Dou Zhongcheng sent envoys in... General Wei can decide whether to go to war at the appropriate time."

Wei Shengji paused for a moment and nodded curtly.

Dou Shang hesitated for a moment and then asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, it's easy to say otherwise. They always bargain, but what if they force an alliance between brothers or even an alliance between uncles and nephews? Your Majesty should know that they have always been concerned about this..."

"Okay." Bai Hengqiu directly interrupted the other party and made a promise, and his tone became inexplicably high.

Obviously, for the sake of the overall situation, the alliance of brothers and even the alliance of uncles and nephews can be tolerated, but it is just tolerable. The British Emperor does not even want this concept to be widely mentioned. Afterwards, the Wu tribe will definitely have to pay for this slap in the face.

cost.

Dou Shang understood and nodded in agreement on the spot.

The simple high-level meeting was over, and the others were ignored. Dou Shang returned home and summoned Dou Ru, his most valued nephew recently. The uncle and nephew sat down in the quiet room. Dou Shang first informed the emperor of what happened today, and then

Let's get straight to the point: "I intend for you to go out with General Wei first, and then send envoys to the Wu clan from Baidaokou at the right time."

Dou Ru quickly leaned over the table and saluted and thanked him: "My nephew has just come back and he has this important mission. It's really my uncle who takes care of me."

"Where is Zhaofu?" Dou Shang sighed, with a look of weakness on his face. "It's because Zhang Xing killed most of the handsome sons of the Dou family in your generation, and they seem to be in a state of decline. And among the remaining members of the younger generation, you are the only one who is still alive.

You are a brave and smart person, but you are the only one who can handle this matter..."

"Yes." Dou Ru couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"Do you know what the key is?" Dou Shang was silent for a moment, then raised his head and continued to ask.

"The key is not to establish an alliance, but to not push the Wu clan to the other side." Dou Ru immediately answered.

"Yes, this is the key to Daying." Dou Shang nodded, and then continued to ask in a calm tone. "Where is the key to our Dou family?"

Dou Ru was silent for a moment and answered slowly: "Your Majesty was actually forced to do this by the situation, and he felt very unhappy about the peace between the Wu clan. Since we are working for His Majesty, there is no reason for us to take responsibility... So, although

Your Majesty has promised a brotherly alliance, but if the Witch Clan really takes advantage of him, we will forget about it, otherwise it will be done, and if His Majesty becomes irritable in the future, it may not be our fault."

"That's what I mean." Dou Shang sighed again and again. "This is what I value about you... Who made our Dou family unlucky? As soon as the troubled times came, we encountered the evil star Zhang San, so we had to be careful. As for Chang'an here

I don’t even bother to say that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. During the Wei Dynasty, I talked about it so much that I got tired of it.”

Dou Ru pursed his lips and suddenly gave a wry smile: "If you put it this way, then there is some truth in Zhang Xing's toying with the position of the country's leader."

"It makes sense but I can't say it out loud." Dou Shang regained his composure.

After hearing this, I had saved a lot of words before coming, including Wei Shengji's special status, his family's future and his own future, and the fact that His Majesty's sons and nephews all had wings... All of these things disappeared at this moment.

.

Dou Ru stopped all the unnecessary words and looked blankly outside the house, where the green trees were swaying and the cicadas were chirping. It was a wonderful world.

Obviously, the self-political process of the Gang has in turn promoted the pragmatic strategic judgment and adjustment of other major forces, and the same is true for its own internal affairs... At the same time as the brief internal disorder, the huge military operation system of the Gang did not exist for a moment.

stop.

However, this does not mean that you will encounter problems when you encounter them, and you must continue to follow the procedures that should be followed.

Under Zhang Xing's insistence, many appointments of temporary county governors were reviewed and approved by Daxingtai, and this time Wei Xuanding not only had the right to discuss but also the right to sign, just like Zhang Xing had the right to sign on the appointment of chiefs.

In addition, the army's support and march north also encountered some difficulties. Because the war in Hebei went smoothly before, many troops stationed in Hebei returned directly to their bases, and some even took turns to take vacations. Now, as many troops in the hinterland of Hebei

After the troops have been abolished, where will the army be stationed in the future? Should we reorganize the army as a routine? How many battalions will be set up in the newly captured Youzhou and Hejian, including the fact that the war in the North is not urgent, all

It directly affected the morale of the military.

