Delong

Chapter 328 Long Shangxing (7)

"Let the third brother worry about it."

In Pingyuan City, seeing Zhang Xing stepping into the door surrounded by several people, Niu Da's complexion was pale, and he just struggled hard on the couch, struggling to speak. "My situation is clear to me...with a little practice, I can return to the original state."

Zhang Xing was obviously stunned for a moment... The news he got before he came was that the person had both internal and external injuries, and he looked like he was going to die or be crippled, so he was so scared that he rode over immediately.

What's going on here?

"It's not to comfort Longtou." Without waiting for Niu Da to speak again, Xiong Bonan answered first. "Niu Datouling's injury is indeed serious, but we have to look at it in two ways. One is his own injury, and the other is his internal injury in his dantian... As long as the internal injury in his dantian is cured, with the body and bones of Niu Datouling slowly warming up, the external injury will also be healed. It's always the same... Even if you take ten thousand steps back, this right foot will never get better, but with Ning Dan's cultivation base, how can it delay things?"

Niu Dan is condensed.

Zhang Xing suddenly came over, but he didn't have any puzzlement in his heart. Niu Da's cultivation base and talent were basically slightly inferior to Xu Shiying's. Putting it there, Xu Shiying was late for two years to condense the pill, which made people wonder if there was something unclear in his heart.

"So that's the case, how about the internal injury?" After thinking up to this point, Zhang Xing hurried forward, grabbed the opponent's hand on the couch and asked.

"The internal injury is not too serious, the main reason is the exhaustion of true qi, and the external injury. The external injury is more serious. The stomach and the right foot are more difficult." It was Xiong Bonan who made the introduction.

"Regardless of internal and external injuries, it's fine when you come back, and the next step is to take care of yourself." Zhang Xing sighed, and continued to comfort him, but couldn't help but continue to ask. "Since the pill is condensed, why is the true energy exhausted? The dantian is damaged?"

"It's a pill that was congealed not long before the battle, and it's still not stable." Xiong Bonan continued.

"It's mainly because of the loss of Chanyuan City!" Niu Da suddenly clenched Zhang Xing's hand, and his face flushed, and he burst into tears, obviously because of both emotions and injuries. "The defeat was expected. I just thought I could retreat to the city to defend, so I didn't spare any effort. I just thought that it would be easy to say no matter how difficult it is to return to the city... But the officers and soldiers chased too eagerly, and unexpectedly Early on, two lines of ambushes were arranged in the back, and after I was defeated, they pretended to be our army and took the city... and then thousands of sons, and there was no basis for it... Most of them were the children of the eastern part of Dongjun, and they were all scattered, which one? Can you not save it? In the end, after saving one place, the other one fell into it again, and after saving the other place, the person who was just rescued has been wiped out... I... Third Brother, I am at odds with Qu Tuda for the rest of my life!"

"We are at odds with the violent Wei." Zhang Xing replied immediately. "Since Qu Tuda has done this, he will surrender in the future, how can he be given a chance to kill him?"

Hearing this, Niu Da gritted his teeth, he was finally relieved.

But Zhang Xing hesitated for a moment, recalling the method of autopsy at Jing'an Terrace, and said again: "Just relax, I'll try to probe your body with true energy, if there is something important, don't resist it, there is a painful place .”

Although Xiong Bonan had already done it, after all Zhang Xing came to check on the wound himself, Niu Da of course had nothing to say and just nodded quickly.

Just like that, Zhang Xing radiated his true energy, and went against the opponent's meridians, and he found out clearly, one is the extra meridian passing through the chest and abdomen;

On the contrary, in the dantian, although Niu Da's forehead was sweating due to pain, there was still a faint but obvious source of qi.

After confirming that it was correct, he calmed down a little and said a few words of comfort, only letting Niu Da, who was sweating profusely, to rest, then Zhang Dalong turned around and came out to talk outside the courtyard.

When they came to the outside of the courtyard, they continued to walk for a while, and came to the green tree in front of the stables. Jia Runshi was in the middle and pushed back the others. Only Wei Xuanding, Xiong Bonan, Wang Shuyong, and Xu Shiren were left behind. Zhang Xingfang Ask in a low voice:
"Heavenly King, according to the situation you sent someone to tell you, you feel that Zhang Changfeng has no good intentions and wants to exchange the big leader Niu with the government, but has he ever abused the big leader Niu?"

