February 16th, at the junction of Qinghe County, Wu'an County and Wuyang County in Hebei Province, by the Qingzhang River, at dawn, the rain subsided and was replaced by a mist, which made the military camp
Many people were a little flustered.
"The fog means it will clear up, and there will be less cover for the breakout tomorrow morning." Outside the Chinese army's tent, Xu Shiying looked at the sky with a gloomy expression.
Hearing this, Wu Jingfeng, who had awakened a little, seemed a little anxious: "I wish I had known it would have popped out last night."
"It's useless to say that if we had broken through last night, we would have been hasty." Xu Shiren defended seriously and came to see Zhang Xing again. "Chief, can you take the opportunity to make more dry food? The fog can now cover the smoke."
"I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time." Ma Wei quickly rejected the suggestion. "This mist won't last long. If it dissipates immediately and the smoke doesn't stop, I'm afraid it will be self-defeating."
"That's it." Xu Shiren nodded immediately and said nothing.
"Then let's go and work hard!" Zhang Xing nodded and gave the order. "Follow the plan just agreed upon!"
Several military leaders walked away, but Zhou Xingfan did not move at all. Seeing this, others, including Ma Wei, Cui Suchen, and even Wang Xiongdan, all left first. Even Jia Runshi retreated to the tent, leaving only
Just Zhang Xing, Xiong Bonan and Zhou Xingfan.
At this time, Xiao Zhou came forward and said, "Third brother, what's going on with Chief Xu?"
"Which leader Xu?" Zhang Xing asked seriously.
"Xu Shiren." Xiao Zhou came right. "Either the fog is not clearing, or the fog is not clearing. Can it cover the eyes of the grand master and several grandmasters? King Xiongtian, this fog can prevent you from distinguishing the enemy camp.
Smoke?"
"Of course it can't be stopped if you carefully distinguish it." Xiong Bonan frowned. "But can you say that there is anything wrong with Chief Xu based on this alone? Maybe he was just worried about the military and temporarily distracted the entire army from breaking out. Everyone
All nervous."
"If you think about it, it also means panic." Zhou Xingfan said seriously. "If a leader is so panicked, will something happen? As the King of Heaven said, this is a breakout of the entire army. Whatever goes wrong will affect the life or death of the entire gang.
of."
Xiong Bonan was in trouble for a while.
However, Zhang Xing, who had been expressionless since previous meetings, now smiled: "What you said actually makes sense, but there is a truth, Xiao Zhou, do you listen?"
"Of course."
"Well, in our breakout early tomorrow morning, almost every link, every direction, and every leader on our side is not safe, let alone the messengers sent out and the responders on the other side." Zhang Xing warned the other party seriously.
"So now, if there is tangible evidence, we will deal with it immediately to ensure safety. But if there is no evidence, we will have to bite the bullet."
Zhou Xingfan understood, just nodded, then turned and left.
After the people left, only Zhang Xing and Xiong Bonan were left. The latter hesitated for a moment and actually asked: "It's not Xu Shiren, it's Xu Shiying. Chief Zhang, I wanted to ask you last night, do you agree with Xu Dalang leading the way alone?"
, do you doubt his intentions?"
"It's not that I think Xu Dalang doesn't have evil intentions this time." Zhang Xing was silent for a moment and decided to be honest with Xiong Bonan. "But at first, I don't think he will really betray the gang. After all, he is a calculating person.
He knows better than anyone else, but he knows the pros and cons better than those who are confused or greedy for life. Secondly, I agree with him to go alone, not because of his position, but because I think he is the smartest and the most intelligent among all the leaders.
The person with the strongest leadership ability, if he leads the army alone, it is really possible for him to stand out."
Xiong Bonan was finally relieved.
But this time, it was Zhang Xing's turn to speak proactively: "King of Heaven, I'd like to thank you for doing more inspections in each battalion today. Even the top leaders and we are suspicious, and we are suspicious of ourselves and others. So today's military order is really
If it is passed down from level to level, it will inevitably cause turmoil.”
