The so-called southern front battle is only a secondary battlefield in this battle. The reason why Zhang Xing and the army of the Dragon Gang are here is just because they need to drive Han Yin Gong away and take advantage of the situation.
The real follow-up and impact of this battle will never stop there.
Therefore, the seizure of the four eastern counties of Liangjun and the annexation of Mangdang Mountain and the Neishi Army were destined to be just an appetizer. Zhang Xing's use of this post-war authority was also destined to be just a small test.
In fact, after stopping for a day in Yucheng and confirming that Han Yingong had fled to Huaiyang County, Zhang Xing only waited for another day to complete the de facto separation of the internal servants and the Mangdang Bandits, and collected the essence of the two groups. In part, after dividing the troops and stationing them in four counties, they chose to move northward.
The most difficult thing here is that Ma Ping'er and Wang Xiongdan were asked to go north first, and then hurriedly went south. Now that the army is going back, they have to go to Huankou Town to find Du Po Formation... But it's so counterproductive Repeatedly, it was true that the military situation was like this...and Zhang Xing also needed someone to communicate with Du Pozhen and explain the whole story and process of the Lihu War.
This was not because he was afraid that Du Pozhen and the Huaiyou League would not know Zhang Xing's majesty, but because he was afraid that his majesty would be too great and cause the Huaiyou League to misjudge.
Sure enough, after turning around and heading north, the spillover effects of this battle had already appeared before the army left Liang County.
Cao Wang, the prefect of Liang County, sent people... Of course, it is also possible that the Liang County government just acted on its own. Who knows if Cao Wang, the prefect of Liang County, had good luck... In short, the Liang County government took the initiative to send people to Chuqiu to pay homage to the deposed dragon army who had returned home. Zhang Xing, Zhang Da Longtou and the core members of the Deposed Dragon Army expressed their beautiful hope of continuing to live in a friendly relationship with Mr. Zhang and the Deposed Dragon Gang.
To be honest, the only thing I can do is congratulate the Dragon Army for defeating the official army in the Battle of Lihu!
Of course, Zhang Xing also reviewed the traditional friendship between the two sides with emotion, and sincerely reiterated some of the principles of harmonious exchanges between the two sides in the past.
In the end, the two sides agreed to create a peaceful environment for the people of Liang County to live a good life, and then parted ways.
An episode, not worth mentioning.
The summer heat of June was steaming, and the army entered Jiyin and turned back to Lihu. The impact of the Lihu-Lishan battle also began to spread over a large area. When the army turned back to Lihu, the entire Central Plains, Eastern Territory, and Hebei The news has spread in the southern region and the northern region of Jianghuai.
Of course, there must be misinformation, exaggeration, and cover-up in the news during this process.
However, the Dragon Army abandoned the city and territory in the early stage, and survived in the later stage. In the decisive battle, they defeated the Qilu army and the Xuzhou army, which were equally powerful. They killed Zhang Xuguo, the general manager of the march in the east of the Wei Dynasty, and forced away General Yiwei. Han Yingong, but it is an ironclad fact.
It is enough to explain the situation.
Otherwise, where would Liang Jun come to reiterate the traditional friendship between ghosts?
The news spread and people's hearts were shocked.
The rebel armies in the Central Plains, Hebei, and Eastern Territories, which had been at a low ebb due to the pressure from the imperial court, almost revived one after another. Countless rebel messengers and heroes came straight to Jiyin and Dongjun. The local wealthy households and surrounding businessmen also lost their pre-war timidity and became active one after another.
This is a sight that has never happened before.
Of course, it is natural that the imperial officers and soldiers in various places in the Central Plains and the Eastern Territory were shaken, and the local officials were cowered and panicked for a while.
There are also the generals in this battle... Not to mention Zhang Xing and Li Shu, who have long been world-famous traitors, Bai Yousi, Sima Zheng, Wei Xuanding, Xu Shiying, Wang Shuyong, Niu Da, and even Wang Zhuo , Zhou Xingfan, even Shang Huaizhi, Yu Baimei, and even more outrageous names such as Li Qingchen, Lu Changheng, etc. began to spread.
