And in the city of Xuzhou, which is adjacent to the hinterland of Duji, Henan Province, there are already corpses running across the ground and blood flowing into rivers. Everywhere you can see groups of rebels under the banner of "Meng", breaking into it door by door along the street.
Then they escorted the young men found out to the streets one by one. After selecting them based on their marks and characteristics, they were beheaded in pieces on the street; and blood was flowing for a while, On the masonry street, they converge into streams of various sizes.
Among them, as long as the palms have thick calluses, those with sun marks on their bodies and gowns on their bodies, those with side marks on their heads and helmets, and those with more wear under the armpits; those with new injuries on their bodies; He hesitantly cut off his head with a knife and axe.
Only those with incomplete limbs, physical disabilities, too young and weak, will be temporarily let go and put into temporary labor teams. This is also the basic screening method they learned from the virtual monk when they were in Canton.
In fact, even the means to break and conquer this city were copied from the monk who occupied the south.
For example, they first worked together to build and accumulate a large number of hair rods and whirlwind cannons, and pushed them down the city under the cover of large platoons and earth carts; when the defenders who were struck by violent rocks were unable to raise their heads, they rushed with cones. The car hits the door and takes the ladder together.
Since then, the defenders were able to expand the gap after the tragic casualties, and finally opened the firm foundation of the so-called "City of All Will" and "Common Enemy" at the expense of the corpses that covered the top of the city and extended inwards. city.
Then it is the place where the Jiezhen’s grounds belong to the Zhongwu Army, which has blood and blood feuds with the Rebels, and its related people and things are properly liquidated. However, under the strict orders and restraints from the leading general Meng Wei, at least it was not the indiscriminate, indiscriminate way of killing and venting in the past.
After all, as a general in command of these rebel forces, he should have made progress and learned lessons from his conquests over the past few years. Especially after going north, Mengga felt more deeply the benefits and convenience brought by the set of things from the "monk".
Despite this, he does not think that he was appointed to the military office back then, and that he had done something wrong with the intention to merge and liquidate the other party; at most, he had an unclear vision and miscalculated the secret management method and the wolf's ambition.
And no matter how talented and outstanding he is, he cannot change a basic fact; Huang Wang is the key figure born in accordance with the destiny; and any existence that wants to deviate from the will and path of his old man is undoubtedly unreasonable. Potential enemies to wipe out.
From this standpoint, the more outstanding the talents of the so-called monk, the more harm to the great cause of the rebels; it is like Wang Xianzhi back then, and like Liu Yanzhang who split the rebels; although in the end, the results will not be good. , But it has caused repeated ups and downs in the cause of the rebels.
However, what is so-called unpredictable in the world is that the other side really gained a foothold in Lingnan with the residual influence and strength left by the rebels, and also took advantage of the trend to achieve a career.
I didn't even think that he would become the son-in-law of the Yellow King who needs to rely on and rely on, and hesitate to use the means of marriage to win over; he also attracted a group of people from the upper and lower rebels in the military house who benefited from it and secretly led to it. .
As a result, he, who was previously ordered to be an enemy and fled in despair, became particularly embarrassed. However, for the sake of King Huang's great cause and the general situation of the advance and retreat of the rebels, it is not impossible for him to temporarily put aside his personal gains and losses, and have a dinner with that person.
Regardless of how others provoke and instigate, and resolutely remain unmoved or take an attitude, so as not to delay and destroy the momentary good situation of the rebel career that the King Huang expected.
However, after entering the Henan Valley, Huang Wang’s behavior and style have changed more and more, making him a little unintelligible and unclear; although he is still the left army envoy who is brave enough and trusts not to halve, Everyone will be envious of Huang Wang Aijiang.
But Huang Wang has become more and more concerned about pomp and decency, more and more concerned about the rigorous system and order of dignity and inferiority, and it has become more and more difficult to approach and speak out; although he still does not punish those who say wrongly in public. People waiting, but it is no exception to be punished after finding the wrong place, or being reprimanded to leave.
For example, this time, because of some of his obviously inappropriate comments, he was temporarily dispatched to deal with Xuzhou's hard bones during the Henan Dao journey; but he didn't mind, because this is something he is good at and willing to do.
