On March 14, only one day after the battle between Hutuohe and Xushui, the troops were slightly gathered together, and Zhang Xing, the chief of the gang, personally sent troops to Youzhou.
There are not many troops, Zhang Xing is the leader, plus Wang Shuyong, Xu Shiren, Jia Yue, Yuan Baocun, Wang Xiongdan, Zhang Gongshen, Dou Xiaoniang, Su Jingfang eight battalions, and 287 cavalry led by Qin Bao are preparing to form the Tabai cavalry.
, and a whole team of fifty soldiers and thirty clerks led by Ma Wei.
Of course, the big leader and Grandmaster Niu He will accompany him, as will the newly surrendered Hou Junshu.
In addition, Zhang Xing also summoned Feng Chang and Xu Jingzu, two high-ranking clerks from the Department of Clerical Affairs and the Department of Military Affairs, who were in Yecheng, and asked them and their men to come from Yecheng immediately to accompany the army.
Also preparing to cross Xushui was another group of troops led by Li Ding, Zhang Shiniang, Liu Heifu, Zhai Qian, Feng Duan, Fang Yanshi, Su Mu, Han Erlang, Chang Fu, Fan Lihua and other leaders.
Their task was to assist Zhang Xing in capturing the three cities of Liangxiang, Zhuoxian, and Gu'an on the passage from Hejian to Youzhou City. Then they would turn to the west and join the two battalions left by Li Ding there to form a counterattack.
The heavily armed group on the western front not only controls Boling, which was originally about to be captured, but also looks for opportunities to attack Daijun, Shanggu, and Hengshan counties in the northwest corner of the Hebei Plain.
At the same time, Chief Zhang ordered in handwriting that Xiong Bonan and Xu Shiying should live in Muxian County, establish a large camp, enforce military laws, count military merits, hunt down the remaining tribesmen, control, kill, accept prisoners, and clean up Xushui and Hutuo
The battlefield between the rivers, and looking for opportunities to support Zhang Xing in the north and Li Ding in the west.
With Shan Tonghai as the leader, he organized a special force of five to six battalions, marched westward to Boling and Hengshan, and responded to Li Ding to jointly deal with the western front... The two of them were led by Li Ding.
Bai Yousi, Dou Lide and Xie Minghe lived in Hejian, surrendered the Hejian camp, retrieved the list of generals and soldiers of the Hejian camp, appointed leaders according to the original surrender list, distributed positions, selected elites, and set up military control according to the original plan.
, assisting Daxingtai in Yecheng with local acceptance and appointment of grassroots officials.
Among them, the appointment of county magistrates, county captains and above must be recommended by at least one of Hejian Bai Yousi, Dou Lide, and Xie Minghe, and then the three temporary Daxingtai chiefs, Chen Bin, Wei Xuanding, Chai Xiao, and Yecheng will be consulted.
, passed the review by the Supervision Department, and finally the appointment was issued by the Personnel Department.
If the appointment process is not smooth, the appointment information of the county governor, general, leader or above should be reported to the chief Zhang Xing for decision.
It can be said that Chief Zhang just made some hasty arrangements behind him and led his army directly across Xushui and into Youzhou.
On March 15, the army crossed the Juma River and captured the first city in Youzhou on the same day. However, it was not the three planned cities, but Suicheng to the west on the south bank of the Juma River and the north bank of the Xushui... They were basically
He was frightened by the battle on the south bank of Xushui River and the retreat of the defeated army in Youzhou, and took the initiative to surrender.
On March 16th, Liu Heifu, the vanguard of the army who took the initiative to fight, quickly went north along Baigou, a tributary of Juma River. The Youzhou army in Zhuoxian city was defeated like a frightened bird, and abandoned the city. When he fled, he also because of the conflict with the local
It caused turmoil and allowed the southern gateway of Youzhou, which had a solid city defense, and one of the largest cities in Hebei, to be easily captured by the army.
On March 18, Liangxiang and Gu'an fell at the same time. Liangxiang surrendered, and Gu'an resisted for two days. The wooden watchtower, the local magistrate, and a Youzhou military man were all killed by Xu Shiren with one arrow.
Shoot it to pieces, and then attack and capture it with three battalions.
In the evening of that day, Chief Zhang settled in Liangxiang.
At the same time, military orders were issued, with Su Jingfang guarding Zhuo County, Dou Xiaoniang guarding Liangxiang, and Zhang Gongshen guarding Gu'an, where he had made his home for more than ten years.
On March 19, Zhang Xing continued to advance northward and approached Youzhou City, but according to the previous discussion, he only brought five battalions of troops. Li Ding also sent troops at the same time, and went west as planned.
In the afternoon of that day, only four or five days later, Chief Zhang Xing arrived at the small town of Longhuo, south of Youzhou City.
"Is this the acropolis of Youzhou City?" Zhang Xing came here and after looking around for a moment, he realized the significance of this city.
"Yes, it's just like Hanling City is like Ye City, and like Jin Yong City is like Dongdu." Zhang Xing was answered by Yuanbaocun who had been in the semi-independent rule of Hebei for several years. His words were relaxed and his beard was calm. "This is
The capital of Zhongfang is a large city and cannot be easily defended, so some horns must be set up as acropolis. The Clanhuo City is the acropolis of Youzhou City."
Frankly speaking, many people are puzzled that Yuan Baocun can accompany him to conquer Youzhou, but Liu Heifu can only go to the west with Li Ding. This man has unprecedented battle skills, but some people have guessed the whole story.
Use this person's qualifications and identity to do the recruiting and surrendering work.
"Indeed." Wang Shuyong also interjected. "Sanggan River is in the south of Youzhou City. Longhuo City and Youzhou City stand across the river. It is a standard defensive corner."
"Even the Acropolis has been abandoned by the Youzhou people, which shows that it is at the end of its rope." Yuan Baocun continued to laugh.
"That's not what I'm talking about." Zhang Xing waved his hand. "I want to say that if Conghuo City is counted as the Acropolis of Youzhou, isn't it a bit far? Let's stand on the top of the city and look north. We can see everything.
There is no Sanggan water."
"It's a bit far." Ma Wei frowned and said. "I just asked the locals that it is twenty-five miles from here to Youzhou City, and there is a wide Sanggan River in the middle... It is said that... it was originally a river in the former Tang Dynasty.
The county seat has been in chaos due to local relocation for a long time, but the city was left behind because it corresponded to Youzhou City across the river, and was specially used as an acropolis."
"Twenty-five miles is indeed a bit far." Xu Shiren also frowned. "It is a bit far to serve as a guard city, and it is also a bit far to use it as a base camp for troops."
"If the chief intends to suppress Luo Shu and attack the rest of Youzhou first, stationing here is enough." Yuan Baocun persuaded seriously.
