Delong

Chapter 298

The battle went without suspense.

The cover of the snowy night, the orderly long-distance raids of the formed large forces, the generals who are eager to make contributions, the support of absolute combat power, and the nearby county towns that did not respond throughout the whole process, made the removal of Huang's Wubao like a red-hot knife cutting ice. Just as neat.

Su Jingfang, who hadn't slept all night, watched the battle with a yawn.

how to say?He didn't have any superfluous opinions on the combat power of the Dragon Army.

First of all, it is definitely not as good as the Wu'an County pawns trained by my master, but it can't be said that the difference is too much, especially because the drills used by the two sides are actually roughly the same, and the war itself pays attention to the right time, place, people and... For example, a little People with common sense know that under normal circumstances, Wubao's defenders are not worth mentioning in field battles, but when they are defending their homeland, they will often arouse their huge potential. It was too late to organize the defense, but it was a mess.

Besides, the Delong Army is backed by the land of eight counties, and outside the six counties of Huaixi, there are 25 battalions in Hebei alone, and Wu'an County is only one county, and it is not a big county. But with tens of thousands of people, there is no need to compare the size of the two sides.

But soon after the battle, Su Jingfang who followed Shan Tonghai into Wubao saw a scene that surprised him.

"Uncle Shan, what is this for?" Su Jingfang pointed to a high platform in front of him, and couldn't help but speak.

"The case will be judged." Shan Tonghai turned his head indifferently, as if it was a matter of course. "Isn't Li Junshou a murderer without a trial?"

After speaking, he walked away with his head held high and his chest held high, and he got off the stage directly.

In the snow in front of the stage, Su Jingfang was speechless for a moment, but immediately he realized the absurdity of it.

This is a war, and the two sides in the war are the so-called rebels and the powerful...the two most law-abiding people in the world.

In other words, as a powerful kid who returned to Hebei with his father and family, the Xiaosu team will know the conflict between the two groups better than anyone else, and has also heard some kind of in-depth analysis of unknown origin from the master.

There are mountains on both sides of Hebei, the sea on one side, and the big river on the other. On the open space like a chessboard, there stand Hejian Daying, Youzhou Daying, Yecheng, one of the accompanying capitals, Jijun, which stores a large amount of supplies, and The four counties along the mountain that received military aid and control from Taiyuan made the imperial court and the military forces here too powerful on paper.

Therefore, during the Three Expeditions, even though the Eastern Territory and Hebei, which suffered the most, were full of rebels, two years later, the Eastern Territory would be dominated by the rebels. In turn, they wiped out the rebels.

But the so-called overall situation comes into play at this time, what does it mean to fall apart?It means that the government and army won a complete victory, but this process did not delay the imperial court's gradual loss of control at the grassroots level, and then had to accept or even take the initiative to support local tycoons in exchange for necessary tax revenue and population supplementation. and maintenance of local law and order.

However, another interesting question is, did these tyrants emerge out of thin air?What kind of political stance did they take when the rebel army was powerful?
The answer seems self-evident.

The fact that these Hebei tyrants were able to set up Wubao shows that they are members of the official army camp, and quite a few of them can be regarded as traitors of the rebel army.

Under such circumstances, under the banner of the allies of the world's rebels, the Dragon Gang came across the river and accepted the local rebels who Su Jingfang saw with his own eyes and knew how miserable they were. Naturally, they were enemies and not friends with these tyrannical forces who established Wubao , even hostile.

But since they are enemies and not friends, since there is enmity, since it is a war, then just kill, rob, and even kill the Yi people, but in the end they have to put on a trial?

Isn't it ridiculous?

Just like that, Su Jingfang looked at the famous Xiongtian King with complicated expressions, as well as last night's big leader Shan Tonghai who used to put on a show, and Dou Xiaoniang's father, the former Jiangdong general Zhou's son Zhou, plus Another leader who only knew his surname Xiahou... A group of leading generals gathered together, not to mention famous teachers and generals, but they could be regarded as a group of heroes, but they only gestured to a piece of paper, and then gave orders The captured Huang's children were tied up, and carried one by one to the high platform to discuss their crimes.

