Although the rain in the spring was pouring non-stop, it was basically just a drizzle and a gentle breeze. It only soaked the ground for two or three days. But on this night, under the Dragon Prison Pass, it suddenly became wet.
It was windy and rainy, which was different from the norm.
Qin Bao was lying there, the two wounds under his shoulder blades were in great pain, his upper body was completely weak, and his lower body was almost limp. Anyone in a similar situation, especially a strong general who charged and broke through the formation, would of course be worried about this matter.
It was unbearable... Qin Er was indeed worried, it was impossible not to be afraid... But at this time, on this night, listening to the wind and rain outside, he was weeping and losing his mind for the man who had left these wounds on him.
After Zhang Xing, Cao Lin did not accept any more adopted sons, but instead became more loved by the old people in Jing'an Taichung. Even though he insisted on going his own way and guarding the tomb of the Wei Dynasty, basically no one criticized him based on his position.
Even Qin Er had his pipa bone pierced, and he had no complaints.
To put it bluntly, one's position belongs to one's position, one's behavior belongs to one's own, and one's feelings belong to one's feelings.
"It should be true."
Separated by the Dragon Prison Pass, only twenty miles away, in Xingyang City under the Aoshan Cang in Luokou, Zhang Daxuan, the senior protector of the law, looked at the wind and rain outside the window. He paused for a long time before closing the window.
Looking back. "It's true! And this is a wonderful move, which is also in line with Cao Lin's mentality and temperament. Before he dies, he must find a successor and continue to guard it... More importantly, this kind of thing is impossible
If you lie, the defeat of Huai Shui cannot be covered up, and other news will come soon."
Sitting there, Li Shu nodded and shook his head again: "I also think it is true. When I first heard the rumor, I thought it was ridiculous. I believed it when I walked to Zhang Gongmen, but the question is what should I do now? I just received it yesterday.
The news that the north was guarded but trapped requires us to attack Dongdu. Everyone thinks that attacking Dongdu is the most suitable. It can not only save the overall situation of Hebei, but also strengthen Jiyinxingtai. But now Sima Erlong leads Xuzhou
The main force of the army came over and easily defeated the Huaixi Army. Can we still attack the Eastern Capital?"
"Unless the Dragon Prison Gate is turned on and off tomorrow, and we can enter Dongdu unscathed in the future, we will not be able to fight. If we cannot fight, we will not be able to fight." Zhang Daxuan replied.
Li Shu became more and more helpless: "I almost wanted to attack Teacher and Student Shang before, but now in this situation... what can I say about him? If we fight him, we will use high-end combat power to drive him away. Before he left, a 10,000-kilogram steel gate fell.
If the bridge on the Si River is broken, our army will not be able to seize the Eastern Capital in time."
"You can jump over by water, but there is a big risk." Zhang Daxuan sat cross-legged on the couch and replied seriously. "Because if we can't quickly take over and control the entire Dongdu, we are likely to become the back of the enemy and be completely defeated...
You don’t have the capital yet.”
"Do the people of Dongdu belong to Sima Zheng?" Li Shu frowned.
"It's not that we belong to Sima Zheng, but that if we go to Luo under the guise of being a gang, the hearts of the people in Dongdu will turn towards Sima Zheng."
"That's right." Li Shu suddenly woke up, but took a long breath and went out. "People's hearts are so mysterious. If they didn't know that Sima Zheng was coming, Dongdu would never give up to survive. But knowing that Sima Zheng was coming, Dongdu would immediately
They will fight to the death and look down upon us, the bandits from our hometown in the Eastern Qi Dynasty... What about using my personal banner? The Li family of Guanxi, the Eight Pillar Kingdom, whose ancestral home is the Northland?"
"The hearts of those who help like that will all turn towards Zhang Xing, and even Wei Xuanding." Zhang Daxuan sneered. "It couldn't be someone who wrote to you, right? Hebei or Dongdu, Bai Hengqiu or Niu Xianggong?"
