At midnight, Bai Hengqiu, the Grand Master and the commander of the British and Allied forces, took off his armor. He only wore his robe, but he did not sleep peacefully. Instead, he came to the empty Chinese Army's earth-ramming platform to watch the stars at night.
That's right, unlike Zhang Xing who dared not look at the stars for many years, Bai Hengqiu has always liked looking at the stars. And he not only likes to look at the stars, but also likes to look at the two moons, the sun, the four seasons, and all things in the world.
As your cultivation level increases, you will also explore and think about it.
Think about how the stars, sun and moon move? Think about which came first, the heaven and the earth or the three radiances? Think about the essence of Sanhui? What is the vitality of the weather? Why do the three radiances, four emperors and those true dragons say that the vitality of heaven and earth shapes everything? But how was it shaped? And why does the vitality of heaven and earth that shapes everything seem so contrary to the great way of all things?
Why does everything have its own way as soon as it is completed, but the vitality of heaven and earth emerges for no reason? Things that come out of nowhere seem to be justified, but are they also coming out of nowhere?
Or maybe the vitality of heaven and earth also has its own way, and it also has its own origin and origin, and it is the real estate of Tianfa, but it is just that my cultivation is not enough and I have not realized it yet? Or maybe you have already realized it, but you were just blinded by some appearance?
Could it be that the truth is right in front of you, but you turn a blind eye?
If you can understand it, can you also achieve enlightenment and become the true Supreme Being of the land, suppressing the world and making the world unified for eternity, without any ups and downs and chaos?
At that time, it is stipulated that you have achieved merit, reached the sky with enlightenment, traveled in the sky, looked at the sky beyond the sky, and achieved a high position?
Visualize and visualize, this is the way of visualization, and the way of visualization is human nature and instinct from beginning to end, but it will manifest and form a representation at a specific stage of practice.
In the final analysis, spiritual practice is just about cultivating people using the vitality of heaven and earth as a medium.
Just when Bai Hengqiu fell into mysterious and mysterious thoughts, suddenly, there was no reaction from the Chinese army camp, so he took the initiative to interrupt his thinking and observation, and turned to look to the northwest of him, that is, The area where Xue Changxiong's army intersected with his own army was originally planned to be handed over to Feng Wuyi tomorrow.
Sure enough, just after Bai Hengqiu stopped stargazing, in just a moment, there were noisy shouts and even firelights in the direction he was paying attention to... It was obvious that this grand master's perception was far beyond that of ordinary sergeants. As soon as the movement came out He noticed it, but the reaction from the military camp only appeared after triggering a chain and reaching the Chinese army at the reaction speed of ordinary people.
The camp was alarmed, but whether it was the Taiyuan Army, the Hejian Army, or the Wu'an Army, they were all professional armies trained under the militaristic system. They had written codes of conduct and had undergone sufficient training, but they could be said to have a certain degree of military literacy. Therefore, , once there is a commotion in the camp, generals and officers often take the initiative to control the situation. The sergeants are not without control, but the proportion is not large, and they are quickly suppressed by the officers.
For a while, there was only some chaos at the junction of the two armies where the riot occurred, and order was mostly restored in the rest.
Of course, the Dongdu Army on the other side of the Qingzhang River was still making a lot of noise. After realizing that the problem was not on their side at all, the Dongdu Army quickly began to watch the fire from across the bank again, but overall order was still clear.
Turning his head, he looked at the whole camp that was getting brighter and brighter. When he heard the clearly uniform shouts and military orders, Bai Hengqiu couldn't help but feel relieved... He had noticed before that this enemy attack was obviously just a military attack. The harassment by a small group of troops may even be just a symbolic harassment. It is used to maintain morale and express attitudes. It is not a concern at all. Compared with this, what he cares more about is the response ability of the coalition forces.
After all, if you want to maintain such a huge legion to continue the siege, the key is not to rush to destroy the enemy, but to ensure that the army itself does not make mistakes and cannot be taken advantage of.
And now it seems that the coalition forces are indeed performing well.
"Mr. Bai, it should be Diying."