According to some popular sayings in the Eastern Capital City, Li Twelve had long realized that there was going to be a war, so he was captured on purpose. He was waiting for Jiyin to be empty to lead the main force of the army to success in one fell swoop. And if Han Yingong could listen to Li Twelve According to Lang's words, he chose to go north overnight. This battle must be a great victory for the army; including Lu Changheng's surrender, there are new explanations... The story begins with him setting off from Jijun, sneaking across the river, and then urging Han to use his bow to go north. , leading five thousand people to go north alone and being blocked, and then Han Yin Gong was exploded by the internal servants, and the camp fled in panic, leaving only a lone army. Finally, he was surrounded by the Deposed Dragon Legion and ended up choosing to surrender on the condition of the following attributes. It was enough. All Zhongliang in the imperial court sighed with regret.
It's a pity that Zhang Xing made up the statements of these two people, which took about half an hour. The original intention was to let Han Yingong bear the anger of Dongdu, so that he would be in a dilemma in Huaiyang.
Unexpectedly, the story of these two people was so in line with the mainstream feudal values, especially the story of Lu Changheng, that the fool Hei Shou from an unknown county took it as a real smuggling document and submitted it to the Eastern Capital, so that the effect was good Surprisingly, there was an outcry in public opinion.
Of course, none of the old Guanlong military leaders in the Eastern Capital believe it!
Cao Zhongcheng himself didn’t believe it!
In other words, Cao Lin heard that the front line was defeated at this time. Zhang Xuguo and Zhang Changgong were killed in battle. Tens of thousands of Qi and Lu officers and soldiers were surrounded and annihilated. Han Yingong was blown up by a group of internal servants. If he loses his composure in the government office hall, how can he care about such a small matter?
"I do not believe!"
In the Nanya Assembly Hall, a roar suddenly sounded, but soon, something strange happened. The second half of the sentence seemed to be obscured by something out of thin air, and it became muffled.
Some of the so-called Eight Nobles of Dongdu sitting in the hall even had tinnitus.
And they all knew that this was not an illusion, but that the great master who had lost his temper was using his true energy to isolate his lost words to prevent the guards outside from hearing them and causing bad effects.
However, this kind of behavior is somewhat suspected of covering one's ears and stealing the bell.
Because to put it bluntly, the people Cao Lin really has to worry about are those who have their heels in this chamber, and his actions just now have no other purpose than showing that he has indeed lost his composure.
Sure enough, Cao Zhongcheng quickly removed the energy barrier, causing everyone in the meeting hall to involuntarily let out a long breath.
However, although Cao Lin withdrew the Qi barrier and slowly sat back down, holding the position between his chest and abdomen, he remained silent for a long time. After a while, he finally spoke to people such as Su Wei, Niu Hong and others. The man opened his mouth with concern in his eyes, but he mentioned a past event:
"On that day, General Gao Yang of the Eastern Qi Dynasty died under the attack of Emperor Wu of the former dynasty. The news reached Emperor Shenwu of the Eastern Qi Dynasty. According to records, he beat his chest and stamped his feet, lost his composure in the court, and even said that he felt like he was losing his temper. I have always felt that was the case. The book is glossed over, because people like Emperor Shenwu of the Eastern Qi Dynasty have always been extremely arrogant. How could he be so arrogant over the gain and loss of a general? How can it be like losing one's heart and gallbladder? And only today do I know that losing a general is really so painful. People are heartbroken!"
Everyone around was silent.
Cao Lin also continued to speak slowly:
"This defeat is extraordinary, and it is very similar to the loss of Emperor Shenwu of the Eastern Qi Dynasty that day.
"For one thing, it is a pity and pain to lose such a loyal general! You should know that Zhang Xuguo was as brave as Gao Yang! He was even more loyal!
