After a long while, he stopped smiling and said, "I thought he was a hero."
Zhang Liang didn't know how to interface for a while.
"Actually, everyone knows his difficulties and why he wants to escape, but..." Zhang Xing pursed his lips and seemed to be holding back a smile. "It's just that since he is a hero, why should he run away?"
"He underestimated the chief's capacity." Zhang Liang finally said, this is what he really thought.
Others didn't know, how could he not know as the person who reported the matter personally and a bystander of the decision-making? Chief Zhang didn't take the rumors to heart at all, let alone think about dealing with Li Shu.
"Possible, but not necessarily." Zhang Xing shook his head. "Perhaps he felt that the gang had no other use, so he used this rumor to say that he was persecuted by me, and took the opportunity to jump out of the quagmire and find another way out... But if so, it is still
It's strange, because if he is a hero, he should know that it has been four or five years since the Three Expeditions, and the troubled times have reached a certain level. There are established forces everywhere, and his basic reputation and ability are all in the gang...stay here.
, there is still a group of people who will protect him, and he may not be able to make a comeback in the future. If he goes elsewhere, isn’t he just a piece of fish on someone else’s case? It’s not impossible to make a comeback, but how difficult is it?”
"That's because he has no vision and can't see clearly the general trend of the world and himself." Zhang Liang thought for a while and remained sincere. "After all, he is not a hero."
Zhang Xing shook his head, but did not refute: "If we don't talk about this anymore, where did Li Shu go?"
"I don't know." Zhang Liang said seriously.
"Then how can we just say we ran away?"
"I didn't go to the public house after taking a bath last ten days. Wei Gong sent officials and staff to inquire. When he saw the person on the spot, he said he was ill and needed to rest... At that time, when the rumors were at their peak, Wei Gong said, let him
It didn't matter if we avoided it for a while, but instead sent someone to visit us every two days with tea and fruit. According to the chief's wishes, we did not conduct special and precise surveillance. As a result, after four, five or six days, we suddenly couldn't find him, and we didn't know.
When did he leave?" Zhang Liang quickly explained. "Since he had such a sensitive identity and left so easily, Wei Gong said on the spot that he had naturally escaped."
Zhang Xing nodded, this is the truth, even if Li Shu comes back now, he still can't explain it clearly.
"The Duke of Wei learned about the matter first. I don't know if any letters or other information fell to Duke Wei, but the news about the trip there should be sent to him soon." Zhang Liang continued to add. "Also, before
When Li Shu claimed to be ill for a few days, people kept visiting and expressing condolences. I am afraid that this matter cannot be covered up at all..."
"Has anyone seen him before?" Zhang Xing thought for a moment, then put down his mind and asked from outside.
"Chief Yanshi and Bing Yuanzheng of the small house often go there. On the Henan side, from Shanlongtou down, many people often send letters and gifts there, and some occasionally cross the river to visit... The one who needs the most attention should be Cui Silang.
Cui Xuanchen, the younger brother of Manager Cui, was originally the clerk in charge of Jiyin Xingtai. Shan Longtou also retained him and continued to appoint him as the leader, but he resigned on his own initiative and went to Hebei alone to follow Li Shuxian.
He lives there, but often travels between Yecheng, Xingyang and his hometown in Qinghe... Before the news arrived, Director Zhang Jinshu had already sent people to Qinghe to look for him."
After hearing the description of Cui Silang, Zhang Xing's expression remained unchanged, but his heart visibly shuddered.
It's not that he doesn't remember this person... At the same time that Li Shu was dealt with, Fang Yanlang, Fang Yanshi, and Cui Xuanchen, the three main executors and supporters of Li Shu's plan to go south to Xuzhou, were dealt with at the same time. That's all.
The leader was "relocated elsewhere".
But in fact, in order to eliminate the impact, the three of them were immediately "reinstated" by the new leader and became temporary acting leaders again.
The junior Fangfang Yanshi continued to lead the army, but he only went to Xingtai in Yecheng. Zhang Xing planned to further arrange for him to be sent to Li Ding's Wu'an Xingtai later in the year; the eldest Fangfang Yanlang was still appointed as the prefect by Shan Tonghai, but
Xingyang was changed, and due to Shan Tonghai's lack of government affairs, he was actually given more emphasis and was basically equivalent to the general manager of government affairs in the administrative department.
As Cui Xuanchen was the only person who did not accept the "temporary appointment of the leader", Zhang Xing certainly knew about it.
But the problem is, now that I look at Cui Xuanchen in conjunction with Li Shu's escape, I feel that this person is too deliberate.
"In any case, Cui Xuanchen is highly suspicious. Even if he is not the leader or a conspirator, he should have known about it first." Zhang Xing slowly said. "At least other people will see it this way."
"Indeed." Zhang Liang nodded immediately.
"The trouble now is, will the gang think that this person was sent by me?" Zhang Xing suddenly asked.
Zhang Liang was stunned and didn't react for a moment. After thinking about it, he felt weird: "This...isn't it hard to say this?"
"Forget it." Zhang Xing knew it was a trouble, but he just waved his hand. "Let them think what they want. The one who cleans himself will clean himself up... You have two tasks now. One is to continue to keep an eye on this matter, and the other is to help me clean up the entire Henan province."
All the big and small leaders here have gathered here, I want to make a report."
Of course, Zhang Liang knew that there was almost no one around Zhang Xing at this time, but he hesitated: "Should we recall the generals, soldiers, and clerks who were preparing to go north first? They may not be able to cross the river, and it will be convenient to issue a proclamation then...
