Delong

On May 14, the Forbidden Army unified their thinking, turned around and marched north, and soon achieved a lot of results - especially the main force of the Forbidden Army between Feishui and Guoshui. They went all the way north and invaded a small part of Qiao County in an instant. , and a large amount of materials were seized in the counties, towns, cities and crossings in the northern part of Qiaojun.

Clean food, fresh fruits and vegetables, plenty of firewood, spacious houses, hot water as a matter of course, and even unexpected cloth, copper coins, lacquerware, livestock, including women, all gave the Imperial Army soldiers who had endured half a month of rain in the rain. ecstatic.

It also completely relieved the Forbidden Army generals who still had some doubts. None of them expected that just a small half of Beiqiao County on the west bank of the swirling water would be so rich.

For a time, morale was naturally boosted.

But then, they faced a happy worry, that is, whether they should cross the vortex to chase the emperor and the queen mother.

To pursue them is to carry out the plan last night, and in that case there will inevitably be a battle, a fierce conflict with at least fifteen or six battalions of the Dragon Gang. The advantage is that fighter opportunities are rare and the military strength is absolutely superior. The formed surprise attack will inevitably catch the Deposed Dragon Gang off guard at the strategic level. They are very confident that they can win this battle and then maintain their strategic advantage over the Deposed Dragon Gang.

It would be easier not to pursue it. Even the western part of Qiao County is so rich and rich beyond expectations. The reason for changing the route this time is apparently because of the emperor and the queen mother. The underlying reason, or the core and most difficult hurdle to overcome, is actually very simple. , the main force of the Forbidden Army was squeezed and marched by the deposed dragon army on the north bank of Huai River after the war. In the end, the morale of the army dropped to a certain level during the plum rain, and everyone was unhappy. Now that they knew that the supplies in the north were abundant, they could directly follow the As Feishui and Guoshui move north, won't the morale of the army remain stable?

Just wait here, wait for Yujieluo and Tuwanchang to discuss it, and then go straight to Xingyang. Anyway, the Deposed Dragon Gang will definitely not dare to take the initiative to ask for a fight at this time. They just ask for a fight and wait for the Forbidden Army to replenish supplies and recover. Morale is not afraid either.

In the afternoon, the argument started somewhat unexpectedly.

The one who hoped to go north was Prime Minister Sima Huada, and he instantly won the support of many people; and the leader who insisted on crossing the river was actually the only opponent before, Sima Jinda... However, Sima Jinda insisted on crossing the eddy at this time. He's reason was not just for strategic considerations, he also had a strong feeling of dissatisfaction with his eldest brother. This right servant believed that since he had decided to cross the river to find an opportunity to annihilate and eat part of the main force of the Dragon Army, he should maintain The purity of military thinking is to resolutely complete this plan, rather than repeatedly changing decisions for the so-called political right to speak.

Yes, Sima Laoqi has already seen it. His elder brother came up with this idea not because of the situation and how we happened to be... but because last night I was forced into the palace by Sima Deke and a group of Forbidden Army generals. Now that the situation has changed and I am out of breath, I have to take this opportunity to take the lead in the operation and tell everyone who has the final say in this forbidden army.

This is Sima Huada, this is Duke Rui, Shangzhu, and Prime Minister. This is Sima Jinda's brother, Sima Zheng's father, Sima Changying's son, and the theoretically undisputed head of the Sima family.

Of course, Sima Jinda did not express these grievances. He simply grasped the issue of military principles and refuted it from a military perspective.

But what’s interesting is that this debate is completely different from last night’s one-sided debate. This time it’s actually a bit anxious, because the frontline generals are obviously divided. After receiving the inquiring letters, many people asked why they changed the plan and stopped crossing the river?

It should be noted that soldiers are valuable and quick.

Not only that, even the group of people Sima Huada relies on for daily use are also divided. Feng Chang and other literary and subtitle officials all agree with Prime Minister Sima, while the direct military generals including Linghu Xing agree with Sima Youpu She. It is believed that the military plan should be implemented.

It can only be said that no matter what the Forbidden Army is, the officers do have extremely high military qualities. When it comes to military affairs, they all think that they should fight.

The two sides were arguing for a while, and it was at this time that Feng Chang sent a message.

"Is it true?" Sima Huada was not happy but was surprised. "The governor of Qiao County who deposed the Dragon Gang wants to surrender?"

"The news is naturally true..."