Zhang Xing did not answer, but looked towards the plain to the north, which caused the others to shut up for the time being and watch together... Under the afternoon sun, they saw that the most beautiful place in Youzhou was covered with green, but it was just a battle.
, the crops started to spring up, and Youzhou has always been a windy place in spring. The wind swept the fields and the green waves rolled, which was really spectacular.
However, it seems that there are only rolling green waves.
As he was watching, there was a commotion behind him. Looking back, he saw that the soldiers were trying to place Zhang Xing's red flag with the word "deposed" on it, which had become his personal flag, on a high platform in the middle of this militarized city.
But because the wind was too strong, the facilities on the rammed earth platform in the middle were a bit old, and there were not many people with cultivation skills to take care of it, it made it a bit troublesome.
Since Chief Zhang saw this scene, he naturally couldn't leave it alone. Qin Bao did his duty and went to deal with it. Hou Junshu also hurriedly went to help.
"We won't raise the flag for the time being." At this moment, Zhang Xing called out to Qin Bao, then turned around and expressed his attitude to everyone. "It's still early, let's set up a flag and walk around the Sanggan River. Let's see
Take a look at Youzhou City and look for a more suitable place... If not, come back, if there is, change it, this place is indeed a bit far away from Youzhou."
"The chief is right. Now that he's here, it's natural to have a face-to-face meeting." Yuan Baocun responded immediately.
After everyone reached a consensus, they left Jia Yue behind. Wang Xiongdan stayed in Conghuo City, while Zhang Xing raised his banner and led a few hundred riders. Several other leaders, including Niu He, followed him northward to Sang.
Go up to the riverside and look out at Youzhou City.
Before reaching the Sanggan River, the scenery had already changed because there was a fire ahead.
When we came to the south bank of the Sangqian River, we could see it even more clearly... It turned out that several ferries, villages and markets on the north bank of this place were all temporarily burned down. There were several pontoons on the river, but they were all burned down by the Youzhou people on their own initiative at this time. But what's interesting is that
Yes, there is actually a large stone bridge with three holes and a single arch, which is simple in shape and a hundred steps long, left untouched.
"Interesting." Zhang Xing looked at the stone bridge from a distance and couldn't help but laugh. "Is this because you don't want to give up, it's too late, and you do it on purpose?"
"It must be because we are reluctant or too late. We came too fast, and the Youzhou soldiers fled in disarray. It is said that this bridge was built by He Xihe, the deputy in charge of the army, when he accompanied the main force of the Wei Dynasty to conquer Youzhou. Youzhou people respected and loved it very much.
, are all called Youzhou Bridge." Ma Wei said sternly. "But there is some truth in saying it is intentional... After all, with the stone bridge, we have few soldiers, so we will not want to build a pontoon bridge if we have no choice but to march and retreat.
At that time, this stone bridge became a fatal choke point."
"There are some traces of Li Longtou's military use." Zhang Xing continued to laugh.
This was considered a joke, and no one was surprised. A few people even agreed.
Moreover, the specific results of the Hutuohe-Xushui battle have not yet been sent, and the impact has not yet been fully demonstrated, but it must be admitted in any case that the process of this battle was extremely fast, the losses were minimal, but the scale was huge, and the results were
It's huge, and the impact is huge.
The most obvious result of the battle was, of course, that the three most important counties in Hebei controlled by the Hejian Camp completely changed hands, and more than half of the main forces in Youzhou were destroyed.
It can be said that this battle basically eliminated the main obstacle to the unification of Hebei from a military perspective.
With this influence, not to mention anything else, the recognition of Li Ding by the whole gang has been greatly improved... This is the role of military talents. Without what Li Ding said that night, this battle would have
It's not that easy, right? How many more people will die?
According to Zhang Xing's complaints on the road a few days ago, it doesn't take much. If Li Ding can fight two more battles like this, his prestige within the gang will reach the top five.
In this way, everyone looked at the stone bridge, then looked at the river, then scanned the river bed and the terrain on both sides, and then looked at the city wall on the opposite side... It was afternoon, the sun shone on the Sanggan River, the golden light shone, and the water flowed, but it didn't stop.
Hurry. There were green seedlings on both sides, and there were fireworks on the river. The Youzhou army on the north bank evacuated hastily, and it was a mess. Only the flags on the city were in order, but Luo Shu's handsome flag was nowhere to be seen.
After watching it for a long time, I looked towards the south bank where my house was standing. It looked like a big flag was rolling and the sun was shining - it was another scene.
"Has this river been renovated recently?" After looking at it for a long time, Zhang Xing was the first to break the silence, but pointed at the river in front of him and asked a strange question.
"It must be so." Ma Wei looked at it and immediately replied, "It should be used as a moat."
"It's rare to meet someone who knows how to renovate rivers, but just to make a moat." Wang Wulang couldn't help laughing.
"Indeed." Xu Shiren glanced at the fireworks around him and couldn't help but sigh. "These warlords in these places know neither the system nor the law, let alone the people's livelihood? If the land on both sides of the Sanggan River can be better prepared,
Irrigation is a paradise unparalleled anywhere...but unfortunately, we only built a moat."
"Youzhou City is also built solidly." Yuan Baocun said with squinted eyes, but then looked at Niu He who didn't say much, and turned to another topic. "Niu Governor...Niu Gong, I dare to ask, if there is a grandmaster
If you build a pagoda here, can you really resist three masters or one great master?"
"It stands to reason that we can just do this." Ushikawa's reply was very simple.
"It stands to reason?"
"Of course." Ushikawa said seriously. "According to logic, this is like a person without cultivation versus another without cultivation. It seems like it should be a tie, but in fact everyone knows that one person versus another person
Nine out of ten people can tell the difference between a winner and a loser... Some people can beat ten of them, and some people can't even bite a wild dog on the roadside."
These words are easy to understand, and Yuan Baocun also suddenly understood: "We are all masters, and there are always strengths and weaknesses, just like mortals have strengths and weaknesses... Then Manager Bai stabbed a dragon and killed two masters, right?
The strongest among the Grandmasters?"
Ushikawa shook his head: "I don't know..."
"No." Zhang Xing said, while continuing to look across the river. "The strongest among the masters should be Sima Zheng. Sanniang has been unable to defeat him time and time again."
Everyone was obviously stunned.
Ma Zhou couldn't help but sigh: "Dongdu...Dongdu!"
It was obvious that he was aware of the difficulty of entering the Eastern Capital in the future.
"It's too far to think about Dongdu. Apart from Sima Zheng, Sanniang should be considered a step ahead among the masters." Zhang Xing said with a smile. "However, even so, I'm afraid she doesn't have the ability that Leader Yuan Da thinks...
...According to Sanniang herself, when she killed Qian Zhide in Dongyi, she did it after luring him out of Caoguan. She knew at that time that if Qian Zhide stayed in Caoguan, she would not be able to kill him at all.
