On February 16, Hebei, at the junction of Qinghe County, Wu'an County, and Wuyang County, on the bank of Qingzhang River, at dawn, the rain subsided and was replaced by a mist, which made the Qilong Army camp Many people inside were a little flustered.
"The fog means it will clear up, and there will be less cover for the breakout tomorrow morning." Outside the Chinese army's tent, Xu Shiying looked at the sky with a gloomy expression.
Hearing this, Wu Jingfeng, who had awakened a little, seemed a little anxious: "I wish I had known that it had protruded last night."
"It's useless to say this... If we really broke through last night, I'm afraid it would have been hasty." Xu Shiren defended seriously and came to see Zhang Xing again. "Chief, can you take this opportunity to make some more dry food? The mist can now cover up the smoke."
"I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time." Ma Wei quickly rejected the suggestion. "This mist won't last long. If it dissipates immediately but the smoke doesn't stop, I'm afraid it will be self-defeating."
"That's it." Xu Shiren nodded immediately and said nothing.
"Then let's go and work hard together!" Zhang Xing nodded and gave the order. "Follow the plan we just made!"
Several military leaders walked away, but Zhou Xingfan didn't move at all. Seeing this, others, including Ma Wei, Cui Suchen, and even Wang Xiongdan, all left first. Even Jia Runshi retreated to the tent, leaving only Just Zhang Xing, Xiong Bonan and Zhou Xingfan.
At this time, Xiao Zhou came forward and said, "Third brother, what's going on with Chief Xu?"
"Which leader Xu?" Zhang Xing asked seriously.
"Xu Shiren." Xiao Zhou simply responded. "Either the fog lingers, or the fog lingers and can cover the eyes of the grand master and several masters? King Xiongtian, can this fog prevent you from distinguishing the smoke from the enemy camp?"
"Of course you can't stop it if you carefully distinguish it." Xiong Bonan frowned. "But can we say that there is anything wrong with Chief Xu based on this alone? Maybe he was just worried about the military, and his thoughts went sideways... The whole army broke through, and everyone was nervous."
"If you think about it, it also means panic." Zhou Xingfan said seriously. "If a leader is so panicked, will something happen? As the King of Heaven said, this is a breakout of the whole army. Whatever goes wrong will affect the life or death of the entire Deposed Dragon Gang."
Xiong Bonan was in a dilemma for a while.
However, Zhang Xing, who had been expressionless since previous meetings, now smiled: "What you said actually makes sense, but there is a truth, Xiao Zhou, do you listen?"
"Of course."
"Well, in our breakout early tomorrow morning, almost every link, every direction, and every leader on our side is not safe, let alone the messengers sent out and the support on the other side." Zhang Xing warned the other party seriously. . "So now, if there is concrete evidence, we will deal with it immediately to ensure safety. But if there is not, we have to bite the bullet."
Zhou Xingfan understood, just nodded, then turned and left.
After the people left, only Zhang Xing and Xiong Bonan were left. The latter hesitated for a moment and actually asked: "It's not Xu Shiren, it's Xu Shiying. Chief Zhang, I wanted to ask you last night, do you agree with Xu Dalang leading the way alone?" , do you doubt his intentions?"
"It's not that I think Xu Dalang didn't have evil intentions this time." Zhang Xing was silent for a moment and decided to be honest with Xiong Bonan. "But firstly, I don't think he will really betray the Dragon Gang. After all, people like him can calculate better than anyone else, and they know the pros and cons better than people who are confused or greedy for life. Secondly, I agree with him. The reason for walking alone is not because of his position, but because he is the smartest and most capable of leading troops among all the leaders. If he leads alone, it is really possible for him to stand out."
Xiong Bonan was finally relieved.
But this time, it was Zhang Xing's turn to speak proactively: "King of Heaven, I'd like to thank you for doing more inspections in each camp today. Even the top leaders and we are suspicious, and we are suspicious of ourselves and others. So today's military order is really... If it is passed down from level to level, it will inevitably cause turmoil..."
