After a night, the next morning the weather became increasingly gloomy, and the movement of the north wind also came up.
It was obviously cold in the rebel camp, and it took Zhang Xing a long time to get a cold breakfast. The reason was that there was a sudden movement in Ande City. A large number of sentries and small groups of troops were dispatched early in the morning, disturbing the empty rebel camp. At this time, the leader of the rebel army in the military camp happened to be away, and several deputies were at a loss to deal with the panic. As a result, the military camp was busy all morning.
"The situation of the rebels is not right, and the situation of the officers and soldiers is not right either." Under the sun in the morning, Zhang Xing, who had quickly finished his breakfast, leaned on the edge of the fire pit in front of the tent and held an empty bowl and made a conclusion. Opposite him, Xiong Bonan was still holding the cup. Eating out of a wooden bowl. "The problems of the rebel army are basically what Zhuge Dewei said. They are divided into three parts. Although there are so many people, there are still weapons and food, but because of mutual constraints, the internal strength is exhausted, and they cannot attack Pingyuan and Ander. Big city.”
As he spoke, Zhang Xing tapped the wooden bowl in his hand with his chopsticks and threw the bowl and chopsticks directly into the ash heap in front of him that had lost any temperature. He even recognized the smell of old rice, which was the most delicious when he was in Dengzhou. Familiar taste.
Xiong Bonan, who was still eating a big meal, stopped his chopsticks and nodded seriously: "Something has indeed gone wrong. The military camp is a mess. There is obviously no shortage of people, weapons, and food, but when the weather gets cold, there is not even enough firewood. , the leader is not here, I almost became a frightened bird, breakfast can be postponed until noon. I tell you, if your old acquaintance in the city brings out all the county soldiers at this time, and takes the risk of fighting, the stronghold will be destroyed immediately. "
"That's right, the situation of the army is wrong. This is exactly what the King of Heaven said." Zhang Xing continued to look around and saw that the military camp was still in a mess. There was no discipline in entering and exiting, and there was no noise in the Chinese army camp. Still there. "Qian Tang in the city over there is definitely not a strategic person like Li Ding in Wu'an County, but he is definitely not a loser who is unwilling to do things. Zhang Shiyu's evaluation is also very high. These two people obviously have the opportunity to fight back but It’s so weird that he can’t even move.”
"So what do you think Longtou is going on?" After finishing his meal, Xiong Bonan put his bowls and chopsticks on the mound in front of him and asked seriously, "Are you waiting for the soldiers and horses from the Hejian camp?"
"What else?" Zhang Xing sneered. "According to our previous discussion, these two counties are considered the territory of Hejian Camp, and they cannot ignore them. If they don't, where will the military pay and military rations come from? Gao Shitong is afraid that he will suffer a big loss."
When Xiong Bonan heard this, he took a long breath and seemed a little depressed: "According to this, Zhuge Dewei said that Gao Shizhan was hooking up with Gao Shitong, and Gao Shizhan had some unclear affairs with Hejian Camp. It's true. I originally thought that Gao Shizhan was of low character, and Gao Shitong might not care about such a person, but now it seems that I still believe it. This time it is just reconnaissance, and I have to accompany the leader. Forget it for now, wait for the army If you really cross the river, kill that Gao Shizhan first."
"If it is true as the rumors say, he must be killed, not to mention that it is probably an enemy chief? But since he wants to be killed, he must be killed in the name of the gang." Zhang Xing responded seriously, and then asked seriously again. "Besides, should we inform Gao Shitong?"
"Notification is inevitable, right?" Xiong Bonan was surprised for a moment.
"That's not what I meant." Zhang Xing shook his head, knowing that the other party had misunderstood him. "I want to say, did Gao Shitong really not know that the Hejian Army was coming? He just stayed behind all day and rarely went to the front. He didn't know that the military strongholds on both wings had collapsed to the point where he could not stop the county soldiers from counterattacking. , I don’t know that the matter is already very urgent, but since I have decided to continue to attack deep in the gap between the two counties, I should also know that sooner or later I will face the elite of the Hejian camp, right? At the very least, if I mobilize the troops this time, I will encounter Hejian. Military, right? So, even if it’s a notification, it’s best to let his own subordinates remind him. If we tell him directly, it may not be useful.”
Xiong Bonan was silent for a moment, he couldn't understand:
"If that's the case, what is he planning?"
"I want it for myself." Zhang Xing thought for a while, couldn't help but hugged him, and then leaned against the pit and sighed. "If what Zhuge Dewei said is true, then Gao Shitong has actually lost deep control over his subordinates. Therefore, compared with the officers and soldiers of the Hejian camp, Gao Shitong is probably more afraid of us... He is worried about our coming It broke the balance of the rebel army and captured the rebel army, leaving him completely without a foothold and losing his foundation.
