"Why is this?"

Zhang Lang seemed a little shocked when he heard Fan Gui's proposal to not withdraw his troops.

Liangzhou's man is now in the limelight. At this time, it is not a trivial matter to disobey his military orders!

A gloom appeared in Fan Gui's eyes, and even the light coming from outside the tent could not be dispelled. He sneered:

"My brother tried to guard the chief of Jiangyi. He was sent by the Hedong County Government himself, but was guilty of being fabricated for no reason and killed on the spot. The other county magistrates, county magistrates and big surnames in Jiangyi City were even more difficult to escape. What kind of consequence would Zhang Jun think he could end up when he returned at this time?"

"Forehead."

Zhang Lang was choked by Fan Gui's words and couldn't say anything.

In terms of identity, Fan Yong is a member of the Fan family of Anyi, and the family's Zhang family is far from each other. In terms of position, Fan Yong is the head of a county under the jurisdiction of Hedong County Government, while Zhang Lang is a Sima assigned to Yan Xing's command, and the power between the two is incomparable. As for other county magistrates and big surnames, they are mostly local snakes from Jiangyi. Zhang Lang believes that his energy in the city is not comparable to them.

However, after Yan Xing arrived in Jiangyi, he was either killed or imprisoned within a few days, clearing these obstacles of light and darkness, and firmly controlling Jiangyi in his own hands.

Especially Fan Yong's death gave Zhang Lang a particularly stimulation.

After taking office in the light chariot, Fan Yong had in-depth cooperation with the Jiangyi family. In addition to the Fan clan's clan's reputation and his connections in the county government, he himself was also a powerful character. Moreover, Fan Yong and Fan Gui won over Zhang Lang together, promising to find a clan girl in the clan for Zhang Lang to be a good match for Zhang Lang.

But now, Fan Yong, who had something to do with him, died in a blink of an eye, and was still stabbed in the head in the lobby of the county temple, which made Zhang Lang feel uneasy.

If some of the crimes involved in Fan Yong are investigated in depth, not only Fan Gui can't escape, but even Zhang Lang can't escape.

Fan Gui saw Zhang Lang's timidity and wavering, and he smiled and continued:

"As of this day, not only the war in Hedong, but also the chaos in the world has already emerged. We control the troops and horses in our hands, and we can move forward and retreat freely, and we can protect ourselves and watch the situation. But if we return to Jiangyi City, we will fall into Liangzhou's control. At that time, it will be a killing or a cutting, which will not be a matter of his decision."

"A real man should be in a world where a male flies in front of others, how can a female be hidden by others!"

"this?"

Although Fan Gui was right and Zhang Lang was indeed moved, he still couldn't make up his mind and could only stammer:

"But this is really - it's too dangerous."

Fan Gui knew that Zhang Lang was already moved, so he sneered.

"If the matter is not dangerous, why is this difficult? We just need to find a way to make the Baibo thief attack, and immediately let Liangzhouer and the troops he brought are poor. At that time, I am afraid that we will beg for help from him and guard the Fen River coast. It will be a blessing. How dare I ask for trouble for me again!"

Hearing Fan Gui's plan, Zhang Lang suddenly realized, but then he restrained his expression and said with some scruples:

"But Liangzhou'er had just broken the Baibo thief in Xiangling, and the Baibo thief on the other side also retreated back to Linfen City. There was no possibility of a big war. If we rashly go to provoke and lead the Baibo thief on the other side to attack, it will be a big question whether the plan can be achieved. Once it is done, the Baibo thief attacks, and we will be attacked. If Liangzhou's army is not moving, can we use the Baibo thief's sword to kill us? This is not much better than leading troops back to Jiangyi!"

Fan Gui's eyes suddenly appeared and he said:

"I've thought about it before, so we can't go to Linfen to provoke Baibo thieves."

"you mean?"

"Haha, think about it, Zhai Hao, the group of Xiliang soldiers who were defending Jiuji Mountain, had just defeated the Baibo thieves in Xiangling, but if the Baibo thieves in Xiangling also sent people to attack them at this time, what do you think they would do?"

"Ah, you mean, I'll send someone to pretend to be a white thief--"

Zhang Lang, who followed Fan Gui's thoughts, suddenly screamed, and he understood Fan Gui's method of countering the Xiliang army.

Didn’t the Xiliang soldiers want to use the heads of the Baibo thief to consolidate their authority and unite people’s hearts? Then let him taste the consequences of attracting tens of thousands of Baibo mothies.

