Xu Shiying, Niu Da, and Wei Daoshi and Chai Xiaohe, who are currently performing very well in this crisis, are not exempt from vulgarity.

However, with the rapid arrival of another Cheng Dan master from the Deposed Dragon Gang, the atmosphere in Lihu turned out to be a bit depressing, at least for Xi, who gradually understood the situation because Zhang Xing took the initiative to let go.

This is definitely true for the middle and high-level players in the line.

"What do you mean? Why can't you call Lihu?"

The weather was a bit gloomy. In the temporary military camp outside Lihu City, under the high platform that was originally said to be a social opera venue, Zhang Xing, who was dressed in armor, did not seem to be angry at all, but was just asking seriously.

Surrounding him was a huge crowd that had already exceeded two hundred people, ranging from military officers with the title of deacon to local helmsmen and deputy helmsmen, including the newly recruited guardians, which included almost everyone in the two counties.

The backbone of the gang...many of them didn't even have individual chairs and could only share benches... Everyone sat together, originally listening to Zhang Xing describe the current situation and his views, and peeking at Miss Bai.

Suddenly Xiong Bonan came.

"The army can't be controlled anymore." Xiong Bonan, a master of alchemy, was standing like a child among the backbone members of the Western Front Gang, speaking with difficulty. "We withdrew all the way. It was okay at first, but along the way

It kept raining, logistics were chaotic, marching was difficult, and there were no campsites for camping. After passing Zhencheng, the brothers who were on surveillance suddenly sent word that the army was out, and everything was in chaos. Many people from Dongping County ran away.

People, those in Dongjun and Jiyin counties are just retreating along the river, and nothing can restrain them... According to this attitude, I estimate that they will not stop until they retreat to Puyang tomorrow."

"Then let's go to Puyang?" Niu Da immediately stood up with his knife in hand, turned around and asked, Puyang is his territory.

"This is not about Puyang or Lihu." Zhang Xing shook his head, and then continued to look at Xiong Bonan. "King Xiongtian, tell me the truth. Did Li Longtou and a few big leaders suddenly stop taking care of things?

"

Xiong Bonan was embarrassed for a moment, even a little ashamed.

The people around him suddenly woke up, and then there was a buzzing sound. Taoist Wei and others clenched their fists and sneered. Bai Yousi was also thoughtful, but still did not speak.

"I can't say." Xiong Bonan quickly explained when he saw this. "Actually, several big bosses and leaders are in charge of things, but it seems that they really can't control it. As for Li Dalongtou and several other civilian leaders, they have never lost their control.

After Yuncheng's counterattack failed, they basically stopped talking...but I don't think they are to blame for what happened in Yuncheng."

Governor Zhang took a deep breath.

now it's right.

To put it bluntly, there are more than 20,000 troops with mixed origins and people's thoughts. If Li Shu and his civil service system are not responsible for the overall control, even if all the leaders, big and small, are working hard, so what? Aren't each of your leaders

Everyone goes their own way? Aren't they just looking after their own soldiers and horses that they regard as private property?

Under such circumstances, it is almost inevitable that the military will be depressed, chaotic and disordered, and even beggar each other. It is also completely understandable that under the consumption of rainwater, it will suddenly enter a semi-out of control state.

Moreover, Zhang Xing was almost certain that Li Shu did not lack prestige and ability to do this. It was just that after Yuncheng was lost, he also informed the other party of the three-sided encirclement... Of course, it is also possible that Li Shu had his own intelligence on the direction of Hebei.

...In short, after knowing the movements of Han Yingong and Qu Tuda, they gave up completely and lay down.

Even Zhang Xing could imagine that after Li Shu and the group of scholars from Hebei arrived in Puyang, they might directly cross the river and evacuate before Qu Tuda arrived.

"This doesn't seem to be unacceptable. I can completely let it go and take over the entire gang after Li Shu leaves."

Zhang Xing suddenly had a strange idea.

But soon, he denied himself.

Because in that case, the morale of the more than 20,000 troops on the Eastern Front will really collapse, and the Deposed Dragon Gang will completely disintegrate, losing the cohesion that an organization should have. More importantly, the situation is so tense, without the more than 20,000 troops

With an army with rich military experience, Zhang Xing could not do anything.