"Secondly, the deposed Dragon Army will become a big trouble from now on, and the eastern border will be troubled from now on, just like Gaoyang was defeated and Nanyang was lost. From now on, the previous dynasty can go directly from the eastern capital to Jingxiang, overwhelming the lower reaches!
"Three things. Originally, the imperial court was in a troubled time. Looking at the surroundings, it was not just a trouble for one place. It was a temporary difficulty. It was not easy to gather an encirclement and suppression. If one day of defeat, the whole situation would be depressed... The same was true for the high-profile events that day. After the war, , it would be difficult for the Eastern Qi to compete with the previous dynasty for the upper reaches of the Han River, and they could only seek victory from the east of the river."
After saying this, Cao Lin took a breath, but still couldn't help but gritted his teeth. He was angry for a moment, but he could only close his eyes in silence.
Others, including several of Cao Lin's actual opponents, remained silent.
Politics is so interesting.
As soon as the saint left, he abandoned the world easily, and careerists and rebel gangsters all appeared. People who were not careerists now had new calculations in their hearts. For example, in today's Dongdu City, everyone seems to be one family, but in fact they are divided and each has his own agenda.
I even had to mention a public enemy, but it was Cao Lin, the Grand Master, the Emperor's Uncle, and the Prime Minister of Jing'an Taichung.
Because he is truly capable, willing, famous, and orderly, a man who can reintegrate Guanxi and continue to unite under the banner of Wei.
But no one was willing to go back, and they all wanted to take advantage of the advantageous position they had before the reshuffle to move up a level.
This is how those behaviors of trying to hold the emperor's uncle back started.
As for Zhang Xuguo, a veteran of Guanxi, and his Qilu Army, in the eyes of everyone in the Eastern Capital, they were originally a private armed force established by Emperor Cao to circumvent the Guanlong system. They were the most rebellious and intolerable things.
But now, Zhang Xuguo was defeated and died, the eastern border officers and soldiers were wiped out, and Uncle Cao was heartbroken, but they also felt a chill unexpectedly.
After all, although everyone thinks that those bandits are destined to be just scraps for the reintegrated Guanlong army in the future, the gangs from the hometown of Dong Qi and Nanchen are definitely no match for Guan Long... But who wants to be buried as scraps?
Officials are officials, thieves are thieves!
With a slight ebb and flow, the situation between the enemy and ourselves will reverse.
"What I mean is..." In the meeting hall that was full of breathing sounds, Duan Wei, Minister of the Ministry of War, hesitated for a moment and then took the initiative to speak. "It's time to pursue the title, it's time to commend, it's time to rest and recuperate...I heard that Zhang Xuguo's death was heroic enough, so I can't chill people's hearts... Han Yin Gong pulled back, restrained him, replaced him with a proper person, and repaired it. It doesn’t matter whether it’s Nanyang or Liangjun, just fight them out again.”
"I do not believe!"
Seeing that Duan Wei not only did not add insult to injury, but actively cooperated, the people around him were quite relieved, and the atmosphere in the hall relaxed slightly. But at this moment, there was another loud shout in the hall, which attracted everyone's attention, but was silent.
Without him, the one who exploded at this moment was Zhang Shiben, the stay-at-home guard in Dongdu who had been silent when Uncle Cao Huang was in despair.
It's pitiful to say that everyone was shaken and frightened because Uncle Cao Huang lost his confidant, but no one cared at all that this man had lost his own son.
"I don't believe it!" Zhang Shiben mustered up the courage to stand up, his eyes red. "My son is brave, not to mention invincible among his peers, but he is also capable of protecting himself. How can the bandit army kill him? What nonsense, the purple-faced king? I have never heard of it! What about forming a formation to fight? Outside of Guanlong, no one is allowed to condense pills at all. If the above cultivators remain here forever, how powerful can the military formation be?! If my son dies, it will be the fault of that Bastard of the Bai family!"
"What did you say?!" It was fine before, but when he heard the last few words, Bai Hengjin, the Minister of Rites, glared on the spot, scolded him and came back. "Can you say that again!"
Zhang Shiben wanted to speak, but he didn't dare.
