“In the end, no matter how you calculate it, our number of experts is still somewhat insufficient.
"For example, as long as Inspector Shen is an expert at condensing pills, then we will have one less person who is a master at condensing pills...
"In addition, it is difficult to say what the cultivation levels of Zhang Shizhao, Gao Jiang, and Cao Wang are; there are also the captain of Liang County and the two generals of the Tun Army, who should all be masters of Qijing; finally, they are They are a group of father-in-laws from Beiya. According to several leaders who came from Dongdu, they should be generally somewhat cultivated. Even several female officials have said so... In other words, we are really lagging behind in terms of masters of Qijing and above. , this cannot be ignored.”
After carefully speaking the last sentence, Yan Qing glanced at Zhang Xing, and after seeing the other person nodded, he sat down carefully. As soon as he sat down, the leaders below couldn't help themselves and started arguing fiercely.
"There are too many experts in the imperial court. Do we have to do this deal?"
"That's the queen!"
"However, Mr. Zhang also made it clear just now that most of the masters above Condensation Pill are useless and are not our opponents at all. As long as King Xiongtian takes down the big eunuch, the rest will be like cracking firewood from a high position." ?”
"The opponent has one Cheng Dan, maybe two Ning Dan. What about us? I know King Xiongtian is a master of Cheng Dan, but who else is a Ning Dan?"
"It should be Mr. Zhang..."
"It's Xu Dalang."
"Xu Dalang..."
"I don't think so!"
In the chaos, Niuda suddenly stood up, attracting everyone's attention, and he was also the first to formally express his objections. "This is not a matter of one or two differences, but a difference in combat power at the level of a Qijing master. You must know that Qijing's move and Ningdan's move are not the same thing at all... Qijing's move can win in an instant. There are negative ones, and even a stick of incense is rare; however, a master of condensing pills often needs to use up his true energy to fight, and it is normal to let the opponent run away after fighting for half a day... In this case, how can Xiongtian King be condescending and break through? Totally destroyed? In my opinion, if we force ourselves to do such a big thing, I'm afraid there will be heavy casualties, and the losses will be our most stalwart and core leaders and elites! Therefore, we must not be fooled by the name of Zhonggong. Eye, it ruined our situation for nothing."
What he said was reasonable and well-founded. After he said it, some people immediately agreed, and they were buzzing for a while.
"Leader Niu is too alarmist."
But just a moment later, the initiator, Taoist Wei, took the initiative to refute the discussion before it could take shape. "We are going to rob the road, not to fight, let alone a gang fight. The opponent has more than 10,000 people as burdens, and there are many things that must be saved... To put it bluntly, as long as we work together, with King Xiongtian as the leader , Take the queen directly, no matter how many experts there are in the court, what will happen?"
There seemed to be some truth to this statement, and it immediately started a new wave of discussions.
But soon, after discussing with Guan Xu, Niu Da stood up again and refuted: "Chief Wei, don't be joking... I just ask you, we are going to rob the road, but the opponent's troops and horses are heavy Adding up to 20,000 to 30,000 people, there are hundreds of vehicles alone. How can we rob them? If we don’t send out 10,000 soldiers, how dare we rob them? If we rob them, can we move them back? If we send out 10,000 soldiers, the other side will also have almost 10,000 soldiers. It’s not about fighting. What is it?"
Wei Xuanding, who had no time to sit down, choked.
"That's not all." Niuda continued to sneer. "As for taking the queen directly, not to mention whether it will in turn bring together the opponent's masters, causing the most unintended melee. What if the opponent's masters of practice gather together and there are enough to form a formation? What if the opponent's three masters gather together? A Zhu Shou and three Black Shou from Jing'an Terrace lead three patrol groups. They are not ordinary practitioners. They will try to form an formation as soon as possible. Once an formation is formed, even King Xiongtian's ability will be overwhelmed. ! By then, we will be stuck in the snow, without supplies, waiting to collapse."
Wei Xuanding was completely speechless and could only glare at Niu Da and Guan Xu, then sat down and continued to think about countermeasures.
Zhang Xing, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but glance at Taoist Wei.
"I'm not talking about the masters of cultivation, I'm just talking about the military. The Niu leader's worry about being frustrated in the snow must also be considered."
