In mid-November, the once-prominent Chishi Army suddenly encountered a surprise attack by the army in Qi County, and suffered a serious setback. Shi Zijiang, the second-ranking figure in the army, was killed in battle, and two of the remaining eight leaders were also missing. Chishiro himself
, with more than 50,000 remnant troops, they fled across the mountains to Lu County in embarrassment, while some of the soldiers, horses and baggage on the north bank of Jishui were brought back to Dengzhou by the leader there and took refuge with Gao Shitong.
As for the officers and soldiers of Qi County who won a great victory, they captured a total of 60,000 livestock of all kinds and beheaded nearly 5,000 people, but they took advantage of the situation to regain the entire Qi County.
When the news came out, the entire Eastern Territory was shaken, because this was the first battle victory for the government army against the rebels.
However, that's it.
As the time came to late November, an anticipated cold wave came from the north, spreading a large area of ice and snow over the entire eastern border from north to south.
Due to bad weather conditions, large-scale military operations were halted, but practitioners and sentries began to take advantage of the opportunity to travel in all directions, taking advantage of the situation to brew and blend something.
Obviously, the imperial court wanted to take the opportunity to make arrangements, rest, and convey orders of rewards and punishments. At the same time, the two major groups of rebels in the eastern part of the east border, namely the Hebei Rebels on the Dengzhou side and the Qianlong Gang rebels on the Dongping County side, were unlikely to accept it.
Stop here... In fact, according to reports from the front line, Li Shu has sent Wang Wulang and Shan Dalang to the north and south respectively to station troops at the border of Jibei County and Lu County for rest and reorganization, and at the same time, he and Dengzhou
We have contacted all parties, and are still working hard to win over those Ju Yeze defeated soldiers.
It is said that every time Li Longtou collected an army, he would send it to the camps of the two big leaders in a fair manner, which was indeed selfless.
It is almost conceivable that when the snow melts and dries out, or when the winter camp ends, there will be a major invasion of Lu County and Jibei County.
At this time, Zhang Xing and Zhang Longtou, who was actually in control of Jiyin in the westernmost part of the territory of the Deposed Dragon Gang, had an inexplicable sage's time mentality.
"you sure?"
Zhang Xing, who was writing something on the case, looked up in surprise.
"I'm not sure." Yan Qing, who had obviously matured a lot, sat in the lower seat and smiled. "But there is indeed such a rumor, and I think if it is true, it can be verified soon..."
"How do you say it?" Zhang Xing put down his pen, put his hands on the table and asked.
"If General Tuwan really abandons the battle in Nanyang and goes down the river to Jiangdu with General Yu, then Nanyang will not be able to be easily cleaned up in a short time... There are rumors that Wu Jingfeng has almost reached the level of a grandmaster.
, It’s just a pity that at his age and in this position, he doesn’t dare to build a tower easily because he wants to rebel.”
"On the other hand, even if he doesn't build a tower, he still has the ability to hide himself." Zhang Xing answered casually. "You can just run away if you can't beat him. I just don't know if the master or the great master has a more direct way to deal with such masters...
…No. 1 on the black list, worthy of the name.”
"The imperial court also no longer has the timely response in the past." Yan Qing couldn't help but sigh. "If it were in the past, with the power of the Deposed Dragon Gang, the third brother, that Li Gong, and the Wu brothers would have been in trouble due to the changes in the war situation.
It took seven or eight moves on the black list..."
"No, not really." Zhang Xing shook his head and said. "As far as I know, those people on the black list are basically rebelling. If everyone is rebelling, it means no one is rebelling. If everyone is making rapid progress, it is equivalent to
No one is moving, so it is appropriate to stop the Jing'antai wave with silence."
Yan Qing couldn't help but hold his forehead and laugh. After laughing, he returned to the topic: "I just said verification, but actually I wanted to say that if General Tuwan really left and Wu Jingfeng continued to wreak havoc in Nanyang, then the queen and many concubines and princesses, Palace man, where should the servants go? It is said that everything has been packed up in Dongdu. There are rebellions outside every day. They all thought that Jiangdu might be better, but in the end they couldn't leave..."
Zhang Xing thoughtfully said: "I understand what you mean. Are you saying that if the two veterans Tuwan and Yu really leave together, then the Queen will most likely leave Liang County?"
"I think so." Yan Qing responded solemnly.
"Cao Zhongcheng's situation is more difficult than imagined, but he is also tougher than imagined. Although the saint has lost the hearts of the world, but on the other hand, his influence is unique." Zhang Xing became more and more emotional. "So, if the emperor's uncle does not fall, then The skeleton of the world's overall situation is here to support it, but I don't know how long the emperor can last..."
