Delong

Chapter 281 Pro Pop (14)

"This person abandoned the city in Dengzhou before, and now he almost sold the Hebei Rebel Army he belonged to. He can be said to be of poor character. Are his words credible?" Bing Yuanzheng was the first to question.

"We really need to consider this." Xiong Bonan, the purple-faced heavenly king who arrived here only last night, also admitted this doubt.

"I think it's one thing whether this person's character is inferior or not, but whether the content is credible or not is another. Of course, it's another thing whether the leader should go there early and whether he can send troops ahead of time." Chief Wei Xuanding On the contrary, he twirled his beard and smiled, one set of one set, it could be seen that he couldn't hide his longing for returning to Hebei. "To put it bluntly, if it can be done, we can save a lot of effort."

Seeing this, Zhang Xing wanted to make fun of him.

"I'm sorry to say it bluntly, no matter what, it's too risky for the leader to go to Beidu alone." At this moment, Yan Qing, the leader in charge of personnel affairs, suddenly interjected with a frown. "What if this person has evil intentions, and when his fellow clan came to find him, he followed Hejian Camp wholeheartedly. Everything was planned by Hejian Camp Xue Shixiong. He wanted to lure my leader to cross the river, and then attack and kill him halfway?"

On the ferry, the senior leaders of the Dragon Gang who stood there fell silent.

The reason is very simple. Everyone thinks that this possibility is too low, but it is difficult to say that it is impossible... especially when Zhang Xing's life is involved.

Even Zhang Xing couldn't say anything bad, because Yan Qing obviously considered it from the perspective of Zhang Dalong.

After a long while, Chai Xiaohe, the head of the logistics and the post-stay of Dongping County, changed the topic: "In any case, I have to make it clear that our family's foundation is too weak. If we want to send out soldiers before the Ice Age, the logistics must not be complete. ; and once the troops are dispatched in advance and cannot gain a foothold, and supplies are scattered on the other side, it is very likely that it will not be possible to complete the preparations for the second dispatch of troops... So, my suggestion is to ignore him and leave when it freezes. It's much better...Xiao Yangchun won't last for a few days, the north wind will definitely come, and the big river will freeze."

This is the truth, and it is something that Chai Xiaohe must explain clearly from his point of view.

Bing Yuanzheng, who stayed in Jibei County, immediately expressed his approval, even Zhang Xing and others could only nod along with it.

"Logistics is a big problem, and the lack of intelligence for dispatching troops in advance is another problem. Now there is no decent intelligence system built on the other side of the river. The intelligence is insufficient, and it is difficult to do analysis." After nodding, Zhang Xing realized that it was everyone's attitude. Then he simply made a perfunctory decision. "Even, the army staff department that we said we were going to establish is not complete yet. Even if I want to cross the river ahead of time, I might as well wait a little longer and wait for the information from the other side to come back, so that the staff department can gather everyone's strength to think about all the pros and cons. , and then make a decision.”

Zhang Xing himself interrupted, and everyone naturally had nothing to say, so the topic stopped there.Next, Zhang Dalongtou personally dispatched Zhuge Dewei to cross the Hebei River first, but then stayed at this ferry with many other senior leaders of the Dragon Clan.

In other words, this is not the Jishui Ferry where Zhuge Dewei was interviewed earlier, but the Sikou Pass in Wuyang County, Hebei.

It is said to be Hebei, but in fact it is in Henan, but it is only administratively affiliated to Wuyang County, Hebei. This place is entirely surrounded by Jibei County in Henan, and within ten miles of crossing the river from here is the boundary of Qinghe County in Hebei.

It is said to be a pass, but it is actually a ferry, because there is a short-distance canal leading to Jishui, which allows boats from Jishui, Surabaya and even Huaishui to reach the big river directly.

In fact, this is why this place belongs to Wuyang County, which is out of reach. It is a special administrative management and restriction.It's just that, with the collapse of Wei's rule in the lower reaches of the river, this area was naturally brought under the rule of the Dragon Gang on the south bank.Similarly, the two and a half lazi counties of Putai and Yanci on the south side of the Dahe River by the Bohai Navy were also assigned to the Putai Army supported in Douzigang, Hebei as a supplement.

