Two hundred and fiftieth eight chapters mountains and seas (5)
Li Shu didn't know that Zhang Shizhao immediately rebelled, including that the latter never came back. He also thought that Teacher Shang and his students had gotten Sima Zheng's words and decided to go all the way to the dark side and detained someone... However, if Shang
Teachers and students, isolated and isolated, all chose to stick to the end because of the news of Sima Zheng's coming. So what about Zhang Shizhao?
Everyone seems to have forgotten this.
In other words, it's not that no one thought of it, but few people cared about a surrender, a surrender that was harmless to humans and animals.
In fact, on the morning when Zhang Shizhao visited Teacher Shang and his students, an important man who could be said to have been thought over and over again by Li Shu, or thought over and over again by many people, came with others.
Several important men appeared in Xingyang City.
This made Li Dalongtou ecstatic. How could he think about the outcome of someone who had no hope at all?
"When did Chief Mang (Mang) leave here?" When Li Shu heard the news, he had already arrived outside the official gate of Xingyang City, and he also brought with him a dozen bald, short-haired, and disheveled companions. This was simply drowsy.
When he came to give me pillows, he almost ran out dragging his clogs. "Are these the handsome ones that Bai Di thinks?"
Mang Jingang, who had been in business for many years, seemed to have just shaved his hair. Hearing this, he couldn't help laughing and immediately stepped forward to salute: "I've seen Li Longtou, and Longtou looks as good as last time!"
Li Shu grabbed the opponent's hands and couldn't help but laugh: "Mang Mang is in good spirits."
What a great feeling.
In this way, the two parties exchanged some pleasantries and then entered the hall. Several bald, short-haired and loose-haired people wearing Liuhe boots also followed. At this time, Li Shu came to ask again, and Mang Kingang just replied:
"To be honest with Li Longtou, I left seven or eight days ago. These people are also the junior brothers in Baidi Temple. Why I came here actually has something to do with them."
Seven or eight days ago, that is, when Bai Hengqiu and Taoist Chonghe had a fight with Cao Lin, maybe the Grand Master made too much noise, someone with his level of cultivation, or maybe there was some insight from the Baidi Temple.
Here we are... It doesn't matter... The main reason is that the Huaixi Du Po Formation should be confronting Shouchun at that time, but now it can basically be concluded that it has been defeated. Even Li Shu has sent someone to contact and send King Wen Zhuo to gather the defeated troops.
, but Mang King Kong chose to leave here at that time.
"This is strange. Du Longtou was fighting in Shouchun seven or eight days ago. Didn't he call Manager Mang?" Fang Yanlang, who came after hearing the news, asked this question for Li Shu.
"No..." Mang Jingang said with a smile. "After Du Longtou succeeded in sweeping Huaixi last year, his morale has soared. At the peak of his power, he was considerate of us people and let us go back. He took the Huaixi army there himself.
spring."
This is what you deserve.
Fang Yanlang felt relieved. He only looked at Li Shu and continued to ask: "No matter what, Manager Mang always comes from the south. Do you know how the Shouchun War was?"
Mang Kingang frowned when he heard this: "On the way here, I have always heard that the fighting was very good, and the opponent was so suppressed that they did not dare to leave the stronghold. But when we passed Daliu Mountain yesterday, suddenly there was a rumor from the local government behind us, saying that Du Longtou was defeated.
It’s gone! I don’t know what’s going on!”
"What do the rumors say specifically?" Fang Yanlang asked sincerely, he was really curious.
"It is said that Sima Erlong came out of Xuzhou for a surprise attack and defeated the entire Huaixi army in one battle. Even Du Longtou was killed. All the Huaixi naval forces below the auxiliary leader surrendered. Now Sima Erlong is going to the east.
Capital, Wang Daiji is coming to Huaixi..." Mang Kingang recounted sincerely.
"Nonsense!" Fang Yanlang sneered, but at the same time his expression became solemn.
Of course he can tell which ones are unwarranted exaggerations and which ones are information that must be taken seriously.
