I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 119 Man Cheng's Suffering No One Knows

Zhang Mancheng has no choice but to evacuate Wancheng.

He was Qushuai, the governor of Nanyang County appointed by Zhang Jiao, who led all parties to attack Nanyang, strive to break through Wancheng, complete the strategic goal of joining Luoyang from the south, and joined forces with Zhang Jiao in Luoyang.

Therefore, the strategy of the Yellow Turban tribes in Nanyang is to use Zhang Mancheng's army as the main force to attack the government offices, and the rest of the big and small Fangqu commanders will go to the southern counties of Nanyang to attack Wubao, a prominent family, and provide Zhang Mancheng with the food and fodder he needs on the front line of the northern border. Baggage and armor equipment.

At the beginning of the division of labor, it sounded good, but when it came time to implement it, it was completely out of shape.

In the north, Zhang Mancheng fought with Nanyang prefect Chu Gong and Jingzhou governor Xu Miao's troops and horses. He was quite dedicated, and the battle went smoothly for a time. Chu Gong and Xu Miao retreated repeatedly, allowing Zhang Mancheng to suppress the troops to the border of Wancheng.

But the problem is that the supplies in the rear have not been strong.

Those little Fangqu commanders, such as Shixu, Huangshan, Tiemei and other ministries, laid down many Wubao in the southern border of Nanyang, and robbed countless food, grass, supplies and ordnance. Logically speaking, Zhang Mancheng can get rich supplies, armed The sergeants under his command moved forward and took down Wancheng.

But it is a pity that those yellow scarf little Fang Qushuai in the south changed their original intentions after seeing the "rich and wealthy" of the famous family.

The food and fodder they provided to Marshal Zhang on the front line was pitifully small, barely enough to maintain his expenses, and the armaments and horses were also the worst part of the hoardings of various prominent families. Handsome people take it as their own.

Because of this, Zhang Mancheng tasted the uncomfortable taste of lack of successors and difficulty in continuing to advance north.

Right now, he really doesn't have enough supplies to support him!

Originally, Zhang Mancheng had recently been sending people to the rear to lobby and urge all small parties, asking them to put the overall situation first and transport the luggage to the front line of Wancheng quickly.

After all, Wancheng is the largest county in Nanyang, and it is also the economic center of Luoyang in Nanyang County, and it is also the platform for the Yellow Turban Army to attack Luoyang in the north.

Now Chu Gong has collected all the soldiers and generals in Wancheng, defending with all his strength, Zhang Mancheng is fighting very hard.

He urgently needs supplies from the rear now!
However, after learning about the Chenwei nursery rhyme circulating in Nanyang County, Zhang Mancheng understood that he could no longer stay in Wancheng.

Those small thieves in the rear had the tendency to hold their own money and defend themselves. Now that the prophecy came out, the first thing Zhang Mancheng thought of was whether the small parties in the rear would compete with each other in the southern border, and whether there would be a Infighting and mutiny.

The military strength in Wancheng is not weak. Although Zhang Manben has [-] yellow scarves in his department, most of them are mobs.

But if you want to fight a long-term war, you must have a stable rear supply line.

Seeing that the young commanders in the rear may be about to fight among themselves, how can Zhang Mancheng continue to attack in Wancheng?

He must nip the crisis in the rear in the bud.

Therefore, Zhang Mancheng could only temporarily abandon Wancheng, drive his troops south, and first find a way to stabilize the rear, and then return to the division to seize Wancheng.

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In Gucheng, Nanyang Yellow Turban Bandit Lion Xu is feasting on a group of Yellow Turban generals in the county town.

Among the roads of the Yellow Turban Nanyang, Zhang Mancheng is the person who has achieved the most victories, but when it comes to wealth, it is Xiao Fangqu, handsome lion beard, who rode Zhang Mancheng, Zhao Hong and others in the north to deal with the army At that time, he and the other Qu commanders attacked and plundered Wubao, a prominent family, in the southern border of Nanyang County.

Although the famous families in Nanyang Dixiang were surpassed by the famous families in Ruying when they transformed into the gate of Confucian classics, they still have great heritage.

Even if it is difficult to attack the Wubao of the famous family, but those partial branches of Wubao also have a lot of reserves, especially the Yin family and the Deng family of the two major families in Nanyang County have a lot of stockpiles.

In addition to Wubao, the head of the two clans, there are many manors in the south of Nanyang County. The wealth and grain reserves in these manors are enough for the Yellow Turbans to enjoy for a while.

After Shixu led his men to rob several Wubao houses, he occupied Gucheng again, moved all the looted goods and luggage to Gucheng, and then closed the gate of the city tightly, letting Zhang Mancheng faction People come to urge, but also pretend not to know.

The Lion Beard one sings and sings every night in Gucheng, enjoying themselves.

He was so drunk that the lion beard was drunk, and he didn't forget to order his men to go to the county town to find two women from good families and send them to him at night to warm his couch.

When the wine was half full, someone said to Shi Xu, "Does Shuai know that there is a nursery rhyme circulating in Nanyang today?"

Lion Beard hiccupped: "What nursery rhyme?"

The soldiers under his command presented a written nursery rhyme to Shixu.

The lion's beard spread out to look at it, and after only a few glances, it was thrown aside impatiently.

It's not that he doesn't want to read it, it's that there are many characters in it that he doesn't understand.

"If you have anything to say, just say it!"

The subordinates hurriedly told Shi Xu about the content of this nursery rhyme, and said: "According to the content of this nursery rhyme, in the land of Nanyang, there should be a powerful person who will become king in the year of Jiazi!"

