Delong

Chapter 304 Tiger Row (5)

"What do you two mean?" Zhang Xing thought for a while, and asked the two "reporters" first. "Leader Liu?"

Liu Zhouchen said cautiously: "This subordinate is just a military judge. According to the law, the leader has made a mistake. It needs the leader and the chief to make a decision, and the leader Xiongda to deal with it. I need to report it in time and obey the order..."

"Yes." Zhang Xing nodded immediately, instead of mocking the other party for fear of avoiding things, he agreed. "If you can report this matter in time, you will be a first-class military judge. Thank you for your hard work... The war is coming soon, and there are still many things to be busy. Let's go to work... I will send someone to find the result of this matter. You report."

Liu Zhouchen hurriedly cupped his hands and left in a hurry.

"This person is slippery." Yan Qing watched this colleague go out, seeming a little annoyed. "Just don't care about the top, it's not as good as Zhang Jinshu, just ask him, and dodge."

"It's not up to him to care about it." Zhang Xing said calmly. "What do you think?"

"Of course, it's all up to the third brother's orders, but there is one thing, which is to deal with it quickly." Yan Qing was straightforward. "It's definitely not okay to hang it, no one is uneasy, and it is easy to cause disasters."

"Indeed... go and invite Chief Wei and King Xiong Tian." Zhang Xing thought for a while, but was noncommittal.

Yan Qing was naturally speechless.

After a while, Wei Xuanding and Xiong Bo Nan Bizhi, after listening to the narration, Taoist Wei lost his composure almost instantly:
"Why can't he control that hand?! He's good at war, and he's obedient on weekdays, but when he encounters gold and silver, he gets messed up... You can say that he lives a luxurious life, is used to enjoying it, and bakes a ten-foot-wide cake at every turn. I'll admit it, but he only loves gold and silver, he hides it and doesn't spend it... What is he trying to do?"

"Have you persuaded?" Xiong Bonan was also a little speechless.

"Naturally, I persuaded him. Longtou and I have told him many times. Longtou told him that big things can only be achieved if you don't covet small gains. After crossing the river, I also told him that now that we are back in our hometown, we must lead by example. He nods every time..." Wei Xuanding was completely helpless. "I'm still used to being poor. Since I was a child, I was a rascal who didn't produce. After selling horses, there are more blacks than whites."

"The question is how to deal with it now. The big battle has already begun." Zhang Xingjing waited for the other party to recover before continuing to ask.

"Pretending not to know, may make the whole army a little dissatisfied, and Guo Jingke himself will be muttering in his heart, which will lead to bad things instead." Wei Xuanding sat down and analyzed carefully. "It's dealt with, lenient, Guo Jingke is happy, it will inevitably abolish the discipline we have worked hard, and we will lose our prestige, and the morale of those battalion leaders who have worked hard to maintain military discipline will also be hit; Strictly, he and his battalion The soldiers and horses may have their own opinions, but I don’t know if they dare to use them in the future...Maybe some leaders think that we are too strict with the meritorious leaders.”

"The trouble with this matter is when it happens... But according to the saying, if it wasn't for the war, you might not know about it." Xiong Bonan, who was as tyrannical as he calmly attacked the master in the morning, also sighed. "It's so hard to do!"

Zhang Xing nodded, that's how fucked up things are.

When you are facing a major event or test, you are well prepared and think that your side will unite to face the difficulties, but there will always be all kinds of accidents, disharmony, and even almost absurd accidents.

But in fact, generally speaking, this is a certain kind of normality, and it is also a difficult part that must be faced.

Going back to the present, the matter of Guo Jingke, at other times, is nothing fart. He took the stolen goods, went to the position of leader, and served in the army. Under the current situation, the personnel structure is ten times healthier than that of the Great Wei Dynasty.

However, before the battle, and it was the first night after the de facto battle, at night they still had to think about whether to attack at night, and tomorrow it was designated to start a large-scale fight, and everything seemed to have another explanation.

"Can you let him take the opportunity to feign surrender? It's a trick?" Taoist Wei asked after thinking for a while.

"No..." Xiong Bonan shook his head and said. "The last time Dou Lide feigned surrender and made Zhang Shiyu, the officers and soldiers were worried about it. If they surrender again, most of them will be dealt with directly regardless of 21."

"Not only that, but the key is that we don't have a military plan that requires false surrender." Zhang Xing also spread his hands. "Looking at this morning's temptation, Xue Changxiong is not a true master like Niu Dugong. He can withstand it first, wait for him to be exhausted, and then fight back... You can't feign surrender for the sake of feigning surrender, right?"

"That's right." Wei Xuanding really felt annoyed.

"You have to choose one." Xiong Bonan urged.