"I know." Xiong Bonan also understood immediately. "One is to appease people, and the other is to prevent someone from being confused and running out to report, asking me to have an extra layer of protection."
"That's exactly what I mean." Zhang Xing sighed. "Actually, as things stand now, there is really no change of course.
It makes sense, you have to bite the bullet and step on everything, and you can only work hard for the king. "
"We should work together on our own affairs and work hard together. Why talk about hard work?" Xiong Bonan responded and went directly into the fog.
As Zhang Xing said, when things are now, it is a situation where an arrow has to be fired... In this case, it does not mean that changes cannot be made or that the established strategy must be adhered to, but that information interference must be eliminated, and information interference must be eliminated. Make any unnecessary movements... As the saying goes, when soldiers come, they will block the water and the earth will cover them, and when they encounter the threshold, they will attack it, that's all. .net
Moreover, after experiencing various incidents, Zhang San's current state is gradually different from before.
In the past, although he could do things and stick to some things, whenever he was faced with making a decision as a leader, he would often feel weak and just hold on. But now, he can't say that he is completely confident. , but it has somewhat changed.
As for the reason, it's self-evident. He couldn't imagine a worse situation than being defeated this time, and even if he was defeated, he was mentally prepared.
In fact, after watching Xiong Bonan leave, Chief Zhang returned to the Chinese army camp with his hands behind his back... At this time, he did not dare to leave the Chinese army camp, because if any decisive information really came, Only he can quickly change his plan... So, I simply read the almost worn-out "The Legend of the Heroine Li Yue" again, preparing to relive the tragic fate of the hero and heroine after the failure of political reform. .
Not long after Zhang Xing, the chief of the Dragon Gang, was deposed, as the fog dissipated, the coalition commander Bai Hengqiu also began to play chess in the Dongdu military camp on the other side of the river.
"There seemed to be something wrong in the Luoshu camp last night. People were suddenly dismissed from the central army tent. I don't know who they met or what they said."
"Luo Shu?"
"Yes, there is also Wang Chenkuo. After the meeting, he did not return to the camp at all. There was a gap of two hours and he went back almost after dark. I don't know where he went.
"These two...I don't know what to say. It's right for them to be suspicious. After all, they are from rich families in Hebei. In the camp before, I couldn't help but feel that I was talking empty words."
"Isn't it?" Liu Yangji was surprised for a moment.
"No..." Bai Hengqiu answered seriously. "The establishment is gone, the Eastern Capital Army is about to collapse, the situation is so dangerous, how could I still fool them? It's just that the time is too short, it is difficult to gain their trust. They see that they are the only outsiders in the same group, so they naturally become suspicious. "
"Then how to remedy it?"
"Please go talk to me, prince." Bai Hengqiu sighed as he threw his son. "I can't leave this camp easily now...Are these two people the only ones doing something strange?"
"Of course not. Feng Wuyi's place is almost open to rebellion... Where are the mountains and where are the songs? The Duke asked Feng Wuyi to take charge of the battalion, and also transferred Wang Chenkuo, and those local motley crews from Hebei below. Will naturally be influenced by Feng Wuyi." Liu Yangji reported seriously. "In fact, even the prince behaved strangely. Not only did he send his students to 'persuade surrender' yesterday, he also wrote many letters to many people after the students left. Seven or eight messengers went out to the west, so to speak, to Shanxi. To the east, it can be said that it belongs to the Cui family, but to the north or south, I don’t understand, and I don’t know who it is for.”
"It doesn't matter, prince, it doesn't matter. Just ask Dou Qi to arrange the arrangements for Feng Wuyi." Bai Hengqiu replied, but then changed his attention. "What do you think of the prince's students going to persuade them to surrender?"
"Food?" "Yes."
"I think I just can't watch it." Liu Yangji held his arms in his arms and sneered. "This thing is too simple. The boy named Fang was so self-righteous that he thought he was so smart and capable that he could take the opportunity to test out something so that he could show off and become famous. As a result, he met a top smart person like Zhang San. , the first sentence said there was no food, he was frightened; the last sentence said there was still five days of food, he was completely confused... In fact, no one knows how much food there is!"
