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February 25, 1667, the beginning of the dry season
Puzhou, Central Province of the Yellow Turban Taiping Dao Kingdom
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¡°What I feel now is like pushing a snowball up the hillside.¡±
Major Naimen Solayton, the military governor, was sitting in the back hall of the government office in Puzhou City, looking at the information in front of him, and casually told the people around him a metaphor. The Combined Army Staff Headquarters is already a behemoth consisting of one to two hundred officers and civilian officials. New information and requests accumulated during the night will be sent here in the morning for the headquarters to process.
"The more I move forward, the bigger the snowball gets. If I stop now, the snowball will roll down and crush me to death. If I keep pushing up, the snowball will get bigger and bigger. Sooner or later I can't push it anymore and it rolls down and crushes me to death"
It has been more than ten days since Fangdibao sent troops northward. If we count from the time when Guozhou was captured, nearly two months have passed; if we count from the time when troops were dispatched from Xiangwang, it has been more than two months. During these two months, volunteers and state and county troops from the western states of the country continued to gather, forming an army of more than 60,000 people.
"Can I take the liberty of asking? What is a snowball?"
The person next to him chuckled and asked a question, which made Naimen's next sigh choke in his throat.
"SnowballXueqiu isyou have seen snow, right, Miss Zhang?"
"Ah, I have heard of it, but I have never seen it in person, His Excellency Nemen Solayton." The person who answered deliberately bit the title harshly, reminding the other party that he had promised to call her by a nickname.
"UhMiss Xiaoyi." Naimen's voice was lowered.
"Except for a few state capitals in the north near the Roof Mountains, it doesn't snow in Daoguo. I heard that it does snow in most of the country."
The eldest lady of the Zhang family in Hengqu was also quickly browsing the intelligence and approval orders he had read one by one, and from time to time she used her peculiar oriental soft pen dipped in red ink to write down instructions in square letters. Then leave it to the staff to deal with.
"Snowsnow is a kind of soft ice. If it rolls up, it will turn into a ball." Naimen was troubled by his poor ability to describe. "If your Taoist magic has something like blizzard or climate control, Magic like this is easier to demonstrate."
"Ah, of course we don't have that kind of thing in our Taoism. It's something that is unimaginable. Even if you copied it from the magic network, it would be difficult for us to master that kind of magic. I have seen the exploding ice ball technique, and it is similar to Something like that?¡±
Zhang Shiyi was talking and joking, but his hand did not stop at all. The soft brush swept out oriental characters like magic runes on the paper one after another, representing the order approval that was about to be sent to each unit. Naimen can already recognize about a hundred simple square characters, but writing commands is far beyond his ability - even if Annie from the Magic Network shows the writing of the characters in front of his eyes, he will not be able to copy most of the characters correctly; so , it was Zhang Shiyi who gave orders to the 50,000 to 60,000 Taoist civilian troops. On the contrary, Miss Zhang is proficient in reading and writing in the Koman language, and the information given to her by the Free Army does not even need to be translated.
"No, no, it's far from the big ice ball. If we still only have a few thousand people facing Zhang Futu's hundreds of thousands of troops, we are pushing the big ice ball uphill - we should have been crushed to death long ago. Snowballs are a bit like ice cream. They are an elf dessert made by breaking up fresh cream and mixing it with sugar and crushed ice"
¡°As he spoke, Nemen Solayton¡¯s eyes stayed on the latest information in his hand.
"There has been no news from Phase Port for several days. Finally, General Kekawi has not forgotten us."
That was the latest information from the Intere Sea and Qianlong Sea. After reading it, he immediately handed it over to Zhang Shiyi.
"The three surveillance ships all confirmed that the Kotuz fleet had burned Guozhou, and set sail along the open sea to return westward to the mainland of St. Sen. He will send a fleet to recover Guozhou and provide about a battalion of reinforcements to ensure our retreat "
The person who sent this information through the magic network was Fleet Commander Leonard Kekawe. In that disastrous melee, his fleet arrived last, and after the Seventh Fleet and the Elf Fleet completely lost command, they turned the tide and successfully drove back the black-sailed Coman fleet.
