Xiong Bonan and Cui Suchen quickly realized that what Zhang Xing said made sense, but it also made no sense.
What makes sense is very simple, that is, Bai Hengqiu, an old guy, does have high cultivation, seniority, and rich military and political experience, but he often plays a role of making decisions and then acting. He is the so-called hard to know. The kind that moves like thunder.
Once you take action, you will usually win quickly, so you lack the experience of insisting on consumption, and lack the adjustment and response to failure and setbacks.
To say it is unreasonable means that all this must be based on being able to hold on to the situation today. If we cannot hold on today, the subsequent discussion will be meaningless.
However, although the war was intensifying at this time, the defense line of the outer camp was actually not shaken much. It was no problem for the Deposed Dragon Army to temporarily deal with it in the typical way of fortifying the stronghold and fighting a stupid battle, and Zhang Xing because of To maintain the true energy formation and not dare to get up and leave the general platform easily, it would be... boring. At this time, what should I not say?
If you don't say anything, you can only sit back and watch the battle.
"This can be seen from a person's resume." Cui Suchen said seriously, knowing everything from his family's treasures. "When this British prince was young, he was the second son of the second branch of the family. He had no intention of pursuing an official career. Instead, he traveled around the world as a young master after condensing the pill. After traveling to Jiangdong, he realized that Nan Chen was weak and could completely conquer Jingxiang and Shu. He traveled down to Di and Jiangdu in order to achieve great things, so he returned to the Western Capital to concentrate on planning, and was finally recognized by his family and the court. Finally, in his prime, he participated in the expedition against Chen and became one of the younger heroes in the early period of the Wei Dynasty. Stand out and become a prominent figure in the Wei Dynasty or Guanlong.
"The two most important achievements of his later life were his participation in the war against the Wu clan and subsequent diplomatic and marriage matters, as well as the Yang Shen Rebellion.
"Of course, after knowing the relationship between Taoist Chong and him, his behavior during the Yang Shen Rebellion seems a bit strange now."
"No matter how weird it is, it is all a manifestation of the person's strategic talent...and it may not be weird." Zhang Xing said it carefully. "I don't know what other people think. Anyway, from my point of view, in Yang Shen's case, it would be ridiculous to say that he set up a situation in advance to control the whole situation. It is more like that after Yang Shen found him, he adapted to the situation and took advantage of the situation. My hands are like clouds and my hands are like rain. I used Chonghe Taoist Master and his own cultivation to move a thousand pounds and settle the situation."
Several people nodded, including Wang Xiongdan, Jia Runshi and others below the general platform, who were thoughtful. The area around the general platform became quiet. For a while, only the enemy forces on the west and south sides were still attacking from the main attack direction. sky.
At this time, Wang Xiongdan couldn't hold back. He took the initiative to hold the sword and walked up to the general platform. He lowered his head and said something to Zhang Xing.
Due to their cultivation, Jia Runshi and many guards in the audience did not hear clearly, but Xiong Bonan and Cui Suchen heard clearly.
Wang Xiongdan said simply: "Chief, why not tell Henan Li Longtou this guess while the camp is not surrounded?"
Zhang Xing hesitated for a moment.
Before the rightful owner spoke, Cui Suchen took the lead to express his position: "Chief, I think it is feasible! This is not the time to show your grace and magnanimity, but to seize all means to ensure that Mr. Li will not surrender... If he surrenders, that is Our place has been saved, and the foundation of the Deposed Dragon Gang has also lost the foundation of Sanyi."
"What Director Cui said is absolutely true." Zhang Xing, who was holding a long sword, nodded repeatedly and shook his head again. "But I'm not caring about my personal demeanor. I'm just saying that when the news came, Mr. Li must have been suspicious and confused about the situation. If we tell him about it at this time, it may be effective, but we can't say. It will be counterproductive, making him think that we are deliberately deceiving and paralyzing him, but will instead make him dissatisfied with us."
"That……"
"I'll just tell him!" Xiong Bonan suddenly interrupted. "Will he still doubt me?"
"That's hard to say..." Zhang Xing smiled bitterly.
"I have an idea." With just one sentence, Cui Suchen came up with a new way to deal with it. "We no longer write letters to Li Longtou, and no one writes them. We issue a notice, the chief seals it, the King of Heaven and I sign it. We tell the matter seriously and openly, tell everyone in the world, Henan and Hebei Say, say, Bai Hengqiu is a cunning, capricious villain who betrays his friends in breach of contract."