However, he was also disturbed by the change in Huang Wang’s attitude towards those former court members and other things; when he moved to Jianghuai in Henan, he took the group of people along the way to copy all the way, and used all the wealth of the wealthy family. Strengthen the rebel army and provide relief to the people.
After going south to the east of the Yangtze River, he began to emphasize the kindness to Confucianism, and recruited scholars everywhere for his own use; and the defeat in Dayu Ling stopped in another place, the king of Huang began to take the lead in building a house, and his side began to use him. Some old officials who "return evil and return to righteousness";
And when the Rebels reopened the ridge to conquer Hunan, the military mansion began to accept some anti-water officials, and began to preferential treatment and preservation of the homes of righteous men and beloved men who were said to actively cooperate with the rebels, and let their children serve under their command.
When the Xinzhou War defeated and succeeded and eradicated the old enemy Huainan General Zhang Lin, and ushered in the prosperous age of the rebel alliances, the King Huang even ordered people to directly plunder and search for the rich surnames and big clans in those places. Rather, after taking the initiative to offer land and surrender, he asked him to raise his own money and food for the volunteers.
Later, after crossing the Huai River, Huang Wang's subordinates began to have no offense with the local autumn; only recruited young and strong soldiers, and entrusted the top and honorable people to maintain the locality for a while. After taking the Eastern Capital, the more the better, the more it began to accept the surrender of the old officials and generals of the imperial court, and it was a pleasure to let them be called loneliness and widowed.
So the people gathered around King Huang today, although they are not good at using soldiers to fight, are far better than their old brothers who were born and died in the means of racking their brains to curry favor.
There are even many people who have been swept over by their methods, and the brothers and sisters who are known as brothers and sisters are looking for fun together and exhausting the energy of enjoyment. People who don't want to be with them are naturally isolated and excluded from the outside, and even the chance of seeing King Huang is getting less and less.
On the contrary, the unlovable monk insisted on his "unpopular" and "cruel and cruel" measures as always, and caused all the family lords, officials and subordinates who passed by in the deep waters. Fleeing from death to death one after another.
Although Meng Kai still hates the monk who had hidden ambitions at the beginning and had the intention of occupying the nests of birds, he has to admit that he once brought benefits and changes to the rebels, and was still very involved in all kinds of things after the army went north. Usefulness and convenience.
Despite all these things, at least one of the original intentions of Meng Hao remained the same. He firmly believed that as long as the Yellow King replaced the court to sit in this world, perhaps most people in the world would not have to live in such suffering and despair.
When the killing and cleaning fluid in the city gradually came to an end, Meng Kai received a notification from his subordinates.
"Report to Zuo Jun that someone from Meng (Juehai) Pioneer comes to see you..."
"How could it be you,"
Then Meng Kai frowned when he saw the visitor. Because the opponent had already voted for the leader of the Taiping Army, and now Zhang Guiba, who is a pioneer flag officer.
"I entrusted Meng Xianfeng's name to come, since there are a few words to tell Zuo Jun on his behalf..."
Zhang Guiba is neither humble nor overbearing.
"Why are the students looking for me instead of General Manager Shang, or Gedutong, and Pang leading them... Is it because I am particularly easy to deceive..."
Meng Kai is unmoved.
"That's because the leader of my family has specifically explained that although the Meng Zuojun disagrees, he is one of the few in the rebel army who has not changed his original intention; it is also a great wish for the people, the only remaining pillar."
Zhang Guiba said calmly and honestly.
"What are you talking about, do you want to provoke and alienate my brotherhood from the rebels; you think my sword is not fast enough?"
Meng Kai couldn't help being stunned, but found in his heart that he didn't have much anger.
"It's just something from the bottom of my heart. If the Zuo Jun only has this aura and structure, and can't even hear a few words of transmission, then I can only be slaughtered..."
Zhang Guiba still didn't think he was afraid.
"Well, you don't want to do that aggressive method, just listen to your nonsense and what to do..."
Meng Kai sneered.
"The leader has explained that the entry of the Yellow King's army is now unstoppable. However, Chang'an has been the place where the old dynasty's capital has been for hundreds of years, but is it so easy to clean up and manage... It’s an enemy from all sides,"
Zhang Guiba
"Therefore, there are several key points in particular, and I implore Zuo Jun to inform King Yu in due course..."
