Chapter 55: Building Armor (8)

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As the largest hilltop left behind on the western front of the Deposed Dragon Gang, Xu Shiying's statement when he went to Jiyin County set off a wave of similar behavior. Next, whether it was because of his stubbornness or his hindsight, Niu Da, the chief and deputy helmsmen of each branch in the county, including some so-called guardians and deacons who were gathered later, came to see him one after another to express their loyalty.

Speaking from conscience and head, Zhang Xing actually knew very well that this kind of statement was actually useless... When the army really pressed the situation, it really came to that kind of extraordinary environment and encountered extraordinary incidents, only the sincerity of these people could reveal.

In fact, in this round of so-called statements, there has been obvious perfunctory and performance. It is the kind that makes you laugh when you watch it on the spot, just like the officialdom.

But you still can't say that people are perfunctory and performative, because no one knows whether they will stick to it in the future.

This seems to prove the validity of this statement.

But eventually, things come around again. Because at this moment, as the supreme commander of the Western Front and the first person to understand and recognize the entire situation, Zhang Xing is under unprecedented pressure... He has to admit that this vulgar and ridiculous political statement , or simply the feudal personal allegiance he hated most, at this time it had a strong psychological comfort effect on him personally.

He has adapted to killing and bleeding, and his "experience" in rebellion seems to be ahead of the entire era. However, as a superior, facing the upcoming fierce conflict and the expected low ebb of the "revolution", an idea will make Qian Qian When tens of thousands of people live or die, especially when it comes to the military pressure of leading troops to fight for the first time as a general, it is undoubtedly the first experience of a different way.

But soon, things took a turn.

Because next, from the end of March to the beginning of April, as the vanguard of Xuzhou’s army advanced, the official army officially began to appear in everyone’s field of vision... Thousands of soldiers carrying hemp flags marched directly from east to west, We arrived at Huanshui, and after a short rest, we quickly headed north and entered Dang County.

At this time, the internal servants made a move that had not been mentioned in the alliance meeting before, but still triggered a sensitive reaction from everyone - they chose to abandon Dang County and shrink to their home base of Xiayi due to lack of troops.

This directly led to Ma Hu occupying Dang County without any blood on the fifth day of April.

The behavior of the internal servants is very sensitive, and the location of Dang County is also very sensitive, because it is the intersection of four counties and the intersection of all forces. It seems that everyone has to face the situation of war burning at their doorstep.

Facts have proved that when this time comes, some people are even more unbearable than Zhang Xing before... No matter how good Zhang Xing is, he has a plan in his heart, and he still knows that on the surface he can sit firm and stick to the original strategy, but these people can always Make some flowers.

For example, I had just returned from Hebei, acting like a hero, and expressed my support for Chief Wei, who had Zhang Dalongtou.

After Ma Hu entered Dang County, he quickly proposed a large-scale retreat, directly abandoning the entire Jiyin, and immediately recalled the Yuncheng troops, preparing to survive on the river.

As expected, Zhang Xing immediately denied him, and told the other party earnestly that fleeing in a big way would only reveal flaws, attract the enemy's attention to the pursuers, and then defeat them faster. At this time, they must proceed step by step and resist layer by layer.

To put it bluntly, it is a retreat, but you have to show it carefully and see if you can fool people.

And just as the messenger was sent away here, Mengshan Gong of Chuqiu made another mistake. He probably realized the weakness of people like Zhang Xing and Wei Taoist, so he directly contacted Xu Shiying and Niu Da privately, and proposed to send troops first. Everyone concentrated their forces here in Dang County to capture this vanguard in order to gain the upper hand.

Of course, Xu Shiying is undoubtedly semi-reliable in the military. While sending a letter to Zhang Xing, he replied to Meng Shanggong, pointing out that Ma Hu, as a vanguard, has the nature of a decoy from a military perspective, serving as a bait for those behind him. If Han Yingong uses his bait as bait, if he cannot eat it quickly, he will inevitably be flanked and surrounded.

