War is not started just when you want to.

The dispatch of the army, the replenishment of logistics, the attack route and the distribution of troops are all troublesome, especially in the summer when the weather is extremely hot... Because of the hot weather, many troops have one-third to one-half of their rotation off.

, it is still because of the hot weather that we must prepare medicines to escape the heat. It is also because of the hot weather that when a large number of auxiliary soldiers, civilians, and materials are mobilized for the war, it will inevitably affect the ongoing drought relief operations.

Not to mention that old topic - food.

When troops and horses move, food and fodder go first. Two years of tight conditions have passed. If we fight again and delay the drought, we don't know what the next year will be like.

And this is the so-called testing time.

In fact, as soon as the decision was dismissed and returned to the city, the generals and generals leading the army, the prefects of various counties, and the new general managers took charge, and they quickly fell into disputes on related issues.

As local officials, several of the prefects had directly opposed the war before, but the generals who led the army were impatient, and the generals and generals in charge were responsible for coordination, and they even made trouble.

After a while, they couldn't help but start making noise.

Zhang Xing did not go to cool down these people. He talked with Li Shu, Wei Xuanding, Xiong Bonan, Bai Yousi, and Wang Zhuo in a side courtyard of the county mansion.

"Are you sure?" Zhang Xing, who was sitting in the corridor, said a question, but his expression and tone were calm.

"Nine times out of ten." Wang Zhuo, the initiator of this small discussion, stood aside and answered calmly. It was he who found his new boss Li Shu and came to see Zhang Xing together, but the other three happened to be here as well.

"I heard that too."

"If this is the case, this battle will be even more troublesome." Wei Xuanding, who was sitting at the stone table under the shade of the courtyard, frowned slightly. "Did King Xiongtian and Chief Bai notice it in Langya before?"

"No, but there is." Xiong Bonan next to him responded with a serious face. "No, I feel the same as before when I start. I am definitely not his opponent alone, but together with the big leader Bai, he is enough."

Calmly advance and retreat... and said yes, after thinking about it carefully, I have now visualized the Dacheng. It was not like the fight in Lishan back then, so for such a pair, he would at least reach this level, and if he really touches it quickly,

When I reached the threshold of a master, I could already project the objects of my imagination to the outside just like Xue Changxiong, but I didn’t have to do it at that time. That was normal and we didn’t know about it.”

Bai Yousi held the sword in his arms and said nothing.

"That should be it." Wei Xuanding nodded immediately.

"That would be troublesome." Xiong Bonan stood up, obviously getting agitated. "I am not trying to increase others' prestige for no reason, but as the saying goes, there is no first in civility and no second in martial arts. Fighting among practitioners is nothing like fighting on the streets.

The difference is that there will be an obvious winner or loser, that is, someone is particularly powerful and can win every time. According to what I have seen in my life, in this kind of fight, two people in the same realm cannot be compared with common sense.

, one is Chief Bai, and the other is Sima Zheng, not to mention that Sima Zheng is now half a step ahead?"

"I am indeed no match for him." Bai Yousi, who was leaning on the pillar in the corridor, said calmly. "This has always been the case. He is always a year or two behind him in cultivation, and he is always one point behind him in competitions at the same level."

At this point, Bai Yousi paused for a moment before continuing. "However, there is no need to worry about him. Even if he has touched the threshold of a master like Xue Changxiong, he will not be able to erect a tower in time. If he does not erect a tower, it will be destroyed."

It does not lose the basic shackles of realm and the superposition of true energy."

"That's right." Li Shu responded seriously. "As long as he doesn't erect a tower, he is the true master. Can't we form a large formation to greet him? We have six or seven ready-made elixirs, as well as King Xiongtian and Si

If you think like this, how can you be afraid of him?"

Zhang Xing remained silent.

However, Wei Xuanding thought about it and answered seriously: "In that case, this battle must still be fought."

"That's the reason. This battle must be fought." Li Shu couldn't wait. Obviously, with the internal personnel issues settled, he now had no reason to oppose this battle, both public and private.