"Anyway, I won't treat him kindly." Xiong Bonan said sternly. "During the march, of course, I didn't get very good treatment. It's hard to say that, but at least there are suspicions of deliberately delaying the injury to control the big boss of the cow. The exchange of military rations is even more certain."

"Why is he like this?" Wang Wulang, who just got the news and turned back from the direction of Jiegou in the northwest, interjected in surprise. "Isn't he a rebel?"

"It's not a righteous army." Wei Xuanding replied with a sneer. "Children of the Zhang family, who call themselves Fengliu, who have been with Dongdu, what kind of rebel army? They are just abandoned sons of the Zhang family."

"You can't say that completely." Zhang Xing, as always, was seeking truth from facts. "Old Master Zhang, I've seen him before, he doesn't look like someone who would plan to play chess so carefully, and judging from how embarrassed he escaped from Hedong, it seems that he is self-righteous... If you have to say Rebel Army, he can be regarded as Rebel Army ... As for what he did, it was nothing more than being beaten. He knew that he was very heavy, but he chose the location of Heishan. Whether it was Dongdu or Hedong, or even Jijun, Hanoi, Wu'an, and Weijun, they were all stubbles of the imperial court. , so in order to survive, he dare not flirt with us. But no matter what, the court is not easy to mess with, so we are easy to mess with? He has already been arrested by Qin Er?"

"Yes." Xiong Bonan immediately agreed.

"Chief Wei went to send a letter, saying that the previous handover discussion is still countable, but we don't want Niu Da to be alive, as long as Zhang Changfeng's body is exchanged for the Bohai prefect... If he is alive to exchange, he will beat the Bohai prefect to death. .” Zhang Xing simply waved his hand.

"Understood." Wei Xuanding responded quite readily.

"Don't disperse all the Chanyuan captives exchanged, carefully select a thousand people, divide them into two 600 people, and place them in two battalions when the army is reorganized this time... let Niu Da lead the two battalions, By the way, I will also be a direct subordinate... When the time comes to see Niu Da's injury, if he recovers quickly, these two battalions will be placed here on the westernmost front line, preparing for the next stage of combat... These things in the entire army will require Xiong Tianwang Go to Banxian County and do it yourself, Wei Gong should handle the transfer of defense." Zhang Dalong continued to order.

"of course can."

"this is necessary."

After several people agreed, Zhang Xing hesitated for a moment, and then looked at them again: "You are here, in charge of internal and external affairs on the western front, do you think there is any other way to say this battle?"

"The ambushed soldiers and those who pretended to surrender probably have their own opinions. Before, I thought that Li Ding and Li Qingchen might have participated in this battle. Looking at it now, I guess Qin Bao is also involved." Wei Xuanding said seriously. "But Boss Niu doesn't want to say..."

"What are you worried about?" Zhang Xing's face suddenly darkened. "If Qin Bao and Li Qingchen were caught in the battle, he should have a knife. If they surrender, they will also draw a lot. The matter of the army is as simple as that. On the contrary, Li Ding can have some arguments, but because He has a strong army in his hand, and he has promoted the leaders of Cheng Mingqi and Fang Yanshi, he has built an army for the Putai Army, and he has other scattered transactions, so he is qualified to do business with our Dragon Gang. These articles, not the friendship with whom."

"Actually, it's not good to talk about the fraudulent city." Wei Xuanding nodded and continued. "According to the soldiers who were in the city and were handed back at that time, it was Guan Xu who opened the city directly, but now Guan Xu's life and death are unknown, and his whereabouts are unknown..."

As soon as these words came out, Xiong, Wang, and Xu all frowned.

"If there is no solid clue or evidence for this kind of thing, don't say anything." Zhang Xing also hurriedly interrupted and said seriously. "Just keep it in your heart, and you can't even delay people's promotion and appointment... On the other hand, once there is definite evidence, even the ends of the earth will find it!"

"Yes." Wei Xuanding nodded.

"Is there anything else going on here?" Zhang Xing couldn't ask, and at the same time glanced at Taoist Wei. This guy's few words were rejected by the people around him, but he was always in high spirits. He didn't have his personality at all, but he didn't know how he responded. thing.

