—I am the dividing line —
On the Xing Plain, which is separated from the city of Xianyang by the water to the west of Chang'an. Huang Chao, who was forcibly supported on his horse, opened his puffy eyes and looked at the outline of Xijing City, which was still majestic after the rain, but almost burst into tears with mixed feelings.
They have paid too much for the final return journey full of twists and turns. At the beginning, the 80,000 troops from the imperial conquest in Gyeonggi, plus the more than 50,000 people who responded and re-recruited in the local area, now there are only less than three stops left.
Including his travel (moving palace cart), almost all of the equipment was lost; most of the pack animals and even more than half of the mounts were either weak or injured or died without hesitation during the journey. Slaughtered to feed the army.
During this period, he experienced many breakups, mutinies, escapes, and even betrayal and betrayal. I was also forced to abandon all kinds of property and supplies and ancillary servants many times, and retreated from the camps and towns where they were guarded again and again to transfer to other places; moreover, I lost a lot of familiarity or disagreement in the battles. Familiar old brother.
Among them, as the second man in the army from the beginning to the end, the Daqi Shangshu Ling Shangrang, now regardless of his leadership, plunged into the Xingyuan Mansion on Shannan West Road, and joined the rebellious Huang Hao tribe of the Huang clan. In one place, there was no sign of looking back.
Then, after the left clerk Fei Chuangu, who resembled Daqi’s right arm, was not in Juanzhou, Daqi’s right clerk Pang Shigu was also in the process of trying to quell and suppress the rebellious Fengxiang army. After the Jingyuan Army's surprise attack, after being shot down by a cannonball and snatched back, he breathed.
Then came Li Xiang, the general of the Palace Army, who was as famous as Meng Kai. After defeating the rebellious Fenning Jiedu envoy and staying behind Zhu Mei’s ambush and siege, he was killed by the mutineers. After joining the official army, Huang Chao sent his own owl guard in the end, but only had time to snatch a headless body. . . .
In the most dangerous time, a team of troops from Boye Town was pessimistic and disappointed, and accepted the persuasion of the officers and soldiers to rob Huang Chao and surrender. However, he saw through the tricks and got out of the way and killed them on the spot.
Therefore, in the end Daqi still gained the upper hand and victory in the duel with the army and the army, and seized the fleeting moment of decisive victory, although this was not the result of a tragic victory.
The soldiers and horses of the once famous Shuofang Town and Jingyuan Town are also in the frequent and tragic confrontation of chasing, dealing with and sawing for more than a month. It is inevitable that they will be exposed to weaknesses and weaknesses in the back. Under the bait, Yu began to fight for success despite the orders, and then fell into the sand one after another in the Sanyuan decisive battle south of Xiaoguan.
As the main result of the battle, Cheng Zongchu, who was the Jinyuan Jiedu ambassador and the deputy capital of the recruiting battalion, was suspended on the spot and was hung on the head; and the Shuofang Jiedu ambassador and recruited the battalion Sima Tanghongfu also because of the change Fleeing failed and was captured in pursuit. Only Zhu Mei, the Fenning Jiedu who came back to rebel, was able to escape without a trace because of falling behind.
Not to mention the ensuing soldiers and horses of Shuofang, Jingyuan, and Fenning, and the Guanjun West Road, which is known as fifty thousand people, has disappeared; after the incident, the number of soldiers and captures reached more than 20,000; and Beijing Cities, Guanshi, and Yingzha all over the west are racing to abandon and flee, and even give way to the undefended northwest gateway—Xiaoguan.
After being expelled by his subordinates, Li Changfu, who fled to the Huangchao Army, was able to counterattack with an elation with the support of Da Qi and returned to Fengxiang Town; furthermore, he slaughtered those subordinates who had fought back. .
Therefore, now the entire West of Beijing has no existence that can contend with the Daqi court, and Huang Chao has been able to lead these exhausted troops to review Chang'an. Maybe it’s too late, maybe it’s too late,
But in any case, whether it is the difficulties of the road or the difficulty of walking under the bad weather, it has been unable to stop the determination and urgency of returning to the new home of Chang'an.
Because, there are their newly taken beautiful wives and concubines, there are house slaves and maids who have been occupied, there are accumulated wealth and wealth, and there are all kinds of grotesque sounds and enjoyments, not to mention the power of being a new court hero, Decent and pompous. Calling for their return everywhere.
However, at this point, Huang Chao's mind became more tense. He was ready to meet the worst result, but he couldn't help kicking secretly when it happened. Because he also couldn't let go of the many powers and brilliance represented by this capital city.
As a result, in the fresh air after the sparse rain and the scent of mud sinking, following the order of Huang Chao, the army covered in mud and exhaustion stopped slowly and again. A certain kind of silent anxiety and suffering awaiting to live like years.
In the direction of the distant city, a few small black spots appeared again, and then amidst the slight noise of the army, it slowly turned into a knight that was getting closer and closer to the naked eye and covered with mud. Figure
They even brought the people and horses with the faint steaming smoke, and they rushed straight to Huang Chao before they fell off their horses and knelt down in the muddy water. A head of the horse probe said loudly:
"The emperor Qizi, the younger one has been close to the city to explore. From the Kaiyuan Gate in the west of the city to the Guanghua, Jingyao, and Fanglin gates in Beiyuan, they are the banners of the Hedong Army and Daibeixing Camp..."
Hearing this, Huang Chao's heart inevitably sank; and the generals and subjects who surrounded him all exclaimed and lamented one after another, unavoidably thinking of "Is it unfortunate that I will be together". However, the head of the detective horse quickly said again:
"But from the Jinguangmen to the southwest of the city, from Yanpingmen to Anhuamen near Yong'an Canal in the south of the city, they are all Taipingqingqi...Because the boat and ship are not there, and I have not crossed the river again, I will come back first. Report it."
"what.."
"How can this be..."
"That's it..."
Da Qi, who was in the vicinity, was even more surprised and asked loudly. And Huang Chao's heart is full of flavours, and it's fluctuating. Although he left three edicts to the Cao family before the expedition, one of them was to allow her to draw on and quote the power of the Taiping Army in Shangzhou when necessary.
But once things came to an end, he couldn't help but be suspicious or worried about gains and losses. Is it possible that one's own way back to Beijing still depends on the power of these Taiping troops? Or do you have to accept the reality of being occupied by the enemy's nest and rebelling against the guest? (End of this chapter)