It is necessary to clearly detect the location and layout of Han Yingong before formulating a similar military plan.

However, things cannot stop.

By this time, even within the Deposed Dragon Gang, few people had strategic determination anymore. Zhang Xing's self-righteous magic weapon, which was to hold meetings, was completely ineffective, because every time there were more than five people in a discussion, they would basically break out and run away. The quarrels with the decisive battle, and the repeated reiterates of sticking to the original plan also sound like some kind of cliché.

As a result, Zhang Dalongtou finally couldn't sit still anymore and decided to conduct reconnaissance in front of the enemy camp in person.

In this era, if you want to conduct accurate military reconnaissance, especially if those in power want to obtain accurate and true information, there is probably nothing more direct than going to the front of the formation and taking a look in person.

Of course, he is not spying on Ma Hu. Ma Hu is just a knife, a vanguard and a bait. What he wants to detect is Han Yingong. According to the private report of the Huaiyou League, the latter has stopped at Bianshui in Xiao County, Xuzhou, southeast of Dang County. It's been a few days.

"Is Zhang Longtou really going?"

At dawn, the sky was still dark, and on the main road outside the county seat of Jinxiang County in the southeasternmost part of Jiyin County, Taoist Wei who came out to see him off turned pale and couldn't help but give one last persuasion. "Han Yingong is a famous general in the imperial court. He has a cultivation level of Ningdan. There are 15,000 of them. They are all the world's best soldiers recruited by the Fifth Army in the Eastern Capital. They are not comparable to ordinary county soldiers..."

"That's why I went to take a look."

Zhang Xing, who had changed into ordinary civilian clothes, responded frankly. "Are they really elite or are they just fake? Are they Han Yingong or Sima Zheng? Are they using Ma Hu as bait or marching step by step? Take a look and you will know something about it, and you will save yourself the trouble of guessing here."

Taoist Wei nodded and said no more.

Zhang Xingye and Jia Yue, just two people, prepared to ride south.

But at this moment, Taoist Wei suddenly couldn't help but speak again on the road: "Open your dragon head and stop."

Zhang Xing turned around in surprise.

"What if I can't come back?" Wei Xuanding asked sincerely.

Zhang Xing was startled for a moment, and was about to comfort him again, but then he suddenly realized that he couldn't laugh or cry for a moment: "If I can't come back, I will naturally go to explain to Mr. Li... But before that, Xu Shiying must come to Ji Yin is in charge, and we have to rely on them for military matters...Old Wei, when the time comes, you have to think twice about retreating."

Chief Wei nodded again.

And Zhang Xing was ready to set off again.

But this time, the horse took two steps, and Taoist Wei stopped him for the third time: "Zhang Longtou!"

"What?" Zhang Xing was completely upset, and even Jia Yue was speechless.

"I'll go with you." Wei Xuanding mustered up his courage and gritted his teeth. "Now that I'm the chief, can I still hide away? Let's go together."

Zhang Xing's heart moved slightly, and he wanted to agree, but after thinking for a moment, he still shook his head: "Old Wei, in the past six months since the uprising, the charlatanism in you has completely disappeared, and you have become a bit like a wealthy scholar, which can be easily seen... …Besides, Leader Jia and I are both capable of protecting ourselves, but you are still far behind."

Taoist Wei was relieved, nodded, and said no more words.

Zhang Xing and others finally set out on the road.

The distance from Jinxiang to Xiaoxian County in Xuzhou is about two hundred miles. It is neither long nor short, but it was this distance that aroused Wei Xuanding's fear. It was also this distance that aroused Zhang Xing's urge to come and take a peek. , because they were all afraid that Han Yingong would use Ma Hu as bait, and then suddenly lead the main force northward to attack Jiyin County from Jinxiang.

In this way, two people, six horses, and they were both good riders, traveled across the prefectures and counties and directly arrived at their destination in just two days and nights.

