Chapter 45: Surrender?
The Yellow Turban Uprising, a major event in history that should have come and gone quickly, spread for a whole year under the influence of Xu Yang's butterfly. And now, Zhang Jiao led the Yellow Turban generals to defend Julu City, and the imperial court could not attack it for a long time, so it can be said that the counterinsurgency has been carried out very difficult.
In mid-December, heavy snow and the retreat of 30 miles from the imperial court brought the battle between the two sides into a plateau. Of course, this period of stability was also for the imperial court, although Zhang Jiao won many battles, but did not take the initiative to attack. Obviously, both sides have entered a period of relative stability, and neither wants to make a big move.
And this kind of waiting is something that can't wait, and this person is the emperor of the current dynasty - Emperor Ling of Han. It is almost impossible to say whether Emperor Han Ling is a good emperor or not, but Emperor Han Ling is a mercantile person. If you want to talk about Emperor Han Ling's interest, it is to make money!
Although it is said that the whole world belongs to the emperor, only His Majesty the emperor himself knows that the world belongs to him, and the expenses in the world are also his. In the face of such a huge amount of expenses in the world, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, as the king of a country, naturally wanted to find a way to make money, so he had the file of buying 1 official and selling the lord - the beautiful name is "maintenance fee".
However, in today's court, Emperor Han Ling is concerned about another business, that is, the pacification of the Yellow Turban Rebellion! Since the imperial court sent troops to pacify the Yellow Turbans, it can be said that it has won many battles and is invincible. From Yangzhou to Jingzhou, it was a triumphant march all the way, and his troops seemed to have withered after advancing to Julu.
During this period, Emperor Ling of Han also sent several patrol envoys to the front to investigate the military situation, and the information that could be obtained was that the thief army was well-equipped, and although the imperial court soldiers were brave under the extreme cold in the north, they were also quite helpless in the face of Julu Jiancheng. If it was one or two people who said this, Emperor Han Ling would definitely consider killing that person to shock morale, but there are too many people who say this now.
The left and right Zhonglang generals of the Han Dynasty, Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi, the university scholar Lu Zhi, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao among the eight captains of the West Garden, and Dong Zhuo, the fierce general of Xiliang who went later, each of them openly or implicitly signaled that the Yellow Turban Thieves were large and had a strong city to defend, and they could not be taken in a short time.
Syllable!
Throwing all the folds of the war in the north to the ground, Emperor Han Ling looked at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty below and shouted hoarsely: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Yellow Turban thieves are guarding the city, do you have a good way to break the enemy?" β
In the vast and magnificent hall, a needle drop could be heard in an instant, and all the civil and military generals were silent for a while. No one knows how to answer this question, now the most capable generals of the Han Dynasty are already there, Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun and Lu Zhi This configuration can be said to be quite luxurious, plus the eighth captain of Xiyuan who went to the aid later, he can't take this giant deer city, who still has an idea.
However, at this time, Taiwei Yang Biao stood up and held the jade slip and said: "Back to Your Majesty, now the Yellow Turban thieves have plundered the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, and all the materials have been transported back to Julu to guard. It can be said that the city is strong and abundant, and my Han soldiers are far away, and now the war in the southern states has been pacified, except for the giant deer and Guangzong in the north, the place where the Yellow Turban is actually in charge is only Yunyun......"
Listening to Yang Biao's tirade, Emperor Han Ling said impatiently: "If Taiwei Yang has anything to say, you might as well say it directly, now there are a large number of soldiers sacrificed in the north at all times, let's get straight to the point......
What Emperor Han Ling said was a righteous word, but perhaps only Zhang Rang on the side knew that as soon as the gun rang out, there were ten thousand taels of gold, and our majesty felt a pain in his flesh when he looked at the white silver.
Yang Biao was interrupted by Emperor Han Ling, thinking of the rhetoric he had prepared last night, and the various possibilities he had thought of for this matter, he suddenly felt like a punch had hit the cotton.
But since His Majesty has said it, Yang Biao can only stubbornly continue: "Your Majesty, the old minister suggested Zhao'an Yellow Turban." These Yellow Turban thieves are headed by General Tiangong, it is better for His Majesty to give him the title of a protector mage, make the Yellow Turban a legal religion in the Han Dynasty, and then assign the northern land of Yanshan to that horn as an immortal mountain to cultivate, so that we can recover Julu and Guangzong without spending a single soldier, and in case there is a need in the future, we can also mobilize the Yellow Turban to a certain extent......"
