The fruit rain has indeed become more urgent as the local farmers said.

Under a riverside shack at a rural ferry on the east bank of the Wohe River, Zhang Xing, Li Ding, Xu Shiying, and Chai Xiaohe sat around a borrowed large square table. There were two tables behind them. Yu Changnan was surrounded by a group of clerks.

Sit down, Qin Bao, Bai Youbin and a group of prepared generals didn't even have tables, they just sat on a few rows of stools in full armor, and then messengers from all walks of life conveyed countless complex information.

Take him to the shack here.

As for most of the leaders, without exception, they were all mobilized.

"Here comes news from Chief Mangda. After crossing the river for only three miles, he captured a village in front of him. There were two teams of 300 people from the Forbidden Army inside. They had already won the battle..." A messenger wearing a raincoat and hanging a bell came from a special place.

The reserved boat crossed the river and reported the first military situation. After saying that, he touched the Chinese book on his waist.

"What do we do with this kind of military intelligence? Aren't there regulations? In battles with less than 500 people, there are no unexpected or major changes in the military intelligence information. Go directly to Yu Sheren and file it, and then we will take a look!" Li Ding looked at the other party.

When he handed over the document sealed in cowhide, he not only refused to accept it, but became serious. "Everyone is crowded over, what should I do if it delays the serious military situation?"

The messenger was startled and obviously at a loss.

"It's Yu Wenshu." Xu Shiying sat aside, looking at the map with his head lowered, and mentioned it casually, as if as a reminder.

Li Ding was stunned for a moment and looked back.

At this time, the messenger came to his senses and quickly explained: "What Chief Mangda means is that the village is more regulated and has better defenses. Can some military supplies be transported there and used as a base camp to continue the attack?"

"It makes sense..." Chai Xiaohe suddenly expressed his agreement, and at the same time motioned to the other party to hand over the document to him.

"No! The number of pontoons and ferries is limited, and the number of ships is also limited. Now we must mainly transport sergeants. The rest should be considered at least until more than twenty battalions have been crossed." Li Ding took it back from Xu Shiying.

He glanced at Zhang Xing, who was writing silently, and gave his own answer.

"That's it." Chai Xiaohe also changed his attitude.

"We will definitely not be able to cross the river today. Should we continue crossing the river at night? Or should we take the opportunity to send some supplies across by boat?" Xu Shiying raised his head and asked.

"Ships should also try their best to ferry people across at night. At this time, a little force is good. Compared with supplies, it can also save the lives of the people in front. But the pontoon is really dangerous to pass at night, so forget it." Zhang Xing finally said.

"Then get back to him quickly..." Chai Xiaohe turned around and handed the cowhide bag in his hand directly to the table behind him.

The messenger immediately went behind the shed.

As soon as the person left, another person came over, but he just handed over his hand: "There is news from Chief Zhang..."

"Which leader?" Li Ding frowned. "Where is the document?"

"Leader Zhang Shizhao, there is no document." The messenger quickly lowered his head and answered. "It's just a verbal message."

"What message is Leader Zhang sending?" Zhang Xing took the initiative at this time.

"He said that the Empress Dowager of the Wei Dynasty and the Emperor were accompanied by a group of officials, mainly civil servants from the Six Ministries in the past. After talking to these people, he obtained some of the latest personnel information about the Imperial Army in person. After comparing it with the previous information, he found that

There are more Xue Wanlun and Niu Fangsheng. It should be because the imperial army disposed of Zhao Guang in Xuzhou and they lacked someone to lead the troops." The messenger was too busy to speak. "Also, he said that Feng Wuyi will arrive tomorrow."

"I know." Li Ding's expression softened slightly.

"Xue Wanlun...is Xue Changxiong's eldest son?" Xu Dalang thought thoughtfully. "Niu Fangsheng...is the son of Mr. Niu of Nanya?"

