The drizzle started to fall outside the tent again, and the discussion inside the tent actually entered into its real chapter. At this time, Bai Hengqiu looked at Qu Tuda.

Logically speaking, this person should not give the dignified British public the feeling of almost ignoring this person, because Qu Tuda's identity and position are here. As the actual number one military leader and number two figure in the Dongdu Army,

Whether he is motivated by personal interests or coerced by subordinates, he will naturally have thoughts of separation, withdrawal, and escape.

What's more, this man's courage has become increasingly weak over the years, so much so that he has been nicknamed "General Long-Leggs".

However, perhaps because of his good fortune, when Bai Hengqiu glanced at this person, he suddenly remembered this person's past, and additionally remembered an old incident buried behind the clouds and prosperity of the Wei Dynasty.

Let us also say that Qu Tuda has good qualifications, a very upright background, and started his career very early. However, he and Zheng Shanye lag behind people like Xue Changxiong and Duan Wei for a reason. Among them, Zheng Shanye is the

He was born well, but his mother was very strict when she was alive. After his mother died, he quickly indulged in lawlessness, was punished and demoted, and fell down the echelon. And Qutuda's decline stemmed from

An incident occurred when the late emperor was in his later years.

At that time, Qu Tuda was entrusted with an important task at a young age and was responsible for supervising military affairs. He was fair and impartial when investigating the court's spare war horses, and found more than 20,000 hidden horses. This was of course a good thing. However, the problem was that in his later years,

The late emperor of the Wei Dynasty was so strict that after hearing the news, he was so angry that he actually wanted to kill 1,500 officials, big and small, in the Ma Zheng system, including the servants, in one day!

Let’s talk after the killing! What can Qutuda do? ???

I can only kneel down and beg the late emperor to deal with it in accordance with the law and not to kill people indiscriminately. But the late emperor does not allow it, so I can only beg to die with these people. There is no other way.

In the end, although the late emperor woke up and realized that doing so would put people like Qu Tuda in trouble, so he let some people go. However, after this incident, Qu Tuda could only become conservative and serious, and then

He also lost his previous vigor. It wasn't until Yang Shen rebelled that he showed some brilliance and returned to the public's sight. Only when he was in the hands of Cao Lin did he gradually come to use him, take charge of any side, and gradually control the troops.

When Bai Hengqiu thought about this incident, it did not mean that he concluded that Qu Tuda must have some attitude because of this incident. For example, he was grateful for Cao Lin's appointment and must want to repay his kindness; or he knew that Qu Tuda had

There may be a specific life creed, and everything must be done to preserve the lives of subordinates, but there may not be any problem. The key is that Bai Hengqiu now realizes that Qu Tuda, who has experienced this incident, is unlikely to be an impatient person.

A person is unlikely to be superficial.

And that being the case, what does that powerful message conveyed in that paragraph mean, "Even if you go to the Western Capital, you will still be under Dou Sun and others"?

Why did he say that? Why did he pretend to be so vulgar? This person behaves differently and cannot be used.

That's right, the "enemy" Bai Hengqiu is looking for is not the so-called "enemy" in terms of position. He is not looking for the person farthest from him. Otherwise, Feng Wuyi can kill him, and Luo Shu can also kill him.

He is looking for the person who may lose control and betray him at the critical moment. He is looking for the variable that may collapse the coalition he is trying to maintain!

Zhang Xing is now a turtle in the urn, but since the pounce on that day was ineffective, how can he expect that the subsequent siege will go smoothly?

These people's positions were shaken, and he was mentally prepared for the possible military crisis, or even for the failure of this trip to Hebei. However, he did have to admit that from the beginning of this raid, his mental preparation seemed to have been

It seems a little shallower.

Both Zhang Xing and the heroes of Hebei in front of him gave him a bit of a shock in Hebei. Sima Zheng directly shook the overall strategy, casting the biggest shadow on this battle. But to say it was beyond expectations, he still helped the main body, who he thought before

The power that the "rabble" unleashed surprised him the most.

Zhang Xing is a figure to begin with, otherwise why would his British father abandon Kansai and punch him first? Therefore, this guy led a group of gang elites to withstand the offensive. Although it was helpless, it was not surprising; Cao Lin

He was his biggest enemy before, the great master, and the pillar of the Wei Dynasty. He brought in Sima Zheng, the dragon among men, and directly shook the overall strategic situation. That was his ability. Who would say it shouldn't be?