"If this is the case, let's go find Zhuge Dewei and work together inside and outside to seize his military power. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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what? "Xiong Bonan was silent for a while, and then asked with difficulty.
"This can't be done." Zhang Xing immediately shook his head in response. "After all, when we send troops, there is someone who comes across the river and is divided into the eastern border of Hebei. It's not like there are no real heroes in the Hebei rebel army. They are all watching. They obviously let Gao Shitong go before, but now they do this again. It will make them feel We did not keep our words and acted defensively, which also made us lose our hearts... Moreover, even if I can replace Gao Shitong, I may not be able to integrate the troops and horses in time to fight hard."
"That's true." The Purple Faced King was obviously relieved.
At this point, Zhang Xing looked at Xiong Bonan opposite and said slowly: "King of Heaven, regarding this northern advance, the general term is to punish the people and punish the people. I have already said it in the resolution, but specifically in the first battle. , I also have a few small ideas.”
"Speaking of dragon heads." Xiong Bonan responded solemnly.
Zhang Xing said seriously: "First of all, considering the support of the people and the geographical distance, we have to make a name for ourselves. We are here to rescue, not to fight!"
Xiong Bonan nodded heavily.
"Secondly, there are many heroes here in Hebei, and the officers and soldiers are also strong. We can't look down on them just because they are lifeless now. This is due to the overall situation in Hebei in the past two years. The place has been depressed and people's hearts have been dispersed. It's not that they can't do it. , so we require stability in our actions and we must win the first battle." Zhang Xing continued. "Third, the truth is still the same. Even if you win, you can't be greedy. The first step is just to gain a foothold!"
"I think everything is right." Xiong Bonan quickly expressed his position. "We have discussed at home before that the situation in Hebei is indeed difficult. It is different from the eastern border where no one cares. There are difficulties behind wherever we attack... The target in the first phase is the four counties south of Zhangshui, and only the river is attacked. I'll kill the soldiers from the main camp and beat them so hard that they won't dare to come. I'll eat one or two counties and stabilize them before we talk about anything else."
Zhang Xing nodded heavily.
Moreover, since the decision was made that day, Zhang Xing and others' work in Nan'an was not in vain. Logistics cannot be fast. Logistics cannot be fast. It is difficult to mobilize troops and select generals. However, at the very least, the strategic thinking after crossing the river must be unified. In view of the fact that Hebei was affected by Youzhou Camp, Hejian Camp, Taiyuan, and Dongdu respectively. , it is no big problem to break this one based on the terrain.
The two continued to sit for a while, basking in the sun.
Xiong Bonan hesitated for a moment, then spoke in the pit: "Longtou, there are a few things that are hard to say at home. Let me take this opportunity to ask..."
"That's what the King said." Zhang Xing, who was lost in thought, came back to his senses and nodded. He could probably guess what the other party would ask.
"When it comes to fighting, you must be careful. Xu Dalang is the most adept at fighting among the big bosses, right? Xiong Bonan didn't shy away from it. "I'm not saying that it's just a matter of getting married to his sister, but sincerity. I think that's the case...If that's the case, why do you want him to stay behind? "
"Because Xu Dalang is not only the best at fighting, but also the one who understands the management of power, understands people's hearts, and knows how to bend down when necessary. He is an all-rounder." Zhang Xing didn't want to hide anything from people like Xiong Bonan, so he Everything he said was true. "After we cross the river, the situation changes. The status of Dongjun will only become more important. It will even become a bridgehead on the south bank and one of the several hubs between the north and the south. There needs to be someone there to withstand the pressure from the Central Plains, or to The pressure is caused by the close line, come and respond to us... As for Hebei, we mainly fight for a river camp, and what we want is stability and pragmatism, and what we want is ruthlessness and practicality, so he may not be suitable."
"I believe what you said is true." Xiong Bonan thought for a while and continued to ask. "But do you have any other intentions, for example, you dislike him for being too selfish when running his power? So you don't want him to come to Hebei."
Zhang Xing thought for a while, but chose to be honest: "I dislike him for being too selfish. Not only do I dislike him, but also many big leaders, including Mr. Li. I dislike them for being selfish sometimes, but I don't stop him because of this." Which of them will come to Hebei? Because when we come to Hebei and reopen the situation, even smart people like Xu Dalang will be crushed by me, so how can we be afraid of their selfishness? To be honest with the king, Shan Dalang and Cheng Dalang are more selfish. , but I am planning to use these two as left and right wingers."
