At midnight, Bai Hengqiu, the great master of the British army and the commander of the allied forces, took off his armor. He only wore his robe, but he did not sleep peacefully. Instead, he came to the empty Chinese army's rammed-earth general's platform to watch the stars at night.

That's right, unlike Zhang Xing who didn't dare to look at the stars for many years, Bai Hengqiu has always liked looking at the stars. And he not only likes looking at the stars, but also likes looking at the two moons, looking at the sun, and watching the four seasons.

Look at everything in the world.

As your cultivation level increases, you will also explore and think about it.

Think about how the stars, the sun and the moon move? Think about which came first, the heaven and the earth, or the three radiances? Think about the essence of the three radiances? What is the vitality of the weather? Think about why the three splendors, four emperors, and those true dragons are all said to be.

The vitality of heaven and earth shapes everything? But how? And why does this vitality of heaven and earth, which shapes everything, seem so contrary to the great way of all things?

Why does everything have its own way as soon as it is completed, but the vitality of heaven and earth emerges without any reason? Things that arise without reason seem to have a way, but are they also arising without reason?

Or maybe the vitality of heaven and earth also has its own way, and it also has its origin and origin, and it is the real estate of Tianfa, but it is just that my cultivation is not enough and I haven't realized it yet? Or maybe I have already realized it, but I was just blinded by some appearance?

Could it be that the truth is right in front of you, but you turn a blind eye?

If you can understand it, can you also achieve enlightenment and become the true Supreme Being of the land, overpowering the world and making it unified for eternity, without any ups and downs and chaos?

At that time, it is stipulated that you have achieved merit, reached the heaven with enlightenment, traveled in the sky, looked at the sky beyond the sky, and achieved the highest position?

Visualize and visualize, this is the way of visualization, and the way of visualization is human nature and instinct from beginning to end, but it will manifest and form a representation at a specific stage of practice.

Cultivation, in the final analysis, is just cultivating people using the vitality of heaven and earth as a medium.

Just when Bai Hengqiu fell into mysterious and mysterious thoughts, suddenly, there was no reaction from the Chinese army camp, so he took the initiative to interrupt his thinking and observation, and turned to look to the northwest of him, that is,

The intersection between Xue Changxiong's army and his own army was the area that was originally planned to be handed over to Feng Wuyi tomorrow.

Sure enough, just after Bai Hengqiu stopped stargazing, within a moment, there were loud shouts and even firelights in the direction he was paying attention to... It was obvious that this grand master's perception was far beyond that of ordinary sergeants. As soon as the movement came out

He was aware of it, but the reaction from the military camp only appeared after triggering a chain and reaching the Chinese army at the reaction speed of ordinary people.

The camp was alarmed, but whether it was the Taiyuan Army, the Hejian Army, or the Wu'an Army, they were all professional armies trained under the militaristic system. They had written codes of conduct and had undergone sufficient training, but they could be said to have a certain degree of military literacy. Therefore,

, once there is a commotion in the camp, generals and officers often take the initiative to control the situation. The sergeants are not without control, but the proportion is not high, and they are quickly suppressed by the officers.

For a while, there was only some chaos at the junction of the two armies where the riot occurred, and order was mostly restored in the rest.

Of course, the Dongdu Army on the other side of the Qingzhang River was still making a lot of noise. After realizing that the problem was not on their side at all, the Dongdu Army quickly began to watch the fire from across the bank again, but overall order was still clear.

Turning his head, he looked at the camp as a whole, which was quickly becoming brighter. When he heard the clearly uniform shouts and military orders, Bai Hengqiu couldn't help but feel relieved... He had noticed before that this enemy attack was obviously just a military attack.

The harassment by a small group of troops may even be just a symbolic harassment, used to maintain morale and express attitude. It is not a concern at all. Compared with this, what he cares more about is the response ability of the coalition forces.

After all, if you want to maintain such a huge army to continue the siege, the key is not to rush to destroy the enemy, but to ensure that the army itself does not make mistakes and that no one can take advantage of it.

And now it seems that the coalition forces have indeed performed well.

"Mr. Bai, it should be Diying."

The first and only general to arrive was Sun Shunde, who was on duty as the night guard of the Chinese Army. He was neatly dressed, walked quickly, and made a report loudly from a distance. "It seems that there are not many people, but it is a bit strange...

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"How do you say that?" Bai Hengqiu asked with his hands behind his back.

"It can't be said to be strange, just some small tricks." Sun Shunde came up and reported easily. "According to our people, these people are wearing our military uniforms. They should have been captured by them in the previous battle.

