After he came to his senses, Zhang Xing ordered Xu Shiying and his sister to be detained in a wing of the county government office. He waited for the result with peace of mind and let Xu Dalang deal with his brother-in-law at home.
Well, this matter is actually very simple to go around. It is that Zhang Dalongtou is unlikely to pardon Wang Hong or the rebel army of the Wang family in Dong'an... There is no problem in exchanging food for lives. It makes sense in theory, and Zhang Xing also
He is not someone who doesn't know how to adapt. He can even change military orders and openly allow the existence of atonement grains.
But that was at least after the end of the second phase of the march, after Wang Hong.
Changing military orders now, especially the existence of Xu Shiying's close relatives, has undoubtedly become the most typical person-based restructuring. This will make many people unconvinced, and will greatly weaken the authority of the military orders issued by Zhang Xingshou, and will also cause him to
My prestige has been greatly reduced, and it will make people all over the world think that the so-called rules set by the gang are false and that they are the same as other rebels.
It doesn't look like he's doing anything important.
Therefore, Zhang Xing was destined not to agree to this plea.
So why did Xu Shiying, the smartest among all the big bosses, ask his sister to come to Ying County to plead for mercy?
At first glance, it seems that he just saw this, so he tricked his sister into coming to Zhang Dalongtou, and then borrowed a knife to kill people... The so-called bad guys are all Zhang Dalongtou.
Externally he is very heroic.
In this case, Xu Dalang is basically righteous in killing relatives and maintaining the authority of the gang. It is okay for Zhang Xing to be a villain. But if you think about it carefully, others don't know what kind of person Xu Dalang is. Doesn't Zhang Xing know? Doesn't his sister Xu Chi know?
When the two meet, the trick will be exposed immediately.
So the so-called killing with a borrowed knife and shirking responsibility seems a bit like deliberately expressing a progressive stance and deliberately showing off one's merits.
But things are always like this. Saying one is like two, and saying two is like three. It's all haphazard, and what you have in mind doesn't need to be expressed clearly in words.
On the ninth day of July, on the fourth day after Zhang Xing came to Ying County, he quickly welcomed his third wave of guests - Jia Runshi brought his biological father Jia Wugen, along with Fan Bao, the only remaining member of the Fan brothers.
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This is inevitable after the Lishan War, and also inevitable after Zuo Cai surrendered, but this is the main course.
Zhang Xing was overjoyed and stiffened his posture. He still went out of the city to greet them, but he set up his military posture in front of the city gate, and then pretended to sit in the middle. Three thousand troops, one thousand out of the city, lined up on both sides, with four hundred relatives behind him.
There are two hundred troops lined up on the city, and two hundred standing behind them. Moreover, there are many flags, almost everyone is wearing armor, and there are many soldiers with long swords and short swords.
In addition, there are dozens of heroes accompanying them... Although they are marching in the Eastern Expedition at this time, those who are capable in the army are still in the various armies, and many of the original deacons and protectors also received their honors after the Lishan War.
The promotion has caused the powerful cultivator force, which once numbered close to two hundred, to be incredibly thin. However, with the addition of some new heroes who came to the gang and became famous after the Lishan War, they can still make some sense.
Such a formation, coupled with the veteran master Liu Yunhe standing sideways, Jia Yue, Zhou Xingfan and other direct leaders with many names beside them, as well as Wang Xiongdan, Yan Qing and other civil and military confidants, as well as those who arrived the day before yesterday
Zuo Caixiang and his entourage were somewhat more energetic.
Things went very smoothly.
Jia Wugen, Fan Bao and his party arrived in front of the city gate. Jia Runshi left the team first and moved to the queue behind Zhang Xing. Then, led by Jia and Fan, some officers from the remaining Qilu army and some officials from Qi County defected and dismounted their flags.
, went forward and knelt down in front of Zhang Xing, the leader of the left-wing gang, who was sitting under the banner with the word "Deposed" on the red background, and asked for surrender.
Zhang Xing did not let the other party stand up. Instead, Yan Qing stepped forward and read a lengthy announcement to the kneeling opponent. It was a document that had been passed by the gang when Lihu made the decision. It was about
They talked about how to forget the past, how to classify the other party's officers and staff, and uniformly demote and appoint them, and how to reorganize the troops... Generally speaking, in addition to the leadership positions of Fan Bao and Jia Wugen, and how to retain the establishment of 2,000 people each, etc.
Except for some dry information, most of it follows some general things announced before, which is nonsense that everyone knows.