"It must be nonsense." Mang Jingang said sternly. "Chief Fu Da and Du Longtou are real brothers of life and death, just like us brothers. How could they rebel just because they lost a battle? And if Du Longtou is really dead,
It is even less likely that the big leader of Nafu will surrender. I have also seen the Huaixi navy. If you say that they can't fight a tough battle, it's normal for their legs to collapse. But they are from local gangs in Huaixi, and they will never be easy.
The reason for the surrender... When you come back to your senses, you still have to confront the officers and soldiers."
"What if everything else is true?" Li Shu was suddenly startled when he thought of something, and suddenly interrupted to ask.
"What do you mean?" Mang Kingang seemed confused.
"Du Longtou is indeed defeated miserably, and Sima Erlong really wants to come to the Eastern Capital." When he said this, Li Shu himself felt a little panicked. The key is that he did not expect that Wang Daiji from Huainan would follow. This was an uncalculated variable. "
Then Wang Daiji will also come to Huaixi... How is Wang Daiji's strength? What about him himself?"
"It's not bad." Mang Kingang said. "If you want to talk about the strength of soldiers and horses, you already knew it before this battle. Even if the Huaixi Army swept through the entire Huaixi, wouldn't it be impossible to take down others for a while? Huainan has several enemies.
There are many heroes in this county, and there are also many talents gathered in the official circles. Speaking of people, when I went to Jiangdu with Manager Xie and Du Longtou, I contacted Wang Daiji, who is considered a figure in Dongdu.
At that time, it was said that Chief Zhang and Li Silang were also afraid of this person... Qin, Zhang, three, Li, four, Wang and nine plus one dragon and one phoenix, they are all the same person now."
The more Li Shu listened, the more uneasy he became. Of course Wang Daiji knew about it, but he had never taken this newly emerged 'Great Wei Clan' warlord seriously before. On the one hand, he did not know much about it, but on the other hand, he was far away from him.
They will face each other later, but now it is just a battle. Not only does the opponent suddenly appear in the field of vision, but he will even become one of his main opponents soon?!
Who is this person?
Wang Jiu is similar to Zhang San, Li Si and Sima Bai?
Have you never heard of this? It can’t be made up by Mang Kingang, right? He doesn’t look like this kind of person, either?
In any case, the news that Wang Daiji was about to follow Sima Zheng and control Huaixi completely disrupted some of Li Shu's plans... at least his ideas.
In this way, Li Shu and Fang Yanlang calmed down for a while, and then they came to their senses and started to be careful. Li Shu asked seriously: "If Wang Daiji goes to Huaixi, will Manager Mang return to Runan to take charge of the situation?"
Mang Jingang laughed dryly: "This time, I came here to take advantage of the situation and seek help from the general manager. As for the territory over there, I'm afraid I can't keep it even if Du Longtou is not defeated..."
"How to say?"
"Bai Hengyuan, the general manager of Nanyang, set off. He gathered tens of thousands of people from the Jingxiang camp and headed north. He not only marched, but also conquered places along the way. But he didn't know whether he was going to the east capital or the west capital. Some people said he was going in the opposite direction.
The Han River goes to Hanzhong..." A pale-faced King Kong explained. "Although Senior Brother's place is nominally the manager of Runan, in fact most of the territory is in Huai'an. This time it is considered to be on the road.
And because Du Meng... Du Longtou was going to attack Shouchun, Bai Hengyuan had no intention of coming east, so he asked his senior brother to withdraw his troops into Runan. Before coming this time, he handed over all his troops to Runan.
The auxiliary chief."
Li Shu nodded, knowing that Mang Kingang had been swallowed up by the Huaiyou Alliance, which was at the height of its power before.
As for Bai Hengyuan, it is expected, because since Bai Hengqiu has moved, Bai Hengyuan will naturally move as well. However, no one knows what the Nanyang manager is thinking, whether it is to act for Bai Hengqiu, or to
He only wants to achieve success on his own, but he doesn't know where he is going?
