"In short, if a person lives in this world without literacy, he is a blind man with his eyes open; if he does not build a foundation, he is an egg that cannot break the shell.
"Don't feel poor. Literacy and foundation building are useless. The poorer you are, the more you need to be literate and build foundation, because only in this way can you not be so poor in the future. You see, most of us in the Deposed Dragon Gang are poor. Why can we defeat Bao Wei? Drive him away? Can he take care of his own business after being driven away? Doesn’t it just depend on his cultivation and literacy?
"So, since everyone is here, just stay here and learn foundation building and literacy from the teacher.
"I saw that many children bring dates, wild vegetables and old rice as dry food. It's quite good. It's a good thing that they know how to save money for their families at such a young age. But for today's first meal, I asked everyone here in Jiangling County to treat it. Eat, eat new noodles... After you finish eating, you will learn foundation building again in the afternoon. This time you will be taught by Youzhou's first-rate hero, General Zhang Gongshen and Zhang!
"Finally, I hope everyone will study hard and make progress every day!"
After finishing the hasty remarks, the extremely busy Chief Zhang walked down directly, shook hands with Zhang Gongshen, who had been arrested, and chatted for a few words before turning around and leaving. Xu Shiying and Ma Wei, who had been waiting here early, plus Jia Runshi and a group of personal guards, immediately came forward and escorted the chief of the Deposed Dragon Gang to leave the small camp south of Jiangling City in a hurry, but did not enter the city. , but went straight to a large camp in the east of the city, because the reorganization of officers and practitioners was being carried out there. From today on, he will probably be stationed here until the forty-day rotation of officer training and reorganization is completed. .
However, when they led Jia Runshi and others to the military camp, what they encountered was that in addition to the first batch of relevant military leaders such as Wang Shuyong, Dou Lide, Jia Yue, and Zhai Qian, Chen Bin and Xie Minghe were also there. here.
Zhang Xing couldn't help but be surprised.
"Chief, something big happened in Jiangnan." Chen Bin stepped in and spoke before Xie Minghe spoke. "We dare not not come to you immediately to make a report."
"In this season, how can anything be considered a big deal?" Chief Zhang said with a wry smile. “Things are happening everywhere.”
There was no rebuttal from the people around him.
Chen Bin didn't either, but he still sighed, and then said roughly: "That Liang Gong Xiao Hui gathered soldiers and horses from several counties in Jiangxi, and gathered heroes and masters from the entire Jiangnan, with the leader of the True Fire Sect, Cao Shiyu, as his leader. When the Generalissimo said he was going to conquer Jiujiang, he obviously wanted to first get rid of Tu Wan Chang Lun and his subordinates who had the greatest influence on him."
As soon as these words came out, all the generals around him were awe-inspiring.
Nothing else, because most people immediately realized the practical feasibility and necessity of this war from a military perspective.
Why attack Jiujiang?
Because Xiao Hui's power is distributed in Hunan, Jiangxi, and Jiangdong, and the core areas of himself and the True Fire Sect are actually in Jiangxi. At this time, getting rid of Jiujiang, which is located above Jiangxi, will not only expand Jiangxi, but also It can connect to the river and communicate properly with the upper reaches.
This is necessary.
Secondly, the reason why Tu Wan Chang Lun has been fighting in Jiangxi and is invincible on the frontal battlefield mainly relies on two points. One is that he is a rare veteran master; the other is that his troops are the proven Guanlong Tun military. But now, the leader of the True Fire Sect has brought almost all the masters from Jiangnan to attack. The masters and masters may no longer be stable, and may even fall into a disadvantage. In comparison, the Guanlong Tun Army has been exhausted in the past few years. To the extreme, all the energy is gone.
This is especially true when there is a high probability that Jiangdu will not send reinforcements.
This is doable.
"Is Jiangdu really not going to support it?" After listening to the surrounding discussions, Zhai Qian, who lacked knowledge about such things, found it unbelievable. "The emperor just let one of his four masters besieged? Sima Zheng even knew that he would kill his uncle to win people's hearts!"
