@@In early June, four or five days have passed since the big decision to depose the Dragon Gang. In the morning, at the junction of Jiyin County and Dongping County, a medium-sized army stretching for more than a mile was taking advantage of the sun. Wei Xian hurried along the water flowing from Heze. The heavy dew mist and sweat made all the marchers a little irritable. .
As a time traveler, Zhang Xing certainly has not lost the traditional advantages of a time traveler. At the very least, he can always share the joys and sorrows. He personally carried a huge Zhangqiu iron pot, hung it with a vinegar cloth bag and a He piled up wooden spoons and marched on foot with the crowd. The yellow gelding behind him also carried four or five pairs of armor and two bags of salt.
However, the cultivation level is here, and the so-called suffering is just like this. The most suffering is a yellow gelding.
By morning, all the dew and mist quickly dissipated, and there were no clouds overhead. After an argument, the Hebei First Battalion led by Jia Yue, who was accompanying Zhang Xing, gave up resting and gritted his teeth and marched another seven or eight miles. Then we arrived at our destination, Jinxiang County, before noon, and entered a camp next to the woods to rest.
Jinxiang is the southeasternmost county of Jiyin County. Further along the He River, it is Fangyu County, the westernmost of the three counties in Xuzhou, Pengcheng County, and the northwestmost county. Fangyu County, as well as Fengxian County and Peixian County behind it, , Xiao County, are the scheduled battlefields.
"How about the white bear?"
Of course Zhang Xing didn't break a sweat, but he first paid attention to the surrounding warriors. "Can you adapt to the climate here?"
"Replying to the Chief... You are indeed a bit ignorant." Bai Peixiong, sweating profusely, slumped on the ground and just replied wiltingly. "It was too stuffy in the morning and too hot now, but it's just because I'm not good at cultivation. I've really reached the stage of condensation. How could there be so many things?"
"I'm afraid it has nothing to do with practicing or not, it's just a lack of experience." Jia Yue, who walked over from the side, had a few more words for the fellow villager. "As long as you have some outdoor experience, you should know that you should use zhenqi sparingly. In the morning, it is just humid and stuffy, so you can't help but use zhenqi. When it gets really hot, there won't be much zhenqi available..."
Bai Peixiong hesitated to speak.
Da Hong, who was standing next to him, came to laugh: "Jia Yingtou doesn't know, but his job in Beidi is to lead people in Thudao Ridge, and he prides himself on being the best in the wild!"
Jia Yue was speechless.
Thudao Ridge, also called Luandaoling, is said to be another clear evidence of the changes in geography by master practitioners outside of Hongshan, Hanshui and Baidi City. It is also an important evidence that some people believe that the ancestor emperor finally became a dragon and left. .
In other words, on that day, the Ancestral Emperor went on an eastward expedition. When he came to the Central Plains, he encountered the Dongchu Kingdom and the pair of dragons and phoenixes who had reintegrated the remnants of the demon clan. The two sides were in a stalemate. The Ancestral Emperor chose to spread his wings and take Hebei and Beihuang from the north. , the south also tried to enter from Huainan, but was still unable to capture Dongchu, which had the support of two supremes and the control of a pair of peerless prides. In the end, both sides suffered from tuberculosis and seven injuries, and each was exhausted mentally and physically. The emperor himself also chose to return to Hebei with his army. Temporarily cultivate and confront it.
During this period, a landmark thing happened. Qian Yi triggered a major rebellion in Beihuang through diplomacy and bribery. Emperor Zu immediately led his army north to quell the rebellion. Although he suppressed it quickly, he returned to the north of Yanshan Mountain. But he suddenly fell ill. At that time, he knew that his trip north had given Dongchu a chance to breathe. However, he had been fighting for more than ten years, his horse could not unsaddle, and he was already exhausted mentally and physically, but he had missed the last chance. Chances are, it will be difficult to achieve hegemony in this life and repeat the path of the four emperors.
In grief and anger, he threw a knife at Yanshan Mountain, dividing the north and the south.
Of course, according to the description, the mountainous area in the northern part of Yanshan and deep into the northern border is not so much a knife thrown by someone, but more like it was cut by a madman more than a dozen times, so that the cliffs and deep grooves are as crisscrossed as knives.
