Since Zhang Xing talked about this, it was natural for others to say nothing publicly.
Wei Xuanding immediately turned around and took the existing organizational system in the city to open the treasury and prepare for the logistics transfer. It was inevitable that the military supplies and grains would be sent down the river to Dingtao in the first stage; Jia Yue, Yan Qing, Zhang Jinshu, Shang Huai'en and other leaders also went out separately to prepare to mobilize all forces in Jiyin City; while other key members also left the county one after another to make preparations.
Zhang Xing himself also returned to the corridor and began to prepare his armor with the help of his personal guards.
However, just a moment later, Wei Xuanding came back with a piece of red silk in person. This made Zhang Xing, who was putting on his armor, slightly dissatisfied. The big dragon leader was already prepared. If the other party came again and asked what he could do, could he not go? Yes, there is no need to save face for the other party.
You've already come to this point, why are you still so blind?
However, Taoist Wei came to the corridor with the silk in his hands, opened his mouth and asked a question that slightly surprised Zhang Xing:
"Longtou, I thought about it for a moment. Most of the military supplies and food are here in Jiyin City. It's raining again. Although it is a short distance within the county, if the sergeants are allowed to carry it themselves, it will inevitably delay the march. The matter is urgent. Can we directly recruit civilians? And ships? At worst, I’ll give you money like last time in Liang County.”
"Can."
Zhang Xing was startled for a moment, then came to his senses, immediately replied seriously, and quickly added something. "But there are a few things that need to be made clear... First, we need to tell them that we only need them to transport within Dongjun and Jiyin counties, and there is no need to leave these two counties at all. They are all places they are familiar with; secondly, make it clear The price is: one stone of grain transported by land for one hundred miles will be given to one bucket, ten miles will be given to one liter, the same heavy ordnance materials will be given to fifty cents for one hundred miles, and the price will be reduced by half if it is transported down the water from Jiji. The grain will be transported together with other materials, and the money and The food is given in half; thirdly, there are two meals a day."
After Taoist Wei listened carefully, he immediately nodded hurriedly: "Good idea."
Even so, he still did not leave. Instead, he waited for a while. When Zhang Xing put on the armor that he rarely wore with the help of the guards nearby, he immediately stepped forward in person and helped remove the piece of silk from his neck protector. It is hooked and tied there to serve as a cloak.
This time, Zhang Xing was caught off guard, and then he turned around and laughed: "I thought Chief Wei was going to ask me if I was going to fight, or what would happen if everyone came here and Han Yingong came over?"
"No matter how stupid I am, I still know that I'm going to fight." Taoist Wei said with a sneer behind him while helping Zhang Xing hang up his cloak. "As for those who went to the northwest to support the Eastern Front, Han Yingong came and the city could not resist it... Although I am not familiar with military affairs, I also know that the current situation is that we don't move, and Han Yingong comes. Is there anything good? ? Or in other words, since Yuncheng is lost, why Qu Tuda and Han Yingong move together again, then as long as the officers and soldiers become ruthless, we will be in a situation where we will disperse in a hurry. Instead of doing this, it is better to fight... Zhang Dragon head, you think so?"
"That's what I mean." Zhang Xing nodded heavily. "This is not a military adventure, but we are forced to a dead end. If we don't fight hard, we will be separated without leaving..."
"Don't worry about me anymore." Taoist Wei hung up his cloak, took two steps back, and suddenly interrupted the other party. "I actually understand in my heart...Looking back now, when the incident started that day, you and Li Shu were the ones who looked far away, but those of us from the hometown of Dong Qi were too short-sighted... As a result, when the tide ebbs, It's better for you two outsiders to make more serious decisions. Of course, judging from the situation on the Eastern Front, Li Shu is a step behind you in terms of ability and determination, otherwise he wouldn't be in this situation. .”
Zhang Xing was surprised for a moment, but after turning his head, he remained calm.
"However, I still want to remind Longtou that there are actually very few people like me who can see clearly. Since you want to fight this battle, you have to reason well with those who are discouraged. Everyone must be reasonable. , Unless you explain clearly, they may not have this determination." As Wei Xuanding said, he cupped his hands in the corridor and gave an inexplicable salute. "I'm going to do my work first, let's settle down and talk later."
After saying that, the deposed leader of the Dragon Gang turned around and left in the increasingly heavy rain.