Lion Beard heard the words and couldn't help but cheer up: "Really?"

The ancients were superstitious, especially in today's environment.

People in the Yellow Turbans worship theology far more than ordinary people.

"Qu Shuai, this nursery rhyme contains the theory of prophecy and weft. I recently found a few alchemists nearby and asked them to identify it. It was passed on to children in various counties in Nanyang, but it is hard to find the source, presumably it must be a gift from heaven!"

Shixu nodded suddenly, and said: "According to the above statement, whoever can win three counties and ten Wubao can be the king?"

"That's right. Now Commander Qu has conquered Liuwu, occupied Gu County, and his prestige has been established. As long as he makes a little more progress and occupies two counties, he can become king!"

Lion Bear scratched his chin, wondering: "Is this possible?"

"Why not? Back then, Emperor Gao was only a pavilion chief, yet he was able to lead a group of meager people to guard the county seat! He was a handsome and talented man who led his people across Nanyang. His merits were far better than that of Han Gaozu when he first started his army. Could it be that he couldn't be a king? "

"Now that the world is in chaos, General Tiangong will surely destroy the Han Dynasty. In Huangtian's world, all commanders, big and small, can be kings!"

Lion Beard was not from a high family background and had little knowledge. After listening to the tricks of his subordinates, and after conquering many wealthy families in Wubao recently, he obtained a lot of food, fodder and iron tools, as well as countless luggage.

He did not provide these obtained goods to Zhang Mancheng's main force in the north. Instead, he took all of them for himself and was very selfish.

Now, after listening to the flicks of his subordinates, he has the heart to separate the county.

As for Huang Tian's world, Jun Ping Fu... It's all nonsense and has nothing to do with him.

As for the Yellow Turban congregants under his command, at first they clamored for equal wealth and were very happy, but when the wealth of several Wubaozhong was placed in front of the congregants, the thoughts of these Yellow Turban congregants all changed. up.

Now, like their coach Lion Beard, they just want to hold on to these hard-won wealth!
Whether others are poor or rich has nothing to do with them.

Shi Xu hesitated and said: "It's just that according to the prophecy, it takes three counties to become a king. Now I only have one county, and I need to conquer two more counties. The other sects, such as Zhao Hong, Han Zhong, Huangshan, Tiemei and other roads are also attacking Nanyang, we still need to get ahead of them!"

"Shuai Qu, since you haven't yet conquered the three counties as king, why don't you proclaim yourself a lord first, use your power to overwhelm others, and then attack Xinye, Rang and other counties in a legitimate manner, and then separate Nanyang and become king, recruiting all kinds of volunteers to vote! In order to stabilize people's hearts, General Tiangong will not blame him."

Shi Xu and his yellow turban generals are short-sighted people with little knowledge and knowledge. It must be known that Zhang Jiao has only called himself a general, but they are thinking about being king and duke.

After a night of discussion, driven by the immediate interests, Xiao Fangqu, the handsome lion beard, really did the most ridiculous thing in the world.

A few days later, Shixu's flag in Gucheng changed.

It used to be the big banner of "The sky is dead, and the yellow sky should stand", but now it has become the word "Gu Gong".

Shixu called himself "Gugong", and began to seal off all the generals and schools under him, and set up generals, prime ministers, doctor censors, and great Sima. The overall organizational system can be described as a mess.

If Zhang Jiao knew, he would die of anger.

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At the same time, Liu Jian, who was stationed at the border of Nanyang, was listening to his scouts reporting the situation of the soldiers and horses from all walks of life in Nanyang.

Before Liu Jian arrived in Nanyang, the situation in Wancheng was already precarious.

Zhang Mancheng was in a hurry to attack Wancheng, but he didn't expect that the bandits in the southern border of Nanyang, after hijacking the heavy iron supplies of Wubao, a wealthy family, would start to support themselves, showing a defensive posture of defending the county.

In particular, the handsome lion beard in Huangjinqu, stationed in Gu County, is absurd and ridiculous. He claims to be Gu Gong, and has a group of prime ministers, generals, imperial officials, and great Sima. The official system is chaotic.

This move is tantamount to making him an independent country in the Yellow Turban Army. How can Zhang Mancheng lead the rest?

And what's more annoying, one did something stupid, and soon the second and the third popped up.

Dong Fu's nursery rhyme spread wildly in Nanyang County, except for Lion Beard, the other Qu Shuai couldn't help thinking about it.

Therefore, his handsome Tiemei called himself Lord Ye, his handsome Leigong called himself Leigong, and his handsome Huangshan called himself Ranggong.

However, there are a few people who are more educated than Lion Beard, at least there is no prime minister or general.

Afterwards, various Qu Shuai began to attack other Wubao in the south of Nanyang County, and collided with each other.

In order to be able to win more practical benefits such as money, grain and ironware, and also for that distant dream, internal strife and friction occurred among the various roads of Nanyang Yellow Turban.

During the attack on Xinye Deng's Wubao, Tiemei and Lion Beard fought fiercely for strength.

The generals and prime ministers who had just been established by the two armies all went into battle in person. As for the other royal officials, ministers, and hussar generals, there were many casualties among the soldiers. No fewer than [-] or [-] high-level figures died in this conflict, which dealt a devastating blow to the establishment of a country.

Not only these two groups of soldiers and horses, but the rest of the Yellow Turban groups also began to break out infighting because of such things. Among the armies, civil wars were frequent in order to compete for supplies and interests.

(End of this chapter)