Delong

Chapter 385: The Country’s Destruction (3)

When Zhang Xing made up his mind to attack Xindu to prevent a possible large-scale all-out war, it was inevitable that the Dragon Clan would be led by the situation and slip into the vortex of military confrontation.

By the end of October, nearly 24 battalions of soldiers and horses had approached the Qingzhang River line. As soldiers and horses continued to gather one after another, it was obvious that two heavy army groups had formed, one in the east and the other in the west.

Moreover, the western group facing Xindu is particularly elite, with a large number of masters concentrated. Xiong Bonan, who is generally considered to be promoted to the master, is also among them. The veteran Chengdan Xu Shiren, Wang Shuyong, Xu Shiying, Jia Yue, Zhai Qian and other famous The senior generals of the world are also among them.

In this case, Xue Changxiong didn't dare to bet at all.

As long as he dared to go north to Youzhou, Zhang Xing would dare to enter Xindu.

Therefore, Xue Changxiong took his youngest son Xue Wanquan to stay in Hejian City, and took Murong Zhengyan, who had lost both legs and could only fight on horseback, as the chief defense officer of Hejian. Face off against the Dragon Gang across the Qingzhang River.

In this case, many people are really tempted.

In the staff department, someone suggested that Chief Bai Yousi Bai be the chief general, and privately transfer Wei Xuanding Liaocheng Xingtai and Li Shuji Yinxingtai troops, transport them downstream through the big river, form a heavy army group, and launch a surprise attack from the Bohai Sea. The plan to capture Hejian.

In all fairness, this is very operational.

The reason couldn't be simpler, the strength of the two sides has long been unbalanced... Think about it, and when the Dragon Gang went north and Xue Changxiong came out in full force, the theoretical balance lay in the strength of the entire gang of the Dragon Gang and Hebei who removed Youzhou. Most of the official army alliances, so Xue Changxiong took advantage of the flood season to launch, but at that time the Hebei official army had already exposed the deep-seated problems of disunity, and even the opposition between the local government and the army, so that the advantage was not formed at all.

Then there is the defeat, the division and confrontation of various ministries in Hebei as the situation develops, and the stable foothold of the Dragon Gang in Hebei.

However, after the recent World War I in Xuzhou and the large-scale invasion of the Wu Clan, no matter what, the current situation is that the rebels are swarming, and the court officials and troops have also separated themselves from the prefectures and counties. A lone enemy in either direction forms some sort of advantage.

Zhang Xing was also moved, because capturing Hebei was still the fundamental strategy of the Dragon Clan, and the order of capturing Hebei was originally Xue Changxiong, then Youzhou, and then western Hebei and northern borders.

However, he quickly suppressed this desire and directly vetoed the plan.

First of all, although the strength of Hejian Daying is relatively weak, it is still not an absolute soft persimmon, and the total grain storage in the entire Hebei and Eastern border areas is there. The situation is not yet time to gamble.

Secondly, after dealing with him a few times, he also realized that those military leaders in Youzhou are definitely not idiots. If they really make a big attack at this time and have a life-and-death contest with Xue Changxiong, even if they have the upper hand, they may be self-defeating. Facilitating the merger of the ownerless Youzhou and the Hejian camp with a sick tiger... After all, the reasons are ready-made. Xue Changxiong was originally the serious Hebei marching chief, and the Dragon Gang just "murdered" the current Youzhou. Li Cheng, the general manager of the state camp.

And if this is the case, it is very likely that due to lack of food, turmoil, and strategic mistakes of losing the ability to develop later, the Dragon Gang will suffer a huge blow, and that is called shooting yourself in the foot.

So, while denying this plan, Chief Zhang suspended Zhang Gongshen's duties as Teacher Jianji and asked him to send a letter to Youzhou, asking Luo Shu to complete the basic power layout in Youzhou as soon as possible and control the situation .

And he himself became the teacher who established the foundation of Jiangling City in order to show a certain attitude.

At this time, Zhou Xingfan and Fan Wang, who were in charge of the pursuit, finally caught up with the fled Langya Haoqiang's family in Fanshui County, Wuyang County, but they didn't know if it was bad luck. Obstruction by the officers and soldiers.

The leaders of this joint force were Qin Bao and Li Qingchen.

