Chapter 87: Wind and Frost (6)(2/3)
For example, the Guanxi Army has great masters, top masters with critical breakthroughs, and several veteran masters, but there are no new masters; the number of Dan Condensing Masters is similar in number, but there are obviously more Dan-making masters than the army; there are also strange scripture masters below, but there are not a large-scale established troops like the White Rider... Fulong Guard has only more than a hundred cavalry, and now it is because of Xu Shiying's "trick" that only has dozens of cavalry.
But are they really lacking masters of the strange scriptures? Could it be that the generals of the guards were scattered in the military formation and firmly grasped the situation and were unwilling to let go? Otherwise, Bai Hengqiu would not have looked down on Fulong Guard so much, right?
So once the formation is opened, what do you think of the victory or defeat between the two sides?
A rational choice seems to be avoided. As long as you avoid this winter and fight again next year, the number of grassroots practitioners in the army will increase explosively. But in that case, will you show your timidity? Will the other party make some correct or wrong judgments and cause unnecessary trouble?
All of these need to be considered.
In addition, Sima Zheng was too steady in the war the day before yesterday.
This time, the two sides did not make a letter of war in advance to agree on the time, location, and forces participating in the battle, but a duel developed on the battlefield. Faced with this sudden battle, Sima Zheng sat firmly in the Heyang Fortress. Except for the initial sound of the true aura, there was no fluctuation in the remaining battle... This only means that Sima Zheng had a related plan, so he remained unmoved.
In other words, based on the attitude before the war, Sima Zheng would almost certainly show his strength, but he didn't know whether it was when the two companies withdrew their troops or when both sides used their greatest strength.
So, the question is back again. Should we reveal our final combat power? Can we bear the corresponding results?
These thoughts are not just Zhang Xing's random thoughts. Since he dismissed the True Dragon, Master Zhang has obviously felt some changes. His ability to perceive things has increased. It is even more obvious after he went to the battlefield... Which camp is strong and which camp is weak? Will the battle line be anxious or collapsed next? Can you hold on to it if you keep here? Such judgments can be made by an experienced general after observing the situation, so in theory, it can only be said that Chief Zhang has a more perspective of the true qi angle than the rest.
But in fact it is not that simple. The essence of heaven and earth is the essence of this world. It is connected to all kinds of things and has roots.
Although there is no evidence, Zhang Xingneng clearly realized that his guesses and thoughts were "effective", which was like the divination of Chonghe, Cao Lin's suppression, Li Ziqi's boat inspection, and Sanniang's real harm, which really had a conceptual impact and accuracy.
Therefore, if you really fight with all your strength, just by judging from the current battlefield situation, it is really hard to say the winner... But the defeated side will definitely suffer heavy losses, and this is the incident that Zhang Xing tried his best to avoid.
From this perspective, the compass...
After thinking for a long time, Xu Shiying came back from outside in the rain, but she didn't even unfold her body-protecting true energy. As soon as she came in, she actually put down an umbrella and immediately spoke when she saw Zhang Xing and Ma Wei: "Single Longtou is gone, Zhang Gongshen and the others are here."
This is a normal rotation and is in the process, with only four battalions in size.
Zhang Xing nodded and suddenly asked, "The Thirteen Vajras are all in Hebei now, are they?"
"Everything is there." Xu Shiying nodded, and then quickly added. "But Bai's subordinate is very busy now. The matter of the Censorate brought him into it. In addition, Gao Jingang went to Hutuo River..."
"Let them come! Come immediately!" Zhang Xing ordered immediately. "Everyone will arrive within three days... Leave the troops down, go to Taiwan affairs, come immediately!"
Xu Shiying paused for a moment, did not ask extra questions, but asked: "Do you want to invite Yin Longtou to Yecheng to take charge?"
"No need." Zhang Xing waved his hand. "Yin Longtou is just right in the Hutuo River... If Daying tried to go to the surprise troops, he would never dare to go out of Wu'an to Yecheng in this situation. Otherwise, we could immediately throw it down here and eat it, and their pursuers would inevitably be bitten by Sima Zheng."
Xu Shiying thought for a while, nodded first, but did not look directly at Xu Jingzu and Li Yishi, but looked at Ma Wei. As Ma Wei nodded, he waved his hand. Then, he gathered documents in the public housing, and the soldiers took action immediately. Then a series of documents, including the previous search for refugees in Hanoi in the mountains and the establishment of military city and family visiting sites in Ji County, were all handed over to Xu Shiying in turn.