Zhang Shiyi took the magic induction paper and read the second half aloud so that the surrounding staff and staff could hear: "After more than ten days of hesitation, the great conqueror Kotuz finally understood that he could not It is possible that they stuck to Guozhou despite losing the entire fleet, and after burning Jiawen Feigna to ashes for the second time, they broke through the outer sea of ??Intre with the wind and brought the refugees back to their home country."
More than one person sighed slightly. Naimen shook his head and spoke his mind for everyone: "It would be better if the Elf Squadron had escaped earlier. If he had escaped earlier, we wouldn't be stuck here."
Because on February 14, 1667, which was the fifth day of the first lunar month in the Dingwei year of the Taiping Religion calendar, Zhang Futu, the successor commander, ordered the mobilization of all units of the Central Provincial Guard Army for a southern expedition. It was said to be 660,000, but actually received 100,000 troops. 50,000, to attack the rebels from the Hengqu channel who had already received the response from the western states.
"That's the big snowball they're pushing.
On the 15th, after hearing the news, the main force of the coalition forces in Baozhou was forced to go north again to Puzhou.
On the 21st, Yinzhou surrendered to the Union Army. On the 23rd, the main force of Zhang Futu's southern expedition crossed the Ruoshui River in Duzhou and divided into two routes to go south to Puzhou.
On the 25th, the coalition forces finally entered Puzhou City on the west bank of Ruoshui River and seized a large amount of grain and grass. At this time, the total strength of the army exceeded 60,000. The small Puzhou City could not accommodate such a large army, so the coalition forces set up camps on three sides outside the city, waiting to meet Zhang Futu's army.
When you push the snowball up, you will realize that its size has far exceeded the limit that you can control. Every step of the action was reasonable and recognized by all the armies, but in the end they had to fight to the death with an enemy three or four times their size. If only the core troops are counted, it may be more than ten times as much.
"But even if they had retreated early, how could we abandon so many Taoist people who were willing to respond to our Northern Expedition." Zhang Shiyi sighed softly, "Zhang Futu has devoted all his people's efforts to fight the jihad for so many years, and he has long lost the hearts of the people in the country. ah."
Hearing this sigh, Naimen opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something to her, but changed his mind. He began to look through the information faster, and soon found several things he was looking for.
"Miss Xiaoyi, please take a look at the situation of these rebel leaders and see if there is anyone we need to meet immediately. Most of them arrived yesterday. I really can't tell the difference between the official positions and administrative divisions of your country."
"Let me see" Zhang Shiyi casually turned over several militia leaders with self-proclaimed titles such as "Generalissimo" and "Qu Shuai", and then his eyes rested on a greeting card. She rubbed her eyes and looked again.
"Captain Sophia! When did the owner of this greeting card arrive in Puzhou?"
Zhang Shiyi stood up suddenly and shouted the name of the commander of the 13th Division task force. The female priest officer from the Miracle Division is actually in charge of the defense of the Union Army Headquarters. She and her company are also used as messengers and the general reserve of the entire army due to the extremely high proportion of magic users. As she also represented the eyes of the great Archbishop, no one objected to this arrangement.
The female captain, who was wearing a white clergyman's robe over her green military uniform, stood up when she heard the sound.
"That one arrived late last night, so it's in the last batch. The owner of this letter came with a small guard, and we arranged his camp in the north of the city."
"Let's go, Naimen, to the main hall." Zhang Shiyi nodded, "We must meet this person. Captain Sophia, can you please summon him?"
Captain Sofia glanced at Naimen, who nodded, and then she called the messenger to find the owner of the greeting card. Zhang Shiyi said, "I also want to change my clothes," and walked out in a hurry.
