At night, the moonlight, which has entered the second half of the year, seems a little dim. In the wilderness to the north of Fanshui County, Wuyang County, Hebei Province, to the south of Wei County, and to the southeast of Qingzhang River, there are fields mixed with weeds and crops that are indistinguishable.
There is a large area of military camps. Although the military camps are connected into one, they are clearly divided into two groups: east and west.
At this time, there was not much movement around, but in the center of the western military camp, around a large bonfire circle, there were still many people gathered around to discuss the situation... There was no way, they had just received an unexpected piece of information.
"What do you think?" After the messenger repeated the information for the fourth time, Zhang Xing looked at Li Ding.
Li Ding was silent for a moment and then asked, "Are you sure you want to listen to my words first?"
Among the surrounding generals, there were army leaders, captains of the Wu'an Army, and several leaders of the reinforcements from the north. They were clearly distinguished. Even Zhang Shizhao, Protector Zhang and Qin Bao were sitting alone behind Zhang Xing, which looked a little different.
, but everyone remained silent at this time, and the meritorious officer from Wuyang County who came to report the news also bowed his head and remained silent.
After all, the matter is sensitive, the military situation is serious, and the opportunity to fight is only a moment. At this time, a decision must be made quickly, and this decision may directly lead to the victory or defeat of tens of thousands of people. Zhang Xing asked a surrendered general at this time, and he said it was better to use people.
No doubt, the sad part is that you, Chief Zhang, believe him, but the gang leaders who have just survived the calamity of life and death may not be willing to believe him.
Li Ding obviously realized this.
As for the other generals of Wu'an Army, they are even more sensitive to this issue, and their thoughts are more complicated... Haven't you seen that the only female general, Fan Lihua, has been wandering around the world? What she wants to know most now is the whereabouts and location of her brother.
But he didn't have the chance to speak, and he didn't know how to speak.
Turning around, Zhang Xing wanted to reply, but Xiong Bonan beat him to it: "What did Li Longtou say? Since you have done justice and come to the gang, you are a family. You tell me first, whether it is okay or not."
Let’s talk about what’s wrong, so why should we worry about it?”
Li Ding had no choice but to give an answer: "I think we can immediately send orders to everyone and send troops to surround Bai Hengqiu's main force of the Taiyuan Army early tomorrow morning."
People around him still didn't respond.
Li Ding noticed something strange and went to see Zhang Xing. Behind him, Zhang Shizhao also came to see Chief Zhang.
Unexpectedly, Zhang San asked: "What is the specific plan?"
"To be specific, on our side, we can follow the Qingzhang River to attack Liyang and back the water to intercept it; let Shantonghai be used as bait and stay stationary in Chanyuan; the rest, including the soldiers of Wuyang County and Liu Heifu
, Don’t worry about anything, Duan Wei is not worth mentioning, just rush here as soon as possible, and then depending on the situation, surround the Taiyuan Army!" After Li Ding finished speaking, he couldn't help but frown and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"
"Wuyang County is a native of Wuyang County, and Mr. Yuanfu has been operating here for a long time. It is common sense for him to know all the news in Guixiang first, but the question is, is Wuyang County reliable? Is the news true or false? Could it be Bai Hengqiu?
Are you joining forces with Yuan Baocun to bait us?" Wang Shuyong suddenly asked seriously. "These two are high-ranking officials in the Wei Dynasty, so they must know each other."
Zhang Shizhao raised his eyebrows slightly and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth... Why does this sound a bit weird?
However, the Jiyin Xingtai matter is indeed a mess. Although Zhang Xing accepted him here, he can't say much. The same is true for today's military meeting. Everyone is a leader, a big leader, and there is a man with territory soldiers and horses.
The big dragon head who came here should be a protector of the law himself. It is better not to put the legacy of the old dynasty governors first, but to find out what is going on.
"I don't think it's a bait." Just as he was thinking about it, Ma Wei, who was staring at the fire without raising his head, said what Zhang Shizhao wanted to say. "If it's a bait, the premise is that Bai Hengqiu is as good at predicting things as he is before us.
That night when I was still in Dalu Ze, I guessed that the chief could convince Li Fujun and prepare to go here... But it's us, Brother Wang, think about it, how many people thought of joining the Wu'an Army before yesterday?
We are still surprised to this day."
"That's right." Cui Suchen also reminded. "It's not just this matter. After the battle on the 17th, the army was dispersed. I don't believe that it was Bai Hengqiu's arrangement for Han Yinggong to run west, let alone the Dongdu Army.