As soon as he arrived at the Bian River outside Xiaoxian City, he didn't see the Huaiyou Alliance men who came to greet him. He just took one look at the huge military camp, and the biggest stone in Zhang Xing's heart fell to the ground.

There is no other reason. The main camp of the official army is on the south bank of the Bian River... This is the natural road after coming out of Xuzhou City, which is also on the south bank of the Bian River. But this detail shows that the official army did not make a direct raid from Jinxiang. Jiyin means.

At least not at this time.

Because it is now summer, the tributaries of the Huaihe River Basin have begun to slowly rise, and an army of over ten thousand cannot suddenly cross the river.

Surprise attack is not tenable based on basic conditions.

It can only be said that seeing is better than hearing a hundred times. Even though Du Pozhen had repeatedly sent people to emphasize that it was the Huaiyou League that was responsible for the transportation of army supplies along the Huai River and Huan River. They knew full well that Han Yingong must be He wanted to follow Ma Hu on the western front, but the sight he saw with his own eyes made Zhang Xing make his final judgment.

Crossing the Bianshui River, no one noticed anything, because there were constant exchanges between the official and military camp and the county town. There were sergeants, civilians, and officials everywhere, and a considerable part of the civilians here were organized by the Huaiyou League... Zhang Xing Jia Yue and Jia Yue did not appear out of place in this scene at all, including the meeting with Ma Ping'er and Wang Xiongdan who had made an appointment in advance, and it was almost above board.

After meeting up, they even found an abandoned tea shed on the riverside road and sat there to look at it carefully.

"It is indeed the foundation of the Shangwu Army and the Guanlongtun Army." Zhang Xing looked at the empty shed that could not be called dilapidated for half a day and came to a meaningless conclusion. "They are all the best sources of troops, and the numbers are accurate. Fifteen thousand soldiers..."

"The soldiers are indeed strong, but they just don't do human affairs." Ma Ping'er seemed to be outspoken, perhaps because he had left his father. "It is said that things are fine here, but what Big Dragon Head doesn't know is that once Ma Hu's five thousand soldiers marched through Qiao County, seven or eight villages were gone... One of our helmsmen went to Ma Hu and said that these villages were all gone. The place where our husband from the Huaiyou League lived was robbed and burned, and no one was able to transport food. He ended up killing him, too, and his head was hung on a flagpole... For this matter, several church members in northwest Huaixi almost wanted to use knives. Before the two of us came, the alliance leader and deputy alliance leader could only persuade each other, but the people below said that they might not be able to persuade them this time."

Wang Xiongdan couldn't help but coughed dryly. He didn't know whether he felt embarrassed or felt that Ma Ping'er said too much.

After Zhang Xing entered Dangshan from Ma Hu, he stared at Han Yingong. He was really not sure about what Ma Hu was doing. But come to think of it, there are only a few people like Zhang Xuguo in Qi County who dare to take the initiative to release food to save people. However, a Zhonglang general, a middle-level military leader in Guanlong, is cruel. Although it is the misfortune of the local people, there are still other people. What can’t be expected?

"I really expected the officers and soldiers to come to save the people from the fire. Why did I rebel that day?" After coming back to his senses, Zhang Xing sighed in time, and then looked around. "It's said that it's pretty good here, but how good is it? Can you tell me?"

The two horses and kings were silent for a moment. After all, everyone has a ruler in their minds about the quality of military discipline, and it is difficult to judge what is good and what is bad.

Especially these days, the army is like locusts crossing the border. Even the so-called good military discipline, even the imperial march in the core area of ​​​​Guanlong, is indispensable for the legend of Mao Ren.

This is also one of the reasons why the tea shed in front of me can't explain anything.

Normal people would throw away their property and even their fields and homes next to the military camp and flee, regardless of whether the other party was an official or a bandit.

