War is not started just because you want to.
The dispatch of the army, the supplement of logistics, the attack route and the distribution of troops are all troublesome, especially in the summer when the weather is extremely hot... Because of the hot weather, many troops have one-third to one-half It is also because of the hot weather that we must prepare summer vacation medicine. When a large number of auxiliary soldiers, civilians, and materials are mobilized for the war, it will inevitably affect the ongoing drought relief operations.
Not to mention that old topic - food.
When troops and horses move, food and grass go first. It has been two years of tight conditions. If there is another fight and the drought is delayed again, I don't know what the next year will be like.
And this is the so-called testing time.
In fact, as soon as the resolution was dismissed and returned to the city, the generals and generals leading the army, the prefects of various counties, and the new general managers and branch managers quickly fell into disputes over related issues. As local officials, several of the prefects had directly opposed the war before, but the leading generals couldn't wait, and the general managers and branch managers were responsible for coordination, and they even made trouble.
After a while, they couldn't help but start making noise.
Zhang Xing did not go to cool down these people. He talked with Li Shu, Wei Xuanding, Xiong Bonan, Bai Yousi, and Wang Zhuo in a side courtyard of the county mansion.
"Are you sure?" Zhang Xing, who was sitting in the corridor, said a question, but his expression and tone were calm.
"Nine times out of ten." Wang Zhuo, the initiator of this small discussion, stood aside and answered calmly. It was he who found his new boss Li Shu and came to see Zhang Xing together, but the other three happened to be here as well. at. "I heard that too."
"If this is the case, this battle will be even more troublesome." Wei Xuanding, who was sitting at the stone table under the shade of the courtyard, frowned slightly. "Did King Xiongtian and Chief Bai notice anything in Langya before?"
"No, but it is." Xiong Bonan next to him responded with a serious face. "No, I feel the same as before when I start. I am definitely no match for him alone, but with the big white leader, I can advance and retreat calmly... And I said yes, but after thinking about it carefully, I have already The mastery of visualization is not the same as the battle in Lishan. With such a pair, he has at least reached this level. And if he really reaches the threshold of the master in one step, he can already project the visual objects outside like Xue Changxiong. It was taken out, but there was no need to show it at the time. That is normal, and we didn't know about it."
Bai Yousi held the sword and said nothing.
"That should be it." Wei Xuanding nodded immediately.
"That's troublesome." Xiong Bonan stood up, obviously getting anxious. "I am not trying to increase the prestige of others for no reason, but as the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Fighting between practitioners is no different from fighting on the street. There will be an obvious winner or loser, and there will be someone who is particularly powerful. Every time I can win. According to what I have seen in my life, in this kind of fight, two people in the same realm cannot be compared with common sense. One is Big Leader Bai and the other is Sima Zheng. Not to mention that Sima Zheng is now advanced. Half a step forward?"
"I am indeed no match for him." Bai Yousi, who was leaning against the pillar in the corridor, said calmly. "It has always been like this. He is always a year or two behind him in the level of cultivation, and he is always one point behind him in competitions at the same level." At this point, Bai Yousi paused for a moment before continuing. "However, there is no need to worry about him. Even if he has reached the threshold of a master like Xue Changxiong, he will not be able to erect a tower in time. Without erecting a tower, the basic shackles of realm and the superposition of true energy cannot be broken."
"That's right." Li Shu also responded seriously. "As long as he doesn't set up a tower, he is the true master. Can't we form a large formation to meet him? We have six or seven ready-made elixirs, as well as King Xiongtian and Sisi, so how can we be afraid of him?"
Zhang Xing remained silent.
However, Wei Xuanding thought about it and answered seriously: "In that case, this battle must still be fought."
"That's the reason. This battle must be fought." Li Shu couldn't wait. Obviously, with the internal personnel issues settled, he now had no reason to oppose this battle, both public and private.
Wang Zhuo was silent for a moment, then looked around seriously and said: "Chief, the two leaders, the two big leaders Xiongbai, you guys have your considerations, and some things are definitely better than mine.
The knife is clear, but I still have to say that I have my reasons for giving up just now, including taking the initiative to talk to you now...I am not saying whether I should fight, but I am worried about Sima Ruozhi. Grandmaster, he then used the help of his family to call reinforcements and assistants from Jiangdu. There was no breakthrough in this battle, and it dragged on in the end, causing both sides to waste money, food and manpower, and the battle ended in a mess. "
Li Shu then asked for words.
