Chapter 203 Westward Advance
When Zhang Chong found Bu Ji, Bu Ji was discussing matters in his tent. Suddenly seeing Zhang rushing in, everyone in the East County Taiping Road in the tent froze, and the air immediately solidified.
Zhang Chong was keenly aware of the change in the atmosphere. He wondered whether there was any change in his mind. He wanted to leave, but he still wanted to persuade Bu Ji. After all, Bu Ji now joined forces with Wang Du and had nearly 20,000 troops. With Taishan, The military strength is equal. Although the latter's combat power is definitely not as good as the Taishan Army, with the help of this army, the military strength will naturally be greatly strengthened along the way.
So Zhang Chong once again advised Bu Ji:
"Bu Qushuai, Kyoto is empty now, and the main forces in the north and south have left. The general He Jin who stayed behind has no prestige, and is secretly and without plans. The eunuchs and princes in the capital are at odds with each other, and the soldiers and people are alienated. Once we join forces and go west, threatening Xingyang, the world will be shaken. Furthermore, He said that most of the troops in Hebei now depend on the grain from Aocang. You and I personally lead the masses to cover the attack. They are far away and unprepared. How can we defeat the enemy who has no food? Isn’t it easy to catch?”
Bu Ji asked Zhang Chong:
"Aocang is so important, but even if it is unprepared as you said, even if it is captured, troops from all directions will be summoned to besiege Aocang. When the time comes, how can you stop it with just a few soldiers?"
Zhang Chong suddenly realized that he was afraid of death.
Zhang Chong immediately explained for himself:
"Today there is a famine, and we are occupying Aocang. We only need to send millet to feed the poor. Who from far and near will not join us? Millions of people can be gathered in one day, resting on their strength, and waiting for work. No matter how many Han soldiers there are, we will guard Xingyang. The danger is to rely on the chasm of the chasm and attack it as soon as the Hebei army leaves Hanoi to the west."
But Bu Ji was still hesitant and finally choked out a sentence:
"This heroic strategy is beyond my ability. Please send the army first, and I will be the back palace. Furthermore, all my troops are from Dongjun, and they have not asked for farmland. Who is willing to go west from me. Therefore, Zhang Qushuai, don't say anything more." , you go west, I will leave Dongjun as a retreat for you. I can't compare with you. It's better for you and me to be safe on our own."
Zhang Chong was stunned for a moment and asked:
"Bu Qushuai, what do you mean?"
Bu Ji looked straight at Zhang Chong with his deep eyes and said:
"Zhang Qushuai, don't speak too bluntly, otherwise it will damage the friendship between you and me. Are you determined to move westward really for my Huangtian cause?"
Zhang Chong frowned and said to Bu Ji:
"Bu Qushuai, if you have any misunderstandings about me, you might as well say it directly. I believe that no words can damage the friendship between me, Taishan and your Dongjun."
Bu Ji saw that Zhang Chong was so ignorant, so he simply talked about it:
"Before, I asked you to go north with me to the regiment camp, but you hesitated and refused to go. I only found out yesterday that the chief instructor had ordered you to go north to the regiment camp several times, but you turned a deaf ear. Just because you don't respect the president. You have already made a big mistake by teaching this.
Let me ask you again, on your way out of Mount Tai, what else did you do besides defeating the Han soldiers? Are all the Taiping comrades from Dongping Kingdom annexed? Yesterday, someone came into my camp at night and talked about your ambitions to annex fellow soldiers along the way.
Then I figured it all out. It turned out that you didn't want to go north to the regiment camp and had to go west. I think you are just trying to annex your colleagues and strengthen yourself. I originally thought that you were indeed capable of fighting. You have repeatedly defeated the Han army in the past year, and you are the most meritorious person in my teaching. So in order to get through this difficult time, I won’t point out your thoughts. But since you are so ignorant today, I have to ask you Zhang Chong: What are your reasons for joining my religion? Are you insisting on marching westward to serve the public good for your own benefit? ”
Zhang Chong didn't expect that the honest Bu Ji would suddenly give him a big meal. Looking at the unkind eyes of those around him from the East County Taiping Road, his heart skipped a beat, knowing that he had been fooled and actually got into this thing. The military camp on Taiping Road in the county.
Zhang Chong knew that he had to get his name right, otherwise this guy might really take the opportunity to take advantage of him. Hot girl, are these Taiping Dao gangs so ruthless in their fight for power?
Zhang Chong corrected his thoughts and replied loudly:
"Bu Qushuai, do you know who I am? I am a closed disciple of General Ren Gong, and I will inherit General Gong's ambition to save the world. Since I joined the religion, wherever it is most dangerous and where no one wants to go, I, Zhang Chong, have been at the forefront. Mount Tai is dangerous, but I only had 200 soldiers, and it took many years of bloody battles to conquer it. I wanted to spread the glory of the Yellow Sky on Mount Tai. I was in great danger against the Han soldiers, but I still tried my best, even knowing that everyone in the sect was pointing at me. Fortunately, we won this battle, which greatly boosted the morale of our army. But now that the church wanted me to go north, I resisted the public opinion in the church and decided not to go north but to go west. Huang Tian can learn from the public spirit.
And you said that I am annexing fellow believers. Along the way, fellow believers in the Dongping Kingdom have been hungry and cold. If our Taishan Army had not taken them in, how would these members of the Dongping Kingdom have survived? And now you, Dongjun Taiping Road, do not want to thank me for the kindness I have given to your colleagues in Yanzhou to survive, but you still want to throw dirty water on me. Wouldn't this be too disrespectful to our Taishan Army? ”
Bu Ji just looked at Zhang Chong, then suddenly smiled and said:
"Zhang Qushuai Gaoyi, I also agree with your strategy of marching westward. But unfortunately, my disciples cannot leave their homeland, so I can only wish you smooth sailing on your journey westward."