This is why Thudao Ridge is also called Luandaoling. Because of this, it is difficult to get in and out of there.
Need a professional guide.
Then turning back to the present, a person like Bai Peixiong, who doesn't even know how to save his energy, is actually the wild guide of Luandaoling. It's no wonder that Jia Yue was choked to death.
In desperation, Jia Yue could only turn to Zhang Xing: "Long... Chief, several leaders are waiting for you in front, and Mr. Li is also here."
Zhang Xing nodded, put down the iron pot and wooden spoon, took off the armor from the yellow gelding, and then led the horse forward with the other party.
After walking a few hundred steps, a large group of people came to meet us.
Before they could exchange greetings, Li Shu, the leader, sighed from afar: "Chief Zhang, it's fortunate that we are marching from here. Most of the march is in our hinterland. If we were to walk on a long mountain road, we would not say that we were ambushed, we were just raided, or we were left to wait for work." , I am afraid that the whole army will be annihilated..."
"The situation is indeed too bad. Our estimate of the situation is still insufficient." Zhang Xing nodded, not feeling that the other party was exaggerating or saying anything depressing.
In fact, as long as you look around at the head of Jia Yue's camp, you will know that Zhang Xing and Li Shu are not talking nonsense.
You must know that Jia Yue is the big leader, and he is currently the only big leader among the battalions directly under Zhang Xing. Therefore, his battalion head is definitely the most powerful among the many troops of the Deposed Dragon Gang in terms of troop resources, combat experience, and equipment priority. The front group, in other words, this battalion is one of the most elite battalion leaders of the Dragon Gang.
But even this battalion, after many days of marching in the hot summer, even if it was marching within the core control area, even if it set out as early as possible and late as possible to avoid the scorching sun, it still lost the basic marching order. As soon as it stopped, it was clear that in front of it was In the camp, the troops collapsed in the woods next to the camp. The entire camp head was lying down, completely losing their mobility.
Not to mention, Zhang Xing followed this army from Heze and marched together for two days. He knew very well that the infantry battalion with a strength of 2,500 people came from Hebei, but when it crossed the river, it only gathered less than 2,000 people. , and then during the next four or five days of marching, hundreds of troops were left behind due to the heat. By this time, the actual number of troops arriving was only more than a thousand.
how to say?
Although Zhang Xing did not forget to tell jokes to the people around him when he was marching, and even just now he did not forget to care about and tease his subordinates, but in fact, he had already begun to panic... This panic was not fear of the enemy, but It is the fear of the weather and doubts about the true combat effectiveness of his troops.
War is a thing with too many uncontrollable variables.
Plague, water and fire, people's hearts, equipment, and there is always an opponent in front. You never know which variable among each other suddenly exceeds the critical value, leading to an all-round collapse.
If strength on paper really determines everything, Dongyi should have surrendered to the Wei Dynasty long ago, let alone the common people who rebelled and caused the whole territory to lose control.
What's more, even if we talk about their strength on paper, Zhang Xing also knows to some extent that the troops of the Deposed Dragon Gang cannot be called the best soldiers in the world, especially this time, in order to facilitate the participation in the war, a large number of soldiers who have not experienced the Hebei War have been mobilized. with reorganized troops. On the other side, although the Wei Dynasty has been pulled back, those extremely aggressive warriors from the Eastern Capital may not be unable to play their role in the war.
When the sword comes down, you will not die just because you are a rebel. He will die because he is a helper of the tiger.
"How do you say the most important anti-heat medicine?" These thoughts flashed through Zhang Xing's mind, and he continued to ask questions without stopping for a moment.
"I've tried my best to prepare, but at the moment I still don't estimate enough..." The answer came from Bing Yuanzheng, who had just been transferred to Dongping Prefecture. "However, if we can wait a little longer and buy some pickled sour plums from the folk, it might be better. According to the experience of the past two days, sour plum soup plus herbal tea is the best, and tea is traded in bulk. Yes, after receiving this order, we have purchased them directly from various major markets and entry points. There are two types of sour plums, one is green plum, which is in large quantity and in stock, but difficult to store, and suffers too much loss during transportation; the other is green plum. They are pickled prunes. They are few and scattered among the people, but they are convenient for transporting supplies to the army."