"The truth is not about the news, it's about this matter... Is this person reliable? They just got two spies who pretended to surrender, and now they're here to defraud me..." Sima Huada, who was already a little angry because of the dispute. At this time, he became even more angry and even clenched his fists and beat his knees on the spot. "What do you think I am? The best idiot in the world?"

Feng Chang remained silent, but looked at Sima Jinda, Linghu Xing, and Niu Fangsheng... A moment ago, they were arguing fiercely.

Sima Jinda and others looked at each other, and then Niu Fangsheng couldn't help but frowned: "This is indeed strange. Doesn't the governor of Qiao County know about Wang Hou and Wang Zhuo?"

"It doesn't matter if you know it or not." Sima Jinda also came to his senses. "It's strange if you know it, but if you don't know it, it would be easier..."

"What Lao Qi means is that this surrender is true?" Sima Huada was surprised for a moment.

"No." Sima Jinda quickly explained. "If you know that you surrender, you may be deliberately doing the opposite to confuse us. If you don't know, it is a normal surrender, and you don't know whether it is true or false."

Sima Huada was speechless for a moment.

However, Linghu Xing suddenly smiled at this moment: "Prime Minister, it doesn't matter whether this person's surrender is true or not. The key is that the city he wants to dedicate is on our way north... If we want to go north, we must take Qiaojun's county seat. Qiao County has been captured. Even if we don't go north and cross the river to pursue His Majesty, it would be best to capture Qiao County as a fulcrum for retreat and advance."

Brother Sima and Niu Fangsheng were both stunned, but Feng Chang nodded quickly. The latter wanted to say this, but now that the atmosphere was getting more and more subtle, he did not dare to say such a thing, which was actually the truth.

"Indeed." Sima Jinda came back to his senses and revised his statement. "Whether this person's surrender is true or not, we must accept him, so that we can capture Qiao County as quickly as possible at the minimum cost... This is a key city on the west bank of Uishui... Is it the largest city on the west bank of Uishui?"

"Yes." Niu Fangsheng nodded, but then looked at Sima Jinda who was sitting there. "Prime Minister, on the other hand, when this person saw the army marching north, he knew that the rule of Qiao County would be lost, and he was worried about what the Deposed Dragon Gang would do, so he voluntarily surrendered. It is possible that he was sincere."

No one refuted this time... To put it bluntly, any surrender or fake surrender is just a petty trick. The emperor and the queen mother cannot be said to be petty, but they are just side branches. Cao Che has been killed, so what do these two grandfathers and grandsons count?

From the beginning to the end, for a large-scale exile military group of the size of the Forbidden Army, there was only one fundamental problem, and that was how to smoothly transfer to a new base without falling apart.

To prevent falling apart, we must not only guard against external forces, but also guard against internal forces.

Sima Huada was also silent for a moment, and then suddenly waved his hand: "What's that person's name?"

"Zhuge De..." Feng Chang wanted to tell the other party.

"Brother." Unexpectedly, Sima Jinda realized what his brother meant almost instantly, and then immediately raised objections. "Just send a general to occupy Qiao County. General Linghu is very suitable. Why do you go to Qiao County yourself?"

"Where would I go if I didn't go to Qiao County?" Sima Huada obviously disapproved and became impatient. "Going to Chengfu? Qiao County is a county town. The city wall regulations and material reserves must be better than those of Chengfu."

Sima Jinda hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his true thoughts: "Brother should cross the river to supervise the battle."

Sima Huada was stunned on the spot, and it took him a long time to answer: "The son of a rich man will not sit in the hall... Cao Che didn't see the soldiers who were leading the way that day, right?"

"Can Cao Che learn it?" Sima Jinda was really anxious. "What is his fate? Isn't it because he was separated from the Forbidden Army that he fell into that fate?"

"Then let's all go north together, except for Guohe." Sima Huada suddenly thought of the dispute at the beginning, and it became logical.

"What should the emperor do? Without the emperor and the queen mother, the eldest brother's prime minister can deal with it in Dongdu?" Sima Jinda had no choice but to repeat the previous argument, and things seemed to have returned to their original path.

"This won't work, that won't work either, just be the prime minister!" Sima Huada finally got furious.

Sima Jinda fell silent immediately, and Sima Huada also felt embarrassed. The latter thought for a while, then simply stood up and walked over to hold his seventh brother's hand: "Seventh brother, I made a slip of the tongue, don't take it to heart. , the situation is like this, we brothers should work together, at this time, I can only count on you..."