Naimen hurriedly followed and asked, "Who is the owner of this greeting card?"
Zhang Shiyi glanced left and right, grabbed Naimen's hand, and walked out of the back hall quickly. When no one was around, he whispered: "That's the greeting card from the Dutse Order."
Naimen was also about to talk to her about something, but after hearing this new word, he decided to listen to Zhang Shiyi first: "Du Jie Order?"
"Jia Lindeng, the Capital Commander, is a big figure in charge of all traitors and sacrificial officials in Taiping Dao Kingdom. He is equivalent to the Capital Censor of the Eastern Empire or the Security Minister of the Koman Empire." Zhang Shiyi explained, "He is Zhang Futu's three most trusted right-hand men. One of them, as famous as Ma Jilu and Lin Wanguang, commanded at least 20,000 troops. So I can't talk about him in front of other people, and we can't meet him in front of everyone. He probably came with Zhang Futu's intention. Come."
"Zhang Futu's special envoy"
"Yes, so I hope you will come with me." Zhang Shiyi replied, "Maybe it will be of use."
"Please wait a moment, Miss Xiaoyi. Before that, I have something to ask you." Naimen considered his words and asked, "Now that so many Taoist rebels came after hearing the news, it was you who instigated it. ?Did you plan from the beginning to force us to go north?"
Zhang Shiyi, who was always cheerful, was slightly stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Encourage?Are you referring to the surrender notices released on the Magic Network? "
"More than that. You must also be paying attention to the Magic Internet Bar, Miss Xiaoyi. Recently, there are not only a lot of news on it, but also very exaggerated. Now, in the entire Taiping Tao Kingdom, every official, magic user and monk seems to have us. Seen as the reappearance of Claude Lopez and Zhang Futu, the rhetoric and exaggerated propaganda reached almost everyone who had access to the Magic Network."
Naimen thought back to the articles he had seen spread along the magic network. Many of them were attached to Taoist and magical texts, which clearly reflected the author's tendencies. In those articles, the name Sonaimen was touted as a famous general who was unparalleled in the world, and who was the true biography of Luo Ruide. He came to avenge his mentor. He was so praised that he couldn't look straight at it.
Naimen hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his opinion: "I don't think this is a bad thing, but it drags us onto the stage of gambling. If you and the Hengqu Sect planned it, I at least want to know the truth."
"The truth Thank you for thinking so highly of me." Zhang Shiyi subconsciously touched the "mercy" scabbard on his waist, sighed softly, shook his head and said, "But these rumors are almost not my masterpiece. It's a pity, Hengqu's power is not as great as you think. My father's generation has lost too many elites. The young people around me can only manage the militia. It is completely impossible to expect them to release news and control people's hearts on such a large scale. impossible."
"That's itthen who is it?" Naimen frowned, "I always feel like we have fallen into someone's plan."
"Part of it is probably due to the fact that he has taken refuge in our General Zhu, who needs to work hard to win over allies. Is there another partI guess it is an undercurrent that opposes Zhang Futu's jihad policy. An undercurrent that is enough to shake Qingniu. There is a dangerous undercurrent in the government. The special envoy we are going to meet today may give us some clues. Think about it, why did Zhang Futu take all his capital to participate in this huge gamble? "
"Yes. Because he also has no confidence in holding Qingniu Mansion." Naimen murmured to himself, "Just like the commander who had to use his own troops to attack us in Guozhou before, he must To maintain governance with absolute victory. Does even Zhang Futu himself believe that we are here to avenge ourselves on behalf of Claude Lopez?"
"Not only does he believe it, but I also really want to believe it."
After Zhang Shiyi glanced at the female captain of the Miracle Division who was looking at her and Naimen not far away, he suddenly hooked his right hand around Naimen's neck, leaned close to him, and whispered in his ear:
"I really want to believe that you are here with me to regain the Dao Kingdom. Yes, I really want to regain the Dao Kingdom! If I can really design all this, I will undoubtedly design it like this! Because, I hope that will be the Tao Kingdom for the two of us. That would be a suitable dowry."