"What's more..." Wei Xuanding answered seriously. "Yuan Bao has let go, that's what happened just now!"

"So fast?" Zhang Xing was extremely surprised. "Didn't you say the day before yesterday that he thought Qinghe Cao Shancheng was well-armed in front of him, so he put on a high posture? What did I say about him the day before yesterday? He was brave and easy behind the high wall?"

"Yes." Wei Xuanding twisted his beard and smiled.

"I guess I saw Qu Tuda shut him out of the real wall." Xiong Bonan seemed to have thought of something, couldn't help but sneered, but repeated Qu Tuda's behavior of heavily deploying troops around the Liyang warehouse in Jijun . "No matter how tough Qinghe is here, it's just a fence. It's impossible to stop our army with a whole county, but Qu Tuda turned around and set up defenses behind him, revealing the reality of Dongdu..."

Everyone suddenly nodded.

At this time, Wang Wulang suddenly sighed inexplicably, and could not help interjecting: "Now that I think about it, it is really a blessing for us to dethrone the Dragon Gang... When the gang was first established, everyone pushed Sange Zhang and Gong Li to be the leaders. At that time, there were still people who were not convinced, thinking that although the two of them had high reputations, they didn't have any money and food in their hands, so why should they be the leaders? Even if Xu Dalang and I pushed together, it was only because we knew that an incident was imminent, and if we couldn't find them When it comes to famous people, based on the people in our few places, we can't win other heroes from Dongjun and Jiyin, nor can we get local officials... But now it seems that there are people who really know a lot to take the lead , How many detours should we avoid? I won’t talk about some things that have been said too much. I just said that where I hit, it’s out of reach of the east, and where I can touch with how much strength. We already knew these things before we crossed Hebei. Yes, but the high officials of the imperial court didn’t realize the situation until the end.”

Several people were startled, and each nodded.

Xiong Bonan even responded directly: "That's the truth!"

"People like Yuan Baocun may not be ignorant of these things, but they are just in it..." Zhang Xing, as always, always finds reasons for the losers. "There is also Cao Shancheng, who may not be unaware of it, but he has his persistence. Is it true that I have never seen a loyal minister and filial son? Even Xue Wanbi's temporary anger cannot be said to be completely worthless."

At this point, Zhang Xing looked at Wei Xuanding: "What is his condition?"

"He wants to follow the example of Liang County and obey our instructions, but he is not easy to follow. At the same time, he wants us not to send troops there unless necessary. He thinks that the county soldiers will guard the western front for us, and he will not send officials..."

"Are you kidding me?" Wang Shuyong became speechless before he finished speaking. "Our family didn't dare to go any further in Liang County. Cao Wang, the prefect of Liang County, has the ability to stand in front of Cao Lin. What kind of thing is he?"

Even Xu Shiren, a hero with embarrassing qualifications, laughed.

Unexpectedly, both Zhang Xing and Xiong Bonan were pondering, the latter looked at the former, and said first: "Let me say first... I think that if they can follow the rules of our Dragon Gang, the common people will no longer pay double He will keep up with the taxation, whatever government orders we want, and at the same time, he can keep asking for food from the Liyang warehouse in the west, no, he can't be allowed!"

Wang Shuyong suddenly said: "Yes, food."

"Actually, it's not just about food." Xu Shiren hesitated for a moment, but unexpectedly spoke up. "Leader, I noticed before that all kinds of other materials in the army are also consumed very quickly... For example, the best three-armor bow is the kind of bow that can pierce through three layers of iron armor without being fully drawn. There is only one missing, not only the lack of craftsmen, but also the corresponding materials, others such as the Mingguang Armor's Mingguang Heartguard, the Horse Armor's mask, and the Twelve Stone Waist Crossbow are similar."

"This is a big event." Zhang Xing became serious when he heard this. "It's definitely not just the most excellent ordnance parts, this is just the beginning, and I'm afraid that the ordinary beef tendons, nail pieces, and leather will gradually be unable to make ends meet..."

"Another extremely difficult matter." Xiong Bonan became more and more uneasy. "So in the long run, storing ingots here can indeed give you preferential treatment."