"Brother, you are worrying too much." Sima Jinda said calmly. "Okay, just as you said, let's give the order from here. Let's all go north together. We will also go directly to Qiao County to take over the city...but..."

"only……"

"But what if someone doesn't obey the military order, or it's too late and crosses the river directly? And General Yujiluo, what if the Deposed Dragon Gang reacts quickly and blocks and encircles them on the road, and they ask us for help? "Sima Jinda asked rhetorically. "Are we going to give up on them? What if this triggers a split in the military?"

"If a battle breaks out, I will immediately cross the river to supervise the battle. This time I will make an oath to you." Sima Huada quickly raised a hand to comfort the other party. "If I can't do anything, how about letting me die like Cao Che?"

"Brother, why are you doing this?!" After hearing this, Sima Jinda was finally uneasy and quickly lowered his head with tears streaming down his face. "The reason I'm so worried is actually just for the long-term peace of the Sima family. I have absolutely no intention of being separated from you!"

The rest of the people, who originally looked at the brothers with strange eyes, hurriedly came to persuade them.

The situation changed three times a day. On May 14, in the evening, most of the main force of the Forbidden Army that was heading north had entered the area west of Guoshui and east of Feishui in Qiao County. , only Zhang Qianda's army of 6,000 soldiers and horses crossed the river from Shansang at the southernmost point, but after going north for more than 20 miles, they stopped in a relatively wealthy town with a ferry. It was no longer strange. move.

During this period, there was only one small-scale battle with the Deposed Dragon Gang, which could only be regarded as a friction in the wild.

At the same time, the Deposed Dragon Gang completed the decision to send troops early that afternoon.

That's right, there is no problem with the resolution this time. Even Li Ding was unwilling to make a resolution at first, because this time it was obvious that a "major change in the military situation" had occurred. It would be a waste of time to make a resolution at this time, and it would be in vain. Throw away the fighter plane.

Fortunately, most of the leaders were concentrated in the Jishan area at this time, which did not delay things. Everyone, including Zhang Xing and Shan Tonghai, the two who had previously opposed the war, all raised their hands and passed the resolution to start the war, and then All the armies were mobilized, not only the twenty-five battalions in the Jishan camp, but at least twelve of the other fifteen battalions also gathered in the Longgang area in the center of Qiaojun, between Huanshui and Woshui.

The big and small leaders also followed Zhang Xing to Longgang to meet Wang Hou, Wang Zhuo and Niu Dugong, and prepared to receive the emperor and the queen mother.

Not to mention the chaotic march that day, on the morning of May 15th, everyone gathered together. Xiong Bonan, Zhang Shizhao, Yu Changnan, Bai Youbin and others went south early to meet them. As soon as they left, the rest of the news After gathering together, Longgang learned that for two whole days, only one unit of the Forbidden Army crossed the river. It was the tail-flinging unit responsible for guarding the Imperial Guards and the Zhishi Army. However, it only marched twenty miles and stopped moving. .

Now, it is Zuo Caixiang who has led troops to the northeast of his department for military isolation.

Frankly speaking, this was completely different from what they expected, and some leaders could not help but waver again.

"We have taken the emperor and the queen mother. If they plunder the west side of Qiao County once, it won't be a big loss. If they don't come, we might as well forget it..."

In the early morning, at Longgang Camp in Qiaojun, the rain was able to hold back, and a little morning glow appeared. The person who spoke at this time was Shang Huaien. As he talked, he went to see the commanding heights of the camp early in the morning, that is, Zhang Xing was observing what was going on on the small rock slope in Longgang, surrounded by about a dozen leaders who followed him out.

As soon as this man opened his mouth, many of the leaders around him understood the situation in an instant - Shang Huaien, with his temperament and ability, and he had just made a big mistake, he might not have the courage or ability to propose new ideas. Opinion, on the contrary, it is more like fulfilling the obligation of a so-called chief confidant, speaking out first, leaving room for chief Zhang to change.

Don't mention it, a lot of people immediately agreed.

After all, among those who can chase Chief Zhang out to see the scenery early in the morning, there are a few who will disobey the Chief. However, in the previous decision, the people above, including Chief Zhang, also showed their thoughts.

But Zhang Xing ignored it and just stood there with his hands behind his hands looking at the scenery.