Zhang Xing looked at the other party's back, speechless for a moment, and then finally turned around and went to help a few personal guards shape their armor.
Half an hour later, the rain became heavier and heavier, but as some of the shipping in the logistics team was opened, Zhang Xing immediately led his armored guards and the backbone of the Deposed Dragon Gang to set off to accompany the Western Front, which had just returned from the victory in the south. The Dragon Army only rested for a few days, then followed closely and set off again.
To be honest, the road is difficult to walk, even if the first half of the road goes down the Jishui River, even though Jiyin County, as a large commercial county, has no shortage of ships, the Deposed Dragon Gang also has no shortage of vehicles, livestock, and money to buy manpower. We had to buy food, but it was still difficult to walk.
The water is rising, Jishui has become extra wide, and the current has become faster.
The intermittent rain for most of May also made the ground completely soft and muddy, making even official roads unable to withstand trampling.
Especially compared with the last time when we went south, because of the rain, the red flag with the word "deposed" couldn't be raised at all. In addition, Xu Shiying and Niu Da were not here, and the army ranks lacked a little momentum, so they simply Silence.
Even the soldiers who went ahead put on simply torn silk to serve as raincoats. Because they could not cover their faces, they would instinctively lower their heads to avoid the rain, which inevitably made the atmosphere even more gloomy.
Probably because he personally felt the difficulty of marching, Zhang Xing and Wei Xuanding discussed it one after another in the evening before they reached Dingtao, and together they increased the pay of the civilians to an extra ten coins a day for rain shelter. , and promised to add an extra pancake at noon.
Of course, it’s just that you can afford it now.
And that night, when they entered Dingtao and ordered the uniform removal of armor as agreed, many of the backbones of the Dragon Army who had experienced life and death assaults secretly complained.
The troops rested for a while, and the same thing happened the next day. The elite backbone unified their armor and traveled in the rain. The logistics supplies also switched from water to land, heading north to Chengshi.
Marching on this day was more difficult.
However, when entering Chengshi, the surrounding county troops moved a little quickly, probably because they did not have a large amount of baggage and small troops. Local troops from two counties except Dingtao and Chengshi had already gathered here.
But something was obviously wrong.
"There should be five hundred people in each county." The wet Taoist priest Wei also arrived here, but as soon as he came up, he got into a fight with several helmsmen, who were actually the county magistrates, on the street. "Why can't you bring all these people together? And what's wrong with you, Chengshi? Why are you missing sixty or seventy people even if you don't move?"
"Chief, I have something to make clear." A helmsman who was not a descendant but was promoted from within the gang first glanced at Zhang Xing, who was sitting under the eaves of the street drinking hot soup, and then came to explain seriously. "This matter is due to our dereliction of duty, but it is not that we have selfish motives... These new recruits who stayed behind are responsible for security and taxation. They are no different from the previous government officials. There are some bastards among them; and they are doing county official duties, and they are not I don’t understand, I saw that there was going to be a war and the situation was not good, so I ran away.”
"That's right." The helmsman of the Cheng family named Shan also echoed, of course his eyes were also looking towards Zhang Xing. "We don't have a large army pressing down on us, so even though we know they are hiding, it's not easy to find them..."
"Where are they hiding?" Zhang Xing, who was wearing armor and drinking soup, suddenly put down his soup bowl under the eaves and asked. "Inside the city or outside the city?"
"The matter is urgent, so most of them must still be in the city." The single helmsman felt excited and immediately responded. "Longtou, do you want me to go look for you now?"
"Of course." Zhang Xing looked into the other person's eyes and ordered calmly, his words showing no emotion. "Now that the army has arrived, they have to wait here for news from the front line. The city has been blocked. It is time to send people immediately to search the homes of these fleeing people... If they are found, they will be sent as hard labor to transport food. If there are any officers above the group leader level, , then behead him in public and don’t tolerate it.”
"yes."
Not only this single helmsman, but the other helmsmen present also shuddered.
But Zhang Xing just continued to drink the hot soup with his head down. After finishing a bowl of hot soup and sitting for a while, he ordered the troops to move to the barracks with him to rest and remove their armor together.
By the way, on the day and night when I arrived at Chengshi and waited for the news, the originally sparse rain suddenly stopped, and the sky cleared up for a rare day.
Zhang Xing and others also took a day off to dry out their armor and cloaks.