It was shattered all over the ground... The situation is now in chaos, seven out of ten are scattered by the Dongdu Army to confuse the situation. He cannot predict this situation."
Wang Wulang nodded casually.
And Cui Suchen also continued his analysis: "Also, to take a step back, unless Bai Hengqiu is a man of extraordinary cultivation, is there any way to know that we have joined forces at the first time? Or maybe someone sent a spy to report the news yesterday, and now he has sent
People lured us into his trap, but why did they use people from Wuyang County? Why did people from Wuyang County help him? It makes no sense."
"Could this person be Bai Hengqiu's secret agent? What arrangements did he have long ago?" Xu Dalang said suddenly. "He happened to be nearby and came here?"
This statement was too far-fetched and even meant to make a point, so that the four leaders of the northern reinforcements, who had no intention of interrupting, frowned... However, Cui Suchen himself did not have any dissatisfaction.
The meritorious officer was so shocked that he just wanted to defend himself.
However, Ma Wei retorted calmly and immediately blocked the opening: "No, because the situation is so chaotic, it is impossible for anyone except Wuyang County to know the key military information at the first time, and what is the key military information?
, let’s work hard and let Wu Datou take the lead, and we’ll know in the morning, we can’t do anything fake.”
"Leave this matter to me." Wu Dalang nodded immediately and shook his head again. "No, we still can't fight Bai Hengqiu."
Several people were eccentric, as if they had something to hide.
Now it was Wu Jingfeng's turn. Li Ding glanced at this old friend who could be called a close friend. Finally, he had someone to vent his temper on. He asked coldly on the spot: "Wu Dalang, why can't you beat me?! You two were
Thousands of people guarded him with more than 100,000, but now he has only 20,000 or 30,000 left. You are about to mobilize an army of 100,000, so why are you afraid of him?"
Wu Dalang was about to speak but stopped.
Wang Chen looked at him in astonishment and half-smiled: "Is it because this idea was suggested by my master, so he doesn't want to do it?"
Everyone came together to see Wang Chen, who was stunned. Yuwen Wanchou and others suddenly became energetic, wishing that the two families would fight.
And Yuchi Qilang couldn't help but mutter: "You're right, the crisis has been resolved, now it's time to fight even the Grand Master in front of us!"
As soon as this statement came out, it immediately triggered a discussion. Su Mu and others also spoke out one after another, while Bang Zhujiang just refuted it coldly and tried to make a distinction.
Huang Ping's sharp eyes noticed that at this moment, his nephew, who was sitting directly to the north, suddenly turned his head and said something behind his back into Li Ding's ear. The latter was stunned and stared back.
It was obvious that the gang had some internal information that they were unwilling to share in public with the reinforcements like themselves and the Wu'an Army who had newly changed their stance, and it was hard for him to ask.
Several military leaders around saw it and knew that Li Ding knew the whole story, so they stopped caring about it. Xu Shiying even opened his mouth at the right time and explained to several Wu'an military generals: "Actually, there is nothing to hide. We
They are too tired and have suffered huge losses, especially the team generals. The backbone of the first layer has been too much depleted, and they may not be able to form a large army again, so they really don’t dare to fight against the grand master again, lest they get three more bullets in vain.
It’s a chess piece!”
Li Ding came back to his senses and nodded slightly: "Then stagger, ignore Bai Hengqiu, and go south from here to intercept Sun Shunde... The rest of the troops must catch up! Shan Tonghai is coming too!"
Wang Chen and others who still wanted to talk couldn't help but chat.
Zhang Xingze looked at Xu Shiying: "What do Xu Dalang think?"
"It's feasible!" Xu Shiying said more simply. "But is it really necessary to fight? What if Bai Hengqiu bites him to death for the sake of face and turns around to rescue Sun Shunde? What if there really is a big fight? What if Bai Hengqiu really gets angry?
Ruthless, it will definitely come much faster than the big army."
"Isn't that good?!" Yuchi Qilang seemed impatient.
"Since you're not sure, there's no need to risk your life." Lu Dawei took the initiative to persuade him. "It's just a waste of soldiers' lives."
Everyone started arguing again. Obviously, after Zhang Xing and other troops made it clear that there were some problems with their combat capabilities, the key point of the debate this time was whether to try to surround the entire Taiyuan Army to whether to surround a partial division of the Taiyuan Army or simply
Slow down a step and release the partial troops as well.
And after talking for a long time, we couldn't come up with a conclusion.
So, Zhang Xing simply clapped his hands, and the surrounding area immediately became quiet: "Everyone, we can't waste time. According to the rules, please raise your hands quickly!"