Then, she gently pressed a kiss on his ear, then hooked her fingers in the direction of the female captain, let go of her hand, turned around and rushed to her room to change clothes.
Naimen stood there, touching his right cheek with his hand and was stunned for a moment, sighed softly, and then walked to the main hall of Puzhou Government Office.
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After the two people sat down in the main hall of the government office, the guards carefully brought Zhang Futu's envoy in. There were no guards in the hall - if the person coming had the ability to carry out the assassination, then having guards would be useless.
"The poor Taoist came to Dengzi, and the yellow turban Taiping Taoist capital was ordered to pay homage to the two of you by the order of Zhang Futu, the great virtuous master of Chengtian Taoism. May the righteous way be with you."
The self-proclaimed Pindao first briefly introduced himself in an Eastern language, and then repeated it in Kerman.
But judging from his attire, Nemen Solayton could not see any corner of his body that showed poverty.
The old monk who calls himself Lin Dengzi looks like he is in his fifties. He has a few strands of long white beard floating like an immortal, his eyes are lively and restrained. He wears a simple but unobtrusive yellow turban, and the slightly raised corners of his mouth appear The city is very deep.
Different from the brown or even dark brown skin of the local monks in Muleyman, Mr. Lin Dengzi's skin is the light golden color of a pure-blooded Oriental, and there is no trace of local mixed blood; his accent also contains Oriental Mandarin. Lee's unique cadence is not as fast and slurred as the pronunciation of Murray Man natives.
"Is Lin Dengzi a Taoist name? Or should we say his surname is Lin or Zi?"
Naimen asked Zhang Shiyi in a low voice who was standing next to him. For the sake of "negotiation advantage", Hengqu's female commander-in-chief insisted that Naimen sit in the general position as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, while she stood sideways - although the distance was so close that her right hand was always close to Naimen. door body.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????The voice of his inquiry was almost a whisper; but even such a weak voice reached the ears of Lai Shi, who was deeply cultivated.
"It's the title of a poor Taoist. You are Mr. Sonnemen, the young marshal, right? The marshal's name is like thunder." The middle-aged oriental man imitated the Western etiquette, took off his turban to greet him, and then put it on again Go back, "Young Marshal is not a Taoist, so you may be more accustomed to calling me by my common name. My common surname is Jia, just call me Jia Lindeng."
"Young Marshal?" Naimen frowned and pointed out in a tone that wanted to cause trouble, "There seems to be a translation error. According to our military rank, I am only a major."
"Mr. Luo Ruide is the commander-in-chief. As the disciple who inherits his military uniform and job, you are naturally the young commander-in-chief. This time, the young commander-in-chief came with great force. When soldiers from all walks of life saw your flag, they led their troops to surrender. People are very panicked and angry.¡±
The other party¡¯s answer was somewhat beyond his expectation. He originally thought that this dignitary from the Taiping Tao Kingdom came with a large army to persuade them to surrender, but the other party's attitude was like that of an ordinary monk who came to see them. When Jia Lindeng talked to him, he not only used Keman language, but also seemed to be quite dissatisfied with the current heir in his words, which surprised him.
Zhang Shiyi obviously felt the same way. She tentatively accepted the other party's intention: "Mr. Lin Deng is an expatriate living in our country."
"Pindao is eighty-seven years old this year. He had the honor of the previous dynasty, but he did not want to eat Chinese millet, so he lived in the Tao Kingdom, got married and practiced Buddhism, and converted to the righteous way. Because he is familiar with his homeland, Pindao has been serving as the Governor of the Tao Kingdom in the past few years. It¡¯s a position, but the test of the holy war is very harsh, and it¡¯s a pity that we couldn¡¯t recover the giant deer.¡±
"Governor Litian?"
