Everything starts from Menghualu

Chapter 142 Recruitment and temptation
"Sir, the Li family has been digesting its territory since they captured Ganzhou. There has been no other action in Yinzhou." Huzi said
"Well, that's good, but you can't let your guard down. After all, the Li family has great ambitions. You never know when they will come, so you must pay more attention." Zhang Heng said.
Huzi bowed after hearing this, then turned around and left the study. After Huzi left, Zhang Heng also stood up and left, and then walked directly to Pan'er's room.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw Pan'er getting up to greet him. He hurriedly said, "Pan'er, don't move. I can handle these things myself."

"Heng Lang, I'm actually fine. You don't have to be so careful." Pan'er said.
"That won't work. You are different now. You can't be careless. Don't you have a female servant? It's the same thing if you let her come. Besides, it doesn't need to be that troublesome."

"I just came to see you. I'll be leaving soon." Zhang Heng said
"Heng Lang, let me tell you something. You see, the sisters are all pregnant now, the mistress has just given birth, and there is no one around you to take care of you. Isn't this okay?" Pan'er said.
"Huh? Pan'er, why do I feel like there's something in your words? Are you trying to put someone in my room? Pan'er, I remember you weren't like this before?" Zhang Heng said strangely

"What? Is there anything wrong with this? Or are you saying that you don't like Henglang?" Pan'er said
"No, no, Pan'er, you are so considerate, how could I not like it? But you don't know, Hui'er and I had an agreement when we married you."

"Except for the women I have now, I will never take concubines in the future, so I'm afraid this matter won't be easy to handle. After all, I made my promise first, and I can't go back on my promise." Zhang Heng said with a smile.

Pan'er was stunned after hearing this. She didn't expect that this would happen, so she didn't speak for a while. After a while, she said, "Guanren, you, you, you really let me?"

"Okay, okay, you are still pregnant now. You can't be so excited, otherwise it will be bad for our child. Let's do it this way. It's just a woman. I'll take it." Zhang Heng said.
"It's better not to say goodbye, otherwise the mistress will definitely talk about me when the time comes. So, Heng Lang, you just don't have to worry about this matter. I'll discuss it with the mistress first." Pan'er said
"Haha, it's okay, Pan'er, you have a good rest, and I'll go back first." Zhang Heng said
Three days passed like this. On the third day, Pan'er asked someone to find Zhang Heng. What did Zhang Heng think it was?As a result, when I entered, I found that Pan'er was not in the room.

At this time, there was a thin woman sitting on the bed in the room. Zhang Heng could see how nervous she was at this moment. When he took a closer look, wasn't this Zhao Di?

Seeing this, he completely reacted. He felt that everything had been discussed, and he didn't know what Pan'er said to Hui'er to make this happen.

But he didn't have the time to think about these things at this time. After all, the beauty was right in front of him, so he didn't have the time to think about it. After all, women can handle women's matters themselves.

Zhang Heng slowly walked to the bed and sat down. This move shocked Zhao Di, and she subconsciously wanted to stand up, but she seemed to have thought of something else, so she didn't do it.

Zhang Heng looked at the girl in front of him, who was like a frightened little rabbit. He couldn't help but breathe quickly for a moment. He simply stopped suppressing himself and took action directly.

Early in the morning of the next day, Zhang Heng left the room feeling refreshed. At this time, he was not tired from a hard night's work at all. Instead, he only felt refreshed.

The reason is naturally because he has never been able to have fun before. After all, all the people in his yard are pregnant now, and the only one left is the one who has just given birth. Sexual intercourse should not be excessive, which makes him hold back every time. Naturally, he always has sex. The meaning is still unfinished.

Although he didn't have much fun last night, maybe because of the novelty, he was still very happy last night, which made him in a good mood today.

But after he arrived in the study, his mood deteriorated.

"What did you say? Did the Li family increase their troops? It seems they can't bear it anymore. Okay, it's okay. I've wanted to fight them for a long time."

"After all, if he remains silent, the civil servants in the court will probably be nagging again. This time, let's go down and tell them to get ready!" Zhang Heng said with a smile.

Huzi clasped his fists after hearing this, then turned and left. Looking at Huzi's leaving back, Zhang Heng felt a little excited. After all, he knew his current situation very well.

