Chapter 187: Raising the Flag
Liu Futong glanced at Du Zundao deeply, knowing that it was not appropriate to start a fight in the sect at this time, so he did not ask Han Shantong about the cause of death.
After Han Yan'er counted the number of people, he walked up to the stage with something in his hand and said: "Brother Han sent me to post this edict everywhere after the incident, but before he could act, he was killed by a traitor first. ”
Liu Futong unfolded the edict and looked at it intently, only to see that the text was simple and easy to understand, but full of profound meaning.
This pseudo-edict was drafted by Han Shantong, in line with his identity as the eighth grandson of Song Huizong, the text remembers the Great Song Dynasty, and asks Hu Yuan for sin, although it is a pseudo-edict, but it is full of heartfelt words, which is thought-provoking.
Liu Futong was extremely sad after reading it, and cried: "Brother Han's life's work is all here, seeing that the great cause is about to rise, but he has suffered a great disaster, if we can't inherit his will, we will be ashamed of being Han in this life!" ”
Han Yan'er also burst into tears, "As stated in the edict, 'Yun Yuxi is in Haidong, and the elite soldiers are in Japan.'" Poor in the south of the Yangtze River, rich in the north. Sentences such as Song Guangwang walking on Yashan, Prime Minister Chen Yizhong walking on the widow and other things to shake the hearts of the people in the world, such a handwriting, not Brother Han's courage can not do it. ”
After that, the two flags held by the banner are unfolded, the flag is black on a yellow background, the top is painted with the sun and moon pattern on behalf of Mingjiao, the lower end is painted with farm tools, cattle and horses on behalf of the uprising people, a flag is decorated with blue silk, and the book "Tiger Ben is three thousand, straight to the land of Youyan"; Another flag is decorated with red silk, and the book "Dragon Flying Ninety-Five, Reopening the Sky of the Great Song Dynasty".
The two flags complement each other, the meaning is simple and easy to understand, representing the birth of Mingjiao, and the comeback of the Great Song Dynasty will save the suffering people from the dire situation!
The situation on the stage, the disciples below naturally saw it in their eyes, and were moved by the sect leader's painstaking efforts, becoming more and more sentimental, and their emotions were transmitted left and right, and the believers who were originally a group of rabble turned into a team of mourning soldiers in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, Du Zundao was secretly shocked, the dead Han Shantong still had such prestige in the hearts of the people and disciples.
Most of the nearby believers had assembled, and some of them came up to the stage and said, "The brothers have been assembled." ”
Du Zundao's eyes rolled, and he thought in his heart, "Even if the scale of the Ming Sect is not small, it is just a group of ordinary people after all, how can it be compared with the regular Yuan Dynasty army?" Since you, Liu Futong, want to ignite the fire of the prairie fire, then I will borrow your east wind and let you face the fierce Yuan soldiers. ”
He had made up his mind and proposed to Liu Futong: "Now that the sect leader has died because of holding high the banner of righteousness, we should inherit his will, and we should also call ourselves orthodox, and it is not appropriate to start an incident in the name of Mingjiao." Since the deputy hall master claims to be the descendant of General Liu Guangshi, in my opinion, he should be called Marshal Liu to the outside world in the future, so as to lead the righteous army. ”
Liu Futong was naturally wary of Du Zundao, knowing that he would not have such good intentions, but at this moment, the rebel army had already assembled, and it was like an arrow on the bow, so he could only agree, pretending to be calm: "It makes sense, since we have decided to overthrow the Yuan family, we can't act in the name of religion." ”
Han Yan'er knew that Liu Futong had his own plans, so he didn't refute it, and several people called the altar masters and deacons of the Xuanwu Hall to gradually finalize the uprising on the spot.
Due to Han Shantong's death, the rebel army was tentatively led by Liu Futong in the name of the marshal, and led the men and horses gathered in Bailuzhuang to Yingzhou to recapture the body of the sect leader; Du Zundao stayed in the rear as a receiver and was responsible for supplying the rebels; Han Yan'er led people to infiltrate the surrounding counties and villages, and made announcements to gather the people to revolt with the Ming Sect.