The latter lost the Potai camp in the previous Hebei government army raid, and was forced to retreat into Douzigang, which was full of saline-alkali land.

But now, the reason why Zhang Xing and others appeared here is self-evident—one is to send Zhuge Dewei back to the north, and on the other hand, regardless of whether the river is frozen or not, the Dragon Gang will definitely transfer materials and goods from here on a large scale. For the soldiers, this was originally the base for going north.

In fact, if it is said to cross the river ahead of time, it is almost a logical route to enter the big river from here and go ashore from the antlers next to Douzigang in the lower plain county.That place was the control area of ​​the Putai Army, an affiliated military force of the Dragon Gang, and Zhang Xing himself had been there before.

But at that time, it was Li Ding who was in charge of fighting.

When it was evening, Zhang Xing was still busy in a public house at Sikouguan Ferry... and he said he was busy, but he was actually thinking more, and not thinking about Zhuge Dewei's suggestion, since there is no definite information on that thing It was just a talk before, everyone opposed it, and he really didn't plan to go north in a daze without any information.

In other words, he, Zhang Dalongtou, has recently made a major plan that will always be constantly considered and adjusted, and that is to write a list of leaders who will send troops to cross the river.

This matter is really complex, not only the ability, but also the mountain top, personnel adaptation and personal wishes, as well as the most direct origin and geographical position, and the very important balance of power must be considered.

At the same time, these things are often one after another, interlocking.

To put it simply, for example, since Zhang Xing wanted to cross the river in person, there was no reason why his direct subordinates, namely Jia Yue, Zhou Xingfan, Shang Huaizhi, Wang Xiongdan, Jia Runfu, Yan Qing and others should not follow.

This is his team, how can he do things without a team?

Xie Minghe is a personal relationship, and he will definitely come after helping out as a teacher in Dengzhou.

For example, the logistics and civil service system on the South Bank has just been established, and there is no way to break it, so Chai Xiaohe is below Dongping County, Zhou Weishi is in Dongjun, Bing Yuanzheng is in Jibei County, Fang Yanlang is in Jiyin The county, Zheng Detao's relationship with Qi County, Du Caiqian's relationship with Lu County, and Dou Wenbo's relationship with Langya Ban County are all immovable.

There are also slightly more complicated ones.

For example, in order to establish a decent military central system in Hebei, when Wei Xuanding and Xiong Bonan both decided to come over, Yan Qing could not support a team of secretaries by himself, so he was just removed from the chief and the rear Zu Chenyan, who was deposed, was also brought here... This is really a bit weird.

But it was reasonable, the pen and the influence of the family in Hebei were still there, and Zhang Xing really didn't do it for the purpose of dealing with Li Shu.

For another example, Zhang Jinshu is a hardcore Zhang Xing, but Liu Zhouchen is relatively unfamiliar, but the duties are that the latter is a military judge, and the former is a law and order patrol, so the latter must come to Hebei, and the former may stay in Henan... But still Judging by Zhang Jinshu's thoughts, it is estimated that Zhang Xing asked him to monitor Henan.

These are fairly small places.

What about some big ones?What is more complicated?Of course there are.

For example, after that day's decision, Bai Yousi's position in Dengzhou was formally established, so it was necessary to equip Bai Yousi with a team. At this time, Tang Bairen and Fang Jingbo, who were both civil and military, seemed to be It's just right.But in fact, Tang Bairen desperately wanted to cross the river to make meritorious service, so he wrote many letters to ask for a fight, but it was hard to dispel his enthusiasm. Moreover, Dengzhou was too big, and Fang Jingbo felt a bit embarrassed by himself.

Therefore, Zhang Xing forced Wang Zhen and Meng Yigui, who had been insecure before, to Dengzhou, and at the same time asked Jia Wugen, a former county magistrate who was old in Qi County, to go to Dengzhou to assist Bai Yousi.