"That's good, that's good." Xiong Bonan breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm afraid that you are tired of the brothers and the situation in the East... Zhang Sanlang, stick to me (this chapter is not finished!)
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Look, especially compared with Hebei, our eastern region is actually doing very well, and you and all the brothers are great. "
Zhang Xing was silent for a moment and said nothing.
After a while, the leader of the deposed Dragon Gang spoke again, but he actually admitted something on his own initiative: "I didn't hide it from the King of Heaven. In fact, I still have thoughts of hating the situation in the East. You can only guess part of it." There are some things right... The main reason is that he dislikes the local leaders in the Eastern Territory who are enclosing the land for themselves, and the clans are entrenched, but their bones and tendons are broken, so they can't go to war for fear of ruining the situation, so they decided to open a new situation in Hebei. thoughts."
"Sure enough." Xiong Bo Nanfu became awe-inspiring again. "I thought of this possibility when I heard your words yesterday."
"However, I didn't say to abandon them just yet. The tens of thousands of people we brought are all from the East. How could we leave our hometown in the East alone?" Zhang Xing responded sincerely. "But if you want to clean up the Eastern Territory, you have to create a big situation in Hebei and turn against the guests. Only then can you deal with it properly... This is my idea. And, in any case, this does not delay the opening up of Hebei to punish the people and fight against crimes. Cut off the violent Wei and stabilize the world."
Xiong Bonan also smiled bitterly: "In this case, I thought too little."
"How could that happen?" Zhang Xing said seriously. "Everyone in the gang has their own thoughts, but some people's thoughts are in line with the overall situation, and some people are misaligned, and even one person has multiple thoughts, which makes them appear diverse... That's me , after using Sisi to become a resident in Dengzhou, wouldn’t it be too selfish in the eyes of others? In many personnel matters, wouldn’t it be like excluding dissidents? And this statement of taking into account the loyalty within the gang, if the king doesn’t tell me, who will What can you tell me? The Deposed Dragon Gang cannot lose the loyalty of the King of Heaven."
Xiong Bonan was relieved.
In this way, the two of them avoided the personnel on the south bank and the situation on the north bank, and basked in the sun in the pit where the fire was extinguished. They said a lot of unnecessary words. Of course, they also discussed it properly. If the leader of the rebel army camp here still If he doesn't come back, he will abandon this place in the afternoon and immediately go north for reconnaissance. He doesn't expect to be able to persuade Gao Shitong to return. At least he must be reminded by some people. By the way, he will see where Gao Shitong is going to attack and what is going on in Hejian?
It would be best to find out the strength and route of the Hejian Camp's dispatch this time.
However, just when the sun began to turn westward, a commotion suddenly started inside and outside the military stronghold. The two got up from the pit and saw a group of neat knights appearing outside the military stronghold, and there were also Carrying a flag with the word "Fan", the leading general was neatly dressed and even wore a black cloak. He looked as if he was still majestic and could be called a hero. When the village sergeant saw the visitor, of course he didn't ask for a password, but hurriedly opened the door.
"This should be the Lord General here, one of the newly attached leaders of the Hebei Rebel Army. Isn't this the Fan Da cloak they are talking about?" Zhang Xing squinted his eyes to look at it.
"I recognize this person." Xiong Bonan also took a look and immediately turned back. "My real name is Fan Wang, from Xindu, and we had some friendship back then!"
"This person is obviously coming back from Gao Shitong. The King of Heaven is going to ask him. If it's OK, we won't go see Gao Shitong's march." Zhang Xing nodded and pursed his lips to indicate. "Save time."
Xiong Bonan also nodded, and then jumped up. The iconic Zixia Qi dragged out a ray of light in the air, alarming many people in the military camp on the spot, and even some commotion. Until this time, Zhang Xing also Only then did he realize that there were so many living people in the military camp.
When the purple energy fell under the camp gate, the leader surnamed Fan turned over and fell off his horse, bowed his hands in salute, and then started talking with Xiong Bonan.
Zhang Xing looked at it from a distance and did not interfere.
But after just talking for a moment, King Xiongtian made another leap, turned back in a hurry, looked serious again, and told Zhang Xing a new news: "Leader! Gao Shitong sent troops overnight yesterday, and took out at least 40,000 soldiers." The target of the core combat force is Leling. It is said that there is an insider! Fan Wang used to send the elite warriors in the general stronghold to Ban County to attack... The order now is for him to carefully guard the military stronghold here to prevent Attacked on the flank!"
Zhang Xing glanced at Fan Dahuan who was looking here. After thinking about it for a moment, he probably had expected it, and he was able to answer calmly:
"First, Gao Shitong went his own way, and it was too late to stop him; second, (this chapter is not over yet!)
