The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 262 Jinyang Military Parade (6k chapter, please subscribe)

Zhongping four years, July [-]th.

Outside Jinyang City, Taiyuan County, people from the camp of the Yellow Turban Army screamed and roared. Amid the sound of drums, countless soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army marched forward quickly following the banners of their respective teams.

The gates of the camp were opened one after another, and the khaki-colored banners were surrounded by the yellow tide and rushed out.

Outside the city wall to the south of Jinyang City, a large number of people were gathering at this time, and they were much less afraid of the Yellow Turban Army now.

It can even be said that the Yellow Turban Army entered the city without committing any crimes, and Jinyang City is now under military control. When it was under military control, it was even better than when Jinyang City was still under the rule of the Han army, and the law and order was much better.

The disturbance in the Yellow Turban Army Camp did not deliberately conceal it at all, and even publicized it with great fanfare.

As a result, the entire Jinyang City and the surrounding villages knew that the Yellow Turban Army was about to set off to recover Xihe County, which was now occupied by the Huns.

This also attracted a large number of people to watch. Since Xihe County was occupied by the Huns in May, the people of Taiyuan County were panicked and frightened.

Xihe County is close to Taiyuan County, and the Huns' cavalry can travel hundreds of miles a day. If there is no army protection, it will not be long before the Huns' cavalry can rush into Taiyuan County and plunder wantonly.

This is also one of the reasons why the Yellow Turban Army announced that it would send troops to take Xihe County, and so many people came out to watch.

At the seven quarters of the hour (8.45), a large amount of dust was raised in the open space in the south of Jinyang City. Countless soldiers wrapped in yellow scarves looked solemn, holding guns and holding halberds in an orderly formation, looking straight ahead .

Even though there were troops and trilogy continuously pouring into the army formation above the school field, it still didn't distract the soldiers in the slightest.

The Yellow Turban Army uses Qu as its unit, which is the most commonly used size for the Yellow Turban Army to form an army in plain areas. In open areas, most of the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army are also arranged in Qu.

"Rumble rumble rumble..."

There was a sound of chaotic horseshoes, and the four tall khaki-colored flags appeared before everyone's eyes first, and then more yellow flags were unfolded together.

Then the sound of rushing water came, like a mountain waterfall flowing straight down, it was the sound of the banner being blown up in the wind!
Guo Daxian and Zuo Miaozhangba stood at the gate of the city, looking at the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army who were gathering in the distance, their faces were full of smiles.

Zuo Miaozhangba looked at the Xiaoqi Battalion whistling in the distance, and sighed sincerely: "It's really worthy of being a great virtuous teacher. This is the first time I've seen so many cavalry."

"Four thousand people, this momentum... is really huge!"

Zuo Mustache Zhang Ba was quite eager to try, wishing he could be one of them.

"In the north of Taihang, Zhang Baiqi has a great momentum, with thousands of cavalry under his command, but compared with the Xiaoqi battalion established by the great virtuous teacher, Zhang Baiqi's cavalry is just a joke."

Mentioning Zhang Baiqi, Zuo Mustache's complexion changed slightly, and he asked.

"I heard that Zhang Baiqi killed Pinghan and Daji, and also wanted to kill Liu Shi. Is this true?"

Guo Daxian nodded solemnly, and said: "Liu Shi was alert in advance, rushed out from the side door, and jumped from the cliff behind, and escaped by fate."

Zuo mustache Zhang smacked his tongue and said: "Is Zhang Baiqi desperate? The Han army in Yanmen County dealt with him like ants, and they could only surrender obediently. Zhang Baiqi dared to rebel?!"

Guo Daxian sneered and said: "Zhang Baiqi is ruthless, so it is not surprising that he did these things. Now that he has swallowed the melodies of Pinghan, Daji, and Liu Shi, he is known as a hundred thousand people. I am afraid he thinks he can rely on Mountains and rivers resist our attack."

