"This man abandoned the city in Dengzhou before, and now he has almost sold out the Hebei Rebel Army to which he belongs. He is of low character. Are his words really trustworthy?" Beside a ferry, the leader of the Jibei County Rear Guard Bing Yuanzheng was the first to question.
"You really need to consider this." Xiong Bonan, the purple-faced king who arrived here just last night, also acknowledged this doubt.
"I think it's one thing whether this person's character is low, and whether the content is credible or not is another thing. Of course, whether the leader should go there in advance and whether he can send troops in advance is another thing." Chief Wei Xuanding Instead, he twisted his beard and smiled, doing one thing after another. It was obvious that he couldn't hide his longing to return to Hebei. "To put it bluntly, if it really works, we can save a lot of effort."
When Zhang Xing saw this, he wanted to make fun of him.
"I must be honest, but no matter what, it is too risky for the leader to travel north alone." At this moment, Yan Qing, the leader in charge of personnel, suddenly frowned and interrupted. "What if this person has evil intentions and follows the Hejian camp with all his heart when his kinsman comes to find him? Everything is planned by Xue Shixiong of the Hejian camp. He wants to lure my leader to cross the river, and then attack and kill him on the way?"
On the ferry, the senior officials of the Deposed Dragon Gang stood in silence.
The reason is very simple. Everyone thinks that the possibility is too low, but it is difficult to say that it is impossible... especially when Zhang Xing's life is involved.
In fact, even Zhang Xing couldn't say bad, because Yan Qing obviously considered it from the perspective of Zhang Dalongtou. After a long while, Chai Xiaohe, the big leader in charge of logistics and a retainer in Dongping County, changed the subject: "No matter what, I have to make it clear that our family's foundation is too weak. If we want to send out troops in advance before the ice age, the logistics will definitely not be complete. ; And once the troops are sent out in advance and cannot gain a foothold, and supplies are scattered on the other side, it is very likely that we will not be able to complete the preparations for the second troop dispatch... Therefore, my suggestion is to ignore him and wait until the ice freezes. It will be much better if we go further...The Indian summer will not last a few days, the north wind will definitely come, and the river will freeze."
This is the truth, and it is also something that Chai Xiaohe must explain clearly from his perspective.
On the side, Bing Yuanzheng, the post-resident of Jibei County, immediately expressed his agreement, and even Zhang Xing and others could only nod along with it.
"Logistics is a big problem. Insufficient information about sending troops in advance is another problem. Now there is no decent intelligence system on the other side of the river. There is insufficient information and it is difficult to analyze." After nodding, Zhang Xing realized that it was everyone's attitude. Then he simply made a perfunctory decision. "Even the army staff that we said we were going to establish has not yet been assembled. Even if I want to cross the river in advance later, I might as well wait a moment and wait for the information from the other side to come back and let the staff gather everyone's strength to think about all the pros and cons. , and then make a decision.”
Zhang Xing interrupted. Naturally, everyone had nothing to say, and the topic stopped there. Next, Zhang Dalongtou personally sent Zhuge Dewei to cross the river to the north, but then stayed at the ferry with many other senior officials of the Deposed Dragon Gang.
By the way, this is not the Jishui Ferry where Zhuge Dewei met before, but the Sikou Pass in Wuyang County, Hebei Province.
It is said to be Hebei, but in fact it is in Henan. It is only administratively subordinate to Wuyang County, Hebei. The entire place is surrounded by Jibei County in Henan, and the boundary of Qinghe County, Hebei is only ten miles away from crossing the river from here.
It is said to be a pass, but in fact it is a ferry, because there is a short canal leading to Jishui here, which allows ships from Jishui, Si River and even Huai River to reach the river directly, making it a first-class water transportation hub on the south side of the river.
In fact, this is the reason why this place belongs to Wuyang County, which is beyond the reach of four or five poles. It is a kind of special administrative management and restriction. Correct update @ However, with the collapse of Wei's rule in the lower reaches of the river, this place was naturally brought under the rule of the Deposed Dragon Gang on the south bank. Similarly, the Bohai Navy's two and a half Lazi counties of Putai and Yanci on the south side of the river were allocated early to the Pu *** who were supporting Douzigangli in Hebei as a supplement.