"I know." Xiong Bonan also understood immediately. "One is to appease people's hearts, and the other is to prevent someone from being confused and running out to report. I want an extra layer of protection."
"That's exactly what I mean." Zhang Xing sighed. "Actually, at this point, there is really no reason to change course. We have to bite the bullet and go through everything. We can only work hard for the king."
"We should work together on our own affairs and work hard together. Why talk about hard work?" Xiong Bonan responded and went directly into the fog.
As Zhang Xing said, when things are now, it is a situation where an arrow has to be fired. In this case, it does not mean that you cannot make changes or that you must stick to the established strategy, but that you must eliminate information interference and not make any unnecessary actions.
When the soldiers come, they will block the water and use the earth to cover it. When they encounter the threshold, they will kick it in. That's all.
Moreover, after experiencing various incidents, Zhang San's current state is gradually different from before.
In the past, although he could do things and stick to some things, whenever he was faced with making a decision as a leader, he would often feel weak and just hold on. But now, he can't say that he is completely confident.
, but it has somewhat changed.
As for the reason, it's self-evident. He couldn't imagine a worse situation than being defeated this time, and even if he was defeated, he was mentally prepared.
In fact, after watching Xiong Bonan leave, Chief Zhang returned to the Chinese army camp with his hands behind his back. At this time, he did not dare to leave the Chinese army camp, because if any decisive information really came, only he could quickly change the plan
So, I simply read the almost worn-out "The Legend of the Heroine Li Yue" again, preparing to relive the tragic fate of the hero and heroine after the political reform failed.
Not long after helping Chief Zhang Xing watch, as the fog dissipated, the coalition commander Bai Hengqiu also began to play chess in the Dongdu Military Camp on the other side of the river.
"There seemed to be something wrong in Luoshu Camp last night. The Chinese Army The people were suddenly dismissed from the main tent, and I don’t know who they met or what they said.”
"Luo Shu?"
"Yes, there is also Wang Chenkuo. After the meeting, he did not return to the camp at all. There was a gap of two hours and he went back almost after dark. I don't know where he went.
"I don't know what to say to these two people. It's natural for them to be suspicious. After all, they are from rich families in Hebei. I couldn't help but feel that I was just talking empty words in the camp."
"Isn't it?" Liu Yangji was surprised for a moment.
"No," Bai Hengqiu answered seriously. "Our base is gone and the Eastern Capital Army is about to collapse. The situation is so dangerous. How could I still fool them? It's just that time is too short and it's hard to trust them. They saw that they were in the same row.
As an outsider, I am naturally suspicious."
"Then how to remedy it?"
"Please go talk to me, prince." Bai Hengqiu threw his son and sighed. "I can't easily leave this camp now and only these two people move?"
"Of course not. Feng Wuyi almost openly rebelled. He asked Feng Wuyi to take charge of the battalion and transferred Wang Chenkuo away. The other local generals from Hebei were naturally replaced by Feng Wuyi.
"Influence." Liu Yangji reported seriously. "Actually, even the prince behaved strangely. Not only did he send his students to 'persuade surrender' yesterday, but he also wrote many letters to many people after the students left. Seven or eight messengers went out to
The west side can be said to be for the Jin Dynasty, and the east side can be said to be for the Cui family. But to the north or south, I don't understand, and I don't know who it is for."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter to the prince. Just let Dou Qi arrange it for Feng Wuyi." Bai Hengqiu replied, but then changed his attention. "What do you think of the prince's students going to persuade them to surrender?"
"Food?" "Yes."
"I think I just can't see it." Liu Yangji hugged his arms and sneered. "This thing is too simple. It's just that the boy named Fang is so self-righteous that he thinks he is so smart and capable that he can take the opportunity to test out something so that he can show it off.
He made a name for himself, but when he met a top smart person like Zhang San, he was frightened by the first sentence of "no food" and the last sentence of "five days of food", he was completely confused. In fact, no one knows how much food there is.
