On March 26, when Zhang Xing got up, there was some light rain outside, but it didn't bother him. Instead, it somewhat relieved the late spring heat of the past few days.
And until the morning, waiting for those who surrendered to enter the city first and stabilize the order, then Wang Xiongdan and Yuanbaocun entered the city to control the city defense, and hung Luo Shu's head on the city gate. Chief Zhang then pretended to go back.
To the other side of Sanggan River.
Immediately, Qin Bao led the white cavalry in front to clear the way. Behind him, the three battalions of Wang Shuyong, Xu Shiren and Jia Yue were arranged neatly. The whole army had uniform armor and uniform robes. The officers wore whale dominoes, the sergeants wore Liuhe boots, the horses had upper armor, the cavalry infantry,
Bows, crossbows, straight knives and spears were all arranged in rows.
Chief Zhang, who was dressed in a red military uniform, was surrounded by military scribes and staff led by Ma Wei, and escorted by Niu He, riding a yellow gelding and carrying a red background flag with the word "deposed" on it, passed Youzhou Bridge and entered in a dignified manner.
To his loyal Youzhou City.
This scene is still very meaningful.
Because at this time, considering the defeat of the two-high and one-king coalition forces in the three northwest counties, it can be said that Hebei will be unified.
Not to mention, now that things have happened, the gang has not only taken advantage of the entire territory of Hebei, but the political structure has also been tested, the economy and people's livelihood have been maintained, and military construction and personnel construction have become a superficial system, mysterious and mysterious.
Practitioners also have quality and quantity.
In the eyes of many people, this is a complete and vigorous new country.
It is a pity that after the Three Expeditions, the smoke and dust arose, and the gang immediately claimed to be the leader of the rebel alliance. To this day, the situation has never been inferior to others, and the achievements are really amazing.
Back in front of him, Zhang Xing entered the big city of Youzhou and walked along the Central Avenue. Halfway through, the light rain gradually stopped. By the time he arrived in front of the General Manager's Mansion, even the bluestone ground was almost dry.
The people waiting here greeted each other, and it was Lu Sidao's turn. He was still dressed in Taoist priest clothes, but he took the initiative to point his fingers to the sky as a compliment: "Chief Zhang, help us sweep through Hebei this time. It is really like a glow breaking through the clouds, clearing the surrounding areas. Lu
Someone is about to leave, and I would like to congratulate the chief first."
This metaphor, tsk tsk, the words spoken by educated people are pleasant to the ears.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xing quickly stepped forward and took the other person's hand: "Mr. Lu, I see that you are in good health and have a noble mind, why don't we work together to make a future together?"
Lu Sidao responded with a wry smile: "Chief Zhang, let me tell you the truth. Being an official in the past decades has exhausted all my blood. Now when I talk about being an official, I think of all the humiliations I suffered in the past decades.
...Please ask the chief to be accommodating and let me quietly watch the turbulence of the situation."
Zhang Xing saw that what the other party said was sincere and it was not easy to force him, so he immediately nodded: "That's fine, but everyone knows about Lu Gong's contribution to Youzhou, so he has to express his feelings. Lu Gong and I will temporarily sign a non-appointment.
Leader, just come and listen during the meeting in the future."
Lu Sidao thought about it for a while. Firstly, the other party's sincerity was obvious, and secondly, he himself became curious about the gang's governance, so he agreed.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xingshun pulled the lever and continued to talk to the other party: "In addition, there is an extra thing that I want to ask Mr. Lu for help... Mr. Lu, please don't refuse, and listen to me... I have always asked him to help me..."
It is well-known that young people in rural areas are forced to build foundations. Last year, it was discovered that the only children who needed foundation building between Heji and Jiji were the children who had just reached the age of 10. So they started to build specialized schools there on a large scale from last year, and now
Hebei Yitong, in addition to these schools, is also planning to build a university in Yecheng, so that literary and even martial arts students who are interested in becoming officials can have a place to gather and study... I would like to ask you to help revise the textbooks and courses."
That's right, in Linsang Palace a few days ago, based on the political impact of Xushui's victory, Zhang Xing felt that the situation was developing too fast, and thought that he should set up a propaganda-oriented department. However, within two or three days, he fell into a trance.
In Zhoucheng, they found that the situation was getting worse again, and it was time to take the initiative to add a new link in their talent selection mechanism... Lu Sidao happened to be a talent in this direction, but he directly brought it up.
On the contrary, the person in charge of the propaganda orientation still has no clue.
Although Lu Sidao was greatly moved after receiving the invitation, he pondered for a moment and became uneasy: "Chief, it's not that I don't want to do it, but it's a matter of great importance, but I am an old evildoer, and it takes a lot of effort.
, but I can’t afford to delay, so I’m afraid of not being able to do it in time, and I’m also afraid that what I do will not be what the chief wants.”
"It's better to do this than never. It's better to do it sooner than later. Moreover, there are Dukes Wei Xuanding, Zhang Shizhao and Zhang Gong in Yecheng. They will take the lead in doing this. They will definitely not pass the responsibility to Lu Gong and you alone." Zhang Xing consoled him kindly. "
Besides, if it’s really done, wouldn’t I watch it?”
