Xuande

Chapter 131 Who Should I Listen To?

In the initial operation, except for a few teams who did not do anything excessive under the restraint of the leader, most of the Yellow Turban Army launched an indiscriminate raid on ordinary people while sweeping up the powerful landlords.

For a while, many of the attacked cities were looted, and even the homes of some Taipingdao believers in the city were robbed, which made these Taipingdao believers extremely dissatisfied.

They had great grievances, arguing with those who robbed them, so that people wearing yellow scarves and people wearing yellow scarves fought with knives.

This kind of phenomenon happened so often that Gao Zheng and others had to order that the property of people wearing yellow scarves should not be plundered.

After the promulgation of this order, the situation has been alleviated to a certain extent, but it has not been fundamentally resolved.

There are always people who rob the top and ignore it, and Gao Zheng and others have not issued any punishment regulations for this behavior, and there is no deterrent effect.

However, the initial uprising of the Yellow Turban Army went smoothly. It officially launched the uprising on the 29th of the first lunar month. On the seventh day of February, it reached the county seat of Changtao County. Julu prefect.

Then this poor prefect was treated as a running dog of the Luoyang court, and was killed to sacrifice the flag, and pay homage to Zhang Jiao by the way.

In mid-February, the number of the Yellow Turban Army expanded to 5, and almost captured the entire territory of Julu County.

At this time, a very clear question was placed in front of them.

Under the current situation, how should they proceed further?

Should we continue to operate in Hebei and Jizhou, or go somewhere else?
To make matters worse, although they swept away all the enemies in Julu County, wiped out more than [-] powerful landlords, and destroyed the rich and powerful families, they didn't even go to the matter of [contacting the commanders of Taiping Road in other states] Do.

No one was even sent to inform them that Zhang Jiao's three brothers had died.

Without the leadership and command of a relatively powerful leader like Zhang Jiao, the three of them didn't think about anything and only focused on the present.

And when they realized that it seemed that they should first notify the big guys to rebel together, another problem posed in front of them.

When Zhang Jiao was not dead, Zhang Jiao was of course the boss of the uprising, the leader of everyone.

But now that Zhang Jiao is dead, Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao are also dead, so who should lead this uprising?
Who listens to whom?

Who will direct whom?
Who will be the boss?
Who will be the younger brother?
After this practical issue was brought to the fore, the first three proponents of the uprising, Gao Zheng, Yan Sheng, and Wang Meng, broke out first.

There was an argument among them on this issue, and no agreement could be reached.

Gao Zheng was the oldest, Yan Sheng was the first to become a follower of the Taiping Dao, and Wang Meng had a higher status in the sect than the other two. Each of the three had their own support and rhetoric, and in the previous stage of military operations, it was difficult to distinguish who was superior.

Before going out to the public, conflicts erupted within them, and they suddenly realized that they needed a leader, but who this leader is and who is responsible for issuing orders is a problem.

The three of them disagreed with each other, and they all had something to say. They called their younger brothers to have a meeting together, and they also felt that they had something to say to each other, and no one could convince the other.

So in the end, everyone couldn't bridge the differences, so they could only agree that three people would work together to handle things. If there was any matter, the three people would negotiate with each other, and the minority would obey the majority.

But this is only a very temporary measure, without real mandatory binding force, it all depends on the level of personal consciousness, once real interests are involved, it will be over.

The three of them couldn't make up for themselves, let alone things in other regions.

Moreover, the Shuai Qu sent to Yuzhou, Jingzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou and other places are all Zhang Jiao's proud disciples, and their status in the Taiping Dao is relatively high, which is not comparable to them.

Even when Zhang Jiao was still there, they showed some signs of independence and disobedience to Zhang Jiao, and felt a little bit of self-respect, and even some of the utensils used in the local area were no different from Zhang Jiao.

Zhang Jiao also complained about this.

People like Zhang Mancheng, Bo Cai, Peng Tuo, Bu Si, and Zhao Hong each have many followers, which one is easy to get along with?
If they found out about Zhang Jiao's death, they would be thankful if they didn't separate immediately. How dare they expect them to obey orders?

As a result, Gao Zheng and the other three's heads began to pop open.

"If we tell them that the great virtuous teacher is dead, we all know what the result will be. Not to mention whether they will obey orders and cooperate with us, but whether this battle should be fought or not, whether Huang Tian should immediately , with them, it is estimated that there is no guarantee."

Gao Zheng first expressed his point of view: "So I think, don't tell them these things for the time being. Anyway, the news is not spreading so fast. It is difficult to tell the truth from the fake, and they can't guarantee it. We insist that the great virtuous teacher is still alive It’s okay if they’re not dead? Could they just run back to see the dead body of the great virtuous teacher?”

Yan Sheng showed hesitation.

"Will they believe it easily? With heavy troops in their hands and far away in the sky, it is not impossible for them to surrender to the Han Dynasty immediately. If you betray us, you can still get high-ranking officials and generous salaries. I really can't tell them, but I'm afraid it's not that easy. .”

Wang Meng's view is more direct.

"I don't think we should think too much about it. Just follow the plan of the great virtuous teacher before his death and let them fight together. Otherwise, we will fight alone. Once the Han army comes, the result will be unpredictable, right?"

"That's what it says."

Gao Zheng said: "But we are the ones who inherited the will of the great virtuous teachers and decided to initiate the uprising. If they fight better than us and make more contributions than us, don't we want to follow their orders instead? Are you willing?"

These words reached Yan Sheng and Wang Meng's hearts.

They obey Zhang Jiao, but they don't obey the others. The three of them still can't tell which one is superior, let alone those guys with eyes on their heads outside?

They are also conflicted.

So the three of them didn't know what to do.

Not to mention this aspect, they haven't decided how to fight after the connection.

Zhang Jiao's plan was to let Ma Yuanyi rebel in Luoyang first, and once Luoyang was brought under control, they would be able to attack the city calmly.

But now the situation suddenly changed, Zhang Jiao died, they started fighting, and now the news probably reached Luoyang, Ma Yuanyi's move was considered useless.

So what to do next?

Is it to expand the base in the local siege?

Or fight to Luoyang to take the bird position?

Or go south to the Central Plains to join the major canals in the Central Plains?
The third way is definitely not an option.

Now going south to the Central Plains, with their strength, it is estimated that they will not be able to convince the public. Who may take this banner away, and their subordinates are in danger of being annexed.

It would be very dangerous to go to Luoyang and take the bird position. Luoyang might have already prepared himself, and they thought it was a little difficult to fight directly with Luoyang's elite Han army.

Then there is only one choice left.

Stay in Jizhou to expand the base area and strength, first gain a firm foothold in Jizhou, and then wait and see the situation.

But this situation cannot be ignored.

If only they rebelled and the Han army attacked alone, they would soon be overwhelmed and had to find someone to share the pressure.

So Gao Zheng came up with a way.

"Let's lie about the orders of the great virtuous teachers and let Bocai and Zhang Mancheng lead the army to attack Luoyang. Whoever takes down Luoyang will be in charge of Guanzhong. In this way, they will definitely send troops to Luoyang, the emperor of Han If we don’t have time to care about others, we will have time to grow and develop in Jizhou.”

(End of this chapter)