After listening to the discussion, Xu Dalang, who was just in front of Niuda, also held his notes and spoke at the right time. "The previous three or four snowfalls were divided into three or four layers, with ice below and snow above. It has been a little warmer these days, and the ice on the bottom two layers has begun to soften, so the road will only become harder to walk in the next few days. ... If we go through the snow and the road is difficult, will we go too early and not be able to pounce too late? If we force the way and pounce on the target, will we be exhausted and wait for work? After all, the strength of both our sides is almost the same. equal."
"So, we don't have enough troops, our generals are incompetent, and we are not in the right place at the right time, so what are we doing here?" Xiong Bonan asked in a dull voice, as if he was dissatisfied because he was called back in a hurry but could not do anything.
Of course, it was not easy for him to do anything there. Wang Wulang and Shan Dalang both had a strong demeanor and insisted that Li Shu and Xiong Bonan not go to support them. They only wanted the newly surrendered soldiers and the soldiers who had just been sorted out. Ordnance and supplies, not even food.
"That's not the case." Zhang Xing finally said with a smile to comfort him. "King Xiongtian, please be patient... Actually, the weather and location are fair. For example, if the snow is like this, it will certainly be difficult for us to send troops, but isn't it more difficult for other people, with their large and small carriages and palace servants, than us?"
Xiong Bonan was slightly startled, then looked at Wei Xuanding, who was still sneering even though he had been refuted, and Xu Dalang, who raised objections but held on to the meeting notes. Knowing that these thoughtful people must have something to say, he secretly screamed. Unlucky, I sat back honestly.
"And, we have the most important people and."
Zhang Xing finally became awe-struck, because he had noticed that not only Xiong Bonan, but also many leaders were not up to par. At least in this kind of situation, they just followed everyone else's words and listened to whoever had the loudest voice. If this was really the case If we continue talking, I am afraid that many people will think that it is really impossible to fight, so they decided to talk about it in a broad way.
"Why did you come up with this idea? Isn't it because the people of the world are growing grass at this time, and the imperial court is at its weakest? Chishiro was so defeated that he fled to Lu County. The local people in Lu County actually came directly to watch the wind. And Jiang...isn't the same true for Wang Wu and Shan Da? So, we don't need to be secretive, that is, Renhe is on our side now, and at this time, we see the Queen leading such a bunch of people from under our noses. We have humbled ourselves so much that if we don’t stab him, we can’t live up to our status as rebels.”
As he said that, Zhang Xingfu pointed to the paper in Xu Dalang's hand: "On paper, of course the imperial court is stronger than us, but from Juyi to now, on which paper is the imperial court not stronger? Shouldn't we just do it?"
"I understand, just kill them directly. The other army will probably collapse just like the east side. The masters of Jing'antai may just surrender." King Xiongtian couldn't help but interrupt. "Then what's the point of this discussion with paper?"
"Of course we have to discuss it on paper." Wei Xuanding said impatiently. "Consider defeat before thinking about victory. What if all the people in the court are loyal to the emperor and serve the country and are determined? Therefore, we must try to make a reasonable plan from the known information. As long as the plan contains If there is a way to back it up, then it can be done!”
As he said that, Taoist Wei glanced at Niu Da and Guan Xu behind Xu Dalang, and kept sneering: "King Xiongtian thinks that everyone here is shouting that they can't fight. Do they really think that they can't fight? Let me tell you, even if someone I really don’t want to fight, I just feel that my home is too far away and I won’t be able to send out many troops, so there won’t be much credit and profit to share!”
Niu Da was furious and stood up on the spot regardless of the looks from the side: "Chief Wei can talk nonsense here for free, but at the moment, do you have a reasonable plan?"
I don’t know how many times the hall became quiet.
And this time, the time was inexplicably long... After all, the initial silence was probably because everyone was unwilling to get involved between Niu Da and Wei Xuanding, two big figures with a feud, but later on, it was obvious that sentence.
No one could come up with a plan that made sense.
And to be honest, it would be difficult to expect anyone from this grassroots team composed of local tycoons and low-level officials to come up with a decent plan.
But, we do need something like this.