However, in the early autumn, the summer heat has not abated, so-called broad daylight, the world is clear, everyone on both sides stood and knelt, listening carefully to these nonsense words that both sides had already confirmed in private, but they could not help but have complicated thoughts.
Naturally, when you surrender, you will feel unwilling, sad, angry, and worried, but you will also feel relieved, relaxed, and relieved.
The winner will be a little uneasy and wary, but most people will be excited, arrogant, and proud.
In fact, everyone knew that after the Lishan War, this scene would come sooner or later, and it was destined to come easily. But it happened so quickly and so directly, and everyone couldn't help but feel excited.
You know, the so-called eight counties of Jishui are roughly arranged from west to east, Dongjun, Jiyin County, Dongping County, Jibei County, Lu County, Qi County, Langya County, Dengzhou... Among them, Dengzhou is the general management state, which is
When the Eastern Qi Dynasty merged many states and counties here, not to mention the super-large military state of Dongyi, the remaining seven counties were Langya Mountains, but they also had the power of fish, salt, iron and gold, and the rest were mostly recognized as rich and powerful.
The county, agriculture, commerce, fishery, handicraft industry, and mining are all very developed. The most wonderful thing is a Jishui River, which runs through the counties, plus the big river to the north, which naturally serves as two unfavorable logistics channels in this era, making the so-called eight counties
Almost in one piece.
Now that Prime Minister Zuo Cai has arrived, Jia Wugen and Fan Bao have surrendered, which means that the gang has captured the six counties.
The land of the six counties was enough to be called a king, not even in the era when Emperor Bai cut off the rivers and split the mountains.
In fact, if it weren't for this, why would a master like Xie Minghe come?
If it weren't for being able to do this, why would the big leaders in the gang, who had their own agendas, be so honest? So much so that they could endure being deprived of a lot of power by Zhang Xing in Lihu?
Not because something bigger is just ahead!
As the saying goes, those who follow the Tao can bring benefits! Where the Tao is, the world will return to it.
Zhang Xing was also a little emotional, so much so that he stared blankly at the dazzling sun above his head for a while, and then came back to his senses with Zhou Xingfan's low-pitched reminder, knowing that Yan Qing had finished reading, and that Jia Wugen and Fan Bao had already
I accepted it in public and lay down on the ground to express my gratitude.
After coming back to his senses, Zhang Dalongtou also stood up, helped the two kneeling people up one by one, and then followed the city gate and spoke sincerely in the eyes of everyone: "You two, I said something before, maybe.
It seems to be a quarrel, but today I can say a few words freely... In fact, judging from your background and talents, what is the difference between you and several big leaders in our gang? "
Jia Wugen was slightly startled.
Fan Bao quickly laughed: "How can you compare with the big leaders?"
"They are all the same." Zhang Xing responded with emotion. "Actually, the situation in the Eastern Territory is that the Emperor of the Wei Dynasty abandoned the world. As the place that was most disturbed, the Eastern Territory, in order to maintain order and protect the hometown, the people of the hometown.
Everyone rose up one after another... It's just that some people became officials and some became thieves. This is the difference and determines the outcome... You two, since you have lost, you should know
, this Eastern Territory was disturbed by the Wei Dynasty. The people in the Eastern Territory hate Wei Wei to the core. If you become an official with all your skills, you are secluded from the Eastern Territory. How can you be our group of rebel opponents who fight against Wei Wei?"
Jia Wugen quickly bowed his head and said yes.
On the contrary, Fan Bao, who had been laughing with him before, was silent for a long time, and then he responded sincerely: "What Zhang Longtou said is... You should never, never, never resign as an official, abandon a thief, lose your righteousness, and lose your righteousness."
We won the hearts of the people, so we won dozens of times, but every time we turned around, we were attacked by new rebel forces deep in the heart of Qi County. However, the army only won once, and then directly swallowed up the land of the six counties."
When Zhang Xing saw that the other party had woken up, he nodded, no longer expressed any unnecessary emotion, and took the two of them into the city.
After entering Yingxian County, Yan Qing immediately came to ask for instructions and asked if he wanted to hold a banquet to celebrate... but Zhang Xing refused, and just arranged for Fan Bao, Jia Wugen and other key figures to rest in the city.
This caused some uneasiness, because after Zuo Caixiang came, Zhang Xing did not let him go, let alone make clear arrangements and instructions. He just let him live in the city. Now that the other two major forces in Qi County have come to surrender, they also
They were all placed under house arrest and treated as if they were under house arrest. Many people speculated that Zhang Longtou probably wanted to be safe and let the army occupy the main cities of these three families before he was released.
