Delong

Chapter 378: The Four Fields (12)

"In short, if a person lives in the world without literacy, he is a blind man with his eyes open; if he does not build a foundation, he is an egg that cannot crack the shell.

"Don't feel poor. Literacy and foundation building are useless. The poorer you are, the more you need literacy and foundation building, because only in this way can you not be so poor in the future. You see, most of us in the Dragon Gang are poor. Evicted? Evicted and still able to take care of the family? Isn't it just because of cultivation and literacy?
"So, since everyone is here, An Sheng will learn foundation building and literacy from the teacher here.

"I saw that many children brought jujubes, wild vegetables and old rice as dry food. It's good. They know how to save for the family at such a young age. This is a good thing. But for the first meal today, I asked Jiangling County to invite everyone Eat, eat new noodles... After eating, I will learn foundation building in the afternoon. This time I will teach you General Zhang Gongshen, the first-class hero in Youzhou!
"Finally, I hope everyone will study hard and make progress every day!"

After finishing his hasty speech, Chief Zhang, who was extremely busy, walked down directly, but shook hands with Zhang Gongshen, who had been arrested, and chatted for a few words before turning around and leaving.And Xu Shiying, Ma Wei who had been waiting here early, plus Jia Runshi and a group of personal guards immediately stepped forward to escort the chief of the Dragon Clan to leave the small camp in the south of Jiangling City in a hurry, but did not enter the city , but went straight to a large camp in the east of the city, because the reorganization of officers and practitioners was going on there, and from today onwards, he will probably be stationed here until the [-]-day rotation of officer training and reorganization is completed .

However, when they brought Jia Runshi and others to the barracks, besides Wang Shuyong, Dou Lide, Jia Yue, Zhai Qian and other first batch of related military leaders, Chen Bin and Xie Minghe were also there. here.

Zhang Xing couldn't help being surprised.

"Chief, a major incident happened in Jiangnan." Chen Binyue took the place, and spoke before Xie Minghe spoke. "We dare not come to you immediately for a report."

"At this time of year, how can anything be considered a big deal?" Chief Zhang said with a wry smile. "There are things everywhere."

People around did not refute.

Neither did Chen Bin, but he still sighed, and then roughly said: "The Duke of Liang, Xiao Hui, gathered soldiers and horses from several counties in Jiangxi, as well as heroes and experts from the entire south of the Yangtze River. Generalissimo, when he said that he wanted to conquer Jiujiang, he obviously wanted to get rid of Tu Wanchanglun and his subordinates who had the greatest influence on him."

As soon as this remark came out, all the generals around were awe-inspiring.

Without him, because most people immediately realized the practical feasibility and necessity of this battle from a military point of view.

Why hit Jiujiang?

Because Xiao Hui's forces are distributed in Hunan, Jiangxi, and Jiangdong, and the core territory of himself and the True Fire Sect are actually in Jiangxi. At this time, getting rid of Jiujiang on the top of Jiangxi will not only expand Jiangxi, but also Be able to connect with the big river and communicate properly with the upstream.

This is necessary.

Secondly, the reason why Tu Wanchanglun has been fighting against Jiangxi and is invincible on the frontal battlefield is mainly due to two points. One is that he himself is a rare veteran master; the other is that his troops are the tried and tested Guanlongtun military.But now, the leader of the True Fire Sect brings almost all the masters from the south of the Yangtze River to attack. The master masters may not be safe anymore, and they may even fall into a disadvantage. Compared with them, the Guanlong Tunjun Army is even more exhausted in the previous years of pulling To the extreme, all spirit lost.

This is especially true when Jiangdu will most likely not send reinforcements.

It works.

"Will Jiangdu really know how to support?" After listening to the surrounding discussions, Zhai Qian, who lacked knowledge of such things, found it unbelievable. "The emperor let one of his four masters be besieged? Sima Zheng knew that he killed his uncle to win people's hearts!"