"
"Then bring them back." Zhang Xing did not hesitate this time, but simply ordered.
Zhang Liang naturally said goodbye and left.
Facts have proved that the impact of this incident is so great, and the speed of spread is a bit beyond imagination (Hebei side can't suppress the news at all). Jiyin's patrol has not yet responded after being dispatched, including the preparation general directly under Zhang Xing,
The clerks and staff had not arrived yet. Shan Tonghai, the leader of the gang, the commander-in-chief of Jiyin Xingtai, personally led a group of knights to Jiyin City... This speed was definitely not due to the patrol order, but was learned from Hebei.
He set off on his own after hearing the news.
"Isn't Qin Erlang in Dongjun?"
At noon, Shan Tonghai got off his horse first and met Zhang Xing who was waiting at the city gate. However, he caught a glimpse of a person behind him and was shocked.
"I just arrived in the morning." Zhang Xing explained on his behalf.
"That's right." Shan Tong Haiqiang calmed down and laughed on the spot. "If something like this happens, even if the chief is not suspicious, Qin Erlang will also be suspicious. He will take care of the chief's safety first... But don't worry, chief, Li Shu
That guy didn't go to my place, and our Jiyinxingtai didn't come to commit rebellion or assassination."
"Qin Bao is not the only one who is concerned about my safety." Zhang Xing shook his head, but he was not indifferent to the other party. Instead, he pointed at the dozen warriors who followed him out of the city gate.
Shan Tonghai was stunned for a moment, and when he looked at these people again, he felt that they looked familiar. Then he was suddenly startled, but then turned back to look at the leaders of the bank who followed him, and found that they were also a little panicked... Without him, Shan Dalang
It has been recognized that these people are actually local children of Dongjun. Some of them are relatives and nephews of several leaders behind them, and they actually followed Qin Bao here.
Well, it's not difficult to understand. Liu Heifu received similar treatment last time, and it was Mr. Huo, an elder, who personally escorted Liu Heifu there. But this time Qin Bao and his wife happened to be at Mr. Huo's house, so they could
It is also normal to bring some younger generations.
It's just...it's just that the last time Mr. Huo followed Liu Heifu was to ensure that his nephew, Ding Shengying and the others from Dongjun would stand firm and help Zhang Xing deal with Li Shu. Now these disciples came to make sure that Ding Shengying and the others stood firm.
Against whom?!
Li Shu has run away!
It can't be said that they are just waiting for an opportunity to push these newly usable disciples to Chief Zhang's side to find a future, right?
But no matter what, who do you think you are?
Thinking of this, even though Shan Dalang boasted that his heart was as strong as iron, he couldn't help but feel a little angry, and there seemed to be a trace of panic in his anger.
"Cui Xuanchen is not mine." After the greetings were completed, Zhang Xing explained before leaving for the city.
Shan Tonghai was startled, he really didn't think about this, but when he came back to his senses, he immediately shook his head and his tone became helpless: "It shouldn't be Cui Xuanchen, at least Cui Xuanchen was not the one who pushed Li Shu in the end... This is also me
Why did you come to see Chief Zhang so quickly... Chief Zhang, I'm not here to ask you for punishment. I'm here to ask for punishment. Rumors have been circulating before that someone in Jiyin Xingtai wanted to kill Li Shu to prove his innocence. I guess
There are Li Shu's eyes and ears in the office, which in turn scared Li Shu away... I should have communicated with you early, maybe I could have avoided the embarrassment today."
Zhang Xing thought for a while and roughly understood what the other party meant. Then he went to look at the leaders behind him. He knew almost instantly that the other party wanted to protect the leaders who were causing trouble. He could even guess which ones they were.
What roles did individuals play?
But how to say it?
"Just want to kill Li Shu?" Zhang Xing asked seriously. "No action?"
"If we really want to take action, at least the person has to cross Hebei, right? And if that's the case, I will also tie the person up and hand him over to the chief." Shan Tonghai was obviously helpless. "According to me, Li Shu is too...
I thought he was a hero... No matter what, he can't betray the gang! If he betrays the gang, where can he stand? The world is so big, how can he stand?"
Zhang Xing originally wanted to mock Li Shu, but after thinking about it, he could only pat Shan Dalang's tall shoulder: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."
It really doesn't matter. Not only Li Shu doesn't matter, but all the troubles caused by Li Shu don't matter either. If someone just wanted to kill him but didn't take any action, Zhou Xingfan also did it. How can he be held responsible?
Those who leaked the information cannot be held accountable.
And again, Li Shu escaped after all. Once he left, the influence within the gang disappeared, and all the previous thoughts could only be ignored.
"It can't be indifferent." Shan Tonghai, who was originally a little depressed, became proud. "His departure is not as simple as being irrelevant. Again, there must be rules in everything. Please ask the chief to place a wanted order. From now on, we will not be enemies.
Friend, shoot without mercy!"
Zhang Xing nodded, but felt that the other party was a little delusional. What was there to say?
Still not wanted?
With that said, the two of them were about to walk in. At this moment, as everyone set off to enter the city, a leader behind Shan Tonghai who had been pulling a face suddenly stopped and said:
"I don't accept it!"
Everyone looked around in surprise, and when they saw Fang Yanlang, whose face was red, they were silent. Ding Shengying and several leaders vaguely surrounded this colleague from behind.
After this sound, even Fang Yanlang himself was a little surprised. He thought he would wait until he entered the city and Zhang Xing defined Li Shu's escape behavior before he vented it out. Unexpectedly, he just watched in front of the city gate.
Seeing the opponent's useless attitude, he could no longer bear it and broke his defense on the spot.