"Anyway, the military camp is very strictly managed. Only four to five hundred people are allowed to go to the city every day." After a while, Ma Ping'er tried hard to answer.

"That's indeed good. Is there any resentment in the army?" Zhang Xing was stunned before continuing to ask.

"There must be." Wang Xiongdan answered. "Privately, it is said that Han Yingong led his people to the city every day and did not come back all day and night, but made the soldiers suffer..."

Zhang Xing was stunned again: "Han Yingong is not in the camp on weekdays?"

"Not here."

"In Xiao County on the other side of the river." Wang and Ma quickly replied.

"What is he doing there?" Zhang Xing asked seriously.

"I don't know." Wang Xiongdan shook his head. "We just came here two days early according to Uncle Zhang's wishes. We probably heard from local gang members that the army has been here for four or five days, but Han Yingong was mostly in the city."

Zhang Xing thought for a while: "How long did he stay in the military camp and in the city in these two days?"

"There are only two hours in the military camp. I came to deal with something yesterday afternoon, and the rest are in the city." Ma Ping'er couldn't wait to provide the details.

Zhang Xing was thoughtful, then continued to ask: "Is he in the city now?"

"Yes." Wang Xiongdan nodded immediately.

"Big dragon head, is there anything wrong?" Ma Ping'er also asked.

"It doesn't look like they are here to fight. At least, they don't mean to call for a fight." Zhang Xing shook his head in response. "Whether the general has gone to the city or the soldiers of the battalion are taking turns leaving the camp and entering the city, they all feel like they are here permanently. Even if they look inside and outside the military camp, they are not very nervous... But I don't understand why he would stop here so often. I can only make a guess."

"Can't you verify it?" Wang Xiongdan looked naughty, but surprisingly he was a little more thoughtful and seemed to understand what Zhang Xing meant.

"It seems a bit risky." Zhang Xing responded seriously. "I had absolutely no such worries before, so I went straight away. Now that I am a leader and in charge of one or two counties, I can't help but become a little greedy for life and afraid of death..."

Wang Xiongdan laughed dryly for a moment: "What kind of greed for life and fear of death...Uncle Zhang is a big shot, and he has many connections in his life."

"That's fine." Zhang Xing nodded, stood up, and then turned back to look at the three people under the tea shed. "You three, just wait here. I'll come as soon as I go."

The three of them stood up together, Ma Ping'er was still confused and nervous, but Jia Yue and Wang Xiongdan looked at each other, and their hearts moved slightly - the latter two had already understood, Zhang Xing came over in a hurry, and it was an impromptu idea, unless it was What kind of accident, otherwise if there is real danger, it can only be betrayed by the Huaiyou Alliance, specifically Wang Ma and Wang Xiongdan. This means that Wang Xiongdan should stop here and not move.

Immediately, Jia Yue, who had always been taciturn, immediately handed over his hand: "Then I will take care of it here."

Wang Xiongdan also smiled quickly and said, "Uncle Zhang, don't worry. I, Heping'er, will accompany Leader Jia here to provide support."

Zhang Xing knew that the other party understood, so he didn't bother to say anything. He got on his horse and galloped to the military camp alone.

When he arrived at the camp, before the sergeant could step forward to investigate, Zhang Xing directly hit the horse, passed over the civilians and officials in front, and then calmly said to the Dongdu knights guarding the gate:

"Someone is coming from Dongdu! Where is General Han?"

The sergeants were surprised for a moment. They were stunned on the spot and their momentum weakened by three points: "The general is in Xiao County."

Zhang Xing immediately asked: "When will you come back?"

The sergeants looked at each other and shook their heads.

Then a low-ranking officer came back to his senses and smiled: "How do we know when the general will come?"

Zhang Xing frowned on the spot: "Hurry up and call someone suitable to come out and take me there."

The sergeants were finally awe-inspiring, and the leading officer among them even came out and asked seriously: "Brother, where is the hard work in Dongdu? Do you have a document seal?"