"Jiangdu also has news, but it happened last month. It's just that it's not about the military situation, so I didn't bring it up." Xie Minghe sneered with his beard. "It's about last month's autumn harvest, a servant, who got a guarantee from Sima Huada, was urged by a large group of people to give a performance to the emperor, saying that Jiangdong and Jiangxi were completely reversed, there was no money and food, and the Danyang Palace could not be completed. ... and then he didn't even say a word about returning to Dongdu, the saint was furious, saying that he didn't want to hear some news that made him unhappy now, and whoever made him unhappy for a while, he would make him unhappy for the rest of his life ...The result was that the dignified attendant was dragged out and hacked to death on the spot, and it is said that Sima Jinda did it himself."

"These words have finally come out." Zhang Xing laughed.

"If you say that, isn't the Sima family 'authorized' to isolate the inside and outside?" Xu Shiying couldn't help laughing.

"It's ridiculous." Zhai Qian couldn't listen anymore.

"If you say that... isn't Xiao Hui really a character? Can he really accomplish something?" Dou Lide couldn't help becoming anxious again. "With such foresight and decisiveness, if he breaks Jiujiang, cuts off Tu Wan's long theory, and takes all of Jiangxi, his prestige will definitely be greatly boosted."

"Probably this is the reason!" Xie Minghe smiled half a smile. "But there are still fish in the bag, maybe they will be saved..."

"Didn't Yu Jieluo disagree with Tu Wan? The two families had a quarrel because of the bandit rescue." Dou Lide hurriedly asked.

At this moment, Chen Bin said directly to Zhang Xing: "Chief, Xiao Hui is really nothing to worry about...Although he didn't claim the title of king, he issued a call to action before entering Jiujiang, specifically to lift the chief out." He said that the chief should "regulate both sides of the river", he would "sweep the north and south of the river" and use the "Huaihe River" as a boundary; , but also "the one who breaks the capital first is the king, and the one who breaks it later is the next king"... It is full of pettiness, for fear that the Dragon Gang will interfere with Jianghuai, and it is all about the former Southern Dynasties. It is because of him that we came here The reason for sending the proclamation specially."

Everyone laughed, but Dou Lide was a little embarrassed, because Chen Bin obviously put on a face.It can only be said that the previous incident was not just a matter of the past, especially Chen Bin, who was obviously a small-minded person, and the rift between the two sides was already very clear.

This gave him a strong sense of crisis.

"In the end, it's back to being king." Like everyone else, Zhang Xing didn't seem to see Dou Lide's embarrassment, and just came to laugh. "Then what shall we do? Ignore him?"

"What else?" Chen Bin shook his head. "If you say something like this, it seems that the chief has lost his status and lost face..."

"But we can't stop the people below from spreading random rumors." Xie Minghe reminded quietly. "And this kind of thing is easy to spread. Also, in any case, Xiao Hui's aggressiveness in Jiujiang is just the beginning of the fall, and there will be ripples soon. Be careful that Huainan, Huaixi, and even the east will be affected. ...That's why we came here to talk to the chief."

Zhang Xing hesitated to speak, and finally had nothing to say.

Next, the two returned to the city after delivering the news, while Zhang Xing entered the camp with all the military leaders. Xiong Bonan was not there, and it was still Chief Zhang himself who gave the presentation, but before the official reorganization and training drill, he took the stage again to give a speech "Our cause is just, our future is bright, but the road is destined to be tortuous" and so on.

Believe it or not, the following people don't know, but anyway, everyone is used to these sayings by now.

It was Xu Shiying, standing under the general's platform, looking at Zhang Xing berating Fang Qiu there, thinking about what he said to a group of dazed teenagers in the small barracks, feeling a little strange and frightened... ... He himself has 1 people who don't believe these words, and he believes that there are many people who don't believe in these officers, but there must be some people who don't believe it, and those who don't believe it must be the same as him, and they don't believe it at all. They dare not show it.

Because no one can stand that Chief Zhang always wins after saying these words, as if he is constantly verifying these words.

Back then, before the Battle of Lishan, when it was raining, this man stepped on a pile of firewood that was already soaked, easily jumped onto the low roof of a farmer on the edge of the village, and then said something to the lifeless army " Everyone is mortal"... Then, if an ordinary military or grassroots officer, who saw this scene with his own eyes at the time, survived after the war, how could he dare to ask, how could he not believe it?