The latter lost the Putai camp in the previous sweep by the Hebei army and was forced to withdraw into Douzigang, which was full of saline-alkali land.
Now, the reason why Zhang Xing and others appear here is self-evident - on the one hand, they are sending Zhuge Dewei back to the north, and on the other hand, regardless of whether the river freezes or not, the Deposed Dragon Gang is definitely going to transfer supplies and supplies on a large scale from here. For the soldiers, this was originally the base for heading north.
In fact, if we talk about mentioning. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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It is almost a logical route to cross the river, then enter the big river from here, and go ashore at Lujiaoguan next to Douzigang in Pingyuan County downstream. There, it was the area controlled by Pu ***, a military force affiliated with the Deposed Dragon Gang, and Zhang Xing himself had been there before.
But at that time, Li Ding was in charge of fighting.
Time came to evening, and Zhang Xing was still busy in a public house at Sikou Pass... While he said he was busy, he was actually thinking more, and not thinking about Zhuge Dewei's suggestions. It was just talk before there was any definite information, and everyone was opposed to it. He really wasn't prepared to head north in confusion without any information.
In other words, he, Zhang Dalongtou, recently had a major plan that he would always consider and adjust, which was to write out a list of leaders who would send troops to cross the river.
This matter is really complicated. We must consider not only ability, but also the mountains, personnel adaptation and personal wishes, as well as the most direct origin and geographical location, as well as the very important balance of power.
At the same time, these things are often one after another and interlocking.
To put it simply, for example, since Zhang Xing wants to cross the river in person, then his direct military leaders, namely Jia Yue, Zhou Xingfan, Shang Huaizhi, Wang Xiongdan, Jia Runfu, Yan Qing and others, have no reason not to follow. First update@
This is his team. How can we do things without a team?
Xie Minghe has a personal relationship, and he will definitely come to help after he finishes working as a teacher in Dengzhou.
For example, Nan'an's logistics and civil service system has just been established and cannot be broken. Therefore, Chai Xiaohe did it to Dongping County and below, Zhou Weishi did it to Dongjun, Bing Yuanzheng did it to Jibei County, and Fang Yanlang did it to Jiyin County. The county, Zheng Detao's influence on Qi County, Du Caiqian's influence on Lu County, and Dou Wenbai's influence on Langya Banjun were all untouchable.
There are also slightly more complicated ones.
For example, in order to establish a decent army central system in Hebei, when Wei Xuanding and Xiong Bonan both decided to come, Yan Qing could not support a team of secretaries by himself, so he was just dismissed from the big boss and the post. Zu Chenyan, who had been deposed, was also brought here... This is really weird.
But it is indeed reasonable, his pen and his family's influence in Hebei are still there, and Zhang Xing really did not do this just to deal with Li Shu.
For another example, Zhang Jinshu is a die-hard Zhang Xing, but Liu Zhouchen is relatively unfamiliar, but as for his responsibilities, the latter is a military judge, and the former is a public security and discipline inspection, so the latter must come to Hebei, and the former may have to stay in Henan... ..But according to Zhang Jinshu's thinking, Zhang Xing probably just asked him to monitor Henan.
These are still relatively small places.
What about some big ones? What about something more complex? Of course there are.
For example, after the decision was made that day, Bai Yousi's post-retention position in Dengzhou was officially established, then it was necessary to assign a team to Bai Yousi. At this time, Tang Bairen and Fang Jingbo, the civil and military personnel, seemed to have been demoted. It just fits. But in fact, Tang Bairen was eager to cross the river and perform meritorious service. He wrote many times to ask for a fight, which was not easy to dissuade others. Moreover, Dengzhou was too big, so Fang Jingbo was in a bit of trouble by himself.
Therefore, Zhang Xing forcibly moved Wang Zhen and Meng Zhigui, who had once been unstable, to Dengzhou, and at the same time asked Jia Wugen, a former county magistrate who had been serving as a common official in Qi County, to go to Dengzhou to assist Bai Yousi.
