Entering May, the plum rain began to show its power unscrupulously. Humidity, mud, itching, sour odor, uneven cold and heat, fatigue and disease more or less invaded all military camps and marching columns.
By this time, all the famous teachers and generals were defeated.
Those who liked jumping around the most in the first few battalions of the Deposed Dragon Army could no longer show off their talents. Shan Tonghai, Wu Jingfeng, Liu Hei?, Xiahou Ningyuan, and Wu Chang all withered away in several battalions. Fan Wang, Cao Chen and other Hebei cavalrymen None of the battalions dared to run around anymore. On the contrary, Li Zida and Zuo Caixiang's battalions, because there were so many locals from top to bottom, were familiar with the climate and were good at coping with it, so they remained active.
This situation greatly stimulated Li Ding and Li Longtou. Before Zhang Xing went south again and reached the front line, he entered the lower reaches of the Huan River several times, sometimes accompanied by Xu Shiying, sometimes accompanied by Xiong Bonan, in order to observe the front line at close range. The status of the Dragon Army and the Forbidden Army, and the results he got made him even more itchy... The reason is self-evident. Compared with the Deposed Dragon Army, which had a half? home advantage, the Forbidden Army that set off in a hurry was worse at coping with Meiyu, and encountered The difficulties are also greater, and the weakening of the troops is more obvious.
Not to mention, as the rain gradually accumulates, the tributaries of the Huaihe River in Huaibei are rising. This makes the imperial army moving from east to west naturally disconnected, and the deposed dragon army traveling from north to south is more likely to seize the opportunity.
In a word, even though they had expected it, the Deposed Dragon Gang still underestimated Tianwei and overestimated the logistical support capabilities of the Forbidden Army.
Times have changed, the Wei Dynasty is gone, all that is left in the warehouses are old grains broken into pieces, and the things that test everyone have also changed.
On the evening of May 4th, when he heard that Zhang Xing was returning to Mangdang Mountain day and night, Li Ding immediately returned from the front line, explained the situation to Zhang Xing face to face, and put forward formal military suggestions:
"The current situation is that, first of all, the main force of our twenty-five battalions has all arrived nearby. They have just left Mangdang Mountain and are heading towards the vicinity of Youji Mountain in Huanshui River.
"Secondly, the Forbidden Army's march was loose and delayed due to the rainy season. Its main force forward has left Huankou Town for three days, and there are still troops at the rear who have not yet left Huankou. Their advance guard Tu Wan Chang Lun has reached Fei further west. Shuikou, while defender Yujieluo encountered logistical difficulties, but was still trudging southwest of Xuzhou.
"Again, in order to avoid the rain and obtain supplies, the main force of the Forbidden Army was obviously planning to first go along the Huan River to Qiao County and then turn around. This was equivalent to turning in front of us and exposing their waists to us.
"In this case, by the time the main force of the Forbidden Army arrives at the southernmost tip of Qiao County and is about to leave Huanshui, our troops should already be in place in the Jishan area. At that time, we will immediately send troops south to intercept the Forbidden Army at Huanshui, and then cooperate with the fifteen battalions on the front line. , sandwiched between two sides, you can swallow up part of the east bank of Huanshui River, the main force of the Forbidden Army, in one fell swoop, and then in turn, calmly force the surrender...
"The advantage of this plan is that it can be fought quickly and caught off guard. As long as the battle is resolved quickly, the rest of the Forbidden Army and Dong will not have time to react, and they may not dare to react after they have time."
Zhang Xing's eyes fell on the intermittent dripping rainwater under the other party's body, and he listened to the other party without saying a word... In fact, he had already realized that this plan was worse than the conceptual plan he received in Hebei. It was more clear, and Li Ding's attitude also showed that the other party made the plan after careful consideration. At least Li Si himself believed that this plan was sufficiently feasible.
Of course, if Li Ding believes that this military plan is feasible, then Zhang Xing will naturally recognize its feasibility.
At this time, it was already the night of the second watch. The rain was pouring outside, and the sound of water flowing down the cliff could even be heard. The lights were brightly lit in the still somewhat chaotic Juyi Hall of Mangdang Mountain. At this time, only Zhang Xing and Fan Liuchu Only a few people, including Zhang Shizhao and Qin Bao, came to listen to Li Ding's words. The rest of the patrolmen, clerks, soldiers and other accompanying or left-behind personnel were busy. As for Zhang Shizhao, because he was old and too tired, he went to the Immortal Cave below to rest as soon as he arrived. Yes, I didn't call him at all.