"In that case, I'll give it a try." Lu Sidao couldn't resist the temptation after all.
After Lu Sidao agreed, everyone was naturally happy and could fry the dough together.
So, next, right in front of the General Manager's Mansion, with the light above his head, Chief Zhang delivered a formal and passionate speech, praising the soldiers for their good fighting skills and recognizing the deep work of the people in Youzhou who came to surrender on time.
Ming Dayi praised everyone for their effective control and acceptance of Youzhou City.
Then the conversation changed, and a series of prepared military orders were issued in front of the General Manager's Mansion.
It is to clean up the battlefield, track down deserters, and strictly enforce military law.
In order to control the main roads in Youzhou, Hou Junshu was sent to lead Yuanbaocunying to Anle County to kill Daoling, Su Jingfang was sent to Daning County to connect the bitter sea, and Dou Xiaoniang was sent to Beiping County to return to Zhoushan to contact Liucheng and Bailangwei.
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Then headed by Xu Shiren, Jia Yue, and Wang Xiongdan, all the clerks, staff assistants, took over, and inventoried the towns, markets, ferries, military camps, warehouses, government properties, statistical craftsmen in various parts of Youzhou, and reported to the chief for approval.
In addition, Wang Shuyong, Yuan Baocun, Ma Wei, and Zhang Gongshen were the leaders, along with various documents and staff assistants, to inspect the civil and military officials of the former Youzhou camp, make decisions on their appointments, and report to Chief Zhang for approval.
At the same time, it is inevitable to reiterate the military law, but those who are still stubborn and resist will be dealt with seriously in accordance with the previous agreement without mercy.
He also sent messages to Xushui, Hejian, and Yecheng, dispatching troops and horses to go north to enrich Youzhou.
As soon as the military order was issued, Chief Zhang immediately changed his role, transforming from the former pancake-eating warden to a ruthless form-stamping machine... Having said that, it was not completely calm. It could even be said that major and minor incidents continued, and internal and external disputes continued.
For example, something happened just after the deliberation to surrender. The remaining ten cavalry of Yanyun Eighteen who defected to Zhang Gongshen. Whether they surrendered before Youzhou City was destroyed or after Youzhou City was destroyed is actually a very difficult thing to define.
Because they arrived in Gu'an after dawn.
Of course, the matter itself was a small matter. After hearing the experiences of these people, Chief Zhang directly ignored the issue of time and pointed out that the rescue of these ten people had been determined to be a contribution to the camp and that they could be given preferential treatment.
It was resolved smoothly immediately.
However, this incident also aroused some special thoughts in him.
Therefore, he wrote a special letter to Wei Xuanding in Yecheng, asking the other party to prepare a proposal on the amnesty system.
Then there is the matter of cavalry establishment.
The gang has its own army system. It is impossible to capture all the surrendered troops after conquering an area. It must first set up the establishment and then select and appoint them. But there is a special place in Youzhou, that is, the local has always had a cavalry tradition, and because
Next to the Northland and the Bitter Sea, there are abundant war horse resources, so there are a lot of cavalry. The gang's army system cannot be said to be lacking in horses or cavalry, but it is just that there is no shortage. Therefore, faced with high-quality and cooperative cavalry troops, it is responsible for
Wang Shuyong, who was reorganizing, had some thoughts and wanted to keep a little more.
He proposed that all the current battalions should be added with two teams of 200 cavalry, or since the territory is large, ten more cavalry battalions should be centralized.
The answer given by Zhang Xing was very simple. In principle, he agreed to retain more cavalry personnel, but he had to send them home first, then transfer the land to them, and then recruit them again according to the roster. The specific matters would be discussed with the leaders at Daxingtai.
This incident was essentially caused by advancing into Youzhou too quickly.
And this is only a matter here in Youzhou. Things are still going on in Hejian, Xushui, Yecheng, and the three northwest counties... Why did Murong Zhengyan refuse to become an official, and who will replace Murong Zhengyan's position as the leader in Hejian?
It solved the dispute between Yecheng and Hejian; some people in the Yecheng direction suggested that Chief Zhang should proclaim himself emperor, and some people in the gang felt that it was okay for Chief Zhang not to proclaim himself emperor, but the country should be officially established and titled.
In addition, there are even more undercurrents regarding whether Hejian, Youzhou, and Northwest counties should set up offices and who will be responsible for them. Chen Bin, Xiong Bonan, and Xu Shiying are within the scope of their responsibilities.
, but as far as Zhang Xing knows, many gang leaders, big and small, are working together... and are preparing to push some out according to the top of the hill.
In this chaotic situation, another thing happened soon, but it seemed to have no value to discuss.
Because this matter was more of a piece of news than a matter - on March 28, Li Ding sent someone to send over the head of the second high-ranking officer in Dai County and reported on the process of mopping up the three northwest counties.
The process was very simple. After Er Gao was defeated, he fled back, and the conflict immediately broke out... There was no way, the two of them were at odds with each other from the beginning. Although they both had the surname Gao, at the time of the incident, one of them was one of the top local powerful people.