"It should be like this." Bai Hengqiu sighed slightly. "But food doesn't matter. If he really eats horse meat, it's not impossible... They say that after he wears off the fire and eats horse meat, we can attack him. But in this situation, we
Can we really organize a massive attack? "
"Indeed." Liu Yangji still sighed with emotion. "Feng Wuyi is still unreliable; the Dongdu army is in an uproar, and Qu Tuda is worried about leading his troops to the east; Li Ding is bound to be resentful after having his troops taken away; Luo Shu and Wang Chenkuo are also there Two minds... This is not to mention the two soldiers of the Deposed Dragon Gang. There will be more variables... Therefore, the Duke thought of using this conspiracy to spread the news by persuading surrender. Let him take the initiative to attack?"
"Not bad." Bai Hengqiu sighed slightly. "The current situation is that neither side can actually hold back. They are surrounded, which will only make them more panic... I have a suspicion in my heart that Zhang Xing will definitely seize the opportunity to come out. The breakthrough is here. Two days, and the main force will definitely come to me, otherwise wouldn’t it be that his Fulong Seal was blinded in vain?!”
"I hope so, but since it was a conspiracy, we really found a flaw..." As he said that, Liu Yangji still held his arms, but couldn't help but lean forward on top of the chessboard. "My lord, tell me the truth, how can I win this battle?"
"In today's situation, the coalition forces are half-hearted and half-hearted, and they cannot be fully integrated. It is difficult to say that we can eradicate the root cause." Bai Hengqiu said sternly. "But if we can kill thousands of gang elites and kill a few generals when they break through, it will naturally be considered appropriate, and we must pursue them as much as possible... As for the pursuit failure, it's not like we have failed. The target is to continue attacking the Deposed Dragon Gang."
"Go east to fight Wei Xuanding's people?"
"I would like to, but the morale of the army is unstable, the target has been lost and the Dongdu Army is gone. It will be difficult for us to go eastward..."
"I understand. What the Duke means is to fight Li Shu on the way back to the army!" Liu Yangji suddenly realized. "be quick!"
"Yes, defeat Zhang Xing face to face, combine the strength of the three armies to defeat Li Shu, and then calmly go west and approach the Eastern Capital... If the Eastern Capital can do something, then do it. If not, continue to the east of the river and enter Kansai, support the overall situation." Bai Hengqiu gave his final plan. "We need to distinguish our priorities clearly. First, we need to avenge Bai Liben and Captain Ding. They are our own people. Second, we need to win over and control the Dongdu Army as much as possible. However, none of these can delay the strategy of rapidly advancing westward after this war. ....Kansai can’t delay any longer!”
"Okay, that's good." Liu Yangji finally felt relieved. "Does the Duke have anything else to explain?"
"No, you should go to Han Yingong's camp in the east of Ping'en City now. Don't let him make a mistake at the critical moment!" Bai Hengqiu continued to give instructions. "His 8,000-strong army is one of the winners of this battle... Tell him, if he doesn't follow military orders in this battle, I will kill him with my own hands!"
"Now that the matter is over, should we let Han Yin Gong's troops cross the river quietly from upstream and come here to provide support?" Liu Yangji had already stood up, but after thinking about it, he came to ask the last question.
"No need!" Bai Hengqiu said solemnly. "The Dongdu Army on this side of the river is just a bait. I won't let Zhang Xing's main force actually cross the river! Let Han Yingong stand by outside the camp! I will have my own military orders then!"
Liu Yangji finally had nothing to say and turned to leave.
After the people left, Bai Hengqiu sat still in front of the chessboard, silent for a long time, and then just glanced at the Dragon Army camp on the other side of the river in a daze. The smoke there stopped in time after the fog cleared, and the troops were dining, the cavalry was patrolling, and Many soldiers were drying their armor and clothing on the fence, which was completely normal.