"Yes." At the back of the shed, Bai Youbin immediately stood up and responded loudly. "Actually, it's hard to say who of the two is the leader... After Xuzhou, plus the ones below, there are at least three less leading generals, plus Zhao Xingmi's department,

There are only four of them, and no one knows who is on top... Chief, the two leaders, Xu Shuai, please allow me to cross the river immediately to find my old team with my father, it will definitely work wonders."

"That's what I mean by letting you be here." Xu Shiying raised her voice and answered. "It's just that if you are allowed to cross the river in the first wave, you will be like a headless fly, hitting wherever you go. But if you wait for the front line

According to the intelligence, if we set out tonight or tomorrow, there will be many more chances of finding your old subordinates..."

"That's it." Bai Youbin responded immediately, but even after sitting down, he still looked a little eager to try.

Li Ding glanced at Bai Youbin and didn't say anything. He originally wanted to say that if he set off later, he would be more likely to find his old troops, but he was still a headless fly. There was a high probability that he would not be able to hit him. It would not be possible to fight on this scale.

Maybe it's because his old subordinates are like this... However, this statement is unnecessary, and even on the contrary, it requires this person to do this kind of thing regardless of reward.

In other words, it is time for someone like Xu Shiying to speak out such words before battle that seem reliable but are actually illusory.

Thinking of this, Li Ding glanced at Zhang Xing who was writing a letter across from him. According to the other party's past habits, whether he was telling the truth and treating others sincerely or encouraging him like this, he would definitely take the initiative to do such a thing anyway.

, The reason why he is so calm now is because he has Xu Dalang and he works for him.

No matter what, following the crowd is indeed the way to do great things.

"That's fine with Niu Fangsheng. Why don't you ask the person in front of Xue Wanlun to pay attention to him and save his life? After all, turning around will be of great use?" Just as he was thinking about it, Chai Xiaohe continued to speak.

"It's not necessary. We are fighting now. We must not restrain our hands when fighting." Li Ding blurted out.

"You can inform the King of Heaven and ask him to pay attention. If there is an opportunity and conditions, he will capture him alive. There is no need to notify the other leaders." Zhang Xing, who wrote the letter, interjected.

"Where is the King of Heaven?" Chai Xiaohe continued to ask.

"The King of Heaven is on the other side, heading northwest. We still need to check on possible reinforcements from the Forbidden Army..." Xu Shiying informed immediately.

"The northwest is Sima Zheng... Will Sima Zheng really come? What about voicing ten thousand long theories? Why do I think he won't come even if he vomits ten thousand long theories? Logically speaking, it's three days away, but if he learns about it tomorrow

Knowing the battle situation, will he really come? Isn't he afraid of the King of Heaven? Isn't he afraid of the 'Fulong Seal'?" Chai Xiaohe asked repeatedly.

"Whether he comes or not, you have to be on guard... The probability of him coming is higher, Sima Zheng is less likely... But you have to be on guard, especially Sima Zheng. If he has really come, it will definitely be a big trouble, or even...

The only key point we have to guard against given our superior strength is that it must be guarded against." Zhang Xing saw Chai Xiaohe's nervousness and took the initiative to explain.

"I'm going to talk a lot, but what about Yu Jiuluo? Yu Jiuluo is behind, and he will definitely try his best to save him, right? Those people in the Huaiyou League are unreliable! Do you want to divide your forces to stop them?" Chai Xiaohe continued to ask.

At this time, almost everyone could see that it was obviously Chai Longtou's first time to participate in commanding such a war, and it was both his first time participating in the military and his first time performing the role of leader, so he was really nervous.

"Don't worry about him, because we are attacking from east to west. Yujieluo will follow, and we are also moving forward. At worst, we will throw the entire east bank of the vortex to him." Li Ding also explained.

"That's right... Rain is the best way to stop it. It's not impossible to send people there, but it won't work if you invest too few troops, and it's not worth investing more troops." Zhang Xing continued.