"Forget it." Zhang Xing thought for a while before continuing. "I mean it must be dealt with, and dealt with quickly. As for how to deal with it, it depends on how well the other battalions enforced military discipline when they went to fight Wubao a year ago... If everyone hides their secrets like him, then Let's be lenient, so that we don't have to fight a battle, and half of them turn against each other; if everyone can persist, he is a minority, so he will go to the leader's position, confiscate the dirt, and let him be appointed as the team leader, to take the crime and make meritorious service. "

"That's a crime and a meritorious deed by withdrawing from the position of leader." Wei Xuanding forced a smile.

"Yes." Zhang Xing simply answered. "But we need Duke Wei to work harder and make it clear to each battalion... Guo Jingke is from Hebei, and he was the senior leader when he raised righteousness at the beginning. I am afraid that many leaders will think too much... and such people, Duke Wei should are familiar."

"I'll try my best to explain." Wei Xuanding nodded, and asked again. "What about his battalion? Who will he put himself in? Should he be withdrawn and placed in the rear battalion?"

"It's too wasteful." Xiong Bonan clearly objected. "And it's too deliberate, but it will affect the morale of the battalion."

"Where is Wei Gong going to get it?" Zhang Xing thought for a while and gave an unexpected answer.

Wei Xuanding was taken aback at the time, but was overjoyed immediately, but then smiled wryly: "I'm afraid I don't have that ability."

"Let Guo Jingke still be employed in the camp, and let him command and dispatch... It means to use Wei Gong's identity to suppress it." Zhang Xing added slightly. "Tell him that even if he doesn't have miraculous achievements, if he has gone through the war normally, he will only assist in the battle properly, and he can also redeem his sins with military merits, and let him become the helmsman and deputy helmsman afterwards, and return to the east to do things. "

The other two thought about it, and it seemed feasible, so they simply agreed.

Immediately, Zhang Dalongtou personally wrote the warrant, and then Xiong Bonan went to call Shang Liu Zhouchen, and went to Guo Jingke's camp with Wei Xuanding. After a while, Guo Jingke came with the three to plead guilty. , let the other party go.

After dealing with the matter, Zhang Xing couldn't help but sigh.

In fact, how can things be smooth sailing and everything is in order?

It's like Guo Jingke's matter is obvious and must be dealt with. There is another matter right now, but he can only turn a blind eye... That's right, Wei Xuanding has been too active since returning to Hebei , wanted to show and express, and even made small moves to win over leaders from Hebei. Yan Qing expressed his dissatisfaction several times, and many leaders also came to Zhang Xing in private to express their opinions and reactions.

But what about Zhang Xing?

For one thing, Daoist Wei has always stood firm, and he is considered one of his own, and his position is also well-known, so it is not easy to stop; two, even if he wants to use any means to suppress it, it is not now, because there is a war!

Thinking about this matter, he hesitated a little, Zhang Xingfu ordered several leaders to come over, he asked Wang Shuyong and Hao Yide to join forces to attack the army camp at night, trying to harass the army, and Zhang Shan responded.

After the treatment, no matter what else, just lie down and sleep.

In the middle, Jia Runshi came to report once, told "Da Sheng", asked again, got back forty or fifty heads, then nodded, and continued to turn over to sleep.

Early the next morning, after getting up and washing, having dinner, he went straight to beat the drums and gathered the generals, waiting for the generals to dress neatly, and gathered in the camp of the army, Zhang Dalong, who was dressed in commoner clothes and did not wear a hat, sat on the chief seat, but there was nothing The cautiousness of last night actually made her eyebrows dance with joy:
"Everyone, last night Wang Wulang and Hao Tou led a night attack on the enemy camp. There were 20 enemies, but the two of them led only a few hundred horses to charge in, beheaded fifty and returned. They scared the enemy camp into panic and were exhausted all night. They were truly astonishingly courageous. ! Take the lead in this battle!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then reacted and congratulated one after another.

Rao Wang Wulang and Hao Yide were ordered by the Chinese army last night, so they couldn't help being startled at this moment, and just now they tried their best to thank them, saying that they were ashamed, and they also looked ashamed on the face.

The rest of the people who knew the news had nothing to say, because Nuo Hao didn't exaggerate the beheading, so he could only run away with the thousands of soldiers who didn't capture yesterday.

Seeing the thin faces between the two, Zhang Xing stopped, and then smiled again: "But there are also things that are not right. Yesterday, a secretary came to report that Guo Jingke, the leader of Guo, violated military discipline and hid property while attacking Wubao. I have already told you Chief Wei and King Xiong Tian discussed and decided to remove him from the position of leader and relegate him to the role of general... But the war is dangerous, and the battalion led by Guo Jingke needs someone to lead, so we can only trouble Chief Wei to supervise it himself. "

Everyone looked around, but they didn't see Guo Jingke, even those who had doubts about the robbery of the Baiqi camp before, they were all awe-inspiring, and then remained silent.