Knowing that the other party had excellent hearing, Naimen didn¡¯t want to disturb Zhang Shiyi anymore. He held the blue soul stone on the inside of his pocket and whispered to Annie¡¯s memory bank for the meaning of this new term.
"The Governor of Litian is the governor who commands Litianfu. It was founded in the reign of Zhang Futu. After Zhang Futu conquered Nanguangfu, in order to show his determination to establish a Taoist state in his homeland, he renamed it Daodu Litianfu, and the three capitals of the Eastern Empire. Correspondingly. The so-called three capitals refer to the northern capital Shuntianfu located in the northern part of the empire, the central capital Chengtianfu in the central part of the empire, and the southern capital Tianfu in the southern part of the empire. The three characters "Li Tianfu" are taken from the Taiping Dao saying "Cangtian is dead, Huang Tiandang will be established" '' motto to show determination to fight against the Chinese regime"
While he was listening to these explanations, Zhang Shiyi had already talked a lot with Jia Lindeng about the scenery and scenery of his oriental homeland. The host and guest also had a cordial and friendly conversation on the process of the Taiping Dao Kingdom's jihad in the East and fully exchanged views - that is to say, the topic has not yet entered the topic, and no consensus has been reached.
Seeing Naimen raise his head again, Miss Zhang coughed lightly and changed into Keman language.
"Since Marshal Suo doesn't understand our language well and doesn't understand our art of conversation, I think Mr. Lindeng, you'd better explain your intention directly. What does Zhang Futu want to say to us?"
Lord Jia Lindeng took out a roll made of yellow wood, pulled out a thin and soft piece of paper from the roll, pressed it heavily with his right thumb, and then words appeared on the paper.
"Zhang Futu said that if your Hengqu Sect is willing to withdraw from the Dao Kingdom, he can forget the past and provide conditions for your army to go to Litian Mansion to participate in the holy war. If you regain Chengtian Mansion, he agrees to split the soil and enfeoff you in Zhongdu, the homeland. , rebuild Hengqu Academy."
Even Nemen Solayton can hear the true intention behind this seemingly high-sounding condition.
"Surrender unconditionally and then be exiled overseas to work for Zhang Futu." He snorted coldly from his nose, "We still have 60,000 troops -"
Naimen paused here. Not because he knew that there were only 3,000 regular troops among the 60,000 troops, but because Zhang Shiyi secretly squeezed his back.
"So, what I want to hear is not 'what Zhang Futu said', but what Jia Lindeng wants to say to us. What Zhang Futu wants to say can be said to any messenger or prisoner. There is no need for Mr. Jia to come in person. "
Miss Zhang¡¯s tone already had a hint of edge.
"There are no ears and eyes here, and what Mr. Jia says will not reach Zhang Futu's ears. And Zhang Futu obviously won't believe what we want to tell Mr. Jia. If Mr. Jia wants anything, just say it."
It felt uncomfortable to be snatched away by a young general who was only a fraction of his age. The old monk was speechless for a moment and subconsciously looked around - but this action also completely exposed that he was not completely loyal to Zhang Futu.
Seeing Jia Lindeng's hesitation, Naimen suddenly remembered the doubts in his heart before, his voice deepened, and he spoke to test.
"We marched all the way, and the flags came one after another.Hezhou, this is the power of Mr. Lindeng. Xiaoyi, no matter what your husband¡¯s request is, even if it is to repay these help, we should agree to his request. This is the right way. "
Zhang Shiyi and Jia Lindeng were stunned at the same time by his words. Zhang Shiyi was surprised, while Jia Lindeng was happy.
"You guessed it right. No wonder he is willing to come alone!"
Naimen thought so in his heart and decided not to give the other party time to think about countermeasures.
He immediately stood up and pressed his hands heavily on the table in front of him. The sound echoed in the government hall.
"In my heart, Mr. Lin Dengzi was already our friend before he came here; now that he is here, he is our most important ally. If we are lucky enough to defeat Zhang Futu, Mr. Whatever you want, you can decide it right here with me today!"