In this case, although the three surrendered generals of Qi County are the best candidates to send troops to Hebei due to geographical reasons, all three surrendered generals left the stronghold, which is unavoidable, so only Fan Bao led his troops north. Cai Xiang stayed in Qi County.On Liang Jun's side, Chef Fan also added a certain amount of burden.

For another example, after that day's resolution, Zhang Xing's evaluation of Li Shu further declined. In addition, Henan's civil servants are mostly from Li Shu's lineage, so they inevitably have a strong mentality of checks and balances, and the most suitable candidate is theoretically Wang Shuyong. , but Wang Shuyong was too politically honest, so the actual candidate was Xu Shiying instead. Xu Shiying's stay in Dongjun not only could check and balance Li Shu, but also hold Dahe, so that it would be convenient for the Hebei army to return when necessary.

Considering Xu Shiying's own talent, this is actually a very difficult decision, Zhang Dalong took a lot of effort to make up his mind.

But what follows is a wider range of linkage effects:
It's okay for Xu Shiying to stay in Dongjun, but among his core subordinates, Guo Jingke and the Lu brothers are both from Hebei, and they all want to cross Hebei.However, Xu Shiying's direct subordinate power has been slightly reduced. In order to ensure his absolute position in Dongjun, Niu Da and Zhai Qian, who are both local leaders of Dongjun, will come with the army. Correspondingly, Zhai Qian's younger brothers Zhai Kuan and Huang Junhan, And Guan Xu will stay to ensure that Dongjun has only one leader and is not weak.

However, doing so is equivalent to directly dismantling the three standard hilltops that have existed since the establishment of the gang, Xu Shiying, Niu Da, and Zhai Qian. From the very beginning, a small military group with solid illnesses within the gang was formed, so Zhang Xing immediately started another simple and rude principle for this trip north.

That is to forcibly split the hilltops of all the leaders-the big leader may not go, but one or two of his confidant leaders must go; on the contrary, if the big leader goes, he must also pay attention to the confidant leader who is stationed at home with some soldiers and horses .

In the name of "seekers have a share", in fact, there is a conspiracy to take the opportunity to dismantle the mountain and reorganize it.

What was unexpected was that the leaders knew what was going on, but everyone's reaction was still complicated and different. Not everyone resisted this, nor did everyone accept it calmly.

Because it involves the prospect of crossing Hebei and advancing to Hebei - if you believe that advancing Hebei will surely win, you should naturally participate enthusiastically. people stay.

But in reality, things are not that simple.

As I said before, crossing the river to Hebei is a northward march that everyone probably knows is correct, but everyone can realize that it will be really difficult, and there is a real possibility of not returning home.Therefore, everyone's reactions were complicated and entangled. They all had the mentality of being afraid of falling behind and wanting to keep up and participate in the expansion of the territory, and they all wanted to preserve their strength and enjoy it in Henan.

Correspondingly, the transfer of troops and the choice of whether to stay or not inside the mountain have become a piece of shit that all the real power leaders are struggling with recently. However, things are not just what one person thinks, and Zhang Xing's eyebrows, who are getting more and more prestigious Grab the nose, and Xiong Tianwang will come to you personally or ask your confidant leader to do work.

That is called a difficulty.

The bottom is difficult, the middle is difficult, and the top is also difficult.And this is still just a preliminary case. For Zhang Xing, who is responsible for writing this list, there are many conflicts and conflicts in it. Which points need to be persisted and which points can be properly abandoned. When to choose talent, when to choose virtue, and when to choose relatives, all must be carefully considered.

Even, in order to emphasize Huaixi's subordination, Zhang Xing forcibly recruited Fu Boshi and a thousand Huaixi disciples, which almost caused the Huaiyou League to break up, but was suppressed by Du Pozhen.

In short, there are so many things, and the personnel issue is probably the most complicated, most sensitive, and at the same time the most important issue.

