"It's heaven and earth!" Thinking of this, Shile waved his hands under the deafening thunder and shouted, "What a godsend! ”

In the past three months, due to the crime of burning Yecheng, one of the five capitals of Hebei, and killing the prince of the clan, there is no doubt that he has been regarded by the imperial court and the king of the East China Sea as a traitor who will be punished quickly. The huge financial resources of Jizhou, Yanzhou, and the Three Wei regions were therefore concentrated in a narrow area on the north bank of the Yellow River, and the huge forces belonging to many famous ministers and generals, and tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops armed to the teeth had surrounded the three counties of Bohai, Pingyuan, and Leling. No matter how many conflicts Shile has, it is like a bird in a cage, and it is difficult to fly with wings.

After Jisang's death, Shi Le, who was struggling to unify the Hebei bandits, was therefore under too much pressure. Although he warned his allies and subordinates again and again that the imperial court would not be able to hold on, seeing that the thief army was becoming more and more scattered and the reserves were depleted, Shi Le was not very sure that he would survive the current crisis. He even woke up in the middle of the night, just because he dreamed of the official army's skulls being cut off on the head...... If it weren't for Ding Shao's sudden critical illness, maybe he would have gone crazy.

But now everything has changed. The Jizhou army had no intention of fighting, and abandoned the defense line that had been operating for a long time and retreated. The originally airtight encirclement network suddenly revealed a flaw. And Shi Le will never let go of this flaw, he has the determination to break the cauldron, and he has the confidence to seize this opportunity to strike a thunderous blow!

On this dark and stormy night, Shile abandoned his baggage and wounded, and urgently mobilized the greatest number of troops he could mobilize, all in order to seize this opportunity and turn the situation around. At this critical moment of hard fighting, even the bone-chilling rain could not extinguish the fire in Shiler's chest. He couldn't help but get his blood boiling, and he shouted in the midst of the raging storm, sweeping away the poverty of the past few months!

"The general wants to change the situation, that is, Ding Shao is seriously ill; The general wants to use strange soldiers, that is, there are days of wind and rain ......" A voice sounded behind Shi Le, although it was not high-pitched, but it could be heard clearly even in the roaring wind and rain: "What I have seen in the past few days, tying up the sky will help the general, and tying the heaven will descend to the general!" Generals can accomplish great things! ”

Shi Le laughed and turned back: "Mr. Mengsun, you have a good reputation." ”

He walked more than ten steps through the stagnant water with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and took people's hands and said affectionately: "Didn't you let someone set up a camp for you?" What is the matter, it is enough to let the servants pass on the word to me, how can I bother Mr. to come here? He looked at the faces of the people by the lightning flashing in the depths of the night sky, and shouted angrily to the two attendants behind him: "What did you do? The gentleman is soaking wet! Don't set up a tent yet, make a fire quickly! ”

Shiler's name was a thin scribe in his mid-thirties with a sparse beard under his chin. Because the rain was so heavy that the felt cloth he was wearing didn't work, and he was soaking wet. The rain took away the body temperature, making his face pale and occasionally shivering, but his eyes were terrifyingly bright, and the smile on his face was not as if he was marching hard, but full of spring clothes, bathing, dancing, and returning with joy and leisure.

Seeing that Shile was angry, the scribe smiled and said, "The general's daughter is still able to brave the wind and rain; How can Zhang sit in the tent and enjoy? It's me who is looking for the general, I don't blame them, I don't blame them! ”

"What are you doing? Find a place to shelter from the rain! Shile suppressed his anger and glared fiercely at the two attendants. He took a piece of felt cloth from his hand and held it up, shielded the scribe from the wind and rain, and said very earnestly, "I am tired after the wind has been blowing all night." Just as the camp was set up and some hot food was cooked, I talked to Mr. Mengsun. ”

Although Shile was born as a thief and was illiterate, his behavior was very different from that of ordinary bandits. Since the army was raised to confront the imperial court, on the one hand, he paid attention to recruiting the miscellaneous tribes scattered in various places, reorganizing them into the army, and enriching the military force; On the other hand, the role of literati is also valued. After the capture of Yecheng, tens of thousands of people were captured by the Hebei Qunkou, and Shi Le screened out well-dressed people from them, and gathered them in one place to give them preferential treatment, called the "gentleman's camp".

All of you in the "Gentlemen's Camp" may not be willing to work for the thieves, but after all, it is difficult to refuse the improvement of conditions. Shi Le also constantly sent people to declare that he was the general of the Xiongnu Han State and the official of the Marquis of Zhongming Pavilion, so as to show that he was not a thief, but a military and political dignitary of the Xiongnu Han State who was born, organized, and ambitious.

This kind of artificiality is actually full of flaws, but it can be a useful step for literati who are interested in working with Schler. For example, a group of down-and-out literati such as Diao Ying and Zhang Jing joined Shi Le and established a preliminary military structure for him. The person in front of him, who was called "Mr. Mengsun" by Shi Le, was one of the leaders who was particularly valued, Zhang Bin and Zhang Mengsun, a native of Zhao County. This Mr. Mengsun was not deliberately recruited by Shi Le, but he raised his sword and army on his own one day, and shouted to see him, and after he was put under Shi Le's command, he offered several effective strategies against the official army, so he was particularly respected by Shi Le, and his status surpassed that of others. Shi Le even often asked Zhang Bin to explain the classics of the past dynasties for him, and the friendship between the two was considered to be half-master.

The two walked a short distance hand in hand, and the subordinates had already set up the tent, and it was rare that everyone had found dry wood in such bad weather, and lit a bonfire in the middle of the tent.