"Leave it to the Huaiyou League!" Xu Dalang also casually advised.

"Will the Huaiyou League be obedient?" Chai Xiaohe relaxed slightly, but was still nervous.

"If you don't obey me this time, go back to Xuzhou and deal with the Du Po Formation in one go!" Li Ding said coldly.

"makes sense."

"It's not easy to deal with." Xu Dalang suddenly said quietly. "The key is that everyone knows that the people from the Huaiyou League belong to us in name, but in fact they are all his own. Otherwise, why would there be Fu Boshi before the meeting?

Now Li Zida? Everyone below said that this is the military tax paid to us by the Huaiyou League. If we want to take care of the rest, it will be in the name of annexation."

"So what about annexation?" Li Ding retorted.

"That's not what I said. Since I have received the order, I should be under unified command. But right now, the war comes first, and the rest can be ignored for the time being." Zhang Xing stopped the dispute that might expand externally.

"Actually, I only mentioned this because of the war." Xu Shiying said seriously. "Chief, it's not just the Huaiyou League that is unclear. After this battle, it is natural to clean up Hebei externally, but to rectify internally...

…”

Li Ding narrowed his eyes slightly.

"That's right." At this moment, Chai Xiaohe obviously misunderstood Xu Dalang's meaning. "Among the leaders of the fifty or sixty battalions of our gang, not everyone is a good fighter, and many of them are just by chance...

Take me for example, how do I know how to fight? After this time, the territory will be expanded to a few more counties and two new platforms will be established. It will be time to take away the military power of some leaders and let those who can fight fight, and those who can't fight.

It would be good to have a county guard, separate administration, and general administration."

"Having said that, the commander-in-chief of Xingtai always has a battalion of troops." Li Ding looked at Chai Xiaohe. Although he was still a little stiff, Zhang Xing, who knew him well, knew that this guy was trying hard to sound kind. "Just.

It seems that whether it is a general with a guard or a general, when marching and fighting, there are always three teams of 450 soldiers and horses with him at all times, plus the elite guards directly under his command, so that he can effectively command and respond flexibly."

"I see...what is this?" Chai Xiaohe saw Xu Shiying receiving a messenger.

"He sent a letter from Chief Xu. He suggested that the first ten battalions could move alone after crossing the river, and the last ten battalions could move in pairs instead. This would make it easier to connect." Xu Shiying opened the cowhide bag, took out the paper, took a look at it, and handed it over.

Behind him.

The leader Xu he mentioned could only be Xu Shiren.

"Does it make sense?" Chai Xiaohe was much more cautious this time.

"no!"

"not like this……"

Li Ding and Xu Shiying spoke almost at the same time, and then they looked at each other. It was Xu Shiying who answered: "Li Longtou's previous arrangement was right, because a single battalion operation would make the imperial army unclear about the number of our troops and horses, and they thought

The fifteen or sixteen battalions that were previously on the front line are still paralyzed...and if they concentrate their forces too early, they will easily notice something strange and flee directly, which will cause trouble."

"I see."

"Report this to Chief Xu. Please explain it to the other leaders in the camp who are preparing to attack." Xu Shiying said as he turned around to hand over the documents.

"What is this?" At this time, another message arrived.

"Master Wang has requested a battle and hopes to lead the Zhishi army across the river to join the battle."

"Okay, let him rest in Jishan overnight and set off with Shan Dalang tomorrow."

"Where is Shan Dalang?"

"He and Wu Jingfeng went to find the camp where Wu Chang was. Wu Chang had been fighting particularly to the south... and now they are fighting with the Yujiluo tribe."

"Do you want to send someone to look for them and remind them to ask Shan Dalang and Wu Dalang to come back before tomorrow morning so as not to delay the important event?"

"If they both delay even this, then they deserve Wang Wulang to take the lead... If Shan Dalang can't make it in time, let Wang Wulang stay at the end to hold the battle."

"What's up?"
To be continued...