However, it may be that this nonsense has gone on for too long. From the wind to now, the fields in the south have begun to harvest, and they are still arguing endlessly; the impact has been too much, helping people inside and outside, up and down.
, instead of doing good things, all the attention was focused on this stupid thing... In short, even Chief Zhang, who had been patient about this matter, finally became impatient.
"What are you dissatisfied with?" Zhang Xing also stopped and turned around, asking coldly. "Who are you dissatisfied with, or what are you dissatisfied with?"
"How can you defeat Mr. Li if you don't accept it?!" Fang Yanlang's hands and feet trembled, and his voice trembled. "How can you be so confused and win again and again without fighting?"
"Do you think I won without force?" Zhang Xing asked seriously after hearing this. "Or do you think I won easily?"
Fang Yanlang hesitated to speak... It's not that he didn't dare to ask questions, but he was obviously confused.
"I understand." Zhang Xing suddenly realized. "You have no idea how I defeated Li Shu, so naturally you won't accept it... Then I will tell you today how I defeated Li Shu."
Hearing this, not only Fang Yanlang, but also many people cheered up and looked at the chief. Even Shan Tonghai turned his head. But when Shan Tonghai turned his head, he saw a
The finger pointed directly at himself, and he was also confused for a moment.
Immediately, this finger pointed at the leaders such as Ding Shengying, Zhai Kuan, Huang Junhan, Chang Fu, etc., then pointed at Qin Bao, pointed at the Dongjun disciples behind Qin Bao, and finally circled around. I don't know if it was intentional or not.
Unintentionally, he pointed back to Dan Tonghai's face.
"Here's the trick." Zhang Xing put one hand behind his back, pointed at Shan Tonghai with the other, and slowly said the answer. "I treat these people as human beings, but you... Li Shu doesn't treat these people as human beings!"
"How ridiculous?!" Fang Yanlang was furious. "Li Gong has always been polite to Corporal Xian..."
Shan Tonghai also felt ridiculous, but when faced with that finger, he didn't know how to speak for a moment... It wasn't that he didn't dare, but he didn't know how to formulate a verbal rebuttal.
"So what about Corporal Lixian?" Zhang Xing was also furious, but he finally put away the finger. "Who doesn't know that set of things? But what about Corporal? Should we treat these people as minions and tools, or should we treat them as capable people?
Comrades who share the same ambition?!"
Fang Yanlang was stunned, as if he had caught something.
"Li Shu, that guy, always feels in his bones that he is of Guanlong's noble family. He feels that the affairs of the world should be done by people like him, and the rest of the people should bow their heads and let him have his way! Have you ever regarded these rich people from the East as anything?
Humerus, are we regarded as brothers?" Zhang Xing looked around with his hands behind his hands and sneered. "Back then, when he followed Yang Shen and suffered a complete defeat, it was King Xiongtian and Xu Dalang who risked confiscating his family and annihilating his clan to send him to Dongyi. Did he ever break the barriers for this?
, put yourself down and rank with these people? Do you think I don’t know what he thinks? He doesn’t even look down on me! Even if you have a life-and-death friendship like you, or a family background like Fang’s, you can wait for Zhang Shizhao
After you passed with Cui Xuanchen, you were also divided into three, six, and nine grades, and you were regarded as a second-class person who could be used when making decisions..."
Fang Yanlang finally grasped a point and refuted it: "Now that the matter has come to this, why does Chief Zhang need to alienate us? Mr. Li and I are of course as pure as snow and understand each other from the bottom of our hearts."
"Then why don't I take you away?"
This was the first reaction in many people's minds, including Shan Tonghai, but none of them interrupted.
What's interesting is that Zhang Xing did not ask this heart-wrenching sentence in return, but laughed: "Well said, just treat you as ice-cold and snow-white. I am a villain with the heart of a gentleman, and I am just the leader of the house. I am still the boss of the house."
I want to ask you, so what? He sees you as the same class, but does he ever see these bandits from Hebei and the local tyrants from the east as the same class?"
Fang Yanlang's face turned pale, but he didn't know whether he was asked this question or thought of the words Shan Tonghai wanted to ask but didn't, so he lost his mind.
But after all, he is a hero who has devoted himself to the times since Yang Shen's rebellion. He quickly recovered and refuted: "Your Excellency, by saying that he is a rich man, does that mean he is in the same category?"
"What do you think means being regarded as peers?" Zhang Xing immediately asked back. "Is it to talk about brotherly kindness and righteousness and abandon it in your heart, or to observe its faults, use its strengths to suppress its rebelliousness, strengthen its strength, and then make clear rewards and punishments, and practice moderation and promotion?
When deposed, regardless of personal friendship or hatred, those who rise up share the power with them, while those who fall behind are devoted to restoring their appointments, and work hard to achieve the same ambition?"
Fang Yanlang paused for a moment, and then immediately refuted: "It's just that you have the upper hand, have the power, and can make the distribution of authority and positions. If Mr. Li is in power, he will live up to all the brothers in the gang...
That day in Jiyin, Mr. Li also wanted to recruit the Juyeze bandits, but you didn't agree."
"Those people in Juyeze are not only full of evil, but also full of filth. It is precisely because I know that I cannot use them as my peers that I have to abandon them. And Li Gong has taken those people, so how can I use them? That's it.
To put it bluntly, I didn’t understand people-oriented at that time, but why did I understand it later? He understood it so well at that time, but he doesn’t understand it now?” Zhang Xing still pursued him. “As for having power, that’s it.
In Jiyin County, we set up a gang to start a rebellion. Two of the three leaders helped him, Li Longtou, and he was the first to take over the military power. How can I be in charge now?!"