On the other hand, the Dongdu Army camp where he was located was obviously moving a lot. It was during breakfast, but the troops gathered in small groups, whispering to each other, and everyone seemed agitated. There were too many patrolling soldiers and hanging heads. The atmosphere in the military camp was too chilling.
In fact, when Bai Hengqiu closed his eyes and listened, he could clearly hear the faint sound of the wind under the spring sunshine that some soldiers at the bottom were planning an escape, and some officers were perfunctory.
Thinking about it, the deposed dragon army on the other side of the river would also be able to see this scene clearly.
His attention turned, and finally the great master thought of the battle that day again, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart - Fulong Seal! What does it mean that something like the Fulong Seal suddenly circulated before the war and fell into Zhang Xing's hands? God's will?
However, Bai Hengqiu was a tycoon after all. Thinking of God's will, he remained calm
After all, God's will is supreme, and Zhang Xing has God's will, and of course he has it too.
Otherwise, how to get to the Grand Master?
This matter is a bit strange. I'm afraid someone is still doing it, but they just don't know the whole story for a while.
Even if you take a step back, if there are some supreme beings who really have selfish thoughts and act according to God's will regardless of previous lessons, then I won't be afraid, because how can the four emperors have the same mind? You are selected by the Black Emperor, so I can seek help from the Red Emperor.
After thinking about it, Bai Hengqiu also put away his mind, sat upright, and played a new game of chess with himself.
However, this kind of suffering did not last long. At noon, Bai Hengqiu received the first military alert - a large regiment of the Dragon Gang was suddenly launched and headed straight for the city. Judging from the time, it was probably... It's already time to fight.
Bai Hengqiu pondered for a moment, but he stopped the game without hesitation. He stood up and left the far side of the general platform, came to the near side, and looked at the soldiers who were waiting for him: "How many Dongdu are there in this camp?" military?"
"Ten thousand forty-five." Joining the Army immediately stepped forward.
"Send five thousand troops and let Zheng Shanye, who has just returned, lead him to rescue!" Bai Hengqiu immediately ordered. "We will take five thousand soldiers from our camp on the other side and cross the river to this camp!"
He stopped talking about joining the army.
"What do you mean?" Bai Hengqiu asked proactively.
"The minds of the Dongdu Army are unstable. If they are allowed to leave the camp to help, not only will the entire army mutiny and flee, but they will collapse immediately after the contact, and more of them will flee on their own..." Jun Jun reminded seriously. . "Should we send our people to rescue them ourselves?"
Bai Hengqiu smiled and suddenly nodded: "What you said makes sense." He was overjoyed to join the army.
"But..." Bai Hengqiu pondered for a moment, then put his hands behind his back. "First follow my previous order, wait for the Dongdu Army to leave the camp, then bring it back, and then let the Taiyuan Army who moved the camp do the rescue... Moreover, let Dou Qi guard the Chinese Army Camp, Sun Shunde personally Lead troops to rescue...and ask Sun Shunde to come to see me."
Joining the army was at a loss at first, but he was joining the army after all. He soon came to his senses. Bai Hengqiu seemed to be showing weakness and told the Deposed Dragon Army on the other side of the river that the Dongdu Army here was on the verge of losing control.
After a while, Sun Shunde arrived. Bai Hengqiu called him over and said concisely: "You lead the troops to the east. There is no need to support Qu Tuda. After walking twenty miles, you will lay down your troops and horses and settle down in the stronghold on the spot. You understand me." Do you mean it?"
"Understood!" Sun Shunde immediately woke up. "In this way, Han Yingong and I are two pliers outside the battlefield. We can attack from anywhere when necessary!"
Bai Hengqiu nodded, and Sun Shunde left immediately.
At this time, the farce in the Dongdu Army camp due to the dispatch of troops for rescue had begun, but Bai Hengqiu continued his single-player chess game... However, compared to the suffering in the morning, as a veteran, he knew The battle was approaching, but now he calmed down and even had snacks and drinks delivered to him.