"There is also news in Jiangdu, but it happened last month. It's just not military information, so it's not mentioned." Xie Minghe twisted his beard and sneered. "It's about the autumn harvest period last month. One of the servants got Sima Huada's guarantee and was instigated by a large group of people to report to the emperor, saying that Jiangdong and Jiangxi were completely rebelled. There was no money and food, and Danyang Palace could not be repaired. ...and then he didn't even say anything about returning to Dongdu. The saint became furious and said that he didn't want to hear some news that made him unhappy now. Anyone who made him unhappy for a moment would be unhappy for the rest of his life. ...The result was that the noble waiter was pulled out and hacked to death on the spot. It is said that Sima Jinda did it himself."
"I finally said this." Zhang Xing laughed.
"If you put it this way, wouldn't it mean that the Sima family has been 'authorized' to isolate the inside and outside?" Xu Shiying couldn't help but sneer.
"That's ridiculous." Zhai Qian couldn't bear to listen.
"If you put it this way... then isn't Xiao Hui really a person? Can he really make things happen?" Dou Lide couldn't help but become anxious. "With such foresight and decisiveness, he defeated Jiujiang, cut off thousands of arguments, and captured Jiangxi. His reputation will surely rise."
"That's probably the truth!" Xie Minghe smiled half-heartedly. "But there are still Yu Jiuluo, maybe they can save one..."
"Isn't Yujiluo at odds with Tuwanchang? The two families were in quarrel because of the previous bandit suppression and rescue incident." Dou Lide asked quickly.
At this moment, Chen Bin came directly to Zhang Xing and said: "Chief, in fact, Xiao Hui is nothing to worry about... Although he did not become king, he issued a proclamation before he entered Jiujiang, specifically to carry out the chief. , said that the chief was asked to "regulate both sides of the river", he himself "swept the north and south of the river", and used the "Huaihe River as the boundary"; he also said that the chief was asked to "enter the eastern capital", he took the "jiangdu" by himself, and "quenched" the Wei Dynasty , and also said that 'the one who breaks the capital first will be the king, and the one who breaks it later will be the king'... They are full of petty ambitions, fearing that the Dragon Gang will interfere with Jianghuai, and all they see is the territory of the former Southern Dynasties. Even if we came here, it was because of him It’s because I specially sent the message here.”
Everyone laughed, but Dou Lide was a little embarrassed, because Chen Bin was obviously showing off. All I can say is that the previous incident is not something that can just be said to be in the past, especially Chen Bin, who is obviously a petty person, and the rift between the two parties is already very clear.
This gave him a severe sense of crisis.
"In the end, I came back to becoming the king." Like everyone else, Zhang Xing didn't seem to notice Dou Lide's embarrassment and just laughed. "Then what should we do? Ignore him?"
"What else can be done?" Chen Bin shook his head. "Such words and even a few words will make the chief lose his identity and lose his face..."
"But we can't stop the people below from spreading rumors." Xie Minghe reminded quietly. "And this kind of thing is easy to spread. Also, in any case, Xiao Hui's aggressive move into Jiujiang is just the beginning of the autumn, and there will be ripples soon. Be careful that Huainan, Huaixi, and even the east will be affected. ...That’s why we came to talk to the chief specifically.”
Zhang Xing hesitated to speak, and finally had nothing to say.
Next, the two of them returned to the city after delivering the news, and Zhang Xingze and the other leaders entered the camp. Xiong Bonan was not there, so it was still Chief Zhang himself who gave the speech, but he took the stage to speak again before the official reorganization training exercise. "Our cause is just and our future is bright, but the road is destined to be tortuous" and the like.
I don’t know whether the people below believe it or not, but anyway, everyone is now used to these statements.
It was Xu Shiying, standing under the general platform, looking at Zhang Xing scolding Fang Qiu there, thinking about what he had said to a group of confused teenagers in the small military camp, and feeling a little weird and scared in his heart... …He himself does not believe these words, and he believes that among these officers, there are many who do not believe it, but there must be some who believe it, and those who do not believe it must be the same as him, not believing it at all Neither dared to reveal it.
Because no one can resist the fact that Chief Zhang always wins after saying these words, as if he is constantly verifying these words.
I remember back then, before the Battle of Lishan, it was raining. This man stepped on a pile of already soaked firewood and easily jumped onto the low roof of a farmer's house on the edge of the village. Then he said something to the lifeless army, " "Everyone is destined to die"... Then, if an ordinary military or grassroots officer saw this scene with his own eyes at that time and survived after the war, how could he dare to ask, how could he not believe it?