After signing the letter, Xu Shiying gave it to Ma Wei. Ma Wei attached the office, only Zhang Xing, the document that dispatched the Mang King Kong, signed it himself.
After dealing with everything, Xu Shiying came to ask Zhang Xing: "So, has the chief made up his mind?"
"No," Zhang Xing answered seriously. "You can't breathe..."
"I actually agree." Xu Shiying said seriously. "We understand from the top, but the soldiers on both sides do not understand so much. We have to create an impression that we are not afraid of anything, but will become stronger and stronger... As long as the soldiers on both sides believe it, this may be the case on the battlefield at that time."
"We must also know that we should pay 100,000 attention here and nail their eyes and hands to Dongdu." Ma Wei also expressed his agreement.
Then the public room fell into some unsettling silence.
After a long time, with the sound of rain outside the house, Xu Shiying took his eyes off the dazed Zhang Xing and issued a serious military order: "Call all leaders, and the military discussion tonight...Ma is in charge, summoning people, drawing a formation map, and preparing to set up a large formation."
In October, the war in Jijun fell into a quagmire.
At the same time, on the river thousands of miles apart, the war here has been stagnant for a long time.
The battlefield here is clearer. There is only half a river between the coalition forces occupying the huge Jiangxinzhou and the Kansai Army occupying the stronghold on the south bank. What is outrageous is that at both ends of this narrow battlefield, two most powerful masters stand, probably the world's most powerful masters... No fleet can get through, and neither of the two top masters can protect their people from each other, nor can they jump over and destroy each other.
This is not counting. Because the north officially started, neither side was able to receive any visible large-scale support.
So the war turned into a stagnant battle, but two masters fought each other every now and then, without even the extra movements.
"People below have a discussion and think that the outcome of this battle is up to who can take that step first, Wei Shengji and I." On the Linjiang Wangstack, Bai Yousi held the railing and looked at the city in the southwest, looking very relaxed. "But some people also say that we happened to be a trial across the boundaries on the opposite side. Whoever wins this battle, who defeats the other party, and who pushes the front of the opponent into the hinterland will naturally become the master...General Manager Xie, which statement do you think is correct?"
Xie Minghe, who arrived here day and night, thought about it and spread his hands directly: "From my taste, it is naturally the latter. This is how my ancestors came from... But in fact, if you think about it carefully, no one is certain, and no one is possible."
"No, no, no." Bai Yousi smiled and shook her head. "Mr. Xie's answer seems to be indescribable, but it is actually wrong."
"oh."
"The answer is very simple, it is the latter one." Bai Yousi continued to smile, but squinted his eyes to look at the city Linjiang in the west. "When it comes to the master, whether it is a simple whim or mastering some true qi methods, you can sense some things, let alone be promoted to a grandmaster... Mr. Xie, I know that when I saw the other person floating down the river on the first day, I knew that this master of Lu and this place were my opportunity to become a grandmaster."
"So that's it." Xie Minghe suddenly realized. "So, the things on the river, even the whole world, and even the consequences of hundreds of years of troubled times, are determined by the mood and opportunities of the two people... But this doesn't seem to match Chief Zhang's usual words."
Bai Yousi looked back at the other party again, laughed and shook his head: "Mr. Xie said this to kill the heart."
"It's not intentional jokes, but really confused." Xie Minghe said seriously. "What else can this situation?"
"First of all..." Bai Yousi turned around, and at the same time reached out and laid a layer of true energy barrier on the outside of the railing. His tone became serious, but he seemed to be talking nonsense. "This situation is not unsolvable. In fact, I think Shengji is just at the opportunity to be promoted to the Grand Master. Manager Xie thought about it and Wei Shengji must have known the truth... Otherwise, he would not have had a sword every now and then, and he would have given up after realizing that I had not revealed my flaws."
Xie Minghe didn't say anything, but he still didn't spare him.
"The reason is very simple." Bai Yousi couldn't help but sigh. "Wei Shengji wanted to be a grandmaster and was crazy. This was his inner demon. He couldn't say that Guanxi would take the initiative to send him a grandmaster and he was unhappy. But what about me? I'm not so anxious to be a grandmaster... So, why not give up this opportunity and use the opponent's stubbornness to ask General Manager Xie to find a foreign aid for me and defeat him directly?"