Fang Yanlang was panting and his chest was heaving, but he could no longer answer... because he knew that if he compared this question, Zhang Xing's achievements would be more, and Li Shu's defeat would be more embarrassing... However, if he thinks about it this way,
He was still dissatisfied because this was something everyone knew. Not only was it not what Fang Yanlang wanted to discuss, it was not even what Zhang Xing had just boasted about.
Isn't this sophistry?
"Do you think I'm going to tell you the outcome against Zhang Xuguo?" Zhang Xing seemed to have seen through the opponent's thoughts. "What I want to say is that as soon as I was at a disadvantage, I went downstream to look for Li Ding, Cheng Zhili, Fang Fang
Yanshi, Cheng named the generals, and went to Hebei to fight Zhang Jinscale and find Jia Yue. When he returned to Jiyin, he set up a place here, checked the fields, and provided food and people for you. He did not cut off the supply and seized the opportunity to kidnap you.
The court of the Wei Dynasty...if there was no such thing, how could the world be reversed in Mount Li?
"As for Li Shu, when he fell behind, he didn't even dare to go to Hebei. Instead, he let me take risks. Over and over again, he just wanted to sit back and watch the success or failure to gain the overall situation. Is this the courage to achieve success?"
Fang Yanlang wanted to refute, but unexpectedly Zhang Xing had already rolled up his sleeves and said in a stern voice: "But none of this matters! The most important thing is that as the core of the gang, he cannot propose a major political strategy or make any plans from the beginning to the end.
Institutional law!
"I proposed the release of slaves, I proposed the preservation of officials and warehouses, I did the construction of the system within the gang, I recommended the re-contribution of land to the fields, and I was the one who established the Mengji University... The leaders came from all over the world.
Leading private soldiers to build a camp, now they can advance and retreat as usual, move up and down, like ants moving trees, and innovate a little bit of the military system every now and then. This is what I did despite the leader's dissatisfaction over and over again. What is he doing?!
"Fang Yanlang, let me ask you, you are his confidant, his life and death friend, you have been by his side for the past four or five years, tell me, what is he thinking and doing?"
Fang Yanlang's blood surged, but he still couldn't answer.
"Let me tell you what he is thinking and doing!" Zhang Xing suddenly calmed down, shook his head repeatedly, and his voice became a little lower. "He was thinking that neither the rich people in the East nor the bandits in Hebei can achieve anything, even if they have three points,
The situation is also that of Zhang San, the northern military man... On the surface, he is competing with me for power, but in fact, from the bottom of his heart, he does not regard the gang as the foundation for winning the world. He still dreams of Yang Shen who raised the army with the surname of Tianxia Zhong.
Intimidation, I still think that it is their Guanlong Guizhong who should do the internal replacement in this world... Do you believe it or not, even if he has the entire gang, he still uses it like a piece of cake?!"
Fang Yanlang didn't say anything, but trembled a little as he tried to look at Shan Tonghai.
Zhang Xing also turned to Dan Tonghai.
Shan Tonghai met Zhang Xing's glaring gaze, feeling a little panicked because he actually believed Zhang Xing's words. However, out of his instinct of confrontation, he mustered up the courage to refute Zhang Xing: "Why should Chief Chief argue with Zhang Xing?"
The leader of the house is so concerned about it? He also has a close relationship with Li Shu, so he just couldn't figure it out for a while."
Zhang Xing looked grim and retorted unceremoniously: "Shan Longtou thinks I said these words to him?"
The Shantong Sea is obviously stagnant.
Zhang Xingfu turned to look at Fang Yanlang again: "The leader of the house thinks I'm done for now? Let me tell you, Li Shu doesn't regard ganging as fundamental in his heart, and I'm not what you think."
Everyone was shocked, except Fang Yanlangchu who didn't move.
"You have always thought that I did those things in order to defeat other princes in the battle for annexation. This is both right and wrong. There are people who can win in battle, but I feel from the bottom of my heart that although
They are local tyrants and bandits. I feel from the bottom of my heart that freeing slaves is a great virtue. It is the most magnanimous and comfortable thing I have ever done in my life. I feel that forcing Monkey King is an earth-shaking move. I feel that using a system to organize the framework
Bringing in more people is far better than a few heroes fighting alone...
"You all think that I talk about putting people first every day. On the surface, I put people first, but in fact, I use people as capital, so that I can use it to strive for supremacy. What I say, in fact, is to dethrone the dragon of Guanlong and become my own dragon.
.I often behave deliberately to make you think so. But that is just because I am worried that some people are afraid of ignorance and dare not accept my ambition, so I just pretend that these people know how to do it.
"As everyone knows, from the bottom of my heart, I think that people are the foundation! From the bottom of my heart, I want to unite people! This is my path. Now that I have chosen it, I must follow it to the end! Don't say that I only went to one Li Shu, even if there is only one
If you stay and walk with me, I will go to the end!
"And today, since I went to Li Shu to build a base, there is no one in the gang who can control me. Instead, I will take the opportunity to spit out this stronghold in my heart!"
After saying this, Zhang Xing walked away with a flick of his sleeves.
Shan Tonghai, Qin Bao and others were all a little shocked. Those Dongjun disciples who had followed Qin Bao to see this scene for the first time were simply intoxicated. Everyone, perhaps understanding or not, staggered and hurriedly followed.
As a result, as soon as he lifted his feet, he heard a "plop" behind him, and something heavy fell to the ground. When he turned around to look, everyone was rushing to follow, and they actually forgot about Fang Yanlang, an old friend of the gang who was abandoned by Li Shu.