"And it is also counting the rebellion we launched when we fought fiercely with the Han army, but he never imagined that we captured Bingzhou so fast, I'm afraid we have regretted it now."

Zuo Miaozhang echoed with a smile: "Brother Guo really has a clear view of the situation."

The flowery sedan chair was lifted up, and Guo Daxian also put on a smile again. He glanced at the Yellow Turban Army that was gathering in the distance, and continued: "It won't be long before Zhang Baiqi jumps around. Anyone who disobeyed will be killed, and a large number of thieves and bandits have been collected, but it has also put many thieves and bandits at risk."

"And not only a few of us can see the situation clearly, now that the great virtuous and good division has led troops to occupy Bingzhou, most of the thieves and bandits are unwilling to vote under Zhang Baiqi's command."

Zuo Miaozhangba said disdainfully: "If you take refuge in Zhang Baiqi now, you are asking for your own death, because you hate our fate to fight against our Yellow Turban Army, and only Zhang Baiqi, a man with a brain missing, rebelled. "

Guo Daxian nodded and said: "Liu Shi has escaped, and now he is really angry. Those who are not willing to take refuge in Zhang Baiqi, and those who have been favored by Liu Shi before, are all fighting under Liu Shi's banner now. , Liu Shi gathered several thousand people together."

When it comes to Liu Shi, Zuo Miao Zhangba and Guo Daxian are actually a little afraid.

Liu Shi is very loyal, and he has gathered a lot of thieves under his command, but this person is not like other thieves who plunder wantonly. The surplus grain was also given to the surrounding people.

This also allowed Liu Shi to gather some people's hearts. The Yellow Turban Army led by Zuo Miaozhangba and others were also allies with Liu Shi.

But what made Zuo Miaozhangba afraid was not Liu Shi's fame, but Liu Shi's bravery.

At that time, the Han army outside the mountain was unwilling to give up control of Taihang Mountain, so they sent troops to encircle and suppress them. Liu Shi led his troops to fight against more than [-] Han troops, and rushed all the way into the Han army's central army with his personal guards. The military marquis, directly became famous in one battle.

"It is said that Liu Shi found that Zhang Baiqi's expression was not right, so he wanted to go out. Zhang Baiqi threw a cup as a sign, and the knives and axes who were ambushing outside the room rushed up. Liu Shi carried the desk as a shield and held the standing lampstand. As a weapon, he fought all the way to get out, but the gate of the cottage was closed and he couldn’t escape, so he jumped off the cliff and escaped with his life.”

When Guo Daxian talked about Liu Shi, he was quite admirable.

"I think Liu Shi will be able to avenge this revenge soon."

Zuo mustache Zhangba chuckled.

"The one who went to Taihang Mountain this time was our military adviser Yan Zhong. The plan to attack Shangdang was formulated by Yan Zhong."

"During the Battle of Kuicheng, Army Division Yan was the commander of the former army. Zu Mao and Han Dang, two strong generals of the Han army, died under the siege of the army commanded by Army Division Yan. If Sun Jian didn't run fast, I'm afraid They must also be folded in the formation."

Guo Daxian nodded and said, everyone in the Yellow Turban Army only regarded Zhang Baiqi as a clown who jumped on the beam.

During the conversation, more than [-] knights from the Yellow Turban Army had already arrived, and the impact brought by more than [-] fully armored cavalry was simply unparalleled.

Even though the people outside the city who were watching the excitement knew that the cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army did not come for themselves.

But there were still many people retreating involuntarily. Even if it weren't for the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army maintaining law and order, a large-scale stampede might have occurred.

Guo Daxian squinted to the side, but he had just glanced at it casually, but found danger.

Not far from him, when everyone retreated, a young man fell to the ground before he could avoid it.

"careful!"

Guo Daxian shouted urgently.

The soldiers maintaining law and order also found out the danger here. Xu An knew that many people gathered outside the city to watch the Yellow Turban Army's trilogy go out, so he also arranged many soldiers to maintain law and order.