However, as the news came and it was learned that Li Shu and others followed the river from the north to Dongjun through the northern passage of Mount Li, instead of coming from the south of Mount Li to Jiyin County, Zhang Dalongtou did not dare to He immediately sent a messenger to ask the other party and the two groups of Xu and Niu to come closer to him. At the same time, he quickly set off to the north, crossed Jiyin County, and met in the Lihu area of Dongjun.
And as soon as we set off, it started to rain lightly again.
There's no way, there's really no way, this is the weather in May. Zhang Xing has seen similar situations before in Dongdu.
In this way, on May 23, Zhang Xing set off from Chengshi again.
At this time, as more and more local helmsmen and deputy helmsmen led their teams from all directions to follow, the follow-up logistics team was also fully deployed, and some leaders who stayed in the south also turned back one after another, and the team became very large. .
One day later, on the afternoon of May 24, Zhang Xing arrived at Lihu County in Dongjun.
He met Niu Da here. The latter obviously didn't want to be late again. In addition, he was indeed closer and knew the news earlier, so he was the first of several main forces to arrive in Lihu.
Lihu's local helmsman and county magistrate Chai Xiaohe also made relatively complete preparations. He took advantage of the clear weather the previous day and hurriedly asked people to collect bamboo hats, cloaks and coir raincoats from the people. The interior and exterior are properly arranged. Although it is not perfect, it has exceeded expectations. At least it is much better than Dingtao and Chengshi before.
With the army gathered, it becomes even more valuable.
Zhang Xing immediately appointed Chai Xiaohe as Wei Xuanding's deputy to share the logistics tasks.
On the morning of the 25th, Xu Shiying, a Lihu native who was forced to relocate, also led his troops to arrive at his hometown. At this time, not counting the civilians and businessmen who assisted in the transfer, the Deposed Dragon Army troops here in Lihu had reached 20,000. A thousand people.
This number is actually still wrong, because theoretically there should be 25,000 people, and the shortage of nearly 20% cannot be explained by temporary desertion... Obviously, Xu Shiying and Niu Daming knew what Zhang Xing's order was. Even though he knew what the situation was, he still couldn't help but stay in his hometown Puyang and Baima.
This is so stupid and so true.
But at this time, Zhang Xing could no longer care about this.
In other words, for Zhang Dalongtou, he was satisfied that so many troops were left behind on the Western Front in the end. Xu and Niu, two semi-independent and powerful commanders, were willing to obey orders to join forces at critical moments. If he is willing to fight this battle, he has already paid off his kindness and prestige this year.
Of course, these two people knew how bad the overall situation was, and they came in the rain, so their mental state was not very good.
But soon, at noon that day, with Bai Yousi's unhesitating volley coming from the sky, the morale of Lihu was obviously boosted, especially the backbone of the gang, who cheered up... They knew very well that such a master had joined. What it means can probably be made based on Miss Bai's surname and family background.
Xu Shiying, Niu Da, as well as Wei Daoshi and Chai Xiaohe, who are currently performing well in this crisis, are not immune.
However, with the rapid arrival of another Cheng Dan master from the Deposed Dragon Gang, the atmosphere in Lihu turned out to be a bit depressing, at least for Xi, who gradually understood the situation because Zhang Xing took the initiative to let go. This is certainly true for the middle and high-level players in the line.
"What do you mean? Why can't you call Lihu?"
The weather was a bit gloomy. In the temporary military camp outside Lihu City, under the high platform that was originally said to be a social opera venue, Zhang Xing, who was dressed in armor, didn't seem angry at all, and was just asking seriously.
Surrounding him was a huge crowd of more than two hundred people, ranging from military officers with the title of deacon to local helmsmen and deputy helmsmen, including the newly recruited guardians, which included almost everyone in the two counties. The backbone of the gang... many of them didn't even have individual chairs and could only share benches... Everyone sat together, originally listening to Zhang Xing describe the current situation and his views, and peeking at Miss Bai. Suddenly Xiong Bonan came.
"The army can't control it anymore." Xiong Bonan, a great master of elixirs, was standing like a child among the backbone members of the Western Front Gang, speaking with difficulty. "We withdrew all the way. It was okay at first, but it kept raining along the way, the logistics were chaotic, marching was difficult, and there was no camp for camping. After passing Zhencheng, the brothers who were doing surveillance suddenly sent a message saying that the official army was dispatched. Everything was in chaos, and many people from Dongping County ran away. Those from Dongjun and Jiyin County just retreated along the river, and nothing could restrain them... According to this situation, I guess I will have to retreat to Puyang tomorrow. Will stop.”