, the old friend of life and death, I don’t know when the energy and blood have surged, so much that Tangtang’s head and feet are numb due to his alchemy skills. At this time, he doesn’t know whether he wants to keep up with the movements or is unbearably aroused, and he actually throws him down.
On the ground.
He was also so panicked that everyone rushed to help him.
Zhang Xing waved his hand helplessly: "Hurry up and get treatment, and then send him to Qiao County to find Master Sun to take care of him. Don't let people say that I just squeezed out a Li Shu and angered Fang Yanlang to death. Then I really can't clean it up...
…I’m famous for cherishing feathers, don’t you know?”
In the morning, Bai Yousi jumped on his horse and arrived in front of a river. He looked at the smiling team and frowned slightly as he watched the team advancing from the bridge on the river.
"Why haven't these bridges been demolished?" After looking at it for a while, Bai Yousi asked the question to Wang Zhen beside him.
Even Wang Zhen frowned at this time: "It's really weird. The road was demolished before, but when we are almost here at Caoguan, the road is smooth and the bridge is intact."
It turned out that since Li Qiu Sheng was killed in Sanhe City, the huge exile team led by Bai Yousi immediately encountered corresponding measures from the Dongyi people... They did not directly attack with military force, but chose to obstruct them at all levels...
The most important method is to cut off bridges and roads, including transferring warehouses to cities along the way, etc.
And they also deliberately preserved the mature crops in the fields along the way.
This is understandable. For such a large team, especially a team with complex composition, once it is released to harvest beans, millets and rice, and then gathered and organized, the food consumed in the lost time will actually exceed
Collected grain.
Not to mention, once the delay is over, who knows whether the Dongyi people will change their policy or whether a grand master will personally lead the pursuing troops?
Therefore, this journey was really difficult... On the one hand, we organized engineering troops, collected building materials along the way, built roads over mountains and built bridges over water, and on the other hand, we had to work hard to control the team at all times.
No matter how well you do the former, it will always take time to build roads and bridges, while the latter is indeed an extremely hard work but is destined to not be properly completed.
In fact, Bai Yousi regretted it a little after he killed Li Qiu Sheng that day, and even more regretted it after he was on the road.
"No matter what, when the soldiers come, they will cover up the water and the earth. He has all kinds of strategies, and we have to go up and see what the strategies are." Bai Yousi looked at the bridge, but for a moment, he put aside all his doubts. "Caoguan is in the first four.
Ten miles away, the road is narrow, so let Cheng Mingqi and Governor-General's team move slowly, while Wang Zhen led a thousand soldiers to speed up and follow me to investigate in front of the pass."
Wang Zhen was overjoyed, and a thousand people immediately set off lightly, and followed Bai Yousi to Caoguan in the afternoon.
Caoguan is in an important position. It is located in the southwest corner of Shouhua Prefecture, the capital of Dongyi. To the east is Shouhua Prefecture, to the south is the direction of Jin'ao City, to the northeast is the vast Pingze Lake, which is also the symbol of Shouhua Prefecture, and to the west is Shouhua Prefecture.
It is the main road leading to Luolongtan, which is an important gateway to the west and south of Shouhua Mansion.
At the same time, it is also the place where the Wei army touched the farthest point in the four conquests of the two emperors of the Wei Dynasty, which was actually destroyed.
The founder of the country arrived once by sea raid, but because he underestimated the strength of the Dongyi people and had a small number of troops, he was annihilated by the Dongyi people's prefectures and counties by King Qin's division on the banks of Pingze Lake; later Cao Che's expedition
Zhong also attacked here, but Qian Zhide, the guard of Caoguan, successfully surrendered five times. He was repeatedly challenged and he was forced to hold on to the situation of being at the end of the mountain until the Dadu Dushan summoned the real dragon to avoid the sea from Luolongtan from behind.
Jun, cut off the Wei army's food route; and then came the Three Expeditions. Zhou Xingfan's father Zhou Xiaoming led the Xuzhou Navy to detour here. As a result, it was defeated in a battle at Luolongtan. The navy was left alone, abandoned the army, and was destroyed in front of the pass.
In fact, quite a few people in Bai Yousi's team are prisoners of the Xuzhou Navy.
Bai Yousi frowned for the second time today when he looked at the Jingguan, which was arranged in the shape of a hill and had earthen seals, stickers, and flags added before closing.
From the perspective of the Dongyi people, these heads are their glory and merit. However, after four or five years, the flesh and blood has faded away, and the bones are covered in layers under the soil. It is common for grass to sprout.
But why were new seals and stickers added? The flags and flags were also newly made?
Is it always like this, or is it just waiting for you?
After just a few glances, people poured out from behind the closed door. Among them were dozens of soldiers, all of whom were obviously good players. Only one veteran in golden armor was surrounded by them, standing on the gate tower.
Bai Yousi put away his unnecessary thoughts and reined in his horse before passing the pass: "But General Qian is here?"
"That's me." The golden-armored veteran pressed down on the parapet of the gate tower and looked down. "Are you Miss Bai Yousi?"
"That's right." Bai Yousi narrowed his eyes slightly and looked back at Wang Zhen.
The latter understood, and without saying a word, he slowly rode back dozens of steps, getting closer to the thousand sergeants behind him.
"The White Snake came to see me, but you want me to open and close the door to let you go west?" Qian Zhide said with a joking look on his face.
Bai Yousi was silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "That's not the case. I'm just curious as to why many bridges and passes along the way were damaged, but General Qian's place was not damaged at all? Could it be that General Qian can disobey the Governor?
