The fruit rain has indeed become more urgent as the local farmers said.
Under a riverside shack at a rural ferry on the east bank of the Wohe River, Zhang Xing, Li Ding, Xu Shiying, and Chai Xiaohe sat around a borrowed large square table. There were two tables behind them. Yu Changnan was surrounded by a group of clerks.
Sit down, Qin Bao, Bai Youbin and a group of prepared generals didn't even have tables, they just sat on a few rows of stools in full armor, and then messengers from all walks of life conveyed countless complex information.
Take him to the shack here.
As for most of the leaders, without exception, they were all mobilized.
"Here comes news from Chief Mangda. After crossing the river for only three miles, he captured a village in front of him. There were two teams of 300 people from the Forbidden Army inside. They had already won the battle..." A messenger wearing a raincoat and hanging a bell came from a special place.
The reserved boat crossed the river and reported the first military situation. After saying that, he touched the Chinese book on his waist.
"What do we do with this kind of military intelligence? Aren't there regulations? In battles with less than 500 people, there are no unexpected or major changes in the military intelligence information. Go directly to Yu Sheren and file it, and then we will take a look!" Li Ding looked at the other party.
When he handed over the document sealed in cowhide, he not only refused to accept it, but became serious. "Everyone is crowded over, what should I do if it delays the serious military situation?"
The messenger was startled and obviously at a loss.
"It's Yu Wenshu." Xu Shiying sat aside, looking at the map with his head lowered, and mentioned it casually, as if as a reminder.
Li Ding was stunned for a moment and looked back.
At this time, the messenger came to his senses and quickly explained: "What Chief Mangda means is that the village is more regulated and has better defenses. Can some military supplies be transported there and used as a base camp to continue the attack?"
"It makes sense..." Chai Xiaohe suddenly expressed his agreement, and at the same time motioned to the other party to hand over the document to him.
"No! The number of pontoons and ferries is limited, and the number of ships is also limited. Now we must mainly transport sergeants. The rest should be considered at least until more than twenty battalions have been crossed." Li Ding took it back from Xu Shiying.
He glanced at Zhang Xing, who was writing silently, and gave his own answer.
"That's it." Chai Xiaohe also changed his attitude.
"We will definitely not be able to cross the river today. Should we continue crossing the river at night? Or should we take the opportunity to send some supplies across by boat?" Xu Shiying raised his head and asked.
"Ships should also try their best to ferry people across at night. At this time, a little force is good. Compared with supplies, it can also save the lives of the people in front. But the pontoon is really dangerous to pass at night, so forget it." Zhang Xing finally said.
"Then get back to him quickly..." Chai Xiaohe turned around and handed the cowhide bag in his hand directly to the table behind him.
The messenger immediately went behind the shed.
As soon as the person left, another person came over, but he just handed over his hand: "There is news from Chief Zhang..."
"Which leader?" Li Ding frowned. "Where is the document?"
"Leader Zhang Shizhao, there is no document." The messenger quickly lowered his head and answered. "It's just a verbal message."
"What message is Leader Zhang sending?" Zhang Xing took the initiative at this time.
"He said that the Empress Dowager of the Wei Dynasty and the Emperor were accompanied by a group of officials, mainly civil servants from the Six Ministries in the past. After talking to these people, he obtained some of the latest personnel information about the Imperial Army in person. After comparing it with the previous information, he found that
There are more Xue Wanlun and Niu Fangsheng. It should be because the imperial army disposed of Zhao Guang in Xuzhou and they lacked someone to lead the troops." The messenger was too busy to speak. "Also, he said that Feng Wuyi will arrive tomorrow."
"I know." Li Ding's expression softened slightly.
"Xue Wanlun...is Xue Changxiong's eldest son?" Xu Dalang thought thoughtfully. "Niu Fangsheng...is the son of Mr. Niu of Nanya?"
"Yes." At the back of the shed, Bai Youbin immediately stood up and responded loudly. "Actually, it's hard to say who of the two is the leader... After Xuzhou, plus the ones below, there are at least three less leading generals, plus Zhao Xingmi's department,
There are only four of them, and no one knows who is on top... Chief, the two leaders, Xu Shuai, please allow me to cross the river immediately to find my old team with my father, it will definitely work wonders."
