Entering May, the plum rain began to show its power unscrupulously. Humidity, mud, itching, sourness, uneven heat and cold, exhaustion and disease more or less invaded all military camps and marching columns.
By this time, all the famous teachers and generals were defeated.
Among the battalions at the front of the army, those who liked jumping around the most were no longer able to show off their talents. Shan Tonghai, Wu Jingfeng, Liu Heifu, Xiahou Ningyuan, and Wu Chang all withered away in several battalions. Fan Wang, Cao Chen and other Hebei cavalry battalions also None of them dared to run around anymore. On the contrary, Li Zida and Zuo Cai were in charge of several camps. Because there were many locals from top to bottom, they were familiar with the climate and were good at coping with it, so they remained active.
This situation greatly stimulated Li Ding and Li Longtou. Before Zhang Xing went south again and reached the front line, he entered the lower reaches of the Huan River several times, sometimes accompanied by Xu Shiying, sometimes accompanied by Xiong Bonan, in order to observe the frontline troops at close range. The situation with the Forbidden Army, and the results he got made him even more itchy... The reason is self-evident. Compared with the army that occupied half of the home field advantage, the Forbidden Army that set off in a hurry was worse at coping with Meiyu and encountered greater difficulties. , the weakening of the troops is also more obvious.
Not to mention, as the rain gradually accumulates, the tributaries of the Huaihe River in Huaibei are rising. This makes the imperial army moving from east to west naturally disconnected, and the army traveling from the north to the south is more likely to seize the opportunity.
In a word, even though they had expected it, the gang still underestimated Tianwei and overestimated the logistical support capabilities of the Forbidden Army.
Times have changed, the Wei Dynasty is gone, all the warehouses are left with is broken old grain, and the things that test everyone have also changed.
On the evening of May 4th, when he heard that Zhang Xing was returning to Mangdang Mountain day and night, Li Ding immediately returned from the front line, explained the situation to Zhang Xing face to face, and put forward formal military suggestions:
"The current situation is that, first of all, the main force of our twenty-five battalions has all arrived nearby. They have just left Mangdang Mountain and are heading towards the vicinity of Youji Mountain in Huanshui River.
"Secondly, the Forbidden Army's march was loose and delayed due to the rainy season. Its main force forward has left Huankou Town for three days, and there are still troops at the rear who have not yet left Huankou. Their advance guard Tu Wan Chang Lun has reached Fei further west. Shuikou, while the defender Yujieluo encountered logistical difficulties and was still trudging southwest of Xuzhou.
"Again, in order to avoid the rain and obtain supplies, the main force of the Forbidden Army was obviously planning to go along the Huan River to Qiaojun and then turn around. This was equivalent to turning in front of us and exposing their waists to us.
"In this case, by the time the main force of the Forbidden Army arrives at the southernmost tip of Qiao County and is about to leave Huanshui and turn around, our troops should already be in place in the Jishan area. At that time, we will immediately send troops south to intercept the Forbidden Army at Huanshui, and then cooperate with the fifteen battalions on the front line. , sandwiched between two sides, you can swallow up part of the east bank of Huanshui River, the main force of the Forbidden Army, in one fell swoop, and then in turn, calmly force everyone to surrender...
"The advantage of this plan is that it can strike quickly and catch you off guard. As long as the battle is resolved quickly, the rest of the Forbidden Army and Dong will not have time to react, and they may not dare to react in the future."
Zhang Xing's eyes fell on the intermittent dripping of rainwater under the opponent's body, and he listened to the opponent's words without saying a word... In fact, he had already realized before he finished listening that this plan was worse than the conceptual plan he received in Hebei.
It was more clear, and Li Ding's attitude also showed that the other party made the plan after careful consideration. At least Li Si himself believed that this plan was sufficiently feasible.
Of course, if Li Ding believes that this military plan is sufficiently feasible, then Zhang Xing will naturally recognize its feasibility.
At this time, it was already the night of the second watch. The rain was pouring outside, and you could even hear the sound of water flowing down the cliff. The lights on the Juyi Hall in Mangdang Mountain, which was still a bit chaotic, were brightly lit. At this time, only Zhang Xing and Fan Liuchu
, Qin Bao and other few people came to listen to Li Ding's words. The rest of the patrolmen, clerks, soldiers and other accompanying or left-behind personnel were busy. As for Zhang Shizhao, because he was old and tired, he went to the Immortal Cave below to rest as soon as he arrived.
