That night.
The bright starry sky spreads in the endless night, and the bright moon cannot cover up the light of the stars.
Countless stars are shining brightly in the high sky, like scattered gems sprinkled by gods, like a gorgeous picture of the sky created by immortals.
The starry sky is always so high, and the struggles in the world cannot have any impact on the vast starry sky.
Such a clear and cloudless sky is considered by any astrologer to be a good weather for stargazing.
Zhang Jiao sat cross-legged with a long body, and in his hand was "The Art of Taiping".
"Taiping Dao Shu" is actually not a collection of spells, but a collection of principles.
There are many plausible sentences in it, telling the philosophy of life.
For Zhang Jiao, this was a book that changed his destiny. He gained some Taoist skills from this book.
Because of the appearance of this book, he was convinced that there was destiny in this world, and he firmly believed that he was a person with some hope.
When Luo Xiao said those words to him, he felt the guidance of fate countless times.
The general trend of the world is that everyone is in the game and everyone is a chess player.
"Everyone in this world has some responsibilities given by fate. Now I understand what I should do. Everyone belongs to their place and performs their duties."
Zhang Jiao sat cross-legged in the military camp, looking up at the bright starry sky. Countless stars twinkled brightly and darkly in the night sky, and the bright Milky Way was like a jade belt.
In Taixue and Luo Academy of the Han Dynasty, there was a classic study called "The Classic of Astrology", which studied the various changes in the stars.
The Astrology Sutra believes that the changes in the starry sky have their own laws, and calendars and other calculations are studied based on the laws of the starry sky.
Zhang Jiao agrees with this view, but he is a Taoist priest after all, and the starry sky holds endless mystery to him.
He believes that the ultimate mystery of Tao is contained in the starry sky, and that human destiny lies in the changes in light and dark in the starry sky.
"The fate of the Han Dynasty, the fate of the Taiping Army, and the fate of the entire Xia Dynasty are entangled in this, waiting for someone to set the tone for it."
Zhang Jiao's fingertips were writing and drawing on the Taiping Jing, constantly deducing the future he wanted. He threw weights on the scale one by one, and then the scale kept tilting towards the Han Dynasty.
His expression did not change at all. When the last very small weight was put on the scale, everything changed, and the scale swayed and became balanced.
"That's true!"
Zhang Jiao's expression finally changed completely. He pondered for a moment and showed an aura of relief.
He knelt down respectfully and kowtowed deeply, "Supreme and holy Emperor Su Wang, is this the grace bestowed by you?"
Ji Zhao saw this scene. He did not bestow grace, but his grace was everywhere and benefited all living things.
Because this is a world where everything has a certain destiny. No matter the big or small trends, they cannot be changed. When everyone will be born, when they will speak, and when they will die are all destined.
No one will struggle, no one will think, they are born that way.
This is just a shadow world. Experience everything that has happened in the past, thousands of years apart, without changing at all.
But Ji Zhao appeared, and he was like a violent whirlpool, changing everything from the moment he appeared.
Especially as he gets stronger and stronger, the variables become bigger and bigger.
The Han Dynasty appeared, but the personal destiny of almost everyone in it changed.
To these people, isn’t Ji Zhao’s grace higher than the sky and deeper than the sea?
In the darkness of the camp, Luo Xiao watched this scene from a distance.
His left hand was clasped behind his back, and he also held a scroll of Taiping Sutra in his right hand. Zhang Jiao got Taoist skills from it, but he didn't.
To him, this is just a book about the philosophy of life.
"Ju Lu, what exactly do you want to do?"
The Han army was approaching the border, but Zhang Jiao did not prepare for the war well but performed sacrifices here, which made Luo Xiao a little puzzled. Where in the world could he win by relying on sacrifices?
Do you think you are King Zhaosheng?
…
In the vast land of Hebei, the Han Dynasty army and the Taiping army faced each other across each other, and no one attacked rashly.
The various battles that took place in the Central Plains, especially the battles that were prepared between the two sides, rarely ended in direct confrontation between large armies.
Even in Xiang Yu's battle to destroy Qin, he first continued to harass the Qin army's food routes, and the two sides continued to consume and pull each other. In the end, they both believed that the strategic goal was achieved, and then the final decisive battle took place.
As the commander-in-chief of the Han army, Huangfu Song knew that his greatest advantage was that he had a lot of food and grass. With supplies from Xingyang, Luoyang, and Nanyang, he could use them all to kill the Taiping Army.
Moreover, the Taiping Army had just started its uprising, which was when their momentum was booming. Even if they could win a decisive battle with the Taiping Army at this time, the losses would definitely be considerable.
There were several battles between the Taiping Army and the Han Army, and the Taiping Army's combat effectiveness was obviously not as good as the Han Army.
Only the Taiping warriors specially trained by Zhang Jue could stand against the elites of the Han court. The rest of the Taiping army was no different from the auxiliary troops of the Han army.
On the battlefield where the two sides fought, it was obvious that the Taiping Army left more corpses. This was a blow to the morale of the Taiping Army. The morale of the Han Army gradually became stronger, and the Taiping Army could not be controlled by the various states and counties.
That's it?
