The arrival of Zhang Xing and 5,000 reinforcements completely changed the situation. Everyone realized that the previous bad situation, which was neither embarrassing nor embarrassing, and could easily lead to the destruction of both the enemy and the enemy, would never return, because the deposed dragon had the initiative.

There are so many things that can be done to help the rebels...or simply put, the overall situation of Jiyin is 80% decided.

In fact, at this time, many people thought that the previous lack of embarrassment simply did not exist. The rebels were simply confident and did not want to kill innocent people indiscriminately, so they endured this.

Turning around, the coach Li Shu did not hesitate at all, and immediately sent a local as a messenger into the city, reiterated the peace terms to Song Chang, the prefect of Jiyin, and opened the city now. Bygones are bygones, and all officials will be sent out with courtesy.

As for the consequences of not opening the city, they unexpectedly did not mention it this time. Instead, they clearly mentioned the next phase of the rebel army's military plan. If the Song governor did not open the city today, the rebels outside the city would not attack by force, but would let Shan Da

Lang and Wang Wulang, two powerful men from this county, will go out early tomorrow morning to divide their troops into six thousand troops to sweep Shanfu, Chengwu, Jinxiang, and Zhouqiao cities.

This ensures that Jiyin County City is completely surrounded, and possible reinforcements from Liang County are kept at the periphery.

It’s unclear what the reaction in the city will be, but the rebels are obviously getting organized here.

The two sides met by the river. As expected, more than 5,000 people from five counties were established on the outskirts of the site and divided into five camps.

It was already noon after setting up the stronghold, and they announced an extra meal before dinner to show appreciation to the reinforcements and the besieging troops who had worked hard to help the stronghold. They cooked fish soup and fish soup, put more soy sauce, vinegar and ginger, and added each

One pancake per person. For ordinary grassroots soldiers who have two meals a day, this kind of treatment, which is basically purine soup and pancakes, is undoubtedly an extra encouragement, so it is rare to be inspired.

Then, the two leaders Zhang and Li, together with several big leaders, leaders, and officers at all levels, patrolled the camp to boost the morale of the rebels. They even repeated their old tricks and asked them to sing wildly inside the camp as a unit... It was chaotic and chaotic.

Amidst the noisy local songs, the top of Jiyin City seemed particularly silent.

"They can't stand it."

Bing Yuanzheng, the leader from Kuangcheng, put down his soup bowl and looked around with a sneer. He couldn't hide his pride. "The defenders in the city are all locals. Song Chang, his son and Liu Ben wanted to defend, but the morale of the soldiers below was lost. They

What can we do? This city will be attacked within ten days, and by then Jiyin County and Dongjun County will also be in the hands of our rebels. And with more than a thousand people from each county of Jiyin, we can easily connect 20,000 troops. Then we will follow

According to the previous discussion, the river and Jishui are connected, and the east direction is calm, and the momentum is like breaking bamboo, penetrating the eastern border, dividing the world, and the general trend is rolling... At that time, what will happen if the real dragon and immortal descend to the earth? "

"Brother Bing, what you said is wrong." Another leader, Yang Defang, responded with a twist of his tongue. "As for the evil that the Wei Dynasty did in its hometown of Eastern Qi, if a god or a real dragon came down to earth, he would also help us... The four supreme beings are watching from above.

, there is no unworthy supreme being in the world...haven't you heard? The reason why the saint launched the Three Conquests in a hurry was because the Tower of Tongtian, his path to the king, collapsed and he didn't want to be known. As a result, when he went to Jiangdu,

The tower that was just rebuilt collapsed again."

There was a commotion all around, and there was a lot of discussion immediately. Even Wang Shuyong and Shan Tonghai were surprised for a moment, and Xiong Bonan couldn't help but ask directly.

The atmosphere seemed particularly harmonious for a moment, even a little fiery.

Zhang Xing and Li Shu, on the other hand, still looked as usual, and couldn't help but look at each other, and then immediately saw what the other party meant. With such a complacent attitude as soon as they gain power, these scholars are probably no better than those few.

Leaders who come from rich families are easy to serve.

But what else can be done?

In the evening, a reunion banquet that had such an excellent atmosphere that even Shan Tonghai was so interested in pretending that his uncle's incident never happened ended successfully.