, the most I can do is kill low-level cultivating officers in the pass."
Yuan Baocun nodded repeatedly: "So that's the case, but it's lucky that Wei Wenda was jumped down by us directly in the river."
"Cui Tuan is still here." Ma Zhou reminded with a frown.
"Ma is in charge, Ma is in charge." Yuan Baocun twisted his beard and smiled. "I don't know the master, but I know Cui Tuan... He has endured the oppression of the Wei Dynasty for decades. He has long been used to enduring and hiding.
Okay, I dare to ask him how he can build a tower in You if he can't build a tower in Qinghe? I would say that now is the time to persuade him to surrender. Even if he doesn't surrender, he will probably be able to run away. Moreover, we have fought against him before.
Yes, he is a literary cultivator, but even if he really goes to war with us, his means are limited."
Obviously, Yuan Baocun is emphasizing as always that the current military threat to Youzhou City is very small and that political offensive should be the main focus. This is of course good advice, but only political offensive should be the main focus. He has only been in the gang for a year or two.
It is also true that only when people are demoted can they be effective.
Back to the business at hand, everyone could realize what Yuan Baocun meant, but none of the leading soldiers had the intention to refute.
For one thing, everyone has already heard what Chief Zhang said, and they know that they want to rely on pressure to destroy the local tigers in Youzhou. Youzhou City and Luo Shu are just handles, and the real battle has already been fought;
Secondly, now I have looked at it and talked about it, but it seems true that there is no foothold all the way to the Sanggan River. It is really a flat river... Several villages have also been burned, and you can't cross the river.
Going to set up camp?
Is there a suitable place across the river?
"Is there a suitable place on the other side of the river?" Zhang Xing thought for a moment and continued to ask.
"There is a place that may not be suitable," Mawei blurted out. "On the other side of the Sanggan River, there is a ferry on the upper reaches, called Lusidu. It is a ferry that transports supplies and grain from northern Shanxi along the Sanggan River. It was also burned down.
There must be a decent Weizi...but it is also twenty miles away from Youzhou City."
Everyone became increasingly speechless.
"That's it." Zhang Xing didn't insist anymore. "Qin Bao... you lead Tabai to cross the bridge and circle the city as a demonstration. If there is no accident, we will go back and discuss the matter of persuading surrender tomorrow."
As a result, everyone stopped talking... and had nothing to say. They all just stood on the river embankment, looking at Tabai Qi, and soon their expressions became weird again.
It turned out that Qin Bao crossed the Youzhou Bridge first, and actually activated his weird thunder-type Qi, and then more than two hundred white riders followed, releasing their Qi, and the Qi was connected together, and naturally
It’s based on Qin Bao’s black light.
Of course, Wei Feng is Wei Feng, but the nickname Ta Bai Qi that has just been circulated may be changed to Dan Hei Qi.
Thinking about it again, I felt even more weird. This nickname had just come up, and the chief didn't need to personally lead the troops into battle.
On the other side of the river, under the setting sun, Qin Bao showed off his power and even used the dragon horse under his crotch to leap towards the city wall. Although he did not cross the five-foot-high city wall to kill, it was just a volley, but it was terrifying enough.
And after a while, just before dark, Qin Bao just came back from Youzhou Bridge... There was no way, Youzhou City was too big, without a moat, the circumference was more than thirty miles. Fortunately, the whole journey to Youzhou
The eight gates of the city were tightly closed, not a single soldier went out to fight, and not even an arrow was shot down. Only then could the city flow unimpeded.
And this kind of armed investigation is definitely effective, Qin Bao brought an interesting news.
"There is a dilapidated and abandoned outer city in the northwest of the city?" Zhang Xing frowned.
"Yes, it's two or three miles wide and four or five miles long." Qin Bao blurted out and pointed in the direction. "I originally thought it was because of the lack of troops. Youzhou City was too big to defend, so I abandoned it... But I found out when I passed by.
The buildings in the city are obviously in a state of disrepair and must have been abandoned for a long time, which is really strange."
"That's not the outer city." Yuan Baocun suddenly interrupted to explain. "Chief Qin, with all due respect, is there a main hall in the center of the city?"
"Yes." Qin Bao said simply.
"Reporting to the Chief, that is Miyagi City." Yuan Baocun turned around and smiled at Zhang Xing.
"There is no Youzhou among the five capitals of the Wei Dynasty, right?" Zhang Xing was naturally puzzled.
"It is the Dong Qi Palace." Yuan Baocun explained again. "It was called Linsang Palace. After the death of Qi, that is, after the Youzhou Bridge was built, it was changed to the Black Emperor Temple for a time, and then it was changed back to the Palace when Cao Che was in power.
, but he never came... By this time, nature was deserted."
"No wonder..." Chief Zhang suddenly realized and asked Qin Bao again. "Can we station troops?"
The others were dumbfounded by this turn of events, and Yuan Baocun was even more astonished. He was the first to say, "Chief, why take the risk? The situation has been decided. We can just sit back and relax in Conghuo City."
Zhang Xing couldn't help but laugh: "Mr. Yuan, let me ask you, if the general trend has been decided, why is it risky to station in the palace?"
Yuan Baocun was stunned for a moment.
Zhang Xingfu came again and asked: "Qin Bao, how is the city?"
"It's a mess." Qin Bao responded. "I stepped on the city wall several times and took a look. It was obvious that we were arresting young men and blocking the streets. There were many soldiers with weapons, but most of them did not have corresponding flags... In fact, even the city wall
The flag above was only planted on the south side."
Zhang Xing nodded and continued to ask: "Can we station troops in Linsang Palace?"
"Of course." Qin Bao nodded immediately. "Why can't a serious palace city be stationed? It's just that the palace wall has collapsed in several places, and it is connected to the Youzhou City Wall. You can jump directly from the wall and shoot arrows from a distance."
"That's okay, let them hit the target." Zhang Xing looked at Yuan Baocun who was still confused. "Yuan Gong... since he wants to oppress Youzhou City and force the entire Youzhou to surrender, isn't it?
The tighter the pressure, the better? The best is to strangle the neck?"
Yuan Baocun was asked directly. After thinking about it, he could only smile bitterly: "That's the truth."
"Ma Wei." Zhang Xing continued to ask. "Can you guarantee the logistics route?"
"Since it is in the northwest of the city, we can transfer supplies from Lusidu upstream." Ma Wei answered immediately and laughed at the same time. "But it's hard to say where the route is, and I don't know if there will be cavalry crossing the river to hold fire.
Harassment from the city...you need two thousand riders to be a threat, right?"
"Then I will stop them on Youzhou Bridge!" Qin Bao blurted out. "Not to mention two thousand riders, but twenty thousand riders will do!"