"That's what I mean by letting you be here." Xu Shiying raised her voice and answered. "It's just that if you are allowed to cross the river in the first wave, you will be like a headless fly, hitting wherever you go. But if you wait for the front line
According to the intelligence, if we set out tonight or tomorrow, there will be many more chances of finding your old subordinates..."
"That's it." Bai Youbin responded immediately, but even after sitting down, he still looked a little eager to try.
Li Ding glanced at Bai Youbin and didn't say anything. He originally wanted to say that if he set off later, he would be more likely to find his old troops, but he was still a headless fly. There was a high probability that he would not be able to hit him. It would not be possible to fight on this scale.
Maybe it's because his old subordinates are like this... However, this statement is unnecessary, and even on the contrary, it requires this person to do this kind of thing regardless of reward.
In other words, it is time for someone like Xu Shiying to speak out such words before battle that seem reliable but are actually illusory.
Thinking of this, Li Ding glanced at Zhang Xing who was writing a letter across from him. According to the other party's past habits, whether he was telling the truth and treating others sincerely or encouraging him like this, he would definitely take the initiative to do such a thing anyway.
, The reason why he is so calm now is because he has Xu Dalang and he works for him.
No matter what, following the crowd is indeed the way to do great things.
"That's fine with Niu Fangsheng. Why don't you ask the person in front of Xue Wanlun to pay attention to him and save his life? After all, turning around will be of great use?" Just as he was thinking about it, Chai Xiaohe continued to speak.
"It's not necessary. We are fighting now. We must not restrain our hands when fighting." Li Ding blurted out.
"You can inform the King of Heaven and ask him to pay attention. If there is an opportunity and conditions, he will capture him alive. There is no need to notify the other leaders." Zhang Xing, who wrote the letter, interjected.
"Where is the King of Heaven?" Chai Xiaohe continued to ask.
"The King of Heaven is on the other side, heading northwest. We still need to check on possible reinforcements from the Forbidden Army..." Xu Shiying informed immediately.
"The northwest is Sima Zheng... Will Sima Zheng really come? What about voicing ten thousand long theories? Why do I think he won't come even if he vomits ten thousand long theories? Logically speaking, it's three days away, but if he learns about it tomorrow
Knowing the battle situation, will he really come? Isn't he afraid of the King of Heaven? Isn't he afraid of the 'Fulong Seal'?" Chai Xiaohe asked repeatedly.
"Whether he comes or not, you have to be on guard... The probability of him coming is higher, Sima Zheng is less likely... But you have to be on guard, especially Sima Zheng. If he has really come, it will definitely be a big trouble, or even...
The only key point we have to guard against given our superior strength is that it must be guarded against." Zhang Xing saw Chai Xiaohe's nervousness and took the initiative to explain.
"I'm going to talk a lot, but what about Yu Jiuluo? Yu Jiuluo is behind, and he will definitely try his best to save him, right? Those people in the Huaiyou League are unreliable! Do you want to divide your forces to stop them?" Chai Xiaohe continued to ask.
At this time, almost everyone could see that it was obviously Chai Longtou's first time to participate in commanding such a war, and it was both his first time participating in the military and his first time performing the role of leader, so he was really nervous.
"Don't worry about him, because we are attacking from east to west. Yujieluo will follow, and we are also moving forward. At worst, we will throw the entire east bank of the vortex to him." Li Ding also explained.
"That's right... Rain is the best way to stop it. It's not impossible to send people there, but it won't work if you invest too few troops, and it's not worth investing more troops." Zhang Xing continued.
"Leave it to the Huaiyou League!" Xu Dalang also casually advised.
"Will the Huaiyou League be obedient?" Chai Xiaohe relaxed slightly, but was still nervous.
"If you don't obey me this time, go back to Xuzhou and deal with the Du Po Formation in one go!" Li Ding said coldly.
"makes sense."
"It's not easy to deal with." Xu Dalang suddenly said quietly. "The key is that everyone knows that the people from the Huaiyou League belong to us in name, but in fact they are all his own. Otherwise, why would there be Fu Boshi before the meeting?
Now Li Zida? Everyone below said that this is the military tax paid to us by the Huaiyou League. If we want to take care of the rest, it will be in the name of annexation."