Zhang Xing was silent for a while, and just before the other party started to get nervous, he lowered his voice and became angry: "What are you stupid about? If we really communicate openly and Jiangdu knows about it, can you still go back to Dongdu?"

The sergeants were instinctively furious when they heard the first half of the sentence, but when they heard the last sentence, they suddenly became excited. The officer immediately stepped forward and took the initiative to lead Zhang Xing's horse into the camp, and then a group of people swarmed to follow him. Regardless of the civilian men, they just helped Zhang Xing off his horse, transferred to the military camp, and went to work behind the camp gate.

Zhang Xing sat down, and on the one hand someone came to report the news, and on the other hand he was served tea and snacks.

The gatekeepers and sergeants were all flattered.

However, no matter how these people asked, Zhang Xing just kept silent until a fierce older soldier came with a sword surrounded by a group of elite men.

When he got close, Zhang Xing still didn't get up, just waiting for the other party to ask.

Sure enough, when the visitor arrived, he immediately pushed back the guard sergeant and allowed only his own soldiers to surround him. Then he spoke sternly: "Two groups of envoys from Dongdu have come, both of them negotiating in the city. Besides, they didn't ask the people who were in charge to come directly. Well, how come there is no superficial document?”

Zhang Xing got the words he wanted and immediately woke up, but on the surface he remained motionless. He was silent for a while, and then he slowly spoke after the opponent's hand was on the handle of the knife: "Your Excellency must be a close friend of General Han. , I won’t hide it from you, I am a nice person from Dongdu, but I was not sent by the emperor’s uncle. If you have to ask, I can only say that I was sent by an old friend from Kansai to say hello..."

The man was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized and slowed down his tone: "Which old house is it from?"

"Because I am a close friend of Prefect Li Ding, I was sent here by Baizhu State of the Eastern Capital." Zhang Xing blurted out, his expression unchanged. "Even if Bai Zhuguo sent me here, there was actually only a verbal message, and I didn't dare to keep the truth... If you ask me, since you are a caring person of General Han, you might as well convey it yourself, and I will not enter the city to save the time in Dongdu. Did an acquaintance see it? If I did, I’m afraid I’d look bad.”

"What message?" The older soldier pondered for a moment and responded in a low voice.

"It goes without saying that my dear brother and subordinates want to return to the Eastern Capital, but they must not be controlled by others and live and die for others in vain." Zhang Xing stood up, bowed his hands and saluted, and responded slowly. "You can only respond to some things temporarily, and when you have the opportunity, you can lead your troops to the east of the river or return to Tongguan, then you will truly be like a fish returning to water."

At this point, Zhang Xing continued to speak in a low voice to the older soldiers who came to listen attentively: "Just say it is what Bai Shijiu said, and General Han will understand."

The older soldier thought for a moment and seemed to be trying to remember this simple sentence, but he couldn't help but look at Zhang Xingyi and said: "You are dishonest. You are not from the Baizhu Kingdom in Dongdu. You are clearly sent by the British from Taiyuan." of!"

"Anyway, they all have the surname Bai! And why doesn't the Bai family have a Zhuguo?" Zhang Xing responded proudly. "As long as you understand it in your heart...why do you need to say it out loud?"

The older soldier nodded, no longer hesitated, and waved his hand directly.

Zhang Xing was not polite, turned around and wanted to leave.

Walking to the circle of soldiers, the soldiers saw that they were able to talk, so they opened a crack and came out.

But at this moment, the elder leader narrowed his eyes from behind, and suddenly said: "Since you are from the other side, why did you bring an embroidered scimitar? Don't think that I will go to the embroidered mouth." I don’t recognize it.”

Zhang Xing directly turned around and said frankly: "As I said just now, I am afraid of meeting acquaintances... On the day of the Gushui Incident, the thieves in the north simply rebelled from the inside, let alone those of us who have changed their families."

