The so-called battle on the southern front was only a secondary battlefield in this battle. The reason why Zhang Xing and the army of the Dragon Gang were here was just to drive Han Yin Gong away and take advantage of the situation.
The real follow-up and impact of this battle will definitely not end there.
Therefore, the annexation of the four eastern counties of Liangjun and the annexation of Mangdang Mountain and the Neishi Army were destined to be just an appetizer, and Zhang Xing's use of this post-war authority was also destined to be just a small test.
In fact, after stopping for a day in Yucheng and confirming that Han Yingong had fled to Huaiyang County, Zhang Xing only waited for another day to complete the de facto separation of the internal servants and the Mangdang Bandits, and collected the essence of the two groups.
After dividing the troops and stationing them in four counties, they chose to march northward.
The most difficult thing here is that Ma Ping'er and Wang Xiongdan were asked to go north first, and then hurriedly south. Now that the army is going back, they have to go to Huankou Town to find Du Po Formation... But it's so counterproductive
Repeatedly, it turned out that this was true of the military situation...and Zhang Xing also needed someone to communicate with Du Po Zhen and explain the whole story and process of the Lihu Battle.
This was not because he was afraid that Du Pozhen and the Huaiyou League would not be aware of Zhang Xing's majesty, but because he was afraid that his majesty would be too great and cause the Huaiyou League to misjudge.
Sure enough, after turning around and heading north, the army had not yet left Liang County, and the spillover effects of this battle had already appeared.
Cao Wang, the prefect of Liang County, sent people... Of course, it is also possible that the Liang County government just acted on its own. Who knows if Cao Wang, the prefect of Liang County, had good luck... In short, the Liang County government took the initiative to send people to Chuqiu to pay homage to the deposed dragon army who was on their way back.
Zhang Xing, Zhang Dalongtou and the core members of the Deposed Dragon Army then expressed their beautiful hope of continuing to live in a friendly relationship with Mr. Zhang and the Deposed Dragon Gang.
To be honest, the only thing I can do is congratulate the Dragon Army for defeating the official army in the Battle of Lihu!
Of course, Zhang Xing also reviewed the traditional friendship between the two sides with emotion, and sincerely reiterated some of the principles of harmonious exchanges between the two sides in the past.
In the end, both sides agreed to create a peaceful environment for the people of Liang County to live a good life, and then parted ways.
An interlude, not worth mentioning.
The summer heat of June was steaming, and the army entered Jiyin and turned back to Lihu. The impact of the Lihu-Lishan battle also began to spread over a large area. When the army turned back to Lihu, the entire Central Plains, the eastern border, and Hebei
The southern region and the northern region of Jianghuai have already spread.
Of course, there must be misinformation, exaggeration and cover-up in this process.
However, the Dragon Army abandoned the city in the early stage and survived in the later stage. In the decisive battle, they defeated the Qilu army and the Xuzhou army, which were equally powerful. They killed Zhang Xuguo, the general manager of the march in the east of the Wei Dynasty, and forced away General Yiwei.
Han Yin Gong, but it is an ironclad fact.
It is enough to explain the situation.
Otherwise, where can Liang Jun come to reiterate the traditional friendship between ghosts?
The news spread and people's hearts were shocked.
The rebel armies in the Central Plains, Hebei, and the Eastern Territory, which were originally at a low ebb due to the pressure of the imperial court, have almost revived. Countless rebel messengers and heroes have come straight to Jiyin and Dongjun. Local wealthy households and surrounding businessmen have also come.
The timidity before the war swept away and they became active.
This is a sight that has never happened before.
Of course, it is natural that the imperial officers and soldiers in various parts of the Central Plains and the Eastern Territory were shaken, and the local officials were cowered and panicked for a while.
There are also the generals in this battle... Zhang Xing and Li Shu have long been famous in the world as great traitors, not to mention Bai Yousi, Sima Zheng, Wei Xuanding, Xu Shiying, Wang Shuyong, Niu Da, and even Wang Zhuo
, Zhou Xingfan, even Yu Shang Huaizhi, Yu Baimei, and even more outrageous names such as Li Qingchen, Lu Changheng and others began to spread.