Even when it was over, Xiong Bonan still held Zhang Xing's hand and sighed, saying that this is the true heroism and true loyalty that the rebels should have. If they can be so free and happy every day, they will die for the Deposed Dragon Gang in the future.

willingly.

Zhang Xing was speechless... This kind of dynamic situation where all things compete could be found everywhere... But facing this Xiongtian King who was actually a bit naive, he could only smile and agree.

There was no words to say that night, and Zhang Xing had no intention of usurping Li Shu's authority as commander, so he went directly to the back camp to sleep. Li Shu suppressed a certain desire and calmly arranged the patrol and defense matters for the army, and then ordered the military rations before dividing the troops tomorrow morning.

Preparation work... It was not until the second watch that I returned to my tent, but I couldn't wait to drag Du Caiqian, who had been out of sight during the day, onto the bed.

The two are true life-and-death acquaintances, so naturally they can have a direct heart-to-heart relationship.

"Actually." Du Caiqian scratched his thigh thoughtfully. "From my point of view, Zhang Longtou didn't do anything beyond imagination, nor did he do things very exquisitely. Some things he even did were quite paranoid.

, and caused a lot of trouble..."

Li Shu listened carefully and only asked in the dark: "What about?"

"For example, what happened to Shantong Hai Clan Uncle, as long as some methods are used, it will not be so rough..." Du Caigan said with a smile. "Besides, from my point of view, he was almost deceived by such crude methods at the time.

"

Li Shu responded with silence.

"However." Du Caiqian said again. "When he found out, he didn't seem to be too surprised. Instead, he dealt with it immediately. Those who were willing to submit were forgiven, and those who were unwilling to submit were immediately killed... In fact, there was no sense of propriety here.

OK... Then after the killing, he just pretended that this had never happened and continued to burn the debt. After burning the debt, he decided to use the slogan "Depose the Dragon Gang to raise troops for the common people", which was also weak... But in the end, he borrowed

Because of this incident, Magistrate Chai and I have changed the positions of helmsmen, which seems to be a bit of an antelope hanging its horns."

Li Shu was still silent.

"I've thought about it, and if there's anything he does really well, it's probably that he has foresight and can grasp the key points, as if he knows what to do even if he closes his eyes." Du Caigan thought about it.

After thinking about it, I continued. "For example, as soon as the rebels took the city, they immediately released food and money to win people's hearts. However, they did not release all the food, and kept half of it as military rations, and 20% of the money, and the rest was used as military rations.

It was somewhat prescient that military pay and rations should be audited against the government treasury... Many people were dissatisfied with this matter at that time, some felt reluctant to give up, and some were ready to take matters into their own hands, but he persisted... And this time, if not

There are sufficient military rations and stable supply lines, and there are sufficient military pay for new recruits. Even if the people are enthusiastically joining the army, how can we easily dispatch the troops properly?"

"That's right." Li Shu finally agreed in the darkness.

"That's not all. After releasing the money and food, he immediately burned debts. At the same time, he immediately appointed the local governor and shouted slogans to depose the Dragon Gang...According to his meaning, this time he came here because he was anxious to support this place. He will wait until he returns.

, we also need to take advantage of the slack farming season in winter to conduct an inventory of official and private fields, grant land to those who have merit, and cultivate land without merit. We also need to restore taxation, but we must change the previous situation of random harvesting and overharvest... Let me tell you, this matter

It's still troublesome to say it, because the land grant system has been a mess for many years. Many people suggested that the public land should be divided directly... But he insisted that if it were divided now, the meritorious people would not be able to be rewarded in the future, and the disabled people would not be able to be rewarded.

If we cannot appease the army, the taxes used to continue to support the army will also be in chaos."

"That's it." Li Long sighed loudly on the couch. "That's it... Lao Du, do you mean... do you mean that although he is young, he seems to be an old thief with many years of experience?

It seems that he has rebelled countless times and suffered countless losses, so he can withstand all kinds of sideways and work with peace of mind, as if he knows how to rebel even with his eyes closed?"

Du Caiqian paused for a moment, then responded in the darkness: "That's really the case."

Li Shu hesitated for a moment, then continued to ask: "Then do you think he had long been thinking about rebellion and was deliberately planning it, so he ended up here?"