After a while, another big leader came over. When he saw this scene, he got involved. After listening to the opinions here for a while, he seemed to agree, but he argued from another angle.

"The rain was also heavy. The roads from Mangdang Mountain to Jishan and from Jishan to Longgang were too bad. The march was really difficult. It was neither convenient for fighting nor for pursuit." Xu Shiren hesitated and spoke seriously. "And I asked the folks here, and they all said that the sunset and morning glow last night and this morning were wrong. I'm afraid it will rain again tonight, and the rain will get worse tomorrow and the next day..."

"Old Xu is saying..."

"I mean, even if we make up our minds to fight, we can't fight even if we can't..." Xu Shiren said seriously. "The current situation is that they are the ones who turn back, and they are the ones who stop. If it rains heavily in the next two days, they go all the way north, or turn around and go west again. We are separated by a strip of River, I can’t catch up even if I try to fight, so what can I do?”

Xu Shiren's qualifications, prestige, and military exploits were there, and many people seemed to have gained a backbone and agreed.

Standing next to Zhang Xing was Li Ding. He wanted to sneer, but in the end he didn't say anything more and looked at Zhang Xing. As for Zhang San, he was standing on Longgang, looking to the west in a daze, as if he had not heard these noises.

Let's say that it was early in the morning, and the rain had stopped for a while. However, it had been raining for days, and the water vapor was extremely heavy. There was also smoke from the kitchen in the morning. Although it could not be called foggy, the vision was blurred and distorted everywhere. The sun peeked out, and soon Obscured by dark clouds, only a bit of ever-changing golden light shone from east to west, making the great plain in the field of vision even more chaotic.

Zhang Xing was fascinated by what he saw, but Li Ding was not used to it. However, I don't know if he learned a lesson in Mangdang Mountain a few days ago. Li Si wanted to take the initiative to ask about the war, but when his words came to his lips, they turned into something else.

"What are Chief Zhang looking at?" Li Si's tone was a little strange.

"Just take a look." Zhang Xing turned around and smiled. "Mainly, seeing this chaotic scene, I thought of something."

"What is Chief Zhang thinking about?" Li Silang chased after him, seemingly genuinely curious and yet mocking.

"I'm thinking, who is driving this world trend?" Zhang Xing looked at the other party and responded sincerely. "Just like the current round of events, the Jiangdu rebellion and the return of the Imperial Army to the Eastern Capital are all traceable. Starting from Cao Lin's death, a smart person would have foreseen it. However, when the Imperial Army returns to the Eastern Capital, On the road, they and us, whether the two most powerful people in the world are going to have a fight, is obviously a major event that will determine the direction of the world, but I don’t know what is going on. No matter how smart people are, they just feel confused. Make a ball.”

There were more people behind him. When they heard this, everyone had their own thoughts, but they all felt like "that's it".

There is no way, this month has been too frustrating. This kind of frustration is not a question of who has the advantage, but the entanglement of the upper-level decision-making circle. The reason why the upper-level decision-making circle is entangled is not because of their own indecision, but because of the frontline. The situation changes too quickly.

Intelligence is constantly being updated and the situation is constantly changing.

Of course, Zhang Xing's inner thoughts may be more in line with his personality. He was actually thinking just now... If this battle is summarized after the war, there will definitely be countless laws, expressions of inevitability and contingency, and The specific person responsible and the trigger can definitely be found. However, just saying so far, if we really want to delve into the details, it is difficult to say that things develop and change according to someone's subjective will, but it is not caused by any objective laws, but more like the changes of many people, large and small. Subjective will and initiative coupled with changing objective conditions have led to turbulence in the situation.

As for the fragile internal relations between the Forbidden Army and the fragile relationship between the Forbidden Army and the Deposed Dragon Gang, no one knows whether this turmoil will be fatal.

But it doesn't matter.

Because Zhang Xing would not let this thing shake the internal organizational structure of the Deposed Dragon Gang anyway, he was determined.

Li Ding was about to say something else when suddenly, Shan Tonghai came galloping in person. Everyone immediately stopped their discussion and waited for this person.

When Shan Dalang came over, he was told an unexpected and reasonable news: "Chief Zhang, Li Longtou, and the King of Heaven sent people to tell us that they met the two Manager Wang and the one on the way. Lord Niu has come over here, and he's bringing the Forbidden Army general I mentioned before, who will be here soon."

At this point, Shan Tonghai stopped, sneered to himself, and added: "I'm afraid that the governor cannot trust us, so what else does he want from us?"

