In Anyang, the state city of Xiangzhou, at the luxurious night banquet, there was a chilling atmosphere.

Although the floor had been cleaned, and the blanket had been put on again, and incense and whale oil lamps had been lit; But it still lingered, and the faint smell of blood in the diffuse air.

The musicians, singers, and dancers who were temporarily hired by the local area were already huddled in the corners of the wall and shivering, like a team of birds and beasts huddling together to keep warm.

Of course, except for the noise that has been dragged out by the gagged mouth or solved on the spot, the faces of the remaining guests present are not so good-looking.

As the host of the banquet, Zhang Bangchang, the governor of Hebei Xingtai, who had just staged a four-compartment Fujia toast, and cut off the scene of dissidents on the spot, also held the glass cup in one hand, sneered, carefully looked and watched those in the hall, still unable to recover from the shock and stunned, and there were still some trembling people;

It seems to be an attempt to confirm from their faces how many of their long-planned calls and initiatives are sincere, and how many of them are still vain, or may sometimes be repentant.

These people have Chinese martial arts, some are his old subordinates, and some are new to the subordinates; There are also representatives of vassal powers, or remnants of local leaders; They were all dressed in ornate or elaborate robes, and were stripped of the most basic troops.

Obviously, the thing he is most proud of is his vision of judging the situation and his means of change. Let him avoid the danger of the battlefield and the invasion of political disputes again and again, and always keep himself good and maintain enough strength.

Obviously, this time, he will not be an exception; Thinking of this, he leaned back and made a polite gesture;

"Next, there is an angel to proclaim the edict......"

"Bestow rewards and canonize ...... ranks"......

As the most neighboring force, Huaidong also received a report of the situation and changes in Xiangzhou at the first time

"What, Zhang Bangchang accepted the persuasion of the dynasty......"

"It has been announced in Xiangzhou that it will be fully attached to the beam......"

"Appointed as the ambassador of Hebei to recruit the road system locally, and the right to appease the envoy ......"

"The military and civilian population under his rule began to flee and flee in large numbers......"

After receiving the news of Zhang Bangchang's change of banner in Hebei, I can be said to be messy in the wind, and then I was surprised beyond measure, and I didn't say anything for a long time.

And Zhao Long and Cui Bangbi, who were temporarily summoned, were also shocked and surprised.

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Bangchang, the largest force in Hebei, turned into our nominal ally friendly army and neighboring town.

And Huaidong Town, which has been secretly communicating with music for a long time, still doesn't know anything about it at the last moment, and it seems that the other party has been hiding it very deeply, and even concealed it from most of his subordinates and cronies;

You must know that by Zhang Bangchang's side, Huaidong also used money and other interests to maintain several channels of collaborators who regularly provided news, but this time it did not play any role;

Or to put it another way, the person in charge of this matter in the national dynasty was very wary of Huaidong, so much so that Huaizhen, which had the most important relationship, was carefully excluded.

And the impact and confusion brought about by this dislocation of the relationship between friend and foe and the exchange of status and roles will inevitably affect my rule.

As the so-called pulling a hair and moving the whole body,

Potential allies in the enemy camp become high-profile allies overnight. In other words, can you still have fun in the future...... Do business well, or justifiably seek benefits in Hebei.

I finally understood why Zhang Bangchang, who had always been very willing to cherish his life and be good at preserving his strength, actually had enough courage and courage to take the initiative to launch an all-out offensive against the shrinking and retreating forces of the Northern Dynasties.

It's not just because of some kind of gambler's mentality of taking risks and speculating to pick up cheap, but I am afraid that there are enough people in the DPRK and China behind him to endorse and guarantee him, so that he does not have to worry and worry about the reaction and trends of the Huaidong side.

However, it is unrealistic for them to completely bypass Huaidong in their specific actions, whether it is at sea or on land, Huaidong's internal control is all, and then there must be a nominal normal means of acting as a cover for private activities and confusing the public.

At worst, the most serious consequences are to say, that is, there may be people inside and outside the Huaidong system who know or don't know, and secretly provide convenience and assistance to them in the name of the righteousness of the dynasty.

For example, in addition to the Huainan camp that is close at hand, Li Gefei, the political secretary, or Zeng Hua's subordinates, and even the Yamen, who is in charge of Lu Wuguan, all have varying degrees of suspicion and feasibility.

What's more, the larger the territory occupied by the other party, the higher the conditions and treatment that can be obtained from the dynasty, which will naturally form a potential suppression and suppression of the geographical pattern of Huaidong;

Especially for a powerful faction like him, once it comes to the fame and power that the dynasty can give, this is not a problem that can be solved by a simple exchange of interests.

If he, the Hebei Zhaoqiu Road, is really implemented, the identity and status of Huaidong Town, which is sandwiched between the two high-level Huainan Xingying and Hebei Zhaoqiu Road, will become embarrassing and subtle.

If we add the newly established Henan Special Army, I am afraid that there will be no reason or truth to expand the territory to the west, and the east is the vast sea, do you want me to openly form a large number of two naval armies and cross the sea and cross the ocean to attack the three feudatories of the East China Sea with all my might.

After such a step-by-step calculation, the significance of Huaidong Town's continued existence has been weakened to a large extent. If I really can't bear to take action in the East China Sea, then there will be reasons and excuses for various follow-up disposal methods.

At this moment, I once again felt the malice of the world, or the deliberate restrictions and layouts of those people in the court against Huaidong Town.

Just such a key shot in a corner actually forced me into a corner in a sense. I have worked hard to run Huaidong for so many years, but after all, I still lack the confidence and capital to be a chess player. ……

And in the city of Luodu, with the resumption of the offensive that went and returned, there was a rumbling of artillery bombardment, but not on the city walls, but in the city.

After this period of scrambling and day and night labor, a route was finally cleared inside the city gate, which was filled with debris, enough for the gun carriages and corresponding vehicles to pass.

Then, the artillery possessed by the Southern Army was once again able to come in handy for attacking fortifications. Whether it is a temporary barricade or a temporary transformation into a fortress-like block building, there are few houses that do not collapse without walls in the past bombardment.

If one cannon is not enough, then two, three, and four cannons, if the small caliber of four inches is not enough, change to a medium caliber of six inches, and change to a large caliber if the medium caliber of six inches is not enough.

Then, because of the proximity to the front line in the battle, coupled with the sporadic scattering of the Northern Army's endless harassment, casualties began to occur among the advancing artillery crews for the first time.