Even the well-informed leaders, whether civil or military, who wouldn't be afraid of this ability to stir people's hearts?

Of course, Xu Shiying believes that the real test of the chief's words will come soon.

The collapse of the world has reached a certain point, and it is not possible for manpower to control the situation. He really wants to know, when that time comes, will the chief himself insist on saying these words, and continue to be as consistent as possible?
Not to mention Xu Shiying's thoughts.

Let’s just say, it’s only been two days, and Chief Zhang just shook hands with the first batch of officers and practitioners who came over one by one, when a confidential letter that only he can unpack comes from Pegasus, it’s Du A military plan jointly signed by Pozhen and Li Shu.

The content of the secret document is very simple. Du Pozhen proposed that he wanted to quell the officials and bandits in the six counties of Huaixi according to the plan, and gather up the rebel army. Xinxingtai hangs the safety of Pao City.

I hope Zhang Xing will allow it, and suggest Li Shu to assist.

Li Shu made a further attachment, proposing a plan to capture the southern half of Liangjun, in order to echo Du Pozhen at the same time, and to knock Cao Wang in Liangjun and Zhao Tuo in Huaiyang County, forcing them to completely show their cards.

Regarding this, Zhang Xing thought over and over again.

To be honest, his original intention was that it is better to stay still than to move now, and to consider food... The results of the autumn harvest and autumn tax are there. On average, it is more than [-]% of the normal year. What kind of battle is being fought at this time?

Wouldn't it be nice to save more food to recharge your batteries?

However, first of all, you have to admit that you have given the status of military and political commander-in-chief, and you must respect other people's authority; It is a big problem, and the plan is controlled within and between the two platforms, and no additional resources are requested.

Even further discussion, shouldn't Du Pozhen stabilize his base camp?
Shouldn't Li Shu assist Du to break the formation?

Shouldn't Zhao Tuo be beaten?

More importantly, Li Shu clearly pointed out in the letter that he did not intend to take the initiative to attack Kinki on a large scale, but with the development of the situation, whether the imperial power in the Eastern Capital can maintain the Kinki power at the moment should always be put on a posture Go try it out.And if Cao Wang and Zhao Tuo can be forced to openly raise troops and call themselves rebels, not only can they explain the problem in themselves, but also avoid risks, making these two people a target to test Uncle Cao's anger.

It's justified.

Zhang Xing couldn't think of a reason for his rebuttal. In fact, when he realized his entanglement in the military camp in the west of the city, he quickly reacted.

In other words, he has long been vaguely aware of a possibility, that is, as the situation deteriorates in all directions, it is impossible for the Dragon Gang to be alone, and they should actively adjust their mentality from avoiding wars to avoiding large-scale wars.

So, after discussing with the chief executives of Xingtai who were in charge of activities in the military camp, he decided to accept the plan of Li Shu and Du Pozhen, but he asked them to pay attention to the scale of the battle and ensure the reserve of military supplies.

Then, he continued to return to his barracks, feeling like hiding in the barracks to become one, regardless of his spring, summer, autumn and winter.

In this way, in the first ten days of September, Liang Gong Xiao Hui gathered the essence of the rebel army in the south of the Yangtze River and officially launched the Battle of Jiujiang.

This battle, because of Xiao's rapid rise and its positional sensitivity, immediately attracted the attention of the whole world.And the phrase "the first to destroy the capital is king" is like the stubble and millet roots burning in the field after autumn. With the news of this battle, it quickly spread throughout the world.

Immediately, as if to respond to and agree with this statement, the Chulong Gang, which has claimed to be the leader of the rebel army for several years, was not to be outdone. Going north, trying to capture Yingchuan, a large county in Kinki.

As if to echo it, in the same month, Li Shu, another leader of the Dragon Clan, launched an attack on Liangjun with the Wu brothers as the vanguard, destroying everything along the way, as if aiming directly at Songcheng County, the county seat of Liangjun.