Hiss!
Listening to Yang Biao's words, the civil and military forces in the hall all showed a stunned expression. The Yellow Turban thieves openly rebelled, and the slogan shouted that shook the sky, what "the sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand." The year is in Jiazi, and the world is auspicious. This slogan is blatantly anti-Han, and now Yang Biao actually proposes to surrender, which is really unbearable for uncles and aunts.
"Your Majesty, this matter must not be ...... The yellow scarf is a chaotic minister and thief, and his heart can be punished! Not killing is not enough to anger the people, and not punishing is not enough to shock the country's prestige! A thin old man stepped forward and retorted angrily.
"That's right...... What Wang Situ said is reasonable......"
"Exactly...... We all think that Wang Situ's words are reasonable......"
A group of civil and military officers quickly stood up and expressed their agreement with the old man's words. And this old man is none other than Da Situ Wang Yun!
Seeing that Wang Yun came forward with a gang, Yang Biao was also from the family of the fourth and third princes, and his protΓ©gΓ©s were everywhere, and he naturally couldn't live without his own voice in the court. Glancing back at several officials behind him, a bunch of officials immediately stood up again.
"Your Majesty, the sword soldier and gentleman are disdainful......"
"There is a way to surrender without a fight......"
"The Art of War: Fighting on the Cloud, Fighting and Strategizing ......"
One by one, the officials who could speak well began a war of words with Wang Yun's side. The entire court suddenly became more noisy than the vegetable market, and the people who were arguing one by one were red-faced. To put it bluntly, one side feels that there should be a truce and can give the Yellow Turban a name, while the other side feels that the battle has come to a real fire, and the Yellow Turban must be completely exterminated and the bandits must be cut off.
The two parties argued above the court, and Emperor Han Ling was suddenly one and two big. Since ancient times, it has been the main battle of the civil and the martial arts, but above the court, it is the Taiwei who is the main peace, and then the Situ main battle, what is this matter.
"Ahem...... Shut up! Disturb the court, you are all the pillars of my Han Dynasty, what kind of system is this! Seeing that the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs couldn't argue, Emperor Han Ling coughed at the right time and stopped the argument. looked at Wang Yun below with an unkind face, it was obvious that this old man had been hated by him.
When Emperor Han Ling's gaze swept over Wang Yun, Wang Yun understood what the wrath of the Son of Heaven was. On the contrary, it was Yang Biao on the side, standing there like no one. There is a way to accompany the king like a tiger, at this time, how did Wang Yun not know that he was against the holy will today, and he was afraid that he would be snubbed for a while.
"What Taiwei Yang said is the words of the country, the battle of the Yellow Turban in the north cost the people and money, and my Han soldiers suffered countless casualties, and there is a way to stop the fighting...... I immediately decreed that Zhang Jiao should be appointed as the protector of the Han Dynasty and the general of Tiangong, and enjoy the treatment of the national teacher. Taiping Taoism is orthodox and can be preached throughout the country. Yanshan in the north is a holy place of Taiping, and a Taiping Temple is planned to be built to show the general trend of Taiping......"
With a holy decree of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the matter of the Yellow Turban in the North Land was finalized. A fast horse galloped out of Luoyang City and went straight to the giant deer......
Flowers bloom at two ends, one on each branch! After Xu Yang returned to the imperial court camp, he met with Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun at night, because they had a common battle with the two of them in Jingyang Erzhou, and the two of them also admired Xu Yang's combat style very much, so they met the two directly.
However, at this time, the faces of the two were not very good, as fierce generals on the battlefield, the two actually lost under Zhang Jiao's demon art, which made the two of them who had read the art of war all their lives quite depressed. Just looking at it, he is at least ten years older than when he first met before, and Xu Yang visited the two at night in military uniforms, obviously still discussing strategies to break the enemy.
"It's a shame to come here all night! Please forgive me! Xu Yang saluted respectfully.
Zhu Jun and Xu Yang are the most familiar, and immediately said: "General Zhendong must have something important here, and now that the war is not favorable to us, let's get straight to the point!" β
Huangfu Song on the side stared at Xu Yang, although she was beautiful and spoken, the two of them should have the same meaning.