The people around him were in high spirits.
At this point, without waiting for anyone to speak, Zhang Xing pointed his finger at the many people sitting here: "The four reinforcements from the north each count one hand, the Wu'an Army Zhongdu Lieutenant and the deputy captain each count one hand, Zhang Hufa and Qin Erlang also count one hand each.
Let’s not count it for the time being. General Zhang Gongshen will show his leadership first and then discuss his merits in detail, so as to count his skills.”
As he spoke, he raised his hands. The others looked at each other and raised their hands.
However, among the twenty people below Zhang Xing who were qualified to raise their hands, there was actually a ten-on-ten fight.
Among them, Xiong Bonan, Li Ding, Jia Yue, Ma Wei, Zhang Gongshen, Yuchi Qilang, Yuwen Wanchou, Lan Zhang, Su Mu, and Wang Chenxing agreed to fight; Xu Shiying, Wang Shuyong, Wu Jingfeng, and Niu Da
, Xu Shiren, Mang Jingang, Cheng Zhili, Cui Suchen, Huang Ping, and Lu Dawei all disagreed.
"It's better to let Chief Xie and Chief Wang (Xie Minghe, Wang Xiongdan) who are guarding the camp come over again, right?" Xiong Bonan was helpless and simply looked at Zhang Xing. "According to the rules, the chief made the decision directly. You
What do you say, just give the order directly!"
Zhang Xing nodded, and smiled bitterly next to the fire: "Weak and tasteless! Today I finally know what is tasteless!"
Some of the people present were obviously puzzled by what he meant.
But immediately, Zhang Xing thought for a moment and asked, "In that case, I can do whatever I want?"
No one refuted it, and without waiting for anyone to nod, he issued a military order: "Then try to surround Guan City!"
The plan had been decided, and everyone around the campfire immediately cheered up. Putting aside all their previous hesitations, they discussed some details. In the end, Wu Jingfeng was forced to go to see Shan Tonghai overnight, and then go back and tell him if the information was wrong.
If there was no mistake, he was asked to turn east to look for Wei Xuanding, Chen Bin and others, and to summon troops and horses to come for reinforcements.
At this time, safety comes first.
At the same time, Xie Minghe, who was lazy in sleeping, was finally asked to get up and return with the Wuyang County meritorious officer overnight, asking Yuan Baocun to drop everything and also send troops to help.
Now that you're on the boat, how can you stand still without exerting any effort?
As for the main force of the local-Wu'an coalition forces, they have to rest for the night because the military committee here is really exhausted.
Just when everyone was about to disperse and the generals were about to return to their main camp in the east, Zhang Xing suddenly spoke and stopped someone: "Captain Fan, Fan Lihua!"
Fan Lihua was caught off guard and turned back in a hurry.
Zhang Xing immediately informed: "Your brother is in the Eastern Army Corps."
After saying this, he turned around and followed Li Ding to the Central Army... It turned out that Zhang Xing, Zhang Shizhao, and Qin Bao actually lived in Li Ding's Wu'an military camp.
There was no talking all night, and early the next morning, after making food and watering the horses, the whole army set off and headed south.
By this time, the soldiers and horses of all parties in Wuyang County had also come back to life. After walking only fifteen miles, they had just crossed the county seat of Fanshui County and began to bump into scattered Dongdu Army, so that they had to pull out their formations.
, two wings of cavalry were separated to sweep and isolate the sides and front, and small-scale battles were everywhere; after walking twenty-five miles, at noon, they met a group of cavalry led by Dou Xiaoniang... This greatly inspired the army.
.
There was no way. Although Zhang Xing's repeated counterattacks seemed to be effective, and the army that broke through seemed to be reborn, in fact, for the army, they were always surrounded, fighting, and fleeing, and the whole process was full of fighting and fighting.
Non-combat attrition... Wu'an Army's defection undoubtedly opened up the situation completely, but for the army, it would be difficult for them to immediately trust this new force with more soldiers and horses than themselves after experiencing so much...
This is also the fundamental reason why the two armies are stationed in separate camps and there is an obvious gap between the two sides, including the uncertainty of the battle last night.
After all, the logic is that the Wu'an Army surrendered, but the army now does not have the ability to actually control the Wu'an Army, not to mention that they even need to rely on reinforcements from the north to maintain balance, but the reinforcements from the north are completely reliable?
Especially in the middle and lower classes, there is a sense of tension and uneasiness from beginning to end.