There are also the group of warlords, family leaders, and bandit leaders in front of us. They are either half-hearted or forbearing, and it is even more inevitable. If they are all honest and are frightened to the point of falling to the ground by "taking Cao Lin", then

That's weird.

In comparison, the district chief had defeated the main force of Dongdu and killed two generals. The news that Li Shu led a large army from Henan to come to the rescue made him feel a little scared and ashamed - he had underestimated Li Shu too much.

I underestimated Zhang Xing’s ability to win people.

But it's just a trace.

The drizzle continued, and the great master's thoughts kept changing unexpectedly. At this time, probably because of the coach's silence, the following discussion also entered a certain branch.

"The gang must not have enough food and grass for a few days. Even if they have to spend a lot of money to defeat them, how can they negotiate for peace at this time?!" Sun Shunde's beard was gray, and he was shaking as he spoke, and his eyes were wide open, as if he wanted to

Select people and devour them. "If this is the case, wouldn't the thousands of men who died in the battle have lost their lives in vain?! Who are you going to seek revenge from?!"

"It's not about peace, it's about persuading surrender." Wang Huaitong, a dignified Wenzong, could not be frightened by an old gangster on the other side. He just explained calmly.

"Persuading to surrender, what kind of persuasion?" Sun Shunde sneered. "Can you say that Zhang San changed sides and surrendered with courtesy? To put it bluntly, he really agreed and came like this.

We have to kill him too, otherwise who knows if he is holding the Fulong Seal and hiding a dragon bone awl, and is preparing to fight to the death with Mr. Bai?"

"Didn't General Sun say that? They have already run out of food. If they can be given a way to survive, why do they have to fight so hard?" Wang Huaitong looked puzzled.

"The heart of a thief is unpredictable!" Sun Shunde couldn't help but turned his head, as if he realized that it would be ridiculous to act like a gangster with someone like Wang Huaitong. "The heart of a thief is unpredictable! I can't believe that Zhang San is so cruel and weird. Didn't I say that?

Well, yes! What kind of dragon? Those who are good at benefiting the world are called dragons! According to this saying, Bai Gong is the dragon among men! We are also dragon colts! Some weird people think that deposing a few dragons is enough

It’s possible to ascend to heaven and become a god!”

Wang Huaitong also smiled, obviously not willing to argue with the other party about such nonsense, but he just said it seriously: "Everyone, have you reached a conclusion on the food issue at Zhang Xing's place? Is it just these few days?"

"It should be." Li Ding interjected. "It should be faster and less. At most, there will be three to five days of leeway."

"Where are the horses to be killed?" Wang Huaitong continued to ask.

"If you don't calculate, if you really calculate like this, if you cook Liuhe boots and the soldiers eat each other, it will be endless. As long as they kill horses, they will lose the ability to break out and fight, and their morale will collapse; as long as they start to run out of food, they will be exhausted. Bai Gong

Then we can take action." Li Ding continued to explain. "To put it bluntly, whenever the smoke changes, we can detect an abnormality and can test the attack. So, based on the current situation, we are still relatively certain.

The problem."

"You still have to think twice about killing the horse." Dou Qi analyzed carefully. "Although the thieves are besieged, their morale is high. I personally estimate that the first three to five days after killing the horse will still be appropriate."

Wang Huaitong was puzzled: "We helped seven battalions and escaped back that day with at least a thousand horses, enough to eat. Why do they say that if the food is exhausted, morale will inevitably weaken?"

"Because forage and firewood also affect morale." Wang Chenkuo interrupted at the right time to explain. "My lord, serious food and horse meat are not the same thing. Generally speaking, when there are sufficient reserves, forage, including firewood, and even soy, vinegar, and oil,

They should all be delivered according to the food distribution according to the day. In other words, when it comes to eating horse meat, it is not only the food that is not available, but now it starts to rain again."

Wang Huaitong was stunned.

Xue Changxiong didn't say anything at all at this time, but just watched with cold eyes. No matter what these people said, he would not agree to take the initiative to attack. As for Li Ding wanting to attack Li Shu and participating in the siege of Zhang Xing, that was his own responsibility.

This matter has nothing to do with him, General Xue.

"So, you don't know how much food there is at Zhang Xing's place?" After he came to his senses, Wang Huaitong still seemed to insist on his position. "Then just in case, just in case, help save ten or twenty days more."

What should we do if we can continue to kill horses for more than ten days if we have food? Do we want to persuade him to surrender? It is not only to persuade him to surrender, but also to test and see if the food is exhausted. If the food is still enough, it is better to negotiate for peace as soon as possible!"