This caused a certain delay in the planned plan of fifteen battalions to go north to support.

It was at this time that Li Ding suddenly sent a letter asking for help, claiming that he had concentrated more than ten battalions of troops and marched north along Daxingshan West Road. Outside the swamp east of Benma City, he encountered hundreds of thousands of Northland Allied Forces.

, and they include at least one grandmaster, a former Demon Guard commander, a champion of Galloping Horse City, and more than twenty battle groups.

At present, he neither dares to advance through the swamp nor retreat, leaving the open space to the south of the swamp. He can only suffer and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

After receiving the news, Zhang Xing immediately held a top-level meeting on the first floor of the main hall to discuss support matters.

Frankly speaking, no one expected that the new round of war would come so quickly and with such ferocity.

"Is fifteen battalions enough? Do we need to increase the scale of reinforcements?" In the slightly empty hall, Xiong Bonan was the first to ask. Obviously, just a few days could not allow this gang core figure to recover from the previous political impact.

Completely break away, but on the other hand, it is this kind of practical military activity that can best offset this political impact.

"I don't recommend it." Xu Dalang, as the military supervisor, almost blurted out. "This is going to the Northland. We may have to fight all the way to Guanhai Town. The road is too long and the logistics consumption is huge... And the most important thing is

The thing is, it’s just an emergency now. When time passes, the Demon Guards will be able to support us... We actually have no shortage of soldiers and horses in the North, so there is no need to mobilize troops and waste money and food."

"That's the truth." Zhang Xing nodded immediately. "And the coalition forces formed by this kind of war group never last long. As time goes by, people's hearts will become chaotic. It's just a temporary excitement."

"Having said that, fighting it by ourselves is not the same thing as using the soldiers and horses of the demon guards to fight it, right?" Wei Xuanding tried his best to speak, but after becoming the leader of the country these days, he was a little timid.

In fact, some people in the palace have already complained that Wei Gong, the king of the country, did not even bother to give him new clothes except for a big house in the palace. I don't know what the king did.

"That's true... but is it worth going to war and wasting precious money, food and weapons? There will be a big war in the future." Shan Tonghai reminded seriously.

"We have to weigh it again... Now I'm afraid that the people of the Demon Guard will cause trouble again. In the autumn, the Demon Guard will not clean up the civil strife, or pretend that they can't clean it up." Chen Bin frowned and said. "Then our twenty-odd people

This camp will be hung up in the north for a year."

"I know what Chen Longtou means. If he really hangs up for a year, then everything will be in vain... The money and food for more than 20 battalions for a year before the battle and the money and food for the winter camp are not the same thing. They are not as good as now.

It would be better to send out a large army and secure the Northland." Chai Xiaohe also cautiously joined the discussion.

"It makes sense, and changes will happen later." Unexpectedly, Zhang Xing also agreed with this argument. "But we should also save money and food to prepare for the war, so I still have to go back to the North... I was going back originally, but

Now I have to go back early."

Everyone had different reactions. Not even Bai Yousi came to this meeting, it was just the first floor. These people were all informed by Zhang Xing after the meeting that day. However, there were still a few clerks recording the contents of the meeting.

, so it’s hard to say this clearly.

Xiong Bonan was the first to put forward an opinion: "It's not impossible for the chief to go now, but with so many masters in the gang, it's safe to go together... Manager Bai, I, and Wei Wenda, who has recovered from his injuries, are all going.

Qianjin Cult Master and Lai Zhan'er should also give you a serious invitation... After all, he is one of the true dragons in the world."

"You can try to ask the Qianjin Cult Leader to heal our wounds, but there is no need to do it all." Zhang Xing said seriously. "The situation has become very delicate since the founding of our country, and the Eastern Capital has not said anything now... so this

This matter should not be made public. At the very least, Bai Hengqiu and Sima Zheng should not know that we will have an elite group coming out of the Northland, and then have a time to prepare and act calmly... Moreover, the thing that the King is worried about is actually related to the Northland.

are connected with the situation. If you want to do that, you must sort out the Northland and bring together the power of the Northland to do it together. This is also the reason why I want to go. One is that my identity can always make people

The people of the North are convinced; the other is to put on a show of doing it, which in itself will force the people who are attacking the Demon Guard to quickly stand up."