"That's good...what else is there?" Zhang Xing nodded, looked around, and finally asked one person. "Old Niu, I'm not talking about military affairs. I'm just saying that Cui Suan is leading the city's masters to attack. Can you protect me?"
Niu He thought for a while and said seriously: "Of course Cui Tuan can block it, but I don't know how many masters of Dan Condensation and above are still in the city? Where is Cheng Dan?"
Zhang Xing said nothing.
"There are probably about ten more in the entire Youzhou!" Hou Junshu, who had been silent until now, suddenly said. "I don't know about it in the city... Chengdan. There should be only Luo Shu himself and Zhao Bazhu in the entire Youzhou, plus a literary cultivator, Lu Sidao.
And didn’t Zhao Bazhu say he was seriously injured?”
"What is the relationship between Lu Sidao and Lu Sidu?" Zhang Xing asked curiously.
"Lu Sidao's original name was Lu Si, and Lu Sidu was the ferry he built when he was an official in the Eastern Qi Dynasty... In his early years, this man was arrogant and arrogant, and never talked about Lu Sidu's achievements. Later, he experienced chaos, his temperament changed drastically, and he lived in seclusion and became a Taoist priest.
, it’s just that Hao Shou Qiu Jing felt that he was greedy for heaven’s merit, so he changed his name to Lu Sidao. He should not be in the city now, and he would not fight with us if he were.” Yuan Baocun is indeed unique in these anecdotes in Hebei.
"That should be no problem." Wang Shuyong said impatiently. "Those who fled from Youzhou before and didn't fight probably won't fight now, and those few generals who fled are obviously not escaping to Youzhou City.
But they were frightened and everyone went back to their homes, so the chief said he would force them to surrender."
The rest of the people were speechless, even Yuanbaocun was silent, because after careful calculation, it seemed feasible.
Zhang Xing, on the other hand, sighed quietly: "Youzhou is really full of talented people."
People around him only felt that the chief executive was thinking a lot.
However, Chief Zhang did not show off, but explained with fingers crossed: "You do the math, although Youzhou is regulated by more than ten counties, most of the counties are mountainous and small counties with important roads, but it is these ten counties.
There are actually twenty or thirty Condensing Pills, Cheng Dan, and a Grandmaster... Isn't it true that there are a lot of talents?"
Everyone finally understood what Chief Zhang meant, but Wang Shuyong still couldn't hold back: "It's a pity that half of it was lost a few days ago..."
This is also true.
"Well, let's go before the sun sets." Zhang Xing finally stopped talking after seeing this. "Hold the flag higher."
After saying that, he reined up his horse and headed towards Youzhou Bridge.
Among all the people, Qin Bao was the only one who did not hesitate at all. He turned around and followed the yellow horse... The others were stunned for a moment, and then followed him. Among the leaders, only Yuan Baocun and Hou Junshu stayed for a while, and then hurriedly followed.
.
Stepping onto the Youzhou Bridge, there was a strong evening breeze, and the red background flag with the word "deposed" was flying in the wind. Hundreds of cavalry were accompanying them in formation. Moreover, the sun was setting in the west, the golden light was shining, and the fireworks on the river bank were not extinguished, so it was really a beautiful sunset.
The flag, the horse whistles in the wind.
After crossing the river, turn to the west, then to the north... At this time, there was some commotion on the city wall. Those broken soldiers who had escaped from the previous battle were already fighting in two groups, and waiting for this group of only a few hundred riders
After the soldiers and horses guarding the deposed flag fell directly at Linsang Palace, they were even more shocked and fled directly in front of the Xicheng sergeant.
Although he knew that the army had something to rely on, his courage to live in the city was still destructive.
Zhang Xing was sitting on the steps in front of the main hall in the center of the palace. Seeing the flags set up, he came to give the order: "Did you bring dry food? Put a pot in it to cook and boil water to make soup. I want to eat hot food."
The accompanying sergeants did not dare to neglect, and Hou Junshu even chopped wood to light the fire himself. When he saw the fire starting, the sergeants who escaped on the west wall realized that there was no danger, but gathered together again and pointed at the wall from a distance to watch.
.
This time, everyone in Youzhou City knew that Zhang Xing was coming.
After the soup and rice were cooked, Hou Junshu served it with his own hands, and immediately bowed down: "Chief, I have a close friend in Youzhou, and I am in Anle at this time. I asked myself to persuade you to surrender. I can even get the people and the city. Anle is Youzhou."
If the northern portal comes up and falls into the hands of the chief, and the north and south of Youzhou are pinched, it will definitely be more shaken and fall faster."
"Okay." Zhang Xing nodded immediately while holding the bowl. "And since you are out, you can tell everyone in Youzhou for me that I, Zhang Xing, came to Youzhou not to be a wise and supreme person, but to... The so-called way of Yin and Yang has always been followed.
, the way of heaven and earth, one rises and one falls."
Having said this, Zhang Xingshan pointed to the flag in front of him and behind the opponent: "So I won't negotiate terms with them, I will only give them orders... tell them that after the reorganization in Hejian is completed, a large army will be sent to Youzhou.
And I will capture Youzhou City at any time, so take the capture of Youzhou City and the Hejian reinforcements group crossing Xushui as two lines... Anyone who came to the palace to see me in person earlier than the two lines can be regarded as surrender.
, I will let bygones be bygones; those who come between the two lines should be punished and punished according to their official and military positions, and their homes should be confiscated, and those who have led troops against the army as a general or above should be beheaded; if there are those who come after the two lines
If you don’t come yet, I will exterminate the entire family afterwards... kill all the adult males in their family."
Hou Junshu bowed his head to face each other without much surprise: "My subordinates understand that we drink from the golden cup together and use the sword to fight against each other. Since the gang came to Youzhou, they meant to destroy the country and attack the enemy. How can we be relaxed with them? Youzhou is a gang."
Youzhou! Hebei is also helping Hebei!"
After saying that, he bowed, took a few steps back, and immediately turned around.
Yuan Baocun was shocked when he saw it. He put down the bowl and chopsticks he had just picked up and asked: "Chief, Cui Tan..."
"Cui Tuan is a traitor." Zhang Xing immediately replied. "Today, for the sake of Duke Yuan, I will tell him that if he can take Li Shu's head back, he will be pardoned from the death penalty, and he can be punished as a lifu, and he can go to school to build a school...
These are not my words, they are the best results that Manager Cui discussed with me before coming here."
Yuan Baocun became more and more frightened, but he knew that Chief Zhang was continuing to chase Cui Tang away, and wanted Cui Tang to die in a foreign country.
For Cui Tuan, whose main belief in survival was the clan, this was a standard form of exile.
But after waiting for a while, he saw that Chief Zhang had already begun to eat and drink soup in the light of the fire. Yuan Baocun gave up the idea of arguing and begging, and quickly picked up the bowls and chopsticks, preparing to turn around and go to the side hall where he was staying after eating.