"I think this will save trouble." Zhang Xing was honest. "Speak clearly and without worries, then you can move forward."

The few people came very quickly, but when they arrived, Zhang Xing and others were already having a "corridor meal" in front of the small building in Longgang Camp, and even reserved a seat for several people, including Zhao Xingmi.

However, neither Du Gong Niu nor Zhao Xingmi were surprised by this novel greeting method. Instead, they each bowed their hands in silence and simply sat down.

It's not that Duke Niu and General Zhao were well-informed and weren't surprised, but they were numb with shock along the way.

First of all, Zhang Shizhao, especially Zhang Shizhao... Hearing about it is one thing, seeing it is another thing, and Zhang Shizhao's status is really a overwhelming feeling for people in the Wei central system. In Hebei At that time, even Bai Hengqiu couldn't hold his hand. Bai Youbin and Yu Changnan cheered up as if they were seeing a valley of barren years after seeing him. What's more, these two people who looked down and out and worried about gains and losses?

Especially for Governor Niu, he and Zhang Shizhao were old friends as colleagues who had good communication with Cao Che during his early work. After meeting, a word of "Old Niu" and a few gossips made the Governor give up his original relationship. A state of worry.

Then when he came to Longgang and saw the huge camp, he lost all energy. Zhao Xingmi basically lost his fighting spirit after realizing that the thing above Longgang was smoke instead of fog in the morning. He was even a little relieved. .

As the main general of the Forbidden Army, he certainly knew about the previous misjudgments of the Forbidden Army. If the Deposed Dragon Gang had completed its assembly before the rainy season, then the Forbidden Army would be playing with fire in every move!

If he had known this earlier, he might even have suggested that the Imperial Army go up the river and return from Nanyang! Why is this so?

As for seeing Li Ding and so many leaders ready to go, that's all.

After eating some food and tidying up for a while, the sunshine in the morning completely disappeared. Instead, raindrops started to fall again. Even those without local knowledge of local climate and weather can tell that the clouds are a bit thick this time.

Zhang Xing also looked up at the sky, and then neither got up nor returned to the building behind. Instead, he stood behind the table in front of the building and spoke against the raindrops: "Old Niu, since we are here, we are a family." Man, what’s more, you are an elder, but you don’t know if you have any advice?”

Du Gong Niu was silent for a moment and said: "How can a poor and bereaved person talk about seeing a teacher? There are just two embarrassing things. I would like to ask Chief Zhang to make it easier for the sake of the past."

The rain was already falling drop by drop. Zhang Xing nodded and waited for the other party to speak.

"For one thing, no one can blame the late Emperor for his own destruction, but the Queen Mother has not lost her moral character. The Emperor is also a young man, and he is an old friend of Chief Zhang. I hope Chief Zhang can take good care of him." Mr. Niu said one thing first.

Zhang Xing did not nod directly, but came to ask one of the people present: "Manager Wang, you got the man, what do you think of it?"

Wang Hou was sitting there wearing a red velvet cloak, with his chest and belly raised. After hearing this, he cupped his hands and came back: "As long as the Emperor of Wei is kidnapped by me, I know that Wei will finally fall into our hands. If I say this, I will That’s enough! The rest will follow the chief’s orders!”

"Then I have to say a few more words." Zhang Xing said seriously. "If you are focused on cutting off the violent Wei, then the Cao family will be extinct today. You can only attack the remaining minions of the violent Wei such as the Forbidden Army."

Wang Hou did not directly agree, but thought for a moment before nodding: "It's the Forbidden Army, Dongdu, Bai Hengqiu! They all have to deal with it! To be honest, chief, I haven't let go of my breath yet!"

"With this tone, General Manager Wang first advocated the volunteer army, and now he has dug out his heart and completely destroyed the Wei Dynasty. No one will forget this breath in General Manager Wang's heart for thousands of years." Zhang Xing sincerely praised, and then Just come to Niu Du Gong. "Niu Gong, please be at ease. What our Deposed Dragon Gang cares about is the violent Wei Dynasty, not a pair of orphans and widowed ancestors. Let them live in Hebei, grant farmland, and be exempted from labor. If you want to help, I will not stop you. When the situation is An Ding, if they want to go back to the Eastern Capital, they can go back to the Eastern Capital, if they want to go back to the Western Capital, they can go back to the Western Capital, and it doesn't matter if they go back to Jiangdu."