, which is why they were only discovered after infiltrating, and took advantage of the chaos to escape into the camp; then when they were discovered, these thieves shouted in unison, announcing their home, saying that it was Xu Shiying's headquarters, and claiming to be Xu Shiying's whole camp.

The camp is here, but I don’t see hundreds of people, and I don’t see any masters of cultivation. It should be regarded as an ordinary way of boasting and intimidating in the formation."

"It's good to know these methods." Bai Hengqiu said as he closed his eyes and raised his head. "Among the people who came to dig the camp, even some masters deliberately concealed themselves, so they didn't have much energy to stir up, and there were few soldiers and horses.

It should be an ordinary camp dig... However, Xiong Bonan personally led a few masters to raid the northwest corner of the enemy camp, and his momentum was directly released."

As he spoke, Bai Hengqiu opened his eyes and looked towards a place in the north-northwest. Under the firelight, there was a vague purple atmosphere.

"If this is the case, is Mr. Bai prepared to take action personally?" Sun Shunde asked seriously.

"Of course not." Bai Hengqiu said sternly. "If only a few hundred soldiers and horses dig up the camp and ask me to take action, it will defeat the opponent's strategy of tiring me. What's more, the opponent deliberately sends out a small force at night wearing my military uniform, and still

There are not many practitioners, so even if it is difficult for us to distinguish, even if I go up to this situation, it will not be very effective."

"I mean, a few hundred camp-digging thieves are not worth mentioning, but why not give Duke Xue and the people in the Hejian camp a chance to clear the air and show them how powerful you are, Duke Bai?" Sun Shunde said on the contrary.

Simply. "Didn't the thieves specifically pick the intersection of the two armies to cause trouble? I'm just asking Mr. Bai to show off your authority as a coach and the demeanor of a grand master."

"That's what I'm talking about." Bai Hengqiu said with a smile behind his hands. "Xue Changxiong is not an ignorant person. We are only borrowing their troops for half a month, so why take the opportunity to beat them? It's better to be more magnanimous and make a announcement.

Tell General Xue that the thieves are really cunning through the gap between the two armies. Please ask him to take charge of this matter. We all also obey his orders and ask him to help deal with it... Even Xiong Bonan also handed it over to him.

He got it."

Sun Shunde thought for a while and nodded: "It's not impossible. If you don't establish authority, you can establish virtue."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. If you are working hard all night, just play a game of chess with me here and wait for him to settle down." After saying that, the army commander who stayed up most of the night simply sat down cross-legged.

Sun Shunde also laughed: "I can't defeat Mr. Bai anyway."

Having said that, the Chinese general who was on duty at night sat down directly after translating Bai Hengqiu's intention into a military order. Then he arranged for the chessboard to be placed, prepared warm tea, and played chess with the commander of the coalition forces in public.

Seeing this, everyone became more and more at peace.

In fact, the northwest also quickly became quiet... Everyone watched as a small group of troops hurriedly fled back to the military camp from the unfinished siege fortifications. The purple glow rising from the military camp opposite also overlapped with that of the coalition camp.

The rising midnight sun collided with each other for a moment, and then they each stopped, but the entire military camp seemed to return to silence.

However, it was only a quarter of an hour. Bai Hengqiu, who was about to make a move, suddenly laughed: "I didn't praise these uncles tonight for nothing... Both of them are wise and courageous, but in the end, Xiong Bo Nan is the one with higher cultivation level and more powerful force.

, and Xu Shiying is more cunning and better at intelligence."

There was no need for Bai Hengqiu to explain further, or even before he could say anything, the northwest area that had been quiet suddenly started making loud noises and shouting for death, which instantly alarmed the entire camp.

The effect this time, because it was completely caught off guard and occurred deeper into the hinterland of the camp than before, the effect was far greater than that of the previous actions.

Sun Shunde was startled for a moment, then reacted: "This guy withdrew half of the soldiers, and then left half of the soldiers in our camp, pretending to follow other soldiers and horses to respond to the camp, and there was a sudden chaos on the road?"

"That's not true." Bai Hengqiu said calmly. "A few hundred people just came to dig a camp, but in the end, this guy was able to play tricks and have the effect of thousands of people... At this time, people's hearts were already calm, and suddenly there was a commotion.

, which meant that he was really unprepared for the attack. He was afraid that tens of thousands of people would be affected, and everyone was in danger. It was night again, not to mention exhausted, and accidental injuries were unavoidable. Even the one or two hundred dead soldiers who were left behind

All gone, he also made a lot of money... What is talent? This is talent. It seems like they are all small strategies, but one after another, not too many, two or three can be ten times more effective than ordinary small strategies.

. Because people have limited energy, they can easily deal with seemingly small problems, but if they happen one after another, or several at a time, it will make people confused, and once they lose control, everything will be lost."