"No." Duan Wei quickly stood up to persuade him, but he didn't know how to continue. "Bai Sanniang has a good idea, she..."
"I don't know if it was Bai Sanniang's fault, but Xiong Bonan is indeed a new rising star in Hebei Province in recent years. His future is limitless. He is pushed back on the list of talents. He is just a kind of person. Strategy." Cao Lin, who finally regained his breath, also spoke after hesitating for a moment. "As for Zhang San, who still looks down upon him now? Because he is a Northland soldier? Isn't Hei Di a Northland soldier? Even here in Guanlong, aren't there a few local soldiers who are fighting with swords and guns? Have you established yourself?"
When Zhang Shiben heard this, he didn't know that this was the Grand Master telling him from a basic technical level that his son could indeed die like the battle report. The battle report was delivered in a hurry. Since the content was nothing strange, there was a 10% chance that it would be. It was true that eighty-nine years ago - his genius son died at the hands of the Deposed Dragon Gang.
After thinking this, Zhang Shiben stood there for a moment, then suddenly fell back into his seat, and then began to cry loudly, out of breath, crying with tears.
As for the other people in Dongdu Baguizhong, they all felt bored watching this scene. After looking around, they took the initiative to leave the meeting hall and went to work in various public rooms in the courtyard outside so that they could continue to deal with this matter.
No one else mentioned it, but the Prime Minister Niu Hong drafted the indemnification documents for those who died in the war after a while, and then came to look for Cao Lin.
When I finally got here, I was shocked to find that Cao Lin just sat there with a sad expression on his face, lost in thought.
Niu Hong sighed in his heart, how could he not know that Uncle Cao Huang was really heartbroken by the blow he suffered this time, but his identity, status and the situation in Dongdu prevented him from expressing it as freely as Zhang Shiben did.
After thinking about this, Mr. Niu couldn't hold back. While submitting the documents, he complained a little: "Cao Zhongcheng... you didn't need to explain just now."
The meaning is very straightforward. People in Guanlong are floating, and there are countless careerists who want to take advantage of the situation. However, the Bai and Zhang families are undoubtedly the most powerful tributaries at present... In other words, Cao Lin and Dongdu are the most powerful. What is taboo is the confluence of Baizhang and Shanxi.
If this matter could be pointed out just now, it would be confirmed that Bai Yousi killed Zhang Changgong, and the two families were in trouble, Cao Lin's life would be much easier.
Of course Cao Lin knew what the other party was referring to, and he also sighed: "I don't even bother to do this kind of thing... It's okay to lament that Bai Sanniang is hateful, but Zhang Shiben died for the country, and Zhang Changgong died for the country, how can he point it out? Where’s the fake enemy?”
Niu Hong, in turn, nodded with emotion... In fact, he, Su Wei, and Gu Yi were willing to support Cao Lin, didn't they because they had principles and rules?
There is no need to say more at this point. Niu Hong saw that Cao Lin had approved the document and took it over, preparing to hand it over directly to Bai Hengjin for disposal.
But just as he arrived at the door, a word came from behind: "I do things in a dignified way, with honor and disgrace upon myself. Although I can't be called upright, I still ask myself that I don't have any secrets. Why is it still so difficult? Is it because I am not strong enough? , or is it because of a dishonest reputation or a lack of moral integrity?"
Niu Hong stood in the door, thought for a while, and wanted to turn around and tell the other party that the one with the wrong name may be You, but the one with bad virtue is the saint, and the one with weak power is Da Wei... But you are too selfless, If you treat the three as the same thing, you will be in trouble.
However, he did not speak in the end. Instead, he held the document and left with his head bowed.
The rainy season in the Jishui Basin has passed. Instead, the summer heat is steaming, and it is sweltering everywhere. There are rivers and siltation everywhere, and the layers of water are almost visible to the naked eye.
However, this does not delay Zhang Dalong's head after Zhang Xing's elixir condensation is always cold, and he has countless iced sour plum soup to drink. It may be for this reason that everyone likes to get next to Zhang Dalong's head.