Everyone was stunned for a while, then Wu Jingfeng hugged his arms and sneered: "Who would have thought that pickled prunes would be military supplies, and the most important military supplies?"
"Let's make a note of it today. From now on, the army will have to ration purchases." Zhang Xing answered casually. "If you don't have tea and sour plums, you still have to boil water and add some salt."
"Yes." Bing Yuanzheng agreed immediately.
"How long does it take to harvest the dried plums?" Zhai Qian asked in a loud voice.
"You still have to wait another four or five days to see the effect..." Bing Yuanzheng replied seriously.
"Tea must be paid at par." Zhang Xing's focus has become one more, and it is always slightly deviated from the others. "Don't ruin your reputation."
"Of course it is." Li Shu said next to him
Interface Road. "We still expect these people to continue delivering goods to us."
"Do you want the whole army to rest here for a while? Or simply stay here?" At this moment, Fang Yanlang, the prefect of this county, wiped his sweat and suddenly made a suggestion. "With the army gathering at the border, can they force Sima Zheng to move troops to confront him, right?"
"What if he doesn't move?" Xu Shiying, who had only lowered his head to dissipate a faint vitality of immortality without speaking from the beginning, suddenly raised his head and asked.
"If the troops don't leave the territory, they will consume much less food." Fang Yanlang explained seriously. Obviously, he thought that the other party was worried about the most serious problem of food consumption.
"What if he doesn't move?" Xu Shiying looked indifferent and asked again.
Fang Yanlang was obviously confused.
"Indeed." Zhang Xing had already reacted. "What if he doesn't move? So we still have to keep marching, and we can't stop or show hesitation. We can move slowly, but we must resolutely enter Pengcheng and approach Xuzhou. Only then can we truly force the opponent to return reinforcements and achieve our goal. .”
Everyone reacted when they heard this, so no one objected, but almost everyone looked up at the sun above their heads.
"How many soldiers are on the front line now?" Zhang Xing was silent for a moment, but he still made a decision in his mind and came to ask. "Not only here, but also in Shanxian County on the Bian River in the west."
"Sixteen camps." Li Shu blurted out.
"I'm talking about the number of soldiers and horses." Zhang Xing emphasized.
"It's hard to say..." Li Shu reacted, but he was also a little confused. It was obvious that the attrition of the army was very chaotic.
"I don't know about Shan County, but judging from the food consumption, there should be 16,700 soldiers in the 13 battalions here." Ordinary leader Xu Shiying gave the answer.
Zhang Xingmo did some calculations. Based on the current full strength of a battalion of 2,000 people, the troop occupancy rate actually dropped to almost 60%. However, he soon realized that he might have made a mistake in his calculations, so he asked again: "Arrived How many cavalry battalions are there in the sixteen battalions?"
According to the general strategy of the Second Reorganization of the Hebei Army of the Deposed Dragon Gang, a battalion of infantry has 2,000 soldiers. However, due to the limitations of horses and horses, the number of soldiers and horses in the cavalry battalion is very unstable. The number of light cavalry is 1,700. Each battalion of armored cavalry had 1,200 soldiers, and when it came time to go to the battlefield, the auxiliary troops assigned to them often far exceeded those of the infantry battalions.
"Only one." Xu Shiying answered with a slight eyebrow raise. "Shan Dalang's camp head crossed the river before the decision was made. Shanfu County is his hometown, so he left early."
"How could this be?" Zhang Xing was confused. "When I arrived in Heze, I heard that several cavalry battalions had crossed the river. I thought they would pass through the official road in the middle..."
"It's too hot, and the horses are precious, so I can't bear to part with them, so I walk even slower." At this time, Xu Shiying was basically the only one who answered. "But I estimate that the armored cavalry battalion that traveled last week will arrive tonight, and the other battalions will also arrive within two days."
