In the afternoon, since Wu Jingfeng and Zhuge Yang had not arrived yet, the execution began directly.
Zhang Dalongtou did what he said, even if he survived the stampede hell, he would still draw one out of every two officers and one out of every five soldiers. As for the two generals, regardless of whether they were generals or local tycoons, they were killed by Jia Yue each.
, hung on the camp gate early.
At this time, the relevant number of people and corpses were also counted clearly, and it turned out that more than 6,000 people from the army were still alive, including more than 1,000 wounded... You know, when the army was finishing, they carried out large-scale reparations cruelly and tacitly.
Therefore, these wounded were basically caused by a stampede. At the same time, the army lost seven to eight hundred people, most of which occurred in the first half hour.
It can only be said that under the condition of cold weapons and professional troops making no mistakes, the damage caused by the war itself is indeed limited. However, at the same time, the damage caused by the war is often not caused by the battle itself.
Next, Zhang Xing still fulfilled his promise. For all the wounded soldiers, those with wounds would be bandaged as much as possible, and those with fractures would be helped to set bones as much as possible. Then, he asked the prisoners who had taken off their armor and stomachs and even winter clothes to carry their weights with bare hands.
The wounded, dragging their stripped corpses and remains, immediately returned north - including even the heads of two lieutenant generals.
By the way, it was already approaching evening at this time.
And in late October, even at the end of the so-called Indian summer, how can it be possible to feel better after one night of dark weather? What’s more, the northerly wind has obviously picked up in the past few days.
In this way, the 10,000 soldiers and horses dispatched by Hejian Camp this time encountered the most painful day in their lives - an unexpected defeat and bloody stampede at noon, a brutal killing in the afternoon, and a cold wind at night
A miserable trek.
However, they seemed to be quite lucky. Just twenty miles away from the camp area, they actually came to a large city, and this city happened to be Ande City, the county seat of Pingyuan County.
As a result, these defeated soldiers began to beg and cry outside the city. Together with the wailing of the wounded soldiers and the sound of the wind in the winter night, the entire Ande City fell into panic.
"If we let the defeated troops in from Kaicheng, won't they be exploited by thieves?"
Feng Wuyi certainly had the right to speak when it came to his qualifications and political energy. Therefore, on the city wall at midnight, when Qian Tang decided to open the city after a fierce ideological struggle, he could not help but sincerely remind him. "What if?"
Among them, there are thieves who pretend to be criminals and take the opportunity to enter the city to act as internal agents. Wouldn’t it be necessary to worry about the gains and losses of the city?”
Qian Tang put his hands behind his hands and smiled bitterly in the cold wind, without replying at all.
However, Lu Changheng was standing by and gave a serious explanation: "Mr. Feng, do you think we can really hold Ande City after these 10,000 officers and soldiers were defeated in this way?"
"This... the city is safe, and many of the county soldiers have fled back, and they have also been comforted... If you can stay safe..."
"Mr. Feng, let me put it this way." Lu Changheng said seriously. "At noon today, if it weren't for the thousands of Hebei rebels who suddenly turned back and went to the battlefield to support them, I'm afraid the city would have been lost. And the money before
The governor hesitated because he was actually worried that these people would waste supplies and harass the people in the city after entering the city. He never expected these frightened soldiers to be useful, let alone what they could do when the army came to attack."
Feng Wuyi became obviously uneasy. He hesitated for a moment, but then persuaded again: "The city is tall and the people are stable. How can we lose hope so easily?"
"Feng Gong." Qian Tang finally became impatient, but suddenly turned around and asked, "Did you hide the private messages between Zhang San and me that day?"
Feng Wuyi was stunned for a moment and could only quickly explain: "That person's words are vulgar and not worth mentioning."
"Whether it's worth mentioning or not is one thing, but as a senior member of the imperial court, what does it mean to lie like this in front of the younger generation?" Qian Tang didn't even give any face. "Is this what elders should do?
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Feng Wuyi was completely helpless, but unexpectedly magnanimous: "Why did I think of this moment back then? I just knew that you were old friends, and I was afraid that you would be shaken... However, it was indeed my fault to keep the letters privately."
Qian Tang sneered.
"I'll go back right away and have someone bring it to you." Feng Wuyi sighed and could only turn back to the top of the city.
As soon as this person left, the city finally opened below, and the county soldiers began to carefully lure the remaining soldiers and defeated generals inside, but the crying and wailing never stopped.
"This old man is not that stupid, nor is he a pedantic person. It is impossible for a stupid person or a pedantic person to follow the saint all the way from his residence to now and still be useful in front of the emperor." After waiting for a while, Feng Wuyi sent a
The old capital officer sent the original letter, but after Qian Tang received it, he just rubbed it randomly and threw it into the fire without looking at it. Then he looked at the defeated army who entered the city anxiously but timidly.