The first and only general to arrive was Sun Shunde, who was on duty as night guard of the Chinese Army. He was neatly dressed, walked quickly, and made reports loudly from a distance. "It seems there aren't many people, but it's a little strange..."
"What do you say?" Bai Hengqiu asked with his hands behind his back.
"It can't be said that it's strange, it's just some tricks." Sun Shunde came up and reported the report easily. "According to our people, these people were all wearing our military uniforms, and they should have been captured by them in the previous battle. This is why they were only discovered after sneaking in, and took advantage of the chaos to escape into the camp; and then When they were discovered, these thieves shouted in unison and announced that they were Xu Shiying's headquarters. They claimed that Xu Shiying's entire camp was here, but they didn't see hundreds of people, and they didn't see any masters of cultivation. They should have It can also be regarded as a common way to boast and intimidate."
"It's good to know these methods." Bai Hengqiu said as he closed his eyes and raised his head. "Among the people who came to dig the camp, there were some experts who deliberately concealed themselves, so they didn't have much real energy and few soldiers and horses. They should be just ordinary diggers... However, Xiong Bonan personally brought a few When the master raids the formation in the northwest corner of the enemy camp, his momentum is directly released."
As he spoke, Bai Hengqiu opened his eyes and looked towards a place in the north-northwest. Under the firelight, there was a vague purple atmosphere.
"If this is the case, is Mr. Bai prepared to take action personally?" Sun Shunde asked seriously.
"Of course not." Bai Hengqiu said seriously. "If only a few hundred soldiers and horses dig an encampment and ask me to take action, it will defeat the opponent's strategy. What's more, the opponent deliberately uses a small force to go out at night wearing my military uniform, and there are only a few practitioners, just to make it difficult for us to distinguish. In this situation, even if I go up there, it won’t be of much use.”
"I mean, a few hundred camp-digging thieves are not worth mentioning, but why not give Duke Xue and the people in the Hejian camp a chance to clear the air and show them how powerful you are, Duke Bai?" Sun Shunde said. simply. "Didn't the thieves specially pick the intersection of the two armies to cause trouble? I just want Mr. Bai to show off your authority as a coach and the demeanor of a grand master."
"That's what I'm talking about," Bai Hengqiu said with a smile behind his hands. "Xue Changxiong is not an ignorant person. We are only borrowing their troops for half a month, so why take the opportunity to strike? It is better to be more magnanimous and go and inform General Xue that the thieves are sneaking through the gap between the two armies. They are really cunning. I asked him to take charge of this matter, and we all listened to his orders and asked him to help deal with it... Even Xiong Bonan was handed over to him."
Sun Shunde thought for a while and nodded: "It's not impossible. If you don't establish authority, you can establish virtue."
"Let's not talk about this anymore. If you are working hard all night, just play a game of chess with me here and wait for him to settle down." After saying that, the army commander who stayed up most of the night simply sat down cross-legged.
Sun Shunde also laughed: "I can't defeat Mr. Bai anyway."
Having said that, the Chinese general who was on duty at night sat down directly after translating Bai Hengqiu's intention into a military order, then arranged the chessboard, prepared warm tea, and played chess with the commander of the coalition forces in public.
Seeing this, everyone became more and more at peace.
In fact, the northwest also quickly became quiet... Everyone watched as a small group of troops hurriedly fled back to the Dragon Army camp from the unfinished siege fortifications. The purple glow from the military camp opposite also coincided with the coalition camp. The rising midnight sun collided with each other for a moment, and then they each stopped, but the entire military camp seemed to return to silence.
However, it was only a quarter of an hour. Bai Hengqiu, who was about to make a move, suddenly laughed: "I didn't praise these two uncles tonight for nothing... Both of them are wise and courageous, but in the end, Xiong Bo Nan is the one who has the higher cultivation level and the more powerful force." , while Xu Shiying is more cunning and better at intelligence."
There was no need for Bai Hengqiu to explain further, or even before he could say anything, the northwest area that had been quiet suddenly started making loud noises and shouting for killing, which instantly alarmed the entire camp.