At this time, Zhang Xing, who was sitting at Bai Yousi's feet with his arms in his arms, said, "Actually, I am also worried about this." Everyone except Bai Yousi was startled, and then came to look.
"The reason why I am anxious to serve as chief is largely because of three things. The corruption here in Henan, the chaos in Huaixi, and the drought that has appeared in both the north and the south... The first thing It requires internal authority, the second thing requires further control of the Huaiyou League, and the third thing requires everything, but war with Xuzhou is not among them." Zhang Xing spoke seriously in the corridor. "If it really turns out to be a bad war, the first two things will be delayed, and the third thing will be greatly affected. "
"But there are urgent matters." Li Shu stood up and reiterated. "We did not initiate this war. We have to respond. If we do not respond, there will be trouble in the future... Chief Zhang also said in the resolution just now that the reason why our Dragon Gang can succeed is In essence, we rely on the word unity, so we can gather small streams into rivers. On the other hand, now that a leader has emerged, and a few cities are still behind to surrender to the Wei Dynasty, it is actually another kind of small stream... .But it is just a trickle on the embankment. If you don't care, it will become a river! This is affecting the lifeblood of our Deposed Dragon Gang!"
"Yes, we must not let people have the illusion that deposing the Dragon Gang can lead to rebellion today." Zhang Xing replied in a deep voice. "This battle must be fought...but we must discuss clearly here, for what purpose?" Because you have to stop as soon as you see fit, and you have to do it quickly. "
"Victory in one battle, then take back Linyi City and kill Li Wenbai?" Wei Xuanding imitated Zhang Xing and asked seriously, then immediately changed his mind. "No, Li Wenbai is a big living person. Seeing our momentum, he directly asked to leave Huaibei and go to Jiangdu? So he wants to win in one battle and take back Linyi?"
"That's the truth, but the current situation is that winning a battle and seizing the city may not be that easy." Zhang Xing was magnanimous. "Especially Sima Zheng also has to deal with this battle, and Xuzhou can easily get real strong support with its back to the river. As for taking back Linyi, I can honestly say that the mountainous areas of Lujun and Langya are not suitable for large troops to advance. , our military superiority cannot be used, but there is a vast plain in Linyi, which is convenient for support. If we really go there, maybe we will be caught by a fighter plane and have our teeth pulled out? "
"This..." Wei Xuanding started to panic. "You're not really going to have a confrontation and come back, are you?"
Li Shu and others also fell into silence with serious faces. Although Zhang Xing, the new chief, had lost a lot of prestige by stepping down this time, no one could escape if the battle was really going to be lost or turned into a bad result.
The human mentality is so strange.
"What's the point? Are we only allowed to win and not lose?" Zhang Xing is still magnanimous. "It can only be said that you have to be mentally prepared and do your best. You can't underestimate the world just because you have won a few battles. That's it. Even if you look down on the people in the world, you don't dare to look down on Sima Erlong. "
"That said." Li Shu asked seriously. "Does Chief Zhang have any concerns?" "
"It's still a little bit, but not much." Zhang Xing answered seriously. "What I mean is that we must first take advantage of the strength of our troops, so we must change the battlefield and divide our troops... The main force will go from Jiyin along the He River and Bian River to the main formation of Xuzhou, which is Pengcheng in Pengcheng County (that is, Xuzhou) Sending troops... gave Sima Zhengtian the courage to abandon Xuzhou. He would definitely turn back and confront us in the abundant Xiaofang counties between Bian and He. At this time, if we had separated early A troop of troops is hiding in Lu County, why not try to raid Linyi?"
"It works!" Li Shu directly raised his palm. "If you attack it, you will save it. If you can lure the tiger away from the mountain...it is feasible." "
"It's just feasible." Zhang Xing's expression remained unchanged. "A hasty solution is better than nothing."