"Then let's go to Puyang?" Niu Da immediately stood up with his knife and turned to ask, Puyang is his territory.
"This is not about Puyang or Lihu." Zhang Xing shook his head, and then continued to look at Xiong Bonan from the seat. "King Xiongtian, tell me the truth. Did Li Longtou and a few big leaders suddenly stop doing things?"
Xiong Bonan was embarrassed for a moment, even a little ashamed.
The people around him suddenly woke up, and then there was a buzzing sound. Taoist Wei and the others clenched their fists and sneered. Bai Yousi was also thoughtful, but still did not speak.
"I can't say." Xiong Bonan quickly explained when he saw this. "Actually, several big leaders and leaders are in charge of things, but they seem to be really unable to control it. As for Li Dalongtou and several other civilian leaders, they basically stopped talking after they lost Yuncheng and failed to counterattack... But I don’t think they are to blame for what happened in Yuncheng.”
Governor Zhang took a breath.
now it's right.
To put it bluntly, there are more than 20,000 troops with mixed origins and people's thoughts. If Li Shu and his civil service system are not responsible for the overall control, even if all the leaders, big and small, are working hard, so what? Don’t each of your leaders do their own thing? Don't you just care about your own soldiers and horses that you regard as private property?
Under such circumstances, it is almost inevitable that the military will be depressed, chaotic and disordered, and even beggar each other. It is also completely understandable that under the consumption of rainwater, it will suddenly enter a semi-out of control state.
Moreover, Zhang Xing is almost certain that it is not that Li Shu does not have the prestige and ability to do this. It is just that after Yuncheng was lost, and he informed the other party of the three-sided encirclement... Of course, it is also possible that Li Shu has his own intelligence on the direction of Hebei. ...In short, after knowing the movements of Han Yingong and Qu Tuda, they gave up completely and lay down.
Even Zhang Xing could imagine that after Li Shu and the group of scholars from Hebei arrived in Puyang, they might directly cross the river and evacuate before Qu Tuda arrived.
"This doesn't seem to be unacceptable. I can completely let it go and take over the entire gang after Li Shu leaves."
Zhang Xing suddenly had a strange idea.
But soon, he denied it himself.
Because in that case, the morale of the more than 20,000 troops on the Eastern Front will really collapse, and the Deposed Dragon Gang will completely disintegrate, losing the cohesion that an organization should have. More importantly, the situation is so tense that Zhang Xing can't do anything without the more than 20,000 experienced military troops.
Including preset battlefields, etc., we should try our best not to alert North and South Korea's Yin Gong and Qu Tuda.
He had to find a way to regain the courage of the more than 20,000 Eastern Front troops, and also to persuade Li Shu and others to cheer up.
"It's so difficult, did anyone die on the road?" After thinking about this, Zhang Xing suddenly asked again.
"Inevitable." Xiong Bonan became increasingly embarrassed, as if he had some responsibility for this. "Most of them get gonorrhea first, and some fall down from exhaustion. Then they slip or fall asleep in the rain and can't get up."
Zhang Xing was startled for a moment, as if he recalled something, which caused the surroundings to fall into a strange silence for a moment, and Xiong Bonan was even more uneasy.
Only Bai Yousi was slightly startled, but he obviously thought of something, and his eyes couldn't help but wander around Zhang Xing.
"Those who are dead and sick, plus those who have escaped...forget it, you just said how much fighting power is left?" Zhang Xing quickly came to his senses and asked seriously.
"Twenty thousand people...probably." Xiong Bonan responded quickly.
"I know." Zhang Xing suddenly stood up, and the armor on his body obviously made a metallic friction sound.
And this action also caused most of the people here to stand up together, but it was not just the sound of armor scraping... After all, although they could uniformly remove their armor every night, they had not showered for four or five days and were still wet with rain, so the sour smell was inevitable.
Everyone is working hard.