Under the gaze of several people, Zhang Xing only took a few breaths to give an answer: "Send the patrol messenger out, and all the leaders who can come back before tomorrow night will come back here. Let's raise the flag together." It is up to you to decide whether to start a war."
As soon as he said this, the Juyi Hall burst into chaos. Li Ding stared at his friend, and for a moment he didn't know what he should feel.
Are you grateful for the other person’s quick response and quick decision?
Or do you despise the opponent's hesitation to start a war and push the initiative to all frontline leaders?
And soon, a man as smart as Li Ding came to his senses - Zhang Xing still resisted the war personally, but he recognized the war plan militarily, that's why he was like this.
With this thought, Li Ding decided to make his last effort to change the other party's attitude: "Zhang San, don't worry about the battle damage. Looking at it now, the situation is better than expected. And according to this plan, even if there are battle damage, we can also After the war, through capture and expansion, we quickly made up for our losses and even gained more.”
"I believe you." Zhang Xing nodded, his eyes a little bloodshot. "But I'm not only afraid of heavy losses, I'm also afraid of this."
"What does it mean to be afraid too?" Li Ding was confused for a moment. "Which one is this?"
"I'm just afraid that too many of my own people will die, and I'm also afraid that many forbidden troops will come in after their deaths." Zhang Xing responded calmly. "Li Si, say it yourself, even if these forbidden troops surrender, are they really reliable? The Wugen Recruitment Army settled in Dongdu, and the best four years of their lives were wasted in Jiangdu... There are a total of five or six people in the gang. There are ten battalions and over one hundred thousand people. If twenty or thirty thousand people die and another twenty or thirty thousand of these forbidden troops are brought in, is it worth it?"
Li Ding became more and more puzzled: "As for the army, what is missing must be made up for. Then, military discipline must be strictly enforced, and training must be done properly. As long as it can be used... I am worried that their military morale will be unstable, so I will break it up first and make up for it, and then slowly start over in a few years." Just replace them with new recruits and send them out, why are you worrying about gain and loss to this extent?"
"Li Si, the troops of our Deposed Dragon Gang are not only used for fighting." Zhang Xing was silent for a moment and gave his final answer. "To be specific, before this, because of the war, the gang was the army and the army was the gang; but now, the Deposed Dragon Gang has established a foundation and built Dahangtai. It is time to spread the gang out from the army. Reshape a large gang; not to mention, once the Forbidden Forces leave, Hebei's time will come. Whether there is a war or not, it will probably expand. Will we have to follow the previous practice and directly appoint subordinates? These local officials and Xingtai officials Where did it come from? Naturally, it came from the army. Therefore, at this juncture, the army suffered large-scale damage, which not only affected the temporary combat power, but also the development of the entire Deposed Dragon Gang."
This time it was Li Ding's turn to be silent.
After a long while, he sighed: "You always have your own reasons, but I still feel that it would be a pity not to fight this battle, and as long as you win, the situation will open up, and it will be easier to do whatever you want... let alone , If there is a real fight, there may not be so many casualties.”
Zhang Xing nodded and said nothing.
Li Ding didn't say anything either.
There is no way, that's just the way it is, military activities are risky, and no one can guarantee it. And now, it's useless for the two of them to care about each other. They haven't changed each other's thoughts for so many years, and they can't make each other change in such a day and night.
Therefore, the two of them had no choice but to wait together in this humid Juyi Hall for someone to come.
In the rainy season, the boring waiting process is undoubtedly painful, but in fact, the leaders and big leaders of the Deposed Dragon Gang who returned in the rain after receiving the news are the real sufferers.
Zhang Xing did not deliberately conceal the reason for summoning the leaders. Li Ding's previous repeated investigations and statements as well as the situation at hand were naturally known to everyone on the front line.