Yes, I didn't call him at all.
Under the gaze of several people, Zhang Xing only took a few breaths to give an answer: "Send the patrol messenger out, and all the leaders who can come back before tomorrow night will come back here. Let's raise the flag together."
It is up to you to decide whether to start a war."
As soon as he said this, the Juyi Hall burst into chaos. Li Ding stared at his friend, and for a moment he didn't know how he should feel.
Are you grateful for the other person’s quick response and quick decision?
Or do you despise the opponent's hesitation to start a war and push the initiative to all frontline leaders?
And soon, a man as smart as Li Ding came to his senses - Zhang Xing still resisted the war personally (I don't know whether it was due to political or other considerations), but he recognized the war plan militarily, that's why he acted like this.
With this thought, Li Ding decided to make his last effort to change the other party's attitude: "Zhang San, don't worry about battle losses. Looking at it now, the situation is better than expected. And according to this plan, even if there are battle losses, we can still
After the war, through capture and expansion, we quickly made up for our losses and even gained more."
"I believe you." Zhang Xing nodded, his eyes a little bloodshot. "But I'm not only afraid of heavy losses, I'm also afraid of this."
"What does this mean?" Li Ding was confused for a moment. "Which one is this?"
"I'm just afraid that too many of my own people will die, and I'm also afraid that many Forbidden troops will be replaced after their deaths." Zhang Xing responded calmly. "Li Si, tell yourself, even if these Forbidden troops surrender, are they really reliable? Wugenzhi
Recruiting troops, settling in Dongdu, and spending the best four years of his life in Jiangdu... There are fifty or sixty battalions in the gang, about one hundred thousand people. If twenty or thirty thousand people die and another twenty or thirty thousand forbidden troops are brought in,
does it worth?"
Li Ding became more and more puzzled: "As for the army, what is missing must be made up for. Then military discipline must be strictly enforced, and training must be done properly. As long as it can be used... I am worried that their military morale will be unstable, so I will break it up first to make up for it, and then slowly start over in a few years."
Just replace them with new recruits and send them out, so why worry about gain and loss to this extent?"
"Li Si, the army of our gang is not only used for fighting." Zhang Xing was silent for a moment and gave his final answer. "To be specific, before this, because of the war, the gang was the army and the army was the gang.
; But now, the gang has established a foundation and has built a Dahangtai. It is time to spread the gang out from the army and reshape it into a large gang; not to mention, once the Forbidden Army leaves, Hebei will also have the opportunity to fight or not.
It will probably expand in the future. When the time comes, will we have to follow the example of the past and directly appoint subordinates? Where do these local officials and Xingtai officials come from? Naturally, they come from the army. Therefore, at this juncture, the army has suffered large-scale damage and has an impact
It’s not just the temporary combat power, but the development of the entire gang.”
This time it was Li Ding's turn to be silent.
After a long while, he sighed: "You always have your own reasons, but I still feel that it would be a pity not to fight this battle, and as long as you win, the situation will open up, and it will be easier to do whatever you want... let alone
, if there is a real fight, there may not be that many casualties."
Zhang Xing nodded and said nothing.
Li Ding didn't say anything either.
There is no way, the matter is just like this, military activities are risky, no one can guarantee it. And now, it is useless for the two of them to care about each other. They have not changed each other's minds for so many years, and it is impossible for them to be together like this.
Prompt the other party to change day and night.
Therefore, the two of them had no choice but to wait together in this humid Juyi Hall for someone to come.
During the rainy season, the boring waiting process was undoubtedly torturous, but in fact, the big bosses who braved the rain to return home after receiving the news were the real sufferers.
Zhang Xing did not deliberately conceal the reason for summoning the leaders. Li Ding's previous repeated investigations and statements as well as the situation at hand were naturally known to everyone on the front line.
Therefore, on the fifth day of May, at the intersection outside Mangdang Mountain, Liu Heifu, who was speeding in the rain, saw Dan Tonghai waiting here, and he complained directly: "Shan Longtou! There are marching everywhere, and it's raining like this. Damn it."
