Chapter 187 The Rising
In the fourth month of summer in the sixth year of Guanghe, Zhang Jiao's disciples came out of Jinan in the Tang and Zhou Dynasties. There was a great earthquake in the Han Dynasty, and the country was angry with Tiqi and arrested Ma Yuanyi. Fortunately, Yuan Yi ran away and entered the Yingchuan Taiping Road. However, three thousand Taiping Taoists in Kyoto were arrested and all were found in the city.
The state decreed that the cases of the Three Dukes and the Sili Xiaowei should be investigated, the imperial guards and the people of the province should be executed. Anyone who believed in the Tao of Taiping would be beheaded. People in Kyoto were panicked for a while.
Governor Zhang Jiao, a great virtuous teacher from Taiping Road in Hebei Province, has been revealed and is sending orders to all parties morning and night. At that time, all the people in the world were on the path to peace, and they all wore yellow scarves as a symbol. The government offices were burned down, the towns were robbed, the prefectures and counties were lost, and many officials fled. Within ten months, the world changed color and the capital was shaken.
At the same time, Zhang Jiao called himself General Tiangong, Zhang Bao called himself General Digong, and Zhang Liang called himself General Renggong. In addition, Ma Yuanyi was made the envoy of the gods, and Fang Zhangchong of Taishan was awarded the title of "General Chongtian" for his meritorious service. There were awards from all sides of Taiping Road.
As for the Han court, they quickly moved Henan Yin Hejin to the army for his merits in arresting thieves. He was promoted to general and granted the title of Marquis Shen. He led soldiers from the fifth battalion of Yulin on the left and right to station in Duting Pavilion to repair equipment and control the capital. At the same time, the establishment of the Eight Officials in Kyoto was expanded and the Eight Officials were established. He also sent out the best troops from all over the world, and sent Bei Zhonglang general Lu Zhi to attack Zhangjiao, Zuo Zhonglang general Huangfu Song, and You Zhonglang general Zhu Jun to attack Yingchuan Yellow Turban.
But soon bad news came. The prefects of each county wrote to Kyoto, saying: "Monsters and bandits are like humans, but they are not afraid of death. Fathers and brothers are wiped out, and children will rise in droves. The counties cannot control them." In other words, counties and counties cannot control them. Without a master, the king's life is cut off.
Liu Hong was frightened and had no idea, so he called a meeting of ministers.
It was also at this time that General Zuo Zhonglang spoke to Huangfu Song:
"It is appropriate to lift the ban on the party, and it is beneficial to hide money in the middle, stable horses in the west garden, and use the class as a sergeant."
Lu Qiang, a regular servant of the Central Committee, also said:
"The world's party has been imprisoned for a long time, and there are many resentments. If you don't forgive me for a long time, you will conspire with Zhang Jiao to make things worse, and regret it."
These words finally made Liu Hong change his attitude towards the Party members. He offered amnesty to Party members all over the world and returned all immigrants, except Zhang Jiao.
This piece of news that liberated the party members was like dew after a long drought, causing party members all over the world to rush to tell each other. Isn't it just for this day that they deigned to do the Tao of Peace? They have long known that as long as the Taiping Road side rebels, the country will no longer dare to treat them as cattle and horses. Sometimes it is useful to raise thieves to respect themselves.
But they also know that you can't keep raising thieves forever. Now it's time to kill the thieves. Otherwise, if Taiping Tao really conquers the world, what future will they, Confucian scholars, have? So for a while, the officials and officials returned to their hometowns, armed their tribes with chariots, horses, and soldiers. They went to Kyoto together, formed an alliance with the Han court's suppression army, and began to suppress Taiping Road.
As for Taiping Road, it has been developing particularly smoothly since Ye Chi ordered all parties to start trouble.
Zhang Jiao, the general of Tiangong, started from Julu, Zhang Bao, the general of Digong, started from Quyang, Zhang Liang, the general of Renggong, started from Guangzong of Jizhou, Zhang Chong, the general of Chongtian, started from Taishan, Sun Ji from Jinan, Guanhai from Beihai, and Zhang Rao. Yu Pingyuan, Xu He started from Le'an, Sima Ju started from Qi State, and Guan Cheng started from Donglai.