But if this is the case, there is no reason not to hold a banquet. At least it will make people feel better, right?
There are some people who are just stingy and are reluctant to take out a drop of wine, as if there is none at all.
Nothing happened in the afternoon, and in the evening, Ying County once again welcomed a group of guests. However, this group of guests were much more carefree, and even calling them guests seemed a bit awkward - the guests had not participated in Lishan
Cheng Zhili, the leader of the battle, after learning about the surrender of Qi County, hurriedly crossed Jishui and came here with only a dozen riders.
The arrival of Cheng Zhili made the originally crowded Ying County inexplicably agitated... It's not that Cheng Dalang can't come. He hasn't asked Zhang Longtou for permission since the Lishan War. What's wrong with coming over to chat and have a heart-to-heart relationship? He's not allowed to pursue her.
Progress? But in this case, the most direct expression is that most people’s previous guesses have come to nothing.
If we just hold back these surrendered people and take the opportunity to let the three big leaders of Qi County lead their troops to sweep and receive them, Cheng Zhili's arrival would seem a bit unreasonable.
And then, just before the sun was about to set, several generals sitting in the city saw a purple stream of light, and an even more brilliant golden glow across the sky, landing in the direction of the county government office.
Purple-faced King Xiong Bonan's Zixia Qi is very special, almost the signature of Hebei and the Eastern Region, so the appearance of this stream of light undoubtedly means the sudden arrival of King Xiong Bonan. And that ordinary and extremely brilliant light
The true energy of light is more powerful and faster than the purple-faced king's light, but it can only be the Yitian Sword that even the Black List dares not hold.
The atmosphere began to become tense. Zuo Caixiang was okay. Jia Wugen and Fan Bao both issued military orders to be careful with their subordinates who followed them into the city. Fan Bao, who had barely condensed his elixir, even put on a set of lightweight leather armor for himself.
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After dark, things really didn't end. The doors opened in the south, north, and west of the city in sequence, and each time there was the distinct sound of horse hooves and the friction of armor coming from the streets.
Under this situation, even Zuo Caixiang gradually began to feel uneasy. While comforting his subordinates, he secretly tied a dagger to his Liuhe boots and covered it with his trouser leg.
As for the few local people in the city, they turned off their lights and lights early and did not dare to make any movement.
Sure enough, after a while, Zuo, Jia, and Fan were knocked on the door of their temporary residence one after another. The people who came were all Liuhe boots, clothed and well-dressed, and there was only one person each. They only said that it was Zhang Dalong who had made a show of fashion.
Fruit reception, inviting people to eat fruit.
The three of them live in separate places, each with their own thoughts, but under the roof, they dare not disobey.
In this way, within a short while, the three of them arrived at the backyard of the Yingxian County Government Office. As expected, the place was brightly lit, and there were some fruits and vegetables that were suitable for the early autumn season.
The three people had different experiences. Zuo Caixiang arrived early and recognized Zhang Xing, Jia Yue, Zhou Xingfan, Yan Qing, Wang Xiongdan and many others. He also guessed Bai Yousi who was next to Zhang Xing at a glance, but did not recognize the others;
Fan Bao and Jia Wugen naturally knew that Bai Yousi was the only woman here who was dressed as a man, and they also recognized that it was actually Cheng Zhili from the same county. However, the others only relied on personal experience... For example, before the rebellion, Fan Bao had seen Xiong once on Jishui River.
Bonan, Xu Shiying, and Jia Wugen met Dan Tonghai once because of some old grudges.
But it didn't matter anymore. When Zhang Xing saw the crowd gathered, he immediately made introductions. It turned out that starting from this evening, the first person to arrive was Cheng Zhili, followed by Xiong Bonan and Bai Yousi, two masters of elixirs who have quick feet, and then
But it was Xu Shiying, Shan Tonghai, two big leaders, and a leader named Wang Zhen.
"Niuda stayed behind to lead the army on the southern front, and Wang Shuyong stayed behind to lead the army on the northern front. It is difficult to come over, so we are all together." Zhang Xing said frankly. "Actually, today's fruit feast started from that day.
I had this idea after Mr. Zuo arrived, because at that time I guessed that once Mr. Zuo arrived, Qi County would probably quickly open up the situation... Everyone, you all know about Mr. Zuo, and there is no need to say more about his contribution.
, It’s just something I didn’t expect before. We have a lot of big leaders here today, so I thought we could give him the status of temporary leader first, and I’ll straighten him out immediately when the replies from the next few big leaders and Mr. Li arrive.”
