The implementation of the law of the sacred treasury proposed by Zhou Huai'an did not have as great a response among the Chaoxun rebels as expected; Because in fact, within the previous rebel army, similar things were already partially implemented under Zhou Huai'an's suggestion. It's just that this time, taking advantage of this opportunity to attract attention and win people's prestige for the return of goods to the public, it has become a more logical concrete statement and detailed measure.

However, this step in the distribution of the army to the public is also an indispensable part and stage in the process of gradually transforming the army, which has always bore the distinctive brand of the armed forces of the displaced people, into a standardized army/local force that has established rules and regulations and operates for a long time and is self-sustaining.

As for the reaction of the Guangzhou Left-behind Division and the rear wing military horses, it was even more prosaic; Because, this is just like an internal episode caused by the whims of many righteous generals in their careers. On the contrary, what makes some people more concerned is how many benefits and benefits the virtual monk can get from it.

However, Yang Shigu, who was still in the rebel army in the front, accidentally got the news, but said with a sigh, "But it is a few people with ideas and ambitions, but after missing it, they will inevitably drift away." Then he personally suppressed the news.

Because he can also see it now that, at least for the time being, the general trend upheld by the rebel army, the Cantonese prefectures outside the ridge are still an important back road and source of supply, and they still need someone's governance methods to maintain; But there is absolutely no need to let those who are attached to the banner of the General's Mansion give birth to what is wrong with those who are jealous and jealous.

What's more, due to the momentum of the righteous army, it was also unable to surrender and accept some former bureaucrats of the imperial court, among which some people led by Cui Xuan, the captured former Yuezhou observation envoy, and Shi Susong, the governor of Jianzhou, began to assist the Yellow King in opening the palace and establishing the chapter, and the people in the "Eight Sons of the Yellow Gate" supported each other, forming a faint group of forces in the General's Mansion.

They are also the most disgusted and disgusted monks, and they carry out those cruel practices in the local area; And advocating that the Yellow King should be a preferential gentry and rely on the power of local virtuous people is the right way to quickly tie the knot and gather the hearts of local scholars; And because he is good at managing the means of enjoyment and fun, there are also echoes among the upper echelons of the rebels.

It is completely different and even faintly opposite to the hypocrisy who advocates mobilizing the soldiers of the lower classes and relying on the power of the poor people.

And the trajectory of normal history has again occurred here with the deviation and branching of a small school; Seeing that the situation ahead is very good, and the tens of thousands of elite rebels who left Guizhou in the north have also grown and expanded to the existence of a so-called 200,000 army after being supplemented by broken states and counties along the way. Therefore, after resting and replenishing in Tanzhou, he began to divide his troops into three routes, east and west.

The west road was supplemented by the newly established naval division, and the left wing led the general Gai Hong as the envoy of the water and land army, and sent 50,000 troops along the Yuanshui River to attack Chenzhou (now Yuanling, Hubei), Xizhou, Sizhou, and finally attack Qianzhou (now the Qianjiang River Basin, Sichuan), where the Qianzhong Observation Envoy was located, and took the Qianzhong Road as the general goal. If possible, they will also attack Yuzhou (present-day Chongqing) upstream, in order to open the gateway to Shu.

The middle road was led by Shang Rang, the deputy commander of the Righteous Army, with 60,000 men and horses on land and water, and continued to attack Xiazhou, Guizhou, Fangzhou, and Yingzhou in the north, and the Xiangzhou (now Xiangyang City), which was the envoy of the eastern province of Shannan, opened the gateway to Guanzhong Shangzhou (Shangluo City) as the first.

In the end, it was the headquarters of Huang Chao on the East Road with 100,000 men and horses, and attacked Yuezhou (Yueyang City), Calzhou, Fuzhou (Tianmen City) and other places along the river, and directly took Ezhou (now Wuhan, Hubei), where the Eyue Observation Envoy was located; And in this way, they overlook and threaten the counties of Jiangdong (south), west of Jiangnan, and Huainan along the Yangtze River.

However, compared with Meng Yan and Lin Yan, they are optimistic; When Zhou Huai'an got the news, his first reaction was that the momentum of the rebel army was about to weaken, and even suffered a setback in the near future.

After all, after Wang Duo, the prime minister who presided over the southern defense line, went north to Xiangyang, Zhou Huai'an felt that no matter how sluggish and superficial the Tang court was, it was time to react and mobilize; This also means that the sudden effect of the rebels' surprise attack in the early stage has gradually passed. After the relatively weak local troops in the Jiangnan region were swept away, the next time the greatly shaken imperial court sent it would be the experienced and experienced northerners and generals who had been in battle for a long time.

