"The person I sent out is Fan Lihua."

"Fan Hu, Fan Bao's sister? The one I entrusted you to take in?"

"How...is she?"

"She is a prodigy in cultivation. She has made rapid progress. I don't know the specific situation, but maybe she has already condensed the elixir... maybe not... She was probably at this level of cultivation at this time last year. It was Wu Anjun who didn't stretch, which delayed her."

"It's true. The masters in the gang have really lost all their power. They have had a great impact on the people below...and then what?"

"Then, the upper limit of the number of soldiers should be... I don't know. I can only let her be a leader of five hundred now. If she wants to lead a few thousand people as a battle general, it will always be no problem."

"You know what I'm asking." Zhang Xing was finally speechless.

"She is a little careless, and as one of the few female generals in the army, she is too conspicuous." Li Ding answered calmly. "As for her attitude towards the gang, it's hard to say. Maybe she has turned a corner, maybe not, especially towards the top laner.

Tong Hai, that's the person who fought many battles with Fan Hu... I used her because I thought that if the notice arrives, it will arrive, and it will be your gang's luck; if she is discovered and is frustrated and delays deliberately, then

Naturally, I, Li Ding, harbor evil intentions towards you and want you to suffer hidden losses."

At this point, Li Silang paused: "I just didn't expect that you would kill two carbines in a row."

Zhang Xing nodded and said nothing.

The spring sun was shining brightly at noon, and the two of them had not seen each other for a long time. Now they had just ended their separation for several years and completed the reunion and merger. They should have been full of enthusiasm, and everything from personal friendship to revolutionary relations had been improved to a higher level, but there was no way.

Several years of independent faction life have still created a natural gap between the two sides.

Of course, this gap is actually nothing. It can be easily broken based on the friendship between the two and the continuous interaction of forces over the years. However, isn't this the situation that has not yet stabilized? Isn't it that crises are happening one after another?

At this time, no one knew what was going on on the south bank of the Qingzhang River, and no one knew whether the next step would be an armed parade or a rescue battle that had to be launched quickly.

Therefore, the two of them stopped talking. They just sat on the corridor and stared at the Grand View Square, which was completely noisy because of the departure.

The broken Black Emperor stared at them in a daze from his seat.

In this way, about an hour later, the first action feedback finally came. The purple clouds made King Xiongtian look like a god. They floated directly from the outer wall of the Black Emperor Temple and landed in front of the main hall. There was obviously a demonstration.

The purpose of showing the saint... Since the king knew that Zhang Xing was very confident about his trip, how could he not pay attention? After Zhang Xingxing discussed it with Xu Dalang, he went back in person to prepare for the meeting, and he saw the Black Emperor in the temple.

The first batch of messengers and sentries released came straight over after asking for the results. In addition, the situation was unclear, so they naturally had to show their strength just in case.

However, when he arrived in front of the palace and saw the two sitting men, he knew that the situation was better than he thought. He couldn't help but be overjoyed and came to congratulate him. When he heard about Zhang Xing's pursuit plan, he also expressed his approval... If he didn't pursue it at this time,

On the contrary, he appears to be timid... I am just worried that Shan Tonghai and those people will be attacked, and I hope Fan Lihua can deliver the news in time.

Then when he was about to ask Li Ding how to act in concert and ask for a few leaders, Fan Lihua came back as expected.

"My subordinates did not see Shan Tonghai, nor did they continue southward." Fan Lihua seemed to know Zhang Xing and also knew Xiong Bonan, so she came back to the people in the corridor with a blushing face and a certain embarrassment. "My subordinates encountered me.

An acquaintance of the gang, he handed it over to her and then turned back...it was Dou Xiaoniang, she was coming from the east to the southwest, and she bumped into her on the way."

Li Ding didn't have time to react, and he was not qualified to react as he had intended to let Fan Lihua do her own thing.

In fact, the one who reacted the most was Xiong Bonan, who was so excited that he stood up again just after sitting down: "So, Chief Shan can get proper news! If Dou Xiaoniang is not reliable, who can be reliable?!

And this shows that Duke Wei and the others have not delayed anything at all. They should send out troops and keep in touch with each other. This is the best situation... We don’t have to wait anymore, we can gather our troops and go south first."

Li Ding's face remained as usual, and Zhang Xing smiled in agreement... Because it was indeed the case. Although we could not directly get exact feedback on the relevant military situation in the south, there was no doubt that Dou Xiaoniang's beard cutting off as a messenger was the best pre-result.