"So what about annexation?" Li Ding retorted.
"That's not what I said. Since I have received the order, I should be under unified command. But right now, the war comes first, and the rest can be ignored for the time being." Zhang Xing stopped the dispute that might expand externally.
"Actually, I only mentioned this because of the war." Xu Shiying said seriously. "Chief, it's not just the Huaiyou League that is unclear. After this battle, it is natural to clean up Hebei externally, but to rectify internally...
…”
Li Ding narrowed his eyes slightly.
"That's right." At this moment, Chai Xiaohe obviously misunderstood Xu Dalang's meaning. "Among the leaders of the fifty or sixty battalions of our gang, not everyone is a good fighter, and many of them are just by chance...
Take me for example, how do I know how to fight? After this time, the territory will be expanded to a few more counties and two new platforms will be established. It will be time to take away the military power of some leaders and let those who can fight fight, and those who can't fight.
It would be good to have a county guard, separate administration, and general administration."
"Having said that, the commander-in-chief of Xingtai always has a battalion of troops." Li Ding looked at Chai Xiaohe. Although he was still a little stiff, Zhang Xing, who knew him well, knew that this guy was trying hard to sound kind. "Just.
It seems that whether it is a general with a guard or a general, when marching and fighting, there are always three teams of 450 soldiers and horses with him at all times, plus the elite guards directly under his command, so that he can effectively command and respond flexibly."
"I see...what is this?" Chai Xiaohe saw Xu Shiying receiving a messenger.
"He sent a letter from Chief Xu. He suggested that the first ten battalions could move alone after crossing the river, and the last ten battalions could move in pairs instead. This would make it easier to connect." Xu Shiying opened the cowhide bag, took out the paper, took a look at it, and handed it over.
Behind him.
The leader Xu he mentioned could only be Xu Shiren.
"Does it make sense?" Chai Xiaohe was much more cautious this time.
"no!"
"not like this……"
Li Ding and Xu Shiying spoke almost at the same time, and then they looked at each other. It was Xu Shiying who answered: "Li Longtou's previous arrangement was right, because a single battalion operation would make the imperial army unclear about the number of our troops and horses, and they thought
The fifteen or sixteen battalions that were previously on the front line are still paralyzed...and if they concentrate their forces too early, they will easily notice something strange and flee directly, which will cause trouble."
"I see."
"Report this to Chief Xu. Please explain it to the other leaders in the camp who are preparing to attack." Xu Shiying said as he turned around to hand over the documents.
"What is this?" At this time, another message arrived.
"Master Wang has requested a battle and hopes to lead the Zhishi army across the river to join the battle."
"Okay, let him rest in Jishan overnight and set off with Shan Dalang tomorrow."
"Where is Shan Dalang?"
"He and Wu Jingfeng went to find the camp where Wu Chang was. Wu Chang had been fighting particularly to the south... and now they are fighting with the Yujiluo tribe."
"Do you want to send someone to look for them and remind them to ask Shan Dalang and Wu Dalang to come back before tomorrow morning so as not to delay the important event?"
"If they both delay even this, then they deserve Wang Wulang to take the lead... If Shan Dalang can't make it in time, let Wang Wulang stay at the end to hold the battle."
"What's up?"
While he was talking, another cowhide bag crashed out of the accelerating rain curtain.
"Han Erlang's troops had just arrived at the station on the other side to report. In the chaos of the rain, his battalion ran into a forbidden army on the road in front of them. The number was at least two thousand, probably three thousand. It should be led by a general (Ying Yang Lang)
The whole government (Yingyang Mansion) has enemy troops." The messenger panted and handed over the cowhide bag. "The two sides are fighting fiercely."
When fully staffed, the First Guard of the Forbidden Army has three Ying Yang Lang generals on the left and right wings. Each general will lead an indefinite number of personnel from 2,000 to 5,000 people per unit.
Three thousand people correspond to the setup of the first army battalion.
This means that an organizational confrontation has occurred on the battlefield, and the war situation has entered a new stage.
"I know." Li Ding calmed down.
"It's begun." Chai Xiaohe seemed to calm down.
