The sudden incident caused Zhang Boyu to lose his former mountain master's village.
Not wanting to fight, he decisively abandoned part of his territory and troops and retreated into the mountains to avoid a confrontation with the main force of the imperial army.
After Chen Zhibing attacked for a while, he occupied the existing territory and rested his troops temporarily.
After the crisis was temporarily resolved, Zhang Boyu immediately brought together the informant Sun Ji and the gatekeeper Sima Fan Jiang who had contacted him before and confronted them face to face.
Fan Zheng did not dare to hide anything and told everything he knew.
Sun Ji was even more shocked and explained repeatedly: "We would never dare to deceive Commander Zhang! Even if you can't trust us, you should also trust the people behind you. They have no reason to deceive you."
The agreed plan went bankrupt, which caused Zhang Boyu to suffer losses.
If he is not careful, he will be labeled as a "just surrenderer".
And Zhang Boyu, who had suffered a loss, would most likely do what he wished and send him to die.
"Boss, talk shit to them!"
Next to Zhang Boyu, a big man with a rough face said angrily: "We have lost thousands of brothers and lost the frontier mountains. We can just drag them down and chop them!"
"Don't worry, let me think about it..." Zhang Boyu raised his hand to interrupt the other party and fell into deep thought.
The plan suddenly changed for three reasons:
First, Liang Xing deceived the Li family. He was Zhou Che's man from the beginning to the end and was deliberately luring himself into the network - the possibility was extremely low. It involved betraying the army. How could the Li family dare to use unreliable people?
And if Liang Xing was wearing the same pants as Zhou Che, how could he be appointed as his supervisor?
Furthermore, Sun Ji and Fan Zheng are also irrefutable evidence - these two people risked their lives to accompany Liang Xing to study.
Second, Li had deceived himself - it was almost impossible that he had no enmity with Li; on the contrary, it was in Li's interest to get rid of Zhou Che.
That leaves the last possibility: something happened to Liang Xing.
Either the news leaked out and the other party took the opportunity to counterattack; or Zhou Che just planned to mess with Liang Xing?
No, if it was just to counterattack and gain some military exploits, then he had already taken advantage, so why would he still maintain a posture of fighting to the end?
Could it be that the enemy has a deeper purpose?
"Commander Zhang!"
At this time, a person came in in a panic at the door: "There has been a major change in Hedong. My son, please lead your army into Hedong immediately to suppress the rebellion!"
"Rebellion!?" Zhang Boyu's brows suddenly sank.
"Yes!" The visitor nodded, took out a letter close to his chest and handed it over: "My young master has written all the specific matters on it."
After Zhang Boyu saw it, he murmured: "The Yan Gang... Zhou Jiao... Shen Xin... killed Sect Master Li... Could it be!?"
A look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"Fan Zheng, right? Let me ask you something."
"Commander Zhang, please tell me. I will tell you everything I know!"
"How many times have you met your sixth prince since you arrived at Jiguan?"
"once."
"when?"
"When he first arrived, after attacking Jiguan, he invited everyone to have a drink."
"Just this once?"
"Just this time, from now on he will be singing and singing in the commander's tent day and night, and we won't be able to see him."
Zhang Boyu clenched the letter in his hand and asked Sun Ji: "What about you?"
"I have never seen it once." Sun Ji said, worried that he gave too little information, and quickly said: "But I have been with the supervisor for a long time, and I heard the supervisor mentioned this matter."
"Not to mention other officers, even the supervisory army has never seen the Sixth Prince in person again."
"The previous court sent a document asking him to attack Jishan to support the second prince. The supervisor army went to find him, but Zhen was armed and drunk and blocked him back."
"That's interesting..." Zhang Boyu's eyes flashed, and he said to the person who sent the message: "Go back and tell your young master that I have started a war with the imperial army. Once this place is resolved, I will send troops to support."
The man didn't dare to say anything, bowed and bowed before retreating.