In this case, although the three surrendered generals of Qi County were the best candidates to send troops to Hebei due to geographical reasons, it was unsettling that all three surrendered generals had left their bases, so only Fan Bao led his troops northward, and left Caixiang stayed in Qijun. Over in Liangjun, Chef Fan has also increased his responsibilities.
For another example, after the decision was made that day, Zhang Xing's evaluation of Li Shu further declined. In addition, most civil servants in Henan were from the lineage of Li Shu, which inevitably led to a strong check and balance mentality. In theory, the most suitable candidate was Wang Shuyong. , but Wang Shuyong was too honest politically, so the actual candidate was Xu Shiying. Xu Shiying staying in Dongjun could not only check and balance Li Shu, but also control the river, making it easier for the Hebei army to return when necessary.
Considering Xu Shiying's own talents, this was actually a very difficult decision. Zhang Dalongtou spent a lot of effort to make up his mind.
But what follows is a wider linkage effect:
It's okay for Xu Shiying to stay in Dongjun, but among his core subordinates, Guo Jingke and the Lu brothers are both from Hebei, and they all want to cross the river and go north, so that's it. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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It was Guo Jingke and Lu Laoer who came over. Lu Laozi stayed on the south side and was responsible for the river. Xu Shiying's direct power has been slightly reduced. In order to ensure his absolute position in Dongjun, Niu Da and Zhai Qian, both native leaders of Dongjun, will come with the army. Correspondingly, Zhai Qian's younger brother Zhai Kuan and Huang Junhan will There is still a promise to stay, to ensure that Dongjun has only one head and is not weak.
However, doing so is equivalent to directly demolishing the three standard mountaintops of Xu Shiying, Niu Da, and Zhai Qian that have existed since the beginning of the gang. In order to appease the three of them, and at the same time to ensure the smooth deployment of troops, it seems to also be to crack down on the gang from the beginning. From the beginning, a small military group with strong internal problems was formed, so Zhang Xing immediately started another simple and crude principle for this trip north.
That is to forcibly split the mountain tops of all the leading leaders - the big leader does not need to go, but one or two of his confidant leaders must go; conversely, if the big leader goes, he must also pay attention to the confidant leaders to garrison some troops at home. .
The euphemistic name is that those who see it have a share, but in fact there is a conspiracy to take advantage of the opportunity to dismantle the mountain and reorganize it.
What was unexpected was that even though the leaders knew what was going on, everyone still had mixed reactions. Not everyone resisted, and not everyone accepted it calmly.
Because this involves the prospect of crossing Hebei and marching north - if you believe that entering Hebei is bound to win, you should naturally participate enthusiastically. From Zhang Xing's perspective, you should bring all the people you trust with you, and bring those you despise and dislike. People stay.
But in reality, it's not that simple.
As I said before, crossing the river to Hebei is a journey that everyone knows is correct, but everyone also realizes that it will be really difficult to go north, and there is a real possibility of not returning home. Therefore, everyone's reaction is very complicated and entangled. They all have the mentality of being afraid of falling behind and want to follow up and participate in expanding the territory. They also have the mentality of wanting to preserve their strength and enjoy it in Henan.
Correspondingly, the choice between the deployment of troops and the retention of troops within Shantou has become a difficult matter that all powerful leaders are struggling with recently. However, the matter is not something one can do as he or she wants. They all have to take into account the increasingly prestigious Zhang Xingmei. You will be caught by the nose, and King Xiong will come to you personally or ask your trusted leader to do some work. That's a difficulty.
It’s hard below, it’s hard in the middle, and it’s hard above. And this is still just the first case. For Zhang Xing, who is responsible for writing this list, there are many contradictions and conflicts in it. Which points need to be insisted on, which points can be appropriately given up, who should be tough on whom, and who should be consistent with others. Attitude, when to choose talents, when to choose virtues, when to choose relatives, all need to be carefully considered.
Even, in order to emphasize the subordinate nature of Huaixi, Zhang Xing forcibly recruited Fu Boshi and a thousand Huaixi disciples. This almost caused the Huaiyou Alliance to break up, but was suppressed by Du Po Zhen.
In short, among all the issues, personnel issues are probably the most complex, the most sensitive, and at the same time the most important.