Therefore, on the fifth day of May, at the intersection outside Mangdang Mountain, Liu Hei, who was speeding in the rain, saw Dan Tonghai waiting here, and he complained directly: "Shan Longtou! There are marching everywhere, and it's raining like this, damn it. Everything is ruined. Why is Li Longtou so crazy that he has to force the chief to gather people together in such a hurry? With my cultivation and equestrian skills, a horse fell on the road!"
"Don't complain." Shan Tonghai frowned on the spot. When the other party dismounted and came over, he felt that his tone was wrong, so he explained again in the rain. "In any case, the war hasn't started yet, and it's a good thing that the chief and Li Longtou are willing to have a meeting to discuss!"
Liu Hei just nodded casually.
When Shan Dalang saw this, he was puzzled: "Heilong, haven't you always wanted to fight? You should be happy, right? Why are you so dissatisfied?"
"I want to fight, but I can't trust Li Ding." Liu Hei opened his mouth without any hesitation that he had already arrived at Mangdang Mountain. "Who is this Li Ding? He is a surrendered person but has no real ability. Why does he fight when he says? Why does he fight when he says? I don't accept it!"
Shan Dalang was stunned, but a little speechless: "If this is the case, what do you think?"
"Of course I want the leader to be the first line, Xu Dalang will be the second line, and I will be the vanguard!" Liu Hei's voice became louder and louder as he entered the mountain under the special terrain of Mangdang Mountain. "Chief Zhang will be the head coach himself and sit in Mangdang Mountain or Jishan, so he can command Ruoding!"
"Chief Zhang may not be good at commanding so many troops." Shan Tonghai frowned again and corrected. "Usually, the commander in chief Ma leads the troops to plan for him. Now that the commander in chief is gone, we can only rely on Li Longtou... Li Longtou helped us plan our military formations before. He is really capable, and Po Tai Several leaders over there are also convinced by Li Longtou."
Liu Hei finally felt a little uneasy after hearing this. He quickly stopped talking about Li Ding and lowered his tone: "No matter what happens, we should fight. This should be the same."
Shan Tonghai didn't say a word, but just led the horse into the Immortal Cave.
Xianren Cave is a natural cave inside Mangdang Mountain. It was originally not conspicuous in Mangdang Mountain. However, when more than 20 battalions came together during the rainy season, it became the best place to store supplies. Later, people who suffered from Yumo disease Once more, it became a place where the sick and wounded were repaired and a small stove was opened. Now that the army has set off, this place has naturally become the last natural barracks.
On the contrary, Juyi Hall is on the top of the cliff, which is damp and inconvenient, but the air is better.
It was noon at this time, and many leaders had already arrived. However, Liu Hei claimed that he was very tired from the road, but after entering the Immortal Cave, he immediately started running around to join forces, insisting on instigating a war.
Let's say that there are at least forty leaders among the forty battalions around, and twenty-five of them are near Mangdang Mountain, and they all arrived in the morning... This is also the condition for Zhang Xing to hold a frontline meeting, and with Liu In theory, the vitality of the big leader could make him like a fish in water, but in fact, after the black dragon dived in, he found that the leaders came from all kinds of sources, and even he had some difficulty.
Originally, those from Jiyin Xingtai or Jiangling Xingtai were okay, as they had fought side by side with Hebei, and they got involved after just a few words; but there were also some Jibei Xingtai leaders brought by Chai Xiaohe who were really difficult to acquire, because Most of them were descendants from the lower reaches of the Jishui River. They have been idle in the reserve team in recent years. However, they are older than Liu Hei? They have not shown up in Hebei before, but now they are active and united next to their hometown in Henan. Quite a few; as for the leaders of the five battalions brought by Li Ding, he was even more confused. Only considering that Li Ding's subordinates were actually allies who supported the war, he didn't need to pay more attention to them.
In fact, after focusing his energy on the dozen or so leaders of Jiyinxingtai and obtaining certain commitments, Liu Hei counted with his fingers and was surprised to find that these main combatants who had expressed their stance had increased In fact, Li Ding's new and old subordinates already accounted for the majority... It seemed that as long as the frontline resolution was mentioned, the war would have been approved... I couldn't help but make up my mind.
In the afternoon, better news came. In order not to waste time, when thirty-seven frontline leaders, big and small, had already arrived, Chief Zhang and King Xiongtian plus the two frontline leaders discussed for a while and decided not to wait any longer. , a resolution was held immediately.