After Du Zundao stepped down, Han Yan'er whispered: "Marshal Liu, Du Zundao's move must be to make you and Yuan Bing lose both, so that he can reap the benefits of the fisherman." ”
Liu Futong said helplessly: "I didn't expect them to contribute, just don't drag us back, the cause of Brother Han's death is unknown, and we can't make a decision lightly at this time, if you quarrel with Du Zundao at this time, it is tantamount to breaking your own muscles and bones, and you will be laughed at by the Yuan thief." ”
An altar master looked at the disciples gathered in the audience, very worried, and couldn't help asking: "After all, Yingzhou City is garrisoned by Yuan soldiers, and we have neither armor nor decent weapons, can we really succeed?" ”
Another human: "If we attack the city head-on, even if we are lucky enough to win, we will definitely suffer heavy casualties, and we must think of a foolproof way." ”
Seeing that these people were retreating, Han Yan'er stood up and said indignantly: "Although there is a garrison in Yingzhou, these soldiers are arrogant and lascivious, and they have long lost the courage of the year, so why be afraid?" ”
Liu Futong said thoughtfully: "That's right, now that we have raised the banner of rebellion, we are fighting against the Yuan Court head-on." There is no turning back from the bow, this first battle is related to the morale of the rebels, and it must be fought beautifully. ”
Han Yan'er said in a deep voice: "Marshal Liu, you give the order, the brothers will definitely obey the order." ”
Liu Futong didn't speak immediately, closed his eyes and rubbed his temples and thought about it for a while, and then Chao Han Yan'er ordered: "You take a few brothers to sneak into the city first, and when we arrive, we will join forces with the outside and seize the city gate first." ”
Everyone pondered Liu Futong's words, and was a little puzzled, "Snatch the city gate? Marshal Liu, aren't we going to snatch the body of the sect leader? ”
Liu Futong shook his head, "Since there is an incident, we must take a city with lightning speed, otherwise how can the Yuan soldiers attack us?" ”
The people in the field all took a breath of cold air, although everyone was the backbone of the Ming Sect, but after all, they were also from ordinary people, and they couldn't help but be nervous when they thought that they were going to rob the imperial court this time.
Han Yan'er received the order, "Marshal Liu, don't worry, I'll leave now!" ”
Liu Futong held Han Yan'er's arm and instructed: "Be careful, this trip can only succeed and not fail." ”
After Han Yan'er solemnly agreed, he took his leave, took a few henchmen, and rushed to Yingzhou City.
After Liu Futong sent Han Yan'er away, he sorted out his thoughts, signaled the audience to silence and then said in a loud voice: "Today, the Yuan Dynasty is in decline, and corrupt officials and cruel officials eat the blood and sweat of the people. Hu Yuan emphasized the northerners and the southerners, making the south of the Yangtze River barren and the people living in poverty, and looking at the north, they were poor and extravagant, arrogant and tyrannical. It is the court of Hu Yuan that is now the court, not the court of our Han people. The Yuan thieves invaded our rivers and mountains and disturbed our people, so the Ming Sect came into being. How can heaven and earth be unkind! Let the king of Ming fall into the hands of thieves, as Han people, we should be in the same boat, work together, inherit the ambition of King Ming, the hatred of Snow Cliff Mountain, and restore the sect of the Han family! ”
The Han people have been oppressed by the imperial court for a long time, and they can no longer live in peace, and they can only die by resigning themselves to fate. It was the mourning that everyone in the audience heard these passionate words, and immediately boiled with emotion.
Liu Futong saw the opportunity, raised his arms and shouted: "Avenge the hatred of King Ming"
The audience responded one after another, and the cries were deafening.
Liu Futong then took the altar master, deacons and other backbone of the sect as generals, and each led the disciples under his command, divided into multiple groups of people, and went to Yingzhou.