The effect this time, because it was completely caught off guard and occurred deeper into the hinterland of the camp than before, the effect was far greater than that of the previous actions.
Sun Shunde was startled for a moment and then reacted: "This guy withdrew half of the soldiers, and then left half of the soldiers in our camp, pretending to follow other soldiers and horses to respond to the camp, and there was a sudden chaos on the road?"
"That's right." Bai Hengqiu said calmly. "A few hundred people just came to dig a camp, but in the end, this guy was able to trick people and have the effect of thousands of people... At this time, people's hearts have calmed down, and a sudden commotion means that they are really unprepared, and I'm afraid it will spread to There are tens of thousands of people, and everyone is in danger. It is night again. Not to mention exhausted, accidental injuries are inevitable. Even if the one or two hundred dead men left behind are all gone, he will also make a lot of money... ...What is talent? This is talent. They all seem to be small strategies, but one after another, not too many. Two or three can be ten times more effective than ordinary small strategies. Because people have limited energy, it seems Small problems can be dealt with easily, but if they happen one after another, or several problems come together, it will make people confused, and once they lose control, everything will be lost.”
"If you're tired, you're tired. So what if they win tonight? How can you talk about losing everything?" Sun Shunde disagreed. "Let me tell you something you don't want to hear. Hebei is gone. As long as the 30,000 elites are here, let's go back and take down the Western Capital. The world's trend is still yours. It's still harder for him, Zhang San, to be emperor than it is for you!"
This is what Sun Shunde, who has known each other since childhood and is mostly friends and relatives, can say this.
"Yes." Bai Hengqiu smiled. For the same reason, even Zhang Shijing stayed behind when he left Hongshan this time. In the camp at this time, only when facing Sun Shunde could he open his heart a little more. "But at the moment, the situation has not reached that point. Zhang Xing is surrounded after all. He just needs to deal with these arrogant and powerful generals... And to be fair, Duan Gong and Xue Gong, including Wang Huaitong and Feng Wuyi, If you don’t kowtow to me and surrender, we can’t treat them as subordinates.”
"It would be better to proclaim yourself king and emperor earlier and establish an industry." Sun Shunde suggested. "Determine the names and see if they agree or not."
"Until that bastard in Jiangdu dies, no one with any sense in the world will dare to claim the throne." Bai Hengqiu sighed. "No matter how violent this person is, everyone in the world thinks that his position as emperor is no problem. At this time, whoever proclaims himself emperor first will appear to be frivolous, ridiculous, and despised. On the other hand, there is no problem in his position as emperor, and everyone in the world thinks that there is no problem with his position as emperor. The emperor, even the emperor recognized by Dongyi, has been brought into such trouble by him, which is enough to show that his riots are immoral...On that day, I saw that he became the emperor, so I felt that there was an opportunity."
"Should he be dying soon?" Sun Shunde's heart moved slightly and he asked seriously. "Cao Lin is dead...is he? Anyway, Dongdu has collapsed. If Dongdu collapses, Jiangdu will be unable to support itself, and there will be civil strife."
"Cao Lin must be really dead." Bai Hengqiu answered seriously. "But there are still experts involved in Jiangdu's arrangements. Four masters, including the loyal Lai Zhan'er and Niu Dugong, and the less loyal Tu Wan Chang Lun and Yu Jie Luo are outside; a hundred thousand elites were also divided into two , more in Jiangdu, were handed over to the incompetent and immoral Sima Huada, and less in Xuzhou, were handed over to the capable and virtuous Sima Zheng... Under the internal and external constraints, it is normal for those who are willing to break free for a while. But from now on In the long run, if we lose the Eastern Capital, there will definitely be chaos, and that bastard will definitely die."
"But, aren't there rumors that Sima Zheng left Xuzhou?"
"This is the key, not only the key to the overall situation of Jiangdu, but also the key to us in Hebei, and may even be the key to the general trend of the world." Bai Hengqiu's eyes sparkled and he became more and more serious. "If Sima Zheng brings the people from Xuzhou to the Eastern Capital, the Jiangdu City will instantly collapse; as for the forces along the way, the Huaixi Army or the Jiyin Army will be crushed; here, once the Dongdu soldiers know about the Dongdu The situation is likely to cause trouble immediately..."