Facing Naimen¡¯s harsh tone, Jia Lindeng¡¯s expression remained unchanged, his eyebrows slightly raised, and he slowly clapped his hands.
"As expected of a young marshal, I really can't hide it from you. The surrender of the two Puding states was indeed arranged by me. If these two states don't surrender, your army will not dare to go north."
Maybe it was an illusion, but for a moment Naimen felt that the lanterns in the entire lobby were gently trembling with the clapping of the old monks in front of him.
"Of course, if Zhang Futu hadn't been rebellious over the years, I would never have found an opportunity to instigate rebellion against my old army. I served as his summer official, winter official, governor of Ryukyu, and admiral of Litian. I saw with my own eyes how the elite of the Tao Kingdom fell into They went to the quagmire of their homeland, the Hua Dynasty. Today, although Zhang Futu has an army of 150,000, all his elites are on the other side of the sea, in his hometown of Tangshan, where they are nothing more than chickens and dogs."
The obedient old monk before was gone, replaced by an unparalleled national scholar who was already ninety years old but was still making great contributions to the country.
"If Zhang Qushuai and the young marshal defeat Zhang Futu in this battle, that is the right way to return, and the successor army will perish"
Naimen frowned slightly, but even his actions fell into Jia Lindeng's eyes. He quickly changed his words and said: "If Marshal Zhang and Marshal Zhang Xiaoqu can take down the Qingniu Mansion, I don't want to take over the power of the world. I only hope that God will protect the right path." , kill the madman Zhang Futu, end this meaningless holy war, and negotiate peace with the imperial court of the motherland! This old man is not doing it for personal gain, but for the welfare of the millions of Taoist people!"
Naimen pursed his lips, lowered his gaze slightly, held the soul stone in his right hand, checked two questions into Anne's memory bank as quickly as possible, and then stared at the old man in front of him.
"Mr. Lindeng wants to establish Tianfu, right?"
The old monk raised his white eyebrows like swords, nodded slightly, and remained silent.
"If Li Tianfu can stop the troops and call a truce, we can really advance and attack, retreat and defend, not to mention Zhang Futu's 100,000 troops stationed there. If Zhang Futu dies, we won't be able to cross the ocean to get it; we can't keep the 100,000 troops. A scourge.¡±
Seeing that Naimen seemed to agree to Jia Lindeng's request on the spot, Zhang Shiyi was startled and hurriedly said: "Naimen, wait a moment"
Nemen Solayton gave a long laugh, suddenly stretched out his left hand, hugged Zhang Shiyi's small waist, hugged her hard, and pulled her to sit on his lap. Qu Shuai's waist stiffened, her face flushed, she didn't make any resistance and allowed Naimen's hands to roam around her waist.
"This matter is settled. If Mr. Lindeng can help us kill the traitor Zhang Futu, then we will entrust Mr. Dutse Ling to establish the Tianfu and the state capitals of our homeland, as well as negotiate with the court of our homeland. No, Dutse Ling He's too young. How about making him a Tiangong? If he is made a king, I'm afraid the court in my homeland will be troubled, which will hinder the great cause of peace talks, sir."
After saying this, Naimen continued to play with Zhang Shiyi while concentrating on observing the old monk's reaction.
A cold light flashed in Jia Lindeng's eyes, but his breathing became quickened.
"I am just doing it for the millions of Taoist people, not for myself to be crowned the king"
Naimen immediately guessed what the traitor in front of him was worried about. Although there don't seem to be any guards or surveillance magic here, after all, Naimen himself comes from a completely different magic system, and there may be surveillance or scene reenactment magic that Jia Lindeng is not familiar with. If Naimen and Zhang Shiyi were defeated in the end, all of these would become Jia Lindeng's crimes, and he would have no choice but to flee overseas alone again.