Know!"
"It should be like this." Bai Hengqiu sighed slightly. "But food doesn't matter. If you really have to eat horse meat, it's not impossible. They said that we can attack him after he wears off the fire and eat horse meat. But in this situation, we can really
Organize a massive attack?"
"Indeed." Liu Yangji still sighed with emotion. "Feng Wuyi is still unreliable; the Dongdu Army is even more rebellious, and Qu Tuda is not at ease when he leads his troops to the east; Li Ding is bound to be resentful after his soldiers and horses have been taken away;
There was also Luo Shu and Wang Chenkuo, who also had two intentions. Not to mention helping the two soldiers to pull the strings, there would be more variables at that time. Therefore, the Duke thought of using this conspiracy to spread the news by persuading surrender, so that he could take the initiative to attack.
come out?"
"That's right." Bai Hengqiu sighed slightly. "The current situation is that neither side can actually hold back. They are surrounded, which will only make them more frightened. I have suspicions in my heart. Zhang Xing will definitely seize the opportunity to come out and break out.
In just one or two days, and the main force will definitely come to me, otherwise wouldn’t it be that his Fulong Seal was blinded in vain?!”
"I hope so, but it's just a conspiracy, and we really found a flaw." As he said this, Liu Yangji still hugged his arms, but couldn't help but lean forward on top of the chessboard. "My lord, please tell me the truth.
How can we count this battle as a victory?"
"Today's situation, the coalition forces are half-hearted both internally and externally, and cannot be fully integrated. It is difficult to say that they can eradicate the root cause." Bai Hengqiu said sternly. "But if we can kill thousands of gang elites and kill a few generals when they break through, of course,
It can be considered appropriate, and we must pursue it as much as possible. As for the pursuit failure, it is not that we have no target to attack, so we will continue to attack the gang."
"Go east to fight those people in Wei Xuanding?"
"I want to, but the morale of the army is unstable, the target has been lost, and the Dongdu Army is gone. It will be difficult for us to go eastward alone."
"I understand, what the Duke means is to beat Li Shu on the way back to the army!" Liu Yangji suddenly realized. "Hurry!"
"Yes, defeat Zhang Xing face to face, combine the strength of the three armies to defeat Li Shu, and then go west calmly and approach the east capital. If something can be done in the east capital, do it. If not, continue to the east of the river and enter Guanxi to support the overall situation.
"Bai Hengqiu gave his final plan. "We have to distinguish the priorities clearly. The first is to avenge Bai Liben and Ding Duwei. They are our own people. The second is to try to win over and control the Dongdu Army. And these
We can’t delay our strategy of rapidly advancing westward after this war, and Kansai can’t be delayed any longer!”
"Okay, that's good." Liu Yangji finally felt relieved. "Does the Duke have anything else to say?"
"No, you should go to Han Yingong's camp in the east of Ping'en City now. Don't let him make a fool of himself at the critical moment!" Bai Hengqiu continued to order. "His eight thousand troops are one of the winners of this battle.
Tell him that if he does not follow military orders in this battle, I will kill him with my own hands!"
"Now that the matter is over, should we let Han Yin Gong's troops cross the river quietly from upstream and come here to provide support?" Liu Yangji had already stood up, but after thinking about it, he finally came to ask.
"No need!" Bai Hengqiu said solemnly. "The Dongdu Army on this side of the river is just a bait. I won't let Zhang Xing's main force actually cross the river! Let Han Yingong stand by outside the camp! I will have my own military orders then!"
Liu Yangji finally had nothing to say and turned to leave.
After the people left, Bai Hengqiu sat still in front of the chessboard and remained silent for a long time. Then he only glanced at the military camp on the other side of the river in a daze, where he was cooking.
The smoke stopped in due course after the fog dispersed. The troops had meals, the cavalry patrolled, and many soldiers dried their armor and clothes on the fence. It was completely normal.