"Two adults, after the observation of the lower officials in the previous battle, this horn is not only good at using spells, but also able to exorcise ghosts for its use. The heads-up six days ago, the two adults should still remember! The person who fought was not a good fighter, but he was controlled by Zhang Jiao using the method of ghosts, and with his spells, he was able to kill the generals of my court......" Xu Yang slowly said a little bit about Zhang Jiao's exorcism of ghosts, and the two of them were shocked and frightened.
Of course, this also includes Zhang Jiao's occasional ghosts to eavesdrop on their battle plans, so as to defend regularly and formulate battle plans. After listening to all this, the two of them understood why they always checked for spies in the army, but they always seemed to have a pair of eyes staring at them. The culprit of all this, the "spy" in his heart, turned out to be an invisible master!
After listening to Xu Yang's words, Huangfu Song's face changed rapidly, and finally asked, "General Zhendong already has a way to break the enemy?" β
Xu Yang nodded heavily, then shook his head again.
This scene can make the two of them stunned, what is the situation?
"General Zhendong might as well say it directly, there are no outsiders here!" Zhu Jun opened his mouth and said, in his tone, how anxious and anxious he was.
It's not that Xu Yang doesn't say it, it's that he's waiting. It wasn't until the Snow Maiden floated in from outside the tent and nodded to Xu Yang that Xu Yang spoke: "I have a way to deal with ghosts, but I need a huge energy source to support ......"
"I don't know what kind of energy source I need? What about energy consumption? Huangfu Song is the deepest of the three in terms of family status and experience, and immediately understood what Xu Yang meant by "raising funds".
You can know it, but for this method, Huangfu Song also has to see how to maximize its benefits!
So the three of them studied in this tent all night, no one knew what they studied, only that at dawn the next day, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun took a mysterious person to find the scholar Lu Zhi.
On the second day, as the first rays of the morning sun shone on the land of China, the imperial army slowly marched towards Julu City with its low morale.
The Yellow Turban soldiers who were on guard on the city wall hurriedly sounded the alarm when they saw that the imperial army was attacking again.
However, the imperial army was in the vast Julu City but lined up five hundred meters away, with Lu Zhi as the head of the three-pole banner standing behind, respectively written "Lu", "Huangfu", "Zhu" three big characters, but also showed the highest combat power of the Han court, a commander of the army, two generals.
The military formation was standing, and a military general with a spear in his hand rode out of the military formation, shouting loudly at the yellow scarf on the city wall: "I am the military general of the Han Dynasty and the general of the emperor, the emperor is benevolent!" Which yellow turban thief came down and received his death! β
Forehead! This shout can confuse the yellow scarves on the city wall, didn't your imperial army just retreat thirty miles ago by our great sage and good teacher? How did it heal so quickly that the scar forgot the pain? Well, the Yellow Turban Commander, who had a little knowledge, only explained to the soldiers below a little that this was a ploy of the imperial court.
After all, their morale has been extremely low, and if they win the battle now, they will definitely be able to boost their morale, but what if they die in battle? The morale will not be lower, just the loss of a small nobody, this is the conspiracy of the imperial court.
After listening to the explanation of the Yellow Turban Commander, the soldiers all showed their faces. I can't help but admire the great sages and good teachers in my heart, and I despise the shameless practices of the imperial court.
After receiving the news that the imperial court was attacking again, Zhang Jiao directly led the army out of the station and asked the general Digong to plunder him on the city wall.
Zhang Jiao, who was holding a ninth-order tin staff, rode a yellow horse, and the thirteen yellow turban generals around him were guarding him, and a team of yellow turban wrestlers came out of the city gate. There are hundreds of troops flying big flags beside Zhang Jiao, and if you don't know about this battle, you think it's the emperor's trip!
It can be seen that Zhang Jiao at this time is ready to show his ambitions, and this ambitious hegemony in the world has already had a considerable plan!
"The Imperial Court Eagle Dog, I was defeated by the Taiping Spell the day before yesterday. This Dao Nian has the virtue of a good life in Heaven to let you go, but you do not think of repentance, and repeatedly offend my Taiping Holy City, let you bury your bones here today, and raise the prestige of my Holy City! Zhang Jiao's voice was not loud, but it could spread strangely to every corner of the battlefield, so that all the soldiers on the court side could hear it.