Ushikawa took a long breath and nodded hastily.

At this time, Zhang Xing turned around and gave instructions to Yu Changnan: "Yu Wenshu, please make an announcement and tell the world that our Deposed Dragon Gang has captured the third emperor of the Wei Dynasty and has deposed him. Until today.”

Yu Changnan had no expression on his face and nodded directly without any hesitation throughout the process. The people around him had already calmed down since Zhang Xing was talking to Mr. Niu, and they didn't have any unnecessary expressions.

As for the Wei Dynasty, everyone knew that the Wei Dynasty was going to fall from the moment Cao Che lost control of everything and fled to Jiangdu!

Including Cao Che's death, no one in the Deposed Dragon Gang found anything surprising.

The same is true now, only Niu He and Zhang Shizhao, two old ministers of the Wei Dynasty, have some expressions.

But for some reason, after saying these words, Zhang Xing still felt that the world seemed to be suddenly stagnant... This is really strange. It couldn't be that the rain stopped for a moment, right?

"Does Mr. Niu have anything else to say?" After coming back to his senses, Zhang Xing continued to ask.

"One more thing." Ushikawa took a deep breath and responded quietly. "I have wasted half my life, and I have become a master. But now I am wandering around. I am really mentally damaged and cannot bear to fight. I also have strong soldiers and strong horses. If I am determined to fight, please let me follow the palace servants and chamberlains of Jiangdu. We will be resettled in Fuxian County."

"Okay." Zhang Xing blurted out. "Go away, Mr. Niu, and wait for the younger generation to defeat the enemy, then come back and have a long-term argument with Mr. Niu."

Ushikawa was stunned again, then nodded quickly.

At this time, Zhang Xing finally looked at the others on his left and right: "I heard someone say today that the Imperial Army has stopped again, so why don't we just stop fighting?"

No one answered, but Li Ding let out his sneer from the morning: "Do you want to make another resolution?"

"Of course not." Zhang Xing calmly looked at the person beside him, seemingly unaware of the other person's sarcasm. "Provisional resolutions are only done when encountering huge differences or deciding to do something big. If everything is pushed to the decision, it will not only waste time and waste opportunities, but also have a big problem, that is, it will reduce the number of resolutions. Authority, on the contrary, makes the resolution be looked down upon and despised.”

Everyone nodded repeatedly, but a few people regretted that Shan Tonghai was dispatching troops outside, otherwise he would have stood up and had a few words with Chief Zhang.

"As for now, the imperial army is not moving forward, and the rain may be heavy today and tomorrow. It is not enough to overturn the original intention of large-scale operations. It is just necessary to change some combat plans." Amidst the increasingly dense raindrops, Zhang Xing looked towards Li Ding was right next to him. "Does Li Longtou have a record?"

"Yes." Li Ding blurted out, his voice loud and clear, as if he had already had an idea. "Don't worry about why the Forbidden Army is like this now, because no matter what, they have just changed from east to west to north to south. At this time, their soldiers and horses are mixed and scattered between Feishui and Guoshui, which is about a hundred miles from north to south. , the regulations of fifty miles from east to west, there is no close formation between each other... As for the masters, Duke Niu is coming here, and Yujieluo is behind. It is impossible to drop soldiers and horses to support. At most, they can only have one person talking about it. The strong points... So now, with superior military strength, superior logistics, superior military morale, and superior high-end combat capabilities, we only need to do one thing, and we will definitely win."

Zhang Xing did not ask further questions, but Li Ding couldn't wait to speak out: "Please ask King Xiongtian to supervise the army, and then the whole army will be organized into battalions. Don't concentrate on crossing the river, don't care about the response between the armies before and after, don't try to set up a large formation on the other side, don't Pay attention to Zhang Qianda on the Wishui side. The forty battalions were dispersed. The first twenty battalions marched alone, then the fifteen battalions, one for every three battalions, and finally the five battalions worked together in batches of thirty. A mile-wide front crosses the Whirlpool River, and then opens up again, extending a hundred miles in the direction of Feishui! Fight when you encounter the enemy, advance when you win, and retreat when you lose! In this way, the entire Forbidden Army will inevitably collapse , our army will definitely win!"

"I understand the principle of victory." After Zhang Xing listened, he didn't wait for some people to express their excitement and came to the right answer first. "Are there any risks? Let me make it clear to everyone."