The older soldier finally laughed: "Jing'antai is full of talented people."

Zhang Xing didn't understand the other party's ridicule. He went out with his scimitar, got on his horse, and calmly beat the horse out of the camp where fifteen thousand warriors were entrenched. Just as he calmly entered, it only took him a quarter of an hour. Time has proven how easy it is to have your own ideas.

His guess was absolutely correct. Han Yingong was negotiating terms with Dongdu, or rather with Uncle Cao!

Whether it was the person's personal wishes, or the fact that all his subordinates were stationed in Kansai and recruited from Dongdu, in short, after getting the opportunity to go on an expedition, the general couldn't wait to lead his troops back to Dongdu or Kansai.

Recalling that the Nanyang counter-rebellion army was suddenly pulled away by Jiangdu, I can only say that Dongdu and Jiangdu are simply besieged cities. Those in Dongdu want to go to Jiangdu, and those in Jiangdu want to go back to Dongdu... They all think the other side is better.

In other words, I feel bad behind me.

It’s also common sense.

However, these are nothing in the face of the information that Han Yingong has no desire to advance in the short term, but will immediately take action once he obtains political commitment, which is neither good nor bad.

After getting the precious information, Zhang Xing did not dare to stay at all. He just rode to the tea shed, pursed his lips, and took the other three people who were obviously panicked. They went directly around the military camp and were there. Heading westward on the south bank of Bianshui River - this is not a need for anything else, but a complete show, not wanting to arouse any doubts.

After traveling west for more than ten miles, we must immediately turn back and head north.

However, after walking more than ten miles upstream, I encountered a slightly larger ferry. Just as I was about to cross the river, I was surprised to find smoke and dust billowing on the other side of the river. There were actually seven or eight riders coming from east to west and preparing to cross the river. But from north to south...

"Is this a pursuit?" Ma Ping'er was anxious for a moment.

"Probably not." Zhang Xing squinted his eyes to look at the far away shore, his tone calm. "I didn't reveal any flaws, and the pursuers didn't say whether they would only pursue them from the other side or not from this side..."

"It should be a messenger or something." Jia Yue suddenly interrupted.

Zhang Xing understood and went to see Wang Xiongdan.

The latter gritted his teeth and nodded without hesitation: "When they get on the boat, we will block it at the ferry board and only deal with it on the boat. We will not let them go ashore to prevent anyone from escaping... Just treat it as a crime." Qiaojun’s gang has taken revenge.”

The latter sentence was obviously meant for Ma Ping'er to hear, and the new female protector was slightly startled. It was only then that she realized what to do. Her face immediately turned red and her expression became nervous.

After a while, the boat on the opposite side gradually approached, but when he was still more than ten steps away from the ferry board, Zhang Xing suddenly stopped waiting with his head lowered, and no longer covered himself up. Instead, he stood on the boat with his hands behind his hands, and calmly looked up at the opposite side, because He recognized a man in the boat opposite, and the man opposite clearly recognized him.

The two parties are considered "acquaintances", so there is no need to pretend.

Specifically, it was actually an old friend - the person opposite was Li Qingchen, the new captain of Huaiyang County.

As early as when Li Qingchen was released, Zhang Xing had guessed that the other party would get involved in the siege of the Deposed Dragon Gang sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

The rather large ferry carried seven or eight people and seven or eight horses. It was approaching slowly according to its inertia. Li Qingchen hid in the stern of the boat in panic. With his back against the side of the boat and his horse separated from him, he lowered his head and glanced at the turbulent river behind him. He was obviously desperate enough to jump into the water to survive. meaning, but finally gritted his teeth:

"Zhang Sanlang, I know you are about to condense your elixir... Let me go! Also let me live! I have a letter on my body that you must want... I know you mean what you say! Can you give me a sentence?! "

As soon as Li Qingchen said this, the knights on the boat were shocked. Jia Yue and others also immediately drew their weapons, which made the two boatmen on the ferry choose to dive directly.