Zhang Xingduo took a look at Xiong Bonan, and then nodded: "We have reached the point where the Dragon Gang has reached this point, a county is no longer an important thing, Wuyang can actually be delayed for a few years... as long as Yuanbao Cun is willing to give food, armaments, listen to instructions and not do evil. Let's give him... how about a three-year contract? Allow him three years, but send some people to watch the key points. I don't know Wei Gong how to think?"

Wei Xuanding hesitated for a moment.

Besides, Wang Shuyong has realized this problem since Xiong Bonan just finished speaking, let alone him?When we were in the eastern region, Dongjun and Jiyin were able to operate quickly and properly, so that we made efforts in the battle of Lishan. Among them, Cao Wang and Liangjun had a good diplomatic environment, smooth business exchanges on the border, and effective resale of materials. The reason... and here in Hebei, due to the ebb and flow of the rebel army and the official army in the past two years, the damage was extremely serious, and the extreme shortage of food was nothing but waste.

Under such circumstances, any material is of course precious to the Dragon Gang with long-term plans and ambitions.

And don't forget, the biggest problem in the gang at the moment is that the unlimited support from the Eastern Territory to Hebei has caused obvious tension on both sides. Therefore, at this time, if you can get more supplies from other than the plate, no matter what it is, it will be very useful. Food is especially big.

But hasn't he been looking forward to it for a long time?
Don't you just expect Yuan Baocun, who was born in the royal family of the previous Zhou Dynasty, a nobleman who used to be aloof but didn't speak his own words, to fall into his hands?How happy is that?

That is to say, after hesitating for a moment, Wei Xuanding suppressed these thoughts that could not be put on the table, folded his hands and sighed, and then answered seriously: "I also think it is feasible, I should write to him...and not only him, I think Weijun, Wu'an, Xiangguo, and Xin can all give it a try, anyway, we are not going to fight them, but we can scare them, and we can make some money."

"Not bad." Zhang Xing nodded with a smile, obviously pleased, and then told Wang Shuyong and Xu Shiren. "But to achieve this, the previous battle of Ma Mianhe was not enough, and the battle of Qinghe must be destroyed...Although spring plowing takes time, and then a large-scale army must be reorganized before sending troops, but the two of you are on the front line, It is time to be prepared or to be prepared, and to cooperate properly with Duke Wei."

Wang Xuer will nod immediately.

In this way, it is rare that several big leaders are there, and everyone continues to talk more, but it is more suitable for the whole military, and other things gradually talk less... For example, Xu Shiren and Wang Shuyong hope that their new battalion will Can have more crossbowmen and the like.

After talking for a long time, I heard that Niu Da had slowed down a little, so they went in together to have a look, comforted him again, and said that the exchanged soldiers should try to gather him together, and that he might as well go back to Nan'an's home after he got better. Send someone to pick up the family members to take care of them before leaving this place.

Then, Zhang Xing bid farewell to several people, and took Jia Runshi and dozens of cavalry guards to return to the general's mausoleum full of general affairs.

Since Xiong Bonan was going to Ban County, he also came out with him, so he prepared to walk for a while.

However, it is said that we are walking together, but in fact, it will diverge within a few miles, one goes north and the other goes east... At this time, Zhang Xing wanted to say goodbye, and at this time, Xiong Bonan sighed, but he did not return the greeting .

Zhang Xing came to his senses and waved his hand to tell Jia Runshi to lead the crowd to wait at the intersection. He and Xiong Bonan walked forward together for a while, and then they rode together on one side of the road to see the wild scenery in spring—this time when everything was recovering, It is the beginning of the real spring plowing in the Hebei area. As far as I can see, there are skinny people in ragged clothes working hard in the fields, mixed with the field soldiers who dismissed the dragon army, and the formed patrol team is in the distance. There are even many small local officials who have just surrendered rarely go to the ground, walking back and forth, and making strange announcements.

The end is a state of vigorous vitality and all things competing for development.

And from the perspective of deposing the leader of the Dragon Gang, it is really proud.

But Xiong Bonan still frowned and remained silent for a while.

Zhang Xing just waited quietly.

Finally, King Xiongtian spoke up: "Don't lie to the leader... Xu Shiying didn't do some things well this time... I don't know if he did it on purpose, but the more I think about it, the more I feel that something is wrong."

Zhang Xing was taken aback for a moment, but soon after King Xiongtian told about Xu Shiying's appointment with Qin Bao, he still reacted quickly, and then couldn't help laughing on the spot: "Xu Dalang is too shrewd!"