"That's good." Zhang Xing was silent for a moment and made a decision. "Two days... two days at most, no matter how many battalions there are, as long as Shan County and here can gather 20,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry, we will set off immediately... Then Li Gong will stay here and continue to expand the camp here. It is both a response and a transit. The follow-up troops are gathered together, the supplies are gathered, and they are sent to the front."
"That's all we have to do." Li Shu agreed simply.
This leader did not "obey the chief's order", but Zhang Xing didn't care, and the others didn't mean it either... Without him, the weather was too hot, and the army's condition was too bad.
In this way, Zhang Xing camped in Jinxiang that day, and for the next two days, he basically tried every means to help the soldiers resist the heat and control their hygiene. He took turns bathing in the river, insisted on boiling light salt water, and allowed the troops on duty to use leather armor instead. The cavalry units had more free time to take care of their horses.
Under this situation, the morale of the troops improved slightly, and there were no outbreaks of disease.
But it doesn't make everyone relax a little, because this is the core area controlled by the Dragon Gang, and they have support for marching supplies, and no one knows what problems will arise after entering enemy territory and encountering a battle. Especially because the weather was too hot, it became extremely difficult for scouts to travel and it was impossible to penetrate deeply.
, we can only rely on a few Dan Condensation masters to focus on reconnaissance, which makes the situation of the enemy forces ahead blurred.
However, when the time came on the eighth day of June, as Bai Yousi and Fan Bao's Qingqi battalion arrived, Zhang Xing officially issued the military order to attack.
He personally led ten infantry camps, one armored cavalry camp, and two light cavalry battalions, totaling more than 18,000 people, and continued to flow down the He River. The accompanying generals include Bai Yousi, Wu Jingfeng, Wu Changzai, Niu Da, Jia Yue, Xu Shiying, Zhou Xingfan, Wang Xiongdan, Ding Shengying, Shang Huaien, Fan Bao, Liu Heipuang, Xu Kaitong, Tang Bairen, Ma Wei and Jia Runshi.
At the same time, Shan Tonghai, as a partial division, led four infantry battalions and one armored cavalry battalion, with more than 6,000 troops, starting from Shanfu County in the southwest and marching along the Bian River. The accompanying generals included Liang Jiading, Meng Zhigui, Chang Fu, and Huang Junhan.
Of course, this is just the first move. Most of the troops are not full. The follow-up troops will slowly follow up under the arrangements of Li Shu, Fang Yanlang, Bing Yuanzheng and others.
As for the rest of the Deposed Dragon Gang, they also had their own arrangements. Chen Bin and Yan Qing were left behind in Jiyin City to take charge, while Xie Minghe went south to Huankou with Du Pozhen, and Cui Suchen and Dou Lide were asked to return to Hebei. Jiang Ling, Wei Xuanding, and Xu Shiren even went to Lu County to organize another partial force in a truly strategic sense.
The exception is Xiong Bonan. He is still at the Sikou Pass. His original intention is to be the last in the marching column, but he has to take on the task of gathering the soldiers and auxiliary soldiers who are taking turns to stay at home.
In short, the army was huge, but they still insisted on sending out troops in the hot summer.
After the troops entered enemy territory, Shan Tonghai was hard to say, but Zhang Xing was cautious. The whole army was divided into camps and front lines, without setting up large marching arrays, and only marched twenty miles a day.
But even so, the red background flag with the word "deposed" still successfully arrived at Fang Yu County two days later.
When he heard that the army had arrived, Fang and the two thousand remaining defenders in the city had already evacuated a day earlier. The county magistrate led his officials to open the city and surrender.
"Let me guess, it's Sima Zheng's military order? Asking you to give up voluntarily?" Zhang Xing looked at the county magistrate in front of him and asked seriously. "Aren't you going to hold people accountable afterwards?"
"Yes." The county magistrate trembled and bowed his head. "General Sima has an order. If Zhang Longtou... Chief Zhang arrives in person, the defenders will withdraw early, and the local officials will open the city and surrender. There is no need to consider anything else."
Zhang Xing nodded, without comment, and just asked him to stay, and then he started to stay in the lobby of the county government office.