But Dou Xiaoniang was different. This was the first force they encountered after breaking out of the encirclement, and it also brought the movement of a main force of friendly forces from home. Shan Tonghai received news about Wu Jingfeng in the early morning, and set off early this morning to lead the Ji army.
The five battalions of soldiers and horses from Yinxingtai, plus Cao Chen's battalion of light cavalry, totaling more than 10,000 soldiers, have left Chanyuan for Guancheng!
Dou Xiaoniang herself was specially sent to welcome him.
As a result, the main force of the army immediately adjusted its direction slightly and turned to the west of Guancheng in an attempt to join forces.
Not only that, the whole army no longer tried to maintain the formation and control the marching speed, but tried its best to move towards the other side by maneuvering on the battlefield... After all, at this point, the only way to join the other six battalions was to join forces.
The safest and best battlefield choice.
In addition, there is another reason, that is, the Japanese army just arrived in Wuyang County yesterday, which is still okay, but now, the army of more than 20,000 people on horseback is openly crossing the prefecture and county, or from Bai Hengqiu-Sun Shunde
- Passing through the main channel between Duan and Wei, and Dan Tonghai also started to move, it would be deceiving to not be noticed.
Sure enough, under the guidance of Dou Xiaoniang, when the army was still twenty miles away from the planned location west of Guancheng, Bai Hengqiu, who was heading to Liyang, got the most critical news - Zhang Xing had brought a total of 20,000 to 30,000 troops.
Soldiers and horses suddenly appeared from the direction of the old battlefield and headed towards Guancheng.
Before that, they already knew the information about Shan Tonghai marshaling his troops to watch the city.
But at that time, the news couldn't bring any emotional fluctuations to Bai Hengqiu. The most he could say was 'boy cunning', which would not delay the encirclement anyway... But what about now?
Frankly speaking, at this moment when he heard the news, this great master and warlord felt a little panic for the first time in Hebei.
Even after he left Dongdu for Taiyuan, he felt a sense of panic for the first time when faced with the complicated situation.
A trace of fear.
When was the last time? When did you first face the moody "sage" after becoming a master? Or when you were demoted to Nanling by the late emperor because he was involved in seizing the rightful son? Or when you saw Yang Bin riding the Yellow Dragon straight down to Jingkou.
Once?! Or when you and Chonghe traveled to Shu when they were young and noticed a hint of a secret?
Back to the present, to be fair, this Taiyuan Army's raid on the Army was not successful, but it cannot be called a failure, because it was the Army that was always being besieged, besieged, and on the run. Even a small number of troops led by Bai Liben were surrounded and annihilated.
Considering that the army also suffered heavy losses in the fighting and fleeing, this is by no means an unacceptable result.
And if we zoom in to the level of the entire special military operation out of Hebei, the Taiyuan Army is even the unquestionable winner.
The reason is very simple, don’t forget, Cao Lin is dead!
This is the biggest result of this battle. Trapping Cao Lin is a necessary prerequisite for entering Kansai, and it is also the most difficult prerequisite. He has already completed it. Compared with it, the siege army cannot succeed, and the alliance with Hebei is powerless. After all, it is just
I'm lucky to get something but lose my life...just adjust your mentality.
Not to mention, he was planning to kill several more battalions before leaving, so that even the military operation would eventually become dignified.
However, what is going on now that Zhang Xing is leading 20,000 to 30,000 troops southward from the original battlefield?
"It's nothing." Bai Hengqiu came to his senses and laughed on the horse. "I didn't realize that this boy Li Silang was a two-faced man... He was respectful in front of me the night before yesterday, but as soon as I left, he actually surrendered.
Capture Zhang Xing, and then lead Zhang Xing back south!"
Dou Qi was dumbfounded. It took him a few breaths before he suddenly realized, and then he said anxiously: "If this is the case, wouldn't we be in danger instead?!"
"I'm here, what's the danger?" Bai Hengqiu glanced at the other party. "And they didn't come to us either... they went to Guancheng!"
"Guancheng..." Dou Qi immediately began to analyze. "I'm afraid that not only them, Shan Tonghai will also go to Guancheng! We will know the information soon."
"good."
"The Army Corps has been exercising restraint at the back, and now it is likely that they will go crazy and rush there."
"That's how it should be."
"And Wuyang County..." Dou Qi suddenly felt a little dizzy. "Yuan Baocun from Wuyang County is an old fox, and he will definitely rebel in this situation."
Bai Hengqiu nodded.
Dou Qi immediately came and asked: "Mr. Bai, should we turn around and rescue him?"
"What do you think?" Bai Hengqiu asked.