Nanyang is a place with good connections in all directions.
"Your Excellency seems to be unfamiliar..." Fang Yanlang was also confused, but he had a good memory. With a glance, he realized a problem, that is, the person speaking was not the thin leader Jingang Shou who was a member of the Huaixi Army.
, but the Slender King Kong also came, leaving this person alone to speak.
"I am Bai Jingang." The man with white hair answered simply.
"Thank you for a long time!" Li Shu was startled for a moment, and immediately stood up under Fang Yanlang's gaze and held his hands in greeting.
This is not a courtesy. Needless to mention the Thirteen Vajra and the boss Mang (Mang) Vajra, they were already famous all over the world long before the Three Expeditions. He was a top master who escaped from the black tower and escaped. Later, he was in trouble with Jing'antai many times.
Wu Jingfeng's rebel army has been struggling in Huaixi and Nanyang for a long time, and it is still a prominent figure in the rebel army; followed by Pang (Fat) King Kong, Shou (Skinny) King Kong, and Short King Kong, these three
One of them is under Zhang Xing, one is in the Huaixi Army, and the other is responsible for delivering messages and liaisons in the north, which is also known to the rebels; and the most famous one after that is Bai Jingang.
The so-called political ideal went to the True Fire Sect and participated in all the rebel activities in the Jiangnan area. Although I have never seen him, he is quite famous.
Some people even believe that this person is the real "think tank" or "second child" among the Thirteen Vajras.
However, it is strange that this King Kong, who has always been thought to be of little help, actually appears here.
"Why is White King Kong here?" Fang Yanlang asked immediately after Li Shu handed over his hand. "Isn't your Excellency in Jiujiang? The True Fire Sect is highly relied upon by Liang Gong (Xiao Hui), and your Excellency is of orthodox origin and has a good reputation.
, why did you suddenly come here? Was it summoned by Manager Mang?"
"No." Bai Jingang's face became even paler when he heard this. "On the contrary, it was me who persuaded senior brother to leave Huaixi, and it was also my own family who left Jiujiang..."
"How is Jiujiang?" Li Shu also reacted and asked seriously.
"Whether it's Mr. Liang or the True Fire Cult, the heroes of Jiangxi, the Jiangdong family, and the Hunan grassland are all fake heroes and fake heroes..." Bai Jingang became completely annoyed. "After gaining some momentum, he will reveal his true colors, just for the sake of fame and power.
The fight for position was life-and-death, and the people above used all kinds of intrigues and plots to plot against each other; the leaders below were not worried about getting angry. The people from Hunan and Jiangxi fought directly on official roads, killing thousands and injuring each other.
Build a fortress and cut off all communication... How can we talk about a peaceful world if we don't have enough strategy?"
"It is normal for local powerful families to fight against each other once they gain power. Is the same true for the True Fire Cult?" Fang Yanlang asked with a frown.
When Bai Jingang heard this, he wanted to speak for a moment, but then he kept silent.
"The True Fire Sect also has people doing things." Mang Kingang continued to explain with a smile. "What's more, the Red Emperor Empress is famous for being governed by people, which is the opposite of our Bai Emperor. She doesn't care about the personnel below."
"That's true." Fang Yanlang sighed. "It's just that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Under the guise of a clean and harmonious world, if the person in charge is seen to be dirty, naturally it is
It's heartbreaking...fortunately." At this point, Fang Yanlang glanced at Li Shu again. "Now that we are here, we can have some new plans. Since we have the current momentum here, we always have something to say.
Bai Jingang, feel free to come and take a look! And we are not covering up, we are going to use your skills to fight against the army!"
"That's what I mean!"
When Bai Jingang heard this, he stood up and shouted loudly in the hall.
"When I left Jiujiang a month ago to join my senior brother, I was a little discouraged. But on the way through Jingxiang, I saw that the officers and soldiers from Guanxi were turning against themselves. They were still treating the common people like chickens and sheep.
I couldn't live with it, thinking that I would still rebel. Even if I tried my best, I couldn't let those Kansai people dominate me anymore!
