Fang Baihua couldn't persuade Xu Xian to take action, but fortunately she got the token presented by Xu Xian, and the rebels finally had a glimmer of hope.
After leaving Xu Mansion, Fang Baihua, Qiaoer and the four shadow guards began to dress up in disguise.
They added a tattered Confucian shirt, Yi Chai as their Bian, blackened their faces, and turned into six desperate scholars who had fled.
During the war, there were refugees and beggars everywhere. Fang Baihua and six others melted into the refugees and headed in the direction where the rebels fled.
Fang La led the generals to leave Hangzhou City. In fact, he did not want to escape, but the rebels were scattered by the lame Taoist. Fang La wanted to gather the escaped rebels.
The first few days were relatively good. Fang La and other generals calmed the situation and quickly gathered tens of thousands of rebels.
Three days later, Tong Guan's imperial army arrived, and the situation began to take a turn for the worse.
In order to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop, Tong Guan asked the 30,000 elite soldiers who had been with him to form a new forward battalion, and let the deserters who had returned and the recruits recruited by Han Shizhong hold down the battle behind.
Tong Guan knew that although Han Shizhong was young, he was a talented general, so he asked Han Shizhong to lead the 30,000 forward battalion to the front.
With an absolute advantage, Han Shizhong did not use any tricks. Instead, he led the forward battalion to push forward all the way, killing gods and Buddhas when encountering them.
At the beginning, the rebels, mobilized by Fang La and the generals, were all enthusiastic, trying to defeat Han Shizhong's forward battalion head-on.
The rebels were just a ragtag group of people with no equipment to speak of. What they had was useful, such as broadswords, spears, halberds, bows and arrows, shields, and even hoes. Only a handful of them were equipped with armor.
Relatively speaking, the imperial army not only had strict military discipline, but also had relatively complete equipment.
The archers fired their bows and arrows, and a large section of the rebel army fell.
Fang Qifu, Wu Zhi, Zhao Yi, Huang Ai, Chao Zhong, Tang Fengshi, Wang Ji, Xue Dounan, Leng Gong, Zhang Jian, Yuan Xing, Yao Yi, Wen Kerang, Mao Di, Wang Ren and other generals saw that the situation was not good. He led his own soldiers, protected himself with shields, and rushed to the front, finally stabilizing the situation.
Next, there was a charge by the heavy armored cavalry. The shield troops of the generals were scattered. The rebel army suffered a bloody massacre, and the rout was complete.
Fang La, Deng Yuanjue, Shi Bao, Li Tianrun, Si Xingfang and other four marshals had already planned to have the generals organize their manpower to resist the imperial army, and they began to arrange a retreat and look for a battlefield that was beneficial to their side.
Han Shizhong just used a trick, that is, his troops were very fast. Even if Fang La found a combat site that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, Han Shizhong's forward battalion came over again before he could arrange the battlefield.
Fang Baihua and the other six are all awakened ones. Unless they encounter the imperial army, other intimidating generals cannot stop their progress.
Because the makeup of the six people was not thorough enough, the identity of the woman was sometimes exposed. They encountered a few twists and turns along the way. They were all bandits and gangsters. They wanted to rob a few people and take them back to become the wives of the village, but they were easily handled by the six people. Lost.
When Fang Baihua and the other six people bypassed the imperial army and joined Fang La, the rebels retreated to Bangyuan Cave in Qingxi County and were at the end of their rope.
All four marshals died.
Only three of the Eight Horsemen were left.
Seven people remain from the twenty-four generals.
Fang Qifu was seriously injured and his life was in danger.
In order to boost his morale, Fang La went to the battlefield to kill the enemy in person, broke his arm, and was rescued by his own soldiers, finally saving his life.
The rebel army was dispersed, and there were still more than a thousand people left.
On the way to rendezvous with the rebels, the token had been activated, and Fang Baihua finally knew the cost of using the token.
All they need is for Fang Baihua and Fang Qifu to swear an oath to join the Red Shadow Army in front of the token, and the token will open a time and space tunnel for the rebels and transport them to the world of Shushan.
Fang Baihua had no objection to swearing to join the Red Shadow Army. As long as she could save the rebels, Fang Baihua was ready to sacrifice herself at any time.
Joining the Red Shadow Army was not something difficult for her to accept.
The question is, the token is to transport the rebels to the Shushan world. Can they come back after they go there? But there is no introduction.
Fang Baihua tried asking for the token but didn't get any response.
Fang Baihua remembered what Xu Xian said:
"I can only save your lives. If your uprising failed this time, you probably won't have another chance."
Fang Baihua finally understood that the transmission was one-way, the token could only protect the remaining rebels, and the failure of the Yongle Uprising was irreversible.