Zhang Xing didn't panic, he just stood on the ferry and asked seriously with his hands folded: "Is it Cao Zhongcheng's condition for Han Yingong to open his bow? I already know everything!"

"No!" Li Qingchen was anxious. "It's something that was done before... If you don't agree, I'll jump out. You are very capable, but once the documents get wet, you will end up with a mess of words."

The ship had already approached the ferry. Some people on the ship retreated in panic, while others gritted their teeth and drew their weapons, causing the unguided ship to sway.

Zhang Xing pondered for a moment and finally nodded: "If there is information that I don't know, I will let you and your group go. The prerequisite is that you are not allowed to resist, put down your weapons, and follow me north for now."

Li Qingchen was granted amnesty.

But just after he finished speaking, as the ship hit the ferry, some of the new captain's subordinates took advantage of the force and jumped, slashing at the ferry with a knife. I don't know if they were panicking or relying on their own bravery.

Of course, how could the several lieutenants beside the captain be the opponents of Wang Xiongdan, Jia Yue and others?

Even Ma Ping'er has a slight advantage in force.

The battle ended quickly without Zhang Xing making a move. Only the helpless Li Qingchen and two subordinates were left, leaning on the side of the boat, stepping in a pool of blood, looking at the corpses speechlessly.

After another quarter of an hour, the three prisoners were brought to the north bank. They first avoided the crowds at the ferry and continued walking for a few miles. Zhang Xing opened the letter on Li Qingchen's body, sat down in the field, and opened it in the afternoon light to read. . After reading the previous letter, his face was naturally expressionless, because as he expected, this reply from Han Yingong was exactly some of the bargaining between Cao Lin and Han Yingong, or to be more precise, it was Han Yingong's refutation of Cao Lin's order.

The old-fashioned Zhongcheng actually asked Han Yingong to hand over the command of the army to Zhang Xuguo.

How could Han Yingong accept this condition?

He just complained, just carried out Jiangdu's imperial edict, and asked to continue to lead troops to serve the country.

This is of course a good thing. The longer the two sides can't come to an agreement, the Deposed Dragon Gang will be able to breathe a sigh of relief...it would be best if they never come to an agreement.

As for the next letter, Zhang Xing still had no expression on his face after reading it - but this was just the habits and techniques he had learned from living and dying in the past three years after he traveled back in time. In fact, he had been hit hard in the heart.

The letter was very simple. It was a reply from Sima Zheng to his old subordinate Wang Zhen... Sima Zheng was naturally magnanimous and told him that he would no longer lead troops and would only be stationed in Xuzhou, but he still advised Wang Zhen not to have any worries.

As for what this concern was, it was clearly mentioned in the letter. It was that Wang Zhen seemed to have made it clear before that the Lord of Dangshan was in Dangshan and was in a dilemma facing the possible duel between Sima Zheng and Zhang Xing.

It can only be said that no wonder Sima Zheng suddenly turned back to visit Zhang Xing before. Didn't he arrive at Dangshan, realize the "dilemma" of his old subordinate, and turn around to go to the end of benevolence and justice?

No wonder Li Qingchen wanted to cross the river. This trip started from the south bank to the west, wasn't it Dangshan Mountain?

Several things are roughly connected together.

After reading the letter, Zhang Xing burned it immediately, and then continued his journey north, pretending as if nothing had happened.

Li Qingchen wisely did not say anything sarcastic, because he knew that if he spoke in front of others at this time, his life would probably be in danger.

ps: Thanks to Cao Fan and Ben Chu for their alliances. These are the 118th and 119th alliances in this book. Of course, I also want to thank Master Xiong and Master Linghu for their alliance with the Best Actor... never forgetting the original intention... I got it.

But this time I am really stuck. I want to write a small climax, but I am afraid that I will not write well in the routine. It may also be that there are too many things in the first half of the month, and it is a bit difficult to get into the mood.

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