"So, what can you do?" Li Shu paused after hearing this, and then suddenly smiled bitterly, but avoided talking about certain issues.
"First of all, we have to try to walk through Qiulong Pass in the next two days." Zhang Daxuan thought for a moment and gave his own plan. "Otherwise, I can't explain it to the people below. If the wind is like rain, I won't follow the north direction.
I mean to attack the east to save Zhang Xing and Hebei. The people below will be very upset... Zhang San has people like Xu Shiying, Wang Shuyong, and Xu Shiren as his predecessors. There is a saying... I will reveal my identity tomorrow morning.
, I will go there myself and see if I can persuade Master Shang and his students."
Li Shu nodded: "Then what? What if it doesn't work?"
"If you can't do it, it depends on your thoughts." Zhang Daxuan was still honest. "If you want to be hegemonic, tell everyone that Sima Zheng went to Dongdu and it also cut off the troops of Dongdu in Hebei.
The back road has the same effect, and then take everyone to capture Xuzhou, and at the same time help Du Po Formation control Huaixi. In this way, you can not only have a basis for your own development, but also take the opportunity to conquer the Huaiyou Alliance and control Jianghuai
hero."
Li Shu's heart moved slightly: "But won't this cause dissatisfaction?"
"Of course there will be people who are loyal to Zhang Xinghe's gang system and think that you are abusing public affairs for personal reasons, or even think that you are a rebellious person. But if you want to do great things and achieve your own ambitions, no one should step on a few loyal ministers, filial sons and righteous men.
Martyr?" Zhang Daxuan looked magnanimous. "And as long as the matter is completed, if Jianghuai heroes join in, these voices will be drowned; secondly, these people will change their words when they see a future."
Li Shu did not comment and continued to ask: "What if you don't have any intention of seeking hegemony?"
"Then abandon Xingyang and go to Hebei, and become Zhang San's other bow and arrow ready to go..." Zhang Daxuan blurted out. "But I have to be honest, first of all, you went and crossed the river in a hurry.
If your footing is unstable, you will probably be caught by Bai Hengqiu, and Duotou will give you a knife to completely defeat you first. Secondly, Zhang Xing may not be able to be saved. He still has to look at his own path.
It doesn't really matter if you go; thirdly, from now on, you will stay in the gang for the rest of your life, and you can only be locked in by this system, and your brothers who follow you will also be disappointed in you...
...Of course, there are benefits. If Zhang Xingruo dies, you can clean up the situation in Hebei and become the chief of the army! But I don’t think he even has the means to protect his own life."
Li Shu nodded and sighed: "Difficult!"
Zhang Daxuan glanced at the other party: "So, do you have other thoughts? You want to dominate, but you don't want to go against people's hearts?"
"Yes, I really want to fight back to Dongdu! I have never dreamed of it!" Li Shu exhaled and answered calmly. "Can't I really have an interview with Sima Zhengzheng? I have met him in Xuzhou before, and I have never seen him.
What capital is there to win?"
"If you really have this intention, you have to gather a crowd." Zhang Daxuan glanced at the other party and said casually. "King Xiongtian is not here, at least invite the Mang King Kong brothers to stand up to Sima Zheng himself; Huaixi
Wrap up the situation and let Du Pozhen share the burden... Dongdu also has to do something. And if you do this, not only will you not be able to convince those who are loyal to Zhang San, but you will also not be able to convince those who are following you. You will have to have the courage to suppress it.
Live in people’s hearts.”
"You have to have the courage to suppress people's hearts, no matter where you go." Li Shu nodded again. "In these two days, I have to have a private chat with the main leaders and leaders to find out what they mean.
Then I will consider my own thoughts and make a decision."
"Hurry! It will take just one or two days to see if the Dragon Prison is successful. Don't waste time making preparations and discussions." Zhang Daxuan reminded seriously.
Li Shu nodded, stood up and left directly. Zhang Daxuan ignored him, but turned around and lay down, listening to the violent wind and rain outside in a daze.