After all, if any stampede or death or injury occurred in this situation, it would tarnish the reputation of the Yellow Turban Army, and the rumors would hurt people even more.

"Stop!"

A leader of the Yellow Turban Army maintaining law and order immediately shouted, fortunately, the boy was a little closer to the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army, and the flow of people was not too crowded, and the boy fell to the ground but did not panic too much, but continued to fall backwards climb up.

The crowd who heard the order from the Yellow Turban Army were stunned, and they also gave Guo Daxian a chance.

Guo Daxian separated from the group of people in front of him, grabbed the boy by the collar and pulled him out of the crowd.

He originally thought that the young man was terrified by this sudden scene, so he should have panicked face, but this young man had an excited face and clear eyes.

Guo Daxian's comforting words were stuffed back into his belly.

Zuo mustache Zhang Ba also had a strange expression on his face, and asked: "Could it be that you were scared stupid?"

Guo Daxian patted the young man's shoulder and asked, "Did you get hurt?"

Guo Daxian used to be a talisman of preaching in the Taiping Dao. Before responding to the army, he had always respected the teachings of the great virtuous teacher Zhang Jiao.

The young man's eyes were clear, and he didn't look like he was frightened at all, but Guo Daxian still had internal injuries from being stepped on.

"I'm fine." The boy looked at Guo Daxian with piercing eyes. "Excuse me, general, can I join the Yellow Turban Army?!"

Guo Daxian and Zuo Miaozhangba looked at each other in blank dismay, but didn't react for a while.

"Excuse me, general, can I join the Yellow Turban Army?!" The boy raised his voice a little more.

Everyone listened to the truth, which attracted a lot of discussion from the crowd.

Someone looked for his family in the crowd, "Whose child is this, aren't his parents here?"

"Why would you want to join..." someone whispered.

"Where are your parents?" Guo Daxian retorted with a smile, "The battle on the battlefield is not a joke, not to mention, our Yellow Turban Army is now only allowed to recruit people from the Taiping Dao."

"My parents are not here. I sneaked out. I heard that Xu An, a great and virtuous teacher of the Yellow Turban Army, will come to the south of the city for a military parade today. You are going to fight in Xihe County, so you came here specially."

The boy made a decent series.

"Since the Yellow Turban Army only accepts people from the Taiping Dao, can the general help me to enter the Dao?"

Guo Daxian looked at the young man in front of him. This man was wearing a brocade robe, he had an extraordinary conversation and a dignified appearance. He must be from a high family background, he must be from a wealthy family, and he might even be the son of a powerful man.

But why do the children of powerful and wealthy families want to join their Yellow Turban Army? You must know that the powerful family and the Yellow Turban Army are natural opposites.

After Xu An led the Yellow Turban Army, although the methods were not as radical as before, there were not a few powerful gentry who were wiped out by Xu An.

"Which family are you from?"

"Hao's house in Yuci, Taiyuan County!" The young man answered loudly without fear, "My name is Hao Zhao, and I am fourteen this year."

Seeing that Guo Daxian had no words, Hao Zhao said, "General, is it because I'm a son of a rich family that you don't want to recruit me into the army?"

Guo Daxian had a headache for a while, but he didn't expect to save someone, but he saved a trouble.

The voices of discussion from all sides seemed to be louder, and Guo Daxian didn't dare to speak nonsense.

Now there are indeed no children of powerful families in the army. Those powerful and powerful families are all in opposition to the Yellow Turban Army.

Guo Daxian's eyes narrowed slightly. In fact, he didn't have a good impression of these powerful gentry, but he had to be cautious now.

The surrendered Han army has a group of officers who are all powerful and powerful from Bingzhou. If he refuses outright, if word spreads that the Yellow Turban Army refuses to accept the children of rich and powerful families, the surrendered Han army may complain.

Guo Daxian didn't want to interfere with the Yellow Turban Army because of this.