"Let's move to the other side of the river!" At this moment, Zhang Xing put away the letter he had just written and stood up suddenly.
No one objected, and the military command center immediately crossed the river.
The ships are not big, and the ships on the Wohe River are unlikely to be that big. The number of ships is also very tight. This is not Huanshui after all. Even if the gang has controlled many ships in advance according to possible plans, it still seems to be stretched at this time.
Chai Xiaohe, who was of low cultivation, was the first to cross the river by boat. As soon as he crossed the river, he received huge bad news. His heart sank for a moment, but then he forced himself to calm down and immediately sent it to the east of the river.
While the messenger was still in the river, Zhang Xing and Li Ding set off together. Li Ding took the boat, and Zhang Xing jumped directly across the river in the rain. Just as he jumped across the river in the rain, the chief suddenly realized that this
Where is the crux of the war?
"John Doe!"
Falling on the west bank, the rain was pouring above his head. Zhang San, who had lost his body-protecting energy, stood on the river embankment, letting the rain fall on him, but he glanced at the generals who were preparing to arrive in batches on the river, and looked at the other bank.
The crowd who had not yet boarded the boat finally fell on Li Ding, who had just arrived by boat and was about to land. "Have you thought about it?"
"It's just the right time." Li Ding knew what the other party meant almost instantly. He might even have had the idea while on the boat, so he yelled his objection while he was still on the boat. "It's the right moment!"
"What are Chief and Longtou going to do?" Chai Xiaohe, who was the first to cross the river, asked in a loud voice from high up the river embankment wearing a raincoat. "Have you received the letter?"
"Form up here!" Li Ding went ashore and announced his chance of victory. "Form up here! Freeze the river! This way, except for Wu Chang who is in that camp, we can all pass by tomorrow morning!
"
"What letter?" Zhang Xingze turned around and asked.
"Can it be frozen?" Chai Xiaohe was stunned for a moment. He looked at the rushing water in the late rainy season and couldn't help but panic. He didn't know who to talk to first. "It's the military information we just received... Jiawugen Camp is twenty years away from here.
When we besieged a market in the southwest of here, our vision was unclear in the rain, and we suddenly encountered support and counter-siege by several times the number of enemies... Should we change the plan and let the leader Mang, who is higher in cultivation, go directly to support?"
"Don't worry about this!" Li Ding replied loudly. "Let Mang Jingang and his men continue to move westward until they reach Feishui, and let the battalion from Xindu River behind do the support!"
"Can you make it?"
"Even if his entire army was wiped out, he would not delay the outcome of this battle. How can there be any saying that it was too late or too late?" Li Ding had already climbed onto the river embankment and came behind Zhang Xing who was facing the Guohe River. He was only a few steps away from Chai Xiaohe.
Even though it was far away, the voice was still loud and scary. "Besides, if this place can be frozen and reinforcements are flowing in, why is it too late? As for whether it can be frozen, how will you know if you don't give it a try?"
"But..." Chai Xiaohe hurriedly walked up to the other party and told the key point. "Although I don't know much about Qi, I also know that everyone has a certain amount, and after using it, he needs to rest and recover... Moreover,
Even if the chief has deep Qi, the rest of the people have only ordinary cultivation... If it is used now, what if we have to form a formation for the decisive battle tomorrow and the day after?"
"If this happens, if forty battalions penetrate the opponent's abdomen overnight, how can there be a decisive battle?" Li Ding was unhurried, but extremely determined. "Crossing the river is a decisive battle!"
"Then do it!" Zhang Xing looked at Xu Shiying, who had landed calmly, and turned around to give the order. "I will be the base of the formation, Xu Dalang will use the sword to activate the Qi! All the generals who are ready are gathered around! Chai Longtou, hurry up.
Collect a batch of planks and straw! Let's fight here!"
Chai Xiaohe didn't know how he responded. He turned around and ran towards the river embankment. He didn't care about the rain above his head and the mud under his feet. He just felt that he could hardly breathe... After arriving at the Wohe River, at this moment
Before, he was self-aware and had always wanted to keep up with these people and become one of the real pillars of the gang. But at this moment, he finally understood that people are really different. Some people are happy when they hear chaos, and some people are happy when they hear chaos.
