When it comes to the arrangement of people and horses, Xu Huaining can let Zhou Qinguang, Yuan Huidao, Xu Zhong and others take charge of more and more specific things, but it is absolutely impossible for Guo Junpan and Pan Chenghu to interfere too much.
Although Zhou Qinguang, Yuan Huidao, Xu Zhong and others are in humble positions, they are not much better than the poor people at the bottom.
They all have family properties in Lanzhou. As prison camp commanders and military commanders, if prisoners want to live comfortably in the prison camp, they must be filial to them and flatter them in every possible way. How can they be willing to do so if their lives are not threatened?
Involved in this matter?
They are afraid of serious crimes and will only keep a careful eye on the prisoners under their command to prevent them from getting out of control and causing trouble, but will not allow them to vent their hatred and wanton destruction.
They don't even think about dragging people into the mountains to weed them.
In this way, the troops from the three capitals headed by them, together with the troops from the two capitals headed by Wang Kong, Xu Xin'an, Yan Xiaoyi and Tang Pan, would check and balance each other, and they could barely suppress the restless hearts in a short time.
What Xu Huai really wanted to keep an eye on were Guo Junpan and Pan Chenghu to prevent them from coming into separate contact with Eucommia ulmoides and Meng Laodao, who were both from Xiemashan.
If Guo Junpan and Pan Chenghu were to speak alone with Eucommia ulmoides and Meng Laodao, they would encourage the restless prisoners of thirty or fifty to rush out of Huanglongpo Station and escape deep into Guanlui Mountain to the west. Xu Huai would
You have to find other ways to deal with the aftermath; and this is by no means impossible.
After dragging out the two grisly corpses and gathering the troops, Xu Huai just asked Guo Jun to judge. Pan Chenghu publicly set the banner of the food begging army, stated its purpose, and briefly said some inspirational words, and then talked with Yin Peng and Tang
Qing Zai gathered Guo and Pan Zai returned to the official hall in the front yard; Xu Huai left it to Zheng Pan, Tang Pan, Xu Xin'an, Wang Kong, Zhou Qinguang, Yuan Huidao, Xu Zhong and others to do the detailed arrangement of the troops.
The sky has darkened, and the autumn night breeze is already chilly. Although Huanglongpo Station is more than twenty miles away from Kelan City, it is located on the key pass of the north-south road.
From the incident to this time, no new business travelers had passed through. It can be seen that the news that several groups of people were gathering at Huanglongpo Station and refused to leave, has alarmed Kelan City, and the roads leading to Huanglongpo Station on all sides have been blocked.
However, Su Laochang, Xu Wukun and the others did not send out a signal, but Xu Huai did not have to worry about not sleeping well tonight.
Xu Huai walked in again and handed two sabers to Guo Junpan. Pan Chenghu said: "You are the commander and deputy commander. It is shameful to show your face without a saber by your side. This is for you."
Guo Junpuan calmed down a bit at this time. He took the sword and held down the machine to pull it out. He saw that it was a broken blade with only about a foot of the blade left. The edge of the blade had been specially knocked off with bricks and stones.
He was so angry that he wanted to throw the knife and scabbard at Xu Huai's face.
Xu Huai asked Yin Peng and Tang Qing to take turns to rest. It would not be difficult to get through tonight. Tomorrow might be even more dangerous, so he had to keep up his energy. He dragged a high chair and an Eight Immortals table under the window, sat down with his legs crossed, and put the broken
Putting the sharp knife on the table, he asked Guo Junpan and Pan Chenghu:
"Have you figured it out now about what I said? Have you recognized the true face of Chen Zixiao? There is an old saying that it is better to marry a good prostitute than a poor wife - you two
If a person is willing to repent and change his mind from then on, then in the eyes of Mr. Wang, he is a good prostitute. When Mr. Wang makes a comeback, he will never treat you badly. He will not treat you like those in the Cai family who claim to be superior.
After recruiting you, I will still watch you as thieves, guard you, and even think of using you as thieves in the end..."
"Are you soliciting us? Do you think we are really three-year-old children who can be deceived by you so easily? How can we be sure that after taking advantage of us, you will not stab us two in the back?" Guo Junfan asked.
Humu asked in a deep voice.
"Why should I do this?" Xu Huai shrugged and asked, spreading his hands.
"You want to force Guo Zhongxiong to make concessions, but at the same time it is impossible to really break up with Guo Zhongxiong. Isn't the best way to do it after Guo Zhongxiong agrees to your conditions and you give our heads to Guo Zhongxiong as a stepping stone? In this way, no
Is it just enough to continue to hide your true face?" Guo Junpan said.
Xu Huai spread his hands and asked: "What do I need to hide my face? I have told you clearly that I am the Yaksha Fox. Are you still puzzled? Are you still shouting over and over again in your heart? How can this happen?
possible?"
"If you are not afraid of revealing your true colors, where are Wu Qi and others?" Guo Junpan asked, staring at Xu Huai.
"Do you think I killed Wu Qi secretly?" Xu Huai asked back, "Although Wu Qi is also a pathetic person, he is a direct descendant of Chen Zixiao who brought him from Hutou Village. Logically speaking, I really don't
He should be kept. However, I don’t want to prove to you that Chen Zixiao has evil intentions and has specifically arranged for him to report to Caocheng Village..."
"Wu Qi went to Caochengzhai to report the news. What can he prove?" Guo Junpan asked in confusion.
"To be honest, even if you don't cooperate with us, you won't have any other choice other than fleeing into the mountains and becoming bandits! And if something like this happened today, Guo Zhongxiong and other Cai generals will never be able to do it again.