Now that things have happened, especially since the establishment of the platform, the appointment of names, and the success of the matter, many people under Li Shu have gradually begun to speak freely. In addition, they have opened warehouses to release grain, and many people such as Cui Shilang have come over.
The consultation with Zhang Daxuan was no longer as decisive as before.
Of course, Zhang Daxuan also knew this very well.
In this way, Li Shu left and returned to his residence. Regardless of the wind and rain, he only asked people to call Fang Yanlang, the prefect of Fang, Cui Xuanchen, Cui Branch, and Fang Yanshi, General Fang. Unfortunately, it was Du Caigan, the most confidant.
We are in Lu County now, so we can't call him immediately.
After the three people arrived, Li Shu told the possible reasons behind the unfounded rumors this morning and the two places to go, but he did not say that he would stay to fight in Dongdu. He only said that it was his own idea and asked the three people to help judge.
Unexpectedly, the three people had completely different opinions.
"It is true that Xuzhou is empty, but it is not without enemies. No one knows where the remaining 50,000 to 60,000 elites in Jiangdu are going. There are as many Ningdan there as dogs on the roadside, and there are four or five masters there. If there is no trouble, where will it go?
Can we stop it?" Fang Yanlang responded seriously. "And we are all from the East, Hebei. If we don't make a situation here, who would be willing to go to Xuzhou and Huaixi to engage in Jianghuai affairs? Besides, we can leave easily.
If you do, you will be charged with abandoning Chief Zhang from the north, and you will be separated from your brothers in the gang!"
"What do you mean?" Li Shu asked seriously.
"Fight Dongdu!" Fang Yanlang simply gave his choice. "Fighting Dongdu can reassure people's hearts and can also achieve great things! Sima Zheng has come from afar, fight him while his footing is unstable!"
Li Shu knew clearly in his heart that the elder brother of the Fang brothers, like himself, was a remnant of the Yang Shen Rebellion and had an obsession with the East.
Although he knew this, he did not directly express his feelings. Instead, he turned to look at Cui Silang: "What does Xuanchen think?"
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In terms of the future, going to Xuzhou is indeed the best way. Why should Zhang Xing be the chief? Isn't it Li Gong who succeeded in pioneering the lower reaches of Jishui, and then made great achievements in opening up Hebei? And once the territory is expanded,
, talents, money, food, soldiers and horses will all come, and then everything will rise. When the time comes, one will rise and the other will fade, and everything can be expected."
Li Shu nodded repeatedly. Although what the other party said was not in line with his original intention, at least he analyzed it from his own perspective, which was good.
"I know what brother means, and I have also guessed what Mr. Li means." Fang Yanshi also spoke, but he seemed to be angry. "But let me say, brother and Mr. Li were blinded by old grudges, and they ended up again.
Want to repeat the same mistakes... How did Yang Shen lose that day? He was deceived by Bai Hengqiu, blinded, and went eastward with all his heart... I don't care about other things, I only talk about hard things. Sima Zheng is known as Sima Erlong.
In terms of cultivation and military force, he has always surpassed General Manager Bai. His leadership is praised by Li Ding and Mr. Li Fu, and his government is approved by Chief Zhang. What should we do against him as a master? He has 50,000 Xuzhou troops, of which 30,000 are
Everyone in the old army in the Eastern Capital is going crazy wanting to go home? How can we fight against these ten battalions of soldiers, more than 20,000 people, and a few Ningdan?"
Li Shu said nothing.
Fang Yanlang was silent for a moment and did not argue. Instead, he asked his clan brother who was more than ten years younger than him: "What do you mean?"
"What I mean is to go to Hebei first, and secondly to stay here to quietly raise grain, supervise spring plowing, and rescue and gather the Huaixi Du Po Formation. It means that I can just lie down and not move, but I can't go to fight with Dongdu!