Including preset battlefields, etc., we should try our best not to alert North and South Korea's Yin Gong and Qu Tuda.

He had to find a way to regain the courage of the more than 20,000 Eastern Front troops, and also to persuade Li Shu and others to cheer up.

"It's so difficult, did anyone die on the road?" After thinking about this, Zhang Xing suddenly asked again.

"Inevitable." Xiong Bonan became more and more embarrassed, as if he had some responsibility for this. "Most of them got gonorrhea first, and some fell down from exhaustion, and then they slipped or fell asleep in the rain and couldn't get up."

Zhang Xing was startled for a moment, as if he had recalled something, which caused the surroundings to fall into a strange silence for a moment, and Xiong Bonan was even more uneasy.

Only Bai Yousi was slightly stunned, but he clearly thought of something, and his eyes couldn't help but wander around Zhang Xing.

"Those who are dead and sick, plus those who have escaped...forget it, you just said how much fighting power is left?" Zhang Xing quickly came to his senses and asked seriously.

"Twenty thousand people...probably." Xiong Bonan quickly responded.

"I understand." Zhang Xing suddenly stood up, and the armor on his body clearly made a metallic friction sound.

And this action also caused most of the people here to stand up together, but it was not just the sound of armor scraping... After all, although they could order to remove their armor every night, they would not take a shower for four or five days, and they would still be soaked in the rain, so the sour smell was inevitable.

Everyone is working hard.

"Everyone here, except Wei Gong and the support staff led by Master Chai, mount your horses immediately. Now follow me to the north to stop the brothers on the eastern front." Zhang Xing looked around and gave the order. He had already realized that

, the critical moment has arrived. "Let's go now. King Xiongtian will lead the way. Leader Xu and Leader Niu quickly arrange their troops and come together... Sanniang is coming too."

"This is natural." Bai Yousi, whose name was finally called, was the first to answer, holding a long sword.

But just as everyone went to lead their horses, the already gloomy weather suddenly started to rain again.

This time, everyone who had long been used to it didn't even bother to scold me.

This elite knight force of about a hundred people moved very quickly. It was not comparable to the previous large group's baggage march. In the afternoon, they arrived at the official road between Puyang and Zhencheng, but no one was seen.

At first, everyone thought that these troops on the eastern front were panicked and could not wait to go to Puyang.

However, as Xiong Bonan jumped up and pointed the direction, everyone finally realized that the soldiers were exhausted and afraid of the rain, so they stopped directly in some villages and towns to take shelter from the rain.

.

Therefore, the troops are still in the east.

So, everyone headed east again, and sure enough, they soon ran into this huge and chaotic army under the guidance of Xiong Bonan.

Because King Xiongtian informed him in advance, Li Shu came first with Zu Chenyan, Fang Yanlang, Du Caigan, Yang Defang and other civil servant leaders. The speed was so fast that it verified the fact that he had already given up control of the army.

When the two parties met, Zhang Xing stood up and dismounted. Regardless of the obvious sour smell on both of them, he shook hands and said straight to the point:

"Li Gong, the Western Front is different from the Eastern Front. The troops on the Eastern Front are already in a state of embarrassment and are in a defeat. Naturally, they have no feelings about being dispersed for the time being. However, here on the Western Front, there has been no defeat from beginning to end, and all supplies are available.

But we are unwilling to give up easily; more importantly, Dongjun and Jiyinjun are the hometowns of the leaders, deacons, and guardians. They have always maintained a good relationship before, but if we leave without a fight, the people of the two counties will be thrown to Han Yingong.

When they wake up to that kind of military leader, they will definitely become resentful. This year's hard work will be in vain... So, why not work hard and fight, everything will be solved if you win, and if you lose, it can be regarded as doing your best for the brothers.

And then evacuate?"

Li Shu was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Bai Yousi behind Zhang Xing, and then looked at the pensive backbone of the Western Front below Xu Shiying. He was silent for a moment, and then asked: "This is your idea.

, or is it Sisi’s idea?”