"If you are afraid that there are only three of us here and what you say is unfounded, I can lay down a written statement." Naimen observed the words and tapped the table with his free right hand, "Of course, this written record cannot be used to plot against Mr. In the name, I wrote an agreement in the Koman language. As soon as I win, I will make my husband the Duke of Tianfu, and all the lands recovered during the holy war will belong to my husband. Since this agreement is in the Koman language, even if I want to carry out counter-measures or I am defeated. , Zhang Futu seized this piece of paper, it will certainly not harm the interests of Mr.??¡±
The old monk did not answer, but his chin moved slightly again.
Naimen pushed Zhang Shiyi up from his knees with his left hand, and ordered her like a maid: "Grind ink!"
Zhang Shiyi glanced at him with a blushing face and began to rub the ink without any resistance.
Naimen stood up, took off a quill from his belt, dipped it in oriental ink and started writing. He finished writing the envelope in two strokes, and left his name and fingerprints at the end.
He recited a short spell, and the seal in Kerman language, with the ink still wet, floated in front of Jia Lindeng.
"Sir, you probably don't need translation magic."
Du Jieling read the entire text with sharp eyes, nodded while stroking his long beard, and softly recited two Taoist formulas that he didn't know what they were for. A flash of yellow light flashed across the piece of paper, then flew straight back to Naimen at a much faster speed than before, and rolled up in front of him.
"That's it, right?"
Naimen picked up the paper roll, put it into a personal material bag, and sat back on the Tianshi chair. Zhang Shiyi was still collecting the ink. He impatiently pulled the girl, who commanded hundreds of thousands of Taoist people in Hengqu, to sit back on his lap in broad daylight in the main hall of the state government office. Miss Zhang snorted again, but still did not resist.
"As for the bandit Zhang Fu, I can deal with it as you please. Is Mr. Lindeng still busy today?"
Jia Lindeng looked at Zhang Shiyi, then at Naimen, hesitated, and finally said: "Although the young marshal is a hero, he has yet to achieve great things, so it's better not to indulge in such indulgence. Although, you may not be able to listen to what the old man said, right? ¡¡±
Naimen laughed twice in reply.
"Then I will report back to Master Si like this: That Suo Naimen laughed wildly and sneered at Sir Si's kind proposal, while the 'Saiyide' Zhang Shiyi laughed at him, very underestimating the enemy."
Jia Lindeng bowed his head and saluted, then turned and left, leaving behind a piece of information.
"In addition, I think the war has already started at this time." Jia Lindeng took out a pocket watch and glanced down, "I ordered the governor of Puzhou to leave a battalion of troops in Puxi Village on the west bank of the river. The village is high and deep, and can guard it. Hengqu Army's retreat route and intercepted the advance route of the West Bank Guard Army. The man in charge of the West Bank troops and horses is Ma Jilu, the deputy commander of the Guard Army. This man has an impatient temperament and claims to be a famous general in the world. He will definitely gather his best troops. Young Master Shuai Dang wants to send people to kill his majesty, so take your leave."
As if in response to his words, the roaring sounds of many artillery began to be heard from the northwest of Puzhou City.
Naimen's expression changed, he pushed Zhang Shiyi away who was sitting on his lap, stood up, and shouted to the outside of the lobby: "Hurry up, please invite General Zhu Juezhi, General Dubre Gauhog, Schlop K. General Rifko and officers from various ministries are here to discuss matters!¡±
Jia Lindeng nodded slightly, walked out to meet his entourage, and rode straight to the Ruoshui River. It was impossible to tell that he was already over ninety years old.
After he went away, Zhang Shiyi resumed his normal breathing, approached Naimen, and said: "This is really an old fox. He is not optimistic about the prospects of the jihad at all, but he wants the Taoist country to participate in the jihad." The land he conquered, but he is still very afraid of Zhang Futu. He thinks we are easier to deal with."