Military order, political order?”
"The White Snake is right." Qian Zhide supported the wall and laughed. "The military orders of the Grand Governor have no control over my place."
"Then can you ask General Qian to open and close the door on his own and let us go westward?" Bai Yousi asked immediately.
"No." Qian Zhide suddenly became serious.
"Why?" Bai Yousi was really curious.
"Because I have the responsibility to defend the territory." Qian Zhide said seriously. "This place is the gateway to the capital of our Dongsheng Kingdom. How can we allow people from the enemy country to come and go calmly?"
"The Wei Dynasty has fallen." Bai Yousi said earnestly. "How can there be an enemy country?"
"What kind of enemy country is the Wei Dynasty? Since the Central Plains has changed its family name, won't they come to attack our Dongsheng Kingdom?" Qian Zhide couldn't help but sneer.
"But we are just innocent people who were hit by the storm. We just got the governor's permission to return home. Why should General Qian care about it?" Bai Yousi continued to persuade.
"I have also heard about thieves. At first, I thought it was a bit absurd to use gangs as a structure and use people-oriented things to strive for hegemony. But now you have been standing tall for four or five years, and you are even powerful.
Every day is better than the day, but we have to be vigilant. I am afraid that it will be you thieves who come to attack us in the future in the name of unifying the world." Qian Zhide seemed to be unconvinced. "And among you, either
The thieves are serious generals, or our Dongsheng Kingdom soldiers risked their lives to capture the captives of Wei State, Qingzhuang, but you have to take them away from my gate lightly, so that one will fade away and the other will grow. How can I endure it?
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Bai Yousi was silent for a moment and then reminded him again: "Old General Qian, everyone knows that I can come here because the governor gave me permission. It shows that the Dadong Shengguo has made a decision."
"I still say what I said. I have the responsibility to defend the land. Since I am responsible for this pass, even the governor will not pay attention to it, and it is impossible for the enemy's troops to pass through this pass." Qian Zhide was still confident. "So, I
I’m not trying to break any bridges or destroy any roads. I’m just going to wait for you at this pass! If you have the ability, lead your hundred thousand people to pass through this pass!”
"General Qian thinks that millions of soldiers and dozens of masters in the Wei Dynasty can't break this barrier, so I can't break it either?" Bai Yousi's tone became calmer.
"No, no, no." Qian Zhide supported the wall again and laughed. "I have nothing else to do in my life. I have seen too many heroes on the battlefield. Naturally, I know my own merits. Therefore, I did not feel that I could stop him that day.
The Wei army is powerful, and I don’t think that I will definitely defeat you today... It’s just that if I don’t have the determination to defend this pass at the risk of my life, and if I don’t have the thought of not letting every soldier pass, how can I possibly defeat you all at once?
Are you going to defend this level again and again? White Lady, you can recruit troops and make weapons to attack, but don't care about my life or death."
Bai Yousi was stunned at the gate.
But it was only a moment of surprise. The next moment, he jumped up from his horse, and then flew out with a sword, aiming straight for the veteran's throat.
Qian Zhide was shocked, but he didn't waste the longevity energy spreading from all over the building. And he wasn't the only one, the dozens of soldiers around him were obviously good at longevity energy, and the energy flowed out all at once.
One piece, like a formation, but even better... Bai Yousi could see clearly that in just a moment, the green color enveloped the entire Guanlou, and it was not a dense mass, but adhered to the Guanlou building.
The person who is in the gate actually relies on the true energy to make the person, gate, and town become one.
But after rushing to the gate tower, Qian Zhide had no time to draw his sword, but two soldiers beside him, one holding a sword and the other holding a spear, rolled up the surging energy and faced Bai Yousi. With one sword blow, unexpectedly,
He only cut off the sword and spear, and when he moved forward, Qian Zhide raised his sword in time to hold him back.
Bai Yousi was rarely surprised in the battle formation, and Qian Zhide was equally surprised when he saw the broken swords and spears falling inside and outside the wall.
The two looked at each other, and Bai Yousi turned over and fell back to the pass, but he immediately understood why this pass was the place where millions of people in the Wei Dynasty had exhausted their efforts... This Qian Zhide is not a master, and he has this method.
It was just like a grandmaster building a tower against the city, not to mention that she fought in person, and felt that this person should have become a grandmaster through the training of several previous battles.
This posture reminds me of the way my ancestor (?) Bai Gong defended the city and built a tower.
In the midst of his surprise, Qian Zhide opened his sword and looked at the person under the knife. His eyes were full of indescribable surprise: "I see, that's it."
"What is it?" Bai Yousi asked with a sneer.
"A few years ago, Li Ziqi came back from Luolongtan and said that Sima Zheng was just a Cheng Dan, so he could come in and out of his hands as usual, and even hurt him. He really looked like a Cheng Long. I just thought it was ridiculous. I saw him today.
Only then did you realize that what he said was true." Qian Zhide answered slowly. "He has seen Shaolong and I have seen Weihuang, so my knowledge has increased."
"The old general feels that he has gained more knowledge, but I feel that it is a pity." Bai Yousi laughed when he heard this. "Because I am not inferior to Sima Zheng, but the old general is not a great master after all!"
Qian Zhide's expression changed slightly and he immediately made a gesture to his side.
Bai Yousi also calmly turned around and made a gesture, and then rose into the air again in response to the crossbow arrows splashing down from his head.
Before it even flew to the gate, the mount was already wailing and neighing... There was nothing I could do, these crossbow arrows had the energy bonus and could easily penetrate flesh and bone, making it impossible to escape.