Just listen calmly to the chaos of the Eastern Capital Army.
However, although Bai Hengqiu's plan was implemented, the chaos still exceeded his expectations - the Dongdu Army almost mutinied after asking to withdraw to the camp, but Sun Shunde used almost the same number of Taiyuan Army, plus The officers of the Dongdu Army knew the power of the Grand Master, and both sides worked together to suppress it and just pulled the troops back.
After all the trouble, it was already halfway through the afternoon, and the deposed dragon army on the opposite side had already been alerted. After watching Sun Shunde's troops disappear from sight, Niu Da and Xu Shiren came together to look for Zhang Xing.
Their meaning is very simple. The Dongdu Army has collapsed to a certain extent, and the strategy of luring the enemy has been successful. Should the subordinates be changed and the main force break out from here?
"I think it was deliberately tempting the enemy." Zhang Xing thought for a moment and gave the answer. "The original plan remains unchanged."
This is of course, Zhang Xing does not have the Fulong Seal, so he would not choose to break out from here anyway.
At this time, time was already very tight and the military situation was serious. Although Niu Da and Xu Shiren had objections, they had no choice but to leave.
Then, in the evening, the whole army began to have dinner, and smoke rose again over the camps of the two armies.
As the dusk deepened and the smoke gradually dissipated, Xu Shiren found Zhang Xing who was eating for the third time today. This time he looked panicked: "Chief, dinner is here."
Earlier, the general issued an order to the general level, but now when I started to eat, I found that one of the generals was missing! "
Zhang San finally showed an obvious expression of shock on this day, and then quickly ordered with his rice bowl: "Let all the leaders assemble!"
Then, quickly cook the rice.
Immediately, he abandoned Xu Shiren, walked into the back tent, and took out the compass. This time he was silent for only a moment, took a deep breath, and then read out the sentence:
"The Supreme Lord is as anxious as the law!"
As soon as he said this, the compass needle bounced up out of thin air and pointed northwest again.
A quarter of an hour later, in the completely dark twilight, the camp leaders met with the leaders of the Chinese army. At this time, Chief Zhang, who came out of the back tent, made it clear: "The troops under Chief Xu are going to escape, and Chief Xu is going to Follow the main force from the northwest
In other words, the direction and time of tonight's breakout are likely to be known to the enemy.
.Don’t blame anyone. Make a decision now. Should you change the direction of the main force’s breakout? Should you break out in advance? "
Everyone was talking about it.
However, it is generally believed that the combat plan should be changed, and the direction of the breakout should be changed directly from the upper level before the military order has been issued to the lowest level of the army.
Zhang Xing did not say a word. The compass has not deceived him so far, and he has long since passed the state of being too wary or dependent on the compass. However, there must be an explanation for the matter. This explanation is not a useless excuse, but as before, it must be meaningful. A rational way of thinking, knowing the reason for staying here or not changing the direction of breaking out.
If a real dragon came to clear the way, he would have to be even more wary of the compass.
And where is the truth now?
The first is of course Luo Shu, who is the most unexpected one...but now the news is about to be exposed.
"Just in case, it's right to change the route." At this moment, Ma Wei spoke. "However, if the route is changed, there is no need to change the time, which will create suspicion; conversely, if the time is changed earlier, there is no need to change the route, because they will not have time... to pass the news to Bai Heng Qiu’s place, it’s not that easy to change the deployment.”
Zhang Xing suddenly realized that this was right!
But how to convince everyone to go ahead of time instead of changing the route?
Thinking of this, Chief Zhang glanced at the leaders in the tent, and finally his eyes fell on one of them. His heart moved slightly, and he took the initiative to say: "Manager Ma made it clear that the route should be changed in advance. Let's not waste time. Each camp leader will follow the instructions. In terms of order, Xu Dalang...what do you think? Should we change the route or advance it?"
"Then don't change the route, prepare now, how about advancing the breakout to midnight?" Xu Shiying was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth and replied. "I'd better cross the river to the east to lure the enemy, and Zhou will lead the cavalry to Feng Wuyi's place in the north..."