Qi, the other is a miner and a private salt dealer fighting fiercely. They have never been on the same side, but were forced to come together by the situation. Gao Kaixing even took the initiative to bypass Gao Taoist and surrender to Luo Shu when Luo Shu conquered Daijun.
However, Taoist Gao boasted that he had an old relationship with Xiong Bonan, and he was not willing to come to this battle at all, but was coerced by Gao Kaixing to come.
Therefore, after returning from defeat, Taoist Gao was trembling with fear, fearing that he would be chopped into pieces by Gao Kaixing, so he took the initiative and held a banquet to try to kill him with poison. At the same time, he contacted Li Ding and said that he was Xiong Bonan's life and death brother.
I was also formally appointed by Xiong Bonan years ago, and asked Li Longtou to quickly send out elite personnel to respond.
According to reports from some sources in the army, Li Ding obviously played a trick and agreed on the spot. He also issued a military order in front of the envoy and mobilized the troops, but the speed was extremely slow. As a result, Taoist Gao got half of the troops.
, Gao Kaixing, who was poisoned, actually escaped under the leadership of his personal guards, and sent troops to attack Gao Taoist priest again.
A pair of Bohai Gao family members, and two leaders of the local rebel army in Daijun, started killing each other without restraint. The blood flowed like rivers, the women and children who were killed were hard to survive, and the swords and guns were sharpened until the army showed up.
, and then took control of the situation.
At this time, Taoist Gao was dead and Gao Kaixing still had half life. Li Ding killed him on the spot in the name of the culprit and hung his head in public.
There is no controversy, no trouble, nothing anyone can say.
Because from the perspective of the gang, these two people died well and wonderfully, and they wiped out the three northwest counties in one fell swoop... Li Silang was very clever.
In fact, after Wang Chenkuo, who had stayed at Jingxingkou in a wait-and-see situation, learned the news, he immediately, without any hesitation, fled into Jin with all his remaining troops to become his loyal ministers to the British.
For a time, the three northwest counties were extremely clean.
But, is that just that?
If the military is like this, what about politics?
King Xiongbo Nanxiong, who has a life-and-death relationship with Taoist Gao and has always been as famous as Wang Chenkuo in the past, has nothing to say. What is he thinking about this matter? This kind of unscrupulous deception and use of Jiang people, including the old members of Ergao and their family members
Will the tragedy of the incident scare the people of Hejian and Youzhou who have just surrendered? Also, by doing this, Li Ding must be suspected of using the cover of the gang to obtain the property of Taoist priest Gao as a reward for the westward troops. Will it frighten some gang members?
Are the stubborn people dissatisfied?
A day later, it started to rain again outside. The rain was not heavy, but it was a little noisy due to the rising temperature and southerly wind.
Zhang Xing sat cross-legged on the brick couch in the backyard of the Youzhou Governor's Mansion, looking at the two heads that were pickled with lime in the bucket in front of the couch, frowning slightly.
There are about four or five desks in the room, a dozen busy clerks and staff, and seven or eight soldiers under the door corridor. Frankly speaking, there are people who can help Chief Zhang handle paperwork and forms in this room.
I dare not say that they are all human spirits, but they are definitely indispensable.
Especially Feng Chang, the most senior person, has been particularly proactive recently.
"Chief." Feng Chang thought over and over again, stood up, came to the couch, avoided the wooden barrel, and spoke in a low voice. "Do you want to send another official document to urge Li Longtou?"
"What are you urging him for?" Zhang Xingping asked, as if he had realized what the other party meant.
"Anything can be done to urge you." Feng Chang whispered. "Anyway, I want to remind Li Longtou and vaguely protect him, so that people know that Li Longtou has a reason for his troubles."
"That's alright." Zhang Xing sighed. "Send an official document urging him to go west as soon as possible to open the passage to northern Shanxi."
Feng Chang immediately responded and turned around.
Zhang Xingze lowered his head to look at the head again and sighed in his heart... He actually knew that everything was in vain, because Li Si was simply enjoying it.
That's right, Li Ding has never been forced to do this for any purpose, or did it deliberately for specific indicators. He just likes this. Using the least costly method to obtain the final result is a reward for him. Realization
This process is the source of his pleasure.
This seems to be a good thing, even if this matter now is unlikely to have any serious consequences.
But the problem is that everything, including Li Si himself, seems to be wrapped up in a pure military category.
The education he received when he was young was military education, and what he studied on his own was military theory. The job he took on when he was young was military work. Later, when troubled times began, all his achievements came from military feedback.
This person is not without other talents, character, and charm, but it seems that all of them are to serve his military behavior.
Therefore, when other perspectives conflict with the military perspective, he will unconditionally choose the military perspective.
King Zhang Sanxiong, just tell me how well I fought in this battle, right?
What can it do? It will become a natural target for internal political struggles in any political system!
But there is no way. It’s not scary to have problems. What’s scary is that this guy can’t change them until he dies.
What's even more terrible is that Chief Zhang Da knows very well that he has already designed the direction of this peerless sword, and according to the plan, in the next few years, Li Ding's military enjoyment will be needed to break the deadlock.
In other words, the person who caused Li Si to be in this situation is Zhang San, and he will continue to push him to go down this road.