Everything is ruined. Why is Li Longtou so crazy that he has to force the chief to gather people together in such a hurry? With my level of cultivation and equestrian skills, a horse fell on the road!"
"Don't complain." Shan Tonghai frowned on the spot. When the other party dismounted and came over, he felt that his tone was wrong, so he explained in the rain. "In any case, the war hasn't started yet. It's a good thing that the chief and Li Longtou are willing to hold a meeting to discuss!"
Liu Heifu just nodded casually.
Shan Dalang saw this, but he was puzzled: "Heilong (the nickname Liu Heifu just called recently, the origin is unknown), haven't you always wanted to fight? Logically speaking, you should be happy, right? Why are you so dissatisfied?"
"I want to fight, but I can't trust Li Ding." Liu Heifu had arrived at Mangdang Mountain without any scruples, so he opened his mouth to come. "Who is this Li Ding? He's just surrendered, but he hasn't shown his ability. Why should he fight just because he said it?"
Fight? Why should he fight as he says? I don’t accept it!"
Shan Dalang suddenly understood, but was a little speechless: "If this is the case, what do you think?"
"Of course I want Shan Longtou to be the first line, Xu Dalang to be the second line, and I will be the vanguard!" Liu Heifu's voice became louder and louder as he entered the mountain under the special terrain of Mangdang Mountain. "Chief Zhang will be the head coach himself, and in Mangdang Mountain
Or if Jishan is in charge, he can command Ruoding!"
"Chief Zhang may not be good at commanding so many soldiers and horses." Shan Tonghai frowned again and corrected. "Usually, there is a division commander Ma leading the soldiers to plan for him. Now that division commander Ma is gone, we can only rely on Li Longtou... Before, our army
Li Longtou helped plan the formation, he is really capable, and several leaders on the podium are also convinced by Li Longtou."
When Liu Heifu heard this, he finally felt a little uneasy. He quickly stopped talking about Li Ding and lowered his tone: "No matter what happens, we should fight. This should be the same."
Shan Tonghai didn't say a word, but just led the horse into the Immortal Cave.
Xianren Cave is a natural cave inside Mangdang Mountain. It was originally not conspicuous in Mangdang Mountain. However, when more than 20 battalions gathered here during the rainy season, it became the best place to store supplies. Later, people who suffered from Yumo disease
After a while, it became a place where the sick and wounded were repaired and a small stove was set up. Now that the army had set off, this place naturally became the last natural barracks.
On the contrary, Juyi Hall is on the top of the cliff, which is damp and inconvenient, but the air is better.
It was noon at this time, and many leaders had already arrived. Liu Heifu claimed that he was very tired from the journey, but after entering the Immortal Cave, he immediately started running around to join forces, intent on instigating a war.
Let's say that there are at least forty leaders among the forty battalions around, and twenty-five of them are near Mangdang Mountain, and they all arrived in the morning... This is also the condition for Zhang Xing to hold a frontline meeting, and with Liu
The big leader's vitality would naturally make him like a fish in water among these people in theory, but in fact, after the black dragon dived in, he found that the leaders came from all kinds of sources, and even he had some difficulty.
Originally, those from Jiyin Xingtai or Jiangling Xingtai were okay, as they had fought side by side with Hebei, and they got involved after just a few words; but there were also some Jibei Xingtai leaders brought by Chai Xiaohe who were really difficult to acquire, because
Most of them were descendants from the lower reaches of the Jishui River. They have been idle in the reserve team in recent years. However, they are older than Liu Heifu. Moreover, they had not shown up in Hebei before, but now they are active and united near their hometown in Henan.
Quite a few; as for the leaders of the five battalions brought by Li Ding, he was even more confused. Only considering that Li Ding's subordinates were actually allies who supported the war, he didn't need to pay more attention to them.
In fact, after focusing his energy mainly on the dozen or so leaders of Jiyinxingtai and obtaining certain commitments, Liu Heifu did the math with his fingers and was surprised to find that these main combatants who had expressed their stance had increased
In fact, Li Ding's new and old subordinates already accounted for the majority... It seemed that as long as the frontline resolution was brought up, the war would have been approved... I couldn't help but make up my mind.
In the afternoon, better news came. In order not to waste time, when thirty-seven frontline leaders, big and small, had already arrived, Chief Zhang and King Xiongtian plus two frontline leaders had a short discussion and decided not to wait any longer.