They are iron-blooded and lead-hearted, some people are capable of turning around a thousand times, some people are universal-minded, and some people are just unfathomable!
Just do your best in logistics, and leave the world to these people to mess up!
The rain is getting heavier!
In the evening, a cloud of fog, rain, twilight, and mist rolled inexplicably from the east. Even the masters of condensing pills could not conduct effective detection in this situation. This basically made the battle situation fall into a situation where only paper and oral reports were available.
The point of making judgment.
The Forbidden Forces are even worse here, because they were making a strategic turn before.
It's exactly the same as what Li Ding said. When an army of 60,000 to 70,000 people, plus attached craftsmen and so on, strategically turns from a point-shaped march of nearly a hundred miles from east to west to north and south, everything is in chaos.
Coupled with the rain, once faced with a full-scale attack, even gods would not be able to determine which troops were in the specific place at what time.
In other words, the command system of the Imperial Guard is semi-paralyzed, at least for now.
"This fog is strange, but it is not very big. It will be cleared by the rain soon, so don't worry." Sima Jinda said in a village fifteen miles west of Chengfu County that is not even close to a town.
He walked into a brightly lit farmhouse hall, but he still had a sad look on his face. "It's just that General Tuwan is a little far away. Even the letter delivery area, I'm afraid it will take three days to get there."
Sima Huada, who was sitting in the main seat, didn't say anything at all. He just looked at the corner of the room, where two sergeants were using spears to fiddle with something from the cracks in the brick wall.
That is to say, Sima Jinda, who was highly cultivated, saw a few big toads in the cracks of the wall and was helpless: "Toads are auspicious beasts. The "Tai Xuan Jing Supplementary Notes" also said that there were real dragons in the form of toads before.
Yes, brother, why bother?"
Sima Huada finally managed a smile: "It makes me upset."
"First you throw out all the furniture and belongings, and now you want to kill the toads in the corner of the house. Next, are you going to demolish the house?"
Sima Jinda wanted to continue complaining, but the enemy was in front of him, so he held back. Instead, he stood there and watched coldly as the sergeant pierced several large toads with his spear, and then went out to find a fire in the next room to roast them.
Then he turned around and repeated what he said before: "The fog won't last long, it will dissipate soon."
Sima Huada nodded, but hesitated and asked after a while: "Old Qi, what do you think this battle is about? Why did the gang suddenly cross the river to fight us?"
"Fengsheren, General Linghu, what do you think?" Sima Jinda did not answer directly, but looked at the other two people in the room.
"They probably want to scare us away and don't want us to go north and enter their territory. It's one thing that Qiaojun is their familiar territory, Xingyang is their current fundamental territory, and Luokou Aoshancang is even less likely to be willing to do so.
"Let them out." Feng Chang thought for a while and gave the answer. "And it should have been concluded before that as long as we go north and enter their old territory, we will attack directly, so we came over as soon as we moved, and our movements were scary fast."
"Indeed." Linghu Xing also somewhat agreed. "I have long heard that the gang has a bad habit. Whenever important matters need to be discussed, the big boss or the leaders can only raise their hands to decide the matter. After the matter is decided, there may be no other way at the moment.
Change... But the momentum is still right, and it will work wonders when we just turn around... However, if we are stunned by them and turn away suspiciously, then we have fallen into their scheme."
"What do you think the seventh man is?" Sima Huada asked his brother again.
"That should be the case. It may also be that we are afraid that we will pursue the emperor and attack in the opposite direction as a hindrance." Sima Jinda thought for a moment and was unable to refute. "But these are all speculations. The information is now in a mess.
I learned that several battalions appeared along the river in the afternoon, and they fought many battles, large and small, and it was difficult to determine the outcome..."
"Didn't you win?" Sima Huada said in surprise. "Didn't you say that He Xi won in front of you?"
"It's just that He Xi happened to surround a camp south of the city father." Sima Jinda said seriously. "If we can't break through overnight, reinforcements will arrive early tomorrow morning. It's hard to say whether we can rescue them or even win or lose... Mo
Forgot, there are fifteen or six battalions of them, including a grandmaster."