Bai Yousi, on the other hand, has started to avoid the internal affairs of the Deposed Dragon Gang since he came back. He only writes and draws in the military camp and rarely comes out.
On this day, the newly reunited Deposed Dragon Gang was competing for military glory all morning under the military camp shed like yesterday afternoon... It was really a struggle. Every detail on the battlefield was scrutinized by countless people from different directions. After discussing it, everyone was red-faced and arguing... One said whose head belonged to that officer, and the other said who was the one who failed when it collapsed.
And Zhang Xing was also happy to see this.
Firstly, this is equivalent to a post-war summary. Secondly, rewards and punishments are clearly the foundation of the army. Thirdly, he needs the grassroots officers and soldiers to go beyond the leader and directly explain to him to strengthen the importance of the organization and their own position.
But to be honest, for the middle and lower-level officers, this process is intense and impatient, fearing omissions. But for the higher-ups, especially the big leaders and most of the leaders under the Deposed Dragon Gang structure, It seems meaningless...the latter pursues expansion and rising tide.
Of course, there are also people like Xiong Bonan who feel that fighting over the capture of one or two heads and military flags will destroy their loyalty.
There are also some leaders who are obviously partial to civilian officials and are also impatient.
Those local helmsmen were responsible for logistics in the front and propaganda during the war, and their achievements were not the same as those of these soldiers. At this time, they were mostly bored and just watched indifferently.
But no matter what, this kind of thing is coming to an end this morning. With the last collective merit dispute at the team leader level being discussed, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
Zhang Xing took the lead and everyone walked out of the wooden shed, preparing to do another important thing in the afternoon.
But before leaving the military camp, Zhang Dalongtou suddenly stopped and asked in surprise: "What is this sound?"
Everyone held their breath, and immediately noticed the sound, and immediately understood it. Then Chai Xiaohe, a leader who had been very close to Zhang Dalongtou recently, came to say: "Reporting to Zhang Longtou, these are the surrendered soldiers crying."
Zhang Xing thought thoughtfully: "Why are you crying? How do I remember that all the wounded were released? Did we abuse them?"
"That's definitely not the case." Chai Xiaohe smiled. "These soldiers are all local soldiers from the Eastern Territory with battlefield experience... They will be most useful when traveling down the river to the surrounding areas of Qilu in the future... The leaders only treat them as treasures, how dare they abuse them? They are just used as common people. "
"Then what are you crying about?" Zhang Xing couldn't ask further.
"We should be crying about Zhang Xuguo and Yu Baimei." Liang Jiading, the leader next to him, saw that the question was urgent and stopped covering up. "Zhang Longtou doesn't know that these days when you are away, they have been crying, just crying for Zhang Xuguo and the others, but I guess they were also afraid of being slaughtered at first."
"That's true." Xia Hou Ningyuan, another leader who stayed behind to clean up the battlefield, also hurriedly said. "Although Zhang Xuguo's troops can't be said to love his soldiers like sons, he has clear rewards and punishments and enforces orders and prohibitions. He is quite prestigious, so he is crying all the time."
"That's not right." Zhang Xing thought for a moment and immediately shook his head. "I didn't cry so loudly yesterday... If I just miss Zhang Xuguo, I should cry less and less every day."
Everyone was stunned for a moment and didn't understand.
However, Chai Xiaohe, who was robbed of his words at the beginning, blurted out to explain: "Everyone is confused. Don't forget what you were doing before. If you are crying today, of course it is because they just dug a hole and threw it into the hole." The corpses of their former Paoze...seeing the tragic situation can't help but mourn."
Everyone below Zhang Xing finally woke up and felt that their minds were really numb from the competition for merit in the morning, and they had even forgotten this. It was simply dark under the lamp.
It turned out that the business of this afternoon was nothing but because the weather was so hot that they did not dare to expose the bodies. Therefore, after cleaning the battlefield, they had to bury the bodies immediately and hold a funeral.