"That's good." Feng Wuyi immediately became energetic after hearing the peace talks. But many people in the tent just wanted to laugh.

Bai Hengqiu also looked at Wang Huaitong and realized the problem. Wang Huaitong and Feng Wuyi seemed to be the people with the closest stance, but in fact they were very different. They were both literati, had some conscience, and both wanted to use politics.

It is natural to solve the problem by non-force means, but Feng Wuyi is looking at it from the standpoint of Hebei, while Wang Huaitong is looking at it from the standpoint of Jin. Therefore, Feng Wuyi may turn to Zhang Xing.

Yes, but Wang Huaitong is undoubtedly one of our own.

The situation has changed. There is no need to worry about these things with Wang Huaitong on his side. If Wen Zong wants to "persuade", he will "persuade". At least it will show that he has tried his best and appears to be morally noble, right?

Can Zhang Xing really be surrendered?

After thinking about this, Bai Hengqiu finally spoke: "The prince wants to persuade him to surrender, and it's okay to test him, but he can't go in person. Zhang San has the Fulong Seal. If the prince's cultivation level is past, I'm afraid he will just become a handless man."

I don’t think Zhang San would do such a thing as a scholar with the power of a chicken, but I can’t let the prince do it, otherwise the world will think that I despise the prince.”

"My student Fang Xuanqiao is a smart man, and I trust him and can let him pass." Wang Huaitong was silent for a moment and chose to obey.

Fang Xuanqiao, who was sitting next to and behind Wang Huaitong, leaned over slightly. If Bai Hengqiu hadn't been a highly skilled man, he probably wouldn't have been able to see this person at all.

"Feng Gong can also send people to follow." Bai Hengqiu nodded and continued to look at Feng Wuyi. "Both of them are benevolent people. Although I don't agree with it, I don't think things can be so good, but

The situation is like this, if I can't give you two a chance, doesn't it mean that I can't take care of the people of Hebei?"

"Then thank you so much, Mr. Bai." Feng Wuyi's spirits perked up slightly.

Xue Changxiong, Li Ding, Dou Qi and others did not interrupt, not only because they did not want to question Bai Hengqiu needlessly, but because they knew in their hearts that Feng Wuyi was one of the predetermined solutions to this battle, and there was no need to interfere.

.

Now that he had spoken, Bai Hengqiu could only continue: "What everyone said just now is very good. The Eastern Front will follow your opinions and ask Zheng Shanye to withdraw his troops to defend the city. What do you think?"

Most of the people were speechless, but at this time, one of them couldn't help but speak, and it was Qu Tuda:

"Mr. Bai, my subordinates are taking the liberty of saying that General Zheng led a group of defeated soldiers, and their morale is already low. Then we will soon know that there are rumors in the direction of Dongdu. If a large army of troops comes to attack at this time, we can go to respond. But if we help a group

Sharp troops are coming to attack, but what if something happens to General Zheng and he cannot hold on?"

Bai Hengqiu glanced at Qu Tuda, his expression unchanged: "General Qu Tuda, do you have any suggestions?"

"Mr. Baigong, the morale of the Dongdu Army is low. Why not replace it with the Taiyuan Army, the Wu'an Army, the Hejian Army, or even the Youzhou Army?" Qu Tuda responded sincerely. "I am also afraid of missing Duke Baig's important event."

"Mr. Bai has an order, of course we are happy to obey." Luo Shu quickly expressed his stance.

"Then where does General Qutu think the Dongdu Army should be positioned?" Bai Hengqiu ignored Luo Shu, but his eyes actually fell on Duan Wei, who was frowning.

"The Dongdu Army can go sweep Ji County for the general and recapture the grain road." Of course Qu Tuda would not be timid at this time. What he wanted was a firm expression at this time.

"You mean, after today, the Dongdu Army was confused by the news about Sima Zheng, their morale was low, and their morale was unstable. They only wanted to return to Ji County and fight on their way back to Ji County, but they showed the intention of returning to the army?" Bai Hengqiu

Ask with a smile.

"That's exactly what I mean." Qutuda replied sincerely.

"Duan Gong, Xue Gong, Wang Gong, General Manager Luo, Li Fujun, Feng Fujun, General Qu Tu, General Sun, General Liu, General Dou and General Wang Chenkuo, these people stay, and the rest will go out." Bai

Hengqiu was silent for a moment and then spoke.

Everyone knew that this was the British Duke's decision to unify his thoughts from the highest level, or to make a direct decision, but they quickly got up and left.
To be continued...