In the drizzle, a lilac stream of light passed through the air and landed outside the mouth of the Jishui River, which had been re-conquered on the northeast side of Juye Ze. It turned out to be Xiong Bonan, the top master of the Deposed Dragon Gang, the Purple-faced King.
When he came here, he ignored the panic of the Qilu officers and soldiers below, found a few high places, and took a look in the rain. Seeing that no masters of Chengdan and Ningdan appeared, he grabbed a horse and immediately followed it.
Jishui marched eastward. Along the way, we saw constant traffic on the Jishui River, many well-covered material ships, and many officers and soldiers on both sides of the strait. There was even some congestion. When we reached the estuary of the Wenshui River on the Jishui River, it was even more...
I saw a huge transit military camp standing by the river.
The two sides fought directly for half a year, and the intermittent confrontation in Yuncheng lasted for several months. Xiong Bonan naturally knew that this was the logistics center of the Qilu army. They would transfer supplies from here when they attacked, and they would transfer back from here when they retreated in the past.
, he and Zhang Changgong had been entangled here countless times.
Today, King Xiongtian also stopped here as usual. Sure enough, soon there was a white light leaping from the military camp, but he did not take the initiative to approach, but watched from a distance, and crossbowmen gathered one after another regardless of the rain.
Seeing this situation, Xiong Bonan immediately knew that this was probably Yu Baimei or Fan Hu who was responsible for transporting the broken rear. Then he didn't bother to meet the other party to demonstrate. He just hesitated for a moment, but first moved to the three supplies and troops ahead.
I chose the nearest one, which also leads south to Pinglu in Lu County.
When they arrived at Pinglu, there were some soldiers and horses here, but they were very few. Xiong Bonan turned around in a circle and didn't find the person he wanted to see, so he simply left immediately and headed north again.
This time, he bumped into Zhang Changgong outside Sucheng at the junction of the three counties. The two had a routine fight, and soon, when the leader of the Deposed Dragon Gang with a reconnaissance figure saw him during the fight,
After the various military villages around Sucheng became obviously empty, they no longer cared about it and turned back immediately.
As for Zhang Changgong, who had taken the title of Sheriff of Lu County, he probably chased the enemy all the way to the edge of Juye Ze, where the water had begun to rise, in order to ensure the safety of the troops' retreat, and then turned back.
However, he returned to Sucheng first, but actually rode back to the transit camp at the entrance of Wenshui River to Jishui... so he made a big circle for nothing.
"how?"
Unexpectedly, entering a side tent inside the camp, not only was the Yu Baimei that Xiong Bonan thought was waiting here, but almost all the core of the Qilu officers and soldiers, including Zhang Xuguo, were here, and in the end
The first person to ask was naturally the most impatient Yu Baimei.
"I probably didn't notice it. I just thought I was in Sucheng originally, and I should also think that everyone else had retreated further." Zhang Changgong behind the mask seemed calm and composed, but when he looked at Zhang Xuguo sitting there, he couldn't help but feel
His tone became more urgent. "Manager, when I sent Xiong Bonan to Juye Ze, I found that the water there had begun to rise, and many narrow lanes had disappeared."
"It's not just raining here, it's also raining upstream, so the water is rising very fast." Zhang Xuguo didn't speak, but Jia Wugen sighed and continued to look at Zhang Xuguo after saying something. "I guess it can be done tomorrow.
Bypass those swamps and islands, go straight to the city... General Manager, what should I do?"
"How many people have our ships arrived?" Zhang Xuguo asked calmly, but asked a question he had asked several times before. "If we launch a surprise attack at this time, how many people can we carry?"
As expected, Zhang Xuguo's strategy was to survive in the face of death, counterattack first, capture Yuncheng, and then discuss the rest.
"Five thousand." Jia Wugen repeated. "In three days, ships from other places in Jishui will come together, and we will have a transport capacity of 7,000."
"Is the morale of the military still stable?" General Manager Zhang continued to ask.
"Every day makes a difference." Fan Hu said one thing. "Those surrendered generals have realized that something is wrong and started to make insinuations."
"You can tell them that the news about Qijun's rebellion is false. This time the thieves attracted by Li Shu happened to defect to us. We are ready to use the trick..." Zhang Xuguo thought for a moment and responded seriously. "But don't say the specific plan.
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Fan Hu nodded.