"As a result, when we arrived in Huaixi, although Du Po Formation in Huaixi also had some power, it was obviously much stronger than Jiujiang. I thought it would be okay to endure it and continue to do it in Huaixi. As a result, it didn't take long before I heard about the grain release in the north again.
, then we knew that the fat man and his senior brother were right. Among the rebels, the Gang was the most successful and the most considerate of the people, so he encouraged the senior brother to abandon Huaixi and come here to help with food distribution!
"Seven or eight days ago, I received news that Cao Lin from the Eastern Capital was leading an army to counterattack Hebei. It was really unbearable, and I thought that I would risk my life to stop the Dongdu army and the Grand Master, so I called
Brothers and sisters, come together!
"And yesterday, news came in from both sides. One said it was a big defeat in the south, and the other said that Chief Zhang was trapped to death by Bai Hengqiu, Chonghe and four or five masters. The thin man and the others wanted to go back to save Huaixi, but I
But he grabbed them and told them that Du breaking the formation would not succeed. The only way to succeed would be to dare to say that the two emperors of the Wei Dynasty were thieves on Hongshan Mountain, and to dare to say that they must "cut off the violent Wei" and depose "the good people in the world".
The one who wants to benefit is Chief Zhang who will "pacify the world"! But if there is even a chance, Chief Zhang must be rescued! If we don't rescue him, what will happen to the world? Are we going to hand it over to other bastards?!"
After finishing the conversation in one breath, Qi Yu was so impressive that many people in the hall were a little embarrassed, but he was the only one who was not embarrassed.
After a while, Mang Kingang laughed in the audience: "Li Longtou, Fang Taishou, my brother has this temper. When he was studying in the temple, he liked to say such things, and he was very cruel! However, the truth is still very clear.
He walked from the south to the north, feeling that the Wei Dynasty was not good, and neither were the warlords who relied on the Wei Dynasty to stand up for themselves. Among the rebels, the True Fire Cult and Liang Gong were not good enough. Du Longtou was better. You are better here, but the best.
It must be Chief Zhang, so I’m trying my best to save him! Our brothers came here this time with the same intention! I don’t know what you mean, Li Longtou?! What’s new in Hebei?"
"There is naturally nothing new in Hebei. The main reason is that the siege is about to be encircled and the news cannot be conveyed. People outside can only make their own decisions." Fang Yanlang glanced at Li Shu, who didn't respond much, and came to deal with it seriously. "
As for what we mean, of course we mean the same thing, otherwise we wouldn’t care so much about Sima Zheng’s affairs... According to what Chief Zhang passed to Duke Wei a few days ago, Duke Wei and his two offices in Hebei Province passed it on to us.
He means that we should attack Dongdu... This is because among the troops who besieged Chief Zhang, the troops in Dongdu that were stolen by Duan Wei were the only main forces behind the Taiyuan army... But now,
Sima Zheng may be coming, the situation will change, and Dongdu may become a hard nut!"
"Then let's go to Hebei together!" Bai Jingang was not embarrassed at all.
"Of course not." Fang Yanlang answered frankly. "Because the news about Sima Zheng is just a rumor. If it is false, it will fall into other people's schemes... and the leaders below will not agree."
"Then let's go first. If you are sure about the good news, come here!" Bai Jingang said simply. "If the news is false, then go attack Dongdu. If the news is true, follow us!"
Fang Yanlang was silent for a moment and responded seriously: "The news is true, we have to save the Huaixi Army first... You don't have to save, because you can't save, or you can only save Du Pozhen and a few people, and
There are tens of thousands of Huaixi troops. Once they collapse, only our Jiyin Xingtai has the place, food, grass, soldiers and horses to accommodate them. These people are the main force of the rebel army and are necessary to compete with the official army for Huaixi. We must not give up...
Chief Zhang knows this and will definitely let us do this."
Bai Jingang was about to speak but stopped.