Xie Minghe was stunned for two or three breaths before he realized that the person in front of him was very simple. She was willing to give up the opportunity to become a master in order to seek a breakthrough in the war.
But if you say it lightly, can you give up the opportunity of the Grand Master?
The reason why Master Lu was possessed by the devil was that he had not been able to become a master for many years? Seeing the sun set in the west, he was naturally uneasy, and became an inner demon.
As if he had seen through the other party's thoughts, Bai Yousi was open-minded and said: "Just as General Manager Xie said, why should the lives of millions of people and the direction of the world be tied to the two of us? If the great master cannot be people-oriented and attempts to use one person to determine the rise and fall of such a great master, then I will not do it if others like to do it."
This was an explanation. Xie Minghe nodded repeatedly, no longer caring about those things, but asked directly: "So what General Manager Bai means is to let me persuade Cao Shiyu to help you?"
"No matter who it is." Bai Yousi was obviously thinking properly. "It was to borrow the connections and status of General Xie to find reinforcements for me and break the other side in person! Of course, Cao Shiyu is naturally the most convenient one."
Xie Minghe nodded repeatedly and, despite the hard work of rushing on the road for several days, promised immediately: "I will leave now, go down the river, go to Cao Shiyu first, and observe the situation for you along the way to prevent any changes in the rear."
Since the matter has been explained clearly, Xie Minghe will certainly not delay.
However, the head of the gang was not the middle-aged and elderly derelict man who traveled around to escape the suppression of Jiangdong in the Great Wei Dynasty. He left Jiangxinzhou and went downstream. After an hour, he stopped the boat and went ashore and then went to see Zhou Xiaoshang.
The Southern Generals and the Jiangzuo clan have really had a friendship like raiding their families for several lifetimes. Both sides know the truth, and Xie Minghe, who has something to do, is not vague. He handed over two private messages from Zhou Xingfan and Zhang Xing, from Xu Shiying, the Ministry of Military Affairs, Xiong Bonan of the Assistant Affairs Department, Chen Bin of the Daxingtai, Wei Xuanding of the State Council, and Chief Zhang Xing... and a series of official documents from Chief Zhang.
"Before sending troops, Chief Zhang said at the enlargement meeting of the leader of the Tunfengtai. The world is vast, people are unstable, and heroes are everywhere. Some people are actually not much different, have the same ability, have similar thoughts, and have similar attitudes. But some people encounter the current situation and have taken the initiative or passively approached us. But don't underestimate this small step... Because thousands of words are worse than one action, we must recognize this small step. On the other hand, if anyone leaves our small step in the future, we will also pursue it to the end."
On the dock, Xie Minghe finished retelling and looked at the other party with a smile.
"Duke Zhou, after saying this, the Chief passed the special project of you and General Zhou to temporarily sign the leader. I won't say anything about a double leader. Duke Zhou, whether things are successful or not, you are all gang members and will never be able to delay them for the rest of your life. Therefore, you must abide by the gang rules, national laws, and military orders. At present, you will allow you to temporarily postpone the implementation of the gang laws and systems, but do your best to support the confrontation between the commander-in-chief of the war on the southern front.
"There is another thing. You are an outer vassal. With the lessons of the Huaiyou Alliance, you cannot have too many big leaders and quotas for leaders. Even if you have the seven states in Jingbei, there are only two big leaders and eight quotas for leaders, and you need to be recognized by the White Dragon Head Office, who is the war commander.
"But what words are there?"
After reading the letter carefully and listening to the other party's retelling in silence, Zhou Xiaoshang spoke calmly: "No, I am grateful to Yingrui, Chief Zhang and the three deputy commanders of the Daxing Station, who fully accept these appointments and dispatches."
Xie Minghe narrowed his eyes and nodded, and didn't say anything more. He bowed his hand and got back on the boat and went downstream.
It’s not without objection, dissatisfaction, nor without awareness... Xie Minghe knew the other party’s thoughts more than anyone else. Zhou Xiaoshang took the typical southern general route, protecting himself in troubled times, but obeying the real strong people to the extreme. However, whenever the strong people don’t touch, he will do his best to expand his private power in order to protect himself.
Just like this time, Zhou Xiaoshang's refuge became a strong support for Bai Yousi on the southern line, but this did not delay him from appearing honest and loyal, and quickly expanding in Jingbei. The nine counties, or the seven states in the former Southern Chen, were all swallowed by him.