Even among the well-informed leaders, no matter whether they were civil or military, who would not be afraid of this ability to incite people's hearts?
Of course, Xu Shiying believes that the real test of the chief's words is coming soon.
The collapse of the world has reached a certain level, and it is impossible for humans to control the situation. He wants to know, when that time comes, will the chief himself insist on saying these words, and continue to be as consistent as possible?
Not to mention Xu Shiying's thoughts.
It was only said that it had only been two days, and Chief Zhang had just shaken hands with the first batch of officers and practitioners, when a secret message that only he himself could open arrived on Pegasus. It was Du. A military plan jointly signed by Po Zhen and Li Shu.
The content of the secret message was very simple. Du Pozhen proposed that he wanted to pacify the government troops and bandits in the six counties of Huaixi according to the plan, and gather and reorganize the rebel army. But before that, he had to go upstream of Ru River to ensure that he The safety of Xinxingtai hangs on the city.
I hope Zhang Xing will allow it and suggest Li Shu to assist.
Li Shu then went further and proposed a plan to capture the southern half of Liang County in order to simultaneously respond to Du Po's formation and attack Cao Wang of Liang County and Zhao Tuo of Huaiyang County, forcing them to completely reveal their cards.
Zhang Xing thought about this again and again.
To be honest, his original intention was that it was better to be still than to move now, and he had to consider food... The results of the autumn harvest and autumn tax were there. On average, they were more than 70% of the normal year. What kind of war should be fought at this time?
Wouldn’t it be nice to save more food to recharge your batteries?
However, you must first admit that no matter what military and political commander you give, you must respect their authority; secondly, one thing that cannot be refuted is that whether it is Du Pozhen or Li Shu, their plan itself is not very It's a big problem, and the plan is controlled within and between the two platforms, without requiring additional resources.
Even further discussion, shouldn't Du Po Formation stabilize its base camp?
Shouldn't Li Shu help Du break the formation?
Shouldn't Zhao Tuo be beaten?
More importantly, Li Shu clearly pointed out in the letter that he had no intention of taking the initiative to launch a large-scale attack on Kinki. However, as the situation develops, whether the imperial power in the Eastern Capital can maintain power over Kinki or not, it is necessary to put on a posture. Go test it out. And if Cao Wang and Zhao Tuo can be forced to openly raise armies and call themselves rebels, it will not only explain the problem in itself, but also avoid risks, making these two people the target of testing Emperor Cao's anger.
That makes sense.
Zhang Xing could not think of a reason to refute. In fact, when he realized his entanglement in the military camp in the west of the city, he quickly reacted. At this time, if there is entanglement, it itself explains the problem.
In other words, he has long been vaguely aware of a possibility, that is, as the situation worsens in all aspects, it is impossible for the Deposed Dragon Gang to be alone. It should actively adjust its mentality and transform from avoiding war to avoiding large-scale war.
So, after discussing with several general managers in charge of the military camp and the big leaders of the activities in the military camp, he decided to accept Li Shu and Du Po Zhen's plan, but he asked them to pay attention to the scale of the battle and ensure military food reserves.
Then, he continued to return to his military camp, feeling like he was hiding in the military camp to become one, regardless of spring, summer, autumn and winter.
In this way, in early September, Liang Gong Xiao Hui gathered the best of the rebels in Jiangnan and officially launched the Battle of Jiujiang.
This battle, because of Xiao's rapid rise and its positional sensitivity, immediately attracted the attention of the world. And the phrase "whoever breaks the capital first will be king" is like the wheat stubble and millet roots burning in the fields after autumn. With the news of this battle, it quickly spread throughout the world.
Immediately, as if to respond and agree with this statement, the Deposed Dragon Gang, which had claimed to be the leader of the rebel army for several years, was not to be outdone. Du Po Formation, known as one of the three leaders in the gang, also gathered troops and horses along Ru River in mid-October. Go north and try to capture Yingchuan, which is the major county of Kinki.
As if to echo this, in the same month, Li Shu, another leader of the deposed Dragon Gang, launched an attack on Liangjun with the Wu brothers as the vanguard, destroying everything along the way, as if he was aiming directly at Songcheng County, the county seat of Liangjun.