"That's the truth." Wei Xuanding breathed a sigh of relief. "I think there is a way that is good enough... After all, in this case, we
It happened suddenly, why didn't they? "
"That's true." Xiong Bonan also cheered up slightly. "Things must have started suddenly because we found out that the powerful people in Langya were flirting with Xuzhou, and then I started to relocate these families. After relocation, I pushed them into a hurry and did this... .. From our side, we didn’t expect that Li Wenbai’s guy actually surrendered. From Xuzhou’s side, the whole thing was sudden, so they must have been unprepared! The key is who is responsible for the partial division? Where is the partial division? , if it’s less, it may not be possible, if it’s too much, people will easily find out from Xuzhou.”
Zhang Xing turned to look at Bai Yousi standing beside him: "Who does Mr. Bai think is suitable?"
"I'm not suitable." Bai Yousi replied immediately. "It's too obvious, even King Xiongtian can't do it. I think it should be Xu Shiren and Mang Jingang who will bring one or two alchemy masters... Leader Xu is originally from Lujun. He used to take turns at home and left Lujun." , but deliberately; Mang Kingang was information that Sima Erlong didn't know, which was enough to make him unexpected. "
"That makes sense." Zhang Xing nodded. "Xu Shiren is the head coach of the partial division, but whether Mang Kingang is willing to come is another matter. We need to talk to him... Do you have anything else to add? "
In the corridor and courtyard, several people looked at each other and said nothing.
"In that case, don't delay." Zhang Xing glanced at several people and ordered them one by one. "King Xiongtian is going to suppress the situation now. He wants them to stop having unnecessary quarrels and make a plan quickly. He cannot wait for the soldiers and horses from Hebei to cross the river without knowing which battalion is going where... For details, please contact Xu Shiying and Ma Wei, tell them the plan to divide the troops and come up with a general plan immediately!"
Xiong Bonan nodded immediately.
"Li Gong will go to the mobilization area now. No matter how specific battalions are allocated, the general direction of sending troops from Jiyin cannot be escaped. Materials, civilians, soldiers and horses must be processed immediately. Military stations must be set up along the He River or Bianshui is convenient for large troops to march." Zhang Xing gave this order, and it was indeed a direct order. "The same is true for Wei Gong, but you can wait a moment and wait until the military plan is roughed out before going to Lu County to make an explanation. But Chief Chai must go back now and go to Jibei first to support the camp in Hebei."
Li Shu was obviously startled, but he nodded his head, while Wei Xuanding even nodded.
"Also, Mr. Wang, you still have to work hard to get back and forth in Huaixi. You can go find Du Po Zhen now, but you have to come back later. I want to talk to Mang King Kong first." Zhang Xing ordered. "You can first go to Du Po Zhen to get to the bottom of it. Huaixi must send troops, and they are not just random soldiers. I want to see Kan Leng lead his 10,000 Taibao troops to fight! This is the bottom line!"
When everyone heard this, they knew that this battle had been decided at the highest level, so they no longer hesitated and were ready to turn around and do things.
At this moment, Wang Zhuo suddenly raised his hands and formally saluted: "I obey the chief military order!"
The rest of the people reacted and were obviously startled. Among them, Wei Xuanding and Xiong Bonan were the first to react. They also drew the gourd into a gourd and saluted seriously: "I obey the chief military order."
Li Shu felt embarrassed for a moment, but it was only for a moment, and then he handed it over and said, "I will obey the chief's military order."
Zhang Xing stood up and walked out of the corridor, only to give him the same hand in the courtyard: "The big thing has not yet been accomplished, you still have to work hard!" Seeing this, the four people had different thoughts and left.
As the four of them left, Bai Yousi stood up and walked down behind him: "Sanlang, do I have any other military orders? Or do you want me to accompany the main army formation?"
"Mang Jingang needs you to be here so that I can meet you. There are some things that I need you to weigh." Zhang Xing turned around and smiled. "This is the military order." Bai Yousi nodded immediately.
Zhang Xing also immediately waved his hand and called Jia Runshi who was guarding the door of the side courtyard.
"Chief." Jia Runshi went home to rest for more than half a month. He arrived with his father Jia Wugen for this trip, and he couldn't help but look radiant. "What are your orders? Are you going to look for Mang King Kong?"
"We are going to look for him, but we have to go there first to find Jia Yue, and then ask Jia Yue to take you to find Bai Peixiong and the others, and then together we can find Mang King Kong, Thin King Kong, and Fat King Kong together." Zhang Xing arranged this. .