According to some popular sayings in the Eastern Capital City, Li Twelve had long been aware that there was going to be a big war, so he was captured on purpose, just to wait until Jiyin was empty, to lead the main force of the army and succeed in one fell swoop. And if Han Yingong could listen to Li Twelve
According to Lang's words, he chose to go north overnight, and this battle must be a great victory for the army; including Lu Changheng's surrender, there are new explanations... The story begins with him setting off from Jijun, sneaking across the river, and then urging Han to go north with his bow, but failed
, leading five thousand people to go north alone and being blocked, and then Han Yingong was exploded by the internal servants and fled the camp in panic, leaving only a lone army. Finally, he was surrounded by the Deposed Dragon Legion and chose to surrender on the condition of the following attributes. It was enough.
All the court loyalists sighed with regret.
It's just a pity that Zhang Xing made up the statements of these two people, which took about half a quarter of an hour. The original intention was to let Han Yingong bear the anger of Dongdu, so that he would be in a dilemma in Huaiyang.
Unexpectedly, the story of these two people was so in line with the mainstream feudal values, especially the story of Lu Changheng, that the idiot Hei Shou from an unknown county took it as a real smuggling document and submitted it to the Eastern Capital, so that the effect was good
Surprisingly, there was a huge public outcry.
Of course, none of the old Guanlong military leaders in the Eastern Capital believe it!
Cao Zhongcheng himself didn’t believe it!
In other words, Cao Lin heard that the front line was defeated at this time. Zhang Xuguo and Zhang Changgong were killed in battle. Tens of thousands of Qi and Lu officers and soldiers were surrounded and annihilated. Han Yingong was blown up by a group of internal servants. He walked away in confusion, almost dumbfounded, and then went to the south on the spot
If you lose your composure in the Yamen Council, how can you care about such a small matter?
"I do not believe!"
In the Nanya Assembly Hall, a roar suddenly sounded, but soon, something strange happened. The second half of the sentence seemed to be obscured by something out of thin air, and it became deeper and deeper.
Some of the so-called Eight Nobles of Dongdu sitting in the hall even had tinnitus.
And they all knew that this was not an illusion, but that the great master who had lost his temper was using his true energy to isolate his lost words to prevent the guards outside from hearing them and causing bad effects.
However, this kind of behavior is somewhat suspected of deceiving others.
Because to put it bluntly, the people Cao Lin is really worried about are those who have their heels in this chamber, and his actions just now have no other purpose than to show that he has indeed lost his composure.
Sure enough, Cao Zhongcheng quickly removed the energy barrier, causing everyone in the meeting hall to involuntarily let out a long breath.
However, although Cao Lin removed the Qi barrier and slowly sat back down, holding the position between his chest and abdomen, he remained silent for a long time. After a while, he finally spoke to people such as Su Wei, Niu Hong, etc.
The man opened his mouth with concern in his eyes, but he mentioned a past event:
"On that day, General Gao Yang of the Eastern Qi Dynasty died under the attack of Emperor Wu of the previous dynasty. The news reached Emperor Shenwu of the Eastern Qi Dynasty. According to records, he beat his chest and stamped his feet, lost his composure in the court, and actually said that he felt like he was losing his temper. I always thought that was
The book is glossed over because people like Emperor Shenwu of the Eastern Qi Dynasty have always been extremely arrogant. How could he be so arrogant over the loss of a general? How can it be such a loss of heart and gallbladder? And only today do I know that losing a general is really so painful.
People are heartbroken!"
Everyone around was silent.
Cao Lin also continued to speak slowly:
"This defeat is extraordinary and really resembles the loss of Emperor Shenwu of the Eastern Qi Dynasty that day.
"For one thing, it is a pity and pain to lose such a loyal general! You should know that Zhang Xuguo was as brave as Gao Yang! He was even more loyal!
"Secondly, the deposed Dragon Army has become a big trouble from now on, and the eastern border has become troubled. Just like Gaoyang was defeated and Nanyang was lost, from now on the previous dynasty can go directly from the eastern capital to Jingxiang and suppress the lower reaches!