It is said that according to Zhang Longtou's instructions before leaving, the two thousand or so deceased who were deposed by the Dragon Army should have special monuments and inscriptions to record their names and positions as much as possible. These leaders and officers are going to do the ceremony now.
Correspondingly, as the enemy and defeated Qilu officers and soldiers, even if there were as many as 4,000 people killed in the war and hunted after the war, they were not qualified. They were also buried, but only as prisoners of war and civilians. They dug shallow pits and hastily buried them.
"The most important thing in life is life and death." Zhang Xing thought for a while and then had an idea. "Release these 10,000 prisoners of war and watch them with our soldiers. When the soil is sealed, we can also fill in some soil for the Qilu Army."
The people around looked at each other and felt that the matter did not matter... Han Yingong ran away, the Qilu army was finished, and the Deposed Dragon Gang would definitely go downstream to expand to the lower reaches of Jishui River to complete his strategic concept of penetrating the eastern border. At this time, Zhang San I want to be benevolent and righteous to win over the hearts and minds of the local soldiers, who can say anything else?
As a result, everyone continued to walk towards Mount Li, and as expected, those descended soldiers who had not yet been reorganized were released.
Just like that, in the afternoon, at the foot of Lishan Mountain, where the old battlefield was, the officers and soldiers of the two countries who fought that day were once again densely gathered.
"Two leaders, Chief Wei, all the big leaders and leaders, please look over there."
On the rammed earth platform, Du Caigan, who participated in the matter as Chai Xiaohe's deputy, pointed in the direction of Lishan with his finger. "The cemeteries are concentrated on the east side of the north-south official road at the foot of the mountain, that is, next to Mount Li... After all, it is a battlefield, and it is impossible for one person to have one cave. The Qilu Army dug five large pits, with about 800 people in each pit... We Ten deep pits were dug, with less than 200 people in each pit, and the inscriptions were prepared. Craftsmen summoned from Jiyin and Dongjun rushed to carve the list."
"But there are also many shortcomings." Chai Xiaohe, the main person in charge, added. "For example, the list originally belonged to the Western Front. The personnel were clear and the list was accurate. A couple of them came out. But there were many on the Eastern Front who were recruited from the Eastern Front. The sources were also confusing. The names were all messed up. For a pit of two hundred people, it was impossible to write A hundred and twenty-three would be good. In addition, there are some locals from Dongjun and Jiyin counties. After their families were informed, they came to ask for the bodies and went back for burial. We couldn't stop them... But I guess the news hasn’t spread yet, so there aren’t many.”
"Thank you for your hard work." Zhang Xing nodded repeatedly. "I still say the same thing, it's better to have something than nothing, and it's better to have something wrong... Just do your best and have a clear conscience."
Everyone around them nodded hurriedly.
"Then what should we do?" After scanning the surrounding terrain, Zhang Xing squinted and continued to ask. "Do you have any plans?"
"Taoist priests from the Black Emperor Temple were invited to come to the official road in the center of the battlefield to perform a ceremony. After the ceremony, because there were too many pits sealed, the leaders, chiefs, and big leaders were invited to start from here, and take the leaders to burn incense separately, and then each Burn the memorial inscriptions, erect monuments and seal the soil." Du Cai's mouth went dry. "As for the soldiers and prisoners, it is enough to look at them scattered in the current fortification area and the west side of the official road... It is nothing more than a funeral."
"Thank you for your hard work." Zhang Xing just said.
On the other hand, Jia Yue, who stayed here, finally said: "Do you want to dance the war dance?"
The people around were startled for a moment, but Zhang Xing, including Zhang Xing, immediately realized that what Jia Yue was talking about should be a dance ritual in the Black Emperor's belief in the North. It was mainly used to celebrate victory in the war, display military power, and mourn the death of comrades. Mainly... Hebei, Jin, and even the Wu tribe have related cultural variants, which are basically collective dances with weapons in hand... In Dongdu, the royal family also performs during festivals, such as being The high governor of Beiya whom Zhang Xing killed was said to be extremely good at this.