While he was thinking wildly, Qin Bao suddenly came in, looked at the barrel, bowed and said his job: "Chief, I heard that the head of the second senior officer has arrived?"
"Yes." Zhang Xing glanced at the other party and immediately came to his senses. "Are you asking for a favor to replace Luo Shu's head for burial?"
"yes."
"Okay, it's been exactly three days." Zhang Xing thought for a while. "Take it down at noon tomorrow and give it to your aunt. Isn't Luo Xin's body also here? Give it to her for burial."
"Thank you, Chief, for your generosity." Qin Bao felt relieved.
"What should I say?" Zhang Xing saw that the other party was in a bad state. "You can't bear the pressure these days?"
"After all, she is an aunt, and she has lost her husband and son. I can't ignore it, let alone dislike it, but it's really like sitting on pins and needles." Qin Bao shook his head. "It's worse than those days when I couldn't move on the couch... Don't forget, he
I didn’t kill any of my husband or son well, but the death of both of them was related to me.”
"It's hard for you." Zhang Xing naturally had nothing to say.
Qin Bao had no choice but to sit on the couch again and asked: "Third brother, Hebei has been calmed down and there is no war anymore?"
"What, you want to go out and hide?"
"That's true." Qin Bao nodded. "Hide and wait until she returns to Henan to see my mother, and it will save me trouble."
"It's hard to say." Zhang Xing patted a pile of documents on the desk and said. "If we really want to fight, we can only go north, west, east..."
"To the east?" Qin Bao was slightly surprised.
"The news just arrived yesterday..." Zhang Xing explained briefly. "The news from Cheng Dalang in Dengzhou said that Dongyi navy appeared on the coast and tried to land and rob the people."
"They probably knew that we were launching a large-scale Northern Expedition and came to see if we could make some gains." Qin Bao immediately gave his opinion. "Luolongtan and the sea are separated by hundreds of miles. Even if the real dragon coming here is seriously injured,
Without adequate preparations and enough troops to allow them to gain a foothold, they won't really fight us...and we don't have a navy, so we can't just fight if we want to."
"That's right." Zhang Xing also agreed. "After what happened last time, we and Dongyi were at war with each other. We are enemies rather than friends. I'm afraid this kind of thing will become the norm in the future."
"The west and the north..."
"There is a Wang Bicheng to the west. He used to move from Yanmen in northern Shanxi to Shanggu in Hebei. After being defeated once by Wei Wenda's troops, he couldn't stay any longer. He crossed northern Shanxi and went to Dingxiang area to defect to Liangshi City. Now he is backed by Baidao.
Chen Ling from Guan kept trying to invade Dingxiang... Do you remember Chen Ling? He is now Liang Shicheng's right-hand man."
"I will never forget it in my life." Qin Bao sneered and asked seriously. "Are we going to beat them now? Xue Ting and Liang Shicheng should be Bai Hengqiu's henchmen, right? Bai Hengqiu should be beating Xue now.
quite?"
"We must be fighting." Zhang Xing nodded. "But whether we fight Liangshi City depends not on Bai Hengqiu, but on Hong Changya's intention... If he and the people in northern Shanxi are determined to fight, we can only
Go fight."
"Yes." Qin Bao nodded. "We don't have the final say on this matter...and it's too far away. I'm afraid Li Silang will have to deal with it if there's a fight."
When Zhang Xing heard this, he was inexplicably hesitant. He was obviously thinking about something. After a moment, he continued: "To the north are Liucheng and Luobocheng. In the north are the Eight Gongs and Seven Guards. These two cities are next to Yanshan Mountain. They have been destroyed by the Great Wall for a long time.
Wei used various means to seize it, and now it is Guanlong Gaomen who is attacking the prince... It is reasonable to say that we should fight, but..."
"But we have to say hello to the people who are fighting against the demon guards." Qin Bao understood immediately. "But we are progressing too fast!"
Zhang Xing nodded.
Qin Bao also stood up helplessly: "Then I will go to the camp in Linsang Palace and hide for a while."
"Take the head out." Zhang Xing pointed.
Qin Bao slung the barrel on his arm and carried it away like a food box containing pancakes.
As soon as Qin Bao left, Feng Chang delivered the official document he had prepared.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xing took the official document, read it carefully for a while, suddenly tore the official document in half, and then threw it into the wicker basket on the ground.
Feng Chang was startled and quickly stood up solemnly, waiting for instructions.
"Draft three new military orders." Zhang Xing listened to the sound of raindrops outside the window and changed his mind. "The first one was given to all the leaders on the Yanshan front line, asking each department to take the initiative to investigate and contact Liucheng and Luobocheng, and to take the initiative to contact the White Wolf Guards and Tieshan
Guard, tell them that we are going to take Liucheng and Luobocheng... treat the people of Dangmo Guard in a good manner, do not allow any conflicts, and finally ask someone with the command level of the other party to come over."
"Yes." Feng Chang nodded immediately.
"The second military order was given to Shan Tonghai and Dan Longtou, asking him to go north at high speed, enter northern Shanxi from Feihuxing, and assist Hong Changya and Hong Longtou to control the situation."
"yes……"
"The third military order is given to Li Ding, asking him to lead troops to Youzhou and prepare to invade the north!"
