In the middle of the night, Xu Dalang had left, and the city had entered a strange state of semi-mobilization—the main combatants had begun to rest, but quite a few logisticians
The soldiers are working hard to prepare for the next march.
The smoke from the kitchen is curling up into a continuous film. Even though it is night, it is still clearly visible under the reflection of the two crescent moons. The aroma that fills the city, combined with the autumn wind of fruit trees, also makes people tipsy.
But when the last group of people dispersed, Zhang Xing and Bai Yousi did not go indoors, but chatted under the moonlight.
"That's not good?"
"What?"
"Don't you need Xu Dalang's sister to take a look at King Xiongtian?"
"My husband has just died, so I have to give him some time. King Xiongtian also said that we will talk about it after the Eastern Campaign is over."
"I mean what if she doesn't want to? "
"If you don't want to, it won't be a problem... Didn't I mean that?"
"No...but it seems to mean something like this. You take it for granted."
"That's because I talk less, and my mind is full of things, such as Eastern Expedition, internal affairs, personnel, economics, overall situation, and small strategy. It's too scattered... But from now on
Basically, the focus of the matter is not on this at all, but on saving Xu Shiying's dignity..."
"Save your dignity...?"
"What he has done makes people speechless on the surface, and even more speechless when viewed from a higher level like me. But privately, some people still say that he is speechless.
No sense...and if we do this, no matter whether it succeeds or not, it seems that he has already thought more about it and prepared a way out for his sister, and it will be difficult for others to talk about it.
. "
"So that's it. I didn't consider this level."
"But to be honest, from Sister Xu Dalang's point of view, after marrying far away, it is obvious that most of the people are attached to their husband's family. It is better to switch to someone from the Yuan Gang to avoid being criticized and to unite the gang.
Moreover, Xu Dalang is a dishonest person at heart, so he has to be treated like this by King Xiongtian... On the other hand, if she insists on remaining a widow, I think this situation will not rise. "
"Thinking too much... How can anyone want to insist on being a widow?" Bai Yousi immediately refuted. "Sanlang, some of your ideas are absolutely right, but some of your ideas are very strange."
Zhang Xing said nothing and raised his head directly.
"What are you thinking about?" Bai Yousi noticed something strange.
"You are thinking about the Seven Stars of the Eight Lights." Guo Jing pointed to the twin moons above his head and changed the subject inexplicably, which just confirmed what Cheng Dalang had just complained about. "You've been thinking about something, Lan
Tian just didn't realize what he was saying... Then he said, over the thousands of years in this world, things like the rules of rulers and ministers have become more and more strict. How did it come about? "
"Yes." Cheng Dalang thought seriously. "But that's a matter of course, right? Because the sky must be unified. To unify is just like the word he said later, to gather together.
right. If we want to centralize power, we must have the discipline of monarch and ministers, the discipline of father and son, the discipline of husband and wife...clan... That's right, why does no one call out those things directly? "
"Because we are iterating and experimenting." Yan Li sighed. "As the saying goes, there must be no beginning for everything. Everything must have a source and a route. And people in heaven are also stupid, t
Will think and discuss.
"Why do we need to unify in the sky? Because unification means killing people in rivers of blood... This is the worst situation, so we must unify, and we must unify over and over again.
There is no more fighting for the weak among hundreds of tribes, no fighting for supremacy among the eight tribes of lich and humans, no more White Emperor Dushuang, no more ancestor Zhang Xing, no more emperor Tang Jiye, no more Xiaowei rising... each time it gets closer and closer.
system.
"As for the unity of heaven, as Yu said, it requires centralization of power. Every generation of Lords and the heroes around me take centralization of power as a matter of course. There is not much to say about that. Even he w
The Bayi Orthodox Church, where my father belonged, also unintentionally cleared away the obstacles in the hearts of small unification and promoted centralization of power.
"But there is nothing wrong with centralization. If you have power, you will fall. In the next ten thousand years, there will only be seven supreme beings, and the virtues of the seven supreme beings are all in the details; Nanhu
There was no small unification at one time, but due to the weight of the royal family, the royal family's civil strife led to the collapse of the sky, and the famous families also took advantage of the situation to rise; but the rise of the famous families actually caused several problems in Jiangdong.
The bad example of the year clearly told the people in heaven that we are responsible for making the heaven more prosperous. Because of this, people's hearts have no reflection, so there is no Guanlong lineage, and now the emperor is alone.
He has no authority in heaven, but even so, he still causes trouble in heaven, so as not to make people think again. "
Yan Lixiu listened quietly to what the other party said, and was stunned for a long time: "Is there a good way?"
"It's destined to happen." Guo Jing rarely came to a decisive conclusion after his opponent. “One generation can only learn from the lessons of the next generation, and it is necessary to centralize power and unify the seven seas.
To avoid bloodshed again and again; on the one hand, we must consider that once power is centralized, it will sooner or later return to one person or one clan, leading to the situation of today's saints, so we must guard against...the two will
The main streams of thought in heaven are in opposition to each other, complementing each other, and becoming entangled. "
Yan Lixiu seemed to be thinking nothing.