"There must be a battle today." Zhang Dalong continued to speak, not giving everyone a chance to think too much. "Besides, the first few days must be the hardest. You must abide by the military orders, advance and retreat with restraint... In a word, when a large army fights, discipline must be strict, and no one should feel that they have anything to rely on; let alone the situation in Hebei. Is there any good fruit to eat when the army is defeated? If the army is really defeated, the river is covered with ice floes, and it is impossible to go back. Moreover, there are tens of thousands of people, and Douzigang can filter it. How did the Hebei government and army treat Hebei before? Not to mention the rebels; of course, don’t think that the thieves can be bullied or the thieves can be feared. In this battle, we will wait for work with ease, and the fortifications are solid. As long as we don’t make mistakes, we have a chance of winning, so we can fight with peace of mind.”

Xu Dalang was not there, Cheng Dalang took the lead, and they all said yes.

After Zhang Xing said this, the barracks was quiet for a while, and after thinking about it, the leader said seriously: "I know, some people say too much, and people will not help but feel disgusted, but I still have to say... I It is often said that we depose the Dragon Gang to uphold the righteousness of the world, and the officers and soldiers are against the sky. There are always people who privately think that this is a cliché, nothing more than a different stand. What stands with us is naturally ours and theirs. It's rebellious, from their side, naturally they are shun, we are rebellious... But that's not the case!"

At this point, Zhang Xing's tone suddenly became serious, and his voice became higher, even faintly using his true energy:

"In the eyes of the officers and soldiers, there are only people from Guanlong, and there are no people from Jiangdong, Hebei, in the eastern border; only masters and powerful families above condensed alchemy, there are no traffickers, pawns, and all living beings...

"But we have, we all have... In our Chulong gang, there are people from Hebei, Dongjing, Jianghuai, Jiangnan, and even Bashu, and there are also so-called Guanlong nobles; we release official slaves, buy private slaves, and use Farmers, traders, and landlords, as well as subdued magistrates and county magistrates, even if the county guards and generals sincerely vote, we can accept him; even if we grant land and collect taxes according to the law, we use the Great Wei law!
"The imperial court pointed at us to raise troops and said that we broke the law and rules by not being honest and waiting at home to die, but they didn't know that they were the ones who broke the overall situation. We just changed things back to the way they should be!

"What does it mean to be what it should be? It means that a person who has worked hard for a year should have enough food, a person who has worked hard for half a year in weaving cloth should wear new clothes, and a person who has worked hard for half a year should wear new clothes. If he continues, he should live! And no one should look down on anyone, at least he should not humiliate others for no reason and violate their dignity! You have to give people a way to live, and you must give the right person the dignity of choosing a way!"

At this point, Zhang Xing looked around, no matter how many people listened to it, how many people were perfunctory, and how many people were excited, he just waved his hands: "I know, every day people in this world suspect that I have some terrifying ambitions. This is what people are promising... These words, I also have people copy them on the leaflets, and they will be available in all battalions later, and they will be read on the front lines. , I have to recite it for one day, and I want to tell the people of the world that we are the righteous ones, and Wei is the thief against the sky! There is no conflict between fighting and understanding the truth!"

After saying this, without waiting for Cheng Dalang to continue to take the lead, and regardless of Zhou Xingfan and Dou Lide's eyes being fully opened, Zhang Xing stood up first, and put on a white short cloak that represented the identity above the head leader in the seat, and then supported the handle A sheathless long sword wrapped in cloth and a compass hanging from his waist came out first, followed by dozens of leaders, big and small, followed by Wei Xuanding and Xiong Bonan, and filed out.

After a while, Zhang Xing and half of the leaders turned to the high platform that had already been built, and raised the red banner with the word "拍". ...This battalion not only means the leader of the battalion, but also the meaning of an independent battalion... The fortifications prepared by the Dragon Army before were layered on top of each other, like a chessboard, but not coherent. The wavy lines are concave and convex, where the front is concave and there is no village, then the rear is convex and has a village, and each of the three forms a positive and negative shape.

Then, each head led a battalion and occupied a village.

Facing the general's platform where Zhang Xing lives, there are [-] military strongholds on the third floor and [-] soldiers in the [-]th battalion. Several layers of military strongholds.

In addition, there is a common county on the left as a side guard.

That is to say, Li Ding is not here, otherwise he will inevitably laugh-"Strengthen the stronghold and fight dumbly".

Of course, Zhang Xing must be happy with it, and he is not ashamed.

Up to now, the overall collapse of the Great Wei has become more and more obvious. There is no need to fight against the reactionary forces. If you can preserve your strength and stick to success, then even if you can't, the official army will definitely not be as good as once. The rebel army It must be stronger than once.