Moreover, when discussing crimes, the Huang family assisted the Hejian camp and the local government to participate in the siege and raid several times in the past, and the crimes of some scattered resistance last night were only counted on the seven or eight people who were in charge of the Huang family and led the army. It was not added to the rest of the Huang clan.

Therefore, after beheading these seven or eight people, the so-called trial at the scene fell into embarrassment, because no local residents dared to identify the crimes announced by the Dragon Gang.For these residents, the Huang family seemed to represent order and rule, and the law. On the contrary, these rebels with many Eastern accents were the thieves who destroyed their protective shell in the troubled times.

However, even Su Jingfang knows that these other children surnamed Huang, nine out of ten, still do not conform to the "laws" of the Dragon Clan. It's just that the common people dare not say anything, so it's impossible to let them go. .

So, he watched helplessly as these thieves from the Dragon Clan who were quite nimble just before the war ended the so-called trial almost clumsily, drove away some old, weak, women and children of the Huang family, and took away many "innocent" young Huang family members. The younger brother was imprisoned without embarrassment.

Apparently, the trial had become a farce, and Shan Dalang, who was originally in an arrogant posture, was obviously a little embarrassed.

But soon, the next distribution of the loot earned everything back for the Chulong Gang.

Although it is still clumsy, and there are many necessary hidden secrets, denials, and omissions in judging and dividing the spoils when distributing them, this kind of determination that must be maintained even if execution is required to correct the military law depends on the current spoils. The distribution still greatly shocked everyone... On the high platform, the blood of the Huang clan and the soldiers of the Dragon Army were mixed together, and huge red flowers bloomed in the winter snow, and countless copper coins Food, food, daily groceries, gold, silver and cloth are all pressed against the red and white colors again, piled up like a mountain.

People in Wubao are not born in Wubao.

When you think about it, when the Great Wei court was here, how could it be possible for the previous emperor and today's sage to allow Wubao to rule?And is it true that the land equalization system established for several consecutive dynasties is false?

Most of the villages have just been erected... In other words, the people inside are still "a little knowledgeable".

And this time I got to know more.

Distinct rewards and punishments, and fair rewards and punishments, have been the foundation of success since ancient times... No matter how unsatisfactory the handling of this matter is, isn't it better than the officers and soldiers who just robbed the river next door?
It seems that the official army of that wave was defeated by the rebel army from the east.

On the other hand, even Su Jingfang remained serious, because he also realized that perhaps the Dragon Gang did this only to continue to win over their so-called hearts, but this move would definitely greatly strengthen the discipline of the troops, and then improve their Combat.

The so-called rebels who can achieve this level definitely have their own way.

Under the fame of the Dragon Gang, it is not an empty shell full of rules and words.

The disposal of Huang's Wubao was not perfect, even a bit embarrassing, and its follow-up disposal was destined to be a bad debt. However, the leader surnamed Xiahou led a whole camp to stay here, and it seemed that he was planning to stay permanently. He had a headache; the Shantonghai Department seemed to be preparing to take care of the food and goods that the follow-up auxiliary troops would run, and to monitor the movements of the officers and troops in Pingyuan County; at this time, Su Jingfang, who had been left alone, became sensitive to some people and some things Interested, he simply came to Ban County with Dou Xiaoniang's father, first with a batch of grain, and swaggered together.

At this time, Wang Xiongdan had already left ahead of time with his people, Su Jingfang felt a little more at ease without this brotherly leader of the rebel army fighting along the way.

However, it has not been smooth sailing.

The main thing is the snow, because the snow before this time has started to freeze, and the transportation of materials on the road is very hard, but this kind of journey is only forty or fifty miles, which is only two days. On the third day, the road ahead is suddenly cleared , and there are people who dethrone the Dragon Gang everywhere.

A magnificent winter organized action unfolded before all.

Su Jingfang was completely horrified at this time, because he had never seen such an ability to mobilize hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people.