"Everyone here, except Wei Gong and the support staff led by Chief Chai, mount your horses immediately and follow me to the north to stop the brothers on the eastern front." Zhang Xing looked around and gave the order. He had already realized that , the critical moment has arrived. "Let's go now. King Xiongtian will lead the way. Leader Xu and Leader Niu quickly arrange their troops and come together... Sanniang is coming too."
"It's natural." Bai Yousi, whose name was finally called, was the first to answer, holding a long sword.
But as soon as everyone went to get their horses, the already gloomy weather suddenly started to rain again.
This time, everyone who had long been accustomed to it didn't even bother to scold her.
This elite knight force of about a hundred people moved very quickly. It was not comparable to the previous large-scale baggage march. In the afternoon, they arrived at the official road between Puyang and Zhencheng, but no one was seen.
At first, everyone thought that these troops on the eastern front were panicked and could not wait to go to Puyang.
However, as Xiong Bonan jumped up and pointed the direction, everyone realized that the soldiers were exhausted and fearful after encountering the rain, so they stopped directly in some villages and towns to take shelter from the rain. .
Therefore, the troops are still in the east.
So, everyone headed east again, and sure enough, they soon ran into this huge and chaotic army under the guidance of Xiong Bonan.
Because King Xiongtian informed him in advance, Li Shu came first with Zu Chenyan, Fang Yanlang, Du Caiqian, Yang Defang and other civil servant leaders. The speed proved that he had already given up control of the army.
When the two parties met, Zhang Xing got off his horse. Regardless of the obvious sour smell on both of them, he shook hands and said straight to the point:
"Li Gong, the Western Front is different from the Eastern Front. The troops on the Eastern Front are already in a state of embarrassment and are in a defeat. Naturally, they have no feelings about being dispersed for the time being. However, here on the Western Front, there has been no defeat from beginning to end, and all supplies are available. But we are unwilling to give up easily; more importantly, Dongjun and Jiyin are the hometowns of the leaders, deacons, and protectors. They have always maintained a good relationship before, but if we leave without a fight, we will throw the people of the two counties to Han Yingong. When they wake up to that kind of military leader, they will definitely become resentful. This year's hard work will be in vain... So, why not fight hard, everything will be solved if you win, and if you lose, it can be regarded as doing your best for all the brothers. Then evacuate?"
Li Shu was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Bai Yousi behind Zhang Xing, then looked at the pensive cadres on the Western Front below Xu Shiying, was silent for a moment, and then asked: "This is your idea , or was it Sisi’s idea?”
Zhang Xing immediately understood that Li Shu was complicating things again.
Bai Yousi also understood what he heard, and immediately said with a smile while holding the long sword: "Uncle Shi has thought too much. The matter of deposing the Dragon Gang should be done by Sanlang and you. Today I only do it for one sword, and the rest will be done." I have some thoughts, which should be discussed after this battle."
Li Shu nodded: "If you fight hard and do your best for the brothers of the Deposed Dragon Gang, there is no problem. It's just that there are three people coming to surround you. The situation is so difficult. Even if you want to fight, how are you going to fight?"
"It's a simple matter. We'll wait until the leaders and leaders from the Eastern Front come together." The rain was still pouring, but Zhang Xing took a breath of relief. "You don't have to say it a lot of times."
Li Shu nodded again and just asked people to call out the leaders on the Eastern Front who were destined to already know the news.
This attitude is more like going along with the current than cooperation and approval. He himself does not absolutely approve of fighting again, but he just doesn't want to fall into the situation of "drawing resentment from others" as Zhang Xing said.
Of course, on the other hand, it does show that Zhang Xing has identified the other party's true mentality and the persuasion effect is very good.
After a while, Wang Shuyong, Shan Tonghai, Cheng Zhili, Xiahou Ningyuan, Liang Jiading, Zhang Shanxiang, Ding Shengying, Zhai Qian, Shang Huaizhi, Zhai Kuan, Huang Junhan, Liu Zhouchen, including Jia Runfu, who had followed Cheng Zhili, came one after another.
In addition, Xiong Bonan, Xu Shiying, Niu Da, Guo Jingke, Lu Mingyue, Lu Hongyue, Li Wenbai, Zhang Jinshu, Jia Yue, Yan Qing, who came with Zhang Xing... at least the military leaders have arrived. eight.