The two of them took off their heavy felt clothes and put them into the account, Shi Le dusted the rain for Zhang Bin, and then asked: "Mr. Mengsun has come to look for it all night, there must be something important, please come quickly." ”

Zhang Bin was also not polite, and spread his hands and said, "Please also borrow the land map." ”

He unfolded the Jizhou map that Shile had obtained from Yecheng and especially solemnly treasured, and pointed out: "The general's method of using soldiers is unpredictable, and he often defeats the enemy with strange soldiers. Although Zhang was not a scholar of military aircraft, he was often amazed when watching the war. ”

Although Shile respects the Jin scholars, he can't trust them unconditionally after all. The people in the Junzi camp may have served as a long history and joined the army, but their actual authority is only in the military and political aspects, and they are not allowed to participate in the planning and command of military operations. This is true even if a person with a special status is as good as Zhang Bin, even if he is treated with the utmost courtesy. Hearing this, Shi Le was slightly ashamed, and hurriedly covered up: "There are many changes in the military, and I often don't have time to consult the gentlemen, but I don't mean to hide it. What's more, you gentlemen are busy with official business, and you can't take care of military affairs......"

In the second half of these words, the wind changed, but he still tactfully dissuaded Zhang Bin from getting involved in military command.

"The general doesn't have to be like this." Zhang Bin laughed, and looked at the geographical map to himself: "After Ding Shao was critically ill, the Jizhou army had no intention of fighting, and it is said that the military horses on the front line of Dongwu City, Qinghe, Beiqiu, Boping, and Liaocheng have abandoned the city. At present, in this once-in-a-century heavy rain, people from all walks of life must have stopped on the road and couldn't move for a while. In my estimation, the general summoned all the armies overnight, presumably planning to brave the wind and rain to pursue the various units of the Jizhou Army overnight, and after defeating them, he would urge the rout to attack the panicked Guangzong on a large scale. Since Ding Shao was critically ill and there was no one else in Guangzong City to preside over the military, if he could overthrow the Jizhou army in one fell swoop, the situation in Hebei would be reversed...... I wonder if my guess is accurate? ”

"Uh......" This guess is naturally accurate. Shi Le coughed a few times and said with a smile: "What Mr. said is very true, and that's exactly what I think. A few days ago, my husband explained to me, didn't he say 'both weak and aggressive, and take chaos and insult death'? Since Ding Shao is seriously ill and cannot serve as a director, it is a good opportunity for us to take the opportunity to beat the Jizhou army. ”

"It is indeed right to attack the weak and attack the enemy, and to take chaos and insult the dead. However, did the general ever think about what would happen after defeating the Jizhou army? Zhang Bin said coldly: "Jizhou, one-sixth of the world's taxes, Cao Wei has to prosper here, which is the foundation of the royal industry." If there is something in the Jizhou army, Wang Jun and Gou Xi of Youzhou will definitely be moved when they hear the wind, and the general asks himself how the soldiers and horses are compared to these two? ”

Shi Le was silent for a moment and said: "If we can defeat the Jizhou army, then our army will have a lot more room to maneuver." What's more, when it comes to entangling the people of Jizhou, the strength of our army will inevitably increase greatly, and at that time, it will be on a par with Wang Pengzu and Gou Dao in Mangyuan, and it is unknown who will kill the deer. ”

"Confused!" Zhang Bin was annoyed and shouted: "Who does the general really think that the title of sweeping general can bluff?" After defeating the Jizhou army, will you be able to entangle the people of Jizhou? It's a joke! The previous attack on Yecheng was originally instigated by the Xiongnu Han State, and it suffered heavy casualties in vain, just to share the pressure on the Huns. Does the general want to do this kind of thing again? Even though they took advantage of the wind and rain to attack the Jizhou army, the Youzhou Yanzhou army arrived immediately without delay. Where did the general come to entangle his subordinates? With only the tired crowd of his subordinates against a strong enemy, can he really have a chance to go hand in head? Once the war is unfavorable, how many people will be left of the so-called eighteen horsemen? ”

Shile's city was deep and would not be easily angered. But in recent years, many of the eighteen horsemen he relied on have withered, such as Wang Yang, Taobao and other loyal and brave men who died in battle, which often made Shi Le lament. Zhang Bin actually said this matter to his face, which is too bold! Too rude! It's too much of a sore spot for Shiler!

Shile was furious and jumped to his feet. He was very tall, and when he stood up, his head touched the roof of the tent, and he pulled with great anxiety and pulled it with all his might, and he overturned the whole tent that had been put up makeshift with all his might.

The rain poured down like a heavenly river, and immediately extinguished the bonfire, spilling everything in the tent into chaos. The attendants around them didn't know what was going on, and they rushed to shout. They tried to set up their tents again, but when they saw Shile's terrible face, they did not dare to move forward.

"Bold!" Shi Le's face turned purple, his muscles were jumping, he held the long knife on his waist with one hand, and pointed at Zhang Bin with the halberd in the other hand and roared: "Are you deliberately trying to humiliate me?" ”

Zhang Bin's face remained unchanged: "I just want to tell the general that if you want to do something extraordinary, you must take extraordinary measures." ”

Shi Le barely suppressed his anger and said, "You say! You said! ”

But I saw Zhang Bin pick up the Jizhou map that Shi Le cherished very much, brush it twice, and tear it to pieces.

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These chapters are all chapters related to the great changes in the situation in Hebei, each paragraph affects the movements of all parties and needs to be carefully considered, and the speed of update has slowed down slightly, so don't blame you. Fortunately, the text of the crab is always full of dry goods, and the wood is filled with water :)

In addition, a new book review of Chaos WJY's friend "A Year of Feeling" has been added to the work. Thank you brother for your support and encouragement.