"Then what if..." Sun Shunde rarely hesitated. "What if Sima Zheng is going unstoppable and reaches the Eastern Capital soon? Or what if the deposed dragon thief in Henan knows the benefits and takes the initiative to get out of the way, allowing Sima Zheng to enter the Eastern Capital before Zhang Xing runs out of food here?"
"The possibility is very small, but I have sent people to investigate." Bai Hengqiu's tone slowed down obviously.
"What if this happens and the Dongdu Army cannot be controlled..."
"If this happens, try to block the news. If the news cannot be blocked and Dongdu cannot control it, then there are some things that cannot be taken into account." Bai Hengqiu's words were crisp and sharp, and his moves were firm and sharp.
Of course Sun Shunde would not be afraid, but just when he was about to say something more, Bai Hengqiu suddenly stopped him.
"Something's wrong." Bai Hengqiu took back his hand on the chessboard and looked northwest seriously.
"What's wrong?" Sun Shunde followed the other person's surprised look and asked. "It's just the last few hundred people who caused trouble over there, so what does it matter? Even if they took advantage of the chaos and escaped in the end, so what?"
"Where to escape?" Bai Hengqiu couldn't ask further.
"Of course..." Sun Shunde glanced at the northwest, which was gradually quieting down.
The situation there has just calmed down again, or the chaos has gradually calmed down, but no one knows how to distinguish between the Deposed Dragon Army and the Allied Forces in this situation, especially since it is the intersection of the Hejian Army and the Taiyuan Army that have just arrived, and there are The ambiguous Wu'an army was at the rear.
After thinking about it carefully, Sun Shunde tentatively gave an answer: "Go outside? The inner layer has been alerted, and with the chaos tonight, Xue Changxiong should be angry. Blocking off the ready-made earth fortress is always Simple... On the other hand, if the thief is so cunning, he naturally knows this level and just walks out."
"Yes." Bai Hengqiu nodded. "When we first divided our troops and fled, those who fled in were suspects, but they could still return to the camp; those who went in the opposite direction were those who would cause trouble again, and they should be abandoned sons and dead soldiers... Then these people If you want to survive now, you should just head out and take advantage of the fact that the camp is too large, the soldiers and horses are not under each other's command, and it's dark, to sneak out."
"Isn't that what it is?" Sun Shunde held the chess piece in his hands and was extremely surprised. "What's wrong with this?"
"If that's the case, why is Xiong Bonan still waiting there with a few experts?" Bai Hengqiu pointed to the corner of the Deposed Dragon Army camp in the north-northwest.
Sun Shunde was stunned for a moment: "Watching the excitement? Taunting us?"
"We don't need to pay attention to the excitement, but if they are not watching the excitement, what are they doing?" Bai Hengqiu's logic was clear.
"Of course... naturally we will continue to sweep the formation."
"They still expect this small group of harassing troops to come back after being divided?"
"That……"
"Is there someone inside?" Bai Hengqiu asked thoughtfully. "When they first shouted to kill, they claimed to be Xu Shiying's battalion? They said that all the heroes of Xu Dalang were here, why didn't they say that all the heroes of the Deposed Dragon Gang were here? Is it because Xu Shiying was among them? And they didn't follow the third one. Divide the troops and return to camp at once? "
"General, are you taking such a risk?" Sun Shunde disagreed. "If you are worried about the lack of morale of the soldiers and are afraid of the army and dare not go to battle, it is conceivable that you would follow them at the beginning, but then they would not leave, but instead go deep into the camp for the sake of harassment. It would be ridiculous."
"What if..." Bai Hengqiu suddenly laughed. "If this Xu Shiying is not as cunning and loyal as we thought, but a half-hearted person that we happened to miss, wouldn't it appear that we don't know people well?"
"What Mr. Bai means is that he wants to take the opportunity to escape?!" Sun Shunde was surprised for a moment.