Zhang Xing glanced around and knew that these people had good and bad qualities. He also knew that each of these people had many stories, words and opinions. But at this time, he had no time to say anything more. Instead, he grabbed Li Shu with one hand and pointed with the other. To the east, the military was directly analyzed:
"Everyone, my idea is very simple. First of all, let him come in any way, I will only go all the way... The three-way army, Kutuda's tribe is the lifeblood of the Eastern Capital, and will never be thrown away lightly; Han Yingong has evil intentions, so he will definitely hesitate. Uncertain; only Zhang Xuguo, the old man of Qi County, is the most proactive in doing things and the most willing to sacrifice his life to serve his court... Therefore, as long as we defeat Zhang Xuguo, the other two families will definitely become discouraged and stop being troublesome. Not only can this situation be solved, but also suddenly see the light."
The leaders on the Eastern Front, who had been soaked in rain for five or six days and watched helplessly as their troops evolved from a simple retreat to an uncontrolled collapse, were stunned and dubious, while the leaders on the Western Front were obviously shaken.
"Secondly." Zhang Xingfu pointed south again. "As long as we join forces together, we will have enough troops and strength to defeat Zhang Xuguo... The more than 20,000 troops on the Western Front are in Lihu, and there are sufficient ordnance and food supplies. The troops in Dangshan can also catch up. Come, as long as the army converges to the south, there will be an army of 40,000 to 50,000 people. We will be well prepared there, arrange our positions, and then attract the pursuing enemy troops there, wait for the work, and we will definitely win."
Hearing this, the surrounding atmosphere became more energetic, but some people seemed to want to say something.
Zhang Xing ignored it at all and just looked back at Xu Shiying: "Leader Xu, you are from Lihu. Do you have any specific ideas for the battle? Just name the battlefield and tactics."
Xu Shiying pursed her lips in the rain, pondered for a moment, and then said frankly: "There is a place in the west of Lishan Mountain that easily turns into a quagmire during this season. We can lead them to the middle of Lishan Mountain and the quagmire. Build a position there to stop them, and then send elite soldiers to pass through the path in the swamp to block their way. As long as you hold on, they will definitely lose control and walk into the swamp, and then collapse on their own... The victory is ours. ”
Zhang Xing nodded immediately, then looked around: "Did you hear that?"
There were many people around who were moving, but some were still numb and motionless.
Zhang Xing also continued: "I know that even so, you are still worried that what I said is false and that you will be defeated, but have you ever thought about it. If you don't fight this battle, sit back and watch the army collapse, and wait for the army to encircle and suppress you? Will we have any good fruits to eat? Those of us with cultivation can still escape, but the big bosses and leaders, many of whom are from the local area, are you going to sit back and watch the army come over and ravage your hometown? Do you know Han Yingong’s When the troops enter the city, they must loot, kill good men and take credit, and rape women? Not to mention that we are serious rebels in the first place?"
"Then let's fight!" Unexpectedly, after a moment of silence, Shan Tonghai was the first to respond. "It's just a big dragon head. Now it's not that we don't want to listen to your orders, but the army is out of control. The soldiers from home don't listen to our words anymore. Even if we use a strong force to go west along the official road, we can't hold it back. …How about we go to Puyang together?”
"It's not impossible to go to Puyang, but if you can go to Lihu, you should try your best to go to Lihu." Zhang Xingyi said. "Because we are all fighting this battle, once Han Yingong discovers that Jiyin is empty, or attracts Qu Tuda's attention, we are likely to be completely defeated...and even if we win, we must quickly return to the southern front. Defend Han Yingong, so Lihu is the better battlefield choice."
"You have to give it a try." Xu Shiying also took advantage of the situation and spoke. "We came here for this matter. Let's see if we can work together to drag people to Lihu. As long as they are dragged to Lihu, they can rest and replenish themselves on the spot, and then fight on the spot. It will be a matter of course."
"Then it depends on how powerful your mouth is, Zhang Dalongtou." Shan Tonghai glanced at Xu Shiying and sighed. "Soldiers are not as powerful as us leaders. When you say it, although we are timid, we still know that we should give it a try..."
"Actually, it may not be the problem of the soldiers at the bottom, they are just too tired." Li Shu suddenly interrupted. "Zhang Longtou, in my opinion, it is the corps commanders, chiefs, team leaders, and even the generals who are not only tired, but also have no energy and no longer want to fight... This is how the whole army is out of order. If If we can pull them up, the entire army might be able to pull them up and turn towards Lihu.”