And even if we fight with Dongdu, we can't go to Xuzhou!" Fang Yan said firmly. "Everyone, I know what you all mean. You think Li Gong's position is embarrassing, that Chief Zhang is trapped, and that this is
In terms of opportunities, I would go to Dongdu or Xuzhou. But for me, I also considered Li Gong’s personal future, but I felt that going to Hebei was the only right way, because that is where the world is attracting attention.
The location is the source of the reversal of the world's general trend... To put it bluntly, if he were not in Hebei and Chief Zhang died suddenly, Wei Xuanding would probably have taken his position by taking advantage of the people from Hebei!"
Everyone suddenly realized that even Li Shu felt that what Fang Yanshi said made some sense.
"It makes sense for the leader of the small house to say it, but it doesn't make sense to say what others say." Cui Silang said slowly at this time. "Going to Hebei is like being an official and you must stay in Dongdu, but the world is in chaos.
At that time, when the situation is about to turn upside down, it may be better to ask for help... The current situation is that if we can go to Hebei and capture the eastern capital, it will definitely be very profitable, but if it doesn't work, we will have two thousand
I'm afraid the soldiers won't be enough to attack, so it's safest to go to Xuzhou, and the results may not be the worst."
This time it was Fang Yanshi's turn to be silent. In terms of age, position, and especially his closeness to Li Shu, he was not as good as his brother. Moreover, he had always only led troops, first the Putai Army, then the Tuntian Army, and now Ji.
General Yin Yiying, this kind of private discussion does not matter as long as one's own meaning can be expressed and clarified.
What seemed like a tough expression before turned out to be more like a strategy.
"To deal with Sima Zheng, we must first have a master who can deal with him." Yanlang, the eldest brother, suddenly spoke again. "In order to find Mang Kingang and his brothers, I asked the people in the Huaixi Army a long time ago, and they said
These people form a formation, no matter how powerful the master is, they belong to the true inheritance of Baidi Temple; secondly, they must have enough soldiers and horses... We are not short of food and grass... Therefore, we must win over the Huaixi Army and ask Wang Zhuo and others to come over.
At the same time, try to win over the surrounding swing forces, and finally recruit troops on a large scale..."
"I object." Fang Yanshi suddenly spoke again. "Delaying spring plowing..."
"We can do it step by step. We are just making plans now. If we continue like this, we will probably miss the opportunity for spring plowing." Li Shu suddenly spoke in the audience. "Even when Sima was about to come, someone suddenly came to Dragon Prison Pass.
What was shouted nearby might just be Dongdu's delaying strategy, and there is no way to tell it to the brothers... So, what we have to do is to try to lure Master Shang to surrender first, and if it succeeds, we still have to grab it
Enter the Eastern Capital; at the same time, please quickly invite Mang Kingang and his brothers to come, and inquire about the news, make preparations to assist the Huaixi Army; if the news is true, we also have to see how much of our own troops have been gathered, and whether Mang Kingang and the others are willing
If you are willing to come, how many soldiers does Sima Zheng have and what is the situation in the eastern capital, and then we can discuss other matters... If we really can't raise the money, let's leave and go to Xuzhou."
Several people nodded, and Fang Yanshi also breathed a sigh of relief.
But he immediately asked: "If this is the plan, it is actually based on the argument that if the north cannot hold on, it will be defeated again, and Chief Zhang and a few people will escape?"
"Of course." Cui Silang said with a smile. "Last time the leader of the small house didn't come, that's what we discussed... This is the most likely possibility."
"But now we are making plans... What if Chief Zhang wins again, or escapes with all the best in the gang, and joins the Hebei forces in the gang, what will we do?" Kofang Fangyan
Put your hands aside and ask.
Cui Shiro would respond with a smile.
"Then just listen to his orders." Li Shu responded confidently. "Even with the current situation, you can tell him, but I don't know if Xue Changxiong has arrived in the past two or three days? If so, the encirclement has been encircled. Can it be done?
Just send the news in."