"That's what I'm talking about. Once I say that, it's over." Seeing this, Guo Jing suddenly became less agitated and asked about other things. "What about his adoption of orphans?"
"Things went well, but you were very touched." Yan Lixiu came back to her senses, still not at a loss. "Have you told him? You have seen him at the foot of Taibai Peak!
It’s really shocking that there are so few orphans who lost their lives in such a difficult situation behind their parents. You can still understand those who died in wars or disasters, but this
The poor, the trapped, suffocated to death no matter how hard they found a way out, or died suddenly after finding a way out... Did he let you deal with that matter on purpose? "
"Yes, it was only when he mentioned that he had adopted a sold orphan in Yanmen that he thought of letting him handle the matter." Guo Jing said as if it was true. "As for touching, that t
Dao, he came from the lowest level. If he wants to be touched, how can he be touched? He is as conscientious as Li Qilang..."
After saying that, Guo Jing suddenly stopped talking, because Cheng Dalang, who had been sitting side by side, suddenly turned over and lay on his side under my knees.
"What's wrong?" After a moment of pause, he felt that the other party had withdrawn his body-protecting Qi, and his breathing was obvious. Yan Li also removed his own powerful and unformed body-protecting Qi, i
In front of him, he took the initiative to ask. "It's really common for him to have such a big boyish attitude."
"Is there anything?" Cheng Dalang replied seriously while lying in the other party's arms. "You're just thinking, what has he gone through to be able to take those things so lightly?"
"You have been through a lot." Yan Li paused for a moment and spoke frankly. "I just think less, be hard-hearted when things happen, and just get through it... As the saying goes
The action is all it takes to be touched, but since I know in my heart where the root of the matter lies, I should put it aside and do something about it. "
Cheng Dalang thought for a moment and then said to the other party: "We have both changed a lot... You have stopped thinking and he has stopped doing things."
Guo Jing also thought about it for a while, and then suddenly asked: "Where is Li Ding? What is this guy doing?"
"Never mind me!" Cheng Dalang said in a good mood, but he said nothing again. "I can lift it twice in one night!"
Guo Jing smiled sarcastically.
There was talk all night, and the next day, from the first day of mid-January to the seventh day, the whole army of the Deposed Dragon Gang was launched one after another.
Because of the continuous garrisoning, relocation, withdrawal, surrender, and reorganization, the specific figures of each department are actually difficult to measure and vague, but there is no doubt that, temporarily putting aside worries, under Guo Jing
The Deposed Dragon Army, which was under strict military orders to retreat eastward with all its might, was absolutely astonishing in strength. There were no 70,000 troops that Xie Minghe heard about later, but the total number of troops suddenly activated this time was absolutely
After 70,000 yuan, Fan Bao dared to delay even after knowing that his sister had run away. I let go of everything and turned back. I hurriedly left Zhangqiu that morning and headed east.
go.
I'm very vague, that is the best way to change the status of a demoted general.
For a time, the small armies of the Deposed Dragon Gang retreated eastward from Qi County, Lu County, and Langya County, and were divided into four groups. The so-called "battle line" also stretched from Xiaohe to the foothills of Mount Tai.
Baiwai, pressed directly into Dengzhou, quickly closed and assembled in a short period of time, and headed for Linzi, a famous city in the west of Dengzhou, at all costs.
In that situation, the Eight Small Rebels in Dengzhou were completely at a loss, and the troops stationed along the way had no time to get any military orders and could only make their own decisions. However, in that case,
How can we judge the large rebel troops above?
It's just about fighting, surrendering, and escaping.
The determination shown by the deposed dragon army also frustrated the rebels, because if they resisted, they would really be expelled from the rebels for plundering the people as rumored.
Then destroyed before. Those who have been surrendered will still have to be dealt with "according to the law", but the process is obviously much narrower than the military orders of the next stage.
In that case, rumors and boasts quickly spread throughout Dengzhou with the defeat of the eight rebel armies. The rebels in the western part of Dengzhou were mainly the Zhishi Army and the Pingyuan Army, and even more
He quickly fell into a situation of running away after hearing the news.
It was not that situation. Yan Li arrived at Linzi Territory on January 18th almost without hesitation, and on the afternoon of the seventh day, within the time agreed upon on the day, he gathered together.
Almost a small part of the main force retreated eastward.
At this time, in the Linzi area, there was a gathering of Guo Jing, the right-wing leader of the Deposed Dragon Gang, Cheng Dalang, Xiong Bonan, Bai Yousi, Wang Shuyong, Xu Shiying, Shan Tonghai, Niu Da, etc. - 1
The small leaders include Wang Zhen, Zhou Xingfan, Jia Yue, Yan Qing, Ding Shengying, Xia Hou Ningyuan, Dong Zhengke, Cheng Mingqi, Fang Yanshi, Zhai Zhai, You Caixiang, Jia Wugen, Fan Bao,
Xiong Dan, Jia Runshi and other nearly seventy military leaders.
