The so-called battle on the southern front was only a secondary battlefield in this battle. The reason why Zhang Xing and the army of the Dragon Gang were here was just to drive Han Yin Gong away and take advantage of the situation.

The real follow-up and impact of this battle will definitely not end there.

Therefore, the annexation of the four eastern counties of Liangjun and the annexation of Mangdang Mountain and the Neishi Army were destined to be just an appetizer, and Zhang Xing's use of this post-war authority was also destined to be just a small test.

In fact, after stopping for a day in Yucheng and confirming that Han Yingong had fled to Huaiyang County, Zhang Xing only waited for another day to complete the de facto separation of the internal servants and the Mangdang Bandits, and collected the essence of the two groups.

After dividing the troops and stationing them in four counties, they chose to march northward.

The most difficult thing here is that Ma Ping'er and Wang Xiongdan were asked to go north first, and then hurriedly south. Now that the army is going back, they have to go to Huankou Town to find Du Po Formation... But it's so counterproductive

Repeatedly, it turned out that this was true of the military situation...and Zhang Xing also needed someone to communicate with Du Po Zhen and explain the whole story and process of the Lihu Battle.

This was not because he was afraid that Du Pozhen and the Huaiyou League would not be aware of Zhang Xing's majesty, but because he was afraid that his majesty would be too great and cause the Huaiyou League to misjudge.

Sure enough, after turning around and heading north, the army had not yet left Liang County, and the spillover effects of this battle had already appeared.

Cao Wang, the prefect of Liang County, sent people... Of course, it is also possible that the Liang County government just acted on its own. Who knows if Cao Wang, the prefect of Liang County, had good luck... In short, the Liang County government took the initiative to send people to Chuqiu to pay homage to the deposed dragon army who was on their way back.

Zhang Xing, Zhang Dalongtou and the core members of the Deposed Dragon Army then expressed their beautiful hope of continuing to live in a friendly relationship with Mr. Zhang and the Deposed Dragon Gang.

To be honest, the only thing I can do is congratulate the Dragon Army for defeating the official army in the Battle of Lihu!

Of course, Zhang Xing also reviewed the traditional friendship between the two sides with emotion, and sincerely reiterated some of the principles of harmonious exchanges between the two sides in the past.

In the end, both sides agreed to create a peaceful environment for the people of Liang County to live a good life, and then parted ways.

An interlude, not worth mentioning.

The summer heat of June was steaming, and the army entered Jiyin and turned back to Lihu. The impact of the Lihu-Lishan battle also began to spread over a large area. When the army turned back to Lihu, the entire Central Plains, the eastern border, and Hebei

The southern region and the northern region of Jianghuai have already spread.

Of course, there must be misinformation, exaggeration and cover-up in this process.

However, the Dragon Army abandoned the city in the early stage and survived in the later stage. In the decisive battle, they defeated the Qilu army and the Xuzhou army, which were equally powerful. They killed Zhang Xuguo, the general manager of the march in the east of the Wei Dynasty, and forced away General Yiwei.

Han Yin Gong, but it is an ironclad fact.

It is enough to explain the situation.

Otherwise, where can Liang Jun come to reiterate the traditional friendship between ghosts?

The news spread and people's hearts were shocked.

The rebel armies in the Central Plains, Hebei, and the Eastern Territory, which were originally at a low ebb due to the pressure of the imperial court, have almost revived. Countless rebel messengers and heroes have come straight to Jiyin and Dongjun. Local wealthy households and surrounding businessmen have also come.

The timidity before the war swept away and they became active.

This is a sight that has never happened before.

Of course, it is natural that the imperial officers and soldiers in various parts of the Central Plains and the Eastern Territory were shaken, and the local officials were cowered and panicked for a while.

There are also the generals in this battle... Zhang Xing and Li Shu have long been famous in the world as great traitors, not to mention Bai Yousi, Sima Zheng, Wei Xuanding, Xu Shiying, Wang Shuyong, Niu Da, and even Wang Zhuo

, Zhou Xingfan, even Yu Shang Huaizhi, Yu Baimei, and even more outrageous names such as Li Qingchen, Lu Changheng and others began to spread.