At the same time, the main force of the rebel army also expanded to an extreme. After a series of losses and losses in battles, and after expanding and absorbing a large number of displaced people, surrendered troops, and poor men along the way, the more than 10 armies and about 60,000 or 70,000 elite soldiers who had been recuperating in Guangfu could not be restored in a short period of time by such factors as equipment and morale.

And moreover, after actively dispersing forces, losing numerical superiority and deterrence in size; (Of course, there is also news that the scale of the rebel army has expanded too much, and the stalls are too large, and there has begun to be a local shortage of food and material supplies, so this is the division of troops and orders them to eat and place)

If we add to this the current momentum, the blind optimism that has begun to permeate the rebel army and the arrogant victory of the enemy; Therefore, if nothing else, the main force led by Huang Chao will also usher in a bottleneck period in strategic development, or even a period of recession and contraction after a temporary setback. After all, in the bones of this insurrectionary army, it is still the one-time armed forces of the traditional peasant uprising, which rely on movement to feed and can hardly withstand multiple defeats.

However, this kind of thankless thing of openly singing down and going against the mainstream, Zhou Huaian naturally will not face the difficulties; However, through his own channels, he vaguely reminded and hinted at the difficulties and crises that he would face to those rebel troops who were friendly with each other; and even allow them to preserve their vitality and avoid unnecessary risks; Even continue to play the role of a prophet of the unknown, or a prophet of divine calculations, you can still do it.

It's just that Zhou Huai'an has just figured out how to write these letters, which can be regarded as targeted, targeted, and not discouraged; It is also necessary to take into account the situation and position of the specific object, so that it is easier for people to accept different adjustments and not feel abrupt afterwards.

For example, Cao Shixiong and Wang Chongyin, needless to say, got such a big benefit relatively easily; I am trying to consolidate, digest and stand firm, and I will be able to follow my advice for a period of time in the future.

For example, Zhu Cun, who has been transferred to lead the right wing of the Fourth Army, is more realistic and has a clear utilitarian nature, so as long as he can understand the stakes, or explain the truth of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages. For example, it is suggested that he try his best to obtain the position of staying in the rear, and it is best to stay in a city with relatively developed water transportation, on the one hand, to facilitate communication, and on the other hand, to facilitate the way out.

As for Ge Cunshu, the commander of the right-wing Taofen Army, who has a higher status and stronger strength, he must be persuaded through Chai Ping's origin and old history, and he must use it to move with affection and reason, so that it is possible to impress the other party.

Because he himself is a veteran of the righteous army who is quite assertive, and he is also an old brother who switched from Wang Xianzhi, he has always had a high recognition and bond with the righteous army; directly said that he was not optimistic about the prospects of the rebels, but he was afraid that he would be counter-sprayed because he had ulterior motives and did his best.

Therefore, in the name of worrying about the arrogant victory of the underestimated enemy in the army, he could only take the position of defending the rebel army against the slightest mistake or picking up the missing parts, and suggested that he carry out some precautionary preparations in the rear without harming the overall situation.

When the letters were sent away by the re-departing convoy of waterways, a new accident struck again, this time by sea.

In a military rebellion broke out in Jiaozhou (present-day Hanoi, Vietnam), the Protectorate of Annam, Zeng Gon, who claimed to be sent by the imperial court to Jinghai Jiedu to stay behind, and Li Zhan, the envoy of Guiguan Jinglu who lived in the local area, and Shi Gao, who was assassinated, joined forces to attack and seize Daluocheng in Songping County, Jiaozhou Prefecture; Then he confronted the nearby generals who had already attached the Turkish army and regimental training under the name of the righteous army.

Although no more news has been sent back yet, the demand for ships and various trade from the Annan Sea Road has skyrocketed in a short period of time.

Subsequently, Zhou Huai'an proposed to initiate the "troika" temporary meeting urgently convened by the left-behind division; Staying behind is making Meng Wei express without hesitation the attitude of his subordinates, everything is focused on the war in the north, and there is no time to care about it for the time being; And Lin Yan, the deputy envoy who looked a little pale and fat, lazily indicated that the situation was still unclear and could wait and see.

In this case, even if Zhou Huai'an has any ideas, he can't continue to insist on his opinions; It's just that when he returned home with a full stomach and wanted to find someone to come over and continue to inquire about the news; But I was informed:

Qu Rong, the representative of the Annan clan who is stationed in Guangfu, introduced his brother Qu Chengyu to the door; This envoy of the Jing Navy who took advantage of the situation in the future to occupy a corner of Annan looked like a middle-aged man who was in his forties with rough hands and feet with the smell of seawater on his body, and he was a little sloppy and haggard.