Prime Minister Sima immediately frowned: "We also have grand masters... In short, no matter what, the army is not as strong as us, the combat power is not as good as us, and it is crossing the river. Don't others know how difficult it is for the army to cross the Wohe River? Don't we know? So that's why
Now we are caught off guard due to the steering and the rain, but aren’t the chances of victory still in our favor? Besides, the front line has not suffered a loss... or even had an advantage!"
Sima Jinda could not refute it.
"It's roughly true." Feng Chang even took the initiative to confirm. "Based on the previous information, we have the chance of winning."
"Having said that, the information is still too little." Sima Jinda frowned and looked at Feng Chang. "No one knows whether the gang has preparations beyond our knowledge."
Sima Huada still said nothing and just looked at Feng Chang.
Feng Chang had no choice but to show his hands to Sima Jinda: "You servant, with all due respect, if the gang really has a big conspiracy and we haven't discovered it until now, we deserve it...and if we really want to remedy the situation, we should go to the front line to investigate first.
intelligence, and then make decisions and responses.”
"Ren Fengshe is right." Sima Jinda nodded and simply admitted his mistake. "I was too worried."
"That's the case." Sima Huada finally took the initiative to speak. "Old Qi, why don't we divide our troops into two groups? General Linghu and I will continue to Qiao County. You and Niu Fangsheng behind you will lead troops to support He Xi early tomorrow morning.
Then when Sima Deke and Zhang Qian arrive, we can discuss strategies to deal with the enemy together and resolve this battle... how about that?"
Sima Jinda immediately frowned: "At this time, eldest brother should stay in the army personally. Only you have the prestige to gather all the soldiers and horses and then command them under unified command."
"This is not what I said before. We need to cross the river to fight. If I don't go, I will end up like Cao Che. Now it's defense. You and Sima Deke are just arguing about military strategy at most... Why force it?" Prime Minister Sima said sincerely.
"When you win, I guess the rainy season is almost over, so I will go south from Qiao County and bring supplies from Qiao County to comfort you... How about that?"
Sima Jinda wanted to say something else, but Feng Chang also hurriedly came to persuade him: "You Pu She, the matter is like this. Qiao County is very important, and someone must go there, and the front line is also very important, and someone must participate in the war. The left side of the province
The prestige of the servant is too high, and if the war situation is unfavorable, it is even more important to have someone who knows the soldiers... In the past, wasn't it just the right servant who worked on the front line, and the prime minister sat in the rear? Why is the right servant now?
What if Pu She doesn’t want to do it anymore?”
Sima Jinda was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then thought about it under the different eyes of several people. Finally, he took a long breath and said to his brother: "Brother, it's not me who has been stubborn these days.
, but I am really worried about the future of the Sima family..."
"The future of the Sima family..." Sima Huada smiled.
"I'm really afraid that the Imperial Army will fall apart on the road." Sima Jinda said seriously. "If I can't safely send the Imperial Army to the Eastern Capital and make it the foundation for our Sima family to strive for world supremacy, then I will be guilty...
If according to what some people say, among the dead, a truly heroic person can enter the Black Emperor's mansion from Red Mountain and live happily for a long time, then when I come to the Black Emperor's mansion, how will I see my father?"
Sima Huada's eyelids twitched when he heard this, and when the other party finished speaking, he waved his hand quickly: "Lao Qi, you are good at everything, but you are too thoughtful and always take things too seriously. Our Sima family's confidence
What can't you do here? Don't say such things, just rest assured, we brothers will definitely be able to do this well!"
"Forget it!" Sima Jinda nodded, then looked around. "I will go back to inspect the troops and horses, prepare them, and tomorrow morning I will turn to He Xi in the southeast to eat the lone army of the gang... Brother, go to Qiao County yourself.
"
Prime Minister Sima nodded hurriedly.
In this way, not long after Sima Jinda came in, he left again. I don't know if it was a coincidence. Just after Sima Jinda left, frogs croaked again in the house. This time, Sima Huada did not rush to shout.
, instead, he was silent for a long time, and then he let out a faint breath amidst the renewed sound of frogs croaking.
Feng Chang looked at Linghu Xing beside him, hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward cautiously and said: "Prime Minister, I'm sorry to say this bluntly, but your servant is your brother after all. He is a person as big as your arm. It's not appropriate to get along with each other these days..."