"Three things. Originally, the imperial court was in a troubled time. Looking at the surroundings, it was not just a trouble for one place. It was a temporary difficulty. It was not easy to gather an encirclement and suppression. If one day of defeat, the whole situation would be depressed... The same was true for the high-profile events that day. After the war,
, it would be difficult for the Eastern Qi Dynasty to compete with the previous dynasty for the upper reaches of the Han River, so they could only seek victory from the east of the river."
After saying this, Cao Lin took a breath, but couldn't help but gnashed his teeth. He was angry for a moment, but he could only close his eyes and remain silent.
Others, including several of Cao Lin's actual opponents, remained silent.
Politics is so interesting.
As soon as the saint left, he abandoned the world easily. All careerists and rebel gangsters appeared. Even those who were not careerists now have new calculations in their hearts. For example, in the current Dongdu City, everyone seems to be
One family, but in fact it is divided into pieces, each with its own agenda.
We even had to mention a public enemy, but it was Cao Lin, the great master, the emperor's uncle, and the Prime Minister of Jing'an Taichung.
Because he is really capable, willing, famous, and orderly, a man who can reintegrate Guanxi and continue to unite under the banner of Wei.
But no one is willing to go back, and they all want to take advantage of the advantageous position they had before the reshuffle to move up a level.
That's why those behaviors that desperately tried to hold the emperor's uncle back came about.
As for Zhang Xuguo, a veteran of Guanxi, and his Qilu Army, in the eyes of everyone in the Eastern Capital, they were originally a private armed force established by Emperor Cao to circumvent the Guanlong system. They were the most rebellious and intolerable things.
But now, Zhang Xuguo was defeated and died, the eastern border officers and soldiers were wiped out, Emperor Cao Cao was heartbroken, but they and others also unexpectedly felt a chill.
After all, although everyone thinks that those bandits are destined to be just scraps for the re-integrated Guanlong army in the future, the people from the hometown of Dong Qi and the hometown of Nanchen are definitely no match for Guan Long... But who wants to be buried as scraps?
Officials are officials, thieves are thieves!
With a slight ebb and flow, the situation between the enemy and ourselves will reverse.
"What I mean is..." In the meeting hall that was filled with the sound of breathing, Duan Wei, Minister of the Ministry of War, hesitated for a moment and then took the initiative to speak. "It's time to pursue a posthumous title, it's time to commend, it's time to take a rest... I heard that Zhang Xuguo died.
It's heroic enough and can't chill people's hearts... Han Yin bows and pulls back, so that he can be restrained. He can be replaced by a suitable person and repaired. It doesn't matter whether it's Nanyang or Liangjun, and he can fight out again. "
"I do not believe!"
Seeing that Duan Wei not only did not add insult to injury, but actively cooperated, the people around him were quite relieved, and the atmosphere in the hall relaxed slightly. But at this moment, there was another loud shout in the hall, which attracted everyone's attention, but remained silent.
Without him, the one who exploded at this time was Zhang Shiben, the stay-at-home guard in Dongdu who had been silent when Uncle Cao Huang was in despair.
It's pitiful to say that everyone was shaken and frightened because Uncle Cao Huang lost his confidant, but no one cared at all that this man had lost his own son.
"I don't believe it!" Zhang Shiben plucked up the courage to stand up, his eyes red. "My son is brave, not to mention invincible among his peers, but he is also capable of protecting himself. How can the bandit army kill him? What bullshit purple-faced king? Listen!
I’ve never heard of it! What’s the point of forming a formation to fight? Outside of Guanlong, practitioners above Ningdan are not allowed to stay here forever, so how powerful can the military formation be?! If my son dies, it will be the work of that Bastard of the Bai family!”
"What did you say?!" It was fine before, but after hearing the last few words, Bai Hengjin, the Minister of Rites, glared angrily on the spot, slapped his gum and shouted back. "Say it again!"
Zhang Shiben wanted to speak, but he didn't dare.