Write a letter of surrender.
Facts have proved that Yuanbaocun thought too much.
As Zhang Xing settled in Linsang Palace, chaos broke out in Youzhou City that night.
"granduncle!"
In the chaos, a familiar voice suddenly sounded outside Cui Tang's door. "Uncle, it's us."
Cui Tang was obviously lost in thought. He paused for a while before speaking: "Come in!"
Two people came in from the outside, and they were Cui Silang and Cui Erqilang, the two grandnephews. Among the two, Cui Erqilang was obviously frightened, and Cui Silang also looked solemn.
However, after all, the two of them are descendants of one of the most respected Wenxiu families in the world. They still suppressed their uneasiness and bowed before sitting in rows before Cui Silang spoke up: "Uncle, Luo Shu is crazy."
"Can you not be crazy?" Cui Tang smiled and said. "They came out in full force. I thought they could achieve something big. The worst thing is that the rescue failed and they retreated to worry about it. In the end, half of the main force was lost overnight, and the only grandmaster in Youzhou was also lost.
Gone, his most trusted second lieutenant is gone, his only son is gone, and half of the other generals who came to the house are gone... That's not to mention, he just came back, and he didn't even take a breath before he was choked again.
Neck, spread it out and I will go crazy."
"But uncle, what should we do?" Cui Erqilang started crying as soon as he opened his mouth.
"How did you discuss it?" Cui Suan seemed to be in a good mood.
"We still have to leave. We knew that Luo Shu couldn't succeed, but who knew that he couldn't succeed to this extent?" Cui Silang Xuanchen said seriously. "Go north first, go to Beidi, and then escape. Whatever happens in the future,
Let's go north, east, west, and we'll discuss it again... Anyway, if we stay here, there's no way Zhang Xing will let us go."
Cui Tuan was silent for a moment, then asked again: "I know about going north, but going east, what do you mean going west, going to Dongyi and the witch leaders?"
"Crossing the sea to Dongyi is because I feel that there will be another storm in the world, and Dongyi may not be captured, so I can hide there and live peacefully." Cui Xuanchen said sincerely. "Crossing the sea of suffering to go to the witchland does not mean staying in the witchland.
Instead, we need to take a road to go to the Western Capital or the Eastern Capital."
Cui Tang sneered: "You are really a lost dog."
The two disciples named Cui remained silent.
"So, you are looking for me just to escape?" Cui Suan took a few breaths and continued to ask.
"yes."
"Is there no other way out?"
"What does uncle mean?"
"The gang hates me to the core. Twenty-seventh Lang also defected, but you didn't." Cui Suan came to say quietly. "Silang, you resigned from your post according to the procedure and worked for Li Shu... The gang taught the rules, and you happened to be considered
According to the rules, Zhang Xing only led five battalions to stand at the throat of Youzhou this time, and he will definitely recruit a large number of people to surrender... Why don't you wait for the first-class recruitment conditions? "
"It's too late." Cui Xuanchen smiled bitterly. "Not to mention whether we should betray Mr. Li, but now it's really too late... I came here because Luo Shu had just invited Mr. Li to a banquet, specifically to ask his uncle to save people.
of."
Cui Tuang did not say anything. Instead, he hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Silang, are you really not Chief Zhang's backstabbing?"
"I really am not Chief Zhang's person." Cui Xuanchen pointed to the sky.
Cui Tang sighed: "In this case, we are really at the end of the road."
"We are not at the end of the road yet." Cui Xuanchen tried his best to persuade. "Uncle, hurry to the banquet and bring Mr. Li here. We will leave tonight!"
Cui Tang stopped talking, stood up from his sleeves, and went out.
When I got out of the door, I saw the city full of lights flickering. I don't know how many people were walking around the city overnight. I don't know how many people were following Luo Shu's military orders to control the city defense and suppress the city. How many people were frightened and tried to communicate with each other at night.
, even fled, surrendered, and a few people pretended to obey Luo Shu's military orders, but were actually doing what they wanted to do.
Cui Tuan didn't look much, he just lowered his head and walked to the general manager's house where Luo Shu lived. Although he was a literary cultivator, he had the level of a master. At this time, he lowered his head and moved forward, his true energy dispersed, and he went to inquire, and then he knew.
The movement around him revealed a lot of situations, but it only confirmed his previous observations - the entire Youzhou City was like a dying person being strangled by the throat. It seemed that the struggle was fierce, but in fact it was powerless.
Soon I arrived at the General Manager's Mansion. No one inside or outside the General Manager's Mansion knew that the person coming was the only Grandmaster in the city. Therefore, when they saw the other party arriving without an appointment, they did not dare to stop him, or they did not intend to stop him, or they were worried that blocking him would cause trouble.
Even the most loyal people just reported a message behind them and allowed the other party to enter.
When Cui Tang entered the hall, the atmosphere was already unbearable. Li Shu was sitting with his head turned, looking as usual, while Luo Shu in the middle was smelling of alcohol and had his eyes hanging upside down. When he saw the person coming, he stared at him and asked questions.
: "Why did Cui Gong do this?"
"I heard that the young master is in trouble. I don't know whether it is true or not, but I should always come and inquire. Otherwise, sit quietly and express my condolences." Cui Tuan bowed.
When Luo Shu heard this, his eyebrows visibly faded, and then he lowered his head and responded: "My son does have some bad rumors... I'd trouble Mr. Cui to come here specifically."
Cui Tuan calmly entered the empty seat and served his own wine and food.
Cui Tuanfu poured another glass of wine, and then asked again: "Since the general manager is hosting a banquet, for whatever reason, why is he only inviting Li Gong? Where are the other generals?"
Luo Shu narrowed his eyes slightly to look at the other party, and spoke in dialect for a long time: "Zhang thief has occupied Linsang Palace. The hearts of the people in the city are shaking. All the generals in the army have gone to suppress the riot and control the city defense."
"So that's it." Cui Tuan nodded and asked again. "But General Manager, why are there so few sergeants in the city? Can't even fill the city wall? Do you have to temporarily recruit strong men to make up the number? Is it true, as those defeated soldiers said, that between the Hutuo River and Xushui?
In the first battle, most of the Youzhou army was lost?"
"It's not that bad." Luo Shu tried his best to speak calmly. "A big defeat is a big defeat, but there are still half of the best in the army... the defense is enough."
"If this is the case, I have a piece of advice." Cui Tang earnestly advised him. "The army is huge, and if you want to defend Youzhou, you can only support it by gathering the remaining essence of Youzhou into one city... I don't think the experts in the city can support it.
Many, especially the local generals from many families did not come, which puts the cart before the horse."
"It's difficult." Luo Shu gritted his teeth and said, "It's also difficult... In the end, people have to protect their families first."