"I..." Dou Qi was confused, but after thinking for a moment, he gritted his teeth and came to a conclusion. "My son is still in Wuyang. If he doesn't save him this time, he will be captured even if he doesn't die. Life or death is unpredictable... So I
Selfishness needs to be saved!”
"Selfish?!"
"Yes." Dou Qi said solemnly. "But out of public interest, I think Mr. Bai, we really don't want to waste time here... In the overall situation, Cao Lin is dead, Dongdu is undesirable, and Hebei is unshakable, so we should
Abandon these things and advance westward quickly to avoid further mishaps; not only that, but from our current war situation, if we are caught off guard and beaten by them with a time difference of half a day, Zhang Xing, Li Ding, and Shan Tonghai's coalition forces will definitely
We had contact with General Sun and the others half a day earlier than us, and they probably encountered them in the wilderness. We were too late to rescue them. If we stayed in the city, they would be sold by the people of Wuyang County... So even if we went, it would be nothing.
It’s not worth it to save some defeated soldiers and remnant generals, and then fight with the army in a desperate battle!”
"Isn't your son worthy?" Bai Hengqiu asked quietly.
"In terms of the overall situation, this guy is insignificant. The only one worth considering is General Sun. It would be best for us to send a messenger over, ask him to surrender, and then redeem him." Dou Qi answered with difficulty.
Bai Hengqiu nodded, then shook his head: "If you say so, I will definitely try to save the person! Whether it can succeed or not is one thing, but it is another thing to easily regard the life of one's own children as nothing! Dou Dou
General!"
"My subordinate is here."
"Let's give it a try, mainly to support General Sun's breakout. After one attack, no matter whether it succeeds or not, we will immediately withdraw..." At this point, Bai Hengqiu's tone became a little gentler. "As for Mr. Duan and your family
Boy, it is indeed far away, but I think Yuan Baocun is cunning and cunning, and after we showed our determination to our own children, he became jealous."
"Good enough!" Dou Qi was relieved.
After saying that, the two men prepared to change the direction of the army from south to southeast.
However, before the military order was issued, a captain from below came to report in person, saying that someone wanted to see him.
"Old friend of Dongdu... from the east? His name is Zhang Shizhao?!" Bai Hengqiu was speechless, but he believed the other party's report immediately, because this kind of bizarreness was exactly Zhang Shizhao's style.
Sure enough, a moment later, Bai Hengqiu saw his old friend from Nanya, who appeared in view riding a slightly familiar yellow gelding.
"Lao Bai." Zhang Shizhao came on horseback and got straight to the point. "You should also know the situation. Chief Zhang asks you to withdraw your troops. It will be convenient for both of us."
Dou Qi was stunned.
Bai Hengqiu suppressed all his thoughts and sneered: "So, he is afraid?"
"I'm really scared." Zhang Shizhao said with a smile. "He said that it's not impossible to fight head-on, but he really cherishes his own gang... Breaking through once will reduce the number of people by 30%, especially the backbone, who will lose more. If you win again, you will have to fight again."
It hurts me to death, but it’s not interesting.”
"Sure enough, I'm scared." Under the western sunshine, Bai Hengqiu responded faintly, but shook his head. "It's just that his gang members are gang members, aren't our disciples disciples?"
"As long as you agree now, all those captured after noon today can be sent back with travel expenses." Zhang Shizhao knew that the other party agreed, and immediately stated the conditions. "Anyone who wants to leave can leave... The same is true for Sun Shunde
, we will not arrest him and let him escape directly. If he insists on fighting, we will try to capture him and release him afterwards."
Bai Dou and Bai Dou looked at each other and were obviously moved. This really meant they wanted to talk about things.
"Where is the Dongdu Army?" Bai Hengqiu suddenly asked a strange question.
"Even the Taiyuan Army can go back. If the Dongdu Army wants to go back to Dongdu, of course they can." Zhang Shizhao immediately laughed.
"It's better not to go back to the Eastern Capital." Bai Hengqiu replied quietly. "Sima Zheng took tens of thousands of the original Eastern Capital elites to control the Eastern Capital. After a while, Sima Huada may bring tens of thousands more Eastern Capital elites back.
...Back then, these 100,000 Dongdu elites, who were the top recruits made up of the best from all over the world, were all hidden in Dongdu, and they were sent back again. Aren't you afraid that you would not be able to sleep?"
"Are we asking them to pay for their travel expenses to go to Kansai?" Zhang Shizhao was still smiling.
"How about leaving it to Mr. Duan and letting him handle it?" Bai Hengqiu reminded seriously. "Li Ding won't let Zhang Xing kill his old officer, will he?"