"Then what are the specific arrangements?" Xiong Bonan asked.

Zhang Xing did not answer, but looked at Xu Shiying.

Xu Dalang coughed dryly, cleared his throat, and said seriously: "The best way to do this is of course to go there in batches, but I have an idea about how to go there in batches... First of all, I'm afraid we have to concentrate on what we promised to others.

Senior practitioners in the gang, not soldiers; secondly, Li Longtou needs rapid support at the moment... In this case, why not let Tabai Qi go first?"

"Tabaiqi?" Hearing this, Xiong Bonan was confused. "What kind of strategy is this? Tabaiqi should have gone with the chief's first batch? Moreover, I know that Tabaiqi is powerful, but the opponent has so many troops.

, is it enough to just step on the white horse?"

"Then in the name of Tabaiqi, we will gather all the non-leaders of Qijing and above masters in the local battalions in Hebei and temporarily form a larger Tabaiqi." Xu Dalang said seriously. "Then we will divide the fifteen in batches.

Send the soldiers and horses over there... try to complete it within a month. When everything is ready over there, we will invite the King of Heaven and the leader of Wei, including Zhan'er and Qianjin Cult Leader, to come over together."

"All the practitioners from all the camps in Hebei gathered together?" Shan Tonghai was obviously a little nervous. "Including our Jiyin Xingtai people?"

The main reason why Shan Tonghai is still here is because the troops from Jiyin Xingtai still stay in northern Shanxi and western Hebei to assist and coordinate the transfer and exchange of the new Wu'an Xingtai and Shanxi Xingtai.

"Of course it includes." Xu Shiying said simply.

"Is it too dangerous?" Shan Tonghai continued to ask.

"Does this danger mean that if they get together and get hurt, it will be an internal injury to our gang? Or does it mean that if these people get together and have their own thoughts, they will have a great impact on the gang and easily damage other parts of the gang?

"Zhang Xing made it clear directly.

"Both." Shan Tonghai paused for a moment and said with a pinched neck.

"Then there are only two sentences." Zhang Xing replied seriously. "First, this is only a temporary recruitment method, and only I have the authority to do this recruitment. At the same time, it must be matched with the highest senior combat power in the gang to assist each other...

...Actually, the reason why the previous Tabai Cavalry was able to be formed was because of my special way of cultivation, which was unlocked by the Black Emperor. I had a lot of true energy and formed the formation very quickly. Secondly, I want to remind everyone,

If one day, I mean if, the world is unified, coupled with our strategy of forced foundation building, do we really need non-practitioners to form an army? Since we are going to do big things, at least we, the people, must be prepared for the future situation.

.”

Not only Tonghai alone, but several people were silent together.

After a while, Wei Xuanding smiled dryly: "If we dominate the world, where will there be mortals who are not practitioners?"

"There will definitely be." Chen Bin said quietly. "It's like now that we have abolished the slave status and have strict land allocation, but there are still narrow villages and wide villages, and there are always farmers who go to cities to work as hired workers..."

"That's right. At that time, those who didn't have the Qijing were just ordinary people today, right?" Xiong Bonan also nodded. "They just have more strength."

Xu Shiying remained silent, while Chai Xiaohe wanted to say something but was a little frightened.

"Why are you doing this?" Zhang Xing laughed again when he heard this. "If that time comes, ordinary people with good cultivation will at least be able to cultivate the land faster, right? If the land is cultivated faster, fewer people will starve to death, and fewer people will starve to death.

People, naturally there will be less oppression in the world... Not to mention, if you save your energy to make furniture and start a small business, your life will always get better."

"That's true." Chai Xiaohe nodded immediately, but was a little speechless. "In the future, if I can't practice Qijing, will I have to farm?"

Everyone burst into laughter, and the atmosphere became unusually relaxed.
To be continued...