"In the end, no matter how you calculate it, our number of experts is still somewhat insufficient.
"For example, as long as Inspector Shen is an expert at condensing pills, then we will have one less person who is a master at condensing pills...
"In addition, it is difficult to say what the cultivation levels of Zhang Shizhao, Gao Jiang, and Cao Wang are; there are also the two captains of Liang County and the two lieutenant generals of the Tun Army, who should all be masters of Qijing; finally,
They are a group of father-in-laws from Beiya. According to several leaders who came from Dongdu, they should be generally somewhat cultivated. Even several female officials have said so... In other words, we are really lagging behind in terms of masters of Qijing and above.
, this cannot be ignored.”
After carefully saying the last words, Yan Qing glanced at Zhang Xing, and after seeing the other person nodded, he carefully sat down. But as soon as he sat down, the leaders below couldn't help themselves, and couldn't help but started arguing fiercely.
"There are too many experts in the imperial court. Do we have to do this deal?"
"That's the queen!"
"However, Mr. Zhang also made it clear just now that most of the masters above Condensation Pill are useless and are not our match at all. As long as King Xiongtian takes down the big eunuch, the rest will be as good as talking down and cracking firewood."
?”
"The opponent has one Cheng Dan, maybe two Ning Dan. What about us? I know King Xiongtian is a master of Cheng Dan, but who else is a Ning Dan?"
"It should be Mr. Zhang..."
"It's Xu Dalang."
"Xu Dalang..."
"I don't think so!"
In the chaos, Niu Da suddenly stood up, attracting everyone's attention, and he was also the first to formally express his objection. "This is not a matter of one or two shortcomings, but a gap of too many battles at the level of Qijing master."
It is important to know that the odd passing move and the condensing pill passing move are not the same thing at all... There are odd passing moves that can determine the outcome in an instant, and it is rare to use a stick of incense; but the master of condensing pills often needs to spend his real energy to make a move.
It's normal for him to have no energy at all and let the opponent run away after fighting for half a day... In this case, how can we let Xiongtian King be condescending and defeat them all in one go? In my opinion, if you force yourself to do such a big thing, I'm afraid there will be heavy casualties, and
Those who have lost are our most stalwart and core leaders and elites! Therefore, we must not be fooled by the name of Zhonggong and ruin our situation in vain."
What he said was reasonable and well-founded. After he said it, some people immediately agreed, and they were buzzing for a while.
"Leader Niu is too alarmist."
But just a moment later, the initiator, Taoist Wei, took the initiative to refute the discussion before it could take shape. "We are going to rob the road, not to fight, let alone a gang fight. The opponent has more than 10,000 people as burdens, and there are
There are many places that must be saved... To put it bluntly, as long as we work together, with King Xiongtian as the leader, and take the queen directly, no matter how many masters the court has, what will it matter?"
There seemed to be some truth to this statement, and it immediately sparked a new wave of discussions.
But soon, after a discussion with Guan Xu, Niu Da stood up again and refuted: "Chief Wei, don't be joking... I just ask you, we are going to rob the road, but the opponent's troops and horses are heavy
Adding up to 20,000 to 30,000 people, there are hundreds of vehicles alone. How can we rob them? If we don’t have 10,000 soldiers, how dare we rob them? If we rob them, can we bring them back? If we send out 10,000 soldiers, the other side will also have almost 10,000 soldiers. It’s not about fighting.
What is it?"
Wei Xuanding, who had no time to sit down, choked.
"That's not all." Niu Da continued to sneer. "As for taking the queen directly, not to mention whether it will in turn bring together the opponent's masters, causing the most unintended melee. It is just that if the opponent's masters of practice gather together,
What if there are enough people to form an formation together? There are three Zhu Shou and three Hei Shou from Jing'an Terrace opposite, leading three patrol groups. They are not ordinary practitioners. They will try to form an formation as soon as possible. Once they form,
Even the ability of King Xiongtian will be overwhelmed! By then, we will be stranded in the snow without supplies, waiting to collapse."
Wei Xuanding was completely speechless and could only glare at Niu Da and Guan Xu, then sat down and continued to think about countermeasures.
Zhang Xing, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but glance at Taoist Wei.
"I'm not talking about the masters of cultivation, I'm just talking about the military. The Niu leader's worry about getting lost in the snow must also be considered."