"You are only fourteen years old this year, and you are still young..."

Guo Daxian organized his speech and was waiting for a refusal. At this time, a low-pitched horn sounded from the gathering place of the Yellow Turban Army in the south of the city, followed by a sky-shattering shout.

Zuo Miaozhangba turned his head to look at Guo Daxian, and reminded: "It's time."

But at this moment, there were also noisy sounds in the city. The sound of waves and waves came from Jinyang City, mixed with the sound of horseshoes beating the ground.

"A great virtuous and good teacher is coming, be on guard and clear the way!" Guo Daxian didn't care about Hao Zhao anymore, and hurried forward, giving orders to the soldiers on both sides, and speaking to the common people. "Stand back, everyone."

"Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta..."

The rapid sound of horseshoes came, and a big khaki flag came out first.

Xu An was wearing a khaki battle robe, an iron helmet with feathers on his head, and a red armor. He rode a bay red horse and came out first, followed by a dozen generals and school guards who came out in groups on both sides.

The yellow angels in heavy armor followed closely behind, holding shields and halberds. Their bodies were protected by black armor, and their faces could not be clearly covered by their ferocious visors.

The onlookers on both sides also fell silent.

Wearing such a mask, if you see it at night, you may think it is an evil spirit coming out of nowhere.

Moreover, the movements of these people seem to be exactly the same, like the rumored warriors transformed from soybeans into soldiers.

Many people felt fear of these yellow angels wearing visors. Could it be that they were transformed by Taoism?
The bay red horse walked forward slowly, and Xu An couldn't help but secretly nodded as he watched the reactions of the people around him.

After the plan to recover Xihe County was formulated, Xu An planned to send Lu Bu and others to cooperate with the Xihe County soldiers staying in Puzi City to take Xihe County.

In a flash of inspiration, I thought of holding a military parade before the expedition.

He first sent people to gather in Shijing Township to spread the news that the Yellow Turban Army was about to take Xihe County, and then planned to send troops with great fanfare, making almost everyone in Bingzhou known.

Then he ordered people to spread rumors, and spread the rumors in Shangdang County, such as Taihang Yellow Turban was transformed by spirits in the mountains, and the sound of wooden whistles locked souls and so on.

There is also a piece of news added, one is that Xu An himself is Huang Tian's incarnation in the human world, and the yellow angels and guards beside him are all Taoist soldiers transformed by the Taoist technique of "Scattering Beans into Soldiers". It was to protect Huang Tian's incarnation in the world from being harmed.

These were all the gossip the Eagle Wolf Guard heard in Shangdang County, and they handed it over to Xu An.

Xu An thought about it for a while, and felt that it was not bad to deify the Yellow Turban Army and himself in this way. On the contrary, it would make ordinary people believe in them.

Those rulers in ancient times, or those who wanted to achieve great things, would do similar things, myth themselves, to prove their orthodoxy, to convince people, and to win people's hearts.

"The Book of Songs·Shang Song·Xuanniao", the mysterious bird of destiny descended to give birth to Shang.The house is rich in soil.The ancient emperor ordered Wu Tang to rule in all directions.

It means that the mysterious bird of heaven descended to the world, and Jian Di was born to the ancestors of the Shang Dynasty, who lived in the vast land of Yin.It was the Emperor of Heaven who ordered Cheng Tang to conquer the world and secure the four sides.

Swear the legitimacy of the Shang Dynasty.

Then Chen Sheng and Wu Guangze Township revolted. They wrote "Chen Shengwang" on a piece of white silk with cinnabar in advance, and stuffed it into the belly of the fish.

Later, Chen Sheng secretly sent Wu Guang to the ancient temple near the station, lit a bonfire at night, imitated the voice of a fox and shouted: "Da Chu Xing, King Chen Sheng."

Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty cut the white snake uprising, etc. These are all examples of deifying oneself through fairy tales and making others respect them.

