Chapter Seventy-One: Taking the Opportunity to Leave
Seeing that the heroes all agreed with Zhang Jincheng's statement with righteous faces, Wang Bo could only sigh. In fact, he had already guessed this result before coming, but he was still a little unwilling to give up.
He just came to give it a try. Seeing that everyone obviously didn't want to listen to his suggestion, Wang Bo could only stand up, raise his hands to everyone and said: "Since all brothers have made up their minds, I won't say anything more!
But there is one thing that brothers must pay attention to. Lai Hu'er is extremely ferocious and is very good at using soldiers. He will definitely not be worse than Zhang Xutuo! Brothers, please be careful!"
"That's natural!" Everyone responded one after another. It's unclear whether they heard it or not. Wang Bo just sighed in his heart. This plan is only for people to come true. He has already done his best, and everything will be fine.
It only depends on the fate of the heroes! Then Wang Bo bowed his hands to everyone and stood up to leave.
Seeing that Wang Bo was about to leave, everyone stood up one after another to persuade him to stay. However, Wang Bo insisted on leaving and everyone could not force him to stay. They could only send Wang Bo off respectfully. Outside the hall, they watched Wang Bo and the five people leave.
As the master left, Dou Jiande, who was standing behind the heroes, lowered his head and fell into deep thought. When the heroes were not paying attention, he suddenly asked Ling Jing behind him in a low voice: "Ling Jing, do you think what the prince said is reasonable?
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Gao Shida has always occupied the Qinghe area and has never encountered Zhang Xutuo, so his development is much better than other heroes. He can even attack the county town and hoard enough supplies, so he does not have as many difficulties as other heroes.
Gao Shida summoned the heroes this time just to confirm his status among the heroes in Henan and Shandong. But now that he heard the information brought by Wang Bo, Dou Jiande also hesitated. If it is true as Wang Bo said, Gao Shida
There is really no need for Da's army to take this risk and fight head-on with the Sui soldiers and horses! And Ling Jing also knew the meaning of Dou Jiande's question, lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and said: "General! At this moment and at that moment, heroes from all walks of life gathered together.
Although it looks huge, the troops from all walks of life are mixed together, and the generals are not unified. Although there are hundreds of thousands of people, the combat effectiveness they can exert is less than one in ten! In contrast, the Sui army was well-equipped and well-trained.
, and there is a veteran commander like Lai Huer. I originally thought we could set up an ambush and catch them by surprise, but now that the other side has been prepared, it may be difficult for us to succeed!"
"Yes! I think so too!" After listening to Ling Jing's analysis, Dou Jiande also nodded and said: "Donghai Gong's soldiers and horses are hard-earned. If too many are lost here, even if they get a lot of food, grass and equipment,
, that’s not worth the loss! What’s more, Zhang Jin said that this dog thief is in the way. I don’t think this battle should be fought! But after all, this matter was brought up by Donghai Gong. If we want to leave now, it would be a bit unreasonable.
Donghai Gong’s reputation has also been damaged, we must come up with a good excuse!”
Dou Jiande's worries are not unreasonable. Gao Shida has won his reputation by relying on those brilliant achievements over the years. If Gao Shida gives up this operation without any suitable reasons, then Gao Shida's reputation will be among the best.
It stuns! Dou Jiande thought about it, but couldn't come up with any good ideas. Fortunately, there was Ling Jing beside him. Ling Jing lowered his head and thought for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he immediately attached himself to Dou Jiande.
whispered in his ear: "General! We might as well just do this..."
Hearing what Ling Jing said, Dou Jiande's eyes immediately lit up and he nodded repeatedly. At this time, the heroes had sent Wang Bo away and returned to the hall. On the way into the hall, Dou Jiande secretly said to Sun Xuanya and Hao Xiaode.
The two of them winked. Sun Xuanya and Hao Xiaode had always followed Gao Shida's lead. When they saw Dou Jiande's eyes, they both knew what he was doing and were ready to follow Dou Jiande's instructions.
Everyone returned to the hall and took their seats again. After Zhang Jinsheng returned to the hall, he regained his previous proud look. He strode directly to the chairman's seat and sat down. His performance when Wang Bo was there just now
It also made him steal the show, especially his performance when he finally rejected Wang Bo's suggestion. Even Zhang Jin said that he was very satisfied! He glanced at Dou Jiande who was sitting there honestly, his eyes were full of contempt, and he snorted secretly.
He made a sound and then said: "Since all brothers agree to continue this plan, as the saying goes, a snake cannot survive without a head. Next, we will elect a leader to lead all brothers to deal with the Sui army together. What do you think, brothers?"
"Oh! What else to choose!" As soon as Zhang Jincheng finished speaking, Guo Fangxu immediately jumped up and shouted: "Brother Zhang, you should be our leader! Brothers, all listen to you!"
"That's right! Brother Zhang! We all listen to you!" Guo Fangyu took the lead, and many people started to boo. It seemed that Zhang Jincheng's previous performance really had an effect. For a moment,
Except for Dou Jiande and others, almost everyone expressed support for Zhang Jincheng!
Zhang Jin said that he looked proud, but pretended to be humble, saying: "This, this, how can I do it? No! No!"