"What if Chief Zhang dies unfortunately?" Fang Yanshi asked.
"Of course we are going to Hebei to clean up the situation, and at the same time we vow to avenge him!" Fang Yanlang also spread his hands. "Public and private... Today we discussed Mr. Li's private future, but why did we ever sacrifice the public situation?
Chief Zhang is trapped because he is the chief. He is in Hebei and has attracted the hostility of Bai Hengqiu. It is not our fault... and no matter what, Bai Hengqiu is our life-or-death enemy! The rebel army versus the official army, Hebei
For Kansai, this has never changed!"
Li Shu's eyelids twitched, but his expression did not change: "I, Li Shu, only know how to put business before private! Even in today's situation, I just have a discussion with a few of your confidants. If we really want to do something, we must follow the decision of National Taiwan University.
I won’t go against everyone’s will!”
Fang Yanshi raised his hands seriously: "I'm ashamed, kid."
Li Shu just smiled.
Not to mention the storm that night, only to mention that it was dawn the next day, but it was strange that it was actually a sunny day, and among the broken branches and green leaves on the ground, Zhang Daxuan, the senior protector, calmly went to Li Shu to receive the paperwork, and then he was alone
Riding a donkey, he left the city and headed towards the Dragon Prison Pass, which was right in front of him.
When he arrived at Guanxia, he gave his name as Zhang Shizhao and claimed that he was an old friend of Shang's teacher and student. He came to join him because he was in a desperate situation.
In the city of Guan, the tall and majestic general guarding the gate, Master Shang, was dumbfounded after hearing the words, but in the end he still did not dare to neglect. When he saw them at the pass, he actually jumped down from the pass and bowed down at the pass, saying, "
Mr. Xianggong".
Zhang Shizhao was not polite, nodded, and followed the other party in, holding the donkey behind his back.
After entering the pass, Master Shang and his students invited him to the first seat in the main hall of the city and served him good tea. Then he asked: "Where has Mr. Zhang been these days? There are rumors that you were killed by Zhang San's thieves. Some people say that you were killed by Zhang San."
Xing Bao joined the gang... and surrendered?"
"Fake surrender." Zhang Shizhao answered calmly. "If you don't surrender, your legs will be broken. I can only pretend to surrender. I came here with orders to persuade you to surrender."
Teacher and student Shang laughed dryly and did not dare to answer.
"It doesn't matter, my heart goes to the Wei Dynasty." Zhang Shizhao was not dazzled when he saw this. "In the past two years, although I have been helping, my heart has been in the Eastern Capital."
Teacher Shang and his students really didn't know what to say, so they could only nod their heads.
"His Majesty came to Jiangdu and appointed me to be the governor of Xingyang. At that time, the defense of Longqiao Pass was included, right?" Zhang Shizhao continued to ask questions calmly.
Teacher and student Shang felt that it was ridiculous, but then he felt a trace of pity and nodded: "No matter what, Mr. Zhang is my serious boss, and I will never let Mr. Zhang have no place to stay."
"You didn't understand what I meant." Zhang Shizhao raised his voice and answered. "The reason why I came here now is because I was entrusted by Sima Erlong. We had already contacted each other when we were helping to attack Xuzhou... He
You want me to control Longqiao Pass and not let the gang take advantage of the situation. At the same time, I want me to control the situation in Dongdu and not cause chaos, so that I can wait for him to come over and stabilize Dongdu together... Those old bastards in Dongdu are not convenient for him.
To deal with it, I have to be the chief executive and also be in charge of civil affairs."
Teacher Shang and students were stunned.
"Luokou warehouse...I mean the warehouse inside the pass, the real warehouse at the Luoshui exit, can you control it?" Zhang Shizhao didn't give the other party a chance to think at all. "There is not only a warehouse there, but also Li Shu's dog jumping over the wall to go around the pass and take the waterway.
The vital point.”
"I will send troops now." Teacher Shang and his students were excited and stood up immediately.