However, after shouting, Zhang Lang was a little worried and asked:

"Can this kind of small conflict caused by our secretly sending people to provoke, can it really lead to a big fight between the Baibo thief and the Xiliang soldiers?"

"Hahaha."

Seeing that Zhang Lang was coming and hesitating, Fan Gui finally couldn't help laughing out loud.

After laughing, he stared at Zhang Lang and said:

"During the Spring and Autumn Period, the border city of Wu State, Beiliang and Chu State bordered. One day, a mulberry girl in Wu State was picking mulberry leaves on the border, and another mulberry girl in Chu State had an argument with another mulberry girl in Chu State for fighting for mulberry leaves on the border mulberry trees."

"After hearing the news, the two women's families rushed to the mulberry trees one after another and beat and scolded each other. Then the village's Ding Zhuang and county soldiers, and finally the trouble was made. First, the people from Beiliang swept the village of Chu, and then the King of Chu heard the news and ordered the capture of Wu Beiliang, and finally the Wu Kingdom also sent troops to attack Chu. In the end, the two countries of Wu and Chu fought one after another, and the wars continued!"

After telling the story of "The Provocation of Beiliang", Fan Gui asked Zhang Lang with a cold smile.

"Wu, who had no military power, was still a war due to some small provocations, not to mention the Xiliang soldiers and Baibo thieves who were originally mortal enemies?"

After listening to Fan Gui's words, Zhang Lang looked thoughtful and did not answer. After a long time, he sighed.

"I understand everything about your meaning. I've listened to you. I'll go and choose the staff now!"

After saying that, Zhang Lang did not hesitate anymore, turned around and walked away, and walked out of the tent in a few steps.

Fan Gui, who was left behind, sat on the table.

Liangzhou'er killed Fan Yong, but he was afraid that although Anyi City would not do anything to him for the time being, he would definitely put pressure on him as if he was overwhelmed by the pressure. He was the soldiers of Hedong County who were in conflict with his orders. He expected that at this time, he would not dare to take the blame and force himself into the barracks and capture him.

But after he survived for a while, he would suddenly find that he was already deeply trapped in the swamp of the White Bo Thief and could no longer extricate himself.

Thinking of this, Fan Gui's mouth curled up a curve and said with a secret smile:

"You are just a reckless man, you are just a brave man. You will be happy with this experience!"

···

Two days later, the lieutenant tent in the military camp outside Jiangyi City.

"Does the soldiers along the Fen River still don't want to return?"

Yan Xing sat in front of his desk, looking at the documents related to military information, and asked Xi Zhicai, who was heading downwards.

"Although the two of them took over the military order, Fan Gui and Zhang Lang both advised them not to withdraw their troops easily on the grounds that Baibo thieves on the other side were frequently acting, and they were reluctant to withdraw their troops."

Xi Zhicai said lightly.

After hearing the excuse of the two of them ruling back to Jiangyi, Yan Xing couldn't help but sneer.

"Fan and Zhang are really brave enough to report the military information in front of them. Do you think I don't know? The target of the Baibo thieves' attack was in the Pi family. Xiangling and Linfen were just feinted attacks. The elite bandits in Xiangling were all wiped out by me at the foot of Jiuji Mountain. When the bandits in Linfen heard this bad news, they had already retreated back to Linfen City overnight."

"How many Baibo thieves can attempt to attack on the west bank of the Fen River? At most, there are only some sentrymen. The abnormal movement of Baibo is completely fabricated by the two. I also want to use this method to continue to delay the time."

"Everything is indeed as the lieutenant said, but the two of them held troops and horses in their hands, like severing gangs. They had already tasted the sweetness of disobeying orders and committed many crimes with Fan Yong. At present, Fan Yong had been punished and was killed. They were afraid that they were both shocked and annoyed in the army. They made many excuses and were reluctant to lead the army back."

After listening to Xi Zhicai's analysis, Yan Xing, holding the bamboo slips, sneered, threw the bamboo slips in his hand on the table, and stood up and said:

"Since that's the case, don't blame me for being merciless!"

He turned to look at Xi Zhicai who was in the next chapter and asked:

"Will there be any news coming back from Yuanshan?"

"There is news from Anyi that Hedong County Government complained that the captain killed the chief of the Shoujiang Yishou sent by them. However, in front of the iron evidence, there was no big move for the time being. General Niu Zhonglang had no accusation for the time being. Although Yuan Shan had not sent a message back, he expected that the matter would be handled properly!"