Several people were stunned, and all praised it.
Just like that, once the matter was settled, the documents were hurriedly prepared, and after Zhang Xing signed, they were sent out quickly from the rear camp. The whole process only took half a quarter of an hour.
However, half an hour plus a quarter of an hour and then a quarter of an hour, in fact, by this time, the war has been approaching an hour, the sun has reached due southwest, and the war has become anxious.
"How is the formation? Is it damaged?" After looking around, Xiong Bonan took the initiative to ask.
"The formation is generally intact, except for a slight defect at Xu Dalang's southwest corner." Zhang Xing blurted out.
"Xu Dalang, don't worry about him, he must be planning something, but you still have enough energy, can you support it?" Xiong Bonan continued to ask.
"There is nothing wrong with maintaining the formation. I guess it will be fine until dark." Zhang Xing answered frankly. "The main thing is that once we form a formation, everyone's Qi will be shared and coexist. There will be people fighting outside and people resting inside, and we will be able to live and breathe like a living creature. This is not what we usually think about, and it is not something I can do alone."
"That's good." Xiong Bonan nodded slightly and reminded again. "But you still have to be careful. Even a living person will be exhausted or beaten to death, let alone such a compact formation."
"It's natural."
"If the enemy cannot break the formation and Bai Hengqiu does not move, can I go out first?" Xiong Bonan finally asked the most critical question.
"If you go by the saying that you will have to face Bai Hengqiu sooner or later, it is certainly possible, but it is still not necessary." Zhang Xing seemed to have already had an idea. "As soon as we can, we can delay it. It is best to delay it until dark, so that the opponent's troops are exhausted and can no longer cooperate with each other... Until now, we still have to prepare for the worst. If someone smashes the chessboard, we will be satisfied. We have lost everything and it's dark. At least we can escape easily; secondly, the Taiyuan Army is the elite of Jin, and it is the foundation of Bai Hengqiu's three or four years of hard work in Jin. I don't believe that their methods are limited to this... or Whether it is to attack bravely or to find loopholes, it is impossible to just wait for Bai Hengqiu to take action."
Xiong Bonan nodded and sat down with patience.
It turns out that up until this point, the core senior leaders of the Deposed Dragon Gang were still thinking about escaping.
Of course, while Zhang Xing, Xiong Bonan and others were suffering, in the opposite military formation, under the white banner, the top brass of the Taiyuan Army also had internal strife... The reason is self-evident, it was the siege of Meihua, which was protected by the true energy formation. Zhengzhai failed.
There is nothing to say about this. The Dragon-Deposed Army is defending the camp and is protected by a large formation. If they cannot attack, they cannot attack.
"You have indeed underestimated the enemy." Dou Qi looked embarrassed and stood up to report seriously to the British father on one side. "First, the thief army's true energy formation is tight and effective, and there are no omissions; second, the armor and stomach are fully equipped with weapons and weapons, which are not weaker than mine; third, they occupy the camp and occupy the fortifications; fourth, the deposed dragon thief has concentrated its elite in this battle, The big leaders and leaders are all heroes of Hebei; the five bandit troops are indeed elite, the army has enough officers, and the battlefield is well prepared."
Bai Hengqiu waved his hands and looked away from the front. His expression was no longer as serious as when he just unfolded the chessboard: "Don't talk nonsense. Don't I know that the Deposed Dragon Gang is difficult to deal with? I saw it with my own eyes. Didn't I just say that I underestimated the enemy? Yes. Just tell me how you are prepared to deal with it."
Dou Qi paused for a moment and continued to say: "Reporting to the Duke, General Sun of the former army wants to send all the troops here to supplement him, because according to him, at Xu Shiying's camp in front, although Xu Shiying He has advanced cultivation, but unlike Wang Shuyong who is good at archery and can easily suppress attacks, so he is shaky and can increase his intensity and attack Xu Shiying's hard drive from three sides in turn; while General Liu on the flank means that he can send reinforcements to him, and he can further circumvent To the rear camp of the bandit army..."