After listening to the discussion, Xu Dalang, who was just in front of Niuda, also held his notes and spoke at the right time. "The previous three or four snowfalls were stacked in three or four layers, with ice below and snow above. It has been a little warmer these days.
The ice on the lower two layers has also begun to soften, so the road will only be harder to walk in the next few days... If the road is difficult in the snow, will it be possible to go too early and not be able to catch it too late? If you are forced to go on the road, specify the
If we pounce, will we be exhausted and wait for work? After all, our strength is almost equal."
"So, we don't have enough troops, our generals are incompetent, and the time and place are not favorable to us, so what are we doing here?" Xiong Bonan asked in a dull voice, as if he was dissatisfied because he was called back in a hurry but could not do anything.
Of course, it would be difficult for him to do things there. Wang Wulang and Shan Dalang, both of whom had a strong demeanor, insisted that Li Shu and Xiong Bonan not go to support them, and only needed the newly surrendered soldiers and the newly collected soldiers.
Ordnance and supplies, not even food.
"That's not the case." Zhang Xing finally spoke with a smile to comfort him. "King Xiongtian, please be patient... In fact, the weather and location are fair. For example, with the snow like this, it will certainly be difficult for us to send troops, but other people
Isn't it more difficult than us to have a big car or a small car, to be a palace servant?"
Xiong Bonan was slightly startled, and then looked at Wei Xuanding, who was still sneering despite being refuted, and Xu Dalang, who raised objections but held on to the meeting notes. Knowing that these thoughtful people must have something to say, he secretly shouted
Unlucky, I sat back obediently.
"Moreover, we also have the most important person and..."
Zhang Xing finally became solemn, because he had noticed that not only Xiong Bonan, but also many leaders were not up to par. At least in this kind of situation, they just followed everyone else's words and listened to whoever had the loudest voice. If this was really the case
If we continue talking, I'm afraid many people will think that it really can't be fought, so they decide to talk about it in a broad way.
"Why did you come up with this idea? Isn't it because the people of the world are in panic at this time, and the imperial court is at its weakest? Tomoshiro was so defeated that he fled to Lu County. The local people in Lu County actually came to lookout.
And Jiang...isn't the same true for Wang Wu and Shan Da? So, we don't need to be secretive, that is, Renhe is on our side now, and at this time, we see the Queen leading such a bunch of people from under our noses.
We have humbled ourselves so much that if we don’t stab him, we can’t live up to our status as rebels.”
As he said that, Zhang Xingfu pointed to the paper in Xu Dalang's hand: "On paper, of course the imperial court is stronger than us, but from Juyi to now, on which paper is the imperial court not stronger? Shouldn't we just do it?"
"I understand, just kill them directly. The other army will probably collapse just like the east side. The masters of Jing'antai may just surrender." King Xiongtian couldn't help but interject. "Then what's going on here?
What does the paper discussion mean?”
"Of course we have to discuss it on paper." Wei Xuanding said impatiently. "Consider defeat before thinking about victory. What if all the people in the court are loyal to the emperor and serve the country and are determined? Therefore, we must try our best to learn from what is known.
Make a reasonable plan based on the intelligence, and as long as there is a supporting explanation in the plan, then you can do it!"
As he said that, Taoist Wei glanced at Niu Da and Guan Xu behind Xu Dalang, and kept sneering: "King Xiongtian thinks that everyone here is shouting that they can't fight. Do they really think that they can't fight? Let me tell you, even if there are people
I really don’t want to fight, I just feel that my home is too far away and I won’t be able to send out many troops, so there won’t be much credit and profit by then!”
Niu Da was furious and stood up on the spot, ignoring the glances from the sidelines: "Chief Wei can talk nonsense here for free, but at the moment, do you have a reasonable plan?"
I don’t know how many times the hall fell silent.
And this time, the time was inexplicably long... After all, the silence at the beginning was probably because everyone was unwilling to get involved between Niu Da and Wei Xuanding, two big shots with a feud, but later on, it was obvious that
sentence.
No one could come up with a plan that made sense.
And to be honest, it would be difficult to expect anyone from this grassroots team composed of local tycoons and low-level officials to come up with a decent plan.
But, we do need something like this.