"..."
"What?" Zhang Xing couldn't help but ask when he saw the other party paused and didn't respond.
"Chief, are you a little eager to be aggressive in Beidi?" Feng Chang asked cautiously. "I agree with inviting Li Longtou to come to Youzhou, but diplomacy should be the main focus in Beidi? At least we should try diplomacy first...
...Moreover, we have swallowed the whole of Hebei in one go this time. If we want to eat it all, it will take time. The expansion of personnel, the expansion of the military system, and the re-granting of land in local areas will have to wait until after autumn. It is all trouble. These days are busy.
That’s clear evidence.”
"What you said makes sense." Zhang Xing thought for a while and replied seriously. "But if we attack the two cities, we can press our troops directly into the heart of the north. Since ancient times, it has been difficult to fight. Every time we send out troops, our heads must be white. It is said that people are suffering.
Not enough. Isn’t it normal to have secluded scenery and look north at the same time?”
Feng Chang nodded, sighed, and immediately changed the subject: "The chief is right, the North is so cold that it is almost impossible to march in winter. If we can't take advantage of the warm weather to attack now, we will waste a whole year.
We still have to regroup and march north... In that case, I will draft the documents now."
After Feng Chang left, he drafted more than three military orders in a short time. After reading it, Chief Zhang had no objections, so he signed the words "Zhang San" one by one, and then stamped the chief seal that had been carved just before the Northern Expedition.
It was then encapsulated by the consultant and officially transmitted through the gang's patrol system.
There is no doubt about the speed of transmitting military orders. In theory, it would take one day to reach Li Ding by changing horses, but even so, Li Silang's arrival in Youzhou City on the first day of April still seems a bit too fast.
He actually came here lightly.
When he arrived, it was already sunny here in Youzhou City, and Chief Zhang himself was not at the General Manager's Mansion, but on the north city wall. After hearing the news, Li Ding went up to the city wall without waiting, but saw an ordinary scene.
"You are a country bumpkin outside the city, but the stuffing is in the city. Eat one for each person, don't think it's tasteless." Seeing Li Si's arrival, Zhang San didn't know whose poem he had stolen.
Li Si looked at the new graves in the north of the city, then turned back to look inside the city. Sure enough, he saw coffins on both sides of the city gate. Then he lowered his head and counted, and couldn't help but frown: "Seven days? Five days in the Central Plains?"
Days, three days in the south of the Yangtze River, seven days in the north... But what are you crazy about? Aren't people going to die in a war? The head of a country, the commander-in-chief of an army, is here to lament the lives of the enemy's troops? "
"Li Si, you must cherish what you are seeing." Zhang Xing was extremely speechless. "Now I can still say a few words to you. When it comes time to go on an expedition thousands of miles alone, you just want to say to me that you may not be able to find me.
"
Li Ding was slightly startled and immediately asked: "Do you really want to attack Beidi immediately?"
"Fight." Chief Zhang did not hesitate. "First take down Liucheng and Luobocheng. I will go to find the demon guards to negotiate at the same time. If we can negotiate quickly, you can continue to move north. It is best to fight before winter."
When we go to Tingtao City...even if we can't beat it this year, we will beat it next year. Anyway, you are the coach of the North."
Li Ding took a long breath: "That's good, I thought you were going to withdraw my military power."
Zhang Xing looked back in surprise.
Li Ding was horrified by the sight. At this time, the coffins in the city also began to be transported out. There was a burst of crying inside and outside the city gate. In desperation, Li Silang could only respond in a low voice: "It's Wang Chen who was shocked. He escorted the grain and grass from the rear..."
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"What did he say?" Zhang Xing was still cold.
Li Ding was silent for a moment, and could only explain in a low voice amidst the growing cries around him:
"He said that I killed Gao Taoist priest with a trick. King Xiongtian must be extremely angry with me. Moreover, I did use this method to take Gao Taoist priest's property as trophies this time. I am suspected of buying the hearts of the West Route Army. There are so many people around you.
Clerks, there are young smart people, there are older people with Dongdu qualifications, all of them want to be leaders. They will definitely tell you that Li Ding will connect the three counties of Wu'an and the three northwest counties to fight Bai Hengqiu in the future.
At that time, if I defected, the consequences would be disastrous...and then your documents will arrive."
"So you came here to show your loyalty, or to demonstrate?" Zhang Xing was still cold.
Li Ding said nothing.
"Li Si." Zhang Xing stared at the other party and sighed. "That's it, you still think I talk too much? What will you do when you lead the army outside and I am inside? I can guarantee to suppress the inside, and you can guarantee to suppress it.
Live outside?"
Li Ding became increasingly embarrassed.
Zhang Xing, however, did not let him go at all. Instead, he shook his head: "Actually, it's okay. If it were the other way around, and you became a force on your own and had to lead an expedition, I would stay behind to guard you. I'm afraid that you
If you stay at the front line, you will think that I am going to rebel, so turn around and kill me!"
"How can I cut you down?" Li Ding finally said angrily. "If that were the case, I'd be afraid that everyone would have to put a dragon robe on you, and in turn do justice to me."