That’s not counting, one thing probably happened last month, that is, just after the autumn harvest, and at this time, definite news has finally spread to other places—the death of Li Cheng, the general manager of Youzhou, after the famous gate of Guanlong in the Great Wei Dynasty. The cousin, Li Hong, the general manager of Hexi, openly rebelled in the three states of Hexi.

Moreover, it seems to be a chain effect. From the south of Dumo, from west to east, from Hexi to northern Shanxi, the standing army towns along the line almost quickly lost control.

The big ones are like Li Hong, who managed three prefectures in one move, and immediately took control of the seven or eight counties in Hexi. He vaguely intended to imitate the ancestors of the Li family who established the country in Hexi during the chaos of the Tang Dynasty. , barely swallowed a county, precarious, and feared everywhere.

At this time, those who are interested can't help but think more, under such a situation, when will the Wu people come?
What's more, since Li Hong rebelled and Li Ding annexed neighboring counties, would Li Cheng rebel?You know, because of the reputation of the Li family in Longxi, the people with the surname Li in the Guanlong Group, regardless of whether they are true or not, all bear this name... Li Cheng of the state is the family.

But if this is the case, if Youzhou is also rebellious, and the Li family in Longxi is completely rebellious, shouldn't the last layer of the Great Wei's skin be peeled off?

I don't know if it was because of this consideration that Dongdu, which is so close at hand, actually ignored the fact that Li Ding annexed Xiangguo County...or maybe it was really fires everywhere, and it was completely out of control.

After all, the sky is high in autumn, the horses are fat and the people are strong, the weather is pleasant, and the military rations are stored in the warehouse. In theory, all careerists should be unable to bear it.

In the four seas, wars are raging everywhere, and wars continue, where is Li Ding missing?

On the contrary, Zhang Xingzhang, the No. [-] rebel in Tianzi, was really too quiet.

"Okay, that's it for today, let's take a rest and let the sergeants go to dinner too."

Zhang Xing ordered so, and then he was the first to let go of his true energy and walked out, and sat down on the dirt platform next to the school grounds, with a sad face.

"Chief, the biggest problem is the formation of the sergeants. It's fine if you don't move, but it will be chaotic when you move." Xu Shiren followed behind to remind. "This can't be solved overnight, but there's no need to be too demanding... Even the great master Dongyi also relied on Lord Bihai to raise the water and rely on large warships to form an formation, while the Great Wei The army formation is also limited to a small formation formed by the master and a few Zhonglang generals, and the small formation is also equipped with masters of cultivation far beyond the ordinary formation, so that the situation can be maintained."

"You're right, you shouldn't blame everything." Zhang Xing nodded, but he was helpless. "But I still want to give it a try. What exactly can we Dethrone the Dragon Gang do now?"

Be it Xu Shiren, Xu Shiying, Ma Wei and others around him, they were all helpless.

Besides, the military reform this time is actually very simple, that is, as the army of the Dragon Gang becomes larger and larger, they inevitably have a small ambition to see if they can create the legendary highest-level true energy army The formation, that is, the fusion of the true energy formation and the entire army, rather than the military formation assembled independently by the practitioners themselves.

This is the inevitable development of the army.

It is also a means for Zhang Xing to prepare for the possible huge impact in the future.

You know, in the history of this place, the Hei Emperor started from the Northern Wilderness, gathered seven hundred heroes, with iron weapons and long knives, and was invincible in all directions.

But later, when the battle line came to the south of the big river, when the three clans of the Lich and the Demon Clan fought, the Hei Emperor came up and found that his seven hundred heroes were neither the opponent of the Lich Clan army nor the monster clan army. There are more masters of cultivation in the army, and it is easy to launch multiple small formations of true energy, while the general cultivation of the witch clan is relatively low, but there are some sayings in the blood of the grassroots soldiers, and it is easy for the entire army to form an formation.

Of course, Heidi, who is such a character, imitated immediately, but while maintaining the 500 heroes, he dispersed the [-] heroes by [-] during the battle, and each of the [-] people joined a centurion, forming five. The army formation of tens of thousands of people quickly formed its own characteristics.