"No." Duan Wei quickly stood up to persuade him, but he didn't know how to continue. "Bai Sanniang has a good idea. She..."
"I don't know if it was Bai Sanniang's fault, but Xiong Bonan is indeed a new rising star in Hebei Province in recent years. His future is limitless. He has been pushed back on the list of talents. He is just a kind of person.
Strategy." Cao Lin, who finally regained his breath, also spoke after hesitating for a moment. "As for Zhang San, who still underestimates him now? Because he is a soldier from the North? Black Emperor is not from the North.
Local soldiers? Even here in Guanlong, aren't there a few local soldiers who have established themselves with swords and guns?"
When Zhang Shiben heard this, he didn't know that this was the Grand Master telling him from a basic technical level that his son could indeed die as in the battle report. The battle report was delivered in a hurry. Since there was nothing strange in the content, it was 10% likely.
It's true that eighty-nine years ago - his genius son died at the hands of the Deposed Dragon Gang.
After thinking about this, Zhang Shiben stood there for a moment, then suddenly fell back into his seat, and then began to cry loudly, out of breath, crying with tears.
As for the other people in the Dongdu Bagui Middle School, they all felt bored watching this scene. After looking around, they voluntarily left the meeting hall and went to work in various public rooms in the courtyard outside so that they could continue to deal with this matter.
No one else mentioned it, but after a while, Prime Minister Niu Hong drafted the indemnity documents for those who died in the battle, and then came to look for Cao Lin.
When I arrived here, I was shocked to find that Cao Lin was just sitting there with a sad expression on his face, lost in thought.
Niu Hong sighed in his heart, how could he not know that Uncle Cao Huang was really heartbroken by the blow he suffered this time, but his identity, status and the situation in Dongdu prevented him from expressing it as freely as Zhang Shiben did.
After thinking about this, Mr. Niu couldn't hold back. While submitting the documents, he complained a little: "Cao Zhongcheng... you didn't need to explain just now."
The meaning is very straightforward. People in Guanlong are in a state of flux. There are countless careerists, and there are also many who want to take advantage of the situation. However, the Bai and Zhang families are undoubtedly the most powerful tributaries at present... In other words, Cao Lin and Dongdu are the most powerful.
What is taboo is the confluence of Baizhang and Shanxi.
If this matter could be pointed out just now, it would be confirmed that Bai Yousi killed Zhang Changgong, and the two families were in trouble, Cao Lin's life would be much easier.
Of course Cao Lin knew what the other party was referring to, and he also sighed: "I don't even bother to do this kind of thing... It's okay to lament that Bai Sanniang is hateful, but Zhang Shiben died for the country, and Zhang Changgong died for the country, how can he point it out?
Where’s the fake enemy?”
Niu Hong, in turn, nodded with emotion... In fact, he, Su Wei, and Gu Yi were willing to support Cao Lin, didn't they think that the other party had principles and rules?
There was no need to say more at this point. Niu Hong saw that Cao Lin had approved the document and took it over, preparing to hand it over directly to Bai Hengjin for disposal.
But as soon as he arrived at the door, a word came from behind him: "I do things in a dignified way, with honor and disgrace upon myself. Although I can't call it upright, I still ask myself how it is so difficult to keep secrets. Why is it so difficult? Is it because I am not strong enough?
, or is it because of a dishonest reputation or a lack of moral integrity?"
Niu Hong stood in the door, thought for a while, and wanted to turn around and tell the other party that you may be the one with the wrong reputation, but it is the saint who is not moral, and the one who is weak is Wei... But you are too selfless,
If you treat the three as the same thing, you will be in trouble.
However, he did not speak in the end. Instead, he held the document and left with his head bowed.
The rainy season in the Jishui Basin has passed, and now the heat has turned steaming, sweltering everywhere, rivers and ditches are covered with siltation, and layer upon layer of water is almost visible to the naked eye.
However, this does not delay Zhang Dalong's head after Zhang Xing's elixir condensation. It is always cold and he has countless iced sour plum soup to drink. It may be for this reason that everyone likes to go to Zhang Dalong's head.
