Chapter 521 A Journey of Ten Thousand Miles (4)

Not ten days later, but only five days after the gang chief arrived at Blackwater Guards, Grand Commander Yin Tianqi officially issued a notice, signed documents, and announced to the entire Northland the news of the cooperation between the Demon Guards and the gang.

It is said to be a cooperation, but it is still clear that the members of the Dang Mo Guards joined the gang as individuals, and the Dang Mo Guards as a whole received the gang leaders, big leaders, and leader quotas, and then the gang established a branch in the Northland after the war and established counties.

The unmistakable explanation is that the Demon Guard actually merged with the Gang, and it was the Demon Guard that was annexed by the Gang as the main force.

Once the announcement is made, it will be difficult to change the situation.

On the same day, Lan Dawen, the commander of Anchewei, resigned directly and returned home, fulfilling his political promise... From this alone, it can be imagined that the internal turmoil in the Demon Guard that Yin Tianqi said yesterday is almost inevitable, and will happen

Quite intense, frequent and extensive.

Compared with Mrs. Lu who returned to Tingtao City overnight last night, Zhang Xing waited until the announcement was issued and saw the whole city boiling. After countless war group messengers flew out, he did not hesitate, leaving only Jia.

A liaison team headed by Yue and Xu Jingzu who was actually in charge stayed here, while he, Bai Yousi, Qin Bao, several staff officers, and the White Wolf Guards including Hei Yan, immediately returned along the original route.

When I came, I held a big flag, and when I left, the red flag with the word "deposed" was simply rolled up.

However, four days later, just after crossing the iconic Baihe River within the territory of Bailian City, and before even touching the edge of the Hulukou, the group encountered a large-scale commotion... According to people who fled from the south, many

A war group suddenly gathered in the south of Bailian City, and a quite chaotic conflict occurred between them, including with the military forces directly under Bailian City.

Everyone immediately realized that this was unlikely to be due to the change of flag of the Demon Guard, because their party was moving south so fast that the news could not catch up, so the cause of the commotion must be further south.

Sure enough, one day later, as everyone approached Hulukou, they soon learned the whole story through Heiyan, who came forward from a war group leader they met on the road.

It turned out that while Zhang Xing was lingering in the Blackwater Guards, Li Ding had successfully conquered Luobo City through a field battle and a siege battle, and brought Lu Ye Gong and his son (not only the eldest son who led the army, but also the subordinates)

The second son, the youngest son who was guarding the city, and a second daughter who was fighting in the army hung their heads for public display... This was of course one of the reasons for the panic, but it was not that the field battles and sieges were so simple that they scared the Northlanders.

The land is not a closed place, and we don’t know the rise and fall of the Wei Dynasty or the general trend of the world. The key to the problem is that the leader of a gang killed the entire family of Lu Ye Gong who had been in power for decades without hesitation. It is really shocking.

This kind of ideological impact is no less powerful than the rapidity of the war.

Not to mention, just when Mr. Lu Ye and his son were hanged in public, and the surrounding forces in the North were stunned, just when everyone thought that the army, the main force of the Northern Expedition, would continue northward to Benma City along the west road of the North, or simply go

When they were dealing with the Tieshan Guards who were just beside them, on the east side of the battlefield, at Liucheng in the valley, a man named Hou Junshu suddenly bypassed the pass and sneaked into the city.

You know, the original situation in Liucheng was very embarrassing. They had a military conflict with the White Wolf Guards in the northeast, Youzhou in the south changed hands, and then the gang army appeared non-stop on Luobo Plain in the west, so they were naturally nervous.

Early in the process, we used the surrounding terrain to set up defenses layer by layer, and at the same time, we did not forget to contact the surrounding areas.

Among them, several big forces, such as Lelang City, Bailian City, including Tieshan Guard, are still playing tricks here. After all, they never expected that the situation would change so quickly... And the surrounding war groups really took advantage of Xia

Ri Qingshuang gathered a lot of people, and together with the soldiers and horses directly under his command, they were placed outside for layers of defense.

As a result, the result is that Hou Junshu sneaked into one of them, used a shell to get in, and the center blossomed.

Now, the gang's reinforcements are moving away from the south and west at a high speed, trying to join forces with Hou Junshu to control the situation. The troops directly under Liucheng who were originally deployed at the key pass are running back like crazy. The person who is causing the riot now is

They were summoned by Duke Liucheng before and had already arrived at Liucheng and the various fighting groups that were heading towards Liucheng.