"If you're tired, you're tired. So what if they win tonight? How can we lose everything?" Sun Shunde disagreed. "Let me tell you something you don't want to hear. Hebei is gone. As long as 30,000 elites are here, we can draw

Go back and capture the Western Capital. The world's power is still yours. If Zhang San wants to be emperor, it will still be harder than it is for you!"

This is something that Sun Shunde, who has known each other since childhood and is mostly friends and relatives, can say this.

"Yes." Bai Hengqiu smiled. For the same reason, even Zhang Shijing stayed behind when he left Hongshan this time. In the camp at this time, only when facing Sun Shunde could he open his heart a little. "But.

At the moment, the situation has not reached that point yet. Zhang Xing is surrounded after all. He just needs to deal with these arrogant and powerful generals... And to be fair, Duke Duan and Duke Xue, including Wang Huaitong and Feng Wuyi, have no

Even if you kowtow to me and surrender, we can't treat them as subordinates."

"It's better to proclaim yourself king and emperor earlier and establish a system and build an industry." Sun Shunde suggested. "Decide on the title and see if they agree or not."

"As long as that bastard in Jiangdu dies, no one with any knowledge in the world will dare to call himself emperor." Bai Hengqiu sighed. "No matter how violent this man is, the world thinks that he has no problem with his position as emperor. At this time, who can

Whoever proclaims himself emperor first will appear to be frivolous and ridiculous, and will be despised by others. On the other hand, there is no problem with the emperor's position. The emperor who is recognized by everyone in the world, even Dongyi, has been messed up to this extent by him, which is enough to show that his

Riots are immoral...On that day, it was only when I saw him becoming emperor that I felt there was an opportunity."

"He should be dying soon, right?" Sun Shunde's heart moved slightly, and he asked seriously. "Cao Lin is dead...is he dead? Anyway, the east capital has collapsed, the east capital has collapsed, and the river capital can't support itself, and there will be civil strife.

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"Cao Lin should be really dead." Bai Hengqiu answered seriously. "But Jiangdu's arrangements still involve the participation of experts. Four masters, including the loyal Lai Zhan'er and Niu Du Gong, and the less loyal Tu Wan

The long essays and fish are all outside; the hundred thousand elites are also divided into two, more in Jiangdu and handed over to the incompetent and immoral Sima Huada, and less in Xuzhou, handed over to the capable and virtuous Sima Zheng... Internal and external control

Well, if someone is willing to break free for a while, it is normal. But in the long run, if the Eastern Capital is lost, there will definitely be chaos, and the bastard will definitely die."

"But, aren't there rumors that Sima Zheng left Xuzhou?"

"This is the key. It is not only the key to the overall situation of Jiangdu, but also the key to us in Hebei. It may even be the key to the general trend of the world." Bai Hengqiu's eyes sparkled and he became more serious. "Sima Zhengruo came with the people from Xuzhou.

Dongdu and Jiangdu will collapse in an instant; and the forces along the way, the Huaixi Army or the Jiyin Army will be crushed to pieces; here, once the Dongdu soldiers know about the situation in Dongdu, they are afraid that chaos will occur immediately..."

"Then what if..." Sun Shunde rarely hesitated. "What if Sima Zheng was going unstoppable and reached Dongdu soon? Or maybe the thieves in Henan knew the benefits and took the initiative to get out of the way, causing Sima Zheng to run out of food.

I entered Dongdu before, what should I do?"

"The possibility is very small, but I have sent people to investigate." Bai Hengqiu's tone slowed down obviously.

"What if this happens and the Dongdu Army cannot be controlled..."

"If this happens, try to block the news. If the news cannot be blocked and Dongdu cannot control it, then there are some things that cannot be taken into consideration." Bai Hengqiu's words were crisp and sharp, and his moves were firm and sharp.

Of course Sun Shunde would not be afraid, but just when he was about to say something more, Bai Hengqiu suddenly stopped him.

"Something's wrong." Bai Hengqiu took back his hand on the chessboard and looked northwest seriously.

"What's wrong?" Sun Shunde followed the other person's surprised look and asked. "It's just the last few hundred people who caused trouble there, so what does it matter? Even if they escaped in the end, so what?"

"Where to run away to?" Bai Hengqiu couldn't ask in time.

"Of course..." Sun Shunde glanced at the northwest, which was gradually getting quieter.

The situation there had just calmed down again, or the chaos was gradually calmed down, but no one knew how to distinguish the army from the coalition forces in this situation, especially since it was the intersection of the Hejian Army and the Taiyuan Army that had just arrived, and the attitude was ambiguous.
To be continued...