On the other hand, the Dongdu Army camp where I was located was obviously moving a lot. It was during breakfast, but the troops gathered in small groups, whispering to each other, and everyone seemed restless. There were too many patrolling soldiers and hanging heads.
The atmosphere in the military camp was too chilly.
In fact, when Bai Hengqiu closed his eyes and listened, he could clearly hear the faint sound of the wind under the spring sunshine that some soldiers at the bottom were planning an escape, and some officers were perfunctory.
Thinking about it, the army on the other side of the river could also see this scene clearly.
His attention turned, and finally the great master thought of the battle that day again, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart - the Fulong Seal! Something like the Fulong Seal suddenly came out before the battle, and fell into Zhang Xing's hands.
What? God’s will?
However, Bai Hengqiu was a tycoon after all. Thinking of God's will, he remained calm
After all, God's will is supreme, and Zhang Xing had God's will, and of course he had it, otherwise how could he become a great master?
This matter is a bit strange. I'm afraid someone is still doing it, but they just don't know the whole story for a while.
Even if you take a step back, if there are some supreme beings who really have selfish thoughts and act on behalf of God regardless of previous lessons, then I won’t be afraid, because how can the four emperors have the same mind? You are selected by the Black Emperor, and I can find the Red Emperor.
Seek convenience.
After thinking about it, Bai Hengqiu also put away his mind, sat upright, and played a new game of chess with himself.
However, this kind of suffering did not last long. At noon, Bai Hengqiu received the first military news - a group of large corps suddenly started to attack the city. According to the time, it was probably already going to happen.
Entered into battle.
Bai Hengqiu pondered for a moment, but he stopped the game without hesitation, stood up, left the far end of the general platform, came to the near side, and looked at the soldiers who were waiting for him: "How many Dongdu are there in this camp?"
military?"
"Ten thousand, forty-five." Joining the Army immediately stepped forward.
"Send five thousand soldiers and let Zheng Shanye, who has just returned, lead him to rescue!" Bai Hengqiu immediately ordered. "We will then take five thousand soldiers from our camp on the other side to cross the river and come to this camp!"
He wanted to join the army but stopped talking.
"What do you mean?" Bai Hengqiu asked proactively.
"The minds of the Dongdu Army are unstable. If we let them out of the camp to help, not only will the whole army take the opportunity to mutiny and run away, but I am afraid that they will collapse immediately after the contact, and then more of them will flee on their own," Junjun reminded seriously. "Do you want to send us?
people to rescue themselves?”
Bai Hengqiu smiled and suddenly nodded: "What you said makes sense." He was very happy to join the army.
"But" Bai Hengqiu pondered for a moment, then raised his hands in response. "First follow my previous order, wait for the Dongdu Army to leave the camp, then pull it back, and then let the Taiyuan Army who moved the camp do the rescue. Moreover, Dou Qi must be guarded.
At the Chinese army camp, Sun Shunde personally led the troops to provide reinforcements and asked Sun Shunde to come and see me."
Joining the army was at a loss at first, but he was joining the army after all. He soon came to his senses. Bai Hengqiu seemed to be showing weakness and told the army on the other side of the river that the Dongdu Army here was on the verge of losing control.
After a while, Sun Shunde arrived. Bai Hengqiu called him over and said concisely: "You lead the troops to the east. There is no need to support Qu Tuda. After walking for twenty miles, you will lay down your troops and horses and settle in the stronghold on the spot. You understand me."
Do you mean it?"
"Understood!" Sun Shunde immediately realized. "In this way, Han Yingong and I are two pliers outside the battlefield. We can insert them from anywhere when necessary!"
Bai Hengqiu nodded, and Sun Shunde left immediately.
At this time, the farce in the Dongdu Army camp due to the dispatch of troops for rescue had begun, but Bai Hengqiu continued his single-player chess game. However, compared to the suffering in the morning, as a veteran general who knew that the war was coming, at this time
Instead, he calmed down and even had snacks and drinks brought to him.
Just listen calmly to the chaos of Dongdu Army.