After hearing the news, everyone immediately got up and walked towards Juyi Hall. When they got there, they looked around and knew who they were.
First of all, there are several people from Chief Zhang's side, including King Xiongtian, Zhang Shizhao from the Mengji Department, and Chief Zhang. Qin Bao is also there, but he has no authority and responsibility to raise his hands. Similarly, Yu Changnan and Bai Youbin, but Zhuge Dewei, who was the prefect of Qiao County, did not come.
The people leading the troops below are roughly divided into four groups:
Led by Xu Shiying, including Niu Da, Jia Yue, Zhai Qian, Mang Jingang, Xu Kaidao, Zhang Shanxiang, Fang Yanshi, Pang Jingang, Zhang Gongshen, Feng Duan, Wang Xiongdan, Jia Runshi, a total of thirteen battalions, mostly from Hebei come over;
Led by Chai Xiaohe, including Xu Shiren, Fan Bao, Jia Wugen, Zuo Caixiang, Guan Xu, Zhang Daoxian... This platform in the lower reaches of Jishui River has always been the weakest, but this time seven battalions came due to geographical reasons, but it was an overwhelming victory. Out;
Li Ding was the leader, and his subordinates designated the big leader Su Mu, and the three leaders Wang Chenxun, Fan Lihua, Su Jingfang, and Wang Chenxu each led a battalion, and brought five battalions out... His wife Zhang Shiniang temporarily led the camp on Li Ding's behalf. , who also has the identity of a leader, also came over.
Shan Tonghai is the leader, but it does not refer to the Jiyin Xingtai he led, but the leaders of the frontline battalion under his temporary command who arrived at this time, including Wang Shuyong, Wu Jingfeng, Liu Hei?, Fan Wang, Zuo Caixiang, and Xiahou Ningyuan , Guo Jingke, Shang Huaien, Han Erlang, Cao Chen, Wu Changzai... The other battalions had not arrived at this time because they were far away.
Counting them all together, there are forty-one people who can raise their hands.
"Make decisions on the spot, don't waste time." Zhang Xing sat there and stopped everyone's greetings. "On one thing, Li Longtou made a plan to attack the lower reaches of Huanshui River. Everyone listened, discussed it, and then immediately raised their hands to decide whether to take the initiative to attack."
The Juyi Hall immediately fell silent.
Li Ding did not hesitate to stand up and explain. As expected, as Liu Hei thought, most of the people were moved on the spot... To put it bluntly, these leaders still hope to fight more. Military account, the rest is ignored.
After finishing speaking, Li Ding was not in a hurry to go back. Instead, he looked at Zhang Xing and took the initiative to ask something: "Chief Zhang, there is something that I need you to explain clearly... Before, you said that most of the people who had lowered the imperial army were You arranged it, but at the time you only said it was to delay time and waste them, can you tell us the specific arrangements now?"
Zhang Xing paused and nodded: "He recommended Chi Shilang himself. When Wang Hou heard that Cao Che was dead, he couldn't bear it for a moment and asked me if I wanted to fight? I said I wasn't sure and it was best not to fight. But if there was a real fight, he would fight, so he said that he wanted to feign surrender and try to seize the food from the tiger's mouth no matter what. Even if the Wei Dynasty was really dead, he would still stab the corpse of the Wei Dynasty court... I think he said it sincerely, So I let him go, and told him to go find Yu... the official."
Everyone's hearts skipped a beat. Whether they understood or not, they all immediately looked at Yu Changnan who was standing behind the pillar.
The latter came out without hesitation and explained: "I gave Chishiro an idea and asked him to flatter Sima Huada. Then I bribed Feng Chang to let Feng Chang speak, and arranged for Chishiro to take care of the harem, the emperor, and civil and military officials. Live... What we were thinking at the time was that whether it was fighting or marching, the civil and military officials would have to be dragged behind. If we could get rid of Duke Niu, we could directly drag the little emperor, the queen mother and the civil and military officials into our pockets. Drill in!"
Everyone's hearts skipped a beat again. After the death of his brother, Yu Wenshu was really unscrupulous.