In fact, right now, there is still that important official and military officer with subjective initiative, probably Li Qingchen is the only one, but he can still pull Qin Bao out.

When the two sides met, I don't know if it was because of being a big boss, or because he realized that Qin Bao's combat power is extraordinary, and it is enough to decide the outcome in such a small-scale battle of thousands of people. Generally, his brain became hot and he launched an attack.

"Leader Fan is holding the line, I'll go talk to them and see if we can keep them." Zhou Xingfan looked at the opposite flag in a daze, and then reined in his horse and turned to talk to Fan Wang.

Fan Wang frowned slightly, obviously a little dissatisfied because the duck he got flew away: "It would be great if the leader of the Liaocheng Xingtai came along, we have trouble moving around in Wuyang County, and the cities along the way have to say hello one by one... ...otherwise we would have caught him long ago."

"What Chief Fan said was that this was my mistake, and I didn't call someone from Liaocheng." Zhou Xingfan was straightforward. "However, Chief Fan is also at ease. Since I am in charge of this matter, if something goes wrong, it is also my responsibility alone. I will never let the brothers plan it. Neither the camp leader nor the leader will be implicated. ..."

"That's not what it means." Fan Wang continued to frown. "The key is that if things are not done, people will laugh at them when they go back, and they are also afraid of delaying the main business of the gang."

Zhou Xingfan glanced at the other party, nodded, said nothing more, just rode forward, and called Qin Bao from a distance to come out and talk to him.

On the other side, seeing the big banner with Zhou characters moving forward, there was obvious commotion, and then unexpectedly, Qin Bao, who was named, did not move forward, but Li Twelve came up with the flag and several guards on horseback.

When the two sides met, Xiao Zhou came first and frowned: "Why didn't Qin Er come?"

Li Qingchen's face darkened first: "Zhou Xingfan, it's your business for you to follow Zhang San in your career and avenge your personal revenge. It's normal that you belong to two families and have no eyes, but every time you see your former colleagues, you insult them first and only treat others What is it to be dismissed as mud? Believe it or not, if you didn't have a dead father, you might be cursing Zhang San along with your loyal minister father in Jiangdu right now?"

Zhou Xingfan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly sneered: "So, Qin Er is afraid of me? But if he is not guilty, how can he be afraid? From this point of view, this person is not hopeless, but you, Li Twelve Lang , the thickest-skinned, the most shameless."

"You can say these words as you like, but if you frown, I, Li Qingchen, are as childish and ridiculous as you." Li Qingchen didn't change his face. "So, why did you call us here?"

"The group of people you just covered up are the rebels of our Dragon Gang, hand them over so that nothing happens today." Zhou Xingfan was equally expressionless.

"I know their origins." Li Qingchen was not afraid at all. "You don't need to remind me."

"Then hand it over directly." Zhou Xingfan said impatiently.

"We were originally here to respond to their request for help." Li Twelve Lang also seemed a little impatient. "How can you make friends? Besides, if I don't make friends, what can you do to me?"

"If you don't hand over someone, be careful that everyone in Wei County will be implicated because of this matter." Zhou Xingfan raised his head and reminded seriously. "In the current situation, your Wei County is in danger in Hebei, and it is not at all the enemy of our Dragon Gang."

"Let's not say when you will be able to dispose of Hejian." Li Qingchen was confident. "It's about disposing of Hejian and forcing Wei County to attack me. Yecheng is one of the five capitals. How can the Eastern Capital just sit back and watch? If you dare to come, I dare to let you come and never come back!"

"But I don't know if Dong can control Wei County... Has Guanzhong been saved? When will Cao Zhongcheng go to the western capital to supervise the battle?" Zhou Xingfan was still frank.

"Then wait for your chief Zhang to take down Hejian, and then let Cao Zhongcheng come over before he returns." Li Qingchen replied calmly. "At that time, let's measure on the battlefield... Only at this time, we don't talk about Qin Er, but I don't know if you, Zhou Xingfan, have ever condensed pills? But I Li Qingchen's opponent?"

Zhou Xingfan was silent for a moment, and asked earnestly, "Li Twelve, are you going to resist to the end?"

"What is stubbornness?" Li Qingchen finally sneered, showing some expression. "If I am stubborn, you are rebellious..."