, you two are really embarrassed."
Sima Huada smiled and pinched his astringent beard slightly: "Did I cause this embarrassment?"
"Prime Minister." Feng Chang took another step forward and whispered in front of the lamp. "If your servant She really wants to have a relationship with you, he can only wander between you and the general after returning to the Eastern Capital.
Before you meet the general, you are one."
"That's well said." Sima Huada put away his smile and sighed while pressing the desk in front of him. "Feng Sheren hit the mark right now. This brother of mine is my arm now, but he will be me when he gets to the Eastern Capital."
My son’s arms!”
Feng Chang was obviously uneasy, so he could only look at his only colleague Ling Huxing, but the latter just smiled. This made Feng Chang, who looked as usual, furious - just because his family was a famous family in Jin, he could compete with the Bai family and the Sima family.
Are you able to handle the situation with ease? Isn't it just bullying yourself that you are a Hebei scholar who can only hug people's thighs?!
We are all on a broken ship at this time, who is more calm than who?!
Just as he was thinking about it, Prime Minister Sima issued another order: "Find the toad that just screamed and kill it!"
Feng Chang could only go outside and call someone.
An hour after dinner, Du Pozhen was listening to everyone's opinions in the palace of the general manager who had passed through countless hands in Xuzhou City, and the object of everyone's discussion was naturally the letter from Zhang Xing, the gang leader, that he had received during the day.
In the letter, Zhang Xing gave a direct order in the name of the gang chief, asking the Huaiyou Alliance to do whatever it takes to entangle Yu Jieruo, otherwise he would be punished by the gang regulations.
The words were very serious, and Du Pozhen, who had just entered Xuzhou for two days, had to treat them carefully.
However, after dinner, as soon as the meeting started at the dinner table, there was a quarrel within the Huaiyou League, and it was not the kind of dispute with clear factions, but almost everyone's position was a bit chaotic... For example, here in the East China Sea
Most of the local forces are opposed, which is reasonable, but the leader of the East China Sea forces, Miao Hailang, who was the deputy leader when the Huaiyou League was established, believes that it should not be half-hearted and really anger the gang;
Similarly, the old guys in Huaixi are also divided. In addition to their attitude towards the gang, another disagreement is that some people think that they should take the opportunity to fight back to Huaixi at this time, and maybe they can regain some of the territory in Huaixi.
Another group of people believe that at this time, Xuzhou should be the top priority and the rest should be ignored;
Even the officers in the Taibao Army were divided. Of course, they were generally angry about helping this faction, but some people still felt that Xuzhou could not be secured without fighting. It was a shame to leave without fighting before. Even the Taibao Army
The leader of the army, Kan Leng, had another idea. He thought that he should go south and attack Jiangdu!
In such a situation where the dispute persists, it naturally depends on Du Po Zhen's decision.
"Don't waste time. According to the gang's wishes, we have to send out troops as soon as dawn, and then chase them all the way to the edge of the Wo River to gather the main force of the army." Miao Hailang became a little anxious.
Kan Leng on the opposite side wanted to refute instinctively, but Du Pozhen raised his hand to stop him: "It is certain to send troops at dawn."
Everyone couldn't help but be surprised. If you, Leader Du, Du Longtou, and Boss Du had already made a decision, why did you let the dispute go until now?
Du Pozhen spread his rough hands and spoke slowly: "When it comes to breaking the sky, we are all rebels and we all want to fight against the government troops. We didn't have to fight before, but now they are all fighting, so there is no reason to hide...
...Besides, if our Huaiyou League has an argument with the gang, it cannot be considered an enemy rather than a friend, or even a relative... Not to mention, the gang took us in after we were defeated in the previous battle. So, this matter
The key is, do you want the whole team to mobilize and fight for the help despite the injuries caused by the previous defeat in Huaixi?"
No one said a word.
Du Pozhen looked around and nodded at someone: "Old Ma, you haven't said anything. Do you have any ideas?"
Ma Sheng was stunned when he heard this, and quickly got up to answer: "To be honest with you, leader, I wanted to go back to Huaixi at first. I am originally from Guokou, but then I thought about it, my family was an official in Pengcheng, so I couldn't stay in Xuzhou.