And Zhang Xing also continued: "What else? The servants were more open-minded. I told Wang Zhuo that I wouldn't stop them if they really wanted to leave, but no matter what, they would try their best to tie up the Niu Governor for me. Sir, if necessary, give Chishiro a result... and if we want to fight, I still hope that they will try their best to assist."
This is more in line with Chief Zhang's style, and many people nodded.
Xu Shiying immediately reminded: "But Wang Zhuo only brought two thousand people there, which was the establishment of one of his own battalions. His servants, especially many of Anjia's servants, stayed put. Now the army has gone to Jishan , with the counties that serve the army behind, it is impossible to leave."
"That means he won't do the right thing with us." Shan Tonghai quickly came to a conclusion, then looked at Zhang Xing and asked. "And what about Fu Boshi? It was also arranged by the chief?"
"I told Du Pozhen that he can surrender or fight, as long as he delays the imperial army to buy us time." Zhang Xing also continued to give his answer. "But Du Pozhen simply gave way to Xuzhou, and Fu Boshi went to surrender instead..."
"Fu Bo Shi and Du Po Zhen don't matter." Li Ding, who was still standing in the middle of the crowd, interrupted the conversation. "The current situation is that, in addition to the situation I mentioned before, we also have two groups of internal forces in the enemy camp... Moreover, although they were worried about our lack of preparation when they were asked to do internal operations at the beginning, and it was used to delay, but the two groups also We have all been told to join the war when necessary... We even have a chance to shake the master who is the main force of the opponent's central army."
Everyone was even more excited.
Zhang Xing still had the same attitude as before. He did not actively encourage or object. He just calmly looked at the leaders and said, "Brothers, do you still have words? You can speak before you raise your hands."
"Hitting is right! How can there be meat that cannot pass through the mouth?" Liu Hei couldn't wait. "Chief, if we don't fight this, the world will think that we are afraid of the Imperial Army! On the other hand, if we eat them, everyone in the world will know our power, and then let Du Po Formation hand over Xuzhou and go to Huainan, he will You can honestly serve as the southern barrier for us."
Without Zhang Xing, Xiong Bonan reminded sternly: "Du Po Zhen is the leader of our gang. Even if there is something inappropriate this time, we will have to decide how to deal with it after the war, and no matter what, we should not tell the Huaixi brothers Like an outsider.”
Liu Hei was embarrassed for a moment.
At this moment, Shan Tonghai suddenly stood up: "Let's just discuss the matter today. I am opposed to taking the initiative to start a war."
At least more than half of the people present were dumbfounded, and Liu Hei was even a little swaying in the audience.
"My reason is very simple." Shan Tonghai stepped forward, stood side by side with Li Ding, and looked at the people around him. "Everyone, we made a decision when we held the conference in Hebei... We made it very clear at that time that we would not fight unless the imperial army took the initiative to invade! But is there any obvious change from what we expected now? Let's assemble It's a little faster, the troops are more abundant, Chai Longtou and the others have better organized logistics, and then the rainy season is a little worse, and the internal response of Tomoshiro and the others is a little smoother, but so what? There are still no particularly big changes! There is nothing new. The military situation! If this is the case, then why do the forty leaders on the front line suddenly overturn the decision made by the previous eighty or ninety leaders?!
"More importantly, although Chief Zhang initiated the resolution this time, it is considered to be in compliance with the rules. But everyone knows that Chief Zhang was instigated by Li Longtou alone, and didn't Li Longtou say he wanted to fight in Hebei before? Why can he sway the chief just by insisting on his opinion, and make the chief come here day and night, and come back to preside over this matter without even showing up to threaten Xue Changxiong? Is this in line with the rules? "
Li Ding's face turned blue. Although he had known for a long time that he would not be tolerated by some powerful figures within the Deposed Dragon Gang, he never expected that this kind of boycott would come so quickly and from such a tricky angle that even the initiator was somewhat beyond him. unexpected.
Many leaders in the field were also awe-inspiring. Although the fight between Shan Longtou and the newly demoted Li Longtou was a bit shocking, it was just that. It was not like the Deposed Dragon Gang had never seen internal fighting. Between Zhang Lishu, Chen Bin and Dou Lidezhi Who hasn’t seen it yet? However, it would be a bit scary to have Chief Zhang involved in a single tap.
Liu Hei, who was jumping up and down before, didn't even fart at this time.