Without waiting for Bai Hengqiu's reply, Sun Shunde also smiled: "Wonderful, if he takes the opportunity to escape, he can be pushed out by General Xue's pursuit and interception, and be forced to move out. It will be difficult for Zhang Xing to deal with him in the future. "
"These are all heart-breaking remarks." The other party woke up, but Bai Hengqiu shook his head. "Let's see the results."
"Don't you need to worry about him?" Sun Shunde was surprised again. "This is the core of the Deposed Dragon Gang. Even you mistakenly thought he was a courageous figure in the Deposed Dragon Gang. If he is in the camp, you might as well capture him yourself."
"That's not the case." Bai Hengqiu smiled. "First of all, Xiong Bonan and the others are more likely to watch the fun, or simply care about the outcome of these dead soldiers; secondly, if Xu Shiying is still in our camp and just walks out, then it is very likely that he has second thoughts. At the very least, I feel that there is no hope in the encirclement... At this time, it is better to keep him, then Wei Xuanding, Chen Bin, Dou Lide and others will probably cause trouble. "
Sun Shunde suddenly realized it and laughed on the spot.
"There is no other way, we can't go back, we have to keep going out!" In the dark night, under the outer earth barrier of a coalition camp, Xu Shiying, who was lying on his side, gave an order to the sergeant beside him. "Remember what I said before. Don't say anything when I speak at the beginning. Then we will take advantage of the chaos and leave quickly. Xu Cheng and Xu Wei will stay behind and just think that they are the Hejian Army!"
At this time, the confidant personal guard leader who followed him in the uprising with the burden of cooking cakes had already returned to the camp with some of his subordinates who acted as suspects. However, there were few people around him who made him afraid. In other words, the remaining more than 100 people were his confidants brought all the way from Xu's manor, so naturally no one could refute them.
Seeing that everyone was aware of it, Xu Dalang suddenly took the lead and stood up, showed his short sword towards the coalition soldiers who were holding torches, and shouted loudly: "Stop! The red mountain is at the top!"
As he spoke, the soldiers behind him also followed up with sharpness, and quickly stepped forward, forming a semi-surrounding posture.
"The river flows into the sea!" The Biao men and horses were startled. They immediately thought that the other party was an allied force ambushing here, and quickly responded to the command tonight.
Clinker, Xu Dalang did not hesitate and quickly asked: "February Zhenghui."
"Two..." The other party was completely covered. "What is this? I have already answered the password tonight."
"This is the command of our Hejian Army!" Xu Dalang looked ferocious. "Now both sides are under the unified control of our general, don't you know?! The password must be known to both sides!"
"I..." The originally aggressive sergeants were momentarily frustrated, but immediately became tougher. "We are under the command of General Dou and were ordered to pursue the rebel army. How do we know the password of your Hebei army?"
"Who is not following orders?" Xu Dalang sneered instead. "You have General Dou, and we have General Wang! And you, General Dou, are always good at flattering others. If not for his in-laws, where would he be a general?! His reputation is so bad in the camp, how can he be relied upon?!"
Those Taiyuan sergeants under Dou Qi were inexplicably sprayed. They were stunned for a moment, and then became furious: "How dare the Hebei Han dare to insult our general?!"
"Does a dog from Jin dare to bark in Hebei?!"
"You are deliberately making things difficult and humiliating. Could it be that you are those deposed dragon thieves?! Your clothes are really dirty..."
"Don't interrupt! If you don't know the password, who knows if you are thieves?! All the brothers in the camp are here to take a look. Even if they say hell today, this group of people won't be able to pass the threshold! How can they retaliate against those of us who are loyal to our duties? "
"Isn't it unusual that our Taiyuan Army doesn't know the Hebei Army's password?!"
"Even if it's true, it's your incompetent general who is so incompetent and arrogant that he let you go without knowing that it was our general who was in charge! You deserve it!"
"How do you deserve to live?!"
"You deserve to be subject to military law! You died in vain!"
"You dare to do it?!"
"Why don't you dare? I, Murong Zhengming, killing a Jin dog is like killing a dog!"
"My head is right here, does the Hebei dog dare to move?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of sword light flashed, and the head of the officer on the opposite side was completely cut off.