At this time, the Li family and his son were also discussing the next move.

"Father, have you really decided to take action now? Should we take over the sandbank as well? After all, if we take action now, how about the sandbank?" Li Yuanhao said.

"Hao'er, the Zhang family will not give us time to attack the sandbank. After all, they have all their troops ready now. If we don't take action, the Zhang family may not be able to hold on."

"So this battle must be fought. Not only must it be fought, but it must also be won. After all, Ganzhou has just settled down. If this battle is lost, Ganzhou will be in chaos." Li Mingde said

"Don't worry, father. My son knows the importance. I will definitely win this battle." Li Yuanhao said

After finishing speaking, Li Yuanhao withdrew, and Liming looked at his son's leaving figure with a worried look on his face. After all, this battle was not that easy to fight.

But now that things have come to this, he can only force himself to feel relieved. After all, the situation is forcing him.

Without any warning in advance, Li Yuanhao took the lead. He chose to attack Linzhou this time, and Sun Yi was naturally prepared for it, so a big battle began.

The beating lasted for three days, and then Li Yuanhao suddenly withdrew the people. Sun Yi didn't pay attention at first, but he realized something was wrong the next day.

Because Li Yuanhao's reaction was too abnormal, and it was already too late because he soon received bad news.

The Li family divided their forces. The reason why Li Yuanhao didn't move was because he was waiting for the news. It turned out that Xixia was not just attacking all the way this time, but Linfu and Fengzhou were attacking together.

Fortunately, the troops were now sufficient and had been deployed before the war, so Li Yuanhao's sneak attack was not successful, but was slightly damaged due to the division of troops.

This made Sun Yi happy and a little scared at the same time, and this news was soon known to Zhang Heng. He knew that the matter was of great importance, so he set off directly to Fengzhou to supervise the battle.

That's right, he did not go to Linzhou. After all, if he went to Linzhou now, it would undoubtedly be like changing the commander before the battle. This is a taboo for military strategists, and he would definitely not do it.

When he arrived at Fengzhou, there was no fighting here, and everything seemed very abnormal.

He thought there was something wrong, so he did not go directly to the city. Instead, he sent people to the city to investigate. It didn't take long for the people he sent to come back. "Jingsuo, General Tian Hao is still in the city, there is nothing abnormal." The guard said
Zhang Heng nodded after hearing this, and then entered the city. At this time, Tian Hao had already been waiting for him here. When he saw Zhang Heng coming, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "Finally, Tian Hao, please refer to the strategy."

"Okay, okay, we are all family members. There is no need to do this. Let's go. We will go back first. Please tell me what is going on?" Zhang Heng waved his hand and said.

After finishing speaking, Zhang Heng walked forward directly, Tian Hao followed naturally, and soon he returned to the Yamen and went directly into the back hall.

After arriving, Tian Hao did not delay and directly explained the situation in Fengzhou. Zhang Heng did not speak for a long time after listening, and Tian Hao naturally did not dare to disturb him.

After a while, Zhang Heng said, "So, they only fought for one day and then stopped fighting?"

"Yes. They just made a surprise attack the day before yesterday, and then there was no movement. The general was still a little worried at the time, and even sent people to Fuzhou."

"It turned out that the fourth young master said that the same was true for him. The general was worried about the risks, so he didn't dare to mess around until you arrived today," Tian Hao said.
"Huh? This is interesting, but no matter what his plans are, as long as they survive seven days, they will no longer be anything."

"My officer had already ordered people to bring newly recruited soldiers to support us before coming here. Although their training time is still short, they can still defend the city without any problem."

"When they arrive, everything will be over. Okay, let's get to work first." Zhang Heng said
After hearing this, Tian Hao was overjoyed. After all, having reinforcements means that the battle can be won, and winning will bring military merit. What about after having military merit?

As for Tian Hao's thoughts, Zhang Heng naturally knew. After all, not only Tian Hao, but also he was looking forward to this battle. After all, he still had some ambitions in his heart.

Time passed so slowly, and the Linzhou front line finally started fighting, but both sides fought with restraint, so although the fight lasted for a long time, there was not much loss.