"Ni is also you." Zhou Xingfan took a deep breath, left four words, and then turned around.

A while later, following Zhou Xingfan's discussion with Fan Wang, the Longjun army turned back on the spot... Obviously, Zhou Xingfan had no means other than verbal threats due to the lack of combat power on the spot.

Li Twelve Lang couldn't help but let out a bad breath.

Back at Jiangling, Zhou Xingfan and Fan Wang immediately pleaded guilty to Zhang Xing, and what they got in return was the military order to immediately lead the entire battalion northward to the Changhe Tuntian Camp.

Obviously, as Li Qingchen said, Chief Zhang's attention was all on the north at this time, and he didn't pay attention to such trivial matters.

Even the simple cutting and disposal of the mountain-chopping knife king Chen Kuo before seemed a bit perfunctory to shirk responsibility.

On the other side, Zhang Gongshen came and went in a hurry, but within a few days he crossed the river, crossed the Qingzhang River, the Zhuozhang River, the Hutuo River, and the Juma River, and arrived at Youzhou. He did not enter the state, but directly entered Youzhou Gu'an County in the southern part of the state.

This is the basic disk of Luoshu.

And Luo Shu has been waiting here for a long time.

In terms of time, it is already winter in October, and there is indeed a distinct chill in the northern Youzhou area, which can be clearly seen from the withered and yellow fallen leaves all over the ground. Zhang Gongshen is stepping on the fallen leaves, listening With the sound of the last crickets, facing the wild geese flying south, he hurried into the city, met his "elder brother and lord" Luo Shu, and only carefully conveyed Zhang Xing's dictation.

Hearing the words, Luo Shu, who was only sitting in the hall of his own mansion, was also a little anxious, and he got up directly, pacing with his hands behind his back.

"Naturally, I want to settle this matter quickly...there is no one more anxious than me." Luo Shu kept pacing with his hands behind his back, feeling weak for a while. "But the situation has changed. This old boy Li Cheng set a trap for me before he left."

Zhang Gongshen was puzzled for a moment, so he only looked at Bai Xiangui who was sitting on the side, the latter is the older one among the many sworn brothers, he has always had strategies, and has always been Luo Shu's right-hand man.

Of course, Bai Xiangui didn't need to hide it, and immediately told Zhang Gongshen the whole story: "Before Li Cheng left, he knew that our general was the most popular, youngest, and most suitable person in Youzhou, but he still left a public statement. He wrote a letter and wrote a letter to Dongdu, recommending He Lanshi..."

Zhang Gongshen came to his senses in an instant: "It's because the general had too many disputes with Li Li on weekdays, and Li Cheng was seriously ill before, the general was too impatient, and completely hated Li and his son."

"Naturally." Bai Xiangui said helplessly. "But if our general hadn't stood up for the local military officers, where would the current prestige come from?"

"That's true." Zhang Gongshen nodded. "And the question now is how to deal with it? Is there an answer?"

"No." Bai Xiangui replied with a dark face. "The general wrote letters several times and asked many people to be middlemen, but He Lanshi boasted that he had Li Cheng's words and formal recommendation, and he would not let him in the slightest..."

"The Helan family has been deeply rooted in Anle County for many generations. Cheng Dan's own family has a younger brother who is Ning Dan, and Zhao Bazhu, the married Zhonglang general, will support him. It is indeed a troublesome matter." Zhang Gongshen analyzed it seriously. "However, there are still more supporters on the Youzhou base camp, right?"

"You could still say that five days ago." The more Bai Xiangui said, the more ugly his face became. "But now... five days ago, He Lanshi married his 17-year-old niece to Wei Wenda, whose wife had been dead for two years."

Zhang Gongshen was dumbfounded: "Wei Wenda is 39 or 38, how can I remember that he is only a few years younger than our general? Is his daughter fourteen years old, and said he wants to marry our son?"

"It doesn't matter." Luo Shu stopped and sat on the main seat. "The problem is that because Yu Shuwen was in Beidi West Road before, we didn't have a grandmaster in the Youzhou camp, and below the grandmaster, Wei Wenda's cultivation level is obviously higher than the rest of us. That's not to mention, Li Cheng and his son specially dismissed me before leaving, and entrusted Li Li's followers to Wei Wenda, the third Zhonglang general... This guy is now guarding the base of Youzhou City, holding two General Zhonglang's troops, the arsenal in the city, the storehouse, and the stables in the north of the city are all under his control, which is considered to be of great prestige, and this marriage can be regarded as standing in line, which naturally attracted many generals to turn directly."