Yan Qing hesitated for a moment, but still took the initiative to ask: "Does the third brother think that the emperor's uncle must fall first?"
"This is inevitable." Zhang Xing said seriously. "From the perspective of the relationship between the two, if the emperor's uncle does not fall, how can the saint fall? Geographically speaking, if the Wei Dynasty is really going to collapse, there will inevitably be chaos in Guanlong. By then, Uncle Cao Huang is the first to bear the brunt..."
Yan Qing suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly.
Zhang Xing hesitated for a moment, but then sighed: "Actually, there are some things I can only say to you privately... I don't even know whether Uncle Cao Huang is an enemy or a friend... If he is an enemy, I hope he can last a long time. Some, so that I can try my best to be a master before Guan Long decides on a new master. Otherwise, how can I compete with Guan Long? But if they are friends, to put it bluntly, I will try to sort out the situation a little bit. From now on, it is estimated that this person’s black tower will be the first to come down, and it’s hard to say whether he will survive by then.”
"That's the truth." Yan Qing thought about it seriously, and then nodded repeatedly. "But maybe it will be because of your greatness, third brother, that you will drive Uncle Cao to a dead end."
"I still have some self-awareness." Zhang Xing smiled and continued to sigh. "If you want to drive people like Uncle Cao to a dead end, you must rise and fall appropriately, take advantage of the trend, and more importantly, unite and unite. Only strength will do..."
"Of course." Yan Qing nodded.
There was silence in the room.
"So, Sisi didn't say where exactly she was going?" After a pause, Zhang Xing continued to ask at the desk.
"Yes." Yan Qing was a little more careful.
Zhang Xing thought about it for a while, and actually understood in his heart that there was nothing unnecessary to ask about this matter, because Bai Yousi had given him his thoughts.
According to what Bai Yousi said before, she will first see the situation clearly in the east capital and make arrangements for old friends in the east capital; and after confirming that the situation is temporarily stable, she should first go to the west to meet her master to verify the turmoil and the She will also go to Taiyuan to see her father to verify the clan arrangement. The Bai family has been divided into large and small sects for generations, and his father is just a newly established small sect in the Bai family's large sect, and she also has She has several younger brothers, and no one knows what her father’s intentions are. Some things can only be asked in person.
During this process, we might also want to take a look at the western border areas, see the border situation of the Wu tribe, visit the Red Mountains and Black Mountains, and explore Hebei.
It is very likely that the other party will wait until the rebellion here reaches the expected ebb before joining them, and then they will go to the North and Dongyi together as planned.
As soon as the rebellion reaches a low ebb, the leader of defeatism will go to the border or abroad to increase his knowledge, which is also part of the meaning of the question... For example, Li Shu is an experienced person, and maybe he will still be able to do it by then.
Can be a companion.
After thinking about it in a daze, Zhang Xing came back to his senses and looked at Yan Qing again: "Xiao Yan, we are close friends. Since you are here, I won't say much about some situations. I have a few things here, you can do whatever you want.
After you finish one thing, I can give you the position of leader based on your merit, but I don’t know which one you want to do?”
"Please tell me, Third Brother, what exactly is going on?" Yan Qing perked up and immediately stood up and handed over his hands.
"First, there is a powerful Meng family in Chuqiu, Liang County. Half of his family's property is naturally in your Liang County, but a lot of it is in the Zhouqiao area of Jiyin... The actual person in charge of this generation is Meng Shanggong.
The county is the captain. Due to some things, the Deposed Dragon Gang is trying to take advantage of him in Ji County. His son Meng Zhong is only twelve or thirteen years old. He is mainly a younger brother of his clan here in Zhouqiao, nicknamed Meng Zhigui.
The bastard is in charge of things at home. I want to clean up the land and grant it to others. He actually started to tease me by saying that Meng Shanggong was the captain of the Wei Dynasty... If you are interested, you can go to Ji County and ask Meng Shanggong when.
An official from the Wei Dynasty can grant land to a rebel like me? Why don't you care about his brothers?"
"I think there's no problem." Yan Qing blurted out. "I also know the Meng family. They also have a black and white attitude. The people of Liangjun are also sitting on the fire. In this situation, Meng Shanggong should not be able to stay in Jijun."
, but if you want to come back, you must rely on the overall situation of the Deposed Dragon Gang to do things. Make it clear to him that as long as he has some ambition and ideas, he will never argue with you, the third brother, for those hundreds of acres of land... And if he doesn't
This ambition deserves to be dealt with by his clan brother."