The Dragon Gang is actually practicing this process now, and it is mainly engaged in the distribution system of the seven hundred heroes at various levels in the army.

The idea is very good, the practitioners of the whole army will be divided into three, the grassroots soldiers and officers will keep [-]%, the generals and generals will keep [-]%, and Zhang Xing, the coach, will keep [-]%.During the battle, let the commander, general, and general Lang quickly form a large and small pure qi army formation, and when necessary, spread out layers to form a large formation.

However, after they actually did it, they were quickly slapped in the face by the cruel reality—without him, they gathered 180 battalions in Hebei Xingtai, including all practitioners from the three counties of Hebei, and brought together a full [-] Qijing and a dozen or so masters of alchemy and alchemy can only support an army of true qi the size of three battalions!
It's still static, and it disappears when it moves.

To put it bluntly, according to someone's theory, the more chaotic the world is, the more energized it is. You are in the so-called troubled times now, but can you compare with the troubled times of the Hei Emperor?You can't compare.

If you think about it this way, Heidi can lead an army of 5 people with 6000 heroes, and can slay dragons and demons. After all, you managed to make up a hundred and eighty-nine scriptures, and you can lead [-] people to defend, isn't it? reasonable?

Besides, what is the cultivation level of Heidi, who is the eye of the formation, and what is your cultivation level?

It's just that if it comes like this, wouldn't it be a bit overconfident to make preparations for the system so early and study this matter?

"Actually, the chief doesn't have to worry too much." Xu Shiying thought about it and explained seriously. "We have calculated before that there are about two to three hundred practitioners in a Hebei prefecture and county in the east that has been suppressed. Now in eleven prefectures and counties, according to the ratio of ten to one, there are two or three hundred strange scriptures that have come to an end, but in fact , we only have so many strange scriptures in the army in Xingtai, Hebei, it still shows that the momentum is rising, and the number and quality of practitioners are increasing... Over time, this system will work sooner or later, and at least it will be convenient for officers Circulation, it is right to prepare in advance.”

"It's natural." Zhang Xing nodded and smiled bitterly. "I'm afraid that time will not wait for me."

Everyone thought that Zhang Xing was referring to the rapid rise of many heroes in today's turbulent world, which would make the advantage of the Dragon Clan drop sharply, so they all nodded with emotion, and then talked about the current situation, and they were all general thoughts—— On the one hand, he looks down on these people, but on the other hand, he is a little worried, for fear that these people will ride the wind and climb the clouds and catch up from behind.

Just as he was talking, he suddenly saw a person rushing over from outside, but it was Yan Qing who was in charge of personnel, but Yan Qing himself also participated in this military reform, and he couldn't bypass the establishment of the plan, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

And when he came to the front, he was really relaxed, just listening to everyone's discussion.

After a while, after finally waiting for these people to pause for a while, he just handed over his hands casually and told Zhang Xing the good news: "Third Brother, Chief Cheng is overjoyed and wants to take half a month off to welcome his bride, Mrs. Cui, to the ancestral land to get married .”

Zhang Xing immediately clapped his hands and smiled, but looked around again: "It seems that I have to give a gift, how much are you going to give?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, some had known it for a long time, some were obviously at a loss, after some discussions they knew what was going on, and they wanted to make fun of it.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xing, who had been silent for a long time after saying that, suddenly spoke, but frowned and mentioned an irrelevant matter: "What is Wang Daiji doing? Both the north and the south are making big moves. , he was caught in the middle without moving?"

"Who did you say was here?"

In Huoqiu City, Huainan County, Wen Ren Xun'an, the former deputy leader of the Huaiyou League, looked up in surprise.

"The person here claims to be Huainan appeasement ambassador Wang Daiji, 40 years old, with a yellow beard." Wenren Xun'an's nephew Guo Zhu hurriedly reported. "I'm also puzzled, but the yellow beard can't be fake, right?"

Wen Ren Xun An was stunned for a long time, and then asked seriously: "How many people did he bring?"