"The defense at the rear camp of the bandit army is weak?" Bai Hengqiu's expression remained unchanged. "But the true energy formation is complete. I don't see any flaws there. Moreover, the thieves in front of me are selected by the deposed dragon thieves. It doesn't mean that the combat power is too uneven, right?"
"It's hard to say." Dou Qi shook his head. "But it is always right to use the superiority of troops to extend the front."
"So the two generals just want to have more troops under their command? To get more credit?"
"There's no harm in it." Dou Qi persuaded him seriously. "It is a good thing that soldiers rush to the front and are not afraid to attack fortresses."
"I didn't say it was a bad thing." Bai Hengqiu looked at Dou Qi and said quietly. "But General Dou, the reason why I use you as the commander of the Central Army is because you are the one who has the best overall view of all the generals. Generals Sun and Liu are in front. They adapt measures to local conditions and propose plans based on the situation in front of them. You are General of the Chinese Army, what do you think?"
Dou Qi was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and answered seriously: "I think the opinions of the two generals are somewhat inappropriate..."
"How to say?"
"Xu Shiying doesn't care about his hidden cultivation today. He was also a general of the Dragon Gang before, and was even vaguely considered to be the third person besides Zhang Xing and Li Shu. I don't think this kind of person is him. Will reveal their flaws before Wang Shuyong and Xu Shiren..."
"Do you suspect it's a trap or deliberately hanging us?"
"yes."
"Where is General Liu?"
"General Liu is right. We don't even have contact with the entire rebel army. How can we tell who is strong and who is weak, and where are the flaws and weaknesses? Besides, we do have enough troops."
"But you don't think so."
"yes."
"Why?"
"Because we are not fighting a protracted war, at least not today." Dou Qi answered proudly. "Bai Gong has been rushing all the way here. What he wants is to destroy the dead and win a quick victory, so today he must use his maximum strength no matter what. And now it is almost halfway through the afternoon. At this time, we will divide the troops and look for weaknesses. It would be unwise to join forces with the front camp... As for why we join forces with the front camp, I thought it should be concentrated on Wang Shuyong's camp. He looks tall and high-spirited, but in fact he is just a brave man. Wrap him up and attack again. The main camp is there, I recommend General Qu Tu to lead the troops there, he should be right behind."
"It makes some sense." Bai Hengqiu thought for a moment and suddenly laughed. "There is some truth... But there is a question. At this point, can we really break the stronghold just by relying on soldiers?"
Dou Qi was startled.
Bai Hengqiu stood up and pointed to the camp ahead: "Now that things have come to this, can this battle be concluded without me taking action?"
Dou Qi came to his senses and immediately shook his head: "No! Even if we break the stronghold, there are also Xiong Bonan and Zhang Xing! We need the Duke to take action!"
"In that case, is it the key for me to take action to break the stronghold without destroying it?" Bai Hengqiu responded coldly.
"It is to control as many fronts as possible while maintaining the offensive advantage and follow-up troops." Dou Qi immediately corrected him. "But you can't rely on the Duke for everything. You still have to try your best to defeat the thief."
"Then do it." Bai Hengqiu waved his hand and sat down again.
Dou Qi also immediately gave the order and gave the military order before giving a brief explanation:
"Mr. Bai, there should be no obvious difference in the troops and horses of the deposed dragon thief battalions, but the generals... Here in the outer fifth battalion, compared with the others, Niu Da's cultivation level is not high. He only condensed the elixir a year ago, so he will definitely not As Xu Shiying was so unexpected, and he was injured half a year ago, his limbs were broken, and although his troops were elites after the army was reorganized, they were not familiar with him. This is why the deposed dragon thief put him It was arranged to face the Qingzhang River, because it was the least easy to launch an attack there... Therefore, I divided the remaining four battalions into two, with two battalions going to support General Sun, and the two battalions marched along the Qingzhang River. Attack the Niuda camp!"
"Okay." Bai Hengqiu nodded with satisfaction.
In military matters, it does not mean that there is no taboo in fighting for the battle, nor does it mean that there is no taboo in making mistakes in judgment, but the most taboo thing is actually the lack of rules and an overall strategy. The army gathered in Shangdang on the seventh day, and then rushed here from Hongshan. After only one day's rest, it launched an all-out attack without sufficient equipment and detailed real-time intelligence. Then as soon as the battle began, it was realized that it had completely underestimated the enemy. What else could it be?