"So, the leader also thinks that Xu Dalang's own selfishness is causing trouble?" Xiong Bonan asked earnestly. "Would you like to take this opportunity to suppress Niu Da, let Niu Da claim the title of a fallen officer, and then be handed back, losing prestige from then on?"

"It must be so."

"why?"

"No reason, Niu Da has always been an obstacle for him to monopolize Dongjun. It was me and Li Longtou who planted Xu Shiying's backup and nail for him. He has always wanted to kick Niu Da out, but this time he couldn't hold back!" Zhang OK simply answer. "It's just that I'm still too immature... On the one hand, I didn't expect Niu Da to be seriously injured, and the serious injury after fighting until my true energy was exhausted seemed too much; on the other hand, I just thought you were his brother-in-law who came out to deal with this matter, so I would defend him .”

Xiong Bonan let out a long breath: "Actually, I also guessed that way...but I can't be sure...I always think he is not like this."

Zhang Sanlang smiled without saying a word.

But Xiong Bonan hesitated for a moment, and said seriously: "Leader, it's not that I don't understand some things. Back then, Shan Dalang was no better than Xu Dalang, and Cheng Dalang openly disobeyed orders and went his own way, but from one moment to another, it's all the same. When it was messy at the beginning and there was no authority, now there is a new situation inside and outside the gang, how can a smart person like him still behave like this? Even in turn, he is not as good as Cheng Dalang and Shan Dalang."

"Because Cheng Dalang and Shan Dalang are in Hebei, he is in the east." Zhang Xing said one thing. "The so-called oranges born in Huainan are oranges, and those born in Huaibei are oranges."

Xiong Bonan was obviously in a trance: "Does it mean that there is a dragon watching over here?"

"That's not what it means." Zhang Xing said with a smile. "It's just that this matter is essentially a matter of the Eastern Realm, and Cheng Dalang and Shan Dalang have been busy with the affairs of Hebei recently... You must know that these big leaders who were born in the Eastern Realm have powerful backgrounds in the Eastern Realm. Land, or had land, and regarded the land as a private property, as long as it involves their respective lands, they will be blinded... To put it bluntly, someone like Xu Dalang who has done a decent job is already considered a big deal. If it is someone else , can’t be said to be ugly.”

"We talked about this in the Northeast that day, and the leader also recognized it. He said that he couldn't bear the filth in the East, so he came to Hebei to open up a new situation. I have seen it today." Xiong Bonan heard Here, I can't help but sigh, but I can't help asking. "Having said that, Longtou, how long will it take to go back and clean up the East Territory?"

"Three years, five years, maybe even more?" Zhang Xing thought.

"How did it take so long?" Xiong Bonan was visibly anxious.

"Because it is necessary to take all of Hebei and manage it properly, so that the power of Hebei is far greater than that of the East, so we can do it." Zhang Xing pointed to the field in front of him. "But if you want to take all of Hebei, you have to wait... Look at the situation in front of you. After taking Qinghe or the whole of Hebei, don't you need to recuperate? And, don't you need to wait for the collapse of the Eastern Capital or Jiangdu to enter the whole of Hebei? "

"I thought that if we won this battle, we could make a decision later to clean up the eastern border." Xiong Bonan shook his head again and again. "Why bother?"

"Because I'm afraid of splitting, afraid of rebellion, afraid of internal turmoil in the Dragon Gang, and losing the hearts of the people." Zhang Xing looked at the field in front of Youyou and answered. "Actually, the king of heaven is very good at asking this question! According to my thinking, of course I want things to be as they are before my eyes, with a flat map, a clear view, and horizontal and vertical, well-organized... So, I hope that Xu Shiying will kowtow and admit his mistakes immediately, and from then on. Repent, abandon his tyrannical style, and be dedicated to the public. One more embryo, after tempering in the future, may not be worse than Li Ding... But, how can things be so simple? Money can openly violate the military order. If you want to deprive more than half of the clan leaders of the gang with a single order, what kind of trouble do you think will happen? This matter cannot be done unless you are sure."

Xiong Bonan's face was a bit ugly, obviously he couldn't accept it.

"Let me ask you another question, the king of heaven. Do you know how the matter of the left and right leaders came about?" Zhang Xing looked at the other party's puzzled mind, so he simply asked.