Li Ding didn't show it either.

The weather was very cold, but the sky had already cleared up, the sky was blue, the road was dark, and the roadside was covered with high snow.

Dou Lide was very polite to this young man who had sent his wife, daughter and many brothers and family members back home. When he came to a porridge station, before dismounting his horse, he kindly pointed forward:
"Look, that person is Mr. Zhang, the leader of our Dethroning Dragon Clan, and the best friend of your master, Mr. Li, the governor of Wu'an County."

Saying that, Dou Lide got off his horse first, and went to the wooden shed there, and Su Jingfang also caught sight of a person sitting upright surrounded by the crowd.

This person is not very old, he has not grown a beard, but he looks younger, and he is not wearing any decent clothes at this time, just a single shirt, and then a symbolic winter uniform of the standard military uniform, which is more casual. Du Qi has worked hard for many years, and has a gesture in his brows. Although he speaks and smiles calmly, no one around him dares to offend.

As for the Xiong Bonan, Zhou Xingfan, Wang Xiongdan and others that I saw before, they all had their own merits when I saw them at that time, and now they are all around this person, but they are all hidden in the crowd, like a group of dragons attached to a mountain.

Seeing Dou Lide approaching, the man stood up and smiled: "Tou Dou led the way to Huangzhuang on a snowy night, Qian Tang didn't even have time to react, it's really outstanding."

"I made the leader laugh." Dou Lide was slightly embarrassed. "Things are not handled well enough, and many places are not satisfactory."

"It doesn't matter." That person was Zhang Xing, put on his clothes, and buttoned them tightly, but he was honest. "Which family can set up the rules properly for the first time? If there is one, there will be two. Things will come a little bit, and the main task will be completed..."

Dou Lide immediately felt relieved.

"Boss Dou, I know your family is here, and I really want to see you at this time, so you should hurry back and meet." Zhang Xing continued. "So that's all right, you leave the food here directly, and go back to Ban County with your brothers to meet your relatives, but after the meeting, tomorrow I still hope that you will bring all the important brothers in your camp together to meet Zhai Qian Walk with the two leaders, Guo Jingke, and help him get a Wubao in Bohai County... I want to use your experience, one by one, let the brothers get used to it, so that the rules can be better every time."

Who is Dou Lide, he has already guessed the many intentions behind Zhang Xing's move, so he nodded naturally, and hurriedly rushed to Banxian Daying.

At this time, Zhang Xingfang looked at Su Jingfang.

The latter is so clever, and at such a young age, he doesn't need to be embarrassed, so he immediately cupped his hands forward and bowed to the end: "Master, please forgive me! I'm still in the military, and I haven't visited him yet, but my nephew has heard the praise of my mentor early on, and I know that my teacher is very good. Uncle's ability, I have always admired it, it is a great honor to see you today, and please teach me more."

"It's rare for you to be so filial, the master and uncle have called out, teaching is inevitable." Hearing this person's clever words, Zhang Xing just laughed. Wang Xiongdan fought with this person for several days, and when he arrived yesterday, he explained how he didn't know this People have basic ideas, but they make up their minds early. "But since you're here, follow me to move the firewood... After moving the firewood, I will return to Ban County camp in a few days before we can talk."

Su Jingfang was not surprised at the beginning, because he was a little suspicious and wanted to ask for advice, and this kind of activity is obviously a good time to talk nearby. As for the talk about returning to Banxian Daying in a few days...then it is unnecessary.

But who would have guessed that since Zhang Dalongtou said he wanted to carry firewood, he actually carried firewood, and he was walking with the brigade to carry firewood, and he was busy commanding along the way, without any leisure, just resting every ten miles, or in a certain camp or city at night. When the village stopped, it was so busy that Su Jingfang couldn't even rely on him, let alone ask him in detail.

Not only that, he brought more than a hundred Wu'an elites, all of whom worked as firewood movers for no reason, and were introduced into the huge firewood moving team early on, and disappeared.

