Chapter 526 A Journey of Ten Thousand Miles (9)

Entering July, it is reasonable to say that the hottest period has passed, but I don't know if it is a psychological effect, but the entire Northland still looks hot amidst intensive military activities and busy government affairs.

Li Ding was in ruins, and even though he only had about twenty battalions, which were scattered over two-thirds of the entire Northland, he did not delay his attack on cities and territories, and on killing and annihilating tribesmen.

There is no way, the main force of the coalition forces has been destroyed, but it does not mean that the Northland will be stable. The civil strife of the Demon Guards is still spilling out. After the war, there are small-scale fleeing tribes and resistance teams everywhere, especially Mrs. Lu after the defeat of the coalition forces.

After assuming the posture of fighting to the death, it gave these people even more confidence.

At the same time, Zhang Xing was pacifying the defeated troops, dismembering large battle groups, transforming the garrison and demon guards into counties, and doing the most basic work of a political leader during this period - political commitment and political intimidation.

This anxious situation lasted for about half a month, and finally something changed as the army's follow-up reinforcements entered the Northland in large numbers.

The southern part of the Northland was the first to stabilize... Not only was the purple-faced king Xiong Bonan and the 30,000-strong army threatened, but also a large number of officials from the direction of Youzhou intervened. As a large number of organized troops crossed Luyeze, along the

As the west road of the Daxing Mountains continues to advance northward, the situation in the western part of the Northland will naturally stabilize quickly, which in turn will greatly deal a blow to the resistance forces within the Demon Guards in various places.

In late July, as Li Ding concentrated about twenty battalions of troops across Ice Marsh City and forced himself in front of the twin cities of Guanhai and Tingtao, the situation in the Northland finally calmed down temporarily on the surface.

However, the army did not launch a direct attack, but stopped there. It is not known whether they were concerned about the wealth and population of the largest city in the North, or were concerned about the political influence behind it.

On July 25th, Zhang Xing, the chief of the gang, and Bai Yousi, the general manager of the Jing'an Department, gathered with the leader Xiong Bonan and the big leader Wei Wenda. After arranging the follow-up troops and horses, they led the Tabai Cavalry directly to the north and arrived at Guanhai on the third day of August.

In front of the town, at this time, the military frontline had gathered a chief, two leaders, four masters, eight hundred strange scriptures, and twenty battalions of soldiers and horses, but still no attack was launched.

On the eighth day of August, everyone understood what was going on - Yin Tianqi, the chief commander of the Dangmo Guard, led three commanders, including Madam Lu's biological father Lu Dun, Qinglong Guard Commander Wu Jin, and White Wolf Guard Commander

Hei Yan, together with Jia Yue and Xu Jingzu, the liaisons who had stayed there before, rushed here together.

Obviously, if the gang wants to resolve this matter cleanly, they must first reach a political agreement and then use force to clear it out.

Frankly speaking, this feels like a bit of a gag. After all, we have fought and killed people before... Even if we look into it carefully, the Eight Gongs and Seven Guards of the North, the gang has so far encountered nine families, and ended up directly wiping out two guards.

He went to the Duke's door and killed a commander who temporarily retreated from the guard.

He ordered another commander to be placed under house arrest. Even the battle of Luyeze was the result of a defeat in one battle, but the battles, burnings, and other combat and non-combat casualties were enough to be called a sweep of the Wei Dynasty.

The largest battle loss since the Northland.

Full of violence.

As a result, now at the end, I am just pretending, which inevitably makes me look hypocritical.

The closed-door meeting took place in a warehouse by the Blackwater within the military camp. There were very few people present. On Zhang Xing's side, he was accompanied by Xiong Bonan, Li Ding, and Bai Yousi. On the opposite side was Da Siming and three others.

It was a simple and straightforward four-on-four battle. Jia Yue, who had been doing liaison work at Blackwater Guards before, led people outside to take charge of the garrison, while Xu Jingzu led people inside to record the situation.

"I have a word."

As the gang's first and staunchest ally in the North, as soon as he sat down, Hei Yan, one of the three commanders accompanying him, spoke before everyone else. "If you continue to kill indiscriminately in the North, we will

The people who fight against the Demon Guard are at odds with you... Don't think that it's just the death of an old man like Lan Dawen. Didn't we have three or four more here today? And even if the old man is dead, there will always be children.