In addition, there are serious logistical issues, the reorganization of the army and the formation of the staff, the establishment of the Hebei intelligence network, and even the policy that Zhang Xing cares about very much but has been criticized by others, that is, mobilizing the Eastern Border youths to carry out a hundred days of foundation building. With the policy, some new problems have also emerged - old rumors disappear, and new rumors arise again. Many people say that these teenagers were sent to Hebei to serve as rebels. Parents in urban and rural areas have completely opposite attitudes towards the rumors. Even the masters who taught foundation building began to take advantage of the slack in preparations for the Northern Expedition.
Zhang Xing was actually a little worried.
And just when the sun was about to set, the anxious Zhang Dalongtou suddenly raised his head from inside the house, looked out the door, then gathered together the papers in front of him that were full of lists, images, and forms, covered them slightly, and then waited. got up.
After a moment, as expected, the purple-faced king Xiong Bonan appeared in front of the door and spoke directly on the threshold: "Zhang Sanlang, I have an idea."
Zhang Xing didn't say anything, he just raised his hand to invite the other party to come in.
"I feel that although we have a lot of things to worry about now, some things cannot be rushed at all, and some things are just like that. It is useless to think too much. The most fundamental thing is to ensure that the first battle across the river can be won and that we can stand firm in Hebei. Feet, right?" Xiong Bonan walked in and continued to ask.
"Of course." Zhang Xing blurted out. Of course he knew what the other person was referring to.
"And I want to win the first battle. (This chapter is not over yet!)
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, to establish a foothold in Hebei, the most urgent need right now is information on the direction of Hebei, right? "King Xiongtian continued to ask.
"Yes." Zhang Xing affirmed.
Xiong Bonan came to the opposite side of the table, glanced at the papers on the table, but ignored them, and just said to himself: "But our knowledge of Hebei intelligence is limited. The same was true when Zhuge Dewei was talking about it at noon today. At that time, Leader Yan said The worst result is that you follow Zhuge Dewei across the river and be surrounded and killed by the masters..."
"It's a bit ridiculous." Zhang Xing quickly explained. "But it's not Yan Qing's fault. The key is intelligence. We lack intelligence and are confused about Hebei. It's no wonder he has random thoughts. Update without error@"
The topic returned.
"That's right." Xiong Bonan nodded heavily. "But the intelligence cannot be blamed on anyone, because we ourselves are too busy. Only more than 20,000 of the promised 40,000 troops are now in place. The leaders are not in place, and the army has not been organized. Wang Yi's Ministry... .That is to say, the general staff is even more useless; and the spies on the Hebei side have not been leaked out, but it has only been a mere ten days since the decision to march north, and they have just gone there. At most, they only inquired about some basic military information, and wanted to It would be too difficult to go deep into the other side of the river or understand the military and public sentiment on the other side."
Zhang Xing nodded heavily.
"And have you ever thought about it, even if they can detect something, come back and summarize it, and then discuss it, it may not be effective and timely. Even if they only tell you after they come back, they don't dare to judge you easily." Xiong Bonan continued to speak. "And I think, if you, the one who can make the decision, could go to Hebei to see and walk around in person, wouldn't you be able to understand a lot of things directly and save a lot of things?"
Zhang Xing's heart moved slightly, and then nodded: "Yes, no matter when the commander goes there in person, he is the best and most timely spy... What King Xiongtian meant was to follow the example of the empress who hijacked the empress' ceremonial chariot that day. , mobilize the elite, let’s go to the other side in person?”
"There is no need to mobilize elites, as that would easily disturb others." Xiong Bonan said with a smile. "We're just going to be spies. Just the two of us will do. I'll protect you. It's the safest. First, pretend to be the heroes from Hebei who have gone to defect to them. Then walk to the outskirts of the rebel camp, and then go to the plains and the Bohai Sea under the government. Let's take a walk. With our cultivation, we can turn back in two or three days. Even if we go to the river camp, as long as we find horses on the other side, it will only take six or seven days."
"Are you leaving now? I'll say hello to Wei Gong, Jia Yue and the others." Zhang Xing nodded again without hesitation.
In other words, he had no reason to refuse.
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