After the conversation between Luo Xiao and Zhang Jiao, Zhang Jiao figured out some things, swept away his previous worries, and became cheerful again.
Luo Xiao felt a little more weight on him, as if something had fallen on him.
If you are an ordinary person, you may start to worry about the reason.
But Luo Xiao was different. In his opinion, Emperor Su Wang would not harm him.
As long as the Emperor Su Wang doesn't take action, so what if it's the sky?
It's just that the soldiers will stop it, and the water will cover it with soil.
Ji Zhao's eyes fell on Luo Xiao, and he had a hunch that this family's new destined son would do something unprecedented for the family, in a way that no one could imagine.
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Zhang Jiao changed his previous plan to plunder land everywhere, and instead led the Taiping Army to cross the river, enter Hanoi, and attack Luoyang directly. At the same time, he besieged Yingchuan and other counties around Luoyang, cutting off Luoyang's connection with the outside world.
For the Taiping Army, there is no most suitable way to secure victory.
The Taiping Army spread across the prefectures and counties, but in fact the Taiping Army had the main fighting force, and it also did not divide its troops into counties and villages.
Under such circumstances, Zhang Jiao led 150,000 Taiping troops to attack Luoyang, which would definitely shock the imperial court.
The emperor and ministers who were afraid of death must be afraid and would recruit a large number of troops to attack Luoyang.
Countless flaws will appear in the court's frantic planning.
It may not be possible to defeat the main force of the Han court's forbidden army and knock the Han court into the abyss just like Xiang Yu defeated the main force of the Qin army in Hebei.
Of course, the premise of all this is that Zhang Jiao's ability is strong enough.
Does Zhang Jiao have this ability?
Luo Xiao thinks he doesn't. Zhang Jiao's military ability is not bad, but he is an excellent community leader and is still far from being able to fight that kind of magical battle.
But seeing Zhang Jiao's confident look, Luo Xiao said nothing.
The sergeants of the Taiping Army were excited when they knew that Zhang Jiao was going to directly attack the counties around Luoyang. After all, going to Luoyang to kill the emperor and the ministers was their heartfelt wish.
The Taiping Army led by Zhang Jiao is said to be hundreds of thousands strong and has a high momentum, but in fact the number of elites who can fight hard is only tens of thousands. The Taiping Army is located between Jizhou and Youzhou, so there is no particular shortage of cavalry.
The slightly chaotic Taiping Army gathered under the flags of various parties. The west wind was strong and the flags were fluttering. There was some chaos in the field, but the atmosphere was full of solemnity and solemnity.
Zhang Jiao ordered people to arrange the sacrificial objects one by one, and slowly drew out the sharp sword. In the Han Dynasty, no one went on a campaign without sacrificing sacrifices to the leader of the army, Xiang Yu, and they also sacrificed to heaven and earth for justice.
The Taiping Army was just enforcing justice for heaven and eradicating tyranny. If they didn't do something magnificent, wouldn't they consider themselves thieves?
Looking at the armies under the high platform, Zhang Jiao said proudly: "Brothers, we were originally diligent and kind people, spreading good ways, but now we are armed with sharp swords and want to kill the Han Dynasty!
The Han court denounced us as thieves. Aren't we the ministers and emperors sitting in Luoyang who brought trouble to the world and forced us to rebel against Yin and Yang?
The sage said, repay grievances directly!
Isn't it just natural for us to send our troops to Luo now?
God has issued an order, and we have shouldered a heavy responsibility. The destiny of the Han Dynasty is about to end, and it is in our hands.
Cross the river and enter Luoyang! "
The wind was blowing fiercely, the flags were waving, and countless shouts came from under the high platform, "Cross the river! Cross the river!"
The Taiping soldiers under the high platform were still wearing the linen clothes they wore when farming. There were holes everywhere, but their faces held infinite hope.
The momentum is fierce, like the sky breaking through the clouds.
Luo Xiao felt Zhang Jiao glance at him with a smile and full of confidence.
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Zhang Jue sent troops without concealment, and the Han court naturally got the news. At this moment, the dignitaries in Luoyang City were a little panicked, especially because many people were blocked in Luoyang City and could not return to the prefectures and counties.
Huangfu Song had just taken the Knights of Three Rivers to Nanyang, preparing to pacify the Taiping Army in Jingzhou, but then he received news that the court wanted to transfer him back to Hebei to fight against the thief Zhang Jiao. Not only Huangfu Song, but also Zhu Jun and other brave generals were transferred to Hebei.
In the army, Huangfu Song was speechless and didn't know what happened to Luoyang Gongqing.
But of course he did not dare to resist the order, so he could only rush back and write to the emperor at the same time, saying, "Luoyang is located among the passes. As long as the passes are guarded, the bandit army will not be able to break into Luoyang, so you can rest assured."
