Jiangzhou, outside Pengze City, in the desperate beating of drums, but there was a rout tide of defeat like a mountain. The colorful tide of ruin and destruction formed by the flow of people in different colors of robes rushed and washed straight along the edge of the city wall to the left and right.

"No return."

"Death to those who retreat."

Even if a team of palace soldiers (supervising wars) wearing black turbans cut off many bloody heads on the spot, and stabbed and poked over many people who dared to approach; But it still failed to prevent the corresponding collapse. On the contrary, one after another, these swords and guns who would rather face the battle than meet the enemy again and only run for their lives were loosened and crumbling by the impact of the crowd.

Then the palace army that supervised the war was also unable to kill and kill, and had to pick up swords and guns to fight with these defeated troops who had broken down, all kinds of shouting and scolding, and fighting and fighting together; In the end, it was forcibly wrapped and completely dispersed in the crowd. And this is the rear officer army is still quite far from them.

And Huang Chao, who stood on the head of the city to watch the enemy and supervise the battle, also had a very ugly face and was not angry and pinched the rough edge of the battlements, and looked at the majestic "Zhang" banner in the distance.

"Zhang is desperate" and "Zhang is invincible", this is like a curse and nightmare that has always been entangled in the head of the rebels, but it has repeatedly lingered, and the ghost is like a fateful entanglement in this battlefield to meet again.

But what he didn't expect was that it had only been a few months outside the mountains, and the righteous army that had been like a rainbow and everyone was vying to be the first was already all kinds of decadence and desolation; In addition to the fact that the number of people is still outnumbered, it is not even as good as it was at the beginning, after a difficult battle and setback, when they have just arrived in the ridge and everyone thinks about it.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes and confirmed the familiar faces and figures that had fled, he would almost have thought that this was some of the new gang of run-ins and outcasts, or that they had defeated the local officers and soldiers who were not fully clothed. Could it be that they treat their brothers like this, and they don't even have much of the protective gear and equipment left to replenish and equip in the mountains.

And after dividing the troops and conquering the city, I don't know where the leaders have gone. When the time comes, you can only take out these miscellaneous rags and use them to deal with and fight the enemy.

These days, when there are good news in all walks of life and the general situation is good, he is all about the establishment of rules and regulations, the determination of officials and ranks, etiquette and rules, and other things proposed by the etiquette envoy Cui Miao; but ignoring the basic situation of these old brothers and their subordinates.

So much so that now, although there are still tens of thousands of righteous soldiers and horses of the three wings and seven armies in this city, including this formation, the generals and military masters who are the leading generals and military masters actually shirk each other and fear the enemy like tigers, and none of them dare to take the initiative to ask for the battle and meet the defeated front army. That's 50,000 horses, at least 40,000 strong.

Two days ago, Chang Hong, the envoy of the right army and the commander of the left wing, who had sworn at the banquet two days ago, simply led about 10,000 people from the two armies under his command to surrender to the official army after several consecutive defeats by the riverside. This result also made some of the remaining high-level leaders of the rebel army inevitably suspicious and speculate about each other; Especially those generals who were good friends with Chang Hong and had dealings with each other, they didn't dare to easily assign them to fight for fear of another one.

At this time, the officers and soldiers under the city also seemed to have killed enough of the defeated army, and began to show off their might in the position close to the city wall, driving the captured righteous soldiers one after another, and returned to the strict and orderly array under the city; Instead, he began to build a camp on the spot, as if he would be fighting against him for a long time under the city.

"Your Majesty. . . Please let someone go out of the city to fight.。。 ”

At this time, a voice finally took the initiative to ask for help beside Huang Chao, but it was a young general with a big waist and a round waist who looked full of determination.

"him a few official dogs, and give it to everyone to get angry."

"Do you want to get out of the city and fight ?。。"

Huang Chao also recognized him and couldn't help but look broad, it was Qin Dingji, a young fierce general who had joined the new team after coming out of the mountains, and was known for his natural strength in horse warfare and the ability to make two iron whips.

"What a good man, I'll be a drum to help you... With the color of the strong"

Later, in the roar and shouts from the head of the city to the bottom of the city, the officers and soldiers in the formation also responded to the sound of drums and trumpets, and suddenly relaxed a general with a helmet and armor, raised the folding iron broadsword to take a look at it, and fought with Qin Dingji, the general of the righteous army.

I saw that in the midst of a burst of shouts and cheers, the thrilling swords, guns and iron whips crisscrossed and criss-crossed, and the feet were inextricably entangled for dozens of rounds; Then, with Qin Dingji's lack of horsepower, he suddenly knelt forward and fell to the ground.

Immediately, a large head flew into the air and fell to the ground along with the severed arm; Suddenly, there was a complete silence on the head of the city.

"A certain Li Shenfu, and a thief rushed to send him to death."

Only then did the officer and military colonel call out loudly

Then, there are veteran Pang Shigu's younger brother Pang Quanyi, Lang General Kang Zhixin, and Huang Tong of the Guards. They all went out one after another in anger, and they were defeated and killed on the spot by the generals sent by the official army。。。。。

However, as if disasters did not come one after another, when the Yellow Nest, who hurriedly walked down from the city with a stomach full of unhappiness, received another bad news.