As for Bingzhou, Guo Tai started from Hedong. Regarding Yanzhou: Bu Ji originated from Dongjun. From Jingzhou, Zhang Mancheng, Zhao Hong, Han Zhong and Sun Xia started in Nanyang. As for Yuzhou, Bocai starts from Yingchuan and Pengtuo starts from Runan. In Yizhou, Ma Xiang and Zhao Zhi rose up. In Yangzhou: Wu Huan took over Kuaiji, and Chen Bei took over Wu Commandery.
For a time, the world was full of wars, and there were countless people taking advantage of the situation. In a word, the world was in chaos.
Zhang Chong received a handwritten letter from the great master of Hebei on April 3. In the letter, Zhang Jiao explained the situation of the master of Hebei. At present, they have captured Julu County and are attacking Wei County. The strategy of the General Coach of Hebei is to capture Wei County, then attack Hanoi, and then follow the Yellow River and go straight to Luoyang via Mengjin Pass.
Then Zhang Jiao tried his best to win over Zhang Chong in the letter, not only granting him the title of General Chongtian, but also awarding Zhang Chong the first contribution to the uprising. The purpose was to allow Zhang Chong to leave Mount Tai, cross Jinan, ford the Jishui River, and enter the Jishui River. After joining Pingyuan County with Zhang Rao, they crossed the river from Pingyuanjin, the ferry of the Yellow River, and then camped with the Hebei headquarters in Yecheng, and then attacked Hanoi together. As long as Hanoi is captured, Zhang Chong and his three brothers Zhang Jiao can go to Luo.
By now, Zhang Chong basically understood Taiping Dao's strategy.
It was Zhang Jiao who had no intention of converging with all directions on the Taiping Road, but planned to attack Luoyang from three directions.
One is Hebei Road, which is what Zhang Jiao said from Julu, to Weijun, and then to Hanoi, crossing Mengjin Ferry and entering Luoyang.
There is also Zhang Mancheng's Nanyang Legion, which goes north through Funiu Mountain and enters Ye County, and then goes north along Rushui to reach the south gate of Luoyang and Guangcheng Pass. This road was also taken by Sun Jian later when he attacked Dong Zhuo.
The last one is the Ruying Army of Ma Yuanyi, Bo Cai, and Peng Tuo. They can go north along the Yingshui River, pass Yangcheng, and pass through the Songshan Mountains. As long as they take down the Shenyuan Pass between the Songshan Mountains, they can go straight into the Luoyang Basin.
It can be said that this road is the least and most promising to get to Luo. This is also the reason why Taiping Road has been developing in Ruying area for more than ten years, and Ma Yuanyi went directly to Yingchuan after escaping from Kyoto. From this point of view, Taipingdao’s plan is to attack from three ends and advance simultaneously. Zhang Chong was unsure, so he called many of his staff to the shogunate.
This time it was a major event related to the future development of the Taishan Army and even the life and death of the Taishan Army. Staff from all over the country rushed back to Fenggao to attend this meeting.
In addition to the generals at all levels such as Guan Yu, Zhang Dan and other generals, there were also named staff members. Duman came from Mount Tai with Wu Guan and Shan Ming. Shan Ming was the Tang Zhou student who saved the lives of Zhang Chong and others by putting a rope on the tower of Dongpingling. Later, after he entered the mountain, he followed Wu Guan and was responsible for the declaration of justice in the mountain. This time he also followed Duman out of the mountain to attend the conference.
Then Tao An followed Zhang Chong back to Fenggao. Although he was a newcomer, Zhang Chong valued him very much, so he directly let him participate in this conference. It can be said that he became the core staff of the Taishan Army.
Finally, there are many staff who stayed in Fenggao, including the chief military officer He Kui, the military law chief Zhao Da, the secretary of the office Fan Chang, the chief Bo Yanzhuang, the secretary Gao Sheng, the Taishan County prefect Cai Yong, and the county magistrate Zhuge Gui. In addition, two of Cai Yong's students, Ruan Yu and Lu Cui, were recorded as assistants.
Zhang Chong looked at the gathering of brave generals and advisers in the hall, and sighed in his heart that even if his family's wealth could not be compared with that of the Han Dynasty, it could still be compared with the princes of a county.
Before Zhang Chong discussed the letter sent by Zhang Jiao, he had something important to do.