"How is it?" Since it was a routine operation, Zhang Xing naturally had no objection and just turned back to see Chai and Du.
"I'm afraid it's too late." Chai Xiaohe was a little uneasy. "After all, there is no preparation...and there is no good venue."
"It's okay to dance again after the sealing is completed." Zhang Xing understood and immediately discussed with Jia Yue. "Whoever wants to dance can dance wherever he wants."
Jia Yue thought for a moment and nodded heavily. Chai and Du also nodded quickly, no longer entangled.
The ceremony begins.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the Taoist priests from Heidiguan who were invited first gathered their time. They wore black robes and performed rituals while walking on the official road on the previous battlefield. To the east of this place was a large pit where the corpses were placed. On the right and both sides It's the soldiers who are watching... Although they don't understand it on the whole, the sense of ritual performed by professionals still makes people feel stable.
In fact, Zhang Xing had already seen a little bit of the afterglow of that kind of war dance in the rituals of these Black Emperor Temple Taoist priests, but he just didn't say a word.
Up and down, there were no unnecessary words or actions, everyone just watched solemnly.
When the Taoist priests left, it was time for Zhang Xing and others to go to burn incense and burn sacrificial inscriptions... This process also went without any problems, but after the process ended, they returned to the official road to gather, and when the monument was about to be erected, Zhang Da But the leader suddenly broke the process.
"Who wrote the memorial text?" Zhang Xing looked around earnestly.
"It's Chief Zu." Everyone instinctively noticed a hint of uneasiness, and finally Li Shu stepped forward to catch the words. "Isn't it well written?"
"The writing is not good." Zhang Xing looked at the other party and made a conclusion, not caring about Zu Chenyan's face turning pale. "The people buried here today, regardless of both sides, are farmers who were not willing to trample their crops during the pursuit. How many of them recognize this article? If they are really well-informed, they will only be upset after hearing this article, right?"
After everyone heard this, some felt it made sense, while others felt that Zhang Dalongtou was looking for trouble.
However, Li Shu thought about it and nodded sincerely: "It is indeed inappropriate to say so, but now, it can't be rewritten, right? The key is, no one said this was inappropriate before... As the saying goes , when things happen in a hurry, it’s better to be right than not, better to be wrong than wrong, do your best, and have a clear conscience!”
Later, when the conversation changed, it felt like tit-for-tat.
"I know." Zhang Xing sighed for a moment and seemed to give in. "I don't mean to blame anyone... I just feel that, in this way, I still feel a little wronged to the brothers who died in the battle."
Xu Shiying, who was standing next to him, suddenly said: "Just keep up with the pension. We have no shortage of money in the treasury for the time being."
"And there is also a war dance!" Wei Xuanding also twisted his beard to persuade. "Of course it's good for Zhang Longtou to miss Paoze. Who doesn't feel grateful for the brothers who died in the battle? It's just that the weather is hot, so we have to weigh the pros and cons."
Obviously, everyone is a little impatient with this ceremony.
To put it bluntly, it is true that I am grateful and miss these sacrifices. It is also true that I want to hide away when the weather is hot. It is also true that I keep my official position and territory in mind. It is certainly true that I feel that some people are troublesome.
"I understand the truth, but war dance is what Jia Yue and the others want, and not everyone can do it. I and other people who don't know how to do it have to express it...otherwise, I feel bad." Zhang Xing didn't seem to notice everyone's concern. Emotions are still unrelenting.
"What does Zhang Longtou mean? If there are instructions, we will try our best to do it." Shan Tonghai also felt a little numb.
"Nothing else." Zhang Xing looked around. "I want to work harder when sealing the soil and seal more soil for my brothers! Make it higher and more! So I want to ask everyone for help and do it together!"
The people around me suddenly felt relieved, and then they cursed secretly in their hearts, "Did you tell me earlier?" If you just talk about this trivial matter, who would be so proud of you for this disobedience?
They cursed in their hearts, but they all agreed with their mouths, saying that they would personally help seal more soil for the deceased in battle.
