know how he responded. thing.

"What's more..." Wei Xuanding answered seriously. "Yuan Bao let go, that's what happened just now!"

"So fast?" Zhang Xing was extremely surprised. "Didn't you say the day before yesterday that he thought that Cao Shancheng of Qinghe was well-defended in front of him, so he put on a high posture? What did I say the day before yesterday? He was brave and easy behind the high wall?"

"Yes." Wei Xuanding twisted his beard and smiled.

"I guess I saw Qu Tuda shut him out of the real wall." Xiong Bonan seemed to have thought of something, couldn't help but sneered, but re-emphasized Qu Tuda's behavior of heavily deploying troops around the Liyang warehouse in Jijun

Repeated. "No matter how tough Qinghe is here, it's just a fence. It's impossible to stop our army with a single county. Instead, Qu Tuda turned around and set up defenses behind him, revealing the reality of the Eastern Capital..."

Everyone suddenly nodded.

At this time, Wang Wulang suddenly sighed inexplicably, and could not help interjecting: "Now that I think about it, it is really a blessing for us to dethrone the Dragon Gang... When the gang was first established, everyone promoted Zhang Sange and Li Gong to be the leaders. At that time, there were still people who were not convinced, thinking that although the two had high reputations, they didn't have any money and food in their hands, so why should they be leaders? Even Xu Dalang and I pushed it together because we knew that an incident was imminent, and if we couldn't find them When it comes to famous people, based on the people in several places like us, we can't attract other heroes from Dongjun and Jiyin, and we can't call local officials... But now it seems that there are people who really know a lot to take the lead , how many detours should we avoid? I won’t talk about some things that have been said too much. I just said that where I hit is beyond the reach of the east, and where I can touch with how much strength. These are things that we already knew before we crossed Hebei. Yes, but the high officials of the imperial court didn’t realize the situation until the end.”

Several people were startled, and each nodded.

Xiong Bonan responded directly: "That's the truth!"

"People like Yuan Baocun may not be ignorant of these things, they are just in it..." Zhang Xing was the same as before, always finding reasons for the losers. "There is also Cao Shancheng, who may not be ignorant of it, but he can be regarded as a persistent, loyal minister and filial son, haven't I never seen it? Even Xue Wanbi's temporary anger, it can't be said that there is nothing worthwhile."

At this point, Zhang Xing looked at Wei Xuanding: "What are his conditions?"

"He wants to imitate what happened in Liangjun, and obey our instructions, but he is not easy to follow. At the same time, he wants us not to send troops there unless necessary. He thinks that the county soldiers will guard the western front for us, and he will not send officials...

"Are you kidding me?" Wang Shuyong became speechless before he finished speaking. "We don't dare to go further into Liang Jun. Cao Wang, the prefect of Liang Jun, has the ability to stand in front of Cao Lin. What kind of thing is he?"

Even Xu Shiren, a hero with embarrassing qualifications, laughed.

Unexpectedly, both Zhang Xing and Xiong Bonan were pondering, the latter looked at the former, and said first: "Let me say first... I think that if they can follow the rules of our Dragon Gang, the common people will no longer pay double He will keep up with the taxation, whatever government orders we want, and at the same time, he can keep asking for food from the Liyang warehouse in the west, no, he can't be allowed!
Wang Shuyong suddenly said: "Yes, food."

"Actually, it's not just about food." Xu Shiren hesitated for a moment, but unexpectedly spoke up. "Leader, I have noticed before that various other materials in the army are also consumed very quickly... For example, the best three-armor bow is the kind of bow that can pierce through three layers of iron armor without being fully drawn. There is only one missing, not only lack of craftsmen, but also lack of corresponding materials, others such as Mingguang Armor's Mingguang Breastplate, Horse Armor's Mask, and Twelve Stone Waist Crossbow are similar."

"This is a big deal." Zhang Xing became serious when he heard this. "It's definitely not just the most excellent ordnance parts, this is just a front-end, and I'm afraid that the ordinary beef tendons, armor pieces, and leather will gradually be unable to make ends meet..."

"Another extremely difficult matter." Xiong Bonan became more and more uneasy. "So in the long run, storing ingots here can indeed give you preferential treatment."