Jia Runshi was stunned for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses: "Are you going to find some people from the North, and then some King Kong?"
right. "
Xiao Jia no longer hesitated, immediately read the order again, and left in a hurry.
Before the people left, Bai Yousi, who had moved to the stone table, laughed: "If we were in Hebei, we would have to call the fortune teller and the one holding the mirror together, right? In Jiangdong, we might as well borrow a real one." Can you shine a light on the fire cult’s real brazier?”
"That's what I mean." Before Bai Yousi was alone, Zhang Xing rarely relaxed and sat down. "I want to try mixing salt and sugar together when eating a bowl of tofu pudding, let alone these two?"
As he spoke, Zhang Xing raised his head to look to the north and west, but as soon as he turned his head, his eyes were caught by the bright sun behind the pergola, and he stopped thinking about it.
Unless some supreme being is willing to come down and talk to him in detail, who can explain clearly to him the grievances and grievances of the three radiances and four emperors plus dozens of real dragons and dozens of gods?
Even today, it was just a matter of fun, and in essence we still wanted to talk about business.
After a while, Jia Runshi did things quickly and brought the two groups over... Of course, formally speaking, Jia Yue and Bai Peixiong were the executors, Fat King Kong was the middleman, and Mang King Kong and Thin King Kong were the ones Invitees.
When they arrived, the two sides exchanged some pleasantries. It was obvious that the two Vajras were pregnant with something strange, so they both sat down cautiously and then said nothing.
"Brother Mang, Brother Pang should have already told you, but I'd better try my best to speak frankly." Zhang Xing spoke sincerely. "The rebel army needs the help of you and the other Vajras to eliminate the violent Wei."
Mang Kingang was a little confused: "Help?" "Hey."
"cause?"
"Hey." Zhang Xing became more sincere. "Sima Erlong may have become the Grand Master... We need someone to support us... You see, everyone is trying to eliminate the violent Wei, and for the sake of righteousness, can we bring the thirteen King Kong together?" Together? Doesn’t it mean that the thirteen White Emperor Temple Gate Breaking Vajras joining forces are enough to fight against the Grandmaster?”
Bai Yousi suddenly realized that this was the reason why Zhang Xing hesitated in the partial division plan just now. The expressionless Jia Yue and Bai Peixiong who looked at the bald heads curiously reacted immediately.
Mang Jingang also suddenly understood: "I see, but Chief Zhang, this is not my rejection, it's the brothers who each have their own opinions and thoughts. You told the fat man before, and the fat man also told us, and some of them felt that, You can come and have a look, and they have all come. There are seven in the city now, and three or four more can be called at any time. But there are also a few, such as Xiaobai in Jiangxi now, who feel that you are a tyrant and sooner or later you will be here. He did bad things, and this time he was exposed in his eagerness to become the chief, and he even asked us to go to the True Fire Sect...so he was reluctant to come."
Zhang Xing knew why the other party called him Mang King Kong... Of course, he might also be pretending.
But this did not delay him and continued to ask: "So, you thirteen Vajras broke out of Baidi Temple and joined various rebel armies. Is it to eliminate the violent Wei, or to promote Baidi's great way? Or maybe Are you simply trying to punish evil and promote good, and are you at odds with the imperial court?"
"The thirteen people all had different ideas. When they first came out of the meditation, they had nothing to do in the meditation. They just happened to learn the formation, so they broke into the mountain gate together. They wanted to go out to drink and eat meat for fun." Shake his head. "As for the fact that they all joined the rebel army, almost everyone is different. Fatty and Xiaobai are the ones who think too much. They always think about making the world unified and making the world better than any other dynasty. Just like us. I felt that the Wei court was indifferent to human affairs, and after hearing some words in the temple before, I knew that the world was going to change drastically, so I participated in the rebellion without hesitation... There are a few others who are simply For the sake of loyalty, all the brothers joined the rebel army, and they were willing to help... But Shouzi, who wanted to do something in his career, fell in love with Du Po Zhen. "
Zhang Xing glanced at Fat King Kong who was obviously proud of himself and Skinny King Kong who looked helpless, but continued to ask: "Then let me say more... I'm not saying that Bai Di's slaying of a river is like slaying a dragon. Do you want to watch it? When you break out of Baidi Temple, are you not afraid of what Baidi will say? Or are you already there?"