, a resolution was held immediately.
After hearing the news, everyone immediately got up and walked towards the Juyi Hall. When they got there, they looked around and knew who they were.
First of all, there are several people from Chief Zhang's side, including King Xiongtian, Zhang Shizhao from the Mengji Department, and Chief Zhang. Qin Bao is also here, but he has no authority and responsibility to raise his hands. Similarly, there are Yu Changnan and
Bai Youbin, but Zhuge Dewei, who was the prefect of Qiao County, did not come.
The people leading the troops below are roughly divided into four groups:
Led by Xu Shiying, including Niu Da, Jia Yue, Zhai Qian, Mang Jingang, Xu Kaidao, Zhang Shanxiang, Fang Yanshi, Pang Jingang, Zhang Gongshen, Feng Duan, Wang Xiongdan, Jia Runshi, a total of thirteen battalions, mostly from Hebei
come over;
Led by Chai Xiaohe, including Xu Shiren, Fan Bao, Jia Wugen, Zuo Caixiang, Guan Xu, Zhang Daoxian... This platform in the lower reaches of Jishui River has always been the weakest, but this time seven battalions came due to geographical reasons, but it was an overwhelming victory.
Out;
Li Ding was the leader, and his subordinates designated the big leader Su Mu, and the three leaders Wang Chenxing, Fan Lihua, Su Jingfang, and Wang Chenxing each led a battalion, and brought five battalions out... His wife Zhang Shiniang temporarily led the camp on Li Ding's behalf.
, who also has the identity of a leader, also came over.
Shan Tonghai is the leader, but it does not refer to the Jiyin Xingtai he led, but the leaders of the frontline battalion under his temporary command who arrived at this time, including Wang Shuyong, Wu Jingfeng, Liu Heifu, Fan Wang, Zuo Caixiang, and Xiahou Ningyuan
, Guo Jingke, Shang Huaien, Han Erlang, Cao Chen, Wu Changzai...the other battalions had not arrived at this time because they were far away.
Counting them all together, there are forty-one people who can raise their hands.
"Make decisions on the spot, don't waste time." Zhang Xing sat there and stopped everyone's greetings. "On one thing, Li Longtou made a plan to attack the lower reaches of the Huan River. Let's listen to it, discuss it, and then immediately raise it.
Hands, decide whether to take the initiative to fight."
The Juyi Hall immediately fell silent.
Li Ding did not hesitate to stand up and explain. As expected, as Liu Heifu thought, most people were moved on the spot... To put it bluntly, these leaders still hope to fight more.
Military accounts, nothing else.
After finishing speaking, Li Ding was not in a hurry to go back. Instead, he looked at Zhang Xing and took the initiative to ask something: "Chief Zhang, there is something I need you to explain clearly... Before, you said that most of the people who had lowered the imperial army were
You arranged it, but at the time you only said it was to delay time and waste them, can you tell us the specific arrangements now?"
Zhang Xing paused and nodded: "He recommended Chi Shilang himself. When Wang Hou heard that Cao Che was dead, he couldn't bear it for a moment and asked me if I wanted to fight? I said I wasn't sure and it was best not to fight.
But if there was a real fight, he would fight, so he said that he wanted to feign surrender and try to seize the food from the tiger's mouth no matter what. Even if the Wei Dynasty was really dead, he would still stab the corpse of the Wei Dynasty court... I saw the sincerity of what he said.
So I let him go, and told him to go find Yu... the official."
Everyone's hearts skipped a beat. Whether they understood or not, they all immediately looked at Yu Changnan who was standing behind the pillar.
The latter came out without hesitation and explained: "I gave Chishiro an idea and asked him to flatter Sima Huada. Then I bribed Feng Chang to let Feng Chang speak, and arranged for Chishiro to take care of the harem, the emperor and the civil and military officials.
Live... What we were thinking at the time was that whether it was fighting or marching, the civil and military officials would have to be dragged behind. If we could get rid of Duke Niu, we could directly capture the little emperor, and the Queen Mother and the civil and military officials would go into our pockets.
Drill in!"
Everyone's hearts skipped a beat. This Yu Wenshu was really unscrupulous after his brother died.