Xu An is the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, a great virtuous teacher of the Taiping Dao, so he is naturally better deified.

The Yellow Turban Army had already been wiped out, and it was Xu An who carried Huang Tian's battle flag again, winning consecutive battles and beheading Zhu Jun. Everyone was in awe of Xu An, and there were rumors that a considerable number of soldiers and Some people have already believed in Xu An's fabricated identity.

The theory of Taoist soldiers convinced those ordinary people who did not know the training methods of the Yellow Turban Army.

After all, it is really rare to see an army that acts uniformly. Hundreds of people are uniform, just like one person.

When one person moves, hundreds of people move together; when one person moves forward, hundreds of people move forward together; when one person stops, hundreds of people stop together.

Such an army, unheard of in this world, never seen before.

Xu An also ordered the yellow angels and the personal guards to wear face armor, not to show their faces, to wear armor and hold weapons.

Coupled with the rumors gathered in the city, most of the people who have seen the yellow angels now believe that these yellow angels are Tao soldiers evolved from soybeans with Taoism.

Xu An was very satisfied with the reactions of the people on both sides. There was no discussion, but a shocked silence.

In addition to deifying the Yellow Turban Army, Xu An's move has another point, which is to promote force. After all, now that Bingzhou has been occupied and many troops have been surrendered, the Yellow Turban Army is still weak.

Appropriate propaganda of force can deter Xiao Xiao, and the harvest is also very large.

In the old days when Dong Zhuo entered the capital, he could not ride more than three thousand horses. Dong Zhuo was afraid that he would not be convinced by the distance, so he sneaked out of the army and near the camp for four or five days and nights. Its soldiers are many and general, and they dare not resist.

Now that Xu An has a large number of soldiers, there is no need to use Dong Zhuo's strategy, but to send troops to form an array and immediately declare force.

Tens of thousands of soldiers are enough to make everyone in Taiyuan County surrender.

"Guo Daxian, Zuo Miaozhangba, join me in the military parade."

Xu An stopped his horse and said with a smile.

Guo Daxian and Zuo Miaozhangba are also considered veterans of the Yellow Turban Army, and the famous disciples on the roster respect his orders very much.

"Thank you great virtuous teacher!"

Sure enough, when Guo Daxian and Zuo Mustache Zhangba heard Xu An's invitation to join the military parade, they were so excited that they couldn't help themselves, and immediately bowed down to worship.

The two turned over and stepped on the horses pulled by the soldiers, and walked towards the formation of generals behind Xu An.

"Great virtuous teacher, this disciple requests to join the Dao of Peace!"

A familiar voice appeared in Guo Daxian's ears, and Guo Daxian's complexion changed drastically. He was too excited, but he forgot that Hao Zhao was still there.

"This is?"

Xu An was a little puzzled, and beside the road, there was a handsome young man in a brocade robe, doing editing with his hands, with a serious face.

"There was almost a stampede before. This boy was rescued by me. He himself said that his name is Hao Zhao, and he is a child of the Hao family in Yulin."

Hearing Xu An's question, Guo Daxian could only bite the bullet and answer.

"Hao Zhao?"

Xu An turned his mind slightly, but the name sounded very familiar, as if he had seen it in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but it would be difficult to remember it for a while.

"Since you want to enter the Tao?"

Xu An carefully looked at the boy beside the road.

"Then I have to ask you, why do you want to enter my path of peace?"

"Do you know my Taiping Dao teachings?"

"Do you know why I fight for Taipingdao?"

Xu An's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "My Taiping Dao is not for everyone to enter. Those who bully the people and those who do many evils are not allowed to enter."

Hao Zhao showed embarrassment and could only shake his head, but he still said firmly: "I just want to join the Yellow Turban Army. General Guo behind you said that you can only join the Yellow Turban Army if you join the Taiping Dao, so I want to join the Taiping Dao. "

Xu An glanced at Guo Daxian, but Guo Daxian dared not speak.