"Brother Zhang!" At this time, Pei Changcai also jumped up and shouted: "Who else can do this alliance leader besides you? Who dares to say that you can't do it? I, Pei Changcai, was the first to chop him!" After saying this, Pei Changcai
Those eyes were directly staring at Hao Xiaode. Hao Xiaode was the first to attack him just now, and Pei Changcai still had a grudge in his heart!
Hao Xiaode was angry when Pei Changcai glared at him like this, but remembering the wink Dou Jiande gave him just now, he could only suppress the anger in his heart and lower his head without saying a word. Seeing that Hao Xiaode and others did not speak, Guo Fangyu
People who supported Zhang Jincheng, such as Pei Changcai and others, became more and more excited. In their view, this meant that as the representative of Gao Shida, Dou Jiande had also given up the fight for the position of leader. Then wouldn't the position of leader belong to Zhang Jincheng?
What's in the bag? Even Meng Rang, who had always expressed neutrality before, took a look at Dou Jiande and finally chose to support Zhang Jincheng.
Although his attitude toward Dou Jiande was a bit strange, Zhang Jin said that seeing that it was the general trend, he naturally stopped being modest. He laughed loudly, clasped his fists and shouted to everyone: "Since you brothers are so respectful, then if I refuse, I will be looking down on you brothers."
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"Hmph!" Seeing that Zhang Jincheng was about to take the position of leader, a cold snort suddenly sounded, but it was Dou Jiande who had been silent before! Dou Jiande suddenly stood up, with a gloomy look on his face, and flew up
He kicked the table in front of him and hummed: "Zhang Jincheng! How virtuous and capable are you to be able to be the leader of this alliance? This plan was proposed by Duke Donghai, so it should be Duke Donghai who gives the orders!"
Zhang Jinsheng's face immediately turned from sunny to gloomy, and then turned livid. Although he knew Dou Jiande would object, he didn't expect Dou Jiande to say it so openly! Zhang Jinsheng said that no matter how deep the city is, he can't bear it.
Unable to hold on any longer, he shouted in a deep voice: "Dou Jiande! What do you mean by this? Although Donghai Gong proposed this matter, without the help of brothers, I am afraid that Donghai Gong alone would not be able to make this deal!"
Why does Duke Donghai have to give orders and let you brothers follow Duke Donghai’s instructions?”
Before Dou Jiande could reply, Ling Jing, who was behind Dou Jiande, stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Donghai Gong is known to be a chivalrous man! Based on this alone, unless Chi Shilang is willing to join the alliance, otherwise, the position of leader of the alliance will be lost.
You should be the Duke of Donghai! And you, Zhang Jincheng, may be benevolent and moral on the surface, but secretly do dirty things! This Gaojibo was originally the territory of General Dou’s friend General Sun Zuan! Didn’t you forcefully attack this place back then?
He even killed General Sun! How can he deserve the position of leader of the alliance with such behavior?"
Hearing Ling Jing talk about Sun Zuan's affairs, Zhang Jinsheng's face turned red immediately. He had not known about the relationship between Sun Zuan and Dou Jiande before. Zhang Jinsheng thought he had kept this matter secret and did not make it public.
Jin Cheng always said that Sun Zuan was willing to dedicate Gao Ji Bo to him. Now that the secret was revealed, Zhang Jin Cheng’s face became a little uneasy! He snorted coldly, pointed at Ling Cao and shouted: "Where?
How dare this unknown person ruin my reputation!"
Choke! As Zhang Jincheng's words fell, the surroundings immediately heard the sound of countless metal friction, and all kinds of weapons were displayed. Guo Fangyu, Pei Changcai and other heroes who supported Zhang Jincheng raised their swords and pointed at them.
Dou Jiande, Ling Jing, Dou Jiande and others also drew their weapons at the same time. For a moment, the entire hall was filled with murderous intent, and a bloody battle was about to break out!
"Oh! Don't be impulsive! Don't be impulsive! Brother Dou! Brother Zhang! Brothers! Everyone put away your weapons!" Seeing people on both sides using knives, Meng Rang and other neutral factions were also shocked.
He hurriedly stopped in the middle of the crowd and acted as a peacemaker. Not to mention, although Meng Rang was not strong enough, his seniority also had the benefits of seniority. The heroes here had to sell him some face. In Dou Jiande and Zhang Jinsheng
At the signal, both sides slowly put away their weapons.
"Hmph!" After Dou Jiande put away his sword, he waved his hand and said, "Since you insist on taking this person as the leader, Duke Donghai will no longer be involved in this matter! Farewell!" After saying that, Dou Jiande raised his fist towards the heroes,
He turned around with Ling Jing and walked out. While holding fists, Dou Jiande secretly thought that Sun Xuanya and Hao Xiaode winked again. The two understood, and they imitated Dou Jiande and left angrily!
In addition to the three heroes, several bandit leaders also left one after another, leaving Zhang Jinsheng with a face livid with anger, but unable to order a stop, watching helplessly as the strength of the coalition was reduced by nearly half.
PS: There were several mistakes in the previous chapter. Meng Rang was mistakenly written as Meng Jiigong. I have changed it first! The fourth update has been completed today~~