And Zhang Xing also continued: "As for the internal servants, they were more open-minded. I told Wang Zhuo that I wouldn't stop them if they really wanted to leave, but no matter what, they would try their best to tie up the cattle governor for me.
Sir, if necessary, give Chishiro a result... and if we want to fight, I still hope that they will try their best to assist."
This is more in line with Chief Zhang's style, and many people nodded.
Xu Shiying immediately reminded: "But Wang Zhuo only brought two thousand people there, which was the establishment of one of his own battalions. His internal servants, especially many of Anjia's internal servants, stayed put. Now the army has gone to Jishan, It is impossible to leave even if the counties that serve the imperial army are blocked behind us."
"That means he won't do the right thing with us." Shan Tonghai quickly came to a conclusion, then looked at Zhang Xing and asked, "Where is Fu Boshi? It was also arranged by the chief?"
"I told Du Pozhen that he could surrender or fight, as long as he delayed the imperial army to buy us time." Zhang Xing also continued to give the answer. "But Du Pozhen simply gave way to Xuzhou, and instead assisted Xuzhou. Bo Shi went to surrender..."
"It doesn't matter whether Fu Bo Shi or Du Po Formation." Li Ding, who was still standing in the middle of the crowd, interrupted the conversation. "The current situation is that in addition to the situation I mentioned before, we still have two internal groups that should be in the enemy camp... and , although when they were initially asked to respond internally because they were worried about our lack of preparation and it was used to delay, both families have also been given the opportunity to participate in the war if necessary... We even have a chance to shake the master who is the main force of the opponent's Chinese army. .”
The crowd became more excited.
Zhang Xing still had the same attitude as before. He did not actively encourage or object. He just calmly looked at the leaders and said, "Brothers, do you still have words? You can speak before you raise your hands."
"Fighting is right! How can there be meat that cannot pass through the mouth?" Liu Heifu couldn't wait. "Chief, if we don't fight this, people in the world will think that we are afraid of the Forbidden Army! On the other hand, if we eat them, the world will Everyone knows our power, and if we ask Du Po Zhen to hand over Xuzhou and go to Huainan, he can honestly serve as our southern barrier."
Without Zhang Xing, Xiong Bonan seriously reminded: "Du Po Zhen is the leader of our gang. Even if there is something inappropriate this time, we have to decide how to deal with it after the war, and no matter what, we should not tell the Huaixi brothers Like an outsider."
Liu Heifu was embarrassed for a moment.
At this moment, Shan Tonghai suddenly stood up: "Let's just discuss the matter today. I am opposed to taking the initiative to start a war."
At least more than half of the people present were dumbfounded, and Liu Heifu was even a little shaken in the seat.
"My theory is very simple." Shan Tonghai stepped forward, stood side by side with Li Ding, and looked at the people around him. "Everyone, we made a decision when we held the conference in Hebei... We made it very clear at that time. If the Forbidden Army doesn't take the initiative to invade, we won't fight! And is there any obvious change from the previous expectations? We gathered a little faster, the troops were more sufficient, Chai Longtou and the others were more organized and logistics, and then the rainy season was a little worse. , Tomoshiro and the others' internal response went a little smoother, so what? There are still no particularly big changes! There is no new military information! If this is the case, then why do the forty leaders on the front line suddenly overthrow the previous eighty or ninety leaders? What about the resolution you made?!
"More importantly, although Chief Zhang initiated the resolution this time, it is considered to be in compliance with the rules. But everyone knows that Chief Zhang was instigated by Li Longtou alone, and didn't Li Longtou say he wanted to fight in Hebei before? Why can he sway the chief just by insisting on his opinion, and make the chief come here day and night, and come back to preside over this matter without even showing up to threaten Xue Changxiong? Is this in line with the rules? "
Li Ding's face turned green. Although he had long known that he was not respected by some powerful figures within the gang, he never expected that this kind of boycott would come so quickly and from such a tricky angle. Even the initiator was somewhat beyond his expectation.
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Many leaders in the field were also awe-inspiring. Although the fight between Shan Longtou and the newly demoted Li Longtou was a bit shocking, it was just that. It was not like the gang had never seen infighting before. Between Zhang Lishu, Chen Bin and Dou Lide,
Who hasn't seen it yet? However, if a single faucet is involved and Chief Zhang is involved, it would be a bit scary.