Among the recognition and obedience just now, only he knows how many of these seven states and nine counties weigh.
But so what?
In the gang, there are powerful people from the East, good families, grassroots officials, bandits from Hebei, official troops, aristocrats, poor families, all kinds of wandering people from the East, nobles from the Southern Chen, war groups in the North, nobles and demon guards, and gangs from the Jianghuai River. Is it still a typical southern general who is missing?
In October, Xie Minghe continued to go downstream and quickly arrived at the next stop. He met the Jianghuai gang in Baling, namely the Huaiyou Alliance led by Du Pozhen and Fu Boshi.
There is nothing to say here. I praised how outstanding the battalion adapted by Kan Ling and the Advantage Army was, and then I blamed Du Pozhen and Fu Boshi for not becoming masters until now. This is really disappointing. I learned that Jingnan is now Lin Shiyang and left directly after he was in trouble.
Only Du Pozhen was left to breathe in the wind on the shore of Dongting Lake.
Going further down, there is the territory of Jiangxi. Even though it is flowing down the road and it is not stopped day and night, and it is assisted by true qi. However, when Xie Minghe met the siege of the siege in Jiujiang, it took him six days.
When the two sides met, Xie Minghe was concise and asked the other party to go upstream to provide support immediately. Even if the army was bloated, Cao Shi Yu Cao Marshal and Cao Guo Shi could go alone, join forces with the White Dragon Head to defeat Wei Shengji and win in one fell swoop.
Otherwise, if you sit here and watch the success or failure, if the army wins, why should you tolerate him? On the other hand, if Wei wins the opportunity and goes straight down the current, he will be another Yang Bin. He is very good at Shi Yu, as a local master in Jiangnan, and he may not have his life.
This is true and sincere, so of course Cao Shiyu... did not agree.
What a joke, he doesn't understand this principle? He gathered troops and stopped in Jiangxi after he understood it! You, Xie Minghe, came, representing that the gang center will come, which will certainly bring him some pressure, but if you say that you will urge him directly, it will not be enough at the moment.
Of course, Xie Minghe also knew what was going on. He heard the other party say that the army gathered and immediately went to support something, so he asked himself to rest. Then, he naturally met with some officials from the eight great masters of Jiangnan outside the city, including the eight great masters of Jiangnan, and only said that the friends gathered together.
After chatting for a while, I noticed that some people had some ideas, so I abandoned the others and left only these four or five for inquiries: "What does this marshal's national teacher want to do?"
This is a question.
The remaining few people looked at each other and sat down for a while. One of them had no choice but to bow and say, "I'm not hiding the situation, we have naturally discussed this matter. If we guessed correctly, he should want to take advantage of this opportunity to control the Jiangzuo forces in order to be independent or usurp the throne... The specific steps now should be to trick Xiao Hui's last little force on the other side, and the matter would be fined. If it is done, he will directly send a general to expel the other side in the empty space of the other side, and the matter will be resolved."
Xie Minghe was stunned for a while.
In fact, this is also a traditional Jiangnan program. It’s just that he went to help, did so many things and held so many meetings, and it’s common sense that he didn’t adapt to the taste of Jiangzuo for a while.
"What?" After coming back to his senses, Xie Minghe became uneasy inexplicably. "Is he the emperor?"
"To be honest, we have been talking for a long time, and we all feel that it is indeed a good opportunity, because now the confrontation between the gang and the Kansai people in the world is stuck." The other person stood up and said carefully. "At this time, he did not use external forces to interfere. It was Xiao Hui and Cao Shiyu who played chess."
Xie Minghe opened his mouth and wanted to ask what to do after becoming the emperor? Don’t you need to deal with the people of Guanxi and help? Who will let you go if these two families win? Or do you, Cao Shiyu, think that if you become the emperor, you can get the Southern Dynasty out of trouble and fight back?
Not to mention anything else, Jingxiang, which only accounts for one-third of Jiangnan, is endless, okay?
The rebellion was gone, but the rebellion was there, and the people below still hated the True Fire Sect. Several more powerful Jujianglongs were stuffed into the top. In addition, they actually fought with the Kansai people, and they all became a coupe. What should you do?
And don’t forget that Daliang has dozens of kings and men of different surnames. They all have territory and soldiers. How do you straighten them out?
Is the short-leader emperor so attractive?
To be continued...