Don’t you understand very well? Why didn't you care at first?
Zhang Xing was speechless in his heart, but just nodded on his face.
In other words, Zhang Xing knew very well that even though Li Shu and these leaders had agreed very quickly, in fact, from top to bottom, they were still a little frustrated and powerless.
Zhang Xing's real reliance and magic weapon has always been his protection of the two counties during his stay here for more than half a year, as well as the construction of local organizations, as well as the accumulation of materials brought by some correct strategies and attacks... Those who were The food, ordnance, and fuel transported from Jiyin City by Wei Xuanding, as well as the easily mobilized more than 20,000 troops, as well as the unimpeded logistics transportation channels within the two counties that broke through the rainy weather, were what truly determined this victory. The negative thing is also the thing that can really restore the confidence of the defeated army on the Eastern Front quickly.
But the problem is that the current situation has become so bad that if you don't come to pull people away, their senior leaders will simply disperse and the army will lose control. At this time, if you say that I have those things, Xu Shiying and others can also testify that I have them. Who will believe it unless they see it with their own eyes?
Everyone knows that hot porridge and the hope of victory are more effective, but time is too hasty and the situation is too urgent. He can only show his words first and let these people see how powerful his mouth is.
After thinking about this, Zhang Xing continued to hold Li Shu's hand and asked the people around him seriously: "Who has the most troops at the moment?"
"In the village three miles away." Wang Shuyong finally got the chance and stretched out his hand before Li Shu could speak.
Zhang Xing looked around and saw that in the drizzle in the afternoon, the distant villages were covered with clouds and mist, but there was not much noise. Considering the number of troops on the eastern front, one could almost imagine the accumulation of people there but the lifelessness. .
"Walk."
Zhang Xing finally let go and got on the yellow gelding. "Let's go over together and gather the corpses and patients we see along the way. The patients will be placed in the village for good care first, and then sent to Lihu. The corpses will be properly placed near the village, ready to dig a pit for burial, and then try our best to bury them. Those grassroots officers are called in... can they do it?"
Of course it can be done, but is it sure it will work?
The leaders on the Eastern Front, including Wang Shuyong, were obviously hesitant, while the leaders on the Western Front, including Xu Shiying, showed no expression and just responded.
Li Shu's eyelids suddenly jumped when he saw this scene.
But it's not over yet.
Let's say that for practitioners and fresh troops, pure physical work such as transporting the sick and wounded, carrying corpses and digging pits should not be too simple. It is just a bit troublesome to find corpses, because it is difficult to distinguish between people sleeping in the rain and people who are unconscious. people and dead people.
Therefore, a group of people quickly gathered dozens of sick and wounded people, and then dug a big pit. On the contrary, the corpses were gathered slowly.
As for this small village called Huangzhuang, it was already densely populated by sergeants, but they only watched the scene coldly in the drizzle and said nothing when they were digging holes. However, when the number of corpses gradually increased and they gradually realized what they were going to do, they still couldn't help but slowly get up and gather at the edge of the village - life, old age, illness and death, no matter how tired or numb they were, facing their final destination After all, one cannot remain indifferent.
At the very least, you should always want to know if any of the dead people have any relatives from your hometown, right?
At the same time, people such as Xu Shiying, Wang Shuyong, Zhai Qian, and Shang Huaizhi, although they had different attitudes, still tried their best to give Zhang Xing face after digging the hole, and worked hard to bring down the grassroots officers in the village. They shouted one after another.
Even Shan Tonghai, after standing there for a while, finally went to help.
Therefore, a dense crowd of people quickly gathered next to the big pit where the corpses were placed. These people, because they were washed by the rain, could not be called dirty, but they generally discarded their helmets and armor, and wore a suit outside the full armor. Compared with the backbone of the Western Front wearing a silk cloak, it is obviously less lively and lively.
However, these two groups of people and the leaders gathered together and looked at the corpses in the drizzle, but they did not distinguish between them. For a moment, some things hurt their kind, and they began to mourn, and then there were even faint sounds of crying.
And just when the atmosphere seemed to be leading to a state of mourning, Zhang Xing and Jia Yue arrived carrying another corpse.
He carefully transported the corpse to the pit and carefully laid it out. Then he listened to the cries, his expression remained unchanged, but he knew in his heart that he could not wait any longer. After leaving the corpse pit, he looked around for a moment, and suddenly more and more people moved in one direction. Go.