"Definitely not." Du Caigan's tone also became strange. "Definitely not... Li Gong, Zhang Longtou is actually a little weird here. He seems... he seems to be a little impatient with this rebellion, not very enthusiastic.

You must know that the appearance of other people at the banquet this afternoon has been very obvious. Almost everyone is thinking about the future situation, and everyone feels that there is a lot to do. Even Xu Dalang, who was so hesitant and steady before, can once start on the white horse.

But he also became enthusiastic and excited. Only our Zhang Longtou seems to be the best at what he does, but he always seems to be a little less enthusiastic, as if he has been banging gongs for a day."

Li Shu suddenly realized.

However, considering that it was too dark and in order to avoid scaring his close friends, he could not tell the other party directly that he was not optimistic about this rebellion. He was just pretending to be calm, and like Zhang Xing, he was

Not optimistic from the beginning.

It's just that Zhang Xing is younger and doesn't cover up.

Of course, this brings the question back to where did Zhang Sanlang get the attitude of an old thief? Is he really deliberate and has studied countless things to rebel?

But where does the time come from? Don’t you need to have sex? Don’t you need to practice? Don’t you need to eat and sleep? Don’t you need to deal with the ups and downs?

Or is it from reading a book?

But which of those official history books can be trusted with the content of the rebellion? If we follow those history books to rebel, we might not even be able to incite the Deposed Dragon Gang, right?

Things seemed to have fallen into some kind of fog again, but unexpectedly, compared to the shock and impatience during the day, Li Shu felt much more relaxed... because at least he learned that the other party was not without mistakes and flaws, and could only

It is said that we have grasped the key issues and organized them in an orderly manner.

Of course, it's still scary, but it's just not as stressful.

Or maybe he just needs someone to talk to to help him get over the shock of the day.

"Actually, that's all. The reason why I came here this time is to ask Li Gong face to face." At this moment, Du Caigan took the initiative to speak. "The situation is so good now, what on earth are you and Zhang Longtou doing?

Say? Dragon head, dragon head, it’s impossible for a dragon to be headless, but it can’t be a two-headed dragon, right?”

Li Shu opened his mouth to speak, but swallowed it directly. Then he thought about it and was confused for a moment.

To put it bluntly, it’s not that he and Zhang Xing, the two leading leaders, don’t want to rebel. In terms of motivation for rebellion, they are definitely at the forefront of the world. But the problem is that this time they rebelled, they both rushed to the top.

Driven by the situation to rebel.

Therefore, neither he nor Zhang Xing has a long-term plan. They are all thinking about how to get out of this situation when the imperial court suppresses it.

Survive and preserve your vitality... Who has really thought about how to divide the spoils if the rebellion succeeds?

In fact, if this were not the case, how could two people be so candid in safeguarding the so-called overall situation and maintaining the so-called balance? Shouldn't they follow the path suggested by Taoist Wei and fight for their wits first?

But looking at it now, Zhang Xing is so capable, and Xu Dalang is also said to be quite capable. If they unite as one, really bring the situation to a standstill, and survive the imperial court's encirclement and suppression, how can we really say that the Eastern Border is connected?

If we can really connect the eastern border from here to Dengzhou, the Wei Dynasty will be abolished, okay?

The last trace of people's hearts will be dispersed, the heroes in the world will rise up, the aristocratic families in Jiangdong will no longer wait and watch, and the ambitious people in Guanlong will no longer hide.

When the time comes, I don’t know whether the Deposed Dragon Gang can depose the dragon. These sloppy local tyrants and useless scribes will all turn into dragons from snakes by then!

Li Shu's repeated silences and hesitations felt like an escape from Du Caiqian. Therefore, the latter thought about it and couldn't help but remind him: "Mr. Li, what on earth are you thinking?"

?When we worked for Yang Gong before, we only thought of taking advantage of the dragon's power and replacing it with those Nanya nobles? But now that the Yang family is gone, and it is incompatible with the Wei Dynasty, are you independent?

If you have it, we naturally have nothing to say and we will try our best to help you, but how should we deal with Zhang Longtou; and if not, what do we think of Zhang Longtou?"

This question completely confused Li Shu.

In other words, he forced this talented man from a famous Kansai family into a corner... After all, the other party was his life-and-death friend, and the most trustworthy person after Yang Shenyu. Why would he ask such a question at this time?

You have to give the other party an explanation.
To be continued...