Zhang Xing shook his head, and then responded solemnly: "Li Silang, let me tell you clearly, don't take this kind of thing seriously. Now that you have joined the gang, I will naturally give you the order according to what we said when we were traveling in the east capital.
If you are a soldier, you have the opportunity to go on an expedition thousands of miles away, but you have to be able to grasp it yourself! You must know that if the military talks about favors, big troubles will occur, but in politics if you don't talk about favors, big troubles will happen instead.
A good relationship is itself a good political move."
Li Ding lowered his head for a long time, but still seemed unconvinced: "Are we going to deal with Wang Chenxun?"
"Why deal with him?" Zhang Xing said disapprovingly. "Are there still fewer people like this? If one person goes away and another one pops up, you won't be able to say that you are right again! Just control yourself."
"If you really deal with him, I can't agree." Li Ding sighed. "Otherwise, how can I gain a foothold in the military?"
"Since I want to use you to clear up thousands of miles, how can I make it impossible for you to gain a foothold?" Zhang Xing looked at the other party again, his expression full of confusion. "Can you tell the difference between good and good?!"
Li Ding, on the other hand, felt uncomfortable and embarrassed at being looked at, and even turned his head to dodge.
In this way, the two of them continued to stand on the top of the city, watching the funeral procession in the city and the burial outside the city. After struggling for a long time, they left.
The next day, Zhang Xing and Li Ding abandoned their troops marching into Youzhou, and together with Niu He, they led Jia Yue's first battalion and Qin Bao's white cavalry to the north, and went to Luoshan to wait for a while. After two days, Li Ding arrived here.
Liu Heifu, the forward battalion of the 11th Battalion under the command of the sub-supervisor, had already arrived, and according to military orders, he crossed Luoshan directly and entered Anle County.
On the fifth day of April, the soldiers and horses of the Sixth Battalion under the command of Xu Shiying also arrived at the foot of Youzhou City and garrisoned. Bai Yousi also replied and immediately headed north.
After Zhang Xing and Li Ding heard the news, they no longer hesitated and immediately crossed Luoshan and entered Anle. On the eighth day of April, they came to the pass at the northern foot of Yanshan Mountain, also known as Thudao Ridge, where nearly fourteen troops had gathered.
Camp, Liu Heicu, and Hou Junshu crossed Thudao Ridge early and officially entered Beidi.
It was at this time that a visitor came from the north.
"Hei Siming, why are you here so slowly?" At the gate of the valley military camp, Zhang Xing smiled from a distance when he saw the visitor.
Hei Yan, who was equipped with a straight knife and a white wolf tail, also turned over and dismounted from a distance to laugh: "I still want to ask, how can Chief Zhang be so fast?"
The two sides smiled, and each came forward to greet and greet each other. Neither of them was in a hurry to talk about the current stakes. They just reminisced about the past while going to the camp. Zhang Xing talked about the rapid development of Hebei, and Hei Yan talked about the rapid development of Hebei.
He focused on asking about the dragon stabbing in Luolongtan, and then also talked about their affairs.
It turns out that spring comes late in the North, and March is the time for the Black Emperor's Grand Ceremony and spring plowing. Heiyan and others also went to Heishui for the ceremony, and also discussed with Da Siming about the summer and the gang's attack on You.
When we were in Guangzhou, it turned out that the gang actually went straight to Beidi.
In the final analysis, the help was too fast.
"This is the achievement of becoming a dragon." When he came to the camp, Hei Yan took a stool and sat down outside the military tent. "The momentum is unstoppable, the momentum is unstoppable."
Zhang Xing, who was sitting opposite, also laughed: "If you want it, you must first have the ability of a real dragon."
Heiyan nodded, but did not continue chatting. Instead, he was somewhat thoughtful, as if he was planning a sentence. The gang elites surrounding him and the White Wolf Guards who came from the opposite side also became a little nervous.
"Hei Si Ming." Zhang Xing's expression remained normal and he took the initiative to ask. "I'm a little curious about something... In the past two years, I heard that the White Wolf Guards and Liucheng were fighting. In the past two years, Mrs. Lu also killed Hachigong.
The Fourth Duke of the North has almost been sorted out, but why haven't you taken down Liucheng, and Mrs. Lu hasn't taken down those guards in the north either?"
"This can't be explained clearly in one sentence." Heiyan was interrupted from thinking and smiled bitterly. "It's because they are a little wary of each other and don't want to use all their strength to break the ancient rules, but the winter in the north is longer, so fighting
There are times when the war comes and we are tied up, including here in Liucheng. It’s not like we haven’t thought about taking down Liucheng before, but there were times when Liucheng had its back against Youzhou and we couldn’t do it..."
"I see."
"As for what happened with Mrs. Lu, I'm afraid Chief Zhang has to go to Heishui in the north to ask for orders."
"We must go." Zhang Xing responded seriously. "Actually, I plan to let Li Ding and Li Longtou lead the army. I will go north personally. My wife Sanniang also wants to meet Da Siming. She is fast and should be very good.
I can catch up soon."
Hei Yan nodded, and then suddenly asked solemnly: "Does Chief Zhang have to take all the Northland?"