"Well, that's good!"

Yan Xing nodded, but still looked solemn.

Looking at Yan Xing's plan and thinking, Xi Zhicai smiled slightly and said:

"Captain, are you planning to seize Fan and Zhang and the others' power to lead the army?"

"Well, although I have controlled Jiangyi at the moment, I can also block them on the money, grain, and rice valley, force them to lead their troops back and join the camp to apologize. But doing so will give the population to a real person, and it will take a lot of time, which is not in line with my wishes. My decision is to send troops immediately and start to take down Fan and Zhang and the others!"

When Yan Xing saw many Bai Bo's family members spontaneously starting to plant wheat in Xiangling, he knew that it was too late. He integrated the people of Jiangyi and recovered various cities in the northeast of He. He could no longer slowly plan and continue to delay.

Therefore, Yan Xing decided to solve the problem before Zhou Liang came back, Fan Gui and Zhang Lang, the two men who were still planning to be vain and disobey their orders, and to completely control the soldiers of Hedong County who were still half-independent in their own hands.

Speaking of taking down Fan Gui, Zhang Lang and the others, Yan Xing thought of some things and started asking again:

"Has the crimes of Fan Gui and Zhang Lang been investigated yet?"

After Zhou Liang left, the matter of investigating illegal and disabled people was handed over to Xi Zhicai. When he heard Yan Xing’s question, he immediately replied:

"Fan Gui and Zhang Lang have also been investigated. With the breakthrough of the county temple, these people's past crimes cannot be escaped. The thieves of salt and iron are connected with the white waves. They have assigned troops to set up checkpoints along the way, exploit, rob the wealth of fugitives, and kill innocent refugees without permission. They have also done a lot of these things!"

After listening to Xi Zhicai's answer, Yan Xing pointed a little and said with a smile:

"Shan, with these ironclad evidence, I see how Zhang Lang, Fan Gui and the others continue to deal with the delay."

Xi Zhi realized that Yan Xing had decided to take action. He thought about it and said:

"The lieutenant, Fan Gui, is quite tricky. We have killed Fan Yong in front of us. This person must be eliminated. However, although Zhang Lang, who is in agreement with Fan Yong, Fan Gui and others, is quite brave in fighting against the Baibo thief, and his rule is quite good at winning the hearts of his men. If he kills him, I am afraid that the soldiers of Hedong County will be unstable. Do you want to leave him first?"

After listening to Xi Zhicai's words, Yan Xing's eyes closed slightly. He also knew that Zhang Lang was a brave man, and seemed to be thinking about gains and losses. After a while, he suddenly opened his eyes suddenly, and a glimmer burst out in his eyes, and he said firmly:

"There is a saying in "Yi Liaozi" that "all those who kill are wise and martial arts are wise. If one kills one person and the three armies are shocked, they will kill them. If one kills one person and thousands of people are happy, they will kill them. Killing is of great importance and reward is of little importance. If you kill, you must kill them even if you are valuable, you must kill them. This is the punishment."

"Killing Fan Yong, who was evil and disabled people in front, can make the people of Guizhou in Jiangyi applaud. Killing Zhang Lang, who is quite prestigious, can make the soldiers of Hedong County feel afraid and dare not act against orders anymore, so you must kill them!"

After hearing Yan Xing's decision after thinking about it, Xi Zhicai nodded, but continued:

"The morale of the subsequent Hedong County soldiers-"

Yan Xing knew that Xi Zhicai was worried about something, so he immediately interrupted Xi Zhicai and added:

"The soldiers of the Hedong County in these two battalions have made sense many times and are obscured. Then I can only force them. As for the morale of the army, I already have a preliminary plan in my mind, and I will discuss it with you later!"

With Yan Xing's words, Xi Zhicai was very tactful and stopped talking. He could notice that since Yan Xing returned in Xiangling, his mood had also changed, and the movements of integrating Jiangyi were much faster.

After Yan Xing and Xi Zhicai decided on the life and death of Fan Gui and Zhang Lang, they followed the original plan and said:

"This time, I plan to ask Bo Yi to lead his troops to take over the Hedong County soldiers. He is from Hedong and a soldier in the Northern Army. He has mastered the army and has achieved the power and virtues to shock and resolve the morale of the Hedong County soldiers and control these two battalions of troops!"

"Hongqi is safe in doing things and can serve as a deputy to assist Bo Yi."
To be continued...