"Just one person." Guo Zhu answered seriously. "I rode a horse and carried a big red cloth package... Uncle, do you want to take this opportunity to kill him and give it to Leader Du on the north bank? If you have such credit, you don't need to send food to the other bank."

Wenren Xun'an fell silent again, and then stood up as if suddenly reacting, shaking his head slightly: "After all, I did not rebel, but the captain of this county, the Huainan appeasement ambassador who has mastered the four counties, came to see me alone. If you do this, you will laugh at the people of the world... You go and invite me in, and I will entertain you too."

Guo Zhu nodded and went out immediately.

Soon, Wang Daiji appeared in front of Wenren Xun'an alone with the package on his back.

When the two sides met, Wenren Xun'an immediately bowed first and cupped his hands: "I am ashamed, I was not able to greet you far away."

"General Wenren is the pillar of Huainan, how could I not know?" Wang Daiji also cupped his hands, then he walked forward and walked directly to the hall. "However, I didn't come here today as an official. I came here for private matters. I don't need to be called an official."

Wenren Xun'an became more and more puzzled, so he could only hastily follow behind: "Ambassador Wang has any personal matters, I will do my best."

Wang Daiji sat down straight away, put the package on the table in front of him, and then motioned for the other party to sit down: "My dear brother Wen Ren called me Ninth Brother, let's take a look at this package."

Wenren Xun'an was completely at a loss, so he had no choice but to untie the package first, but it was even more puzzling to open the package - nothing else, the package contained a few taels of silver, a small gold ingot, two or three bolts of silk, some jewelry, that's all.

"I really don't understand." Wen Ren Xun'an was completely stunned.

"It's very simple." Wang Daiji pointed to the package with his finger. "I've never saved money. When I was working with Zhang Sanlang in the Western Capital that day, he disliked me, but it's really a personal temper, and I can't change it... This time too, time is short, Qiu Hou Mansion There is only money in the treasury, so I tried my best to recruit [-] infantry and [-] sailors in Huainan, Lujiang, Tongjiang, and Zhongli. , that's all there is... In other words, this is all my Wang Jiu's possessions."

As he said that, Wang Daiji couldn't help touching those jewelry: "It means that my wife is in Dongdu, and I want to keep it for her, otherwise, I can't even save these few jewelry."

Wenren Xun'an didn't dare to speak anymore.

"Come here with all your belongings today, and there is only one meaning." Wang Daiji didn't continue to be mysterious, but directly explained the purpose of coming according to the jewelry. "Everyone knows that when I'm in Huainan, your biggest confidant is your confidant. Now I want to use all my belongings to marry your widowed sister for my widowed elder brother in Dongdu. From now on, we will be one family."

Wenren Xun'an was stunned and wanted to speak.

"Don't talk yet, listen to me." Wang Daiji interrupted the other party, then looked into the other party's eyes and continued to speak seriously. "If you don't agree, I will use the [-] soldiers exchanged from the treasury of the four counties to attack you first. I know that your Wenren family has a deep foundation in Huainan, but even if you are dragged down, dragged to death, wait until Xiao If Hui or Du broke the formation, I would be defeated, so that's okay, I just want to kill you first, and wipe out your Wenren clan's hundreds of years of foundation in Huainan!"

As he said that, Wang Daiji stood up and grabbed the opponent's hands immediately: "Brother Wenren, the situation is so fast, Zhang Sanlang had the opportunity three years ago, and he has the confidence of ten counties, one state and fifty battalions, so he can practice repeatedly. Wenzhi and martial arts work together, and Xiao Hui has a natural family background, he came from half of the south of the Yangtze River, but I only have this package, so I really can't wait... You nod your head now, I will take it as your promise, you shake your head, I'm leaving now, go back to lead the army and come back... how about it?"

Wenren Xun'an didn't dare to say a word, and didn't dare to move.

Wang Daiji sneered and wanted to let go and leave.

And at this moment, Wenren Xun'an grabbed the opponent's hand as if instinctively reacting, and then nodded.

Guo Zhu, who was outside the door, finally realized that he dared his uncle to marry his wife?At that time, Fu Boshi wanted to marry, but he failed.

(End of this chapter)