He asked people to make two big flags:
One side is a large apricot-yellow flag with the words "Practice for Heaven". On the left is "Land to the tiller" and on the right is "To the laborer must eat his own strength". This flag is the faith flag of their Taishan Army and also the slogan of their Taishan Army. and ideals. Then there is a large crimson banner with the words "General Soaring to the Sky". This is the flag of their Taishan Army and the banner of the entire army.
After the flag was set up, Zhang Chong awarded the flag to the ten generals under the command of the second captain and the three troops of his own army, because from then on, their Taishan Army would restore the order of Taiping Road and fight against the apricots of Taiping Road. Yellow flag.
In addition to these old battalions, there are three new battalions, namely Xi Shen's Lushan Camp, Li Bi's Yishan Camp, and Wang Han's Laiwu Camp, each with 500 soldiers. These three parts were compiled after the Battle of Lianghe in March. Among them, Xi Shen's Lushan Camp was compiled earlier, but it only lasted about half a year.
After the flag-changing, flag-raising and flag-presenting ceremonies, all the military officers and staff sat on the straw mats and listened to Zhang Chong's talk about what was discussed this time. In fact, there is no need for Zhang Chong to explain. These warriors all know that what is being discussed this time must be important. Didn't you see that Yang Mao, the military deputy who has been guarding the rear for thousands of years, came to Fenggao to participate in the meeting?
The first words Zhang Chong said were earth-shattering:
"Taipingdao raised troops in April, and now the great and wise master wants us to go north across the Yellow River and camp with his regiment at Yecheng."
Two important messages were conveyed in one simple sentence.
Taipingdao Uprising, and the General Religion Camp.
Let’s talk about the first thing first. In fact, everyone was prepared for the Taiping Dao uprising, because during this period, as they interspersed between the Wen and Si rivers, they had already achieved strategic success in the entire central and southern Shandong area. Advantages. Now the generals in all aspects of the Han court are on the defensive and are constantly dropping troops from all over the Central Plains. It can be said that the pressure on the Taiping Road in the Central Plains has been greatly reduced. It is impossible for the Taiping Road not to seize this favorable opportunity.
But when Zhang Chong said that Taiping Dao, who was originally scheduled to launch a beheading in Kyoto, was led by Tang Zhou, except for Ma Yuanyi who escaped, the others were all relocated to the city. The generals couldn't help but curse Tang Zhou's dog slaves. This man had not done enough to harm them, but he dared to tell the truth. They all clamored to go to Kyoto and burn Tang and Zhou to avenge their dead comrades.
After Zhang Chong described the situation of the Taiping Dao swarm in the world and the generals one by one, the generals present raised their arms and shouted, except for the orthodox military officials like Guan Yu and Yang Mao who came from the Han Dynasty system, they knew the strength of the Han Dynasty. , not overly optimistic, the other generals were already fainted with joy at the sight of one person shouting, "The world will be fine."
Zhang Chong did not dampen the optimism of the generals, because in the early stages of the uprising, optimism was better than pessimism.
He only talked about the current strategy of Taiping Road Three Routes entering Beijing. All the way is the Taiping Road in Hebei Province. They have already set out from Julu to attack Wei County. They will then go through Hanoi, pass Mengjin, cross the river, and go straight to Luoyang. The second road is the Ruying Taiping Road. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Changsha to prepare to go north from Yingshui River through the Songshan Mountains and into the Luoyang Basin. The third road is Nanyang Taiping Road, numbered 50,000, which goes out of Ye County, passes through Luyang, goes north along the Ru River, passes through Guangcheng Pass, and goes around the Luoyang Basin.
Now let's take the three Taiping Road to Luo route, and then ask the staff and counselors to see which road is best and which one we want to join.
The black man below asked in confusion:
"Qu Kuai, didn't the Great Master order us to go north to camp with him?"
Who knew that Zhang Chong just smiled and said nothing, or Ding Sheng intervened:
"Heifu, when did you listen to a great and wise teacher like this? What are we doing? We only listen to Qu Kui and don't care about God or Earth."
Heifu suddenly understood, and then Hanhan stopped talking. The generals did not make fun of Hei Fu. They all knew that Hei Fu had this kind of temperament. He could do things but had no brains. If you give him an order, he will complete it without compromise, but if you make him think about something, it will not only be Heifu's nightmare, but also his colleagues' nightmare.
Zhao Da, who has always been a thunderous member of the staff, was the first to stand up and start to counsel Zhang Chong.
(End of chapter)