According to some popular sayings in the Eastern Capital City, Li Twelve had long been aware that there was going to be a big war, so he was captured on purpose, just to wait until Jiyin was empty, to lead the main force of the army and succeed in one fell swoop. And if Han Yingong could listen to Li Twelve

According to Lang's words, he chose to go north overnight, and this battle must be a great victory for the army; including Lu Changheng's surrender, there are new explanations... The story begins with him setting off from Jijun, sneaking across the river, and then urging Han to go north with his bow, but failed

, leading five thousand people to go north alone and being blocked, and then Han Yingong was exploded by the internal servants and fled the camp in panic, leaving only a lone army. Finally, he was surrounded by the Deposed Dragon Legion and chose to surrender on the condition of the following attributes. It was enough.

All the court loyalists sighed with regret.

It's just a pity that Zhang Xing made up the statements of these two people, which took about half a quarter of an hour. The original intention was to let Han Yingong bear the anger of Dongdu, so that he would be in a dilemma in Huaiyang.

Unexpectedly, the story of these two people was so in line with the mainstream feudal values, especially the story of Lu Changheng, that the idiot Hei Shou from an unknown county took it as a real smuggling document and submitted it to the Eastern Capital, so that the effect was good

Surprisingly, there was a huge public outcry.

Of course, none of the old Guanlong military leaders in the Eastern Capital believe it!

Cao Zhongcheng himself didn’t believe it!

In other words, Cao Lin heard that the front line was defeated at this time. Zhang Xuguo and Zhang Changgong were killed in battle. Tens of thousands of Qi and Lu officers and soldiers were surrounded and annihilated. Han Yingong was blown up by a group of internal servants. He walked away in confusion, almost dumbfounded, and then went to the south on the spot

If you lose your composure in the Yamen Council, how can you care about such a small matter?

"I do not believe!"

In the Nanya Assembly Hall, a roar suddenly sounded, but soon, something strange happened. The second half of the sentence seemed to be obscured by something out of thin air, and it became deeper and deeper.

Some of the so-called Eight Nobles of Dongdu sitting in the hall even had tinnitus.

And they all knew that this was not an illusion, but that the great master who had lost his temper was using his true energy to isolate his lost words to prevent the guards outside from hearing them and causing bad effects.

However, this kind of behavior is somewhat suspected of deceiving others.

Because to put it bluntly, the people Cao Lin is really worried about are those who have their heels in this chamber, and his actions just now have no other purpose than to show that he has indeed lost his composure.

Sure enough, Cao Zhongcheng quickly removed the energy barrier, causing everyone in the meeting hall to involuntarily let out a long breath.

However, although Cao Lin removed the Qi barrier and slowly sat back down, holding the position between his chest and abdomen, he remained silent for a long time. After a while, he finally spoke to people such as Su Wei, Niu Hong, etc.

The man opened his mouth with concern in his eyes, but he mentioned a past event:

"On that day, General Gao Yang of the Eastern Qi Dynasty died under the attack of Emperor Wu of the previous dynasty. The news reached Emperor Shenwu of the Eastern Qi Dynasty. According to records, he beat his chest and stamped his feet, lost his composure in the court, and actually said that he felt like he was losing his temper. I always thought that was

The book is glossed over because people like Emperor Shenwu of the Eastern Qi Dynasty have always been extremely arrogant. How could he be so arrogant over the loss of a general? How can it be such a loss of heart and gallbladder? And only today do I know that losing a general is really so painful.

People are heartbroken!"

Everyone around was silent.

Cao Lin also continued to speak slowly:

"This defeat is extraordinary and really resembles the loss of Emperor Shenwu of the Eastern Qi Dynasty that day.

"For one thing, it is a pity and pain to lose such a loyal general! You should know that Zhang Xuguo was as brave as Gao Yang! He was even more loyal!

"Secondly, the deposed Dragon Army has become a big trouble from now on, and the eastern border has become troubled. Just like Gaoyang was defeated and Nanyang was lost, from now on the previous dynasty can go directly from the eastern capital to Jingxiang and suppress the lower reaches!

"Three things. Originally, the imperial court was in a troubled time. Looking at the surroundings, it was not just a trouble for one place. It was a temporary difficulty. It was not easy to gather an encirclement and suppression. If one day of defeat, the whole situation would be depressed... The same was true for the high-profile events that day. After the war,

, it would be difficult for the Eastern Qi Dynasty to compete with the previous dynasty for the upper reaches of the Han River, so they could only seek victory from the east of the river."