They were afraid of the gang's revenge and how the situation would take a turn for the worse. They were afraid that the army would turn out from Hulukou and trap them all in the south. Naturally, they would flee north in embarrassment. However, due to disorder and the loss of supplies, they would cause trouble at the south end of Bailian City.

Something went wrong.

"I can't understand."

A whole day had passed since he heard the news. Heiyan, who had already arrived at Hulukou, put down his soup bowl and was still indignant. "If you look at these regiments individually, none of them looks decent. The leaders of each regiment also have their own merits."

, how can you say that you don’t have hope when you gather together a strong army and a strong horse? Just like this time, you said that you have a grandmaster, but what about Liucheng? Did you meet the grandmaster? It was just that the city was stolen and they dispersed!

It’s the same now, and it was the same when Wei came in! What’s going on?!”

The knights with white wolf tails around them were also a little angry.

Zhang Xing and Bai Yousi looked at each other, but before they spoke, Qin Bao spoke leisurely: "Why should Mr. Hei be angry? If a great master who can take the lead comes over and unites as one, Li Longtou's dozen battalions will not be enough."

...I wonder if it will be Li Longtou who dies."

This guy seemed to be getting more and more relaxed.

Hearing this, Hei Yan sneered twice, but he actually reversed the situation: "Maybe... with them like this, even if Da Siming came in person and won one or two battles, what's the point?

How can we leave the North and fight to Youzhou? When they reorganize their troops and come back, will they still be there? How can the Grand Master stay still? Sooner or later, they will be divided and disintegrated, and they will be defeated one by one... I am not

Never seen it!”

Qin Bao said "Oh" and said nothing.

After Heiyan reacted, he couldn't help but shake his head.

In fact, in just one small episode, the reasons why the gang was able to sue for peace and merge peacefully with the Demon Guard were revealed.

First of all, the core and biggest reasons are obvious:

Culturally speaking, the Northland and the Central Plains have always been one. Politically speaking, the Central Plains' in-depth advancement of the Northland has been turbulent and has never stopped. In addition, although the Wei Dynasty suddenly died, it did not stop people's thoughts caused by the chaos of the previous hundreds of years.

Determined, this is called the irreversible trend of history;

In terms of the specific current situation, the Gang controls Hebei, Dongjing, Huaibei and other densely populated Central Plains elite areas. In theory, it does have the military strength to annex the North. Li Ding's army and Youzhou's Xu Shiying are right there.

There, we really want to fight, not just threats, this is the reality of the situation that cannot be bullied;

In addition, the relationship between the Hachigong of the Northland garrison and the Dangmo guards is unclear. Hachigong of the garrison occupies the richest area and has the initiative in the economy and population, but they work independently, while the Dangmo guards are theoretically one.

, but were divided into various geographical key points... This was a last resort method to maintain the basic public structure of the North during the period of retreat, but it also lost the basic system for gathering strength to fight against external forces.

In addition to the three major reasons, there are also several other principles that are of considerable importance.

For example, Zhang Xing's background in Beidi, the identity chosen by the Black Emperor, and the gang's political system, which looks similar to that of the Demon Guards, indeed played a huge role, saving a lot of integration steps; another example is the Beidi

The political and economic ties between the three southern cities and the two guards in Hebei are too close; for example, the Wei Dynasty burped too fast, and people in the North still have fresh memories of how the Wei Dynasty swept into the Northland with great force.

It was because they were angry at the excessive expropriation and expropriation in the later period. As a result, they now established a foundation as an anti-Wei people. When they returned to the north, they had a natural political stance with the Dangmowei who had a fierce conflict with the Wei Dynasty.

It can only be said that Wei's contribution to the gang is still underestimated.

As for the current Heiyan, he is an iconic figure driven by these forces.

When the Wei Dynasty advanced to the north, he was in full swing. As a witness and a loser, he witnessed with his own eyes the power and brutality of the rising dynasty in the Central Plains.

However, the White Wolf Guard where he is located has an outlet to the sea, is mostly in hilly areas, and relies heavily on commerce. Therefore, it has close business ties with Hebei, and is therefore more sensitive to the situation in the Central Plains and has a clear understanding of it. Therefore, when helping

When seeking allies against the Wei forces in Hebei, he jumped out and became the first core member of the Demon Guard to form an alliance with the gang, and concluded a basic trade and military mutual assistance agreement.