"It's not impossible." Zhang Shizhao agreed simply, but then asked again. "But what if Qu Tuda knows that we are all going to be released, and suddenly comes to ask for our lives, what should we do?"
"Duan Gong, Qu Tuda, Zheng Shanye..." Bai Hengqiu gave the conditions seriously. "The prisoners of the Dongdu Army are divided into three. As long as the three of them are alive, whoever wants to be taken can go wherever they want!"
Bai Hengqiu watched the other party nod, then looked back at Dou Qi again, but the latter only shook his head slowly... The meaning was very simple, there was no need to mention his son specifically... Bai Hengqiu understood, and finally nodded slightly.
, but still did not express his position, and just came to ask: "Mr. Zhang, if you, the majestic Prime Minister of Wei, come to help me, you will entrust me with state affairs."
"What about power and conspiracy? I'm actually not interested in that anymore. What you can give me is just a Nanya position, which is really meaningless." Zhang Shizhao looked up at the sun and squinted his eyes to calm down. "I
I just want one thing now..."
"What is it?" Bai Hengqiu asked tentatively. "Is it your long-cherished wish to destroy Dongyi and unify the world?"
"I'm old and I don't dare to think about it anymore." Zhang Shizhao shook his head slowly. "As long as I can see the Wu clan being solved in my lifetime, that will be good enough."
Bai Hengqiu was completely puzzled: "If that's the case, why don't you help me? I'm going to war with the Witch Clan now!"
Zhang Shizhao remained silent.
Bai Hengqiu squinted his eyes and looked at the other party.
After a while, as a gust of wind blew up the seedlings in the abandoned field nearby, Zhang Shizhao gave a reply: "You are getting old too, we have to try new methods."
Bai Hengqiu stared at each other for a long time, while Zhang Shizhao only stood still on the yellow horse. The two stared at each other for a long time. Finally, Bai Hengqiu reined up his horse and turned around.
Immediately, the Taiyuan army finally turned to the west.
An hour later, the battle broke out. Shantong Haibu, who was well-rested, took the initiative to spread out his position. He did it mentally or not. When Sun Shunde's sentries noticed it, they retreated to watch the city before it was too late. A battle broke out between the two sides in the wilderness.
Moreover, neither Shan Tonghai, who had the superior force, nor Sun Shunde, whose average combat effectiveness was significantly higher than the other party, had any intention of withdrawing their troops, because both sides were waiting for reinforcements.
As expected, the reinforcements arrived quickly, so quickly that Sun Shunde immediately realized that the arrival was definitely not coming from the northwest of Chanyuan to outflank the main force of Shantonghai... Sure enough, under the warm spring sun in the afternoon, the dust was flying,
The big flag with the word "deposed" on the red background appeared first, followed by the troops who were far more densely packed than imagined.
At first, Sun Shunde thought it was the military corps arriving overnight... This was of course very desperate, because he would definitely collapse before the reinforcements arrived... But why did they come so quickly?
Running one hundred and fifty miles in one night?!
However, a turning point seems to have come. After arriving, the dusty troops stopped two or three miles away from the battlefield to organize their formation... This seemed to be an opportunity, or it represented a little opportunity.
"Chief Zhang, we can just rush into this situation! I am willing to be the vanguard!" Yuchi Qilang was obviously full of fighting spirit.
"One stick of incense will take you to surrender, but if that doesn't work, you will be the vanguard." Zhang Xing raised a finger, and then looked at Xiong Bonan. "King of Heaven, go and tell Sun Shunde that Bai Hengqiu will not come. He will not come today.
We will not chase you no matter how hard you try to escape...the war is meaningless and we should try to avoid unnecessary casualties."
Xiong Bonan nodded in understanding, and the iconic purple clouds rose, immediately attracting the attention of the entire battlefield.
The same was true for Sun Shunde. He stared at the purple cloud falling in front of his flag. He did not run away at all, but instead raised his hands to face each other: "King Xiongtian."
Xiong Bonan didn't waste any time and came up to tell us: "Bai Hengqiu will not come. No matter when you escape today, we will not pursue you... Li Ding and Li Mansion raised military security troops to surrender to us, and reinforcements from the north have also arrived.
, Now the overall situation has changed, the war has been decided, don’t let the sons and daughters die in vain! "
Sun Shunde said nothing.
"Don't you believe it?" Xiong Bonan frowned.
"I do not believe it, but it doesn't matter whether I believe it or not." Sun Shunde came back to his senses and tried his best to answer. "In terms of personal friendship, I am an old friend of Duke Bai; in terms of identity, I am the commander-in-chief of the partial division... I may escape, but I won't
Flee without a fight!"