Bai Yousi, on the other hand, has started to avoid the internal affairs of the Deposed Dragon Gang since he came back. He only writes and draws in the military camp and rarely comes out.
On this day, the newly reunited Deposed Dragon Gang was competing for military glory all morning under the military camp shed like yesterday afternoon... It was really a struggle. Every detail on the battlefield was scrutinized by countless people from different directions.
After a discussion, everyone was red-faced and arguing... One said who should own the officer's head, and the other said who was the one who failed when it collapsed.
And Zhang Xing was also happy to see this.
Firstly, this is equivalent to a post-war summary. Secondly, rewards and punishments are clearly the foundation of the army. Thirdly, he needs those grassroots officers and soldiers to go beyond the leader and directly explain to him to strengthen the importance of the organization and their own position.
But to be honest, for the middle and lower-level officers, this process is intense, impatient, and fearful of omissions. But for the higher-ups, especially the big leaders and most of the leaders under the Deposed Dragon Gang structure,
It seems meaningless...the latter pursues expansion and rising tide.
Of course, there are also people like Xiong Bonan who feel that fighting over one or two heads and the seizure of military flags will destroy loyalty.
There are also some leaders who are obviously partial to civilian officials and are also impatient.
Those local helmsmen were responsible for logistics in the front and propaganda during the war, and their achievements were not the same as those of these soldiers. At this time, they were mostly bored and just watched indifferently.
But no matter what, this kind of thing is coming to an end this morning. With the last collective merit dispute at the team leader level being discussed, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
Zhang Xing took the lead and everyone walked out of the wooden shed, preparing to do another important thing in the afternoon.
But before leaving the military camp, Zhang Dalongtou suddenly stopped and asked in surprise: "What is this sound?"
Everyone held their breath, and immediately noticed the sound, and immediately understood it. Then Chai Xiaohe, a leader who had been very close to Zhang Dalongtou recently, came to say: "Report to Zhang Longtou, this is the surrender of the soldiers crying."
Zhang Xing thought thoughtfully: "Why are you crying? How do I remember that all the wounded were released? Did we abuse them?"
"That's definitely not the case." Chai Xiaohe said with a smile. "These soldiers are all local soldiers from the Eastern Territory with battlefield experience... They will be most useful when going down the river to take the surrounding areas of Qilu in the future... All the leaders only regard them as treasures. What do you think?"
Dare to abuse me? I'm just using him as a civilian husband."
"Then what are you crying about?" Zhang Xing couldn't ask further.
"They should be crying about Zhang Xuguo, Yu Baimei and those people." Liang Jiading, the leader next to him, saw that the question was urgent and stopped covering up. "Zhang Longtou doesn't know that they have been crying since you were not around these days. They are just crying about Zhang Xu."
As for those people, I guess they were also afraid of being slaughtered at first."
"It's true." Xia Hou Ningyuan, another leader who stayed behind to clean up the battlefield, also hurriedly said. "Although Zhang Xuguo's troops can't be said to love their soldiers like sons, they have clear rewards and punishments, enforce orders and prohibitions, and are quite prestigious, so they have been crying all the time.
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"That's not right." Zhang Xing thought for a moment and immediately shook his head. "I didn't cry so loudly yesterday... If I just miss Zhang Xuguo, I should cry less and less every day."
Everyone was stunned for a moment and didn't understand.
However, Chai Xiaohe, who was robbed of his words at the beginning, blurted out to explain: "Everyone is confused, don't forget what you were doing before. If you are crying today, of course it is because they just dug a hole and threw it into the hole."
The corpses of their former robes... Seeing the tragic situation, I can't help but mourn."
Everyone below Zhang Xing finally woke up and felt that their brains were really numbed by the competition for merit in the morning, and they had even forgotten this. It was simply dark under the lamp.
It turns out that the main business of this afternoon is not other than the fact that the weather is hot and hot and we dare not expose the bodies. Therefore, after cleaning the battlefield, we must immediately bury the bodies and hold a funeral.