Coupled with serious logistical issues, army reorganization and staff establishment issues, Hebei intelligence network deployment issues, and even a policy that Zhang Xing himself cared about but was criticized by others, that is, mobilizing youths in the East to build a foundation in a hundred days However, some new problems have emerged—the old rumors have disappeared, and new rumors have arisen. Many folks say that these teenagers were sent to Hebei to serve as rebels. Parents in cities and villages have completely opposite attitudes towards rumors. Even those masters who taught foundation building began to take advantage of the preparations for the Northern Expedition to slack off.

Zhang Xing was actually in a state of desperation.

And just as the sun was about to set, Zhang Dalong, who was in a state of desperation, suddenly raised his head in the house, looked out the door, then gathered the papers full of lists, images, and forms in front of him, covered them for a while, and waited. up.

After a while, as expected, the purple-faced king Xiong Bonan appeared in front of the door, and said directly on the threshold: "Zhang Sanlang, I have an idea."

Zhang Xing didn't say anything, he just raised his hand to signal for the other party to come in.

"I think that although we have a lot of things to think about now, some things can't be rushed at all, and some things are just like that. It's useless to think too much. The most fundamental thing is to ensure that we can win the first battle of crossing the river and stand firm in Hebei. Feet, isn't it?" Xiong Bonan walked into the door and continued to ask.

"Naturally." Zhang Xing blurted out, of course he knew what the other party was referring to.

"And if you want to win the first battle and gain a foothold in Hebei, the most urgent need right now is information from Hebei, right?" King Xiongtian continued to ask.

"Yes." Zhang Xing said with certainty.

Xiong Bonan came to the opposite side of the table, glanced at the papers on the table, but ignored them, and just said to himself: "But our knowledge of the Hebei Intelligence Committee is limited, and it was the same when we talked about Zhuge Dewei at noon today. The worst outcome is that you will follow Zhuge Dewei across the river and be surrounded and killed by masters..."

"It's a little ridiculous." Zhang Xing quickly explained. "But I don't blame Yan Qing. The key is information. We lack information and are confused about Hebei. It's no wonder he thinks wildly."

The topic changed back.

"That's right." Xiong Bonan nodded heavily. "But we can't blame anyone for the lack of information, because we ourselves are too busy, and now only more than 2 of the agreed [-] troops are in place, and the leaders are not in place, and the army has not been reorganized. The staff department is even more of a flower in the water; and the spies on the Hebei side have not been scattered, but they have just passed by only a dozen days after the decision was made to go north. Over there, or to understand the sentiments of the army and the people on the other side, it is too difficult for others.”

Zhang Xing nodded heavily.

"And have you ever thought about it, even if they can detect something, turn it back and summarize it, and then discuss it, it may not be effective and timely. Even if they only talk to you after they come back, they don't dare to judge something lightly in front of you." Xiong Bonan continued to speak. "As far as I'm concerned, if you are the one who can make the decision, you can go to Hebei to have a look and take a walk, will you be able to understand many things directly and save a lot of trouble?"

Zhang Xing's heart moved slightly, and then he nodded: "That's right, at any time, the commander who goes there in person is the best and most timely spy... King Xiongtian means that he will follow the example of the day when he hijacked the Queen's instrument, and mobilize the elite, Shall we go to the other side ourselves?"

"You don't need to mobilize the elite, that would easily disturb others." Xiong Bonan laughed. "It's just to be spies, the two of us can do it, I'll protect you, but it's the safest, first pretend to be a hero from Hebei who defected to them, walk around the outskirts of the rebel camp, and then go to the plains and the Bohai Sea to be ruled by the government. Take a walk. With our cultivation base, we can turn back in two or three days. Even if we go to the Hejian camp, as long as we find horses on the other side, it will only take six or seven days."

"Leaving now? I'll say hello to Duke Wei and Jia Yue." Zhang Xing nodded again without hesitation.

In other words, he had no reason to refuse.

PS: Thanks to the new lord DUKE777... I apologize to Duke, I really thought it was a duck, and by the way, I would like to thank Lord Floating to the lumbar muscle strain for the reward.

I slept for fourteen hours... I don't know how I slept.

(End of this chapter)