The generals below looked at each other in confusion. In the end, Zhou Xingfan couldn't bear it anymore - he dreamed of fighting back to Xuzhou, and of course it would be best to fight back to Jiangdu - he stood up and handed over: "Chief! Third brother! Third brother is worried about Fang and the county. Is Pei County too far ahead?"
"It's more than a hundred miles away." Zhang Xing admitted simply. "In the current hot weather, we have to walk for five days... What's even worse is that the logistics line has also been stretched by five days, and the water is much shallower because of the heat. If we go forward, Pei County Jiancheng, Sima Zheng What if they suddenly cross the river and cut us off?"
"But do you want to stop marching for this reason? We obviously want to attack Xuzhou!" Zhou Xingfan came to persuade him seriously.
Wu Jingfeng also turned around: "Chief, don't worry too much... Lord Sanhui, he never said that we felt hot. Sima Zheng's theory of not feeling hot is correct. It is more than a hundred miles away from Pei County. Marching on the road is difficult. Not bad, but what about Sima Zheng and his Xuzhou Army? If he wants to cross the He River to outflank the retreat, if he sets out from Peixian County, he will definitely not be able to escape our scouts. If he rushes back from the east, Teng County is far away from the He River. It’s also seventy or eighty miles away, which is no shorter than our journey.”
"That's not what you said." Zhang Xing shook his head. "After all, we are in enemy territory...and I never said we would not march."
Everyone was surprised, but Zhang Xing looked at Xu Shiying.
The latter had no choice but to go out and ask: "Chief, what do you mean, we have to wait for news about Shan Dajiang's west road? If he takes Feng County, we will have multiple depths behind us, even if Sima Zheng cuts off the He River, it won't matter?" "<
Everyone was stunned.
As the saying goes, when Cao Cao arrived, Jia Runshi suddenly entered and delivered a military report that was almost soaked in sweat.
Zhang Sanlang opened it and took a look. He actually said that the internal servants were ordered to leave Dang County for the purpose.
Shan Tonghai's flanks gathered together, but as soon as the troops arrived at Fengxian City, Fengxian City surrendered, and the defenders also withdrew a day earlier.
Zhang Xing held the letter with only a few lines and read it for a long time without moving. He couldn't understand what was going on. However, only Bai Yousi could see it clearly by squinting behind his back. It was hard to say much.
However, after all, this kind of thing cannot be hidden and there is no need to hide it. Zhang Xing put away the military report, put it aside, and said calmly:
"Feng County has been taken, and there is no need to worry about the way back. Niu Da and Shang Huai'en are stationed in this city, and the rest of the troops have returned to their base camp, preparing to continue their march to Pei County tomorrow."
Everyone had different reactions, but most of them, including Wu Jingfeng, Zhou Xingfan and others, were overjoyed.
As soon as these people left, Bai Yousi got straight to the point: "What was Sanlang thinking just now? Are you worried that Sima Zheng is setting a trap for you? Why do I think your reaction is a little strange?"
"Of course it doesn't look like it." Zhang Xing sighed. "It's impossible for him to set a trap for me... One is that the Langya incident was started by us, which is a sudden chain reaction, and the other is that I became the chief, which is essentially a personal decision I made in a short period of time... Sima There is no reason to predict this in advance and then set a trap for me to exploit, unless King Xiongtian secretly surrenders him."
"That's impossible……"
"Of course it's impossible." Zhang Xingyi said. "I just realized that the evacuation here was so straightforward. The most likely reason is that he was rushing to get there just like me. He had no preparations and could only respond passively, so he really had no choice but to give up the frontline resistance. .”
"Isn't this a good thing?" Bai Yousi asked seriously. "But why are you still a little worried?"
"Because if this is the case, both sides should be very conservative in this battle, and then it will be a battle to see who can't hold on to the situation first and expose their flaws." Zhang Xing responded with a sigh. "And I thought the battle between me and Sima Erlong would be exciting."
Bai Yousi was noncommittal.
In early June, the deposed dragon army easily captured Fangyu County and Fengxian County, and then advanced to Peixian County.
However, due to the long distance between Fangyu County and Peixian County and the hot weather, the troops inevitably moved slowly and conservatively.