"Come here, take Sun Ji and Fan Zheng down and serve them with delicious food and drinks." Zhang Boyu said again.
"Commander..." Several thieves looked puzzled.
Zhang Boyu just gave them a sideways glance: "How about Jishan listen to you in the future?"
"No no no!"
"Listen to you! Listen to you! None of us have the brains."
"I just don't understand. They betrayed us..."
"If you don't have the brains, you won't understand even if I say it, so hurry up and do it!" Zhang Boyu waved his hand.
"yes!"
The two of them were taken down, and a stone fell in their hearts: Zhang Boyu didn't kill them impulsively, so their future life would be stable.
I went to Hedong, changed my surname and name, and enjoyed good food and drink.
"Come here, deliver a message to the enemy and tell them that Zhang Boyu is coming to visit."
"This is!"
In the camp.
Huangfu Yun was worried about Liang Xing's problem.
The intensity of the war just now was too low, and it was really difficult for her to find a good opportunity to deal with Liang Xing and frame the bandits.
Zhang Boyu didn't hit him hard at all, and ran towards Chen Zhibing with his butt the whole time.
After fighting for a long time, not many of the big soldiers were killed, but the supervisor army was killed in the end?
This lie is too ugly...
Just as she was thinking about countermeasures, Chen Zhibing brought shocking news: Zhang Boyu asked for a meeting.
"What?" Huangfu Yun was stunned.
...Soon, a temporary straw shed was built in front of the army.
Zhang Boyu was not wearing any armor and came with only two followers.
Chen Zhibing couldn't help but laugh and said: "Commander Zhang is so brave, aren't you afraid that we will take credit for your head?"
Zhang Boyu glanced at him and said: "Once I lose my head, Jishan will be a mess. Don't even think about Jishan."
"If you can't cross this Jishan mountain, how can you help the rebellious Zhou Jiao?"
"Or should I call him—His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince?"
Chen Zhibing and Zhen Wu suddenly changed their expressions.
Huangfu Yun was shocked...but shook her head: "My Highness, not everyone can see him."
"You are Miss Huangfu, right? You don't have to hide it from me." Zhang Boyu shook his head and said to himself: "Are you guys also curious about why I raided Jiguan? I'll tell you."
"Not long ago, someone helped me contact Supervisor Liang Xing."
"He gave me your defense and retreat plan, and agreed to open the door last night to support my raid on Jiguan and take the opportunity to kill the Sixth Prince."
This news made the three of them stunned.
Then, furious!
Zhang Boyu glanced at the expressions of several people and laughed: "Sure enough, as I expected, you suddenly marched not because you discovered Liang Xing's tricks, but -"
"The Sixth Prince rebelled in Hedong and killed Li Qing, the leader of the Li clan! There are currently only three heavy troops around Hedong County. One is the Second Young Master Guo, the other is Zhang, and the last is the Li clan."
"The Li family has a big business and cannot mobilize too many troops; the Second Young Master Guo and I became the main force in encircling and suppressing the six princes."
"In order to relieve the pressure and buy time to expand our troops, the Sixth Prince asked you to march and drag me to Jishan."
"In a few days, the Sixth Prince will send people to coordinate you from the inside, cooperate with the inside and outside, and open up the Jishan Road, right?"
Zhen Wu's eyes widened: "How do you know?!"
Chen Zhibing kicked the horse he was sitting on anxiously.
"If you know the beginning and the end, it's not difficult to guess the middle." Zhang Boyu said with a smile.
"In the past, Commander Zhang was just a scholar. In troubled times, he was able to not only protect himself, but also carve out territory and become a chief. It is indeed not easy."
Suppressing the waves in his heart, Huangfu Yun asked: "Shouldn't Commander Zhang tell Hedong this? Why are you here?"
"Because I want to ask you a question."
"Please say."
"Can you recruit me?"
"Um!?"