Zhang Xingduo took a look at Xiong Bonan, and then nodded: "We have reached this level for the Dragon Gang, a county is no longer an important thing, and Wuyang can actually delay it for a few years... as long as Yuanbao Cun is willing to give food, armaments, listen to instructions and not do evil. Let's give him... How about a three-year contract? Allow him three years, but send some people to watch the key points. I don't know Wei Gong how to think?"

Wei Xuanding hesitated for a moment.

Besides, Wang Shuyong has realized this problem since Xiong Bonan just finished speaking, let alone him? When he was in the Eastern Territory, Dongjun and Jiyin were able to operate quickly and properly, so that later in the battle of Lishan, among them The diplomatic environment in Cao Wang and Liang Commanderies is stable, the business exchanges on the border are smooth, and the resale of materials is effective... and here in Hebei, due to the ebb and flow of rebels and official troops in the past two years, the damage is extremely serious, and there is an extreme shortage of food. It can be called a waste of time.

Under such circumstances, any materials are of course precious to the Dragon Gang with long-term plans and ambitions, and don't forget that the biggest problem in the gang right now is the unlimited support from the Eastern Territory to Hebei, which has attracted obvious attention from both sides. Nervous, so, at this time, if you can get more supplies from other than the plate, no matter what it is, it will be very effective, especially food.

But isn't he looking forward to it for a long time?
Don't you just expect Yuan Baocun, who was born in the royal family of the previous Zhou Dynasty, a nobleman who used to be aloof but didn't speak his own words, to fall into his hands? How happy is that? After hesitating for a moment, Wei Xuanding suppressed these thoughts that could not be put on the table, and clasped his hands He sighed, and then answered seriously: "I also think it is feasible, I should write to him... and not only him, I think Weijun, Wu'an, Xiangguo, and Xin can all give it a try. Anyway, we will give it a try. I'm not going to beat them, but I can scare them, and I can make some money."

"Not bad." Zhang Xing nodded with a smile, obviously pleased, and then told Wang Shuyong and Xu Shiren. "But to achieve this, the previous battle of Ma Mianhe is not enough, the battle of Qinghe must be destroyed...Although spring plowing takes time, and then a large-scale army must be reorganized before sending troops, but the two of you are on the front line, Should we be prepared or be prepared, and cooperate properly with Duke Wei."

Wang Xuer will nod immediately.

In this way, it is rare that several big leaders are there, and everyone continues to talk more, but it is more suitable for the whole military, and other things gradually talk less... For example, Xu Shiren and Wang Shuyong hope that their new battalion will Can have more crossbowmen and the like.

After talking for a long time, I heard that Niu Da had slowed down a little, so they went in together to have a look, comforted him again, and said that the exchanged soldiers should try to gather him together, and that he might as well go back to Nan'an's home after he got better. Send someone to pick up the family members to take care of them before leaving this place.

Then, Zhang Xing bid farewell to several people, and took Jia Runshi and dozens of cavalry guards to turn back to General Ling Xiong Bonan, who was full of general affairs, because he was going to Ban County, he also came out with him, and prepared to walk for a while .

However, it is said that we are walking together, but in fact, it will diverge within a few miles, one goes north and the other goes east... At this time, Zhang Xing wanted to say goodbye, and at this time, Xiong Bonan sighed, but he did not return the greeting .

Zhang Xing came to his senses and waved his hand to ask Jia Runshi to lead the crowd to wait at the intersection. He and Xiong Bonan walked forward together for a while, and then they rode together on one side of the road to see the wild scenery in spring. At this time, everything is recovering. It is the beginning of the real spring plowing in Hebei area. As far as I can see, there are skinny people in ragged clothes working hard in the fields, mixed with the field soldiers who defeated the Dragon Army, and the formed inspection team is on the road in the distance. There are even many small local officials who have just surrendered rarely go to the ground, walking back and forth, and making strange announcements.

The end is a state of vigorous vitality and all things competing for development.

And from the perspective of deposing the leader of the Dragon Gang, it is really proud.

But Xiong Bonan still frowned and remained silent for a while.

Zhang Xing just waited quietly.

Finally, King Xiongtian spoke up: "Let's not lie to the leader... Xu Shiying didn't do some things well this time... I don't know if he did it on purpose, but the more I think about it, the more I feel that something is wrong."

Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment, but soon after King Xiongtian told about Xu Shiying's appointment with Qin Bao, he still reacted quickly, and then couldn't help laughing on the spot: "Xu Dalang is too shrewd!"

"So, the leader also thinks that Xu Dalang's own selfishness is causing trouble?" Xiong Bonan asked earnestly. "Would you like to take this opportunity to suppress Niu Da, let Niu Da claim the title of the fallen officer, and then be returned, and lose his prestige from then on?"

"It must be so." "Why?"

"No reason, Niu Da has always been an obstacle for him to monopolize Dongjun. It was originally Li Longtou and I who planted Xu Shiying's backup and nail for him. He has always wanted to kick Niu Da out, but this time he couldn't hold back!" Zhang Zhang OK simply answer. "It's just that I'm still too immature... On the one hand, I didn't expect Niu Da to be seriously injured, and the serious injury after fighting until my true energy was exhausted seemed too much; on the other hand, I just thought you were his brother-in-law who came out to deal with this matter, so I would defend him .”

Xiong Bonan let out a long breath: "Actually, I also guessed that way...but I can't be sure...I always feel that he
Not so. "

Zhang Sanlang smiled without saying a word.

And Xiong Bonan hesitated for a moment, and said seriously: "Leader, it's not that I don't understand some things. Back then, Shan Dalang was no better than Xu Dalang, and Cheng Dalang even openly disobeyed orders and went his own way. But from one moment to another, it's all the same When it was messy at the beginning and there was no authority, now there is a new situation inside and outside the gang, how can a smart person like him still behave like this? Even in turn, he is not as good as Cheng Dalang and Shan Dalang.”

"Because Cheng Dalang and Shan Dalang are in Hebei, he is in the east." Zhang Xing said one thing. "The so-called oranges born in Huainan are oranges, and those born in Huaibei are oranges."

Xiong Bonan was obviously in a trance: "Does it mean that there is a dragon watching over here?"

"That's not what it means." Zhang Xing said with a smile. "It's just that this matter is essentially a matter of the Eastern Realm, and Cheng Dalang and Shan Dalang have been busy with the affairs of Hebei recently... You must know that these big leaders who were born in the Eastern Realm are all in the Eastern Realm. Land, or had land, and regarded the land as a private property, as long as it involves their respective lands, they will be blinded... To put it bluntly, someone like Xu Dalang who has done a decent job is already considered a big deal. If it is someone else , can’t be said to be ugly.”

"We talked about this in the Northeast that day, and the leader also recognized it. He said that he couldn't bear the filth in the East, so he came to Hebei to open up a new situation. I have seen it today." Xiong Bonan heard. Here, I can't help but sigh, but I can't help asking. "Having said that, Longtou, how long will it take to go back and clean up the Eastern Realm?"

"Three years, five years, maybe even more?" Zhang Xing thought.

"How did it take so long?" Xiong Bonan was visibly anxious.

"Because it is necessary to take all of Hebei and manage it properly, so that the power of Hebei is far greater than that of the East." Zhang Xing pointed to the field in front of him and said. "But if you want to take all of Hebei, you have to wait...Look at the situation in front of you. After taking Qinghe or the whole of Hebei, don't you need to recuperate? And, don't you need to wait for the collapse of the Eastern Capital or Jiangdu to enter the whole of Hebei? "

"I thought that if we won this battle, we could make a decision later and clean up the eastern border." Xiong Bonan shook his head again and again. "Why bother?"

"Because I'm afraid of being split, afraid of rebellion, afraid of civil strife within the Dragon Clan, and losing support." Zhang Xing looked at the field in front of Youyou and replied. "Actually, the king of heaven is very good at asking this question! According to my thinking, of course, I want things to be as they are in front of me, with a flat map, a clear view, and horizontal and vertical, well-organized... So, I hope that Xu Shiying will immediately kowtow to admit his mistakes, and from then on Repent, give up his tyrannical style, and serve the public wholeheartedly. One more embryo, after tempering in the future, may not be worse than Li Ding... But, things are not so simple? Money can blatantly violate military orders. If you want to deprive more than half of the clan leaders of the gang with a single order, what kind of trouble do you think will happen? This matter cannot be done unless you are sure.”

Xiong Bonan's face was a bit ugly, obviously he couldn't accept it.

"Let me ask you another question, the king of heaven. Do you know how the matter of the left and right leaders came about?" Zhang Xingyan looked at the other party's puzzled mind, so he simply asked.