On June 13th, in the evening, when the troops marched only more than 20 miles away from Peixian County and were preparing to set up camp, a light armored cavalry unit of about a thousand men suddenly appeared on the other side of He River.
The flag with the word Sima was flying high, which aroused the vigilance of the entire Dragon Army.
To be honest, this came faster than Zhang Xing expected.
After a moment, an obvious master of elixir condensation gently crossed the flood water in the dry season, and then loudly announced: "My great general Sima Zheng, please come to the front of the formation for a while with your old friend!"
"There are too many old friends, which one does he want to see?" Zhang Xing, who had already begun to help dig the camp himself, sat on the pit and responded with a slightly impatient response. 「
The Ningdan officer and general was obviously stunned and immediately turned back to the east bank.
After a while, he crossed the river again and said, "Please Zhang Longtou to come out for a while! He will come across the river to meet you!"
"Let's meet together in the river!" Zhang Xing shouted back immediately. "I'll just take one person with me."
After saying that, he simply stood up, found the yellow gelding, called Wu Jingfeng, and then went directly from a ford to the river. On the opposite side, a horse came out alone and came to the ford under the river, and it turned out to be Sima Zheng.
The three of them stationed their horses in the river where the water level was only up to the war horse's thighs. Sima Zheng looked at Zhang Xing and then at Wu Jingfeng, speechless for a moment.
Wu Jingfeng seemed to want to open his mouth to speak, but in the end he just sighed.
Zhang Xing squinted his eyes, built an arbor with his hands, and looked downstream of the He River. After looking for a while, he turned back and said, "Sima Erlang, do you know that ten days ago, I just became the chief of the Deposed Dragon Gang?"
Sima Zheng smiled and said, "Gong...
But after only saying one word, his expression suddenly changed.
"You made a mistake when you came up." Zhang Xing looked at the other party and said sincerely. "You shouldn't call me Zhang Longtou. The whole truth will be exposed as soon as you shout. You just came back and you didn't even go to see the local magistrate of Peixian County. Are you anxious to stop us? It's too hot. I have the same difficulty as you, but I The army arrived first, you only have a thousand men, Peixian County is
Can't keep it...
Sima Zheng remained silent for a moment, while Wu Jingfeng opened his mouth, but did not dare to interrupt.
After a while, Sima Erlong, who was neatly dressed, finally spoke slowly: "Zhang Sanlang, I have never thought that I can beat you in strategy. It's just that my duty is to do my best in everything... Besides, this time I see you and I really have something important to say."
"Okay, you tell me." In the sparkling water, Zhang Xing released his body-protecting Qi and let the warm river water flow through his legs, as if he didn't care. "
"First of all, it was not me who started this war, but you who pushed the Langya clan too far, which caused dissatisfaction among the people in the county, even those who were left behind by your own deposed Dragon Gang..."
"Prefect, we have changed our names." Zhang Xing interrupted and corrected.
Sima's expression changed again, and then he continued slowly: "I am Xuzhou Fangzhen. Since he asked for help, I can't just sit idly by and ignore him."
"Then what?" Zhang Xing asked. "What do you want first?"
"If we return to Jiyin, the imperial court will not allow anyone to touch Xuzhou." Sima Zheng said seriously. "Go back now. I personally promise not to pursue any further investigation. Let's stop here. Otherwise, when Jiangdu's reinforcements arrive, I may not be able to make the decision. I won't be able to stop just because anyone wants to."
Zhang Xing was silent for a moment.
On the surface, Sima Zheng's words seemed like he was getting an advantage and being good, but in fact it made sense, because for the Deposed Dragon Gang, the biggest taboo at the moment was to fight bad wars and not get rest and development.
It is best for everyone if Xuzhou and the Deposed Dragon Gang maintain peace on their own.
However, Zhang Xing only remained silent for a moment, and without waiting for Wu Jingfeng to say anything, he took the initiative to tell him: "I can retreat, but I have to return Linyi and Li Wenbai's head."
"Are you kidding?" Sima Zheng said helplessly. "Li Wenbai has already gone to Jiangdu, and officials have been sent to Linyi by the imperial court... As the general manager of the Xuzhou camp, how can I hand over a big city like Linyi to people who are rebelling?"