Not to mention, something happened probably last month, just after the autumn harvest. At this time, the exact news finally spread to other places - after the famous Guanlong family in the Great Wei Dynasty, Li Cheng, the general manager of Youzhou, Li Hong, his cousin and general manager of Hexi, launched an open rebellion in the three states of Hexi.
Moreover, it seems to be a chain effect. South of the Dumo Desert, from west to east, from Hexi to northern Shanxi, the standing army towns along the route almost quickly lost control.
The big ones like Li Hong, who conquered three states in one move, and immediately controlled seven or eight counties in Hexi, vaguely imitating the Li family's ancestors who founded the country in Hexi during the chaos of the Mid-Tang Dynasty. The smaller ones like Chen Ling, who took control of one pass and rebelled , barely swallowed up a county, the situation is precarious, and everyone is wary.
At this time, those who are interested can't help but wonder, under such a situation, when will the Wu tribe come?
What's more, since Li Hong rebelled and Li Ding annexed neighboring counties, would Li Cheng rebel? You know, because of the reputation of the Li family in Longxi, everyone with the surname Li in the Guanlong Group, whether true or false, always bears this name... In other words, regardless of Li Ding's usual quietness, others and You Zhou Li Cheng belongs to the family.
But if this is the case, if Youzhou also rebels, and the Li family in Longxi rebels, shouldn't the last layer of the Wei's skin be peeled off?
I don't know if it was because of this consideration that Dongdu, which was just around the corner, actually ignored the fact that Li Ding annexed Xiangguo County... Or maybe it was because there was really a fire everywhere and it was completely out of control.
After all, the sky is high in autumn, the horses are fat and the people are strong, the climate is pleasant, and the military rations are in storage. In theory, all careerists should be unable to endure it. Even if they are not careerists, they will be coerced or passively fight.
Within the four seas, there are wars and wars everywhere. Where is Li Ding missing?
On the contrary, Chief Zhang Xingzhang, the number one rebel in the world, is really too quiet.
"Okay, that's it for today. Let's take a break and let the sergeants go have dinner."
Zhang Xing gave the order, and then he was the first to lose his energy and walked out, and sat on the earthen platform next to the school ground, with a sad face.
"Chief, the biggest problem is the formation of the sergeants. It's okay if they don't move, but it will be chaotic when they move." Xu Shiren reminded him as he followed behind. "This cannot be solved overnight, but there is no need to be too demanding... Even the great master of Dongyi relies on Bihaijun to raise the water and rely on large warships to form an array, while the Great Wei The military formations are also limited to a small formation formed by the Grand Master leading several Zhonglang generals, and the small formations are also filled with cultivation masters who are far beyond ordinary military formations to hold up the situation."
"You're right, you shouldn't be blamed." Zhang Xing nodded, but he was helpless. "But I still want to give it a try and see what role our Deposed Dragon Gang can achieve now."
Xu Shiren, Xu Shiying, Ma Wei and others around him were all helpless.
Let's say that this military reform is actually very simple. As the scale of the Deposed Dragon Gang's army grows larger and larger, they inevitably have a small ambition to see if they can create the legendary highest level Zhenqi army. The formation is the integration of the true energy formation with the entire army, rather than an independent military formation assembled by the practitioners themselves.
This is inevitable for the development of the army.
This is also Zhang Xing’s way of preparing for the possible huge impact in the future.
You must know that in the history of this place, the Black Emperor originated from the Northern Wilderness and gathered seven hundred heroes, equipped with iron weapons and long swords, and was invincible. This is a typical cultivator's own formation.
But later, when the battle line came to the south of the river, when the three tribes of Lich and Monster were fighting, the Black Emperor came up and discovered that his seven hundred heroes were no match for either the Witch Tribe or the Monster Tribe. This was because the Monster Tribe’s army There are more masters of cultivation, and it is easy to launch multiple small formations of zhenqi. However, the general cultivation level of the Wu clan is low, but the blood of the grassroots soldiers has some own sayings, and it is easy for the whole army to form an formation.
Of course, people like Black Emperor immediately followed suit, but while maintaining the seven hundred heroes, during the war, he dispersed the seven hundred heroes beside him by five hundred, and each of the five hundred people formed a hundred-man team, thus forming a hundred-man team. The 50,000-strong army formation quickly formed its own characteristics.