After saying this, Cao Lin took a breath, but couldn't help but gnashed his teeth. He was angry for a moment, but he could only close his eyes and remain silent.

Others, including several of Cao Lin's actual opponents, remained silent.

Politics is so interesting.

As soon as the saint left, he abandoned the world easily. All careerists and rebel gangsters appeared. Even those who were not careerists now have new calculations in their hearts. For example, in the current Dongdu City, everyone seems to be

One family, but in fact it is divided into pieces, each with its own agenda.

We even had to mention a public enemy, but it was Cao Lin, the great master, the emperor's uncle, and the Prime Minister of Jing'an Taichung.

Because he is really capable, willing, famous, and orderly, a man who can reintegrate Guanxi and continue to unite under the banner of Wei.

But no one is willing to go back, and they all want to take advantage of the advantageous position they had before the reshuffle to move up a level.

That's why those behaviors that desperately tried to hold the emperor's uncle back came about.

As for Zhang Xuguo, a veteran of Guanxi, and his Qilu Army, in the eyes of everyone in the Eastern Capital, they were originally a private armed force established by Emperor Cao to circumvent the Guanlong system. They were the most rebellious and intolerable things.

But now, Zhang Xuguo was defeated and died, the eastern border officers and soldiers were wiped out, Emperor Cao Cao was heartbroken, but they and others also unexpectedly felt a chill.

After all, although everyone thinks that those bandits are destined to be just scraps for the re-integrated Guanlong army in the future, the people from the hometown of Dong Qi and the hometown of Nanchen are definitely no match for Guan Long... But who wants to be buried as scraps?

Officials are officials, thieves are thieves!

With a slight ebb and flow, the situation between the enemy and ourselves will reverse.

"What I mean is..." In the meeting hall that was filled with the sound of breathing, Duan Wei, Minister of the Ministry of War, hesitated for a moment and then took the initiative to speak. "It's time to pursue a posthumous title, it's time to commend, it's time to take a rest... I heard that Zhang Xuguo died.

It's heroic enough and can't chill people's hearts... Han Yin bows and pulls back, so that he can be restrained. He can be replaced by a suitable person and repaired. It doesn't matter whether it's Nanyang or Liangjun, and he can fight out again. "

"I do not believe!"

Seeing that Duan Wei not only did not add insult to injury, but actively cooperated, the people around him were quite relieved, and the atmosphere in the hall relaxed slightly. But at this moment, there was another loud shout in the hall, which attracted everyone's attention, but remained silent.

Without him, the one who exploded at this time was Zhang Shiben, the stay-at-home guard in Dongdu who had been silent when Uncle Cao Huang was in despair.

It's pitiful to say that everyone was shaken and frightened because Uncle Cao Huang lost his confidant, but no one cared at all that this man had lost his own son.

"I don't believe it!" Zhang Shiben plucked up the courage to stand up, his eyes red. "My son is brave, not to mention invincible among his peers, but he is also capable of protecting himself. How can the bandit army kill him? What bullshit purple-faced king? Listen!

I’ve never heard of it! What’s the point of forming a formation to fight? Outside of Guanlong, practitioners above Ningdan are not allowed to stay here forever, so how powerful can the military formation be?! If my son dies, it will be the work of that Bastard of the Bai family!”

"What did you say?!" It was fine before, but after hearing the last few words, Bai Hengjin, the Minister of Rites, glared angrily on the spot, slapped his gum and shouted back. "Say it again!"

Zhang Shiben wanted to speak, but he didn't dare.

"No." Duan Wei quickly stood up to persuade him, but he didn't know how to continue. "Bai Sanniang has a good idea. She..."

"I don't know if it was Bai Sanniang's fault, but Xiong Bonan is indeed a new rising star in Hebei Province in recent years. His future is limitless. He has been pushed back on the list of talents. He is just a kind of person.

Strategy." Cao Lin, who finally regained his breath, also spoke after hesitating for a moment. "As for Zhang San, who still underestimates him now? Because he is a soldier from the North? Black Emperor is not from the North.

Local soldiers? Even here in Guanlong, aren't there a few local soldiers who have established themselves with swords and guns?"

When Zhang Shiben heard this, he didn't know that this was the Grand Master telling him from a basic technical level that his son could indeed die as in the battle report. The battle report was delivered in a hurry. Since there was nothing strange in the content, it was 10% likely.
To be continued...