"This is drawing from the bottom of the pot." Zhang Gongshen thought for a while and blurted out the answer.

Isn't it? The reason why Luo Shu was able to overwhelm the local snakes in the surrounding small counties was that he himself led the army in Youzhou City. After all, Youzhou was too powerful for other states and counties around Yanshan, and The reason why he overwhelmed those foreign Guanlong disciples in the Youzhou camp was that he was considered the best local general in Youzhou's base.

Among the so-called painters, the one who is best at writing poems, and the one who can write poems is the best at drawing, and he has the highest average score.

But now, Youzhou City has fallen under the control of the opponent, and it seems that the advantage is gone all at once.

"I have to think of a way." Hearing this, Luo Shu raised his head and sighed. "If you can't settle this matter quickly and win Youzhou, whether there is civil strife in Youzhou or a chaos between the Dragon Gang and Hejian, Xue Changxiong is likely to take control of Youzhou directly; and if you want to quickly The matter was settled, but He Lanshi made a wonderful move to draw from the bottom of the pot... To be honest, after getting the news, I begged Wei Wenda's daughter for Xin'er, but his reply was just perfunctory... So Gongshen, you can Do you have any tricks to teach me?"

"I have two methods that can't be called strategies." Zhang Gongshen thought for a while and spoke seriously. "Now that things have come to an end, we have to follow the rules of raising hands like the Dragon Gang, and publicly issue a call to gather all the people who have entered the house in Youzhou together, and elect a manager. After all, the general has been in business for many years, and there may still be advantages; Or, choose to bring our own soldiers, invite some other reliable reinforcements by the way, and quickly defeat Daidi Ergao or Hengshan Wang Chenkuo... Build up the reputation of rescuing Li Cheng and his son or defeating other places for the Youzhou Camp, and then bring The soldiers returned to Youzhou, took down Youzhou City openly and aboveboard, and then proclaimed themselves the general manager."

"Both strategies are feasible." Luo Shu, who was looking at the roof, narrowed his eyes. "But the latter one is too slow, I'm afraid it's too late to succeed. Over there, Xue Changxiong and the Dragon Gang fought, and Xue Changxiong, a sick tiger, took advantage of the situation and entered Youzhou directly; and the former one was not bad. Wei Wenda and He Lanshi both I don’t have the guts to coerce and assassinate you in Youzhou, but I’m afraid I don’t have enough prestige to get the chief executive through this method, and I will be suppressed by these people in the future.”

As he said that, Luo Shu didn't sit down properly, and didn't look at Zhang Gongshen who was still standing in the hall, but turned his head slightly to look at Bai Xiangui.

"If we look at the first method, we can actually do the opposite." Bai Xiangui said suddenly. "Could you take a risk and pretend to hold this meeting, while Wei Wenda is in the city and He Lanshi is in Anle County, and then set up an ambush on the way, gather the strength of our brothers, and use a formation of eighteen cavalry to deal with this person himself? Then With this prestige, go to Youzhou City to control Wei Wenda, and then control the whole situation in Youzhou?"

Zhang Gongshen was startled, and then shook his head: "General, I have to say something, that is, if you want to do great things in this world, you need something upright. It is not impossible to deal with He Lanshi, but for this reason It broke people's hearts and attracted dissatisfaction, but in the future they will always have to pay back."

Bai Xiangui and Luo Shu were taken aback for a moment, and then looked at each other.

Then, Zhang Gongshen hesitated for a moment, and continued before the two of them: "However, if the general and brother Bai had already calculated... I am entangled at this time, but it seems unrealistic."

This made Luo Shu and Bai Xiangui, who were about to speak again, quiet down.

After a while, Luo Shu suddenly got up and stepped forward, and then turned to comfort the other party: "Just this matter, don't make another example. If this matter comes true, I will share wealth with you brothers."

Zhang Gongshen nodded silently as always, he has always been like this, unwilling to make public.

PS: Thank you Master West Lake for your alliance.

(End of this chapter)