It is said that according to Zhang Longtou's instructions before leaving, the two thousand or so deceased who were deposed by the Dragon Army should have special monuments engraved on them to record their names and positions as much as possible. These leaders and officers are now going to do the ceremony.
Correspondingly, as the enemy and defeated Qilu officers and soldiers, even if there were as many as 4,000 dead in the war and those hunted after the war, they were not qualified. They were also buried, but only as prisoners of war and civilians.
They dug a shallow pit and hastily buried it.
"The most important thing in life is life and death." Zhang Xing thought for a while and then came up with an idea. "Let these 10,000 prisoners of war be released and watch them with our soldiers. Later, when the land is sealed, they will also be used by the Qilu Army.
Just fill it with some soil."
The people around looked at each other and felt that this matter did not matter... Han Yingong ran away, the Qilu army was finished, and the Deposed Dragon Gang would definitely go to the lower reaches of the Jishui River to expand aggressively to complete his strategic concept of penetrating the eastern border. At this time, Zhang San
I want to be benevolent and righteous to win over the hearts and minds of the local soldiers, who can say anything else?
As a result, everyone continued to march towards Mount Li, and as expected, those surrendered soldiers who had not yet been reorganized were released.
Just like that, in the afternoon, at the foot of Lishan Mountain, where the old battlefield was, the officers and soldiers of the two countries who fought that day were once again densely gathered.
"Two leaders, Chief Wei, all the big leaders, leaders, please look over there."
On the ramming soil platform, Du Caigan, who participated in this matter as Chai Xiaohe's deputy, pointed in the direction of Lishan. "The cemeteries are concentrated on the east side of the north-south official road at the foot of the mountain, that is, next to Lishan... It is a battlefield after all.
It was impossible for one person to per hole, so the Qilu army dug five large pits, with about 800 people in each pit... We dug ten deep pits, with less than 200 people in each pit, and the inscriptions were also prepared. From Jiyin and Dongjun
The craftsmen were summoned to rush to carve out the list."
"But there are also many shortcomings." Chai Xiaohe, the main person in charge, added from the side. "For example, the list originally belonged to the Western Front. The personnel were clear and the list was accurate. They came out in just one pair. However, many of the names on the Eastern Front were recruited from the Eastern Front.
The source is also confusing, and the names are all messed up. For a pit of two hundred people, it would be good to write one hundred and twenty-three. In addition, there are some Paoze who are locals from Dongjun and Jiyin County, and their families are notified
After that, we can't stop them from asking for the body and burying it...but I guess the news hasn't spread yet, so there aren't many."
"Thank you for your hard work." Zhang Xing nodded repeatedly. "I still say the same thing, it's better to have something than nothing, and it's better to have something wrong... Just try your best and feel no regrets."
Everyone around him nodded hurriedly.
"Then what should we do?" After scanning the surrounding terrain, Zhang Xing squinted and continued to ask. "Do you have any plans?"
"Taoist priests from the Black Emperor Temple were invited to come to the official road in the center of the battlefield to perform a ceremony. After the ceremony, because there were too many pits sealed, the leaders, chiefs, and big bosses were invited to start from here, and they took the leaders to burn incense separately, and then each
Burning memorial inscriptions, erecting monuments, and sealing the soil." Du Caiqian's mouth went dry. "It is enough for the soldiers and prisoners to live in the current fortification area and the west side of the official road and see them scattered... It is nothing more than a funeral."
"Thank you for your hard work." Zhang Xing just said.
On the other hand, Jia Yue, who stayed here, finally said: "Do you want to dance the war dance?"
The people around were startled for a moment, and then, including Zhang Xing, they immediately realized that what Jia Yue was talking about should be a dance ritual in the Black Emperor's belief in the North. It was mainly used to celebrate war victory, show military might, and mourn the death of comrades.
Mainly...Hebei, Jin, and even the Wu tribe have related cultural variations, which are basically collective dances with weapons in hand...In the Dongdu, the royal family also performs during festivals, such as being
The high governor of Beiya whom Zhang Xing killed was said to be extremely good at this.