Liu Heifu, who was jumping up and down before, didn't even fart at this time.
Li Ding didn't speak, but responded coldly, while Zhang Xing slowly spoke: "If you, the leader of the group, make the most of it to me, I will come back day and night... As for the decision to convene, I approved of Li Longtou's decision to start the war.
plan, but I feel that the political risks are still high after the war, and I do have some hesitation in my heart, so I called you to make a decision."
"May I ask Chief Zhang, what does it mean that the political risks are still high?" Shan Tonghai frowned slightly. "This word is hard to understand again."
Zhang Xing didn't panic, but glanced at Li Ding.
Li Ding was stunned for a moment, breathed out, turned around and said to Shan Tonghai: "Chief Zhang told me about this thing last night... I dare to ask Shan Longtou, do you know that the army of the gang has always been more than just an army?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Longtou felt that he was confused. He clearly wanted to promote the war, so why did he have to explain the opposite to Zhang San?
Shan Tonghai was also stunned. He knew from the moment the other party said this that he couldn't reach Chief Zhang this time.
And sure enough, after Li Ding had finished explaining Zhang Xing's reasoning last night, Shan Tonghai thought for a moment and could only ask in a low voice: "So, the Chief Private is opposed to fighting?"
"No." Zhang Xing stopped the fight at the right time and spoke sincerely. "I personally want to fight now. I have a quick temper. I want to bully you when I have an advantage. I can't help but want to hide when I am slightly frustrated...
It's just that I knew from the moment I found Wang Wulang Zhuangzi four years ago that he decided to rebel. When we become the chief, the leader, our ambitions are our ambitions, and our ideas are our ideas. If we want to work for our ambitions, we must suppress our personal thoughts...
My fluctuations from last night to today are all based on the interests of the gang."
Shan Tonghai looked at Zhang Xing and didn't know what to say for a moment... He wanted to tell himself that the other party was talking nonsense again, but his reason and experience told him that what the chief said was true, and he was like this
A person who is calm on the surface but flustered and at a loss on the inside... However, what does it mean if a person is so flustered but can always withstand the inner turmoil and do the right thing?
In four years, the reason why Chief Zhang was able to win over people and defeat Li Shu was because he was able to make people like Xu Dalang thorn in the head, let a master like King Xiongtian have his own ideas, and make most of the entire gang have their own ideas.
Isn't it because all the heroes obeyed and he made the situation better? Isn't it because he has always been able to prove that Chief Zhang Xingzhang is the right party?
If this is true, this chief will be even more terrifying.
"If you say so, my opposition to sending troops is also out of public interest." Shan Tonghai calmed down and told the people around him seriously, but his tone softened a lot. "I also hope that today's brothers will remember that there will be no major changes in the military situation.
To change the course, it means forty people overturning a decision made by eighty people. Do we still need to follow the rules?"
"After all, the purpose of setting these rules in the gang is to win!" Li Ding also came to his senses and responded without hesitation. "Winning or not is the reason why certain rules are appropriate or inappropriate! Although there is no big military situation now
Changes, but there are many small changes, the cumulative effect is enough to change everything, and the chance of winning is greatly increased! Why can't we decide to change the strategy and start a war?"
Shan Tonghai smiled slightly and finally said the key words he had prepared long ago: "The matter has come to this. It would be ridiculous if we don't raise our hands to make a resolution. What I mean is that now is the time to overturn the resolution of the old gang meeting. In general,
There must be a limit... Therefore, before raising your hands to decide whether to go to war, you must first make a small resolution. Just raise your hands and see how simple it is to decide. Do you need half of the people to agree, so you can change the small to big, or two-thirds of the people?
Change only with consent? And I personally think that since it is to change from a small to a large, at least two-thirds of the people, that is, at least 28 people, must agree to fight, so that there will be no drama that the foreign military orders will be ignored! Of course,
If the chief has his own ideas, I, as the leader, will respect the chief. After all, I am also in the army and on the front line."
After saying that, he turned back to his seat.
Almost everyone present was stunned. Zhang Xing, Li Ding, and even Xu Shiying, who had been defeated, all looked at this person again... The diligent Xu Dalang never expected that this Shan Dalang was really reliable.