The topic changed too quickly, and Xiong Bonan was obviously at a loss.

"You were not there that day, so of course I don't know the details. In fact, Xu Dalang was afraid that my family would dominate, so he dragged Li Shu there. Li Shu and I had no choice but to negotiate privately and drag Wei Gong along. system." Zhang Xing said with a smile. "We just said that Niu Daka is in Puyang, and it also means that Li Shu and I were wary of him, Xu Dalang, and we went back together to take revenge."

"I'm not surprised." Xiong Tianwang came back to his senses and smiled wryly again. "You people, you have many eyes...you have many..."

"Let's go on, isn't the biggest problem with the Dragon Gang from the beginning to the end, isn't the discord between the two wings? It's said outside, if there was a big leader from the beginning, we would have defeated Jiang already." Zhang Xing also laughed. "Then let me ask the king of heaven, if Xu Dalang hadn't done such a shitty thing in the first place, and I had become the leader alone, would we really be able to take down Jiangdu now?"

Xiong Bonan hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head: "How is it possible? Thirty thousand soldiers from Dongdu, fifty thousand soldiers from Guanlong Tun, and several grandmasters, take the lead? What's more, you also said that Sima Zheng's ability
He Niu Dugong's cultivation base. "

"Of course it's impossible." Zhang Xing nodded, agreeing with ease. "Actually, the reason why there is disagreement within the gang is because from the beginning to the end, there are contradictions and contradictions within each stage... For example, when the gang was established, it was me and Li Shu, the two empty leaders, who were in conflict with the local tycoons. , This is called the contradiction between the foreign and the local, the contradiction between the name and the real, so at this time, Li Shu and I must quickly compromise and deal with Xu Dalang and Shan Dalang together, otherwise we will become puppets... And the later confrontation between the two wings is also true. It's more of an appearance, a battlefield where different people use this as an excuse...

"You see, after the establishment of the gang, in order to make troubles quickly, they tried to attract people everywhere. As a result, the fish looked for the fish and the shrimp looked for the shrimp. Li Shu, merchants, and Taoist priests followed me more. These people are naturally opposed and at odds with each other. Both sides are attached to Li Shu and me, which naturally causes the two wings to confront each other. Li Shu and I had no intention of fighting at that time; "Then Li Shu went east, and I stayed behind, which formed a contradiction between military aggressiveness and local government affairs strategy; "Then after the Battle of Lishan, I gained a little upper hand, but A large number of descendants began to come in again. At this time, it was mainly the conflict between the seniors and the newcomers; "And now, there is a conflict between Hebei and the East... The king of heaven thought that it was because the descendants were unwilling to transfer the material Xiong Bonan. There was a slight movement in my heart.

At this point, Zhang Xing looked at Xiong Bonan, and said earnestly: "Heavenly King, my meaning is very simple. If some things are not solved fundamentally, no matter how beautifully they are handled on the surface, it is just a paper... and never If you solve it at the root, it means that the roots are intertwined, and you are opening your mouth to yourself.”

"I understand what Longtou means." Xiong Bonan nodded.

Seeing this, Zhang Xing reined in his horse and turned around, but couldn't help joking: "Actually, it's not impossible. If in a few months, Sanniang, I, and you all go to Grandmaster together, or it's just a matter of time." There is something to be said about directly descending to the mortal body and displaying the abilities of a great master... Unfortunately, I haven't even touched the alchemy or visualization!"

Xiong Bonan also laughed: "If I am the Grandmaster, I will help you to deal with the situation in the Eastern Realm!"

The two reached a consensus, pressed this matter together, and went their separate ways.

Not to mention that King Xiongtian went to Ban County to reorganize the army, but only said that Zhang Xing had dealt with all the affairs on the western front and returned to Jiangling City. He was not safe for a few days. The guest came from the Bohai Sea in the most northeast of Bohai County. It is said that they are from the Northland and want to see Zhang Xing.

Zhang Xing was rarely surprised. He thought that the Dongyi people would come first, and they would bring a substantive military and political discussion, but unexpectedly, it was the northerners who came first, and they came to find themselves. They did not offend the Dongyi people. It was the fault of the person in charge, and he did not go to the East Territory in the wrong place.

This is very interesting.