Zhang Chong knew that Bu Ji could not be persuaded, and besides, it was not a good place to stay here for a long time, so he did not want to stay any longer. Just as he was about to retreat outside the tent, Zhang Chong suddenly turned around, pointed at a black and burly man below Bu Ji, and warned Bu Ji. ：
"Bu Qushuai, I have always had the ability to read faces. The black boy under your left arm looks abnormally, so don't let him stay in the guard. Otherwise, it will be too late to regret."
After saying that, Zhang Chong said goodbye and walked out of the tent calmly, walking dozens of steps. Zhang Chong immediately rushed to his guard team, called them and hurried back to the camp. There is a problem with Taiping Road in East County.
As soon as Zhang Chong left, Bu Ji also looked at the burly black man Zhang Chong just pointed at with a complicated expression.
The man panicked and fell to his knees:
"Qushuai, you know me. I don't even understand what abnormal vision means. That man named Zhang has no good intentions at all. He just wants to sow discord among us. Yes, he is sowing discord. Qushuai, you must be careful Don't fall into the trap." Bu Ji looked at the black man repeatedly until he saw him trembling, then he said:
"Zhang Bo, I know you. Get up. No one can provoke us, as long as you still believe in Huang Tian devoutly."
This man named Zhang Bo immediately recited Huang Tian's prayer skillfully to express his faith in Huang Tian.
Wang Du beside him was interested in helping Zhang Bo, so he changed the topic and asked himself:
"Master Divination, are you going to let Zhang Chong go like this? Didn't there be a secret message from the great wise master, asking us to capture this man and seize his army?"
If Zhang Chong were here, he would slap his thigh immediately. It turns out that Dongjun Taiping Road really wants to kill him. Indeed, when Zhang Chong entered the big tent, these Dongjun generals were discussing how to deal with Zhang Chong.
What happened was that as soon as Divination came back yesterday, there were visitors from Taiping Road from Hebei, holding the Zhangjiao Talisman Festival and dictating military orders:
"Taishan Zhang Chong is wild and rebellious. I promise you to seize the opportunity and send his army to the north quickly to reach the headquarters camp."
Bu Ji was shocked when he got the news. He didn't expect that the sect would ask him to attack Zhang Chong. You must know that Zhang Chong is a close disciple of Ren Gong and the successor of Ren Gong's line. If you kill this person, there will be big trouble. Especially Zhang Chong's outstanding military exploits. If he was executed like this, there would be chaos within Taiping Dao immediately. Therefore, he repeatedly asked the visitor who sent the order, is this really what the great sage and mentor meant?
Finally, Bu Ji accepted the order and kept thinking about it. He felt that the great virtuous master must be crazy. The Han court was constantly attacking over there, and the general was going to be killed here. So Bu Ji hesitated and took the next step, but he didn't do anything more, but delayed it by investigating the situation.
But the visitor was not stupid. He saw the half-heartedness of Di Ji, and then turned around to find Wang Du, the second-in-command of Taiping Road in Dongjun, and passed Zhang Jiao's secret order to Wang Du.
The visitor asked Wang Du to hold a meeting of Dongjun generals, and he would convey the edicts from Hebei to the Dongjun Yellow Turban generals. Therefore, there was such a big account discussion.
In the past, many generals from Taiping Road in Dongjun were jealous of the valuables of Taiping Road in Taishan. When they heard that the superiors wanted them to capture Zhang Chong and annex the Taishan Army, they all jumped up and down.
But there are still a few smart people. They don’t take the overall situation into consideration, but ask this question:
"What if they kill Zhang Chong and his army does not surrender, but instead comes to attack our army to avenge their leader?"
No one spoke for a moment.
Needless to say, they all saw the strength of Zhang Chong's Taishan Army's troops and horses. Even their generals in Taiping Road, East County, only had leather armor. And there are three soldiers in the Taishan Army, so what's the difference?
After considering many aspects, Bu Ji finally made the decision not to go north or west, but to stay in Dongjun. There is one thing Bu Ji said that is true, that is, all his troops are from Dongjun, and few of them want to leave their hometown. They want to stay in Dongjun to make a fortune, so why go to Chenliu to fight with the Han soldiers. With Mount Tai's army at the front, they happened to be asking for land and houses behind, wouldn't it be arbitrary?
So when Wang Du asked if he wanted to capture Zhang Chong, Bu Ji glanced at his good apprentice and said calmly:
"Then we naturally need to reply to the great virtuous master. We should explain all our difficulties to the great virtuous master and ask the great virtuous master to issue a formal order, and then we will take action."
You see, this is the ability of divination. Everyone has learned the skills of those old officials who have passed the buck.
If he replies here and waits for the chief instructor's order, won't it be delayed every time? By then Taishan Taiping Road will have already moved westward. There was also a fatwa that he specifically requested for the title of the book, just so that he would not take the blame. What Zhang Jiao is giving now is a secret message. He killed Zhang Chong here, but the head teacher over there didn't admit it at all, saying that the visitor was a traitor and had stolen the talisman and faked it. What can he do when the time comes? He didn't have a foothold in the sect, and he didn't have a master above him. Not an ideal candidate to take the blame?
But Bu Ji didn't want to memorize it. He just knew that this matter would not be brought to the forefront, and he knew that Zhang Jiao would not directly fight with Ren Gongyi. So there will definitely be no formal decree sent. Then the matter of killing Zhang Chong, can't we just let it go?
It's a pity that these Taiping Road soldiers can't defeat the Han soldiers, but they are really as good as the Han officials when it comes to intrigues. Maybe this is human instinct.
Tomorrow will be a lot of bloody battles, watching Zhang Chong fight against He Ji.
(End of chapter)