However, although Bai Hengqiu's plan was implemented, the chaos still exceeded his expectations - the Dongdu Army almost mutinied after asking to withdraw to the camp, but Sun Shunde led the Taiyuan Army with almost the same number, plus
The officers of the Dongdu Army knew the power of the Grand Master, and both sides worked together to suppress it, and then they pulled the troops back.
After all this fuss, it was already halfway through the afternoon, and the army on the opposite side had already been alerted. After seeing Sun Shunde's troops disappear from sight, Niu Da and Xu Shiren came together to look for Zhang Xing.
Their meaning is very simple. The Dongdu Army has collapsed to a certain extent, and the strategy of luring the enemy has been successful. Should the subordinates be changed and the main force break out from here?
"I think it is deliberately tempting the enemy." Zhang Xing thought for a moment and gave the answer. "The original plan remains unchanged."
This is of course, Zhang Xing does not have the Fulong Seal, so he would not choose to break out from here anyway.
At this time, time was already very tight and the military situation was serious. Although Niu Da and Xu Shiren had objections, they had no choice but to leave.
Then, in the evening, the whole army began to have dinner, and smoke rose again in the sky above the camps of the two armies.
As the dusk deepened and the smoke gradually dissipated, Xu Shiren found Zhang Xing who was eating for the third time today. This time he looked panicked: "Chief, before dinner, the general's order was given to the first floor of the team, but now we are starting to eat.
, found that a team general is missing!"
Zhang San finally showed an obvious expression of consternation on this day, and then quickly ordered with his rice bowl: "Let all the leaders assemble!"
Then, quickly cook the rice.
Immediately, he abandoned Xu Shiren, walked into the back tent, and took out the compass. This time he was silent for only a moment, took a deep breath, and then read out the sentence:
"The Supreme Lord is as anxious as the law!"
As soon as he said this, the compass needle bounced out of thin air and pointed northwest again.
< br>A quarter of an hour later, in the completely dark twilight, the battalion commanders met with the leaders of the Chinese army. At this time, Chief Zhang, who came out of the back tent, made it clear: "The generals under Chief Xu's troops will escape, and Chief Xu will flee."
We have to follow the main force from the northwest.
In other words, the direction and time of tonight's breakout are likely to be known to the enemy.
.Don’t blame anyone. Make an immediate decision now. Should we change the direction of the main force’s breakout? Should we break out in advance?”
Everyone was talking a lot.
However, it is generally believed that the combat plan should be changed, and the direction of the breakout should be changed directly from the upper levels before military orders have been issued to the lowest level of the army.
Zhang Xing did not say anything. The compass has not deceived him so far. He has long since passed the state of being too wary or dependent on the compass. However, there must be an explanation for the matter. This explanation is not a useless excuse, but as before, it must be meaningful.
A rational way of thinking, knowing the reason for staying here or not changing the direction of breaking out.
If a real dragon came to clear the way, he would have to be even more wary of the compass.
And where is the truth now?
The first one is of course Luo Shu. It was Luo Shu who was the most unexpected, but now the news is about to be exposed.
"It's right to change the route just in case." At this moment, Ma Wei said. "But if you change the route, there is no need to change the time. This will create suspicion; conversely, changing the time earlier will
If so, there is no need to change the route, because they will not be able to convey the news to Bai Hengqiu in time, and it will not be easy to make deployment changes."
Zhang Xing suddenly realized that this was right!
But how to convince everyone to go ahead of time instead of changing the route?
Thinking of this, Chief Zhang glanced at the leaders in the tent, and finally his eyes fell on one of them. His heart moved slightly, and he took the initiative to say: "Manager Ma made it clear that the route should be changed in advance. Let's not waste time. Each camp leader will follow the instructions.
Regarding the order, Xu Dalang, what do you think? Should we change the route or advance it?"
"Then don't change the route, prepare now, how about advancing the breakout to midnight?" Xu Shiying was stunned for a moment, gritted his teeth and replied. "I'd better cross the river to the east to lure the enemy, and Zhou Tou will lead the cavalry to Feng Wuyi's place in the north."