"It's just hedging your bets"
Naimen raised his head and was about to continue speaking, but found that Zhang Shiyi didn't stop and kept bumping into him. It seemed that he was planning to sit directly on his lap.
He hurriedly jumped up from the Heavenly Master's chair before Miss Zhang could sit down, and almost brushed her body and dodged past.
Zhang Shiyi sat down on the hard wooden board of the Tianshi Chair and snorted.
"Even such an old fox has set up a good show for our young commander, isn't he?"
"Xiaoyi, don't call me that." Naimen stood aside and shook his head, "I still feel like something is wrong, but I can't explain it."
"I don't think he is here to deceive us. Although this man is not young, his desire for power comes from the bottom of his heart. He must really believe that a young and successful person like you is telling the truth."
Naimen shook his head and explained: "No, I don't mean that his intention is wrong. I believe that if we gain the advantage, he really wants to betray his heir. What I mean is something else wrong. ."
"Something else?"
"Whether it is the great general Zhu Juezhi or the traitor Jia Lindeng, they both believe that their own interests are far above all else. They are not really opposed to the jihad policy, they just feel that they have gained from the current jihad policy. The benefits are just not enough.??¡±
Zhang Shiyi didn¡¯t know how to answer for a moment.
Naimen sighed softly and asked: "I was just thinking is this the right path for you, Miss Zhang Shiyi?"
Miss Zhang thought for a moment, stood up from the Heavenly Master's chair, grabbed the lapel of the military uniform inside the gate, and said loudly: "Then the way you behave today, are you your gods?"
She didn¡¯t grab the one-sleeved red military uniform hanging outside.
Naimen was speechless for a moment, and finally had to bow his head and apologize.
"I'm sorry. I should have talked to you first before acting in that scene, Xiaoyi. But I'm also worried that he has some way of monitoring our conversation."
Zhang Shiyi snorted again and stood up from the Grand Master's chair with a somewhat lonely look in his eyes.
"Let's go back to the staff headquarters. The generals from each unit should be arriving soon."
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In the afternoon of the same day, Beipu Prefecture Wei Dao Army Ruoshui West Bank Camp
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Qingniu Mansion has a so-called 800,000-strong army, with a total establishment of 660,000. However, in fact, whether it is 800,000 or 660,000, they are all scattered throughout the Yellow Turban Taiping Kingdom. troops. There are approximately 180,000 mobile troops actually deployed in Qingniu Mansion, 80% of which are now lying in front of the coalition forces.
The army of 150,000 has exceeded the limit that can be described by the saying "one tens of thousands of people, boundless". During the Siege of Lenny, the total strength of the Imperial Army of the Free Army was only this number. This huge force built dozens of company camps, and the camps stretched for more than ten miles on both sides of the Ruoshui River.
The deputy commander of this huge west bank camp of the Wei Dao Army is Ma Jilu, the head of Zhang Futu's three closest confidants. His name comes from one of the most commonly used mottos in the Taiping Dao, "Urgent as a law." Muleyman's original name is Maireddin. He was originally from a nomadic tribe at the junction of the grasslands and deserts in the northwest of the Dao country. He is the best cavalry in the world. One of the generals.
"We will definitely regain Qingniu Mansion and take back Julu one day!"
The men under his command shouted in unison and lined up to leave the camp.
Ma Jilu Meredin nodded with satisfaction, put on the yellow scarf, and covered his mouth and nose with the scarf. This is his habit to prevent wind and sand from entering his nose when galloping in desert and semi-desert areas. In cavalry combat, even a moment's hesitation can lead to death.
"Is there only one battalion of soldiers and horses guarding the flank? Then the first victory in this battle will naturally belong to someone on my horse!"
At three o'clock in the afternoon on February 25th, the Battle of Puzhou, which was about to change the entire Tao Kingdom, officially entered its first day.
P.S. I have been too busy recently, and there are many holidays that have turned into overtime work Happy Qingming Festival to all readers! Hey, there seems to be something wrong with this statement?
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