Hao Zhao stepped forward and said loudly: "I heard that the leader of the Yellow Turban Army is Xu An, a great virtuous teacher. In the battle of Kuicheng, he defeated the Marquis of Qiantang, swept away the Shangdang, repelled Lu Shangshu, and now repelled the Xiongnu to capture Bingzhou. His reputation is far away. Bo was a hero at the time."

"A few days ago, I heard that the Yellow Turban Army was going to take back Xihe County and was ready to go. So I came to Jinyang from Yulin, just to see the style of the Yellow Turban Army."

Seeing that the young man in front of him was neither humble nor overbearing, Xu An couldn't help but sigh inwardly when he said that the young man in front of him was neither humble nor arrogant, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

No wonder at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and during the Three Kingdoms period, most of the people who became famous were the children of powerful families. They saw the big from their smallness. The education received by these children of powerful families was far better than that of ordinary people. How could they not win?
Hao Zhao bent down and asked sincerely, "Seeing you today, I really live up to my reputation. Please let me join the Yellow Turban Army!"

"Hao Zhao..."

Xu An thought for a while, he had some impression of the name Hao Zhao, and this young man had an extraordinary conversation and piercing eyes, so he must not be an ordinary person in the future.

"Can you ride a horse?"

Xu An looked at Hao Zhao and said with a smile.

"Your son from Bingzhou, why can't you ride a horse?!"

Xu An raised his whip and pointed at Hao Zhao, and said to Guo Daxian beside him, "Give him a war horse."

Guo Daxian looked a little surprised, but he still heard the order to find the war horse.

Xu An didn't have the slightest grievance because Hao Zhao was a powerful boy. Most of the Han soldiers who surrendered now were powerful children, and he didn't cleanse them either.

As long as he is willing to join his team, as long as he has not committed any serious crimes, and is willing to fight for Huang Tian, ​​he will definitely not refuse.

Now Xu An does not have the strength to push the world flat, he is not stupid enough to destroy all the powerful families in the world, and push all the powerful families to the opposite side, this is impossible.

It is unrealistic to fight against the powerful and powerful families in the world, at least in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, at least Xu An can't do it now.

Everything must proceed from reality, not fantasies.

Hao Zhao got on his horse and followed Guo Daxian and Zuo Miaozhangba.

Xu An looked at the smug Hao Zhao, and said solemnly: "Have you ever thought about it, follow me, follow our Yellow Turban Army, the road to take may be a road that is more difficult than any other road."

"If you say nothing, four horses can't chase you; if you say something urgent, four horses can't catch up."

Hao Zhao led the horse, and said solemnly.

"Never let the great virtuous teacher down!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Xu An laughed out loud.

"Ugh——"

The horn sounded again from the army formation in the south of the city.

Xu An stopped laughing, he had been wasting time for a long time, Xu An gently raised his right hand and pressed forward slightly.

"call out------"

A sharp wooden whistle sounded from behind Xu An.

Under Xu An's pull, the claret horse walked forward with four hooves, carrying Xu An in battle robe forward slowly, and the countless yellow scarf soldiers behind him also moved forward slowly.

The strong wind howled past, rolled up Xu An's khaki war robe, and also rolled up the banners of the countless Yellow Turbans behind him.

　Hao Zhao, courtesy name Bodao, was born in Taiyuan, a famous general from the late Eastern Han Dynasty to the early Cao Wei Dynasty.

　　Hao Zhao joined the army as a young man, made many military exploits, and was gradually promoted to a miscellaneous general. Later, he was recommended by Cao Zhen to guard Chencang (recommended by Sima Yi in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms) to defend against the Shu Han.

　　In the second year of Taihe (228), Zhuge Liang led his army to the Northern Expedition, but was blocked by Hao Zhao, who failed to persuade him to surrender, and was forced to retreat after attacking day and night for more than [-] days.Therefore, Emperor Wei Ming named him Marquis of Guannei.soon died of disease
　　


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