"Mr. Bai." Dou Qi suddenly spoke again. "Zhou Xingfan's armored cavalry battalion and Wang Xiongdan's battalion should both be at Plum Blossom Heart. What if the former takes the initiative to fight?"
"What do you mean?" Bai Hengqiu asked with narrowed eyes.
"We have no more troops." Dou Qi looked at the last four battalions being dispatched and said frankly. "All the troops and horses are out, but Mr. Duan is on the other side of the river, and there are Wu'an Hongshan soldiers behind him. There is still enough time now. Why not send an order to send some troops and horses from behind or from the other side? I am worried that they will not be appropriate. As long as they reach the front line and Wang Shuyong, the deposed dragon thief, shoots an arrow, they will have to fight even if they don't..."
Bai Hengqiu hesitated for a moment.
Seeing this, Dou Qi hurriedly came to persuade: "Mr. Bai, the words "betraying before the battle" sound easy to say. In fact, we are advancing so hard and fast. It is too difficult for them to do this. Instead, they can let go. Give it a try, there’s no need to worry about Li Silang.”
"What you said makes sense." Bai Hengqiu finally smiled and shook his head in reply. "But you are wrong about this matter...I won't hide it from you. I'm just worried that they will take the opportunity to get into trouble, because Dongdu and Hebei still rely on Duan Gong and Li Si. How can they make meritorious deeds?" Prestige? This battle has been doomed from the moment Zhang San stood up to fight. I will eventually take action and end it myself! And since I want to take action, why should I pursue perfection and let them take action too."
Dou Qi also stopped saying anything.
Another two-quarters of an hour later, in the Taiyuan-Wu'an coalition camp a few miles behind, as the news came that the Taiyuan army in front was engaged in battle, Su Jingfang calmly took out a beautifully made dagger from his pocket and handed it to him. In the hands of a slightly older but extremely young-looking scribe:
"Brother Fang guessed it right, I lost."
The scribe, who was about twenty-eight or nine, played with the dagger in his hand, smiled, and put it away calmly: "It's just a small bet, just for fun in the overall situation. I didn't expect Captain Su to take it seriously?"
Su Jingfang shook his head slowly: "It's hard to think that the British Lord did not give us the Wu'an Army any chance. He treated us too much as outsiders."
The young scribe immediately laughed: "It's so hard to imagine. If the British Duke hadn't suddenly used the power of a great master to bring tens of thousands of the main army out of Hebei, your Wu'an Army would have surrendered to the Dragon Gang, so it's natural to be on guard. "
"It would be appropriate for someone else to say this, but how can Brother Fang say it?" Su Jingfang frowned slightly, as if he didn't understand. "You are from the Fang Clan in Qinghe. Your Fang Clan has produced three leaders of the Deposed Dragon Gang. Although you are younger, you are also a classmate of Wei Longtou. Your father's native place is in the East... If you want to be careful, you are also a classmate. You should be wary of the Litong Deposed Dragon Gang."
The scribe, Fang Xuanqiao, who had just been ordered to act as a messenger but was driven here, laughed loudly when he heard this: "After hearing what you said, I actually feel that it was a mistake for me not to surrender to the Dragon Gang."
Su Jingfang also laughed.
After a moment, as the battlefield a few miles away became noisy again, and a new wave rolled up, Fang Xuanqiao finally said solemnly: "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, and a handsome bird does not nest on a rotten tree. How can the Deposed Dragon Gang survive today?" Secondly, I just want to get through them, why can't I think about it slowly after today? Also, I am a scholar, and the only thing that can make me abandon the word profit and loss is reasonable, and as of now, deposing the dragon Although the principles of helping to govern the world have been stated, I still have some doubts and still feel that it does not make sense. And their principles are new principles. If I have doubts, how can I stick to the old principles?"
"When I heard it that day, I actually felt that it didn't make sense." Su Jingfang was startled and responded solemnly. "I was about to ask Brother Fang for advice."
Fang Xuanqiao looked at the other party and touched the dagger in his waist, thoughtfully.
PS: Damn... I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism, and I checked for two days... Hyperthyroidism causes weight loss, which leads to potassium deficiency. Potassium deficiency leads to soreness and weakness in the limbs... My wife is so anxious about giving birth to a baby that I am really speechless... There is no help for middle-aged people. .