Bai Yousi took off again, and Qian Zhide already had his sword in his hand, ready for battle. Unexpectedly, since the opponent took off, he neither used the previous master's ability to show off his majesty, nor did he directly attack. Instead, he
She crossed the gate alone and landed on one side of the gate wall. Then there were wailing sounds everywhere, but it was Bai Sanniang who first avenged her mount with the crossbowman ambushed on the wall.
Qian Zhide squinted his eyes slightly, seeming hesitant.
But after Bai Yousi killed a crossbowman, he flew up again and went to the back of the pass.
Qian Zhide became a famous general for a while by guarding the gates. He knew very well that this was a master, and a master with extraordinary talents and even celestial talents. If he allowed the other party to kill him like this,
He was afraid that he could really kill half of the 3,000 soldiers in the city before his true energy was exhausted, and then the remaining soldiers would disperse in a rush, and he would not be spared either... Therefore, without hesitation, he sounded a drum, raised flags, and the entire
The city of Caoguan Pass was instantly filled with greenery. The walls and roofs were all covered with immortal energy, and ordinary soldiers were also wrapped in the energy.
Wang Zhen, who was about to move at first, looked at this scene and stopped thinking about stepping forward to help. He also realized why this pass was called Cao Pass.
Looking from a distance, doesn't it look like dense grass growing all over Guancheng?
But why not call it Green Mao City?
On the other side, Bai Yousi saw such a shocking scene, but he was not surprised but happy. Then he just scanned the air, stared at a place, and swooped down. The golden light suddenly appeared and only flashed past. A man hiding in the
The officers below the watchtower were beheaded.
After such ups and downs, several people were killed one after another.
Qian Zhide's face was solemn. How could he not know that he still underestimated the other party... However, this time, it was not the other party's cultivation and lethality that he underestimated, but the young man's keen observation and insight.
It turned out that Bai Yousi was aware of the problem from the beginning.
Although Qian Zhide's cultivation level has reached the level of a master, the zhenqi on the gate building just now seemed to be a military formation, but it was actually the manifestation of his visualization, but the "Green Hair City" now was also the manifestation of his visualization.
Show it?
For such a big city, I am afraid that the great master used the city as a tower, so he had such regulations, right?
But, did Qian Zhide actually build the tower?
If the tower had such power, the name of Caoguan had long been spread, and its people became famous all over the world when they conquered it. What kind of defense did they rely on at that time?
Therefore, Bai Yousi boldly guessed that Qian Zhide had not yet reached the point where his ancestor (?) erected a tower to close the city. In contrast to the Guanmen Tower, which was pretending to be a military formation but was actually a grand master's appearance, this Guancheng Tower
The essence is, on the contrary, it is a military formation formed by gathering the strength of everyone!
And if you rely on the inertia of your thinking and find out that you were the master's external manifestation before, you may be scared away now.
As for Bai Yousi, she was aware of it and did so deliberately, in order to force the other party to reveal the entire formation, and then select targeted points to eliminate key nodes.
On the other side, Qian Zhide certainly knew that this girl was brave and careful, and could see through his family's vital points... Think about why he had to fake surrender over and over again during the first expedition? Isn't it because the shortcomings of the Zhenqi Army Formation are as obvious as their strengths, and he needs a chance to breathe?
, so that the soldiers in the city can recover their physical strength and vitality, and also to supplement the practitioners from the rear?
But now, so what if you are the Grandmaster alone? Is it better than the millions of soldiers of Wei Dynasty back then?
As soon as he thought of this, Qian Zhide also became increasingly angry. Finally, after another scream, he couldn't bear it anymore. He simply raised his long knife and flew it up. Then he gathered the power of the whole city and waved a giant wave of green energy that was more than ten feet long, and then
Shoot towards the golden light in the sky.
Seeing this, Bai Yousi didn't hesitate to fight at all, and flew straight out, easily dodging the blow. Then, after only a moment, he turned back and picked another person to death on the wall.
Qian Zhide became even more furious and started chasing him.
Seeing this, Bai Yousi just flashed out of the city and landed in front of Wang Zhenjun's formation. Qian Zhide thought that the opponent was about to leave, and was panting, so he was about to relax, but unexpectedly, the white lady made a few words to Wang Zhen.
, after watching the accompanying team go back to stop the large army, they actually turned back.
The whole afternoon and evening, until the sky was completely dark, the cat was chasing the mouse, and the mouse was like a sneak attack. He tried his best to kill more than a dozen people, almost making Qian Zhi De anxious and angry, and then he left.
Returning to the temporary outpost camp more than ten miles away, when he saw Wang Zhen and Ma Ping'er who came after hearing the news, Bai Yousi explained clearly what happened today. After speaking, he couldn't help but shake his head: "We have encountered real difficulties.
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"What kind of hard fight is this?" Wang Zhen became excited instead. "Manager Bai is a man against a city, but he is slow to fight back and kill. But today he will kill more than a dozen, and tomorrow he will kill more than a dozen. In just five or six days, he can kill
The cultivator in the light then calmly cuts the old man and passes away, right?"
Not to mention Bai Yousi, Ma Ping'er was a little speechless: "Manager Wang, this is my territory. I'll kill twenty today and I'll make up for thirty. What should I do? I'll just make up for ten and kill for more than a month. There will be a gap in the middle."
There will be no reinforcements? The city was able to hold on before, just by pretending to surrender and constantly replenishing troops and repairing the city."
Wang Zhen came back to his senses, but Wuji still said: "This is the truth, but do we have any other methods? Today during the day, Manager Bai also said that when soldiers come, they will block the water and cover it with the earth. Our best method now is this...