It's even more pitiful for Su Jingfang, a young man who has studied and practiced since he was a child. Where has he ever done such rough work?In particular, his cultivation base is actually not high, but he just barely passed the Zhengmai, even Dou Xiaoniang is far inferior, so the first day was fine, and he still had the strength to ask Wang Xiongdan to "introduce Uncle Shi" ", but Wang Xiongdan didn't know it was intentional but he couldn't, anyway, he just couldn't make it.

From the second night onwards, Xiao Su's back gradually began to ache. Although she knew she wasn't really tired, but just didn't adapt to this way of exerting force, she still couldn't help cursing inwardly.

Only when sheep enter the tiger's mouth, there is no way to resist, so they can only endure.

In this way, for seven or eight days in a row, even Wubao was picked up three or four times in a row, and grain, gold and silver were brought back by car, and all the characters such as Xiong Tianwang, Wei Chief, and Yan Shangshu were almost recognized. , the waist is almost healed, and the action of moving firewood has just slowed down.

Then, the time came to the first day of the last ten days of the twelfth lunar month, and Su Jingfang, who had followed Uncle Zhang to four or five counties around the actual control area of ​​the rebel army, had just arrived at the camp of Banxian County, which everyone was obsessed with.

This is a huge military camp that can't be seen at a glance, and in turn is much larger than the city itself.

After staying in the barracks for another two or three days, Su Jingfang became more aware of many things, and even helped Dou Lide's battalion fight Wang Xiongdan... I don't know if the match was good or not. Uncle Zhang seemed to have finally thought of him and called him over.

Xiao Su still wanted to go back to Wu'an for the New Year, so naturally she came early and arrived at the huge barracks called Xiao Nan Ya, full of leaders, cases, documents, and forms.

At this time, the sky was dark, and it seemed that it was faintly snowing again.

From a distance, Xiao Su saw that Zhang Xing was wearing a short white-haired cloak that was the style of big bosses, quite imposing, but he was sitting alone on a bench outside the door looking at the dark clouds in the sky. sit.

Su Jingfang saluted and greeted seriously, and then sat down on the chair with half of his buttocks.

"How about it, are you still used to it in the camp?" Zhang Xing said, as if chatting with his nephew.

"Actually, to tell you the truth, uncle, I'm very used to it, and even like it a little bit." Su Jingfang also laughed. "The camp is huge, but they are all young and strong soldiers. They behave in an orderly manner, and their lives are simple. They work, practice, play, have food, and have kang... What young people don't like it? Even in Wu'an, there is no such thing. In a large barracks, you have to worry about things outside the camp.”

"Well said." Zhang Xing nodded with satisfaction. "Especially in Hebei where the world is so difficult, just looking at this camp and only talking about this New Year's Eve is a rare pure land."

"That's exactly what I mean." Xiao Su said seriously. "It's just a pity. I can only look at this camp, and I can only talk about this New Year's Eve."

"There is something in the words." Zhang Xing said with a smile. "Is there anything that feels wrong?"

"To tell you the truth, uncle, there is indeed." Su Jingfang seemed to hold it in his heart for a long time. "There are some things that you and your mentor handle completely differently. As a junior, it's hard for me to distinguish..."

"There must be differences, but it's more because you don't like it according to your master's way, right?" Zhang Xing smiled. "Because your master and I have different ideas in all aspects, but your master only has one county, and he doesn't have the space to do it if he wants to."

Su Jingfang was irrefutable, so he could only nod his head: "That's true."

"Actually, I probably know what it is, because your teacher doesn't know many things about my place, and he often mocks them in his letters." Zhang Xing looked up at the sky and sighed. "For example, I like to hold meetings and emphasize the organizational process, and your master ridicules me for being artificial and complicated; I like to set up a special organization to deal with and give feedback on a large number of grassroots things, and your master laughs at me for being short-sighted and only likes trivial things; I call myself Cautious and so on, he would laugh at me for being indecisive when I should make a decision; I would call myself decisive, and he would laugh at me for being blind and unscrupulous..."

"There's also the matter of killing." Su Jingfang couldn't help reminding.