"The dogs of Jin have insulted us too much. I, Murong Zhengming, will take care of everything. Kill me!" Xu Shiying struck with the sword so ferociously that the guards behind him were stunned for a moment, and they couldn't tell him apart. Is he his own big boss?
Of course, it was not just the guards who were in a daze, but the other side was also in a daze. The other troops and horses that had gathered and made noise because of the confrontation were also in a daze, but they were just in a daze. A moment later, the Taiyuan Army who was beheaded and the Hebei Army pretending to be under Xu Shiying were The army went on a killing spree!
And without any deliberate guidance, all the surrounding soldiers and horses were involved.
Once the battle situation was chaotic, Xu Shiying did not hesitate, bowed his head and withdrew while taking advantage of the chaos, heading further northwest as agreed.
Chaos arose again, but this time, the golden light above his head clearly gained experience and turned almost quickly. Then, Xue Changxiong, who was like a sun, drank in vain.
At this time, Xu Shiying and others had just arrived at the northern periphery and had not left at all.
However, what is interesting is that this drink failed to prevent the conflict below. Just when Xu Shiying gritted his teeth and refused to leave, in desperation, General Xue gritted his teeth in the air and actually raised a huge golden knife from above. Then he was thrown down and landed at the crossroads where the fighting was fiercest.
The golden knife fell, and dozens of people died immediately.
At this moment, the place below immediately fell into a strange silence. For a while, there was only the sound of the wounded soldiers wailing, and the conflict ended here.
Xue Changxiong became angry: "There is no reason to cause trouble. The bandit army must be here. Everyone should be quiet. I will ask and I will answer if I have the exact words. If it is a lie, the others will point it out immediately...who made the move first?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for others to look for identification, a man below who was covered in blood took the initiative to greet him and shouted at the top of his lungs: "My general Murong has been killed by Jindi dogs! The general makes the decision for us!"
Xue Changxiong was stunned for a moment and was speechless for a moment. Seeing that the others did not refute, he asked in vain: "Whose subordinates are you?"
"We are subordinates of General Wang Yu. We are here to interrogate you at this intersection according to the general's previous military order." Another man covered in blood came to greet him loudly. It seemed that his arm was injured. "It turned out that the Jin Digou didn't know the password, and instead provoked and taunted us. After learning that our general's surname was Murong, he even insulted General Murong Zhengyan as a paralytic! Only then did our general draw his sword! Let the general make the decision!"
This seemed to be true, and no one who had anything to do with it refuted it. Instead, a group of people immediately shouted: "You're lying. It's obvious that your team is insulting our General Dou!"
When Xue Changxiong heard that Murong Zhengyan was insulted, his blood welled up, but he suppressed it forcefully: "Since we are an allied army, how can we criticize each other's generals?! To the point of making a fight?! Now the sky is dark and the earth is dark, and everything is noisy. Pass on our military order, everyone Everyone returns to their respective camps and no more patrols! Tomorrow morning I will come with the two generals, King Dou, to rectify the military law!"
In the shadows more than a hundred steps away, Xu Shiying breathed a sigh of relief. How could he not know that even though Xue Changxiong was used to leading troops, he also jumped in and believed that this was true. The two armies were attacked by the Dragon Army at night. Stirring up the fire, there was no intention of getting into trouble.
In fact, this situation did happen, and there was more than one place, but this was the largest one.
Of course, Xu Dalang had a vague idea in his mind, that is, he felt that Xue Changxiong was probably because the location of the conflict was too far north. General Xue did not believe that the Deposed Dragon Army would go so deep.
The camp was generally quiet again. Xu Shiying and his very tired guards continued to walk northwest "listlessly" with their heads lowered. As the number of troops around him became smaller and smaller, he suddenly raised his head, But the way out to the north can already be vaguely seen.
After looking back at the sky above the camp and discovering that the golden "sun" had disappeared from sight, Xu Shiying ordered the troops to move quickly but cautiously outside the camp without hesitation.