Jia Yue obviously narrowed his eyes and stared at Mang King Kong, while Bai Peixiong was similar to Bai Yousi and Jia Runshi. He seemed to be just curious. It seemed that the latter really just ran out to get in.
What a slut, it has nothing to do with Jia Yue and his messy affairs.
Mang Kingang glanced at Jia Yue, and squirmed in his seat uneasily: "If the White Emperor really wants to arrange something, he would never imitate the Black Emperor in doing this... I am really being fooled." It’s been arranged, but I don’t know.”
Zhang Xing was stunned.
On the contrary, Fat King Kong looked a little uneasy, and pressed the opponent's shoulder seriously from behind to remind him: "Brother, that is Master Baidi's misfortune."
"Yes, yes, it's invisible." Mang Kingang quickly nodded perfunctorily.
Fat Kingang glanced at Jia Yue again. Of course he knew what was going on with his former boss, and added: "Master Heidi is so simple and magnanimous!"
Jia Yue said nothing.
"So," Zhang Xing suppressed his desire to complain and asked seriously. "Brother Mang, do you want to help or not? The war is about to start. I really don't have time to prove anything with a few of you... You see, I will persuade Du Longtou to send troops later. He must send 10,000 Taibao troops. Otherwise, other people in the gang will doubt him; they will also have to listen to the military plan over there and decide how to send troops... You can also think of it, Sima Erlong is there, and whether you agree or not, it actually matters. How many troops should we send, and how! I don’t think Sima Zheng would be stupid enough not to send spies here. You and your thirteen brothers are the biggest variable in terms of combat power in this battle."
Mang Kingang also became serious: "Then I will not delay the chief's business, and I will give you the right words now... I am naturally willing to serve the chief, and it is not impossible for the thirteen brothers to gather together to serve the chief... .... When we left Baidi Temple and parted ways in Baidi City, all brothers thought of the kindness we had grown up together since we were young. In addition, since I was the eldest, he actually gave me three jade talismans, saying that it was No matter how difficult or outrageous it is, as long as I drop a jade talisman, you are willing to listen to my instructions and come together to fight for your life."
"This is too precious." Zhang Xing suddenly realized and responded with a smile.
"It's not precious." Mang King Kong answered frankly. "I was chased after breaking into the Black Tower that day, and I was defeated at Wu Dalang's place. I wanted to use it... but I either didn't have the chance to use it, or I dragged it past... Chief Zhang, please do me a favor. , I am willing to use it once for you. "
"Brother Mang, come on." Zhang Xing was in a very good mood. Talking to these people was really much more comfortable than dealing with Du Pozhen, Xu Shiying, and Cheng Zhili.
"This chief...I feel uncomfortable. The main reason is that the soldiers that day were left by Wu Dalang. Many of them are his generals. I am willing to replace him with him, but looking at today's posture, I am afraid that you, the chief, will not be able to make sense here." It’s gone, and there’s no way to really change it…”
"I understand." Zhang Xing nodded immediately. "For this troop dispatch, I will go and tell Wu Dalang on the way. Tell him clearly your thoughts and ask him if he is willing to serve as the general manager? If he is willing, I will never stop him."
"That's good!" Mang Kingang was relieved. "It's a deal, you give the orders, do you want us to follow the chief's army?!" Fat King Kong and Thin King Kong were obviously relieved.
"No need." Zhang Xing also relaxed, but inexplicably glanced at Bai Yousi, who was talking less and less, and then continued talking. "I want you Thirteen King Kongs to set off with the partial troops. You go and call the people first, and then leave after gathering...Also, this is not a personal exchange, but to say that everyone is working for the great cause of overthrowing Wei Wei. Cause, I ask you to deal with the imperial master in the same way, and in order to prevent the rebels from revolting, you took the initiative to give up the Ruyang manager. It is also the same. Don't underestimate yourself... We all have righteous thoughts."
"Is that so?" Mang Kingang thought for a moment and looked to the left and right behind him for confirmation.
Fat King Kong on the left rear immediately nodded, while Bai Peixiong on the right rear was stunned for a moment, but he could only nod his head even though he had no choice but to do so.
PS: The title is wrong, it’s too late to change it! ! !