Following the rules has played a role in restraining Chief Zhang... Unfortunately, it's too late. My ambition is gone forever, and I can't join forces with this old brother.
After a while, Li Ding stood there and thought for a moment. He had no choice but to go back.
When Xiong Bonan saw this, he just frowned slightly and said, "Is there anyone else who wants to speak?"
No one in the audience paid any attention.
Xiong Bonan turned back to look at Zhang Xing: "What do you think, Chief Zhang?"
"Shan Dalang's words make sense." Zhang Xing thought for a while, but had nothing to say. "It's not that the frontline cannot make decisions at the moment, but since it is temporarily changing from small to large, there must be restrictions, and there must be a chief and a leader present.
Host, please raise one more hand."
Xiong Bonan nodded and said immediately: "In that case, there is no need to delay. If you feel that the small change is more than two-thirds, then raise your hands, and if more than half is enough, this round will be decided."
After saying that, King Xiongtian raised his hands first, and Zhang Xing also raised his hands. Seeing this, many people around him raised their hands. Only five or six people from the Wu'an Army who followed Li Ding did not move, and Fang Yanshi, a member of the Putai Army that day, did not move.
...Even Liu Heifu raised his hand after looking around.
"Thirty-three hands." As Han Erlang finally thought carefully and raised his hands, Xiong Bonan, who waited for a moment, chose to count. "After that... now raise your hands to decide whether to change the plan and take the initiative to start a war. Those who agree raise their hands.
, only if you have twenty-eight hands or more...don’t hesitate."
Under the gazes of Yu Changnan and Bai Youbin, one hand was raised one after another. Li Ding himself and the five people under his command, plus Fang Yanshi, were the first wave; Xia Hou Ningyuan, who glanced at his big brother, was the first
At the beginning, Niu Da, Jia Yue, Zhai Qian, Wu Changzai, Liu Heifu, Zuo Caixiang, Zhang Shanxiang and other staunch main combatants raised their hands in the second wave; then Xu Shiying, Wang Shuyong, Zhang Shizhao, Jia Wugen, Han
Erlang and others thought for a moment, then raised their hands to add.
When Jia Runshi finally raised his hand to finish amidst the urging, King Xiongtian also raised his hand in the eyes of Yu and Bai with obvious disappointment, and then announced the result: "Twenty-two, no pass."
This is a very frustrating and unconvincing result.
But Chief Zhang, who had shown little sign of the previous two resolutions, turned serious at this time: "Since it is a rule, it must be followed. This is the result of everyone's public discussion. I will also reissue the military order here, unless there is a clear change in the military situation on the front line.
Otherwise, you must abide by the previous military orders when you go back. You are not allowed to launch group attacks without authorization, and you are not allowed to take the initiative to attack the opponent's main military camp and garrisoned towns. The twenty-five battalions in Jishan must stand still... Everyone go back as soon as possible! I will set off tomorrow, too.
Go to Jishan to supervise the army."
Everyone calmed down, stood up and bowed, and then left talking.
Li Ding originally wanted to stay, but he just sighed and left. Zhang Xing and Xiong Bonan also stood up, apparently to see them off and prepare to rest in the Immortal Cave.
Zhang Shizhao, on the other hand, was probably well rested at this time, so he casually took the initiative to talk to Yu Changnan and Bai Youbin.
The two of them were originally depressed, but when they saw this man coming over, they were frightened and quickly bowed their heads in the hall.
"You two seem a little depressed?" Zhang Shizhao asked knowingly with his hands behind his back.
"I don't dare." Bai Youbin denied instinctively.
"Indeed." Yu Changnan admitted immediately.
"It's okay." Zhang Shizhao said with a smile. "Look at me, I also want to fight, but I'm not depressed, I'm even a little happy."
Bai Youbin and Yu Changnan looked at each other, then bowed their heads and said, "Please give me some advice, Mr. Zhang."
"The reason is very simple." Zhang Shizhao said calmly. "First of all, it is extremely rare for Chief Zhang and below to help these people put aside their private interests and talk about public affairs, even if they are just pretending, because we are used to seeing people pretending to be public for personal gain, and even for public benefit.
It's just private... And let me tell you, I have been hiding for three years and watched for a long time, just to see the reality of Zhang Sanlang and others... Forgive me, I only talk about Zhang Sanlang and Xiongtian Wang.