Li Ding didn't speak, but responded coldly, while Zhang Xing slowly spoke: "If you, the leader of the group, make the most of it to me, I will come back day and night... As for the decision to convene, I approve of Li Longtou's decision to start the war. plan, but I feel that the political risks are still high after the war, and I do have hesitation in my heart, so I called you to make a decision."
"May I ask Chief Zhang, what does it mean that the political risks are still high?" Shan Tonghai frowned slightly. "This word is hard to understand again."
Zhang Xing didn't panic, but glanced at Li Ding.
Li Ding was stunned for a moment, took a breath, turned around and said to Shan Tonghai: "Chief Zhang told me about this thing last night... I dare to ask Shan Longtou, do you know that the army of the Deposed Dragon Gang has always been more than just an army?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Longtou felt that he was confused. He clearly wanted to promote the war, so why did he have to explain the opposite to Zhang San?
Shan Tonghai was also stunned. He knew from the moment the other party said this that he couldn't reach Chief Zhang this time.
And sure enough, after Li Ding finished explaining Zhang Xing's reasoning last night, Shan Tonghai thought for a moment and could only ask in a low voice: "So, the chief private is against fighting?"
"No." Zhang Xing stopped fighting at the right time and spoke sincerely. "I personally want to fight now. I have an out-of-touch temperament. I want to bully you when I have an advantage. I can't help but want to hide when I'm slightly frustrated... It's just that I found Wang Wulang Zhuangzi four years ago and decided to rebel. At that moment, we knew that when we became the chiefs and leaders, our ambitions are our ambitions, and our ideas are our ideas. If we want to work for our ideals, we must suppress our personal thoughts... My fluctuations from last night to today are all based on the interests of the gang."
Shan Tonghai looked at Zhang Xing, and he didn't know what to say for a moment... He wanted to tell himself that the other party was talking nonsense again, but his reason and experience told him that what the chief said was true, and he was like this A person who is calm on the surface but flustered and at a loss on the inside... However, if a person is so flustered but can always withstand the inner turmoil and do the right thing, what does that mean?
In four years, the reason why Chief Zhang was able to win people, to defeat Li Shu, to be able to stab someone like Xu Dalang, to have a master like King Xiongtian who had his own ideas, and to make most of the entire Deposed Dragon Gang have people. All the heroes who have their own ideas obey them, isn't it because he has made the situation better and bigger? Isn't it because he has always been able to prove that he, Chief Zhang Xingzhang, is the right party?
If this is the case, this chief will be even more terrifying.
"If you say so, my opposition to sending troops is out of public interest." Shan Tonghai calmed down and told the people around him seriously, but his tone softened a lot. "I also hope that today's brothers will remember that there are no major changes in the military situation. We insist on changing the course. Forty people overturned a decision of eighty people. Do we still need to follow the rules of the gang?"
"The purpose of setting these rules in the gang is to win after all!" Li Ding also came to his senses and responded without hesitation. "Victory or success determines whether certain rules are appropriate or not! Although there are no major changes in the military situation, there are many small changes. The cumulative effect is enough to change everything and increase the chance of victory! Why can't we decide to change the strategy and start a war? "
Shan Tonghai smiled slightly and finally said the key words he had prepared long ago: "The matter has come to this, it would be ridiculous if we don't raise our hands to make a resolution. What I mean is that now is the time to overturn the resolution of the old gang meeting. There must be a limit... Therefore, before raising your hands to decide whether to go to war, you must first make a small resolution. Just raise your hands and see how simple it is. Do you need half of the people to agree, so you can change the small to a big decision, or two-thirds of the people? Do you need to agree to change? And I personally think that since it is to change from a small to a large, at least two-thirds of the people, that is, at least 28 people, must agree to fight, so that there will be no drama of being subject to foreign military orders! Of course, If the chief has his own ideas, I, as the leader, will respect the chief. After all, I am also in the army and on the front line."
After saying that, he turned back to his seat.
Almost everyone present was stunned. Not only Zhang Xing and Li Ding who had been defeated, but also Xu Shiying also looked at this person again... The diligent Xu Dalang never expected that this Shan Dalang was really reliable. Following the rules played a role in restraining Chief Zhang... Unfortunately, it was too late. His ambition was gone forever, and he could no longer join forces with this old brother.