...A million-strong army will have to be sacrificed with him. We don't have a million-strong army, so we can only do this... And if the Dongyi people regret it and reinforcements arrive, just fight with them. If you can win, you will win, if you can't win, you will lose.
If you lose, leave; if you can’t leave, die!”
Bai Yousi also smiled: "That's right, hard work is hard work, just do your best."
Wang Zhen and Ma Pinger stopped talking.
Bai Yousi hesitated for a moment, and then asked Wang Zhen: "Wang Zhen, did you hear what the old man said today?"
Wang Zhen nodded.
"Do you think it's a little weird?" Bai Yousi asked. "Why do I feel that he seems to know something, and there is something between him and Li Ziqi."
Wang Zhen shook his head repeatedly: "I didn't hear it, but what does it mean? To say weird, our trip itself is the weirdest, and the wind is even more weird among the weird, and Li Ziqi's attitude is equally weird...
…Compared with this, it’s nothing weird for this old man to rely on his own cultivation and experience to defend this Caoguan.”
Bai Yousi nodded, spoke a few more words to the two of them, and then asked Ma Ping'er to go back to the brigade camp behind to explain some matters...mainly to maintain discipline and strictly prevent escapees.
There is no way, the team is too big, and if the team is big, there are everyone in it, including those who commit crimes and cheat, even if there are strict punishment measures from the beginning, there are always endless new things to do.
You are knowledgeable; and in addition to regular criminal behavior, as the team progresses, there is an obvious trend of people's hearts being shaken, and many people who can't stand the hardship try to escape from the team.
It's just that they said they wanted to go back at first, but now they don't want to leave. Is it up to them?
In order to prevent the team from collapsing, Bai Yousi had no choice but to suppress it.
After finishing the explanation, he had some meals, and then ordered Wang Zhen to stay on duty for the night, and rested in the small camp in the middle of the road... After sleeping for about an hour, Bai Yousi felt restless, so he turned over and sat up, looking at his waist.
compass.
She knows the beauty of this compass. She can detect her heart's desires and point out the feasible direction. However, after using it once, she will encounter a big enough test in this matter... often between life and death.
The kind that checks your mind.
From this perspective, the Caoguan in front of her was definitely not the test of returning to the Central Plains this time, because the other party did not have the ability to hurt her life.
However, this Cao Pass really left her scratching her head... because she knew it very well, or the further she went west, the more she realized that it was not necessarily more difficult for anyone to maintain the team and these obstacles... Then what if the old man really used those low-level
The practitioners' lives were consumed by her, and there was no need for reinforcements or the great governor to change his mind. But his huge team would be impetuous, not attacking, and disperse in a rush before the food was eaten up.
Since there were difficulties, but they were not the same thing, Bai Yousi thought of using the compass again.
After all, since I have promised these people to return home, am I afraid of risking their lives? If I can survive by risking my life, what's not worth it?
As soon as she thought of this, Bai Sanniang picked up the compass, took a deep breath, and said: "The Supreme Lord is as anxious as the law."
The compass needle keeps shaking due to inertia, and there is no abnormality like last time.
Bai Yousi was stunned for a moment, then shook the compass again, but unexpectedly the compass still didn't move... For a moment, many thoughts flashed through Bai Yousi's mind, including that the Red Emperor Empress or the Qing Emperor personally broke the thing.
I am also going to read it again and try again.
However, at this moment, she suddenly remembered a past incident that her husband had told her, and then her heart moved slightly, and then her hair stood on end, and she hurried out of the tent, but with a thought in mind, she quickly flew towards the direction of the large army in the east.
Got out.
But the moment he left the small camp, Bai Yousi could see clearly that the compass needle suddenly bounced up in the air, pointing directly at the small camp where he was resting.
She already understood what was going on.
A quarter of an hour later, Bai Yousi found Wang Zhen, who was holding a knife by the bonfire on watch, and gave the military order:
"Stop watching the night and return to the rear camp immediately... First, Cheng Mingqi needs to be careful, not only to prevent small groups of troops from attacking behind, but also to be prepared for the roar of the camp at night; second, try to bring two battalions to fight as soon as possible.
Soldiers, don't come back here, just go to the fields behind the small camp on both sides to ambush."
Wang Zhen, who was cleaning the knife with his shirt off, was stunned for a moment, then laughed on the spot, and then hurriedly picked up the knife and went out, riding away without even wearing a shirt.
After the people left, Bai Yousifu ordered the lights in the small camp to be kept as usual, and the thousand people continued to divide into one hundred to watch the night as usual, and the remaining nine hundred people were divided into three teams, taking turns to rest and be ready for the day, while the family simply stayed in the camp with the help of
Under the lights, read "The Biography of Li Yue" at night.
When the time came to the third watch, suddenly a gust of wind blew up, and then there were shouts of killing.
Bai Yousi put down the novel and picked up the long sword, but she was not in a hurry to pay the bill... Now, she had verified one thing. The Supreme did not break the compass, but it clearly blocked her ability to control good and bad luck by relying on her cultivation.
On a whim.
But it doesn't matter anymore.
This matter is simpler than imagined - this night attack is both a crisis and a fighting opportunity. The other party takes pity on the lives of the soldiers and takes the initiative to go out of the city to attack at night. She just takes the opportunity to kill a grandmaster who has escaped from the natural military formation.
To open the way forward.
The next moment, Bai Yousi drew his sword and came out of the tent. He looked at the surging energy and bits of fire coming towards the camp in the dark night. Without hesitation, he turned into a mighty phoenix and killed him face to face.