"So, aren't the managers ready to start in advance?" Yu Baimei also became a little uneasy.
After all, the current situation is that the channels for sneak attacks have emerged and seem ready to be launched. At the same time, they will be under increasing pressure from all aspects every day, which may very well cause the plan to fail.
Of course, the earlier the raid is carried out, the higher the level of security in Yuncheng will be, the greater the number of troops will be, and the lower the success rate of the counterattack. This is also true.
"Wait another three days and attack on the sixth day of May." Zhang Xuguo reiterated the original plan under great pressure. "Send troops on the sixth day of May! Both land and water attacks!"
Everyone was silent.
The next step is to suffer in the drizzle.
However, after all, the Qilu army did not reach the sixth day of May... On the fifth day of May, Yuncheng's deposed dragon army was the first to lose patience and began to try to regain the town and stretched its arms. Not only was the Liangshan military stronghold pulled out, but even several large
The leaders also sent out their own troops to Shouzhang, Fanxian and other surrounding areas. Along the way were Shan Tonghai and Cheng Zhili, who had recovered from their injuries, and led five thousand people to the direction of Pinglu.
Obviously, they must have known about the situation in Qi County, even the specific situation, and knew that the Qilu army had encountered unprecedented difficulties in the rear, so they had the confidence to take advantage and take the initiative.
At this time, it is no longer a situation where you can compete if you want to compete with determination.
"Fan Hu."
In May, the rain continued intermittently, as if nothing had changed in the past few days, but now, Zhang Xuguo was calm. "I will only take 6,000 people away, and the rest will be left to you and Fan Bao."
, fight Cheng Zhili and Shan Tonghai head-on... If you lose, just retreat here and try to hold on, but don't chase too fast if you win."
"Here!" Fan Hu's eyelids twitched, but he immediately responded with his hands raised.
"Secretary Zhang." Zhang Xuguo came to see Zhang Changgong again. "Please move out immediately. Don't take the Juye Ze waterway, but take the land route. Follow the confrontation route between General Fan and Dan Tonghai and find him quickly.
Xiong Bonan, pester him... don't let him realize our true killer move until the last moment."
Wearing a mask, Zhang Changgong bowed his head in silence.
It's a given that Shang Xia should be cheering up, but for some reason, it feels a little dull instead.
Obviously, everyone is thinking, what will happen after winning?
Don’t we have to go back and clean up Qijun’s mess?
After cleaning up, will we continue to the west, but how many more disasters will Qijun suffer in the process?
It's endless, right?
While thinking about it, Zhang Xuguo put away his thoughts, stood up with the sword in his waist, glanced around the crowd, and calmly issued the last military order: "Send troops."
The generals gathered their strength and shouted loudly.
The fifth day of May, generally speaking, this day is either terribly hot or extremely hot and humid because of the rain...high temperature and rain. A little further south, because the plums are just ripe, it is called the plum rain season, even in Henan and Hebei.
Let’s talk about how to avoid getting exposed to rain as much as possible to prevent diseases.
But it may be because of this that the Deposed Dragon Army here in Yuncheng instead sent out troops in large numbers in an attempt to expand the control area as much as possible and gain a so-called strategic situation before the continuous rain caused irreversible effects.
Li Shu was originally opposed to it.
He is very clear about the mentality of these leaders and big leaders. It is nothing more than a strong instinct to demand territory, population, and military resources. He cannot sit still without something of his own. But in fact, because Zhang Xu
Given the obviously superior combat effectiveness of the troops and the many successful suppressions since the war began, this temporary expansion does not make any sense.
Unless the two sides decide the winner, either Zhang Xuguo dies and the strong army disperses, or Yuncheng is lost and the Dragon Army is completely defeated, it will be difficult for both sides to make substantial progress.
But Li Shu still did not object or interfere.
There are two reasons. One is that as the overall situation worsens, he does not want to really offend these big leaders. The leaders, including Shan Tonghai’s old troops who had been gathered up before, have also returned; the other is that Zhang Xing’s white clothes are broken.
The enemy's information came over, and he also hoped that this place would look a little better, or at least create a general situation where Zhang Xuguo could be strategized and manipulated.
In a sense, Zhang Xing's comments about Li Shu that night were actually right.
For these two people, some of the manipulations of the Deposed Dragon Gang were quite tacit.