On the other hand, Mang Kingang thought for a while, then suddenly stood up and replied seriously: "That's it, Li Longtou, you guys will do the hard things, and our brothers and sisters will do the easy things. We are all in order to eliminate Bao Wei
, in order to stabilize the world and depose the thieves who are "good at benefiting the world", no matter where they come from, we just need to work together."
Of course Fang Yanlang nodded and said yes, but he went to see Li Shu again. Seeing that the latter was still in a daze, he finally got impatient and asked, "Li Longtou, what do you think?"
Li Shu finally smiled after hearing this, but still sat still: "What you said makes sense, let's do it like this."
Some of Mang Kingang and the others knew how embarrassed they were, so they gave up, but they just came to ask for information, ask for some supplies and mounts, and then leave.
Li Shu actually refused to send it.
After a while, Fang Yanlang came back after making arrangements and immediately blamed: "The leader has lost his temper."
"Indeed." Li Shu calmed down and opened his hands in response. "However, if all the heroes in the world mean this, it doesn't matter what my posture is... Can Hongshan coax the heroes from thousands of miles away to rescue him with just a few words?
"
"I didn't expect that a few words from Hongshan would have such an effect, but things are not what you think." Fang Yanlang sighed. "Whether it was Hongshan's words or anything else, the reason why Zhang Xing is so successful now
The main reason for popularity is that he has the title of chief. If you think about it, if the gang occupies the first place in the rebel army, and he occupies the first place in the gang, then wouldn't he, the chief, be the chief of the rebel army? Or even the chief of the anti-Wei army? What is his ambition?
The rebels naturally followed him. It doesn't mean that you and him are different from the Northland to the Nanling."
"That's the truth, but with such a position, how difficult is it?" Li Shu sighed in response. "I'm afraid that I will be pressed step by step, and I won't be able to expand or contract at all."
Fang Yanlang was speechless for a moment. Now that the other party was trapped, wasn't it a good opportunity to catch up? Why was he suddenly discouraged?
However, he also knew the other party's mentality, especially today, when he thought that Mang King Kong and other brothers had come to him specifically, but he only recognized Zhang San from Hebei Province, which was a little irritating, so he stopped talking and prepared to wait and try to persuade him.
On the other side, Mang Jingang and others picked up the horses, dry food, and drinking water. Regardless of the situation behind them, they rushed to the warehouse ferry at the foot of Aoshan Mountain and boarded the boat. Then they did not go directly to Hanoi County on the other side, but let the boat go down the river.
, it took only half a day to reach the Jijun section. When the sun went down, he saw Tongshan behind Liyangcang in the distance, so he finally asked the gang to stop the boat and lead the horse.
North Shore.
In the evening, when the sun was about to set, a group of brothers climbed up to the bare Tongshan Mountain with only green grass. Looking down from the top, they saw countless civilians pouring out of Liyang Granary, pushing carts and carrying
Carrying poles, the animals were dragged along the official road.
"Can we still put food in now?!" Shou (Slim) King Kong was surprised for a moment.
"Bullshit!" Bai Jingang sneered. "You are being forced by the army to transfer logistics to Bai Hengqiu!"
As he said that, he looked at his senior brother.
Mang Jingang smiled: "Since you have come to Hebei, you should make a name for yourself! You won't miss this little effort!"
After saying that, he did not use any formations or leap, but instead used Duanjiang Zhenqi to swoop down from top to bottom. The other eleven brothers followed suit.
In front of the Tuncheng in Liyangcang below, a county schoolmaster frowned and checked the food. Suddenly, he heard something whistling in his ears. It sounded like a bird but not a bird. It was more like a sharp blade wrapped in true energy cutting through the air.
He couldn't help but feel upset and raised his head anxiously. However, when he looked around, there was no result. As soon as he turned around, he saw twelve white blades glowing with golden light rising from the top of the bare Tongshan Mountain under the setting sun.
Drawing downwards, it was as if the White Emperor was reborn, flying in the air and vibrating the sword with the true energy of the river.
He was also stunned and didn't know how to shout for a moment.