"Don't worry, manager." Li Shu, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke. "We are different from these Youzhou people. They think they can surrender to the gang, so they are half-hearted. However, we are a thorn in Zhang Xing's side and cannot surrender even if we want to...
This time, if you can't withstand it, just give up your life and go with the manager!"
As soon as these words came out, both Luo Shu and Cui Huan couldn't help but look at them. After watching for a moment, the latter sneered: "Did Mr. Li say this to give me some advice?"
Luo Shu was startled and came to see Cui Tuan again.
"Mr. Cui." Li Shu also spoke sincerely. "Juniors dare not give advice to elders, but the current situation, firstly, the situation is critical. If Youzhou City wants to be preserved, it must be you; secondly, I am not as good as you in practice.
, I am not as good as Mr. Luo when it comes to military formations, but no one in the world understands Zhang Xing better than me... This person has not been able to stretch his ambitions before, and he will compromise and do things to fool people.
He has come up with his own stinky rules, and in his eyes, Cui Gong is now like an insect in his hand that I want to hold for everyone to see, and he will never leave any room for it."
Cui Tang was startled for a moment, his expression obviously ugly: "Is that so?"
When Luo Shu saw this, he finally had a lively expression and raised his glass with all his strength: "Mr. Cui and Mr. Li, although their words are fierce, they are the truth. In the face of a catastrophe, others have their own reasons, but the three of us can only unite as one.
"
Li Shu also raised his glass immediately, but Cui Suan waited for a while before reluctantly raising his glass.
The three drank it all in one gulp and lingered for a while. Someone came to look for Luo Shu and said that the lady called him to question him, so they withdrew the banquet and went home.
Luo Shu didn't mention how he explained to his wife. He only said that Li and Cui came out together. From leaving the palace to walking to the street, they didn't say a word until they entered the residence. Li Shu just bowed his hands to Cui Huan inside the door.
: "I just thanked Mr. Cui for coming to the rescue again alone. He also put down his identity and cooperated with me, and finally got away."
Cui Tang stood with his hands behind his hands and frowned: "It turns out that what you said just now was to deceive Luo Shu. I thought Mr. Li was sincerely giving me advice."
Li Shu bowed his body without any movement or hesitation: "Mr. Cui is joking. Everyone knows the truth. Why do I need to give advice to Gong Cui? It's just that Luo Shu has been beaten to the point of losing his mind and spirit. If he doesn't speak like this, he will
It’s just a matter of suspicion.”
Cui Tang shook his body and changed the topic: "Luo Shu is mentally and physically broken? Because his only son died?"
"Yes." Li Shu straightened up and said seriously. "But it may not be just because of the death of his only son. In my opinion, he took Youzhou in a deceitful way, and it was like picking up lost things, so he didn't think clearly about it on the battlefield, so he
Abandoned as a legacy, he finally returned to the city, knowing that he had suffered heavy losses, knowing that everyone was betrayed and separated from his relatives, and Zhang San followed him and grabbed his throat with one hand... Only then did he suddenly realize that what he had thrown away by the Xushui River was actually everything he had inside and outside, so
If you are depressed and frustrated, your mind and spirit will be ruined.”
Cui Tang was silent for a while, then nodded: "I see...then what should we do?"
"Let's go first. We'll leave tonight and go to Beidi." Li Shu did not hesitate. "If we wait a few more days and Xiong Bonan and Bai Sanniang arrive, we will have no chance."
Cui Tuan nodded, but still seemed a little hesitant: "Li Shu, Li Gong, you are the one who competes with Zhang Xing for power, and you are naturally very good at judging people and things. Can you tell the truth to me today...
...The gang is becoming more and more powerful. We have walked away again and again, and now we continue to walk. Can we reach a place where we can wait until the day when we can succeed?"
"Of course we can, but we have lost the initiative." Li Shu did not hesitate. "So, it is not up to us, but to them."
"Are they Zhang Xing, Sima Zheng, and Bai Hengqiu?"
"Yes, but it's not just the three who can stir up the storm, but also Li Silang, Bai Sanniang, and the remaining great masters, as well as the Dongyi people, the Wu people, the people from the North, the people from the Nanling, and so on.
There are many heroes... but the most important ones are those three, and the most important thing is Zhang Xing himself." Li Shu said seriously. "And Zhang Xing will definitely defeat himself!"
"Will it definitely lead to self-defeat?"
"Definitely." Li Shu reminded faintly. "Mr. Cui...you underestimate Zhang Xing."
"You said he would definitely defeat himself. Why did I look down on him instead?" Cui Suan was puzzled.
"I said he defeated himself because I know how big his ambition is..." Li Shu sighed. "Gong Cui only thinks that he wants to seize the world, so naturally he feels that his self-defeat is not big."
"What is his ambition...really wants to be the Supreme?!" Cui Tang narrowed his eyes and said. "With the current regulations, this status, and this age, he still wants to become the Supreme? Can he understand what the Supreme is? Be a
Emperor, how wonderful it would be to be a holy king, find a supreme being to show mercy after death, and transform into a real dragon and immortal to go to heaven!"
Li Shu remained silent.
"That's fine." Cui Tang thought for a long time and finally nodded. "Go to bed first. At the third watch, I will take you, Shiro and Twenty-seventh Lang out of the city together, detouring from the east of the city to the north!"
Li Shu just raised his hand.
In silence that night, Cui Tuan, as a master, took advantage of the chaos and escaped with the three of them. The next day, it was not until night that Luo Shu actually realized that these people had escaped, but he was powerless... Because this whole day, it was not just these people who escaped.
Several people, as Zhang Xing's surrender announcement reached the city, the newly gathered defeated army in Youzhou City also fled for a whole day. Luo Shu even killed three members of the Youzhou Army who tried to persuade them to surrender.
That's not all. As more news from the battlefield came back, more people were confirmed to have died in the battle. After the surrender, Youzhou City became more unstable, and Luo Shu became more and more out of control. The vicious cycle of trapped beasts' battle soon began.
Just got up.
However, even in this case, none of the civil and military backbones of Youzhou who were above the imperial level took the initiative to surrender to Chief Zhang.
There were many people who surrendered, but most of them were officers from the generals and first-level officers who had escaped from the city and were originally scattered outside. There were really no senior officers... Even the deputy general Gao who was found by Hou Junshu was hesitant at this time and stayed in Anle.
In this regard, Chief Zhang still had a lot of free time. He lived in the palace all day long in the ridiculously spacious hall, ate hot soup, hot cakes and hot dishes, met with surrendered low-level officers, and did not take the war situation seriously at all.
It was under this circumstance that on March 22, Feng Chang and Xu Jingzu, whom Zhang Xing had requested before, arrived.
They brought some more interesting news.