The Deposed Dragon Gang is actually practicing this process now, and is mainly working on the distribution system of the seven hundred heroes at all levels in the military.
The idea is very good, the entire army of practitioners is divided into three, the grassroots soldiers and officers retain 30%, generals and generals retain 30%, and Zhang Xing, the commander, retains 40%. During the battle, the commander, generals, and generals can quickly form large and small pure Qi army formations on one level. If necessary, they can unfold the formations one by one to form a large formation.
However, after they actually started doing it, they were quickly slapped in the face by the cruel reality - without him, they gathered together 20 battalions in Xingtai, Hebei, including all the practitioners plundered from the three counties of Hebei, and gathered an entire group of practitioners. One hundred and eighty strange scriptures and a dozen or so masters of condensation and elixir formation, could only support three battalion-sized Zhenqi army formations!
It's still static and disappears when it moves.
To put it bluntly, according to someone's theory, the more chaotic the world is, the more abundant the true energy is. You are in the so-called chaotic world now, but can it compare with the chaotic world at the time of the Black Emperor? You can't compare.
If you think about it this way, the Black Emperor can lead an army of 50,000 people with 700 heroes, and can slay dragons and demons. You have finally collected a hundred and eighty-nine miracles, and can lead 5,000 to 6,000 people to defend you. Is it reasonable?
Besides, what kind of cultivation is the Black Emperor who is the formation eye? What kind of cultivation level do you have?
But if that's the case, wouldn't it seem a bit too confident to prepare the system and study this matter so early?
"Actually, chief, you don't have to worry too much." Xu Shiying thought about it and explained it seriously. "We have calculated before that there are about two to three hundred practitioners in a suppressed Hebei prefecture and county in the east. Now in the eleven prefectures and counties, according to the ratio of ten to one, there are two to three hundred strange scriptures that have ended, but in fact , we just have so many strange scriptures in the army in Xingtai, Hebei Province, or does it mean that the momentum is rising, the number and quality of practitioners are increasing... Given time, this system will work sooner or later, and even if it is not effective, it will also be convenient for the officers. For circulation, it is still right to prepare in advance.”
"This is natural." Zhang Xing nodded and smiled bitterly. "I'm afraid that time will not wait for me."
Everyone thought that Zhang Xing was referring to the current turbulent situation in the world where many heroes would rise rapidly, which would sharply reduce the advantage of the Deposed Dragon Gang, so they all nodded with emotion, and then talked about the current situation with general thoughts—— On the one hand, he looks down on these people, but on the other hand, he is slightly worried, fearing that these people will take advantage of the wind and climb up to the top.
As he was talking, he suddenly saw a person rushing over from outside, but it was Yan Qing in charge of personnel. However, Yan Qing himself was also involved in this military reform, and the establishment of the general was not going to bypass him, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
When the person came to him, he was really relaxed, just listening to everyone's discussion.
After a while, after finally waiting for these people to pause for a while, he just casually handed over his hand and told Zhang Xing the good news: "Third brother, Chief Cheng is very happy and wants to take half a month's leave to welcome his bride Cui to the ancestral land to get married. .”
Zhang Xing immediately raised his hands and smiled, but then looked around: "It seems that I have to give a gift. How many are you going to give?"
Everyone looked at each other. Some people had known about it for a long time, while others were obviously confused. After some discussion and knowing the whole story, they decided to join in the fun.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xing, who had been silent for a long time after saying that, suddenly spoke up, but then frowned and mentioned an unrelated matter: "What is Wang Daiji doing? Both the north and the south are making big moves. , he was caught in the middle and motionless?"
"Who did you say is coming?"
In Huoqiu City, Huainan County, the former deputy leader of the Huaiyou League raised his head in surprise when he heard that Xun'an was there.
"The person who came here calls himself Wang Daiji, Huainan's pacification ambassador. He is in his thirties or forties and has a yellow beard." Guo Zhu, Wen Renxun'an's close nephew, quickly reported. "I'm also confused, but the yellow beard can't be fake, right?"
Wenren Xun'an was stunned for a long time, and then asked seriously: "How many people did he bring?"