Shan Tonghai and others were speechless and even a little frustrated.
There is no doubt about Zuo Caixiang's credit. The situation was opened almost instantly because of his surrender against the wind. But in order to give him the status of a leader, everyone was called together immediately. This big leader also likes meetings too much, right?
In other words, Qi County, which is so large, does not allow everyone to divide it, but instead wants to surrender these people? This is better than not surrendering and fighting in directly.
However, Shan Tonghai knew very well that this was not the place for him to speak. Compared to the last time in Lishan, Zhang Xing was obviously more powerful here.
However, Shan Dalang was not easy to talk to, but someone couldn't help but ask on his behalf.
"Third brother." Wang Zhen was obviously a little uneasy and anxious. "Did you call everyone here just for this kind of thing? I should have led my troops to capture Langya County and regain Linyi."
"How is it possible to summon all the frontline leaders and leaders for this matter?" Zhang Xing looked around and revealed his intention directly. "What I mean is that Qi County suddenly became enlightened. There is a mountainous area across the south of Langya County. It's not good.
Progress...can we change the plan, gather all the armies, stand together and head east, and attack Dengzhou?"
The table was silent for a while.
Many people were thoughtful, many were hesitant to speak, even Xie Minghe was stunned, but the heavy breathing hinted that many people were tempted.
Shan Tonghai moved his buttocks, stretched out his hand to pinch an unknown fruit, and asked slightly uneasily: "What the dragon leader means is that we will not occupy and control Qijun for the time being, and we will not reorganize the surrendered troops of the three families, but go directly to the east... to log in."
Were all three families in the state caught off guard?"
"Yes." Zhang Xing answered immediately. "The three new leaders will also lead the troops to attack together!"
"Can it be done?" Cheng Zhili suddenly said, looking a little uneasy.
"King Xiongtian." Zhang Xing did not answer, but turned to look at Xiong Bonan.
Xiong Bonan also responded immediately: "Leap, please speak."
"We have something to say about the three companies in Dengzhou, right?" Zhang Xing asked something that most people here already knew.
"Of course." Xiong Bonan responded in a deep voice, but he was looking at the people sitting in the courtyard to explain. "The three families in Dengzhou are too powerful and cannot be dealt with directly like a small group of rebels...
As a local rebel army, the Zhishi Army has a bad reputation. They also brought out the habit of looting. However, they are the first in the world to rise up against Wei. They can annex and surrender, but they must leave Wang Hou alive.
, leave some territory for the Zhishi Army and wait for two years before eating it; and Gao Shitong's Bohai Navy and Shen Xunzhi's Pingyuan Army, it is best to drive them back to Hebei... Of course, if they are not willing to eat toast, we don't have to
Mind you, when it’s time to fight with each other, when it’s time to start a war, we must clean up the Eastern Territory.”
"That's what I mean." Zhang Xing nodded, looked around at the people sitting under the lights, and continued to speak seriously. "Because they were unprepared, at this time, the mobilization of combat power far beyond their imagination rushed in. It is impossible to cut through the mess quickly and avoid the rebels.
They thought we would spend nearly a month doing local reception as before, but we attacked now; they thought we would further reduce our field strength and even exhaust ourselves because we had to garrison along the way, but instead we increased our
With the newly surrendered troops of over 10,000, there are still 4,000 Putai troops heading east. In addition, we now have two masters of elixir creation and a total of seven or eight masters of elixir condensation. We can even directly use the power of our troops to
The black tiger ripped out his heart and forced his way into the city of Dengzhou."
"I agree." Xu Shiying suddenly spoke, and not surprisingly, he was the first to agree. "But I still don't understand. Please third brother please explain why we spent so much time in the first wave of marching when there was clearly no obstacle."
It takes such a long time to receive; now in the second wave, it is clear that various forces are entrenched, but we are going to just skip it like a breeze? Just because we want to catch Dengzhou off guard? "
"Of course not." Zhang Xing responded seriously. "The reason is very simple. We had to take it seriously before because the territory we occupied in the first wave was worth spending time to take in, and we could quickly control the place in a month; but now you
I have also said that in the place occupied by our second wave of eastward march, the local forces are actually intricately entangled. If we want to really eat it and dissipate it in our stomachs, I am afraid it will take many years. Last but not least, Wei Gong did not arrive in time, but I will not hide it from everyone.
In fact, I have no choice, so I have some intentions of cleaning up Dengzhou before the autumn harvest and stopping the large-scale use of troops... At the worst, I have to limit the war to Dengzhou to protect the autumn harvest in Qilu."