Wang Zhuo was silent for a moment, then looked around seriously and said: "Chief, the two leaders, the two big leaders Xiongbai, you guys have your considerations, and some things must be clearer than my two swords, but I

Still have to say, I have my reasons for giving up just now, including taking the initiative to talk to you now...I am not saying whether we should fight or not, but I am worried about Grandmaster Sima Ruozhi, if he uses the help of his family, from now on.

Jiangdu called in reinforcements and assistants, and there was no breakthrough in this battle. In the end, it dragged on, causing both sides to waste money, food and manpower, and the battle turned into a mess."

Li Shu then wanted to speak.

At this time, Zhang Xing, who was sitting at Bai Yousi's feet with his arms in his arms, spoke: "Actually, I also have this worry."

Everyone except Bai Yousi was startled, and then came to look.

"The reason why I am anxious to serve as chief is largely because of three things. The corruption here in Henan, the chaos in Huaixi, and the drought that has appeared in both the north and the south... The first thing requires internal authority.

, The second thing requires further control of the Huaiyou Alliance, and the third thing requires everything, but war with Xuzhou is not among them." Zhang Xing said seriously in the corridor. "If it really turns out to be a bad war,

The first two things will be delayed, and the third thing will be greatly affected."

"But there are priorities." Li Shu stood up and reiterated. "We did not initiate this war on our own initiative. We had to respond. If we do not respond, there will be trouble in the future... Chief Zhang also just made the decision in the resolution.

Having said that, the reason why our gang can achieve success is because of the word unity, so it can gather small streams into a river. On the other hand, now that a leader has emerged, he will take several cities with him to surrender to the Wei Dynasty.

In fact, it is another kind of trickle...but it is a trickle on the embankment. If you don't care, it will become a river! This is affecting the lifeblood of our gang!"

"Yes, we must not let people have the illusion that today's gang can defeat tomorrow's rebellion." Zhang Xing responded in a deep voice. "This battle must be fought...but we must discuss clearly here what proportion we have to fight for."

Go up? Because we have to stop when we are ready, and we have to do it quickly."

"Victory in one battle, then take back Linyi City and kill Li Wenbai?" Wei Xuanding imitated Zhang Xing and asked seriously, then immediately changed his mind. "No, Li Wenbai is a big living person. Seeing our momentum, he directly

How about I invited myself to leave Huaibei and go to Jiangdu? So I want to win in one battle and take back Linyi?"

"That's the truth, but the current situation is that winning in one battle and seizing the city may not be that easy." Zhang Xing was magnanimous. "Especially Sima Zheng also had to deal with this battle, and Xuzhou is backed by Jiangdu.

It is easy to get real strong support. As for taking back Linyi, I can honestly say that the mountainous areas in Lujun and Langya are not suitable for large troops to advance, and our military strength advantage cannot be used. On the contrary, Linyi is flat and smooth, which is convenient for support.

If we really go there, we might get caught in a fighter jet and have our teeth pulled out?"

"This..." Wei Xuanding began to panic. "You won't really confront him and retreat, right?"

Li Shu and others also fell into silence with serious faces. Even if Zhang Xing, the new chief, lost his prestige by stepping down this time, no one could escape if the battle was really to be lost or turned into a bad result.

Human mentality is so strange.

"What's the point? Are we only allowed to win and not lose?" Zhang Xing was still magnanimous. "I can only say that I have to be mentally prepared and do my best. We can't look down on the people of the world just because we have won a few battles. That's it.

Even if you underestimate the people of the world, you will not dare to underestimate Sima Erlong."

"Having said that," Li Shu asked seriously, "Does Chief Zhang have some concerns?"

"It's still a little bit, but not much." Zhang Xing answered seriously. "What I mean is that we must first give full play to our strength advantage, so we must change the battlefield and divide our troops... The main force starts from Jiyin and follows the He River and Bian River.

Sending troops to Xuzhou's main formation, that is, Pengcheng (that is, Xuzhou) in Pengcheng County... Sima Zhengtian was so bold that he did not dare to abandon Xuzhou. He would inevitably turn back. The abundant Xiao Fang Zhuge between Bian and He

The county is confronting us. At this time, if we had already sent a force to hide in Lu County, why not try to raid Linyi?"

"It can be done!" Li Shu directly raised his palm. "If you attack it, you will save it, and you can lure the tiger away from the mountain... It can be done."