"Just one person." Guo Zhu answered seriously. "He was riding a horse, carrying a large red cloth package...Uncle, do you want to take the opportunity to kill him and give it to Leader Du on the north bank? If you have such merit, there is no need to send food to the other bank."
Wenren Xun'an fell silent again, then suddenly stood up as if he had reacted, and shook his head slightly: "After all, I did not rebel. Instead, I am the captain of this county, the pacifying ambassador of Huainan who controls the four counties, and he came to see me alone. I If you do this, you will make everyone in the world laugh... If you go to Haosheng, please come in, and I will also entertain you."
Guo Zhu nodded and went out immediately.
Soon, Wang Daiji appeared in front of Wenren Xunan alone, carrying a package on his back.
When the two sides met, when they heard that Xun'an was there, he immediately bowed and cupped his hands: "I am ashamed that I could not greet him from afar."
"General Wenren is the pillar of Huainan, how could I not know?" Wang Daiji also cupped his hands, and then walked forward directly to the hall. "However, I am not here as an official today. I am here for personal reasons, so I don't need to be called a lower official."
Wenren Xun'an became increasingly puzzled and could only follow hastily: "Ambassador Wang has any personal matters, I will do my best."
Wang Daiji sat down directly, placed the package on the desk in front of him, and then motioned for the other party to come and sit down: "Brother Wen Renxian called me Ninth Brother, and take a look at this package."
Wenren Xun'an was completely at a loss, so he had to untie the package first, but he was even more puzzled when he opened the package - without him, the package contained a few taels of broken silver, a small gold ingot, two or three pieces of silk and satin, and some jewelry, that's all.
"I really don't understand." Wenren Xun'an was completely confused.
"It's very simple." Wang Daiji pointed at the package. "I've never saved money. When I was working with Zhang Sanlang in Xidu, he disliked me. But it's just a personal temper and I can't change it... It's the same this time. Time is short. Qiuhou Mansion The treasury had money, so I worked hard to recruit 15,000 infantrymen and 5,000 naval troops in Huainan, Lujiang, Tongjiang, and Zhongli. In order to protect the morale of the army, I gave as many rewards as possible, and then shared the joys and sorrows, so I found out after collecting the remaining wealth at home. , this is all we have... In other words, this is all my Wang Jiu's property."
As he said that, Wang Daiji couldn't help but touch the jewelry: "That means my old wife is in Dongdu, and I want to keep it for her. Otherwise, I won't even be able to save these jewelry."
Wenren Xun'an didn't even dare to speak.
"I came here today with all my belongings for only one purpose." Wang Daiji did not continue to be cryptic. Instead, he directly stated his intention by pressing the jewelry. "Everyone knows that my biggest pet peeve in Huainan is Your Excellency. Now I want to use all my belongings to marry your widowed sister for my widowed brother in Dongdu. From now on, we are a family."
Hearing that Ren Xun'an was stunned, he asked for words.
"Stop talking yet, listen to me." Wang Daiji interrupted the other person, then looked into the other person's eyes and continued to speak seriously. "If you don't agree, I will use the 20,000 soldiers exchanged from the treasury of the four counties to attack you first. I know that your Wenren family has deep roots in Huainan, but even if you are dragged down and dragged to death, when Xiao Xiao Even if Hui or Du Po Formation comes, I will definitely lose, so that’s okay, I just want to kill you first and completely wipe out the centuries-old foundation of your Wenren clan in Huainan!”
After saying that, Wang Daiji stood up and took the opponent's hands: "Brother Wenren, the situation is so fast. Zhang Sanlang had the opportunity three years ago to have the confidence of ten counties, one state and fifty battalions, which can be tempered repeatedly. Wenzhi and martial arts work together, and Xiao Hui has a natural family background. It is half of the south of the Yangtze River, but I only have this package, so I really can’t wait... You nod now, and I will take it as your promise. You shake your head, I’ll leave now, go back and lead the troops, and then come back...how about that?”
He didn't dare to say a word or move when he heard someone was looking for peace.
Wang Daiji sneered and was about to leave.
At this moment, Wenren Xun'an grabbed the opponent's hand as if instinctively reacting, and then nodded.
Guo Zhu outside the door finally realized, how dare he marry his uncle? Fu Boshi wanted to marry that day, but he couldn't.
(End of chapter)