"Yes... Smash." Zhang Xing continued jokingly. "He said that this method is a normal punishment for the army, but I used it to deal with the enemy army who committed a serious crime... It is really a woman's kindness... I actually recognize this."

Su Jingfang hesitated for a moment, and continued to ask: "Master is so...strict to my uncle, but my uncle only praises Master blindly, does that mean that even my uncle admits that he is right in most of these things? Or, in most things, he is more correct?"

"No." Zhang Xing said one thing. "There is no right or wrong between the two of us..."

"Is that a different purpose?"

"On the contrary, there are very few people in this world who have similar goals to mine. Although Li Si is not closer to me than the others, it is rare."

"That……"

"It's just that there are different choices in specific matters!" Zhang Xing sighed. "In other words, with the same goal and the same ambition, maybe your master is more powerful, and the path is different."

If Xiao Su realized something, she couldn't express it for a while.

"What he means is that in troubled times, use heavy codes, use absolute power to sweep the world as quickly as possible, and even unify the world, and then stand on top of it, and slowly make other changes." Zhang Xing looked at the young man beside him, Know everything. "And I always feel that some things should be planted and cultivated from the beginning, and try to straighten them out...Of course, this is also the limit of the two of us. He is good at those things, and I am good at other things, so I am good at things." There's this disagreement."

Su Jingfang thought for a while, and immediately sensed the vital point, then looked left and right, and asked in a low voice: "Then Master, why can't the two of you work together?"

"Of course, and I'm thinking about it." Zhang Xing gave the answer without hesitation. "It's not just him, I also want to work with all other heroes. Do you think those "Wolong" and the like are my false flattery? After some incidents that day, besides my wife Bai Sanniang, I value these very much Injeri, he is the closest to me."

"But he still hasn't joined hands with the uncle." Su Jingfang hesitated for a moment, and continued to ask. "Why are you so personal?"

"What do you think?" Zhang Xing asked back.

"I... I don't know." Xiao Su laughed dryly, but immediately became serious. "It's just that I heard the teacher say it face to face, and he said that you will definitely lose in Hebei."

"I know what he means, but the initiative to expand is mine. As long as I can hold back, plan slowly and step by step, I will surely win." Zhang Xing did not hesitate. "However, from his point of view, this is indeed a statement that he doesn't want to join me..."

Su Jingfang didn't say a word, but he obviously didn't take it seriously, because during the few days he was here, he clearly saw that Zhang Xing was waiting for the opportunity to expand, seize the opportunity to seize Wubao, establish a stronghold, and encroach on the surrounding territory.

"Besides this, do you think there are other reasons?" Zhang Xing asked in turn.

Su Jingfang was still silent, but this time the silence was not the same as before.

"It's just as you think." Seeing this, Zhang Xing smiled instead. "Your master and I have long passed the point where we are not in harmony with each other... His behavior today is actually a little similar to that of Sanniang before. It is just that he is ambitious, has excessive self-esteem, and does not want to be under me."

Su Jingfang sighed slightly, but he didn't deny it, because his teacher looked like a close relative, but occasionally he showed his sharpness in a flash.

"Besides, your teacher has already fallen so badly in this respect that he can hardly hold on anymore." Zhang Xing continued. "Otherwise, how can I keep praising him, but he keeps mocking me? Since you are his chosen student, you should be a smart boy. You should have known that he is afraid of me with a guilty conscience, and I am condescending to pull him down." .”

Su Jing's face turned pale.

"So," Zhang Xing finally looked at this young and outstanding Li Ding's personal disciple again, and his words were persuasive. "You are an official today, and tomorrow you may follow your master to become the backbone of our rebel army. Instead of going around this circle, why not just stay now, so as to save the hard work of turning around in the future? Besides, isn't your father still there? You don’t have any burden to carry firewood by yourself, right?”

PS: After assembling a new chair, I always feel pain in the right side of my abdomen when sitting... I don’t know if it was pulled during assembly, or because my right hand is not used to hanging in the air when facing the keyboard.

(End of this chapter)