After a while, Li Ding stood there and thought for a moment. He had no choice but to go back.
When Xiong Bonan saw this, he just frowned slightly and said, "Is there anyone else who wants to talk?"
No one in the audience paid any attention.
Xiong Bonan turned back to look at Zhang Xing: "What do you think, Chief Zhang?"
"What Shan Dalang said makes sense." Zhang Xing thought for a while and had nothing to say. "It's not that the frontline can't make decisions on camera, but since it's a temporary change from small to large, there must be restrictions, and there must be a chief and leader present to preside over it, so just raise an extra hand."
Xiong Bonan nodded and said immediately: "In that case, there is no need to delay. If you feel that the small change is more than two-thirds, then raise your hands, and more than half will decide this round."
After saying that, King Xiongtian raised his hands first, and Zhang Xing also raised his hands. Seeing this, many people around him raised their hands. Only the five or six people from the Wu'an Army who followed Li Ding did not move, and Fang Yanshi, a member of the Putai Army that day, did not move. ...Even Liu Hei raised his hand after looking around.
"Thirty-three hands." As Han Erlang finally thought seriously and raised his hands, Xiong Bonan, who waited for a moment, chose to count. "It's passed... Now raise your hands to decide whether to change the plan and start a war. If you agree, raise your hands. There must be more than twenty-eight hands... Don't hesitate."
Under the gazes of Yu Changnan and Bai Youbin, one hand was raised one after another. Li Ding himself and the five people under his command, plus Fang Yanshi, were the first wave; they glanced at their big brother Xia Hou Ningyuan, who was the first At the beginning, Niu Da, Jia Yue, Zhai Qian, Wu Changzai, Liu Heiyu, Zuo Caixiang, Zhang Shanxiang and other staunch militants raised their hands in the second wave; then Xu Shiying, Wang Shuyong, Zhang Shizhao, Jia Wugen, Han Erlang and others thought for a moment, then raised their hands to add.
When Jia Runshi finally raised his hand to finish amidst the urging, King Xiongtian also raised his hand in the eyes of Yu and Bai with obvious disappointment, and then announced the result: "Twenty-two, no pass."
This is a very frustrating and unconvincing result.
But Chief Zhang, who had shown little sign of the previous two resolutions, turned serious at this time: "Since it is a rule, it must be followed. This is the result of everyone's public discussion. I will also reissue the military order here. Unless there is a clear change in the military situation on the front line, Otherwise, you must abide by the previous military orders when you go back. You are not allowed to launch group attacks without authorization, and you are not allowed to take the initiative to attack the opponent's main military camp and garrisoned towns. The twenty-five battalions in Jishan must stand still... Everyone go back quickly! I will set off tomorrow, too. Go to Jishan to supervise the army."
Everyone calmed down, stood up and bowed, and then left talking.
Li Ding originally wanted to stay, but he just sighed and left. Zhang Xing and Xiong Bonan also stood up. It seemed that they were both sending someone off and preparing to rest in the Immortal Cave.
However, Zhang Shizhao was probably well rested at this time, so he casually took the initiative to talk to Yu Changnan and Bai Youbin.
The two of them were originally depressed, but when they saw this person coming over, they were frightened and quickly bowed their heads in the hall.
"You two seem a little depressed?" Zhang Shizhao asked knowingly with his hands behind his back.
"I don't dare." Bai Youbin denied instinctively.
"Indeed." Yu Changnan admitted immediately.
"It doesn't matter." Zhang Shizhao smiled. "Look at me, I want to fight too, but I'm not depressed, I'm even a little happy."
Bai Youbin and Yu Changnan looked at each other, then bowed their heads and said, "Please give me some advice, Mr. Zhang."
"The reason is very simple." Zhang Shizhao said peacefully. "First of all, it is extremely rare for people like Chief Zhang and others from the Deposed Dragon Gang to put aside their personal interests and talk about public affairs, even if they are just pretending, because we are used to seeing people pretending to be public servants for private interests, so that public affairs are private... And let me tell you, I I have been hiding in the Deposed Dragon Gang for three years, and I have been watching for a long time, just to see the reality of Zhang Sanlang and others... Forgive me for being blunt, just talking about Zhang Sanlang and Xiongtian Wang, they are just pretending, and they are also pretending to be watertight. It’s enough for me to risk my life for another gamble. Therefore, you should also be happy, because this kind of Deposed Dragon Gang can go further, and you all have long-term time to make long-term plans.”