Shi sighed. "So he really had illusions at the beginning, but after you said that, he should wake up and realize that he has no military skills and knows that the situation is hopeless. The reason why he is so concerned is because he is afraid that we will be depressed."
If you don’t do so, you will surrender directly to the city.”
"But if the army attacks tomorrow, what if they don't surrender?" Lu Changheng lowered his head and faced it. "The morale in the city is completely depleted, and if we accept these frightened defeated troops, it is impossible to resist...According to the situation of these defeated troops,
Yan, the two masters of condensing pills are simply trying to catch them, so what can we do?!"
"What can I do? Not to mention that it is difficult to escape, even if I can escape, as a county chief, I can't escape easily in the county and the city... It's just death or surrender." Qian Tang also took a long breath, and his expression changed.
Huhu. "Just leave it to fate! Let's wait until he attacks. Let's see if I have the courage to die by then."
Lu Changheng remained silent, but rather looked forward to it - this did not mean that he was eager to see Qian Tang die or surrender, but that neither he nor Qian Tang could bear the current torture of waiting for his fate.
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They already knew all the details of the battle during the day. In addition, the two of them were involved and had experienced more. Naturally, they had realized that even if the army crossed the river in a hurry, it had proved its strong strength and execution ability.
It also proves that they are willing and able to break the current balance in Hebei and reshape the situation in Hebei.
On the land of Hebei, Dongdu, Taiyuan, Youzhou, and Hejian are not mentioned how to fight, nor is the final winner, but at least from now on, in the short term, the Hejian camp will compete with the gang in the southeast corner of Hebei area.
There is no doubt that there is a fierce confrontation in this sacred land.
And all the local forces in between, whether they are local officials appointed by the Wei Dynasty, famous families whose influence fills the entire region, local tyrants who have absolute strength in local areas, or powerful military personnel who come and go like the wind.
The rebels must be mentally prepared to succumb to these two forces on the surface in a short period of time.
Of course, there is a certain possibility that you will continue to submit, and that you will be completely submissive from the outside in.
It was pitch dark, and the winter wind was constantly blowing, occasionally bringing the smell of blood in the dry air. Zhang Xing was sitting in the camp built with the help of the officers and soldiers, staring at the night sky in a daze.
Outside the door of his barracks, under the flagpole in front of him, there was a fresh human head hanging.
That belongs to Zhuge Yang.
He did not escape Wu Jingfeng's pursuit. The latter's speed was a nightmare for all masters at the Dan Condensation and Dan Dan stages. When encountering this person, their most proud mobility would be blocked. If they could not confront him head-on,
If you have the upper hand, you will be exhausted and anxious, and in the end you will be forced to make a helpless choice - whether to break the sea of true energy and die without rebirth, to seek a happy death and a peaceful death, or to hope to survive after having your limbs broken.
Got a chance to surrender in the military camp?
Obviously, Zhuge Yang made the wrong choice.
But it doesn't matter, after today, the people in the Hejian Camp will be much wiser in making choices when facing gangs.
Moreover, although Zhang Xing has been looking here, his attention is not really on this person... He is still thinking about the problem during the day. After dawn, is he going to seize the plain that is already in his pocket? Ander
As a foothold in the two big cities, they still chose to go eastward and gather Wei Xuanding, who had successfully contacted them, to try to rescue Gao Shitong.
This is a very difficult choice, but for different people, the so-called difficulty is actually not the same thing.
During the day, Zhang Xing asked Fan Dahuo. Fan Dahuo's reply was very complicated. He only said that he could save or take the city. That was because he had to consider the future position of his weak rebel army: Ask Xu Shiying, this guy.
He was also a little embarrassed, because Xu Dalang, who was going back to Dongjun after this trip, needed to consider whether he was qualified to comment on Hebei's strategic issues; when he asked Zhai Qian and others, they in turn guessed what he was thinking about Zhang Dalong's head... This
The results of the war also shocked the gang members.
As the saying goes, my wife is private to me, and my concubine is afraid of me. This is roughly the case.
As for Zhang Xing, he didn't have too many profound thoughts. At least he didn't consider any deep-seated issues of interest as many people speculated, but he wasn't too low-level either. For example, he was satisfied with the results of this battle and just wanted to enjoy it.
For a moment, he was just struggling with a very practical and small problem.
That is, if we continue to advance, can we continue to win the next battle?
Although the troops were victorious, the fatigue of the long-distance attack had been clearly revealed in the daytime battle. What would it be like if there was another attack? And would it be possible to catch the Hejian Army's east-route division that was likely to get the news? Or would it be worse?
One point, if Marshal Gao is defeated too quickly and the Hejian Army comes over with the main force in front of them, it’s hard to say who will be attacked by then!