Xiong Bonan nodded, jumped up, and left the place.
Seeing this scene in the distance, Zhang Xing issued a military order without hesitation: "General Yuchi, the two armies have been fighting for a while. Please lead your troops to march along the east-west battle front between the two armies and destroy the enemy's edge along the way!"
Yuchi Qilang immediately handed over his hand and left excitedly, as if he had got his wish.
Zhang Xing looked at Qin Er again: "Erlang, you are my vanguard. Let's attack directly at the banner where Sun Shunde is."
Qin Bao immediately raised his hands and said, "Hey!"
At this time, Zhang Xingfang turned back to look at Li Ding and Xu Shiying: "After I leave, you two will send out the entire army together. Wu'an's army will follow behind me to lay out, and my army will circle the east side and outflank it!"
After saying this, without waiting for the two of them to say yes, he reined in his horse and moved forward.
Qin Bao even held a big iron spear, literally taking the lead.
Sun Shunde had just seen off Xiong Bonan when he saw a scene that made him despair... The army did not leave any room for action and immediately sent troops after the notification.
And soon, another scene appeared that shocked him so much that he gave up resistance completely. After thousands of horsemen broke away from the army and headed towards the battlefield ahead, a group of men and horses rolled straight towards him, rolling in smoke and dust. Not only did they
In this way, when approaching the military formation, thick ice energy suddenly spread among the soldiers and horses, and white mist suddenly replaced the smoke and dust.
Sun Shunde, who had participated in the siege before, knew what this meant better than anyone else - Xiong Bonan probably didn't lie a word.
A quarter of an hour later, as the military formation collapsed, Sun Shunde jumped up and fled towards the river.
Sure enough, no one was chasing him.
The battle was easily won. The six battalions brought by Shan Tonghai were combined and the army regained the initiative. Near evening, Liu Heifu and Hao Yide gradually arrived. Before sunset, Wei Xuanding and Li Zida also led the Huaixi battalion.
When the camp was settled in the evening, Yuan Baocun actually arrived in person.
Before that, Zhang Shizhao came back to inform him of relevant military information.
So far, it can be said that the gang has survived the big crisis that suddenly broke out in spring. Not to mention how happy the reinforcements were, even the main force of the army was obviously a little turbulent and even dissolute after entering Guancheng City.
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Sitting on the top of the city, you can faintly hear crying and laughter.
but……
"Everyone, you should have seen that our troops are strong and the crisis has been resolved. We even took this opportunity to let Li Silang return to our gang. Many heroes have also gathered because of this time. Our family has also been united like never before. This
I, Zhang San, should have been overjoyed at this situation, but it turns out that I, the chief, have been absent-minded since yesterday, even a little perfunctory and avoiding the fight, and even had a state of appeasement." On the top of Guancheng City, the banquet began, and the feast began.
After the brothers died in the battle, everyone sat down, but Zhang Xing stood still, looked around with his wine bowl, and said what many people had hidden in their hearts for a long time. "Do you know why?"
"Are the casualties too heavy?" Wei Xuanding, who was standing beside him, asked earnestly.
"The casualties are serious." Zhang Xing replied seriously. "But it's not the reason for my behavior. Don't you know my character? I will provide full compensation for the dead and try my best to treat the injured. It will not delay my progress in doing things.
… There is only one reason that delays my work, and that is that there are other important things to do.”
Everyone at the tables around him was silent. Some of them were guessing. Some even guessed that they were worried that Bai Yousi would bump into Youzhou, but no one dared to say it was Fulong Yin.
"It's not Mr. Bai's place, it's just that we've made some mistakes. One messenger is enough." Zhang Xing solved the mystery. "It's Li Shu, another Li Longtou."
"Tsk!" Shan Tonghai raised his head on the spot, as if that was indeed the case, and then picked up the wine and drank it down, as if he had already expressed his thoughts on this matter.
The rest of the people had similar reactions, and they all seemed to be like that. Although they didn't drink, they simply whispered to each other. A few leaders of the northern reinforcements were not sure, so they took the opportunity to ask questions at other tables.
"So I learned from Li Silang that Li Shu was a little anxious and lost his temper after he left." Zhang Xing continued to speak, and everyone around him was quiet to listen. "After knowing something today, I am even more anxious... Wei Gong, what did you do from Dahe?
When I come to Yuancheng, Chief Chai Xiao and Chai Da are on the other side. Why haven't I found you yet and come with you?"