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There is going to be a big war in Hebei soon, and we can't wait until it freezes; thirdly, the military situation is complicated, and we can only guess that Hejian may have been prepared in advance and have the upper hand, but we can't find a place to start... so , now we go back immediately, prepare for war, and cross the river to support at any time depending on the battle situation. Let me tell you this old acquaintance and ask him to send people across the river to report the military situation at any time... How about? "
"Okay!" Xiong Bonan responded without hesitation.
Zhang Xing immediately went to fetch the horse, and King Xiongtian talked with the leader again.
After a moment, Zhang Xing led the horse, went directly over, and got on the horse together with Xiong Bonan. He just raised his hand to the leader surnamed Fan and then hit the horse and drove away, intending to turn back immediately along the original road.
This time, the two of them did not delay along the way, and even bypassed Ande City's sentinels far away, and left in a real hurry.
However, in the afternoon, the north wind stirred slightly. Shortly after he turned back to the official road from a southerly position, Zhang Xing, who was riding with the wind, was obviously anxious to turn back, but suddenly reined in his horse on the road, looked back to the north, and borrowed his true energy to make a move. King Xiongtian, who was more skillful at showing his horse in the air, was surprised. He had already galloped out for nearly a hundred steps and turned back in a hurry.
"Dragon head?" After galloping back, he saw that the other party was just standing on the official road quietly looking north. Xiong Bonan was extremely surprised for a moment.
Zhang Xing did not explain, but pointed to the north of the official road and asked:
"Do you remember the intersection we just passed?"
"I just walked by yesterday, why don't I remember?" Xiong Bonan also pointed.
"Going north from there is to Changhe, where you can cross the Zhang River to Xindu or Qinghe; from there to the northeast is Shijunzhai when Ande came with us... Yesterday, some pedestrians separated here... What's the matter? ?”
"Go back!" Zhang Xing suddenly turned around and struck his horse. "I think I saw some pedestrians on the road over there!"
"Isn't it unusual to see pedestrians?" Xiong Bonan quickly followed and asked in surprise.
"Don't forget, we were walking with many pedestrians yesterday..."
"Then what?" Zhang Xing asked on his horse while galloping. "Are there any other pedestrians besides that group of people at that time?
Xiong Bonan was stunned for a moment, but after following the speed for a while, he finally realized: "That group of people is the first wave of people to leave Pingyuan City in the early morning, and I am afraid they are also the first wave of people to leave Pingyuan City in these days... We are with them. Together, of course no other pedestrians can be seen!”
"That's the way out, what's the way back?" Zhang Xing asked.
"It's a war, just relax and leave quickly. How could there be a way to come? That group of people also want to take the opportunity to leave the plain..." Xiong Bonan became more and more puzzled, but he quickly stopped because he had already seen Zhang The reason for this turnaround is that there are indeed pedestrians on the north side of the intersection in the distance, but they are actually coming from north to south.
Moreover, there are not many people, but they are scattered here and there, and they are definitely not like one household.
"What's going on in the north? Is the road blocked?" King Xiongtian, who had woken up, took the lead and jumped on his horse first. Then he reined his horse in the road and asked the visitor from a distance. "Why don't you go to Xindu?"
Passers-by waved their hands from afar: "Go back, good man! The Zhangshui pontoon bridge is full of officers and soldiers! They are too numerous to count, who dares to go? The men who went there were captured and the women were sent to the official kilns... Changhe City was closed, and the locals Everyone is running south!"
Xiong Bonan immediately turned back to look at Zhang Xing, his face full of shock. How could he still not understand what happened now? This is exactly the march route of the troops of the Hejian Camp discussed before - nothing more than to come here, unite the county soldiers, attack from the flanks, and surround Gao Shitong.
I can’t say that there are also those on the Bohai Sea.
Zhang Xing thought for a moment facing the north, sneered, and gave the order: "King of Heaven, the matter is more urgent, but there is no need to think too much. I will go back to prepare for the dispatch of troops now. I will use your legs to go to Gao Tu Zan. If he is still in the manor, kill him first, sign his name, name the Deposed Dragon Gang, and give it as a meeting gift to everyone in Hebei!"
"Okay! How can I sign my name?" In the increasingly fierce north wind, Xiong Bonan put aside all unnecessary thoughts and responded solemnly.
"Just write like this." Zhang Xing sneered, immediately took out the paper, took a charcoal pen and wrote a few random sentences, then handed it to the other party, turned around and left.
How do you say that?
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Wonderful plans usually go wrong from the first step.
With the military discipline of the officers and soldiers, can they be expected to cover their whereabouts and not expose the attack route?
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