However, before getting tired, Zhang Xing still followed the mentality of making a decisive decision and made up his mind, that is, if possible, he should try his best to rescue the heroes of Hebei to win over people's hearts, but he needed information and needed to proceed cautiously.
In this way, early the next morning, Zhang Dalongtou officially gave the order to continue marching eastward. In the morning, he met up with Wei Xuanding, Cheng Zhili, Cheng Mingqi, Fan Bao and others in the southeast of Ande City, who had already been in contact. The two sides joined forces and joined forces.
Fan Dajuan's tribe, which has been cruising to the north, has officially exceeded 30,000 troops.
Immediately, the large army turned around and headed for Ban County, the base camp before Gao Shitong.
After leaving, Ande City and Pingyuan City were relieved.
But some people were frightened in turn - before the main force of the army arrived in Ban County, news came that the Hejian Army's East Road Division in Pingchang County, east of Ban County, had been captured.
After hearing the news of the annihilation of the army, they were greatly shocked. After hearing that the main force of 30,000 troops was heading there, they simply chose to abandon the city and go north.
This is certainly good news.
The army took advantage of the situation to occupy the original base camp of Gao Shitong without any bloodshed, and took over a considerable number of remaining troops and supplies... Some of them were originally stationed here, and some fled because Pingchang was breached, but in general
, mostly the miscellaneous or weak ones left behind after Gao Shitong gathered his elite troops to go north, mainly the Plains Rebels who had been slaughtered in the past.
These people, facing the army, showed amazing obedience.
But soon, just after the army occupied Ban County and Pingchang, a large number of rebels broke out and fled from the north.
Moreover, they brought about a battle situation that could not be said to be good or bad - it turned out that the main force of Gao Shitong's tribe had been besieged in Leling City a hundred miles away by the elites of the Hejian Camp and the soldiers of Bohai County.
It can’t be said to be good, because Gao Shitong really fell into the trap. Although Gao Shizhan’s death shocked all parties, it did not prevent the trap from being launched. With the joint efforts of Bohai Governor Zhang Shiyu and Leling Guard Wang Fubei, Gao Shizhan
Tongbu still "captured" Leling City easily, and then quickly fell into the reverse siege of 25,000 Hejian troops and nearly 10,000 Bohai County soldiers.
Not only that, after the Hejian Army's East Road division moved north in panic, it was also stopped by Zhang Shiyu, the governor of Bohai County, and then participated in the siege.
In other words, at this time, there were about 60,000 elite members of the Hebei Rebel Army gathered by Gao Shitong in Leling. However, due to the limited area of the city, the supplies had already been emptied by the officers and soldiers in advance, so the peripheral members were constantly fleeing, and the food supply was also lacking.
They are about to be exhausted, and the severe cold of winter is approaching, and they may not be able to last for a few days. The Hejian Army has 35,000 troops, and together with nearly 10,000 county soldiers, although it cannot completely encircle it, it is enough to set up a base outside the city.
village, and easily blocked the main force of the Hebei rebel army, whose combat strength was obviously much lower, in and under Leling City.
As for it not being bad, that is because the appearance of the army was too quick and sudden. Not only did the Hejian camp sweep the two partial divisions in the rear, they were defeated and fled. In order to preserve their strength, the Hejian army in the direction of Leling did not launch any offensive attacks without authorization.
The encirclement and annihilation of the main force of Gao Shitong's department.
This left room for the army and the Hebei Rebels.
Frankly speaking, the 35,000 Hejian Army's main force did exceed Zhang Xing's expectations, but even so, he had to go north for rescue at this time.
And there must be no hesitation or timidity.
Because once timidity is revealed, it is very likely that the situation will be overturned. Only by being firm enough can the Hejian Army hesitate and then create a loophole.
In fact, just like the time in Ande City South, although Zhang Xing had obvious struggles and hesitations, he did not let these hesitations show up and affect related actions. He almost immediately ordered the troops to prepare and set off, but he just took a rest.
It was only one day. On October 25th, in the increasingly cold winter weather, the army set off vigorously and headed north.
He pointed directly at Leling and tried to break the siege.
Of course, Zhang Xing, who felt guilty, had already asked for help as soon as he knew the news. He asked Wang Zhen, who was originally going to Dengzhou, to lead his troops from Douzigang to support, and asked Bai Yousi to come in person to support, and asked Bai Yousi to come to support in person.
Xu Dalang returned to Jibei and brought with him the troops and some leaders who had originally planned to cross the river but failed to assemble in a hurry.
Wei Xuanding even asked Wei Xuanding, who had been disorganized and disorganized before Banxian began to reorganize, to select from the rebels who had been left behind by Gao Shitong and the rebels who had fled from the front line, and to be ready for support at any time.
Zhang Xing's tough stance, of course, immediately alarmed all parties.