There was no defense line at all in the rear, only duty posts. It was impossible to imagine that the deposed dragon army came from the camp. They were quickly controlled and dealt with under direct orders. Then, without hesitation, these more than a hundred people rushed behind them and started making noise again. He ran out before the chaos.
Unexpectedly, the group of people ran for a quarter of an hour, but no one chased them out.
This naturally made Xu Shiying and his subordinates overjoyed... Xu Dalang did not expect that he would actually come out so smoothly!
That's right, Xu Dalang didn't say a single unnecessary word. From the perspective of his behavior when he walked out of the encirclement this time, he was forced by his master. In order to ensure the safety of his brother who was responsible for the harassment, he had to go all the way here. No one could say anything wrong.
But in fact, Xu Dalang just wanted to leave the encirclement.
He is not betraying. He has no intention of betraying the Deposed Dragon Gang, nor is he betraying Zhang Xing as an individual. Otherwise, he would have just surrendered. Why would he have to work so hard to get out?
He just firmly believed that if the siege continued like this, the Deposed Dragon Gang would fall apart and Zhang Xing would have to start over, and he, Xu Dalang, would fall into an unprecedented difficult predicament during this collapse and start over.
His anticipation of this predicament has reached the point where he has trouble sleeping and eating, especially when others don't seem to care and feel that there will be new hopes and changes.
Therefore, he wanted to jump out, not to control the situation, not to fight for power, but just to ensure that he would not be pinned in the mud by the wave of great chaos.
To this end, he is willing to pay the corresponding political price and take personal risks.
Escape seems to be fine.
It would be nice to escape... Xu Dalang only had this idea for a moment.
"Da Lang, you came out for us, how are you going to go back?" A confidant from a family background asked breathlessly, interrupting Xu Dalang's chaotic thoughts. "Will Chief Zhang doubt you about this?"
"There is nothing we can do about this." Xu Shiying blurted out.
"Then where are we going now? To Jiangling or to the old village owner?" the confidant asked again.
"Go..." Xu Shiying, who has always been smart and capable, actually sometimes gets stuck in his thoughts.
"Go to the west first. There are few of us, so be careful. We will go through the west. The rest will wait until we leave the army camp." Xu Shiying thought for a long time before speaking.
The subordinate nodded, and Xu Dalang was ready to relax again, but almost at this moment, he became nervous instead.
Because, he heard the clear sound of horse hooves coming straight towards him.
When the knights arrived, Xu Shiying's soldiers had no choice but to hide and stood up one after another. Xu Dalang also gritted his teeth and stood up, but was surprised to find that there were only a dozen or so riders, and these knights stopped their horses immediately after Xu Shiying and others arrived with suspicious vigilance.
Seeing this shape, Xu Dalang couldn't help but feel relaxed and happy, because this was probably a patrol rider from the Dragon Gang, who was observing from the outside, noticed the movement here, and took the initiative to greet it.
Sure enough, after dismounting, the leader recognized Xu Shiying with just a glance in the dark night, and immediately said: "But Chief Xu? I want to kill my brother!"
Xu Shiying was surprised... the person who came was actually a leader? !
No, I am not familiar with which leader of the Deposed Dragon Gang, so why can’t I remember him for a moment? It seems that this voice has indeed been heard somewhere?
Anyway, he is definitely not from the three major offices of Jiangling, Jiyin and Liaocheng.
Of course, the other party revealed his identity in the next sentence, leaving Xu Shiying speechless in surprise:
"I am Mang Kingang! I came here from Huaixi when I heard the news, and I actually bumped into Chief Xu here! Isn't it that Mr. Bai Di is looking after him?!"
As he said this, the man stepped forward and showed his bald head. Who else could he be but Mang Kingang, the non-staff general manager of the Deposed Dragon Gang whom he had met several times.
Xu Shiying didn't know how to speak. At this time, a fair-skinned man with short hair came forward, took the initiative to hold Xu Dalang's hands, and said excitedly: "Is this the leader of Xu Dalang? I saw it with my own eyes. You came to dig the camp. As a result, You are stuck by the Grandmaster, right? In such a situation, you can bring the enemy camp to this point all the way, and also bring your own brothers out. It is really powerful and loyal! It's just a pity that you have no choice but to follow because you have to bring your brothers. It’s out, isn’t it?!”