Fang Baihua then thought about it and realized that the Yongle Uprising had actually violated its original intention. The ideal was shattered by reality. Not only could it not lead the people towards a happy future, but it had brought disaster to the people.
Even if such an uprising succeeds, it will not be a blessing to all people. If it fails, it may be a punishment from heaven to the rebels.
Think again about the legend of the Red Shadow Army, and how Xu Xian, in order to protect the people of Hangzhou City, let the Red Shadow Army hunt down the rebels in Hangzhou City, forcing the generals to restrain their men and not dare to kill innocent people indiscriminately.
"The Red Shadow Army is the army that truly seeks happiness for all people, has no selfish motives, and fights for ideals!
Why did Xu Xian let Fang Qifu and I join the Red Shadow Army?
Because Fang Qifu and I were the only ones who were not dazzled by victory and could always keep our bottom line and restrain our subordinates so that they did not dare to act recklessly. "
Fang Baihua finally understood that although the Yongle Uprising failed, her and Fang Qifu's ideals would not be shattered. Joining the Red Shadow Army would be a new beginning.
After reuniting with the rebels, before Fang Baihua had time to talk about the token, she heard Fang La talk about Fang Qifu being seriously injured and dying.
Fang Baihua was shocked. If something happened to Fang Qifu, the token would not be activated, and the rebels would have to wait to die.
Fang Baihua's heart sank. Although she knew medical skills, her medical skills were not as good as Fang La's. Even Fang La couldn't save Fang Qi Buddha. I'm afraid only Xu Xian could save Fang Qi Buddha.
Fang Baihua planned to see Fang Qifu's injury first, and then convince Fang La, Fang Qifu and others as soon as possible to open the door of time and space and transport everyone to the Shushan world, hoping to contact Xu Xian by then.
Fang Baihua was a little worried. If Xu Xian could not be contacted after going to Shushan World, Fang Qifu would be in danger.
The safest way is to go back to Hangzhou City to find Xu Xian first, and then decide whether to go to Shushan World after Fang Qifu is cured.
However, time did not allow for it, and the imperial army was coming towards Qingxi. Perhaps a few hours later, the rebel army would have been surrounded by the imperial army.
Under the guidance of Fang La and Shao, Fang Baihua, who was in a state of confusion, had just arrived at the room where Fang Qifu was recovering from his injuries when the token in his hand emitted a bright golden light.
The golden light seemed to have spirituality, gathering towards the Seven Buddhas.
Fang Qifu, who was originally in a coma, was bathed in golden light, and his consciousness gradually became clear. The wounds on his body healed quickly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the Tao wounds in his body were also cleared by the golden light.
Fang Qifu opened his eyes and felt a hundred times more energetic. He turned over and jumped up. He felt that he was full of energy and his cultivation had improved a little. He was so happy that he couldn't help but look up to the sky and roar, the sound shook the whole world.
Fang La, Shao Shi, and Fang Baihua knew that whenever Fang Qi Buddha reached a higher level of cultivation, he would express his joy by looking up to the sky and roaring.
Fang La looked at the golden token in Fang Baihua's hand and said:
"Baihua, your magic weapon is so magical!"
When Fang Qifu heard Fang La's words, he also looked at the token in Fang Baihua's hand and said:
"Baihua, is this magic weapon saving me?"
Fang Baihua was also surprised that the token could save Fang Qifu, and couldn't help but said with great joy:
"Brother Qi, are you really okay?"
Fang Qifu nodded and said:
“Not only have my injuries healed, but my cultivation has also improved.
Your magic weapon is really amazing! Where did it come from? "
Fang Baihua talked about the origin of the token, saying that the token could open a time and space tunnel and transport the rebels to the Shushan world.
The uprising failed. Fang La had already put life and death aside, but he couldn't let go of the more than a thousand brothers who were with him and wanted to give them a chance of survival.
Since the token can save them, Fang La of course chooses to go to Shushan World.
Fang Baihua and Fang Qifu swore to join the Red Shadow Army. The tokens emitted bright golden light and slowly grew in size, turning into a Tai Chi Bagua diagram. The Bagua diagram on it rotated rapidly, and the Yin-Yang fish in the middle opened, opening up the passage. The time and space tunnel to the Shushan world.
Fang La, Shao Shi, Fang Baihua, and Fang Qifu led the rebels into the time and space tunnel and towards the new world.
The Tai Chi Bagua chart shattered and turned into little golden lights, floating towards the nearby flowers, plants and trees.
The golden light blended into the flowers, plants and trees, turning them into Fang La and dozens of rebels.
Han Shizhong captured Fang La, who was transformed into flowers and trees, and dozens of rebels in Bangyuan Cave.
Tong Guan's squadron returned to the court, and Fang La and the rebel army, who were transformed from flowers, plants and trees, were executed in Kaifeng Mansion. The vigorous peasant uprising led by Fang La failed.