"How is it?" Since it was a routine operation, Zhang Xing naturally had no objection and just turned back to see Chai and Du.
"I'm afraid it's too late." Chai Xiaohe was a little uneasy. "After all, there are no preparations... and there is no good venue."
"It's okay to dance again after the soil sealing is completed." Zhang Xing understood and immediately discussed with Jia Yue. "Whoever wants to dance can dance wherever he wants."
Jia Yue thought for a moment and nodded heavily. Chai and Du also nodded quickly and no longer hesitated.
The ceremony begins.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the Taoist priests invited by Heidiguan were first gathered together. They were wearing black robes and performing rituals while walking on the official road on the previous battlefield. On the east side of this place was a large pit where the corpses were placed. On the right and both sides
It's the soldiers who are watching...Although they don't understand it in general, the sense of ritual performed by professionals still makes people feel stable.
In fact, Zhang Xing had already seen a little bit of the aftertaste of that kind of war dance in the rituals of these Black Emperor Temple Taoist priests, but he just didn't say a word.
Up and down, there were no unnecessary words or actions, everyone just watched solemnly.
When the Taoist priests left, it was time for Zhang Xing and others to go to burn incense and burn sacrificial inscriptions... There was no problem with this process either, but after the process ended, they returned to the official road to gather, and when the monument was about to be erected, Zhang Da
But the leader suddenly broke the process.
"Who wrote the memorial text?" Zhang Xing looked around earnestly.
"It's Chief Zu." Everyone instinctively noticed a hint of uneasiness, and finally Li Shu stepped forward to catch the words. "Isn't it written well?"
"The writing is not good." Zhang Xing looked at the other party and made a conclusion, not caring about Zu Chenyan's pale complexion. "The people buried here today, regardless of the two sides, are farmers who were not even willing to trample their crops during the pursuit.
I wonder how many of them recognize this kind of article? If they are really well-informed, they will only be upset after hearing this article, right?"
After everyone heard this, some felt it made sense, while others felt that Zhang Dalongtou was looking for trouble.
However, Li Shu thought for a while and actually nodded sincerely: "It is indeed inappropriate to say this, but now, it can't be rewritten, right? The key is, no one said this was inappropriate before... As the saying goes
, things happen in a hurry, it’s better to be right than not, and it’s better to be wrong than wrong, just do your best and have a clear conscience!”
Later, when the conversation changed, it felt like tit-for-tat.
"I know." Zhang Xing sighed with emotion and seemed to give in. "I don't mean to blame anyone... I just feel that in this way, I still feel a little wronged to the brothers who died in the battle."
Xu Shiying, who was standing next to him, suddenly said: "Just keep up with the pension. We have no shortage of money in the treasury for the time being."
"And there is also a war dance!" Wei Xuanding also twisted his beard to persuade. "Of course it is good for Zhang Longtou to think about his robe. Who doesn't feel grateful for the brothers who died in the war? It's just that the weather is hot, so we have to weigh the pros and cons."
Obviously, everyone is a little impatient with this ceremony.
To put it bluntly, it is true that I feel grateful and miss these sacrifices. It is also true that I want to hide away when the weather is hot. It is also true that I keep my official position and territory in mind. It is also true that I feel that some people are troublesome.
"I understand the truth, but war dance is what Jia Yue and others want, and not everyone can do it. I and other people who don't know how to do it have to express it... Otherwise, I feel uncomfortable." Zhang Xing didn't seem to notice everyone's concern.
Emotions are still unrelenting.
"What does Zhang Longtou mean? If there are instructions, we will try our best to do it." Shan Tonghai also felt a little numb.
"I don't mean anything else." Zhang Xing looked around. "I just want to work harder when sealing the soil, and seal more soil for my brothers! Make it higher and more! So I want to ask everyone for help and do it together.
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The people around me suddenly felt relieved, and then they cursed secretly in their hearts, "Did you tell me earlier? If you just speak up about such a trivial matter, who would be so angry about this disobedience to you?"
They cursed in their hearts, but they all agreed with their mouths, saying that they would personally help seal more soil for the deceased in battle.