Pretend, it’s a watertight pretense, and it’s enough for me to risk my life for another gamble. So you should also be happy, because this kind of help can go further, and you all have long-term time to make long-term plans.”
When Yu and Bai heard this, they were a little shocked. After all, the person in front of them was the best guarantee for them.
Not to mention……
"Not to mention, secondly, it is a pity today, but originally it was just Li Silang's restlessness, and he just returned to the original." Zhang Shizhao continued to smile. "And back to the original, the situation on the front line may still change.
Well, who can say for sure?"
More than a hundred miles away, in Huankou Town, the sky has turned dark. Unlike Mangdang Mountain, the rain here is heavier. And because Mangdang Mountain Juyi Hall is on a cliff, it is next to Huan River and Huai River, so it is actually
Frogs kept croaking.
In a small building in the town, Wang Zhuo, who was all wet, stood up and came to the window, preparing to close the window door.
"There is no need to close the window." Mr. Niu, who was sitting in the corner of the room trying to repair a raincoat with a rope, stopped. "I am here. Unless I send a master, no one will eavesdrop."
Wang Zhuo nodded, returned to his seat, and continued to look at the hemp rope and coir raincoat in the other person's hand. Yu Huo, who was next to him, was obviously in some kind of agitated mood, just holding the wet clothes and frowning.
After watching for a while, Wang Zhuo suddenly said: "Duke Gong, I remember that it was the late emperor who asked you to meditate on the rope?"
"That's right." Niu Dugong suddenly put down his raincoat and hemp rope and sighed for a moment. "But it should be the late emperor's late emperor... In short, the late emperor's intention is to let us make ropes to tie something to Wei... I
This man was stupid and didn't know what to tie. Sometimes he tied a car, sometimes he tied a boat, sometimes he tied a raincoat. Uncle Cao Huang was smart, he knew he was going to tie someone up, but he died faster than me."
At this point, he came to Wang Zhuo seriously and said: "Xiao Wang, Xiao Yu, I also advise you not to be too smart! In troubled times, being too smart can easily ruin the situation! Now that the Wei Dynasty has reached this point, it is his Cao family who has exterminated himself.
We can ignore their livelihood, but what about my family? As the Governor, I cannot allow you to give them up to the Forbidden Army!"
"Governor!" Yu Liao stamped his feet on the spot. "As I said, this is not a matter of cleverness or not, but a matter of considering us as a whole. We are divided into two. Half of the people say it is better to go to the north and don't want to go to Dongdu.
The other half don't know where to go, so they should go to the north! As for you, the governor, you think of yourself as a rope. Now that the Wei Dynasty has died, you should tie yourself to all of us.
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"Don't you understand, Eunuch Yu?" Mr. Niu said to him, pressing his coir raincoat: "When did I say that I won't listen to everyone? It's because the matter is so important that I don't dare to believe you two smart people! If both men are
He said he was going to the north, why are you and I arguing here at home?"
"It's just that in this situation, do we need to gather everyone together in front of the imperial army and question them one by one? Or should I ask the Governor to go north and see for himself? You are not afraid of death, but I am afraid that you can't figure it out alone.
In the past, I would have been swept away by the purple-faced king!" Yu Huo was almost dying of anxiety. "Duke, we have to set off tomorrow, so we have to make a plan quickly. It is best to be able to run to the distance behind Jishan in one day and night.
Just get away!"
Duke Niu was silent and obviously a little anxious.
At this time, Wang Zhuo, who had been observing Duke Niu for a long time with squinted eyes, suddenly spoke again: "I have a compromise idea, which can roughly prove that you guys want to go north."
"What?"
"how?"
"It's very simple. I have 2,000 men and 15 generals here. I would like to ask the Governor to personally select the 20 leading men from here. Let's get together and raise our hands. The Governor will count the two hands and the rest."
If you have one person and one hand, if you have more hands to go back to Dongdu, I will go with you to Dongdu. If you have more hands to go to the north, please ask the governor to follow me to Jishan!" Wang Zhuo indeed gave a plan. "Is this fair? It is feasible.
Right? Just follow the rules, right?"
Eunuch Yu was stunned on the spot, while Du Gong Niu thought about it for a moment and actually thought it was true.