But obviously, there are surprises yet to come.

"If that's the case..." Li Ding hesitated for a moment and suddenly asked, "You only walked halfway when you met someone, why did you come back now? Shouldn't you have come back yesterday?"

Fan Lihua didn't dare to hide: "My subordinates were given military orders to send messages and collect information. When I met Dou Xiaoniang, I just sent messages and the matter was settled, but searching for information was not enough. After crossing the Qingzhang River, I transferred to Yecheng.

Guard at the Zhuozhangshui Bridge in the north of Yecheng. The information there is well-informed and it is our transportation hub to the south. If there is a war in the south, it will be easy to know and report back."

"Then you got information about the war in the south?" Li Ding was still confused.

"No, my subordinates met people at the bridge this morning. They saw that my subordinates were flashing their flags, so they asked me if they were members of Mr. Fu's subordinates. I said yes, and they said they were Mr. Fu's old friends in Dongdu.

If I want to see the prince, I brought them here." Fan Lihua still didn't hide anything.

"You went to investigate and you still flashed your flag?" Even though he knew that the other party was not the material and that he was trying to catch the duck, Li Ding couldn't help but raise his voice. "You believe them when they say they are old friends?"

Fan Lihua was almost aggrieved, but she could only defend: "One of the two people was very old. He said that he was Fu Jun, your boss in Dongdu that day. He escaped from Dongdu and wanted to join Fu Jun. I think it's so...

It is unlikely that he will cheat due to his age, and the Lord of Second Lai must also want to know what happened in Dongdu, so he brought him here."

"Forget it, bring the people!" Zhang Xing suddenly interrupted the other party and turned to look at Li Ding. "Let's ask about the situation in Dongdu now, and then immediately join forces and go south!"

Li Ding could only nod casually: "Bring the person here."

Fan Lihua was relieved, but because of the appearance of Zhang Xing and Xiong Bonan and the talk of joining forces to go south, she was confused about the situation and could only retreat in a hurry with doubts.

Immediately, two familiar people were led by Fan Lihua to the front of the main hall.

Seeing these two people, Li Ding and Zhang Xing, who had originally been thinking about how to handle Fan Lihua, stood up in surprise, which made Xiong Bonan confused for a moment, but King Xiong Tian immediately realized what happened.

Without him, of the two people who came, he didn't remember the older one for a moment, but the others knew that it was Zhang Shizhao, and the other big man from Angzang was surprisingly Qin Bao and Qin Erlang, whom he had met several times.

It really feels like we never meet again anywhere in life.

When several people met, unexpectedly, Qin Bao was the only one who didn't look surprised... In fact, as soon as they came in, when the local soldiers came to lead the horses and sheath their weapons, Qin Bao suddenly heard a horse's cry, and then

Then he saw the yellow gelding that greeted him actively, and he instantly realized the situation.

It's just that Qin Erlang was a restrained and refined person and didn't say anything.

Among the four, Li Ding was the one who had the most intense reaction first. Li Silang, who claimed to be a genius in the world, finally showed his surprise and panic on his face. He looked at Qin Erlang and Zhang Shizhao, and then turned back to look at the man.

Looking at the statue of the Black Emperor that he had beaten to pieces, looking at Zhang Xing, even though he had already had enough imagination about the development of the situation, this kind of drama where old friends from the past gathered together in one day, and it was a drama belonging to the same camp, was it still

It made him feel a bit absurd and frightened.

Yes, it was fear. Li Ding regretted whipping the Black Emperor. After all, it seems that Zhang Xing's question to him was a response in itself, and the appearance of Qin Bao and Zhang Shizhao deepened the relationship.

kind of response.

However, when there was a response in some sense, he became a little scared.

It's just that Li Ding is Li Ding after all. After thinking about it for a moment, he calmed down his expression and suppressed such unnecessary thoughts.

Zhang Xing, on the other hand, was surprised at first, then smiled, appearing calm, but ended up laughing without stopping, and the more he laughed, the harder he laughed. Finally, he laughed uncontrollably, looking up to the sky, and the guards next to him were laughing.

White.

And he was smiling and laughing, and there was actually real energy mixed with it, causing the entire Black Emperor's Grand View Square to be shocked.

Xiong Bonan noticed something strange. He didn't understand it at first, but he soon realized it and couldn't help but laugh... How could he not know that Chief Zhang, who had been stuck at the level of condensing elixirs to becoming elixirs, finally gradually solidified his Dantian and became elixirs?