The topic changed too quickly, and Xiong Bonan was obviously at a loss.

"You were not there that day, so of course you don't know the details. In fact, Xu Dalang was afraid that my family would dominate, so he dragged Li Shu there. Li Shu and I had no choice but to negotiate privately and drag Wei Gong along. system." Zhang Xing said with a smile. "We just said that Niu Daka is in Puyang. It also means that Li Shu and I were wary of him, Xu Dalang, and we went back together to take revenge."

"I'm not surprised." Xiong Tianwang came back to his senses and smiled wryly again. "You people, you have many eyes...you have many..."

"Let's go on, isn't the biggest problem with the Dragon Gang from the beginning to the end, is the discord between the two wings? It's said outside, if there was a big leader from the beginning, we would have defeated Jiang already." Zhang Xing also laughed. "Then let me ask the Heavenly King, if Xu Dalang hadn't done this shit in the first place, and I had become the leader alone, would we really be able to take down Jiangdu now?"

Xiong Bonan hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head: "How is it possible? Thirty thousand soldiers from Dongdu, fifty thousand soldiers from Guanlong Tun, and several grand masters, take the lead? What's more, you also said that Sima Zheng's ability is comparable to that of Niu Dugong. cultivation."

"Of course it's impossible." Zhang Xing nodded, agreeing with ease. "Actually, the reason why there is disagreement within the gang is because from the beginning to the end, there are contradictions and contradictions within each stage... For example, when the gang was established, it was me and Li Shu, the two empty leaders, who were in conflict with the local tycoons. , This is called the contradiction between the foreign and the local, the contradiction between the name and the real, so at this time, Li Shu and I must compromise quickly and deal with Xu Dalang and Shan Dalang together, otherwise we will become puppets... And the later confrontation between the two wings is also true. It's more of an appearance, a battlefield where different people use this as an excuse...

"You see, after the establishment of the gang, in order to make troubles quickly, people are being recruited everywhere. As a result, fish are looking for fish and shrimps are looking for shrimps. Li Shu, merchants, and Taoist priests followed me more. These people are naturally opposed and at odds with each other. Both sides are attached to Li Shu and me, which naturally causes the two wings to confront each other. Li Shu and I had no intention of fighting at that time;
"Then Li Shu went east, and I stayed behind, which created a contradiction between aggressiveness by force and local government affairs;
"Then after the Battle of Lishan, I gained a little upper hand, but a large number of descendants began to come in. At this time, it was mainly the conflict between the seniors and the newcomers;

"And now, there is a conflict between Hebei and the Eastern Territory... The Heavenly King thinks that the descendants are unwilling to transfer supplies?"

Xiong Bonan's heart moved slightly.

At this point, Zhang Xing looked at Xiong Bonan and said earnestly: "Heavenly King, what I mean is very simple. If some things are not solved fundamentally, no matter how beautifully they are handled on the surface, it is just a paper... and never Solving it at the root means that the roots are intertwined, and it means opening the mouth for oneself."

"I understand what Longtou means." Xiong Bonan nodded.

Seeing this, Zhang Xing reined in his horse and turned around, but couldn't help joking: "Actually, it's not impossible. If in a few months, Sanniang, I, and you all go to Grandmaster together, or I'll just go directly to Supreme Master." There is something to say about possessing a body and displaying the ability of a great master... Unfortunately, I haven't even touched the alchemy or visualization!"

Xiong Bonan also laughed: "If I am a master, I will help you to deal with the situation in the Eastern Realm!"

The two reached a consensus, pressed this matter together, and went their separate ways.

Not to mention that King Xiongtian went to Ban County to reorganize the army, but only said that Zhang Xing had dealt with all the affairs on the western front and returned to Jiangling City. He was not safe for a few days. The guest came from the Bohai Sea in the most northeast of Bohai County. It is said that they are from the Northland and want to see Zhang Xing.

Zhang Xing was rarely surprised. He thought that the Dongyi people would come first, and they would bring a substantive military and political discussion, but unexpectedly, it was the northerners who came first, and they came to find themselves. They did not offend the Dongyi people. It was the fault of the person in charge, and he did not go to the East Territory in the wrong place.

This is very interesting.

(End of this chapter)