Moreover, he was the first person to take action against the official forces of the Wei Dynasty in the North.

Such a person is naturally an ally of the Gang, but even he feels uneasy and hesitant about what is about to happen.

"Chief Zhang, tell me, is there going to be a big battle in the Northland next?" Hei Yan ate and drank a few mouthfuls, and sure enough he came to ask. "This kind of siege of the city one by one does not count."

"Didn't you tell me on the way?" Zhang Xing immediately answered. "The key is that on the North West Road, Mrs. Lu has gone back and Lan Siming has resigned from her post. It shows that there is some thought there, and it is difficult not to fight.

Bar?"

"Here's the thing." Hei Yan frowned. "I just realized it now... Chief Zhang, I want to remind you one thing. Mrs. Lu is also famous for her actions. Her favorite method is to use force to fight against others."

, but I stayed away and waited for the war to deal with it, so when we really go to fight, it may not be Mrs. Lu who takes the lead."

"She doesn't want to take the lead. If she wants to have a show, the soldiers and horses cannot be fake, and the masters cannot be fake. If they are all beaten, what will happen?" Bai Yousi also frowned.

"That's what I'm afraid of." Heiyan said seriously. "If the essence of the Northwest Road is wiped out in the first battle, but the most important people who oppose your gang are left behind, wouldn't it seem like the dead people were unjustly accused?"

"If we really go to the battlefield, no one will be wronged." Bai You thought for a moment and sneered. "Otherwise, you really don't take weapons seriously."

The black extension is stagnant.

Zhang Xing, on the other hand, said quietly at this time: "I actually know what Mr. Hei means. It is best to be able to make a leisurely choice, pardon specific people and punish specific people. But now I don't have this power and responsibility, otherwise I wouldn't be here."

Use that method when discussing the internal issues of the Demon Guard with Da Siming... just pardon him directly."

Hei Yan frowned slightly: "Chief Zhang, I wanted to ask you before, if there was someone who could restrain you by raising hands in meetings before this sweep of Hebei, but what about now? Based on your prestige, you have to

What can you do, and who can stop you? To put it bluntly, if our chief commander gets violent, it won’t matter a few of us, let alone you?"

"That's the case. Didn't you commanders also say that? Whenever you break the rules, you will also damage your own prestige." Zhang Xing showed his hands. "It's not necessary... and I didn't say that we won't solve the problem. Beidi

Here, you who are inside the Dangmo Guard can make your own decisions, and those outside the Dangmo Guard. I just want to go back to Yecheng and create a national title. Then I will ask the gang for the rights and responsibilities to act on their own in the Northland, and then I will go back to Yecheng.

Return to the Northland. If you have solved the internal problems by then, come over together and we will decide on a scope. For example, Chief Siming and you, I, Li Longtou and a few other big leaders will decide together.

Which one should be pardoned and which one should be killed... But having said that, if they were dead or surrendered before I came back, I wouldn't have anyone to blame."

Heiyan nodded: "If this is the case, it would be an act of kindness. If we hadn't dealt with the civil strife here, they would have been killed over there. It can only be said that they have too little vision. Such a gap is still going on."

Being hit...you deserve it."

Zhang Xing nodded and said no more words.

Besides, there is a reason why I say this here at this time. The two sides had already agreed on the road during the day. Since Li Ding was fighting so fast, Hei Yan should quickly go north to mobilize the White Wolf Guard and immediately participate in the battle.

Liucheng and Lelangcheng's attacks are also the best way to merge; Zhang Xing took the opportunity to go to Tieshanwei's hometown to take a look at the situation. He did not expect to directly accept Tieshanwei, but at least made his position clear and controlled part of the force.

, as a deterrent, so that there would be no trouble when the army advances northward again.

Therefore, Heiyan would escort Zhang Xing across Hulukou and then turn back immediately.

Sure enough, the two agreed to separate on the west side of Hulukou the next day. Hei Yan returned to Bailangwei, and Zhang Xingze, Bai Yousi, and Qin Bao came to Tieshanwei, his theoretical hometown.

Tieshan Guard, as the name suggests, is built on a hill with excellent iron ore. In fact, Tieshan Guard and Luobo City are one high and one low, one for workers and one for farmers, one for the garrison and one for the demon guard. They are complementary.

It constitutes the basic political, economic and cultural ecology of the richest area in Northland.
To be continued...