Listening to Zhang Jiao's boast about the battle the day before, the soldiers of the imperial court obviously showed a trace of loss on their faces. They had all experienced the battle that day, and if they hadn't run fast, it is estimated that they would have died without a place to bury under the spells in the sky. And most of the soldiers who died in battle that day died under that terrible natural disaster!
Human beings have a natural reverence for nature. This is even more true in ancient times, because the power of nature is not something that human beings can resist, but now this irresistible force of human beings has actually appeared in a person, which makes the soldiers three points weaker before they can fight.
Seeing the reaction of the soldiers on the court side, Zhang Jiao showed a knowing smile on his face: This is what he wants!
This effect is very good for the Yellow Turban side, but some people are not happy - this person is Huangfu Renhe, he is a member of Huangfu Song's family, and he is still Huangfu Song's nephew. The task he received was to fight first, and now he was slapped in the face by Zhang Jiao, it would be strange if he could be comfortable!
"Zhang Jiao Demon Dao, Yellow Turban Thief, don't wait for him to die!" Holding a gun and crossing the horse, Huang Furen and Langsheng shouted, and the sound spread and the yellow turban party naturally listened to it truly.
If you want to say that the yellow turban has any weaknesses in the fight so far, then the most obvious is not to resist scolding - of course, this non-resistance is mainly reflected in Zhang Jiao. It's not that Zhang Jiao will be angered if he is scolded, but that scolding Zhang Jiao will arouse the anger of the Yellow Turban Army, because in the eyes of the Yellow Turban soldiers, Zhang Jiao is a god-like existence, and the rule of this religious-based force relies on faith.
As soon as Zhang Jiao gave the order, the Yellow Turban soldier would rush up with a roar, which was called a ferocity. It can be said that if the Yellow Turban soldiers are led by Zhang Jiao, their combat effectiveness will be increased by at least 30%. In addition, the yellow scarf has been winning battles recently, and the fierce wind has become a strong wind, so it can be said that SF Express only needs to give an order to the horn.
In front of the young general who was in danger and insulted Zhang Jiao, the first thing he couldn't help but was Guan Hai beside Zhang Jiao! Since the Great War, Guan Hai has also led the army to fight in the front, but he has not participated in such a thing as a war until now. The reason is that Zhang Jiao will name who will do what in this battle before each battle, and the arrangement is very detailed, which leads to Guan Hai's lack of use of force.
"General Tiangong, let me go and kill this thief first, with the prestige of General Tiangong!?" Guan Hai's tone was very solemn when he said it, and it was obvious that Huangfu Renhe really angered him.
Holding a ninth-order tin staff in his hand, Zhang Jiao's brows furrowed slightly. Because since last night, Zhang Jiao has noticed that there is something wrong with the imperial court, and the ghosts he used to investigate have lost contact, and the one who can do this should be the woman in white ancient clothes that he noticed before. The woman struck again six days later, thinking of today's sudden battle, it is absolutely impossible to say that there is no contact here.
Out of his understanding of Guan Hai, Zhang Jiao also decided to test the intentions of the imperial court first, and a mysterious light shrouded Guan Hai on the ninth-order tin staff, and then said: "Go ahead, be careful!" β
Guan Hai excitedly received the order, riding his own yellow horse and riding forward, a steel gun in his hand exuding a dazzling cold light.
"A certain is the thirteen holy messengers of the Yellow Turban, Guan Hai is also! Boy, come and die! β
Although Guan Hai's voice was not as loud as Zhang Fei's, the name of the first military general of the Yellow Turban was not blown. Just listening to the sound and looking at the momentum, Huang Furen and then knew that it would be difficult to deal with!
"Phew! Guan Hai suffers death! β
The two reported their names, and the two horses staggered and immediately hit one place. Guan Hai is a famous Yellow Turban general, and has the bonus of a famous historical general, Huang Fu Renhe, as a little-known person in history, was beaten under a few moves and had no power to fight back.
"The shaft is cunning, I won't fight you today, grandpa...... I will take your life again tomorrow! Huangfu Renhe dropped a cruel word, and fled back with a false move......