After writing a letter, he handed it to Du Caiqian and gave him a few words of advice. Li Shu lay down in a rare afternoon, and then fell asleep listening to the sound of rain outside the window for a while, with his dreams naturally coming together.
In the dream, the Deposed Dragon Gang seemed to easily defeat Zhang Xuguo and Han Yingong, successfully passing through the eastern border, and then attracted the response of Jianghuai and Hebei groups, becoming a major force that is difficult to ignore in the world, and becoming the actual leader of the rebel army.
At this time, Wei couldn't sit back and decided to take action before the Dragon Clan rose up. Three great masters arrived.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xing in the dream did not escape. Instead, he persuaded Bai Yousi and Sima Zheng, who had become masters, to rebel, and attracted the Wu brothers, five young masters and the three great masters.
In the decisive battle, Bai Yousi died first, and the old Taoist priest at Taibai Peak lost his Taoist heart and withdrew directly. Then Old Master Zhang could not hold on, and in the end it was Uncle Cao who risked his life to kill everyone else.
But after he escaped back to Luoyang, he had to face the collapsed black tower, and he died in one month.
At this time, he took up the banner of revenge for Zhang Xing and went west to the east capital, living in Hebei and the eastern border. Bai Yousi's father Bai Hengqiu also went west to Guanzhong, but because of his dispute with the old Taoist priest from Taibai Peak about his daughter's death, he
It greatly damaged my vitality.
In the end, the two sides fought a decisive battle between Tongguan and Dongdu. They won the battle and settled the situation. The unfinished achievements of the ancestor Emperor Tang Huang were also in front of him...
However, just as he was dreaming about this, a heat wave carrying water vapor came unexpectedly, and Li Shu opened his eyes after turning over with a sticky back, and then began to reflect on himself.
That's right, years of being on the run and an earlier experience of vigorous but sudden failure made Li Dalongtou, who rarely had a beautiful dream, regard this dream as a warning as soon as he opened his eyes.
Where does this much luck come from?
Why did it go so smoothly?
Why do our opponents kill each other while our own team enjoys success?
You should know that if you are not careful, if you make a mistake in judgment, if you make a decision that is not decisive enough or the choice is not wise enough, you may die and let others benefit.
You must live, of course, in order to achieve great things!
It must be a big deal!
While he was reflecting, another heat wave with water vapor came from behind him from the window, which made Li Shu's limbs a little weak and weak. He knew that this was the inevitable result of the rising water in Juyeze mixed with the smoky south wind.
...It is very unbearable. It will probably take another five or six days of rain and the heat to pass before things get better, but by then mosquitoes will breed again and the walls will become moldy.
As soon as he thought of this, Li Shu released a little bit of his true energy to cover himself up and wanted to fall asleep again.
Then, he heard some weird noises.
It seemed like someone was quarreling, there seemed to be some shouting from the direction of Juyezawa, and it seemed like it was just the sound of waves and wind.
Li Shu rarely hesitated for a moment, but rationality defeated laziness, and he quickly struggled to get up, ready to go out and take a look... At this time, it was still only the afternoon.
After walking out of the door and entering the courtyard, he bumped into the panicked confidant and leader Fang Yanlang.
The latter went straight to the point: "Mr. Li, something bad has happened. The army is here! The city defense has been broken!"
Li Shu was stunned for a moment, really stunned for a moment, and then he forced himself to calm down and asked calmly: "Where did the army come from? How many people are there? Several leaders just went out to regain lost ground this morning, and they came here.
They should have withdrawn first, right? Why wasn't there any other direction to send the message? Besides, with Qijun's behavior, could Zhang Xuguo really just leave it alone?"
"Come from the water! Come from the opposite side of Juye Ze!" Fang Yanlang stomped his feet in the rain, then looked anxious and pointed directly to the south. "Come from the south! Although the flag is not obvious, it is definitely coming.
Officers and troops! As for the quantity, how can we clearly detect it at this time?! Big leader, make a quick decision!"
Li Shu was stunned, and then he fell into an extreme fear, because at this moment, he thought of a possibility, and then made a huge misjudgment - that was Sima Zheng, or Han Yingong led the Xuzhou camp
The soldiers and horses came from the south and chose the fighter plane Juye Zeshui to conduct a waterway raid.
This is not really to blame for Li Shu's imaginative thinking, but rather that he and Zhang Xing had discussed war many times before and both believed that this possibility existed, and that it would be the most difficult outcome if it happened.