Xu Shiying thought for a while and could only nod.
"It doesn't matter. Let the rest of the brothers break up into pieces and go to Wuyang County to find the leaders Liu Heifu. They are fighting with the army in Wuyang County." The fair-skinned man is Bai Jingang. He patted his chest and spoke. "You come with us. Our brothers are here and we can always send you back! Let's protect Chief Zhang San together!"
Xu Shiying was breathing heavily, his mind was blank, and he just stared at the person in front of him in surprise.
"We brothers came over in the afternoon and looked at both sides of the Qingzhang River. The thinnest part of this camp is only a few miles thick. In addition, King Xiongtian is obviously still waiting. We, the Thirteen Vajras, have arrived. He has his own volley formation." Mang Kingang explained in time. "You ask the brothers to go and leave you alone, just a few miles away. As soon as we grit our teeth and take off, even if the Grand Master is beside us, we won't have time to react unless we wait in the air."
Xu Shiying was at a loss for a moment, and nodded in panic amid the joy of his confidants and the reflection of the bald heads of these Vajras.
Here at the Chinese General's Platform, the chess game continues, but the person playing chess with Bai Hengqiu has changed from Sun Shunde to Xue Changxiong... and the latter frowned when his piece fell to the ground:
"You mean, Xu Shiying is in that group?"
"It's possible." Bai Hengqiu blurted out.
"Even if it's possible, you won't let me handle it?"
"Yes." Bai Hengqiu said calmly. "If Xu Shiying is a half-hearted and cunning thief, in this situation, it would be better for us if he lives... His life will not be lost, but if he leaves, he will naturally make trouble outside, making it easier to depose the Dragon Gang. Falling apart.”
Xue Changxiong frowned and said, "You said last night that Xu Shiying was the head of the Deposed Dragon Gang."
"It's all speculation." Bai Hengqiu said with a smile. "Everything is based on deeds but not on the heart. Judging from his previous behavior, before tonight he was the gallbladder of the Dragon Gang and Zhang Xing's support. But tonight, if he really escapes, no matter if he is forced to do so by you." Whether he went out by mistake or did it deliberately, we can guess that he is a cunning thief!"
Xue Changxiong thought for a while and nodded.
Then, the next moment, he raised his head almost immediately after Bai Hengqiu and looked at the night sky to the northwest. Then, like Sun Shunde beside him, he was stunned.
It turned out that in the night sky, dozens of light points were arranged in a certain order into a ball of white light with a faint golden edge, and they were flying across the sky, like a cavalry flying through the night sky, or like a meteor falling down. Considering that Bai and Xue had extremely high cultivation levels, they could clearly feel that those light spots were almost all Duanjiang Zhenqi, but they couldn't help but think... It was as if Emperor Bai from the West suddenly shot an arrow in the east.
Only, the vast Duanjiang Qi seemed to contain a little bit of Immortality Qi, which made people even more surprised.
"What about digging a camp? What about harassing the exhausted? What about taking the opportunity to escape? They are obviously on the way to meet these masters!" Not only did he not move, he suddenly sneered. "It's all Duanjiang Zhenqi. I'm afraid it's Mang King Kong's group, right?! I've heard their name a long time ago. They've gone tonight, and the Deposed Dragon Gang's camp will be safer."
Bai Hengqiu also sat there motionless, watching the Arrow that broke the river being caught by the giant purple curtain, rolled up, and turned down the camp. He was stunned for a long time, but he also laughed: "Yes, we can be regarded as villains." The heart of a gentleman! Xu Shiying is strong and cunning, loyal, bold and careful, and outsmarts others. She has truly deposed the courageous leader of the Dragon Gang. But we, on the other hand, are self-righteous, boastful, and underestimated the heroes of the world! The name Xu Shiying, From today on, it can be remembered under the clothes of all Guanlong generals."
After saying this, he surrendered and returned to the central army to rest.
Xue Changxiong, on the other hand, looked at the sky for a while before turning around.
(End of chapter)