Even if the coalition forces were completely defeated in Luyeze, there are still some war groups willing to help us go to Daxing Mountain. Even if you still bulldoze the Northland, we can still carve words on the stones to teach children to throw stones at you!"

These words were said with strong force and obvious resentment.

Unlike Liu Wenzhou who aired his grievances randomly before, Hei Yan definitely aired his grievances in the right place this time.

Li Ding didn't say anything, but he couldn't help but move his shoulders in his seat. Xiong Bonan's face turned red, and then he couldn't help but look at Zhang Xing and Li Ding, wanting to know what was going on. Not that the situation was great.

, can we completely solve the problem if we unite together?

Why do allies turn against each other when they come up?

Zhang Xing, who was seen, actually laughed dryly in embarrassment, and then admitted: "Hei Gong is absolutely right. Li Ding is just a war commander, not a benevolent king. Everything he does has military consequences."

For consideration, it is not enough to appease people's hearts...Lan Siming committed suicide, but we did not stop him, and Zhu Siming and his two sons were fighting, and we did not control the situation. I am really ashamed."

Hei Yan sneered on the spot, but had no answer.

To put it bluntly, Li Ding did indeed do a lot of seemingly cruel things, the most obvious one being that two garrison houses were allowed to exterminate their families. But the problem is that when Li Ding killed Mr. Lu Ye’s family, Hei Yan knew about it, and

He didn't show any dissatisfaction; he later killed Duke Liucheng... Everyone knew that the White Wolf Guards where Heiyan was located were old enemies with Liucheng, so I'm afraid he didn't have much opinion.

So why does Hei Yan have a fit when he comes?

Of course it's because in the month after Chief Zhang broke up with Hei Siming, the army disbanded two Demon Guards one after another, and one Lan Siming died, and one Zhu Siming was taken away under house arrest, and even now there are

A Qinglong Guard has been completely surrounded, and all the attached battle groups have been dismembered. At this time, Wu Siming of the Qinglong Guard is sitting next to him. If he doesn't lose his temper, if the Qinglong Guard is gone, Dang

Even if the Seven Demon Guards continue to follow the gang, I'm afraid they will have to change their name to the Fourth Demon Guard first.

This loss is heartbreaking, and makes people even more worried about the future of Demon Guard within the gang.

However, Zhang Xing also answered directly. Lan Dawen was seeking his own death, and Zhu Siming was the result of the infighting between his two sons, which triggered strong dissatisfaction within the Tieshan Guards. The demise of these two guards should not be blamed on the gang.

Since Hei Yan was at a loss for words, Chief Commander Yin Tianqi simply said: "Chief Zhang, I know you have not violated our previous agreement. It is because you are progressing too fast and we are consumed by it, but you should also know that between us,

It's a merger, not a annexation. We have such big losses now, you can't block us with these verbal things..."

You should have said so earlier!

"What Da Siming said is absolutely true." Zhang Xing said sincerely. "Then what kind of compensation does the Demon Guard want?"

What kind of compensation can I ask for? The previous conditions were fair enough, okay? Now I am just worried that the gang will be successful, and with that "Mighty Phoenix" in hand, I am ready to take advantage of the situation to usurp the actual manpower and power of the Demon Guard, and then turn against me.

I recognize you, so why don’t you give me a warning?

Therefore, Yin Tianqi also choked.

After a while, Wu Siming was the most helpless and anxious, and said directly: "What kind of compensation can I ask for at this time? I don't know from other places. We Qinglong Guards have to ask for an explanation first. We can't directly change the county now. We have to wait until the east rebels."

Calm down, the commander-in-chief gives an order to make changes together, including

Including our affiliated war group, we cannot move. Chief Zhang, you have quickly dismantled one-third of our vassal war group in Galloping Horse City for more than half a month, and the remaining one-third was slaughtered by Li Longtou...

They are not only soldiers, they are also the foundation for us to transport food and salt and run our industry."

"It's my fault." Zhang Xing immediately nodded and admitted his mistake. "I'm extremely ashamed. I can make this guarantee, but Wu Siming wants to guarantee his position. We are fighting now. We don't expect the Qinglong Guard to send troops immediately, but at least we can't harbor the opponent.

They can't stop us from pursuing and fighting... They hit us for no reason, so we can't fight back, right?"

Wu Siming was relieved: "Of course."

Hei Yan and Yin Tianqi looked at each other, both of them were full of helplessness... They had discussed it when they came here, and the mouths of the four of them together were probably no match for Zhang Xing, especially Lu and Wu.