As long as Xuzhou's elite troops are willing to join forces with Zhang Xuguo's Qilu disciples, there is no way that the Deposed Dragon Gang, a ragtag group of people, can be their opponent.
Zhang and Li even discussed that if Sima Zheng or Han Yingong did this, they would simply give up Yuncheng and Jiyin and retreat all the way to Dahe, preparing to rely on the non-community between Hebei and the east to preserve the core troops as much as possible.
In fact, the subordinates of Xu Shiying and Niu Da were already here.
But now, the Wei army is coming up from the south. Isn’t it just right to do this? Isn’t it frightening? Isn’t it fascinating?
"What should I do?" Fang Yanlang asked anxiously. "Mr. Li, all the big leaders are not here, and King Xiongtian is not here either. There are only seven or eight thousand soldiers in the city..."
Li Shu came to his senses in a daze, opened his mouth, but hesitated to speak, but then he remembered his previous dream, and a strange feeling arose in his heart.
"Mr. Li!" Another confidant, Du Caigan, also ran out of the rain in a panic. "Make a decision quickly! The officers and soldiers took advantage of the rising water to suddenly attack and directly approached the city. Most of the soldiers in the city were hiding from the rain and were not caught off guard... Now
It is still raining, and all the leading leaders are not here. How should we coordinate and counterattack? In addition, Cheng Zhili and Shan Tonghai have just sent an urgent report, saying that they have encountered a counterattack by the Qilu Army on the road and are on the north bank of Jishui.
A fierce battle... King Xiongtian also met Zhang Changgong in Liangshan!"
"Abandon the city!" Li Shu was so excited when he heard the last two sentences that he almost blurted out.
Fang and Du were stunned for a moment, but then fell silent.
"You can't do anything. Don't waste your life. Abandon the city first, gather your troops and leave from the south!" Li Shu made up his mind, and his words became smoother and even more sincere. "Send a messenger and ask all the leaders to go west and go to Fan."
County gathering... fight and retreat along the river, and retreat towards Dongjun! If we don't leave at this time, not only us, but the entire eastern front army will be sacked!"
Fang and Du did not object. Instead, they both handed over their hands and immediately went to do it.
I have to say what I am thinking about, but I just feel that this day has finally arrived.
Who makes the two big dragons both pessimists? In other words, except for the local powerful people in the East, which of these outsider knowledgeable people is not a pessimist?
We've all been waiting for this day.
In this way, the deposed dragon army abandoned the city in panic and retreated hastily, leaving the streets in chaos.
But Yu Baimei, the vanguard of the army who had just climbed up the southern city wall, was a little unbelievable... This was because the soldiers of Qijun were already very exhausted during this raid. It was raining, and the water flow in Juye Ze was slow and unstable, and the channel was
It was also chaotic. I don’t know how many boats capsized along the way, how many boats ran aground, how many soldiers were washed away, or were forced to wait on isolated islands and swamps to wait for rescue. The remaining people who rowed over with all their strength had already been
It's disjointed, and almost everyone is tired.
At this time, although Yuncheng was unprepared and the raid was successful, Yu Baimei, whose troops were already limited, still ordered a halt immediately after breaking through the south wall. He expected to take a short rest while waiting for backup, and even
It means to wait for the deposed dragon army to counterattack, and then to ambush on the spot and launch a surprise counterattack.
However, many ships are still circling in Julu Ze, Zhang Xuguo has not yet gone to the city, and the most difficult opponent in a few months has just escaped without a fight?
This battle went very smoothly.
Could it be that Mr. Zhang is really the person who saved the world at the right time? Is it true that Da Wei can be saved?
His thoughts were mixed, but he did not delay Yu Baimei's recovery. Without hesitation, he reported back and urged the generals behind him and Zhang Xuguo to quickly board the city. At the same time, he raised a flag and personally led his subordinates to attack in order to quickly
Take over the city.
Just like this, about two or three quarters of an hour later, Li Shu, who was hurriedly arranging his troops in the rain in the south of the city, trying to achieve the best escape effect, suddenly raised his head, and then he was stunned on the spot, his hands even trembled, and he wished he could chop himself with a knife.
...Because he clearly saw that the officers and soldiers who had just taken over the southern city wall suddenly raised a familiar "fish" flag.