Yes, trust me, just act according to the current situation, if you have some dates and no dates, try it out. If you succeed, it will be famous all over the world. At least it will make those people in the east look at you; but no, it will be an outright military thing.
An adventure, and a military adventure initiated proactively when there is no big crisis... To put it bluntly, he deserves to die, and he still has to make the world laugh.
"You can't underestimate the heroes of the world." After a long while, Zhang Xing sat still and said nothing. "There must be a plan that makes sense. As long as it makes sense on paper, we can achieve a 30-50 victory.
, it will be enough to attack, and even if it fails by then, it will be enough to give an explanation to everyone in the gang; but if not, then it means we are incompetent and we lack wisdom, so we should not do anything to attack the stone with an egg...Xu Dalang!"
"Hey!" Xu Shiying was inexplicably nervous and stood up quickly. "Third brother, please tell me."
Niuda, who was sitting on one side, looked at it in surprise, but could only remain silent.
"You just said it's not possible militarily. One means marching on the snow, the other means there are insufficient troops...right?" Zhang Xing still sat still.
"yes."
"So what are you going to do?"
"It is best to wait until they pass Liangjun and go to Qiaojun. There are only three thousand troops in Qiaojun. In addition, they can use Dangshan Mountain as a foothold, rest in the middle, and then bring Dangshan troops with them. This may not be a military advantage.
..." Xu Dalang responded seriously. "And in this case, even if the local officers and soldiers were alerted by passing through Dang County, the report would only be reported to Liang County. We would not inform the queen until it was reported that Liang County was in charge of Songcheng.
It’s been done.”
At this point, Xu Shiying added sincerely: "This is an idea I came up with after my third brother said before that the imperial officers and soldiers only swept the snow in front of their own house. I don't know if it is right or not."
Zhang Xing nodded slightly, and the people around him were relieved.
Because this is at least a way to solve the problem, and it sounds feasible.
"Chef Fan." After nodding, Zhang Xing turned to look at the leader from Dangshan. "Did Wang Zhen tell you...how many troops can Dangshan send?"
Chef Fan was startled and stopped talking.
"I have killed all the prime ministers, and I am the leader of the robber queen here, and I am the founder of the Dragon Gang." Zhang Xing was speechless. "Do you still think that I am the former Jing'antai performing official duties?"
Chef Fan touched his fat belly, swallowed his breath, and tried to speak calmly: "Four to five thousand people!"
"So few?" Zhang Xing was surprised for a moment. "Is the world good? When did Dangshan lack thieves?"
"Not good, but nowadays it is better to rebel than to be a thief. Everyone has rebelled, and there are not many thieves." Chef Fan said sincerely.
Zhang Xing actually had nothing to say.
"Four or five thousand people are enough." Xu Shiying quickly responded. "And if we fight in Liangjun, it will be 140,000 against 10,000. If we fight in Qiaojun, it will be 14,500 against five or six thousand..."
"If that's the case, it can be done." Xiao Zhou finally expressed his opinion. "As long as there are more troops, maintain the formation, and intercept the front and rear. Even if they can't stop the other practitioners, as long as they deal with it properly, the team in the palace will definitely
They will be defeated in the wilderness, and then they will be slaughtered by us."
Zhang Xing still didn't speak.
But many people have already agreed with this plan, especially after Wei Xuanding and Xiong Bonan expressed their stances, and the matter seems to have been settled.
"wrong."
"no."
But soon, Zhang Xing and Xiao Zhou spoke up almost at the same time, which surprised others. After the two looked at each other, Zhang Xingfu directly signaled Xiao Zhou to speak.
"Xuzhou Camp." Xiao Zhou reminded seriously. "Xuzhou Camp is not far from Qiaojun. We know that Qiaojun is short of troops, and those escorting the queen naturally know better, so we must ask for troops from the west of Qiaojun in the direction of Xuzhou."
Soldiers, what if the Xuzhou camp sends elite troops to Qiao County?"
The scene became cold again.
"More than that." Zhang Xing held his chin thoughtfully. "There is also the Huaiyou Alliance. The core territory of the Huaiyou Alliance is as far as Qiao County... The officers and soldiers must be worried that the Huaiyou Alliance will fall to us, so they will definitely
Please ask Xuzhou Camp soldiers and horses to respond, but we should also know well that the Huaiyou League has never been a family with us, what if they help the queen in turn?"