"Yes, there are two risks." Li Ding responded calmly. "A big risk. If Sima Zheng leads more than 30,000 soldiers and horses to completely cross Feishui before the day after tomorrow, the only feasible way for our army in this battle is to immediately retreat back to Guishui... The corresponding response is to secure the pontoon bridge After the battle on the front line, they looked for an opportunity to suppress Zhang Qian from leaving the east bank of Guoshui; a small risk is that the current situation of the Forbidden Army is that they cannot fight for a long time or on a large scale, but it does not mean that they cannot fight, especially the first batch of two people who crossed the river. In the ten battalions, someone may bump into the opponent's superior troops, elite troops, or a general who is going crazy, resulting in the loss of troops and generals."

Everyone nodded. Xiong Bonan thought for a while and couldn't help but ask: "Big risks are related to the overall situation. We have been prepared early in the morning. What about small risks? How to deal with them?"

"If you don't deal with small risks, if you die, you will die, if you are injured, you will be injured. It will not affect the overall situation and win the victory." Li Ding replied simply.

Xiong Bonan's expression changed, but he couldn't speak. Instead, he looked at Zhang Xing.

Zhang Xing nodded and asked seriously: "Everyone, do you have a better military strategy?"

No one replied, Xu Shiying nodded at the beginning, Shan Tonghai was not there, Chai Xiaohe was not familiar with military strategy.

Seeing this, Zhang Xing no longer hesitated, but stood up: "Everyone, I just didn't finish what I said, and it's not too late to tell everyone. Now the imperial army has turned back, and has invaded our territory, burning and killing us. We have already moved forward to plunder. On the one hand, we have to shoot the arrow with the arrow on the string. Any further hesitation will only weaken the morale of the army. On the other hand, we must achieve results and explain to the people of Qiaojun. We must also prevent them from taking advantage of the situation and continue to move forward. Go north and continue to harm the people under our rule... Therefore, don't hesitate any longer in this battle. I will give the order. If the imperial army does not come, we will cross the river and go to him! The whole army will start after breakfast. According to Li Ding's arrangement, today We must cross the river to fight!"

The rain was already heavy at this time, but everyone didn't care. Instead, they responded loudly and shouted in the rain. Many people had long wanted to fight, but after a lot of trouble, they didn't dare to stir up the topic. But now that the overall situation has been decided, they couldn't help but feel excited. There are also many people who are actually unwilling to fight, but at this time the military order has been issued, they all shout loudly in response and are determined to fight.

Of course, there are also people like Mr. Niu who look at Zhang Shizhao who is smiling with his beard twisted, and Wang Zhuo who gets up in anger and can't help but feel confused.

Not to mention anything else, half an hour later, Han Erlang, who was among the first batch of people to cross the river by lot and was silent throughout this chaotic confrontation, returned to the camp and asked his deputy Zhang Wulang to gather his troops. Then he climbed onto the wooden platform in the small camp to give a speech before the battle. Han Erlang's speech before the battle was always different from others.

"Brothers, we are about to set out to fight."

Han Erlang had his hands behind his back with a serious expression. Although it was in the rain, he could clearly see the different but excited faces below, and then he just gave serious instructions.

"But before that, you must do a good inspection according to what I usually teach you...Be sure to wear your boots, and don't throw them away when crossing the river. The Liuhe boots under your feet are your biggest support; the same is true for the coir raincoat. Before the battle, You must wear them properly when marching, and you are not allowed to take them off without permission. Marching is a bit tiring, but you can save a lot of energy in the battle formation. Don't throw away food and water, and don't drink raw water! Living water is dirty on rainy days!

"As for after crossing the river..."

At this point, Han Erlang suddenly felt a little dry in the mouth, because he knew a lot of marching experience. Even Mei Yu, who saw Jianghuai for the first time, could quickly sum up the experience, but he really didn't know how to attack after crossing the river, because he had never brought a The team attacked.

But soon, facing countless expectant and nervous eyes, Han Erlang still gave his own experience: "After crossing the river, you just follow me! Wherever I, Han Er, go, how can I Can I let you fall in front of me?!"

On May 15th, in the afternoon, Mang Jingang, Han Erlang, Liu Heifu, Jia Wugen, and Wang Xiongdan each led their base camps to launch from five places (two pontoons, three ferries) at the same time and cross the Whirlpool River.

Immediately, Wang Xiong's camp was discovered while crossing the river, and he immediately fought with Yuanli Zheng's troops in front of him.