This means that the people coming are not Xuzhou's powerful enemies at all, but just Zhang Xuguo's troops.
Since Zhang Xuguo chose a sneak attack, it must have been a hasty move. The quantity, quality and condition of the army at this time must be very poor, especially since this guy also divided his troops to deal with Xiong Bonan, Shan Tonghai and Cheng Zhili...
...So the deposed dragon army may not be able to rely on tenacious persistence and timely counterattacks to defend.
But he, Li Dalongtou, easily gave up on this throat of Jishui and the capital of the Eastern Front because of temporary fear and wavering.
"Mr. Li."
Another big leader who seemed to realize something, Zu Chenyan, who was born in a well-known family, stepped forward and tugged Li Shu's sleeve. "Now that things have happened, it is useless to think too much, so hurry up and leave!"
In the rain, Li Shu looked back at Zu Chenyan, who had no shoes on one foot, and nodded expressionlessly. He even asked someone to get a new pair of shoes for Zu Chenyan to put on before leaving.
I was speechless that day.
In the next three days, the deposed dragon army gathered in Liangshan unexpectedly discovered that there were not many reinforcements in Yuncheng, and the main force led by Fan Hu also quickly moved eastward along Jishui after breaking away from the battle, turned back to the direction of Qijun, and
There is no pincer attack.
This gave them a little hope. With Xiong Bonan and Zhang Changgong actually cheating, they began to concentrate their superior forces and try to counterattack. However, for four or five days in a row, they were unable to achieve a breakthrough. On the contrary, the influence of the rain became more and more serious.
It became more and more obvious, making the situation worse and worse.
By May 14th, the morale of the deposed dragon army had reached a certain level, and the troops officially chose to withdraw eastward, to Fan County.
On the same day, Zhang Xing, who was on the western front, received an obviously slow report on the sudden changes in military information on the eastern front... But he had no time to say anything because he had just completed the layout of the southern front, which meant that he annexed the Meng rebel army and controlled Bianshui.
To the north, after Liangjun's officers and troops took control of Yucheng and the internal servants returned to Dangxian's deployment, he almost simultaneously received a military intelligence report that completely reversed the situation on the entire Western Front.
Specifically, Han Yingong suddenly moved.
The 15,000 people were divided into two armies, the front and rear, and officially left Xiao County. The 10,000 people were in the south, and they obviously wanted to switch their logistics routes and rely on the Huaiyou League's Huanshui supply line; the 5,000 people were in the north, directly
Follow the south bank of Bian River to Dang County, which has just changed hands.
This time, no one dared to say that they had captured the five thousand soldiers, because the two opposing armies were too close, and the last great victory made everyone aware of the strength of the Dongdu warriors and the Kansai garrison.
Of course, the most important reason is that Yuncheng was suddenly and inexplicably lost. It is not clear what the situation is on the eastern front and whether it will be completely defeated. This makes the western front dare not take any action at all.
On May 17, Zhang Xing, who did not wait for Bai Yousi to turn back and never even saw Wang Zhen, who had an ambiguous attitude, was forced to return to Jiyin in a hurry.
At this time, the counterattack on the eastern front failed, and the information that was forced to evacuate to Fan County had also arrived. Jiyin City was also in chaos... Messengers continued to come and go, and the middle and high-level left-behind gang members gathered here began to spread.
There was a fierce and chaotic debate, and everyone was yelling at the incompetence of the Eastern Front, but everyone was arguing but could not reach a consensus... Panic and chaos began to spread again.
Even Zhang Xing, who had been slightly cheered up before, now felt a little depressed and helpless, because so far, at least the Bianshui defense line that he had worked so hard to reshape was completely ineffective.
The hard work of the past few months was all in vain.
The annexation of the Meng rebels and the introduction of officials from Liang County to take over Yucheng, all the small tricks seemed ridiculous at this time.
In fact, Zhang Xing knew better than anyone else that if the government troops pursued him further, whether or not to abandon Jiyin City would become a practical issue that must be considered.
This is something that is difficult for people to accept psychologically, especially when the Western Front performed relatively well with the relatively inferior remaining troops.
"Where is the residence of Protector Zhang Daxuan now?"
In the rain of May, after a day of meetings, Zhang Xing realized that he could no longer obtain effective advice from most of the gang's senior leaders. As soon as he returned to the backyard of the county government, he thought of one person.