The hall has been silent for countless times.
But this time did not last long. Wei Xuanding immediately and seriously corrected the plan: "Then we will start in Liang County! We will go from north to south, and the Dangshan soldiers will stop from south to north. We will intercept them at both ends, with 14,500 soldiers against 10,000 soldiers.
The advantage is still with me."
Zhang Xing said nothing.
But some people have been frightened by Xuzhou Camp and proactively reminded: "What if Xuzhou Camp sends troops to Liang County?"
Wei Xuanding was speechless for a moment.
"No." Zhang Xing, who was thinking about something, blurted out. "Cao Wang from Liang County obviously voted for the Eastern Capital. Obviously, Xuzhou listens more to the emperor, and there will be disputes... Those people in Xuzhou can go to Qiao County, but they can't.
If you dare to go to Liang County without permission, I'm afraid Cao Wang might take advantage of the situation and annex it."
Everyone was confused after hearing this, but they could only nod.
But soon, someone else warned carefully: "Chief Wei, the Queen is going down the Huanshui Avenue. There are dense cities along the way. There is a big city every few dozen miles. If it is Dangshan Mountain, there seems to be a gap for Xiayi.
Go directly, but if we want to go there, we must pass through Yucheng, Chuqiu and other places. As mentioned before, the soldiers from Liang County have already been stationed in these places."
"Then let's take these two cities as a foothold first." Taoist Wei began to discuss the plan seriously. "It just so happens that if we can't take it down, we'll let it go. If we take it down, we can use these two cities as the foundation to launch a large-scale attack."
"But what if it's just to scare the snake?" Niu Da was a little impatient and stood up to object again. "It was removed, but the queen turned directly to the west. What should I say? Is it in vain to start a large-scale war with Cao Wang for two counties? It's not long ago.
If we don’t fight late, why don’t we fight when a bunch of central masters pass by Liangjun?”
"Then take advantage of the snow and cross the city?"
"We have been discovered, the way back is blocked by the city, and the army from the front is pressing on the border? Are we still going to carry a month's worth of food to rob?"
"Actually, it's not impossible to attack the two cities quickly." Another person suddenly joined the discussion. "Didn't Meng Shanggong say before that he was willing to come back to cause trouble? He said that if we help them take down Chuqiu, they are willing to sacrifice the Zhouqiao land.
He is even willing to let his brother Meng Zhigui join our Deposed Dragon Gang... The Meng family is very powerful in the eastern area of Liang County. He asked his clan to deploy manpower early, and suddenly cooperated internally and externally. It would be impossible to directly take down these two cities.
Is it a problem?"
"But Mr. Meng is really disgusting. He actually wants to show off in front of us..."
"We don't want to touch Liang Jun in the first place. Wouldn't it be better to help him fight Cao Wang in the ring? It can be regarded as a way to ensure stability on the border."
"If that's the case, everyone can get what they need...but they still haven't said how to deal with their masters..."
People have been debating, and there seems to be no real suitable solution, but it seems that the door to that possibility has not been closed.
It can only be said that the intelligence gathering and the discussion of plans were all chaotic and mixed with some subjective emotions, and there were even some obvious disputes of opinion and factional differences.
As for Zhang Xing, despite the fact that he didn't lose his arrogance throughout the whole process, he just sat there and seemed confident. But in fact, this was also the first time he planned a proactive military plan, and he didn't know what to do. He was basically just following the crowd.
This makes sense, and that seems right. Generally speaking, it is the same as the local tycoons here and the low-ranking officials of the Wei Dynasty. It is a pity to give up, but it will be numb when you really want to do it.
However, as the grass-roots team discussed in depth, Zhang Xing's heart gradually started to stir, and he seemed to have vaguely grasped something, and gradually connected it.
"I have a plan."
After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Xing suddenly spoke, causing the leaders in the room who were all arguing to be stunned, and then almost everyone sat down in silence. "The plan is actually very simple. It was just pieced together according to everyone's ideas. Let's listen.
Listen and see how it goes... First of all, if you want to do this, you can't go to Qiao County, you have to solve it in Liang County."
Everyone nodded, Qiaojun's thinking trap had just been explained.