"I'm happy to!" Zhou Xingfan took the initiative to follow.
"Okay." Zhang Xing nodded and continued to ask. "Leader Xu?" "I agree too." Xu Shiren nodded hurriedly.
"I also agree..." Zhang Xing immediately interrupted the vote. "Commander of the Seventh Battalion, the Fourth Battalion agreed to send troops in advance... Please stop talking and prepare immediately!"
Everyone below Xiong Bonan was relieved, and then quickly got busy.
However, what these people didn't know was that at almost the same time, a deposed dragon soldier who had just escaped from the north was pinned down on the earthen base and then beheaded with a knife. After decapitating the owl, a team from the Hejian Army took off the man's head and found the opponent's whale bone sign. They were overjoyed and asked someone to go to the Central Army and call him to join the army to record his merits.
The soldier next to him was puzzled: "This man said he has military information, why don't you listen first?"
"What's the credit for responding to the military situation?" The Hejian army general sneered instead. "Even if you have some merit, it will still be extremely troublesome. It's better to kill a team general and take his head."
After saying that, he urged the surrounding soldiers to strip off the dead man's clothes and armor.
Of course Zhang Xing and others did not know that the crisis had been resolved. In fact, even if they knew, they would not be able to change the military order again.
At midnight, the outer allied forces camp gradually became quiet, and the entire army in the Deposed Dragon Army camp was completely purged. However, the original plan
Zhang Xing, who was planning to go northwest, appeared at the Qingzhangshui River southeast of Daying with Xiong Bonan and Wu Jingfeng, causing Xu Shiying, who was about to build a pontoon bridge, to panic for a moment.
"I'll try and see if I can give you a ride."
Zhang Xing looked at the other party, spoke calmly, then walked down the river embankment with something in his hand, walked under the river, got on the pontoon floating piece he had just thrown down, and stopped just now.
Then, he untied the wrapping around the unsheathed Dragon-Shocking Sword in his hand, and inserted the long sword in his hand into the river at his feet. The next moment, the cold ice energy surged out of Zhang Xing's body and rolled along with the Dragon-Shocking Sword. After entering the river, ice flowers condensed and formed instantly along the floating parts of the pontoon, and then expanded in all directions.
Seeing this, everyone around, starting from Xiongbonan, Wu Jingfeng and Xu Shiying, were stunned, because the ice surface expanded rapidly and reached the other side very quickly, forming an ice pontoon. Not to mention, the ice surface was still Keep extending.
At the same time, due to the instantaneous temperature difference, smoke immediately rose up from the river surface. After a while, it drifted onto the shore, almost the same as the morning fog in the morning.
Such power makes people doubt that Zhang Xing has reached the status of a master and can easily achieve such a situation.
Just when Xu Shiying and others were stunned, Bai Hengqiu, who was still playing chess alone on the other side of the river, stopped at some point and kept looking at the other side of the river in the night. At this time, he saw mist floating in the night. But he suddenly smiled, then stood up and looked with his hands behind his back.
On the other side, Zhang Xing finished using his magical power, walked up to the river bank, raised the unsheathed Dragon Jing Sword in his hand, and handed it to Xu Shiying: "Xu Dalang, a man born in troubled times should carry a three-foot sword to achieve immortality! This sword With you, if there is no news from me after tonight, or I am isolated in the north, or I simply die, please try your best to assist Duke Wei, work hard to bridge the gap between Hebei and Henan, and continue the cause of deposing the dragon!"
Xu Shiying's scalp was numb and he was in a daze. He just tried his best to refuse: "Why did the chief say this? Your cultivation is so powerful and you have the Fulong Seal. You will have to escape with your whole body tonight!"
"If that's the case, I'd like you, Xu Dalang, to be my sword bearer!" Zhang Xing said calmly. "You take the first step tonight! I'll do it right away!"
After saying that, he turned back to the camp and prepared to break out.