"I moved out and found a place to live in the officials' office next to the county government." Yan Qing was also in a panic in the rain. At this time, almost everyone was in a panic.
Zhang Xing nodded and motioned for the other party to lead the way.
The two of them went to look for Zhang Shizhao without even drinking tea.
However, when he arrived at Zhang Shizhao's residence in the rain, Zhang Xing barged in without even shouting a notice. However, he only came in to take a look, and he was stunned on the spot again because Zhang Shizhao was actually packing his damn luggage and all his bags.
Got it!
In an instant, Zhang Xing understood why Cao Cao wanted to kill Yang Xiu.
However, understanding is understanding, Zhang Dalongtou did not kill the other party after all, he just laughed dryly at each other, showing their big white teeth, and then left with their hands behind their hands, and walked calmly.
It was as if he didn't want to lose his battle and face in front of this person.
Li Shu had been defeated, Han Yingong arrived at any time, it was difficult for the rabble to reach a consensus on the Deposed Dragon Gang, and Zhang Shizhao was unreliable. After Zhang Xing returned to his residence, he naturally began to rely on his new magic weapon, which was to take out pen and paper.
Start trying to make a final summary and analysis.
However, the summary and analysis are just superficial calculations.
First of all, by this time, it is too late to recruit troops, so we need to analyze how many people are left in terms of military strength:
The original total number of troops on the Western Front, including Zhang Jinshu's military inspection team and the local security forces, was 20,000. However, this time they went south to recruit and annex 5,000 to 6,000 troops. In addition to the 4,000 to 5,000 troops from Mangdang Mountain, the total number was about 20,000.
Thirty thousand.
There were originally 356,000 people on the Eastern Front, but after this defeat, there should be 30,000 people left... Of course, this number includes the 5,000-strong Po Tai Army and the uncertain number of Juye Ze water bandits.
The total number of people on the east and west fronts is 55,000 and 56, which is consistent with what Zhang Xing said when he made an alliance with Du Po Zhen before.
As for the official army, Han Yingong's 15,000 men came from the south of the eastern front and were approaching Dang County; Zhang Xuguo's troops were larger, and they should have expanded to the total after taking control of Jibei and Lu counties and recruiting large-scale surrenders.
Over thirty thousand.
Altogether there are 45,000 people.
In terms of numbers, it seems that there are still more deposed dragon troops, but considering the combat power, it should be the same.
But as soon as Zhang Xing wrote down an equal sign, he immediately realized that it was still wrong, because many troops of the Deposed Dragon Army were attached to local areas. Once they retreated, the troops would definitely attrition, but it seemed impossible not to retreat because of the counterattack.
We were unable to concentrate our forces to deal with the Wei army.
Moreover, due to their semi-independent nature and geographical location, the Putai Army and Mangdang Mountain are difficult to play a role in actual combat.
So from this perspective, the troops of the Deposed Dragon Army are actually on par with the official army on paper, or even slightly worse, and their actual combat effectiveness has also fallen significantly behind.
Taking into account the morale of the military, especially since the Eastern Front had never defeated Zhang Xuguo, an old soldier, on the frontal battlefield, it is impossible to say that the actual combat power comparison will continue to decline, or even collapse along the way.
Secondly, it is also necessary to calculate the comparison of cultivation masters, because once there is a gap in the master level, it is likely to cause a strategic gap, which will then lead to a series of collapses in combat power:
The top Cheng Dan master seems to be Dui Zi, because Bai Yousi came and was the one who exchanged it with Xuzhou Sima, and Zhang Changgong and Xiong Bonan have been entangled on the Eastern Front for almost half a year.
As for the master of condensing pills, this is a very troublesome thing because it is not clear to calculate.
Let us also say that judging from the failure of the three campaigns of the Wei Dynasty and the rebellion of the Dragon Gang, the people of the world, including those within the Dragon Gang and the Qilu officers and soldiers who were mainly fighting against each other, clearly showed the attitude of the dragon and the snake rising, and many of them were originally qualified.
After the generals were involved in the general situation, they started to rise one after another, so that every month there were rumors about who might be able to condense the elixir. Zhang Xing himself was one of the rumors, and he was indeed in a strange state that was neither embarrassing nor embarrassing. He had not been in a strange state for a long time.
Even if it moves, it may condense at any time.