It didn't matter, so I hesitated... Later, everyone said more, and I thought it made sense, so I thought it would be better to listen to the leader's decision."
Du Pozhen nodded his head and glanced at the last person in the seat who had not spoken the whole time. He was a little frightened, but he seemed unable to escape, so he asked bravely: "Lao Fu, why don't you speak? Don't you?
Any ideas?”
Fu Boshi glanced at Du Pozhen expressionlessly, then glanced at the many people on the long table, and finally said: "I have an idea, and I know what you think, but I don't speak because I'm afraid that if I speak, I'll make you angry.
If you can’t step down, your majesty as the leader of the alliance will be ruined!”
Du Pozhen became increasingly embarrassed and could only smile bitterly: "Huaixi was defeated, and now you are still being shouted at, how can you still have any prestige?"
"That's true." Fu Boshi also smiled. "Don't I know who you are? When you win, no one is allowed to speak. But when you lose, you are always sincere and can let others say a few words."
Not only Du Pozhen was embarrassed, many people including Kan Leng were also embarrassed.
"First, at this time, either go all out, or stop fighting at all and flee to Huainan long ago." Fu Boshi said simply. "Because the gang is getting bigger and bigger, we will never tolerate your half-heartedness anymore, and are you half-hearted?"
It’s not what you think, it’s what others think.”
Many people's expressions changed slightly, but Du Pozhen seemed to be relieved and ready to say something.
Unexpectedly, Fu Boshi took the lead and continued: "Secondly, Xuzhou cannot be retained. After this battle, as long as it helps my family stay in trouble, I will definitely go to Xuzhou for my own use!"
There was a buzz around the dining table. Many young generals stood up with red faces and started talking dirty, as if they were angry that "the gang was coming to seize the territory."
However, Kan Leng didn't react much.
"Everyone, stay safe!" Du Pozhen slapped his thick palm on the case, which immediately shocked the young group, mainly his adopted son. "Lao Fu, continue."
"Why must the gang take Xuzhou? Why didn't Chief Zhang say anything when he came last time?" Fu Boshi calmed down slightly and explained. "To put it bluntly, I knew that the Imperial Army was going to leave before, but they haven't left yet, so Xuzhou is the front line, but
After the Forbidden Army left, from now on, Xuzhou is no longer a frontline, and the gang will naturally have to collect for their own use..."
"Indeed." Du Pozhen was actually not angry. "Then where are we going? Where do you think Chief Zhang will let us go?"
"It's all up to you." Fu Boshi squinted his eyes and looked at the life and death brother who stole his own sheep. "Old Du, are you still unwilling? Give me a message."
"Yes." Du Pozhen didn't mean to hide anything.
"Then invite yourself back to Huaixi, or invite yourself to Huainan." Fu Boshi nodded without surprise. "I know what you mean, but if you want to demand independence and self-improvement, then you can only go to the university."
Only by slipping into the cracks of power can you have a chance... Go back to Huaixi and guard Wang Daiji for the gang; go to Huainan and block Mr. Liang who is in front of you for the gang... It depends on your thoughts! However, I still hope you stay in Xuzhou
, there is nothing wrong with being a serious gang leader."
Du Pozhen didn't seem to hear the last sentence. He thought for a moment, but then came to the conclusion with a wry smile: "We can decide where to go? Don't we still have to listen to the words of my third brother Zhang?"
"If the gang is willing to let us go back to Huaixi and Huainan, there is no harm in giving him a life." Kan Leng stood up and tried his best to persuade his adoptive father.
"Okay." Du Pozhen raised his hand to stop his chief eunuch and made the final announcement. "Brothers, we have to fight for the road by ourselves... If we don't work hard, why should others give us a way out? Let's go back early.
We will assemble the army all night, and tomorrow morning we will all go out. From me on down, no one in Xuzhou will be left behind, and we will attack directly to the west and fight back to the mouth of the vortex!"
The man below suddenly stood up and took his orders. Fu Boshi squinted his eyes, looked at Ma Sheng who stood up quickly across from him, and slowly stood up as well.
PS: Thank you Mr. Guo for your fourth alliance. I am deeply grateful. I wish you all a fortune in the new year and a happy family reunion in advance.