Huangfu Song gradually encroached on the activity space surrounding the Taiping Army.
The Qu commanders in the Taiping Army were a little anxious, and hurriedly went to Zhang Jiao and asked: "General, our army is dragged here by the Han army. The situation is really not good.
Although the pass occupied by the Han army is dangerous, as long as tens of thousands of our troops are deployed on the front line, they can resist.
The remaining troops can forcefully cross the river directly. Although it is not as easy as crossing the river, it is better than being passively beaten like now.
If you are unwilling to cross the river by force, then retreat to the north of Jizhou, or go east to contact Qingzhou or north to Zhuojun, attack Youzhou, and connect Jizhou, Youzhou, Qingzhou, Yuzhou, and Yanzhou into one.
No matter which choice you choose, it is better than stagnating now and wasting your life in vain. "
Even though Luo Xiao didn't show up, he knew that the atmosphere in the army was not good now.
Zhang Jue faced the inquiries from the crowd, but did not speak. Instead, he slowly walked out of the tent, with his hands behind his back, looking at the starry sky, turned around to face the crowd and said: "Leave here today, go back." Where can we retreat to?
Yanzhou and Yuzhou cannot be conquered, how can Youzhou and Jizhou be conquered?
The current stalemate with the Han army across the river is not only our matter, but also the matter of the three states in Henan. Once we retreat from the Yangzhou, Jingzhou, and Xuzhou Taiping armies south of the river, the only outcome will be to be wiped out.
I watched the sky at night and deduced the stars. The auspicious time has come and it is time to lead the army to cross the river. "
Cross the river!
This was a move that Huangfusong never expected. In his opinion, this was simply courting death. Why was a ferry needed?
Because the ferry can pass the army on a large scale.
Moreover, the storm at the ferry is the lightest, and the safety of passage will be greatly increased. There are no reefs that can sink the ship at any time. This is a lesson learned through blood.
In Huangfusong's view, this was clearly a helpless move by the Taiping Army, which was gradually falling into a disadvantage and was unwilling to give up the troops of the three states in Henan.
Huangfu Song's evaluation of this was: "The bandit army does not know what to choose, is short-sighted, and will destroy itself."
If Zhang Jiao knew Huangfu Song's evaluation, he would probably say to Huangfu Song, "You understand military affairs, but you don't understand fate."
The Taiping Army's first attempt to cross the river ended in failure.
The corpses of the Taiping soldiers were floating on the river, with different expressions on their faces. This was an extremely shocking scene, far better than death on the battlefield.
Zhang Jue sighed slightly, Luo Xiao frowned slightly, and a heavy haze fell on the Taiping Army. The failure to cross the river was really a big blow to the Taiping Army.
That night.
A melodious song sounded from somewhere. The song sounded like a woman roaring with all her strength. It was based on the Yuefu poem of the early Han Dynasty - "Gongwu Crossing the River".
"There is no way for the public to cross the river, there is no way for the public to cross the river!"
"Gong Jing crosses the river, Gong Jing crosses the river!"
The woman's voice seemed to be heard everywhere in the military camp, and the voice was full of sadness. Countless Taiping soldiers woke up from their sleep and shed tears listening to the song.
"What should I do if I fall into the river and die?"
Fall into the river and die!
Fall into the river and die!
What should I do?
Of course, fight for your life!
Zhang Jiao didn't expect such an accident to happen. He didn't want to continue the stalemate with the Han army, so he originally wanted to pretend to be unmotivated and lure the Han army to attack, but he didn't expect the Han army to attack. He also gave himself an assist.
The Han army used such a method. According to normal rules, the Taiping army should have lost its fighting spirit to the extreme and should even start to flee.
But Huangfu Song didn't understand that the Taiping Army might not be as good as the Han Army in other places. For example, in terms of combat effectiveness, it was indeed inferior to the elite Han Army, but in terms of toughness, it was incomparable to the Han Army.
This is an armed army of Taiping Dao. This is a low-end version of the Taoist army. The last thing they are afraid of is this method.
Especially when Zhang Jiao leads it personally.
Zhang Jiao knew that the Han army would definitely seek a decisive battle with the Taiping army at dawn. This was also the opportunity he had been seeking. He wanted all the spirit, will, and sacrifice of the Taiping army to be clearly displayed to the world. between.
Show it to the Han army!
Show it to the emperor and ministers!
The most important thing is to show it to Luo Xiao!
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At that time, the king's army was 30,000, organized into three armies, and the Taiping army was 100,000, also organized into three armies.
The king's army marched in following the drums, shouting: "Great man! Ten thousand years!"
The Taiping troops all fought hard with their burdens, the sound shook the fields, shattered the sky and broke the clouds, saying: "Cross the river! Please live!"
The two armies fought against each other for half a day, and then retreated with the sound of gold. The king's army was victorious and the Taiping army was slightly defeated.
Song sighed and said: "The original intention of the song was to annihilate the bandit army, but the Taiping army was so desperate for survival that they trapped themselves in a cocoon and only achieved a small victory.
This is what it means: A wise man will make a mistake after thinking a lot. "——"Book of the Later Han·Biography of the Taiping Army"
(End of chapter)