When Yu and Bai heard this, they were a little shocked. After all, the person in front of them was the best guarantee for them.
Not to mention……
"Not to mention, secondly, it is a pity today, but originally it was just Li Silang's restlessness, and he just returned to the original." Zhang Shizhao continued to smile. "But back to the original situation, the situation on the front line may still change. Who can say for sure?"
More than a hundred miles away, in Huankou Town, the sky has darkened. Unlike Mangdang Mountain, the rain here is heavier, and because Mangdang Mountain Juyi Hall is on a cliff, it is next to the Huanshui River and the Huai River, so it actually Frogs kept croaking.
In a small building in the town, Wang Zhuo, who was all wet, stood up and came to the window, preparing to close the window door.
"There is no need to close the window." Mr. Niu, who was sitting in the corner of the room trying to repair a raincoat with a rope, stopped. "I'm here. Unless I send a grandmaster, no one will eavesdrop."
Wang Zhuo nodded, returned to his seat, and continued to look at the hemp rope and coir raincoat in the other person's hand. Yu Huo, who was next to him, was obviously in some kind of anxiety, just holding the wet clothes and frowning.
After watching for a while, Wang Zhuo suddenly said: "Duke Gong, I remember that it was the late emperor who asked you to meditate on the rope?"
"Not bad." Niu Dugong suddenly put down the raincoat and hemp rope in his hands and sighed for a moment. "But it should be the late emperor's late emperor... In short, what the late emperor means is, let us make ropes to tie something to Wei... I am stupid and don't know what to tie. Sometimes I tie the car, sometimes When you tie a boat, you sometimes tie your raincoat; Uncle Cao was smart and knew he was going to tie people up, but he died faster than me."
At this point, he came to Wang Zhuo seriously and said: "Xiao Wang, Xiao Yu, I also advise you not to be too smart! In troubled times, being too smart can easily ruin the situation! Now that the Wei Dynasty has reached this point, it is his Cao family who has exterminated himself. We can leave them alone, but what about my family? As the Governor, I cannot allow you to give them up to the Forbidden Army!"
"Governor!" Yu Liao stamped his feet on the spot. "As I said, this is not a matter of being smart or not, but a matter of considering us as a whole. We are divided into two. Half of the people say it is better to go to the north and don't want to go to Dongdu. The other half don't know where to go, so then You should go to the north! As for the Governor, you think you are like a rope. Now that the Wei Dynasty has died, you should tie yourself to all of us men!"
"Don't you understand, Eunuch Yu?" Duke Niu pressed his coir raincoat and said, "When did I say that I won't listen to everyone? It's because the matter is so important that I don't dare to believe you two smart people! If both men are He said he was going to the north, why are you and I arguing here at home?"
"It's just that in this situation, do we need to gather everyone together in front of the Forbidden Army and question them one by one? Or should I ask the Governor to go north and see for himself? You are not afraid of death, but I am afraid that you can't figure it out alone. In the past, I would have been swept away by the purple-faced king!" Yu Liao was almost dying of anxiety. "Governor, we have to set off tomorrow. We must make a plan quickly. It is best to escape as far as the back of Jishan in one day and night!"
Duke Niu was silent and obviously a little anxious.
At this time, Wang Zhuo, who had been observing Duke Niu for a long time with squinted eyes, suddenly spoke again: "I have a compromise idea, which can roughly prove that you guys want to go north."
"What?"
"how?"
"It's very simple. I have 2,000 men and 15 generals here. I would like to ask the Governor to personally select the 20 leading men from here. Let's get together and raise our hands. The Governor will count the two hands and the rest." If you have one person and one hand, if you have more hands to go back to Dongdu, I will go with you to Dongdu; if you have more hands to go to the north, please ask the governor to follow me to Jishan!" Wang Zhuo indeed gave a plan. "Is this fair? Is it feasible? Is it a rule?"
Eunuch Yu was stunned on the spot, but Governor Niu thought about it for a moment and actually thought it was true.