At this time, Li Yuanhao was sitting in the Chinese army tent with a frown on his face, listening to the report from below.

"What? Zhang Heng went to Fengzhou? It seems that he has an idea, but I can't be fooled. Tell Qihu and ask him to withdraw and stick to the city." Li Yuanhao said

As soon as these words were said, all the generals in the Chinese military tent wanted to speak, but in the end no one came forward because they also knew that retreating at this time was the best choice.

When Li Yuanhao saw that no one stood up to persuade him, he felt relieved. After all, he never understood why he was fighting this war. Based on his understanding of his father, shouldn't he sue for peace?
Now they have just captured Ganzhou, and now it is time to go all out to capture Shazhou and Guazhou. Why do they have to fight this battle at this time?
Not to mention that he didn't understand, in fact, the generals at this time didn't understand either. Following Li Yuanhao's order, the Dingnan army outside Fengzhou retreated, which made the army prepared by Zhang Heng come to nothing.

So at this time, Zhang Heng was also in a dilemma. He didn't know whether he should attack directly. Although he wanted to take advantage of the situation to attack, his reason told him that he couldn't. After all, he couldn't bear it now.

In the end, Sou Yi could only choose to stand still, and his actions reassured Li Yuanhao. Within a few days, the Li family withdrew their troops.

In the eyes of outsiders, this battle ended in a confused way.

But it was of great significance to both of them. Li Yuanhao, who returned to Xingqing Mansion, directly asked his question.

"Hao'er, according to common sense, we should indeed attack Shazhou and Guazhou, but there are some things that cannot be treated with common sense. After all, our opponents have changed."

"Although the current Zhang Wulang of the Zhang family is young, it is precisely because he is young that we have no idea what his attitude is and whether he will go to war with us."

"And this is too dangerous for us, so how we fight this battle is not the purpose. The purpose is to test his attitude. That's why I asked you to divide your troops into three groups before."

"If Zhang Wulang really couldn't hold it back and attacked us, then do you think he wouldn't be able to hold it back when we attacked the sandbank?" Li Mingde said.

"Father, my son understands, but father, the Zhang family's current military strength is not enough, but if he is given enough time, then it will be troublesome." Li Yuanhao said

"So Hao'er, it's up to you. If you can capture Guasha and Shazhou as soon as possible, then we won't be afraid of the Zhang family. What if you can't?" Li Mingde said.

"My child knows my father, I will definitely capture the two states as soon as possible." Li Yuanhao, who had cleared up his doubts, said suddenly full of fighting spirit.
Li Mingde nodded after hearing this and said nothing more. At the same time, Zhang Heng was discussing the war with his fourth brother and Tian Hao.

"Jing Lue, according to what you said, the Li family's invasion of the border this time was just for testing?" Tian Hao asked
"Yes, it was just a test. I only reacted to the Fengzhou incident. After all, with the capabilities of the Li family, how could they retreat so quickly?"

"If they really want to attack us, they will definitely prepare in advance, and they will definitely not be like before, so they deliberately gave us a chance."

"I want to see what kind of character my new opponent is like. If I hadn't calmed down at the beginning, I'm afraid the Li family would have used all their strength to attack us," Zhang Heng said.
"Hey, Wulang, if you say that, wouldn't we have escaped a catastrophe?" Zhang He said
"That's right, fourth brother, we just escaped a catastrophe this time. Now the Li family has just captured Ganzhou, and they are busy digesting the territory at this time."

"At the same time, they also need to be prepared for attacks from Shazhou and Guazhou. In this case, they naturally have to take the lead in solving the two internal worries. After all, compared with us, the Uighurs are naturally easier to fight."

"Besides, they already have a blood feud with the Uighurs, so it shouldn't be a problem at this time, but they just hit the door."

"Except for testing, I really can't think of any other reason." Zhang Heng said
"Fifth brother, what do you think we should do now? How should we submit this document?" Zhang He said
"Fourth brother, this report is naturally a great victory. After all, the Li family suffered a lot of losses this time, at least half as much as us. Why isn't it a great victory?"

"Since it's a great victory, there are some things that we can't talk about, but we have to send a real copy." Zhang Heng said
(End of this chapter)