"It's just feasible." Zhang Xing's expression remained unchanged. "A hasty method is better than nothing."

"That's the truth." Wei Xuanding breathed a sigh of relief. "I think there is a way that is good enough... After all, this incident happened unexpectedly for us, so why didn't they?"

"That's true." Xiong Bonan also cheered up slightly. "The thing must have happened suddenly because we found out that the powerful people in Langya were flirting with Xuzhou. Then I started to move these families. After a trip, we

They were desperate and did something like this... From our point of view, we didn't expect that Li Wenbai's guy actually surrendered, but from Xuzhou's point of view, the whole thing was sudden, so they must have

There is no preparation! The key is who is responsible for the partial division? For the partial division, if there is less, it may not be possible. If there is too much, people will easily find out the way from Xuzhou."

Zhang Xing turned to look at Bai Yousi standing beside him: "Who does Mr. Bai think is suitable?"

"I'm not suitable." Bai Yousi immediately replied. "It's too obvious, even King Xiongtian is not suitable. I think it should be Xu Shiren and Mang Jingang with one or two alchemy masters... Leader Xu is originally Lu Jun

People, who had been taking turns at home before, left Lu County deliberately; Mang King Kong is information that Sima Erlong doesn't know, which is enough to make him unexpected."

"It makes sense." Zhang Xing nodded. "Xu Shiren is the head coach of the partial division, but whether Mang King Kong is willing to come is another matter. We have to talk to him... Do you have anything else to add?"

In the corridor and in the courtyard, several people looked at each other and said nothing.

"In that case, don't delay." Zhang Xing glanced at several people and ordered them one by one. "King Xiongtian is going to the town now to ask them not to quarrel anymore and to make a plan quickly. They cannot wait for the soldiers and horses from Hebei.

After crossing the river, I don't know which battalion is going which way... specifically contact Xu Shiying and Ma Wei, tell them the plan to divide the troops, and immediately come up with a general plan!"

Xiong Bonan nodded immediately.

"Li Gong is going to mobilize the place now. No matter how the specific battalion heads are allocated, the general direction of sending troops from Jiyin cannot be escaped. Materials, civilians, soldiers and horses must be disposed of immediately. Military stations must be set up along the He River or

Bianshui, it is convenient for large troops to march." Zhang Xing gave this order, and it was indeed a direct order. "Wei Gong is similar, but you can wait for a while, wait until the military plan is roughly released, and then go to Lu County to make an explanation, but Chai Da

The leader must go back now and go to Jibei first to support the camp in Hebei."

Li Shu was obviously startled, but he still nodded, while Wei Xuanding even nodded.

"And Mr. Wang, you still have to work hard to get back and forth in Huaixi. You can go find Du Po Zhen now, but you have to come back later. I want to talk to Mang Jingang first." Zhang Xing ordered. "You can talk to Du Pozhen first.

After Du breaks through the formation, Huaixi must send troops, and they are not just some random miscellaneous soldiers. I want to see Kan Leng go into battle with his 10,000 Taibao troops! This is the bottom line!"

When everyone heard this, they knew that this battle had been decided at the highest level, so they no longer hesitated and were ready to turn around and do things.

At this moment, Wang Zhuo suddenly raised his hands and formally saluted: "I obey the chief military order!"

The rest of the people reacted and were obviously startled. Among them, Wei Xuanding and Xiong Bonan were the first to react. They also drew the gourd into a gourd and bowed their hands seriously: "I obey the chief military order."

Li Shu felt embarrassed for a moment, but it was only for a moment, and he handed over his hand: "I will obey the chief military order."

Zhang Xing stood up and walked out of the corridor, only to give him the same hand in the courtyard: "The great things have not yet been accomplished, you still have to work hard!"

Seeing this, the four people had different thoughts and left.

As the four of them left, Bai Yousi stood up and walked down: "Sanlang, do I have any other military orders? Or do you want me to accompany the main army?"

"Mang Jingang needs you to be here so that I can see you. There are some things that I need you to weigh." Zhang Xing turned around and smiled. "This is the military order."

Bai Yousi nodded immediately.

Zhang Xing also immediately waved his hand and called over Jia Runshi who was guarding the door of the side courtyard.
To be continued...