The people around knew that this was a big dragon head, and they all avoided it. They only looked at the man in armor and silk cloak with numb, expectant or scrutinizing eyes as he walked through the thin line of rain and walked to the end. , then stepped on a pile of firewood that was already soaked, and easily jumped onto the roof of a low side house of a farmer's house on the edge of the village.
When he came here, Zhang Xing looked around from a high position. The place below gradually became quiet. After only a short silence, he held the Jinglong Sword and spoke seriously. He used the blessing of his true energy, and his voice was loud and loud for a while, shocking the village. :
"Everyone, everyone must die, but the meaning of death is different. I read in a book that it says: 'Everyone is destined to die. It may be heavier than a red mountain, or lighter than a feather." Die for the righteousness, and resist the violence of the Wei government for the people of the countryside. And death, no matter how you die, is heavier than the red mountain transformed by a real dragon; working hard for the army and the Wei government that oppressed the people is lighter than a hair of a wild goose. Today we are going to bury These Pao Ze died for the people of the Eastern Territory to resist the violent Wei government. Their death is more serious than Hongshan!"
In the drizzle, some people were trembling, some were still numb, and some felt that the man who jumped on the roof was a bit garrulous. Some people even sneered in their hearts and didn't take it seriously at all.
But there are still some people who swallowed a little and became more serious, and seriousness is contagious.
Specific to the entire scene under the rain curtain, there was a sudden commotion, and then it suddenly became much quieter.
"I know, there must be some people who want to say that you are talking about righteousness, but you just want to coax us to die. Is it righteousness or not? Is it just your empty words that have the final say? Are you the Supreme Being descended to earth?" Zhang Xing looked around, his voice still loud. Bright and clear. "Of course I am not the Supreme Being descending to earth...but the great righteousness belongs to us. Isn't this something everyone in the world knows? Isn't it something that the Supreme Being should also acknowledge?
"The Wei court levied a tax of two acres per acre of land, and the people were so poor that they had to eat the dirt. Isn't this a harsh government? There were constant corvee labor, three conquests of Dongyi, and countless casualties. Every household had people they knew who left and never came back. Isn't this Tyranny and cruelty? And we, the Deposed Dragon Gang, raised troops to fight against the violent Wei Dynasty and save the people from the fire and water! Isn’t it where the great righteousness lies? If there is any Supreme Being who dares to say that the great righteousness does not lie with us, then he is no longer worthy of being a Supreme Being!"
At this time, a bolt of lightning flashed across, and Zhang Xing took the opportunity to take a breath. After a few breaths, thunder rumbled as promised. Many people who were attracted by Zhang Xing's words were also awakened by the thunder. For a moment, they looked up to see that it was not a dark cloud. Densely covered head.
After the thunder, the rain gradually became more urgent. The big leader continued to speak, but his words were concise and to the point:
"Everyone, tell me, are these brothers who donned armor and left home to fight in order to rescue several eastern states and counties from the violent Wei Dynasty, and finally died here because they fought against the army, aren't they amazing? Is death more important than Hongshan?!"
This time, the commotion was much quieter.
What's interesting is that not only these little leaders, but also many leaders who originally met on the road and didn't have much recognition of the gesture, now looked at the leader of the Western Front with burning eyes as if they were thinking for nothing.
Sometimes, you just need someone to simply tell you that the seemingly ordinary things you do are actually right, and that your efforts and sacrifices are all remarkable.
"The violent Wei will die, and the anti -Wei person will be righteous!" Zhang Xing raised a finger, and the words were as affirmed like a simple fact. "Although our eastward charges are defeated, the official army will be destroyed sooner or later, although the official army wins!"
Then, his words became sincere again:
"And everyone, please listen to me. I really have enough food, charcoal, tent, and weapons to leave the fox in the south. The armor is very valuable ... Some people say that the man of the man was born in the heavens and the earth. There are supreme ones, armor on the chest, and righteousness. At this time , Get what you want, what else can you worry about?! "
"Brothers, we buried these brothers who died more than Hongshan, and then I was on the body, so let's go with me!"
When I heard this, others didn't know, Li Shu beside the firewood stack was inexplicable, and it seemed to be gonorrhea.
PS: Speaking of thriller ... "Dragon" is 20,000 average ...