Therefore, Zhang San wants to conquer the world with the old three methods, that is, speeches, fortifications and logistics.

He doesn't believe that there will be no rewards for doing these things well.

I just sat down here and saw all the troops preaching and purging in the stronghold. After a while, they could be seen in the distance. The army surged out, as terrifying as a flood in the plains.

The officers and soldiers only made preparations in front of the battalion, and then came slowly to the position of the Dragon Army under the cover of the two-winged cavalry.

Besides, the camps of the two sides are very close to each other. In the morning, they were within a short distance of the battle. However, except for the sentinel battle on the outer periphery, there was unexpectedly no violent conflict or large-scale battle.

Because Xue Changxiong was observing, as if Zhang Xing was observing across the Ma Mian River yesterday.

"Where do you think there is a flaw?" The breeze blew the smell of soil, Xue Changxiong reined in his horse and stood on his banner for a long time on the improvised soil slope and pile of debris, and came to consult seriously.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. The sons wanted to show off, but they were all afraid of making mistakes.

In the end, Chen Bin, his confidant, was helpless, and made an introduction: "For my subordinates, the northeast should be the weak point... The distance between the two cities of Ban County and Pingchang County is still too far. Maybe we can get from Pingchang County. The breakthrough over there... But it is also possible that it was originally a bait, a trick to attract us to divide our troops, they just used Pingchang County as a horn, and did not intend to defend the whole line, and even Pingchang County can be abandoned at any time."

"Not bad." Xue Changxiong nodded. "Our time is limited. If we divide our forces to take Pingchang County, we will fall into his tricks, and if we take it, we will eventually turn around and chew on the bone in front of us...We should always try soft and hard."

"The son is willing to be the leader of the father." Xue Wanbi, the fourth child who had come to the front early, couldn't help but express his opinion first.

"No need." Xue Changxiong waved his hand. "In this formation, the victory or defeat of one army and one battalion is useless. Even if one is lucky enough to take one, it will be quickly recaptured... You must win the entire front in one fell swoop to be considered a victory for a while, and if you want to win the entire front, you must win." It would be appropriate for the fifth battalion to take the third battalion and then make a big push..."

At this point, Xue Changxiong obviously paused, because he thought of another thing, that is, the arrangement of the opponent's camp barriers is not only conducive to defense, but also very convenient to retreat. Direct retreat is covered by the left and right wings of the rear front .

It seems that the other party has made up his mind to survive the thawing period of more than ten days, and then gain the initiative.

"No matter what, we have to fight head-to-head." After recovering, Xue Changxiong made up his mind instead. "There is no room for opportunism in this battle, it just depends on how much strength Wei still has! And how capable the bandit army is! Pass the order down, and five generals Xue Wanbi, Wang Fubei, Wang Yu, Murong Zhengyan, and Feng Duan will come face to face!"

When the military order was issued, the five Zhonglang generals, two of whom were at the commander's side and three of them in front of the various ministries, gathered quickly at this time, only got off their horses, and bowed down under the banner to obey the order.

"I've never been willing to talk empty words." Seeing this, Xue Changxiong didn't let people get up, but reined in his horse under the flag, and spoke slowly from a high position. "But Zhang Xing and the Dragon Defeating Bandit are really not ordinary thieves. First, they are indeed strong soldiers; second, they are accustomed to using words and documents to confuse people's hearts; In terms of military strategy, he should not be underestimated. In the previous two battles in Pingyuan and Leling, he was clearly attacking like a fire, but now he can concentrate on building fortifications and fortifications, as if he is as immovable as a mountain. This is the capital of a famous general. But the more If this is the case, this person and the dragon dethroning bandit are the most serious troubles of Hebei's confidantes, and also the serious troubles of you and me, which have to be eliminated!"

At this point, General Xue, like Zhang Xing before, suddenly raised his voice and used his true energy to drum up.

"The five of you each lead three thousand people from the headquarters, and attack face to face with this commander! The rear support will be dispatched later, no matter who it is, whoever pulls out the stronghold first will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver, and invite saints to be promoted to the prefecture! And if anyone dares to keep commanding and retreat without authorization, don't blame me for being ruthless!" After saying that, Xue Changxiong pulled out his straight knife, pointed it far ahead, and roared loudly, while dazzling brilliance bloomed on his body. "Go to war!"

The thunderous war drum suddenly shook the entire field in early spring.

On the high platform a few miles away, Zhang Xing, who had already had a similar experience, turned a blind eye to it and just turned his head to look at a group of crows flying in the sky in the distance. They should be the crows that were alarmed and fled by the sound of the drum... so that spring came, They fly from north to south.

(End of this chapter)