"That's right." Zhang Xing responded frankly. "Since the Gang seeks to dominate the world, how could it possibly give up on the Northland that is right next to it? Personally speaking, I was born in the Northland, and since I established the Gang to fulfill my lifelong ambition,
How could we not include our hometown? Isn’t this human nature? Hasn’t Hei Siming thought about it?”
Hei Yan hesitated for a moment: "If that's the case, what is Chief Zhang going to do with our Demon Guards?"
"First, I will never use the word "disposal" to deal with Dangmowei. I was born here, and the two families have always been in harmony. Naturally, I hope that the two families can merge." Zhang Xing immediately responded. "Second,
As for how to merge them, that is exactly what I want to say when I go to see Da Siming... Of course, if Hei Siming is accompanying me along the way, we can naturally discuss it first."
Heiyan fell silent again, and after a long time he spoke again: "I really can't say much about important strategies, but Chief Zhang, I am still the newly appointed commander of the White Wolf Guard, and I must make a guarantee for you for the White Wolf Guard.
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"Before I came back from Da Siming, I only captured Liucheng and Luobocheng... As long as the battle groups scattered everywhere take the initiative to leave these two places, our army will not pursue them." Zhang Xing then added. "I hope.
The brother of White Wolf Guard took the initiative to contact Tieshan Guard for me, and we can control the situation together."
Hei Yan finally had nothing to say and stood up after a while: "In that case, we should do it quickly rather than later. I wonder how many people Chief Zhang will bring?"
"Thirty riders are enough." Zhang Xingduan sat still, explained for a moment, and then looked at the person next to him. "How about, do you want to go with us?"
The person who was asked was Jia Yue, the leader of the gang. Hearing this, he stood up and said, "That's what I meant."
"Then let's go." Zhang Xing finally stood up.
However, Hei Yan was a little uneasy at this time: "Chief Zhang, do you want to bring more people? Didn't you say there are three hundred cavalry and white cavalry? There is also a grandmaster named Niu?"
"It doesn't matter." Zhang Xing waved his hand and said. "I went to Heishui in the North to meet Da Si Ming. Do I still have to worry about my safety? But I took a step back and said that there was no good result in the end. I turned my face. I don't believe Da Si either.
I will be detained on the spot; on the other hand, if I brought Tabaiqi and Niu Da leader with me, I turned my back, and the Demon Guard wanted to keep me, how could I still jump out?"
Heiyan had no choice but to nod.
Having decided on the strategy, Zhang Xing and his party set off immediately... They really set off immediately, with ten cavalry generals, ten cavalry clerks, ten cavalry staff officers, plus Zhang Xing, Jia Yue, and Qin Bao, who was really worried about accompanying them.
, and Heiyan chose to leave ten people to assist in contact, while he and twenty white wolf guard warriors accompanied him... Both parties were only in their early fifties, and one person and two riders set off directly.
Obviously, Zhang Xing's candidates and supplies have been prepared long ago.
In fact, as early as in Luoshan, there was an episode between the documents...Xu Jingzu was determined to accompany him, but seeing this, Feng Chang, who was originally not prepared to risk going north to enjoy the customs of the North, changed his mind and took the initiative
Looking for a companion, he ended up behind the mountain. For some unknown reason, he was infected with the cold again.
Of course, Xu Jingzu is still leading the team.
Back to the front, from the moment he entered Thudao Ridge, Zhang Xing knew why there was this name and that legend, because the passages in the entire mountain range seemed to have been cut by random knives, although there were collapses and washouts, and vegetation blocked them.
, cannot conceal the simplicity of this strange landform.
Especially the many stone layers in the middle are neatly cut, and there are high and low cliffs on both sides.
The only possibility that Zhang Xing could think of was that there were experts above Grand Master who were cutting roads in this mountain with their true energy, or there were even people like real dragons and gods who were cutting the terrain directly in the air.
From this perspective, it is no wonder that Thudao Ridge is as famous as Hongshan, both are direct manifestations of the extraordinary power of this world.
After walking for a while, they came to an intersection. The road ahead was washed away by a flash flood. The people of Bailangwei were familiar with the road and tried to compact the broken soil before passing. Qin Bao and Jia Yue also went to help. It was at this time that Zhang Xing noticed the road.
The stone monument exposed on the side.
He walked over and looked at it carefully.
But it is a pity that, like Lu Sidao, he also read speciously.
"These are ancient characters." Heiyan explained briefly. "It is said that they were written when the Black Emperor and the Red Emperor were fighting for supremacy... It is said that at that time they could only be engraved on stone tablets and copper and iron."
It turned out to be bronze inscriptions... Zhang Xing suddenly realized, no wonder he could see many glyphs, but couldn't recognize many of them.
However, did the writing in this world also evolve step by step from Oracle? Why not let the sage who created the writing directly understand Xiaozhuan or regular script?
When Zhang Xing thought about these things now, he no longer had any fear or uneasiness, but instead had a somewhat interesting and scrutinizing mentality.
Hei Yan, who was standing by, continued to explain, probably saying that this text should be a record of a certain military expedition that Black Emperor sent troops south from here to compete with those two men. It recorded the number of troops sent, the date, and the name of the tribe they would follow.
According to the number, there are several real dragons clearing the way, and then the divination says good luck and so on.