I trust you even half a point. Even if Guo Zhongxiong is worried about the situation getting out of control and dare not act rashly against us for the time being, he will definitely order the detention of all the generals and officials from Tongbai Mountain in Lanzhou. If Chen Zixiao is still safe and sound tomorrow, will he?
Can you prove everything I said?" Xu Huai said calmly.
Xu Huai asked Wu Qi to go to Caocheng Village to find Chen Zixiao. To put it bluntly, he wanted to scare off the enemy.
It was impossible for Chen Zixiao to think that his identity as Yan Jian would be revealed by him.
Seeing that the previous plan failed, Chen Zixiao still wanted to protect himself, or wanted to continue to lurk. The most likely way was to rush to the T-shaped cell and do everything possible to confront Guo Jun and Chen Zixiao to cut him in front of the mysterious man.
Of course, Chen Zixiao might also abscond overnight, but this would still be called Chen Zixiao. Pan Chenghu realized that they were just being used by Chen Zixiao.
They all had different opinions on whether to kidnap or even win over Guo Junpan, Pan Chenghu, Su Laochang, Xu Wukun and even Xu Xin'an and Tang Pan.
The bandit chaos in Tongbai Mountain resulted in rivers of blood and so many casualties. Even if Guo and Pan were not the chief culprits or principal culprits, they were still accomplices with their hands stained with blood.
But Xu Huai had no better choice.
Lanzhou and Landaixin, north of Hedong Road, merged with the four states. The manpower Xu Huai could mobilize was very limited, and it was impossible for him to bring over the hundreds of men that Zhufengtang had managed to piece together.
Even if Xu Wujiang and the others didn't have any objections, they really couldn't create any waves with this few manpower.
However, Xu Huai will not forget that after Chen Zixiao, Guo Junpan, Zhong Changqing, and Gao Xiangzhong accepted the recruitment, there were also 6,000 bandit soldiers who were dismantled and placed in Lanfuxin and the four states to supplement the strength of the Imperial Army.
shortcomings.
Once the war against Yan was launched, the Tongbai Mountain bandits would march north together to the Shuozhou battlefield.
Now the Hedong Road Economic and Strategy Department and the Military Supervisory Department have extremely strict control over the surrendered generals and soldiers. Xu Huai never thought about causing an uncontrollable chaos at this time and where to drag these people.
The fallen grass on the hilltop turned into bandits - this was exactly what he wanted to do when he stopped Guo Junpan, Pan Chenghu and the others.
The war against Yan could break out at any time, and the outcome is still a mystery to most people.
However, in addition to the memory that emerged in Xu Huai's mind as a clear warning, combined with the banditry in Tongbai Mountain and his observation of the Dai Viet Ban Army and local officials during this period, this layer of fog has already appeared in front of Xu Huai.
It's extremely thin.
The war against Yan launched by Dai Viet soldiers and horses from Lanzhou along the Hui River to the north is likely to be frustrated - if the war against Yan goes well and the old county of Yanyun can be successfully captured, how can Dai Viet's defense situation in the north be intact?
Is it easy for an irreparable catastrophe to happen?
The Khitan garrison on the Xijing Road was actually not strong and had even fewer elite troops. This meant that the Dai Viet troops' campaign to defeat Yan would be frustrated, but the possibility of being completely annihilated or suffering a devastating blow was extremely low.
This means that the thieves and generals who came out of Tongbai Mountain will, together with other defeated troops, rush to the Lanzhou border to retreat or escape for their lives.
Under this situation, Wang Xun stepped forward to assist the generals who defeated Yan in gathering defeated troops at the northern foot of Guanluan Mountain and worked hard to reorganize the defense line. No one would refuse, let alone anyone who would stop him.
This will also be Xu Huai's best or only opportunity to gather the Tongbai Mountain bandits in Lanzhou, and when the time comes, Guo Junfan and Pan Chenghu will be able to play an irreplaceable role.
Without Guo Junpan and Pan Chenghu first relying on them (Wang Zhen), why did the Tongbai Mountain bandits gather around them who hated each other so much?
Even if they can take advantage of the chaos to gather one or two thousand men and horses, and the general envoy or someone sends an order to come over, these thieves and thieves will have no trust and dependence on them at all. If they don't obediently hand over their troops and horses, they will not be afraid of Jingsheng's army.
What happened again?
Only with the help of Guo Junpan and Pan Chenghu, the Tongbai Mountain bandits can really be used by them, and when the border defense line is extremely fragile, no one will dare to easily seize their military power.
Xu Huai wants to desperately grab a chance of survival amidst the turbulent chaos and the catastrophic disaster that may come at any time, but there are too few chess pieces in his hands now.
How could Guo Junpan and Pan Chenghu give up these two chess pieces without fighting for them?
What's more, we can't cope with the current situation without the full cooperation of Guo Junpan and Pan Chenghu!
When Xu Huai saw Guo Junpan and Pan Chenghu still looked uncertain, he curled his lips and said:
"...Even if I let you go now, you are really willing to be a bandit for the rest of your life. You will not even dare to recognize your wife and children who are hiding in Qingniuyu and Longshigou until death, and you dare not let them continue your old Pan openly.
Home, the incense of Lao Guo's family? Don't look at me. You secretly raised wives and children in Qingniuyu and Longshigou. I found out before the battle in Huangqiao Village. However, I am more professional than others.
There is a limit to your imagination! You are killing people like crazy, and you don't seem to take the heads on your neck seriously, but you are still thinking about renewing your incense. It's really ridiculous and lamentable!"
Pan Chenghu looked at Guo Junpan, and he almost saw his own shock in Guo Junpan's eyes: Is there really a chance that they could defeat this wild tiger that didn't even have feathers?