Zhang Xing shook his head inexplicably. He didn't know whether he was in denial or thought of something. However, he did not continue to discuss the matter in depth, but continued:
"Secondly, the matter of land transfer seems to be done fairly, and it is indeed almost over, but in fact there is still a big problem... It's not that anyone dares to take the blame. I have been here for two months, and everyone knows that I am
After all, there are only a few people like Meng Zhigui who think they have something to rely on. The biggest problem is between narrow towns and wide towns... Do you know this?"
"Of course I know." Yan Qing smiled bitterly for a moment. "Although land granting is consistent across the world, some villages have more people and less land, and some rural areas have more people and less land. In fact, the allocation must be relatively fair... The third brother is
Do you want to move from narrow rural areas to wide rural areas?"
"There is still a war ahead. This is just a rebellion. There is no large-scale relocation. It is just a slight relocation of Dingtao, the narrowest county, and Chengwu, the widest county. That's it. The wide townships in Chengwu County are also large.
Out of dissatisfaction, we made trouble three times in five days..." At this point, Zhang Xing made no attempt to hide his words. "Since Li Longtou has gone to fight, the personnel power in the rear is naturally in my hands. The helmsman of Chengwu cannot suppress the people below.
Regarding the dispute between natives and guests, if you have the guts, I will directly allow you to be the deputy rudder in charge of county affairs. Go and pacify this place for me. After that, you will directly become the rudder and actually become the chief of Chengwu County.
!”
Yan Qing was greatly moved... What did he seek after coming out of Dongdu?
In other words, what did you want to gain from taking the imperial examinations?
Chengwu County is located in the south of Jishui, next to his hometown Liangjun. It is a large, prosperous and spacious county. Why wouldn't he want to?
However, Yan Qing thought for a moment, then suppressed his excitement and asked seriously: "If there is anything else, please tell me, Third Brother."
"Thirdly, regardless of whether the small township was moved to the wide township or the Meng Zhigui incident, it was already the end of the re-granting of farmland. After this incident, I have a new idea, which is to investigate the 19 cases in the two counties.
The military and civilians of the county will compile statistics on all the cultivators, and then file the results together with the land grant... You can also do this."
Yan Qing's heart moved slightly, but surprisingly he remained silent.
"Fourth." Zhang Xing did not pay attention to the other party's reaction and continued. "If you are worried about the court's punishment and affecting your father, but you still want to help me, it's not impossible... Do you remember Wang Zhen of Fulongwei? He is now alive
In Mangdang Mountain, we have a great cause, but there is Dangshan County in Liang County between me and him. If you are willing, I will give you some gold and silver, and you can buy a county captain, and you will only do it in Dangshan County.
Secretly open a direct channel to Mangdang Mountain for me, and you can turn against me if necessary."
Yan Qing nodded again, but couldn't wait to ask: "Is there more?"
"No." Zhang Xing looked at the other party with interest. "Which one do you choose?"
"The third thing." Yan Qing did not hesitate. "If I had to choose one, I would choose the third thing..."
"Why?" Zhang Xing laughed.
"If Third Brother's matter is completed in the future, wouldn't this be Third Brother's future Jing'an Terrace?" Yan Qing didn't bother to hide it. "Third Brother is willing to give me this opportunity. Even if it's just an introduction, I should try my best to seize it.
of."
Zhang Xing nodded: "Since you understand in your heart, just do it... Just remember that the Deposed Dragon Gang has its own regulations, and our rebellion is also a precarious situation. Don't make the situation too big, and don't overdo it."
To the point of putting the cart before the horse... first check out the territory information, and then take the opportunity to gather some people, then I will be satisfied."
"I understand." Yan Qing said seriously. "Take it one step at a time. Just treat yourself as someone who really wants to do statistics on information in the field... Once you have done enough basic things, you can start doing business based on capital."
"That's right." Zhang Xing nodded repeatedly. "But don't think too much, and don't be afraid, because everyone is just rushing to get the ducks on the shelf and making a fool of themselves...the so-called big bosses, helmsmen and the like.
, that’s basically it.”
Yan Qing naturally had nothing to say.
In this way, the matter was settled. In the next few days, Yan Qing did not mention his own affairs, and other matters at the rear were also assigned to others.
For example, Niu Da and Guan Xu sent people to contact Meng Shanggong to interrogate, and Taoist Wei went to suppress Chengwu... But on the third day of snow, the first two things had not yet come to an end. Xiao Zhou and Lu
The brothers appeared together on the river that might soon freeze, and sent the navy ships to Baima Port for resettlement. At the same time, they brought a lot of information from the lower reaches.
Since the matter was serious, Xu Dalang personally arrived at Jiyin County with the three leaders and found Zhang Xing, who was squatting in the snow in the backyard of the county mansion, sharpening a knife.