Very typical type of bronze inscriptions.
"How many real dragons are there to clear the way?" Zhang Xing looked at the knife-cut roads around him.
"Some people indeed say that these roads were not opened by the ancestors throwing knives, but by the Supreme or the real dragons under the Supreme." Hei Yan put his hands behind his hands and smiled. "After all, although most real dragons were rare after the Battle of Hongshan
However, until now, Lord Tunfeng is still on Daxing Mountain. People often see him when the weather is clear, and often hear him when the weather is windy... Everyone will naturally make connections."
"This is human nature." Zhang Xing nodded slightly. "From the moment I entered this mountain range, I knew that there was a new world... I felt the same way when I was in Luolongtan before, as if it was a different world compared to the Central Plains.
Generally, one end is for mortals, and the other end is for real dragons and gods."
"Who says it's not the case?" Hei Yan was slightly awe-inspiring. "I went to Hebei and had these feelings."
"So Hei Siming, which world do you think is better? The mortal world or the real dragon and immortal world?" Zhang Xing suddenly came to ask.
Hei Yan twisted the white wolf's tail in his waist and hesitated for a moment. After a while, he laughed and answered: "It's hard to say."
"It's hard to say, just say it." Zhang Xing couldn't help but laugh.
"What do you mean by this? Chief Zhang, don't talk nonsense." Hei Yan quickly corrected him.
Zhang Xing was about to continue saying something, but at this moment, those people in the distance came to shout, saying that the road was open... Hei Yan panicked and quickly left the stone monument. Zhang Xing followed him, followed by several people including Xu Jingzu.
The clerk couldn't help but look at each other and smiled without concealing it.
However, everyone followed up and remounted their horses. They had just crossed the washed-out road, but they reined in their horses after the leader, because just in front of that section of the road, in front of another huge stone monument, a person seemed to be waiting.
After a long time, he quickly stood up, then held up the thing in his hand and shook it vigorously, and the bronze mirror on his chest also swayed.
Zhang Xing rarely looked at the compass in his waist that had not been used for a long time, then raised his head again and smiled: "Mr. Huaiji, long time no see, you still have the same style, why are you here?"
That man, Wang Huaiji, who was holding the magic mirror in his arms, quickly walked forward after hearing the words, and raised the book in his hand high as he came over: "Of course I'm waiting here for Chief Zhang! Chief Zhang, your book!"
You were supposed to come to pick it up two years ago, why did you come so late?"
Zhang Xing smiled and said nothing, just waiting quietly for the other party to come over.
On the other hand, Qin Bao, Xu Jingzu and others couldn't help but express curiosity. They had all heard of this man's supernatural powers, but this was the first time they met. Jia Yue and Hei Yan were each in awe, not daring to move, but couldn't help but look at him.
Just look at Zhang Xingyu again and again.
Wang Huaiji came over and handed over the scroll.
Zhang Xing took it from Huang Ping Ma and opened it directly. Sure enough, it was the first and second missing volumes of "Six Tao", that is, "Wen Tao" and "Wu Tao".
However, he flipped through the two volumes and handed them to Qin Bao beside him. Then he looked at the man in front of the horse with a smile: "Mr. Huaiji, it may indeed be two years apart. These two volumes are here."
A little late?"
Wang Huaiji was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but wonder: "How could it be so late for such a good book?"
"Of course it will be late. The essence of the first two volumes is that the world belongs to the people of the world, and those who share the benefits of the world will gain the world, and those who are good at the benefits of the world will lose the world. I have clearly told everyone in the world." Zhang Xingxuan.
He said slowly. "As for those who say that they are destined by fate and can lead armies to conquer the world, I have personally proved it. Especially recently, I have conquered Hebei and gained three of them... I dare to ask Duke Huaiji, if he has any
What is the difference between these two books?
"Even if I practice this way as a mortal, isn't it better than seeking destiny through this heavenly book? And you have repeatedly helped me find this book. Do you value this book, or do you value my ability to practice this way?
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Wang Huaiji was stunned again, and couldn't help holding the mirror and sighing: "That's right, you have your own way, and you will have more opinions in the future. On the contrary, I am obsessed with it... I only think about you going north, and I am worried that you will be
It was a little hasty because of the trap."
If Zhang Xingzhuang was puzzled, he turned around and asked Hei Yan, "Who was he trapped from the north?"
Heiyan laughed dryly and said nothing.
Wang Huaiji, on the other hand, stepped aside and urged: "If you have the confidence, then go ahead! Just be careful. Some people may appear to be generous, calm, and informal on the outside, but on the inside they are face-saving and stingy, and they always like to play tricks."
People's hearts... I won't go, so as not to be remembered."
Zhang Xing nodded, pretending he didn't understand, but just drove over.
On the seventh day of April, Zhang Xing crossed Thudao Ridge and came to the Northland where he had been away for a long time.
As soon as he arrived in the wilderness, he clearly heard a dragon's roar in the clouds above the central mountain range in the distance. And just such a dragon's roar made the ice energy in his body vaguely surge.
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As the saying goes: Where the sail's wings are first spread, the clouds and wings are angry. Don't worry about the thousands of miles, the wind will come naturally.