"I'm happy to!" Zhou Xingfan took the initiative to follow.
"Okay." Zhang Xing nodded and continued to ask. "Leader Xu?" "I agree." Xu Shiren nodded hurriedly.
"I also agree." Zhang Xing immediately interrupted the vote. "General of the Seventh Battalion, the Fourth Battalion agreed to send troops in advance. Please stop talking and prepare immediately!"
Everyone below Xiong Bonan was relieved, and then quickly got busy.
However, what these people didn't know was that at almost the same time, an army member who had just fled from the north would be pinned down on the earthen base and then beheaded with a knife. After the beheading, a team from the Hejian Army would behead the man.
He took it off and found the opponent's whale bone sign. He couldn't help but be overjoyed and asked someone to go to the Chinese army and call him to join the army to record his merits.
The soldier next to him was puzzled: "This man said he has military information, why don't you listen first?"
"What credit is there for responding to the military situation?" The Hejian army general sneered instead. "Even if there is some credit, it will be extremely troublesome. It is better to kill a team general and take his head."
After saying this, he urged the soldiers around him to strip off the dead man's clothes and armor.
Of course Zhang Xing and others did not know that the crisis had been resolved. In fact, even if they knew, they would not be able to change the military order again.
At midnight, the outer coalition camp gradually became quiet, and the entire military camp was cleaned up. However, Zhang Xing, who originally planned to go northwest, appeared in the southeast of the camp with Xiong Bonan and Wu Jingfeng.
The clear Zhangshui River made Xu Shiying, who was about to build a pontoon bridge, panic for a moment.
"I'll try and see if I can give you a ride."
Zhang Xing looked at the other party, spoke calmly, then walked down the river embankment with something in his hand, walked all the way under the river, and got on the pontoon floating piece that he had just thrown down, and then stopped.
Then, the man untied the wrapping around the unsheathed Dragon-Shocking Sword in his hand, and inserted the long sword in his hand into the river at his feet. The next moment, the ice true energy surged out from Zhang Xing's body, rolling along with the Dragon-Shocking Sword.
After entering the river, ice flowers condensed and formed instantly along the floating parts of the pontoon bridge, and then expanded in all directions.
Seeing this, everyone around, starting from Xiongbonan, Wu Jingfeng, and Xu Shiying, were stunned, because the ice surface expanded rapidly and reached the other side very quickly, forming an ice pontoon. Not to mention, the ice surface was still
Keep extending.
At the same time, due to the instantaneous temperature difference, smoke immediately rose from the river surface. After a while, it floated ashore, almost the same as the morning fog in the morning.
Such power makes people doubt that Zhang Xing has reached the level of a master and can easily achieve such a situation.
Just when Xu Shiying and others were stunned, Bai Hengqiu, who was still playing chess alone on the other side of the river, stopped at some point and kept looking at the other side of the river in the night. At this time, he saw mist floating in the night.
But he suddenly smiled, then stood up and looked at it with his hands behind his hands.
On the other side, Zhang Xing finished using his magical power, walked up to the river bank, raised the unsheathed Dragon Jing Sword in his hand, and handed it to Xu Shiying: "Xu Dalang, a man born in troubled times should carry a three-foot sword to achieve immortality! This sword
With you, if there is no news from me after tonight, or I am isolated in the north, or I simply die, please try your best to assist Duke Wei, work hard to bridge the gap between Hebei and Henan, and continue the cause!"
Xu Shiying's scalp was numb and he was in a daze. He just tried his best to refuse: "Why did the chief say this? Your cultivation is so powerful and you have the Fulong Seal. You will have to escape with your whole body tonight!"
"If that's the case, I also ask you, Xu Dalang, to be my sword bearer!" Zhang Xing said calmly. "Tonight, you take the first step! I will take action immediately!"
After saying that, he turned back to the camp and prepared to break out.