Zhang Xing immediately understood that Li Shu was complicating things again.

Bai Yousi also understood what he heard, and immediately said with a smile while holding the long sword: "Uncle Shi has thought too much. The matter of deposing the Dragon Gang should be done by Sanlang and you all. Today I only do it with one sword, and the rest will be done by myself."

I have some thoughts, which should be discussed after this battle."

Li Shu nodded: "If you fight hard and do your best for the brothers of the Deposed Dragon Gang, there is no problem. But there are three people coming to surround you. The situation is so difficult. You want to fight, but how are you going to fight?"

"This matter is simple. Let's wait for the leaders of the Eastern Front to come together." The rain was still pouring, but Zhang Xing took a moment to calm down. "You don't have to say it many times."

Li Shu nodded again and just asked people to call out to the leaders on the eastern front who were destined to already know the news.

This attitude is more like going along with the current than cooperation and approval. He himself does not absolutely approve of fighting again, but he just doesn't want to fall into the position of "drawing resentment from others" as Zhang Xing said.

Of course, on the other hand, it does show that Zhang Xing has identified the other party's true mentality and the persuasion effect is very good.

In a short while, Wang Shuyong, Shan Tonghai, Cheng Zhili, Xiahou Ningyuan, Liang Jiading, Zhang Shanxiang, Ding Shengying, Zhai Qian, Shang Huaizhi, Zhai Kuan, Huang Junhan, Liu Zhouchen, and Jia Runfu, who had followed Cheng Zhili, came one after another.

In addition, Xiong Bonan, Xu Shiying, Niu Da, Guo Jingke, Lu Mingyue, Lu Hongyue, Li Wenbai, Zhang Jinshu, Jia Yue, Yan Qing... at least the army leaders have arrived.

eight.

Zhang Xing glanced around and knew that these people had good and bad qualities. He also knew that each of these people had many stories, words and sayings. But at this time, he had no time to say anything more. Instead, he grabbed Li Shu with one hand and pointed with the other.

To the east, the military was directly analyzed:

"Everyone, my idea is very simple. First of all, let him come in any way, I will only go all the way... The three-way army, Kutuda's tribe is the lifeblood of the Eastern Capital, and will never be thrown away lightly; Han Yingong has evil intentions, so he will definitely hesitate.

Uncertain; only Zhang Xuguo, the old man of Qijun, is the most proactive in doing things and the most willing to sacrifice his life to serve his court... Therefore, as long as we defeat Zhang Xuguo, the other two families will definitely become discouraged and stop troublemaking. Not only can this situation be solved, but also

suddenly see the light."

The leaders on the Eastern Front, who had been soaked in the rain for five or six days and watched helplessly as their troops evolved from a simple retreat to an uncontrolled collapse, were stunned and dubious, while the leaders on the Western Front were obviously shaken.

"Secondly." Zhang Xingfu pointed to the south again. "As long as we join forces together, we will have enough troops and strength to defeat Zhang Xuguo... The more than 20,000 troops on the Western Front are in Lihu, and there are still sufficient troops.

Ordnance, food supplies, and troops from Dangshan can also come. As long as the army converges southward, there will be an army of 40,000 to 50,000 people. We will prepare it there, set up positions, and then attract the pursuing enemy troops to wait for work.

Can win."

Hearing this, the surrounding atmosphere became more energetic, but some people seemed to want to say something.

Zhang Xing ignored it at all and just turned around to look at Xu Shiying: "Leader Xu, you are from Lihu. Do you have any specific thoughts about the battle? Just name the battlefield and tactics."

Xu Shiying pursed her lips in the rain, pondered for a moment, and then said frankly: "There is a place in the west of Lishan Mountain that easily turns into a quagmire during this season. We can lead them to the middle of Lishan Mountain and the quagmire.

Build a position there to stop them, and then send elite soldiers to pass through the path in the swamp to block their way. Then as long as you hold on, they will definitely lose control and walk into the swamp, and then collapse on their own... The victory is ours.

Already."

Zhang Xing nodded immediately, then looked around: "Did you hear that?"

There were many people around who were moving, but some were still numb and motionless.
To be continued...