Yes, for sure, just do what you are doing right now. If you have no dates, you can try it out. If it works, it will be famous all over the world. At least it will make those people in the east look at you. But no, it will be a complete military thing. An adventure, and a military adventure initiated without too much crisis... To put it bluntly, he deserves to die, and he still has to make the world laugh.
"You can't underestimate the world's heroes." After a while, Zhang Xing sat still and said nothing. "There must be a plan that makes sense. As long as it makes sense on paper, we can achieve a 30-50 victory, which will be enough to attack. Even if it fails, it will be enough to give an explanation to everyone in the gang; but if No, that means we are incompetent and we are not smart enough, so we shouldn’t do anything like throwing an egg at a stone...Xu Dalang!"
"Hey!" Xu Shiying was inexplicably nervous and stood up quickly. "Third brother, please tell me."
Niuda, who was sitting on one side, looked at it in surprise, but could only remain silent.
"You just said it's not good militarily. One means marching on the snow, the other means there are insufficient troops... right?" Zhang Xing still sat still.
"yes."
"So what are you going to do?"
"It is best to wait until they pass Liangjun and go to Qiaojun. There are only three thousand troops in Qiaojun. In addition, they can use Dangshan Mountain as a foothold, rest in the middle, and then bring Dangshan troops with them. This may not be a military advantage. ..." Xu Dalang responded seriously. "And in this case, even if it passes through Dang County and alarms the local officers and soldiers, the report will only be reported to Liang County. When it is reported that Liang County is in charge of Songcheng, we will inform the Queen. We have already accomplished the task."
At this point, Xu Shiying added sincerely: "This is an idea I came up with after my third brother said before that the imperial officers and soldiers only swept the snow in front of their own house. I don't know if it's right or not."
Zhang Xing nodded slightly, and the people around him were relieved.
Because this is at least a way to solve the problem, and it sounds feasible.
"Chef Fan." After nodding, Zhang Xing turned to look at the leader from Dangshan. "Wang Zhen told you...how many troops can Dangshan send?"
Chef Fan was stunned and stopped talking.
"I have killed all the prime ministers, and I am the leader of the robber queen here, and I am the leader of the deposed Dragon Gang." Zhang Xing was speechless. "Do you still think that I am the former Jing'antai performing official duties?"
Chef Fan touched his fat belly, swallowed his breath, and tried to speak calmly: "About four to five thousand people!"
"So few?" Zhang Xing was surprised for a moment. "Is this world good? When did Dangshan lack bandits?"
"Not good, but nowadays it is better to rebel than to be a thief. Everyone has rebelled, and there are not many thieves." Chef Fan said sincerely.
Zhang Xing actually had nothing to say.
"Four to five thousand people are enough." Xu Shiying quickly responded. "And if we fight in Liang County, it's 14,000 against 10,000. If we fight in Qiao County, it's 14,500 against 5,000 or 6,000..."
"If that's the case, it can be done." Xiao Zhou finally expressed his opinion. "As long as there are more troops, maintain the formation, and intercept them from the front and back. Even if they cannot stop the other cultivators, as long as they are dealt with properly, the team in the middle palace will definitely collapse in the wilderness, and then they will be slaughtered by us."
Zhang Xing still didn't speak.
But many people have already agreed with this plan, especially after Wei Xuanding and Xiong Bonan expressed their stances, and the matter seems to have been settled.
"wrong."
"no."
But soon, Zhang Xing and Xiao Zhou spoke almost at the same time, which made others surprised. After the two looked at each other, Zhang Xingfu directly signaled Xiao Zhou to speak.
"Xuzhou Camp." Xiao Zhou reminded seriously. "The Xuzhou camp is not far from Qiaojun. We know that Qiaojun is short of troops, and those escorting the queen naturally know better, so we must send troops to Xuzhou to the west of Qiaojun, just in case Xuzhou camp sends elite troops. What should I do with Qiaojun?”
The scene became cold again.
"More than that." Zhang Xing held his chin in thought. "There is also the Huaiyou League. The core territory of the Huaiyou League is as far as Qiao County... The officers and soldiers must be worried that the Huaiyou League will fall to us, so they will definitely ask the soldiers and horses of the Xuzhou camp to support them, but we should also know this. You know very well that the Huaiyou League has never been a family member to us, so what if they help the queen in turn?"
The hall has been silent for countless times.
