Xuande

Chapter 737
To be honest, these soldiers who have followed the Yellow Turban Army to the present are not without a good life.

When the powerful landlords were in trouble in Xuzhou and Qingzhou, they burned, killed, looted and did everything. They also did business secretly and collected taxes.

During those days, they could eat meat every few days, and they could eat at least one dry meal a day, which was comfortable for everyone. Many people grew flesh, became stronger, and became more powerful in fighting.

At that time, it was normal for them to eat enough, and they could even chase after Xuzhou officers and soldiers, beat the shit out of Xuzhou officers and soldiers, and then snatch their supplies to eat and drink, not to mention how happy they are.

In addition to delicious food, there are also a lot of property that can be looted and seized. After taking the property, they go to spend time and drink, play with women, and buy luxury items that they had never even imagined before.

But the good times didn't last long, and everyone had to go south, because the Luoyang court sent people, and the people they sent were quite capable, and they forced everyone to die.

It's hard to cross the river and come to this ghost place. I survived, but the good days are gone forever. Let alone eating meat, it's not easy to eat a dry meal.

Now if you want to eat meat, you have to go hunting. The way to get meat is very limited, so only officers can eat meat.

You have to be a mid-level or high-ranking officer. Ordinary low-level officers can't get a bite of meat to eat. At most, they can share a few bowls of broth to drink. Big soldiers like them have almost forgotten what it's like to eat meat.

The fat that had been raised with great difficulty has all disappeared now, and many people who were originally relatively strong have now turned back to skinny appearance, as if they could be blown down by the wind.

However, those Han soldiers still eat meat in front of them every day, and they don’t know how happy they are to eat Haisai. In contrast, these Yellow Turban soldiers are prone to have some bad ideas.

Fortunately, when it was close to noon in the morning, the Han army began to eat lunch, and all the serious dishes were served.

As for the Yellow Turban Army, there is a two-meal system, so there is no food at noon.

They usually have their first meal at nine or ten o'clock in the morning, and the second meal is not available until around three or four in the afternoon. After eating, it will be almost dark and they can sleep, so there is no need to eat.

But the Han army has three meals a day, completely following the pattern of the gentlemen.

The meal at noon was particularly solid. The delicious stewed mutton was brought out pot by pot, and the delicious fish soup and bone soup were brought out one by one.

One by one, the soldiers of the Han army turned into cooking lunatics, as if they wanted to explode all their appetites for the whole year. They ate so much that they didn't even have time to talk.

The temperature in the Han army barracks was unusually high on this severe cold day.

In contrast, the gloomy atmosphere in the camp of the Yellow Turban Army made the temperature there even lower than the air temperature.

Xu He, Sima Ju and others soon learned that the Han army was holding a big banquet. The New Year's Eve, the fragrance had already spread all over the camp, but our side only planned to give the soldiers some meat porridge at night, which was the New Year's Eve.

Now the soldiers are holding porridge bowls, drinking the bland gruel, smelling the aroma of meat, the overall morale is very low, and there are many complaints. The situation has already made the officers in charge of the front camp a little worried.

Xu He and the others felt very depressed immediately.

There are nothing more than two ways to control the next, either give money or give ideals.

They definitely can't afford the money, and if they can afford it, they won't be reduced to the current situation, so what's the ideal?
It's a pity that Xu He, Sima Ju and others don't have Zhang Jiao's speech ability and personality charm at all, and they can't use the morality of the Taiping Dao to guide the soldiers ideologically. They just know it and don't know why.

The rebellion before was purely for food and a way to gather people's hearts. It also allowed everyone to eat, eat good food, and get a lot of money. Even when they crossed the river, everyone believed that they could make a comeback, but now...

The situation is really bad.

Xu He was at a loss, and the rest of the upper ranks of the Yellow Turban Army didn't know what to do.

Sima Ju proposed to share all the meat with the soldiers, but was opposed by many upper-ranking officers on the grounds that they could eat a little bit of meat, and if all the meat was taken out, everyone would not get a bite.

This will only make it more difficult for soldiers to bear.

I have endured so many days, and this time is not bad. After the New Year's Eve, I will go to Fei Zhan, apologize to him, and exchange food. As long as Fei Zhan exchanges food with them, everything will be fine.

As long as Fei Zhan helps, everything will be fine.

Sima Ju had no choice but to nod his head in approval and gave up his own ideas, so during the New Year's Day, the upper echelons of the Yellow Turban Army did nothing.

In the evening, the Han army continued to hold a feast of meat, mutton, pork, fish, and delicious pancakes, rice, and barley, which made everyone very happy.

On this night, Guo Jia gave full play to his social skills and played a chorus with a group of soldiers who had just gotten to know each other for a long time. Everyone sang the songs of their hometown together and danced the sacrificial dance of their hometown during New Years and festivals.

To put it bluntly, the singing is ugly, and the dancing is also ugly, almost at the level of a group of demons dancing wildly.

But everyone is happy, everyone is happy.

As for whether the Yellow Turban Army will take this opportunity to attack...

What Guo Jia meant was that if the top generals of the Yellow Turban Army could mobilize a large army of the Yellow Turban Army to attack the Han army under such circumstances, then they would have enough ability and appeal to fight all the way to Luoyang.

But they don't have the ability, you know?
With a group of resentful people staying up late and working overtime, it is estimated that there will be a mutiny before halfway.

The same is true.

It's not that no one proposed to take advantage of the New Year's Eve to sneak attack the Han army and let them eat and drink!
But soon, this suggestion was rejected.

First of all, if the Han army dared to do this, it must have been prepared. It is impossible to let the whole army fly without any preparations. If it launches an attack rashly, it will definitely be miserable.

Secondly, apart from their own soldiers, the soldiers probably had no morale to fight on, instead they were full of resentment. In this situation, if they had to fight, there might be a mutiny.

So, be honest, give the soldiers some meat porridge, and let it go.

A night that was full of happy memories for the Han army and bleak for the Yellow Turban army passed like this. Early the next morning, Guo Jia, who was very sober, went secretly to the mountain where the Shanyue Group was located under the protection of several Guan Yu's personal guards, and secretly met with Fei Zhan.

Guan Yu stayed in the camp, waiting for Guo Jia's return while reading the book of war. After lunch at noon on this day, Guo Jia came back.

He didn't come back empty-handed.Instead, he came back with a lot of property.

"General Guan, it's done. This is Fei Zhan's sincerity, a small and insignificant greeting."

"It's done?"

Guan Yu was overjoyed, and said with a smile, "You're really sure? Fei Zhan really wants us to find him?"

"He confessed to me, saying that if I don't go to him today, he will come to me tomorrow."

Guo Jia said with a smile: "He and the Yellow Turban Army are basically deadlocked, and he himself does not want to live and die with the Yellow Turban Army at all. The reason why he cooperated with the Yellow Turban Army before was because he saw that the Yellow Turban Army was very capable of fighting and beat the officers and soldiers to the brim.

Now he regrets too much, knowing that it is very difficult to get the court's forgiveness, so he gave us some meeting gifts first, and then he decided to personally lead people to attack the Yellow Turban Army, and use the head of the Yellow Turban thief leader to pay off the crime. "

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(End of this chapter)