There are signs.

On the other side, Zhang Xing encountered the bumps in the realm of cultivation and laughed for a long time. He laughed so loudly that he gradually stopped. Then he stood on the corridor and proudly asked: "Mr. Zhang, Erlang, where are you coming from and where are you going?"

Where to go?"

Qin Bao didn't speak until he could speak. He just bowed his hands and bowed.

Zhang Shizhao, on the other hand, calmly held up his hands and laughed: "It makes the chief laugh. Li Longtou is determined to go his own way in Henan and has to go to the south. Shan Dalang and several leaders led troops north to meet him. I went to Dongdu to inquire about Sima Zheng's true identity. On the way back, I met

Qin Erlang, knowing his determination, came up with a crooked idea and prepared to make a deal with Li Silang. Unexpectedly, the chief and the king of heaven arrived first."

"Ashamed." Li Ding came back to his senses and bowed to Zhang Shizhao, finally regaining his energy. "It's surprising that Mr. Zhang worked so hard!"

"Where did Mr. Zhang come from?" Zhang Shizhao stood up straight, put his hands behind his hands and smiled again. "I am of course helping the senior guardian, but because Wei Wei was still around, I couldn't come forward for the sake of my family. Now that Wei Wei is about to die, I always

If you can stand up and do something for the gang, even if you work for the gang, why should Li Silang care? Besides, if you really know what method I plan to use to negotiate business with you, I am afraid you will regret such courtesy.

"

Li Ding calmed down, knowing that there were no good things to say, so he asked seriously: "How are Mr. Zhang going to discuss business with me?"

"On the way here, I only learned from Chief Fan's sister that you had gathered the entire Wu'an Army here, and Chief Zhang and the others were breaking through to the northwest, so I decided to come to see you. I wanted to take advantage of Sima

The identity of Erlang's messenger came close to you, and then Qin Erlang suddenly took action to hold you hostage, forcing the Wu'an Army to send 10,000 people to go north to pursue Chief Zhang and the others..." Zhang Shizhao blurted out without any hesitation.

Fan Lihua turned pale when she heard this. She never expected that the two people she brought with her actually had bad intentions... However, carefully recalling the words they said when they met, it seemed that the old man had not told a lie, and she felt a little...

absurd.

On the other side, Zhang Xing, who had just finished laughing, was the first to react after hearing this. He couldn't help but slap the pillar and laugh: "What a great idea! Mr. Zhang is indeed the world's wise man!"

Both Li Ding and Xiong Bonan were a little puzzled. The former held back, but the latter couldn't help but ask: "Zhang... Protector Zhang, why don't you show courtesy first and then fight? Don't you think the chief has persuaded Mr. Li? Why do you have to shout and shout when you come up?"

kill?"

In the end, there was no question as to why the pursuit was needed.

"King of Heaven, that's not what happened..." Zhang Shizhao shook his head repeatedly after hearing this. "The previous battle tore up the situation in Hebei, and the forces of both sides were strained. Li Silang had gathered his entire army here, and he neither dared nor could move.

, whether we let him go north or south, whether we let him come from us or Bai Hengqiu, he will not move, so we must use strange moves... On the other hand, as long as he moves and gets close to us, he will threaten us.

You can easily pull him over with inducement or generosity, and you can deal with it calmly when the time comes... But I didn't expect that Li Silang didn't move, but the chief moved in turn, and the effect was so good."

Xiong Bonan was suddenly stunned, and Li Ding was embarrassed.

"Li Silang has already made up his mind. Although our strategies are different, they are all meant to give him a push." ​​Zhang Xing explained to Li Ding from the bottom of his heart, but then asked immediately. "And it's not like I'm feeling this now.

At that time... Zhang Gong, I want the Wu'an Army to do whatever it takes, so I will imitate Bai Hengqiu's departure from Hongshan that day, gather the entire Hebei army, and then pull up the soldiers and horses of Wuyang County, and join forces to go south to pursue the Taiyuan Army. What do you think?"

"It's feasible." Zhang Shizhao didn't blink. "That's right! I came from the south and saw clearly that the Dongdu Army was completely collapsed. Not only that, Cao Lin led the Dongdu Army out of Dongdu before, and then died.

As a result, everyone in the Eastern Capital was panicked and wanted to find a safe person to defend the Eastern Capital. Therefore, it was easy for Sima Erlang to enter the Eastern Capital, and he had grasped all the key points... Now it would be too late for Bai Hengqiu to go.
To be continued...