"As the leader of the Deposed Dragon Gang, how can I ignore the rebel generals? How can I allow the violent Wei to invade the territory of the rebels?" Zhang Xing replied slowly. "Do you think our Deposed Dragon Gang is trying to bully the Wei court? Countless officials and generals have surrendered? This is the first rebellious leader of the Deposed Dragon Gang. As for reinforcements from Jiangdu, if they want to fight, then fight , the Deposed Dragon Gang was originally meant to eliminate Bao Wei!"
Things froze, and the three of them stood in the water for a moment. Wu Jingfeng almost thought that the matter was over.
"Well, let's not talk about this matter. There is one more thing. I hope to make a gentleman's agreement with you." Sima Zheng spoke again. "Both armies should abide by military discipline and commit no crimes. They should try not to plunder, let alone massacre cities and surrender... What conditions do you have, just say it?"
Chief Zhang immediately shook his head: "There are no conditions for this. I won't agree to it anyway."
Sima Zheng was stunned on the spot, even Wu Jingfeng was stunned. also
But soon, Zhang Xing gave his answer:
"The reason couldn't be simpler. We, the Deposed Dragon Gang, are the leaders of the world's rebels and save the people from fire and water. We are different from the violent Wei. So whether you, Sima Zheng, come to say it or not, or whether you started the war yourself, we will say it later. Qiu did not commit any crime, did not loot, did not massacre the city, and we also have our own disciplines. The surrendered troops must be killed according to their actions. On the other hand, if you act violently against the Wei officers and soldiers, you are only doing it to accumulate virtue for yourself. If you can Qiu Wuwu If you commit a crime, we will only draw one out of ten. If the looting is excessive, we will draw one out of two or three. If you still kill and surrender, we will draw one out... Where is your turn to come here and act like a master? Xuzhou is not yours, nor is it. It does not belong to the Sima family, nor does it belong to the Wei Cao family, but Xuzhou belongs to Xuzhou people!"
Sima Zheng was stunned for a long time and could only respond: "That's good."
"Do you have anything else to say?" Zhang Xing asked back.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Sima Zheng also asked.
"Yes." Zhang Xing raised his voice and said. "There is no justice in attacking the Wei Dynasty. Anyone who acts as his accomplice will die unjustly."
After saying this, Zhang Xing was about to rein in his horse and return to the west bank.
Wu Jingfeng saved a few words before he came, but he swallowed them all at this time. He just kept silent and asked
Then he beat his horse and turned back.
Sima Zheng looked at the other party behind his back and suddenly asked: "If this is the case, Zhang Sanlang, if it is according to what you said, I will fulfill my duties, protect the people and protect the environment, comfort the innocent, honor my parents, be loyal to the country, and work hard to live up to anyone." Was it all in vain?"
"No." Zhang Xing turned around and answered. "Good things are always good, but that doesn't mean you deserve to die if you do bad things... However, according to your thoughts, we think bad things are good even if they are unspeakable in your eyes? So, To us, someone deserves to die without regret, but to you, it is just the right thing to die without regret."
Sima Zheng suddenly felt lost.
Zhang Xing went ashore and looked back. He saw the horse still standing in the shoal, but he didn't pay any attention to it.
The next day, the army of the Deposed Dragon Gang arrived at the foot of Peixian County. The defenders and officials in the city had already retreated overnight, and the remaining few local officials came to the city to surrender.
The supply line of the Deposed Dragon Army was indeed stretched.
But further ahead, there are Liu County and Xiao County, which belong to the gateway of Xuzhou, but they are unlikely to give up so simply.
In fact, on June 15th, Shan Tonghai failed to attack the city in Xiao County, and the scouts of the Qian Long Gang also brought news that troops from the Xuzhou camp were gathering here in Xuzhou.
However, as the sour plums were delivered to the front line, the Dragon Gang's own troops also began to replenish their ranks. 「
Heavy troops from both sides gradually gathered in the triangle area of Bianshui and Heshui.
The military confrontation that the coaches of both sides hated the most seemed inevitable due to the heavy troops and the heat that was really unsuitable for a decisive battle.
PS: Happy Lantern Festival.