"Secondly, if it is resolved in Liang County, it should also be resolved in the second half of Liang County after passing Songcheng. This is to facilitate the troops from Dangshan to come out and form a military advantage."
There is no problem with this.
"Thirdly, King Xiongtian went there in person, asked Meng Shanggong to come back, agreed to his terms, and deposed the Dragon Gang to support the Meng family to raise troops in Liangjun. We also followed our promise and sent troops to help him without invading Liangjun's territory...
...It is said that he took advantage of the situation to raise troops, and we took the opportunity to go south to get what we needed... But we did not help him take Chuqiu in front of him, but we helped him take Yucheng, which is more convenient to the southeast. After taking Yucheng, we had to replace him.
He takes the empty crops and the crops."
The first half of this third article is still roughly consistent with what everyone is talking about, but the second half has left many people confused.
"Wonderful!" After a moment of pause, Taoist Wei suddenly stood up and punched the pillar. "Wonderful! Let them attack us! Throw the difficulty to them! Let them be in a dilemma and collapse in the snow!"
Xu Dalang also showed his face instantly. Then, Zhou Xingfan, Niu Da, Guan Xu and other leaders also seemed to understand, but most of them were still puzzled.
"The key point here is to be fast and accurate." Zhang Xing said the key point calmly. "We must ensure that when the team from the Zhonggong reaches the middle of Gushu and Xiayi, they can capture the two cities at the same time, one after the other."
Everyone was stunned.
It turned out that Gushu and Xiayi were on the Huanshui Channel. Zhang Xing meant that since attacking the team directly in the snow would be troublesome, it would be better to directly attack the towns along the way that were destined to be empty, and then gather superior forces to use the towns to trap the queen.
Team.
"What if the timing was bad and we didn't capture these two cities in time?" Someone asked a nonsense question.
"Just go back!" Taoist Wei sneered before Zhang Xing could reply. "Forget it... Why did Meng Sangong come and why attack Yucheng first? Just to protect the retreat!"
"What if the opponent gathers their spiritual masters to attack the city? Can we stop it?" Someone further raised a question, which seems to be the last question that must be answered.
"Then we will also gather the masters of cultivation and rein in the troops on the side of the Zhonggong. If they dare to attack the city, we will go straight to the Zhonggong!" Niu Da, who had always been opposed, suddenly blurted out and repeated a statement made by Taoist Wei before.
...but I'm using it as a doctrine. "After all, if the city is in my hands, they can't hold it back... Third Brother's move is called turning against the guest!"
Everyone came together to look at Zhang Longtou, but Zhang Xing, who had never thought of the last addition, suddenly understood, but without delay, his face remained as usual, and he nodded slowly, as if he had a pearl of wisdom in his hand.
"Then it's settled!" After a moment, seeing that no one objected anymore, Zhang Xing slowly ordered. "King Xiongtian went to Duke Meng and came back to ask Duke Wei to negotiate the details with him; Yan Qing and Jia Yue tried to advance
Dispatch some elites to enter these cities for internal response; Chief Fan will take my letter back and contact him at any time so that Wang Zhen can prepare for sending troops; Xu Dalang and Niu Da are responsible for overall dispatching of the troops to gather in Jiyin... Meng Shanggong agrees
, then carry out the plan, and then take Yucheng, the harvest, and Xiayi in turn. If there is a setback in the middle, stop immediately, retreat, and ignore it."
As he said that, Zhang Xing looked around, just to see who had any other opinions.
Unexpectedly, Niu Daguan Xu immediately stepped out, and then Niu Da took the lead in handing over: "I will obey the military order of Third Brother."
Xu Dalang also immediately handed over his hand: "I will obey the military order of Third Brother."
Xiong Bonan reacted and quickly handed over his hand: "I will obey the leader's order."
Taoist Wei hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly offered his hand in response, so he tried to show off.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xing stood up in front of the other party and reached out to hold it: "Excuse me, Mr. Wei."
Taoist Wei laughed dryly and took advantage of the situation to hold hands with the other party: "It's not troublesome. Zhang Longtou's brilliant plan is enough to calm the world."
"Let's wait and see whether it succeeds or not." Zhang Xing remained calm. "Moreover, this is the result of collective efforts. All the details were discussed by everyone."
Many leaders in the hall stood up and couldn't help but smile slightly.