Not to mention the officers and soldiers of Pingyuan County and the surrounding rebels, Leling also learned the news immediately. Whether it was the tribesmen of the Hejian Camp and Bohai County soldiers in the outer area, or those who were destined to be unable to be tightly surrounded.
People inside and outside Leling City got the news.
Then the reactions varied.
Others did not mention it. On the evening of October 25th, when Gao Shitong was in a daze in the hall inside the city, someone suddenly sent a message saying that Dou Lide, the leader of a new rebel army stationed outside the city, had come to the city to see him.
Gao Shitong was naturally speechless and immediately invited people in.
When Dou Lide entered the hall, he saw that there was no one around, and he didn't care about whether it was appropriate or not. He walked directly to the other party, handed over his hands, and asked seriously: "Commander Gao! There are brothers from the rebel army coming around from the south. They all say that the army of 20,000 can defeat the river in one day."
Is it true that he raised a large camp with tens of thousands of troops and beheaded three generals, including the previous beheading of Gao Shizhan, and the fact that he directly led the entire army to come to the rescue now?"
Gao Shitong laughed dryly and nodded: "Of course, Master Zhang, who is leading the army, is all true... To be honest with Lao Dou, I knew these things were true as soon as I heard them, because it was Master Zhang who led the army.
His style is... tough, unyielding when he has the upper hand, and never leaving an inch of leeway."
Dou Lide nodded and continued to ask: "But the 35,000 main force of the Hejian Army is here, and the main force of tens of thousands of troops crosses the river. Who will win and who loses in the end?"
"I don't know." Gao Shitong shook his head and smiled bitterly. "I really don't know...but it doesn't matter, because I'm afraid that within a few days, there will be a showdown."
"Commander, that's what I think." Dou Lide became awe-inspiring. "If we really sit here and wait for the army and the Hejian Camp to easily decide between men and women, no matter who wins or loses, our Hebei Rebel Army will be completely silent.
Yes, it goes without saying that the army won, but if the army won, we Hebei people would have nothing to say... So we must not wait for the outcome, we must do something ourselves."
Gao Shitong took a long breath and went out: "How come I don't understand what you said? Old Dou, otherwise why do you think I took the risk to come to Leling?"
"I already understand now." Dou Lide said solemnly. "Master Gao Da went north this time and fell into the trap, but the truth is indeed right...but we people didn't understand the commander-in-chief's painstaking efforts before."
"What's the point of saying this now?" Gao Shitong felt increasingly bored. "My thoughts have been peeked into my mind, and I have fallen into a trap."
"It's when you fall into the trap. If you work harder, the other party won't doubt you." Dou Lide sincerely advised.
"Tell me, what do you want to do?" Gao Shitong was helpless.
"I want to bring a few thousand people to pretend to surrender." Dou Lide took a step forward and explained his intention without hesitation. "Waiting for an opportunity to do something."
"You're crazy." Gao Shitong thought for a while and advised him seriously. "The army just killed three Zhonglang generals from the Hejian camp, and one Xue Lao'er. If you go to pretend to surrender, the Xue brothers will kill them directly."
So what if you vent your hatred?"
"I'm going to find the camp of Bohai Governor Zhang Shiyu to surrender." Dou Lide's expression remained unchanged. "To put it bluntly, we rebels are the only ones who can deal with Zhang Shiyu's county soldiers at this time. We can only use Zhang Shiyu's
Only when the county soldiers begin can the current war situation be shaken."
Gao Shitong remained silent for a long time before asking: "You have thought clearly and are determined. If you want to do it, just do it. There is no encirclement outside. Even if you want to make an explanation, you can just send someone to find Zhang Sanlang."
, why ask me, an incompetent loser?"
"Uncle Gao is the coach and the leader of the Hebei Rebel Army. Since I have come to vote, as a member of the Hebei Rebel Army, I should report here according to the rules." Dou Lide replied seriously. "With the situation in this world, if you don't follow the rules, how can it be possible?"
Gao Shitong was startled, and finally stood up, holding the opponent's hands and sighing: "The so-called strong wind knows the strength of the grass, if it weren't for today's situation, I didn't know that you Dou Lide is a real hero! You are really short-sighted! I deserve it.
You ended up like a lost dog. You fled from Hebei to Dengzhou, and then from Dengzhou to Hebei, but achieved nothing! Old Dou, I dare not make any guarantees, but if you can come back, if our Hebei rebels can still have something to say
, I am willing to recommend you to be the second boss and entrust you with the future of the Hebei Rebel Army!"
Doulide accepted this promise proudly.
PS: Thank you to Mr. Ryan, the Saving Chef, for the many rewards...I can't say I'm so tired of this chapter...and I really feel that as people get older, their bodies are visibly declining. They just go out and come back for several days.