"The Wu tribe also established the Wei Emperor?" Zhang Xing, who was basking in the sun in the school field in front of the main hall, couldn't help laughing.
"Yes." Xu Jingzu sneered. "A few of the descendants of the Cao family in Xidu were captured by the Wu clan before. Seeing Bai Hengqiu becoming the emperor, they also established an emperor... After all, the Wu clan was considered to be by the Great Wei
I’ve eaten it before, so I’m quite concerned about such things.”
"I'll tell you the truth, Chief." Feng Chang stepped forward and explained over Xu Jingzu. "There were discussions in the Daxingtai in the rear. The Wu people are far away, so naturally it has nothing to do with us, but the North should pay attention... Everyone in the Wu people knows how to establish an emperor.
Opposite Bai Hengqiu, there is Duke Mu in the Northland. He is Cao Che's cousin. He has had some power and connections for a long time. The Northland is also more closely connected with the Central Plains and is no better than those who were established.
child."
"Gong Mu..."
"Yes, he was demoted to Tingtao City in his early years."
"Oh... is Tingtao City in the hands of Madam Lu?"
"yes."
"Mrs. Lu also has an ally named Liu Wenzhou, who occupies Ice Marsh City. He is the favorite disciple of Master Jin Ge who died before?"
"yes."
"Then you really have to be careful." Zhang Xing nodded in approval. "The people from the North will definitely not accept us, and Mrs. Lu will definitely give it a try... But the North should have its own approach to matters in the North. Let's talk about it then."
"yes."
"Are there any other words to say at Daxingtai?"
"Of course...it belongs to the Xue brothers."
"How to say?"
"The Xue brothers have played tricks. One Xue Wanquan wants to live in seclusion at the place where his father died. One Xue Wannian is willing to surrender us as the leader of the army. The other Xue Wancheng is willing to surrender us as civil servants. The other Xue Wanping and Xue Wanbei want to leave this place.
One is planning to go to Dengzhou to find their brother Xue Wanlun to report the funeral, and the other is planning to return to his hometown in Kansai to look for Bai Hengqiu to receive the title."
"After knowing what happened to Dou Ru, I knew that we would follow the rules, so I deliberately wanted to be completely prepared here..."
"So it's a trick."
"Then let it be like this... You can't treat people harshly just because they are being naughty. Xue Changxiong is dead. Maybe Xu Nuo has gone out, so we can continue to appoint him as usual."
"Chief is generous."
"Any more?"
"The matter about Murong Zhengyan...Murong Zhengyan doesn't want to be an official and wants to go home and live in seclusion. Manager Chen feels it's a pity and wants the chief to write a letter to persuade him."
"Murong Zhengyan is disabled, and he saw Xue Changxiong's death. It's normal for him to feel depressed. Manager Chen is a bit desperate for a sword... But since Manager Chen is speaking, he has to give face. You can write a letter for me later. I will come.
Transcript."
"yes."
"Anything else?"
"The rest is not something we can say specifically."
"Is there anything that you think you can talk about without requiring you to speak?" Zhang Xing suddenly asked again.
"It's true." Feng Chang pondered for a moment and then spoke seriously. "Does the chief now know how great the results of the Hutuohe-Xushui battle were?"
"The summary sent from Xushui yesterday evening." Zhang Xing said thoughtfully. "I remember that the current post-war census shows that there are only more than 800 casualties on our side, and more than 2,000 injured who are so injured that they must leave the front line.
, but the number of heads captured was as high as 5,000, and 28,000 people were captured...right?"
"Yes." It was Ma Wei who answered Zhang Xing. Feng Chang and Xu Jingzu rushed over in a hurry. Naturally, they didn't know the information on the road.
"Then Xue Changxiong, the leader of the Hejian Camp, died in battle, and the entire army collapsed. Murong Zhengyan and Gao Zhan led the rest of the army to surrender. As for the Youzhou Army, the number two figure Wei Wenda was defeated and surrendered.
The number one Bai Xiangui, the heir Luo Xin, the general Qi Hongshan, as many as nine generals died in the battle... right?"
"Yes." Feng Chang knew this time. "That's right."
"Then what?" Zhang Xing was puzzled.
"The thing is very simple, chief. Probably because the battle was too smooth and fast, a lot of new arguments suddenly appeared in Yecheng and along the way..." Feng Chang said with a smile.
"What are the arguments?"
"Some people say that the chief is selected by the Black Emperor, and there is one out of four in the world. Except for chief Zhang, Bai Hengqiu, Sima Zheng, and Xiao Hui, the rest should all be demoted early. From now on, it will be these four families that compete for supremacy.
Otherwise, why would the King of Qi and the Empress Dowager stay in the gang? Why have there been so many more masters in the gang in the past few years?"
"Who is it?"
"At first, it was discussed by the family members of the leaders inside and outside the palace, and later it became the main opinion in the market."
"What else?"
"Some people say that it is not destiny at all, but Chief Zhang's great talent and strategy!"
"Tsk!" Even though Zhang Xing was prepared, he couldn't help but tut when he heard this.
But Feng Chang was not affected at all and continued to pat him:
"They said that before, looking at the rise of the gang, they didn't think the chief was outstanding, but after a few years, not to mention that no one in the gang could compare to the chief, just by looking at other princes, they could tell that no one around him could compare...
… When you rebel, you still know how to leave county officials to collect taxes, which is the only thing the rebel army can do; when you fight a war, you still know how to build bridges, roads, and schools, which is the only thing in the world; as for uniting the top and bottom, and letting people surrender, Wen
The aristocratic cultivators, powerful cultivators, powerful cultivators, heroes, and newcomers are all gathered together, so that everyone has a status and an official position. I am afraid that there is no other family that can be as decent as this.
"There are other things like revising laws, strictly granting land, establishing a reserve of ordnance, and formulating uniforms and colors... Each of them is actually very simple to say, and there are forces to do it, but there is really no one as comprehensive as the Gang!
"The two most outrageous things, the imperial examination and eating in the corridors, these two things that were inherited from the Wei Dynasty but everyone still thinks are good, are actually only done by the Bang family. Chief Zhang insisted on it, and it seems to be very good now.
.
"Therefore, under the leadership of the chief, the gang seems to be a reckless rebel army and a shell of a gang organization, but inside it has a more serious court background than any other prince.
"And this battle is basically relying on the strong to bully the weak, using the high to kick the low. It is even like a regular army coming to suppress a rebellion."
"Who said this?" Zhang Xing asked curiously.
"It's mainly people who have been officials in the Wei Dynasty before. Not only the new batch, but also people who came here a long time ago and even the founders of the uprising. There are also some literary cultivators and literary officials from the family who said this."
"It's understandable." Zhang Xing was stunned and asked with a smile, "Does Feng Sheren think so too?"
Feng Chang quickly waved his hand: "My subordinate is a confidential document, how can I talk about sacrificing others? But this is indeed what I think."