"First of all, we must beware of the conspiracy and ambush of the remnants of the imperial court in the city, especially the sneak attacks and assassination methods of the dead men and others, and even in the name of surrendering and offering advice, tricking the soldiers into plundering the people and indiscriminate killings to provoke uprisings. The enmity, conflicts and conflicts between the army, the scholars and the common people..."
"Secondly, be careful about the Shatuo tribe, who came from the court to invigorate this, especially the Zhu Xie clan who had been out of power during the Pang Xun rebellion..."
"If you can pursue Chang'an after acquiring Chang'an, you should pursue more, try to capture and sack the ministers and officials of the court, and weaken and drive away the remnants of the court in the pass, especially the soldiers and horses of the eight towns in the west of Beijing that belong to the Shencexing camp..."
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Outside Tongguan city, inspired by the reinforcements, Zike let the defending soldiers go out to fight, and broke the Yellow Nest Army's outpost army horses, killing a total of more than 10,000 before and after. However, before they had time to clean up the battlefield and count the seizures, there were more bandits in the ancient road in Taoyuansai.
However, Huang Chao personally led the army and rushed there, and saw the morale of the thief soldiers from far and near shouting in unison. The sound resounded between the rushing Yellow River, and was especially audible as far as Mount Hua, hiding from the soldiers and civilians hiding in the mountains. He suddenly lost his color.
However, the enlistment Zikerang set up the strongholds in the Guanqian Gorge Road in advance, and the camps resisted and fought steadily, fighting from noon until the unity time before retreating their troops. However, the soldiers were already very hungry at this time, but they did not see the No. 4 grain and grass transported from the rear, so they clamored, burned the camp, collapsed and left, only with Zike let alone escape into Tongguan.
There is a valley beside Tongguan, and people are usually forbidden to travel in the valley in order to negotiate and collect taxes. People call this valley a "forbidden pit." The army of Huang Chao came hurriedly, and the officers and soldiers were caught off guard. They were crowded and trampled in the valley road, and if they were panicking, they would walk into the forbidden pit instead of the valley;
Although the bushes and long vines are dense like spider webs, they are also stepped into a flat road overnight. Zhang Chengfan, who stayed behind at Tongguan, then distributed all the luggage and private pockets to the soldiers for inspiration and encouragement, and sent someone to the court to declare urgently:
"The minister left Beijing for six days, but the first soldier did not increase by one, and the payment has not been affected. On the day of the pass, the giant bandit has come, with more than 2,000 people rejecting 600,000 people, the foreign army is starving, and the forbidden pit is opened. If you fail to defend, the Ding Wok is willing; the court seeks a minister, and he is ashamed! Or after hearing that your Majesty has already discussed the western tour, Gou Luanyu moved and fell from top to bottom.
The minister dared to fight for death with a still-life body, and was willing to discuss with the Jinmi and the ministers, urgently conscript troops to save the customs, then the ancestors and Taizong's karma can still be supported, so that Huang Chao will follow the death of Anlu Mountain. The death of Chen Sheng Ge Shuhan! "
On the second day after writing this report, Zhang Chengfan’s magnificent Mingguang Great Armor and Purple Velvet Greatcloak were already covered with blood and mud to the extent that they couldn’t see the original appearance; and the Shence Army Crossbow behind him Hands, everyone is so embarrassed and embarrassed.
You know, the two thousand eight hundred Shence crossbowmen are the last one who has chosen his best to be able to fight among the children of Jing Shence. So he is particularly eager for follow-up reinforcements.
As if conforming to his thoughts, there was a burst of shouts and cheers from behind the pass; but it was the Infantry General of the Right Army who had also made the pass, and led a new batch of reinforcements to the pass. Of course, this batch of reinforcements is a hard-won result.
It was Zheng Zhen, the prime minister in the middle of Beijing, who was unable to use the new and old strategists in Beijing, and the sacred camp was too late; he ordered Luo Kuo to defend the cabinet and obey the government, and all of them The children of Yiwei of the class, Jingo, Jianmen Zhuwei’s Jingjie and Naosu; and even the guards of the various places in the temple and the garden,
Only then was it possible to gather more than 8,000 people who were still capable of supporting them. He also forced the households in the two cities in Beijing and the middle of the city, the cabinets, quality shops, and warehouses under the towns of various roads to apportion and withdraw a sum of money and grains of varying amounts for the reward and use of the army before the army. The cost of reinforcements on the road. (End of this chapter)