However, at this moment, Zhang Xingfu spoke again: "In that case, there is no need to erect a monument for now... Those who have cultivation among the generals, including those who have surrendered, call together, and let's seal this land together."
Everyone was confused, and someone immediately asked: "What does the seal of land have to do with cultivation?"
Zhang Xing only took off his unsheathed sword from his waist, and then pointed the sword at Li Shan in front of him: "I said on that day that our army was a righteous army. Our soldiers resisted the violent Wei and defended their hometown. A death is more important than a red army." Mountain! Since we can’t see Hongshan today, and we can’t allow them all to return to their ancestral land, why can’t we cut off Mount Li and grant them a title?”
The people around were stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized that Zhang Xing was going to form a formation to destroy the mountain to make graves for these dead soldiers... But after they woke up, they were even more stunned.
After a while, Xu Shiying, a local, spoke in a low voice: "Third brother...there is a temple for tigers on this mountain."
"What kind of virtue does Lord Fenshan have to compete with you brothers for this mountain?" Zhang Xing asked proudly. "Besides, it's just cutting off the mountain, not knocking it down entirely. Why should we avoid it?"
Xu Shiying shut up immediately.
"That's not what I meant." Zu Chenyan, who had been shrinking before, couldn't help but interrupt. "With mountains as seals, only emperors, true dragons and gods have the qualifications since ancient times. The lowest is a prince..."
"That's good." Zhang Xing suddenly laughed, and pointed the unsheathed sword in his hand at the other party, but he was pointing as if he was carrying a wooden pole. "That's what I actually mean! Grandfather, you are extremely knowledgeable. Let me ask you, thousands of paoze sacrificed in our army, and thousands of Qilu descendants, can't they be compared to any true dragon, emperor, or prince? "
When Zu Chenyan saw Jian Feng, his face turned pale and he didn't dare to speak at all.
The unsheathed sword in Zhang Xing's hand also turned around, pointing to the surroundings one by one and asking:
"This mountain in the east cannot be occupied by the local people who died for it, so why should it be reserved exclusively for the princes who came to oppress them?
"I came out to rebel, isn't it because I am not angry about this?
“I just don’t understand, why do people still want to say these things to me even after we rebelled?
"If this is the case, I have to ask you all. If you rebel, you will still regard these mountains and rivers as theirs. What kind of rebellion are you rebelling against? Why don't you cut off your own heads to claim credit for those people? ? Or do you mean that you have no sense of loyalty at all, so you don’t regard your dead brothers as brothers? Instead, you treat them as slaves and as stepping stones on the road of princes, generals and ministers? Do you think that you can occupy these mountains, but they cannot? "
The faces of the people around him were dazed, pale, and excited, but no one refuted it... It's not that they couldn't refute it, nor that they were unwilling to refute it, but they didn't dare or couldn't refute it at this time.
The sergeants surrounding it had no idea what was happening here. At this time, they gradually lost order and began to buzz.
Hearing the commotion, Zhang Xing had already become impatient: "Don't say any more, I just want to ask you one thing today. I want to lend you a breath of true energy to cut this mountain and make soil for the dead Paoze to seal the cave. You will give it." Or don’t you give it?! Those who give it stay, and those who don’t give it get out now. We don’t want such people in the Deposed Dragon Gang!”
After a while, no one moved.
Zhang Xing raised his head and laughed, seemingly satisfied.
After a while, all the cultivators in the army gathered together. Zhang Xing mobilized his true energy to form a large formation. Then, when he was breathing up and down in the true energy formation, he waved his long sword and went to Lishan Mountain to cut... But with one sword strike, , but only cut off seven to eight feet of the mountain... It's not without effect, but it seems far from enough to bury the pit at the bottom of the mountain. It is estimated that this project cannot be completed before dark.
The scene was inexplicably awkward.
"Go and invite Sisi." Zhang Xing, who was sweating profusely after falling into the formation, could only turn around and tell Xiao Zhou. "She is in the military camp."
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