"Because..." Wei Xuanding shook his head. "He was called away by Li Longtou before."
Everyone was in an uproar, and Zhang Xing waved his hand to stop these people again.
"Everyone!" Zhang Xing spoke sincerely. "I know that there are many important things in Hebei right now. The war needs to be concluded, rewards must be given based on merit, the soldiers must be subsidized, and the reinforcements must be thanked for their hard work of traveling hundreds of miles across mountains and seas to rescue us.
, Li Silang and Wu'an Army must be reorganized in terms of personnel and military reorganization, Ji County and Wei County must be taken over, prisoners must be dealt with, and accounts must be settled with all forces in Hebei... Even Wuyang County, Ji County, and Qinghe County have been destroyed in spring farming.
The war has been delayed and replanting has to be put behind... May I ask you, which thing is not important? But I have to go. Tomorrow, it is confirmed that Bai Hengqiu will enter the west, and I will cross the river immediately! This bowl of wine,
Let me apologize first! Please continue to work hard in Hebei for a while, and I will come back as soon as possible!"
With that said, Chief Zhang finally picked up the wine.
Everyone did not dare to neglect, and stood up to raise their glasses one after another, and followed each other to finish the drink. Shan Tonghai only brought an empty bowl, but stood there and took the opportunity to pour the wine for himself. By the time the wine was poured, the others had already sat down.
When he took a quick look and saw that besides himself and Chief Zhang Xing, there were two other people who did not sit down with the crowd, namely Yuan Baocun and Xiong Bonan, he knew that he had something to say.
Sure enough, Yuan Baocun spoke at the right time: "Come on, chief. After this battle, it is still unclear who is sincerely serving the people of Hebei and who upholds the righteousness of the world? We must do our best."
After saying that, he sat down.
This is a sign of loyalty, but it is also the truth, and many people sincerely agree.
There were two people left. Xiong Bonan looked at Shan Tonghai standing there with his eyes squinted and did not speak, so he had to go ahead and say:
"Chief, I just want to say one thing. After all, Li Shu is the leader. Going to Xuzhou this time may involve Du Longtou and several managers of the Huaiyou League. You really have to go. And now that the chief has gone, it will be difficult for me to leave.
But please, chief, if possible, be sure to cut through the mess quickly and bring the army back, and don’t involve too many brothers..."
When Zhang Xing heard this, he looked up to the sky and sighed: "Where did the King of Heaven think?! The reason why I am so anxious is not that I am worried that Li Shu will not come back after dragging his troops and gang brothers to Xuzhou, but because we here have successfully persuaded Li Silang
, immediately reopened the situation. After being stimulated in Henan, some people would think they were righteous and directly deal with Li Shu and Li Longtou! And Li Shu always thought highly of himself, I am afraid he was also self-righteous, and was easily kidnapped and lost his life... I am
Be anxious to save his life! Otherwise, we will stay in Hebei to arrange things!"
The city was still as noisy as daytime inside and outside, but there was suddenly silence at the simple banquet hastily set up on top of the city.
Zhang Xing had no choice but to press the wine bowl and continue to speak: "Everyone, do you think leaders like Chai Da and Zhang Jinshu can tolerate Li Longtou's blatant splitting of troops? And you also want to leapfrog the leaders and take away other leaders? You
Do you think that the local leaders of the Eastern Territory would be willing to leave their homes and go to Xuzhou without returning? Not to mention, Du Longtou, the Du Po Formation who lost his territory, and the two general managers Wang Zhuo and Wang Hou, who are on both sides of Xuzhou with their own ideas... Li
It was wrong for him to divide his troops at the most critical moment and should be severely punished. However, as the leader and commander-in-chief of the leading platform, he did have the authority to do whatever he wanted when I was trapped. At least that is the case from now on, so he is not guilty.
Death; secondly, the biggest punishment in this war must be punished by our gang, and those people in Henan, no matter whether they are kind or malicious, cannot be allowed to go their own way and cause civil strife! Don't you think so?"
No one said anything, even Li Ding was obviously a little surprised. Those from the North and the officers of the Wu'an Army were stunned when they realized what was going on. Zhang Shizhao lowered his head and was stunned.
Zhang Xing had no choice but to look at the last person still standing: "Big Leader Shan, what do you have to say?"
"No more." Shan Tonghai came back to his senses and handed over his hand directly. "A bowl of wine to the chief!"
After saying that, before the others had time to pour the wine, they saw the leader, who was commendable for his loyalty and bravery in this battle, directly pick up the bowl that had been filled for some time and drank it all by himself!