"Please also ask Master Xuan to look at the old origins, and do not hesitate to help me Qu Clan."

"Get up and speak first, I'm about to ask someone about it."

Zhou Huaian waved at him.

"You're just here."

"The contemptible husband must know everything, and he must say everything."

When Qu Chengyu spoke, he spoke in an authentic official tone.

Well, Zhou Huai'an then learned from the other party's mouth, and found that history was once again changed in subtle parts; For example, in addition to this Annan military mutiny, which should not exist in history, there is also the fate of the Qu family who brought this big tyrant in Annan.

Zeng Gon, who launched a rebellion and occupied the Jinghai Jiedu envoy, was actually the nephew of Zeng Yuanyu, the prime minister of the dynasty and the envoy of the Jiedu, who presided over the strangulation of the main force of Wang Xianzhi's rebel army. And this time, he used Zeng Yuanyu's Yu Ze in Shuzhong, and recruited hundreds of strong soldiers on the spot, and was able to sneak into the territory of Annan by going through Xichuan and Qianzhong for half a month.

Li Zhan, the former envoy of Guiguan who lived in the local area, got in touch and covered it up on the spot, and then recruited his relatives and did his best to take up the tribe and the family as his wings, and obtained the cooperation of the assassin Shi Gao, who was sent by the Shun to disguise himself, in order to prevent the deception into the Jinghai Navy Jiedu envoy and the protector of the capital of Annan, where Daluo City, Songping County, is located.

Then, in the name of Gao Cheng, he booby-trapped those high-ranking officials and generals of the Shun faction in the city, and then closed the five gates and slaughtered his henchmen and relatives in the city, with the result that almost all of the noble clans, including the Qu clan at that time, were killed; Only Qu Chengyu, who was the governor of the city and was patrolling the city, saw that the situation was not good and jumped off the moat before the sword soldiers were killed, and escaped with his life.

Although they, the survivors of the local clans, soon gathered a large number of troops, family soldiers, and even mobilized local garrisons and regimental training to surround Daluo City; However, in the face of the Daluo City built in the Gao Yu era and the relatively sufficient reserves in the city, these generals who had lost their respective lords and patriarchs, and were eager to take revenge, did not attack in unison and confronted them under the city.

Then soon there were disagreements and disagreements because of the persuasion and co-optation from the city; And this Qu Chengyu saw that the situation was not good, and temporarily left the demoralized and panicked family army, and ran to the outer port to cross the sea by boat and rushed to the hospital to seek help from the Guangfu side.

Well, Zhou Huai'an sighed that the historical trajectory is impermanent, even if it is a little-known person, there is a chance that he can actually disturb such turmoil and changes.

"Then I can tell you clearly."

Zhou Huai thought about it after a while.

"The left-behind division of Guangfu is placed for the great cause of the Yellow King's conquest. In a short period of time, there is no time for him to take care of Annan. ”

Then he looked at Qu Rong, whose expression suddenly became like a mournful examiner, and Qu Chengyu, whose whole person suddenly became gray, and said word by word.

"However, the Qu clan has cooperated a lot with our rebel army, and I can't completely sit idly by and ,。。 for a while."

“。。。。。。”

Qu Rong didn't react a little, but Qu Chengyu suddenly raised his head when he heard the sound.

"Maybe I can offer some help privately, although it is not enough to change the situation in Annan; But it is not a problem to protect the Qu clan and make it have a way out. ”

Zhou Huai'an continued to speak slowly.

"It's just that these efforts are made out of personal friendship, but they also have to be accountable to all sides."

"Please also ask Master Void to make it clear."

Qu Chengyu was the first to exit.

"I want to operate the right to operate in Jiaozhou Dagang,。。"

Speaking of this, Zhou Huai'an looked at him meaningfully and said in a pause.

"And Qu (Chengyu) Saburo has been listening to the effect under my command for ten years."

"This..."

Qu Rong's expression suddenly became hesitant; Then Qu Chengyu interrupted him again and grabbed his voice.

"It's just as Master Void said."

"Since he is valued by the master and his command, how can the contemptible husband be a child."

Then he turned his head to Qu Rong and said almost categorically

"For the sake of the survival of the clan, I would have spared this a long time ago...

Well, he apparently misunderstood something and took himself hostage in some kind of disguise; However, Zhou Huai'an didn't have anything to correct him.

Another well-known historical figure in this way has begun; Although even if it is only a small warlord pattern in a corner, it has the qualifications of a son of luck of the times. I don't know if they will summon a dragon or a magical girl in the future.

(End of chapter)