When Xu Shiying heard half of it, he nodded repeatedly.
The rest of the people were also stunned, and when they heard the end, Shan Tonghai no longer hesitated and immediately expressed his agreement. Cheng Zhili, Wang Zhen, and then the two short-selling experts Bai Yousi and Xiong Bonan also expressed their opinions. Zhou Xingfan, Jia Yue, and Yan
Qing, Wang Xiongdan, Jia Runshi and others all knew the rules and quickly expressed their opinions. Therefore, Zhang Xing immediately looked at the three surrendered generals.
The three of them were stunned for a long time without speaking.
Zhang Xing had no choice but to ask directly: "What do the three leaders think? Do you agree or disagree?"
Of course I agree!
The three of them were still wondering whether they would chop themselves into pieces. How could they have thought that they still had the right to make suggestions? They just nodded.
When the temporary meeting arrived here, Zhang Xing no longer delayed, but immediately ordered all the leaders to turn back quickly, and then all the troops marched together, and in three days they would join forces at the west center town of Dengzhou, under the famous city Linzi.
After receiving the military order, everyone naturally came and went in a hurry. Only Xu Shiying stayed at the same place... It was not that the other leaders didn't notice it, but they couldn't say anything. They could only guess secretly in their hearts.
However, the rest of the people walked quickly, but Zhang Xing still had Bai Yousi, Xiong Bonan, Xie Minghe and several leaders who were originally in the city beside him, so although Xu Shiying stayed, it was not good for a while.
Open.
But it doesn’t matter, Zhang Xing had the nerve to say: “Has your brother-in-law been killed?”
Xu Shiying rubbed her hands uneasily under the slightly surprised looks of Bai Yousi and Xiong Bonan: "My brother-in-law has been immoral and violated the gang's laws. I can't show favoritism."
"That means killing?" Zhang Xing couldn't ask further.
"Yes." Xu Shiying responded simply.
"Have you got the food?" Zhang Xing continued to ask.
"Yes." Xu Shiying was still straightforward.
"Your sister cried for a long time yesterday, and she is feeling better today." Zhang Xing suddenly sighed. "But what should I say? Firstly, there is no need to be pretentious as a child of Jianghu; secondly, we are at war, and everything must be straightforward and simple; thirdly, no
You put people and things on me... So what I mean is, I want to be a matchmaker with Sanniang and find a good family for your sister... Do you think it's okay?"
Bai Yousi, who originally thought that this trip was just to weigh weights, looked at Zhang Xing blankly, with a puzzled look on his face.
"It's great that third brother and third sister-in-law are willing to be matchmakers." Xu Shiying bowed her head in response. "But I have to wait until after Dengzhou to come to my sister for advice, or let my sister go back to Baima first and talk to my father.
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Zhang Xing didn't take it seriously at all: "It doesn't matter, there has to be a process... And I promise, I will definitely find a real hero for your sister... But before you leave tonight, we have to set a direction first."
Xu Dalang just nodded randomly under the gaze of many leaders who tasted the taste.
"Then do you think it's better to find someone from Qi County to ensure the unity of the Eastern Territory, or to find someone who can challenge her and won't cause trouble like some king?" Zhang Xing asked sincerely. "Let me tell you.
, don’t look for someone who comes from a high family but has no ability, so as not to be a widow again.”
"Who do the first two refer to?" Xu Dalang was also a little confused. He even glanced at Jia Runshi, who was not yet an adult.
"From Qijun, the best one is of course Cheng Dalang." Zhang Xing didn't try to hide it. "I think Jia Wugen is pretty good. I heard he happens to be a widower. The man is older and won't be uneasy at home. Fan Bao is also good.
This man is rough on the outside, but he is quite delicate on the inside..."
Jia Runshi was completely stunned.
Xu Shiying thought for a moment and quickly shook his head: "Jia Wugen is too old. After all, Fan Bao has a grudge against me for killing my brother. Cheng Dalang...Cheng Dalang is not very good-looking...virtue...virtue..."
"I understand, I understand." Zhang Xing nodded, interrupting the other party's difficult words on the spot, and then looked at Xiong Bonan, who was lost in thought.
Xu Shiying followed the other person's gaze and looked over, obviously startled for a moment. Then he rubbed his hands nervously, but he didn't refute a word. The others also woke up and came to look.
Xiong Bonan realized the reactions of others and came back to his senses, completely puzzled: "Why do you all come to see me?"