They all have their concerns, but it is a bit too much to be taken advantage of by the other party so quickly.

After looking at each other, Heiyan had no choice but to follow: "Not only the Qinglong Guards, but also the other Demon Guards, you can no longer interfere. No matter how slow our internal progress is, we must be ready and give it to you.

For a specific answer, we will give you a list before we start to transform counties into counties, including battle groups, and you cannot touch them for the time being."

"I think it's okay." Zhang Xing said seriously. "But we have to have a rough deadline. Otherwise, what if you delay it for a hundred years?"

"How about three years?" Da Siming thought for a while and asked. "If everything goes well, after the matter is over, the changes will be completed within three years?"

Zhang Xing glanced at Li Ding, who immediately shook his head.

"Two years." Zhang Xing turned back and looked at Da Siming. "If everything goes well...or simply, we deal with the resistance in front of us, go to Tianchi and come back, then the Demon Guards should fulfill their contract within two years.

Moreover, from the time he comes back from Tianchi, we must unconditionally support Li Longtou militarily and let him organize a large army here on the West Road... This army is our biggest and final back-up force in fighting Bai Hengqiu for the Eastern Capital.

With nothing to worry about, we seize the day."

"Okay, then two years." Da Siming's heart moved slightly, but he also became solemn. "The key is that you have to go to Tianchi first and complete what you agreed on... Then everything will be easy to talk about."

"This is natural." Zhang Xing responded solemnly. "But Da Siming, I want to remind you that the key to the matter is mutual. The thing we did when we climbed to Tianchi Lake was the core condition for the merger of the Demon Guards with us. But

On the other hand, if you want to climb to Tianchi and do that, you need to have no hidden troubles here in the North, and you need to give us full support. Otherwise, how can our gang dare to bring the best of the gang to do it for the demon guards?

This kind of thing? Moreover, these two things cannot be simply prioritized. It cannot be said that the True Dragon Supreme is involved in Tianchi, so it overrides everything else. Our help in going to Tianchi is essentially for the safety of the North, don't you think?

"

The atmosphere in the simple military tent seemed a bit tense. Xu Jingzu was probably the only person who didn't know what it meant to do what he did when he climbed to Tianchi, but he must have made a guess. At this time, he just kept recording, while Jia Yue kept looking back, wanting to

He stopped talking, and the others were silent for a while, not knowing how to continue.

"Actually." Bai Yousi had always had an onlooker's perspective and broke the silence at this time. "Speaking of the current trouble, my opinion is that before I promised to destroy the two dragon heads of the Demon Guard, it is best to put both dragon heads in the north.

Land, one on the east road and one on the south road. This will help the people under the Demon Guards to understand, and it will also help the stability of the north. But in the city in front of us, there are still people who want a dragon head..."

This feels a bit like sowing discord, but it is used without any thought. Whether the effect is good or not is one thing, but it can take effect quickly.

"So, are you determined to annex the entire west in order to gain a foothold?" Lu Dun asked with a frown.

"That's not necessarily the case." Zhang Xing said seriously. "There are only three parts of the Northland. We have to establish a foothold in one of them, and for the remaining two, of course we have to give priority to the Demon Guards who are also members of the same family... The problem now is that we

There is no reason not to give the leading position to the demon guards who took the initiative to merge, but to give it to the head of the garrison who raised troops to fight against us... Otherwise, the people will not be convinced! Even if you are willing to give in, we will still have to worry about this issue!"

Lu Dun was silent for a moment, then asked slowly: "But as far as I know, although Wan'er has asked for the identity of a dragon head, she is still willing to leave the North. Doesn't this delay things?"

"Mrs. Lu's original words were that if she left the Northland, she would need to ensure the view of the sea in front of her. Tingtao Second Town would not make any changes within three years, but in this case, Li Longtou would only have one Galloping Horse City to establish a foothold in the Northland.

, how to summon and train the entire Northland army?"

Lu Dunfu frowned again.

"Liu Wenzhou and Ice Swamp City..." Hei Yan thought about something.

"Not to mention that one code is one code, but I have to say that Ice Swamp City has always been barren, and it is only 11 of the two cities in front of me. It is not enough to support my military preparations." Li Ding finally couldn't help but speak.

According to the instructions before the meeting, Zhang Xing was not allowed to open his mouth.
To be continued...