"Are there any other thoughts? Are there any other thoughts inspired by this battle?" Zhang Xing asked.
Feng Chang laughed again: "Of course..."
"Chief, my idea is different from the previous ones." At this moment, Xu Jingzu, the fifth in the new division who had been watching with cold eyes, suddenly took back his position and raised his voice.
"Come on." Zhang Xing, who was sitting on the steps, didn't care.
"I think the previous remarks cannot be said to be wrong, but they are not the key. The chief himself is certainly a talented person, but more importantly, the chief has led our gang to grasp military and political know-how that no one has ever seen before." Xu Jingzu leaned towards Feng Chang.
The words in his eyes were clear.
"What's the secret?" Zhang Xing asked.
"To be specific, the chief takes the Northland war group and defeats the Demon Guard model with the current system achieved by the Central Plains political system, and the effect of this system is naturally beyond doubt. The current power of our gang is proof... As of now
, it cannot be said that a gang system that makes Hebei, the eastern border and Huaibei prosperous and makes the country strong and the people rich cannot govern the world, right?"
Xu Jingzu spread his hands and said.
"Moreover, I'm not the only one here to flatter you. Some of my peers in the gang have noticed it a long time ago, but they just can't speak... For example, some people have long said that our leader's raising of hands in the assembly is better than Bai Hengqiu's hurried ascension to the throne.
With everyone kneeling down for him, he is even more popular! And the chief, despite the opposition of the idlers, insisted on letting the young men under the control of the gang to build the foundation forcibly. It was not visible before, but now it can be seen that in less than two years, the gang is struggling to make progress.
It is obvious that this leader system can be used to great effect! There is no telling when they will face off against Bai Hengqiu and Sima Zheng, or even Xiao Hui, Dongyi, and the Wu Clan, as they did in the battle of Xushui
easily."
Xu Jingzu was young and energetic, and had a grudge against the Guanlong forces. When he spoke at this moment, his voice shook the roof. The busy staff clerks in the main hall behind him, as well as the soldiers on duty around him, and the generals who were preparing for their rotation, all listened.
Gotta be serious.
"It's a bit too much." After Zhang Xing heard this, he thought for a while and then reluctantly waved his hand. "Every system is tried and tested... Use it if it's good, don't use it if it's not. It's just that some testing times are longer.
The tests take a lot of time, and some of them are still usable right now... In the future, if the one with the raised hand fails, then others can naturally try new ones."
Xu Jingzu nodded in agreement, without any of his previous arrogance.
Next to him, Feng Chang wanted to speak, but when he saw Chief Zhang lowering his head in thought after finishing speaking, he couldn't say much... In fact, Zhang Xing was really thinking about it. He knew that this victory was a big one, and that such an easy victory would have a huge impact.
, but I didn’t expect the impact to be so great. Hebei has not yet been truly unified, and people will immediately help to defend the scriptures.
Moreover, Zhang Xing could not stop everyone from taking the initiative to debate the scriptures for the helper. On the contrary, he, Chief Zhang, took the initiative to debate the scriptures from beginning to end. He had argued on Hongshan Mountain, in Guanfeng Yuan, and in conferences.
, I have to argue about eating a cake and buying a red headband, how can I stop it at this time?
The only problem is that after this battle, we really need to put the publicity work that has been discussed many times before on the agenda, and then guide these discussions inside and outside the gang.
Zhang Xing originally had a good candidate for this job, but unfortunately... that guy went to Dongdu to conduct an education pilot project.
Therefore, this position is inevitably tricky.
"What a pity!" Zhang Xing couldn't help but sigh.
Feng Chang was by the side and didn't know why. He wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask... But at this moment, Yuan Baocun suddenly hurried into the central square of the hall from the side and reported a piece of news, interrupting Zhang Xing's sigh.
"The governor of Yuyang is going to surrender? Will he arrive in the afternoon?" Zhang Xing was a little confused. "Why are you coming to surrender today?"
"Report to the Chief." Yuan Baocun's face was filled with joy. "Actually, it's simple to say... Our news and the news about the defeated troops a few days ago were a bit confusing. Until today, more and more credible people have returned to You with news.
Only then did Yang Gui, the prefect of Yuyang, believe it. Wei Wenda actually surrendered to us, and Bai Xiangui and Luo Xin were really dead..."
"We came too fast, don't they believe it?" Zhang Xing was stunned.
"Of course it is." Yuan Baocun felt relieved. "Chief, the situation has been opened, and it will be easy to handle next."
Zhang Xing just nodded.
Chief Zhang is nodding, but Luo Shu, who is the commander of the Youzhou Army in the city, cannot be like the county guard. He didn't believe that Wei Wenda had joined the gang until now... He already knew it, otherwise why didn't Wei Wenda come back to help him defend the city? Why?
Don’t you want to bring your son back?
However, he knew it well, but it did not mean that other people in the city knew it well. The gang only placed the main four battalions on one side in Linsang Palace, and then the other battalion was led by Jia Yue and watched the logistics line in Conghuo City.
, Youzhou City is basically open to the outside world.
Therefore, it was almost inevitable that Wei Wenda's surrender spread in the city and gradually became more solid as the situation progressed, and further turbulence in military morale was also inevitable.
In fact, Luo Shu, who knew that he could not last long, had already begun to formulate his final plan.
"What's up?"
Luo Shu, who looked tired, stopped his discussion with the last eleven of Yanyun's eighteen riders, and came to ask outside the door in a muffled voice.
"Butler, Madam is crying so hard in the back..." The family members who were parked outside the threshold replied in a low voice.
"Didn't we stop making trouble yesterday?" Luo Shu was helpless.
"My wife went to the Black Emperor Temple in the city to offer incense to the young master in the morning. There, she heard other women offering incense say that Wei Wenda had surrendered. After asking many times, we only dared to say that we didn't know, but she believed it directly and started fighting with the young lady on the spot.
When I got up, the young master fled back first, and then the madam chased him back and beat him. When he was tired from the fight, he cried, saying that the Wei family father and daughter had cheated the young master's life..." The family members tried their best to answer briefly.
Luo Shu held his forehead and remained silent, but his eyes gradually turned red.
Just when the brothers next to him were about to say something to change the situation, the Youzhou manager suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "Madam is right... kill Wei Wenda's daughter to pay for my son's life!"
The last eleven of Yanyun's eighteen riders were all horrified and stood up one after another to persuade him.
Unexpectedly, when Luo Shu saw this scene, he lost his composure and scolded the family outside the door: "Why are you still standing here?! Wei Wenda is a master, but his daughter is just a big-footed girl! Go and kill her quickly!"
In the end, the eleven knights were all stunned, but how could they not remember that this elder brother who wanted to kowtow to others could never be persuaded?