Moreover, Zhang Xing was unable to make direct statistics like he did on the Western Front. He could only make a list of these possible masters of condensing pills and quasi-condensing pills.
Among them, among the officers and soldiers, Han Yingong, Zhang Xuguo, Yu Baimei, and Fan Hu should all be considered masters of elixir condensation.
Here at home, similar people include Xu Shiying, Shan Tonghai, Cheng Zhili, and Wang Shuyong. I can barely count them as half, and Li Shu's situation is unknown, so I can count him as half... Five against four, it seems that they are taking advantage.
But in fact, are there any other masters of elixir condensation in Han Yin's archery army?
have no idea.
Did Han Yingong break through to Chengdan?
have no idea.
Are there any masters like Yu Baimei who have recently made breakthroughs among the local officials in the nearby counties?
do not know either.
Will Dongdu City temporarily dispatch high-level combat reinforcements?
Don't know yet.
However, if we put these together, we can deduce a result from basic logic, that is, it is impossible for the answer to any question to be negative.
So, it's basically a tie here.
In other words, the most basic combat power should now be that the official army is slightly stronger, and the army's combat power should have a clear and obvious advantage, but it is not yet to the point where it makes people feel completely unable to fight.
But at the same time, the situation was taking a turn for the worse.
Zhang Xing sighed and drew a circle again on the paper. It was on the names of Bai Yousi and Sima Zheng that there was a certain probability that Sima Zheng would not leave Xuzhou. In this case, Sisi would become a breakthrough point... This
It was the only outstanding point that he could think of at the moment.
Just as I was thinking about it, amidst the sound of rain outside the door, a familiar guard suddenly announced loudly: "Dragon head, Protector Zhang Daxuan is here to see you."
Zhang Xing was slightly stunned, but did not change his expression. Instead, he sighed, stood up, and took the initiative to open the door. Sure enough, Zhang Shizhao, who was standing at the far end of the corridor, folded his hands, laughed dryly, and walked over with his head lowered.
The two of them entered the house and sat down respectively, but they both felt speechless because the scene before made people really didn't know what to say.
Of course, both of them were shameless. After a while, Zhang Xing took the initiative and asked sincerely: "Does Protector Zhang have any advice for me?"
"Yes." Zhang Shizhao glanced at the paper covered upside down on the table and responded sternly. "I heard about the situation and saw Zhang Longtou seemed a little confused... I felt that there were two things that needed to be done to Zhang.
The leader will give you a reminder."
"Your Excellency, please speak." Zhang Xing also immediately steeled himself to answer.
"First of all, no matter what Zhang Longtou wants to do, if he doesn't quickly convince Li Shu and other leaders on the eastern front, it will be nonsense, because once they collapse or make up their minds, you will want to do something else.
Whatever, I'm afraid it's just a joke." Zhang Shizhao responded sincerely.
Zhang Xing also squinted his eyes, and he understood the hidden meaning of the other party - if he wants to do anything in this situation, he must work together on both sides.
"Second," Zhang Shizhao continued to speak calmly. "Han Yingong has not moved. He did not move in time when Ma Hu's army was defeated. Now he suddenly moved. It cannot be ruled out that he was responding to Zhang Xuguo."
Zhang Xing laughed on the spot and wanted to ask the other party, how could Han Yingong and Zhang Xuguo pee in the same pot? If they wanted to cooperate, they would have been invincible a month ago, and Zhang Shizhao and Protector Zhang would have taken care of it long ago.
Baggage is gone.
However, when the words came to his lips, Zhang Xing swallowed them back and replaced them with a serious question: "Your Excellency, are you saying that because Zhang Xuguo made a breakthrough and opened up the situation, it prompted Emperor Cao and Han Yingong to reach a compromise?"
"The defeat of Ma Hu must also have played a role." Zhang Shizhao immediately twirled his beard and nodded.
But Zhang Xing couldn't refute it. He had even thought of a compromise plan for Dongdu and Han Yingong - for example, five thousand warriors from Dongdu would serve as the vanguard and advance north to join Zhang Xuguo, and Han Yingong would lead 10,000 Guan.
The Xitun army went north to ensure that the five thousand people would join Zhang Xuguo, and then they could take ten thousand of them back to their home base in Tongguan and so on.
It's entirely possible.