But this time did not last long. Wei Xuanding immediately and seriously corrected the plan: "Then start in Liang County! We will go from north to south, and the Dangshan soldiers will stop from south to north. We will intercept them at both ends, with 14,500 soldiers against 10,000 soldiers. The advantage is still with me."
Zhang Xing said nothing.
But some people have been frightened by Xuzhou Camp and proactively reminded: "What if Xuzhou Camp sends troops to Liang County?"
Wei Xuanding was speechless for a moment.
"No." Zhang Xing blurted out while he was thinking about something. "Cao Wang from Liang County has obviously defected to the Eastern Capital. The people in Xuzhou obviously listen to the emperor more, and there will be disputes...Those people in Xuzhou can go to Qiao County, but they dare not go to Liang County. If they really come without authorization, they are afraid that Cao Wang Wang might want to take advantage of the situation and annex it."
Everyone was confused after hearing this, but they could only nod.
But soon, someone else reminded them carefully: "Chief Wei, the Queen is going down the Huanshui Avenue. There are dense cities along the way. There is a big city every few dozen miles. If it is Dangshan, there seems to be a gap for Xiayi. Go directly, but if we want to go there, we must pass through Yucheng, Chuqiu and other places. As mentioned before, the soldiers from Liang County have already been stationed in these places."
"Then let's take these two cities as a foothold first." Taoist Wei seriously discussed the plan. "It's just right. If you can't take it down, let's just let it go. If we take it down, we can use these two cities as the foundation to launch a large-scale attack."
"But what if we are just trying to scare someone away?" Niu Da was a little impatient and stood up to object again. "It was taken down, but the queen turned directly to the west. What should I say? Is it in vain to launch a large-scale war with Cao Wang for two counties? Fight sooner or later, and fight when a bunch of central masters pass by Liangjun?"
"Then take advantage of the snow and cross the city?"
"We have been discovered, the way back is blocked by the city, and the army from the front is pressing on the border? Do we still have to carry a month's worth of food to rob?"
"Actually, it's not impossible to visit two cities quickly." Another person suddenly joined the discussion. "Didn't Meng Shanggong say before that he was willing to come back and stir up trouble? He said that if we help them take down Chuqiu, he is willing to donate the land of Zhouqiao, and is even willing to let his brother Meng Zhigui join our Dragon Slayer Gang... The Meng family He is very powerful in the eastern part of Liang County, so let his clan deploy manpower early, and suddenly cooperate internally and externally, and it will be no problem to directly take over these two cities, right?"
"But Mr. Meng is really disgusting. He actually wants to show off in front of us..."
"We don't want to touch Liang Jun in the first place. Wouldn't it be better to help him fight Cao Wang in the ring? It can be considered as a way to ensure stability on the border."
"If that's the case, everyone can get what they need...but they still haven't said how to deal with their masters..."
Everyone has been debating, and there seems to be no real suitable solution, but it seems that the door to that possibility has not been closed.
It can only be said that whether it was intelligence gathering or plan discussions, the whole process was chaotic and mixed with some subjective emotions, and there were even some obvious disputes of opinion and factional differences.
As for Zhang Xing, despite the fact that he didn't lose his arrogance throughout the whole process, he just sat there and seemed confident. But in fact, this is also the first time that he has planned a proactive military plan, and he has no idea what to do with it. He is basically just following the trend. This makes sense, and that seems to be the right way to go. Generally speaking, it is the same as the place here. The local tyrants, like the low-ranking officials of the Wei Dynasty, had the mentality that it would be a pity to give up, but it would be useless to actually do something.
However, as the grass-roots team discussed in depth, Zhang Xing's heart gradually started to stir, but he seemed to have vaguely grasped something, and gradually connected it.
"I have a plan."
After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Xing suddenly spoke, causing all the leaders in the room who were arguing to be stunned, and then almost everyone sat down in silence. "The plan is actually very simple. It is just pieced together based on everyone's wishes. Let's listen and see how it goes... First of all, if you want to do this, you can't go to Qiao County, you have to solve it in Liang County."
Everyone nodded, Qiaojun's thinking trap had just been explained.
"Secondly, if it is resolved in Liang County, it should also be resolved in the second half of Liang County after passing Songcheng. This is to facilitate the troops from Dangshan to come out and form a strength advantage."