Even in the military order, leaders such as Zhai Qian, Zhang Jinshu, Liu Zhouchen, Huang Junhan, Ma Ping'er, etc., who had just heard the news from the front, were also gathering.
With that lineup and that strength, Guo Jing can't fight the Battle of Lishan again!
But it's a pity that there is no other Zhang Xuguo in the East. I have gathered a lineup of Yu Baimei, Zhang Changgong, Fan Hu and others to fight with me again.
"Is it surrender?"
In the newly established military stronghold, on the flag with the word "Depose", there was a rammed-earth general's platform. Guo Jing, who was only standing in the open ground and surrounded by majesty, was surprised.
"yes."
In the Eastern Expedition, the great heart unites and vibrates.
"Why?" Guo Jing asked sincerely.
How could Dongzheng Ke know that? I was Cheng Zhili's vanguard team. I came a little slower. They were still setting up camp for a long time, so I packed up quickly and took charge of the surrounding area.
Just some temporary tasks.
"You should be worried about being executed under military law." Xu Dalang explained seriously from the sidelines. "Xu Pinglang, who is guarding the territory, was originally a well-known bandit in Ridong. If there are many robbers, and you
Since then, the laws have been strict... Of course, it can't be because I am now the second-largest person in the Bohai Navy, second only to Di Shitong. "
"He will go there in person and tell me that this is the rule after Dengzhou. Now you have changed the rules after leaving Dengzhou. You cannot hand over food or weapons as a charge of crime. Of course, you can also hand over Fangri.
The pond is plentiful. As long as I offer my territory, you allow me to enter it with my whole body. "Guo Jing sat where he was and ordered like this.
Yan Lixiu was stunned for a moment, but she declined, instead, she handed over her hand and went directly.
The next step is to call the door again... It can be seen that Yan Lixiu's foot injury was correct. From a distance, you can see me nervously jumping down the very low wall.
There is no general, the others are just imitating Zhang Xiaolong, carrying the big horse, or waiting outside, no one looks at Yu Tou, no one looks at Guo Jing, no one looks at the clouds in the world, no one
Underground ants, at this time, the surrounding armies were still working hard to build military strongholds.
Xiao Yue went there for half an hour, and Xu Dalang just turned back.
"What should I say?" Guo Jing, who was looking up at the ants, cheered up and asked.
"It's no trouble." Yan Lixiu sighed. "It's been said: Xiao Yitong, what I meant first is that I hope the leader can allow me to surrender with my troops and give me the position of a small leader.
":Little leader?" Guo Jing asked seriously with an expression on his face.
Among the dozens of people nearby, including Yan Lixiu and Wang Zhen, seven or eight laughed.
"Yes." Xu Dalang was also a little embarrassed. "I said that there are only 7,000 people outside my territory, and the surrounding counties add up to over 10,000. Moreover, I know the inside story of the front line, and I am not familiar with it outside the territory of Dengzhou.
Guo Jing nodded, showing some patience: "So you're not the little leader?"
"Yes." Xu Dalang wisely stopped talking.
"What do you think?" Guo Jing looked around, his voice rising slightly. "Xu is Xu?"
"Why do you want a dragon head?" Bai Yousi laughed hotly. "The little faucet in the middle wing is still empty!"
For a long time, there were few warm smiles, or warm faces, and no one actually spoke.
Guo Jing thought for a while, then asked Xu Dalang seriously: "Cheng: Little leader, where did he say I got my confidence?"
Xu Dalang also thought about it and said sincerely: "You have knowledge! Dragon head, who knows the pros and cons before experiencing it? You have experienced it, Lao Cheng! There are too few people like that,
Don't worry, it's worth it. "
"So, am I just pretending to bargain, but do I really want that condition?" Guo Jing asked.
"Probably." Shan Tonghai nodded in agreement.
"Does he know where I am outside the city?" Yan Li suddenly asked a strange question.
"Just in the small hall of the county government office..." Xu Dalang looked back and pointed.
"That's good." Guo Jing nodded, then suddenly turned his head to look at Yan Lixiu. "Please let Little Chief Bai and King Xiongtian come together, and let Little Chief Cheng lead the way.
The eight alchemy masters retreated from the domain together, captured him for a long time, and punished him right here... Just go, you are a good person, you have been practicing for a few months, and you have controlled the body-protecting energy.
Steady, to avoid embarrassment...you wait outside for Xiaojia to come back. "
Including Cheng Dalang and Shan Tonghai, everyone around them was stunned for a moment, but their expressions soon became calm.
Could it still be like that?
In other words, is it not possible to do that?
PS: Thank you Mr. Dabai for your alliance.
By the way: Xiaojia is asking for a leave, which is considered force majeure... There is no official event in Beijing this morning, but I may come back the night before yesterday, and there won't be one tomorrow afternoon.
More importantly, I hope you will forgive me if the last update is for pigeons.