There are many talented people in the three prefectures of Ji, You, and Bing. The imperial court can hold them back as long as the heroes of the prefectures and counties recruit troops. When the other prefectures are pacified, they will attack from all sides and advance to Hebei, which will definitely be successful. "
But after the letter was posted, Huangfu Song quickly received a reply from Luoyang. The emperor and the ministers scolded Huangfu Song, "Luoyang is the most important in the world, and it is not as good as ten thousand cities, ten thousand counties and ten thousand states!"
You used Luoyang as bait, but something went wrong and the country collapsed. You are really stupid. Go to Hebei quickly and wipe out the rebel army. Don't say anything again! "
These fierce words made Huangfu Song shocked. He must have said the wrong thing, but he still didn't understand. How could there be something wrong in Luoyang?
Wasn't the Eight Passes of Luoyang built in vain?
If Luoyang could be breached so easily, no matter how great the resistance was at the beginning, it would not be possible for them to be here.
As a commander with low political ability, Huangfu Song did not understand that Luoyang, as the capital, could not consider issues from a military perspective, but had to think from a political perspective.
From the commander's point of view, no problem.
But from the perspective of the emperor and the ministers, this was because Huangfu Song was joking with their lives. He did not directly kill him with an imperial decree, or because Huangfu Song was needed to fight now.
The lieutenant colonel asked worriedly: "General, if we suddenly switch back to Hebei to fight, there won't be any surprises, right?"
Huangfusong frowned and sighed: "Of course there are disadvantages.
This general does not take the Taiping Army seriously. The gap between them and the imperial court is too big. Their defeat will be a matter of time. However, after this incident, the time to pacify the Taiping Army will be delayed again.
Now we can only calm down Zhang Jiao first, and it is best to capture him directly.
If Zhang Jiao dies, the Taiping Army will be leaderless, and other departments will fall into chaos, and the rebellion may also be able to be quelled as soon as possible. "
While everyone else was panicking, Huangfu Song was thinking about how to quickly and stably put down the Taiping Dao rebellion.
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Hebei has always been a battleground for military strategists. Many battles were fought here. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, many large-scale battles took place in Hebei.
The most famous one is naturally the battle between the allied forces of the princes and the Qin army at the end of the Qin Dynasty. Three hundred thousand Qin troops were wiped out in one battle.
The Qin Dynasty fell in one battle!
Xiang Yu succeeded to the throne of Emperor and was officially elected by the princes as the common ruler of the world.
Now that the Han Dynasty is in crisis, it is Hebei again.
Countless troops gathered here. The Han court recruited tens of thousands of people from the Sanhe area and expanded them into Yulin Huben.
The Qingzhou Taiping Army is also moving closer to Jizhou.
Huangfu Song marched along the north bank of the river in accordance with the imperial order. He brought thousands of soldiers with him. On the river, countless money, food and supplies were following the army. This was Huangfu Song's greatest confidence in defeating the Taiping Army.
Although the Taiping Army seems to be powerful now, in fact, it is far from being comparable to the imperial court in terms of the number of people mobilized and the recruitment of grain and grass.
He had previously suggested to the court that the heroes from the prefectures and counties should each wipe out the local Taiping Army. It was a pity that the court did not listen to his advice. Otherwise, in his opinion, the raging Taiping Army in the world could be pacified overnight. of.
As soon as I entered Jizhou, I saw the flag of the Taiping Army, "Peace in the world!"
These four bright characters were flying on the flag. They were obviously a blessing, but they made Huangfusong feel filled with a chilling air. Because the Taiping Army was in peace, they and others could not be in peace.
What made Huangfusong's eyes jump the most was that these Taiping troops had already arrived here. He was able to see the Taiping troops so quickly not because they were marching day and night, but because they were too close to Luoyang.
As long as we go west along the north bank of the river, and then break through the two ferries on the river, we can break into the Luoyang Basin. No wonder Luoyang Gongqing was so anxious to transfer himself back.
This was because they were frightened by the momentum of the Taiping Army.
Jizhou is in such a critical situation, so there is probably no difference between Yanzhou and Yuzhou, but in Huangfusong's eyes, this is just a superficial crisis.
What does Xiongguan pass do?
It comes into play at this critical moment!
For a commander like Huangfu Song, the map is not a piece of land. The five-hundred-mile plain and the three-hundred-mile plain are meaningless. They are all charged by cavalry.
In Huangfusong's eyes, only a depth of a thousand miles can be considered strategically significant, because at a depth of a thousand miles, tactics can be deployed, grain routes can be harassed, and camps can be raided.
As for the dangerous pass, it is an insurmountable natural danger. With a strong pass in hand, thousands of troops will be in vain.
As long as the Eight Passes of Luoyang are there, Huangfu Song believes that Luoyang must be safe.
If guarding these passes can still lead to the fall of Luoyang, what level of waste is that!
Judging others by oneself is a problem that occurs to almost everyone.
Huangfusong shook his head and stopped thinking about this. Since he had seen the Taiping Army, he had to prepare for their annihilation.
Zhang Jiaoze began to watch the stars at night. He wanted to do something big!
(End of chapter)