The epidemic broke out again in the army in the rear, and nearly half of the brigade left behind in Jiangzhou to guard the baggage and dependents began to fall ill and showed obvious symptoms; It is said that some of the troops who have not yet contracted the disease have begun to flee the local area with goods and supplies.

Huang Chao only felt a little haggard and couldn't help but shake his body, and suddenly remembered a certain figure who had walked and worked in the general's mansion; If he was here, I am afraid that these things would not have to worry him anymore. At least he is responsible for the implementation of those rules and regulations, and there is definitely no such trouble and worry about the current epidemic, but it's a pity...

Immediately, Huang Chao suppressed this apparently wavering and weak thought. But the Yellow King, who wants to lead the righteous army to lay a foundation for the establishment of a country in the huge world, can only be the one who is always correct and unquestionable; It is even more impossible to openly bow down and submit to a mere old subordinate, which will damage the majesty and power in the slightest.

However, he can still make a little difference in other places, and thinking of this, he asked Yang Shigu to call over.

"Where is Master Yang? I have something to tell."

"Tell King Huang, isn't Yang Junshi doing business in Xunyang?"

The subordinate officer said respectfully.

"You must send a quick horse to summon him back."

Huang Chao suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen Yang Shigu, the former wise man, for a long time. The last time I talked to him, it seemed that it was more than a month ago, and there was still some sense that the other party could not persuade him but did not break up unhappily; Then he asked himself to go to the rear to straighten things up.

In the thousands of miles of smoke and waves of Dongting Lake, Zhou Huai'an stood on the bow of the windy boat, and he also had a heroic passion surging in his heart, and he couldn't help but read out a poem he had seen on the Internet:

"The long wind and haze are thousands of miles away, and the clouds are fluffy and the sky is full of water.

The wind collects the clouds and disperses the waves, and the blue sky is reversed to make the bottom of the lake. ”

Then Yuan Jing, who was beside him, hurriedly took out a pen and paper to record it, and then marked the date and place, which could be used as one of the materials for the internal propaganda of the rebel army after being properly internalized in the future.

On the side of the cliff protruding from the waterfront in the distance, a rectangular high platform stands on a large platform, a black pavilion with a beautiful and simple shape, which stands out from the crowd like a flock of chickens. This is a typical Tang Dynasty building in the shape of a building, it is said that Zhang Shuo, one of the famous ministers of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, was rebuilt on the site of the parade building in Lusu of Eastern Wu.

Therefore, in Zhou Huai'an's magnified field of vision, you can see the mountain-shaped wart top and the hooftail cornices like a bird spreading its wings, the transparent and clean hollow cloister and the bucket arch beam with cascading steps like an inverted tower, as well as the ladder frame like scales and feathers around the pavilion and the large lacquer painting wall that has experienced vicissitudes.

I don't know how many times it was rebuilt after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the fake and shoddy version of the high-priced tourist attraction was piled up with the golden glazed tiles and red pillars in the style of the Forbidden City, which is simply incomparable.

And on the top of the five-fold pavilion in the middle of the high platform and the three-fold left and right wings, there is still a tendency for people to rush to wait and see. Zhou Huai'an couldn't help but think of a magical creature called the melon-eating masses in later generations, and suddenly some of the skills of copying the public itched.

However, at this time, the Taiping army's land and water offensive around Yueyang City began to extend from the periphery of the city to the city in the fierce shouting and killing sound that was getting closer and tighter and tighter; The real war that is happening in front of him is finally about to be released from the sky

The soul of the copyist was pulled back and became the lord of the righteous army who "collapsed in front of Mount Tai and stood still".

In fact, with Shen Bin and Shen Ziwen, who claimed to be non-violent and non-cooperative, but obediently cooperated as soon as they encountered violence, the strategy process of attacking Yuezhou Prefecture in the north was much easier and simpler than expected. In the plans and contingencies formulated in advance, the various situations and countermeasures that may be encountered are listed, and basically there is no chance of being useful;

According to the strategy of the army team and the staff group to play freely and make up for it together, the Taiping Army just let a few prisoners who looked more familiar with each other, and led a group of jumping athletes including Wang Tianming to suppress the formation, and easily deceived Yueyang, or the eastward gate of Baling City, into Yueyang, or the eastward gate of Baling City.

Then, from the waterway, Gao Jichang, who was holding Shen Ziwen Zheng'er's eight-pound handwritten letter, pretended to be a little bit more literati and a little more respectful, and also sailed to the shore in a certain indignant mood; and angrily led a group of three or five thick entourage, claiming to go to the local officials and military commanders to file a good complaint;

As a result, the officers and soldiers guarding the water gate did not question or dare to ask a few more questions, so they rushed into the city gate in a grand manner; And then there was no more. The surprise soldiers and pioneers who attacked by land and water soon captured at least four of the seven gates of Yuezhou, and after being able to easily meet on the streets, they advanced towards Beiguo and the inner city together.

At this time, the resistance became fierce. When Zhou Huai'an disembarked and landed, the temporarily established Chinese army had been connected to many places, requesting follow-up reinforcements or emergency notification of the corresponding equipment.