Gong Ge's pavilion was not under the rule of Zhongshui Township, but the distance between the two was only ten miles. As soon as he received the news, he rushed over immediately.
"Fifth brother..." Seeing Gong Ge who had arrived in a hurry with a gloomy face, Gong Fei greeted him outside the door and said with a sad expression: "The second brother, the third brother, and the fourth brother are all dead. From now on, there are only
You and I are brothers."
Gong Ge endured his grief, and while following Gong Fei through the door, he asked in a deep voice: "Brother, have you informed the family?"
"We haven't notified you yet." Gong Fei shook his head and said, "We brothers will discuss it first and then notify the family soon."
Gong Ge secretly shook his head. Brother is good at everything, but lacks decision-making. He said: "Brother, there is nothing to discuss. Send people back quickly to inform the family and ask them to gather the clan's children, tribes, and guests to gather together.
, come here to rendezvous. In addition, we will send people into the mountains to invite all the barbarian tribes to send troops to help."
Seeing that Gong Fei was still hesitant, Gong Ge knew his worries and sighed: "Brother, Liu Jing's son is insidious and cruel, Chu Fang is a dog thief, and he has always had a grudge against my family. Now that the two of them have taken action, don't kill me Gong
The Gong clan will definitely not give up. We, the Gong clan, have no way out. If we can attack and kill Liu Jing's son, we may still have a chance of survival. If we hesitate even a little, we will destroy the family and overthrow the clan!"
Gong Fei didn't know this truth, but it was difficult for him to make a decision. Now after hearing Gong Ge's words, he finally made up his mind and gritted his teeth and said: "Just follow the wishes of my fifth brother."
After saying that, he immediately sent out men to report the news to the family and Jingman respectively. After that, the two brothers talked secretly until nightfall. Gong Ge did not stay overnight in Zhongshui Township, but rushed back to the pavilion overnight.
As we all know, although the pavilion chief has a minor position, he has very great power in the village. On the one hand, he has the responsibility of arresting thieves. On the other hand, he also has the responsibility of collecting taxes and conscripts. As long as he is determined to do so, the pavilion chief can
You can easily gather money, attract guests, and become prominent in the countryside.
Gong Ge was quite prestige in his tenure. Early the next morning, he gathered a large number of guests and officials in front of the pavilion department. He first moved them with affection and then lured them with money. More than 70 people went to Zhongshui Township together.
Gong Fei was not idle here either. After recruiting more than a hundred people, he personally visited many wealthy families in Zhongshui Township. Although they were rejected, three families still agreed to send troops to help out of sympathy.
When the family's large army arrived, the total number of the three parties exceeded 1,300.
These disciples who gathered in a hurry were dressed in different colors and had various weapons in their hands. With more than a thousand people gathered together, it was inevitable that there would be hatred among each other, and there would be endless quarrels and even fist fights, which could not be stopped.
Looking at the ragtag group of people in front of him, Gong Fei kept beating his drum in his heart. Trying to conquer Lingxian County with these people was nothing short of a fool's dream.
Gong Ge also felt a headache and comforted his brother: "Don't worry, brother, when the mountain barbarians arrive, we will have three thousand people. Lingxian County can only have three or four hundred people at most. We can besiege with ten times the number of troops. It may not be impossible."
Conquer Ling County."
"That's what the fifth brother said." At this point, Gong Fei could only comfort himself in this way.
However, Jing Man arrived much later than they expected, and it was not until two days later that he arrived at Zhongshui Township.
There was no way, they didn't have a unified leader, and there were many villages, each with their own opinions, and they couldn't agree on the same. They argued for a whole day just to discuss the number of troops to send.
Fortunately, they also knew that the matter was urgent, so they gathered 1,800 people as quickly as possible and went down the mountain to support Gong.
Gong Fei and Gong Ge knew that they would definitely rely on them a lot this time, so they gave them a big gift as soon as they met, and agreed to give them double gifts afterwards. The Gong family would never treat them badly.
The Jing Man people were relatively simple-minded. They had received preferential treatment from Gong Ying and Gong Fu in the past. When they heard that they had been brutally killed, the crowd became excited and all the barbarians wanted to avenge the two of them. In addition, now that the Gong family was not stingy with rewards, everyone was grateful and willing to do so.
Be a pioneer to repay Gong's kindness.
Before setting off, brothers Gong Fei and Gong Ge held a simple swearing-in ceremony. In addition to throwing dirty water on Liu Jing, Gong Ge also beheaded a few rangers who made too much noise and used their heads to sacrifice the flag.
Improve military discipline.
This move still had a very good effect, at least no one dared to cause trouble openly again.
As the saying goes, boats are in the south and horses are in the north. There are many rivers in Jingnan, and boats are the most convenient means of travel.
The Gong brothers led their disciples, together with Jing Man, either by boat or bamboo raft, and went along the river.
Zhongshui Township is more than eighty miles away from the county seat of Lingxian County. If you travel in a hurry, you can reach it before dark.
Gong Ge then suggested moving in a hurry. Doing so would definitely catch Liu Jing's son off guard, and he might be able to break into Ling County without any effort. What Liu Jing relied on was just the city wall. Without the protection of the city wall, they would attack ten times as hard.
If you attack with more troops, your chances of winning will greatly increase.
Gong Fei was a little hesitant. Is it too risky to do this? They were just a ragtag group of people. They traveled nearly a hundred miles a day. Even if they arrived at Lingxian County, they were already exhausted. Once they were attacked by Lingxian County, they would be extremely vulnerable.
They may break up into a group and disperse in a rush.
Seeing his brother's hesitant look, Gong Ge sighed heavily in his heart and advised: "Brother, the most taboo thing for an army leader is to be suspicious and lack of decision-making. We brothers are now in a desperate situation. If we raise the army this time, we will die if we don't win. We can only take risks."
, only if you work hard can you succeed."
"Perhaps as the fifth brother said, I am not suitable to lead the army..." Gong Fei was persuaded by Gong Ge again and made a compromise: "Okay, fifth brother, you are decisive and have military talent, so I will follow your instructions."
I’ll do it if I want.”
Gong Ge breathed a sigh of relief and immediately ordered the entire army to speed up their march.
The Xiangshui River is the largest river in Jingnan and the hub of waterway transportation between the Central Plains and Jiaozhou.
The Xiang River in Ling County is right between the two counties of Changsha and Lingling. On weekdays, merchant ships come and go, which is quite lively. But now, there are no merchant ships on the Xiang River. It is obvious that Ling County has issued a water ban.
Occasionally, some fishing boats caught a glimpse of Gong's disciples and Jingman from a distance, and they immediately ran away.
The weather in Lingxian County was rarely sunny today, and the red sun gradually dropped from the middle of the sky until it sank into the Western Mountains. After a day of hurried march, the Gong family and the Jingman allied forces finally arrived at the capital of Lingxian County.
They landed in the waters of the Xiang River and Ling Lake. At this time, they were less than ten miles away from the county seat of Ling County. Until now, there has been no response from Ling County.
Gong Ge and Gong Fei couldn't help but look at each other. It seemed that they had made the right bet.
Without further ado, they led more than 3,000 Han and barbarian coalition forces to advance quickly. They ignored the common people they encountered on the way and headed straight for Lingxian County.
After bypassing a pictographic mountain, the Lingxian city was clearly visible. What surprised the Gong brothers was that the gate of the Lingxian city had not yet been closed.