Seeing Zhang Xing wake up, Zhang Shizhao hesitated for a moment, probably because he felt a little embarrassed about being caught red-handed while packing his luggage, so he reminded him again:
"This matter is actually easy to verify. Let's see if there is any response from the imperial court in other directions in the next few days, because Uncle Cao definitely wants to do his best to wipe out the Dragon Gang; let's see if Han Yingong is eager to go north, and Zhang
It will be clear at a glance whether Xu Guo is eager to move westward..."
Of course Zhang Xing knew this.
On May 18, Dang County fell into the hands of the army again. Unlike last time, five thousand officers and soldiers took control of Dang County without any blood, and immediately braved the rain to march north to Yucheng, with their troops directed towards Bianshui River.
On the 19th, there was no resistance from the officers and soldiers of Liang County. Cao Wang seemed to have expected it. This basically confirmed that Zhang Xing was being smart in giving up Yucheng.
Han Yingong, who had switched to the Huanshui supply channel, did not stop for long. He quickly led his troops northward and surrounded Xiayi on the Huanshui channel on the same day.
The internal servants in Xiayi City immediately tried to negotiate with Han Yingong, but Han Yingong refused repeatedly. His attitude was tough and he only allowed to surrender naked in the city. This made the internal servants terrified and uneasy.
On the 20th, the rain stopped for a while, at least temporarily in Jiyin, and the two most serious news arrived in the afternoon and evening respectively.
One came from the eastern front, and Li Shu sent Du Caigan to personally deliver the document, telling him that Fan Hu had returned and joined Zhang Xuguo in Yuncheng, and that he was very likely to take the initiative to attack. He also asked Du Caigan to tell Zhang privately.
Okay, he was already prepared to abandon Dongping County and withdraw to Dongjun, and asked Zhang Xing to make as many preparations as possible.
This means giving up the base area completely.
It's just a matter of abandoning the original plan.
In the evening of that day, Niu Da, who had just returned to Chanyuan in Ji County, returned to Jiyin in person and met with Zhang Xing.
"Are you serious?" Even though Zhang Xing had been mentally prepared, even though he felt that Bai Yousi could rely on him, his heart was still beating wildly when faced with this news.
"really."
Niuda's face was pale. "Qu Tuda left and returned. He appeared in Jijun and was preparing for Luokou warehouse... This is the news that was sent back and verified by multiple clues in the county."
"how many people?"
Zhang Xing tried his best to ask, but his mouth felt dry.
"Ten thousand." Niuda replied simply. "They are all from Dongdu."
"I know." Zhang Xing's expression remained unchanged, and it seemed that he could only say this. "Go back quickly, take the ship to the south bank if necessary, and contact us at any time... By the way, tell Xu Dalang personally about this matter, so that he can feel it.
Spectrum."
Niuda seemed to want to ask something else, but after thinking about it, he just handed over his hand and turned around to leave.
As soon as the person left, Zhang Xing let out a long and sharp breath.
It goes without saying that the government and army carried out a multi-pronged encirclement and suppression campaign under the coordination of Dongdu. However, in such a difficult situation, Uncle Cao was still willing to send Qu Tuda and 10,000 soldiers, who were almost as strategic reserves, to
The horses were thrown out, preparing to participate in the encirclement and suppression, to achieve a situation of being surrounded on three sides, and even went to Hebei instead of Xingyang. It was obvious that he had guessed that the Deposed Dragon Gang might flee to Hebei. The repeated situation in Dahe still made Zhang Dalongtou feel a little worried.
Feeling weak and weak in hands and feet.
Do you really want to go away alone and be a knight for a few years?
Thinking of this, Zhang Xing almost had the urge to pack his luggage secretly like Zhang Shizhao. But after a while, he really got up and rummaged through the bedside table, and took out something that had not been touched for a long time.
That's a compass.
By the candlelight, Zhang Xing could see that the writing on the compass was still clear and unmistakable. This reminded him that it was time to ask his heart and make a choice.
But after hesitating for a moment, he put the compass back again.
It's not that he forgot the password.
Rather, Zhang Xing was very sure that Bai Yousi, who had heard the news, would come back soon, or even appear in front of him at any time. He hoped to wait until his heroine came back before making a decision.
He believed in Bai Yousi, believed in the other person's strength and true intention, he was eager to make a decision together with the other person, and was eager to walk on a common path with the other person.
If you want to fail, let's fail together. If you want to be a hero, let's be heroes together.