No problem at all.
"Third, King Xiongtian went there in person, asked Meng Shanggong to come back, agreed to his terms, and deposed the Dragon Gang to support the Meng family to raise troops in Liangjun. We also followed our promise and sent troops to help him, but we did not infringe on Liangjun's territory... ...The so-called he took advantage of the situation to raise troops, and we took the opportunity to go south, each taking what we needed... But we did not help him take Chuqiu in front of him, but instead helped him take Yucheng, which was more convenient to the southeast. After taking Yucheng, we had to replace him. He takes the empty crops and the crops.”
The first half of this third article is still roughly consistent with what everyone is talking about, but the second half has left many people confused.
"Wonderful!" After a moment's pause, Taoist Wei suddenly stood up and punched the pillar. "Wonderful! Let them attack us! Throw the difficulties to them! Let them be in a dilemma and collapse in the snow!"
Xu Dalang also instantly showed his face, and then a few leaders such as Zhou Xingfan, Niu Da, Guan Xu, etc. seemed to understand, but most of them were still puzzled.
"The key point here is to be fast and accurate." Zhang Xing said the key point calmly. "Make sure that when the team from the middle palace reaches the middle of Gushu and Xiayi, they take down the two cities at the same time, one after the other."
Everyone was stunned.
It turned out that Gushu and Xiayi were on the Huanshui Channel. Zhang Xing meant that since attacking the team directly in the snow would be troublesome, it was better to directly attack the towns along the way that were destined to be empty, and then gather superior forces to trap the queen with the help of the towns. Team.
"What if I couldn't grasp the timing and didn't capture these two cities in time?" Someone asked a nonsense question.
"Just go back!" Taoist Wei sneered before Zhang Xing could reply. "Let's forget it... Why did Meng Shang come and why attack Yucheng first? Just to protect the retreat!"
"What if the opponent gathers their masters to attack the city? Can we stop it?" Someone further raised a question, which seems to be the last question that must be answered.
"Then we will also gather the masters of cultivation and rein in the troops on the side of the Zhonggong. If they dare to attack the city, we will go straight to the Zhonggong!" Niu Da, who had always been opposed, suddenly blurted out and repeated a statement made by Taoist Wei before. ...It's just a matter of ism. "After all, if the city is in my hands, they can't hold it back... Third Brother's move is called turning against the guests!"
Everyone came to look at Zhang Longtou, but Zhang Xing, who had never thought of the last addition, suddenly understood, but without delay, his face remained as usual, and he nodded slowly, as if he had the pearl of wisdom in his hand.
"Then it's settled!" After a moment, seeing that no one objected anymore, Zhang Xing slowly ordered. "King Xiongtian went to Duke Meng and came back to ask Duke Wei to negotiate the details with him; Yan Qing and Jia Yue tried to arrange some elites to enter these cities in advance for internal response; Chief Fan took my letter back and contacted him at any time. Wang Zhen was ready to send troops; Xu Dalang and Niu Da were responsible for overall dispatching of the troops and came to Jiyin to gather... Meng Shanggong agreed, and launched the plan, and then took Yucheng, Gushu, and Xiayi in sequence. If there were setbacks in the middle, he would stop immediately. Get down, step back, and ignore it.”
With that said, Zhang Xing looked around, just to see who had any other opinions.
Unexpectedly, Niu Daguan Xu immediately stepped out, and then Niu Da took the lead and handed over: "I will obey the military order of Third Brother."
Xu Dalang also immediately handed over his hand: "I will obey the military order of Third Brother."
Xiong Bonan reacted and quickly handed over his hand: "I will obey the leader's order."
Taoist Wei hesitated for a moment. He rarely offered his hand in response, so he wanted to show off.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xing stood up in front of the other party and reached out to hold it: "Excuse me, Mr. Wei."
Taoist Wei laughed dryly and took the opportunity to hold hands with the other party: "It's not troublesome. Zhang Longtou's brilliant plan is enough to calm the world."
"Let's see the success or failure." Zhang Xing remained calm. "Moreover, this is the result of collective efforts. All the details were discussed by everyone."
Many leaders in the hall stood up and couldn't help but smile slightly.
PS: Good night everyone.