"Is there such a thing?"
Zhang Xing sat down on the corridor with a half-sharpened scimitar and listened carefully to the narrative, feeling some expected and reasonable emotions.
It turned out that Chishiro fled to Lu County in embarrassment with 40,000 to 50,000 remnant soldiers and arrived at the foot of Mount Tai. However, when the locals in Lu County saw the arrival of 40,000 to 50,000 rebels, led by the famous Chishiro from Langya in the neighboring county, they did not hesitate.
On the contrary, Chishiro somehow managed to easily capture the small half of Lu County behind Mount Tai, regain his strength, and is now preparing to open up Langya and Lu County to connect the territory together.
All I can say is that the world has been suffering from Wei for a long time.
And because of this incident, it was not only Tomoyo Wanghou himself who was shocked. The rebels of the Deposed Dragon Gang, who were originally frightened by the battle in Qijun, also fell into some kind of anxiety. The person in charge of Lujun's strategy
Dalang couldn't bear it anymore and sent troops directly in the snow.
Not to mention, after sending out troops, it actually had a miraculous effect!
Faced with Shan Tonghai, who marched directly to the city in the snow, the governor of Lu County actually surrendered and sacrificed the county government Xiaqiu, and even praised Shan Dalang as a flying general!
This action immediately triggered a chain effect. After hearing the news, Wang Wulang, who was in charge of Jibei County's strategy, was not willing to lag behind and directly sent troops to Jibei County.
And, it actually succeeded!
Shouzhang, Yanggu, and Dong'a defeated three cities in a row, and then the governor of Jibei County in Lu County abandoned the city and gave up most of the county.
I don’t know how Li Shu and Li Dalongtou, who are still in Juyeze to mobilize the Juyeze rebels, will feel after hearing this. Anyway, Zhang Xing’s mood here is quite complicated... He is defeated every day and is worried about the heroes in the army.
Hero, but looking at the broken world and the grass in people's hearts, it would be weird if you didn't waver.
"Maybe before the Chinese New Year, we will have regulations for five counties." In the snow in the backyard of the county house, Xu Dalang laughed dryly and described it this way.
It can be seen that there has always been a bit of capitulationism among the big bosses. I heard that the two big bosses who are on equal footing are about to monopolize a county, or even more than one county, but here I am being captured by a very skillful man.
Zhang Long's head was pressed firmly, somewhat unwillingly.
"Fortunately." Zhang Xing was also confused in his heart, but he only responded seriously. "The five counties before the year will also be the Qi County in the middle after the year... There will be six counties by then, and we will ask Dongping County to come over.
, treat it as rear-end disposal...what else is there?"
"The other thing is about Cheng Dalang!" Xiao Zhou was furious and told Cheng Zhili's behavior again. "I am afraid that this guy is in Lu County now, hanging out with the Zhishi Army..."
"Send a letter immediately to inform Shan Tonghai and ask him to pay attention to it. Even if you want to talk about the rest of the statement, you have to wait until the war in the east stabilizes." Zhang Xing did not panic at all. He had a lower limit for these powerful leaders.
I already had some mental room. "Is there anything else?"
"Yes!" Suddenly someone responded from outside, and then broke in directly, but it was Chief Wei Xuanding. He did not change into new clothes this time, but he still wore the same brocade clothes as before.
After all, if that were the case, even though he wouldn't like it, he would have to cut through the mess quickly.
"There was trouble again, but I suppressed the matter." Taoist Wei hurriedly entered the courtyard, with steam still coming from his head. "I came here to ask Zhang Dalongtou... Did you know that the Queen was said to be coming from Liang County some years ago?
aisle?"
The others' expressions changed one after another.
"I heard." Zhang Xing, who was sitting in the corridor, said one after another, his expression unchanged.
"Then do you think Zhang Shizhao will take the opportunity to accompany him, at least escort him to Jianghuai?" Taoist Wei stared at Zhang Xing and asked seriously.
"Yes?" Zhang Xing was still calm, because he had indeed thought about this issue. If the queen could not go down the Han River in Nanyang, she would have to take the Huan River to enter the Huaihe River, and this would inevitably pass through Xingyang and Zhang Shizhao.
There is no reason not to take the opportunity to go south to find his sage emperor.
"Then do you intend to kill another Xianggong Zhang?" Taoist Wei stared at the opponent's hand holding the knife, unable to ask further.
"Why kill him?" Zhang Xing was confused.
There was silence all around.
After a while, Wei Xuanding spread his hands speechlessly and seriously reminded: "Zhang Longtou, we are rebels."