However, at this moment, Zhang Xingfu spoke again: "In that case, there is no need to erect a monument for now... Those who have cultivation among the generals, including those who have surrendered, call together, and let's seal this land together."
Everyone was confused, and someone immediately asked: "What does the seal of land have to do with cultivation?"
Zhang Xing only took off the unsheathed sword from his waist, and then pointed the sword at Li Shan in front of him: "I said on that day that our army was a righteous army. Our soldiers resisted the violent Wei and defended their hometown. One death is more important than the red."
Mountain! Since we can’t see Hongshan today, and we can’t allow them all to return to their ancestral land, why can’t we cut off Mount Li and give them a title?”
The people around were stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized that Zhang Xing was going to form an army to destroy the mountain and make graves for these dead soldiers... But after they woke up, they were even more stunned.
After a while, local Xu Shiying spoke in a low voice: "Third brother...there is a temple dedicated to tigers on this mountain."
"What kind of virtue does Fenshanjun have, so that he can compete with you brothers for this mountain?" Zhang Xing asked proudly. "Besides, we are just cutting off the mountain, not knocking it down completely. How can we avoid it?"
Xu Shiying shut up immediately.
"That's not what I mean." Zu Chenyan, who had been shrinking before, couldn't help but interrupt. "With mountains as titles, only emperors, true dragons and gods have been qualified since ancient times, and the minimum is a prince..."
"That's good." Zhang Xing suddenly laughed, and pointed the unsheathed sword in his hand at the other party, but he was pointing as if he was carrying a wooden pole. "That's what I actually mean! Grandpa, you are knowledgeable.
Excellent, let me ask you, thousands of paoze sacrificed in our army, and thousands of Qilu disciples, together they can't compare to any real dragon, any emperor, or any prince?"
When Zu Chenyan saw the sword's edge, his face turned pale and he did not dare to speak at all.
The unsheathed sword in Zhang Xing's hand also turned around, pointing to the surroundings one by one and asking:
"This mountain in the east cannot be occupied by the local people who died for it, so why should it be reserved exclusively for the princes who came to oppress them?
"I came out to rebel, wasn't it just because I wasn't angry about it?
“I just don’t understand, why do people still want to say these things to me even after we rebelled?
"If this is the case, I would like to ask you all, if you rebel, you will regard these mountains and rivers as theirs. What kind of rebellion are you rebelling against? Why don't you cut off your own heads to claim credit for those people?
? Or, do you have no sense of loyalty at all, so you don’t regard your brothers who died in your family as brothers? Instead, you treat them as slaves, as stepping stones on the road of princes, generals and ministers? Do you think that you can occupy these mountains, but they cannot? "
The faces of the people around him were dim, pale, and excited, but no one refuted it... It wasn't that they couldn't refute it, and it wasn't that they were unwilling to refute it, but they didn't dare and couldn't refute it at this time.
The sergeants surrounding it had no idea what was happening here. At this time, they gradually lost order and began to buzz.
Hearing the commotion, Zhang Xing had already become impatient: "Don't say any more, I just want to ask you one thing today. I want to lend you a breath of true energy to cut this mountain and make soil for the dead Pao Ze to seal the cave. You will give it."
Or don’t you want to give it?! Those who give it will stay, and those who don’t will get out now. We don’t want people like this in the Deposed Dragon Gang!”
After a while, no one moved.
Zhang Xing threw his head back and laughed, seemingly satisfied.
After a while, all the cultivators in the army gathered together. Zhang Xing mobilized his true energy to form a large formation. Then, when he was breathing up and down in the true energy formation, he waved his long sword and went up to Mount Li to cut... But with one sword strike,
, but only cut away seven to eight feet of the mountain... It's not without effect, but it seems far from enough to bury the earth pit at the bottom of the mountain. It is estimated that this project cannot be completed before dark.
The scene was inexplicably awkward.
"Quickly go and ask Sisi to come." Zhang Xing, who was sweating profusely after falling into the formation, could only turn around and tell Xiao Zhou. "She is in the military camp."
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